nucmednet Chapter 305 Falling into the trap
Chapter 305 Falling into the trap
305 Fall into the trap
At this time, seven or eight miles away from the north gate, in front of a river.
The Japanese cavalry regiment has already chased here.
However, the Japanese cavalry regiment commander, Maki Yamaguchi, did not order the Japanese cavalry to speed up their journey.
Since his scout team has already caught up with the 209th Division.
He just needed to follow slowly behind. He was too close to the 209th Division and was worried that the 209th Division would turn around and attack him.
After all, the 209th Division has more than people.
This Japanese cavalry regiment, with only about 800 cavalrymen, had the advantage of mobility.
Don't be careless either.
After all, the 209th Division also has the ability to eat it.
"The Chinese army didn't blow up this stone bridge?"
Maki Yamaguchi looked at the surviving stone bridge in front of him with some doubts.
He did not allow his cavalry regiment to pass through immediately.
However, a Japanese officer soon came back to report: "Sir, the river is not very deep.
Our cavalry can also pass through on horseback.
It is probably because of this that the Chinese felt that blowing up the bridge was pointless.
That’s why they left this stone bridge behind.”
"吆西!"
After hearing the report from the Japanese officer, Colonel Yamaguchi dispelled his doubts.
“Let each squadron cross the bridge in batches.
Stay alert.”
Maki Yamaguchi gave the order to cross the bridge, and the cavalry from each squadron of the Japanese enemy were assigned to cross the bridge.
"Damn it, the Japanese cavalry are really cautious."
At this time, a company of soldiers from the 209th Division were lying in the dry grass upstream of the stone bridge.
The company commander in front whispered when he saw the Japanese soldiers crossing the bridge in groups.
It was at this time that two Japanese cavalry scouts returned.
"Report to the commander of the regiment, we have caught up with the main force of the Chinese 209th Division.
And was ambushed by the enemy.
Captain Edo asked us to come back and report to you."
A Japanese scout cavalry reported to Yamaguchi Maki.
Yamaguchi Maki was overjoyed. He was just worried about the scout cavalry team he had sent out.
The situation would be disastrous if we were ambushed by the 209th Division and the entire army was wiped out.
He was even considering whether to send another scout team over there.
Unexpectedly, good news came.
"Yoshi.
How far is the Chinese army from us? "
"About twenty-five or twenty-six miles. The enemy's marching speed is not slow."
"Send a telegram to the 18th Brigade and tell them where we are now.
Let them send reinforcements."
Colonel Yamaguchi said.
Then, he looked at the cavalry that had already crossed the bridge and continued, "Keep in formation and speed up to catch up.
We have to contain this Chinese army and not let them run so fast."
Rumble!
As Yamaguchi Maki gave the order, the Japanese cavalry regiment was based on various squadrons.
The accelerated march began.
The Japanese cavalry marched much faster when they ran.
According to Yamaguchi Maki's idea, he planned to catch up with Sun Mingxu's 209th Division in the second half of the night.
After daybreak, they launched a harassment attack on the rear troops of the 209th Division.
Slow down the speed of the 209th Division.
Wait for the reinforcements from the Japanese 18th Regiment to arrive, and then launch a larger-scale attack on the 209th Division.
The Japanese devil, Maki Yamaguchi, could never have imagined at this time that he had stepped into the ambush circle set up by Zhang Fa.
The main thing is that Sun Mingxu did a good job of luring the enemy.
They successfully confused the Japanese scout cavalry and sent false information to the Japanese Colonel Yamaguchi Maki.
Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that the Japanese cavalry regiment would enter the ambush circle.
The moonlight is very bright tonight, which is good news for the ambushed 209th Division.
Soon, the first cavalry squadron of the Japanese appeared on the road to the Matiwa ambush position.
Zhang Fa and other generals of the 209th Division saw it immediately.
“The Japs are in our pocket.
Prepare to fire the flare."
Zhang Fa said, and the adjutant next to him immediately took out the signal light.
Until the last cavalry squadron of the Japanese cavalry passed through the trumpet-shaped intersection.
Zhang Facai asked his adjutant to fire a flare.
boom!
As a red flare was launched into the air, the battle began immediately.
On the distant mountains, the artillery battalion has various types of artillery, mainly 60mm mortars.
The battle formation had already been set up, ready to fire artillery shells at any time.
Now, the moment the artillery battalion commander saw the red signal light.
He immediately shouted loudly: "Predetermined target, three rapid shots!
put! "
Everything!
The gunner next to him immediately put the mortar shell into the launch tube, followed by a series of muffled sounds.
Rows of mortar shells were fired.
Boom boom boom!
Immediately, an explosion occurred on the dirt road where the Japanese cavalry regiment passed.
Lu Lu!
The Japanese war horses were frightened.
"beat!"
Da da da!
The surrounding Kuomintang firepower points also began shooting at the Japanese cavalry on the dirt road.
This time, the ambush position composed of more than 7,000 people under Zhang Fa's command stretched across the depression for a length of about five or six miles.
At this point, the fight begins in full force.
The front cavalry squadron of the Japanese was already three or four miles away.
Fierce gunfire and explosions echoed throughout the depression.
For a moment, many Japanese cavalrymen were shot and fell off their horses.
"Baga, we've been fooled."
At this time, the Japanese Colonel Yamaguchi naturally reacted.
They fell into the trap set by the Nationalist army.
"withdraw!"
Colonel Yamaguchi shouted loudly to the cavalry squadron behind the Japanese.
They prepared to retreat and rush out.
But unfortunately, there were several violent explosions behind.
Colonel Yamaguchi discovered that many large rocks and logs had rolled down from the mountains on both sides of the intersection where they came from.
It directly blocked the road they came from.
This time, Colonel Yamaguchi was also panicked.
He looked around and found a large paddy field on the right side of the dirt road, on a mountain range in the distance.
It was the ambush position of the national army.
At this time, many guns were shooting at them on the battlefield.
If there wasn't this large paddy field in the middle, Yamaguchi Maki could have given the order.
He ordered his Japanese cavalry to charge towards the Kuomintang's ambush position on the mountain only a few hundred meters away.
It’s such a short distance that their cavalry can rush over in half a minute.
But now, this large piece of paddy field has become the biggest obstacle hindering their charge.
Some Japanese cavalry have already rushed over to try.
As a result, the warhorse sank directly into the paddy field and couldn't get up at all.
Helpless, Colonel Yamaguchi could only give the order: "Charge into the woods on the left."
Just as Colonel Yamaguchi was at the rear, the two Japanese cavalry squadrons discovered that their retreat was cut off.
When preparing to rush into the woods beside the road to hide.
One kilometer ahead was the front cavalry squadron of the Japanese.
At the first moment of the ambush, the Japanese cavalry squadron leader ordered his troops to speed up and charge forward.
Try to rush out of this ambush section as quickly as possible.
After all, the attack was sudden, and the order from the Japanese Colonel Yamaguchi could not be delivered to the Japanese cavalry squadron in front.
In this situation, the commanders of the Japanese cavalry squadrons can only decide on their own how to act.
The command capabilities of these Japanese grassroots officers are also quite good.