Zhonghongyou fell into a coma as soon as the war started, which directly led to the collapse of the Zhonghong Brigade. After the organization of the Zhonghong Brigade was disrupted, under the command of low-level officers at all levels, although they still wanted to resist, "how could they face it" The superior enemy (the density of firepower displayed by the Second Regiment at the beginning made the Japanese think that they were ambushed by the superior enemy). What we thought most about was to maintain our strength, so we resolutely chose to retreat.", said this It’s Tian Tianjun, the squadron leader of the Zhonghong Brigade.
A brigade's field artillery was captured, and more than 600 people were directly injured and killed. Such heavy losses were suffered at the beginning of the encirclement and suppression operation. It is impossible for the Japanese army not to hold those responsible accountable. It has been a week since this battle ended, and the throne of the regiment commander has not yet been warmed up. Matsushita Kihide was escorted back to the country and immediately sent to a military court. Due to the unclear appointment, Taiwan Governor Kobayashi Shizuo's career was also affected, which directly led to the Japanese Army Ministry to transfer a lieutenant general from the base camp to replace him. Xiao Lin ascended to the position of commander-in-chief of the Taiwan Division and began to rearrange the operations to encircle and suppress the Taiwan Corps of the Academy Army.
However, it is said that Matsushita Kihide led the main force of the Japanese army to bite closely behind the sporadic troops of the four regiments, and followed from "Xiaowokan" to the second ambush point "Yuchi". The reason why "Yuchi" got its name is because there are It is a large inland lake, and the Third Regiment’s ambush circle is located on the north side of the lake.
The Fourth Regiment paid a heavy price for their long escape. In order to escape with as many people as possible, every once in a while, when it was discovered that the enemy was about to catch up, Xie Changan would organize a dozen people to stay and act as a blocker. Troops, and these remaining soldiers will face an enemy nearly a hundred times their size, so their end will be very miserable.
Seeing his subordinates volunteering to stay and stop the attack, knowing that they may lose their young lives as a result, this feeling is something Xie Changan has never experienced before. The pain seems to be more unbearable than dying on his own. He always said to the remaining soldiers with tears in his eyes: "Brothers, take care." Then he gritted his teeth and led the others to leave quickly. In his heart, he hated Lin Xiaoyu to death. If Lin Xiaoyu hadn't obeyed the division's headquarters Order, they should be safely out of the battle now,
Artillery, fuck it, if you lose your life, what's the use of the best weapon?
Zhang Yishu originally estimated that the battle of the third regiment would start between 10 and 12 o'clock in the evening. However, at only nine o'clock, the scouts he sent out came back with news that the Japanese army had appeared and they were chasing a group of soldiers. small troops,
"Small unit, how many people are there?"
"I can't see clearly. It's not very much. It's probably about a battalion."
Zhang Yishu fell into deep thought: No, no matter how bad the Second and Fourth Regiments are, they will not be defeated by the Japanese army all at once. Moreover, there is only one battalion left. That means that so far, the Second and Fourth Regiments have lost their strength. The total strength of the regiment was at least one regiment. In about three hours, the strength of a regiment was lost. Is the Japanese army so powerful? If this is the case, then the Taiwan Corps will have no chance to develop to what it is today. The scale, we may have been driven out by the little devils long ago and it was too late. No, there must be something I don't know about. Zhang Yishu has very strong logical ability. After he thought of this, he immediately ordered everyone to prepare for war and fight well. In order to make preparations, he said to Wu Xiaosong, commander of the Eighth Battalion: "Xiaosong, please lead someone to greet them. There are people from the Fourth Regiment among them. The people from the Fourth Regiment have been running for three hours. They must be exhausted."
"Yes." Wu Xiaosong took the order and left, while the others were ready for battle under the command of officers at all levels.
The soldiers of the fourth regiment were exhausted. Many of them were walking purely on instinct. They had to run for three hours while carrying equipment on their backs. This kind of physical exertion was not something that ordinary people could bear. When Wu Xiaosong led his men out of the bushes by the lake and gave the order, many soldiers of the fourth regiment immediately collapsed on the ground.
Xie Changan resisted the urge to lie down. He held on to a tree and said, "It must be Commander Wu. It's great. I finally got to you."
Wu Xiaosong had figured out the situation at this time. He was a little surprised that he didn't see the people from the Second Regiment, so he asked: "Captain Xie, where are the people from the Second Regiment."
Xie Changan got angry when he thought of the Second Regiment and Lin Xiaoyu. He cursed: "Forget it, this Lin Xiaoyu, they wanted to use the Japanese cannons, but in the end they let these Japanese go. Fortunately, we had no choice but to He kept running away, acting like a lost dog." At this point, he thought of something, and quickly asked: "Are you ready for the ambush?" He was worried that Zhang Yishu, like Lin Xiaoyu, would also change his ways at the last minute. Zhang, if they are allowed to escape again, then I believe that the people of the Fourth Regiment will have to be found here.
Wu Xiaosong understood his worries and said: "We are ready. Commander Xie, take the brothers to take a rest first. We are going to fight."
"Okay, I'm here to cheer for you."
Matsushita Kihide was in good spirits at this time. He annihilated three small blocking units of the China Army along the way, and then continued to stick up. He seemed to have seen victory and honor waving to him. It was the first time he served as a front-line force. The chief officer has annihilated a large number of enemy troops. This achievement is believed to allow him to secure his position from now on. And with the deepening of the encirclement and suppression operations, I believe he will be promoted to general soon.
He encouraged his soldiers from time to time: "If you work harder, the enemy will be in front, catch up and eat them, and then we can go to the Nantou military camp to have a celebration dinner."
The ambush positions of the Third Regiment were even more clever than those of the Second and Fourth Regiments. Their mission was actually to paralyze the enemy, which convinced Matsushita Kihide that the combat power of the Xuebing Army was only this, and after this round of ambush, They are so exhausted that they can only sit back and wait for death.
To achieve this goal, it is very important to have a lively fight, but not to inflict serious damage on the little devil.
Zhang Yishu's original idea was to shoot and run away, but now because of what happened with the Fourth Regiment, he knew that he had to hold on for a little longer. The brothers of the Fourth Regiment were too tired and they needed time to rest. In order to give them as much food as possible If they have some rest time, just put in more effort.
It's still mines, then grenades and machine rifle volleys. In today's ambush, without superior artillery support, you can only follow this procedure. As for seizing the opportunity to expand the results after a sudden attack, or take the opportunity to evacuate. , but this depends on the task requirements and actual situation.
He was actually ambushed again, which made Matsushita Muxiu a little nervous after hearing the explosion. This place is not far from the Nantou military camp, and because of the time wasted just now, the Chinese are fully capable of deploying troops from other places. If This was an ambush that the Chinese had planned for a long time. It would definitely cause a lot of casualties to the imperial army. At this moment, he regretted not bringing the artillery with him. Although the speed would be slower, there was absolutely no need to worry about this kind of ambush. level of ambush,
It is an open secret that the Taiwan Corps of the Xuebing Army lacks heavy weapons, especially artillery. It is precisely because of this that the Japanese army still does not take the Taiwan Corps seriously. If the Taiwan Corps makes the Japanese feel a little uneasy , that is also because they can easily accept support from fighter planes taking off from Fujian and Guangzhou.
"Don't be chaotic, hold on, and figure out the enemy's strength first." Because of this consideration, Panasonic did not rashly issue an attack order, but adopted a relatively stable tactical arrangement.
Koichiro Suki obviously supported the commander's decision. He got down from the truck and personally directed the troops to get off the truck in an orderly manner, assume a defensive posture, and then asked the soldiers to launch flares in order to figure it out as quickly as possible. The reality of the enemy's army,
Flares rose up into the sky one after another. Soon, the area around the fish pond was illuminated as bright as day. There were only three regiments in the fish pond. Based on the idea of shooting and leaving, the troops of the three regiments were relatively concentrated, which also made the Japanese People can easily judge the truth from the truth,
Sukiyoshiro then suggested: "Your Excellency, it seems that this is a Chinese support force. I think we can seize the opportunity to rush. If we can kill these Chinese here, then the situation in Nantou will be stable. "
According to the situation detected by the reconnaissance plane during the day, there are not many cadet troops staying in Nantou. This is also the basis for Sukiyoshiro to make such a suggestion.
Matsushita Muxiu thought about it in his mind, and then agreed to Sumu's proposal.
Using trucks as cover, the Japanese army quickly set up a formation and then launched an attack on the third regiment's position with the support of mortars.
A flood of Japanese soldiers came over. According to the original plan, the Third Regiment should retreat at this time. However, considering that the Fourth Regiment had not yet recovered, Zhang Yishu decided to hold on for a while after an ideological struggle.
"Lu Daquan, lead your company to counterattack. We need to buy the brothers of the Fourth Regiment a little more time."
Lu Daquan was the most capable tiger general of the Third Regiment. He received the order and immediately gathered the soldiers of his company, and then launched a countercharge in the beeping charge number. Nearly a hundred trainees stabbed or waved their rifles. The big blade faced the enemy on the opposite side. After each side fired a shot, they immediately collided together like two waves.
After Lu Daquan's company rushed forward, Zhang Yishu immediately concentrated all his machine guns and bombardiers and retreated to the second line, ready to respond.
The hand-to-hand battle between Lu Daquan Company and the Japs was quite fierce. Zhang Yishu chose Lu Daquan Company to launch a counterattack at this time for his own reasons. Although the manpower deployment of Lu Daquan Company was no different from that of other companies, because of Lu Daquan's The existence of this "crazy tiger" and the fighting spirit of its soldiers are the best in the 101st Division.
In hand-to-hand combat, the physical fitness, technical and tactical qualities of the soldiers are on the one hand, and more importantly, the ideological quality of the soldiers. Under the leadership of Lu Daquan, Lu Daquan's company showed a momentum like a crazy tiger from the beginning, and every time someone ignored the front The thrust of the spear was just to pierce the white bayonet into the enemy's chest. This lose-lose approach actually caused a period of panic among the Japanese.
Once the panic formed, it would be contagious, so in Panasonic's eyes, the infantry phalanx that had been moving forward suddenly began to retreat, and some soldiers at the front actually turned around and ran away, which made him very angry, "Eight grids, Are they still His Majesty’s warriors?”
Zhang Yishu wanted this effect, so he stopped as soon as he saw fit, and immediately ordered the retreat horn to sound. As soon as the retreat horn sounded, Lu Daquan and the others immediately withdrew from both sides. At the same time, the machine gunners who had been prepared for a long time were also fired. The bombardiers began to show off their power, and the gunshots poured out like a torrential rain. The grenades exploded one after another in the crowd of Japs. In just a quarter of an hour, the impetuous offensive momentum of the Japs was immediately curbed.