The big explosion in Heilonggou was so deafening that Kunizaki Zheng, who was 3,000 meters away, heard it very clearly. His inquiry telegram was even 30 seconds earlier than Oshima Masayoshi's request for help.
Then, Kunizaki, who received a telegram from Oshima Masayoshi asking for help, was stunned at that moment.
The tragic Major General of the Imperial Japanese Army had no idea what had happened for more than an hour.
Didn't the Four Elements Group already agree to run away in embarrassment? Why did they suddenly appear and inflict heavy losses on Oshima Masayoshi, and surrounded hundreds of people.
What, are Oshima Masayoshi and the more than 5,000 people under his command pigs?
Oshima Masayoshi did not report the number of battle casualties. Firstly, it was impossible to summarize, and secondly, he still harbored some unrealistic illusions. Even though Oshima Masayoshi had understood that the death of more than 2,000 imperial officers and soldiers was already a direct result.
The 2nd Mixed Brigade was wiped out by the pursuit of the entire army, or the 39th Brigade was nearly wiped out in the Battle of Jindong.
After all, those two times were battle-level battlefields where China and Japan invested nearly 200,000 people.
As a result, the Kunisaki detachment was better this time. In an area far away from the main battlefield, a detachment of ten thousand people faced part of an infantry regiment. The two sides had not actually entered the battlefield, and it could not even be considered a test. They were defeated by two
Infantry Brigade.
This is like a man and a woman having sex, choosing a good hotel, cuddling together just after taking a shower, and then some people give up their arms.
Just ask me, if this matter gets out, will I have to lose my face to my grandma’s house?
If you want to save this face, the only way is to regain your glory. Even if you know that you will die if you take too much of some medicines, you have to bite the bullet and do it.
After Kunisaki reacted, he naturally had the same idea as his subordinates. Except for a reinforced infantry squadron that was still protecting the brigade headquarters, the two fully-equipped infantry brigades quickly moved towards Hexi Village.
At this point, the main infantry force of the Kunisaki detachment was fully deployed on the battlefield!
Compared with Heilonggou, which has gradually fallen into silence, the battle in the mountains has entered a fever pitch. An infantry brigade, supported by infantry artillery and heavy machine guns, attacked the two infantry companies headed by Tang Li with all their strength.
For Oshima Masayoshi, if the big explosion in Heilonggou was like a knife in the middle and almost killed him, then the Chinese army on the high ground only a few hundred meters away from him was like a shot in from the fixed eye.
A mace with thorns was not only painful at the time, but also caused subsequent damage. Not removing it would be simply irresponsible for one's own life.
However, the two infantry companies of the Fourth Line Regiment had no intention of escaping and defended the high ground with the fire support of two howitzers from the artillery company hidden in the mountains near Heilonggou.
It seemed that they were about to become a thorn in the flesh of the Japanese army, and they had to be pulled out if they had the ability.
Because, in Leng Feng's tactical plan, the two infantry companies that Tang Li and his two sent to Hexi Village were one of the cores of this round of battlefield, and their tactical importance was no less important than that of Shi Hao's troops located on the mountain ridge.
Their tactical role was to attract more Japanese troops and become a thorn in the flesh that the Japanese had to remove.
To use Leng Feng's exact words at the pre-war preparation meeting: "The regimental commander has already made a conclusion in the post-war summary. In the battle of Qingshiyan, the 4th Battalion should be the number one in the defense of our Four Lines Regiment! Only you can do this.
This mission."
The huge explosion in the canyon destroyed the Japanese troops, horses and various equipment still inside, which basically laid the foundation for the main force of the Four Lines Regiment headed by Leng Feng to achieve a complete victory in this surprise attack without retreating.
But Leng Feng still felt it was not enough. Since the Fifth Division entered North China, it has been unstoppable, breaking through Xinkou, Yuancheng, and sweeping across northern Shanxi, causing huge casualties to the Chinese soldiers and civilians. Wherever they passed, only broken walls remained in the towns.
The walls and villages were ablaze, but they proudly waved their swords and guns to show off their martial prowess on the land strewn with corpses.
If you want to beat them, you have to beat them thoroughly so that they will feel a shadow when they see the Four Lines Regiment, just like the 108th Division.
This time, facing 80,000 Japanese troops approaching the Taihang Mountains, the Si Xing Regiment dared to split into two. That must be the credit of the cowards of the 108th Division.
More than half a year ago, an infantry brigade of the 108th Division would have dared to go tens of miles away from the county seat and go deep into the mountains to raid and destroy the base area. Now without an infantry brigade, they would not dare to leave the county seat for more than 20 miles.
How can a bunch of cowards who have lost their courage be worthy of an elite group of four to deal with them? Half of the people already think highly of them.
However, these two infantry companies not only had to withstand the heavy siege of the Japanese army, but also suffered heavy artillery strikes from the Japanese army, and casualties were inevitable.
But as Tang Li said when he stood up to receive the military order: "If there is no sacrifice, then there is victory! Since I entered the Songhu battlefield, I have no intention of living. After living for an extra year and a half, I have already earned more than I can earn."
No matter how many Japs there are in the Fifth Division, is it possible that there are more than there were in the Four Lines Regiment's warehouse?"
If the last-ditch battle at Sihang Warehouse made these Chinese soldiers like nirvana phoenixes no longer afraid of death, then the battle at Qingshiyan three months ago was like a forging machine, which transformed the four soldiers who had completely transformed in spirit and spirit.
The entire battalion is made even more solid as fine steel, not only fearless of death, but also fearless of any opponent.
Of course, the Heilonggou battlefield is spread over an area of about 5 kilometers in radius, and the fierce fighting is not limited to this place.
When the exaggerated explosion in the canyon stunned the Chinese and Japanese soldiers, each of them had to avoid the "human bombs" and countless gravels that were constantly sprayed out by the air waves. After two minutes, Leng Feng personally led the four groups that established the blocking position at the entrance of the valley.
The officers and soldiers of the regiment woke up from the shock first.
Even though the battlefield is still filled with dust, the dust blown up by the air waves is like a heavy fog, and no one can be seen from thirty meters away. But we still have to fight.
"Hit me, even if you can't see me." Leng Feng's low roar echoed throughout the audience.
Four MG34 heavy machine guns located 300 meters away from the rear of the position were the first to roar, followed by two 7mm Browning heavy machine guns that also opened fire recklessly. Nine Czech light machine guns equipped by the infantry company also joined in the firing.
In addition, more than 200 infantrymen equipped with semi-automatic rifles, submachine guns, and single-shot rifles also opened fire with full force.
There is no clear target, because there is no field of vision at all. I just shoot at the direction in my memory, and then shoot again.
This blocking position at the mouth of the valley is an extremely rare three-dimensional position. Due to time constraints and unable to dig deep trenches, Leng Feng simply set up fire positions layer by layer according to local conditions.
There are three infantry platoons, one infantry platoon occupies one floor, the fire support platoon occupies one floor, and the 7mm heavy machine gun of the artillery company is at the highest position. The gap between each floor is 30 meters, which is just enough to avoid accidental injuries.
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Such a position may not be well used for defense, and it will definitely suffer heavy casualties when it is covered by mountain artillery fire, but it is the most suitable for fighting such a valley mouth blocking battle.
No matter how the Japanese troops hid, the bullets fired from up, down, left, and right would cover almost no blind spots.
In almost an instant, the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment poured more than 600 rounds of bullets at the more than 400 Japanese troops who were completely stunned. If they were at this speed, they could pour more than 30,000 rounds of bullets at the Japanese invaders in one minute.
, an absolute prodigal shot.
But there is no way. The current battlefield is like being blindfolded. No one can see the other at a distance of nearly 300 meters.
Then, we can only rely on firepower to decide the outcome.
At this time, all tactics are nonsense. What they have to do now is to pour firepower in the opponent's direction regardless of everything, until the dust in the sky is blown away by the wind.
Although the number of the world's first general-purpose machine gun is small, eight 250-round ammunition belts are prepared for each machine gun. The ammunition reserve of 2,000 rounds of ammunition for one machine gun is something that neither China nor Japan can achieve in this era.
Logistics support.
The four flame-spitting MG34s were the most beautiful in the first 30 seconds on this battlefield. Even the astonishingly powerful 7mm heavy machine gun could only defeat them.
This style of suppression that relies solely on firepower output is definitely a nightmare for this wave of Japanese infantry! The Japanese infantry who had just experienced air waves and various flying human parts flying over their heads were already shivering and could only cover their heads.
With its head on the ground, it looked like a frightened quail that didn't dare to move easily.
The Chinese are so cruel, and every Japanese soldier with a broken liver and gallbladder is uttering the most vicious curses in his heart.
But they still scolded them too early. The Chinese are more 'vicious' than they thought!
The metal torrent, which is more dangerous than the air wave, comes one after another, endless.
Bullets poured down like raindrops, pinning hundreds of Japanese infantry in the wilderness with almost no cover, and there was almost no decent counterattack.
The reason why they said they had no decent counterattack was because anyone who dared to raise their head and raise their body higher than 20 centimeters lost their lives in the hail of bullets.
The dust in the sky rolled up by the air waves covered the eyes of both sides, and all precision had lost its effect. What the Four Lines Army used to deal with the Japanese army was firepower, completely superior firepower, using a large number of bullets, piles
Kill the enemy in front of you.
A few minutes later, when the mountain wind blew away the dust bit by bit and the smoke was no longer enough to block the sight, what appeared in front of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment was a river of blood.
The dozens of Japanese top soldiers who were less than tens of meters away from the front of the position were naturally already dead and could not die again.
No one can survive such a terrifying hail of bullets.
Even if you can turn into a groundhog in an instant and dig a hole into the ground to avoid bullets, more than 100 long-handled grenades thrown from a distance can still kill them.
Those who are close are dead, and those who are far away are not much better.
Perhaps, the Japanese soldiers who were further away hoped that they would be the leading soldiers and die more quickly. This was a blessing for them who had been in a state of suffering.
If you are just beaten by the Chinese soldiers whose firepower far exceeds theirs, you will die and you don't need to think so much.
However, the dust in the sky raised by the air waves provided them with a barrier, and the exaggerated firepower was only diffused and sprayed. For the Japanese troops at Taniguchi, the lethality was reduced by at least two-thirds.
In order to avoid the terrifying air waves erupting from the valley mouth, the Japanese infantrymen who dug temporary field trenches under the command of the squadron commander basically hid in the small ditches they had just dug on both sides of the valley mouth with pale faces.
There may be some natural rocks as bunkers there, but for the number of nearly 300 people, they are really too few.
The moment the bullets came, the Japanese infantry had no choice but to crawl to the ground and try their best to get lower, and then lower.
This is the quality that the elite veterans of the Japanese army should have. In this way, even if there is no bunker, it can be enough for them to avoid the torrent of bullets whizzing past their heads.
No one can be so precise that they can shoot a human body lying on the ground 300 meters away with a height of 20 centimeters while their eyes are completely dark. This would be difficult for the four-line group who had poor vision and could only rely on memory to shoot in their direction.
As far as the officers and soldiers are concerned, hitting them depends entirely on luck.
However, the Four Lines Group does not only have machine guns, rifles and submachine guns!
The reason for their prodigal firepower is that in addition to the metal torrent that fired at least 50,000 rounds of bullets in a few minutes, the 9-gun 60-gun ambushed in the mountain col 500 meters behind also poured at least 200 rounds on both sides of the valley entrance.
Cannonballs.
There was no target, and all the gunners were ordered to bombard the two flanks of the valley mouth indiscriminately.
This time, the Japanese army was in bad luck. They could hide from bullets by lying on the ground, but there was nothing they could do against the shells falling from the sky.
Seeing that my companion who was only five meters away and was also hugging Mother Earth tightly was blown up several meters high, and then screamed and fell without making any sound. Moreover, such stories continued to be played out, 200 rounds of artillery shells
It almost covers an area of tens of thousands of square meters near the entrance of the valley.
The Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough not to be hit by the shells had actually forgotten their sorrow at that time. They were mainly afraid. No one knew whether it would be their turn to die in the next moment.
That's all they were thinking about. It was almost like being on the execution ground, waiting to be shot.
Waiting, witnessing with your own eyes your fellow comrades leaving helplessly one by one. Perhaps, in the next second it will be your turn to be blown to pieces by a mortar bomb.
This is unbearable suffering for any normal person, even if he is a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles. The tenacity of his nerves cannot withstand the fear of death after all.
After suffering for several minutes, the Japanese soldiers who had completely lost their mentality and dared to risk their lives, raised their heads, and even heroically held their guns and fired bullets at the enemy positions to express their resistance to fate were basically killed by bullets flying in the sky.
Instead of lying down and waiting to be blown into pieces by artillery shells falling from the sky, only a few Japanese soldiers who desperately ran or crawled toward the safest position in their memory could survive in the end.
The Japanese soldiers who survived were either extremely lucky, or they occupied a good position from the beginning, which not only could withstand bullets, but also had enough bunkers to block the flying shrapnel.
But this is only twenty-three out of ten.
In other words, when the dust clears, there will be less than a hundred Japanese soldiers alive on the entire battlefield who are still alive and fighting back desperately, and Poitian can only gather two infantry squads.
Of course, even if the situation is so difficult, even if it is just broken, as the famous steel army of the Japanese Empire, the Japanese infantry have not tried to fight back. They also have seven or eight light machine guns and eight grenades.
They also poured out their unyielding and anger on the positions of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment.
However, the firepower was too weak, and it was also aimless.
There were also unlucky officers and soldiers of the Fourth Line Regiment who were hit by shrapnel from grenades or stray bullets. Three people died on the spot and 18 were injured.
This loss is not small for the Four Troops, but it is acceptable. After all, they took away more than 200 Japanese soldiers in one wave during the shooting battle.
Of course, these losses were not caused by the Japanese infantry who were stunned by the torrent of bullets and fierce shells.
But three Type 94 Xiaoduding tanks.
The armor of the Type 94 tank is very thin. The thickest part of the steel plate is only 10 mm. Due to its size, it cannot be equipped with a tank gun. It only has two 7 mm heavy machine guns. It is more appropriate to call it a tank than an armored vehicle.
It was just a piece of cake on the plain battlefield, but it was a rare weapon for the Japanese army to suppress the enemy on the mountainous battlefield in Shanxi Province.
The lightweight body allows this armored vehicle, which even the Japanese Army dislikes, to travel on simple mountain roads in mountainous areas. It can also provide fire support to the infantry with two 7mm heavy machine guns under the hail of enemy bullets. The Chinese do not have 37mm weapons.
When it comes to defending against artillery, this little iron lump that can climb over mountains and ridges is simply invincible.
This is also the reason why Oshima Masayoshi waved his hand and let four Type 94 light tanks take the lead into the canyon. This was one of the sources of confidence for the imperial officers and soldiers.
In fact, in addition to a Type 94 tank that was overturned by a huge air wave with its back to the valley entrance, it became an extremely unfortunate example of "death before leaving the battle", and the 94 little bean sprouts spread out on the left and right wings of the valley entrance did not disappoint the empire.
The expectation of the officers and soldiers was that when the bullets hit like a hail, they could not penetrate the 10mm front steel plate with a clanging sound, even if the steel plate had been hit by the bullets, it looked like a pockmarked face.
Even if the mortar shell exploded just two or three meters away, it did not cause any substantial damage. The three tank crew members were safe sitting inside, and they also protected a group of Japanese soldiers huddled behind the tank.
They didn't dare to move. There were friendly troops lying around on the ground dodging the bullets. If they drove a few meters, the tracks were bound to be covered with blood and flesh. They could only hold on and use the two machine guns on the vehicle to shoot at the four enemies on the opposite side.
The group's position was filled with indiscriminate fire.
The 7mm machine gun is extremely powerful. The three soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment who died were all killed by machine gun bullets in the head and chest.
The steel helmet also becomes extremely fragile in the face of such a highly kinetic energy warhead.
The Japanese army still has two squads left, and these three Little Beans have contributed a lot.
However, as their vision became clearer, their good days came to an end.
Two 7mm heavy machine guns targeted them, but they were only 500 meters away. The Type 94 tank, which just stayed in place and used its body as a shield for the infantry, was like standing at the entrance of Dongguan Lane in the future and waving at you with a sweet smile.
The girl just had to say "Welcome to submit" to the machine gunners.
As the sergeant of the machine gun squad roared, "Fuck him," the muzzle of the heavy machine gun was adjusted, and bullets as thick as thumbs were re-entered into the magazine. The last reliance of the Japanese army was about to end.
Within a distance of 500 meters, even the 20mm armor on the side of the Type 89 tank is not enough in front of a 7mm heavy machine gun!
