Although the two tactics are similar, the former requires close combat with the enemy, exchanging lives for lives.
The latter requires that while making an assault, they must keep the enemy at a distance of a hundred meters to ensure their own safety.
Although Zhou Wen's tactics were more precise and sophisticated, and more lethal, they lacked the blood-drenched bravery of the Northwest Army.
Of course, every brother in the mercenary group is a darling to Zhou Wen, and unless absolutely necessary, Zhou Wen would not bear to use them to fight the enemy.
"Keeping the green mountains without fear of running out of firewood" is what Zhou Wen pursues. This is also his inherent thought as a time traveler who is well aware of the trend of history.
It is said that the one who came to support this time was the 1st Regiment of the 109th Brigade of General Zhao Chengyu of the 29th Army.
The officers and soldiers of the whole regiment marched on foot from Zunhua early in the morning, almost at a rapid march speed of running for more than 100 miles, and finally arrived at the battlefield when the Northeastern Army was about to be exhausted.
It was almost dusk at this time, and Commander Wang of the 1st Regiment was not in a hurry to join the battle. He knew that his officers and soldiers' physical strength had reached the limit after the long march, and because the march was too long, he had to wait for all the troops to assemble. will launch an attack.
At this time, the battlefield was in full swing due to the fierce fighting between the two sides, especially the Northeast Army which had put all its last guard troops into the battle. Therefore, the arrival of more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the 1st Regiment did not attract the attention of both warring parties.
The battle-hardened Commander Wang will naturally take advantage of this opportunity.
Although this is the first time the Northwest Army has fought against the Japanese army, they have learned from various channels and rumors about the powerful combat effectiveness and advanced equipment of the Japanese army. Naturally, Commander Wang does not want to give the Japanese army the opportunity to exert its firepower advantage.
He asked the troops to gather behind Xifengkou City Gate to rest and recuperate, and strictly ordered the entire army not to make any noise or eat, and was only allowed to drink water to replenish their physical strength.
You must know that if a person starts to eat after experiencing the limit of physical strength, the body will easily become weak and weak, which is not conducive to the subsequent battle. This is the experience gained by a battlefield veteran like Captain Wang from countless battles.
Twenty minutes later, when most of the Japanese troops had rushed into the city gate and the Northeastern Army began to retreat, Commander Wang pointed forward with his broadsword, and with a shout, all the officers and soldiers of the regiment rushed into the city gate from the left and right sides from behind. .
In just the blink of an eye, the northwest officers and soldiers rushed directly into the enemy's position without firing a shot.
Thinking about these tough northwest men, what kind of guns should they use at this time? Isn't this a waste of bullets?
Everyone, put your knives on your shoulders!
Thus, the largest hand-to-hand battle between China and Japan since the September 18th Incident began.
The Japanese army that attacked Chengguan was only a large group of troops, and due to the fierce battle with the Northeastern Army for a whole day, the strength of the troops was also reduced. The current strength of the troops inside and outside the pass was only more than three squadrons with less than 600 people. They were suddenly attacked from both sides. A total of thousands of people poured into the battlefield, and the formation was temporarily chaotic.
The officers and soldiers of the 1st Regiment adopted the sword assault tactic of exchanging lives for lives too abruptly. They did not give the Japanese troops any time to think and adjust. In just a few minutes, they were rushed by the vanguard troops of the 1st Regiment, stepping on the bloodstains along the way. Arrive at the city gate.
Originally, there were about 300 Japanese troops inside the city gate, and there were still about 200 people pouring in outside the city gate. Now, the most courageous vanguard troops from the 1st regiment took control of the gate of the city gate. After some hand-to-hand fighting, there were still about 200 people left inside. The Japanese army was a little panicked.
At this time, even a pig could tell that the Chinese army was going to close the gates and beat the dogs, and it was as if they were going to kill all the Japanese in the city gates.
Moreover, the bravery of these Chinese soldiers has frightened them. The stabbing techniques and group cooperation are not effective in front of these Chinese soldiers who do not know what death is.
No matter whether you stab him up or down, whether you use a feint or a direct stab, I just cut him off with one knife on his neck, and it’s not just one knife, but countless knifes, because I have so many people.
All of a sudden, the blood was flying and the head was floating.
The two armies, both known for their bravery, started a duel and fight with bayonets and ring-headed swords on less than 2 square kilometers of land at Xifengkou Chengguan.
In such a crowded and dense battlefield, no one will retreat, and it is impossible to retreat. Both sides are fighting with red eyes, and there is blood everywhere they look.
Blood flowed on the ground, wetting the land and wetting the feet. The frozen ground became sticky, and warm blood would splash out every time he stepped on it. When he lifted his foot, countless blood and mud would come out.
There are Japanese and Japanese, but no one cares. They only have enemies in their eyes. Either you die or I live.
It is not surprising that the Japanese army was the first to collapse.
In the contest between cold weapons, the bravery and bloody spirit of the Chinese people are no worse than that of anyone or any nation, or even worse.
What's more, now that the Chinese army has an absolute advantage in numbers and the pass has been controlled, how can these devils not panic?
But what's the use of panicking? If you panic, won't the northwest army's sword stop cutting it?
The more they panic, the sooner they will die, and the sooner they die, the more people will panic. This is an unsolvable vicious cycle that will not change at all based on what they consider to be the so-called "double walls of the empire."
As a result, fewer and fewer Chinese soldiers fell, while more and more corpses of Japanese soldiers had their heads cut off. In the end, there were actually crying Japanese soldiers kneeling on the ground with their hands raised in the air.
The soldiers of the Northwest Army finally understood that the little devils were not demonic beasts. They were also human beings who could feel pain and be timid and afraid.
However, the Japanese who surrendered on their knees still could not escape the fate of being beheaded with a sword. The warrior who wielded the sword murmured shyly: "I'm sorry, it's not that I want to kill the prisoner, but I'm used to swinging the sword and can't stop it for a while." .”
The city gate of Xifengkou was recaptured in this way.
The Japanese troops outside the city gate fled back, but the more than 300 Japanese troops inside the city gate all turned into headless corpses.
At this time, in the city of Xifengkou Pass, corpses lay everywhere, blood flowed into rivers, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
After half an hour of brutal hand-to-hand fighting among the more than 1,000 men of the 1st Regiment, nearly 300 people died or were injured, almost one for each Japanese.
Moreover, due to limited medical conditions, most of these soldiers who were stabbed by Japanese bayonets could hardly survive the pain and infection of their wounds, and eventually had to leave this world.
The soldiers silently bandaged the wounds of each injured brother and whispered words of comfort. Some held the bodies of their comrades and shed tears.
But they have no regrets.
Each of them knows that this is not Chinese fighting Chinese, this is a real national war, a battle against foreign enemies, and they are the victors.
They should not cry bitterly, but be proud and proud.
