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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 416 The Final Kill

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    Chapter 416: Killing

    The heavy rain in summer comes and goes very quickly. In the middle of the night, the rain has stopped. The sea breeze blows, the dark clouds disperse, and a few stars are exposed in the sky, but the air is a little cool.

    Tang Qiuli was not tired at all. He listened carefully to the movements in the Nurluhu Mountain area. If gunshots came from that direction, it meant that Li Honggang's troops were discovered by the Japanese army during the intervening process, and all plans would be affected.  affected, he will have to readjust his deployment.

    The troops on the front line of Shanhaiguan will definitely retreat to the Pingjin area, which will be a situation of fighting and fleeing. Not to mention embarrassed, very passive.

    At this time, Li Honggang was contending with the mud and small rivers all over the place. Nuerluhu Mountain is Manchu, which translates to Black Mountain. It is the remnant of Yanshan Mountain. The average altitude is not high. Its main peak, Daqingshan, has an altitude of no more than  One thousand two hundred and twenty four meters.

    One end extends towards northern Liaoning, riding on the Mongolian Plateau, and the other end plunges into the Western Liaoning Corridor, close to the Shanhaiguan Great Wall. However, after years of rain erosion, thousands of ravines have caused great difficulties for the troops to march.

    This place is inaccessible, and there are no rich products or dangerous passes. The Japanese army did not pay attention to this direction, and there were no checkpoints or strongholds along the way. The troops did not worry about encountering the Japanese army or Manchurian troops, but the road was too difficult to walk.  some.

    After contacting the special operations unit that came to respond, the troops followed the route that the special operations unit had surveyed in advance and inserted themselves behind the Itagaki division. Some small villages along the way had been controlled by the special operations unit. All the villagers,  No one is allowed to leave here.

    "These villagers who have lived in the mountainous areas for many years have never seen such a large battle. Good guys, tens of thousands of troops, as well as countless mules, horses and cannons. Why don't they leave the main road and take the mountain road?"

    Although they are not allowed to leave the village, these soldiers are much nicer to the Japanese and Chinese soldiers, and the eldest daughter and younger daughter-in-law are not abused like that family. Borrowing a house and paying back the money is a waste of money.  Ever seen in your life?  Some more courageous young people plucked up the courage to strike up a conversation with the troops.

    Knowing that the army was going through the mountains to the direction of Liugu River, these young people who were familiar with the local conditions volunteered to lead the way as guides. In this way, the army's marching speed was greatly accelerated. Moreover, under the leadership of local people who were familiar with the situation,  Also found a shortcut.

    Tens of thousands of troops could be said to have missed Itagaki's division. If Itagaki expanded his warning radius to the mountainous area, Li Honggang would have no choice but to retreat. However, Itagaki did not. He had a high degree of confidence in his own strength.  confidence.

    At dawn, the Itagaki Division repeated its old tricks and deployed a brigade. Its leading regiment, taking the group as a unit, entered the attack starting point. It first used light artillery to blast a burst of artillery fire at the forward position of the ** Division.  Extended, Japanese troops swarmed up.

    The troops of the ** Division began to fight back. Feng Jiwu's strategy was that the heavy firepower of the Itagaki Division did not appear, so the heavy artillery of the troops could not be hidden. At the critical moment, they would give the Japanese a heavy blow. Tang Qiuli fully agreed.  His plan.

    Therefore, the defenders fought back with only a few mortars, and more with light and heavy machine guns and submachine gun fire. As soon as the Japanese attack was slightly frustrated, they retreated across the board. After taking a rest, they pushed back and forth to block,  After several rounds, the troops of the ** Division suffered minor casualties. As the attacking party, the Japanese army suffered far greater losses than the troops of the ** Division.

    During the afternoon of the battle, Tang Qiuli, who had been observing the characteristics of the Japanese attack, was enraged by Itagaki's tactics. Who was the one who took the bait, himself or Itagaki?  If Itagaki is not beaten, he is too leisurely. If this fierce old devil is not distracted, Li Honggang and the others will be safer.

    During the break in the Japanese attack, Tang Qiuli transferred all his mortars to the forward second-line positions. At this distance, the Japanese attack assembly point was within the fire coverage. He did not plan to use heavy artillery yet.

    All mortar units formed four artillery groups. Each mortar was required to fire ten rounds and then immediately evacuate the second-line position. Otherwise, it would attract retaliation from the Japanese heavy artillery. Fortunately, Feng Jiwu and Li Honggang commanded the troops to  The defensive trenches were dug very well, and when more than 800 mortars moved to the second-line defense position, the Japanese troops on the opposite side were not aware of it at all.

    After the Japanese army on the opposite side assembled their troops, they first launched a burst of artillery fire, and then the infantry began to charge. Just as the Japanese commander gave the order to attack, a strange roar suddenly sounded in the sky. The faces of the Japanese veterans with combat experience turned pale at that time.  It was the sound of countless mortar shells flying towards my head.

    Before the Japanese army could react, a swarm of sparrow-like mortar shells hit their heads. Then, more shells fell with a strange roar. The Japanese army's attack assembly area was immediately shrouded in thick smoke and the sound of explosions  Covering all directions, no matter whatThe sharp steel shrapnel was flying and spinning, harvesting the lives of Japanese soldiers wantonly.

    The sound of artillery stopped, but the smoke had not dispersed. The soil at the Japanese army assembly area seemed to have been plowed over, and the craters could no longer be distinguished. More than 8,000 mortar shells were fired at a fixed location in such a short period of time.  , the lethality can be imagined.

    There were nearly 5,000 Japanese soldiers in a fully-staffed field regiment. No more than 700 or 800 of them could stand up. Some were rolling on the ground and wailing, and most of them were corpses that were still warm.  There were broken pieces, and Yin Hong's blood merged into the water from last night, making it bright red and dazzling.

    Seishiro Itagaki, who was studying the military map in the tent, received the report from the front. He was stunned for a long time. He angrily folded the pencil in two, with a fierce look in his eyes. The despicable Chinese people originally wanted to play the game of eagle and chicken.  , but was blinded by the chicken.

    If this revenge is not avenged, the great reputation of Itagaki Division will be greatly damaged. The heavy artillery regiment will immediately bombard the positions of the Chinese army. Yes, the saturation bombardment will be carried out. The tank brigade will immediately dispatch to attack the positions of the Chinese army.  To let the corpses of Chinese soldiers fill the offensive path of our division, Itagaki lost the patience to play games.

    The Japanese heavy artillery went crazy, with large-caliber shells flying like locusts all over the sky, hitting the first- and second-line defensive positions of the Japanese Army. The positions seemed to be violently destroyed by an invisible giant hand.  The soil rolled and shattered, and the earth trembled violently.

    The Japanese bombardment had no effect at all. Tang Qiuli had long expected that Itagaki would retaliate after suffering such a big loss. All the frontline troops withdrew to the fourth line of defense. There were not even any troops left behind on the third line of defense.  The Japanese heavy artillery is not just a display.

    The soldiers on the fourth line of defense turned a deaf ear to the Japanese bombardment and kept doing whatever they were supposed to do. These were veterans of the Army Division. They had experienced more intense scenes than this. Some simply took the time to take a nap.  Come.

    The location of the Japanese heavy artillery was exposed. Tang Qiuli quickly ordered the artillery unit to immediately determine the coordinates of the Japanese artillery and wait for orders to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery unit that posed the greatest threat to the troops. After looking for you for a long time, he finally showed up.

    The Japanese heavy artillery bombardment lasted for an hour and a half before stopping. More than 60 Japanese tanks roared over and threw up thick smoke. They fired aimlessly as they marched. Behind the tanks were nearly 10,000 Japanese troops.  Once, Itagaki was hurt by a sudden blow from Tang Qiuli, and finally took out the capital in his hand.

    The Japanese tanks roared, running over the unrecognizable first- and second-line positions, and approaching the third-line positions. The Japanese infantry following the tanks struggled to pull their feet out of the soft soil, secretly admiring the artillery of our Imperial Japanese Army.  The power was so amazing that no trace of the Chinese soldiers who were bombed could be seen.

    Itagaki was convinced that with heavy artillery bombardment, tanks and infantry assaults, the Chinese army on the opposite side could only escape and be annihilated. Let the despicable Chinese people understand what would be the consequences of offending Itagaki?

    No wonder Itagaki was confident. Feng Jiwu had always deployed three brigades to confront Itagaki, and had not yet used the artillery brigade. Itagaki's misconception was that the Chinese army on the opposite side only numbered 40,000 to 50,000 people.

    It¡¯s a big joke to want to fight against Itagaki¡¯s division. If it weren¡¯t for the execution of the overall plan of the base camp, Itagaki didn¡¯t have the patience to fight Feng Jiwu. He would have already commanded the troops to kill him. Itagaki has never been a defensive general.

    The Japanese tanks were still more than a thousand meters away from the Japanese division's third-line position. There was no movement on the position, and no one could be seen. The Japanese infantry shouted wildly, and the Chinese people were scared away. They quickened their pace.  Some even rushed to the front of the tank.

    On the third-line position, the anti-tank rifle units of each brigade of the ** Division lay quietly on their gun positions, looking at the crazy Japanese troops and feeling amused. In the eyes of these anti-tank riflemen, more than sixty tanks were just sixty.  There are many vehicles as living targets, more guns and fewer tanks, and only seven or eight anti-tank guns can hit one. Whoever has the quickest eyes and quick hands will get the credit.

    When the Japanese tank entered more than 400 meters away from the position, it stopped. The Japanese infantry swarmed up like a swarm. The Japanese tank soldiers leisurely opened the cockpit cover. If there were defenders at this distance, they would have opened fire long ago.

    On the opposite side of the originally silent position, countless black muzzles suddenly appeared. The Japanese tank soldiers hurriedly got into the cockpit. The vehicle suddenly shook, and a dull explosion came from inside the tank. A plume of thick smoke rose from the inside of the tank. Then, another  After being concentrated by several rounds of armor-piercing shells, the fuel tank caught fire and the ammunition in the vehicle exploded. All the tanks of the Japanese army faced the same fate and exploded into burning fireballs.

    No wonder the Japanese tank soldiers were careless. How did they know that the anti-tank guns that originally appeared on the European battlefield appeared in China a few years in advance, and the entire army ended up being annihilated.

    The charging Japanese troopsThe soldiers seemed to have been swept head-on by an iron broom, and were shot back like dust. It was not the shooting of dozens or hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, but the concentrated fire of thousands of light and heavy machine guns and tens of thousands of Somi submachine guns.  The shooting was all automatic firearms. With the dense Japanese formation, there was no need to aim at all, just pick up the gun and shoot.

    The Japanese infantry hit the iron plate head-on. The firepower of the Chinese troops on the opposite side was as dense as a heavy rain, and their guns could not withstand bullets. The same was true for the arrogant and cruel soldiers of the Itagaki Division.

    (To be continued)
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