Age of Rebirth

Chapter 490: Grenade Defense Battle

Xiangyue Qingsi, who personally commanded the attack on Niangziguan, did not feel that the reduction in troops would have any impact on the expected results. The North China Dispatch Army has its own intelligence system. Two second-rate Jin army divisions defended Niangziguan and mixed in with Japanese spies. , It’s as simple as visiting relatives, not to mention, the 97th Division is responsible for the security in the pass.

This kind of troops, this kind of combat power, did not make Xiangyue Qingji much worried at all. His only worry was that the independent division troops retreating into the Taihang Mountains to reinforce the front line of Niangziguan. If that was the case, this battle would be difficult to fight. And firepower, the Japanese army in North China, that one has never suffered.

Starting from launching a full-line attack on November [-]th, his main purpose was to capture Niangziguan and open the east gate to Shanxi. The hateful thing is that Tang Qiuli's troops forcefully blocked Shijiazhuang for six days. For a long time, during this period, what he was most worried about was that Yan Xishan found out his own defense loopholes and sent a large number of troops to reinforce Niangziguan.

Time, what he needed was time. After six days of fierce fighting, he finally repelled Tang Qiuli's troops and captured Shijiazhuang. On the second day, he began to deploy and attack Niangziguan. The brigade cavalry made a mess in the rear area of ​​Baoding, and the convoy transporting medicine and supplies was overwhelmed by the cavalry of the independent division in the area of ​​Boling and Qingfengdian. [

A brigade of soldiers escorting the transport convoy all became ghosts under swords, and mysteriously disappeared with the medicine and supplies in the car. When the rescue Japanese army arrived, they saw the corpses of Japanese soldiers all over the ground, screaming mournfully on the dead trees. Jackdaws, the cold wind blowing, the surrounding cemetery was as dead, the Japanese soldiers looked at each other, feeling the cool wind on the back of their necks.

Xiangyue Qingsi was furious when he heard the news. This batch of supplies was taken away. The troops on the front line only had three days of food in stock, but there were a lot of guns and guns. Guan's Xiangyue Qingsi had to adjust his deployment. From the attacking force, he divided the strength of two divisions to deal with the independent division's whirlwind-like cavalry force.

After such a toss, watching the sky brighten, the precious night time slipped away like this, and Feng Jiwu's reinforcements at Niangziguan used the one night time to march in a hurry to catch up with the Japanese army and reach Niangziguan. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. Because of Feng Jiwu's arrival, Niangziguan could protect Yu. Xiangyue Qingsi didn't know that the tens of thousands of troops from the independent division had already reached Niangziguan, and they still followed the original attack plan to bombard the highlands on both sides of Niangziguan on a large scale.

This is the old routine of the Japanese army. Before attacking, they first use fierce artillery fire to inflict heavy damage on the defenders, and then use superior forces to violently attack the defenders' positions. One after another, without giving the defenders a chance to breathe, attack If you are blocked, you can shell again. After several times of tossing like this, there are basically few soldiers who can breathe on the defensive positions. How can such excellent soldiers withstand the impact of the Japanese army? The fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army caused the Japanese troops to suffer a lot.

The shelling time was extended by an hour longer than originally planned, and the intensity was also increased a lot. More than a dozen heavy artillery pieces were also used to knock Niangzi off the high ground on both sides. The Niangziguan Tower, which has a history of more than 1000 years, was destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire this time.

Xiangyue Qingsi has his own tactical intentions. With such fierce artillery fire, half of the second-rate Jin army troops will be killed, and half will be scared away. The next problem is simple. The infantry rushed up and attacked the pass from a high position. , he didn't want to spend his troops here. Shanxi, which has a vast territory, needs more troops to occupy.

He has observed carefully that there are no decent fortifications on the hills on both sides of the Niangziguan barrier, especially on the right side of the hill, there are almost no traces of fortifications. Firepower, attacking such a unit is considered to be a face for Zuzhina.

After the bombardment, two regiments of troops were deployed on the hills on the left and right sides. The Japanese soldiers rushed up the hillside like a herd of goats. When they climbed more than halfway, there were no shots of returning fire on the mountain. The cautious Japanese soldiers were also relieved. Come on, straighten your back, don't take tactical actions, and relax like a casual tourist.

Seeing that the soldiers were about to attack the top of the hill, and the Chinese defenders showed no sign of blocking them, Kiyoshi Kozuki's face became peaceful, and he stroked his raised mustache with his right hand comfortably, feeling a little proud of the success of his tactics .

The Japanese soldiers who were about to climb to the top of the mountain looked at the slope in front of them in amazement. With this slope, the steep mountain was no longer an obstacle. The Japanese soldiers in front stopped and looked up. Followed, because there was no shot, they relaxed their vigilance, and soon, many Japanese soldiers gathered in front of the slope.

I don’t know that guy with a great sense of humor said: “It’s good to have the largest Chinese army in the west. I know the hard work of the imperial army climbing the mountain. I have repaired the road in advance and welcome the arrival of the Japanese imperial army,” this guy said. , causing a burst of wild laughter from the Japanese soldiers, who applauded and applauded.

Suddenly felt something was wrong, rolled down from the slope dirt road, "chi chi" smoking grenade, rolled, turned somersaults, bouncing, like counting small watermelon eggs, fell into the Japanese soldiers in the blink of an eye In the crowd.

"Hani? The Chinese have an ambush, the hand cannons are working! Lie down!" The clever Japanese soldiers, seeing the danger, quickly shouted, and with a huff, a large area of ​​the Japanese soldiers lay down. It can be seen that they have received strict training and can take His tactical moves were not good, his head was mushy, and he fell down, right on top of the grenade.

There was a loud bang like a cannonball, the ground shook, and tens of thousands of grenades exploded almost at the same time. Steel helmets were flying all over the sky, and fragments of military uniforms fluttered down and down.

Just at this moment, there was a regiment of Japanese soldiers on the hills on both sides, at least a quarter of them were lying at the foot of the hill, and there were still countless broken corpses.It was difficult even to collect the corpse.

The sudden change stunned Xiangyue Qingji, who was still immersed in complacency. He opened his mouth wide and watched the scene of heaven and earth falling apart. I didn't see it, so the grenade came out of the ground?

The rest of the Japanese soldiers quickly set up light and heavy machine guns, and a kind of rain splashed over, hitting the hills with dust. After fighting for a while, there was no movement at all on the hills. I don't understand what's going on?The Japanese soldiers lying on the ground also looked at the top of the mountain in a daze.

A Japanese commander directing the attack couldn't bear it any longer. He drew out his command knife and pointed at the top of the mountain with the tip of the knife, "Give me the killing opportunity!" He ordered the charge, and the light and heavy machine guns responsible for the fire cover screamed again. This time, the Japanese soldiers Be extremely vigilant, for fear of a fatal shot from above.

Climbing to the foot of the mountain, there was no movement, and climbing halfway up the mountain, there was movement this time, and there were still several grenades rolling down with ominous white smoke, and there was another violent explosion. The grenade blew back to the starting point of the attack, leaving the wounded soldiers missing arms and legs, wailing in pain halfway up the mountain. [

After a few tosses, the Japanese soldiers of the four regiments, less than half of them left, attacked again and were blown back again. So far, the Chinese defenders on the top of the mountain have not fired a single shot, only exhausted grenades Hello, this style of play gave the Japanese commander a headache.

The last attack, after being blown back, the Japanese attacking troops retreated far away, as if they were afraid that the grenade on the hill could be thrown overhead, and the soldiers of the independent division in the trench pulled around The soldiers of the Jin army said, "Run!" The stunned soldiers of the Jin army didn't understand what was going on, and ran towards the reverse slope in a daze.

As soon as he got into the anti-gun hole, the position behind him was covered by the artillery fire of the Japanese army. Only then did the army soldiers understand what was going on. They fought this battle so well that even the Japanese devils knew when they attacked, which saved their lives.

If no one reminded me, I would still be bombed in the trenches right now!He hurriedly bowed his hands to the soldiers of the Independent Division who greeted him, expressing his gratitude. The soldiers patted their shoulders, smiled, and said nothing. As veterans of the Independent Division, they had long been familiar with the Japanese devils. The infantry retreated far away, fearing that they would be accidentally injured by their own artillery fire.

After the more ferocious bombardment, Kiyoshi Kozuki replaced four new infantry regiments, drove tanks and armored vehicles to the foot of the mountain, and used direct firepower to cover the infantry's charge. He wanted to destroy the firepower point on the mountain, but there was no firepower point there. The Chinese soldiers didn't show their heads at all, and they didn't even fire their guns. There were only exhausted grenades. The Japanese soldiers rushed up and were blown back.

In the afternoon of the battle, apart from dropping nearly [-] corpses and wasting tens of thousands of cannon shots, the Japanese army did not even occupy the halfway up the mountain, so they had to stop, adjust their deployment, and calm down temporarily.

Zhou Zhenhui was dumbfounded by this pure grenade defensive battle, who else fought like this?Without firing a single shot, the Japanese army rushed up and bombed them with grenades. However, he also saw the way. The advantage of this kind of fighting is that it can avoid casualties of soldiers to the greatest extent.

While the Japanese infantry was charging, the gentle slope on the mountainside was an area that had to be passed. Now he understood that the soldiers of the Independent Division left a gentle slope. The phone calls go to every company in the front line, commanding the defensive battles everywhere.

At the cost of less than 1000 casualties, nearly [-] Japanese soldiers were killed, and most of the casualties were soldiers of the Jin army. This battle was fought, amazing!Zhou Zhenhui had a strong urge to see Feng Jiwu as soon as possible and discuss tactics with him.

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