After a night of super breakthrough march, the 42nd Regiment led by Nakamura Masao finally approached Jiutang, far away from the Miki Regiment besieged at Kunlun Pass. Standing between them was the 5th Regiment who quickly changed defenses at night. Junrong 1st Division.
As a result of being shot in the face, Nakamura Masao's face was covered with bandages. In addition, after a night of rapid marching in the mountains and forests, the originally straight major general's uniform became tattered and covered with blood stains and traces of burns.
As soon as they arrived at the offensive position, Nakamura Masao commanded his troops to quickly build a defense line on a high ground 3 kilometers west of Jiutang, and then sent out scouts.
After everything was ready, Masao Nakamura held a telescope to observe the situation of the Chinese 5th Army in front. While observing, he was thinking a lot and said to the combat staff around him: "We came out of Nanning and blocked the Chinese ** Army at every level. Next, the journey of less than 60 kilometers actually took 5 days. Now we finally arrived at a place 3 kilometers away from Jiutang. Now we order all the troops to rest and have breakfast.
Next, we only need to forcefully rush across the road to join forces with the Miki Regiment, and then reinforce Kunlun Pass together. "
After finishing speaking, Nakamura Masao stared at the road ahead, frowning slightly. The two sides of the road were surprisingly calm, but he knew that a fierce battle would inevitably occur if he wanted to cross this road.
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As for the Chinese ** team.
Before dawn, General Du Yuming knew that Nakamura Masao's troops had walked out of the mountains and occupied the high ground 3 kilometers away from Jiutang.
This high ground was deliberately left by General Du Yuming to Masao Nakamura. From a geographical point of view, this high ground was the entrance to the ambush circle.
In order to step up the tactical encirclement and annihilation of the enemy and prevent Nakamura Masao's 42nd Regiment and Miki Regiment from converging to reinforce Kunlun Pass, General Du Yuming ordered Major General Zheng Dongguo, commander of the 1st Rong Division, who had arrived at the defensive position in advance, to send a reinforcement regiment to the right flank of Jiutang Set up a pocket and wait for Masao Nakamura and his 42nd Regiment to get in.
After receiving the order, Major General Zheng Dongguo immediately sent Colonel Zheng Tingji, who was brave and capable of fighting tough battles, to lead a regiment on the right flank of Jiutang. For stability, General Zheng Dongguo added another mountain artillery battery to assist in the battle.
Zheng Tingji, who was able to fight tough battles and had a tenacious style, took the lead and led his troops on a forced march. Finally, he arrived at Jiutang's right wing an hour before Nakamura Masao and secretly set up an ambush circle.
Half an hour later, the 42nd Regiment finished breakfast and all gathered together. Seeing the soldiers languishing due to overwork, Nakamura Masao drew his sword and led the soldiers in shouting "Long Live the Emperor" to boost morale. Prepare to forcefully break through the road defended by the Chinese ** team.
Colonel Zheng Tingji used his binoculars to observe the high ground where Nakamura Masao's troops were located, and saw a Japanese soldier who looked like an officer speaking to the assembled soldiers.
This army looked like it was composed entirely of beggars, all in ragged clothes and looking exhausted, as if they had just been defeated on the battlefield.
When Masao Nakamura drew out his sword, Colonel Zheng Tingji clapped his thigh excitedly and said to the majors and lieutenants around him: "This Japanese commander must be Major General Nakamura Masao. Order the mortar company and machine gun company to concentrate Firepower, use all your strength to fight off the little devils, especially the one with the sword in his hand. Whoever kills him will be rewarded 50 yuan."
Hearing that there was a heavy reward, the mortar company and the heavy machine gun company immediately concentrated their firepower and launched a sudden attack on the Japanese. The sound of guns and artillery was loud in an instant, and the cross-fire network was very fierce. The Japanese army was caught off guard. Running around like a bunch of scattered noobs.
At this moment, Colonel Zheng Tingji received a notice that in order to completely annihilate Masao Nakamura's 42nd Regiment, the Chinese Air Force sent fighter planes to help and were on their way.
"The Air Force has been working very hard these past two days!" Colonel Zheng Tingji said to his adjutant, "Let the brothers help me beat the little devils to death. Later, the Air Force will send fighter planes to help. There is no need for machine guns for anti-aircraft defense. Give them all to me. Work hard to defeat Masao Nakamura's regiment, and when you return, all the soldiers will be rewarded in the ocean, and you can enjoy yourself as much as you want."
Immediately, the adjutant picked up the loudspeaker and told the soldiers at the top of his lungs that the regiment had spoken and offered a reward of 50 yuan for killing the old dog Masao Nakamura. The Japanese regiment was defeated. The brothers went back to collect the troops. They were all having a great time at night. Go ahead...
Hearing the words "Happy, happy, happy", the soldiers immediately understood and became more motivated to fight, especially the mortar company and the heavy machine gun company, which gave a life-threatening greeting.
When the first artillery shell roared and landed not far behind Nakamura Masao, his body was shaken by the powerful shock wave. After being stunned, he immediately realized that his troops had entered the encirclement of the Chinese army.
Only then did Nakamura Masao regret that he had been too aggressive, entered this position without clear investigation, and was deceived by the Chinese ** team.
After a brief moment of regret, Masao Nakamura quickly adjusted his mentality and organized troops to fight back. His machine gun team was annihilated last night. Fortunately, the machine guns were brought out, but most of the heavy weapons were left in the mountains.
Under the fierce artillery fire and heavy machine gun attack of the Chinese troops, it was difficult for Nakamura Masao's troops to organize a powerful counterattack. After a night of struggling and trekking, the soldiers were exhausted to the extreme. The loss of heavy weapons made them lack the ability to suppress China. The army's winning weapon.
In previous battles, the Japanese used their superiority in weapons to suppress the firepower of the Chinese troops, and then used various tactics such as detours and outflanks to disrupt the deployment of the Chinese troops, thus establishing an advantage in one fell swoop.
The lack of heavy weapons greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the 42nd Regiment.
In war, soldiers' sense of security and courage often come from their own side's powerful fire support.
The battle between the two sides was fierce. After more than ten minutes, Nakamura Masao realized that the terrain of the position he was in was very unfavorable. In order to find out the situation, he personally led a group of staff officers to the front of the position with the help of the cover of grass. In one corner, use a telescope to observe the surroundings and the Chinese positions opposite.
At this time, Masao Nakamura did not know that his every move was clearly seen by the Chinese scouts hidden at a secret commanding height.
After hearing from the scouts that Nakamura Masao personally came forward to survey the terrain and our army's firepower points, Commander Zheng Tingji immediately trotted all the way from the forward headquarters to the secret commanding heights.
Sure enough, Masao Nakamura appeared in his telescope.
"Grandma, labor and management are destined to be promoted and rich today!" Zheng Tingji licked his chapped lips, with a fierce look in his eyes, staring at Masao Nakamura, and said to the adjutant beside him: "Send the order, send the mountain artillery battery and prepare the machine guns Lift the company up to me, and send all the artillery shells and heavy machine guns to the position where Nakamura Masao is. Tell the brothers, you must not miss this big fish, kill this old dog, and all brothers will be rewarded!"
"Yes! Regiment seat." The adjutant said, kneeling on the ground and crawling backwards, then rolled into the hidden trench and climbed up. With his waist bent, he ran with all his strength to the position of the reserve machine gun company and mountain artillery company. I quickly repeated what I said about making the group.
A few minutes later, the machine gun company and the mortar company were quickly in position.
At this time, Nakamura Masao was observing from a relatively forward position. The staff officer behind him reminded him that the current position he was in was very dangerous and could easily expose the target. As a commander, he should focus on the overall situation. The matter of sudden observation should be left to him. The staff will do it.
Masao Nakamura ignored the staff officer's kind reminder. He felt that a good commander should personally grasp the enemy's situation at the most critical moment anytime and anywhere, instead of listening to battle reports from the front in the command post, and at this time the entire The wing is in a dangerous situation, and as the commander, he must observe and control the overall situation.
Suddenly, the staff officer discovered through the telescope that there were two obvious abnormalities in the squadron's position. He quickly looked at it carefully and couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air. He saw that more than a dozen mountain cannons were in place, and the gunners' hands were Holding the shells in place and getting ready to go, he discovered at the same time that there were dense, dark muzzles in a hidden bush not far from them. He instantly understood that Major General Masao Nakamura had been discovered by the Chinese.
"General, it's dangerous here..." The staff officer quickly reached out to pull Nakamura Masao's arm, trying to drag him away from this dangerous place.
But it was too late.
The next second, the opponent's artillery group flashed black smoke, the position suddenly sank, and the ground where they were standing suddenly jumped, and then he saw plasma spurting out of Nakamura Masao's abdomen, and then Baihh's intestines gushed out. Outside the military uniform.
After receiving a sudden blow, Nakamura Masao felt a heat in his abdomen. He knew something was wrong. When he looked down, he saw a ball of white stuff exposed outside his military uniform. He quickly covered it with his hands, and then his vision went dark and he fell to the ground. land.
