The commander of the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army was Major General Tamamidi Fourth Floor. This person was originally the major general brigade commander of the 104th Brigade of the 108th Division. Due to the sudden expansion of the Japanese army, Tammidi Fourth Floor was not only promoted to the brigade commander of the 32nd Division
, the military rank was also mentioned as lieutenant general.
In the previous Battle of Pingjin, the 108th Division was organized into the 2nd Army of Nishio Juzo and attacked in the direction of Shandong. It did not confront Wu Aihua's National Defense Force. Otherwise, it would be unclear whether this guy named Tomidi Fourth Floor was still there.
People like Suzuki Shigeyasu, Nakajima Konama and others, who were so famous in history, were killed by the National Defense Forces, so what does a fourth floor of a tartar field mean?
The new officer has three things to do when he takes office! The fourth floor of Tamamidi, who has not gained much military exploits in Shanghai, worked hard to seize the position of "pioneer" from Lieutenant General Hisao Nagatani of the 11th Army, so he will naturally make good use of it.
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In terms of marching speed, the fourth floor of Heidimi requires that the average speed of each combat unit in the entire division must be between 5 and 6 kilometers per hour, and the forward reconnaissance unit must maintain between 6 and 7 kilometers, and must advance at least 40 kilometers per day. For example,
In the event of resistance from the Chinese Army, the combat troops will be left behind and other combat units will take a detour.
In terms of marching interval, it is required that the distance between regiments should not exceed 20 kilometers, and the distance between regiments and groups should not exceed 10 kilometers. In this way, once encountering resistance from the Chinese army or being ambushed, the group-level Japanese army can move within an hour
Reinforcements can be obtained within 2-3 hours, while the regiment-level Japanese troops can receive reinforcements within 2-3 hours.
If you look at it from a high altitude, the Japanese 32nd Division is like a giant worm, slowly crawling on the ground towards Nanjing.
As a "pioneer", the 32nd Division's spread is not wide, only about three kilometers. As for the wider Chinese land, other divisions will naturally assist in following up. In this way, the marching density of the 32nd Division can be guaranteed.
The efforts on the fourth floor of Tommidi gradually widened the distance between the 32nd Division and the 115th Division and the 12th Division that followed closely behind.
At around 2 p.m., the forward reconnaissance team of the Suzuki Brigade arrived at the dense forest outside Zhoujing Lane.
"Second Lieutenant Hyosaki, look at these trees, are there any Chinese ambush?" A Japanese sergeant stood on the edge of the dense forest and asked his squad leader cautiously.
This dense forest is not on the railway, but on the left hand side of the railway. However, as a scout, it is impossible to abandon such a large forest and ignore it. If there is an ambush hidden in it, wouldn't the follow-up troops suffer heavy losses?
"Wait a moment, wait for Akino's team to come up, we will outflank and search on the left and right." Hyōzaki thought for a while, this is the safest way. If there are Chinese soldiers hidden in this dense forest, at least one regiment can be hidden, and a small team can go in.
It is very likely that they will not get a good deal, but the two teams are outflanking and searching. If there is an ambush, Hyozaki and Akino can rely on each other to fight back while waiting for rescue.
The Akino team was only more than a hundred meters behind them, so the two teams would soon join together. After leaving two liaison soldiers on each side, nearly 140 soldiers from the two teams walked into the dense forest with their heads in hand.
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At a hidden observation point in Zhoujing Lane, when he saw two Japanese squads entering the dense forest to search, the captain Zhu Xian finally said with satisfaction: "That's pretty much it!"
"Zhu Da, have the Japanese taken the bait?" Qiu Yimo, the correspondent beside him, asked aloud.
"There are only two teams." Zhu Xian still seemed a little dissatisfied in his tone.
"Two teams, 140 Japs, now Chen Gewu and the others are so happy!" Qiu Yimo said with some envy.
"Are you so excited? If you don't kill more than 5 Japs later, I will drive you to the equipment brigade!" Zhu Xian threatened fiercely.
"Zhu Da, why are you such a person?" Qiu Yimo said a little aggrieved.
"Haha, take it and take a look. I'll go down and have a cigarette. Call me if you need anything." At the critical moment of the battle, Zhu Xian had to get over his addiction to smoking.
"Thank you Zhu Da." Qiu Yimo took the telescope and observed it carefully.
Although the Lightning Troops are well equipped, they do not have one telescope per person. In fact, it is not necessary for each person to have one. Generally speaking, one for each team is enough, or teams performing independent missions can also apply for a telescope.
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The Chen Gewu whom Qiu Yimo mentioned was the captain of the first team of the third squadron of the fourth brigade, and the person in charge of the dense forest ambush appointed by Zhu Xian.
This dense forest is divided by ravines, rivers and trees. No matter how many teams the Japanese army sends out to search, they will eventually end up on the same road. Of course, the 140 or so Japanese soldiers in the two teams are a suitable advantage for Chen Gewu.
The comparison of strength between the enemy and ourselves. If there are fewer Japanese troops, the fight will be unsatisfactory; if there are too many Japanese troops, there is a possibility of being stuck by the Japanese troops or even being bitten by the opponent. This is why Zhu Xian said, "It's not bad."
Soldiers on the edge of the dense forest sent out signals in time to report the size and dynamics of the Japanese army.
There is a saying in the world of "Don't enter the jungle." When the Japanese army encounters such an unexpected dense forest, the best way is to bombard it with artillery. However, the Suzuki Battalion only has one reinforced artillery squad (four 70mm infantry guns).
How can you bombard the enemy before you see it?
Chen Gewu saw two Japanese squadrons, one on the left and one on the right, entering the dense forest at a distance of less than a hundred meters apart. He immediately issued a sign language to the ambushing soldiers: the machine gun firepower point moved backward to the second backup position, and the submachine gunners withdrew to both sides, leaving
The Japanese troops came in, followed them, and surrounded them!
As the order was issued, ghost-like figures emerged from the dense forest. However, the Japanese soldiers who were dozens of meters away turned a blind eye. This is not only the skill and boldness of the Lightning Troops, but also the science and technology of the Lightning Troops.
training results.
At this time, the sun was already setting in the west, and the Japanese army entered the dense forest from the northeast to search in the southwest. There was some backlight, or because of the sunlight, the light in front of the Japanese soldiers was brighter, while the light in depth was weaker.
Some, coupled with the impact of the sound of dead leaves under the Japanese army's feet on the Japanese army's attention, so even if the lightning troops moved in front of the Japanese army, it would be difficult for the Japanese to detect them.
Five minutes after the two Japanese teams entered the dense forest, they finally met in the center of the dense forest.
"Hyozaki-kun, there is no ambush!" Captain Akino greeted him proactively.
"The Chinese army doesn't know tactics. If two companies are ambushed in this dense forest, we will definitely suffer certain casualties." Second Lieutenant Hyōzaki thought for a while and said. In the past few minutes, Lieutenant Hyōzaki's nerves had been tense and he was ready to take precautions at any time.
Chinese soldiers suddenly jumped out of the dense forest.
"Then, let's go back?" Akino felt that there was little point in continuing the search.
"No, this dense forest is very suitable for setting up a division field hospital. Let's search again." Hyosaki said, and then waved his hand, "Open the way, let's search!"
"Open the way!" Akino also waved his hand.
Seeing that the two teams had been moving forward for a while, Hyōsaki took out a box of cigarettes and gave one to Akino, and then said, "Let's go, Akino-kun, let's follow."
However, before Hyōzaki could finish his words, Akino's head suddenly exploded beside him, "Enemy attack——" Before Hyōzaki could say the alarm, he only saw a flaming bullet suddenly penetrated.
It penetrated his mouth and went directly through the back of his head. Hyōzaki was thinking, why was there no gunshot sound? Could this be an hallucination? He was unconscious.
"Da da da..."
"Da, da da..."
All the Japanese soldiers from the two squads entered the ambush circle, and the gunfire started!
Hyosaki and Akino were unlucky. They were targeted by snipers and killed with silent pistols.
"Enemy attack -" As soon as Chen Gewu and his machine guns fired, the Japanese army knew that they were ambushed. However, this "inverted triangle" firepower point did not have any blind spots at all. Even if the Japanese army was well-trained, most of the Japanese soldiers fell down immediately.
In the dense forest, you can only guard against machine gun fire in one direction, while the machine gunners in the other two directions stand up with mg-42, and with the cooperation of other submachine gunners, they harvest one by one like a harvester.
with the lives of Japanese soldiers.
"Withdraw!" Seeing that the Japanese troops were no longer moving, Chen Gewu blew his whistle, and the 16 soldiers quickly disappeared into the dense forest like ghosts.
Not even a minute after Chen Gewu and others evacuated the scene, the Japanese follow-up troops rushed up. When they saw the corpses on the ground, all the Japanese were so angry that they gritted their teeth. Captain Suzuki shouted, "China soldiers are cowardly, despicable, and shameless!"
Then he waved his sword forward and said, "Go forward—occupy Zhoujing Alley!"
Of course, Suzuki could have ordered a pursuit, but the Japanese troops were new to the area and unfamiliar with the place. Firstly, they were limited by the mission, and secondly, they were afraid of being ambushed, so he issued a correct order.
Following Suzuki's order, hundreds of Japanese soldiers bent over with rifles in hand and rushed toward Zhoujing Alley along the railway line; while the brigade's reinforcement artillery squad quickly established a position, preparing to inflict violent blows on the resisters in Zhoujing Alley.
artillery strikes.
The Japanese troops are getting closer and closer to the buildings in Zhoujing Lane...
"Baga, there is no ambush?" Suzuki held a telescope in the temporary command post outside the dense forest and kept observing the attacking Japanese troops. However, he did not hear any gunshots after the troops broke into the town.
"Let the troops be careful of the China Army's deception!" Captain Suzuki was a little unsure of this strange situation and issued orders at any time.
"The Japs Commander is too far away!" Several groups of snipers saw Suzuki's performance through their scopes, but the range of the sniper rifles was really limited, so the snipers had no choice but to give up.
It's been a while since we entered the town, but we haven't been ambushed, and we haven't even seen a human being. This makes the Japanese become more and more courageous.
"Go and report to Mr. Suzuki that Zhoujing Lane is empty. In ten minutes, we will be able to fully control the town!" Hashimoto Gen, the Japanese squadron leader in charge of the attack, gave the order to the messenger around him, and at the same time to another squadron leader
Said, "Ms. Matsushita, your squadron is on the right, mine is on the left, search forward!"
"Okay, Hashimoto-kun." Lieutenant Matsushita led his squadron into a street on the right.
The performance of the two squadrons of the Japanese army fell into Zhu Xian's sight. Seeing that the Japanese army finally began to divide their forces to search as he expected, Zhu Xian immediately sent a "prepare to fight" sign language to the rear, and then led