Chapter 9 9. Critical moments
"Listen to my orders later, and when the charge sounds, I will rush up and kill all the little devils. They must not be allowed to occupy positions. ”
Holding on for several hours, only more than 80 of the more than 180 people in the third battalion remained.
The lonely remnant sun, shining on the warrior's face, inexplicably adds a bit of tragedy to the world.
The remaining more than 80 fighters clenched the broadswords and bayonets in their hands, their eyes like torches.
The hilltop position of the Eighth Route Army was full of gunsmoke, but it was extremely quiet. The devil infantry advanced without the slightest resistance.
It must be that the Eighth Route Army is running out of ammunition and is making its final death throes.
The devil commander, who has rich combat experience, judged that the Eighth Route Army must be running out of ammunition and food, and ordered the troops to put on bayonets and be ready for white-knuckle combat at any time.
At this time, the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army, which were rushing to the position of the 998th Regiment, were already close at hand.
Just now, the sound of gunfire shook the sky, and the whole battlefield was quiet at this moment. No sound can be heard in the distance.
Could it be that the devils have already taken up the position?
It's hard to rush dozens of kilometers to help, can't it be too late?
The commander of the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army asked, "How long will it take?" ”
A staff officer next to him opened the map and took a closer look at the surrounding terrain: "Just go over this hill in front of us." ”
Time is of the essence, and every minute on the battlefield can make the difference between victory and defeat in a war. The silence of the gunfire means that there are two possibilities: first, the devil has occupied the position; Second, the two sides are fighting bayonets.
In either case, the situation is critical.
"All the fighters speed up and get ready for battle!"
On the battlefield, the little devil with a bayonet touched the top of the mountain.
Battalion Commander He stared closely at the little devils under the position, and motioned to the trumpeter to blow the trumpet.
The trumpeter ran to the highest point of the position, motionless, and sounded the trumpet.
As soon as the fierce trumpet sounded, all the warriors rushed out of the trenches, pouring down like a raging flood, and charged towards the devils at the foot of the mountain.
Battalion Commander He shouted loudly: "Kill his mother's little devil." ”
As soon as the infantry commander heard the charge of the Eighth Route Army, he immediately drew his saber and stabbed it into the sky, shouting: "Attack!" ”
Hearing the commander's order, the little devil roared like a pig and rushed towards the Eighth Route Army, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army roared like a lion and a cheetah, brandishing a big knife and slashing at the devil.
The two armies were close to each other, and the sound of swords clashing and roaring on the battlefield was mixed.
Battalion Commander He led the troops to rush to the front first, his broadsword drew several arcs in the air, and a little devil dropped his gun and fell to the ground and died.
Liang Meng jumped up with an arrow and landed in front of a little devil. The devil's eyes were fierce, and he couldn't wait to devour Liang Meng alive and skin him alive.
Liang Meng stabbed with a false move, and the little devil blocked the gun, and he deliberately exposed a flaw to the devil.
The devil glanced at it, and Liang Meng's chest was exposed in front of him, defenseless, which was not known to make people stab.
The devil's bayonet thrust forward, and a cold light flashed in Liang Meng's eyes. It was too late to say that it was too fast, and one dodged the thrust.
He clamped the devil's gun with his left hand, and the devil pulled back a few times but couldn't move. The bayonet in Liang Meng's right hand fell from above, cutting through the devil's neck, and blood spurted out.
One devil fell to the ground, and the little devil behind followed. Taking advantage of Liang Meng's unpreparedness, he stabbed over.
Liang Meng immediately used a bayonet to block the devil's bayonet, and at the same time, the bayonet swooped straight into the devil's heart, piercing straight into the devil's body, like an extremely sharp knife easily inserted into the tofu.
Liang Meng immediately pulled out the tip of his knife, and Yin Hong's blood gushed out.
The devil fell backwards and whimpered for his life.
In front of Liang Meng, a special soldier with explosive combat effectiveness, these little devils are like live targets for training, and he can solve 2 in three strokes and five divided by two, without any pressure.
A small hill turned into a human purgatory in an instant, with only heroic shouts and corpses all over the ground.
Company Commander Xu noticed that Liang Meng's kung fu was indeed good, and only three or four people could kill a devil, so he took two of them in a while. It made him unbelievable.
In the Japanese military tent, Shino Ueno Shaosa was very anxious, and he raised his watch from time to time to check the time.
It had been a full three hours since he gave the order, but even the position of the Eighth Route Army had not yet captured an inch, and there were many casualties.
"This army is really powerful, it stubbornly blocked our army's attack for several hours, and the three hilltop positions were not captured at all......"
Suddenly, a fierce firefight sounded behind the devil, interrupting Shino Ueno's thoughts.
A soldier rushed to the tent and reported: "Reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army have arrived behind us, and there is a fierce exchange of fire. ”
When Shino Ueno Shaoza heard the news he didn't want to hear, he immediately became angry and smashed a ceramic cup on the table: "Baga! ”
With a "pop", the cup shattered into slag and splashed everywhere. The soldier who reported it was so frightened that he lowered his head even lower.
The whole plan was ruined at this moment.
He immediately turned from anger to composure and pondered for a few seconds.
"Retreat all!" Shino Ueno gave an unwilling order. As long as it was an hour or two late, he would be able to wipe out all of them.
Hundreds of charging devils poured up from the foot of the mountain, and suddenly they heard the order to retreat from the top of the mountain.
How did the little devil retreat?
One of the soldiers heard a burst of gunfire in the distance, and he suddenly realized that reinforcements were coming, and shouted happily: "It's reinforcements, reinforcements have arrived!" ”
If it's a little later, I'm afraid they'll all become the grave grass on this hillside.
Liang Meng gasped for air, his face and body covered in blood. This time was the closest he came to death.
After a round of fighting, only 50 people were alive in his unit.
Everyone's face showed the joy of returning from hell.
Shino Ueno's surprise attack failed to achieve the operational goal of the 998th Regiment of the whole annihilation, and he regretted it. He ordered his troops to avoid head-on exchanges with the Eighth Route reinforcements and withdraw from the battle as soon as possible.
Shino Ueno asked the staff officer beside him, "Who is the commander of this 998 regiment?" ”
Staff officer: "Report, regiment commander Wang Tianshui." ”
Zhi Naigami was ambitious, and before boarding the military vehicle, he looked at the position of the 998 regiment again: "The next time Commander Wang meets, I will definitely destroy you completely." ”
Failure to accomplish the combat objective means defeat. The word "failure" does not exist in the hearts of Japanese soldiers, so Shino Ueno deeply engraved this "shame" in his heart, as well as the 998 regiment unit that he could not attack for a long time.
Who would have thought that the two forces would meet again in the future?
The two battalions of the 785th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army rushed over to reinforce them, and they were very relieved to see that the 998th Regiment was still alive.
Commander Wang saluted the brother troops who rushed to reinforce them, without their non-stop rapid support, I am afraid that the number of their regiment would be gone.
After one day of battlefield cleanup, those comrades who died honorably were buried. At the same time, the weapons and ammunition left by the devils on the battlefield were also seized.
In this battle, the vitality of the 998th Regiment was greatly damaged. The first and second battalions lost more than half, and the third battalion was even worse. Half of the battalion was beaten to only 50 men.
The higher-ups decided that they must immediately transfer the base area, recuperate, and expand their troops, so as to prevent the devils from taking the devil by surprise again.
The 998th Regiment marched in the direction of Jialinggou to establish a base in the deeper mountainous areas and replenish its troops. (Collect!) Ask for recommendations! )