Chapter 1140: Battle of the River Valley (9)
In fact, the minefield more than 300 meters away from the mountain road is not close, and the explosion is basically not heard here, and the explosion of the miniature infantry mine is no louder than the sound of gunfire, but from time to time the miserable howls of the Japanese can be heard faintly.
But the three detachments did not pursue, but all the staff were extremely vigilant to guard this section of the area close to the mountain road, so as not to be rushed out by the Japanese troops who had finally driven into the mountains. Not to mention that the three infantry squad No. 30 had to go to the sky, and most of the infantry who had already run from the position at the fastest speed even the brothers had to finish playing.
It can be said that the five minutes of defense were as long as a century for Mi Lao Wu and others, and it was not until more than 100 bayonet battalion infantry moved more than 100 boxes of artillery shells on three carts far away from this place, and dozens of people were unanimously relieved.
The greatest danger is gone, and what remains is to exterminate the remnants of the Japanese gangsters hiding in the stone peaks.
However, it was much simpler, and after ordering everyone to stay a hundred meters away, more than two dozen mortars of the bayonet battalion were mounted and poured more than a hundred shells into the stone mountain, which allowed three roundabout squads and four reinforced infantry squads to enter it.
It is true that there are still Japanese soldiers hiding in the pinnacles or shallow stone caves, and they are lucky not to be killed, and the search team still encounters those who resist with all their might. But in this narrow space, even if they want to sneak attack, it is an extremely difficult thing, the 38 big cover is too long, especially the Japanese army at this time is still stupid to put a bayonet on the rifle, the slightest movement, the bayonet on the stone on the mountain sound.
On the other hand, the several infantry squads that entered Shifeng to search, almost all of them were squad leaders and squad deputies, with submachine guns on their backs and "black stars" in their hands, and the speed of shooting was much faster than that of rifles. The infantry with semi-automatic rifles in the back is basically pinned to the arm, the butt is clamped under the armpit, and the muzzle is diagonally pointed downward, which can ensure that the first shot can be fired, but there is no intention of stabbing in such a place.
The difference in equipment and the correct use of tactics basically guaranteed the absolute superiority of the infantry of the bayonet battalion in such a search operation.
Except for one infantryman who was stabbed in the arm by a very cunning Japanese soldier who was hiding by the stone pillar with a bayonet in his hand, the officers and men of the seven infantry squads involved were basically intact, killing more than 20 remaining Japanese soldiers.
As for the rest, they were either killed by mortars, or they were killed and injured by rushing into minefields in a panic.
The miniature infantry mine is actually not lethal, but it is enough to blow off the soles of the feet or even break the legs, why it will be blown up, it is because the space is not large, and the infantry mines are too much, and many of the Japanese soldiers who were injured by the explosion are slightly abnormal and hit the mine again, and then the severe pain may lead to re-hitting, and finally being killed by the explosion.
Of course, it's not without cleverness, the first time Zhonglei immediately chose to turn into a sculpture on one leg independently, but that, it will be seen by the bayonet battalion infantry who searched from above, and then killed with one shot, any dodge is futile, even if you dodge the bullets, you can't dodge the mines.
However, including the Japanese army itself, they did not know how many people could hide in this stone mountain full of death, and after searching for half an hour in seven infantry squads, after counting, the Japanese troops killed here were about 76 people, and then basically withdrew from this area. The area of the minefield is thousands of square meters, and even the initiators do not dare to enter the land of death, and the miniature infantry mines hidden by dust and mud do not recognize people.
No one knew that there were still survivors there. It wasn't until a long time later that a Japanese army that had reoccupied the mountain heard about the minefield and sent someone to check it out. Unexpectedly, there are not only mines here that cannot be cleared and completely removed, but there is also a big living person, a guy with a beard covered with a torn military uniform, like a wild man who is extremely wary of everyone.
Active in the center of the minefield, like a monkey, jumping on stones two or three meters apart, it was not until he heard the familiar shouting in his native language that the wild man began to cry and report loudly in his native language.
It turned out that he was a captain under Lieutenant Ishida Inoue, the 4th Infantry Squadron of the 3rd Infantry Wing of the 79th Infantry Wing of the 40th Infantry Brigade of the entire army, that is, the little captain who was proficient in Chinese for Ishida Inoue to inquire about news.
When Ishida Inoue was beaten into slag by a magical shot, the Japanese army commander who was completely desperate jumped into the stone mountain and ran wildly towards the last way of life, magically dodging the Chinese's rain-like mortars and magically evading the pursuit of the Chinese, and breaking into the minefield.
One by one, his companions were killed and wounded by invisible mines, and then, curling himself up in a ball and hiding in a thick stone cave that was no longer than a small water tank, the Japanese commander watched the Chinese occupying the commanding heights shoot the wounded companions who did not dare to move one after another, and he himself did not dare to move until the terrible Chinese all left.
Although the Chinese were gone, the minefield was still there, and soon he could clearly hear the sound of the Chinese army marching on the mountain road, at least in the thousands. After hiding for two or three days with hunger, the frightened Commander Wu dared to come out, but he could not leave the minefield, even if he tried his best to climb the stone mountain after ten days, he could not be tragically determined, unless he passed through the minefield, he could only stay in this area forever.
The seemingly safe hill is too far away from his location, and the nearest one is more than ten meters.
When he asked what day the friendly army was across the hill, the Japanese commander who was in rags and wished he could cover his body with a beard cried even more sadly, he had been in the rocky mountains in the minefield for eight months, from autumn to winter to spring and then to early summer.
It truly realizes the hermit life of "there is no time in the mountains, and it has been a thousand years in the world".
This Japanese commander named Kawaguchi Toshi was undoubtedly lucky, he was not only the only survivor of the 2nd Infantry Squadron and the Baggage Squadron, but even the only survivor of the 3rd Infantry Brigade. Moreover, he can also provide information about the operation of this battle for the Japanese command to study the tactics of the 129th Division of the 18th Army, as well as the damned independent regiment.
Yes, it was only a few months later that the intelligence of the Independent Regiment's participation in this battle was learned by the senior intelligence officers of the Japanese army from the Military Administration Department of the Chinese government that the commander of the North China Dispatch Army almost did not dig out the super fools of the 20th Division who had already died in battle. You can't even figure out who your opponent is and where you are operating, and you are not unjustly dead.
Kawaguchi Toshi, who had been brought back from the mountain by rope with great effort by the Japanese army, was sent to the headquarters of the North China Front in Beiping, where he recounted the battle in detail to General Binshan Moto, who had replaced Terauchi Shouichi as commander of the North China Front.
It was also thanks to the oral account of this "minefield hermit" that the Japanese war history had the opportunity to truly record the ambush battle encountered by the 3,000 reinforcements led by Ryo Ikeda in the valley of Shangling Village.
The Japanese military history experts who like mouth artillery also had a great opportunity to complain about Liu Dazhu's cunning, and through the description of the Japanese army commander who witnessed this incident and witnessed the stubborn imperial warrior Ishida Inoue being bombed by a cannon, they still did not analyze that the Chinese had no intention of surrendering? The cunning Chinese commander has been stalling for time and waiting for an opportunity, and the good man and the goods are both good and good.
Of course, people are meant to be killed. The goods are to be moved.
Kawaguchi, who had suffered physical and psychological trauma, was lucky enough to be sent back to Japan without participating in the rest of the war. After the war, based on his legendary experience, Japan's main island also made a special film called "240 Days in the Minefield", which depicts how a "lone hero" survived tenaciously in the terrible minefield of the Chinese, and survived for 8 months by feeding on the rain in the sky and the carcasses of small animals killed by mines.
Of course, from the initiators to the Japanese archives and agencies, there was no mention of the dozen or so scattered and shiny white bones of Japanese soldiers in the minefield. If it is naturally corrupted, 8 months is really not enough, and there is no mountain wind that can blow the bones around.
However, there is still a doubt in the Japanese military materials that people can't explain, who can kill Lieutenant Ishida with one shot?
It was not until the declassification of the Chinese military archives decades later that all the doubts of the Japanese were solved.
That shot was not deliberately done by human beings.
The grenade dropped by the recruit Danzi Xiaoshan overturned the mountain cannon and killed the Japanese trainee artillery squad leader who was about to open the gun, and pulled the gun latch before he died to make the mountain gun fire smoothly, but at this time the gun body had been tilted and knocked down, and the muzzle of the gun was not facing the sky but slightly tilted downward, coupled with the violent shaking of the gun body.
The cannon was fired, but the shell caused by the accident did not fly in the normal curve trajectory as usual, but hit the gun straight in the direction where the muzzle was pointing. But this is not the most miraculous, the most miraculous thing is that from the cannon port to the baggage cart where Ishida Inoue is hiding, there are two small mountain tips in between, even if there is a direct space, the field of vision will definitely not exceed two fists wide. But this cannon happened so magically, just grazing the tips of two consecutive mountains, and one shot hit the baggage truck on the mountain road 320 meters away, and its trajectory was so accurate that it could be called a sniper.
In fact, when the search battle came to an end, and the most important artillery shells and other materials were transported to the mountain ridge to hide, Liu Dazhu and several high-ranking officials of the bayonet battalion personally inspected the platform where the mountain artillery was captured on the hill.
The corpses of the Japanese soldiers and the mountain artillery were still in place, and several major captains with incomparable combat experience could only have a collective toothache after listening to the report of the recruits, rejoicing for this lucky boy and feeling extremely lucky for themselves.
If it weren't for his resolute attack, I'm afraid that this cannon would have cost a few casualties. If it is known by the waves, I am afraid it will be another good training. In the eyes of the regimental commander, the life of a soldier is much more important than these baggage.
That's a big credit.
But that credit alone may not be enough.
It can only be said that this unlucky recruit who was whipped and almost lost his head was a god of good luck this time, a grenade overturned the mountain cannon that had been ready to be fired, and sent the Japanese commander into the sky with a magical shot, completely disintegrating the fighting spirit of the Japanese army, and completely capturing the supplies of 3,000 people.
Except for a cart of cans gone.
In fact, it can't be said that it is completely gone, and dozens of them have fallen from the mountain position. That guy was definitely strong, and he flew more than 400 meters and broke a lot of thick branches.
Liu Dazhu tasted it, although the taste was average, there were dishes and beef, which was no worse than the fried rice with beef jerky served by the independent group.
"Haha, boy, a mountain cannon plus today's heavy capture, the first credit of this battle belongs to you, Lao Tzu's ten whips are not in vain. Say, how do you want Lao Tzu to reward you? Liu Dazhu rarely patted Xiaoshan's shoulder and laughed.
The recruit only grinned, so that Mi Lao Wu on the side was anxious for him, didn't this thing roar quite vigorously at that time? At this time, the battalion commander has personally promised, why won't he ask for a reward?
"Yes, you melon baby, you don't need you to say it. After the war, Lao Tzu asked the rice platoon commander to help you propose. Liu Dazhu rubbed the stupid recruit's head fiercely and said with a smile.
The recruit's mouth almost didn't crack to the back of his head.