The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 601 Be Careful of Mines
"Ha Yi." The chief of staff agreed and sent a telegram.

Soon after, the Sixth Army of the Japanese Army sent a telegram telling them that the 37th Division had been dispatched and was approaching them.However, the planes of the Fifth Air Force of the Japanese Army cannot take off for the time being, because at 4:[-] this morning, the airport of the Fifth Air Force was attacked by the enemy, and a lot of planes were lost. A big hole, the air force is temporarily unable to perform combat missions.

The 37th Division of the Japanese Army was dispatched. They first sent an infantry brigade to attack in the direction of Lan County.The rest of the main force stayed in the barracks and was making preparations for departure.

The captain of the Japanese army led the vanguard, and was forced to stop within ten miles of the barracks.

When the captain of the Japanese army came to the front of the team, he saw many small flags planted on the road ahead. The small flags read: "Be careful of landmines!"

A Japanese engineer held a mine detector. He carefully climbed to the first small flag, took out a shovel and dug for a long time, but found no mines.

Seeing that the enemy was only bluffing, he stood up and walked towards the second small flag with great swagger.

At this moment, only a "boom" was heard, and an explosion occurred under his feet, which lifted him high, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The captain of the Japanese army was scratched across the cheek by a stone splashed by a landmine explosion, and a wound was drawn.He reached out and touched the blood on his hand.He took a step back involuntarily, and directed the engineers to go to mine detection.

There are many small flags planted on the road, most of which are empty, and some of them really have mines under them.The Japanese army did not dare to be careless, so they had to slowly detect mines.It took them more than two hours to clear all the small flags on the road.

They continued to explore for another 50 meters, but found no mines, so the large force continued to move forward.

They walked less than 300 meters, and the vanguard stepped on a landmine again, killing three Japanese soldiers on the spot.

This time, the Japanese troops did not dare to advance again.

After thinking for a while, the captain of the Japanese army commanded the troops to leave the road, planning to make a detour.But they did not expect that the enemy still planted landmines on the side of the road, killing two more Japanese soldiers on the spot.This time, the Japanese army couldn't figure out where the landmines were, so they had to send engineers to detect mines again.

Suddenly, a few bullets flew over without a sound, and the engineers who were clearing mines in front were all knocked down to the ground.

The Japanese army knew that there was an ambush by the enemy, so they immediately counterattacked.They fought for a long time, but they couldn't see the enemy's shadow, so they sent engineers again to detect mines.

At this moment, several bullets flew over without a sound, knocking the engineers to the ground again.

An infantry brigade of the Japanese army only had one engineering squad, and all of them have been killed now. The Japanese commander didn't know what to do, so he ordered the troops to stop advancing, and sent signal soldiers back to report and ask for tactical guidance.

At this moment, several more bullets flew over without a sound, and several staff officers around the Japanese army captain were knocked down to the ground.He himself was unlucky, but his hat was blown off.

Where did the captain of the Japanese army fight such a weird battle?He immediately ordered the rear team to change to the front team and ran towards the barracks.

Several special forces members who were hiding 200 meters away saw the Japanese soldiers retreating. They spat contemptuously towards the back of the Japanese soldiers, and then sat on the ground and chatted.

Commander Song of the 41th Division of the 69st Army stood on Mayan Mountain, while his troops under the mountain were building fortifications.After observing for a while, he said to the chief of staff: "Brother Gao chose a good terrain, and it is a place for blocking attacks."

The chief of staff said worriedly: "Mr. Commander, Mr. Gao arranged one of our divisions here to block the 37th Division of the Japanese Army. Although our division has more than 1 people and the equipment is not bad, but the Japanese army has more than 2 people. I am really worried." We can't stop it."

Master Song said, "I have confidence in Brother Gao. Since he made such an arrangement, he has his reasons."

The chief of staff said curiously: "That's right, I haven't seen the Japanese army until now. Is it impossible for the Japanese army to be scared back by Mr. Gao? In front of us, there are only Mr. Gao's guerrillas." Dozens of people, they can't stop the Japanese army anyway.

Sir, my heart is still not at ease, should I send a telegram to ask Mr. Gao, what is the situation with the Japanese army? "

Master Song said, "No need, I trust Brother Gao."

At this time, the phone in the command post rang.After answering the phone, the combat section chief came over and said, "Reporting to the division seat, the scouts in front reported that the Japanese army had dispatched the vanguard, and there was a brigade, but they were beaten back by Gao Jiuye's special forces. "

Teacher Song said happily: "Let me just say, you will never suffer a loss if you fight with Brother Gao. What I am worried about now is not that I can't stop the Japanese attack, but I am worried that this battle may not be the turn of our 69th Division." It's time to fight."

The Chief of Operations suggested: "Master seat. Since this is the case, why not send a troop to meet Gao Jiuye's special forces team and see if we can get some bargains."

The chief of staff said: "This idea is good, I think it can be done. What do you think, sir?"

Master Song nodded and said, "Section Chief Zhao, take the guard battalion up and join Brother Gao's special forces team. When you get there, listen to the opinions of the guerrillas on how to fight."

Section Chief Zhao of the Operations Section said excitedly: "Master, don't worry, I will deal with it when the opportunity arises, and I will do my best to preserve the strength of the guard battalion."

Master Song shook his head and said: "At the battle meeting, I have already promised Brother Gao that this battle will be fought in a down-to-earth manner. You take the troops up, and don't be soft-hearted when you meet the Japanese, and don't be afraid of casualties. This battle With so many troops participating, we cannot let other troops underestimate our 69th Division."

"Yes, sir, I understand." Section Chief Zhao stood at attention and saluted, and agreed.

After the vanguard of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army retreated, they reported to the regimental commander, and the situation was quickly reported to the division headquarters level by level.

The chief of staff of the 37th Division said: "Your Excellency, the head of the division, the vanguard reported that the enemy had laid a large number of landmines along the way, blocking our army's way, and also ambushed a large number of snipers, specially targeting our army's deminers. Engineers, the team really can't make it through!"

The head of the division said: "Give the vanguard an order to send out scouts to search carefully. The large troops advance slowly while shooting thunder. Be careful of the enemy's ambushes along the way, and retreat immediately if you see something wrong. "

The chief of staff said: "Master, it's not that our division does not go to reinforce the enemy's 42nd Division, it is really difficult.

Your Excellency, division commander, do you think you should report this situation to the army headquarters? "

The head of the division said: "Why are you in such a hurry? Let's talk about it in a few hours."

The chief of staff said knowingly: "Your Excellency, division chief, I understand."

The next day, the various units surrounding the 42nd Division of the Japanese Army continued to move forward, and the encirclement was shrinking little by little.

Jiang Xiaomei's independent brigade made the fastest progress, and their trenches were less than 200 meters away from the Japanese trenches.

Tian Zhong Min Yuyu commanded the artillery to blast towards the position of the independent brigade, causing smoke and dust to billow on the position.

When the gunpowder smoke cleared, he found that there was still dust flying out from under the ground in front of him.The enemy's trenches were still digging forward.

Tian Zhong Minyu had rich experience. He knew that what he was facing was the troops of the Eighth Route Army. According to past experience, the troops of the Eighth Route Army were outdated in equipment, especially the lack of ammunition, which could not stop the Japanese attack.Therefore, he decided to pick the soft persimmons, and first took the troops of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese look down on the Eighth Route Army, especially the local troops like Jiang Xiaomei and others who do not have an official designation, which is also commonly known as the "Eight Route Army". The troops of the Eighth Route Army, or guerrillas, are generally 1:4, or even 1:8. That is to say, when they find the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, they usually use a small amount of troops to fight against the Eighth Route Army guerrillas that are several times their own .

For the troops of the national army, the Japanese army usually deploys troops in a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2.

This is not to say that the troops of the National Army are more powerful than those of the Eighth Route Army. This has something to do with the combat characteristics of the Eighth Route Army.The troops of the Eighth Route Army mainly used guerrilla warfare in their operations. They would not fight the Japanese army to the death.Therefore, after they fought with the Japanese army, they usually quickly left the battle.

Tanaka Minyu ordered the artillery to continue the shelling, and then organized an infantry squadron to attack the position of the Jiang Xiaomei Independent Brigade.

The other two Japanese infantry squadrons followed up, preparing to wait until the front infantry squadron broke through the enemy's forward position, and then rushed into the enemy's position together to defeat the enemy.

The Japanese infantry is still an old tactic, 50m away from the front of the enemy's position, they quickly approached in a skirmish line, ready to crawl forward at a distance of 50m.

Just as the Japanese army approached the forward position 100m away, the artillery of the independent brigade opened fire, and the artillery shells exploded violently, setting off billowing smoke and dust.

The artillery fire was so intense that Tanaka Minyu felt very bad. Sure enough, as the smoke and dust cleared, Tanaka Minyu saw that there were less than half of an infantry squadron of the Japanese army left.

The Japanese soldiers fought extremely tenaciously. Although they suffered huge casualties, they still braved the artillery fire and continued to move forward.Just when they were 60 meters away from the independent position, a few shots suddenly appeared in the trenches of the independent brigade. After a violent burst of fire, the remaining Japanese soldiers were basically wiped out.

The two Japanese squadrons following up saw the tragic situation ahead, and they didn't know what to do for a while.They had no choice but to stay where they were, waiting for instructions from their superiors.

Naturally, the artillery of the independent brigade would not let go of these daily average targets exposed in the open area, and they directly covered them with artillery fire.

The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, and those who were lucky enough to survive no longer waited for instructions from their superiors, and fled back scrambling.
"Bage Road." Tian Zhong Minyu was very depressed. He didn't understand when the firepower of Tuba Road was so strong.

Although Tian Zhong Minyu was very angry, he maintained his reason, and he did not let the artillery to destroy the enemy's artillery.Because the artillery of the Independent Brigade, like the Japanese artillery, was hidden in the trenches, and immediately hid in the artillery holes after firing the artillery.The bombardment had no effect at all, it was just a waste of shells.

Seeing the encirclement shrinking a little bit, Tian Zhong Minyu began to feel a little impatient. He decided to change his tactics and use the night to carry out sneak attacks. The target of the sneak attack was the Northwest Army.

That night, he called the captain of an infantry brigade of the Japanese army and personally assigned him a task.

Tian Zhong Minyu said: "In front of you are the troops of the Northwest Army of the Chinese Army. Their equipment is backward and they have little combat effectiveness. You lead your brigade to launch an attack tonight. You must defeat them in one fell swoop and occupy their forward positions."

The captain of the Japanese army is also very arrogant, let alone the enemy's miscellaneous army, even the central army is not in his eyes.He raised his chest and said loudly: "Auntie Ha, please rest assured, Your Excellency, Division Commander, the humble officer will definitely defeat the enemy and occupy the enemy's position."

Regarding the prevention of the Japanese army's night attack, Gao Jiu has already made arrangements. He specifically emphasized that all the troops should guard against the Japanese army's night attack.On the forward positions of each unit, a small number of special combat members of the Taohuashan guerrilla team were sent out very quickly to assist the officers and soldiers of the national army in guarding against the night attack of the Japanese army.

At two o'clock in the morning, with the help of the faint moonlight, the special forces team saw the shadowy enemy troops in the distance, and immediately issued an alarm to the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army defending the forward positions.

The officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army used to have backward equipment, little ammunition, and fought in wars. Now they are equipped with a large number of machine guns and submachine guns with sufficient bullets. They have long been waiting for the Japanese army to come to attack.

Although the captain of the Japanese army is very arrogant, he is also an experienced general.In order to prevent the enemy from discovering, he made all the soldiers without bayonets to prevent the reflected moonlight from being detected by the enemy.He ordered all the soldiers to bend over and walk lightly, so as not to disturb the enemy as much as possible.I hope to be as close to the enemy as possible before the enemy finds out, and once the battle starts, I will quickly rush into the enemy's trenches.

The Japanese soldiers are well-trained, they are very disciplined, even if they attack at night, they still adopt the old tactics.When they were about to reach a distance of 50m, they began to crawl forward.

The officers and soldiers of the national army planned to open fire on the Japanese army when the Japanese army advanced to a distance of 60m.But the night was heavy, and it was difficult for them to judge the distance of the Japanese army.

However, the special operations team members have rich experience. When they waited until the Japanese soldiers in the first row began to lie down, it showed that the troops in the rear were all within the range of 60 meters dO100m. This distance is most suitable for machine guns and submachine guns. firepower.

When the Japanese officers and soldiers in the first row rushed to a distance of about 50m, they lay down.After the special forces found out, they immediately fired shots and called the police.

The officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army, who had already been waiting in full force, fired violently at the Japanese army with machine guns and submachine guns in their hands.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were deer on the open ground, unable to find cover, and they fell down in pieces under the violent bullet rain.

Although the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, those Japanese soldiers who were alive were lying on the ground, fighting back and crawling forward.

It was dark, and the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army looked at the enemy troops on the ground. They fired blindly, and the team leader couldn't help but approach the Japanese army a little bit.

At this moment, many Northwest military officers.He picked up the torch that had been prepared, lit it, and threw it at the front of the front position.

In the light of a large number of torches, the figures of the Japanese army were exposed. They had nowhere to hide. Under the hunting and shooting of the Northwest Army officers and soldiers, they suffered heavy casualties.

The captain of the Japanese army really didn't expect that even a miscellaneous army unit like the Northwest Army had such fierce firepower.Immediately suffering heavy casualties, he ordered the troops to stop advancing and wait for tactical guidance from their superiors.

At this moment, the artillery of the Northwest Army opened fire.

(End of this chapter)