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Chapter 269 Night Attack!Bamboo basket fetching water in vain
After a fierce battle with the First Marine Regiment in Tokyo, hundreds of remnants of the Fujiwara Detachment retreated westward under the leadership of their adjutant, Masaichi Kobayashi.

They were attacked by air again on the way and had to go out day and night, and finally there were only more than 100 people left when they entered the mountain.

At that time, the formation of the brave Turkic Army was very hasty, there were only so many people around Tokyo who volunteered to fight against the Ming army, and the spread of news was limited, and outsiders would not be able to catch up in a while.

However, as the remnants of the resistance army "turned" inland, young people, veterans, and reservists continued to join spontaneously along the way, and the number soon increased to more than 400.

But in fact, most of the people are indifferent to the situation in their own country. Some are confused, some are indifferent, and some are full of hope. For the poor people who are struggling with food and clothing, the future of the Yamato clan seems to be too far away from them.

There are many villages and towns passed along the way, and in the end, a total of about 300 people volunteered to join, including some hot-headed young people who did not think carefully.

Because there were several sergeants and soldiers from the [-]th Wing of the [-]nd Brigade in this team, they found an ordnance warehouse in the suburbs of Hachioji City where the brigade they once belonged to.

After "persuading" the remaining personnel by physical means, they pried open the warehouse and replenished a batch of rifles, light machine guns, grenades, rifle grenades, and a large number of bullets.

This was the main reason why they were chased by the Ming army-the left behind immediately reported to the Ming army stationed in Hachioji City, and then the Ming army planes carried out regular patrols in that area.

In order to boost morale and prove the existence of this team, Major Kobayashi Masaichi decided to lead his troops to ambush the Ming army who came to reconnaissance.

This search team has a total of no more than 50 people. It was formed based on a platoon of the reconnaissance team of the [-]th Regiment of the Seventh Division, and it was strengthened with a mortar and a heavy machine gun.

Under the cover of night, he sneaked in to a close distance of less than [-] meters and then suddenly launched a surprise attack, using the white-bladed charge that has the advantage in numbers to wipe out the Ming army in one go. This is Kobayashi Masaichi's plan.

Simple, but it works.

"Enemy attack!!!"

"Grass! Fire flares!"

"Machine gun? Where's the machine gun!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In addition to the more than 200 people who directly launched a hand-to-hand charge, the sudden onslaught of the enemy troops also fired grenades a little further away.

Even though it is in the rough mountains, the distance of 30 meters is at most two to [-] seconds.

Most Ming soldiers had just fallen asleep, and according to regulations, weapons were not allowed to leave the body when camping in an area where there was an enemy situation, so many of them grabbed the rifles beside them and got out of the tent after waking up.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Da da da da-"

"call out--"

The flares fired by the flare guns had limited brightness. With the brief and weak light, the soldiers were horrified to find that there were dense figures in the left, middle, and right directions.

"Long live!"

"Don't stop! Kill them all!"

With the hysterical roar of the enemy, the sound of bullets whistling through the wind, and the rumble of grenades exploding, the small camp with a radius of tens of meters was instantly engulfed in flames of war.

"Don't mess around! Machine gun! Guard the machine gun!"

Even with the muzzle flash suppressor, the tongue of flame from the Type [-] light machine gun still punched as long as a punch, and the hot bullet casings flew out of the ejection window and rolled down on the muddy ground.

A tall and burly machine gunner from Rizhao County came from diagonally behind. After being awakened, he picked up a light machine gun and rushed over.

The situation is so urgent, there is no time to slowly get down and unfold the bipod!He directly clamped the 23-pound light machine gun around his waist and pulled the trigger.

In the "da da da" gunshots, from left to right, and then from right to left, two fan shots directly knocked down five or six Japanese.

The 3000×7.36mm rifled ammunition containing more than 56 joules of kinetic energy is a standard lead-core all-metal jacketed ammunition. Even though the shape of the pointed rifled ammunition cannot fully release the kinetic energy at close range, the denominator is large enough, even if only A few percent is transmitted to the human body, and a few hundred joules is enough to cause human beings to be disabled on the spot.

The resistance soldier who was hit rushed forward a few steps by virtue of inertia, and then fell to the ground. The Meiji [-] rifle with the bayonet inserted also fell to the ground. His body was struggling and twitching, but he quickly recovered. Shock due to massive blood loss in a short period of time.

The chaos of the Ming army's search team lasted only a short time. The officers and non-commissioned officers were keenly aware that although these enemy troops were coming fiercely, they were not well organized-there was no hierarchy, fragmented firepower, and scattered formations.

The well-trained and quick-response soldiers of the Ming army either kneeled or lay down, relying on the surrounding tree trunks, depressions, and large rocks to fire fiercely at the invading enemy.

"Quick! Detonate!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Directional mines, which have not yet been mass-produced, shined in the special military operations to quell the Wa Kingdom. When defending one's own strongholds and positions, this humble "tin box" is really powerful.

Several preset directional mines are crossed at this position, so that the fan-shaped killing areas overlap slightly, increasing the power while ensuring the maximum killing range.

Thousands of short steel rods spewed out, and prefabricated fragments as dense as hail came rushing towards us!

At this moment, a whole row of about 20 people were knocked down in unison.Amidst the shrill and sharp screams, some fell forward and some fell backward.

In the other corner of the camp, more than a dozen enemy soldiers rushed into the battle line, and the bayonets wrapped in mud gave people a different sense of deterrence.

"Tat-tat--"

"Bang! Bang!"

Two of the soldiers of the Ming army here were shooting with submachine guns, and the others threw away their rifles before they had time to attach their bayonets, and went up to them with engineering shovels and pickaxes; Holding a gun and firing again and again.

The speed and cruelty of close combat are beyond imagination. The fights between you and me in film and television dramas are really child's play, and hand-to-hand combat is almost life-threatening and fierce moves.

"Brothers! Fuck it!"

Amidst the yelling and shouting in two languages, bayonet stabbing, shovel waving, blood overflowing!

If a sharp bayonet is pierced into the abdomen, the internal bleeding caused by kidney and liver damage will kill the person in a short time; the side of the sharp engineer shovel can cut off pork ribs, and the effect of cutting on the human body can be imagined.

Under the quick-response, tenacious and fierce defense of the Ming army, this terrible night attack with Japanese characteristics was quickly disintegrated.

The corpses of dozens of resistance fighters fell in disorder on the rough land among the mountains, and Kobayashi Masaichi's left waist was also scratched by a stray bullet.

There is no doubt that Kobayashi Masaichi was overconfident about his own military superiority, and he ignored a very important thing.

Throughout the ages, the reconnaissance units of any army are, without exception, the most well-trained and most powerful, and the officers and soldiers who can be selected as reconnaissance units are not mediocre.

In ancient times, the Ming army's Ye Bu Shou, Ji Shi Jun, and Jian Whistle were all brave and strategic elites. They often went deep into the enemy's territory for several months to reconnaissance the enemy's situation, and their courage was extraordinary.

But now, the reconnaissance team belonging to the [-]th Infantry Regiment is the most elite combat unit among the [-] people in the regiment-most of the members are selected from veterans; Priority to be chosen as a scout.

But every infantry team at the grassroots level will also "snatch people"-there are only a few good seedlings. If all of them are snatched away by the scout team, wouldn't the recruits who supplement the progressive team be mediocre?

Now, after the sudden night attack was disintegrated, the ambush had actually been declared a failure.

Dozens of people from the Ming army's search team opened up the front line and formed a circular position. The trial-produced [-]-type heavy machine gun was deployed on the right wing, and mortars and wounded soldiers were placed in the middle.

The long-stroke piston in the air duct moves back and forth, the metal chain is pulled into the receiver by the automatic machine, the empty shell is thrown out of the ejection window by the ejection hook, and the re-entry completed bullet is pushed and pulled into the chamber and released. fire!
Under the control of the machine gunner, the heavy machine gun fired with a long point and poured firepower within a range of 120° obliquely in front. A series of machine gun ammunition mixed with tracer bullets seemed to be a spear thrown by the god of death.

The 80mm anti-personnel bomb flew out of the muzzle of the [-]-type mortar, fell on a steep parabola with a large absolute value of the quadratic coefficient, and exploded!

The anti-personnel bomb with 64 diamond-shaped prefabricated fragments sprinkled dense fragments around its blast point. The cast iron projectile itself is fragile into small fragments. Coupled with the diamond-shaped prefabricated fragments, the rout retreated Japanese in the blink of an eye. Just poured one piece.

The five Lewis light machine guns used by the resistance army were completely unable to compete with the four Type [-] light machine guns and one Type [-] heavy machine gun of the Ming army's search team. The majestic firepower of the latter was like a steady stream of waterfalls washing away .

In the face of automatic firepower, the numerical advantage will undoubtedly be offset to a large extent. The tens of thousands of bones of British officers and soldiers along the Somme River are the best evidence.

The falling mortar shells kicked up mud and broken limbs, and the resistance army retreated to the periphery suffered huge casualties. Regardless of whether the firepower is strong or weak, and the training is good or bad, the mixed resistance army has no advantage.

The close-range firefights at the beginning of the battle actually caused a lot of damage to the Ming army, especially the explosion of grenades and rifle grenades killed at least ten people, but after the sudden night attack was disintegrated, the advantage of surprise disappeared, and the situation gradually deteriorated Turned to the downwind.

Although only thirty or so people were still able to persist in fighting, this small Ming army was as stubborn and tenacious as a fire hedgehog.

Flares continued to rise into the sky, illuminating the surroundings brightly.

Kobayashi tried to launch a roundabout attack, but was noticed by the Ming army, and the roundabout team of dozens of people retreated in embarrassment after being subjected to violent machine gun fire and rifle grenade attacks.

Neither side is willing to give up, and has been shooting at each other, but the intensity of the exchange of fire has been greatly reduced.The resistance army continued to encircle, and the Ming army sent several people to collect weapons and ammunition from the dead Japanese in case of emergency.

In this way, the inextricable confrontation continued until dawn. Two Type [-] fighter jets of the Ming Army Air Force on routine patrol discovered the signal flare launched from the ground.

"Failed, it's time to retreat." Xiao Lin said in a deep voice, gritting his teeth.

In addition to his difficulty, he felt deeply powerless.

To fight more and fight less, or to take advantage of the nighttime surprise attack, and in the end, even these dozens of Ming troops could not be wiped out?There were as many as seventy or eighty casualties on our own side.

Most of the ammunition was consumed and the casualties were serious. Naturally, the search team was unable to continue the mission, so they returned to the starting point by the same route.

The next day, morning.

The news that the resistance forces operating in Yamanashi Prefecture had ambushed the search team quickly spread throughout the Nismei Army.

Over the past month, there have been occasional incidents of opponents attacking the Imperial Army of the Celestial Dynasty, but after the initial large-scale and organized defense in Tokyo Bay was defeated, this is the first time that the Resistance Army has taken such a "public" action.

The [-]th Regiment reported: "...the officers and soldiers of this unit fought bravely. Although they were attacked in a hurry, they were not afraid of danger, and they were almost trapped in battle. The enemy has hundreds of people, about five hundred, and there are also thousands of people. Hold on for a long time. Countless enemies were killed, the sky was twilight, and the planes came to help, and the enemy retreated. After investigation, there were hundreds of corpses..."

Because the Kanto region and its surrounding areas were under the responsibility of the Second Army, Nie Quan summoned the main generals of various ministries to come to the headquarters for a meeting.

As we all know, if you have a dream when you sleep at night, the quality of sleep will be significantly lower than that of no dream, and Zhou Changfeng had a very outrageous dream last night - he became a student, Xia Xiaoshi became a teacher, and he was forced to sleep. She whipped it hard with a ruler.

Ever since, I was still a little sleepy when I woke up this morning, not as refreshed after waking up from a dreamless night.

After wandering around in an off-road vehicle for a quarter of an hour, it can be regarded as shaking people soberly, and one can distinguish the banner of "Admiral/Second Army/Major General/Chief Officer" hanging vertically.

Although the nouns have changed, the Ming Dynasty’s official title naming rules are still as clear and easy to understand as ever. "Admiral Second Army" is dispatched affairs, "Major General" is a military rank, corresponding to the official rank in ancient times, and "Chief Military Officer" is an official position.

The staff officer of the Headquarters gave a brief account of what happened last night to everyone present, but everyone obviously didn't care.

The commander of the fourth division said casually: "This battle report is watery, how could there be thousands of people? The Japanese army is not bad in fighting spirit, and they are not natives with sticks. It is impossible to attack more or less or ambush. It is impossible for dozens of people to eat No, I guess the enemy army is only two or three hundred."

"It's difficult to distinguish at night, so it's not surprising to recognize more." The chief of staff of the Seventh Division said.

"It's just stragglers, nothing to be afraid of, let's continue to organize the suppression." The commander of the Seventh Division looked at the map and added: "This is like suppressing bandits in the past. It shouldn't be difficult."

"I'm talking nonsense again, how can this place be comparable in the country?" Nie Quan glared at him, "The country can mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to besiege the outside line, where do you get so many troops here? You feel slippery Is the loach easy to catch?"

When he said this, the generals present fell silent.

Zhou Changfeng felt that the resistance commander who planned this ambush was overconfident and misassessed the gap in combat power between the two sides, and finally all came to nothing.

In this case, the priority should be to ambush the weaker supply units and do everything possible to avoid engaging infantry units.As for the elite search units?It is an existence that cannot be touched, and can be avoided as far as possible.

However, the difficulty of clearing and suppressing that Nie Quan said is unavoidable, after all, it is not local.

Therefore, special forces are needed at this time.

So Zhou Changfeng suddenly asked: "Well... Do you know that there is such a unit as 'Yiluansi'?"

(End of this chapter)