The Laoyashan Field Hospital of the Japanese 116th Division, located 10 kilometers south of Hengyang City, was raided!
The 3rd Squadron of the Guards directly under the 116th Division, which was responsible for the defense of the field hospital, was forced to send a message to the division headquarters for help in the third minute after the battle began.
The firepower of the Chinese sneaking into the area was really fierce. Not only did they have a large number of submachine guns and light machine guns, they even had three 12.7mm heavy machine guns and a small number of mortars.
The simple fortifications built by the infantry squadron on the mountain are simply unable to withstand the continuous attack of such heavy weapons.
Iwa Yongwang was frightened and angry, and immediately sent the 133rd Infantry Regiment, which was resting, to support.
The main reason why the already disabled 133rd Infantry Regiment was dispatched is naturally that the infantry regiment is located closest to the field hospital, less than 2 kilometers away. In addition, after these 20 days, there are only a few hundred infantrymen left in the 133rd Infantry Regiment.
The infantry wing has received additional personnel and now has a fully-equipped infantry group and three infantry squadrons.
Not to mention that the 133rd Infantry Regiment, which has nearly 2,000 people, has been deployed in full force. Even an infantry brigade can surround and kill this group of daring Chinese.
However, Colonel Kurose Ippei, commander of the 133rd Infantry Regiment, who suffered a big fall at Huangcha Ridge, still decided to attack with all his strength after receiving the order.
After the Battle of Huangchaling, Kurose Ippei had already tested out the equipment and actual combat capabilities of the Four Elements Regiment at the expense of 3,000 imperial officers and soldiers, and had already regarded the Four Elements Regiment as his lifelong enemy.
As for the small group of Chinese troops that sneaked out of the Chinese position in Hengyang, the possibility of being the Four Lines Regiment was higher than 80%. If the troops were not strong enough, he felt a little guilty.
Moreover, the six infantry squadrons he personally led plus a heavy machine gun squadron and an infantry artillery squad totaled 1,500 people, and the proportion of new recruits accounted for 70%.
It has to be said that as the saying goes, one learns from every experience, and the Japanese Army Colonel is already considered a very wise person.
However, he still underestimated his opponent and was tricked by his colleagues. The captain of the escort squadron who called the division headquarters for help did not explain his predicament at all clearly because of time constraints.
The Chinese not only launched a fierce attack with fierce firepower, but before the attack, they had already used individual soldiers to infiltrate and assassinate his defense line in the dark. The entire escort squadron's defense line was attacked by the Chinese using mortars and 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.
Before the violent bombardment, it was already riddled with holes like a sieve.
The fact is that after the Japanese army captain sent a distress telegram in panic, a team of 5 Chinese officers and soldiers had already arrived near his headquarters and moved towards the simple semi-underground bunker.
2 explosive grenades were thrown.
That was a 0.8kg blasting grenade specially developed by the Taihang Army Factory. It was specially used by individual infantry soldiers to blast armor and fixed targets. The 0.4kg ‘cyclone explosive’ charge was enough to open a bunker.
Cao Yingchong, who was in charge of this position, did not use regular field tactics, using MG42 and 12.7mm heavy machine guns to suppress the enemy, and then slowly approaching with infantry. Instead, he used firepower to attract the Japanese, and the individual soldiers had already been cleared out before the storm.
He personally led the fire team directly behind the Japanese defense line.
His bold advance made huge gains. The top commander of the field hospital defense of the 116th Division was blown to pieces during the assault, resulting in the complete loss of unified command of the remaining hundreds of Japanese infantrymen.
But what's even more fatal is that neither Lieutenant General Iwanae, who is in charge of the division headquarters, nor Colonel Kurose Ippei, who is leading the soldiers to the field hospital, know that the battle in the field hospital is now one-sided.
Tang Dao did not just kill a small Japanese sniper and carry out this sudden attack on a whim.
In the Japanese bombing a few days ago, not only the eight female nurses and three military doctors of the field hospital led by Tantai Mingyue died on the spot, but also seven members of the 1st Battalion of the Fourth Army Regiment, the Artillery Battalion, the Reconnaissance Company, and the Mountain Infantry Company.
Wounded soldiers also died in that bombing.
In fact, Tang Dao usually abides by the rules. It is fate for soldiers to die on the battlefield. When comrades and subordinates die in the battle between the two armies, Tang Dao is more sad and less angry.
But a soldier who had completed his duty and lost his life while recovering in the hospital was not something Tang Dao could accept.
In the afternoon of that day, Tang Dao asked Gu Xishui and Lu Sanjiang to formulate a revenge plan.
As the saying goes, "It is disrespectful to come back without reciprocating." The Japanese bombed our field hospital, so the target of revenge must also be the hospital.
For several days, the reconnaissance company, under the personal leadership of Lu Sanjiang, sent 8 groups to sneak out of the position, cross the river from the Zhishui defense line, and conduct reconnaissance behind the Japanese defense line. Finally, they found the location of the field hospital in Laoya Mountain.
The field hospital of a division has a limited capacity. Originally, there would not be more than 2,000 wounded soldiers here. However, the fact is that this field hospital can accommodate at least 4,000 people, which is more than double its maximum capacity to accommodate wounded soldiers.
This also caused the field hospital to rapidly expand in size, and the defense line of an infantry squadron of no more than 220 people was forced to be stretched wide.
Even so, the reconnaissance company still spent two days and two nights recording all aspects of the Japanese defense line, and based on previous reconnaissance terrain maps, they drew extremely detailed maps of Japanese sentries, firepower, etc.
Tang Dao gave the reconnaissance company and the mountain infantry company two more days to familiarize the officers and soldiers of the two companies with the Japanese checkpoints, firepower and other positions. It was not until they were familiar with it that they launched the revenge battle codenamed "Black Snow".
The reconnaissance company carried out single-soldier or two-person assassination attacks on the Japanese defense line at 2 a.m. It was not until 15 minutes later that the screams of a Japanese soldier who was stabbed into the chest by a three-pointed army thorn and pretended to be dead at the last moment of his life alerted the Japanese defenders.
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The first reconnaissance company and the first mountain infantry company, which had been waiting for a long time, launched a full-scale attack on the Japanese field hospital defense line.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Japanese Army captain, who was overwhelmed by the crazy firepower and could not even lift his head, had no idea when he sent a message to the division headquarters that his defense line would be completely broken through in 2 minutes.
In the face of an all-out attack by more than 300 elite infantrymen of the Four Lines Regiment who had been preparing for several days, the defense line of the 116th Division Field Hospital was easily torn into pieces like an egg shell.
The Japanese army rarely had female doctors and nurses, which also alleviated the guilt of the elite members of the Four Elements Regiment who were ordered to carry out revenge.
They used the simplest method, either throwing explosives in the wounded shed, or placing mustard gas seized from the Japanese army and detonating it.
In short, after breaking through the defense line and staying in the field hospital for no more than 10 minutes, 300 elite soldiers ravaged the area like a group of crazy bison, and then left without mercy.
The attack on the field hospital was only the first step of the 'Black Snow' plan, and there was a second wave of operations waiting for them.
According to the analysis of the areas where various Japanese military units are located, the Japanese troops coming for reinforcements must be in the area closest to the field hospital where the resting Japanese troops are stationed.
After reconnaissance, it was found that the group of Japanese troops was the 133 Infantry Regiment that fought fiercely with the 1st Battalion for several days at Huangcha Ridge. They also had a lot of blood on their hands from the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Line Regiment, so it would be a good time to kill them again.
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Playing with rabbits has always been Tang Tuanzuo's specialty.
The 133 Infantry Regiment is actually not slow anymore. On such a dark night, it only took 3 minutes for them to assemble their troops after receiving the order. On the 4-mile mountain road, the fully armed soldiers ran all the way with flashlights, taking only 6 minutes.
It took more than half a minute to run.
However, a sentence written by the Salt Barn Air Private who served as the deputy squad leader in his post-war battle summary can prove that running too fast is not necessarily a good thing.
Yes, even though Yangang Kong is just a new soldier, he has experienced several battlefields in Miluo River, Tanzhou, and Hengyang City South, and he can be regarded as a veteran who has experienced wars.
The 116th Division is currently extremely short of veterans, so this private in the empty salt barn actually serves as deputy squad leader, which only sergeants in the past could hold.
Deputy Captain Shiotani, who managed to survive the war, summed it up this way: "The defeat of the regiment this time was closely related to the lack of necessary march reconnaissance that only considered speed."
This sentence was directed at Colonel Kurose Hei who personally led the regiment to march. In normal times, no one would have dared to say it. Not to mention the little private in the salt barn, even an army captain would have to be beaten by the Japanese.
The army colonel just used some tricks to send him to the front line and got him killed.
But Yangang Kong actually said it directly. It was not until sixty years later that Yangang Kong, who was already old, told the real reason why he was so bold.
After experiencing successive defeats and watching his old and new comrades die, he became disheartened. He did not want to stay on this battlefield at all, and would even rather die.
The disheartened private simply used the method of publicly blaming the highest commander of the regiment. Whether he was sent to a military court or continued to be sent to the battlefield as front-line cannon fodder, he admitted it.
The unlucky but extremely lucky Japanese private did not know that the person he accused was actually killed on the spot. The division headquarters was in urgent need of someone responsible for this battle.
The Japanese private's "righteous speech" just pointed out a clear path to the anxious Lieutenant General Iwa Yongwang.
What else is more appropriate for a colonel-level dead ghost to take responsibility for?
The unlucky private in the salt barn not only was not killed, but was promoted to squad leader, directly surpassing the rank of private and commander, and directly became a sergeant. The next step is to become a second lieutenant in the army.
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However, the Yangang Air Force Cao was not happy at all when things went against his wishes.
Because the 133rd Infantry Regiment spent 20 days replenishing its troops in vain, and was severely damaged and disabled again.
The supplementary recruits will die if they die. There is also a supplementary division of up to 20,000 people on the way to Hengyang, but the veterans who were not many in the first place died in this battle.
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An elite regiment originally known as the "Knife Point" Infantry Regiment of the 116th Division, after dawn, there were only 5 lieutenants and 21 commanders left. The grassroots backbone of the sergeant did not have a single officer. This is
What kind of painful experience?
It turned out that the 133rd Infantry Regiment lacked necessary march reconnaissance due to its eagerness to rush to the battlefield. As a result, an infantry squadron as the vanguard plunged into the minefield pre-laid in the fields by the reconnaissance company of the Fourth Row Regiment.
After more than 100 scouts arrived at 12 o'clock, they spent nearly an hour laying minefields on the road where the Japanese troops were bound to come for support.
The visibility at night is extremely poor. Many infantry mines do not need to be carefully buried at all. Simply covering them with soil can be regarded as careful. For many, just find a pile of dead grass and put them inside, and that's it.
But this extremely crude minefield has become a nightmare for the 133rd Infantry Regiment!
Because the vast majority of them are recruits, the three-month recruit training has taught them to obey military orders, to climb over obstacles, and to shoot. There are many talented people who can hit ten rings 200 meters away.
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But the new recruits have never seen blood or experienced death right before their eyes!
"Boom!" an explosion sounded, and the two leading Japanese soldiers flew up in the smoke, and blood was sprinkled on the soldiers who followed behind.
The frightened Japanese infantrymen quickly ran to the fields on both sides of the road and lay down!
Unfortunately, it was also a minefield. The mines stepped on by the recruits continued to explode. The screams and explosions became the main theme of the area, causing the Japanese veterans to scream "Don't move, lie down on the spot!" as a warning.
Seems so weak.
The screams and deaths of their companions caused more than 100 recruits to collapse. Some of them ran to the fields on both sides, while others turned around and ran backwards.
Humans are group animals. Seeing the smoke billowing in front of them, screams and screams, and dozens of colleagues rushing towards this side crazily, the advance formation of the main Japanese army was suddenly in chaos.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this critical moment, six MG42 machine guns ambushed 480 meters away from the Japanese army began to roar.
They were the Long Yan Platoon of the Mountain Infantry Company and the Shen Laoliu Platoon of the Reconnaissance Company. The two platoon leaders were known as sharp knife platoons by their respective companies. They coincidentally placed their most powerful MG42 machine guns on both wings of the ambush area, forming a cross fire.
The six MG42s with full firepower were like a pair of scissors composed of metal bullets, cutting back and forth in the long queue of Japanese troops.
If the Japanese vanguard who accidentally ran into a minefield before had just lost their mentality, then with this round of fire from 6 'widow makers', the recruits of the 133rd Infantry Regiment were
It was a direct bombing of the camp.
No matter what the squad leader or squad leader was, no one could speak. They all rushed towards the back in a chaotic manner, everyone wanted to get out of this damn place as quickly as possible.
Even for at least 30 seconds, the 133rd Infantry Regiment, which had more than 1,500 troops, failed to organize a decent counterattack.
Not to mention the confused look on the face of Colonel Kurose Hei who was trapped in this situation, even Shen Laoliu and Long Yan who were 300 meters away were dumbfounded.
They had fought many battles with the Japanese and had seen all kinds of Japanese, some were brave and fearless, some were crazy, some were cunning, and some were psychotic. But like this, they were so weak that they exploded.
It's the first time I've seen someone turn around and run away as soon as he hears the sound of gunfire.
Could it be that these are not real Japs, but a group of second Japs?
To be honest, in terms of the combat effectiveness displayed by the Japanese at this time, only some puppet troops on the North China battlefield could match it.
Of course, the two platoon commanders were both extremely experienced in the battlefield. When they saw the movement of the Japanese army, they immediately fired flares, blew the charge horn, and attacked the Japanese army with two rows of troops.
Although this went against the tactical plan formulated before the war, it accelerated the defeat of the 133rd Infantry Regiment, which was mainly composed of new recruits.
The original tactical plan drawn up by Gu Xishui was for two elite infantry platoons, Long Yan and Shen Laoliu, to rely on minefields to hold back the Japanese troops, wait for the other four platoons that had destroyed the field hospital to arrive, and then join forces to attack the Japanese troops, and then
We evacuated in the direction of Zhishui around 3 a.m.
At that time, the 2nd Battalion, mountain artillery company, and tank company will be on the other side of the river to respond.
Based on the pre-war reconnaissance around the 133 Infantry Regiment, Tang Dao had already judged that the combat effectiveness of the 133 Infantry Regiment, which was rebuilt with new recruits, would not be too strong, but even Tang Dao did not expect that these guys would be so incompetent.
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Just two infantrymen with less than 200 people in the platoon killed them to pieces, so that he, the commander of the front line of Huangchaling, didn't fire a single shot.
This time the combat plan codenamed "Black Blood" was not formulated and completed by the Four Lines Regiment alone. It was also approved by the supreme commander Fang Xianjue.
"The real defensive battle is to defend while attacking. To defend blindly is not to defend, it is to be passively beaten!" Without Tang Dao's explanation, the famous general Fang Xianjue understood that the "Black Snow" tactic proposed by Tang Dao was the most effective.
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This can not only retaliate against the Japanese bombing of our own field hospitals, but also deter the Japanese so that they have to strengthen the protection of their artillery, baggage, medical and other auxiliary units, especially at night, when more patrols are needed.
This undoubtedly added a lot of unnecessary expenses and burdens to the Japanese army out of thin air.
As long as it is detrimental to the enemy, it is beneficial to himself. The only thing that worries Fang Xianjue is whether the two elite infantry companies that made a surprise attack 10 kilometers behind the enemy can return smoothly.
If they were made dumplings by the Japanese, it would be a failure of deterrence but a loss of rice, which would boost the morale of the Japanese army.
Therefore, on this night, the 15,000 Chinese officers and soldiers on the southern defense line of the city were on alert. After 12 o'clock, everyone had their magazines and grenades inserted into their body pouches, waiting for the order from the headquarters to launch a counterattack.
Once the Japanese army mobilizes its main force to the rear, officers and soldiers on the two defensive lines in the south and west of the city will launch an attack on the Japanese positions in the front.
The field guns and mountain guns belonging to all the artillery positions inside and outside Hengyang City have their muzzles raised high. Once the military order is issued, they will bombard the predetermined target with all their strength.
In order to ensure success, Fang Xianjue actually chose to play a big one, and almost gave the entire city of Hengyang the garrison strength to Stud.
The most nervous Chinese soldiers at this time were by no means the officers and soldiers of the two companies on the front line, but Fang Xianjue sitting on Yanhui Peak and several big guys around him.
However, all the preparations were not used. Before the main force of the four platoons could even be reached, Long Yan and Shen Laoliu led more than 170 officers and soldiers to defeat the 133 Infantry Regiment with 1,500 troops.
In this battle, more than 900 Japanese troops including Colonel Kurose Hei were killed, 4 infantry guns were blown up before they could fire, and 4 Type 91 mortars and 60 shells were captured.
As for the loss of the 116th Division's field hospital, I'm afraid only the 116th Division knows best. Due to time constraints, the 300 officers and soldiers who looted the Japanese field hospital left without even having time to count the results.
At 5:30 in the morning, under the cover of a reconnaissance platoon, more than 300 officers and soldiers successfully crossed the steaming water. After receiving the news, a Japanese infantry brigade was attacked by 12 mountain guns and 20mm machine guns of 24 light tanks.
After a severe beating, he turned around and retreated.
Cao Ying, who was in charge of the rear, rushed to the platoon and returned to his own position almost arrogantly.
In this battle, the Si Xing regiment only paid the price of 5 deaths and 22 injuries, paralyzing the medical system of the 116th Division, and conveniently tied a former defeated general to the pillar of shame in history.
