From spring to autumn, from sowing seeds to hard work, for farmers, the moment of harvest is the happiest moment.
But for a battlefield that is at the end, reaping the fruits of victory is both joy and anxiety.
No one wants to sacrifice at such a time, but if you are careful enough, you will need enough time.
The independent battalion had completed the tasks assigned before the war beyond perfection. It took less than two hours to completely defeat nearly 2,000 Japanese troops in the valley, and then entered the mopping up phase more than an hour before dark.
But a few kilometers away, there is a main force of the Japanese army with more than 2,000 troops watching. If they make any changes, Tang Dao will be forced to give up the final search and transfer troops, and even have to abandon the river valley for this reason. A large number of items were seized both inside and outside the country.
Two completely different tactical options are actually no longer controlled by Tang Dao, but the right to choose is handed over to Kunizaki Zheng.
Kunisaki, who was several kilometers away, had felt something unusual as early as an hour ago. No matter how rugged and difficult the mountainous area was, the man at Takeuchi Yunshan had already walked for nearly 6 hours, even climbing.
Moreover, even if there were some problems that caused the march to be slow and the field radio signal to be poor, wouldn't he still have a signal corps under his command? He couldn't run fast on two legs, and he couldn't ride a horse?
It won't last for a few hours, as if it has completely disappeared.
Based on his soldier's intuition, Kunizaki felt that something must have happened to Takeuchi Yunshan's infantry regiment. The most likely reason was that they were at war with the Chinese army...
"The damn Chinese must be trying to divert the tiger away from the mountain to rescue the besieged group of Chinese!" Kunizaki thought for a moment and then confidently made a judgment that was rated as the most stupid after the war.
But given Kunizaki's situation at the time, this may also be the most reasonable judgment.
Because no one could believe that more than 2,000 Japanese troops would be defeated and wiped out by a Chinese army that was not that big.
The 'Steel Army' known as the Empire of Japan is not a heavy artillery brigade without much combat effectiveness. The combat effectiveness of two infantry brigades is enough to compete with one Chinese infantry brigade without falling behind. There are only 3,000 Chinese at most in this mountainous area. There are still nearly a thousand people surrounded by Kunizaki on the lonely ridge of Qinglongling Village.
Therefore, the most that Takeuchi Yunshan's subordinates could do was to be blocked by the Chinese by destroying the road and unable to move forward. Moreover, due to the blind spot of the mountain's signal, the two armies were unable to communicate normally, which ultimately caused an illusion and forced him to mobilize troops. rescue, thus giving the besieged Chinese a chance to escape.
This is the reason for Kunizaki's final decision.
Irrefutable and sufficient.
Kunizaki's main army did not send any more soldiers except for sending three small teams to act as liaison forces to approach the Laojinkeng area.
Then, Guozaki issued a military order for a comprehensive general attack on Qinglongling Village.
The sky was getting dark. Although he had more than 2,000 troops surrounding Qinglongling Village tightly from front to back, mountains were still mountains, with a circumference of nearly 2,000 meters. The Japanese encirclement on the periphery was even larger, so there would inevitably be omissions. place.
If the Chinese were allowed to take advantage of the darkness to sneak down the mountains and sneak away, even if they were just a few or dozens, Kunisaki, who was eager for revenge, would find it hard to accept.
More importantly, through the obstacles encountered by Takeuchi Yunshan's troops, Kunizaki felt the "anxiety" of the other Chinese people.
The enemy's arsenic is our nectar! In order to avoid a long night and many dreams, Kunisaki completely lost his patience in waiting for Takeuchi Yunshanbe. Twenty minutes later, he bombarded the mountain again and launched three infantry squadrons to launch an attack from the east, south and west.
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In the rear, there are three infantry squadrons on standby.
There were more than a thousand Japanese infantrymen who had already gone into battle or were about to go into battle. It could not be said that they were attacking with all their strength, but they could be considered to have used most of their strength.
In other words, just as the battle for the golden pit in the river valley is coming to an end, the Qinglongling Village has entered a fierce moment of decisive battle.
China and Japan completely exchanged roles.
However, the situation of Leng Feng and Tong Yi's two elite infantry companies and a group of heavy troops was much better than that of Takeuchi Yunshan.
Although they were trapped alone, they were prepared early and had sufficient ammunition. Not to mention that the 145th Division headquarters armed almost all the ammunition it could get with the guard company responsible for protecting the transportation supplies. What more did Leng Feng's company need?
What does Tang Dao give?
Fully half of the submachine guns and shell guns obtained from the two big guys of the 67th Army and the 43rd Army were taken away by the First Company. The submachine guns alone are useless, and the bullets are sufficient. As long as you have the strength to carry them, you can carry them.
How much do you carry?
The most exaggerated example was a sergeant squad leader who carried 400 rounds of submachine gun bullets and 8 grenades in one breath.
In his words: Even if I am going to die this time, I will have a good fight before I die. I have never had such a luxury.
In fact, the officers at all levels also understood what he really meant. He was preparing it for his brothers in the infantry squad. The person holding the gun died, but as long as the gun was not broken, there would be a successor. He was for
The successor has enough ammunition left.
It was with this belief that this thin man, who was only 1.6 meters tall, actually carried a load of more than 15 kilograms over mountains and ridges, far exceeding the limit of a single soldier's load in this era.
And there are not a few squad leaders or squad vice-presidents who choose like him. Veterans like them know one thing very well. If there is insufficient ammunition in a defensive battle, they can only use human lives to fill it.
Rather than being killed by Japanese bullets, they would rather die from exhaustion.
Sufficient ammunition reserves and a large amount of continuous firepower gave the Japanese army determined to attack the mountain a taste of pain.
The threat posed by mountain artillery and infantry artillery to Chinese soldiers with stone walls and trenches was smaller than they expected, but the Chinese's way of putting them into a 100-meter area and then shooting them made them suffer.
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Even if you do not reveal your head and just aim your gun at the general area below, you will often end up with several people screaming and falling into the bushes and crevices between rocks.
To put it bluntly, in this combat mode, the more than 20 heavy machine guns mounted in the rear looked lively, but in fact their suppressive power was limited. And the precise shooting they were once proud of was no match for those who kept their heads buried under the trenches.
The Chinese soldiers are even more useless.
If you want to attack the mountain, you have to wait until the Chinese ammunition is used up. This is not a false proposition. Logically speaking, the Chinese are determined not to be able to maintain such firepower for a long time.
But the key is, how many lives do they have that can be consumed by playing with the Chinese? The commanders at all levels in the front of the Japanese army just want to cry out in pain!
But he could not retreat, so Kunizaki bypassed the infantry battalion commander and directly gave orders to the three infantry squadron commanders. In the absence of him issuing a withdrawal order, those who retreated were subject to military law.
Without having to see the livid face of Mr. Kunisaki, a few Japanese captains knew that the so-called military law practice basically meant throwing a knife into your belly.
As Takeuchi Yunshanbe encountered obstacles, Lord Kunisaki's patience had already been exhausted. At this time, he was irritable and irritable, a typical menopausal old man.
The battlefields in three directions fell into a stalemate, with the Chinese soldiers consuming a large number of bullets and the Japanese consuming their lives.
This aspect is somewhat similar to the Battle of the River Valley.
However, on the other side of the river valley, it was because of Kunisaki's "confident" choice that he was able to continue the search and kill the remaining Japanese troops smoothly.
The ambush and rout took nearly two hours, and the search and kill operation also lasted almost a similar amount of time.
As the winter sun sets in the west, with the last gunshot, there is no other sound in the valley except for the laughter and laughter of soldiers and old comrades meeting each other and greeting each other.
Nearly 2,000 people worked together to search the river valley and the mountains on both sides of the river valley twice, but nothing was found.
There was no wailing sound to disturb the joy of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Battalion. All the Japanese soldiers became dead!
Corpses were lifted out from behind the stones in the barley and dumped on the rocky beach of the river valley. Zhuang Shisan and an infantry platoon of soldiers were busy counting the number of people.
The Japanese army was in a miserable state. Those whose uniforms were still intact were stripped naked, and only the bloody corpses could retain their final dignity.
Most of the Sichuan troops were still wearing summer military uniforms. The relatively thick uniforms of the Japanese army were a good material to keep out the cold. Especially the pair of cowhide boots, which were not flexible enough for mountain climbing, but were strong and warm. They did not need to be afraid of bushes and sharp stones. After wearing them, they felt
My whole body felt warm.
In this battle, nothing else, just the military uniforms can satisfy thousands of Sichuan troops to keep out the cold in winter. Based on this alone, the Sichuan troops, who usually have runny noses from the cold at night, think it is worth it.
