At this time, Duanwu was directing an encirclement and annihilation battle without any suspense.
The purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival was to encircle and annihilate the remnants of the Japanese 10th Regiment guarding Hill No. 3.
This is a group of abandoned people, and there is no army to rescue them at this time.
It can be said that the Japs on the mountain were desperate at this time. Although Kitashirakawa made a big cake for Akashiba Yaezo, the Japanese 26th Brigade was unable to break through the blockade of Zhou Weiguo, Qiu Ming, and the 115th Division Eighth Route Army.
It can also be said that the addition of a brigade from the Eighth Route Army created new variables in the battle situation in Huainan.
Duanwu likes to fight this kind of battle the most. Because there are many variables on the battlefield, it is easy for him to use tricks. Instead, he fights siege battles strictly. The heavy casualties of the soldiers make him feel distressed.
At this time, since the little devil no longer wants this lone army, he doesn't mind wiping it out in one fell swoop.
It's just that the little Japanese resisted very tenaciously. Akashiba Yaezo was also an outstanding Japanese commander. If Kitashirakawa Ai hadn't regarded him as an abandoned son, he would have definitely found a way to escape.
But there is no other way. If he disobeys Kitashirakawarai's order at this time, his end may be more terrible than death.
What are they fighting for? They are fighting against these living forces. No matter how advanced the weapons and equipment of the Japanese are, if there is no one to use them, they are just a pile of scrap metal.
In other words, Akashiba Yaezo expected that this battle would have a result in two or three days.
But the most scarce thing is the water source. Akashiba Yaezo has ordered that every soldier cannot use it casually. And if it is convenient, the water that has been urinated must be collected back.
The troops on both sides were the main attackers, forcing the little Japanese to reinforce the east and west positions.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the little devil is looking for death at this time. Although the terrain of Highland No. 3 is dangerous, it lacks water.
So fight out the little Japs, and then use superior artillery fire to annihilate them in one fell swoop, wiping out the enemy's effective strength.
Therefore, although it is unwise for Akashiba Yaezo to stick to Highland No. 3, he still wants to stay here.
If we do not attack during the Dragon Boat Festival, within three days, the little devils on the mountain will die of thirst, if not starvation.
So just after the first round of artillery bombardment, more than 30 Japanese soldiers were killed or injured on the position.
Then Ma Su said proudly and confidently: "Standing down from a high position, with overwhelming force, risking death and surviving. This is the common sense of military strategists. I will deploy the army on the mountain so that it will never look back. This is the secret to victory."
But both sides have their own helplessness. Akashiba Yaezang did it because he was ordered to do it and knew that he couldn't do it.
At this time, the mortars and grenade launchers, under the cover of machine gunners, advanced to a position about two hundred meters in front of the Japanese position.
The first to fire was Zhu Shengzhong of the Independent Regiment.
Because in this battle, although the east and west armies were the main attackers, it was the Japanese reinforcements that the Dragon Boat Festival had to fight.
For example, this is the case in the famous Battle of Street Pavilion in history.
So Akashiba Yaezo thought carefully and made a last-ditch effort. What's more, he still had two brigades of troops on hand at this time.
After the artillery set up the artillery, they carried out carpet bombing on the Japanese positions.
Only food and water are in short supply.
Ma Su was stubborn and deployed his army on the mountain. As a result, he was besieged by Cao's army, defeated Jieting, and was finally beheaded by Zhuge Kongming.
Of course, no matter what the reason for this reinforcement is, it may be that the Prince of Beibai came to save him because of his loyalty, or maybe the Prince of Beibai just wanted to kill Duanwu. This battle plan must be determined.
, just to encircle and suppress Duan Wu and his independent regiment.
Therefore, the Dragon Boat Festival directly attacks the root cause of war, which has always been to eliminate the opponent's effective strength.
Of course, Akashiba Yaezo will not drink. He has prepared ten bottles of water for himself, which is enough for him to drink for two or three days.
As for the Dragon Boat Festival, it is not wise to not besiege but to attack by force.
In the sixth year of the Jianxing reign of the Queen of Shu, Zhuge Liang launched a Northern Expedition against Cao Wei in order to realize the great cause of unification. He ordered Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to serve as suspected troops, occupied Ji Valley (now north of HZ City, Shaanxi Province), and personally led an army of 100,000 to launch a surprise attack.
When the Wei army was stationed in Qishan (today's Gansu), Ma Su, who joined the army, was appointed as the vanguard to guard the strategic location Jieting (today's northeast of Qin'an County, Gansu).
So at this time, it is actually stupid for the little devil to stick to the No. 3 highland where there is no water or food.
The Dragon Boat Festival ordered Lu Jian and Wang Tong to be on the right wing, and the Independent Regiment on the left wing, to flank the Japanese army from the east and west.
Moreover, Akashiba Yaezo is not a person who likes to sit still and wait for death. Although it is almost impossible for his reinforcements to arrive in a short time. But what if?
If Prince Beibai wins, and Prince Beibai's conscience finds out, he will come to save him.
After Ma Di arrived at Jieting, he did not follow Zhuge Liang's instructions to deploy his troops near the mountains and rivers. Instead, he was arrogant and underestimated the enemy, and wanted to deploy his army on Jieting Mountain far away from the water source.
Zhu Shengzhong's first battalion also had an artillery platoon. Although it was not as large as Sun Shiyu's artillery battalion, the entire platoon had four mortars and ten grenades.
At that time, deputy general Wang Ping proposed: "The street pavilion has no water source and no food route. If the Wei army besieges the street pavilion, cuts off the water source and cuts off the food route, the Shu army will collapse without a fight."
Although the Japs dug trenches in advance, with only a small number of engineers shoveling the trenches, the trenches were generally not deep.
The Japs' main position is at least a hundred meters away from the east and west positions, and within this distance there will be no obstruction for the Japs' reinforcements.
Sun Shiyu personally proofreads every cannon.
Before leaving, Zhuge Liang repeatedly told Ma Su: "Although the street pavilion is small, it is of great importance. It is the throat leading to Hanzhong. If the street pavilion is lost, our army will be defeated." He also gave specific instructions to him to "set up camp near mountains and rivers, and be cautious.
, there must be no mistake."
Almost all their baggage was lost during the retreat. The food carried by each soldier could only last two days even if they saved on food.
But Dragon Boat Festival didn't have time, he needed to make a quick decision.
Sun Shiyu's artillery battalion has adjusted all mountain artillery, rapid-fire artillery, and mortars.
In other words, the little devil is ready to drink urine.
Regardless of the Japs' east-west positions or the main position, Akashiba Yaezo ordered the Japs to dig a large number of bunkers.
These bunkers are enough to handle ordinary artillery attacks. In addition, the height of the mountain on Highland 3 is more than 80 meters, so it is extremely difficult for ordinary mountain artillery and rapid-fire artillery to harm the enemies in the trenches.
But Dragon Boat Festival doesn't have time to wait for the little devil for two or three days.
Thus, a battle chapter truly written with wisdom and blood began.
Boom! Boom!
Although the two infantry brigades were not full strength, there were about 1,800 people including the wounded. With such a large number of imperial troops, Akashiba Yaezo guessed that he would have no problem holding on for two to three days on the mountain.
The engineers quickly excavated the soil and piled it up directly in front of the artillery position to block the shooting of the Japanese machine gunners and snipers.
Not only did Ma Di not listen to the dissuasion, but he said confidently: "Ma Di is well versed in the art of war. Everyone knows it. Even the Prime Minister sometimes asks me for advice. But you, the king, grew up in the army and cannot write with your hands. What art of war do you know?"
The Japanese officer shouted for artillery support.
However, the Japanese artillery was located high up. If they wanted to quickly bomb the artillery position at the foot of the mountain, they would not only need a lot of calculation time to avoid blowing up other than their own people, but also move the mortars to the predetermined position.
Most of the Japanese artillery had been lost in previous battles. In the entire Japanese position, there was only one artillery team at this time, with a total of four mortars and six grenade launchers on the main position on Highland 3.
But at this time, they had to support the battlefields on the east and west sides at the same time, and the Japanese artillery shells were insufficient, so they had to deal with it carefully.
But as a result, the Japs in the east and west positions of No. 3 Highland were complaining endlessly, because at this time, it was definitely not only the Japs in the east position who were being bombarded, but the Japs in the west position were also experiencing fierce attacks from the Northeastern Army and the Sichuan Army.