Perhaps the only thing that made Kunizaki feel relieved was that the Chinese probably didn't have much ammunition left and did not lay mines along the road.
The biggest damage was using the most primitive tools to dig out more than a dozen places on the simple road leading to the plain.
But this is not a problem for the Kunisaki detachment.
The reason why the Kunisaki detachment is called a detachment is that it is equipped with cavalry, artillery, engineering, supplies, medical care, and communications. It is a more complete unit than a mixed brigade. It is not even called a small division.
Too much.
Although there are not as many engineers as an engineer regiment of more than 600 people, there are still nearly 200 engineers. Such "small damage" can be repaired quickly.
The Japanese engineers were absolutely professional. Although they did not have any industrial machinery to assist them and relied only on manpower, they were able to fill pits and build bridges when encountering water, allowing the large vehicles that were closely protected by the infantry to pass smoothly.
But along the way, the Japanese army was also on tenterhooks.
The simple highway basically runs through the mountains. The mountains on both sides are densely forested. If there are hundreds of people hiding, they will not be able to see it at all...
In order to prevent being ambushed by the unwilling Chinese, Kunizaki had no choice but to adopt a segmented march method.
That is, an infantry brigade serves as the vanguard in front, followed by another infantry brigade one kilometer behind. After walking five kilometers, the infantry conducts fire reconnaissance or manual inspection of the mountains on both sides. After confirming that there is no danger, a signal is sent to the main force behind.
Only the main force will march.
Doing this can of course avoid unnecessary risks, but the disadvantages are not small and it seriously delays the march time.
In addition, the 1st Brigade of the Jingan Army, which was already half buried in the ground, still had a strength of more than 8,000. The Kunozaki Detachment took a whole day to travel less than 15 kilometers, which was far lower than the 40 kilometers of the Japanese army in field battles.
Marching speed.
Moreover, even with such strict precautions, something happened at night.
A baggage convoy protected by two infantry squadrons was bombarded from the mountains and forests more than 700 meters away.
The Chinese should have determined the position of the baggage train as early as the evening, but they waited extremely patiently until 10 o'clock in the evening. Shortly after the exhausted baggage train fell asleep, two mortars rained down on the baggage train.
Minimum 8 shells.
Of course the Japanese army has infantry artillery, but the Chinese are simply shameless. The artillerymen who were forced to set up infantry artillery in the dark were still looking for the location of the attackers with the help of flares. As a result, the flares failed to find the previous group of attackers.
, but exposed our position, another wave of attackers fired more than a dozen artillery shells, blowing up an infantry gun and the artillery to pieces.
It turns out that shelling is also fishing.
The opponent not only wanted to deprive the Japanese army of canned food and food, but also wanted to hunt rabbits in the grass.
The key is that they succeeded.
The infantry squad leader who ordered the firing of the flares was almost chopped alive by the furious squadron leader.
As a guardian, watching the snow-white rice being exploded and scattering like snowflakes, I can't help but think of the miserable situation of being so hungry two days ago that I even washed out the rice covered with feces and put it into the pot.
The frightened packhorses dragged the carts and ran wildly. If an infantry squadron leader had not made the immediate decision to shoot and kill them, I am afraid that there would have been fresh human hair left under the wheels of those carts.
A lot of the pack horses died, so the fact that they could eat fresh meat was not particularly attractive to the Japanese infantry who were not short of meat. But when they thought about the fact that the rice and baggage would have to be transported by manpower, the Japanese infantry felt that their shoulders
It hurts.
The lieutenants can only give orders, and the lieutenants can execute them. It is obvious who will be responsible for the fate of "moving bricks".
In other words, the 20 rounds of artillery shells may not have caused many casualties, but they caused a considerable psychological shadow on the Japanese army.
If it had stopped here, perhaps today's Chinese attack would have resulted in a total of eight deaths, sixteen injuries, the death of fourteen pack horses, and the destruction of four carts.
It seemed miserable, but compared to the tough battles of the past few days, it was nothing.
The Chinese are in the mountains and forests, carrying artillery pieces weighing dozens of kilograms. They must not be able to run fast. Only by catching them or killing them can they relieve their hatred.
Of course, it is not important to resolve the hatred in your heart. Catching the murderer can alleviate the rage of your boss. This is the simplest idea of the Japanese infantry.
Didn’t you see that the little faces of the two infantry squadron captains who are responsible for guarding are all green under the moonlight?
The frantic Japanese infantry ran towards the depths of the dense forest at an unprecedented speed.
The result is obvious. For mortars, it only takes a few seconds to cover a distance of 700 meters, but for infantry, it really takes a long time.
The most terrible thing is that the Chinese gave the Japanese infantry a lesson on the meaning of "no entry in the forest", especially at this time of night.
Even if the Japanese infantrymen who had suffered a series of bombing losses from the Chinese were already very cautious, the fishing line that had been blackened with ink by the damn Chinese would not be exposed even if it was shined with a flashlight or stared at with big eyeballs in broad daylight.
You must be able to see clearly.
The Chinese imitation German hand grenades usually have a delay of five or six seconds. If the grenade is pulled by the pull cord, the Japanese infantry will have a five or six second buffer. At least, even if they don’t know where the grenade is hanging, they will crawl down.
Land is always possible!
But this time the Chinese used not grenades, but incendiary bombs that were more vicious than explosive grenades.
Yes, during the night attack on the Japanese army's supply train in the east of Guangde City, Gu Xishui and others not only blew up the Japanese army's oil supply, but also carried a barrel of gasoline and ran away according to Tang Dao's request.
Dozens of big men took turns carrying it, carrying nearly a hundred kilograms of gasoline back to the headquarters.
The key point is that there is gasoline, but there is no object in the independent camp that can drink oil, that is, it is still useful for making a fire and keeping warm.
Therefore, Tang Dao used his time during the day to personally teach the special operations team and guard platoon how to make Molotov cocktails.
The sparks generated by the friction of the iron sheet pulled by the cable are enough to ignite gasoline with an extremely low melting point, and the explosive power of a gasoline bottle mixed with rubber particles is enough to cover a space of three square meters, which is no less powerful than a hand grenade.
The Japanese soldiers who were covered in burning gasoline were like moving candles, lighting up the dark forest. The smell of burning oil became the scent of the Japanese soldiers who were frantically using their clothes to put out the fire, but it was burning more and more.
An infantryman's nightmare.
At least four Japanese infantrymen were burned alive in the dense forest. Three others were still alive, but judging from the large pieces of their skin falling off and the smell of barbecue all over their bodies, they probably would not survive the morning.
The heavy losses caused the Japanese second lieutenant who led the team to give up the idea of continuing to search and track in the forest.
But just because they stopped tracking it doesn’t mean that the Chinese have given up.
Do you really think sleeping outdoors in the cold winter is that comfortable?
Two mortar squads, accompanied by two special operations teams and two guard platoons, launched a total of six shellings that night.
The coordinates have been determined based on the selected gun positions before the sun goes down. Not to mention the accuracy of the firing, there is always a difference.
Nearly 10,000 Japanese troops did not fall asleep after ten o'clock that night.
Compared to dying in a daze in sleep, waiting until dawn with eyes wide open is a choice that any normal person would make.
Even if you are as expensive as Kunisaki, his field tent is not made of steel plates.
Your Excellency, the majestic Major General, had no choice but to compromise and hid in a field trench that the soldiers had dug deeper. Wrapped in a thin blanket, he shivered in the cold winter night all night.
Obviously, the night attack artillery squad, which fired more than 40 rounds of artillery shells throughout the night, may not have achieved many direct results, but it gave nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers black eyes.
Kunizaki was stunned and wanted to speed up the infantry and get out of the mountainous area as soon as possible, but the Japanese infantry had not had much rest all day and night. Even after having a full breakfast, their legs were soft.
After walking only two kilometers, Kunizaki felt like he had the urge to lie down on the ground and take a deep nap.
Yes, in order to prevent being attacked by the Chinese, Kunizaki, who always liked to march on his green horse, was forced to give his beloved mount a holiday and choose to walk.
As the supreme commander, he can get into the Type 94 armored vehicle or 89 tank protected by steel plates, but the deafening engine sound and unpleasant smell of diesel inside are not something ordinary people can endure.
As for the truck, that thing has a conspicuous target and is the easiest target for sneak attackers. Kunizaki was stunned and would not even have that idea.
The Japanese major general is very wise.
As the terrain became more and more complex, the Chinese could not wait for night to come and began their attacks during the day.
Thirty consecutive artillery shells were fired from one kilometer away, and three trucks were blown to pieces, along with the people inside. To provide you with the fastest updates and free reading.
