?Wang Guangyu's feeling is still very sensitive, and Wang Xiaoming is indeed under great pressure now. "Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work" Registered members of Piaotian Literature recommend this work. The sound of gunfire rang out on Guanmenzuizi Mountain, and there was an advance over there.
The vanguard troops sent by Nishiyama Fukutaro, who was less than ten miles away from Xingshan Street, immediately discovered the abnormality. After receiving the report, Nishiyama Fukutaro, who had already crossed the Daheli River, immediately stopped camping and led two regiments to Xingshan overnight.
The street rushes forward.
The Japanese army moved much faster than Wang Xiaoming expected. Just as Wang Xiaoming had just eliminated the small team of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade that was left on Xingshan Street to guard the horses, and wiped out all their horses, less than half of them
Hours later, the two squadrons of the Division Search Wing, the vanguard of the 104th Division, had already entered Xingshan Street, which was in ruins.
Due to the unknown enemy situation and all communications with the 108th Regiment, the Japanese troops of these two squadrons were not in a hurry to continue heading north, but stayed at Xingshan Street to wait for the arrival of the main force.
Less than an hour after Wang Guangyu ended the bloody hand-to-hand battle, the 170th Regiment led by Nishiyama Fukutaro, the two infantry brigades of the 137th Regiment, and the two mountain artillery squadrons of the division artillery, one hundred
A squadron of 50mm heavy mortars, a squadron of 37 rapid-fire artillery pieces, plus a squadron of Type 98 20mm anti-aircraft guns that the Japanese army had just equipped with Futaro Nishiyama.
Originally, according to the wishes of Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru, he was to be given the only heavy artillery battalion in the entire Sanjiang Province equipped with the powerful Taisho 14th-year-style 105 mm cannon. Because of the battle at Qunce Mountain, he knew
The opponent has a 150mm heavy howitzer in his hands.
However, neither the Kwantung Army Commander Ueda Kenkichi nor the Chief of Staff Isotani Rensuke disagreed. This heavy artillery brigade has decided to transfer westward to participate in the Battle of Nomonhan. In their view, these powerful cannons should be retained for countermeasures.
The Soviet army had a huge number of 152mm heavy howitzers. To deal with those anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements, the 75mm mountain field guns were enough.
After several efforts, he was still unable to obtain approval, and the somewhat apologetic Sawada Shigeru opened his subordinates, including all the artillery units temporarily assigned to the Fourth Division, to be chosen by Nishiyama Fukutaro. As a result, no one expected that Nishiyama Fukutaro had neither
I asked for field guns, but I didn't ask for anything else.
In addition to a huge number of poison gas bombs, he only wanted a squadron of 150mm heavy mortars and a squadron of 20mm anti-aircraft guns.
Almost all the officers and soldiers of the 104th Division did not expect that what really caused them huge casualties was the six Type 98 20mm anti-aircraft guns of the anti-aircraft artillery squadron that were lost as soon as the war started.
No one would have thought that this kind of 20mm anti-aircraft gun, which is usually used for masturbation and temporarily converted to horizontal fire, can be so lethal. Although the shells used can be used with the Type 97 infantry automatic cannon equipped by the Japanese army, the same shells
When fired with this kind of cannon, the power is doubled. One shell can penetrate an entire squad.
Although he was hurrying with the main force, Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro was not doing it for that damn Xingshan Fortress that he had never heard of, but for his own 108th Regiment.
For the officers and soldiers of the 104th Division who were transferred from the hot and humid South China to garrison in Manchuria at the end of last month, the fact that they were sent to Jiamusi before they had even settled down was a matter of great concern to Nishiyama Fukutaro and the officers and soldiers of the 104th Division.
dissatisfied.
According to the original plan, the 104th Division was originally stationed in Manchuria for half a year before being transferred back to China for collective recovery. In several large-scale battles in Central and South China, especially in the Battle of Guangzhou last year, these veterans who were robbing reserve forces were
Made a fortune.
These are the officers and soldiers of the 104th Division who are full of cups. Now they are looking forward to recuperating in Manchuria for a period of time and returning to China so that they can enjoy the generous life brought by the rich results they have achieved in mainland China.
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But I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived in Manchuria, before I had time to appreciate the pleasant scenery of Xinjing and the legendary enthusiasm of Russian women in Manchuria, I would be kicked to this damn Jiamusi, whose name I had never heard of before.
Eliminate these anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese armed forces that caused heavy losses to the imperial army.
Although they were seriously dissatisfied, as soldiers, these Japanese officers and soldiers also knew that the orders that should be executed must be executed after all. What's more, the vanguard troops were their comrades and comrades. These Japanese officers and soldiers marched very hard.
As a special division of the Japanese army, it has been fighting on major battlefields since its formation. It has no experience in fighting guerrillas. The 104th Division, which is accustomed to the offensive and defensive mode of fighting in the Guanhai battlefield, performed very well. Marching along the
During the road march, although scouts were dispatched on the mountains on both sides, they did not pay attention as long as the opponent was not discovered.
The same goes for the marching brigade. Although scouts were also dispatched and the marching brigade followed the emergency march pattern, the formation was not stretched out. Even engineers were not sent to sweep mines along the marching route. When the first wave of soldiers stepped on the mines, they were killed and wounded everywhere.
At that time, the remaining Japanese soldiers were stunned, obviously at a loss.
Listening to the increasingly intensive gunfire on the other side of Mengmenzuizi Mountain, Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro, who had lost all contact with Matsunoo Akikatsu, did not care about how many mines there were on this mountainous road. Without the engineers, he could only
I just have to bite the bullet and go on.
But even though the marching line was already wide open, soldiers still stepped on those damn seemingly endless landmines from time to time along the way. When the number of soldiers killed and injured by landmines reached a squadron,
Nishiyama Fukutaro couldn't bear it anymore, so he changed the mode, concentrated the artillery fire and adopted covering fire, sweeping meter by meter along the road.
Since he did not carry engineers, he did not want to cause too many casualties and avoid being unable to explain to the division commander when he returned, so he had no choice but to use artillery fire to clear mines. Although this method was slower and seemed more wasteful, it was
In places where artillery fire has been bombarded, soldiers have never stepped on landmines and lost their combat effectiveness.
Although the price is a bit high, Nishiyama Fukutaro is definitely worth the money. When a soldier is injured, at least two people are required to carry it. Previously, a squadron was lost in a minefield. There were not many killed in action. Most of them were bombed.
Their legs were broken. Since they did not dare to leave these wounded soldiers in the dark Beiman Mountains, these wounded soldiers who could not walk could only be carried.
Half of a squadron's wounded soldiers will need to be carried by one squadron. If the injured ratio continues to increase at this rate, I am afraid that I will have to dedicate at least one infantry brigade to carry the wounded soldiers. Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro does not know where these ghost mines come from
, but one thing he knew was that these landmines were definitely not produced by Japanese arsenals.
These landmines are designed to be extremely inhumane. They are not designed to kill people who step on the landmines, but simply to maim people. Although the amount of charge is far less than that of conventional landmines produced by the Japanese army, the design
The production and manufacturing can even be described as rudimentary. The casings of many mines are simply made of wood that cannot be moisture-proof and waterproof. Many of the fuses are just a 6.5mm rifle bullet.
Under normal circumstances, unless they are extremely unlucky, most people who step on these landmines will only have one foot or leg blown off, and usually they will not die. Although many of these landmines are not very lethal,
The result of the battle was even more unscrupulous in the eyes of Nishiyama Fukutaro and the officers and soldiers of the 104th Division.
Deliberately blowing people up to be crippled is harder to accept than blowing them to death. If you die, you will die. In addition to paying part of the pension, death will not bring any burden to the other country or the army. Although
It will have a certain impact on the morale of the troops, but not too much.
But being disabled is different. Not only did the troops have to be carried by some people when marching, which slowed down the marching speed, but the painful groans of the wounded greatly affected morale. After the war, the country also had to feed these people who had lost the ability to work.
People have greatly increased the burden on this country.
This is what Yang Zhen said about war. It is not just about winning or losing on the battlefield, it is not just about the strength of weapons and equipment. It is a science that includes economic warfare and psychological warfare. These landmines were given to Nishiyama Fukutaro and a
The landmine that caused great psychological harm to all the officers and soldiers of the 04th Division was the famous American M-49 anti-infantry mine copied by Yang Zhen in later generations.
These Japanese troops were lucky, because Yang Zhen ordered the arsenal to seize the time to produce the Type 66 anti-infantry directional mine, which he considered to be the most cost-effective. He had not yet found time to produce his copycat Type 7 anti-infantry mine, which had a relatively complicated process.
Type II anti-infantry jumping mine.
And it was also intentional to create panic among the Japanese troops. After all, it was more painful for these Japanese troops to be crippled by being blown up than to kill them. Therefore, they concentrated on developing such anti-infantry mines and directional mines, and consciously postponed the production of jumping mines.
Otherwise, these Japanese soldiers who won the lottery would have suffered even more.
It was precisely in order to prevent these mines from continuing to weaken the already low military morale and morale that Nishiyama Fukutaro decided to adopt a relatively expensive method of artillery mine clearance. Unlike other Japanese generals, in Nishiyama Fukutaro's view, the soldiers'
Life, especially that of a well-trained veteran who has been tested by war, is worth much more than shells that can be remanufactured.
Due to the rush of time and the fact that it was at night, Wang Xiaoming did not play many tricks when laying mines and laid all the main mines on the road. Nishiyama Fukutaro's move caught Wang Xiaoming unexpectedly and laid the remaining mines on the road.
Yes, most of the landmines that had not yet been stepped on by the Japanese troops were detonated by Japanese artillery fire.
Seeing the remaining minefields being blasted away piece by piece by concentrated Japanese artillery fire, Wang Xiaoming felt extremely distressed. Once the minefields lost their effectiveness, what could he do to hold back the Japanese troops who had strengthened their regiment at the foot of the mountain? Could it be that with these five
More than a hundred weak and miscellaneous former prisoners of war and those dozens of directional mines?
Although he is willing to take out the artillery shells he carries and clear the minefields on the highway, it does not mean that Nishiyama Fukutaro, who has always been thrifty, will be willing to use artillery shells to blow up all the way to Menmenzuizi Mountain. Although the number of artillery shells he carries is large, it is still limited after all.
.If all the artillery shells are used to clear mines, how will the next battle be fought?
After clearing a relatively safe road of more than a thousand meters, Nishiyama Fukutaro ordered all the horses carrying heavy mortars, heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft guns to be unloaded and rushed to the road, using these horses to continue exploring the road. As for the
The heavy mortars and heavy machine guns that were unloaded from the horses were all put on the shoulders and replaced by manpower. The few anti-aircraft guns remained in place.
Watching the packhorse galloping all the way in front without triggering any landmines, Nishiyama Fukutaro had a proud smile on his face. Nishiyama Fukutaro had a feeling about the mine arrays arranged by his opponents. The opponents did not have many troops to stop him here.
Otherwise they wouldn't have thought of using mines to stop themselves from advancing.
Now that all the mines that the opponent has painstakingly laid out have been cleared, there will be no one in front of them, up to Guanmenzuizi Mountain, anything that can block their progress.
Fukutaro Nishiyama didn't know that he was much luckier than Major General Naoda Yoshi, who had already encountered a similar situation. First, Wang Xiaoming did not have so many mines on hand, and second, time did not allow him to spend more time laying out these minefields. The most important thing was that
He was much more generous than Naoda Yoshi. In addition to giving up the artillery shells, he was also willing to use the pack horses to visit undiscovered minefields.
At least this is something that Major General Naoda Yoshi, who was born in an authentic cavalry and loves horses almost as much as his life, is far from being able to do it. If he is asked to risk the life of his horse in a mine, it would be better to kill him.
Just when Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro, who was triumphantly thinking that his opponent's mine array had been completely destroyed by him, reorganized the long march that he had pulled to avoid the mines, and prepared to advance to Guanmenzui Mountain to save the situation.
When the 108th Regiment was in trouble, there were suddenly several small explosions on both sides of the road that had been silent just now.
Accompanied by these slight explosions, tens of thousands of steel balls exploded all over the place, sweeping down the Japanese army that had just assembled. Before the Japanese army could cause huge damage from these slight explosions,
After waking up from the casualties, crisp gunshots rang out again from the mountains on both sides of the road.
Nishiyama Fukutaro, who was pushed to the ground by the quick-eyed and quick-handed guards around him, had a chance to escape. When he saw his fallen subordinates, he couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, where did this come from? Aren't the mountains on both sides of the road already gone?
Have you conducted a careful search? Why is there still an attack? The search commander, Lieutenant Commander Sugimoto Mori, should commit seppuku to express his apology to His Majesty the Emperor."
Listening to the increasingly faint gunshots at Menmenzuizi Mountain, Major General Nishiyama Fukutaro, who had a strong sense of foreboding in his heart, did not dare to delay at all. In addition to leaving an infantry brigade to clear the mountains on both sides, those who deserved to die were killed.
Yes, the Chinese who only know how to ambush and shoot with guns were caught out.
He led the main force to rush towards Guanmenzuizi Mountain desperately. He had been delayed in the minefield for too long just now. He no longer had time to continue to tangle with these sneak attack elements. He could drag Matsuno Okatsu over there.
Ming may not be able to drag it on any longer.
What he did made Wang Xiaoming extremely passive. Wang Xiaoming, who didn't have many troops at hand, was a little confused by what he did.
Faced with a dilemma, Wang Xiaoming left a small number of troops to be commanded by Sun Wenjiu, the only more experienced one, to hold back the Japanese brigade that was conducting a cleanup. He took the remaining troops of less than 400 men and fought to the death.
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