The bombing by enemy planes soon ended. The anti-Japanese armed forces conducted an emergency evacuation to avoid the bombing by enemy planes. Although the bombing by enemy planes did not cause heavy casualties, the general attack on the enemy could only be postponed.
By the time the troops regrouped and prepared for the attack, it was already 5:40 in the afternoon. At this time, the sky was overcast and it started to rain lightly, and the visibility was significantly reduced.
Xu Dalong knew that he could not delay any longer. After he made sure that all the troops were ready to attack, he issued the order for a general attack.
Watanabe and others have been enduring the bombardment of enemy artillery fire, and finally waited for the bombers. In order to avoid the bombing from the aircraft, the enemy had to temporarily stop the bombardment. The Japanese officers and soldiers got a temporary respite. Using this time, the regiment went to conduct statistics again.
The results reported were discouraging. After this stage of attacks by small enemy troops and large-scale shelling, more than 300 Japanese officers and soldiers were killed and injured. Now there are less than 500 Japanese officers and soldiers left who can fight, and they have of ammunition, the average person only has a dozen bullets in his hand.
Faced with this situation, Watanabe and others secretly complained in their hearts. They were very worried that if the enemy launched a general attack now, it was very likely that they would not be able to survive and the entire army would be destroyed before dark.
I am really afraid of what will happen. At this moment, the enemy began shelling again. This time Xu Dalong ordered all the artillery shells to be fired, and when the bombardment was over, he gave the order to attack.
"Charge, kill!" The special forces, guerrillas, and officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army all launched a charge against the Japanese army. More than a thousand anti-Japanese soldiers shouted loudly and rushed towards the enemy's position.
The Japanese officers and soldiers resisted desperately, and officers at the level of Japanese army captains participated in the battle. The Japanese army's combat effectiveness was very tenacious, and the soldiers' marksmanship was also very good, causing a lot of casualties to the charging anti-Japanese soldiers. The offensive of each guerrilla brigade participating in the attack was curbed, and they could only lie down and exchange fire with the enemy.
Special operations team members commanded by Wei Dayong and Li Qiulin also joined the attack this time. Their offensive tactics are of extremely high level. Although they charge towards the enemy, they are very particular about tactical coordination. They used machine guns to suppress the enemy's firepower, and snipers killed those Japanese officers and soldiers who dared to show their faces to fight back, which greatly restricted the Japanese army's use of firepower.
The special operations team members responsible for the assault mission sometimes crawled forward, sometimes jumped forward, and their offensive tactics were like clouds and flowing water, quickly approaching the enemy's position. When they arrived at a place about 50 meters away from the Japanese army's position, they imitated the Japanese army and crawled quickly on the ground. After advancing 20 meters, they threw grenades towards the Japanese army's position to eliminate the remaining Japanese troops on the position. Then they jumped up from the ground and rushed in. The Japanese army's defensive position, and then immediately lay down, accurately shot the nearby Japanese troops, and covered the follow-up troops to enter the Japanese defensive position.
The machine gunners and snipers also rushed over quickly and used firepower to suppress the Japanese troops in depth. The special operations team responsible for the assault continued to expand their results.
This combination of punches was very rhythmic, and the Japanese army, which had weak firepower, simply couldn't resist it. ….
While the special operations team members launched their charge, the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army on the flanks also made progress. The reinforced battalion sent by Long Yingyuan was large in number. In addition to being equipped with a large number of artillery and a large number of machine guns, it was also equipped with powerful Thompson submachine guns imported from the United States.
Although the Yunnan Army troops are not good at guerrilla warfare, they are good at offensive and positional defense operations. When launching an attack, they pay attention to tactical coordination and the offensive is very fierce. The Japanese army, which lacked ammunition, could not withstand their ferocious firepower, and the defensive positions were quickly broken through by the Yunnan Army troops.
After the special forces members and the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army broke into the enemy's defensive positions, they immediately developed in depth, forcing the Japanese army to deploy troops from defensive positions in other directions to block their offensive. This resulted in the formation of defensive positions in other directions. The originally thin defense appeared even more fragile.
The guerrillas felt that the enemy's firepower was weakening. They took the opportunity to charge again, and soon broke through the Japanese defensive positions.
Seeing a large number of enemy troops breaking into the Japanese defensive positions, the remaining Japanese troops were basically out of bullets.
So they jumped up one after another, holding bayonets and fighting hand-to-hand with the guerrillas.
Mobilization before the war and stimulating the fighting spirit of the combatants are very important for winning the battle. Xu Dalong naturally understands this. When he learned from Mr. Chen about the atrocities committed by the Japanese army against the innocent people in Maiba Town and the heroic sacrifices of the guerrilla detachment captain and the commanders and fighters of the first brigade, he told the guerrillas about the situation there. .
Such news is extremely shocking. When the guerrillas heard this, they were all furious. Xu Dalong didn't need to say any more unnecessary words, the fighting spirit of the guerrillas had been stimulated to the maximum extent.
They shouted the slogan of revenge for their comrades and the innocent people who died, and charged bravely. When they saw the Japanese, no one was willing to fight with them with bayonets, so they just fired angry bullets at them.
The officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army were armed with automatic firearms, and there were no bayonets on the guns. Naturally, they would not compete with the Japanese army on bayonets. As for the special operations team members, they were extremely shrewd when fighting. They never used guns when they had cannons. They could solve battles with bullets and would never be stupid enough to fight the Japanese army with bayonets.
In this way, before dying, the Japanese officers and soldiers wanted to show off their sword skills, but they were directly shot to death by the guerrillas with bullets.
As Japanese officers and soldiers were constantly being annihilated, Watanabe, Takakura, Tanaka and a small number of remaining Japanese troops were surrounded by anti-Japanese warriors in a place the size of a basketball court.
At this time, the Japanese army had no bullets in their hands, so they could only hold their bayonets in a desperate posture. The anti-Japanese soldiers also stopped shooting, and just pointed their black guns at these dying guys, ready to completely annihilate them at any time.
Gao Cang, Tanaka and others were very frightened. Looking at the tightly surrounded anti-Japanese warriors, they all looked pale. They never dreamed that not long ago, they had an absolute advantage and were determined to eliminate the guerrillas. As a result, in less than a day, the situation took a shocking turn, and the main force of the Japanese army was annihilated. They are now at the end of their rope and there is only one way to die. At this time, they were as if they were dreaming and couldn't believe the facts in front of them. The one I regret the most is of course Watanabe. He has long known how powerful Xu Dalong is, and he has been passively avoiding the battle before. They all blamed the reckless guys like Gao Cang and Tanaka for using all their means and changing methods to urge themselves to cause trouble for Xu Dalong. As a result, not only was the 19th Regiment finished, but his own life was also at stake here. ….
As a die-hard militarist, Watanabe was mentally prepared for the day he would die on the battlefield, but he did not expect that this day would come suddenly. He knew that his troops had killed many innocent people and that the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians would not spare him, and he no longer had any chance of surviving. His biggest wish now is to see Xu Dalong with his own eyes. Regarding the terrifying opponent Xu Dalong, he had read a lot of materials about him and knew that Xu Dalong was proficient in Japanese.
So Watanabe shouted loudly: "Who is Xu Dalong, General Xu? I am Daizo Watanabe, commander of the 19th Regiment of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army."
Watanabe's voice was loud and Xu Dalong heard it clearly. He was not interested at all in Watanabe's group of two-legged beasts. He just hoped to catch them alive and take them back to Maiba Town to face the trial of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians. Therefore, he decided to persuade the remaining Japanese troops to surrender.
So he separated from the crowd, walked over to Watanabe and said, "I am Xu Dalong."
Xu Dalong's appearance attracted the attention of the remaining Japanese troops, although they had all seen Xu Dalong's photos and knew that he was very young. But when they saw Xu Dalong standing in front, they still felt unbelievable.
The Japanese officers and soldiers received militarism education from an early age, which deeply left in their bones the imprint that the islanders are the best. They looked down upon the Chinese and considered them an inferior race, so they called the Chinese in insulting terms. As the War of Resistance Against Japan continued to deepen, they gradually discovered that there were many outstanding talents among the Chinese people, especially the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army led by the underground party. Their tenacious fighting spirit and constantly innovative guerrilla tactics dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army.
Their arrogant psychological advantage is gradually being lost. Especially when facing Eighth Route Army elites like Xu Dalong and Li Yunlong.
Showing the commander, they completely lost their confidence and developed a deep sense of fear.
Watanabe looked at Xu Dalong carefully. On the one hand, out of respect for Xu Dalong, and on the other hand, he also wanted to maintain his military demeanor. He put his legs together, gave Xu Dalong a military salute, and said in a respectful tone: "I have heard about General Xu's name for a long time. When I saw him today, it turned out that It's well-deserved. I deeply admire General Xu's superb commanding skills."
Xu Dalong dismissed it and said calmly: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Watanabe said: "As a soldier, I admit that I am not a match for General Xu. As a loser, I am willing to take responsibility for the failure and accept the punishment of your army. I just hope that General Xu can be lenient and let my men leave. .”
Watanabe knew very well that he had no way out. He hoped that before he died, he could save some of his subordinates so that they could avenge him in the future. Of course, he also hopes to leave a good reputation among the Japanese army for caring for his subordinates. Watanabe also has two younger brothers who are now among the Japanese invaders. He hopes that even if he dies, he can gain some connections for his two younger brothers.
Xu Dalong already had a plan in his mind on how to deal with the remaining Japanese troops. Xu Dalong will not let go of any of the culprits of the Maiba Town tragedy, including Watanabe, Gao Cang, and Tanaka. For those Japanese soldiers who participated in the massacre of innocent people, Xu Dalong also wanted to get rid of some of them, but he did not intend to kill them all. He wanted to leave a small number of them and put them back, and use their mouths to publicize the powerful combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, and The Eighth Route Army’s policy of preferential treatment of prisoners. This has a positive effect on disintegrating the morale of the enemy troops, and at the same time it can also satisfy the strong desire of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians to avenge the Japanese executioners who caused the tragedy. ….
Xu Dalong said: "Captain Watanabe, it is our army's consistent policy to treat prisoners preferentially, but that is only for the Japanese officers and soldiers captured on the battlefield. For all those who participated in the Maiba Town massacre that was so heartless and inhumane, Everyone must be judged by the people.
Now I order you to immediately lay down your weapons and surrender. Our army will screen them and give preferential treatment to those ordinary Japanese officers and soldiers who did not participate in the Maiba Town tragedy. "
Xu Dalong spoke in Japanese, and the surrounding Japanese officers and soldiers could hear him clearly. The officers and soldiers who participated in the tragedy in Maiba Town were trembling with fear. Those who did not participate were filled with joy and full of hope that they could save their lives.
Among Japanese military officers, Takakura and Wada were in despair. They knew very well that they were not within the scope of preferential treatment, and even if they accepted the trial, they would definitely die.
Tanaka belongs to the Japanese army's secret service and is a spy chief. If his identity falls into the hands of the anti-Japanese armed forces, he will die. Tanaka was a little unwilling and hoped to find someone else to support him before he died. But he had also participated in the battle just now, and the bullets in his gun had been exhausted, leaving only a command knife in his hand.
Tanaka knew very well that rushing forward to fight would only lead to death in vain. While Watanabe was talking to Xu Dalong, he searched everywhere, hoping to find a gun and launch a surprise attack on Xu Dalong. If Xu Dalong can be killed, he will become a hero in the hearts of the island nation, and his family will receive preferential treatment from the island nation, so his death will be worthwhile.
When he saw the dejected Hechi, his eyes suddenly lit up. Tanaka had long noticed that during the battle, Hechi had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead and had not fired a single shot at the anti-Japanese armed forces. There must still be bullets in his gun.
Tanaka moved slowly, walked to Hechi, reached out and took off the gun from his waist. He checked the magazine and found it was still full of bullets.
He visually checked the distance and saw that it was only more than 40 meters away from Xu Dalong. As a senior agent, his marksmanship is still very accurate. Tian Zhong loaded the bullet, hid behind a Japanese soldier, quietly stretched out the muzzle of the gun, and pointed it at Xu Dalong.
Tanaka was very confident in his marksmanship, and he believed that he would be able to kill Xu Dalong. He carefully aimed at Xu Dalong's chest, thinking that he could get rid of Xu Dalong and eliminate a huge scourge for Huang Jun, and when he became a hero in the hearts of the islanders, he couldn't help but smile.
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