The third regiment continued to collect the broken troops in the rear. The number of the entire regiment had exceeded 12,000, and the scale was still growing like a snowball.
On the Menggongling front line, the Second Reserve Regiment also joined the battle. The two regiments of the 33rd Division tried their best, but failed to break through the defense lines of the two regiments of the 315th Brigade. Instead, they lost more than 2,000 people, which was already more than half of the battle. Soldiers of the alliance.
"Bagaya Lu, you are unworthy of the emperor's work. Two entire regiments of warriors fought for three days, and even the small Menggong Ridge has not been broken through. The emperor's army has been completely humiliated by you!
There are only a few thousand mobs on Menggong Ridge. With the help of planes and artillery, you can't even take their positions. Are you worthy of the Emperor's trust in you?
Are you still worthy of being called a warrior?"
Lieutenant General Sakurai's saliva almost drowned the two captains, so it's no wonder he was furious;
The main force of the 14th Group Army was defeated by them. Now it was time to pursue the victory and reap a lot of military exploits, but they were blocked for three days by thousands of troops that he didn't like!
In three days, the day lilies were cold, not to mention the long-legged Chinese army who could run faster than rabbits. They originally expected to become famous in one battle here, but not only did they not win a big victory, but they also turned into a war of attrition. , how can you prevent him from going crazy?
The face of Yuta Watanabe, the captain of the 213th Regiment, turned the color of pig liver. He has always regarded himself as a true samurai, and the division commander has insulted his honor as a warrior. Amaterasu Amaterasu can tolerate it, but he, Watanabe, absolutely cannot tolerate it!
I saw him gritting his teeth and saying:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, for the glory of the warriors, I am willing to lead the warriors of the 213th Regiment to launch a long live charge and dye Meng Gongling red with the blood of Yamato people!"
Sakurai also realized at this time that his words were too harsh, but Watanabe, the bastard, was a little too presumptuous. Since he wanted to prove himself in this way, then as he wished...
"Yo Xi, Mr. Watanabe deserves to be a true warrior of the Yamato Civil Brigade. Go ahead and use your blood to drown the Chinese people and make them tremble. Kill the chickens and give them to you!"
Sakurai's words completely blocked Colonel Watanabe's retreat. There were only two results waiting for Watanabe, either to capture Menggong Ridge, or to die on the way to the charge.
Sakurai could give up Watanabe, but he could not mistreat the remaining warriors of the 213th Regiment and provided them with the most intense artillery support for their desperate charge;
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Onboard!"
Before the artillery fire extended, Watanabe pulled out his ancestral samurai sword, decisively issued the attack order, and took the lead in rushing into the artillery fire...
"Onboard!"
"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!"
Groups of Japanese soldiers stepped on the artillery points and rushed towards the position of the 315th Brigade.
Captain Sangtian was among them. He was promoted from soldier commander to corps commander in just two days. Although he was promoted one level, he was not happy at all;
I don't know where the captain made the mistake. He actually chose to charge Long Live, which led him to his death.
The Chinese position was not something that a thousand of them could break. Once a long-lived charge was launched, it would be a fight to the death. He might never be able to return to his hometown to see his mother again. Thinking of this, he felt itchy with hatred and cursed loudly. :
"Bagaya road!"
If looks could kill, he would have sniped Watanabe thousands of times with his looks. He would have wanted to cut the person who pushed him to death with a thousand knives...
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
Sure enough, just as Kuwata thought, his first echelon was violently fired by Chinese machine gun fire. Groups of warriors like him were mopped down. Bushido is bullshit in front of machine gun bullets!
When he saw with his own eyes that a sergeant next to him had his head cut off in half by a machine gun, his body staggered and he fell down, just under the sergeant's body;
The sergeant's blood flowed all over him. He closed his eyes and began to pray to Amaterasu to protect him from being discovered.
Old Japanese Watanabe was not as smart as Kuwata. He rushed in front and was directly beaten into a sieve by a shuttle of machine gun bullets.
"Bagou! Bagou!"
The Japs also began to fire on the positions of the First and Second Regiments. From time to time, soldiers were hit by the Japs and their blood spilled on the battlefield.
The Japs' Long Live Charge is not simply about sending someone to death, it is a multi-wave continuous charge that will not stop until death;
Either we take the position or we all die!
The Japanese's continuous charge caused the defenders' ammunition to be depleted visibly. The shells had long been bottomed out, and each man did not have many bullets left. Three days of high-intensity combat had depleted the two regiments on the position. big;
The casualties were close to 2,000, almost outnumbering the Japanese at a one-to-one ratio. These people were all veterans trained using the independent brigade’s training methods;
With sufficient supplies, heavy firepower support like Wei Yixiao's cannon, and geographical advantage, the Japanese didn't gain much advantage even in terms of consumption.
Wei Yixiao's explosive packs have long been used up, and now even regular supplies such as bullets and grenades are almost exhausted.
There was still half a day left before the requirement to reach the peak. As long as they waited until dark, their mission would be completed.
Facing the Japs' long-awaited charge, the first and second regiments had no choice but to fight hard. At this time, they couldn't give in!
He Gang shouted loudly:
"Brothers, fight with the stupid Japanese! We are in position!"
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The bullets from the position rained down on the Japanese, knocking down the Japanese who were not afraid of death one by one;
The Japanese's counterattack also cost the first and second regiments a lot. Once again, both sides traded lives for lives, and no one was willing to admit defeat.
At the 33rd Division Headquarters, Lieutenant General Sakurai was holding a telescope to observe the battle situation. Next to him was his chief of staff.
"Shibata-kun, these defeated troops are true warriors. If half of the troops of the 14th Army had such willpower, they would not have been defeated so miserably in this battle."
Lieutenant General Sakurai began to show off. The middle and senior commanders of the Japanese seemed to have this bad habit.
Colonel Shibata said very cooperatively:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, no matter how strong their willpower is, they cannot be stronger than the artillery fire of the Imperial Army. The more such a unit is, the more they must be wiped out every last one;
Compared to these diehards, I still like the sheep-like Chinese army! "
"Yoshi, Shibata-kun, the Chinese defense formation has begun to shake. We can send the 214th Regiment up as well and break through their defense line in one fell swoop. We don't want any prisoners from this unit."
Sakurai said coldly, the wolf's true nature revealed.
One kilometer away, the 78th Army was ordered to meet the 802nd Regiment of Luo Weimin's Brigade and had already rushed to the outskirts of the 33rd Division.
"Captain, the radio has contacted Brigadier Luo. The counterattack time he agreed with us is at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. We will be the first to launch an attack on the 33rd Division Regiment Headquarters to disrupt their command system;
The main three regiments of the 315th Brigade will be assembled before four o'clock. Although the three regiments have more than 10,000 people, they are all temporarily gathered and broken troops. It is okay to fight with the wind, but it is up to us to take the lead. "
A battalion commander reported to Tan Tao.
Tan Tao nodded and said:
"Old Huang, call Brigadier Luo back and implement his plan. After we defeat the Japanese, the 315th Brigade will attack across the board;
After defeating the troops and winning a few battles, you will feel more confident! "
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
At 3:40 in the afternoon, Old Japanese Sakurai marched his last reserve force, the 214th Regiment, onto the Menggongling battlefield. He was left with only a cavalry squadron, a baggage corps and the division headquarters. Fighters for counterattack appeared. …
