Chapter 249: Wei Yixiao's Wrath
The mountains are famous, the valleys are nameless
A fierce battle was going on, between the Jiangkou Squadron in khaki military uniforms on one side, and the Gaojia village soldiers and armed workers in miscellaneous uniforms on the other. The battle had been going on for several hours, and the Japanese had suffered heavy casualties.
I thought it would be a stress-free hunt, but instead I was blocked by the prey and blocked in the valley. Captain Eguchi Katsukio, captain of the baggage squadron of the 35th Regiment's Third Battalion, was very depressed.
Ever since they entered the mountain, they have been constantly harassed by Tubal Road, and various despicable methods have emerged one after another. The warriors of the imperial army are overwhelmed, and they are almost reduced to nothing.
The baggage squadron is not like a standard field squadron. In terms of personnel and weapons and equipment configuration, they are completely different from the field squadron. Naturally, their combat effectiveness will also be one level lower.
But Captain Eguchi's spirit was not bad. This time he went into the mountains to encircle and suppress the Chinese people. This was his first chance to act alone. Eguchi wanted to prove himself so much, so after entering the mountains, they looked for the Chinese people everywhere like wild beasts.
It’s unclear whether Jiangguchi’s luck was good or bad, but he accidentally broke into the guarded area of the Gaojia Village Armed Forces Team. From then on, Jiangguchi’s squadron’s nightmare began...
Yang Zhijun, the captain of the martial arts team in Gaojia Village, is also very high-spirited. Unlike Chen Erxi from Lijia Village, he was unhappy when he saw that these Japs were relentless in trying to find the villagers in Gaojia Village -
The clay figurine still has three points of Qi, not to mention Gao Zhijun!
Gaojia Village is a big village, and it was the first village to thoroughly implement the land reform policy. Gao Wanhe was jointly suppressed by Gao Zhijun and Chuxiong. The people in Gaojia Village received the most benefits, so they were also the most enthusiastic about joining the army. There were more than 200 militiamen in the company.
, equipped with 4 crooked machine guns, and the usual training is also the most active...
This is where Yang Zhijun’s spirit lies!
The Jiangkou Squadron only had more than 150 people. Under the constant harassment of the armed workers, the number of troops was reduced to more than 110.
Yang Zhijun thought that the Japanese would retreat in the face of difficulties, but he did not expect that Jiangkou would remain stubborn and would not withdraw his troops until he found the people of Gaojiacun.
So Yang Zhijun set up a trap for the Japs. He sent people to notify the militia company in advance to set up an ambush in the nameless valley, and used some militiamen to pretend to be ordinary people to lead the Japs into the ambush circle. The militia company relied on strong terrain to block the attack, and the armed workers team and some militiamen dug pockets and pulled the Japs into the ambush circle.
Jiangkou Squadron was blocked in the valley.
After the Eguchi Squadron plunged into the pocket formation, it received a sap from the militia company, killing and wounding more than thirty people. The remaining seventy or eighty had been resisting stubbornly. They kept attacking the blocking position of the militia company, causing casualties on both sides.
"Company Commander, there are only a few dozen Japs left in the valley, blow the charge horn and kill the son of a bitch!"
Gao Feng, the impatient team leader, shouted to Yang Zhijun.
"Why are you in a hurry? Take your time! The militiamen rely on their positions to block the Japanese. If they rush in and start a chaotic fight, they may be in trouble!"
"The Japs are accurate with their marksmanship. Tell comrades to use grenades to greet them!"
After Yang Zhijun finished speaking, he took out a melon grenade and threw it into the crowd of Japanese soldiers.
Others also followed suit and used grenades to greet the Japanese, and the Japanese who broke through killed and injured another seven or eight people.
Yang Zhijun's fighting method was very simple. He occupied favorable terrain and did not shoot at the enemy. If the enemy did not break out, he would only use machine guns to greet the enemy from a distance. When he got close, he would use grenades to explode. He did not engage in a melee with the enemy.
A melee of militiamen can easily be defeated by the Japanese!
The number of Japs in the encirclement became less and less, so the elite military work teams were required to shrink the encirclement and drive the Japs toward the militia company's position.
The more the battle continued, the more anxious Eguchi became. The combat effectiveness of his baggage squadron was originally lower than in field battles, but now more than half of the personnel had been killed or injured, with only about 40 men left.
He tried many times to lure the poorly dressed militiamen into a melee with the imperial army, but unfortunately they were not fooled.
After another half hour of fighting, there were only about twenty men left in the Jiangkou Squadron. Seeing that the time was ripe, Yang Zhijun decisively gave the order to charge.
The armed workers team rushed down first, followed by the militia company, throwing grenades while charging.
The Japanese were finally wiped out under attacks from both front and rear. Gaojiacun also paid a heavy price in this battle. The 30-man armed workers team suffered 9 casualties and the militia company suffered more than 50 casualties.
"Victory! Victory!"
The militiamen in Gaojiacun couldn't help but cheer. They had paid such a high price for this battle. They deserved to be proud and cheered.
The militia company that has experienced actual combat will surely be able to shoulder the sacred mission of protecting their families in the future.
There is not so much sadness in the war years. When robbers break into their homes, they can only pick up swords and guns to fight the robbers——
Either you die or I die!
During the battle in the Unnamed Valley, 5 crooked light machine guns, 7 grenade launchers, dozens of 38 guns, and some ammunition were seized.
After the war, Chuxiong approved all seizures and gave them to Gaojia Village for free control. When the raid was over, the villagers of Gaojia Village returned to their homes that had been burned to the ground and were completely angry!
There was no need for any mobilization at all. Almost everyone applied to join the militia company. The brutality of the Japanese completely awakened a nation, and the awakening came from thousands of villages like Gaojiacun.
A single spark can start a prairie fire!
After waiting all night, Lieutenant Colonel Kawamura still couldn't wait to return to Jiangkou Squadron. They decided not to wait any longer and return to Liuzhen first.
Colonel Miyazaki, who stayed at the temporary garrison at Yanagi Town, finally returned to his main force after two days of fear.
2,000 people were released and 1,500 people came back, some of whom were wounded. There has been no news from the First Brigade, so it is probably in danger.
The field artillery brigade staying in the town also lost most of it. Including the wing, the 35th Wing only has more than 2,000 people left!
In just a few days, the losses were close to half, and they were all absolute losses, not counting the wounded.
Such a result was unbearable for Miyazaki, and anger was inevitable. Lieutenant Commander Kawamura was scolded profusely, and Captain Sakata's female family, who had no news, was even greeted by him repeatedly.
"Eight!"
"Eight!"
…
The devils didn't seem to have many new words when they scolded them. Just like their names, except for the riverside, it was the mouth of the well, or it was the field, and there was no creativity at all!
"Your Excellency, Captain, all the people in Liu Town have hid in the mountains. There is no one in the village. They obviously want to starve us to death and let the imperial army retreat in the face of difficulties!"
Lieutenant Colonel Kawamura bit the bullet and brought up the business. They had to come up with a plan to break the strong wall and clear the country as soon as possible.
After Kawamura's reminder, Miyazaki also realized that now was not the time to get angry, and he could not leave in such a dejected manner.
"Kawamura-kun, since dividing your troops for encirclement and suppression won't work, then concentrate the main force and search mountain after mountain. In the face of absolute strength, the Chinese people's tricks are useless."
"I order—"
"Report, a call from Anping City!"
A communications staff officer sent a telegram to Mr. Miyazaki.
When Miyazaki saw this, he couldn't sit still and exclaimed:
Chapter completed!