Let’s talk about the 386th Brigade. When the brigade commander heard the fierce blocking movement coming from the direction of the retreating troops of the Bantian Regiment, the brigade commander laughed: “Haha, thousands of prisoners of war showed up and blocked it for us. captured the fleeing Sakata Regiment."
Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, Cheng Xiazi and others were all delighted when they heard this:
"Did someone stop the escaping Japanese soldiers for us?"
"Haha, someone blocked the Japs from the Sakata Alliance for us. Hahaha, hurry up and clean up the two Japs. Let's kill them."
"Lao Kong, I'll leave these devils to you. I don't want them any more. I'm going to kill the Bantian Alliance. Da Biao, let's go there quickly."
"Kong Jie, these two Japs will be left to your independent regiment to perform meritorious service. I, the 772nd Regiment, will go kill the Japs."
"Go away, you idiot! I don't want these Japs. I'm going to kill the Japs in Sakata Regiment!"
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Finally, the brigade commander ordered the 772nd Regiment to stay behind to hunt down and clean up the few Imperial Army soldiers, and let Kong Jie, Cheng Xiazi and Li Yunlong go to help the prisoners of war.
There are still more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers in the Sakata Regiment. Even if they are defeated, they cannot be careless and underestimate the enemy.
Li Yunlong and others led the troops to the battle site. Except for the injured Japanese soldiers and corpses who could not move, the other Japanese soldiers had been completely dispersed.
Thousands of prisoners of war are being hunted down.
Why do we use the word "stretched"? This is because the Japanese soldiers have good physical fitness, good endurance, and can run fast.
The prisoners-of-war soldiers did not eat well in the prisoner-of-war camp and had only recently begun to eat enough. Their bodies were not recovering well. Even if they were full of blood, this blood could not close the physical fitness gap between the prisoners-of-war soldiers and the Japanese soldiers.
Moreover, this Japanese soldier was also very accurate in his marksmanship. When escaping, he repeatedly fired his rifle and many prisoners of war fell into a pool of blood.
Therefore, although thousands of prisoners of war blocked the escape path of the defeated troops of the Sakata Regiment, after the Japanese soldiers fled, their blocking the road turned into a pursuit.
For them, this pursuit is to use their own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points, without their own advantage.
"Damn it, you little devil, do you really think I'm a rabbit!"
Wang Damao ran out of bullets, and he knocked down a Japanese soldier. The two sides struggled with each other. Wang Damao used his body's advantage in tonnage to pin the opponent down. Without a bayonet, Wang Damao took out a carrot. He stabbed the Japanese soldier hard into his eye socket.
"Ah, Baga!" the Japanese soldier screamed in pain, but soon became silent.
That's because Wang Damao grabbed the bloody carrot and stabbed it hard several times. The last blow completely destroyed the brain tissue of the Japanese soldier.
After killing the Japanese soldier, although Wang Damao was panting from exhaustion, he was still like a fat and agile rabbit. He quickly got up, grabbed the bloody carrot, and was about to continue the pursuit.
He saw Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and others coming with troops to support them. Although he didn't recognize the people, he recognized the clothes. They were his own team.
Wang Damao felt relieved immediately. Great, support is coming. This group of Japanese soldiers want to escape, but there is no way.
When the thousands of captive soldiers saw the support coming, their morale was boosted again:
"Brothers, it looks like the troops from the Eighth Route Army are here to help."
"Everyone, hurry up. The Eighth Route Army is here to steal our Japanese soldiers. We have to kill as many Japanese as possible."
"Hurry up, there are too many monks and too little food. If you move too slowly, you won't even be able to catch the Japanese hair."
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The prisoner-of-war soldiers mobilized their physical potential, and in small groups they once again desperately pursued the fleeing Japanese soldiers.
"Old Li, where did the national army come from?" Kong Jie was a little stunned.
"You don't care where he comes from, but hurry up now." Li Yunlong yelled, "This time, we can't let the cooked duck fly away again."
"Kill!"
"Come on!"
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Soldiers from the New Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the 772nd Regiment quickly joined the battle group and followed the prisoners of war to grab the Japanese soldiers and kill them.
Seeing that there were still pursuers appearing, the Japanese soldiers of Sakata Regiment lost their fighting spirit and fled faster.
With the advantage of physical fitness, there is also an individual advantage.
Faced with the joint pursuit by Li Yunlong and others and the prisoners of war, hundreds of Japanese soldiers managed to escape.
"Damn it, this little bitch runs too fast. People who eat meat every day are in better shape than us who eat food..." Li Yunlong was unwilling to watch hundreds of Japanese soldiers run away.
"Yeah, the cooked duck flew away again." Kong Jie was also very unwilling.
"This is the gap between us and the Japanese." Cheng Xiazi said.
But surprise soon came again. From the direction where hundreds of Japanese soldiers disappeared, there was soon another fierce movement of resistance.
This was Qian Bojun, the first battalion commander of the 358th Regiment, who came with two thousand men to kill them. As soon as these two thousand men came over, before they could take a breath, they saw hundreds of Japanese soldiers running into them.
Naturally, Qian Bojun was not polite to these hundreds of Japanese soldiers. He picked up his machine gun and started shooting. Four or five Japanese soldiers fell into a pool of blood.
There was no need for Qian Bojun to issue an order. The two thousand soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment immediately picked up their weapons and opened fire.
Da da da!
Da da da!
boom!
boom!
Snapped!
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All the light and heavy weapons opened fire at the same time, and the intensive firepower directly suppressed the hundreds of Japs.
At this time, these hundreds of Japanese soldiers could no longer escape.
Although their physical foundation is strong and their fat reserves are sufficient, they are not ironclad.
He had been fighting on Cangyun Ridge for dozens of hours, and now he was being hunted down again, which was enough.
They really can't run anymore, they really can't run away.
Facing the obstruction of the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment, these several hundred Japanese soldiers gave up the idea of escape, immediately built defenses on the spot, and started fighting with the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment.
Once this positional battle was played, the advantage of the Japanese soldiers was immediately apparent.
Even without unified command, the Japanese soldiers' precise marksmanship and mortar grenade strikes quickly shut down the machine gun fire and artillery fire of the 358th Regiment.
After all, the situation of the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment cannot be compared with that of the 8th New Regiment on Cangyun Ridge.
They came here in a hurry. This was the wilderness and they had not had time to build fortifications. Unlike Cangyun Ridge, the reason why Li Yunlong was able to fight hard with Sakata's team was that, in addition to the advantages of sufficient ammunition and terrain, it was because they had built fortifications in advance.
Without fortifications, fighting purely in the wild is what the Japanese are best at.
"Damn it, is it possible that we can't deal with this hairless pig?" Qian Bojun, the first battalion commander of the 358th Regiment, roared when he saw the casualties increasing, "Hold it, I don't believe it anymore, we two Thousands of people can't deal with these hundreds of Japs!"
"These hundreds of Japs are just the last straw. Brothers, hold on!"
"This is just the last desperate struggle of Sakata United. Don't be afraid. If you survive, it's time to kill them."
"Brothers, when we retreated in the past, it was because the Bantian Alliance was full. Today, there are only a few hundred Japs left in the Bantian Alliance, and they have become tired soldiers. If we retreat again, we will be sorry for the clothes we are wearing. , I’m sorry for the blue sky and white sun emblem above our heads!”
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The national army officers of the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment also encouraged their subordinates.
None of the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment were afraid of death. They all fought tenaciously against the hundreds of Japanese soldiers from the Sakata Regiment, and no one escaped.
"Hahaha, Lao Li, it seems that someone is helping us block the Japanese soldiers of the Bantian Alliance." Hearing that the Japanese soldiers escaping from the front were intercepted again, Kong Jie laughed in surprise.
"It seems to be the 358th Regiment over there. Has Chu Yunfei from the 358th Regiment also joined in?" Li Yunlong was suspicious.
"Old Li, you don't care who is blocking these hundreds of Japs for us, can't we just kill them quickly?" In a rare move, blind man Cheng began to call Li Yunlong "Old Li".
"Yes, yes, kill him, we will kill him immediately." Li Yunlong nodded, and several people led their troops to pursue him immediately.
Thousands of captive soldiers were the same. Seeing that someone once again blocked the hundreds of escaping Japanese soldiers, they also showed hope and excitement and hurriedly chased after the troops of the 386th Brigade.
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Fourth Brigade
"Brigade commander, brigade commander, it's not good, it's not good."
Kasahara Koizumi, the captain of the 22nd Regiment, hurried over and reported to the commander of the 4th Brigade, Hiragaku Yufu, "Just now, Sakata-kun's scouts ran out on horseback. He told me that Sakata-kun's command post was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The mountain artillery hit Sakata Junyu was shattered, and the third regiment was chased by three new regiments emerging from the Eighth Route Army..."
Before Kasahara Koizumi finished his words, Hiragaku Yufu interrupted in disbelief: "Yaga, this is impossible. How could Sakata-kun be defeated? How could he make such a stupid mistake and place the command post within the range of the Eighth Route Mountain Artillery? within!"
"Captain of the brigade, I'm not very clear about the specific situation. Now that Sakata Junyu is broken and his troops are being hunted, we must seize the time to provide assistance." Kasahara Koizumi said.
"I don't believe it!" Isamu Hiragaku shook his head and said, "Call Sakata-kun's scouts over right away."
Soon, the little scout came over panting heavily. He ran all the way back to report the news without taking a breath.
"Are you sure that Sakata-kun's command post was hit by the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery? Sakata-kun's jade was shattered, and Sakata-kun's team was defeated from the front!" Hirakaku Yongfu stared at the scouting Japanese soldier.
Facing the terrifying look in Hirakawa Yongfu's eyes, the scout Japanese soldiers were very nervous and frightened, but they still nodded: "Brigade commander, the Tubal Road on Cangyun Ridge is too insidious. They have mountain artillery, but they have never taken it." When we came out, our commander thought they only had a few mortars, and he was careless and underestimated the enemy."
"Haga!" Upon hearing this, Isamu Hiragaku roared again and turned to look at Kasahara Koizumi: "Immediately send your regiment to move closer and help Sakata-kun's troops withdraw."
"Commander of the brigade, even if my troops rush over immediately, it will still take most of the day. I'm afraid it will be too late." Kasahara Koizumi said.
"I will call General Shinozuka Yoshio for support from the aviation force." Hiragakuo said.
In this security war, Isamu Hiragaku didn't ask for the support of the aviation force, but that's not possible now.
Sakata Nobu Tetsu is broken, the Third Regiment is in danger, and the 22nd Regiment cannot go to the rescue immediately, so it can only rely on the Empire's aircraft.
"Hai." Kasahara Koizumi hurriedly left.
Hiragakuo immediately sent a telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio.
Taiyuan
Japanese First Army Headquarters
"General, there's an urgent call from the Fourth Brigade!" A staff officer from the First Army hurriedly came to Yoshio Shinozuka with the newly arrived telegram, and barged in without even knocking on the door.
"Baga, go out and knock on the door and come back in!" Yoshio Shinozuka is discussing the situation in the World War II zone with the North China Expedition Army Chief of Staff Miyano Michichi. They are already imagining that the 4th Brigade will destroy the 18th Group Army. After that, Yoshio Shinozuka will go on a big campaign to wipe out all the anti-Japanese forces in the World War II zone.
The staff officer hurriedly broke in, disturbing Yoshio Shinozuka's imagination.
The staff officer did not go out, but immediately handed over the information: "General, the 4th Brigade has an urgent call. The captain of the 3rd Regiment, Nobu Tetama Sakata, is in pieces. The 3rd Regiment is being chased by the troops of the 129th Division. I want you to send aviation troops to support immediately." …”
"Baga, what are you talking about? The captain of the 3rd Regiment of the 4th Brigade, Nobu Tetama Sakata, is in pieces. The 3rd Regiment is being hunted down!" When Yoshio Shinozuka heard this, he didn't believe it and yelled away.
I still have impressions of Nobutsu Sakata and Yoshio Shinozuka.
In the Battle of Xinkou, Sakata Nobutsu led the third regiment to defeat the two direct divisions, making great contributions to the Battle of Xinkou, and even shortened the time of the Battle of Xinkou, opening the door for the empire's strategic advance.
But now, the staff officer said that Nobu Tetsu Sakata was broken and the third regiment was defeated. This is simply ridiculous!
The 129th Division is nothing. It is a team of farmers. Their government does not even issue cotton-padded clothes in winter. When winter comes, they become worried.
Such an army is worthy of being an opponent of the empire's elite army!
Nobuyuki Sakata will die in their hands, and the Third Wing will be defeated in their hands. This is really a fantasy!
The Major General Chief of Staff of the North China Expedition Army grabbed the telegram and looked at it under his nose. His brows became solemn and he said to Yoshio Shinozuka: "General, whether you accept this fact or not, at least you must send the dispatch immediately. The aircraft of the aviation unit will go over to provide support."
"I won't send it. Isamu Hiragakuo is not a waste. I don't believe he can't save the Third Regiment. This is just a security war. There's no way he, Isamu Hiragakuo, can fail!" Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't accept it. He shook his head. head.
The fourth brigade can defeat the direct line army in front of them, how can they fail in this small security battle!
"General, don't forget, the 18th Army has produced a strategic master. Maybe..." Miyano Michichi reminded, "Maybe Sakata Nobutsu's death and the failure of the Third Regiment had something to do with him. "
Shinozuka Yoshio immediately woke up after hearing Miyano Michichi's reminder.
Yes, why did I ignore this?
The Eighteenth Group Army has a strategic-level master, and the failure at Cangyunling is most likely related to this person.
"You go immediately to convey my order to the aviation unit. Send all the planes you can and be sure to rescue the third wing!" Yoshio Shinozuka immediately ordered to the staff.
"Yes." The staff officer hurriedly ran to convey Yoshio Shinozuka's military order.
"It's amazing. A master at the strategic level of the 18th Group Army is amazing. This first battle broke Nobuyuki Sakata into pieces. This person is so terrifying." Shinozuka Yoshio's tone was full of solemnity.
Although the situation has not been verified in detail, Yoshio Shinozuka felt that the defeat of the third regiment in the battle of Cangyunling must have been planned behind the scenes by this person.
Otherwise, the Third Alliance would not have been defeated so quickly.
"General, I have an idea." Miyano said.
"Say." Shinozuka Yoshio looked at Miyano Michichi.
"Since we lost the first battle, I don't think Hiragakuo Isamu is a match for a strategic master like the 18th Group Army. Otherwise, let's ask Hiragakuo Isamu to withdraw his troops first." Miyano Michichi said, "Wait until Yamamoto Kazuki is found. The headquarters of the 18th Army was destroyed. Once this person is eliminated, we will..."
"What if Colonel Yamamoto can't be found next year and the year after that? Will we all be hanging our heads next year and the year after that!" Shinozuka Yoshio interrupted Miyano Michichi.
He trusted Yamamoto Kazuki, but he also faced a fact.
That is, the headquarters of the Eighteenth Army is not that easy to find.
If we don't look for the headquarters of the 18th Army, why won't this battle still be fought?
The strategic masters of the 18th Group Army have already caused such a serious impact on the rear. If we don't seize the time to deal with it, we don't know how bad the situation will be later.
"General, you should stay rational." Miyano said, "Isamu Hiragaku is really no match for him."
"Tell me, this strategic master of the 18th Group Army, could he be over at Cangyun Ridge?" Shinozuka Yoshio said.
"If it were you, would you stay where the war is burning?" Miyano Michichi asked.
Yoshio Shinozuka didn't speak any more. He immediately picked up the phone and said, "Pick up Kazuki Yamamoto for me."
The phone was quickly connected, and Yamamoto Kazuki's voice came from inside: "General, what do you want from me?"
"How are you looking for the 18th Army Headquarters?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked.
"Sorry, general, please give me some more time." Yamamoto Kazuki's apology came from the phone. He was deeply trusted by Shinozuka Yoshio, but he could not worry about Shinozuka Yoshio for the time being.
"Hurry up, find the headquarters of the 18th Army as soon as possible, and destroy it for me as soon as possible!" Shinozuka Yoshio said.
"Hai."
The call ended. Yoshio Shinozuka put the microphone back on the stand and said to Miyano: "Your considerations are reasonable, but it is not possible to withdraw the 4th Brigade immediately now. The 3rd Regiment must be rescued." , we’ll consider it then.”
Yoshio Shinozuka was unwilling to give in, and the Fourth Brigade went out to avenge its humiliation aggressively. It wanted to uproot the 18th Army, and forget about losing this first battle.
If you lose and immediately withdraw your troops, wouldn't this make you a laughing stock?
Where to put the First Army’s face?
When the army of our empire sets foot on this land, who should we fear?
Even if he is a strategic master of the 18th Army, he cannot stop the imperial army from conquering this land!
"The general is wise," Miyano Michichi said.
Then, Yoshio Shinozuka no longer had any intention of admiring him.
The Fourth Brigade lost this first battle. . . . . .
Maybe it's some coincidence, or maybe it's God's will.
There is a window period on the frontal battlefield, and there is no need for such high-intensity aviation support for the time being.
Therefore, this time, there are a lot of aircraft that can support the fourth brigade, more than fifty.
After receiving Yoshio Shinozuka's order, the Japanese planes, loaded with ammunition and fuel, quickly took off from the airport one after another, like a dense flock of birds, flying rapidly towards Cangyun Ridge.
