Chapter 477 Long Night 2
At the headquarters of the Japanese army in Taipei, Commander Yamashita Fengwen heard that an enemy division appeared in the south of Dajia Airport, and said angrily: "The enemy's reinforcements have come ashore, and Kono's attack has attracted enemy reinforcements, so he ordered the 25th Division to speed up its advance and ordered the 101st Division to quickly detour to the east of Dajia Airport." The 25th Division was ordered to attack at 9 o'clock, and the 101st Division must launch an attack in the early morning of tomorrow. According to the weather forecast, it will still be rainy in Taichung tomorrow, and we must not miss the opportunity. ”
Yamashita Fengwen couldn't control his emotions anymore, and he was so passive with a heavy army. "Order Kono to defend in place and hold off the enemy's forces!" "Report, the commander of the 18th Division, Taro Nakanaga, reported that the enemy had support artillery cover, and the attack of the headquarters was blocked again, and it was hoped that the friendly forces would speed up the attack." Yamashita was speechless, he knew in his heart that Nakanaga Taro and his artillery wing had been devastated, the attack was blocked, and the attack could not move.
In the terminal of Dajia Airport, Liu Yalou said excitedly: "Commander Mu, Meng Fei, this kid has a brilliant head, and he actually thought of using captured Japanese-style weapons to double the strike firepower. In this way, the Japanese troops on the southern side must have miscalculated. "The key is that the 41st Division was heavily damaged in the early morning, and the US military dispatched more than 100 bombers to carry out air strikes. The heavy losses of the 41st Division are good news for us, otherwise we may be forced to abandon the airfield and retreat to the bowl, this is just a hypothesis! ”
"Report, the reconnaissance unit report in Zhuolan's activity said that a large Japanese army was found!" "Immediately telegraphed Zhang Cheng to join up with the reconnaissance force as soon as possible to block the Japanese army." To the northeast of Dajia Airport, an improvised road winds its way through the mountains. The rain was pouring down in the dark, and the road was slippery underfoot. "Report to the head of the regiment, command calls!" A radio operator on his back made a report, and the red light of the radio station behind him flashed red. "Stop!" The special operators paused. "Contact Command now!" Zhang Cheng commanded. With the sound of tick-tock telegrams, Zhang Cheng learned that the reconnaissance troops had discovered the enemy's situation.
"Fellow, how far is this place from Zhuolan!" Zhang Cheng asked a local guide. "Sir, this place is still 5 miles away from Zhuolan!" The troops continued to advance, and suddenly there were sporadic gunfire from the front. "The reconnaissance unit exchanged fire with the Japanese army, running forward!" Although Jie Zhenbang, the commander of the special operations group, led 150 special combat personnel to fight in the Pacific theater, the special operations team suffered certain losses in the previous air battle in order to rescue the pilots. However, the blood transfusion function of the special forces training base of the Eighth Route Army is sound, and the special operations brigade still maintains an establishment of 300 people.
Zhang Cheng led his troops to quickly join the reconnaissance troops, and a reconnaissance platoon commander pointed to the road below the mountain and said: "Commander Zhang, after we found the Japanese army, we immediately reported to the headquarters, and the headquarters informed that a blocking force had been sent. In order to alert you, we fired at the vanguard of the Japanese army. The Japanese army dispatched search units and searched along both sides of the road. "Great! Let's start with the Japanese search force! The bazooka detachment remained, and the others went out in battle teams of three, meeting here for an hour. ”
The special forces were ordered to immediately form a three-person battle team and disappear into the shadows. The roar of motors was heard on the road at the foot of the mountain, and after a while several armored vehicles showed a vague shadow. "Damn, the Japanese army wants to get the armored vehicles out of the way, and the bazookas are ready to take out the Japanese armored vehicles. We must give the Japanese the illusion that there are blocking forces here. "Gunfire was heard in the woods on both sides of the road, and the Japanese army was still holding back on the road, and the armored vehicles were carrying out fire reconnaissance with machine gun fire. The continuous gunfire in the woods on both sides of the road made it difficult for the Japanese commander to make correct judgments, so the large force could not move forward.
Soon after, the main force of the 25th Division came up, and the commander of the Japanese division was furious when he heard that the vanguard unit had been intercepted by the guerrillas. The commander of the Japanese division ordered that the search force be left to deal with the enemy guerrillas, and the large force advanced at full speed. An hour later, the team returned to their place to report their results. At this time, the Japanese armored vehicles began to advance, and Zhang Cheng ordered to form a blocking position, wait for the bazooka detachment to kill the armored vehicles, and hunt the Japanese soldiers freely.
Several armored vehicles that were opening the road in front were accurately hit by rockets, and the burning flames of armored vehicles lit up the night sky. Suddenly, the Japanese soldiers became live targets, and the snipers took the opportunity to hunt and kill the target, and the Japanese officers and machine gunners were shot one after another. The Japanese army again stopped advancing. The highway area is narrow, flanked by mountains and dense forests, and the Japanese army has a strong force but cannot use it, on the contrary, the special operations brigade is indeed at ease. "Report to the captain, the regiment commander asked me to tell you that your squadron will pull to the right to block the attack, and retreat on its own after 12 o'clock!" In the dark, the correspondent conveyed the order of the regimental commander.
"Please tell the regiment commander and promise to complete the mission!" The special operation is to be mobile and flexible, and squadron leader Li Gang immediately led his subordinates to cross the road and enter the woods on the right. After Li Gang participated in the Battle of Burma, he was promoted to captain of the detachment due to his excellent performance. He was seriously wounded in the air battle to seize air supremacy in East China and rescue the pilot, and was later promoted to squadron leader. After Jie Zhenbang, commander of the special operations team, led his troops to participate in the Pacific operation, the post of captain of the special operations team has been vacant. Obviously, the position of captain must be produced among several squadron leaders, but several squadron leaders are very good and equal.
As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and Li Gang is naturally not to be left behind. Commander Mu has already said that in this Taiwan Strait operation, he will appoint the post of group leader as appropriate depending on the performance of several squadron leaders. The captain of the Special Operations Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, although his military rank is major, the signboard of the special operations team leader is well-known in the battle sequence of the Eighth Route Army, and Li Gang naturally will not miss this opportunity. "Brethren! Our mission was to stop the Japanese advance. Stormy nights, high mountains and dense forests, it is the time for our special forces to show their skills. As the saying goes, it takes seven inches to fight a snake, and although the Japanese army is the main force, they can't be used when they gather on the road. ”
"We are in the dark, the enemy is in the light, I decided to attack the Japanese headquarters, so as to disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army and slow down the advance of the Japanese army!" Li Gang led his troops to penetrate in depth, and the mountainous dense forests played a good cover, and soon they interspersed 2 kilometers to the north. The vanguard of the Japanese army was blocked, and the large force remained on the road. "Report captain, look where there is a horse lantern, it must be the Japanese command!" Suddenly, the lantern went out. "Squadron leader, did the Japanese army find us?" It's impossible, the Japanese army is lighting control, and we will block it here! ”
"The distance was about 200 meters, I fired two flares, the snipers were ready, and the target was the commander of the Japanese army." The sniper condescended and immediately entered combat preparations, and Li Gang pulled out his illuminated pistol and fired two flares in succession. Under the bright light of the flares, a large number of Japanese officers appeared. The flares could last more than ten seconds in the air, and the snipers had no missed shots, and the Japanese officers had no time to react at all. When Li Gang led his subordinates to retreat south after leaving the gathering point for a long time, the Japanese army was still firing fiercely with various weapons.
Unbeknownst to Li Gang, the target of their attack was the headquarters of a wing of the 25th Division of the Japanese Army. The sudden blow went down to the wing commander and down to the combat staff officer, and the command was paralyzed by either death or injury. The efficiency of the special operation was extremely high, and the Japanese 25th Division advanced slowly, reaching the vicinity of Dajia Airport at about 1 o'clock in the morning. The vanguard of the Japanese army arrived at the attack position and launched a large-scale attack in a fit of rage, as a result, the 2nd Airborne Regiment, the Special Operations Regiment Assault Group, and the Firepower Brigade stubbornly resisted, and the Japanese offensive was collapsed. With the arrival of the main forces of the Japanese army, the offensive area of the Japanese army began to expand, and the pressure on the defensive troops increased sharply. Just when the situation was dangerous, the 47th Brigade of the 16th Division, which had come ashore at midnight, arrived, and the defensive line was firmly established.
Later, Xiao Feng also deployed the 48th Brigade at Dajia Airport, and the Japanese attack was contained. The next day, the weather was overcast and the sky was pouring rain. The weather conditions did not allow the air force to be dispatched, and the Japanese took the opportunity to start a powerful offensive again. After dawn, the Japanese 101st Division appeared in the east of Dajia Airport and immediately launched a fierce attack. The air route cannot be transported, but the sea transport line cannot be blocked. In the morning, the three brigades of the 17th Division went ashore and quickly pulled to Dajia Airport. The Japanese army's attempt to quickly take Wanli and Dajia airfields was aborted.
Relying on the abundant forces, the Japanese army continued to launch attacks, and fought fiercely for three consecutive days, accompanied by the landing of the 17th and 18th divisions of the 6th Army of the 2nd Corps one after another, and the landing force gained a firm foothold. In the following days, the weather was good and bad, and the US military transport plane fleet was dispatched as soon as the weather allowed it, and a large number of military supplies, weapons, and ammunition were rushed to Dajia Airport. The U.S. bomber group also took advantage of the good weather conditions to launch fierce air strikes against the Japanese troops. Five days later, the Japanese could no longer organize a larger offensive.
Just 3 days after the successful landing of Wanli, the 9th Army of the 25th Corps successfully landed in Penghu, and the capture of Penghu was just around the corner. The Fuzhou Joint Command Headquarters was jubilant and the landing on Taiwan was successful, and congratulatory messages were sent from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the Military Commission, and the US Department of Defense. After the initial apprehension passed, the generals relaxed their nervousness. "Commander Ouyang, we can take a breath. The Japanese attacked for five consecutive days without success, and were forced to switch from offensive to defensive, and it seemed that the Japanese command had changed its plan to trap us in the Wanli area. Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi analyzed the battle situation.
"The Japanese army has a strong force and will not be willing to lose. The landing area is too small for a large corps to carry out operations, and we must expand the area of occupation. The 19th Division of the 6th Army has crossed the sea, and the 1st Independent Artillery Division of the headquarters has also passed, and Xiao Feng is fully capable of counterattacking. The telegram ordered Xiao Feng, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army in the north is our old opponent, and we must be determined to eat it. The Japanese army wanted to trap us in Wanli, but it was just wishful thinking. "Commander Ouyang, I'm afraid it's not easy to eat the 18th Division, the Japanese army will choose to retreat at any time!" Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi thought it was unrealistic to eat the reorganized 18th Division.
Ouyang Jian smiled: "Brother Bai, it's hard for you to forget that we still have a killer weapon in our hands!" "Mobilize the 4th Airborne Regiment to insert behind enemy lines to intercept, wonderful, wonderful!" Ha ha! How did I forget this reserved killer weapon. Bai Chongxi was overjoyed.