mtl008 Chapter 419 The old devils are anxious
Chapter 419 The old devils are anxious
Chapter 419 The old devils are anxious
The Japanese couldn't break out from the mountains on both sides, and there was no space nearby.
During the previous blocking battle of the Second Battalion, Yang Zhenhua had originally considered this place, but the intersection coming from Laiyuan was wider and relatively not that easy to fight, so he finally chose a place with wide terrain in the rear.
When the Japanese came out of Gaojia Town, they had to face cliffs on both sides. The main force could not deploy its formation at all. Only the third company where Wen Jiayi was located had relatively flat terrain.
However, to capture the area where the third company was located, the Japanese had to face the concentrated artillery of three battalions, as well as a large number of heavy machine guns and snipers, which was extremely difficult.
The Japanese also tried to break out from the canyon road, but the result was obvious: they were pushed back by the soldiers of the third battalion in the rear.
Together with the fifth and sixth battalions further behind, it would obviously cost the Japanese a lot of money to break the encirclement here.
Another point is that the Japanese have run out of food. Now they can either choose to withdraw from this place and abandon their mechanized advantage and evacuate from other places, or choose to fight to the death and then starve to death...
"General, the Chinese ahead have blocked the way out. Their goal is clear: to trap us in this area."
The old Japanese man Mujima spoke gloomily.
Sumita's face also looked grim. None of the more than one hundred cavalrymen he sent out to search came back. It was obvious that they had all died in battle.
"Kijima-kun, we must seize the high ground near the entrance, otherwise we will be in a passive position when the Chinese reinforcements arrive from behind."
As an experienced cavalry regiment commander, Sumita also saw the current situation clearly.
What you fear will come true. As soon as Sumita finished speaking, a loud explosion from a few kilometers behind reached their ears.
At this time, the Japanese officer from the Communications Department ran up to the two men and reported, "General, Colonel, there's news from the rear that they've been attacked by the Chinese!"
There is no need to say more at this point. The two men looked obviously anxious. There was an ambush in front and pursuers behind, especially when facing an independent regiment that was stronger than them. This seemed to be a bit difficult.
The two were silent for a moment, and then Sumita spoke first, "Kijima-kun, hurry up, you personally command the warriors to quickly capture the high ground ahead."
The old devil Sumita was getting anxious. If the road ahead couldn't be opened, their danger would greatly increase, as would the division commander in the rear...
Hearing what Sumita said, Kijima was also very decisive and said directly: "General, I will go to the front line myself and will definitely defeat the Chinese on the high ground!"
Kimura was also anxious. The independent regiment's artillery and heavy machine guns kept firing at the charging warriors. The enemy was in a dominant position and had prepared defensive fortifications.
They fought very hard, and many warriors died in the chariots every minute. If they continued to fight like this, they would be finished.
"Warriors, for His Majesty the Emperor, kill the chicken!"
The old Japanese soldier Kimura roared while holding his command knife. When the Japanese soldiers saw that their own regiment commander had arrived, they naturally knew the crisis in front of them.
In addition, they also heard the roar of artillery fire from the rear, so the Japanese soldiers let go, and seven or eight hundred Japanese soldiers rushed towards the third company's position, screaming.
At the same time, the remaining Japanese soldiers of the Kimura Regiment began to advance rapidly towards the canyon.
When the Japanese entered the attack range of 200 meters, the machine gunners of the third company once again demonstrated to the Japanese what a firepower attack was with the machine guns in their hands, and tongues of fire swept towards the densely packed Japanese.
The Japs were mowed down in rows like wheat, and those who luckily survived lay on the ground wailing!
Da da da!
Boom boom boom!
The soldiers fired wildly at the devils with their weapons, and the devils were lying all over the ground uphill.
However, the Japanese soldiers were indeed very tenacious this time, and they were charging forward completely recklessly. They had to capture the high ground in front of them to have a hope of survival. These Japanese soldiers did not want to fall down like this if they could survive.
On the high ground, the ammunition carried by the third company was consumed visibly, and as one group of Japanese soldiers fell, another group came up from behind.
The Japanese finally advanced a little forward, reaching a position of seventy or eighty meters. The Japanese soldiers lay on the dead Japanese and kept shooting at the soldiers of the third company. Soldiers were constantly hit and died on the battlefield.
"Brothers, kill them for me! Don't let a single devil pass!"
Wen Jiayi kept boosting morale, and the gun in his hand turned into the captured turtle box from the Japanese.
He was injured, a Japanese bullet bit his shoulder, but fortunately it was not a serious problem, it was just a penetrating wound.
However, it was definitely not suitable to stay on the front line in this situation, so he was directly pulled to the second line of defense by the guards.
The third company fought desperately with the Japanese for several hours, and the casualties were close to one-third. Many lightly wounded soldiers were fighting with injuries. At this time, everyone could only grit their teeth and hold on to achieve the final victory.
The battle also began on the road in the canyon. When the large Japanese army deployed their formation to charge, the dense sound of machine guns was like a death warrant, reaping the lives of one Japanese soldier after another and leaving them no chance of survival.
The old Japanese soldier Kijima was also very ruthless. He didn't care about the casualties at all. He waved his command knife and ordered his subordinates to charge forward without caring about their lives.
Naturally, Sumita was not idle either. The remaining 600-odd Japanese cavalrymen were also looking for opportunities. They wanted to kill them in one fell swoop.
On the other side, seeing that the situation was not good, the old Japanese soldier Matsuura immediately asked the signalman to contact Hou Gongjun in Laiyuan and ask for help from the headquarters. He urgently needed support now, and if a road was not opened, they would have no chance of getting out.
Da da da!
The exchange of fire between the 60st and nd Battalions and the Japanese has entered a white-hot stage. With the support of M tanks from Gu Changfeng and the help of the artillery battalion, the Japanese are no match at all. After half an hour of fighting, the Japanese have suffered nearly casualties.
This was when the old Japanese soldier Matsuura used heavy artillery and the few remaining mountain and field artillery, which shows how difficult it was for the Japanese to fight.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the Japanese soldier Mujima was at his wit's end. With five to six hundred Japanese soldiers killed or wounded, the breakthrough into the canyon had obviously failed. So he had only one last way out, which was to capture the high ground at the entrance...
Da da da!
The sixth attack of the Japanese army began. The fearless Japanese army caused the casualties of the third company to gradually increase. By now, the casualties of the third company had exceeded half. Many snipers fell on the battlefield. There was really no way out and they had to rely on willpower to support themselves.
"Damn it! Japs are coming at this time! Brothers, get out of the way!"
Just as the Japanese retreated again, the sharp-eyed Wen Jiayi was the first to spot the Japanese fighter planes in the distant sky, and with red eyes he reminded the soldiers to be careful.
Soon, a squadron of Japanese aircraft that came to support from Shijiazhuang began to show its power. Grenades fell from the sky, blowing up the entire canyon with rocks flying everywhere. One brave soldier after another fell under the Japanese bombing.
After the Japanese planes dropped the grenades, they began to use their aircraft machine guns to straf the soldiers of the third company on the position. The soldiers could only endure it and grit their teeth to persevere!