The collision between the Si Xing Regiment and the 21st Division on the Niangziguan defense line is destined to be tragic!
Although the Si Xing Regiment only has more than 8,000 troops, it needs to defend the frontal defense lines of all friendly forces. Once it is broken, more than 70,000 Chinese soldiers will be doomed!
Just like Tang Dao must believe that the other five infantry divisions can block their direct enemy, his friendly forces must and can only believe that the Four Lines Regiment can block this aggressive Japanese B Division.
The 21st Division is also unlikely to give up easily. They first sacrificed their own division commander to heaven, and put all the generals of the 21st Division on the fire. They have no way out except victory, otherwise they will bear the responsibility of their family.
Those who were honored just went home with their faces covered in papa.
Neither side can retreat, so they can only fight until the sky is dark and the ground is dark, with bloody heads and heads!
The brutal battle for Highland 209.1 is just a microcosm of the entire Niangziguan battlefield. In fact, in the entire flanking highland of Niangziguan, driven by Hengshanze’s brutal force, the entire 62nd Infantry Regiment suffered as many as 1,100 casualties in just one and a half days.
Compared to the 4,400 troops under his command, the casualty rate was as high as 25%, which was even higher than the casualty rate of the 8,000 troops invested by the two infantry regiments in the main position.
Even Kameichiro Nagano couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this casualty figure. If the fight continues like this, the entire 21st Division will be wiped out in less than five days.
Of course, although the Japanese army's high casualty rate did not conquer the high ground and positions controlled by the Fourth Army Regiment, it also brought unprecedented casualties to the Fourth Army Regiment.
In the 3rd Battalion alone, in this unprecedented bloody battle on the morning of September 9th and 10th, 89 officers and soldiers were killed and 132 were seriously injured. The entire battalion lost more than 200 people, and almost half of the infantry company was lost.
If the fight continues at this rate, the third battalion will be wiped out in less than five days!
Of course, the premise is that the 62nd Infantry Regiment can continue to receive fresh blood. Otherwise, at Hengshanze's consumption rate, in just another day and a half, the three infantry brigades under his command will have no soldiers available.
Since the start of the entire Niangziguan battlefield, the total casualties of the Fourth Army Regiment have not exceeded 600, with the Third Battalion accounting for half of them. This also shows the ferocity of Hengshan Ze.
Tang Dao has set the 62nd Infantry Regiment on the flank as a must-kill target!
At Fululing, another important line of defense guarding the flanks of the Niangziguan defense line 8 kilometers away, the 17th Division had been engaged in a fierce battle with the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division.
A bloody battle was fought in the Snowflake Mountain Highlands that stunned both China and Japan!
The most tragic scene ever imagined by Sanying Leng Feng became a real event in Snowflake Mountain!
After discovering that the Japanese heavy artillery and infantry offensive could not be stopped, the colonel commander of the 102nd Regiment of the 17th Division stationed in Snowflake Mountain directly began to fight for his life!
You know, it was only half a day after the war started, and an infantry regiment of more than 2,000 people started to risk their lives.
The life-threatening method is very simple. You are a mountain cannon and a heavy cannon. I can't hold the high ground! Then I'll give it to you. Do you want it?
If the infantry is needed, then I will ask for artillery fire coverage, and then when the artillery fire coverage occurs, the infantry reinforcements will go up to the high ground and reoccupy the high ground.
To put it bluntly, it’s an exchange!
Your heavy artillery destroyed everything on the high ground. The fortifications no longer exist, and life no longer exists. So what can your infantry use to hide from the mountain artillery of my 17th Division?
Fight with your head!
The 17th Division now has more than 16 mountain guns, 24 82 mortars, and 8 Type 92 infantry guns. Although this firepower cannot match the 24 mountain guns and 12 105 howitzers commanded by the 39 Infantry Brigade, it can be assembled
Concentrating fire with more than 10 mountain guns to attack a high ground is not the same as playing.
Under such tactics, the two sides changed hands up to 8 times in one day on a high ground, which also meant that the infantry of both sides on the high ground became cannon fodder under the artillery fire from both sides.
That's real cannon fodder!
The battle history of the 17th Division is clearly recorded. On Highland 6, 600 meters away from the main peak of Snowflake Mountain alone, 268 officers and soldiers were killed and no one was injured!
Even if they entered the battlefield at the infantry platoon level, almost the entire army was wiped out. Four of the nine infantry companies under the 102nd regiment suffered a battle loss rate of more than 80% in this brutal battle.
Under such a tactics, the Japanese army suffered equally, and they were equally helpless in the face of this pure exchange style of warfare.
After suffering more than 700 casualties, they actually captured less than 3 highlands. The main peak of Snowflake Mountain and several other highlands are still firmly in the hands of the Chinese army. If this casualty rate is maintained, even if they eventually capture the entire Snowflake Mountain highlands
, then they need to spend at least two infantry brigades.
Just thinking about this number of casualties makes Yoshito Takagi, the major general commander of the infantry brigade at that time, feel chills all over his body.
This made him start to really pay attention to the opponent in front of him who he once thought was vulnerable. But this kind of vigilance came too late, or even if he paid attention to it, it would not have much effect unless he delayed time and waited until the 17th Division ran out of ammunition and food.
Absolutely, otherwise this cruel attack and defense will happen again.
What this northwest army lacked was never tough will, but artillery capable of counterattack. Tang Dao tried his best to make up for this shortcoming.
Although you still can't give your own infantry enough protection, you can give the Japanese infantry a good beating, and that's enough.
The 102nd Regiment suffered nearly 500 casualties in two days, accounting for a quarter of the entire infantry regiment. However, the number of Japanese killed was still higher than this number. This was an inspiration to the officers and soldiers of the 102nd Regiment.
It turns out that the so-called Class A divisions are just like this, with a single and stereotyped tactics, which is to continue the artillery bombardment after the infantry has finished charging.
This time, Snowflake Mountain is no longer just blue all over the ground, the 'shit yellow' that can be seen everywhere is also a scenery on the highlands.
Especially on the high ground that the two sides have repeatedly fought for 8 times, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. As soon as they enter the position, the smell of blood is like entering a slaughterhouse, which makes even the toughest soldiers unable to bear it.
He covered his mouth and nose with a towel.
There is almost no place to stay in the entire position, and there are bloody red Hula’s broken limbs everywhere!
Because of the emergency situation of the war, China and Japan could only do their best to take away the wounded soldiers, and the remains of the dead could only be left on the battlefield.
Then, artillery fire from both sides alternately poured on the high ground that had been lowered by 10 centimeters. Over the course of a day, the remains of nearly 600 soldiers from both sides who died on this high ground almost covered the entire position.
And by this time, after a large number of remains were burned at high temperatures, no one could tell who was Chinese and who was Japanese.
So at night, the Japanese army raised a white flag and sent a second lieutenant over to negotiate, not for the outcome of the entire battlefield, but to collect the corpses.
After this battle, 308 people from an infantry brigade that mainly attacked the highland were missing. This forced the army commander of the infantry regiment to lower his proud head and pretend not to see that the infantry brigade's young commander sent people to negotiate.
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Originally, the 3rd Battalion of the 102nd Regiment in charge of the highland did not want to agree, but there were too many stumps and leftover bodies on the position. They were fine for a day or two. Over time, they became rotten and easy to breed germs. They would find their comrades to bury them.
, but where is there any extra energy to control the Japanese?
Secondly, the Japanese made an offer that was difficult to refuse. They were willing to return the remains and equipment of the 17th Division's leading reconnaissance soldiers killed in previous reconnaissance operations.
After asking for instructions at all levels, an order came from the division headquarters, which was only 1,200 meters away from this highland: It was agreed that an unarmed Japanese medical team would come to collect the bodies, and the division headquarters field hospital would also send corresponding personnel to carry away the remains of the officers and soldiers who died during the day.
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Therefore, on this night of bright moonlight and sparse stars, the most bizarre scene on the battlefield occurred on the high ground of Snowflake Mountain.
A team of 40 people in khaki and a team of 60 people in dark blue actually passed each other on the same position. They were originally two people who were supposed to fight to the death, but miraculously they seemed not to see each other and just focused on each other.
He immersed himself in searching and screening on the battlefield.
But this tranquility did not last long. The two sides eventually had a dispute over the identification of remains that were difficult to distinguish.
The Chinese do not want their comrades to be taken far away to island countries, and the Japanese do not want their own people to be left in distant China.
Don't tell me, although they were surrounded by Chinese soldiers who were armed and ready, the attitude of the Japanese was still very tough. Jiliwala insisted on his own judgment, even though the half of the human leg was actually covered in flesh and blood and was burned to black by the high temperature.
There are no obvious Chinese or Japanese characteristics on it, but the Japanese can only judge that the fat on this stump is obviously thicker, which is definitely not something that Chinese people who can't even eat enough can have.
This reason made a captain in charge of the company very angry. The 17th Division had already started eating for the past two months. Not to mention the long-term supply of meat, white flour and rice were enough.
Immediately he waved his gun and said: "This is the territory of my 17th Division. If I say it's not true, it's not true. If you keep beeping, get out of here. If you have the ability, you can capture the position tomorrow. This position is yours to decide."
As soon as he said this, the Japanese army second lieutenant with a tough attitude finally gave up!
But in the face of this situation, the 17th Division actually had little choice. They could only use stretchers to collect the remains of their own officers and soldiers that they could distinguish and carry them to the rear. That was the strict order from the division commander Zhao Shoushan. This time, even the entire 17th Division
If his soldiers died in battle here, he must also bury his soldiers in the soil and not expose their bodies to the wilderness like last time!
As for the rest that could not be distinguished, the captain and company commander thought of a move and dug a big hole behind the high ground on the spot and buried them all here. Although there might be Japanese people inside, he couldn't care less.
And this high and raised tomb was still preserved until the decades after the Battle of Snowflake Mountain. Because it was very likely that Chinese and Japanese soldiers were mixed, this tomb had no name. It was only decorated by Commander Zhao Shoushan after the war.
A monument of writing——Blood Flower Mountain!
Yes, this place is already a mountain stained red by the blood of both the enemy and ourselves. From now on, there will only be blood flowers, not snowflakes!
It will also be interesting for people from Eastern Jin Dynasty to come here to pay homage in the future. The other tombs where Chinese soldiers are buried are filled with incense, spirits, and cigarettes, but only in front of this tomb is a ditch naturally washed out by rain. One side of the ditch is
There were incense, spirits, cigarettes, and even tanks, cannons, and machine guns made of mud... But the other side was empty and deserted.
The original words of the local people in Nafuliling: The naturally formed ditch is the trench. Our soldiers told us that they were still fighting the Japanese devils underground! We must support them no matter what!
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As for the 921st Division and the 104th Division, regardless of the fact that they were facing the 18th Division and the 1st Division of the 20th Division, they faced more than 30,000 Japanese troops, which was the direction with the largest strength of the Japanese army. However, the 921st Division had captured a large number of
Railway rails and sleepers forced the 18th Division, armed with carbine rifles, to get off the train and march on foot as soon as they arrived outside HD City.
When the 18th Division arrived at the 921st Division's defense line in the mountainous area, the Chinese and Japanese sides on the remaining two defense lines were already fighting in full swing.
The Japanese army arrived slowly, and the 921st Division and the 104th Division had more time to dig fortifications. The large number of rails and sleepers carried by the railway came in handy at this time, and a large number of anti-gun holes and reverse slope tunnels were provided.
Maximum protection for the officers and soldiers of the two infantry divisions.
The eight 105 howitzers of the 18th Division did not inflict heavy damage on the two infantry divisions as expected. Instead, they resisted the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division because the infantry brigade only carried an artillery brigade of 12 guns and four guns.
In terms of heavy firepower, the Type 1 mountain artillery was outnumbered by the 683rd Brigade in front of them. It almost made the then major general brigade commander of the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division doubt his life.
How come the "Tubal Road" that is said to be more exaggerated than the legendary German armorer? Not to mention the 70mm infantry cannon of the Empire of Japan, there are also 20mm machine guns, 75mm mountain cannons, and what's even more outrageous is that there are 150mm
Forced!
Brigadier Cheng Da's tactics of using troops were completely ruined. He first showed the enemy weakness and lost three positions in a row. After seeing that the morale of the 40th Infantry Brigade was high, in addition to having more infantry, its artillery support was not as strong as expected.
, directly sacrificed the Tang Sword and gave it to the 683 brigade, which had been hiding 6 150 heavy guns. In addition, he also requested fire support from the artillery battalion of the division headquarters, and directly bombed the troops occupying his own trap-like position with a wild blast.
Hundreds of Japanese infantrymen were sent away in waves.
That's a really good guy. The 683rd Brigade swore across the Yellow River, fought dozens of battles, and annihilated thousands of Japanese troops. But it took a whole year to achieve the results, and it also cost three to four thousand casualties of officers and soldiers.
, there were even many veterans who had experienced large-scale transfers of thousands of miles, but with this single firepower output, at least 500 Japanese troops were killed.
If the battle lasts for a week, how many enemies will be killed?
The 40th Infantry Brigade was stunned by such a blow to the head. The subsequent attack no longer had the same vigor as before, and was even worse than the 21st Division, which they looked down upon.
This is the inherent evil nature of the people of the island country. When they meet someone weaker than themselves, they will be more ruthless than jackals, tigers, and leopards. But once they are sure that their opponents are stronger than themselves, they want to kneel down and call them daddy!
The same goes for the 18th Division. The artillery bombarded and the planes laid eggs. The infantry rushed, but the Chinese were like invincible Xiaoqiang, emerging from the position again, with light machine guns and heavy machine guns.
There is no shortage, you have grenade launchers here, others have them over there too, you have infantry artillery here, others use mortars over there...
Moreover, the condescending geographical advantage is really a headache. The Japanese infantry rushed to a distance of 50 meters to throw grenades, which were at least 20 meters away from the trenches, but the long-handled grenades thrown from the trenches could be thrown solidly.
In the attack queue.
The two largest Japanese armies fought painfully and helplessly!
On the contrary, despite the fact that the strength of the two Chinese infantry divisions in the Yangquan direction was twice that of the temporarily formed detachment of the Fifth Division, their heavy firepower was far inferior to that of their opponents. However, the battle was extremely difficult. They lost 5 high ground in two days and suffered casualties.
Nearly 2,000 people.
Fortunately, the most important thing in the mountains of eastern Shanxi is mountains. The two lieutenant generals and division commanders quickly established a third line of defense, which was still able to block the Japanese attack.
Therefore, the current battle situation is that China and Japan are engaged in a bloody battle in the Niangziguan direction, HD Xingtai direction is fighting fiercely, and Yangquan direction is struggling to hold on. It depends on whether the Chinese and Japanese armies can hold back first.
But no one expected that the cruelest battle would not take place on the battlefield in eastern Shanxi, but in the town of Dakouzidong, two hundred kilometers away.
The two infantry regiments of the 108th Division, plus various auxiliary arms, with a total strength of 8,000 troops, marched towards the Si Xing Regiment's headquarters.
As for the remaining army of the Si Xing Regiment, there is only a newly established infantry battalion that is no more than a month old and an arsenal composed mainly of skilled workers!
The famous battle of Qingshiyan begins!
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ps: Feng Yue has been running outside these two days, so the time for coding is very little. Feng Yue can only use a little time to code when she gets up in the morning and returns to the hotel at night. The update is a little unstable. Please forgive me. Feng Yue also
I can only promise to update as much as possible and wait until Fengyue returns in early July. Please forgive me!
