"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
"Bag Gou, Bah Gou, Bah Gou"
Outside Menggong Town, a group of Japs chased a group of Central Army troops toward the entrance of the town. As the vanguard squadron of the 213th Regiment of the 33rd Division, they charged and fought fiercely, almost as if they were in a deserted land, annihilating them all the way. The number of defeated troops exceeded 500, and they suffered almost no losses, which further aroused their arrogance.
A squadron dared to chase a brigade and was separated from the main force of the brigade for several kilometers.
The squadron leader, Captain Ozawa Konosuke, is a fanatical militarist from Mito Prefecture in Sendai;
Among the Japs, the divisions from Kumamoto and Sendai are the most capable. The 33rd Division is the Japs’ second-class division. It is organized in Sendai and is code-named "Bow". Sendai also has a permanent division, the Second Division. The regiment, together with the Sixth Division from Kumamoto, are the two most capable divisions among the Japanese.
Although the 33rd Division is a second-class division, its combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of ordinary first-class divisions. No wonder Captain Ozawa dared to lead a squadron to pursue the Central Army brigade without fear of being ambushed.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, just ahead is Mengong Town. I'm worried that there are a large number of Chinese troops in the town. Do you want to wait for the main force of the brigade to arrive before pursuing them?"
Captain Harumi Sakata kindly reminded Captain Ozawa, but he directly rejected it. Captain Ozawa said disdainfully:
"Sakata-kun, a group of cowardly mice whose courage has been frightened by the imperial army. No matter how many people there are, it will not help. They are just giving military honors to the imperial army. Will we still have our military honors when the main force arrives?
Keep chasing and kill them all! "
Captain Ozawa, who was extremely arrogant, continued to command his squadron, chasing the broken troops towards the ambush position of the first battalion.
The ambush position of the first battalion, the two companies plus the artillery platoon and the battalion headquarters, totaled more than 700 people. More than half of these troops were broken troops gathered along the way. After integration, the mental outlook has changed greatly;
It's not that these soldiers can't fight, it has a lot to do with the commander. "First-rate soldiers, second-rate officers, third-rate generals, and inferior commanders", but there is a certain truth.
"The devils are coming, run for your life!"
The third company commander yelled at the top of his lungs as he ran away. One of his big-leather shoes was lost, and weapons and equipment were discarded along the way for free. The character of the defeated soldier was so good that he could win an Oscar.
More than 200 meters away, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers were chasing after them. The formation was several hundred meters long. They were just chasing them, but they didn't even notice that they had entered an open terrain with an inverted figure of eight, with slopes on both sides. There were ambushes lying on the ground.
The commander of the first battalion saw that the Japanese had completely entered the pocket formation, and decisively gave the order to fire. Captain Ozawa had to pay a heavy price for his arrogance...
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Following the order from the battalion commander, more than twenty light and heavy machine guns rained down bullets wildly at the Japs in Ozawa's squadron, and grenades were thrown at the Japs group as if they were free.
Groups of Japs were knocked to the ground before they could react. It's not that they were good at fighting, but they didn't meet any real opponents;
No matter how tough the Japs are, a bullet hitting his body will still result in death or injury. A grenade exploding in their group can also knock them down.
"Bagaya road, enemy attack! Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Captain Ozawa was indeed strong. After being hit by a sap, he could still think of fighting back. Unfortunately, his strength was of no use in the face of the violent rain of bullets. The damned Japanese still had to die.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The Japanese who counterattacked on the slopes on both sides were driven back to the official road by machine gun fire. Within five minutes of the battle, more than half of Ozawa's squadron suffered casualties;
The remaining dozens of Japanese soldiers rushed toward the town entrance. Ozawa knew that with this kind of pocket formation, he could only rush forward, and retreating would only lead to death.
As soon as Ozawa led dozens of remnant soldiers out of the ambush formation, they ran into the guns of the Third Company. The defeated soldiers who were as timid as mice before seemed to have changed a group of people, like a group of tigers descending from the mountain, attacking the Japanese. Revealing its terrifying fangs.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The Japanese kicked the iron plate, and a large area was swept down. The remaining 30 or so Japanese were huddled together, still fighting against the trapped beasts. The Sendai division was indeed strong, with only more than 30 people left who had not yet been defeated. .
"Blow the charge! Leave no one behind!"
The First Battalion issued an assault order and sentenced Ozawa and others to death, and would not give them the chance to delay until the main force arrived.
A loud bugle sounded, like a reminder to the Japanese. Ozawa, who was as strong as a beast, also drew his command knife with a solemn expression. He knew in his heart that the last moment for him and his squadron had arrived!
Hundreds of Chinese warriors, carrying rifles with shining bayonets, rushed down the slopes on both sides in overwhelming numbers. Before anyone arrived, the rain of grenades arrived first.
Hundreds of grenades exploded in the crowd of Japs, causing the Japs who had posed and prepared to teach the Chinese people their assassination skills to curse madly:
"Bagayalu, you don't have the spirit of a warrior!"
After one round of explosions, only seven or eight remaining soldiers were left around Ozawa, and all of them were injured;
One of Ozawa's arms was blown off, and his face was so bloody that people wanted to shoot him again when they saw it.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The first company commander thought so and did the same thing. He swung the Thompson submachine gun in his hand and pointed it at Ozawa. In an instant, seven or eight bullets hit him.
Ozawa fell to his death on Chinese soil unwillingly. Several other Japanese soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Chinese soldiers who surrounded him...
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Under fire from two submachine guns, they all went to see their Amaterasu.
"Why are you standing still? Clean up the battlefield quickly, the Japanese army is coming!"
As the first battalion commander said, this is just an appetizer, with only one squadron of Japanese soldiers, and what follows is the main course. There are thousands of Japanese soldiers, enough for them to drink a pot.
The First Battalion was cleaning the battlefield and there were also traces of the Independent Brigade. It was not like other Central Army forces at all. They wanted everything except Japanese prisoners. All the Japanese lying on the ground, whether alive or dead, had to get a bayonet or a shot first, and then go back after they were done. Seize the loot;
No matter what kind of guns, bullets, grenades, helmets, backpacks, military uniforms, and leather shoes, we will not let go of anything and everything will be returned to the warehouse.
The complete set of equipment of a squadron is quite impressive. Nine machine guns alone were seized, and nearly a hundred long and short guns of various types were seized.
The first battalion had just finished cleaning the battlefield when the brothers on guard in front received news that about a regiment of Japanese soldiers were chasing after them following the sound of gunfire. They were less than three kilometers away from the ambush point, which means they could arrive in just a cup of tea. ;
The main force has not yet begun to cross the river. At this time, a large group of Japanese soldiers must not be allowed to cross. The testing moment for Luo Weimin's brigade has just begun.
