These four heavy machine guns were completely crazy. The four groups of human-shaped bunkers on the top of the mountain did not pay attention to any formation. They were just spread out at a distance of more than 20 meters. Each one shot his own, all based on the machine gunner's personal feeling to aim at the enemy aircraft. Fire!
Against the huge recoil of the heavy machine gun, the heavy machine gunner squatting on the ground pressed hard with his shoulders, trying to reduce the muzzle jump with rapid bursts of fire. The four heavy machine guns fired an irregular and thin bullet of several hundred square meters. As the enemy plane continues to approach, this barrage becomes more and more accurate in targeting the enemy plane!
When they reached a distance of 600 meters, bullets began to hit the wings. However, the pilot of the small cabinet was also ruthless and did not change the direction of the machine gun position at all, giving the remaining machine gunners a chance to aim and fire in the direction of the top of the mountain. In an instant, a ballistic trajectory of several hundred meters was fired, hitting two groups of heavy machine guns on the top of the mountain at once!
The machine gunner and the human bunker all died heroically under heavy machine gun bullets.
But their sacrifices were not in vain. The remaining two groups of heavy machine guns had no intention of dodging at all. They still tried their best to aim at the swooping enemy planes, holding on and firing long bursts of fire!
The heavy machine gunner gritted his teeth and shot into the air with complete disregard, seizing the tiny window of time when the enemy plane was closest to the ground, and tore a series of large holes in the bottom of the enemy plane with tongues of fire!
Finally, a bullet hit a fuel tank, causing this crazy little Japanese fighter plane to burst into smoke!
Seeing the roaring Japs fighter planes dragging long plumes of smoke away, the surviving soldiers in the machine gun positions of the cavalry regiment dispersed as if they were paralyzed, and fell to the ground without moving for a long time.
For a long time, Chief of Staff Li, who was acting as a human bunker, staggered up from the ground. He looked at the two groups of more than ten soldiers who had died not far away. With tears in his eyes, he raised his hand unusually slowly and put it between his eyebrows. , give them this last military salute!
General Gao Jian, who was not far away, saw all this. He suddenly knelt on the ground and hammered the ground hard, and two big tears burst out of his eyes.
Why is the battle flag so picturesque? The blood of heroes dyed it red.
In his previous life, Gao Jianwu felt heroic when listening to this song, but in the end he lacked the emotion.
Going back to the most difficult era of this nation, looking at the soldiers who fell on the charge road one by one, Gao Jianwu's heart became harder and harder, but he was still shocked by these steel warriors of the cavalry regiment.
What does it mean to do whatever it takes? It means not killing the enemy, never withdrawing troops, and risking one life for another at the critical moment in a life-saving fight!
Although Gao Jianwu had already foreseen the sacrifice when he conceived this plan.
But when this moment really comes, I still feel like a huge stone is weighing on my heart, and I can't let it go for a long time!
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Under extremely crude conditions, the Mountain Artillery Battalion and the Cavalry Regiment used their lives to fight down two long-range enemy aircraft of the Little Japanese, which restored Gao Jianwu's artillery tactics to life.
Relying on Gao Jianwu's extremely precise grasp of the terrain, the new artillery positions moved in and out of several adjacent dense forests. When the enemy planes arrived, they played hide-and-seek with the enemy planes. However, after surviving them, the mountain artillery camp was like a god of death. Generally speaking, under the command of Gao Jianwu, precise bombardment was carried out on the various units of the 26th Division that were still struggling.
The fighting lasted until around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Kenji Kojo finally couldn't stand the huge casualties and began to order the troops to change tactics. At this moment, the 26th Division had already suffered more than half of its casualties!
Gao Jianwu's side also paid a huge price. Basically half of the six main regiments in Jinsui District can still fight, and nearly half of the sacrificed or seriously injured soldiers and commanders have withdrawn from the battle.
Most of the casualties were caused by attacks from enemy fighter planes. In intensive charges, a single aerial bomb from a Japanese fighter often caused dozens or hundreds of casualties!
It greatly interfered with the process of annihilating the enemy.
In comparison, the Ping An Group was much better. Since the ministries were familiar with the process and target instructions of calling for artillery support, most of Gao Jianwu's artillery support was provided to them. Therefore, nearly half of the troops that were annihilated by the Little Japanese were basically completed by the Ping An Group!
The huge difference in infantry and artillery coordination was vividly reflected in this battle.
However, in order to reduce the casualties of the brother troops, Li Yunlong, who discovered the problem during the battle, ordered the deployment of artillery observers from the Ping An Group to the main regiments in Jinsui District to act as eyes. However, the entire battlefield covered a huge area of more than ten highways in front and behind. This change As soon as he received some results, Kenji Kojo chose to retreat!
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At the 26th Division Headquarters, Kenji Kojo's face could almost water. After the battle until now, he had been fantasizing that the chance of a comeback was getting slimmer.
"Kangcheng-kun, we must ask Yoshio Shinozuka for tactical guidance!" Ikki Gumon suggested calmly, "We have lost almost all artillery firepower, and the remaining few 92 infantry guns and mortars have been It’s not enough to compete with the Tubal Mountain Artillery Battalion.”
"It must be admitted that their artillery commander is the best commander we have ever encountered. Even our two Type 1 land attack aircraft were designed. Such a commander cannot leave us any opportunity to exploit loopholes. .”
"I even feel that they haven't used all their strength, and there is still a Tubal army hidden somewhere waiting for us to retreat."
"This tactic is their traditional tactic." Ikki Komon analyzed rationally, and the more he talked about it, the more frightened Kenji Kojo was.
His little eyes rolled around for a while, "But what can we ask Yoshio Shinozuka to do?"
"Use all your strength in the decisive battle!" Gumen Yihui said with enthusiasm. "Although this battle caused us heavy casualties, from another perspective, it may not be a dream opportunity for us! Our 26th Division can be said to have successfully fished out the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"
Gumen Yihui changed his calmness just now and became a little excited.
"Xiangcheng Jun, isn't the purpose of our going south to find the main force of the Eighth Route Army for a decisive battle? Now the fighter plane has appeared in front of us!"
Kenji Kojo was a little confused by Ikki's turn. How could this battle turn into a new opportunity for a decisive battle when the battle ended like this?
Is Gumon Ikki's imagination too big, or has he been stimulated by a day of fierce fighting?
"Xiangcheng-kun, we are defeated in this battle but not completely defeated!" Of course Ikki Gumon knew that if he didn't explain his change properly, Xiangcheng Kenji wouldn't be able to accept it.
"Look, there are almost more than 10 main regiments of Tubal Road in front of us. All of them are well-equipped elites who are no inferior to our Locust Army. Near Jindi, except for the 386 Brigade, almost all the main regiments of Tuba Road are It's all concentrated here," Gumon Yihui is indeed worthy of being a staff officer, and there is indeed something in his mind.
"We are now stuck with them. As long as we retreat in an orderly manner and try to avoid the strike range of their mountain artillery battalions, our 26th Division will still not be easily shaken by them."
"If we understand the nature of the battle situation, consciously avoid the enemy's artillery attacks and hold them tightly, and let Yoshio Shinozuka gather more than one division to help, no matter what, the Eighth Route Army will not have the strength to compete with two divisions. ”
"We are within a few dozen kilometers around here, and we will use the power of thunder to wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop! In this battle, we still have a chance to make a comeback!"
After carefully listening to Gumon Ikki's analysis, Kojo Kenji's little eyes rolled faster and faster. If you follow what he said, then there will be a lot to do in the preparation of the battle report. Today's defeat is no longer a defeat, but a hard battle to fish out the main force of the Eighth Route Army!
I think it works! Kenji Kojo's amazing turn on Ikki Komon.
He instantly accepted this possibility psychologically and said to Gumon Yihui: "Gumon-kun, please draft a battle report and a new battle plan according to your ideas. We will alternately cover the retreat, regroup and reorganize the team, and order Yun The Central Independent Mixed Brigade goes south to support us!"
Now that Xiangcheng Kenji has confirmed that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is on his side, it is no problem to leave a regiment of his own in Yunzhong. Although the independent mixed brigade of cannon fodder and puppet troops is not of much use, it is still second-hand to Xiangcheng Xian. It is an important force that can be freely dispatched.
"Now that the war situation is gradually becoming clearer, the independent mixed brigade can be put to great use at critical moments. However, Xiangcheng-kun, we need to firmly hold the command in our hands and let Kuroi Daizuo select officers to control the battalions of the independent mixed brigade. Command authority, deploy the radio station to the regiment level." Gumon Yihui's eyes turned sharp, "In addition, let the special agent team infiltrate the battalion, and directly eliminate the disobedient ones if necessary."
These little devils are still very aware of the puppet army's ability to expand their combat effectiveness, especially these wallflowers who have always only fought against the wind. At this difficult time for the 26th Division, neither Kenji Kojo nor Ikki will tolerate them anymore. A little bit of good and bad.
Kenji Kojo nodded, and had no objection to Ikki's arrangement. The only card he had left in his hand was this, and the Kuroi Alliance could not be touched under any circumstances.
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On the other side, the signs that the 26th Division was preparing to flee should not be too obvious. Gao Jianwu also felt it immediately.
Looking at the little Japs who could still maintain an orderly retreat, he actually struggled a bit in his heart.
The intelligence system is stagnant, and there is not much new movement from the Japs.
When the little devil didn't move, Gao Jianwu became a little confused.
The Brigade Commander was the back-up man against the 41st Division. Now that he has shown his bright card, will it affect the way he fished out the backbone of Jinyang?
But Gao Jianwu didn't know that the Pingjin area was now being disrupted by the Jinpu detachment. After racking their brains on how to deal with the Jinpu detachment, the staff could still deploy troops to deal with the enemies of Wucheng.
Deductions came and went, and everyone had to accept the reality that if they did not mobilize troops from Qilu, they would have to borrow troops from the Kwantung Army.
But neither path is easy.
The Eighth Route Army in Qilu is also very active. The changes of a brigade will also have a great impact on the local situation. Maybe several more counties will be lost.
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The North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters Staff Committee was unable to come up with a single reliable suggestion for a while.
