Chapter Fourteen Fierce Battle on the Jiacha River 7-9
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The hills in the north of the depression are like a giant python, wide in the east and narrow in the west, low and gentle. The terrain gets higher as you go east, and connects with a large area of hills two miles away.
This ridge is naturally disconnected from the west, forming a large gap about fifty meters wide and more than one hundred meters long. This is the only way to enter the depression.
As early as when the Second Battalion launched the attack, Okamoto Kazuya tried to occupy the high ground here and used machine guns on the hillside to counter the Second Battalion's position, but gave up because it exceeded the effective range.
After more than ten minutes of rapid march, Company Commander Gao finally led the team up the hillside. Without taking a breath, he crawled for more than 200 meters from the top of the hill to the southern edge where he formed his troops.
The newly deployed machine gun position is about three hundred meters away from the enemy, and further away from the second battalion position, about five hundred meters.
At this time, Okamoto Kazuya was reporting the battle situation to Ishikawa Shiro.
Okamoto Kazuya said: "Reporting to Captain Ishikawa, our army has gathered in two groups and is working hard to encircle and annihilate the last group of stubborn enemies. The battle is expected to end in ten minutes."
Ishikawa Shiro was overjoyed: "Okamoto-kun, you are a genius of the Japanese Empire and a warrior for His Majesty the Emperor. This captain is waiting for your triumphant return, Tomita-kun."
Receiving praise and encouragement from Ishikawa Shiro, Okamoto Kazuya was in high spirits, threw down the microphone with a wave of his hand, and strode to catch up with the advancing team.
Company Commander Gao always kept his eyes on the Japanese radio operator, and then said to the machine gunner beside him: "Squad leader Jiang, playing with machine guns is your specialty. Whether this radio can be kept is up to you."
Squad leader Jiang replied: "I didn't say anything, you can give the order to start the fight."
Company Commander Gao suddenly turned his head and asked again: "Platoon Commander Zhou, are the grenades ready?"
Unexpectedly, Platoon Leader Zhou waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Hit me hard."
Following the shouts of Platoon Leader Zhou, Squad Leader Jiang took the lead in pulling the trigger. In the blink of an eye, four light machine guns screamed, nine grenade barrels roared, and where the grenades landed, smoke and dust billowed, and corpses flew everywhere.
Fortunately, Okamoto Kazuya was knocked down by the orderly in time and was able to escape from the large threshold of the Yama Palace.
After recovering from the shock, Okamoto rolled and crawled, hiding his body in a crater.
A string of bullets passed by, and Okamoto carefully poked his head out, only to find that Shanzi led a team of more than a hundred people with great momentum, pouring down the hillside like a tide.
Unable to help but break into a cold sweat, Okamoto subconsciously turned around and looked around, only to realize that the hills behind him were also controlled by our army, and they were all guarded by heavy firepower.
Kazuya Okamoto understood in his heart that Tubal Road had two intentions in controlling Ling Gang. The first was to attack from both front and rear, and the second was to block the retreat. In short, it was to kill the imperial army.
Thinking of this, Okamoto felt that the situation was over. He planned to ask Ishikawa Shiro for instructions and ask the troops to evacuate immediately. However, when he looked around, he found that the radio operator's head had exploded and he was dead.
For the Japanese army, the walkie-talkie was the mouthpiece of the field commander. Of course Okamoto knew its importance, so he ordered the orderlies to retrieve the walkie-talkie.
Squad Leader Jiang, who was shooting, had quick eyes and quick hands, and quickly raised the butt of his gun. As soon as the orderly stood up from the crater, he was knocked down by a string of bullets.
Okamoto Kazuya still refused to give up and asked one of his followers to go get the report phone.
In order to save his life, the follower crawled slowly along the grass carefully, but the God of Death did not let him go. After being hit by several bullets, he silently embarked on the road to death.
After losing two lives in a row, Okamoto finally gave up the idea of getting the report phone. When he looked at the entire camp, he saw raging artillery fire and piles of corpses, so he urgently ordered the executive officer to send an order and the troops immediately retreated to the northeast.
Upon hearing Kazuya Okamoto's command, the executive officer seemed to wake up from a dream, raised his head from the bulrushes and shouted: "All ministries listen to the order, target the northeast, retreat quickly."
After shouting in one breath, the executive officer ignored the bullets and ran away in the northeast direction with his head in his arms.
It is said that when the gun hit the first bird, the executive officer only ran a few meters away. Squad leader Jiang turned the gun in time and fired a series of bursts, beating the guy into a piece of briquettes.
Unlike the executive officer, Okamoto Kazuya remained huddled in the crater until the remnants of the fleeing soldiers swarmed over, and then he mingled with the crowd and left in panic.
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Since Yamako led the team down the mountain, Tomita Ryohei ordered his troops to lie down on the ground and use positional warfare to prevent the opponent from attacking.
Due to the remote distance, the firepower of the cannon position could not reach Tomita Ryohei's camp, which temporarily hindered Yamako's encirclement and annihilation operations.
Although Shanzi has a strong character, in order to avoid casualties on our side, he repeatedly blocked Xiaohu's request to attack and fight hard, and then took the lead to lie down and start a tug-of-war with Tomita Ryohei.
At this time, when he saw Okamoto Kazuya running away without a fight, Tomita was so angry that he yelled: "bastard, scum."
But criticism comes with criticism. Tomita Ryohei is familiar with an old Chinese saying: Those who understand current affairs are heroes.
So before Xiaolong and Captain Gao had time to turn their guns, Tomita Ryohei gave the order and the troops immediately retreated to the northwest.
When the Japanese began to escape, Xiaohu was the most anxious because he had not yet obtained the walkie-talkie.
At this time, we looked at the Japanese radio operator. He was running at the forefront following Tomita Ryohei, and was blocked by the chaotic Japanese and puppet troops behind him.
In desperation, Xiaohu stared at the tall antenna and carried out directional fire with a machine gun. The Japanese and puppet soldiers within the beam had no time to dodge and fell to the ground one by one.
After defeating seven or eight Japanese and puppet troops, a passage about 200 meters long was formed between Xiaohu and the radio operator. Through this passage, subsequent bullets could pass unimpeded and hit the radio operator's back of the head and shoulders.
The radio operator died quietly, and no one publicized his death. Tomita Ryohei actually knew nothing about it.
After getting rid of the Japanese walkie-talkie, Xiaohu began to fire left and right again. After killing two soldiers, a bullet passed right through Tomita Ryohei's upper left arm. Fortunately, it only penetrated the flesh.
Based on his feeling, Tomita realized that there were still bullets chasing him behind him, so he hurriedly lay down on the ground regardless of the pain.
Tomita Ryohei was injured, which was like the death of Huang San's biological father, because in Ando's team, Tomita Ryohei was Huang San's only supporter, and it was Tomita Ryohei's role that he could become a squad leader from the plainclothes team.
After a while, the Japanese executive officer ran to Tomita. Huang San knelt down on his knees and said, "Captain, it's all my fault for being careless. I didn't protect you well. I apologize to you."
Tomita Ryohei ignored Huang San's diligence and ordered Zhu Zihui and the executive to organize firepower to stop the eight-pronged pursuit.
Under the command of the executive officer, the frightened Japanese and puppet troops fired one shot and retreated three steps, while retreating.
At this moment, a health soldier wearing a Red Cross armband hurried over and quickly bandaged Tomita Ryohei's wound.
According to the rules of war, both sides are not allowed to fire on the other side's medical staff when fighting.
With the support of Huang San and the medical soldiers, Tomita Ryohei ran a hundred meters away in one breath. Behind them, three or four guards followed closely.
According to Shanzi's regulations, when the firepower loses effective strikes, pursuit and killing operations are not allowed, so Xiaolong gave up the pursuit of the enemies on the east road and instead besieged Tomita Ryohei's remaining forces.
At the same time, Company Commander Gao also moved westward from Linggang, intending to block the enemies on the west route. Upon seeing this, Tomita Ryohei had to change direction and began to flee westward.
In less than three minutes, Tomita Ryohei waded across the Jiacha River in embarrassment. After disappearing from the bushes and reeds, the executive officer also led the remaining troops to approach the east bank.
Throughout the entire evacuation process, the executive officer always used the security group as a shield and ordered Zhu Zihui to direct his company to fight in the rear to cover the Japanese retreat.
After all, they are Chinese people of the same origin and race. It is difficult to kill unless it is absolutely necessary. Therefore, whether it is Shanzi, Xiaolong, or Captain Gao, all the people slow down in unison. Although the gunfire is fierce, the bullets are still in the air.
fly by.
The puppet soldiers sensed our goodwill and deliberately raised the muzzle of their guns when they fought back. Just like this, you and I were going back and forth, and we cooperated very well.
Worried that if the time was too long, the Japanese executive would see the flaw, Zhu Zihui yelled at the top of his voice: "Grandma, anyone who wants to live should run away."
After Zhu Zihui's scolding, each puppet soldier put away his gun, turned around, spread his legs and ran away.
9
The Battle of Jiacha River only lasted forty-seven minutes. Although the time was short, the results were numerous. Seventy-eight Japanese and puppet corpses, nine light machine guns, and seventy-three large guns were salvaged from the river alone.
Shanzi was most concerned about the two walkie-talkies. As soon as the battle ended, he sent two soldiers to collect them. Then he sent Xiao Liu to call Xiaoru to him and let Xiaoru operate them on the spot.
Just as he was mesmerized by the sight, the correspondent of the third battalion hurried over: "Report to the captain, Battalion Commander Li asks you to go there. There is an injured prisoner who needs you to deal with."
After receiving the report from the correspondent, Shanzi greeted Yumei and left. Behind them were Xiao Liu, Xiao Feng and Xiao Ru.
The injured prisoner was a Japanese soldier. When Shanzi arrived at the scene, the guy's eyes were slightly closed and he was lying on the ground as if he was asleep.
When Xiao Liu saw this, he got angry, pulled out a gun, pointed it at the prisoner's head and cursed: "You damn little devil, our regiment leader is here, and you still pretend to be dead, I'll just kill you."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the curses ended, the captive soldier suddenly sat up and said in fluent Chinese: "Don't call me a little devil. My mother is also Chinese. My name is Xiao Lin. I am only seventeen years old. Don't kill me."
After listening to Xiao Lin's confession, everyone present was shocked.
At this time, Yumei knelt down and carefully checked Xiaolin's injury, and found that it was just a flesh wound on the leg.
Xiao Feng also bent down and patted Xiao Lin's left shoulder twice: "The surname is Lin, this is political commissar Jiang of our independent group. Don't you know how to flatter me."
Yumei then said: "Xiao Lin, our Eighth Route Army treats prisoners preferentially. Please tell everyone truthfully, why is your mother Chinese?"
Looking at Yumei's kind and kind face, Xiao Lin said: "Political Commissar Jiang, I want to drink water."
Yumei hurriedly took off the kettle and opened the lid for Xiaolin herself.
Xiao Lin took the kettle with a smile, drank it all, wiped his mouth with a sigh of relief, and told the true life story of him and his mother——
Xiaolin's full name is Xiaolin Lingzi.
In the spring of thirty years ago, Xiao Lin's mother traveled across the ocean with her parents from Weihaiwei to Yokohama, Japan, where she went to live with a distant relative to make a living. At that time, her mother was just five years old.
After three years of hard work, Xiao Lin's grandfather finally bought a house and had a decent home. It was also that year that Xiao Lin's mother began to attend elementary school in a Chinese school in Yokohama.
More than ten years later, Xiao Lin's mother was about to graduate from high school. She planned to continue studying in college, but she couldn't stand her boyfriend's repeated requests, so she got married and started a family that year. In this year, her mother happened to be eighteen years old.
Xiao Lin's father was born into a wealthy businessman family and was an out-and-out local. He gave birth to Xiao Lin ten months after their marriage. When Xiao Lin was two years old, his mother gave birth to another daughter.
After several years of marriage, their childhood was peaceful. However, when Xiao Lin was six years old, his father hooked up with a foreign woman and even brought her home for the night unscrupulously.
Faced with her husband's cheating, Xiao Lin's mother swallowed her anger and swallowed all her tears. She had only one purpose: to let her children have a complete home and enjoy the warmth and maternal love of home.
However, things turned out to be the opposite. Instead of repenting, Xiao Lin's father worsened his situation and even drove his wife out of the house by any means necessary.
Hit by an unhappy marriage, Xiaolin's mother was disgusted with Japanese men and was disappointed with the Japanese nation, so she and her parents embarked on a journey back home.
Xiao Lin has always respected and loved the mother who gave birth to him and raised him, and misses this virtuous and beautiful Chinese mother even more.
Therefore, taking advantage of the large-scale recruitment of troops by the Japanese Empire, Xiao Lin voluntarily gave up his high school studies and embarked on the criminal journey of sending troops to China with the Japanese invaders, but the purpose was just to find his Chinese mother.
After setting foot on the land of China, Xiao Lin planned to escape from the military camp several times and go to Weihaiwei to find his mother. However, during the war years, especially in the military camp, this idea was like a dream and could not be realized at all.
Xiao Lin finally said that her mother's name is Cheng Xiaoying, she looks like Political Commissar Jiang, so beautiful.
Yumei's cheeks turned red, and she stood up and called Xiaofeng to inform Xiaoyan to come and bandage Xiaolin's wound.
Xiao Feng just turned around, but was stopped by Shan Zi.
Following Shan Zi's instructions, Xiao Feng quickly called for a stretcher team to carry Xiao Lin to the front of Wuming Mountain. This meant that Xiao Lin was now out of the invader's camp and had the honor to become an Eighth Route Army soldier.
Perhaps no one knows that Xiao Lin's mother is in Linshui City at this time and is inextricably linked to Jin Ye's sister-in-law Bao Yulian, but her name is no longer Cheng Xiaoying.