Because Tang Dao boldly mobilized the Japanese troops to bombard the 36th Infantry Brigade with heavy artillery, the Chinese soldiers in the blocking position no longer had to compete with the Japanese artillery with their lives.
The reinforcements led by Lei Xiong and the original two battalions and one company on the position suffered no more casualties on the frontal battlefield, and the blocking battle was over.
But the battle did not end just because of the fierce artillery fire. The battle that broke out at the end of the "Guling" was the final end of this blocking battle that was bloody enough for both China and Japan.
The reason is that all the Japanese heavy machine gunners and infantry artillery fell on the "Guling". The Japanese infantry on the front line could run away at will, but they could not on the "Guling".
The Japanese army was ordered to retreat, but they were not beaten back by heavy artillery. The 36th Infantry Brigade was an elite force transferred from Japan's North China Expeditionary Force, so it was not so vulnerable.
Instead of retreating, the Japanese army, which always regarded equipment as their life, did not dare to discard their equipment.
The Japanese troops on the "Guling" were on one side of the battlefield, and the time when they received the order to retreat was obviously farther than other troops.
Moreover, there was continuous artillery fire in front of the blocking position, and miraculously not a single heavy artillery shell fell from the 'Lone Tomb', which gave people the impression that it was the safest place. This also gave the illusion to the Japanese troops who were pushed down by the heavy artillery.
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It is safer not to move than to move.
Perhaps only Pang Dahai, who was responsible for providing the bombardment coordinates, knew the secret.
On that hill, we had killed a guard company and dozens of machine gunners, more than 200 people! And the Japanese on top were blasted by mortars, and the threat was reduced by half. He didn't want to think that there were already more than 200 people there.
The bodies of the brothers who fell into deep sleep were gone.
When the bombardment lasted about 20 minutes, Lei Xiong observed that his own artillery fire was accurate enough. Although shells occasionally landed near the trenches, they had not killed his own people as well. Let's look at the Japanese troops running like wolves on the frontal battlefield.
Zhutu had no intention of fighting anymore and decided to take advantage of this gap to recapture the 'Guling', a high ground that was extremely important to the defense line.
Lei Xiong can become Tang Dao's most trusted lieutenant, not just because Tang Dao trusts him enough, but because he is extremely capable.
The experience of serving as a commander at the grassroots level for many years was like laying a foundation for him. By the time of the Songhu Battle, the army captain who served as the commander of the fire support company had accumulated a lot of experience and showed impressive command ability and decisiveness.
Whether it was following Tang Dao's advice and defying orders to blow up all retreats and holding on to the warehouse during the Four Lines Battle, or serving as the first commander at the Baihe Port Bridge and using ground ambush tactics to kill six Japanese fighter planes and completely crushing the Japanese disguised troops who came for a sneak attack.
Rough special warfare are all manifestations of Lei Xiong's decisiveness and commanding ability that are higher than his current military rank.
Although at that moment, his own artillery fire could almost dominate the battlefield, he still made a precautionary tactical arrangement - taking advantage of the chaos of the Japanese army to recapture the "Guling" highland.
He must consider the possibility that if the Japanese army receives reinforcements from the 18th Division, the main force led by Tang Dao will have to turn the muzzle of the artillery. Without the power of heavy artillery, the Japanese army will never let go of the Chinese infantry in front of them.
Therefore, Lei Xiong made a decisive decision and ordered Leng Feng to lead his two infantry squads to kill the Japanese troops still operating on the "Guling" and recapture the "Guling".
Leng Feng led the first and second squads of Gu Xishui, who had become the squad leader, to maneuver toward the "Guling" amid the roar of artillery.
The Japanese troops on the hill had already received the order to retreat at that moment, and were carrying heavy machine guns and dragging two infantry cannons back down.
The two infantry squads, armed with several submachine guns and shell guns, did not attack the enemy at all as they imagined, and just waited at the bottom of the hill.
However, at a distance of only 30 meters, several heavy machine guns that rushed to meet the enemy had not even had time to fire a few bullets before they were blown up by a rain of grenades thrown by a group of experienced infantrymen.
The heavy gun frame clanked among the shrapnel of grenades, but blood was splattered on the human body.
The remaining two infantry artillery pieces were no better than burning fire sticks at this moment. A group of Japanese artillerymen who were stunned finally woke up, threw away the iron lumps and shells and ran away, but in the face of the firepower of such close-range weapons as submachine guns and shell guns,
, no matter whether you resist, lie down, or struggle hard, it is useless.
The entire battle did not last more than ten minutes. A group of Japanese soldiers who had no time to evacuate were all killed by the guns. At that time, the thousands of Japanese soldiers on the front battlefield were still overwhelmed by the fireballs from heavy artillery. Even Seto
Top commanders like Nellie were reduced to ashes, and of course no one cared about these miserable machine gunners and artillerymen.
That was the battlefield where Tang Dao's troops captured the most in this blocking battle. Five 92 heavy machine guns and two 92 infantry cannons became trophies for the Chinese soldiers.
However, no one was happy about the rich loot.
Because this is also the most painful battlefield for the Chinese army.
More than 200 defenders were on this isolated high ground outside the main position.
completely annihilated!
No one survived!
Even in the battle of retreat when Gu Xishui lost his lover, two female nurses and dozens of seriously injured people were still alive.
It was not like the dead silence in the position where we reoccupied the hilly highlands.
Because the battlefield continued, the Japanese army did not have time to take over the high ground.
There are khaki corpses scattered up and down the high ground, but as you go higher, more and more dark gray bodies come into view.
That represents almost all traces of their battle.
Traces of battle!
Traces of sacrifice!
Traces of unyielding!
Until there is no retreat!
The last piece of scarlet flesh is the last monument left by Major Scar to his comrades!
The Japanese army may have run out of time, or they may have been shocked. They did not use the crater filled with the flesh and blood of Chinese soldiers as their position, but chose a new location.
Tang Dao, who led the main force to arrive, and Tantai Mingyue stood in front of the crater scattered with the flesh and blood of Chinese soldiers, silent for a long time!
Tears rolled down Tantai Mingyue's face!
Tang Dao's body was straight and his eyes were as deep as the night. No one knew what he was thinking at the moment!
The only remaining guard company commander of the 108th Division knelt on the side and cried loudly.
How could he not cry?
After this battle, the 108th Division Guard Battalion lost its top officer and two infantry company commanders, and more than 60% of the entire battalion died.
How could he not cry so bitterly?
His battalion commander and the last group of defenders turned into a rain of blood, not even showing his last appearance.
His soldiers, almost mixed with tears and blood, picked up the flesh and blood scattered within a hundred meters.
There are a few big living people weighing hundreds of kilograms! There are only such a small pile left.
The officers of the guard battalion, headed by Major Stingy, standing nearby were all bursting with tears.
In this battle, they successfully completed the combat mission assigned by Tang Dao, blocking the aggressive attack of the 36th Infantry Brigade, allowing Tang Dao to successfully annihilate the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade and gain the final victory in the southeastern battlefield, which was coming to an end.
A great victory worth writing about.
But their losses were too great, so great that their heart, liver and lungs hurt.
Although the battle losses of the nearly 1,000 men of the two battalions and one company on the blocking position have not yet been calculated, a rough estimate is that more than half of them were killed in the battle, and the number of minor and serious injuries was unknown. It is almost impossible to even have a whole person on the battlefield.
And the area they were standing in now was even more tragic and unbearable to look at.
The trenches dug with huge manpower on the three sides were reduced to ruins by artillery fire and the explosives prepared by oneself. Only more than a hundred officers and soldiers bodies could be found, including the supreme commander Scar Lao Zhao, no bones were left.
Actually more than one-third.
Including the Battle of Songjiang, this can be called the most brutal battle in the history of the 67th Army.
"Bury all the brothers here!" Tang Dao, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
"This is where they fought and where they guarded. I believe they would be willing to sleep here."
After looking around for a week, Tang Dao continued: "If one day I die in battle, please spread some of my ashes on these hills. They died under my orders, and I will accompany them in the future."
"This place is really picturesque!" Tang Dao looked up at the bright moon in the sky and poured the tears that had slowly overflowed back into his eye sockets.
War does not require tears, the comrades here will understand!
