Chapter 14: The Preliminary Prestige of the Sports War
Chapter 1400 Mobile Warfare Begins to Show Its Power
The battle on the front line of Mudanjiang lasted from early morning to the next night.
After the heavy fog dissipated at ten o'clock in the morning, the Japanese troops who had crossed the Mudanjiang River launched a valiant pursuit of the rescue troops retreating eastward.
However, since the entire Laoye Ridge area is surrounded by mountains, hills upon hills, and crisscrossed ravines and mountains, it is not conducive to the deployment of large forces. The rescuers dispersed and retreated, leaving the pursuing Japanese commanders undecided as to which group to attack.
The enemy had to attack separately in large groups.
The Takasu Battalion of the 26th Regiment of the 13th Brigade of the 7th Division of the Japanese Army aggressively chased the collapsed team of rescuers in grass-green military uniforms in front of them and drove into a narrow valley at the foot of Tianling. Due to the tight situation,
Not letting go of his opponent, Colonel Takasu Sadashi did not conduct routine fire reconnaissance, nor did he send out scouts to investigate the surrounding environment, and the team swarmed in.
"Takasu-kun, this place is very suitable for an ambush. Can we steady our steps a little and find out the situation before pursuing?"
Major Sasaki, the staff officer of the brigade who was riding with Colonel Takasu, looked up at the steep mountains around him and said with concern.
"Sasaki, your worries are completely unnecessary. Now that the Chinese guerrillas are fleeing, how can you imagine that we will send someone to set up an ambush? If we delay too much, our opponents will be able to escape easily..."
Takasu Seiji raised his white-gloved hand and smiled easily to comfort his companions, but his laughter was quickly interrupted. Under the blow of the Anjiajun's unique 12.7mm sniper rifle armor-piercing bullet, his head was like a
It was a rotten watermelon that suddenly burst open, with red and white juice splashing everywhere, and the body was directly lifted off the horse by the powerful impact.
At almost the same time, Major Sasaki felt that his chest had become empty. He looked almost subconsciously and found that the entire heart and lungs had been penetrated by powerful bullets that had penetrated his chest and opened a large hole in his back.
Out of fear, he lost all his senses without making any reaction. His whole body was like a thin piece of paper, being carried from the horseback into the air by the huge inertia. After flying for a while, he suddenly fell to the ground.
Then, the mines in the valley and the high explosives on the entrance and exit mountains sounded like landslides and tsunamis. Huge rocks blocked the mountain pass. The Japanese soldiers who were meandering were sprayed away by the mines.
Steel shards and marbles fell to the ground.
The mortars that were ambushed on the mountain ridges on both sides began to focus on the artillery battery, heavy machine gun battery, and transportation company of the Takasu Battalion. For a time, the valley was filled with smoke and the sound of gunfire was endless.
As members of the Japanese A-type division, these Japanese soldiers were indeed well-trained. They were suddenly ambushed, and even though most of the officers and subordinates were killed in the first round of sniping, there was no panic.
The surviving Japanese soldiers found rocks, ditches and nests sunk into the mountain ridges, hid themselves in them, and then fought back bravely.
Major Yaji Higashimura, the captain of the Higashimura Squadron, was very lucky to escape the attack of the sniper who rescued the Japanese army. At that time, his horse stepped on a loose stone and almost fell to the ground. He just lowered his head to check.
After all, he had dodged a fatal sniper bullet just like that.
Hearing the sound of gunfire from far and near, Major Higashikata quickly dismounted his horse, rolled a few times, and hid in a depression in the mountain wall. He picked up his binoculars and calmly checked the situation on the battlefield.
Ever since he was stationed in the northeast, even if he entered the Chahar Corps to fight, Major Higashimura had never encountered such fierce and precise firepower.
Listening to the dense sound of gunfire from far and near, Major Higashimura felt awe in his heart: Is this the firepower configuration that the guerrillas can possess? He looked around and found that the entire brigade was in a very bad situation. Since the front and rear mountain passes were blocked, there was no strength at all.
Unable to deploy, it was completely suppressed by the opponent's condescending firepower. If decisive measures were not taken, the consequences would be disastrous.
Major Higashimura immediately called the communications troops and tried to contact other squadrons through the radio, but he could not be contacted. In desperation, he had to send out messengers to contact other squadrons using the most primitive method. At the same time, he ordered his Kuangtian Squadron and Chang Gang
The small team launched an attack on the hill above.
After a short period of time, the Japanese soldiers, organized by junior officers and non-commissioned officers, launched an offensive on the hills on both sides.
Tao Qi, commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Second Division of the Anti-Japanese Rescue Army, put down his telescope and said to Jin Zida, the Chief of Staff next to him: "Did you see, Lao Jin, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is not bragging. We would have suffered such a heavy blow."
, the team has collapsed a long time ago, how can it be possible to organize an attack of this scale? It seems that we will have to work more on training in the future!"
Jin Zita smiled and comforted: "Brigade Commander, how long has our team been established? If it hadn't been for the recruitment of many grassroots commanders from the Red Army, coupled with the self-contained training system of our Anjia Army, we might not be in such a bad state now.
What is the situation? This is already very good. In the next step, we must continue to strengthen ideological education, firmly root the nationalist ideas adhered to by Anjiajun in the minds of every soldier, and cultivate the technical and tactical qualities of officers and soldiers. This is a multi-pronged approach.
If we go down, we will surely catch up with or even surpass our opponents.”
Tao Qi nodded and continued to pick up his binoculars to observe the battle situation, check for deficiencies and make up for them, and mobilize troops to respond to Japanese attacks at any time.
Lieutenant Kuwata led his squad in a skirmish formation and advanced towards the high ground guarded by the 6th Brigade and 19th Regiment. They were hit by fierce and precise firepower. As soon as the Japanese grenades were set up, they attracted the force.
Not only that, important personnel such as machine gunners and non-commissioned officers were subjected to precise sniper fire or mortar attacks by the Sixth Brigade snipers. A team of more than 60 people was already damaged before they reached the attack position.
Nearly half.
Lieutenant Kuwata was a little confused. For the first time, he felt that he would not be able to fight. Fortunately, his doubts did not last long. His body was hit by an armor-piercing bullet fired from a large-caliber sniper rifle, and his head was shattered. He lost consciousness.
Major Higashimura, who was elected as the commander by the surviving squadron commanders, was extremely anxious. Seeing that the attack momentum was frustrated, the heroic Imperial soldiers were firmly pinned on the hillside and unable to move forward. After that, he tried two more attacks in succession.
, all ended in failure.
Major Higashimura looked at the radio station that seemed to be on display, and then at the sun setting over the hills, and let out a long sigh. Not to mention that he couldn't contact the outside world now. Even if he could, it was almost dark now. Reinforcements
How long it will take to arrive and how effective air support will be are all unknown. It seems that we must find a way to break through.
After a brief discussion with other remaining officers, Major Higashimura decided to concentrate all his forces and break out towards the entrance of the valley. Unfortunately, this seemingly simple task fell into passivity from the beginning.
The roads in the valley are rugged and narrow, making it impossible to concentrate troops. If they spread out slightly to the hills on both sides, they would be greeted by either dense bullets or fierce mortar bombardment.
"Didi-di-di-" Just when the Japanese soldiers were in a dilemma and at a loss what to do, a loud charge horn suddenly sounded from the hills on both sides.
"Kill--"
Immediately afterwards, there were deafening shouts, and the anti-Japanese and Japanese soldiers rushed towards the Japanese troops down the mountain with overwhelming force.
Even though they were deeply poisoned by the spirit of Bushido, every Japanese soldier still couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and despair. Because they couldn't look at each other, the Japanese army was divided and surrounded. Anyone who resisted was killed instantly. Those who wanted to use grenades to fight with our army
The Japanese soldiers who perished together with the soldiers were beaten into honeycombs.
Not only that, the soldiers who resisted the Japanese and rescued the Japanese would shoot every Japanese soldier who fell on the ground, whether they were corpses or wounded soldiers.
Major Higashikata was stunned by the scene in front of him. What kind of army was this? Cold, cruel, and tough. They harvested lives wherever they went.
Soon, the two guards beside Major Higashimura were shot dead. He howled hysterically, raised his command knife, and rushed towards the two approaching rescue soldiers. The two soldiers calmly raised their pistols and hit them one after another.
Between his eyebrows, Major Higashimura finally opened his eyes wide and fell to the ground unwillingly and died.
As night fell, the valley gradually calmed down, and the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.
In this battle, 1,085 people of the Takasu Battalion of the 26th Regiment of the Japanese Army were wiped out without a single prisoner. 13 mortars, 26 grenade launchers, 6 heavy machine guns, 12 light machine guns, 587 rifles, and other weapons were captured
The equipment was damaged in the battle. In addition, artillery shells, bullets, some grain, and 212 mules and horses were also seized.
Eight soldiers of the Sixth Brigade were killed, 17 were seriously injured, and 194 were slightly injured. It can be said to be a brilliant victory.
When the Takasu Battalion was attacked, the Japanese army in the entire Laoye Ridge area either lost the target of pursuit or suffered the same fate as the Takasu Battalion. In just one day, the Japanese army lost at least one brigade.
The former enemy headquarters in Mudanjiang had to order all ministries to stop the pursuit, defend the main traffic arteries, and first concentrate their forces to quickly clear the roads leading to Jining and Sanjiang Plains.
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Suihua City is located more than 120 kilometers north of Harbin. It is located in the piedmont hilly area extending from the southwest foot of the Lesser Khingan Mountains to the Songnen Plain. It is an important industrial and commercial center city north of Harbin.
Since the frequent activities of the Chinese guerrillas in the area around Suihua, Major General Okamoto Tadayoshi, the guard of the 31st Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in the area, has not had a good night's sleep. Communication lines connecting various places have been frequently damaged.
Not only were the tracks stolen from the railways, but even the roadbeds were blasted and blown up. The roads were littered with landmines and traps, especially landmines, which were extremely vicious. They were earth mines or napalm mines made of glass bottles, which were used by engineers.
The detection equipment cannot be tested, which has resulted in the casualties of dozens of trucks and hundreds of engineers.
What is even more frightening is that the Chinese guerrillas are not only capable of wreaking havoc, but also have extremely amazing fighting power. When the areas around Suihua first encountered attacks, Okamoto Zhonghito confidently sent reinforcements, but every time they were beaten by meat buns and beaten by dogs.
There was no reply. On the 13th of this month, the 7th Engineer Regiment was attacked in Chalk Town. Major General Okamoto Tadayoshi personally led his troops to rescue him. As a result, he was ambushed by the guerrillas. The entire regiment he brought was almost wiped out. If not for
Okamoto Tadahito saw the opportunity and ran away quickly, but the consequences were disastrous.
Subsequently, several bridges on the Hulan River and Ni River were blown up by the Chinese guerrillas, and Suihua City became an isolated city.
The 31st Brigade of *** is a four-unit brigade. In addition to three infantry units, it also has a field artillery unit. In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the brigade, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was assigned to ***
*The 31st Brigade has a machine gun brigade and a mortar squadron. The entire brigade has 9,000 people. In the entire Kwantung Army sequence, it can be regarded as the best among the *** brigades.
In addition, the 11th and 12th brigades of the puppet Manchu Army are also stationed in Suihua with a total of 10,000 troops. In terms of military strength alone, there should be no problem in defending Suihua, which has a solid city defense. But I don’t know why.
Ben Zhongren was always in fear, as if something big was about to happen, and he was in constant panic all day long.
In order to prevent any accidents from happening, Major General Okamoto Tadahito ordered the Japanese and puppet troops to strengthen security outside the city. Any civilian entering or leaving the city would be subject to strict inspections. Security was also intentionally heightened at the top of the city. Any civilian passing by outside the city would be inspected.
It is possible that he was taken into the city as a guerrilla scout and tortured. During this period, he did not know how many unjust, false and wrong cases were made.
The four gates in the east, west, north and south of Suihua City were covered with severed human heads, which made the people of Suihua complain and dare not speak out.
If you don’t die in silence, you will explode in silence. On the night of the 19th, the people of Suihua finally received the long-awaited sound of gunfire.