Let’s talk about the casualties first:
The elite field troops of the 2000 Japanese army lined up in an orderly manner. All Japanese soldiers were uniformed in uniform, fully armed, and held their heads high. They formed a long queue and trotted quickly through the canyon passage in the sky.
This is the second batch of main reinforcements arriving from the Japanese.
If we talk about the first batch of reinforcements passing through the Yixiantian Canyon Passage, even though they learned that the vanguard's mobile troops had successfully occupied the Yixiantian Canyon Passage and were on guard along the way to ensure the safety of the main force when passing through the canyon passage, they were still a little worried. if.
Knowing that the first batch of main troops had successfully passed through the second batch of Japanese main troops, there was no longer any anxiety in this regard.
As a result, there were 2,000 Japanese troops, mixed with artillery troops and baggage troops carrying military vehicles.
The main force had just marched to the central area of the entire canyon passage.
Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, like thunder in the dark night.
Everything happened so suddenly and sharply, as violent explosions rang out from the peaks on both sides of the skyline, as if the sky was falling, and then a large number of huge rocks fell from the cliffs tens of meters high. Rolling up and down.
For a moment, it was like smashing a small meatball with a hammer. All the Japanese who were hit by the boulder, and even the armored vehicles and cars that the Japanese were traveling in, were all smashed into pulp without exception.
The boulder carrying a huge force crashed down from a height of tens of meters.
The power was extraordinary, almost comparable to a cannonball falling from high altitude.
Amidst the tremors of the earth, the Japanese army, known as the trump card of the 36th Division, faced the rolling disasters that were like punishment from heaven, and all the obstacles they made were no more than shaking a tree like a worm.
Amidst the flying dust, huge boulders continued to fall, covering an exaggerated area, almost covering the entire central area of the Yixiantian Canyon Passage, which was nearly two to three hundred meters deep.
The Japanese soldiers who were in it had no time to effectively evade. The only thing they could do was to quickly get close to the cliffs on both sides, trying to find a gap where they could survive.
But those gaps are very few after all.
The boulders were mixed with gravel, and after the dust cleared, very few Japanese soldiers survived within this enclosure.
In just a few minutes, nearly a quarter of a long dragon-like Japanese elite force of more than 2,000 soldiers was swallowed up.
Nearly 500 elites were wiped out in an instant!
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This is not a simple number. The difficulty of 500 elite Japanese troops to destroy them in one fell swoop is quite exaggerated on the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield.
Let’s not talk about it far away, let’s talk about the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, which was regarded by the Chairman as the most humiliating battle in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.
Both sides invested hundreds of thousands of troops.
In the end, according to the casualty data released by the Japanese army after the war, only five or six hundred Japs were killed in the battle.
What does it mean?
In other words, the huge boulder fell in the blink of an eye, directly destroying all the achievements of the Chiang Kai-shek troops in Zhongtiao Mountain.
So, do you still dare to underestimate the result of destroying 500 elite Japanese troops?
In the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army in the rear area, that is, the headquarters of the accompanying army dispatched by the Japanese 36th Division this time, the highest commander, the commander of the Japanese Major General Brigade, was shocked when he heard the news.
This time, under the order of the division headquarters, he led 6,000 elite troops, taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was basically contained in the 385th Brigade base area.
The Eighth Route Army's attention was distracted by the winter offensive of the 386th Brigade troops, and they suddenly launched a surprise attack in the direction of Huangyadong.
After arriving at the only entrance to Huangyadong of the Eighth Route Army, one line of sky.
Although he learned that the Yixiantian Canyon Passage was firmly controlled by the Pioneer Mobile Force, the Japanese Major General still chose to act cautiously.
He divided the troops he brought into three groups, each group containing about 2,000 people, and quickly passed through the canyon passage of Yixiantian.
He still understands that you can't put all your eggs in one basket.
Then, while the Japanese Major General was a little worried, the first batch of main troops successfully passed through the canyon passage, which made the Japanese Major General let out a long sigh of relief.
It was originally thought that the next march of the troops would be foolproof, but after the second batch of main troops entered the central area of the first line of sky.
He encountered such a change unexpectedly.
When he saw the huge rocks rolling down and the dust flying above the entire Yixiantian Canyon, the Japanese major general subconsciously thought that a natural disaster had occurred.
Could it be that there happened to be an earthquake?
But then, from the roar of a series of explosions coming from both sides of the mountain, he realized that this was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.
It was absolutely damning that the cunning Eighth Route Army planted some explosives on both sides of the mountain in advance and deliberately caused the collapse of the mountain in front of them.
With the unique and steep terrain of Xianxiantian, after the sudden explosion caused the collapse of local mountains, the resulting rock slides were undoubtedly a huge disaster.
But it was the unlucky little devil who was in the canyon who suffered this disaster.
With the Japanese army in shock and panic, the natural disaster caused by the Eighth Route Army lasted for five or six minutes, and it was coming to an end.
At this time, the second batch of field elites of the 36th Division marched towards the canyon passage.
It was like a long snake, cut into two sections directly, and a large part in the middle was cruelly erased.
The piled boulders, mixed with gravel and soil, formed a high bulge, stretching across the center of the canyon passage. Near the entrance of the canyon passage, more than 500 Japanese soldiers who fled back in a hurry looked at the survivors as they were completely destroyed. The blocked canyon passage makes my heart beat.
And on the other side of the completely blocked boulder.
There were nearly a thousand Japanese troops, looking at the completely blocked passage behind them and the divided main force with horrified expressions.
So far.
The only passage into the interior of Huangya Cave from the outside of Huangya Cave - the Yixiantian Canyon Passage - was completely blocked by falling boulders.
Inside Huangya Cave are the vanguard mobile troops of the Japanese army, a team of three to four hundred people, as well as the first batch of more than 2,000 elite Japanese troops who successfully passed through the canyon passage, and more than a thousand Japanese troops who are currently isolated at the entrance to the sky. .
A total of more than 3,000 elite Japanese troops.
Under the sudden change of one day, the frightened little devils had not had time to make the next move.
The Japanese, who were completely isolated behind the rockfall, were about to try to use the radio to contact the command department.
An angry Japanese officer led a small group of Japanese troops in an attempt to uncover the culprits who were hiding in the mountains on both sides and using explosives to cause the rocks in front of them to collapse.
The new round of attack came suddenly.
"Shoot, shoot, shoot!
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One kilometer away, in the open space on a raised hill somewhere, artillery pieces were lined up. Standing beside him was Commander Cheng, the commander of the 772nd Regiment, one of the two old main regiments of the 386th Brigade. His whole body was shaking with excitement. Yu roared and issued orders.
From the telescope, I observed that rocks from the sky fell down, the canyon passage was completely blocked, and more than a thousand Japanese troops were blocked at the end of the canyon passage. They were panicking.
Captain Cheng was extremely excited.
In his heart, he lamented Lao Kong's insidiousness. Taking advantage of the steep terrain of Yixiantian, he could take away at least a few hundred little devils with just this round of mountain collapse.
Then, noticing that the little Japs were trying to leave from the front line, Captain Cheng would not miss this great opportunity and immediately gave the order to fire.
This time around the defense battle inside Huangyadong, the deputy chief of staff sat at the internal defense area headquarters and took overall command.
In addition, this time the defense line is divided into three lines.
Among them, the outer defense area is dominated by the 772nd Regiment, supplemented by the newly formed Fifth Regiment. Commander Cheng is fully responsible for commanding and blocking the Japanese troops entering the outer area.
The middle line defense area is defended by the main forces of the two regiments, including Commander Xu of the 771st Regiment and Commander Jiang of the newly formed 17th Regiment.
The inner line is fully defended by the headquarters' special agent group.
At the same time, artillery units from various places worked together, using the artillery offensive that had been established long ago, and cooperating with the defensive forces to launch the sharpest attack on the Japanese troops who broke into Huangya Cave.
In the words of the deputy chief of staff: “Although this Huangyadong defense battle is about defense, it is more about offense!
Our purpose is not only to defend the Huangyadong base area and our Huangyadong arsenal.
We must do everything we can to eliminate all future enemies without leaving a single one behind! "
The gunfire suddenly exploded.
That was the fierce bombardment launched by the artillery group built on the outside.
There are seven or eight 75mm mountain guns, plus some infantry guns that are easy to hide.
There is even a 150mm howitzer battery.
In a panic, when the Japanese retreated from the Yixiantian Canyon Passage to the entrance, an artillery scout promptly passed the location of the Japanese to the artillery team.
"No. 1 is target area No. 1. The enemy's troops are about one brigade. The troops are currently concentrated and there is no time to disperse. We request full fire coverage of the target area!"
Boom——
Azimuth, distance, elevation, wind direction, humidity, elevation angle, ruler, density...
The artillerymen had already made adjustments in advance as soon as they fired. Even the number of propellant packs and the number of shells to be used in the No. 1 target area were planned in advance.
In order to build all-round shelling defenses inside Huangyadong.
The soldiers of each artillery unit have strict requirements on themselves, and even made corresponding secret positions corresponding to each target bombardment point in advance.
Even in the most rigid way, each shell must be accurately projected to the predetermined bombardment area in the shortest possible time.
The next moment, there was a continuous roar of artillery shells.
Having just experienced the natural disaster caused by the mountain collapse caused by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese troops hurriedly poured out of the entrance to the first line of sky like a tide, and then faced an even more brutal bombardment.
Watching through the telescope the sight of the howling Japanese soldiers within the fire coverage, Commander Cheng became increasingly excited.
"While we were talking and laughing, we forced ourselves to wipe away the ashes. It's nothing more than this. It's nothing more than this!"
Lao Cheng clenched his fists excitedly.
Ever since I learned that Li Datou was studying culture every day, Captain Cheng was not to be outdone. With these days of study, the results were indeed extraordinary.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to say such appropriate words.
The battalion commander on the side also held up a telescope, but felt a little pity:
"Captain, according to what we have detected, the Japs took the lead in advancing into our Huangya Cave this time, with nearly a brigade of elites. This is the second batch of troops that the Japs let in.
If you ask me, the entire Japs Brigade should be put into Huangya Cave, and we can deal with him in one fell swoop.
It’s too early for the sky to explode! "
Commander Cheng, who was still in excitement, turned around and glanced at the battalion commander and said:
"When did your kid learn to talk big?
The little Japs are not made of clay. We have already let in two to three thousand elite Japs at one go. If there are too many, we may not be able to handle them.
There is no room for error in our arsenal, so it is better to be on the safe side.
In addition, when we eat meat, we must leave some soup for others to drink.
There are still more than a dozen groups outside Huangya Cave waiting to eat meat. Let's lock all the little devils inside Huangya Cave in one go. It will be strange if the group leaders don't become anxious with us! "
The first battalion commander nodded: "That's true!"
"Captain, the battle on our side has officially begun. I don't know how the teams led by Commander Li and Commander Kong in the Northwest Military Region are doing, and whether they can successfully complete this surprise attack plan. .”
"Why don't you kid pick up any of the pots?" Captain Cheng immediately cursed: "Grandma, why do all the good things happen to him, Li Yunlong?
If we were to fight a defensive war here, how could it be as enjoyable as when Li Yunlong led his mobile troops to directly attack the Japanese base camp? "
"But commander, do you know how to command a mobile unit?" the first battalion commander blurted out.
Then I realized... I was sloppy.
Captain Cheng was really anxious and said angrily: "You bastard, how do you know I don't know it? If I don't know it, why can't I learn it?
What he, Li Yunlong, can do, I, Lao Cheng, can do just as well! "
After cursing a few words, Captain Cheng issued an order: "Okay, let's get down to business. After this firepower is covered, the Japs will at least suffer most of their casualties. Send several troops to bypass from the left and right wings, and take the opportunity to kill the Japs in one go." I eat it.
Another force was detached to advance towards Lao Xu's center line defense zone.
It is estimated that Lao Xu has already fought with the first batch of Japanese troops in the direction of the central defense zone. "
"yes!"
And just in front of the sky, two changes happened one after another.
The intelligence obtained from the reconnaissance of the Jaap Shaozuo who advanced with the vanguard mobile force was also passed to the Japanese brigade headquarters far away on the outer line.
"Nani? What Tian Song means is that the Eighth Route Army has already prepared inside Huangya Cave, and even dug a trap in advance, waiting for us to jump in?"
The leader of the Japanese Brigade was shocked when he heard the news.
But if you think about it carefully, if you hadn't been prepared in advance, how could you have seen the collapse of the Tianshan Mountains in front of you?
Violent artillery shelling came from inside Huangya Cave. The sound was definitely not the artillery held by the second batch of main troops.
Could it be an attack by the Eighth Route Army?
Covered by intensive firepower, the second batch of Japanese troops fleeing in panic had no time to deliver the message.
The Japanese captain who led the team saw that the Eighth Route Army's artillery attack came suddenly, and there were almost no bunkers around. Even if he hid in the canyon passage, he would still be pursued by the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells.
He quickly ordered to advance toward the mountains inside Huangya Cave. He first found a bunker and built defenses...
