Chapter 348: Battle of Tangjiagou(1/2)
Captain Yoshiki Tanaka was the commander of the sneak attack force this time. After stepping on the ground, his face turned a little better. He was riding this wooden sailboat and pounding for several hours. He was really unbearable.
"Master, no enemy was found."
"Very good, rest on site for ten minutes, map!" Tanaka ordered, and a serviceman brought Maza over.
The map soldier took out the map from the cowhide-sealed bamboo tube.
"From here, there is a village, yelling west!" Tanaka Junyi saw the icon of the village marked on the map, and suddenly shed a terrifying and fierce light.
His knife hasn't been full of blood for a long time, and it's almost rusted in the scabbard all day long.
In Nanjing, he killed from Shuiximen to Xinjiekou, and then stopped after he was beaten to death. Conservatively, there were no less than a hundred civilians who died at his hands.
It's almost noon at this time, so I can go for a full meal. Then I use the Chinese man's neck to try my knife, but it's still not so sharp. If there is a flower girl, it's even more perfect.
Tanaka Junyi was dreaming, and it arrived soon after ten minutes. The star officer came over to remind him that it was time for the troops to set off.
The actions of the Japanese army were all in the eyes of the Third Battalion Commander Ji Liancai. Their blocking positions were nearly one kilometer away from the riverside, mainly to take advantage of the terrain.
The terrain by the river is relatively low, flat, and there is also a section of mudflats. This season, the plants and trees have not sprouted yet, and they are completely visible and cannot set up ambush.
The first one to go on the road was the Japanese reconnaissance vanguard who actually carried bicycles. It seemed that the Japanese army was well prepared and the visitors were not good.
"Battle, the Japanese army is here, about one shift, riding a bicycle, do you want it..."
"No, let's see if I can let them go first." Ji Lian shook his hand.
"clear!"
When the Japanese army landed, it was impossible to search a whole area and acted only after they were sure of safety. That would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive. It would probably be too full of Niushima on the river.
Their goal is to march quickly and take over Yuxikou.
Therefore, the Japanese vanguard rode his bicycle all the way over. No abnormalities were found. The last Japanese soldier stopped and took out his flag to send a "safety" signal to the Japanese army behind him.
Seeing the signal that he could move forward safely, Tanaka Junyi boldly ordered the large army to advance quickly.
In fact, the third battalion commander Ji Lian was scared and sweated a cold sweat just now. The flag-spoken soldier from the Japanese vanguard team ran to the position of the third battalion and reported that the Japanese army was fighting against the five hundred meters behind him.
It was less than three meters away from the bunker they were ambushing.
However, this flag-speaking soldier seemed to be myopic. He wore a pair of thick glasses and probably didn't notice that he was ambushing an elite soldier from a battalion just a few steps behind his feet.
Taking neat steps, the Japanese army lined up in four squadrons and strode towards them.
Eight heavy machine guns, at least sixteen light machine guns, six mortars, and grenade launchers. There are also a small team of engineers, and two ammunition platoons.
The heavy firepower of this Japanese army is almost as high as some ordinary brigades, and the firepower of miscellaneous divisions may not be comparable.
In terms of firepower, the equipment of the Third Battalion is a fraction worse than that of this Japanese army. The combined light and heavy machine guns are only half of the other person, and there are only two mortars.
"Platform Commander Huang, I'll hand over the Japanese vanguard to you!"
"I understand, camp, you'll see." Huang Yong, the leader of the platoon who was in charge of the mission, took his own troops and quietly caught up with the Japanese vanguards.
"Everyone else listened. After a while, the gun fired, and the heavy machine gun aimed at the Japanese tail and hit me hard, so that the Japanese army would have the opportunity to return to the shore. Did you hear that?"
"I heard it, camp."
"Prepare……"
Tanaka Junyi walked in the front of the team. He was not the kind of officer who was afraid of death. On the contrary, he liked fighting and rushed in the front. He believed that this was the bravest performance of the samurai.
Therefore, his army has a strong style, so he was selected by Makushima to carry out this mission.
rustle……
In this wind, Junji Tanaka suddenly smelled a trace of smoke in the air, but this did not arouse his vigilance. The sound of gunfire at Yuxikou was close to each other, and there was a trace of smoke in the air. This was normal.
On the contrary, he likes the smell of gunpowder. A place with gunpowder means a battlefield, and a place full of death and despair.
This is exactly where soldiers make contributions.
Tanaka Junyi is still young, and his future is not just a squadron leader, but should be a squadron leader, a corps leader, or even a general and a marshal.
Tanaka admired Napoleon very much and did not want to be a general soldier. He came to China, a place where the empire needed to conquer with a knife, was the starting point of his glory in his life.
The Japanese army has entered a range of 100 meters.
The third battalion commander Ji Liancai raised his hand and shot the Japanese army.
Two soldiers had already been prepared to push away the obstacles in front of the heavy machine gun. The ammunition hand quickly pushed the canvas supply clip up. The machine gunner pulled the bullet up, then grabbed the handle and started firing at the end of the Japanese army.
Enemy attack!
Suddenly encountered an attack, the Japanese army was a little panicked, but did not disperse. Instead, they immediately fell down and quickly dispersed, looking for possible bunkers nearby, and then counterattacked.
But the place chosen by the Third Camp is so good, it is carrying yin and embracing yang. According to Feng Shui masters, this place is a very good Feng Shui treasure land, which is very suitable for cemeteries.
There are many unowned tombs and some collapsed tombs on the hillside.
These have become excellent bunkers for the Japanese army.
This is also impossible. The Third Battalion could not have dug up other people's ancestral graves, so this gave the Japanese army some opportunity to resist.
"Blow me hard!"
"Squadron Captain, the Chinese army has ambushed, and their firepower is very strong."
"Order the third squadron and a small team to rush forward in that direction..." Tanaka Junyi ran to a grave bag, used the tombstone and grave bag as cover to command the Japanese army to fight back desperately.
"Hayi!"
The Japanese army was briefly disrupted, but soon established a defensive position, attacked the Third Battalion, and even launched several charges.
The Japanese army's counterattack was very sharp, and the charge was one wave higher than another. Under this charge tactic, the Third Battalion soon suffered casualties.
"Battleman, the third company's position was rushed up by the Japanese army?"
"What, hurry up, reserve team. Go to the third company position and defeat the Japanese! "
"yes!"
Boom...
The Japanese artillery guns retreated five hundred meters away to establish a position, and the shells kept falling onto the position. A Maxim heavy machine gun was instantly blown into pieces. The machine gunner and ammunition man died on the spot.
"Architecture, destroy the Japanese artillery positions for me!" The third company commander Ji Company was red-eyed and shouted at the top of his lungs to rush to the artillery platoon leader.
The artillery platoon immediately adjusted the muzzle and fired shells at the Japanese artillery positions, but the caliber was too small. The range of the shells could not reach the level, and several shells fell outside the Japanese artillery positions, and even the Japanese artillery was not injured.
what to do?
If the Japanese artillery is not solved, the casualties will become greater and greater if the war continues.
It would be great if there was an infantry cannon, which could directly reach the Japanese artillery position. Unfortunately, the Third Battalion did not have this thing in its hands, so it could only watch the Japanese artillery take the blame and take the disadvantage bit by bit.
"Old plan!"
Just as Ji Lian saw a soldier beside him buried in Japanese artillery fire, he was so anxious that he was almost crying. A voice came from behind him like a sound of nature.
"Old Cao, why are you here?" Cao Xingyang came up with the reconnaissance battalion.
"The traveler sent me to be a reserve team for you!" Cao Xingyang smiled. He couldn't say that the traveler was afraid that you would not be able to do it. He asked me to help you, which would hurt people's self-esteem so much.
"Just, give me your 92 Infantry Cannon?" Ji Lian reached out without hesitation.
"What are you doing? As soon as I come, you care about my things?"
"Do you give it?"
"Give it, you always have a plan, how can I not give it? Not only will the cannon be used, but people are also used, am I good enough?" Cao Xingyang laughed. He knew that if his plan was not in trouble, he would not have easily opened his mouth. He was a brother who was eating in the pot, how could he not know?
"Brother, this battle is over. I'll treat you to drink and eat pork head meat." Ji Lian nodded.
The reconnaissance battalion is the best equipment. It is not only equipped with infantry artillery, but also two units. All the barracks of the new 38th Brigade can be compared with the reconnaissance battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, that is, the 1st Battalion of the 381st Regiment of the main regiment of the brigade. The battalion commander Tu Man is the direct subordinate of Chief Leng. If it weren't for the injury when Nanjing retreated, he would probably be in the Honorary First Division.
Of course, in the Independent New 38th Brigade, Cao Xingyang and Tu Man were also shouting at each other, but Tu Man followed the North Detachment and was not in the New 38th Brigade, so no one could compete with Cao Xingyang now.
The Japanese army did not expect that reinforcements from the Chinese team would come so soon, carrying equipment such as the Type 92 infantry cannon. The Japanese artillery was fighting happily, and two Type 92 infantry cannon shells roared.
Boom! Boom!
Two violent explosions came, and Tanaka Junji turned his head and saw that his whole body was shaking like a sieve. The artillery position was too late, so what else could he use to suppress the firepower of the C-* team opposite?
"Company Commander 1, Company Commander 2!"
"arrive!"
"Since we are here, we can't work and work hard, help me make dumplings!" Cao Xingyang pulled out his pistol and called the two main company commanders and said to the front.
"Yes, battalion!" Both company commanders shouted excitedly.
The Japanese artillery positions were destroyed and they were unable to organize fire. The charge was immediately suppressed and retreated one after another, wanting to retreat to a relatively safe area.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion seized the opportunity of the Japanese retreat and suddenly came out of the position. The first and second companies of the reconnaissance battalion also moved to both sides and suddenly launched a charge, with the goal of completely surrounding the Japanese army.
Tanaka Junyi finally found reinforcements from his opponent. While commanding his troops to block the rushing third battalion, he quickly retreated to the riverside and organized soldiers to block the two wings.
"Hold on, hold on..."
Without artillery, the Japanese army was like a tiger without teeth. Although their individual soldiers were very strong, their opponents were not weak. With the momentum of rushing down, they killed them in one breath, which was a retreat.
Tanaka Junyi retreated all the way. Although he was not made of dumplings, by the time they retreated to the riverside, there were less than a hundred people left by their side.
To be continued...