Chapter 29 The Battle of the Independent Regiment 12-13
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In the tent of the Japanese army headquarters, the three giants of the Japanese army were all there, looking very melancholy.
Based on the grenade squad's testing, Ishii confirmed that Tubal Road had not evacuated the camp.
But what Ishii regretted was that there was no defense on the east and west wings of the Independent Regiment, so the Imperial Army troops could take advantage of the situation and penetrate directly into the heart of the enemy.
With a deep sigh, Ishii added that after the grenade bombardment, the independent regiment would inevitably deploy additional troops on the east and west sides, thus making the offensive operation more difficult.
After listening to Ishii's confession, Ando said: "I'm reporting this to Major General. I have a humble opinion, but I don't know whether to adopt it."
Ishii groaned, with a strange look in his eyes.
Ando is neither arrogant nor humble, an analysis of the terrain map surrounding the Finger Independence Group said——
From the terrain point of view, the east and west wings of the Independent Regiment are flat and easy to attack and difficult to defend. They should be the key defensive fronts of Tubal Road. However, judging from the test results, they only set up defenses on the north and south sides. There must be a trick here.
In Ando's view, the independent regiment will inevitably reduce its troop input on the northern and southern fronts due to its geographical advantages, so its defense capabilities are the weakest. In Chinese terms, it is just a pretense.
Ando continued:
The imperial army should take advantage of the plan and use the eighth plan of the Thirty-six Strategies of Chinese Art of War to build plank roads openly, cross Chencang secretly, break into the enemy camp while it is dark, and completely wipe out the Tuba Road.
After listening to what Ando said, Ishii became more energetic: "Ando-kun, please elaborate on your opinion."
As a result, Ando cited scriptures and elaborated the plan of secretly crossing Chencang. Then he stood upright and waited for Ishii's praise or criticism.
As a major general of the Japanese army, perhaps Ishii gave a thumbs up in front of a major for the first time: "Ando-kun, your great wisdom is really the elite of our Japanese Empire. I admire you, I admire you."
Ando was flattered and hurriedly saluted: "Thank you Major General for the compliment. I am willing to work hard for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan under the cultivation of the Major General."
Ishii raised his thumb again and said "Hey" twice.
At this time, not only Ando, but even Tahara never dreamed that such a bear bag who had suffered repeated defeats would actually fall back on the strong recommendation of Ishii after the defeat of the independent regiment this time. Because the theater headquarters was eager to strengthen the defense of Qiaonan,
, he was promoted to two military ranks in a row, and was promoted to captain of the Colonel's Alliance.
Once he adopted Ando's contingency plan, Ishii immediately revised the attack plan and readjusted the deployment of troops according to the new plan.
According to the new deployment, a total of ten squadrons were mobilized from the east and west fronts and divided equally into two combat units in the north and south. As a result, there were only six squadrons left in the Japanese army on the east and west fronts, and a total of 24 squadrons in the north and south.
When the troops on the east and west fronts were dispatched, Ishii issued action orders to the executive officer.
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It was five o'clock in the morning, and the night was still thick.
After receiving the order from the executive officer of the general headquarters, the Japanese troops from the east and west attacked the No. 1 and No. 2 positions unscrupulously.
Although the two armies only had more than 700 people, and their military strength and firepower were several times smaller than those of the northern and southern armies, they still had the effect of killing two birds with one stone——
First of all, during the attack, if it encounters an obstruction, it will immediately stop the attack and choose favorable terrain to fight positional warfare, so as to contain the opponent and indirectly support the northern and southern armies.
Ando's best plan is that once there is no obstruction during the attack, he can drive straight in, hit the heart of the independent group, and then cooperate with the inside and outside to completely eliminate the independent group.
Rushing to the No. 1 and No. 2 defense areas of the Independent Regiment, which was about a hundred meters away from the position, the Japanese troops on the east and west routes each chose commanding heights and blatantly laid out heavy firepower positions.
However, in terms of quantity, the two positions only have a total of 18 heavy machine guns and 54 grenade launchers, which are divided into two positions on average, with nine heavy machine guns and 27 grenade launchers in each position.
Almost at the same time that the Japanese troops on the east and west routes were setting up heavy firepower positions, the Japanese troops on the north route took advantage of the darkness to gradually approach position No. 4 and lurk in a depression.
Looking at both sides of the depression, there are mixed formations of heavy machine guns and grenade launchers on the east and west slopes. There are 18 heavy machine guns and 54 grenade launchers on each of the two high slopes.
Opposite Position 3, the Japanese troops on the southern route quietly climbed up Circle Ridge, and also mixed and matched 36 heavy machine guns with 108 grenade launchers, forming a heavy firepower position of nearly 200 meters.
Judging from the deployment of troops and firepower, the Japanese troops in the north and south were equally powerful, both numbering around 1,500.
According to regulations, attacks on the north and south fronts can only be launched after five minutes of fighting on the east and west fronts.
Sure enough, it was not long, and there was loud gunfire and roaring artillery fire on both the east and west fronts.
Five minutes later, the Japanese commander on the south road stood upright with his sword drawn, roared hysterically, and then a black mass of Japanese soldiers rushed down the top of the ridge like a swarm.
Although it was still dark, I could tell by hearing that the Japanese troops had rushed down the slope.
Jin Ye couldn't help but said to himself: "You damn little devil, my aunt would rather fight to death than stare blindly and freeze to death. This time you are finally here."
As soon as he finished speaking, in the beach below the position, the screams of the Japanese were rising and falling continuously, and the faint sound of falling objects could be heard.
With a thumping sound of falling, the more than two hundred Japanese who rushed in front disappeared in the blink of an eye.
It's no wonder that the little devil was not familiar with the terrain when he first arrived, so he mistakenly entered the new formation of catching turtles in the mountain urn.
So amidst the chaos, dozens of Japanese soldiers hurriedly turned on their flashlights.
As the saying goes, you don’t know until you see it, but you will be shocked when you see it——
By the light of the flashlight, there were more than a hundred dark pits in front of us. In each pit, there were three or two Japanese soldiers holding their injured legs and feet, crying for help from the ground while suffering from pain.
For a time, hundreds of Japanese soldiers took off their armed belts one by one and tried their best to rescue the brothers in trouble. During the rescue process, dozens more Japanese soldiers accidentally fell into a hidden pit.
Encountering an enemy formation that he had never experienced before, the Japanese captain commander, regardless of the possibility of being monitored by the enemy's walkie-talkie, simply used the walkie-talkie to call the headquarters directly and report the danger to Ishii.
Unexpectedly, Ishii replied——
This dangerous situation has been reported to both the east and west fronts. Even if it is an abyss, we must find a way to rush through it.
After saying that, Ishii dropped the phone angrily.
At this time, at position No. 3, when she saw the Japanese launching rescue operations, Yanni couldn't hold back her anger: "Jin Ye, let's not wait any longer. Let's give the order to start the fight. This time we will hit every one accurately."
Jin Ye said: "I'll fight one nest now, and then one group later. I'll listen to my aunt."
As expected, under the command of the commander, a squadron of Japanese soldiers stayed to continue the rescue. The other troops were arranged horizontally for nearly a hundred meters, like blind men exploring the road, stabbing the ground with bayonets continuously, gradually searching forward or to both sides.
Feasible routes.
It didn't take long for a dozen Japanese soldiers to quickly find three passages. However, the Japanese soldiers didn't know that these passages were the slaughterhouse designed by Shan Zi for them.