Today the situation has fundamentally changed. Our army has begun to gain the upper hand in terms of strength, firepower and morale of the troops. It's time to completely encircle and annihilate this remaining enemy force.
Seeing the Japanese troops stopping to build defensive positions, Xu Dalong immediately commanded his troops to surround them from all sides.
Of course, Xu Dalong still adopted the old tactics, placing the main force for surveillance at a distance, and sending sniper teams, artillery teams, and guerrilla teams to harass the enemy. He will continue to use such tactics to continuously consume the Japanese army. When the Japanese army is exhausted to the point that it cannot support it, he will organize troops to launch a general attack on the Japanese army.
After running for so long, Watanabe could finally take a break. Regardless of his image, he lay on the ground breathing heavily. After more than 20 minutes, he felt that his energy had recovered a little, and then he stood up and observed the situation on the battlefield. He found that there were enemy troops on all sides, and they were completely surrounded.
The wingman of the 19th Wing was a conscientious man. While Watanabe and others were lying down to rest, he dragged his tired legs to check on the condition of the wing. After counting the people, he came over to report to Watanabe with a frustrated look on his face.
The report attached to the regiment was not only heard clearly by Watanabe, but also by Tanaka, Takakura and Hechi near him. The situation was worse than they could have imagined.
The losses of the Japanese army were very serious. When they came out of Zhencheng, their total strength was 3,580 people. Now, including the wounded, there are only 940 people left, and almost most of the baggage has been lost, not to mention other supplies. There isn't much ammunition left. Not only did the enemy now have an advantage in numbers, but their superiority in weapons and ammunition was also gradually revealed.
Wei Dayong and the Yunnan Army troops brought a large amount of weapons and ammunition with them when they came this time. During the battle, although the guerrillas also consumed a large amount of ammunition, they captured most of the Japanese army's baggage, as well as the Japanese army's weapons and ammunition. Ammunition reserves were even greater than before the war began. At present, our army has a great advantage.
After completing the encirclement of the enemy, the officers and soldiers of the special forces, guerrillas, and Yunnan Army could take a full rest, and they quickly regained their strength.
The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army could not get a moment of peace under the constant harassment of various sniper squads, artillery squads, and guerrilla groups. As time goes by, the gap in strength between the enemy and ourselves continues to widen.
Watanabe sat on a collapsed tombstone and discussed countermeasures with Gao Cang, Tanaka and Hechi.
At this moment, Takakura, Tanaka and Hechi were all at their wits' end. They were engaged in intelligence work and technical work and were not good at field operations. Now they could only rely on Watanabe. They all looked to Watanabe, hoping that he could find a way to change the current passive situation.
Watanabe was originally very arrogant, but now he has lost the idea of defeating the enemy. He only thinks about how to protect himself and prevent his entire regiment from being destroyed. This place is still more than 40 kilometers away from Zhencheng. If we continue to march blindly like before, under the attack of the enemy, the entire army will be annihilated before reaching Zhencheng.
Now they can only stay here and wait for help. Watanabe didn't know what to do when he thought of standing by and waiting for help. The Japanese troops in Malaysia were originally insufficient. Now the main forces have moved to the Myanmar-Malaysia border to deal with the British and Yuanzheng troops. There are basically no troops left in the interior of Malaysia. There are also a large number of puppet troops in Malaysia. However, because the Japanese army has not occupied Malaysia for a long time, the organization and training of the puppet troops are not perfect enough, coupled with the lack of resources, they cannot compare with the puppet troops in China, and most of the puppet troops also follow the Japanese army. Went to the Myanmar-Malaysia border.
Now Watanabe can count on his toes the forces that can come to the rescue. In Kuala Lumpur, the Japanese army still has some remaining troops. If they are all gathered together, they can probably form a regiment. Kuala Lumpur is almost two hundred kilometers away from here. If you want to get there, there is no way to do it in a short time. The Japanese army also had some troops left behind in Zhencheng, and all of them together were no more than an infantry squadron. In addition, Zhencheng can probably gather a regiment of puppet troops or hundreds of military police. These people lack unified command and have weak combat effectiveness. They can be said to be a mob. Moreover, they are scattered in various places and it is difficult to assemble them, so basically they cannot be counted on.
Watanabe thought about it for a long time, and finally set his sights on Hechi. He feels that the one that can make a difference now is the Air Force.
He said: "Mr. Hechi, the situation is urgent now. Please contact your air force quickly and send bombers to support."
Tanaka knew that Hechi must be in a difficult situation at this time. Because after the Air Force suffered losses last time, it was no longer willing to send bombers here again.
He took out two more gold bars and said, "Hechi-kun, please."
Hechi is now eager to save his own life and hopes that the air force can come to support him. He did not pick up the two gold bars, but directly contacted the aviation team through the radio.
But nearly half an hour after the telegram was sent, there was still no response from the other party. Hechi understood what was going on, so he no longer sent telegrams to the headquarters to urge him, but instead sent telegrams to his fellow villagers. His fellow villager is the captain of the fighter group. He hopes that his fellow villagers can help and persuade his superiors to send bombers to bomb.
Hechi's efforts soon bore fruit. Soon after, a telegram was sent from the Air Force, saying that bombers would be sent for reinforcements soon.
Xu Dalong has extremely rich combat experience. He guessed the thoughts of Watanabe and others from the Japanese army giving up their escape and building defensive positions. They wanted to hold on until dark and use the darkness to break out of the encirclement.
The weather here in Malaysia is mostly cloudy and rainy. At night, dark clouds block the moonlight and starlight, and it is often so dark that you can't see your fingers. Under such circumstances, if the Japanese army breaks through, it will be difficult to completely stop them.
Xu Dalong made up his mind to completely eliminate the remaining Japanese troops before dark. He ordered the correspondent to call the commanders of each department and convey his orders to them using the walkie-talkie.
After receiving Xu Dalong's order, Wei Dayong, Li Qiulin, the Yunnan Army troops, and the guerrilla brigades commanded their troops to attack the surrounded Japanese troops.
According to Xu Dalong's request, each army still used small units to harass the Japanese army. At the same time, all artillery was used to bombard the Japanese defensive positions and consume as much of the enemy's effective strength as possible.
At the same time, each army organized its forces and prepared for the attack. An hour later, following Xu Dalong's order, he launched a general attack on the Japanese army.
The battle soon began. The special operations squadron brought by Wei Dayong has six mortars, and the Yunnan Army's reinforcement camp has eight mortars. The guerrillas successively captured seven Japanese mortars during the battle, and now they are all used. They also had no shortage of artillery shells. In addition to those brought by the special forces and Yunnan Army troops, they also captured many from the Japanese baggage. In order to completely annihilate the Japanese army in front of them, they did not need to save ammunition and keep firing artillery shells.
The Japanese officers and soldiers were exposed in the wilderness. Although they took the time to repair some defensive fortifications, they had limited time and lacked digging tools. It was impossible to dig out an anti-bomb hole like Maoer Hole in such a short period of time. They could only Digging out some bunkers will not protect you from mortar shells.
Amidst the fierce artillery fire, the Japanese officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Faced with this situation, the Japanese army had no choice but to endure it silently. They lay on the ground holding their heads, hoping that they would be lucky and that the shells would not fall directly on or around them.
Watanabe, Takakura, and Tanaka were also in a very embarrassed state. Like ordinary soldiers, they lay on the ground with their stomachs pouted. Watanabe's guards were very loyal. The guards lay on Watanabe's body and covered him with their bodies.
Gao Cang, Tanaka and Hechi did not have this treatment and could only endure the enemy's bombardment helplessly. A cannonball landed not far from Gao Cang. Gao Cang was rolled over by the powerful air wave and passed out.
Tanaka was half covered by the mud splashed by a shell. Hechi was even more unlucky. A piece of shrapnel flew over at an angle and cut a two-inch-long gash in his buttocks, which made him scream in pain.
Seeing that the artillery shells were about to be used up, Xu Dalong saw that the Japanese defenses were basically destroyed and the enemy suffered heavy casualties. He felt that the time was almost up, so he picked up the walkie-talkie and prepared to issue the order for a general attack.
At this moment, the roar of an airplane suddenly came from the sky. Xu Dalong knew that the enemy's air force was coming again, so he had to suspend the order to attack and notify all units to seize the time to evacuate and conduct air defense.
Mr. Chen has also been paying attention to the progress of the battle. Shortly after the Japanese troops evacuated Maiba Town, the guerrillas and some residents of the town returned to Maiba Town. When they saw the tragic situation of the people in the town being massacred, they were all extremely sad and angry.
The news soon reached Mr. Chen's ears, which shocked him greatly. Ignoring the dissuasion of the special forces members who stayed to protect him, he insisted on coming to Maiba Town to appease the people who had lost their loved ones.
When Mr. Chen came to Maiba Town, he couldn't help crying when he looked at the mutilated corpses of innocent villagers everywhere. He had read many reports and heard many people describe how the Japanese army brutally massacred people. Although he believed this must be true, this was the first time he had seen such a large-scale massacre of people.
In addition to grief, Mr. Chen developed strong indignation against the atrocities committed by the Japanese army, which strengthened his determination to fund the anti-Japanese armed forces and fight against the Japanese invaders.
Although Mr. Chen is a businessman, he is well-informed and has certain political wisdom. He believed that the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in massacring innocent people must be exposed, so he asked Secretary Chen to take many photos and find people familiar with the situation to investigate. He wanted to provide these materials to the news media to expose the atrocities committed by the Japanese army.
Secretary Chen was extremely angry when he saw the scene here. Full of grief and indignation, he asked the special forces members to speak to Xu Dalong and ask him to bring to justice those two-legged beasts from the island country who killed innocent people.
The special operations team members were hesitant. After all, Secretary Chen's request might interfere with Xu Dalong's battlefield command. So there was no answer.
Secretary Chen's words resonated with Mr. Chen. At this moment, his mind was filled with thoughts of revenge for the people who died, so he said, "Please pick up your Mr. Xu. I want to talk to him."
The special operations team member would not disobey Mr. Chen's request, and he immediately contacted Xu Dalong.
At this time, Xu Dalong was also lying on the ground, avoiding the bombing of Japanese aircraft. Amidst the rumbling explosions of aerial bombs, he still patiently listened to Mr. Chen's accusation and promised him that he would completely eliminate this group of island beasts who committed heinous crimes and avenge the dead villagers!
Mr. Chen was very satisfied with Xu Dalong's answer and said that he was waiting for good news from Xu Dalong in Maiba Town. He was a man with a strong sense of responsibility and personally organized the remaining special forces and guerrillas to help the residents of Maiba Town deal with their aftermath.
