nucmednet Chapter 197: Annihilation of the Songyuan League
Chapter 197: Annihilation of the Songyuan League
The Japanese position at Yangjiaopo.
Matsubara Dalang and other Japanese officers were huddled in a temporary anti-artillery cave, and explosions continued to be heard outside the cave.
Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army did not have heavy artillery, otherwise the temporary anti-artillery holes they dug would not be able to withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery.
Song Yuan Da Lang said to the Japanese officers in the cave with a heavy face: "Everyone, we have been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in Yangjiapo. We must find a way to break out, otherwise we will be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army."
A Japanese captain said anxiously: "Captain, we are now surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. Their firepower is even stronger than ours. It's unbelievable. I don't know where these Eighth Route Army soldiers got so many artillery pieces."
The Japanese adjutant said: "Captain, with our current strength, we can't break through the enemy's encirclement at all. We must request air support, then we have hope of breaking through."
After hearing the adjutant's suggestion, Matsubara Dalang nodded.
He turned and spoke to the communicator next to him.
"Communicator, contact the aviation brigade immediately. Request air support."
"Hi."
The Japanese communicator immediately sent a telegram to the Taiyuan Aviation Brigade.
the other side.
Kong Jie saw that Yangjiaopo was full of bomb craters and nodded with satisfaction.
He shouted to the communicator next to him.
"Communicator, contact the artillery position to stop the shelling."
After saying that, he turned around and gave orders to the captains around him.
"Captain of the First Regiment, you lead the First Regiment to attack from the front. The Second Regiment will attack from the left side of Yangjiapo, the Third Regiment will attack from the right side of Yangjiapo, and the Fourth Regiment will go around to the rear of Yangjiapo to attack the enemy positions.
In this offensive, we must not let any of the Japanese escape, and we must destroy them all on Yangjiapo."
"Yes, Brigade Commander. We will ensure that the mission is accomplished." The four regiment commanders responded loudly.
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After the bombardment ended.
Yangjiaopo was littered with Japanese corpses, and the remaining Japanese soldiers of the Songyuan Regiment quickly set up defensive positions on Yangjiaopo.
After 10 minutes.
The troops of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the Ping An Brigade launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions, while the 4th Regiment quickly moved to the rear of the Japanese positions in Yangjiaopo.
When the Japanese soldiers on Yangjiaopo saw the Eighth Route Army soldiers launching an attack, they began to counterattack.
"Warriors of the Empire, the enemy is coming."
"Kill the chicken and give it to me."
The Japanese officers commanded the machine gunners to crazily fire at the attacking Eighth Route Army soldiers.
The next second, the Japanese machine gun fire point was hit by a targeted mortar attack.
After a huge explosion, the Japanese machine gunner and officer were killed on the spot, and the machine gun was also destroyed by the shell.
The soldiers of the Ping'an Brigade raised their semi-automatic rifles and shot at the Japanese soldiers on the hillside. The Japanese soldiers were beaten so hard that they dared not show their heads. Often, in the time it took the Japanese soldiers to fire one shot, the soldiers had already fired three or four shots.
Faced with such a situation, the Japanese soldiers were also very frustrated. They could only hide in the trenches and take the opportunity to fire a shot. Once they exposed too much of their bodies, they would immediately be attacked by a volley of bullets from the enemy.
The soldiers of each regiment of the Ping An Brigade advanced steadily and cautiously towards Yangjiaopo, and the Japanese on Yangjiaopo had no way to deal with it.
Their artillery had been completely destroyed by the Ping An Brigade in the previous bombing. Without artillery support, they could not stop the advance of the Ping An Brigade at all.
A Japanese captain with blood all over his face and covered in dirt ran up to Songyuan Dalang, panting.
"Captain, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Our soldiers can't stop their advance at all. Now they have reached the middle of the mountain.
According to the current situation, they will be able to attack Yangjiapo in about 10 minutes."
Songyuan Dalang frowned. The situation was now very critical. If they didn't break out, they would be wiped out in Yangjiaopo.
Bagaya Road!
Damn aviation brigade, it’s already this late and they haven’t arrived yet.
No, we can’t wait any longer. If we continue like this, the Songyuan Regiment will be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army before the air force arrives.
Dalang Songyuan looked at the captain in front of him and gave the order.
"Pass on my order, the entire army must break out immediately. We cannot wait any longer."
"Hai."
After receiving the order, the Japanese captain turned around and trotted off to notify the troops.
After 5 minutes.
Dalang Songyuan led the remaining Japanese soldiers to break out from the rear of Yangjiaopo.
When the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment saw the Japanese soldiers on the mountain suddenly rushing towards them, they opened fire at full force and countless bullets flew towards the Japanese troops.
Dalang Matsubara drew out his command knife and commanded the remaining Japanese soldiers to charge.
"Warriors of the Empire, follow me and charge."
"Kill the chicken and give it to me."
Countless Japanese soldiers shouted: "The Emperor is on board."
The Japanese launched a fierce attack on the Fourth Regiment. As the Japanese rushed down the mountain very quickly, the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment had no time to reload after firing a volley of bullets, and a large number of Japanese had already rushed into the Fourth Regiment.
The soldiers immediately drew their bayonets from their waists and started a bayonet fight with the Japanese halfway up the Yangjiaopo mountain.
To be honest, the Japanese soldiers were very good at bayonet fighting, and it often took two or three soldiers from the Fourth Regiment to deal with one Japanese soldier.
At this moment, there was a sudden roar of an airplane in the sky.
The Japanese air force fighter planes finally arrived at Yangjiaopo. The Japanese pilots saw from high in the sky that the Songyuan Regiment and the Eighth Route Army were fighting with bayonets, and the two sides were engaged in a melee.
The Japanese pilot didn't know what to do for a moment. If he launched a bombing now, he would definitely kill his own people.
Finally, the Japanese pilot dropped a few bombs on the positions of the first and second regiments and then began to return. Anyway, the bombs had been dropped, so as to whether the Songyuan Regiment could break through, that was not something he should consider.
After 5 minutes.
Soldiers from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments joined in the bayonet fight. The Japanese soldiers from the Songyuan Regiment were beaten without any chance to fight back against the soldiers from the Ping'an Brigade, who outnumbered them by several times.
The Japanese soldiers were either beaten to death or stabbed to death. Dalang Songyuan led the remaining Japanese soldiers and made their last struggle.
Kong Jie brought his guards to the battlefield and saw the soldiers slaughtering the Japanese devils. He said happily.
"Well done, good job."
"It seems that the soldiers' bayonet fighting skills have not fallen behind."
"Today's battle was really exciting."
With the killing of Matsubara Dalang, the Heian Brigade successfully wiped out the Matsubara Regiment.
A regiment commander ran happily to Kong Jie holding the captured Japanese colonel's sword.
"Commander, what good stuff did I find?"
As he spoke, the regiment commander raised the colonel's sword in his hand.
Kong Jie took the saber, pulled it out and looked at it carefully. Although it had been through a hand-to-hand fight, there were no cracks on the saber. It was indeed a good sword.
"Not bad, not bad. It is worthy of being the Japanese officer's sword." Kong Jie praised.