When the night dissipated and day came, the 203rd Battalion of the 58th Regiment of the 15th Division and the vanguard of the Mok Army entered Ma Tou Town almost at the same time, and discovered each other almost at the same time.
The two sides were separated by a wall and could hear each other's breathing.
It's just that I was tired of traveling and exhausted all my strength. Even if they heard the footsteps on the other side of the wall, they thought they were friendly troops.
When it was daylight and the officer called the soldiers to prepare breakfast, the different languages attracted the attention of both parties.
But under the same circumstances, the 203rd Battalion's response was much faster than that of Mo Jun.
After all, how to deal with encounters and chaotic battles is a required course for the National Defense Forces.
The soldier didn't even wait for the officer's order. He immediately took out the grenade and threw it through the wall.
The Mo army soldiers were still wondering why the people on the other side of the wall spoke completely different languages.
When they saw the grenade hit their heads, they were still stunned, not knowing what it was.
It was not until the tragic and fierce explosions swept across the area that the Mozambican soldiers realized that they had encountered an enemy attack.
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Just such a small gap has completely different consequences.
The soldiers of the National Defense Force quickly seized each high point and used muskets to kill the Mozambican army from a high position.
Mo Jun was stunned by the grenade at first, and retreated continuously, intending to reorganize his formation and fight again.
But this retreat, although it increased the distance, also allowed the 203rd Battalion's muskets to be fully used.
After seeing many soldiers being killed by muskets, the officers of the Mo army reacted and quickly gave orders to direct the soldiers to attack.
But at this time, the mortars of the 203rd Battalion had been set up, and two shells hit the streets in the center of the town, killing all the Mozambican soldiers.
The rest of the people had never seen this before, and they were all frightened. They all hid behind the bunker, unwilling to come forward no matter how much the officer urged them.
The 203rd Battalion quickly relayed the situation back.
The friendly troops who were still on the way heard that Ma Tou Town was under fire and immediately quickened their pace.
Mo Chaozong also heard the sound of gunfire in front of him halfway.
This completely different sound of firearms firing made him feel bad, and he quickly ordered the entire army to press forward.
If you want to return to Annan, Ma Tau Town is the only way to go. Otherwise, we have to walk more than a hundred miles northwest, bypass the mountains and swim across the upper reaches of the Youjiang River.
Mo Chaozong looked at his bloated team and really didn't believe that he could run upstream ahead of the National Defense Forces.
As for going back to the direction of Daming Mountain, it is impossible.
Previously, the Mo army was attacked on the Daming Mountain side, and Mo Chaozong suspected that there must be an ambush by the National Defense Forces.
In comparison, the National Defense Forces here in Ma Tou Town had just arrived and had not yet established a solid defense line, so they had a better chance of rushing through.
Both sides are aware of the seriousness of the problem and are desperately trying to build up troops here in Matou Town.
Troops from both sides arrived one after another.
After arriving, there was no time to rest and he went straight into the battle.
As the number of people increased, it gradually turned into a melee.
But no matter what kind of battle, the weapons of the National Defense Forces that are far ahead of their times are not something that the Mozambican army can resist.
The National Defense Forces even seized the Ma Tou Mountain on the bank of the Youjiang River. After clearing the trees on the mountain, they set up light artillery to hit the low ground from high, completely suppressing the Mo army.
In the afternoon, Mo Chaozong rushed to the outskirts of Pier Town. Seeing that the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in front were suppressed at the corner of the valley, unable to rush forward, he knew that this road was impassable.
Mo Chaozong was also a ruthless character and handed over the battle command here to his deputy Chen Daogong on the spot. And he led his trusted soldiers and horses, along with a large amount of finances, to quietly leave the formation and head upstream.
Although he lost a large army, he still had something to answer for if he could go back with the goods. Otherwise, Mo Jingyu would definitely chop off his head.
Chen Daogong didn't know that the coach had run away.
After receiving the command, he asked the general's artillery to be raised to a high place, in an attempt to shoot at the Wehrmacht.
As a result, just as they climbed up the mountain, they suddenly encountered other infantrymen from the National Defense Forces who were outflanking.
On the steep and rugged mountainous terrain, the two sides were already close to each other when they saw each other.
At this distance, long-range weapons have no chance to function.
How could the Wehrmacht soldiers care about this? After inserting their bayonets, they rushed forward.
The difference in hand-to-hand combat between the two sides is as big as the difference in weapons.
The short and thin Annan people were completely overwhelmed by the tall and powerful soldiers of the National Defense Forces.
Many Mo army soldiers' weapons were similar to Miao knives, but they did not have complete handles. They simply made a piece of wood, inserted a blade, and used it in combat.
And this kind of wrought iron knife is completely incompatible with the bayonet of the Wehrmacht.
The soldiers of the National Defense Force are tall, have long weapons, and have rigorous and scientific formations. Although the number was small, they quickly drove the Mo army down the mountain.
And captured all the artillery they brought up.
Although this kind of old-fashioned artillery is usually looked down upon by the Wehrmacht, it is of great use at this moment.
The National Defense Forces used captured artillery to bombard the mountains.
This time, Mo Jun only felt that artillery shells were being fired from the east, south and west all the time, making it impossible for them to escape. In a short period of time, dead bodies were left everywhere.
Chen Daogong looked at this scene blankly, his eyes filled with darkness.
He already understood that he could not go back to Annan.
"Let's fight on our own, as long as we can run."
Mo Jun completely collapsed and dispersed into countless small groups, running towards the surrounding mountains.
They thought they were at home in such an environment, and it would be difficult for the Wehrmacht soldiers to catch him.
Their thinking was correct. The mountains in the southwest were indeed not yet under the control of the National Defense Forces. But these evil-doing Annan people completely forgot that the original owners of the mountains here did not want to let them go.
Those Yao people, Zhuang people, and Han people who had their families destroyed because of the Annan invasion saw their morale shaken when the National Defense Forces defeated the Mo army. They rushed into the mountains and forests one after another and used their most familiar methods to strangle these invaders.
In the boundless mountains, the bloody fighting continued for a long, long time.
The Annamites who finally escaped were only a handful and completely insignificant.
Mo Chaozong led his trusted men and horses to gallop through the night and reached the Nashe Bridge in the upper reaches of the Youjiang River.
This is the bend of the Youjiang River. The river is gentle and the channel is narrow. People with better water skills can even swim across it.
Mo Chaozong drove the men and horses to swim, hoping to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
The people in front got down into the river, and halfway there, there was a sudden sound of gunfire in the forest on the opposite side. A man fell into the water, leaving a scarlet patch behind.
Then the gunshots were like rain hitting plantains, killing all the Mozambican soldiers in the river.
The tragic massacre is telling the Annan people...
This road is blocked!
