At around 10:50, following Ouyang Yun's order, the 9th Xue Division's attack began.
Previously, Qian Guangming had doubts. He said to Ouyang Yun: "Commander-in-Chief, the snow is too heavy and the visibility is only about five or six meters. Should we wait until the snow gets lighter before attacking? If the visibility is too low, it will help the little devils to fish in troubled waters." "
Ouyang Yun waved his hand and said: "We can't wait any longer. The weather suddenly turned cold, and the repair water will definitely freeze. If we wait until Okamura Neji brings the main force of the 11th Army to kill, then even if we can completely annihilate the 33rd Division, what will happen to us?" The price is certainly not small."
Three regiments of tank troops, three regiments of armored vehicle troops, and seven regiments of infantry (including four regiments directly under Ouyang Yun) were laid out on a three-kilometer-wide front line along the "Wolf's Head" Ten lanes of traffic surrounded the hill occupied by the Japanese army.
The hill occupied by the 33rd Division has a special terrain. It faces the Lion Gate in the northeast, a ravine to the north, and a cliff to the east. Gan Can chose this place as the forward position to attack the Lion Gate. , originally because this is the highest highland relative to Lions Gate, it can effectively prevent the Lions Gate defenders from counterattacking, but now that it has been counterattacked, it has lost the possibility of breaking out from the north and east.
The battle started at 11:05. When a group of Japs from the Japanese vanguard met a mandrill heavy tank in a low-lying area to the south, the Japs at the head took the lead and fired. , the machine gun on the "Mandrill" rang out, and then, as many as six tanks and armored vehicles behind the Mandrill rushed out at high speed, rolling over the devil in a fan shape, and the tanks and armored vehicles crushed the enemy. On the track, about a regiment of cadet soldiers followed up in company units. They shouted the slogan "Capture Amanawa Jutaro alive and destroy the 33rd Division" and moved the offensive front forward in an orderly manner.
In order to prevent accidental shooting of one's own people due to poor fitness, Ouyang Yun came up with an ingenious countermeasure. He used tanks and armored vehicles as the guide, and then asked the infantry to follow the tanks in company units. An offensive line was established one by one. Every time the tank troops advanced a few meters, a company of students would run up and lie down on the spot to provide flank cover for the tanks to prevent the Japanese from adopting special attack tactics. Then the next company...
The 9th Xue Division was the southernmost offensive group. The commander was Yang Jianfeng, the leader of the 317th Tank Regiment. Yang Jianfeng did not realize at first that his side was the direction of the Japanese breakout. He commanded the troops to advance steadily, with Lang Ya leading the way. Suddenly he discovered the Japs, and after directing his chariots to kill dozens of Japs in front of him, he was about to give the order to move the front line forward, when suddenly he heard someone running in the south, almost clinging to the cliff. Fu Liang, the commander of an armored vehicle, roared: "Brothers, pay attention, the Japanese army is large." The next moment, his roar was interrupted by a violent explosion.
He was startled, pressed the messenger and shouted: "Attention Route 00, heading right, gather, gather." He continued to shout, the driver in the car got the order and had already shot the tank to the right, and then Soon a large group of Japanese troops were spotted,
The Japanese troops at the forefront, apart from the vanguard brigade, were Kentaro Watanabe's special attack team. Fu Liang's armored vehicle was attacked by a Japanese soldier from the special attack team who found the opportunity to pounce on it.
After being blown up, Yang Jianfeng looked through the peephole and saw the sound of fire outside. He immediately turned the communication channel to the main channel with his left hand, and then shouted: "00 report, a large group of enemy troops were found in front of our unit, and we suspect that the Japanese army intends to attack from here."
Breakout, 00 report..."
When the sound of gunfire rang out along Yang Jianfeng's route, Ouyang Yun, who was standing on the turret of a "Mandrill" tank in the middle, heard it. He gave the order to the commanders of Route 01 and Route 02 to get closer immediately. At this moment, listen
After receiving Yang Jianfeng's report, he made a prompt decision and ordered that, except for 08 and 09 on the far left, they should continue to advance along the established route, and all other roads should implement the second set of combat plans, that is, with 00 as the center of the circle, they should be surrounded by steps.
The weather was too bad, which increased the difficulty of the battle. The reason why Ouyang Yun was confident in fighting this battle was the Xuebing Army's advanced wireless communication system. Bad weather also had a huge impact on the Japanese army. Gan
Sujutaro didn't think so when he gave the order to take advantage of the chaos to break out. After he led his troops to the high ground where the headquarters was located, he realized that although they had a certain chance of successfully breaking out while taking advantage of the chaos, they might also be surrounded by the cadet army.
live, and was brutally crushed to death,
The visibility was too low, so the troops behind did not dare to shoot indiscriminately, because no one could guarantee that there would be enemies in front of them. Gan Can didn't know how the Xuebing Army dealt with this problem, and his method of dealing with it was
Let the troops huddle tightly together to ensure that they can always target the outside world with the same muzzle.
When the forward troops commanded by Watanabe began to exchange fire with the No. 00 trainees commanded by Yang Jianfeng, Gan Cang shouted: "Follow me, follow me, follow my orders, prepare to charge."
Gan Can thought that his opponent was still the student army in the morning, but according to his observation, the opponent had about 6,000 people at most. Among them, the artillery that posed the greatest threat to them could not participate in the battle at all, and the tank troops had lost
It is huge and there is not much left. Therefore, as long as a breakthrough is made in any direction, then the world is vast for me to roam, and the army of soldiers will no longer be able to trap him.
The sound of gunfire coming from the front became more and more intense. Under the strict orders of Kentaro Watanabe, more than 500 remaining Japs from the 33rd Cavalry Regiment, armed with cluster grenades, explosive packs, and Molotov cocktails, bravely charged toward the enemy.
The chariots in front of them rushed forward, while the Japanese from the group in front of them, under the command of a major named Hua Muyouren, gave way to the front road, ran wildly to the left, and began to build a defensive position.
In order to block the student army coming from the west and southwest after hearing the news,
These 1,500 people are Gan Can's abandoned sons. Their mission is to open a passage and attract the firepower of the student army. If Ouyang Yun does not make a decisive decision and immediately transfer the other students, then Gan
There is a real hope that Cong's breakout plan will succeed.
Amidst the "rumbling" explosions, a "Mandrill" heavy tank, a Jiguang heavy armored vehicle, and two platypuses were blown up on Route 00. Yang Jianfeng reacted extremely quickly. Seeing the Japanese troops coming fiercely, he gave the decisive order
The other tanks retreated, and the subsequent infantry were ordered to fill the front line. Then, they used intensive firepower to smash the Watanabe Regiment's special attack tactics.
The more than 500 suicide bombers of the Watanabe Regiment, except for the first 30 or so people who played a role, there was no chance for the remaining ones to perform. After the firepower of Route 00 suddenly became fierce, the suicide bombers of the Watanabe Regiment The "special attack" turned into a complete suicide. Hundreds of Wei Qing-style firearms of various types and dozens of general-purpose machine guns fired cross-fire. Any enemy who rushed into the range was immediately ignited like a firecracker. Hundreds of firecrackers were fired continuously. The remaining people were blown up, and the remaining human bombers finally got timid. Watanabe also knew that continuing to charge was in vain, so he ordered to lie down on the spot, hoping to wait for the large troops to come over and let the large troops open a gap for him.
However, it is impossible for him to have this opportunity again.