Although the Japanese officers and soldiers rushed forward desperately, under the fierce firepower, they fell one by one and could not get close to the enemy's position.
Katayama Brigade Commander commanded the troops to launch three charges in a row, but failed to break through the enemy's position. Seeing that the hope of reuniting with the troops in front was getting slimmer, he had already started to think about retreating. When he heard the cheers from the coalition troops in front, he knew that the Japanese troops in front had been annihilated. He no longer loved fighting and led his troops to quickly evacuate towards the outside of the mountain.
Kong Jie, who was on the hillside, saw the Japanese trying to escape. He was unwilling to let them go, so he immediately ordered: "Blow the charge horn and all charge!"
"Charge, kill." Following the loud charge, the officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade rushed from the hillside towards the Japanese troops on the road.
When Wang Chengzhu saw that the Japanese were about to run away, he immediately ordered his officers and soldiers to chase them. Zhang Dabiao and Chu Yunfei commanded the troops and followed Wang Chengzhu in pursuit along the highway.
Seeing that the Japanese troops were about to escape, Xu Dalong picked up the phone and called Sun Desheng. He said: "Sun Desheng, the Japanese have fled to your side. Now it's up to you. Don't let go of any Japanese."
Sun Desheng said: "Captain, don't worry. If you let a Japanese go, I'll show you his head."
After putting down the phone, Sun Desheng commanded the cavalry troops and Cui Zhenyue's chariot troops to block the mountain pass.
The car the Katayama brigade leader was riding in had been damaged. Since the target on the horse was too obvious, he could only spread his legs and run on the ground.
The Japanese officers all wore high boots, which looked very majestic, but it was very inconvenient to walk for a long time. Although the leader of the Katayama Brigade pays attention to physical exercise, he is an official after all. He always rides in a car on weekdays. Not to mention long-distance running, even riding a horse is not as neat as before.
Not long after he ran out, he felt that his physical strength was a little too much. He was panting and could only run forward with the help of the guards, looking very embarrassed.
The Japanese officers and soldiers fled desperately. Just when they were about to run out of the valley, a torrential rain of bullets flew towards them, and a large number of artillery shells kept flying over, exploding violently among the enemy groups.
The commander of the Katayama Brigade knew that he had encountered an enemy attack, and he came to the front with the help of the guards to observe.
The scene that appeared in the telescope made him feel a sense of despair. He saw large groups of tanks and armored vehicles appearing in the valley, and the hillsides on both sides were densely packed with anti-Japanese armed officers and soldiers.
"It's over." These desperate words flashed in the head of the Katayama brigade leader. He really could not have imagined that the 16th Brigade, which he was so proud of and extremely arrogant, would be defeated in such a short period of time. Not only that, but there was also the danger of the entire army being destroyed. Not only did he feel sad.
However, Katayama is a brave general after all. He knows that he can't waste a moment here and must break through the enemy's blockade. Otherwise, the enemy army will catch up behind him, and the only outcome waiting for him is the destruction of his entire army. Without hesitation, he ordered the troops to charge forward.
At this time, there were about 3,000 remaining Japanese troops. The Japanese officers and soldiers also knew that the situation was critical, and they charged forward crazily.
Cui Zhenyue sat in a tank, looking at the Japanese officers and soldiers swarming in, and gave the order to open fire with contempt.
Dozens of tanks and armored vehicles lined up in several rows in the valley, and hundreds of light and heavy machine guns kept spitting tongues of fire at the Japanese troops.
The Japanese soldiers fell down row by row, and rushed up row after row. They fired at the tanks and armored vehicles in vain, unable to damage the tanks and armored vehicles at all. In the end, they were continuously knocked to the ground under the fierce rain of bullets.
Of course, Commander Katayama Brigade knew that in order to deal with the tanks and armored vehicles in front, fierce artillery fire was necessary. However, after fierce fighting, almost all their baggage and artillery were lost. Only a few Type 92 infantry cannons and a small number of mortars could be used. Relying on such weak vitality, it was impossible to Possible to break through the fire network formed by groups of tanks and armored vehicles.
The commander of Katayama Brigade knew that he could not rush out, so he directed his officers and soldiers to launch an attack on the hillside on the left side of the road, hoping to capture a hilltop and then hold on to wait for reinforcements.
Sun Desheng had already led the officers and soldiers of the cavalry unit to climb up the hillside. Wei Monk's special operations squadron and Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron had also occupied the high ground. They used light and heavy machine guns and rifles to fiercely attack the Japanese officers and soldiers who climbed up. When they opened fire, the heavy rain of bullets made it impossible for the Japanese army to raise their heads.
When Cui Zhenyue saw the enemy troops climbing up the hillside, he immediately turned the muzzle of his gun and fired fiercely at the Japanese troops.
The commander of the Katayama Brigade knew that the situation was critical. He pushed away the guards who were supporting him, pulled out his command knife, and climbed up the hillside himself. He howled at the top of his lungs: "Assault is here."
When the Japanese officers and soldiers saw the brigade commander rushing up in person, they became more brave and climbed up the hillside desperately.
Wang Chengchengzhu led a large group of troops to catch up. About two squadrons of Japanese troops blocked them. The officers and soldiers who rushed ahead suffered a lot of casualties.
Wang Chengzhu immediately ordered the artillery to set up artillery and fired fiercely at the Japanese army.
Soon, the officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade led by Zhang Dabiao caught up. He looked ahead and saw that the artillery fire of his guerrillas covered the enemy's position. He did not hesitate to directly order the officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade. Launched a charge.
When the officers and soldiers of the guerrillas saw the new brigade coming up, they launched an attack. They looked a little confused and joined the attack with bayonets in hand.
The officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade and the guerrillas fought fiercely. The Japanese troops of the two squadrons could not resist it. Their positions were quickly breached, and then they fell into a sea of coalition soldiers. Soon they were were wiped out.
Zhang Dabiao saw the Japanese brigade in front of him. He and Wang Chengzhu briefly discussed it. Wang Chengzhu led the guerrillas to climb up the hillside, completely blocking the enemy's escape route.
Zhang Dabiao led the officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade and charged directly towards the Japanese army.
Chu Yunfei led the troops to catch up. When the officers and soldiers of the 358th Brigade saw the officers and soldiers of the New 1st Brigade rushing forward, they followed them regardless of fatigue.
In order to prevent the enemy from seizing the hills on both sides, Kong Jie's New Second Brigade pursued them along the mountain ridge. The road on the top of the mountain was rugged, and their running speed was relatively slow. Only then did they arrive on the battlefield, and together with Sun Desheng and his soldiers, they launched a charge directly from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.
At this time, less than 1,000 of the defeated soldiers under Commander Katayama Brigade were left, and more than 20,000 anti-Japanese armed officers and soldiers surrounded them on the hillside.
The commander of the Katayama Brigade saw the officers and soldiers of the anti-Japanese armed forces surrounding the mountains and plains, and knew that it was the last moment. He ordered the troops to stop shooting and get into a hand-to-hand combat stance.
Xu Dalong had also rushed over at this time. According to his habit, he was not willing to fight with the Japanese with bayonets and would directly order the troops to destroy them with artillery fire.
But he didn't do that this time. He knew that whether it was the guerrillas, the New First Brigade, the New Second Brigade, or the 358th Brigade, there were a large number of recruits. Of course he couldn't miss such a good opportunity to cultivate the courage of the recruits.
The officers and soldiers of the coalition forces held bayonets, gradually narrowed the encirclement, and gradually approached the Japanese army.
Katayama Brigade Commander waved his command sword and howled: "Assault is here." He took the lead and rushed towards the reinforcements.
Although Zhang Dabiao is now the chief of staff of the New First Brigade, he still carries the red-tasseled sword on his back. Seeing the little devils charging, he also waved his sword and shouted: "Kill." Then he rushed towards the leader of the Katayama Brigade.
"Charge, kill!" More than 20,000 coalition officers and soldiers held sharp bayonets, surrounded the Japanese officers and soldiers, and began to assassinate them.
Under the cover of several guards, the commander of the Katayama Brigade fought with the officers and soldiers of the anti-Japanese armed forces.
He was skilled in swordsmanship, and soon two soldiers from the New First Brigade fell in a pool of blood.
The officers and soldiers of the New First Brigade were furious. They swarmed forward and stabbed the guards protecting Katayama to the ground.
When the soldiers were about to go up and kill Katayama, Zhang Dabiao shouted: "Get out of the way, this Japanese is mine."
The officers and soldiers stepped aside, and Zhang Dabiao came to Katayama brandishing his sword.
The commander of the Katayama Brigade looked at Zhang Dabiao in front of him and knew that he was the enemy commander. He said in half-baked Chinese: "What kind of job do you do?"
Zhang Dabiao said contemptuously: "Little devil, Lao Zi is your grandfather, stop talking nonsense! Come on."
Katayama was so scolded that he roared angrily: "Eight yaru." He rushed forward waving his command sword.
Zhang Dabiao saw Katayama's command sword coming towards him. He didn't dodge, but he also picked up the sword and hit Katayama on the head.
Katayama didn't expect that the opponent would be so desperate, so he hurriedly blocked Zhang Dabiao's sword.
Just a clang sound was heard, and the broadsword and the sword collided together.
Zhang Dabiao's sword itself was very heavy, and it was struck from above with great force.
Even though Katayama held the sword with both hands, the huge impact still made his arm numb, and he almost threw away the command sword.
Zhang Dabiao wielded his sword and slashed violently. Katayama kept blocking and finally managed to stabilize his position. Then he rushed towards Zhang Dabiao. The two met their opponents and started a fierce fight.
The leader of the Katayama Brigade was a master of swordsmanship. He was beaten to death by an opponent like Zhang Dabiao. For a moment, he forgot where he was and just wanted to kill the opponent in front of him.
He fought with Zhang Dabiao for dozens of rounds, and then he realized that the surroundings had quieted down. The surrounding anti-Japanese armed officers and soldiers gathered around him to watch the fun like a monkey.
It turned out that just when Zhang Dabiao and the commander of the Katayama Brigade were competing in sword skills, the remaining more than a thousand Japanese officers and soldiers were assassinated by more than 20,000 coalition soldiers. All of them had been wiped out, and Katayama was the only enemy alive on the entire battlefield.
Katayama was filled with grief and indignation. He rushed towards Zhang Dabiao desperately, thinking only of having someone on his back before he died.
Zhang Dabiao fought with him for more than ten rounds, and the two sides were still evenly matched, with no difference.
Xu Dalong, Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong, Kong Jie, Sun Desheng, Wang Chengzhu and others had already arrived here and were watching the excitement.
Sun Desheng saw the fierce fight between Zhang Dabiao and Katayama, and he also wanted to go forward and try. But he knew that his sword skills were not as good as Zhang Dabiao, so he had to suppress his impulse.
Monk Wei had been observing for a long time. He felt that he was certain that he could kill the Japanese official in front of him. But he couldn't steal Zhang Dabiao's limelight. Even though his hands were itchy, he could only watch from the sidelines.
Zhang Dabiao and Katayama rested for a while, and then fought together again, and the result was still no win or lose.
Chu Yunfei frowned and whispered: "Why bother with this devil? He can be killed with one shot."
Xu Dalong also felt that continuing like this was not an option. When he saw Zhang Dabiao and Katayama separated, he said, "Chief of Staff, why don't you let me try?"
Zhang Dabiao was reluctant, but he knew that he really couldn't deal with this little devil, and there was no point in spending any more time, so he stepped back and handed the big knife in his hand to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong came to Katayama and said: "Little devil, I won't take advantage of you. You can also take a rest."
Katayama stared and asked, "What kind of job do you have?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Laozi's name is Xu Dalong."
Katayama said in surprise: "Xu Dalong? Xu Dalong's work in the Mawu Mountain guerrillas?"
Katayama's main target when he went to Shanxi to fight this time was Xu Dalong. Of course, he already knew a lot about Xu Dalong's situation. He knew that Xu Dalong was the supreme commander of this anti-Japanese armed force.
Katayama became a little excited. He thought that if he could get rid of the opponent's top commander, he wouldn't be too disadvantaged.
He took a few deep breaths and felt that his physical strength was almost restored, so he rushed forward waving his command knife.
Xu Dalong held a big sword in his hand and calmly waited for Katayama to rush over.
Zhang Dabiao's swordsmanship just now left a deep impression on Katayama. Now that the opponent is replaced by Xu Dalong, it means that his swordsmanship should be no less than Zhang Dabiao.
Katayama didn't dare to underestimate the enemy. After rushing over, he immediately used a combination of sword techniques.
He first stabbed Xu Dalong in the chest with his knife. This move was just a feint. Seeing Xu Dalong raising his knife to block, he flipped his wrist, changed the stabbing to slashing, and swept it horizontally towards Xu Dalong's waist.
At this time, there were thousands of soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Army surrounding them. Most of them did not know how to use swords and were watching the excitement. However, many of them were skilled in martial arts and couldn't help but worry when they saw Katayama's moves. The words were raised in his throat, and he sweated deeply for Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong raised his sword to block Katayama's stabbing sword. When he saw him changing his moves, he also turned his wrist and blocked the sword in front of him.
