In the area around Shizhong Mountain, including the lake outside Shizhong Mountain, the artillery gate of the 12th Xuexue Division had already measured and fired at Zhu Yuan. When Meng Kailan's order was issued, the sound of "empty" sounded from the artillery position about ten kilometers away from Shizhong Mountain. The next moment , dozens of huge fireballs soared into the sky, and then there was a roar that ripped through the air. In just five minutes, nearly two hundred heavy bombs hit the Asaibe Japanese army head-on and face-to-face.
Before the sound of artillery sounded, Asai Kurataka listened intently to the sound of gunfire coming from the direction of Yanlie Mountain, with an expression of relief on his face. The division commander finally understood and knew to change the basket. If this had happened earlier, then he would have been there. How could this place be under so much pressure? No, what's the sound? "It's not good." He shouted suddenly, and then shouted loudly: "Get back, get back, lie down."
Thousands of little Japs were digging fortifications on the beach at the moment. Worried about the next offensive by the Xuebing Army, Asai stepped up the digging of the fortifications. But what he never expected was that the Chinese artillery would dare to launch an indiscriminate attack at this time. There were many experienced veterans among the Japanese army during the differential shelling. After hearing the sound of the shells breaking through the air, many Japanese officers were stunned and yelled: "The Chinese are crazy, do they want to die with us?"
"Sir, what should I do?" An officer asked Asai Kurataka. Asaibu's so-called river beach fortifications are all made of sand, so the defense effect is really not very good, let alone resisting 150mm heavy bombs. , even the 75mm mountain artillery shells could not withstand it. Although they could not understand why the artillerymen of the Xuebing Army dared to carry out such indiscriminate shelling, they were not afraid of hurting their own people, but when the shells roared and fell on their heads. , most of them temporarily lost their thinking ability and instinctively asked their superiors for help.
Asai Kurataka was furious, and there was nothing he could do. The old Japanese had a lot of combat experience, or the Japanese nature determined that he liked to do things that harmed others and not benefited himself. He thought for a moment and shouted: "Charge out and attack." , we are all going to die anyway, so just die heroically."
To die bravely in battle, you must have the enemy to help you. The low-level and middle-level Japanese officers who woke up immediately commanded the Japanese under their command to launch a desperate charge towards the Xue Bing Army position. No one thought that the defenders on the opposite side had already After they were completely evacuated, they first violently bombarded the defenders' positions with mortars and grenades, and then rushed towards the defenders' positions amidst the violent explosions and the light of fire rising into the sky. Some Japs were ready to die together. What they held in their arms were not 38 caps, but cluster grenades or explosive packets. The most exaggerated ones were a dozen or so Japs, holding crooked machine guns and shooting at the same time. While rushing forward, they actually learned the move that Wu just started targeting them, and the machine gunners formed a formation to attack.
Artillery is the king of infantry warfare. This theory was still true at least during World War II. The desperate charge launched by more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers was naturally very large in scale and imposing. If someone looked down from the air at this moment, You will definitely be shocked by this scene, of course, because there is no enemy on the opposite side (at this moment, the surviving cadets of the 34th Brigade are sitting on the east slope of Shizhong Mountain, about two kilometers away from here, catching their breath). The performance of the Japanese army was actually a Japanese style. No matter how wonderful they sang, it was just a one-man show.
"Death." "Kill."... Several Japanese soldiers were standing next to the trench where they had suffered so much before, and were shooting fiercely into it. A major ran over, and he saw an empty scene inside. His face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, "Eight grids." He cursed and was about to tell his men to stop shooting. "Boom." A shell exploded next to him, and the fire immediately killed him and the Japanese. completely engulfed,
This artillery bombardment by the Xuebing Army lasted for about a quarter of an hour. After a quarter of an hour passed, less than one brigade of the more than three thousand Japs in Asai's unit was still standing, and more than two brigade of Japs fell on the ground. Many Japanese soldiers were caught in the artillery fire and their limbs were broken into pieces. What they couldn't figure out even before they died was where was the enemy?
The artillery regiment of the Twelfth Division was worried about the Japanese retaliatory bombardment and quickly evacuated the battlefield after firing for a quarter of an hour. As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, Meng Kailan immediately led the team to Hukou County without any hesitation during the process.
In this round of shelling, because there were always people around him volunteering to help him block the shells, Asai Kurataka just scratched his face. What made him angry was that the desperate charge he personally launched did not even see the shadow of the enemy. Without touching him, the defenders disappeared from under his nose without a trace. This was really not a mistake that a good commander should make. When it was confirmed that the bombardment had stopped and there were no traces of the enemy in the surrounding area, Asaikura Long slapped his butt in a very graceless manner and sat on the scorched earth. He looked at the explosion fire that was still burning around him, and then looked at the lost imperial soldiers beside the fire. For the first time, his eyes showed With a confused expression, he couldn't help but wonder: Is Xuebingjun really the nemesis of the empire? What kind of existence is Ouyang Yun, a Chinese from China?
The reason why Meng Kailan launched the artillery bombardment was not only to severely damage the Japanese army, but also to let Ma Changchun and others on Yanlie Mountain see that they had given up on Shizhong Mountain. Since Shizhong Mountain had given up, there was no point in defending Yanlie Mountain. Well, the military philosophy of the Xuebing Army is obviously different from that of the Central Army. The most prominent one is that the lives of soldiers are valued above all else. Sometimes, as long as fewer people die, the war Even a defeat can be forgiven,
Meng Kailan, the soldiers around him, knew the character of Ma Changchun and the others, and knew that they would definitely put up a desperate resistance for the safety of Shi Zhongshan's large army. In his eyes, rather than let Huambix die in vain, it would be better to save them and continue to kill the enemy in the future.
The artillery bombardment of Shizhongshan position by Xuebing Army artillery not only attracted Ma Changchun's attention, but also made Haneda secretly frightened. Ma Changchun might not be smart enough to understand the brigade commander's kindness. He persisted in leading the soldiers to carry out the task. For the sniper battle, the twelve people used their bullets and then fought to the death with machetes against the Japanese who rushed up. In the end, eleven of the twelve people were killed on the spot. Only Zhang Haonai was in shock because his left hand was cut off and he lost too much blood. The reason why he was captured alive by the Japanese army,
Including the soldier who died in the previous battle, the twelve martyrs of the second squad were lying in grotesque postures in the second line of defense fortifications they were holding on to. Among them, Ma Changchun died the most tragically. His abdomen was stabbed open by a gun. His intestines came out, but he still had a Japanese soldier's ear biting in his mouth until he died.
After the battle, Haneda felt no joy at all. The shelling of Shizhongshan made him realize that the Asai tribe must have suffered heavy losses. In this way, the significance of his capture of Yanlie Mountain would be much less. And if the entire Asai tribe was destroyed , his sneak attack on Yanlie Mountain this time has become a joke, because it can be seen from the scale of the indiscriminate shelling just now that the Xuebing Army has definitely given up on Shi Zhongshan. In other words, after the shelling just now, Shi Zhongshan's attack on the 106th Division It was already undefended. At the beginning of the battle, he thought that there was at least one company of defenders on Yanlie Mountain. However, only now did he discover that there were only thirteen defenders. However, how many emperors had they killed? As for Jun, although he wanted to avoid the question, Haneda finally asked: "How many of us died."
"One hundred and seven people were killed and 32 were seriously injured..."
"That's enough." Haneda staggered. Although he had already prepared in his mind that the loss would not be too low this time, the number still exceeded his expectations. "Eight squares, a group of losers, and the opponent is only the size of a class." , but look at it, look at how many people we have died." He cursed loudly, but his voice lowered as he cursed. He was the commander of this battle. Speaking of which, he should bear the biggest responsibility. Responsibility is right,
Looking at the soldiers lying quietly in the afterglow of the explosion, all the Japanese could not help but maintain a solemn expression. The Japanese admire heroes and bravery. Although these soldiers are Chinese, they showed Their bravery and martial arts are incomparable to them. Some Japanese even thought: If all the cadet armies were like this, would there be any hope of success for His Majesty the Emperor's great cause of Greater East Asia?
"Sir, what should we do next?" A squadron leader plucked up the courage to ask Haneda,
"Do your best to rescue the captured students, and bury these Chinese people alive. They, they are all heroes."
"Hai."
Haneda took two steps among the corpses of the trainees and felt the oppressive atmosphere around him. He felt that he should say a few words. After thinking about it, his face softened and he said: "These Chinese people performed very bravely. They all They are out-and-out warriors, but should we be afraid? No, our Yamato nation has always been the nation that is best at learning. Today, the Chinese people taught us a vivid lesson with their bravery. , we should not be discouraged, but should learn with humility. You all remember that our Japanese Empire is far weaker than China in terms of population and territory. Therefore, if we want China, we can only behave better than the Chinese. Be stronger and be braver. Failure is not terrible. What is terrible is losing the fighting spirit. Warriors of His Majesty the Emperor, no matter what, we are now the victors, so please raise your heads and remember today’s lesson. The bravery of the Chinese people is buried in our hearts. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, show more courage than them. Victory will always be with the Yamato nation."
"Hai."
No matter what they thought in their hearts, the nearby Japanese soldiers still responded respectfully to the teachings of the Major General Brigade Commander. Then, the morale of the entire army seemed to be higher.