Time goes back to that afternoon
When Nobutsu Sakata led the third regiment to Cangyunling, he saw that the main force of the 129th Division had already set up defensive positions here.
Adjutant Pu You followed Sakata Nobutetsu with a telescope to observe the scene on the three hilltops of Cangyun Ridge. The adjutant was a little suspicious, even dissatisfied: "Captain, look at this situation, it seems that the 129th Division is just deploying on Cangyun Ridge. It’s just one regiment, and they rely on just one regiment to try to block the progress of our unit. This is contempt for us!”
Nobutsu Sakata was not careless, however, and said to Puyou, "Don't be careless, Puyou. The 18th Group Army is full of tricks. Maybe what we see is just the superficial defensive strength."
"Captain, what you said makes sense." Pu You nodded, "Then how do we fight?"
"Let the third group conduct a tentative attack first," Sakata Nobutsu said.
"Ha Yi." Pu You nodded and went to deliver the order.
boom!
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The mortars and Type 92 infantry guns of the Sakata Regiment began to roar, and the shells bombarded the positions of the New Regiment and the First Battalion on Cangyun Ridge.
Sand and soil splashed, gravel flew, and vegetation was broken.
"Hide well, hide well!" Zhang Dabiao ordered the soldiers of the first battalion to hide from the artillery fire in advance.
Those who can enter the bunker enter the bunker, and those who can avoid the reverse slope avoid the reverse slope.
Although the defensive position of Zhang Dabiao's 1st Battalion was blown up like briquettes, the casualties were not large.
As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, the Japanese soldiers of the third battalion of Bantian Alliance immediately launched a charge towards Zhang Dabiao's position.
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The Japanese soldiers of the third brigade stepped on the serial mines arranged by Zhang Dabiao in advance. Dozens of Japanese soldiers fell to the ground on the spot, and the surviving Japanese soldiers were wailing.
"Fight me and fight back the Japs!" Zhang Dabiao held a light machine gun and fired at the charging Japs.
The soldiers of the new regiment and battalion returned to the fighting position from bunkers or reverse slopes, and fierce firepower immediately broke out.
Bullets from the light and heavy machine guns poured like rain towards the Japanese in the third group.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Da da da!
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The charge of the third brigade was directly suppressed by this hail of bullets, and the attack quickly stopped.
Nearly a hundred corpses were left behind, and the Third Brigade withdrew in disgrace.
"Baga, the firepower of this Tubal Road is too fierce. The light and heavy machine gun firepower of this battalion can even catch up with our brigade." Pu You looked through the telescope at the casualties of the third brigade reaching nearly 200 people, and was surprised. no.
Fortunately, this was a feint, a tentative attack.
Otherwise, the casualties will increase.
"Baga!" Sakata Nobutetsu was also shocked, "When did the firepower of the light and heavy machine guns of the Tubal Road troops become so powerful? Even Chiang Kai-shek's direct lineage did not have such strong firepower."
"Captain, do you think this means that the 129th Division has concentrated all its machine guns on this regiment, and most of them are on the hilltop position we just pretended to attack?" Puyou said to Sakata Nobutetsu.
"Well, it's possible, it's extremely possible." Sakata Nobutsu nodded and said, "Immediately change the hill to attack."
"Yes." Pu You responded and immediately went to deliver the order.
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"You've all seen it. These are the so-called elites. The elites are nothing in front of our first battalion." Zhang Dabiao boosted morale while ordering the troops to immediately switch the positions of light and heavy machine guns.
In the fight just now, the firepower of the light and heavy machine guns exposed their position, so they had to change quickly.
Otherwise, if this little devil attacks again, the artillery fire is no joke.
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The artillery of the Sakata Regiment roared again. This time the target was not Zhang Dabiao's position, but the position of the Second Battalion of the New First Regiment.
As the New Regiment has become more famous and its guys are better, the superiors have not only filled up the ranks with soldiers, but also with battalion-level officers, so now the New Regiment has a second battalion commander and a third battalion commander.
The second battalion commander's approach was the same as Zhang Dabiao. When faced with the bombing by the Bantian Regiment, he also used advanced bunkers or reverse slopes to hide from the artillery.
But this time, Nobutsu Sakata was cunning.
The artillery bombardment continued, and the Japanese soldiers of the fifth battalion had already begun to charge towards the second battalion.
boom!
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The Japanese in the Fifth Brigade stepped on a landmine, and the mine killed and injured dozens of Japanese soldiers.
However, the Japanese soldiers of the fifth battalion did not stop charging and continued to charge towards the second battalion's position.
When the second battalion commander saw this, he could only ask the soldiers to return to the fighting position despite the artillery fire and try their best to stop the attack.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Da da da!
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Although the artillery fire cost the Second Battalion a certain price, the powerful firepower density of the Second Battalion still suppressed the charging Japanese soldiers of the fifth group.
The Japanese soldiers of the fifth brigade also abandoned nearly a hundred corpses and retreated in disgrace.
Sakata United's second attack failed again.
"Baga!" Pu You cursed again, "Did the 129th Division concentrate all its light and heavy machine guns on this regiment?"
"This Eighth Route Commander is a veteran in defensive warfare." Team Sakata was shocked. In his impression, the troops of the 18th Army were good at fighting guerrilla warfare. They would fight if they won, and run away if they couldn't.
It can be said that the troops of the 18th Group Army have little experience in positional warfare.
But now, Nobuyuki Sakata was taught a deep lesson by Li Yunlong.
The troops on Cangyun Ridge were not only good at positional warfare, but they also fought very hard.
The fortifications are very distinctive, and the light and heavy machine guns work well together. Taking advantage of the terrain, a battalion is able to block the charge of a large group.
Although the Third Battalion and the Fifth Battalion had grenadiers and mortars to knock out the opponent's firepower in time, the other party still had grenades and mortars to fight back, and they were very accurate. The Third Battalion and the Fifth Battalion provided cover. The firepower was also quickly eliminated.
This is completely unlike the rabble Sakata United encountered in the past.
"Captain, it seems we have to hit the artillery fire and the troops." Kamuyo said to Nobute Sakata, "If we divide the troops, the firepower density is not enough."
"Then get ready. The three brigades will charge together!" Nobuzhe Sakata nodded, not daring to make any more carelessness.
At the same time, Sakata Nobutsu also felt like he had met his opponent.
He led the Third Regiment to this land, always crushing the enemy. Everywhere he went, he was defeated!
The Third Regiment has never encountered a decent enemy, which makes Sakata Nobutsu feel somewhat lonely as a master.
But now, on the Cangyun Ridge side, there is actually an opponent in the 129th Division's team, which aroused Sakata Nobutsu's fighting spirit.
Let's see how many more surprises this team can bring him.
After the Sakata Regiment regrouped, mortars and Type 92 infantry guns once again provided artillery support.
boom!
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Shells rained down on the position of Zhang Dabiao's first battalion, especially the position that had just been exposed to firepower.
Taking advantage of the artillery fire to suppress Zhang Dabiao's battalion, more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers from the Bantian regiment charged like a wolf pack under the cover of artillery fire.
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Although landmines were constantly being stepped on and a certain number of Japanese soldiers fell during the charge, the momentum of the charge of more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers did not decrease and they were still charging fiercely.
"Fire, fire for me, push the little Japs down for me!" Facing the artillery fire from the Bantian Regiment, Zhang Dabiao could not let the Japs occupy the position just like this, so he asked the soldiers to fight back despite the artillery fire.
The soldiers of the new regiment and battalion suffered heavy casualties, but they quickly returned to their fighting positions.
Light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers and hundreds of long guns released the maximum density of firepower.
If you have enough ammunition, shoot as hard as you can.
The charge firepower of the Sakata Regiment was also very fierce. Many soldiers in the first battalion were knocked down by the Japanese's precise marksmanship, and many machine gun fire points were destroyed.
But Zhang Dabiao used the terrain advantage to forcefully block it.
The Japanese soldiers of Bantian Regiment still rushed to the 1st Battalion position. At this time, the Japanese artillery fire could not stand up anymore, and they were afraid of blowing up their own people, so the bombardment stopped.
The Japanese soldiers rushed to the 1st Battalion's position. Zhang Dabiao took a big knife, threw his hat, and rushed out of the trench first: "First Battalion, follow me and chop up the little Japs!"
Although there were only a few hundred people in the first battalion, they showed no fear in the face of more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers. They held bayonets in hand to face the Japanese soldiers who rushed into the position.
The brutal hand-to-hand fighting left both the enemy and ourselves bleeding like rivers.
"Captain, the first battalion has too few troops. Do you want some support?" the third battalion commander asked Li Yunlong.
Although Zhang Dabiao was very bloody and a few hundred men dared to fight against the more than 3,000 Japs from Sakata's regiment, the disparity in strength was too great.
Fighting like this is not an option.
"The job of the Japs fighting with bayonets is no joke. If our whole regiment is pressed up, the support will not be enough." Li Yunlong said, "The sun is going to set soon, and the Japs will retreat soon."
As Li Yunlong expected, when the sun set, even Sakata Nobute, who was about to completely capture Zhang Dabiao's position, temporarily withdrew his troops.
"Da Biao, you played well." Li Yunlong came over to Zhang Da Biao to express his condolences, "It makes me look good."
"Captain, the fight was not very good, the casualties were too high." Zhang Dabiao's face was covered with blood. The Japanese soldiers of the Bantian Regiment were really not vegetarians.
The casualties of Zhang Dabiao's first battalion have now exceeded half.
However, Zhang Dabiao's record was not bad, and Bantian United once again suffered nearly 200 casualties.
"Deploy the position properly, and I will add a reserve company to you." Li Yunlong said.
"Yes, Commander." Zhang Dabiao responded, and then suggested: "Captain, do you want to sneak attack the Bantian Alliance at night?"
"Nobutetsu Sakata must be on guard. No, take the time to rest. I don't know how long this fierce battle will last. We must maintain sufficient physical strength and energy as much as possible." Li Yunlong said.
There is no problem for the enemy to harass us, but Li Yunlong has already seen it, and the 1st Division of the Imperial Association Army has arrived.
A division of the Royal Association Army was on guard outside the Sakata Regiment. They wanted to sneak attack the Sakata Regiment, but when things went wrong, they got themselves involved.
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"Li Yunlong, you fought well." The brigade commander came over and praised Li Yunlong.
"Brigadier, you taught me well, and you taught me well as a leader." Li Yunlong said modestly. His ability in defensive warfare was all taught by the brigade commander.
"Tomorrow the Bantian Alliance will definitely launch a group charge, and it is very likely that the Imperial Association Army will also be pressed up." The brigade commander said to Li Yunlong, "If the secondary peak position cannot be defended, we will shrink our troops to the main peak position and use the main peak position. The terrain advantage on the position can fend off the enemy."
The brigade commander saw it. If it hadn't been getting dark and the Bantian regiment had withdrawn its troops, Zhang Dabiao's position would have been lost and his whole battalion would have been wiped out.
It doesn't make much sense to force a hard top.
"I know." Li Yunlong nodded in response and looked at the brigade commander: "Brigade commander, you have also seen the combat effectiveness of this Bantian unit. It seems that Wu Ze did not do anything."
"Why are you thinking so much!" the brigade commander said solemnly, "Without Wu Ze, you still don't know how to fight."
The brigade commander was also suspicious in his heart.
But there is no use being suspicious at this moment, I can only find a way to continue with Sakata United.
"Yes." Li Yunlong responded, thinking, maybe there will be a wedge machine tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
Wu Ze had given him a secret message from Li Yunlong, and the Italian cannon was to be kept as a weapon. This was definitely not groundless.
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Sakata United here.
Pu You came over with the casualty figures and said in a bad tone, "Captain, these are the casualties that were just calculated."
Nobuyuki Sakata took a look at the casualty figures. Although he had expected the casualties, he still stamped his feet: "Baga, hundreds of people were killed and injured on the first day. This is too ugly."
In the past, Sakata United had not suffered such heavy casualties.
But the premise for the Sakata Alliance to pay hundreds of men is that they caused the enemy to suffer thousands or even more than 10,000 casualties!
But now, they haven't even captured a single sub-peak position in Cangyun Ridge.
The casualties caused to the enemy should also be several hundred.
It's bad, the number of casualties is one to one.
The one to one casualty figure is an absolute shame for Sakata United!
On the frontal battlefield, the battle loss ratio between China's regular army and the Emperor's soldiers was four to one.
It took four Chinese regular army soldiers to exchange for one emperor's soldier.
But now, the battle loss ratio between Sakata United and the enemy is one to one. This is failure and this is humiliation!
"Captain, if it hadn't been dark today, we would have definitely taken the sub-peak position." Pu You comforted himself and said, "When it gets light tomorrow, the enemy will definitely not be able to hold it."
"Yeah." Sakata Nobutsu squinted his eyes slightly, he would see Shinsho tomorrow.
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"What was the outcome of the Imperial Army's battle today?" Zhong Yunhe, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Independent Division of the Imperial Association Army, inquired about the status of today's battle at Cangyunling.
"It didn't go well. It's said that the Imperial Alliance Army lost hundreds of people." The other party said, "But they didn't even capture a single hill in Cangyun Ridge."
When Zhong Yunhe heard this, he immediately paused in his heart: Could it be that our youngest brother was really right and that the fourth brigade would fail? !
You know, the Bantian Regiment is the most capable field force of the Fourth Brigade. It suffered hundreds of casualties on the first day and did not even capture a single hill. It sounds like this is not a good sign.
"Yes, the firepower of Tubal Road on the top of this mountain is extremely fierce. The firepower of a battalion can match that of a brigade of the Imperial Army. It also occupies a geographical advantage. The Imperial Army is encountering a tough situation this time." The other party said, "It's not going to be easy. , we have to be sent up tomorrow.”
"The Imperial Army can't defeat even a single regiment. What's the point of sending us Imperial Alliance troops to increase the number of casualties?!" Zhong Yunhe immediately had this sentence in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out.
He said nothing more and led the team in the direction of Yujialing.
He had done his homework in advance. His troops would not participate in the attack, and would go to Yujialing to cooperate with the siege.
Once the Bantian Alliance is really defeated, he will immediately take the troops to the pickup location Wu Ze told him.
358 regiment
"It's really incredible."
Chu Yunfei said to the other party, "This new group of the Eighth Route Army on Cangyun Ridge was able to withstand the Bantian Alliance's attack for an entire afternoon! It seemed that the Bantian Alliance had to pay hundreds of casualties. Li Yunlong, the Eighth Route Army, was The leader is really not simple."
It seemed that Li Yunlong could no longer use shortcuts like the Battle of Wangershan, but he did well against the Bantian United Team head-on. Chu Yunfei was really impressed.
In the past, Chu Yunfei and Sakata fought together, but they were so frightened that they retreated in a hurry after only an hour.
Fang Ligong didn't take it seriously: "Tuanzuo, you really think highly of their new group. They can no longer use shortcuts like water attacks and can only fight head-on with Sakata's team. Haven't you noticed? This Eighth Route Regiment mainly relies on its geographical advantages, and then its firepower density. I suspect that the 129th Division sent all its light and heavy machine guns and ammunition to this regiment. They fought hard today, but they lost a lot of light and heavy machine guns, and probably also ammunition. It’s almost exhausted. Tomorrow the Bantian Alliance will attack again and they are out of ammunition. What can we use to fight the Bantian Alliance? Use rocks from the mountain!”
Although Fang Ligong's words were a little harsh, Chu Yunfei did not deny it: "Yes, the troops of the 18th Army are extremely short of ammunition. In today's battle, the ammunition of the troops on Cangyun Ridge is probably almost exhausted. They They don’t have much ammunition, and they can’t use water attacks anymore. The battle behind them will be difficult. If we can give them..."
"Regimental leader, don't forget that to cooperate with the troops of the 18th Army, you must have a written order from the commander. Otherwise, not a single soldier is allowed to be mobilized, let alone support their ammunition." Fang Li Gong interrupted Chu Yunfei. He didn't understand what Chu Yunfei was thinking.
The 358th Regiment could not send troops to assist. Chu Yunfei saw that the opponent was fighting well, so he wanted to support some ammunition.
On the surface, Fang Ligong was the chief of staff of the 358th Regiment, but in fact he was sent by his superiors to restrain Chu Yunfei and prevent him from making such moves that were not conducive to the strategic plan of the director.
"Alas." Chu Yunfei sighed, and could only put out the idea of supporting the Eighth Route Army's ammunition in Cangyun Ridge.
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On Wang Damao's side, the person who inquired about the information came back.
He said to Wang Damao: "In today's battle, the Bantian Alliance lost hundreds of people and did not capture a single hilltop."
When the generals of the national army around Wang Damao heard this, they were a little stunned: "Really or not, the Bantian Regiment lost hundreds of people in one afternoon. When did the Bantian Regiment become so careless?"
These national army generals were all selected from prisoner-of-war camps and temporarily assumed command at all levels.
As soon as they heard that the Bantian regiment suffered hundreds of casualties and had not even conquered the top of the mountain, they naturally questioned the news immediately.
During the Battle of Xinkou, they still had fresh memories of how ferocious Bantian United was, so how could they suddenly become so weak?
"It's true." The visitor said, "But the casualties of the team guarding the top of the hill are not small. If it hadn't been dark, the top of the hill would definitely have been lost. Tomorrow, if the Sakata United Team attacks with all their strength, the pressure on the team guarding the top of the hill is probably not small. , may not be able to hold on."
"Let's go find out more," Wang Damao said.
"Yes." The person is here.
As soon as this person left, these national army generals immediately started shouting:
"Let's get over there right now and fuck him behind Sakata United while it's dark."
"It's probably impossible to rely on the troops on Cangyun Ridge to break the morale of the Sakata Alliance. We have to rely on ourselves."
"Yeah, let's go there."
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"Guys, we must be able to calm down now."
Wang Damao solemnly said to them, "There are still more than 3,000 people in the Bantian Alliance. Their combat effectiveness has not been greatly reduced. Now is not an opportunity to kill them. Unless you think you are sure of victory."
When these national army generals heard this, they were all stunned.
Although they were full of enthusiasm, they couldn't wait to go over and kill Sakata United immediately.
But saying it and doing it are two different things.
In the past, more than 20,000 people from their two divisions were killed by more than 3,000 people from the Sakata Regiment.
Now that they have thousands of captured soldiers, even if they take advantage of the opportunity for a sneak attack, it would be a bit of a dream to attack the Sakata Regiment.
What's more, there is a division of the Imperial Association Army on the Sakata Alliance side.
"Don't be afraid of being late for a good meal. Let's keep waiting. There will definitely be a chance."
Wang Damao comforted them, "Even if the troops on Cangyun Ridge cannot break the morale of the Bantian Regiment, they can at least consume the physical strength and energy of the Sakata Regiment. The Japanese soldiers' physical strength and energy will decrease, and their combat effectiveness will also decrease. Our It’s never too late to strike, isn’t it?”
"Then just wait." These national army generals nodded.
