When the night dissipated and day came, the 203rd Battalion of the 58th Regiment of the 15th Division and the vanguard of the Mok Army entered Ma Tou Town almost at the same time, and discovered each other almost at the same time.
The two sides are separated by a wall and can hear each other's breathing.
It's just that I was tired of traveling and exhausted all my strength. Even if I heard the footsteps on the other side of the wall, I thought they were friendly troops.
When it got light and the officer called the soldiers to prepare breakfast, the different languages attracted the attention of both parties.
However, under the same circumstances, the response of the 203rd Battalion was much faster than that of the Mok Army.
After all, how to deal with encounters and chaotic battles is a required course for the National Defense Forces.
The soldier didn't even wait for the officer's order. He immediately took out the grenade and threw it through the wall.
The Mo army soldiers were still wondering why the people on the other side of the wall spoke completely different languages?
When they saw the grenade hit their heads, they were still stunned, not knowing what it was.
It was only after the tragic and ferocious explosions swept across the area that the Mozambican soldiers realized that they had encountered an enemy attack.
Just such a small gap has completely different consequences.
The soldiers of the National Defense Force quickly seized each high point and used muskets to kill the Mozambican army from a high position.
The Mo army was stunned by the grenade at first, and retreated continuously, intending to reorganize their formation and fight again.
However, this retreat, although it increased the distance, also allowed the 203rd Battalion's musketry to be fully utilized.
After seeing many soldiers being killed by muskets, the Mo army officers reacted and quickly gave orders to direct the soldiers to attack.
But at this time, the mortars of the 203rd Battalion had been set up, and two shells hit the streets in the center of the town, killing all the Mozambican soldiers.
The rest of the people had never seen this before, and they were all frightened. They hid behind the bunker, unwilling to come forward no matter how much the officer urged them.
The 203rd Battalion quickly relayed the situation to the rear.
The friendly troops who were still on the way heard that Ma Tou Town was under fire and immediately quickened their pace.
Mo Chaozong also heard the sound of gunfire in front of him halfway.
The sound of a completely different firearm made him feel bad, and he quickly ordered the entire army to press forward.
If you want to return to Annan, you must pass through Ma Tou Town. Otherwise, you have to walk more than a hundred miles northwest, bypass the mountains and swim across the upper reaches of the Youjiang River.
Mo Chaozong looked at his bloated team and really didn't believe that he could get ahead of the National Defense Forces and reach the upper reaches.
As for going back to the direction of Daming Mountain, it is impossible.
Previously, the Mo army was attacked on the Daming Mountain side, and Mo Chaozong suspected that there must be an ambush by the National Defense Forces.
In comparison, the National Defense Forces here in Ma Tou Town have just arrived and have not yet established a solid defense line, so they have a better chance of rushing through.
Both sides are aware of the seriousness of the problem and are desperately trying to build up troops here in Ma Tou Town.
Troops from both sides arrived one after another.
After arriving, there was no time to rest and he went straight into the battle.
As the number of people increased, it gradually turned into a melee.
But no matter what kind of battle, the weapons of the National Defense Forces that are far ahead of their times are not something that the Mozambican army can resist.
The National Defense Force even seized the Ma Tou Mountain on the bank of the Youjiang River. After clearing the trees on the mountain, they set up light artillery to hit the low ground from high, completely suppressing the Mo army.
In the afternoon, Mo Chaozong rushed to the outskirts of Pier Town. Seeing that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in front were suppressed at the corner of the valley, unable to rush forward, he knew that this road was impassable.
Mo Chaozong was also a ruthless character. He handed over the battle command here to his deputy Chen Daogong on the spot. He led his trusted soldiers and horses and a large amount of finances to quietly leave the formation and move upstream.
Although he lost his army, he still had something to say if he could go back with the goods. Otherwise, Mo Jingyu would definitely chop off his head.
Chen Daogong didn't know that the coach had run away.
After receiving the command, he asked the general's artillery to be raised to a high place in an attempt to engage the Wehrmacht.
As a result, just as they climbed up the mountain, they suddenly encountered other infantrymen from the National Defense Force who were outflanking.
On the steep and rugged mountainous terrain, the two sides were already close at hand when they saw each other.
At this distance, long-range weapons have no chance to function.
How could the Wehrmacht soldiers care about this? After inserting their bayonets, they rushed forward.
The difference in hand-to-hand combat between the two sides is as big as the difference in weapons.
The short and thin Annan people were completely overwhelmed by the tall and powerful soldiers of the National Defense Forces.
Many of the weapons of the Mo army soldiers were similar to Miao knives, but they did not have complete handles. They simply made a piece of wood, inserted the blade, and used it for combat.
And this kind of wrought iron knife was completely incapable of hitting the bayonet of the Wehrmacht.
The soldiers of the National Defense Force were tall, had long weapons, and their formation was rigorous and scientific. Although they were small in number, they quickly drove the Mo army down the mountain.
And captured all the artillery they brought up.
Although this kind of old-fashioned artillery is usually looked down upon by the Wehrmacht, it is of great use at this moment.
The National Defense Forces used captured artillery to bombard the mountains.
This time, Mo Jun only felt that artillery shells were being fired from the east, south, and west directions all the time, making it impossible for them to escape. In a short period of time, dead bodies were left everywhere.
Chen Daogong looked at this scene blankly, his eyes filled with darkness.
He already understood that he could not go back to Annan.
"Let's each fight our own battles. As long as you can run, that's up to you."
The Mo army completely collapsed and dispersed into countless small groups, running towards the surrounding mountains.
They thought they were at home in such an environment, and it would be difficult for the Wehrmacht soldiers to catch him.
Their idea was correct. The mountains in the southwest were indeed not controlled by the National Defense Forces. But these evil-doing Annan people had completely forgotten that the original owners of the mountains here did not want to let them go.
The Yao people, Zhuang people, and Han people who had their families destroyed because of the Annan people's attack saw their morale shaken when the National Defense Force defeated the Mo army. They rushed into the mountains and forests and used their most familiar methods to kill the invaders.
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In the boundless mountains, the bloody fighting lasted for a long, long time.
The Annamites who finally escaped were only a sporadic number, completely insignificant.
Mo Chaozong led his trusted men and horses to gallop through the night and reached the Nashe Bridge in the upper reaches of the Youjiang River.
This is the bend of the Youjiang River. The river is gentle and the channel is narrow. People with better water skills can even swim across it.
Mo Chaozong drove his men and horses to swim across the river, hoping to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
The person in front got into the river, and halfway through, there was a sudden gunshot in the forest opposite. A person fell into the water, leaving a scarlet patch behind.
Then the gunshots were like rain hitting banana trees, killing all the Mozambican soldiers in the river.
The tragic massacre is telling the Annan people...