Chapter 84 Chapter 84: Under the Tianma Mountain

Seeing that several small hills were captured, Hei Lai was overjoyed, and tried to take advantage of the wind of victory to encourage the fighting spirit of the soldiers. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the national army, he continued to force the attack on Tianma Mountain in order to expand the results of the battle.However, the three consecutive attacks were blocked by the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the National Army, losing troops and retreating in despair.The national army defeated many group charges of the Japanese army, regained their lost positions, their morale was high, and their confidence doubled.

Due to the lack of performance from the leader down, the Black Lai Alliance failed to open the way forward, and there were only 200 people left in the entire 3,000-member alliance.The commander of the 116th Division, Yan Yongwang, was furious and ordered him to retreat, and reassigned the 218th regiment under his command when he was the brigade commander to take over his task; The brigade returned to the regiment and was still responsible for the attack mission of the Tianma Mountain position. In addition, Iwanaga Wang also ordered the headquarters and other attached Japanese troops to coordinate operations:

The 133rd Wing, that is, the remnant of the Black Lai Wing, stopped advancing and was responsible for ensuring that the Zhangjiashan, Xiaojiashan, Fengshushan and other strongholds on the north side of the municipal hospital were on alert along the line; The 120th Regiment is responsible for attacking Tiger Nest, Zhang Feishan via Fanjiazhuang to Xichan Temple and other places; The 109th Regiment was tasked with attacking from the west side of Xichan Temple, Xichan Temple and Tianma Mountain all the way to Daximen. In the early morning of July 30, when the rooster crowed and the eastern sky was just white, Captain Watanabe commanded the 3rd Battalion to take over the 133rd Wing to attack the Tianma Mountain stronghold.After Watanabe saluted and bid farewell to Helai Dazuo who was retreating, he immediately called a meeting of the squadron leaders, changed the original attack plan, and decided: First, the 12th Squadron, which is Lieutenant Yamaguchi's Department, will be in charge of the Tianmashan stronghold; the 10th Squadron, that is, Izaki The Department is responsible for the cover and support of the 12th Squadron; the 9th Squadron will follow up as the reserve team of the brigade; the forward command post of the brigade is set up in front of Xiaojiashan.

After the assignment, the squadrons moved quickly.The 12th Squadron took the foothills on the west side of Tianma Mountain as the starting point for its attack. This point is only 10 meters away from the Tianma Mountain stronghold guarded by the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the National Army. The style of the beard left can be clearly seen by the other party.The 10th Squadron, which served as a cover, was located on a hill about 300 meters west of Xiaojia Mountain and about 200 meters away from Tianma Mountain.Izaki distributed 9 grenadier launch pads to form a firepower network to shoot at the targets of the Tianma Mountain defenders; at the same time, he deployed grenadiers and skirmishers in the trenches to prevent the opponent from attacking.

When everything was ready, it was already noon when the heat was unbearable.From then on until the attack began in the evening, this is the time when the battlefield is relatively calm during the day, and it is also the most difficult time of the day.Japanese soldiers hid in shelters and foxholes in twos and threes and waited for orders.Many Japanese soldiers took out photos of their families to look at, recalling the happy times they spent with them. Most of them are not married yet, and some don't even have girlfriends.Serving as a soldier and coming to China to fight is almost a blind act under ignorance.At that time, under the encouragement of the imperial propaganda machine, inspired by the spirit of bushido, and under the threat of a trend of being loyal to the emperor and dedicating to the empire, he bid farewell to his relatives and friends and embarked on the journey of expanding the territory for the empire and the people. The way to liberate the people of Asia from the colonial rule of Western powers.They think they have a heavy responsibility and a sacred mission, but they have become tools and cannon fodder for a small number of militaristic fanatics.

Many of them are Koreans, and there are also many deceived Chinese from Taiwan, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China under Japanese occupation.It deduces the tragic tragedy of Chinese people beating Chinese people and compatriots fighting each other.It's very sad that these people didn't even know until their death, they didn't understand why they participated in this unprecedentedly large and catastrophic war!What's even more sad is that they don't understand why the Chinese army resists so tenaciously and resolutely, and they regard death as home!When the big swords of the Chinese soldiers who shared the same hatred and defended their home and country came to their heads, it was too late for them to regret!

With great difficulty, the hot sun slanted to the west, and the sweaty Japanese soldiers finally waited for the order from the headquarters to attack simultaneously.Izaki waved his command saber, "Kill it! Kill it!" He ordered the grenadier and the two attached mortars to fire at the same time. It was scheduled to fire four mortars per barrel, and the firing would be completed in a short while.The 100mm and 105mm heavy artillery in the rear also rumbled.Wave after wave of barrage roared towards Tianma Mountain. In an instant, the national army's Tianma Mountain position was shrouded in blood and rain, but flames rose from the position and black smoke filled the air; blockhouses were lifted into the sky, and stumps and broken legs were flying all over the sky.

It's time to charge.However, the No. 12 Squadron was blown up by the dense grenades thrown by the national army not far away, so they had to crawl on the spot, desperately calling for help, unable to move. "Izaki-kun, why did your cover fire stop? Keep shooting!" Captain Watanabe asked sternly on the phone. "Captain, Yamaguchi and the others are too close! I'm worried that they will be hit by my own artillery fire!" "Don't worry, you should immediately attack the Chinese army's machine gun positions and grenade throwing positions to suppress their firepower. You should move 20 meters to the right of Shankou and their current position, and shoot at intervals of 3 meters to provide support. Effect! Do you understand?"

"Hay!" Izaki replied, ordering the grenadiers and mortarmen to shoot at Tianma Mountain rapidly.Through the binoculars, I saw that the second attack of the Yamaguchi Squadron had also started, and they swarmed forward screaming. The sun had long gone down, casting deep shadows over the hills and bushes.The air was so stuffy that it was hard to breathe, and thick black clouds piled up in large swaths, as if they were going to crush Tianma Mountain.Summer rains are coming. Lieutenant Izaki watched the Yamaguchi Squadron closely with binoculars.Because of the influence of the shadow on the hill, it was difficult to see clearly, and it was vague, but I saw Yamaguchi's troops standing up, advancing, lying down, standing up, advancing, and lying down again. The Chinese guards were very tenacious, and Yamaguchi's attack was quite difficult.Izaki was watching from the bottom of the cliff, trying to get a better look.But suddenly the telescope was blurred and nothing could be seen clearly.

It turned out that a large number of grenades were dropped on the position of the national army on Tianma Mountain, and a large amount of sand was generated along with the smoke of the explosion, and everything around was hidden in the dark.At this time, I saw a long flash of lightning flashing across the dark sky, and heard a thunderous explosion, and a torrential downpour came with the squalling wind.It was as if the Tianhu Lake had been pierced, and the rain was rampaging, sweeping away everything in the world. The torrential rain brought some coolness, washing away the heat and dust.However, low-lying places such as roads, trenches, and bomb craters are full of muddy water, making it extremely muddy everywhere.The red soil in southern China is called "yellow mud" by the southerners. It is very sticky, and shoes are easily stuck when walking.This is nothing to the barefoot or straw sandal soldiers, but it is nothing short of a disaster to the Japanese soldiers wearing heavy leather boots.Doesn't the sky help my imperial army?Izaki who hastily hid in the shelter thought so.

The summer rain comes quickly and goes quickly.After a violent storm, the sky turned out to be blue, with a big and round moon already hanging in the sky, with few stars on the moon, and a few pitiful stars blinking mischievously.Everything is so fresh under the moonlight. Although it is not as clear as under the sun, the silhouettes of all objects are clearly visible, like black and white engravings. The offensive area of ​​the Poor Mountain Pass Squadron has been compressed by the firepower of the national army into a small depression of only 12 square meters.A storm of bullets swept towards their little remaining plot.The bullets came not only from the devil machine gun positions in the Tianma Mountain position, but also from the nearby Xichan Temple, Huayao Mountain and Yueping Mountain positions.The deadly flames intertwined by the oblique and side shots of the Nakh people made people feel heartbroken that it is really stupid to attack on this moonlit night that is like daytime. Facing the carefully constructed fortifications of the national army, the coordinated joint operations of infantry and artillery, and the mutual support and cooperation of various troops.Izaki felt how weak the imperial army seemed at this time. The independent attack inspired by the Bushido spirit was not only useless but counterproductive, it was even tantamount to an extremely ridiculous collective suicide.Where did our mutual support, cooperation, and powerful fire suppression go? Yamaguchi Squadron's second attack failed again.After that, a third attack was launched.The battle lasted until 10 o'clock in the evening, but there were frequent flashes of grenades and explosions; only the devil's machine guns were repeatedly roaring.Under the bright moonlight, all moving objects were easy targets for bullets.The Japanese army desperately attacked, while the national army desperately defended, showing no fear of retreating. Suddenly, all the sounds on the other side stopped, and there was silence.May the attack be successful! Captain Watanabe had no choice but to withdraw the Yamaguchi Squadron and ordered the Izaki Squadron to continue to attack.It is said to be withdrawn, but in fact there are not many complete ones left in the entire squadron. "Izaki-kun, most of the Yamaguchi squadron has been broken. Captain Yamaguchi-kun was shot in the head and is unconscious. He is in danger. Your squadron will go on! I hope you will succeed!" Captain Watanabe's voice was hoarse and helpless on the phone. "Hi!" Izaki replied as loudly as possible. Izaki ordered the only surviving officer of the squadron, the Hane trainee non-commissioned officer, to gather the team and prepare for the defense; he hurriedly led several members of the command squad to the brigade headquarters.I saw that Captain Watanabe was struggling with the intense stalemate of the battle, as well as Lieutenant Yamaguchi and many other casualties.The entire brigade was also in a hurry, and the atmosphere was tense. When Izaki saw this, he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he pretended to understand the offensive situation in front of him as if nothing had happened, and performed the defense procedures as a matter of routine. After asking for instructions, he quickly led the team to take over the defense line of the Yamaguchi Squadron.But seeing his soldiers stumbling forward, the muddy road was very strenuous to walk on.An unknown hell lies ahead, good luck to us!Izaki prayed silently in his heart.