As several peripheral auxiliary forts were pulled out, the hard shell of the main fort was shattered and exposed to the firepower of the Eighth Route Army, and the attack on the main fort began.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
It's still the same tactics. More than a dozen mortars rain down bullets on the main bunker. Although the direct-fire artillery has little effect on the main bunker hidden in the mountain, it can form a barrage to cover the attacks of the infantry and rocket launcher groups.
The Japs in the main bunker seemed to have had a premonition that their doom was coming, and they fought back desperately. The bullets were poured out as if they were free, and the machine guns were jammed. Unfortunately, they still could not stop the Eighth Route Army commandos from rushing forward and launching a fierce attack on them.
After the first battalion commando suffered casualties from several groups of members, a rocket launcher group finally came close to a convenient position for attack. The main gunner decisively fired an armor-piercing rocket to the right side of the main fort;
With an explosion, the Japanese machine guns misfired, and the first battalion took the opportunity to launch a general attack. Hundreds of warriors rushed towards the top of the mountain.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
The machine gun fire in the main bunker rang out again, catching the commandos off guard. At least a dozen soldiers fell in a pool of blood. Fortunately, the charging formation of the military division troops was a standard three-by-three system, and the formation was very scattered. Otherwise, The casualties were greater.
The attack of the First Battalion was once again suppressed. This was just a microcosm of the entire Wuyue Mountain battlefield. The Japanese defense was very tenacious. The offensive of the New First Brigade was intermittent and suffered heavy casualties. Wuyue Mountain was covered with gray figures of soldiers. Blood dyed the earth red.
Since Wuyue Mountain is steep, the troops attack from bottom to top, and the Japanese are hiding in the tunnel fortifications built along the mountain. Wei Yixiao cannon and Wei Shen cannon are of little use and are almost useless. They can only be used by Hua Mulan. This kind of direct firepower from an individual soldier can be effective.
The Japanese main fortress has not been completely destroyed, and there are still at least three machine guns inside that are still resisting with firepower. The Xiong Army can only organize a commando to attack again.
Although the Japanese's main fort is still resisting, after losing the firepower of two machine guns, their suppression of the attacking troops has been significantly weakened, and a defensive blind spot has appeared.
On the one hand, Deng Wu organized troops and firepower to attract Japanese machine gun fire, and on the other hand, he sent several Mulan artillery attack groups close to the main fort, and fired 4 rockets at the main fort from multiple directions. There was an internal explosion, and the enemy's machine gun fire misfired again.
The commandos took the opportunity to rush up to a group and threw several bundles of cluster grenades into the tunnel.
After several dull explosions mixed with the faint screams of the Japanese, the most difficult to conquer the Japanese bunker group was captured by the heroic first battalion.
Next, the new brigade and regiment continued to attack the enemy's core position, gnawing away at one bunker after another, without any tricks, just using blood and steel to pile them up.
A strong army can not only fight guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, but also fight tough battles. It is difficult for an army that cannot fight tough battles to become a truly strong army.
Mount Wuyue is the whetstone for the New First Brigade. Only by winning the tough battle at Mount Wuyue will the New First Brigade become an invincible and powerful force capable of winning battles.
The Japanese 41st Division is indeed a strong army. Under the unfavorable situation of being at a disadvantage in terms of strength and firepower, they fought hard on Wuyue Mountain for a week.
With most of their surface positions destroyed, they relied on tunnel fortifications to fight to the death, causing huge casualties to the attacking New Brigade;
Fortunately, most of the main force of the 41st Division was lost in the previous bombing. The remaining troops hid in tunnels and fortifications and resisted. Fortunately, the New 1st Brigade was equipped with a large number of Mulan cannons used for attacking fortresses, which were used to knock turtles. The effect of the shell is very good.
After a week of difficult extraction, most of the bunkers on Wuyue Mountain have been captured, leaving only the last main bunker group on the top of the mountain.
There is a huge natural cave dozens of meters deep in the tunnel, which was widened by the Japanese and became the division headquarters of the 41st Division. At this time, the division commander Lieutenant General Abe Taipei, the commander of the 41st Infantry Regiment Major General Aozu Kikutaro, and the infantry Colonel Masahiko Nara of the 237th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Tatsuharu Yamaguchi of the 238th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Bino Ohno of the 41st Mountain Artillery Regiment, and others are holding a meeting. Many people have already sensed that this is their last moment, so the meeting is The atmosphere is rather depressing.
Abe Taiping has long lost his previous vigor. He was completely defeated in the battle of Wuyue Mountain. The Wuyue Mountain position, which he thought was impregnable and could be defended for a month, was attacked by the Eighth Route Army to the last position in just one week. Now he is the most arrogant. Yamaguchi Tatsuharu also had to admit that they lost.
“Gentlemen, I have to admit that Chu Xiong and his troops are real tigers, but our 41st Division is also worthy of His Majesty the Emperor;
After a week of hard fighting, facing Chu Xiong’s three-dimensional attack, we at least managed to make Wuyue Mountain dyed red with the corpses and blood of the Eighth Route Army!
It’s not that the warriors are not brave enough, because the Eighth Route Army is too powerful, the 41st Division is about to usher in its final moment. I will send a farewell message to the headquarters. Each regiment will also destroy the regiment flag and fight the final decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army for the Emperor. Your Majesty is loyal! "
Although some people are reluctant, they have no choice. Once the alliance flag is destroyed, the best result as the captain of the alliance is to be loyal to the emperor, at least not to dishonor the honor of the family.
The New 1st Brigade Headquarters and the Eighth Route Army are also making final mobilizations
"Comrades, it's been seven days! The New 1st Brigade fought bloody battles with the Japanese 41st Division for seven days. More than 2,000 comrades fell on the road to charge. It's time to settle the accounts with them!
We have given the Japs of the 41st Division a chance, but they gave up, so we will no longer accept prisoners. After the general offensive is launched, we must completely eliminate them all!
The specific deployment is as follows..."
One day later, the New 1st Brigade and the 1st Regiment launched the final attack on the peak position of Wuyue Mountain. After several hours of bloody battle, the 1st Regiment and the 1st Battalion captured the final main tunnel. Abe Taipei and several other old Japanese soldiers chose to commit seppuku and committed suicide. The army was bleeding like a river, the arrogant 41st Division was completely wiped out, and the battle on Wuyue Mountain finally ended successfully.
Next, the New Second Brigade, the New Third Brigade, and the New Ninth Division of the Panshan Military Division simultaneously launched a general offensive in Dongshan. After ten days of bloody battles, the 36th Division was completely annihilated, and the notorious Masuko Advance Team was also eliminated;
At this point, the Taiyuan Peripheral Battle ended successfully. A total of more than 38,000 people from the 36th Division, 41st Division and other divisions of the Japanese main force were annihilated. The Eighth Route Army's Yuci Military Division, Panwangshan Military Division and other divisions also suffered more than 12,000 casualties. This was the largest casualty in the Chuxiong Division. The casualties in battles and critical battles are huge.
