For Yang Jicai, the focus of his deployment here is more to prevent these puppet Mongolian troops from seizing the commanding heights on both sides and bringing danger to the ambushing troops in front. Although it is also a mountainous area, the terrain is relatively flat. The cavalry goes up the mountain. It's not that difficult.
Moreover, although the infantry cannot be used as cavalry because they cannot ride horses, the cavalry can be used as infantry. The cavalry dismounts and becomes infantry. They can also charge and attack. If they do not have enough troops on hand, once these fake It is quite dangerous for the army to rush up the mountain.
Once these puppet Mongolian troops rush up the mountain and launch an offensive along the ridge, they will still pose a great threat to the troops in the ambush circle in front, and may even disrupt Yang Jicai's entire deployment. Therefore, he uses more firepower control here. , to prevent these puppet Mongolian troops from having the opportunity to go up the mountain. As for the real trump card to deal with the two divisions of the puppet Mongolian troops here, in his opinion, it has not yet been used.
The puppet Mongolian army is composed of cavalry, and its maneuverability is relatively strong. In addition, the valley in this section is relatively open, and the distance between the two mountains is more than 100 meters, so although the two divisions There were also heavy casualties, but compared to the previous divisions, they were not to the point of being damaged.
The puppet Mongolian troops in these two divisions were unable to advance or retreat, but they mustered up some courage. When they heard the sound of artillery outside the valley and knew that there was no way to retreat, these puppet Mongolian troops concentrated their forces. , launched a counter-charge towards the mountains on both sides, trying to occupy a commanding height and make the final resistance.
But for their move, Yang Jicai had long been prepared. Just when these puppet Mongolian troops dismounted one after another, carrying sabers or rifles, trying to counterattack, the four self-propelled artillery and August 2nd mortars that originally suppressed the Japanese and puppet artillery were The cannon immediately turned the muzzle and fired a rapid fire at their position, directly suppressing the counterattack of these pseudo-Mongolian troops in the bud.
The Puppet Mongolian Army, whose basic tactical literacy was very poor and could only attack fiercely during combat and did not know how to avoid artillery fire, suffered more casualties from the shells this time than before. For the Japanese, because of the Chinese army's The artillery fire was very weak, and there was no targeted training for these pseudo-Mongolian troops at all. The machine guns could hide, but they didn't know how to hide from the incoming shells.
As time goes by, the casualties of the puppet Mongolian army in the valley are increasing. The four divisions that have entered the mountain have suffered more than half of their casualties. Three of the four division commanders have been killed, and the remaining The troops, under the fire, became a mess, and those at the back crowded forward, trying to escape from this hell of death as quickly as possible.
The troops in front wanted to break out, but were blocked at the mountain pass. They launched an attack on the ridges on both sides, but because of the intensive firepower coming from the mountains, they could not succeed at all except increasing casualties. This section of the valley has become The hell of death for these divisions of the Puppet Mongolian Army.
Looking at the tragic situation in the valley, and looking at the tragic losses of his direct division 1 under this burst of firepower, Li Shouxin, who emerged from under the two hardcore guards who were lying on him during the shelling, could no longer control his heart. Out of fear, Liu Jiguang, the commander of the First Division beside him and his staunch confidant, gave the order to retreat as soon as possible. After that, he turned around and took an unmanned war horse and ran away with his personal guards. Even Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa beside him didn't bother to take him with him.
After all, this guy is a horse bandit and a veteran. He is very treacherous. He knows that the target of riding a car is too big and can be easily discovered by the opponent. Moreover, when most people are riding horses, even a fool knows how to ride a small car. The car owner must be a high-ranking official, so this guy didn't consider his Chevrolet car at all when choosing a road trip vehicle. In his opinion, anyone who touches that car now is tantamount to seeking death.
Originally, although his direct division suffered heavy losses, there was still a Japanese cavalry brigade and several infantry squadrons to protect him. According to his character, with the support of the Japanese, he would not be so timid, but he found that , although the losses suffered by the Japanese infantry and cavalry units during this period of intensive shelling were not as great as his, they were definitely not small.
A cavalry brigade, plus several infantry squadrons, less than half of them could stand up under the sudden bombardment. The Japanese themselves were in such a miserable condition, how could they still have the ability to compete with those anti-Japanese coalition forces in the mountains opposite? , without the support of the Japanese, facing a powerful opponent, he had no confidence to fight back.
The most important thing is that he didn't know that there were multiple rocket launchers in the world, so he thought that in such a short period of time, the firepower of his own division plus the Japanese infantry and cavalry formation would be completely covered by the number of artillery units. Judging from the impact point of the shells just now, there are at least more than thirty cannons, and the caliber is at least one hundred millimeters.
There is more than just one battalion in the army with so many artillery. As a veteran oil man, he has been on the battlefield anyway. Although he has not participated in the war, he still has this judgment. If you still can't listen to this. If he comes out, he will have spent all his years as a soldier in vain.
Just kidding, in his eyes, the Japanese Army is well-equipped. There are only so many direct artillery units in a division. So many artillery units are actually deployed here in the mountains opposite. How can the force be just a reinforced battalion, and it comes from the mountains? The gunshots were so intense that there was no single point, and they were all continuous machine gun fire.
There are so many machine guns and artillery, and there are at least two to three divisions of troops here. If you don't run away now, you won't be able to escape when they come out soon. Even if you want to run away, if you die here, you have worked hard to save it. A huge amount of wealth, wouldn’t the five concubines in the family belong to someone else?
For people like Li Shouxin, life is the first priority at all times. As for the team, as long as the foundation of the first division is preserved, he has the capital to rise to the top of the mountain. Anyway, the troops in the mountain, except for his second division In addition, the remaining fourth division is not his direct lineage, so if it is lost, it will be lost.
The remaining troops all belong to his old rival. Even if they are all dead, they have nothing to do with him. Even for him, the benefits are huge, and the strength he has lost is as long as the Japanese You still need yourself. If you lose these people, the Japanese will replenish them.
For Li Shouxin, the most important thing now is to save his life. As for whether the resistance forces in the mountains are as large as he imagined, it is no longer important. Li Shouxin is very unloyal and takes the lead to escape. The remnants of his first division The defeated general also turned around and fled, leaving only the stunned Japanese army at the valley pass.
In the recent artillery fire, because the Mongolian army did not respond after entering the mountain, they also relaxed their guard. Therefore, the Japanese troops who were waiting to pass through in orderly queues also suffered heavy losses. The main direction of the first wave of Yang Jicai's rocket launchers was It was where the Japanese army was located, and the artillery shells that hit the head of Li Shouxin's First Division were actually fired by only one cannon.
They are the focus of the second wave of attacks. For Yang Jicai, although he does not understand these pseudo-Mongolian troops, in his opinion, the Japanese cavalry brigade and several infantry squadrons pose a greater threat than these pseudo-Mongolian troops. Much larger, he could tell from the marching formation that the combat effectiveness of these pseudo-Mongolian troops was far inferior to that of the Japanese army, so he focused the first wave of firepower on the Japanese army.
The shells fired by three 107 rocket launchers equivalent to three artillery battalions were tightly covered, and the Japanese army was in a neat queue. The losses caused by this period of shelling to the Japanese army can be imagined. Even if the Japanese army was proficient in their tactical movements, it was impossible to evacuate these people gathered together in the shortest time. Although there were not as many casualties as the First Division of the Puppet-Mongolian Army on one side, they still lost nearly half of them. combatants.
However, although the losses were heavy, the courage of the Japanese army captain, a major captain, was much more courageous than Li Shouxin. Although under normal circumstances, the Japanese army would not tolerate suffering heavy casualties and go to rescue the puppet troops. , but this time it was different. The order to prevent the Eighth Route Army troops leaving the customs at all costs from receiving supplies was not only issued to the puppet Mongolian army, but also to these Japanese troops.
After discussing with Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa, the Major Captain did not retreat but immediately organized his troops to launch a fierce attack at the mountain pass. His purpose was not to rescue the puppet Mongolian troops inside the mountain who were being baptized by the rain of bullets, but to rescue the puppet Mongolian troops inside the mountain. The puppet Mongolian army did not know about the equipment of the Anti-League, but the Mongolian garrison troops who had received intelligence reports from the Kwantung Army knew it very well.
Although it was the first time to be hit by a rocket launcher, both Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa and the Major knew clearly that the anti-alliance forces in the mountains, the ones they had followed before, did not have many troops, but Li Shouxin escaped too far. Soon, before they had time to explain, the Mongolian army general and deputy commander-in-chief and his direct descendants disappeared without a trace.
Regarding the performance of this guy Li Shouxin, the two Japanese officers who had always looked down on the Chinese were not too surprised. As for pursuing his behavior of abandoning his subordinates and absconding on the battlefield, that was a matter after he returned. Now for the two of them He said that the most important thing is how to complete the tasks assigned by superiors.
As for the puppet Mongolian troops in the mountains, the Japanese army had no intention of rescuing them at all. It was more appropriate to let them stay in the valley to attract and distract the firepower and attention of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. For the Japanese, these people themselves were a kind of enemy. When it comes time to abandon the chess pieces, they will not hesitate at all. Since those dogs have no effect now, as the masters, they still have to step forward.
Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa and the Japanese cavalry captain did not go directly into the mountains via the old path of the puppet Mongolian army. Instead, they first seized the pass. Their plan was to attack along the ridge instead of taking the road at the bottom of the mountain. The artillery had already launched a round of artillery fire. It had been destroyed by bombing, and without the cover of artillery fire, it was safer to walk along the ridge.
At present, more than half of the troops have been lost before contact with the Anti-Japanese Alliance. For the two top commanders of the Japanese army, the remaining troops on hand cannot take any more risks. What happened to the Mongolian troops in the valley, they both I don’t want to copy it again on my head.