The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 604 Go out and fight if you are not afraid of death

After speaking, he explained the use of these gasoline barrels to everyone.

It turned out that what Gao Jiu asked Du Shengxi and others to send was the Flying Thunder Cannon, which was famous during the War of Liberation.

The Feilei Cannon is a homemade weapon created by the PLA.He also has a more famous name - Heartless Cannon.During the War of Liberation, the People's Liberation Army had very few artillery pieces. When the weapons and equipment were at a disadvantage, the officers and soldiers created a frightening weapon—an explosive package launcher with a gasoline barrel as the barrel.

The main body of this weapon, also known as the explosive projectile, is an empty gasoline barrel. After filling the propellant in it, put the explosive package bundled into a disc shape into it, and then ignite the propellant, and the ten kilogram explosive package can be ignited. Throw to a distance of 150-200 meters.

After Gao Jiu's introduction, everyone was speechless.

The generals became very interested in this kind of super cannon, and asked for a part of it.

Gao Jiu asked Du Shengxi to divide the flying thunder cannon he brought into four parts and deploy them in four attack directions.

Tanaka Minyu led the troops back to the original defensive position. After the battle last night, he had lost hope of breaking through. Since this morning, he has sent several telegrams for help to his superiors. The superiors replied, They are trying to figure out a way to keep the 42nd Division on hold.

Tanaka Toshiyu sent a telegram again, urging when the reinforcements would arrive.The reply given to him by his superiors was that no matter what, he had to stick to it for another week, and the Central China Expeditionary Army tried its best to mobilize troops to rescue the 42nd Division.

Hearing this, Tanaka Minyu felt a little more relaxed.Although he failed to break through the siege, relying on the solid fortifications they had built for a long time and the food and other materials they had stored in advance, he firmly believed that he could hold the position, let alone a week, even half a month.

He told the superior's reply to the officers at all levels of the division and regiment, saying that as long as he persisted, the superior would definitely send reinforcements.The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were full of confidence in holding their positions, because the enemy did not have large-caliber artillery. As long as the officers and soldiers hid in the cat's ear holes, the enemy would have nothing to do with them.They now very much hope that the enemy will launch an attack, so that they can use the fortifications to destroy these hateful enemies and avenge their heavy losses last night.

At two o'clock in the afternoon that day, the sound of artillery suddenly came from the enemy's position, and then, shells from mountain artillery and mortars continued to fall.

Except for a small number of observation posts left behind by the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army, the rest hurried into the cat's ear hole.They waited patiently for the enemy's shelling to end before going out to destroy the attacking infantry.

Seeing the enemy's attack, Tian Zhong Minyu didn't take it to heart, he didn't even bother to go out to observe, he firmly believed that his brave yellow army soldiers would be able to repel the enemy's attack.

The enemy's observation posts in the trenches are very responsible. They risk their lives to observe the movement of the enemy.

Suddenly, an observation post heard a muffled sound from the enemy's position, which was different from the sound of ordinary artillery. He found a puff of thick smoke coming out of the enemy's trench, and then found many millstones flying in the sky. size thing.

Those things flew to the Japanese army's position flickeringly, and fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

The observation post of the Japanese army saw the thing falling not far away. After careful observation, he found that the thing was flat and round, as if it was tied with rope. He didn't know what it was for.Suddenly his eyes widened because he saw white smoke rising from the thing.

He understood it, and knew that this thing might be an explosive such as a dynamite bag, so he hurriedly lay down in the trench.

"Boom, boom, boom." The explosives exploded continuously, and the 15-kilogram explosive exploded violently. The strong vibration and shock wave were transmitted to the surrounding Japanese officers and soldiers through the ground, shattering their hearts and viscera. His organs were also in a mess.The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were in good health, but they all lost their lives with bleeding from their mouths and noses.

The Feilei artillery first aimed at the first trench of the Japanese army and bombarded it fiercely.After this round of shelling stopped, other artillery continued to suppress the second and third trenches of the Japanese army.At the same time, in the four directions, the troops of the coalition forces dispatched a battalion each, and rushed to the first trench of the Japanese army.

The officers and soldiers of the coalition forces almost encountered no resistance, and rushed directly into the first trench of the enemy.

Witnessing the power of the Flying Thunder Cannon, the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces cheered for victory.Immediately, each unit dispatched two battalions of troops, rushed into the first trench, and suppressed the Japanese army in the second trench with firepower.

The special forces loaded the Flying Thunder Cannon onto the cart, pushed the cart and quickly ran into the first trench of the Japanese army, and then immediately dug in the trench, placed the Flying Thunder Cannon, and prepared to bomb the second Japanese trench .

The officers and soldiers of the coalition forces finally understood the way Gao Jiu said to reduce casualties.Seeing the power of the Feilei Cannon, the officers and soldiers were full of confidence and followed the Feilei Cannon one by one to occupy the enemy's trenches.

Toshiyu Tanaka, head of the 42nd Division, was originally full of confidence, but was dumbfounded by the sudden changes on the battlefield.He didn't know where the enemy got such a powerful cannon that even the officers and soldiers hiding in the cat's ear holes were not spared.For a moment, he stayed there a little at a loss.

The chief of staff was impatient, and he said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, this is not the way to go. Hurry up and organize troops to launch a charge to destroy the enemy's giant artillery."

Tian Zhong Minyu waved his hand and said: "Just do as you say, you go organize it."

The chief of staff immediately connected the commanders of the forward positions and asked them to organize troops to launch a counterattack.

The commanders of the Japanese army on the forward positions also knew that the situation was critical, so they organized their forces to launch a counterattack against the coalition forces.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army rushed forward under the rain of bullets. However, under the fire of a large number of enemy machine guns, artillery, and submachine guns, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army fell in pieces, and few of them were able to rush to the enemy's trenches.

At this moment, the special forces members fired the thunder cannons again, and the shells fell into the charging enemy group one by one.An explosion occurred in an open place, and the power of the Feilei Cannon was revealed even more. The shock wave of the explosion swept everything around, and the Japanese officers and soldiers, whether they were alive or dead, were blown up into the sky and turned into a pile of debris. Meat.Almost none of the Japanese officers and soldiers who launched the charge were spared.

Immediately afterwards, the Feilei shells continued to fly towards the enemy's trenches.

The Japanese officers and soldiers guarding the trenches saw the flying thunder and shells flying over in black. They really couldn't bear it. Many people dropped their guns, climbed out of the trenches, and fled desperately towards the trenches behind.

Seeing that the enemy army was exposed in the open area, the officers and soldiers of the national army shot at them violently, knocking those deserters to the ground repeatedly.

The tragic scene on the battlefield greatly shocked Minyu Tanaka.He knew that the trenches outside the county could not be defended, and if he continued to hold on, he could only sacrifice the lives of Japanese officers and soldiers in vain.So, he ordered to leave a small number of troops for cover, and led the rest of the troops to retreat into the county seat.

When the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces saw the enemy fleeing, they jumped out of the trenches, shouted, and rushed forward to wipe out the remaining Japanese troops in the trenches.Afterwards, the county town of Lan County was surrounded in groups.

After Tanaka Minyu retreated into the county seat, he immediately asked the chief of staff to send someone to count the number of people.Soon, the situation was reported.The 42nd Division originally had 24300 officers and soldiers, but now there are only more than 8700 left.

Although Tian Zhong Minyu had already prepared his mind, he was still shocked to see such a heavy casualty.While ordering the troops to strengthen the defense on the city wall, he reported the situation here to his superiors.

The commander of the Sixth Army of the Army really did not expect that the 42nd Division lost all the positions outside the county in just a few hours.If it goes on like this, I am afraid that the county will be difficult to hold.He hurriedly reported the situation to the headquarters of the Central China Expeditionary Army.

Only then did the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army truly believe that Gao Jiu was the nemesis of the Japanese army, no matter which unit of the Japanese army was his opponent.

Now, the Central China Expeditionary Army has no soldiers to send in a short period of time, and the 42nd Division may really be unable to keep it.

The commander of the Central China Dispatch Army had no choice but to convene a meeting of senior generals to discuss the war situation in the Lan County area.

After the coalition forces completely surrounded the county, Gao Jiu and Li Fengming led the headquarters to the outskirts of the county.

Li Fengming was very excited that the coalition forces had made progress so quickly.He said, "Master Jiu, the Japanese army can't hold on any longer, so why not strike while the iron is hot and attack the city directly."

Gao Jiu shook his head and said: "There are still a lot of people in the city. If we attack by force, it will probably cause heavy casualties. My opinion is to force the Japanese army to surrender."

Li Fengming said with some concern: "The Japanese army is very tenacious, and I am afraid it will not be easy to make them surrender. It will take a lot of time to negotiate with them. The longer the time is delayed, the worse it will be for our army. It is better to take advantage of the high morale of the troops and attack directly." Go into the city and annihilate them."

Zhou Mingshan said confidently: "I have already reported this battle to the military command headquarters. The military command headquarters instructed that the military commands in various places monitor the movement of the Japanese army. It is certain that the Japanese army will not be able to rush to the battlefield within a week without reinforcements."

Zhou Mingshan also made great contributions to this battle.The information he provided to Gao Jiu provided an important basis for Gao Jiu to make correct campaign decisions.

Hearing this, Li Fengming also breathed a sigh of relief. He said with some expectation: "This is a field division of the Japanese army. If they can really force them to surrender, it will be a big news that will shake the world. Ninth Master, we Agree with your opinion."

Gao Jiu said: "Chief of Staff Li, inform all the troops of the headquarters' intentions, and do not launch an offensive without authorization, strictly guard against death, and do not let an enemy go."

All the troops of the coalition army are now convinced of Gao Jiu. After they received the order to stop the attack, they all guessed that Gao Jiu would make new moves next, and everyone was very much looking forward to seeing what Gao Jiu was going to do.

Not long after, Gao Jiu asked Du Shengxi and others to send six 88mm anti-aircraft guns, aiming at the city wall of Lan County and bombarding them fiercely.After a short time, the city wall was blasted open a big hole more than 40 meters wide.

After Tian Zhong Minyu received the report, he immediately organized troops to the vicinity of the gap in the city wall to prevent the enemy from attacking the city.

However, Gao Jiu only blew up the enemy's city wall, but did not order the troops to attack.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the 37th Division of the Japanese Army asking for the radio call sign of the 42nd Division, and then sent a telegram to the commander of the 42nd Division.

Tanaka Minyu is holding a combat meeting to discuss how to stick to the county seat.At this time, the chief of the communications section sent a telegram from Gao Jiu.

The telegram reads: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, your department has been surrounded by groups and cannot be rescued by reinforcements. If you continue to hold on, you can only destroy the entire army. In order to save the lives of the soldiers, I hope that your department can send a message to our army. surrender.

If your ministry lays down its weapons and surrenders, our army can guarantee the safety of all officers and soldiers of your ministry.Peach Blossom Mountain is nine high. "

After Tanaka Toshiyu discussed with the chief of staff, he decided to announce the contents of this telegram to all officers.

In the battle this afternoon, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were greatly shocked, which made them feel intimidated by the mighty strength of the enemy.The city wall was blown down by the enemy, which also made the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army lose the confidence to stick to the county.

Gao Jiu's telegram came in a timely manner, and many officers of the Japanese army were shaken.

Many Japanese troops surrendered to Gao Jiu.Gao Jiu's reputation is completely convincing. Those Japanese troops who surrendered all saved their lives, and even preserved their basic dignity.Facing such a powerful enemy as Gao Jiu, surrendering is no longer unacceptable.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army didn't want to just die here, so many people had the idea of ​​surrendering to Gao Jiu.

Among the Japanese army, there were still many diehards. A regimental captain jumped up and said, "How can you surrender to the enemy? I firmly disagree."

Another regiment captain also echoed his opinion, saying that he would rather kill himself than surrender to the enemy.

Most of the officers, however, remained silent and cast disapproving glances at them.

A brigade leader had already made up his mind to surrender to Gao Jiu. He said: "Knowing that you can't do it, it is stupid to ruin the lives of the soldiers of the Yellow Army for nothing. Since you two are willing to fight Gao Jiu bloody In the end, then lead your troops to fight out of the city."

Although the two captains were screaming happily, but they were really asked to go out to fight the enemy. Thinking about the terrifying firepower of the enemy, the momentum of the two of them weakened a lot.The two looked at each other, but they didn't even have the courage to go out and fight the enemy.

However, the captain who was the first to oppose the surrender was still unconvinced. He said: "I admit that the enemy's firepower is strong and there are many troops, but it's not that we have no way to deal with the enemy."

Tian Zhong Minyu actually didn't want to surrender, but he couldn't find a way to deal with the enemy.Hearing what the joint captain said with such certainty, he asked hopefully, "What can you do?"

The captain said: "Didn't Gao Jiu claim to love the people? There are a lot of people in the county today. Let's mix those people with our soldiers from the Yellow Army. No matter how powerful the enemy's artillery fire is, how dare he kill him?" Those people?
As long as the enemy cannot exert the power of their artillery fire, our army will definitely be able to hold the county seat, and it will definitely be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive. "

(End of this chapter)