sbdcsierra Chapter 155: The 4th Brigade's Tactical Advance
Chapter 155: The 4th Brigade's Tactical Advance
The shelling lasted for nearly 20 minutes.
The county brigade's artillery fired nearly 1000 artillery shells.
There were bullet holes everywhere on the Japanese positions, and a large number of Japanese soldiers were killed by artillery shells. The rest of the Japanese soldiers squatted in the trenches to avoid the shelling.
Seeing this, Li Dakang turned and shouted to the bugler.
"Bugler, blow the charge."
The bugler took out a small trumpet from his arms, took a deep breath, and blew the charge.
“Ding ding ding….”
As the charge sounded, familiar calls rang out across the battlefield.
The soldiers of the county brigade charged at the Japanese positions with guns in hand.
"Comrades, charge!"
"Charge forward and kill these little devils."
Thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers rushed frantically towards the Japanese positions.
at the same time.
The Japanese soldiers on the position heard a familiar horn sound.
They all knew that this was the signal for the Eighth Route Army to launch a charge, and they stood up from the trenches and prepared to meet the enemy.
The Japanese officers went to the front line and began to command the battle.
As the soldiers of the county brigade approached, the Japanese on the position opened fire.
The soldiers picked up their rifles and fought back against the Japanese. The hidden Japanese firepower points also began firing, suppressing the soldiers in front of the position.
Li Dakang in the rear immediately ordered the artillery to attack the Japanese's firepower points.
As the artillery positions opened fire, the Japanese firepower points that were so arrogant in the last second were wiped out in the next second.
One after another, the Japanese firepower points were hit by artillery shells.
The Japanese on the position lost their heavy firepower, and the firepower density was greatly reduced in an instant.
The soldiers of the county brigade took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese positions.
"Comrades, charge! The heavy firepower of the Japanese has been eliminated by our artillery."
"Charge forward and take down the enemy's position."
"Go ahead, kill these little devils."
The soldiers of the county brigade shouted and charged towards the Japanese positions.
The soldiers rushed to the Japanese position at a distance of more than 100 meters in just over 20 seconds.
The Japanese soldiers in the position began to unload their bullets and prepare for hand-to-hand combat.
The soldiers of the county brigade did not even fight with the Japanese with bayonets, but just shot them directly.
Many Japanese soldiers never understood until their death why this group of Eighth Route Army was different from other Eighth Route Army troops.
Shouldn’t the next step be bayonet fighting?
This script is wrong. The Eighth Route Army has no martial ethics.
In this way, one Japanese soldier after another was killed.
As more and more soldiers rushed to the Japanese positions, a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.
Faced with the larger and more powerful county brigade, the Japanese soldiers of the 32nd Regiment were defeated and had to abandon their positions and flee back to the vicinity of the headquarters.
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The 4th Brigade's temporary headquarters.
The commander of the 32nd Regiment met Kaoru Kawamura in a dusty state.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the enemy has broken through our rear defense line. The 32nd Regiment has to abandon its position after suffering heavy losses."
Kaoru Kawamura gave the 32nd Regiment Commander a big slap on the spot.
"idiot!"
"You are a bunch of useless people. You can't even stop a group of Eighth Route Army. What use do I have for you?"
The 32nd Regiment Captain explained, covering his face.
"Commander, the enemy's firepower is too fierce. They have a large number of artillery. Our soldiers fought desperately, but the enemy is outnumbered. ........"
Kaoru Kawamura sighed heavily.
The current situation is completely beyond his expectations and assumptions.
The Ping'an County Brigade should have been completely wiped out by this time, but the reality made him feel extremely frustrated.
The 4th Brigade was actually surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.
At the Huangyapo battlefield, the 30th and 31st Regiments were unable to capture the enemy positions.
Now the 4th Brigade is in a dilemma, and it is not sure whether to fight or not.
He had lost his artillery battalion, and without artillery support, it would be difficult for the soldiers on the front line to capture the Huangyapo position.
At this time, the chief of staff stepped forward.
"Mr. Commander, now is the time to make a decision."
"Once the Eighth Route Army from other places surrounds us, the Fourth Brigade will be in danger."
"The 4th Brigade must not be eliminated. We must break out as soon as possible."
After hearing the chief of staff's words, Kaoru Kawamura nodded heavily.
"Adjutant, pass on my orders."
"30th Wing, 31st Wing stop attacking, quickly retreat to the vicinity of the headquarters, and conduct a tactical transfer."
"Hi."
The Japanese adjutant immediately conveyed the order to the front.
At this time, in the Huangyapo Valley, two Japanese regiments launched round after round of fierce attacks on the ambush positions.
The battle was extremely fierce and both sides suffered heavy losses.
The commander of the 30th Regiment, Kobayashi Oota, was looking at the battle situation in front of him in the valley and was very anxious.
The attacking troops were slow to capture the enemy's position.
Now the casualties in various units are very heavy. His 30th Regiment now has less than 1300 combat-ready soldiers, having lost nearly half of its combat effectiveness.
The casualties of the 31st Regiment were much better than those of the 30th Regiment. The 30th Regiment had been carrying out the offensive on the front battlefield, so the losses were huge.
The Japanese captain ran to Kobayashi Oota with his face covered in dust and blood.
"Captain, we can't keep fighting like this. My first battalion is almost done for. There are less than 300 soldiers left who can fight. ........."
"Bagaya road!"
Kobayashi Oota angrily drew out his command knife and chopped at the pile of earth next to him.
"Order the First Battalion to withdraw from the battlefield and rest."
"Hai."
At this time, the Japanese signalman ran over.
"Report to the wing commander, there's a call from the command center."
"read."
"The brigade commander orders the 30th and 31st Regiments to immediately stop their attack, withdraw to the vicinity of the headquarters, and conduct a tactical transfer."
Kobayashi Oota couldn't believe what he heard.
"Bagaya road!"
"Is the brigade commander crazy? Why are you retreating so suddenly?"
The Japanese captain at the side quickly reminded.
"Sir, please be careful with your words."
"The brigade commander's order has been issued. We cannot disobey military orders and must execute them immediately."
Kobayashi Oota closed his eyes and sighed.
"Adjutant, pass on my orders."
"All troops immediately stop attacking and withdraw to the vicinity of the headquarters."
"Hai."
The Japanese adjutant responded and accepted the order.
As Kawamura Fumio gave the order, the Japanese soldiers from the 30th and 31st Regiments quickly withdrew from the battlefield and began to evacuate towards the entrance of Huangyapo.
When the soldiers on the ambush position saw the Japanese retreat, they burst into warm cheers.
"Comrades, we won. We held our position and drove the Japanese away."
“We succeeded.”