Hand-to-hand combat was almost eliminated in the middle and late stages of World War II, and only on China's battlefields did fierce battles with cold weapons continue to take place.
The reason is that China's weapons are not as good as those of the Japanese army. If the Chinese army had a submachine gun, it would not need to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.
In the battlefield of World War II, the Japanese only had hand-to-hand combat with the Chinese.
Of course, it's not that the Japanese are brave and fearless, but that the Japanese have absolute confidence in their stabbing skills.
I think back then, three old Red Army soldiers might not be able to fight against a Japanese soldier. So this shows how powerful the Japanese's stabbing skills were at that time.
Fortunately, Duanwu used absolute force to crush the opponent, and the three battalions could not defeat 300 Japanese soldiers.
Of course, the first brigade of the Japanese 116th Regiment did not have only more than 300 people at the beginning but more than 1,000 people.
At least half of the first brigade was killed after the ambush, and nearly half of the survivors were destroyed by the sneak attack of the second and third battalions of the 671 regiment, so those who still had fighting power at this time included the Japanese wounded soldiers. , there are still more than 300 people.
The three battalions of the 671st Regiment attacked the Japanese from three directions, but it would take at least half an hour to achieve complete victory.
But at the same time, reinforcements from the Japanese 116th Regiment arrived, and they were rushing to the top of the mountain along the planned route. And especially the explosion that just happened made the Japanese anxious.
The commander of the regiment, Xiao Nanchuan, personally led the second battalion panting up the mountain to the position of the 671st regiment. But at this moment, Commander Huo led the 667th regiment, two battalions of the 668th regiment, plus the divisional officer platoon and the guard company. A grenade was thrown down, and the Japanese of the 116th Wing were stunned.
The Japanese always thought that their own people were fighting a fierce battle with the Northeastern Army, and that those closest to the edge of the position should be their own people.
But they never expected that what was waiting for them was the enemy's grenade.
The huge explosion not only killed the Japanese forward troops, but also caused great chaos to the Japanese forward troops.
At least two squads of Japs from the First Squadron of the Second Battalion of Little Japs were killed in the explosion. Two other infantry squads of the 1st Squadron were affected. After the explosion, some of them were shocked and their minds went blank, while others lay on the ground holding their heads.
The Japanese squadron leader shouted loudly: "The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking, prepare to fight."
But I didn't expect that at this time, before the Japanese could react, various weapons on the position rang out.
The bullets were like locusts at this time, penetrating the billowing smoke and whizzing past under the slightly white sky.
The little devil could hardly see anything in the smoke. Because the sky was only slightly white at this time, coupled with the smoke and dust, it would be strange for them to be able to see it.
Therefore, the Japanese's forward troops did not even see their enemies, so they were penetrated by bullets and rolled down from the position like dumplings.
Seeing this, Wing Commander Xiao Nanchuan ordered the Second Squadron of the Second Battalion to build a temporary defensive position. And ordered the artillery to fire at the Jiangyin Fortress position.
Although he heard the constant roars of the Japanese from the top of the mountain, such as long live the Japanese Empire, long live the Emperor, etc.
So Xiao Nanchuan didn't have to think about it. He couldn't save the imperial army on the top of the mountain.
So he ordered the artillery to fire immediately and carpet bomb the enemy positions on the top of the mountain, even if they killed their own people, they would not hesitate.
But at this moment, the Chinese large-caliber artillery of the Eshan Fort had already locked the Japanese artillery position.
Previously, Dragon Boat Festival had asked Lao Shou to lead people to investigate. Moreover, there was a tip from Liu Datou, so Duanwu already knew the exact location of the artillery position of the 116th Regiment.
The Japanese artillery position was behind a forest. Most of them are 70mm caliber mountain guns.
The elevation angle of this mountain cannon is very high, making it suitable for sneak attacks hiding behind trees.
Little did the little devil know that there were four domestically produced 250 mm Krupp howitzers on the fort at Eshan. The maximum range of this gun can reach four kilometers, and its trajectory is also arc-shaped.
Four 250mm large-caliber howitzers were ready to go. Under the order of the artillery company commander, they fired at the Japanese artillery position with all their strength.
The Japanese artillery had just received the order to fire, and all the artillery was ready. All that was left was to push the shells into the mountain cannon.
But at this moment, huge roars followed, and the jungle canopy rustled.
The Japanese artillerymen's eyes widened for unknown reasons, and at this moment, a huge fire suddenly ignited on a tree trunk, and the terrifying explosion sound pierced the eardrums of each Japanese artilleryman.
Only then did they know what was going on. The enemy had launched an artillery attack.
The Japanese artillery captain shouted loudly: "Quickly reload, reload."
But at this moment, after the explosion, a thick tree was blown up in half, and the crown and broken branches shot towards the Japanese artillery like sharp arrows.
The speed was so fast that before the devil could dodge, the sharp branches had already pierced into the devil's body.
The huge tree crown came across the sky, smashing the two mountain cannons of the Japanese and the five Japanese under the tree.
The scene was in a mess, and the Japanese artillerymen looked very panicked.
Boom!
Another huge explosion followed, this time a 250mm artillery shell successfully passed through the canopy and landed on the Japanese artillery position.
The huge explosion directly flew away two Japanese mountain cannons and seven Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese screamed and flew to twelve or thirteen meters before falling from the air.
When the other Japs saw this scene, they could only hate their parents for not having two legs and not being able to run fast enough.
It was useless to fight back at this time, because obviously their artillery position was exposed. Moreover, the caliber of the opponent's artillery is so large that it is simply unbelievable. They felt that this was at least a howitzer with a caliber of 200 mm or more.
The artillery captain gave the order to retreat, and the first one ran away. The rest of the Japanese artillerymen fled in panic.
At the same time, artillery shells fell one after another, and all twenty-four mountain guns of various types in the Japanese artillery position were destroyed.
And thanks to the fast running of the Japanese artillery, otherwise more than 300 people in their artillery brigade would have died here.
"Go and tell the commander of the regiment that we have been fooled. The enemy has been prepared for a long time. Baga, is the 53rd regiment trying to trick us?"
The Japanese artillery battalion captain was almost crying because of the surprise attack he had promised? Why did the enemy suddenly attack them? Is this obviously a trap?
Of course, with all the setbacks, why didn’t Captain Xiaonanchuan know that they had been fooled? He yelled at Kitano Sanjuro that he was a stupid pig and that he would be buried with his 116th Regiment because he was so stupid.
If he had attacked according to the original plan, his 116th Wing would not have suffered such heavy losses?
A large group of imperial troops went up, and their voices became quieter and quieter. He felt that he could imagine how desperate his first team would be.
Xiaonanchuan became more and more angry as he thought about it, and was about to change his tactics. Under the cover of artillery, his troops divided into two groups to conduct a roundabout battle towards the 671st Regiment's position. However, at this moment, a huge sound of piercing the air flew over his head, and his Artillery positions exploded and caught fire one after another.
At this time, he knew with his buttocks that his artillery position might have been discovered by the enemy long ago.
"Bagayalu, Kitano Sanjuro, I'm going to kill you, Baga!"
Xiao Nanchuan was going crazy with hatred, because all the plans were set by Kitano Sanjuroro before the attack, but as a result, the 116th Wing suffered such huge casualties. Even his artillery brigade suffered heavy losses.
"Quickly go and notify the Third Battalion to take a detour from the west side of the 671st Regiment. The 671st Regiment only has three battalions. I don't believe they will have so many people to block our Imperial Japanese Army.
In addition, I ordered the baggage brigade and the wing command department to come up to me. If we cannot capture the position of the 671st regiment today, then the sacrifice of the first brigade will be in vain. Do you understand? "
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Let’s not talk about Xiao Nanchuan’s messengers going down to deliver orders. However, in the defense area of the 672nd Regiment, an offensive and defensive battle also began.
After the 116th Regiment exchanged fire with the 671st Regiment, Kitano Sanjuroro ordered the Japanese 53rd Regiment to launch a fierce attack on the 672nd Regiment's position.
The enemy was divided into three directions: east, southeast and northeast to attack the 672nd Regiment. The regiment leader Wan Yi originally planned to use only one battalion to stop the Japanese army in accordance with Duanwu's order. But unexpectedly, the Japanese army went all out this time, with at least 1,500 people divided into three positions to attack.
Wan Yi urgently mobilized the second battalion and the third battalion for support to stabilize the battle situation.
But Sanjuro Kitano was very cunning. After dispatching all the officers and soldiers of the 672nd Regiment, he used the advantage of artillery fire to violently bombard the 672nd Regiment's position.
The 672nd Regiment once again suffered losses and suffered heavy casualties. If the Dongshan Fort had not suppressed the Japanese army with firepower, it would have taken less than half an hour for the 672nd Regiment's positions to be completely destroyed! ...
