The third chapter decisive battle in Changping (18)
Canglin Village, five kilometers away from Wangjiawei, is a small village with only a dozen households. Every household in the village makes a living by hunting. After Gu Mingchang's personal persuasion last night, everyone in the village left the village early in the morning. , and handed over more than ten dilapidated huts with adobe walls and thatched roofs to the Xuebing Army,
Ouyang Yun handed over the entire defense operation of Wangjiawei to Gu Mingchang because of his ability to handle things comprehensively and meticulously. Although Ouyang Yun did not mention that the Japanese army outside Changping City might carry out a plan to attack Wangjiawei. Gu Mingchang still considered the flanking attack. Accordingly, he arranged a reconnaissance company directly under the Third Brigade of the First Division in Canglin Village.
Yoshizhu Ryosuke led the heavy troops of two brigades, and under the cover of a mountain artillery regiment, rushed towards Wangjiawei. Canglin Village was a must-pass, because it was not clear whether there were any defenders in Canglin Village. Out of caution, he Yoshizhu Ryosuke sent a squadron to conduct a tentative attack. Diao Yide, the company commander of the reconnaissance company directly under the third brigade, was sent back by Langya because he broke his left little finger during a training. The composition of the first division included hundreds of Ninety percent of them are students from various universities in Peiping. They are considered to be the most worthy of the name of the student army. Because these students generally have relatively high cultural knowledge, they have their own characteristics of the army, and Diao Yi is a member of the army. The famous man was an "illiterate" who had only attended a private school for a few years. When he first came to the reconnaissance company, it was difficult to start his work. Of course, as a soldier, he ultimately has to rely on his ability to kill enemies and his skills, and Diao Yi had to do this here He was impeccable in all aspects, but what was rare was that he also liked to use his brain. Therefore, in just one month, he was recognized by the entire reconnaissance company.
The reconnaissance company was in charge of reconnaissance work, and its operations had its own characteristics. Diao Yide set up the first hidden sentry ten kilometers away from Canglin Village. Then, there were hidden sentries every 500 meters, with two hidden posts between each sentry. An inconspicuous message tree is used to transmit messages. This is an innovation based on Ouyang Yun's version of the message tree. One tree falling indicates that a small number of enemies have been found, and two trees falling indicates a large number of enemies. If one of the two trees falls first, and the other sways for a while before falling, it means that a large group of enemy troops are moving quickly towards our position.
What Ji Zhuliangsuke didn't expect was that they had already been discovered by the defenders of Wangjiawei just after they left their position outside Changping City.
The news that a large group of enemies was moving towards Canglin Village reached Diao Yide, and the retired Langya special forces soldier became inexplicably excited. Opportunity, if he can take a bite of flesh from this large group of Japanese soldiers with a company, then he Should his military rank add another layer of leverage? He quickly sent two people to deliver the news to Wangjiawei's joint command headquarters. Diao Yide began to arrange defensive work according to the terrain of Canglin Village.
The task assigned by Gu Mingchang to the reconnaissance company was to discover the enemy's movements in advance and launch an interception depending on the number of enemy troops, trying to buy time for the large force. The task was a bit vague, but Diao Yide did not face difficulties because of it. According to his own analysis, the Japanese army If the 9th and 108th Divisions wanted to escape the fate of being surrounded and annihilated, they would definitely attack Wangjiaxu. When some soldiers complained that they could not participate in the defensive operations of the main position, they found that their superiors were smiling. , people who are familiar with him will immediately guess that the defensive mission of this company in Canglin Village is definitely not just a show.
The reconnaissance company's defense was launched step by step. Diao Yide placed the main battlefield at the "racecourse" in the south of the village, and on the east and west sides of the village, all the more than 130 landmines carried by the reconnaissance company were deployed. After being buried, a few trees and shrubs around the "racecourse" have been eradicated. This is so as not to affect the field of vision when shooting. A crop field about 300 meters in front has become the first place. blocking line,
A squadron of Japanese soldiers marched toward the "racecourse" under the cover of six mortars, more than a dozen grenade launchers, and more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns.
One platoon and one squad of the reconnaissance company were responsible for the first round of blocking missions. Their heavy weapons were two general-purpose machine guns and six basic grenades per person.
When the Japs running at the front were only more than thirty meters away from the position held by the squad leader, the two general-purpose machine guns took the lead in spitting out their fury without the squad leader's order. The next moment, seven or eight grenades were thrown out. While the grenades were still in the air While flying, the Japanese light and heavy machine guns also sounded in time. A few seconds later, there was the unique "empty" sound of the mortars.
When the sound of grenades piercing the air began to appear in the air, everyone in the group began to retreat towards the right side of the "racecourse". There were rows of big trees there, which could provide them with good cover.
"Kill them." "Forward." Once they sensed that the defenders were beginning to retreat, the Japanese frontline officers shouted the command to charge. Under the cover of light and heavy machine guns, a squadron of Japanese soldiers densely rushed towards the "racecourse".
In front of the large Japanese army, seeing all this in detail through binoculars, Yoshihashi Ryosuke immediately sent out two squadrons to outflank the back road of Canglin Village from the mountains and fields on the left and right.
There have been several battles between the Ninth Division and the Xuebing Army. Yoshizhu Ryosuke summed up the gains and losses, and the final lesson learned is: seize every opportunity to fight, and firmly bite the small force that appears in front of the large army. The Chinese army cannibalize it, in order to achieve the goal of gradually wiping out the Chinese army.
In a situation where we are outnumbered and our light weapons are inferior to the opponent's, Yoshihashi Ryosuke's move is quite vicious.
Fortunately, Diao Yide laid mines in the mountains and fields on both sides of the village. After the Japanese were killed and injured by the mines one after another, the Japanese army had no choice but to stop the outflanking operation and could only rely on the squadron commander who was responsible for the task of exploring the path. A frontal breakthrough was made, and the battle began to become stalemate. In the end, only three of the eleven officers and soldiers withdrew to the blocking position behind the "racecourse". The Japanese army paid the price of more than fifty casualties, including those who were blown up by landmines. Half of the people were killed or injured in the bombing,
Hiroso Nakagawa, chief of staff of the Ninth Division, put down his telescope and said to Yoshihashi Ryosuke: "Your Excellency, division commander, the enemy has been prepared for a long time."
The last time at Xifengkou, the Ninth Cavalry Regiment led by Nakagawa Hiroshi lost the entire army to Hu Li's heroic tank battalion. After that battle, Nakagawa Hiroshi was very depressed for a period of time. During this period, He wrote a report on the armament situation of the Xuebing Army and submitted it to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, hoping to attract the attention of the Japanese army's top brass to armaments. In the end, his report did achieve the results he hoped for. Now, Japan's major domestic weapons manufacturers are launching a new round of technological innovation. Because his suggestions have been taken seriously, Nakagawa Hiroshi cheered up and once again devoted himself to the war against China. This time, Yoshihashi Ryosuke formulated a two-sided attack on Wangjiawei. strategy, including his persistence,