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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 748 Defeat

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    Chapter 748: Defeat

    The Niuxin Mountain ambush carefully designed by Tang Qiuli started nearly four hours later than scheduled. The cautious, suspicious, and cunning commander of the Kwantung Army's southward force, Yano Otozaburo, was extremely careful and did not hesitate to use three combinations to attack the enemy.  The strength of the team was used as a test or a bait to help him make up his mind to pass Niuxin Mountain, which was unforgettable for all the generals of the Kwantung Army. The place where the entire Itagaki division was annihilated. The three tests were safe, but night also fell.

    A sudden ambush in a mountainous area at night would be a fatal blow to any army. The individual quality of the Kwantung Army soldiers was quite good. After the initial panic and huge casualties, they at least found a way to temporarily avoid the deadly artillery fire.  However, the command system was in a panic. For more than 20 minutes, the soldiers did not receive an effective order from the commander and were unable to organize effective resistance.

    The infantry ambush at close range, with green signal flares rising in the night sky, began to carry out the second attack on the Kwantung Army troops according to the plan. First, countless grenades rained down on the troops who were suppressed by artillery fire and could not raise their heads.  On the Kwantung Army soldiers, dense rain of bullets poured down again.

    The power of a grenade explosion is not on the same level as that of an artillery shell. However, for the Kwantung Army soldiers hiding in the blind spot of the artillery fire, it is more terrifying than the roaring artillery shells. They have lost their last hiding place and have nowhere to hide.  The crossfire on the side hillside took away the last glimmer of hope for the Kwantung Army soldiers. They could only run in vain, only to be blown up into the air by artillery shells.

    The more than thirty kilometers long ambush line became the place of death for the Kwantung Army soldiers. At this point, Tang Qiuli had no doubts about this ambush battle with a huge disparity in strength and the subsequent victory. Judging from the situation on the ambush battlefield  , the commanders of the Kwantung Army at all levels were completely knocked unconscious by the sudden attack. He wanted to add fire to kill more Japanese and drive the Kwantung Army back to Jinzhou. "Order, all aviation units to take off immediately."  , join the attack on the Japanese army." He gave a brief order. This order became synonymous with the bloody slaughterhouse that the Kwantung Army generals would later talk about.

    Fortunately, the headquarters of Lieutenant General Yano Otozaburo was at the rear of the marching sequence. Although the ambush circle of more than 30 kilometers was very long, it was not able to pocket all the Kwantung Army's 300,000 troops.  More than 100,000 infantrymen, as well as artillery, baggage, and logistics troops, were lucky enough not to be bombarded.

    When the first round of bombardment started, Lieutenant General Otonzaburo Yano's car had just approached the outside of the ambush circle. The shock wave generated by the violent explosion made the commander's car jump suddenly, and then there were flashes of fire and rising smoke columns.  , filled his eyes, and stars were flying around. After his vision recovered a little, he saw with his own eyes that the car the chief of staff was riding in was directly hit by a roaring artillery shell, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a ball of burning fire.  The guards rushed over, dragged the commander out of the car, and carried him to a safe place.

    His car was not spared from the damage. An ammunition truck that was killed exploded suddenly, affecting the surrounding vehicles. In an instant, it turned into a sea of ????fire. Yano Otonzaburo's eyes were straight, and he watched in disbelief as he watched the explosion.  The road was boiling like molten iron, the bombardment, and the Japanese division army used such a large-scale artillery force to ambush themselves. Although they were very careful, they still could not change the fate of being ambushed.

    The first thing Otonzaburo Yano did when he woke up was to order the troops who had not been ambushed to retreat immediately and get out of the dangerous area as quickly as possible. Then, he ordered his heavy artillery brigade to build positions on the spot and bombard*  The Japanese division set up an ambush position to cover the retreat of the infantry. He was afraid of the large-scale pursuit that would follow.

    Then, the three regiments who had left the Niuxin Mountain ambush area were ordered to turn around immediately, attack the ** division ambush position, cover the ambushed troops, and withdraw from the ambush circle as much as possible. These three orders were issued very timely and  Correct, then call the air force and send planes to support quickly.

    After doing everything he could, Yano Otonzaburo collapsed on the ground. He had no strength at all. It was so terrible, like a nightmare. The sudden blow fell on the head of the imperial soldier, and the attack was so fierce.  A blow, the commander of this squadron is like a devil. With so many troops and so many artillery, he can resist the temptation and let go of the three baits he spread. His terrifying calmness and patience  , what kind of Chinese is this?

    Yano Otonzaburo had no confidence to fight again. Just from the artillery firepower used by the Chinese army in the ambush, it could be seen that the force was much stronger than the one he had fought with for six days. However, the air force's  Reconnaissance planes have never discovered that there was a large-scale mobilization of squadrons in the eastern Hebei region. Where did they appear from?

    "If it was specifically to ambush him in Niuxin Mountain this time, this Chinese commander's military tactics are unpredictable and extremely ruthless."?Just hiding hundreds of thousands of troops and so much heavy equipment in an ambush area is something he couldn't do. Could it be that he was the one who crushed the entire Itagaki division and killed Neji Okamura in Shanxi and dozens of soldiers in North China?  All the imperial troops were wiped out, and Tang Qiuli, known as the China Devil?

    Thinking of this, Yano Otonzaburo couldn't help but shudder. It was his misfortune to encounter this terrible opponent. What was slightly comforting was that there were still more than 200,000 imperial soldiers who had not been poisoned by this devil. If it were all  The army fell into an ambush, and he had no choice but to commit suicide by caesarean section and die to apologize.

    After all, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army was well-trained. In a hurry, they began to bombard the ambush positions of the ** Division on the temporary artillery positions. There was no need to deliberately look for bombardment targets. Wherever the fire was shining, there was the artillery position of the ** Corps.  However, the situation was completely different from the situation at the time of the Liuguhe Blockade Battle. As soon as the Japanese artillery fired, it attracted dozens of artillery shells in return. In less than ten minutes, the Japanese artillery was completely at a disadvantage.

    Yano Otonzaburo was horrified and quickly ordered the artillery to stop the bombardment and retreat immediately. These two heavy artillery brigades were the lifeblood of the Kwantung Army headquarters. If they were destroyed in his own hands, they would still be unable to survive. As for the ambush circle,  The imperial soldiers inside can only pray for the blessing of Amaterasu, and every one of them can escape. It¡¯s not that I am ruthless and will not save people at the risk of death. With this formation, no matter how many imperial warriors there are, it is not enough.

    After receiving the order from Commander Yano Otozaburo, the three Japanese regiments that had come out of the Niuxin Mountain area turned around and fought back. In fact, the sudden continuous artillery fire just now, when they turned around, there was already a sea of ????fire behind them. They wanted to go back and fight with the headquarters.  They were unable to rendezvous, and they were so surprised that they were at a loss. In the blink of an eye, they became a lone army, and everyone was afraid of it. The artillery fire everywhere turned into a sea of ????fire, and there was no clear attack target in the order. The three captains combined,  Simply, the troops divided into two groups and attacked the ambush position of the Chinese army along the hillsides on both sides.

    The Japanese army, divided into two groups, had just climbed over a hill and ran into a brigade of Sun Zhenbang's Corps and a brigade of the Corps directly under the ** Division. The ambush was fought smoothly. The Kwantung Army only focused on escaping and retreating, with no intention of attacking.  The three regiments of Japanese troops behind him became Tang Qiuli's worry. He immediately transferred a brigade from Sun Zhenbang's regiment from the left wing of the ambush position, and together with a brigade that was already following the Japanese troops, surrounded and annihilated this lone army.  The Japanese troops had no choice but to eat the fat that was put to their lips.

    If the Japanese troops of these three regiments are not separated, the strength of more than 10,000 people can still make a difference. At the very least, it can pose a considerable threat to the ambush troops of the ** Division and the linearly distributed one-side ambush positions.  Before approaching the ambush position, they were divided into two groups and surrounded. Twelve thousand versus four to five thousand, an absolute advantage. The Japanese division troops were not in a hurry to attack, but just compressed the Japanese army step by step. Finally, on a high ground,  , the two groups of Japanese troops were surrounded together, and a small encirclement was formed. The Kwantung Army soldiers of the three regiments had no possibility of escaping.

    The sound of artillery fire from the ambush battle has become sparse. Of the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops in the ambush circle, only 30,000 to 40,000 were able to escape, and most of them were wounded. The Kwantung Army soldiers who rushed out were soulless and lifeless.  Like the walking zombies, they can only run mechanically, the faster the better, escape from that hellish and terrifying place, and cry loudly when they see the troops who are responding to them. All the Japanese soldiers only have three words: "It's too miserable" to make these luck.  The better Kwantung Army soldiers were terrified, with chills running down their backs.

    The ambush battle was coming to an end. There was no moving target in the ambush circle. The menacing Kwantung Army of more than 300,000 men was not crippled. Tang Qiuli issued an order, "Sun Zhenbang Corps, leave two brigades of troops to clean the battlefield.  "Coordinate to annihilate the three surrounded Japanese regiments, and other troops immediately pursue the pursuit. The air defense troops immediately enter the air defense alert state." On the highlands on both sides, more than 200,000 soldiers rushed down the hills like a tsunami, toward  The Kwantung Army troops pursued them in the direction in which they were retreating. Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns pointed pointedly at the night sky.

    The night was still dark and there were only a few stars in the night sky. On the road from Niuxin Mountain to Suizhong, the large group of Kwantung Army soldiers were dejected, dragging their heavy footsteps and retreating mechanically. The hearts of every Japanese soldier were filled with the shadow of failure. We were defeated.  The army was defeated like a mountain. In just over three hours, more than 70,000 of his companions were devoured on the 30-kilometer long front in the terrifying Niuxin Mountain. It was an unbearable nightmare.

    From senior commanders to ordinary soldiers, no one can forget the artillery shells flying in the sky like meteors and the rain of bullets like a violent wind. Each unit has not had time to count the soldiers they have lost. They just feel that there are so many familiar faces around them.  Their faces were not seen, and they had not yet imagined that behind them, more than 200,000 Chinese soldiers with high morale and fighting spirit were sweeping in like a violent wave.

    (To be continued)
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