Chapter 1434 Give it a try and turn your motorcycle into a bicycle!
January 23rd at 5:30 am!
Standing in the mountain col and looking at the imperial officers and soldiers lined up, the always strong Major General Atsuya Itsuhara burst into tears.
The originally strong 7,000-man detachment now only had 1,400 people standing in front of him, and there were also 600 wounded soldiers, for a total of only 2,000 people.
There are 5,000 people. After yesterday's battle, all of them stayed in front of the Chinese high ground.
At the end of yesterday's evening, Itsuya Yathara already knew that it was impossible for him to capture the Chinese high ground. Even though he had an intuition that at least several of the Chinese high ground were already crumbling, he would definitely be able to capture it as long as he invested a certain amount of troops.
But no matter how hard he tried, he knew that he couldn't do that. The only result would be that the entire detachment would be destroyed in this unknown mountain col.
This can be regarded as the wisest decision made by Zhitani Yiyuan on the Sifangwan battlefield. After Zhitani detachment risked his life to attack, although Tang Tuanzuo had dispatched two infantry companies of the 4th Battalion, he had not yet dispatched the final reserve team of the guard company.
Once these 200 elite men are released, the last 1,400 men of the Needle Valley detachment will not be enough.
"Although this battle was lost, our detachment also caused heavy losses to the enemy's troops and was unable to support the central battlefield of Shipai. As a result, the detachment's officers and soldiers were seriously injured. Our detachment temporarily withdrew from the battlefield to rest and look for fighter planes to fight again with the remaining enemy troops here in the future.
It will be destroyed!" In the dawn light, the Japanese Army Major General wiped away the tears on his face and finally stabilized his mood and encouraged the remnants of his detachment.
A major defeat was downplayed by the Japanese Army Major General as a defeat. The evacuation was not about being defeated, but about allowing the 600 seriously injured soldiers to survive.
This reason is actually valid. Yesterday alone, half of the seriously injured soldiers who were injured on the front line died. Nearly 500 wounded soldiers stopped breathing due to the lack of hemostatic drugs amidst the deafening sound of gunfire.
The Chinese's shelling of the supply troops not only involved the issue of food, but also destroyed most of the stored medicines. Only less than one-third of the over a thousand wounded soldiers could receive timely treatment.
The faces of the Japanese infantrymen standing neatly in the col were filled with humiliation, but deep in their eyes there was relief.
They all knew that although the battle was lost, the major general's detachment leader was finally withdrawing his troops. At least they could still be alive, unlike their colleagues whose corpses were still lying on the enemy's high ground.
Originally, the Japanese army had the habit of collecting debris on the battlefield, but the Chinese, who were also eager to kill, would not let it go. If they wanted to pull back a corpse, they would often have to pay the price of one or even several people. After several attempts, including needles,
Commanders at all levels, including Gu Yiyuan, also gave up this 'stupid' behavior.
We can only wait for the Imperial Army, who have won the overall battle after the Battle of Shipai, to recover the remains!
Under the order of Atsuya Itsuhara, the Japanese infantry abandoned most of their baggage except carrying a day's supply of rations and necessary ammunition.
Although the five remaining mountain cannons were dismantled into several pieces and transported by pack horses, their shells only had less than 60 rounds. The damaged heavy machine guns were all abandoned, and even the few pack horses had scratches on their hooves and muzzles.
Tie a towel to prevent the pack horse from neighing and hoofbeating.
To put it bluntly, this has nothing to do with the so-called evacuation. The main thing is to escape quietly.
From the Sifangwan battlefield to the flank of the Zhujiaping battlefield where they detoured, there was still a 12-kilometer mountain road. If they marched with heavy equipment like they did before, it would probably take most of the day to travel, not to mention that there are still more than 600 seriously injured soldiers who need to be carried on stretchers.
return.
Zhengu Yiyuan did not waste too much time. After briefly encouraging the remaining soldiers, at 5:35 in the morning, the remaining members of the Zhengu detachment quietly left the col in an orderly manner and returned along the original road.
That cliff-hanging scene can be called miserable. Let’s not compare it with when we arrived with strong troops and strong men shouting horses. Now, there are 1,400 people, including nearly a thousand people who work in pairs to carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher, and there are also more seriously injured soldiers.
The lighter ones were hung on the backs of pack horses with cloth bags. Even if the wounds hurt from the bumps on the mountain road, the wounded soldiers would bite the towels to prevent themselves from making any sound.
The Needle Valley detachment had exhausted all their blood and courage yesterday. At this time, they just wanted to be quiet running scum.
If it were other Chinese troops, it would be a blessing to be able to hold their own position under such a terrifying attack force. Then why bother competing with the remnants of the Japanese army?
But the Needle Valley detachment was unlucky to meet the Four Elements Regiment. What was even more unlucky was that there was a Chinese commander whose soul came from the future. No matter who they let go, they could not let go of the beast that caused the massacre.
In the dense forest hundreds of meters away on the escape route of the Needle Valley detachment, there were at least more than 20 pairs of eyes staring at them.
Tang Tuanzuo never thought of letting go of these 2,000 remnants of the Needle Valley detachment. Moreover, the bait was so fragrant that he did not believe that the Japanese would be willing to let these 2,000 Japanese troops fend for themselves, especially with the pride of Isamu Yokoyama.
Extreme personality.
"According to the original plan, the 4th Battalion intercepted the Japanese troops layer by layer on the high ground along the way. The 1st Battalion allocated 3 platoons, the Guard Company allocated 2 platoons, and the Special Agent Battalion, Engineer Battalion, and Transport Battalion each allocated a platoon to act as a reserve team.
The Zhengu detachment is trapped in this mountainous area for me." Tang Dao stared at the sand table, his eyes full of violence.
"All the ministries have written it down for me. They are not allowed to attack without my order. I will save some bullets this time and starve these bastards to death in this mountain!"
The Needle Valley detachment had only walked less than five kilometers before encountering the first wave of attacks. Two Chinese infantry squads occupying a high mountain peak more than 400 meters above sea level blocked the mountain road with rifles and machine guns.
In order to avoid being entangled by the Chinese, Itsutani decisively put down about 120 infantrymen to entangle with the Chinese soldiers. The main force, led by the scouts, climbed over the mountains and took a detour.
At this time, the Japanese infantry were still congratulating themselves on the decisiveness of their major general's detachment leader, who gave up a large amount of heavy equipment and light equipment, so that they did not have to fight hard with the Chinese soldiers who had a geographical advantage because they had to walk on mountain roads.
Although it is very hard, survival is the most important thing at the moment.
However, the sad thing is that the Chinese forests are not so easy to enter. They actually encountered minefields deep in the dense forests.
That was the masterpiece of the reconnaissance platoon belonging to the reconnaissance company Shen Laoliu!
As early as the battle ended yesterday, after Tang Dao judged that the remnants of the Japanese army must run away, Shen Laoliu judged based on the terrain that when the Japanese army was attacked at the corner of this mountain road, they would inevitably choose to give up the attack and take a detour, and crossing the mountains became their first choice.
He led his brothers in the reconnaissance platoon and planted more than 60 anti-infantry mines in this mountain forest overnight.
The needle valley detachment originally carried several mine detectors for detecting metal, but needle valley Yiyuan ordered to abandon all unnecessary baggage, and the engineers who were responsible for carrying the wounded would still carry these gadgets.
When the first anti-infantry mine blew up two Japanese soldiers in the grass, the Japanese who followed up collectively closed their eyes in pain.
The Chinese are so vicious that they have even planted landmines in the mountains and forests where they live. They don’t want to leave these mountains and forests anymore, right?
Do you think this human nature is ridiculous? When they win, the Japanese will say that the Chinese do not deserve this fertile land. When they encounter a defeat, they will start to complain that the Chinese do not follow martial ethics and even plant vicious poisonous weapons on their own land.
Minefield.
As for the current China, wherever the Japanese are, it is a battlefield. Since it is a battlefield, what else should we consider about the future? Let’s kill the enemy first.
Only the winners deserve to enjoy the future!
"I need imperial warriors to clear a path for the entire detachment!" Major General Atsuya Itsuhara, who rushed to the edge of the minefield, was so decisive that the Japanese army was chilled all over.
The sudden appearance of blockades and minefields gave Itsutani a strong sense of crisis. He had reason to infer that the Chinese were slowing down his march, and the intention of slowing down his march was almost ready to come out.
After the intensity of firepower displayed by the Chinese side in yesterday's battle, Ichitani has completely lost confidence in breaking through the opponent's position with force, even if the opponent may not have particularly complete fortifications.
Hayatani Yihara could not let the Hayatani detachment become the first unit in the Imperial Expeditionary Force to be completely destroyed at the scale of a detachment. That would be a shame for the entire Imperial Army.
Therefore, he needs to sacrifice a few people to save the majority.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of brave men in the Japanese army. Under the earnest eyes of His Majesty Major General Itsuya Tsutani, nearly ten idiots still bravely stood up.
"I will tell your heroic deeds to your families, and the empire will never forget your sacrifices." Isotani was extremely emotional, with tears in his eyes as he encouraged his ten bright-headed subordinates who were about to die.
"Long live the Empire!" a Japanese soldier shouted and ran forward bravely.
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After running for more than 20 meters in the grass in one breath, there was no explosion as expected. The Japanese infantryman who stopped to breathe heavily but with a happy face looked back at his colleagues lying on the ground, waving his hands excitedly and just about to shout something.
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"Boom!" There was a loud noise.
After the smoke cleared, the Japanese infantryman, whose legs were completely severed from the knee down, screamed in pain.
If he hadn't been too excited and moved 20 centimeters to one side, the small anti-infantry mine might not have been triggered.
But apparently, his good luck ended there.
"Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and the Japanese soldier howled in pain and trembled violently. His voice turned from high to low, and finally fell silent.
"Continue!" The Japanese Army Major General, who had a gentle look on his face just now, now coldly waved his hand and ordered the guards around him to shoot. His eyes were full of anger.
He knew that if things continued like this, without the Chinese people surrounding them, the morale of his thousands of men would completely collapse, and it could turn into a rout at any time.
In such a complex mountain environment, defeat means death.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A Japanese soldier walked towards the minefield with tears in his eyes under the "eager" eyes of Zhitani Yiyuan.
There were no survivors, because all the Japanese infantrymen whose legs were blown off were shot dead with precise marksmanship by the guards around Tsuruya.
He could not let the miserable howls that resounded through the mountains and forests damage the morale of the army again. Anyway, the seriously injured wounded soldiers would not be able to survive in such an environment.
However, everyone knows the truth, but the so-called rabbit dies and the fox is sad. Seeing the detachment leader treating the imperial warriors who risked their lives like this, the morale of the Japanese infantry inevitably fell to the bottom.
If an army appeared at this time, even an infantry company, and launched an assault on this group of more than a thousand people whose morale had been extremely low, there was a great possibility of completely defeating them.
However, this is not in line with Tang Tuanzuo's style, he wants to maximize his interests.
Not only did he want to surround and kill these 2,000 Japanese invaders, he also wanted to let the Japanese troops on the periphery know that there were 2,000 Japanese here. It was up to them to decide whether to save them or not.
"The little Japs are quite ruthless. They even used body bomb tactics!" Shen Laoliu, who was lying in the grass 600 meters away, was also shocked by the Japanese army's operations.
The order he received was to try his best to slow down the march of the Japanese army. After thinking about it, he thought it would be most convenient to lay mines. So Naruya Itsuhara used this move to destroy the area he had been thinking about designing and the hard work he had spent most of the night.
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"The little devil has started marching again. Platoon commander, do you want to gather all the brothers in the platoon to do something stupid? The company commander just informed that the brothers from the guard company and the engineer company are urgently building fortifications 1,000 meters ahead. We
Do we have to buy them some time?" Cao Yingchong quietly came over and asked.
"You guys are still thinking like those guys in the infantry battalion. They always gather a large group of people to do it. Who are we? We are a reconnaissance company. Our job is to stab people and sap people." Shen Laoliu grinned.
He tried to 'teach' his deputy platoon leader a lesson.
"Tell the brothers, the reconnaissance team is still organized according to the previous one. If you can kill the Japanese with one shot, then kill one of them. Don't be too eager to fight. Just take advantage and run away. The snipers are for me to target the Japanese officers. The Japanese officers are not wearing fur."
The coat doesn't matter, as long as there are many Japanese soldiers around him, he is an officer, just give me a beating."
The Needle Valley detachment, which finally broke out of the minefield at the cost of 16 people, encountered another group of 'rogues'.
The Chinese are hiding in the nooks and crannies of the mountains and forests at least 400 meters away from their marching route. They will either give you a shot or use a machine gun to fire you in a long burst. When you hit them with a grenade, they will be there.
Just slipped away.
Although the loss incurred in this way is actually not large, it is scary!
Especially the Japanese officers at all levels were even more frightened now.
Even though they were required by military orders to all put on the same military uniforms as ordinary infantrymen, put on heavy cowhide boots, white gloves, command knives and riding boots, the Chinese seemed to recognize them.
During the one-mile march, in more than a dozen attacks launched by the Chinese, six officers were shot and killed, including one who was a major-level captain, and he was shot with a precise shot under the personal protection of six guards.
He was hit in the lower ribs and struggled painfully for more than ten minutes before finally breathing out.
"Chinese people are not identified by their military uniforms, but by the number of guards around them. All officers and guards are kept far away from each other and march normally." Itsuya Ishara's brain is quite good. After receiving several consecutive reports of officers being accurately shot,
After the report, we quickly made changes.
However, it is easier said than done. They know clearly that there are Chinese people hiding in the mountains and attacking from a distance, but there is no one around to block the gun. Who would dare? The older the official is, the less he dares to go alone. For them,
, without guards, what is the difference between walking naked in the ice and snow?
Fearing death and not wanting to be targeted, there seemed to be no other solution except sending more elite soldiers to guard the perimeter of the march.
Although Zhitani Yiyuan was so anxious that two boils appeared on his mouth, and the march could not be accelerated, the Zhitani detachment carrying the wounded soldiers actually walked for a full hour and a half for the thousand-meter journey.
In addition to the extreme difficulty of marching in the mountains and forests, the attacks of more than twenty reconnaissance teams deployed by Shen Laoliu in the surrounding mountainous areas played a key role.
Then, the tragic Needle Valley Detachment walked to Mopan Ridge, which was called the "needle Valley Detachment's last look" after the war.
This is a mountain with a low altitude, but extremely steep. The Needle Valley detachment passed by here when they arrived at Sifang Bay. The mountain road winds under the mountain. For people on Mopan Ridge, even if there are
A mouse can see clearly.
If you want to cross here, except for the mountain road, unless you become a monkey, you can climb the cliff with a slope of nearly 80 degrees and climb the 420-meter-high mountain.
But obviously, not to mention that humans cannot transform into monkeys, even real monkeys have no chance against the sudden appearance of 160 Chinese soldiers with live ammunition on Mopan Ridge.
When the Needle Valley detachment hurriedly stepped onto the trail, four MG42 machine guns from the mountain suddenly opened fire, and the more than 400 Japanese troops who were the first to move were instantly overturned.
As the four tongues of fire swept back and forth, the once fierce Japanese infantry were shot one by one on the mountain road like newborn babies with almost no resistance.
Looking at the tragic situation in front of him, Atsuya Yihara was stunned, and it was not until more than ten seconds later that he gave the order for the entire army to evacuate.
At this point, Itsuhara Hayatani already knew that the Hayatani detachment had completely lost the ability to escape on its own, and he had to ask for help from Murakami Kisaku and Yokoyama Isamu.
"Order Murakami to serve as Lieutenant General, devote all his energy to the battle for the central position of Shipai, quickly defeat the enemy's 11th Division of the 18th Army, and break the siege of the Needle Valley Detachment; order the 231st Regiment and Yegou Detachment to allocate a certain amount of troops for reinforcements
Needle Valley Detachment; another order is given to Needle Valley Detachment to stay put and wait for reinforcements!"
After the gloomy-faced Isamu Yokoyama received the telegram from Itsuhara Hayatani asking for help, he angrily chopped into pieces the small table that still contained his beloved tea cup. After venting his anger, the commander of the Japanese 11th Army finally regained his composure and knew what he was thinking.
Killing this idiot Itsuhara Tsutani is useless. If you want to avoid the tragedy of a detachment being wiped out by the Chinese, you can only do your best.
Back then, the 106th Division was completely wiped out by his old rival. He was very clear about the consequences of the death of an Imperial Army Lieutenant General. Otherwise, how would he have the chance to rise to power?
He couldn't let the Battle of Shipai, which he had been planning for nearly a year, turn into a waterloo for Yu Hengshan. He could only fight, regardless of whether the bicycle could be turned into a motorcycle.
As everyone knows, it was precisely because of Hengshan Yong's military order that the meat grinder mode of Shipai's central position was launched in advance.
Through reinforcements, the infantry under Murakami's command has a combat strength of more than 9,000. However, what he faces is no longer the 11th Division that must be divided, but the 11th Division that had 6 infantry regiments in its heyday, and there are still 6
The two regiments of the division serve as reserves.
The six elite infantry regiments had lost almost 3,000 people in the previous two days of fighting, and there were still 30,000 people left to fight.
9000 vs 13000, China has complete terrain advantages, and in terms of heavy firepower, although China does not have naval guns, but with the 12 mountain guns promised by the Sixth Regiment for fire support, there are only 36 75mm mountain guns.
When it comes to surpassing the Japanese army, they are almost evenly matched.
In the air, the Chinese Air Force, having tasted the sweetness, has decided to fully support Shipai. The fleets of the remaining six airports in Sichuan Province have already been on standby 24 hours a day, and are ordered to support Shipai at any time.
If you want to win by force, you can only throw soldiers into this artificial meat grinder.
