The battle at Laoye Mountain was proceeding as Dragon Boat Festival had expected. He was even ready to celebrate.
The Little Japanese reinforcements were wiped out by Sun Shiyu's artillery bombardment, and it was only a matter of time before the east and west flank positions of No. 3 Highland were captured.
Once these two positions are lost, the Japanese Tenth Regiment may not even have a chance to escape.
Because if they want to go down the mountain, whether from the south or the north, they have to enter the shooting range of the east and west positions.
Of course, the little Japs were no fools. After encountering the artillery attack, Akashiba Yaezo immediately ordered two teams from the east and west to go around the back of the mountain for reinforcements, making sure to hold the two positions.
At the same time, Akashi Yaezo sent more than a dozen telegrams to Bengbu, all of which were letters of distress.
After seeing the sharply worded message, Kitashirakawa knew that the 10th Regiment could not hold on much longer. He sent a message to the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters and ordered Matsui Iwane to immediately dispatch aircraft to support the battle at Laoyeling.
He also sent a message of condolences to Akashiba Yaezo, telling them that the imperial plane had taken off and would soon arrive at Laoye Ridge to reinforce your unit.
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After Akashiba Yaezo saw the telegram, he sighed lightly, because it was obvious that this was the prince's last mercy.
Today all the Japanese soldiers on Laoye Mountain will die here, and in the future, the Prince of Beibai will only send a condolence message to their families.
Akashiba Yaezo found it ridiculous when he thought about it. He was a top student at the Army University, but he did not die due to tactics against the enemy, but died at the hands of Prince Beibai.
He had a chance to retreat, but Prince Beibai's telegrams killed him.
At this time, nothing could be said to help. Akashiba Yaezo just hoped that it would get dark soon, and by then, he might still have a chance to leave. Otherwise, he would have to stay on Highland 3 and be his cannon fodder.
Of course, if he retreated during the night, he might be dead if he went back. But thinking about it, it would be better than dying now.
You may or may not die when you go back. And even if you die, why should you care where you die?
What's more, he had already carried out Kitashirakawarai's order and only left the battle when there were not many troops left. No one could say anything.
However, all this depends on the mood of the Prince of Beibai. If he is in a good mood, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated. If he is in a bad mood, he may have no choice but to die to apologize.
Thinking about the officers he had seen who committed seppuku to express gratitude to the emperor, Akashiba Yaezo felt shuddering again.
Although it is the honor of a samurai, if anyone wants to die like this, his brain is definitely rusted.
You will not die immediately after hara-kiri. You will struggle in severe pain for several minutes or even hours.
So at this time, you need someone to help you end this pain.
At that time, life was really worse than death.
As a result, Akashiba Yaezo became a little short of breath and even wanted to surrender directly.
He learned from some front-line Japanese army officers that the Chinese treated prisoners preferentially and would not do anything to them even if they were captured.
So if that's the case, is it also an option for him to surrender and then find an opportunity to escape?
But Akashiba Yaezo then thought again and realized that this was not appropriate. Because the Japanese 10th Division was already notorious in China. Not only did he personally experience the tragedy of Nanjing, but along the way, his 10th Regiment also
They burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil.
Of course, at that time, Akashiba Yaezo was happy, and he never thought that he would be defeated and become a lone army surrounded by enemies on a small hill.
But it was too late to regret now, because he had already made it a reality.
Therefore, he has no way to surrender, and he only hopes that his troops can hold on until after dark.
However, would the Dragon Boat Festival give him this opportunity? Sun Shiyu's artillery battalion suppressed the Japs in the main position with firepower, while reinforcements from the independent regiments on the east and west sides, the Sichuan Army, and the Northeast Army continued to charge and join the battle group.
The little Japanese fighting with China on the battlefield were about to cry when they saw this. Their enemies were fighting more and more, but their reinforcements were getting less and less.
Death is gradually approaching, and some Japanese soldiers even have the urge to kill themselves when they see their companions who died tragically.
In this battle, the little devil was defeated, even Akashiba Yaezo had already predicted his final fate.
But Akashiba Yaezo wanted to fight again. He no longer sent more troops to the east and west flanks, but kept the remaining Japanese in the main position, so that he could still have a chance to hold on until night.
The Japanese on the left and right flanks could no longer evacuate, so Akashiba Yaezo could only abandon them and treat them as abandoned sons.
At the critical moment of life and death, this little devil also showed his unkind side.
He imitated the tone of Prince Beibai and asked the imperial troops on the battlefield to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. However, he hid in the main position and waited until dark before escaping.
However, Akashiba Yaezo's idea is very good, so I don't know if Danwu will agree to it.
At the beginning of the Dragon Boat Festival, tactics had been formulated. After capturing the east and west positions, the mortars and grenade launchers of various artillery units would clear the ground of the Japanese main positions.
Do you still remember the most classic plot in "Bright Sword"? More than 6,000 grenades were thrown at the enemy's position at the same time. That scene was extremely shocking.
However, there are also many people who object and think that is unrealistic.
But in fact, if you force an explanation, it will make sense.
If Li Yunlong used the Earth Escape method to advance forward, and the little devil mistakenly thought that the Chinese were trying to shorten the distance of the attack, then it would make sense.
Of course, the reason why Li Yunlong did this was because the Eighth Route Army was too poor.
After all, grenades have a short throwing distance. Even professionally trained grenades can only throw grenades to a distance of fifty to eighty meters at most, let alone some inexperienced ordinary soldiers.
So perhaps it is precisely because of this that some people would say that Li Yunlong's tactics would not work in reality.
However, there was no problem with the Dragon Boat Festival tactics. After seizing the east and west positions and suppressing the Japanese with the help of machine gun and rifle fire, they quickly set up multiple temporary artillery positions, aimed at the main Japanese positions, and carried out indiscriminate bombing.
Then everyone charged forward and completely crushed their opponents with a large proportion of superior force.
Therefore, it can be said that this battle is basically over now.
The Japs lost the barrier between their east and west positions, and it was only a matter of time before they were completely wiped out.
Duanwu let out a long breath and felt a lightness all over his body. After all, winning this battle would be a turning point in the entire Huainan campaign.
In the past, Dragon Boat Festival was restrained everywhere, but now, as long as the Japanese 10th Regiment is wiped out, his enemies will have nothing to fear! ...