Chapter 83 Chapter 83: On the Xiao Family Mountain

On the evening of July 24th, in the large shelter at the Japanese camp in Zhangjiashan, Maeda Shaozuo, chief of staff of the Hei Lai United, shouted loudly: "I am entrusted by the captain of the Hei Lai United, and now I am issuing the next phase of the regiment's combat order: The 10th Squadron of the 3rd Battalion attacked Xiaojiashan and Daxianping, and the opponent was the remnant of the 30th Regiment of the 10th Division; The target of the 12th Squadron of the 3rd Brigade was Fengshushan, and the opponent was the remnant of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division; The target of the 9th Squadron of the 3rd Battalion is Jielong Mountain, and the opponent is the remnant of the 8th Regiment of the 3rd Division.

Attention everyone!We launched the attack with full artillery support.The start time of the attack is subject to the sending out of the blue star flare.For detailed instructions and precautions, please refer to the combat order book, and no explanation is given here.Please everyone! " Colonel Hei Lai looked at the officers of the Japanese army and gave a stern instruction: "Masters, let me emphasize again. As soon as the signal flare is sent out, all ministries should immediately attack at the same time, and don't miss the opportunity! Otherwise, we will follow the military law! Yours, understand? "

"Understood!" All the officers replied in unison. "Since you understand, then act quickly and wait to launch an attack!" "Hi Yi!" There was another buzzing sound, like a bunch of red-headed flies. The squadrons of the 3rd Battalion of the Japanese Army were deployed into combat positions.Izaki's No. 10 Squadron completed preparations on the west side of the Zhangjiashan position.Lieutenant Izaki was closely watching the movements of the 9th and 12th Squadrons, which were located on the two wings of the 10th Squadron.The two squadrons are only 200 meters away from the Zhangjiashan position, and they are in the position of oblique fire from the defenders. Their assault attack distance is only 70-80 meters.

The purpose of the Japanese army to attack in this way was to put the Jielongshan position guarded by the 8th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the National Army in a completely exposed state, and attempted to successfully attack along the Xianggui Highway in one fell swoop. Lieutenant Izaki ordered the light machine gun to be aimed at the Jielongshan national army position and was ready to fire; Captain Maeda, the machine gun squadron leader directly under the regiment, also ordered the heavy machine gun to be pointed at the Jielongshan national army position and was ready to fire. Suddenly, hiss •••••• boom, the shelling of the heavy artillery group began.

Then, Japanese fighter jets and bombers also arrived.Machine guns fired, incendiary bombs and giant bombs exploded with earth-shattering sounds. In an instant, the flames shot up into the sky, and bullets rained like rain. At this time, the signal flare rose into the air. "Kill it! Kill it! ••••••" The cries of the Japanese army officer giving orders were endless. Before the surface-to-air firepower was ready, the artillery fire had not yet been extended, and dazzling signal flares rose into the sky.The three infantry squadrons and one heavy machine gun squadron of the Japanese 3rd Battalion started to run, and they wanted to jump to the attack position in advance.Facing the death trap ahead and running on the dangerous road, the three squadrons of the Japanese 3rd Battalion and the mixed squad formed by the remaining soldiers of the former Heilai United formed two very different postures.

The officers and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion may not have experienced the power of the 10th Army of the National Army. One squadron after another boldly leaped forward, and ran to the offensive position in front of the Fengshushan stronghold in only 20 seconds; It took a full minute for the mixed team.When the 3rd Battalion and the Heavy Machine Gun Squadron formed a cover, Izaki turned around and saw an unbelievable scene. I saw that the remaining heroes of the Hei Lai United were so ridiculous that they were not running at all, as if the criminals were walking with 10 kg shackles on their legs, and their feet seemed to be sucked by the ground. Can't get up; wobbly, sluggish, embarrassed and miserable.Maybe they thought they were charging for the battle, but in the eyes of the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the Japanese Army, they were simply sleepwalking, like people who had not recovered from a disease participating in a sports meeting.

Izaki recalled the situation when the national army was hit by artillery during the meeting just now. He smiled and said to Captain Maeda of the heavy machine gun squadron who was in charge of the offensive cover: "The action is so slow, so it's not surprising that there are many casualties?" But Maeda said to him solemnly: "Jing Qi-kun, how do you know the cruel, tragic and desolate scene when the Hei Lai United and the 10th National Army Reserve Division fought for Zhangjiashan! It can't be described in words. It is incomprehensible without personal meditation!"

"In this case, why not let them go down to rest?" Izaki asked puzzled. "Why? For the honor of the imperial army! We cannot be compared to the Chinese army! Do you understand?" "Oh, that's it!" Izaki agreed, but he was still puzzled. The Black Lai United Squad has always been the ace troop of the imperial army, with strong officers and soldiers, well-equipped, well-trained, and extremely strong combat effectiveness.Although such a good army won the battle in Hengyang City on the surface, it actually suffered heavy losses and was seriously injured.So it seems that its opponent, the 10th Army of the Chinese Army, is so powerful.Whether it was because the Hengyang offensive and defensive battle was protracted and supplies were insufficient, so that the strong troops like the Heilai United were dragged down, the losses would inevitably become more and more heavy.Izaki wanted to try to find some reason to defend the Black Lai United, in order to increase the courage and strength to win the battle.

Thinking about it the other way around, it's not right, no matter how late the imperial army's supplies are not in time, there will always be supplies.The transportation support in the rear is not enough, at worst, you can go to the countryside of Hengyang to grab it.But the 10th Army of the Chinese Army was surrounded by the imperial army like an iron barrel, and there was no supply at all.They still played so well, even if they couldn't win and couldn't defend, even though they lost their position, they still retreated in an organized and orderly manner.Thinking of this, Izaki couldn't help feeling very depressed and weak.It seems that we have to re-understand the combat power of the Chinese army!Lieutenant Izaki, who was born in a military family and graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army University, finally figured out something.

Another thing I don't understand is: why did the Chinese army fail to attack when the imperial army moved in front of the enemy?Otherwise, through the distance of 70-80 meters, at least 4-5 people in each squadron can be killed, and the injuries are not many miles away.Are there no defenders on the ground?To know that the next attack will be more difficult, I don’t know how many obstacles to overcome; how many ponds and fields to climb; how many barbed wire fences and trenches to pass... The bombardment of the imperial army is still going on, the shells fall no more than 5-7 meters high, and the distance is no more than 30 meters. It seems to explode right in front of your eyes. The dust raised covered the faces and bodies of the soldiers of the 10th Squadron who were waiting to charge.Izaki told machine gunners and grenadiers to get ready to shoot; soldiers to get ready to charge.

The green signal flare that ordered the charge finally hung in the sky.Izaki waved his command sword and urged the soldiers to rush to the top of Xiaojia Mountain.Despite this, there are still veterans in the team, like a slow doctor, or like an old man who stumbles and stumbles around obstacles, looking embarrassed, hesitating, and often intentionally or unintentionally being caught by barbed wire and unable to move.Izaki was so angry that he yelled. The 10th Squadron was very lucky. Apart from being injured by the barbed wire and falling through the trenches, there were no casualties, and it successfully occupied the Xiaojiashan position. It turned out that due to the prominent position, the national army suffered huge casualties, had no supplies, was isolated and helpless, lacked food and ammunition, and was unable to defend the wide front. They voluntarily abandoned the Xiaojiashan position and then retreated to defend the Yuepingshan position.No wonder there was no fire interception and desperate resistance when charging. The 9th and 12th Squadrons were not so lucky.At the beginning, there was no strong resistance.When we were about to rush to the obstacle on the top of the mountain, we met the desperate resistance of the Chinese army.Swarms of grenades rushed like crows, blowing the attacking team to pieces and flying flesh and blood; then, countless bullets of various types flew like locusts, the puffing sound of bullets piercing through the flesh, and the screams of the shot people The sound is endless.In the end, the defenders ran out of ammunition, and the two sides fought hand-to-hand. After repeated battles, the 9th and 2nd Squadrons of the Japanese Army fought hard for more than two hours at the cost of more than half of the casualties, and all the defenders died in battle before they seized the position.