Chapter 144 A great harvest! A major general and a colonel!

Author: Maomao Que Dade

Chapter 144 A great harvest! A major general and a colonel!

At 23:00 on August 20, 1940, the new regiment set up an ambush position.

Although it was already late at night, the soldiers in the whole regiment were still in high spirits, and their concentration was not affected at all by staying up late.

In order not to expose their target, all the soldiers in the regiment had to make do with some cooking pancakes, rolls and pickles tonight. After all, no matter how good the cook is, he can't make anything delicious without turning on the fire.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the Jingxing Coal Mine in the southwest, and the earthquake was felt even in the mountains a few miles away. After a few minutes, the raging fire turned half of the sky red, and black smoke even reached their heads.

On the battlefield.

The battalion commander who was having a late-night snack was choked by the pungent sour smell. He mechanically stuffed the pancakes into his mouth while looking into the distance in shock.

"My dear, why is this movement so loud? I thought it was an earth dragon turning over."

"Commander Yang is still so powerful. Once he personally directs the battle, any task will be as simple as chopping melons and vegetables."

Logically speaking, as a member of this raid, Ding Wei should be very happy after learning that the friendly forces had achieved a staged victory in the Jingxing Coal Mine.

But at this time, he frowned and looked to the southwest, as if an enemy would appear there at any time.

"Notify all battalions and prepare for battle. The enemy's reinforcements are expected to be coming soon."

After receiving the order, the correspondents immediately rushed around the standby position.

After a while, the phone in Ding Wei's hand suddenly rang. The new regiment was only assigned two new communicators. In order to obtain the enemy's updates in time, he gave the other one to the reconnaissance platoon.

"Captain, a big fish has appeared. There are at least a thousand people in this group of devils. They even pulled out trucks and three-legged traps. This time our group can have a delicious meal."

Before the other party finished speaking, Ding Wei raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the end of the road in the distance.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the Japanese, the new group knocked out all the street lights in advance.

Because of the distance and the color of the sky, it is not very clear even with a telescope.

However, he still vaguely saw several lights gradually appearing on the road in the mountains. It had been three years since he fought with the Japanese, and everyone knew that the odd-numbered lights represented sidecar motorcycles.

After observing carefully for a while, an imperceptible smile appeared on Ding Wei's lips.

Under normal circumstances, each sidecar motorcycle will carry three Japanese soldiers, and their division of labor is very clear.

One Japanese soldier is responsible for driving, and another Japanese soldier is the observer. There is also a Japanese soldier in the truck holding a crooked machine gun, which is their focus of firepower.

Under normal circumstances, when these road-opening vehicles pass through a corner or face an area suitable for an ambush, they will first sweep up a bomb bucket regardless of the situation.

Even some old Japanese who are too steady will let the soldiers shoot at targets such as haystacks, focusing on the word "Gou".

After all, the Japs carry a lot of ammunition. If you get something every time out of ten, you will earn blood. This is much less than the cost of training a qualified soldier.

The reason why Ding Wei laughed was because the enemy did not shoot randomly at both sides of the road this time, and they did not even arrange for the soldiers who were responsible for guarding the roadside before.

This means one thing, that is, the situation is extremely urgent, and this group of Japanese reinforcements cannot even bother to investigate the danger.

Five minutes later, this group of young people was about to enter a new ambush section. Under the moonlight, this convoy was moving very fast, seemingly without any regard for the uneven road that would cause the vehicle to overturn.

The originally silent valley echoed with the loud sound of engines. From this distance, Ding Wei could already see the infantry squadron following the truck.

Under the light provided by the torch and flashlight, he could even see the tiredness and chaotic footsteps on Xiaori's face.

At this moment, the motorcycle at the front of the Japs hit the mines arranged by Xinyi Group.

Unfortunately, the quality of this mine was very average, and it only killed three enemies. However, this also forced the reinforcements of the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade to stop.

After the convoy stopped, the engineers came to the minefield ahead with mine detectors at the urging of the squad leader.

In order to ensure the accuracy of mine clearing and to minimize the area to be bombed, these Japanese soldiers crouched down and even used a crawling method to slide the search wire wheel close to the ground.

They maintained a serpentine maneuver in order to clear a minefield passage for one person to move forward. Once this passage was established, they gradually expanded the safety zone to both sides.

Moreover, the engineer team leader of this reinforcement force obviously knew the tactical habits of the Eighth Route Army very well.

This old oil man also sent people to clear mines in the ravines on both sides of the road. This was to prevent soldiers from being driven into preset minefields in search of bunkers during a surprise attack.

Seeing that the landmines that the comrades had worked so hard to lay were marked one by one by the Japanese, a soldier from the Third Company of the First Battalion clenched the FM-24/29 in his hand with some reluctance.

At this moment, his little life has come to a standstill. The enemies under those torches and flashlights are like living targets. He said to the company commander beside him with some confusion:

"Why don't we fight? Will we let the enemy clear all our minefields? I feel so sad."

Faced with the questions from his own machine gunner, the third company commander looked at him with some regret.

"Let them sweep. We have plenty of time to play with them today. The order the regiment received is to hold back the Japs' reinforcements. This minefield is a hundred meters long. Let's see how much time the Japs have."

"Everyone, just watch the excitement. There's nothing to worry about a bunch of broken landmines. You guys should be better off."

This machine gunner was obviously a new recruit, and his Qi-building skills were not yet up to par. He said a little stubbornly:

"Watching the excitement? Wouldn't it be more exciting if I gave them a shot? My new machine gun hasn't been used against Japanese soldiers yet. I heard it's a French product."

After hearing this, the third company commander looked at the nearby soldiers. Almost everyone was as high-spirited as if they could be ignited with just a spark.

"You guys, all these new recruits, please be honest! Those who use new rifles, please relax. New weapons don't have safes! Don't misfire!"

"No one is allowed to shoot without my order!"

Facts have proved that there is no problem with Ding Wei's arrangement.

The soldiers led by Mizuhara Yoshitaka were blocked by the minefield for more than half an hour. The old man was so angry that he beat his subordinates several times.

Seeing that the minefield was immediately cleared by the Japs, Ding Wei's eyes flashed and he was ready to give the order to attack. During the time when the mines had just been cleared, the Japs almost relaxed their vigilance because they had not been attacked.

If you launch an attack now, you can definitely catch them off guard!

"Fight me! Fight to death! No need to save ammunition for the light and heavy machine guns! Let me also use the grenade mortars to beat these sons of bitches!"

After hearing the order, the soldiers holding rifles pulled the bolts and loaded the bullets one after another. They fired at the Japanese with full firepower, all of them were human flesh and semi-automatic.

In an instant, muzzle fireworks filled the sky on the attack position, and an overwhelming rain of bullets shrouded the Japanese.

The heavy machine gun positions on both sides of the road also showed their fangs.

Six Type 92 heavy machine guns continued to fire at the place where the Japs were concentrated. With the help of elite sub-shooters and ammunition handlers taking turns to reload, the interval between each bullet was no more than one second.

At this moment, the cross fire net almost enveloped the whole place, and the familiar sound of the woodpecker in the past has now become a reminder for the young people.

At the same time, an 82mm mortar and four 60mm mortars opened fire simultaneously.

Since Ding Wei was sure that the Japanese would clear the mines first, the bombardment of Zhu Yuan was planned during the ambush stage. The gunners received the shells one after another and fired a wave of rapid fire with perfect coordination.

In just one attack, a third of the dozen or so Japanese trucks were blown up on the spot.

The ambush location chosen by Commander Yang was truly unique. At that time, he and the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon had personally tested it. There were no suitable bunkers on this section of the valley road.

The small ditch that seemed to have an initial effect could not save the lives of a few Japanese soldiers in the new group of fierce and condescending attacks.

Faced with violent storms and sudden impacts, the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade could only counterattack hastily with the help of car bodies. The disadvantage was that the infantry squadron was closer to the truck, otherwise it would have been beaten into pieces on the way to the transfer.

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However, the Type 97 truck could not protect the Japanese. Most of the steel in the early days was taken away by the Navy. This resulted in very limited resources that the Army could allocate.

Even most tanks are small and fragile, not to mention these trucks made by Isuzu with a load capacity of only 1.5 tons.

Just the bullets that penetrated the wooden carriage body killed many little devils.

Even if a few parts can block rifle bullets, heavy machine guns will teach them how to behave, not to mention the mortar shells that hit them from time to time.

Now the firepower of the new group far exceeds that of ordinary core groups, and can even rival some of the main groups. After all, this is the result of the dual blessings of Li Yunlong and Huang He.

The days of having to rush forward and engage in hand-to-hand combat with bayonets after a round of firepower were completed will forever remain in the winter of 1939.

Ding Wei looked at the Japs struggling in the sea of ​​fire, and his whole face flushed with excitement. This was the first time he saw the new group with full firepower. He took the chief of staff's arm and shouted loudly:

"It's so enjoyable! It's so enjoyable! This is called fighting! After the attack is over, we'll treat the three heroes of the Dabie Mountains to a drink!"

Only five minutes had passed in the battle, and the reinforcements of the Eighth Independent Mixed Brigade were completely overwhelmed. More than a thousand people were distributed in four directions, and the tight pockets made it impossible for the Japanese to escape.

But now there is another variable, that is, there is a major general in this force. Under the command of Mizuhara Yishige, the Japanese forcibly gathered the strength of a squadron and a half.

One of the Type 92 infantry guns they transferred from the city defense force was damaged in the first round of attacks, but even one of them would pose a considerable threat to the new regiment.

Under the firepower of grenades and barrel guns, the Japanese rushed towards the tail attack position. The soldiers of these B divisions actually briefly displayed the same combat effectiveness as the permanent or A divisions.

The crazy assault in Xiaoli made the chief of staff a little frightened, but Ding Wei had a backup plan. He looked at the Japanese assault troops with disdain, who were obviously injected with needles.

"The enemy's offensive is very fierce, as if they are going crazy. It seems that they have received a death order by fighting so hard. The Jingxing Coal Mine is indeed very important to them."

"I want to see who is more powerful compared to the Japs who took medicine to become brave and fearless of death, and our elite veterans!"

"Commando! Come on!"

Following the order from his regiment leader, dozens of well-built soldiers rushed forward with their waists lowered. Each of them was armed with two shell guns and had many offensive grenades inserted into their bodies.

These are the elite of the new group of elites, and each one of them is a warrior who crawled out from the dead.

Faced with the desperate struggle of the Japanese, the commandos threw hundreds of grenades directly at them. In conjunction with a wave of charges from the tail strike troops, they directly extinguished the hope of a small life.

At the same time, the final stage of the battle officially began.

Under the premise of strong firepower, the New Regiment was also very particular about the positioning and layout of its firepower structure. Units at all levels cooperated tacitly, which not only suppressed the Japanese, but also did not waste firepower.
To be continued...