The 9th Division in a dilemma

Seeing the streets, because of the unprecedented victory of the total annihilation of the Japanese cavalry wing, the common people who were almost crazy. In the barracks not far from the headquarters, I heard one after another earth-shattering slogans. The corners of the division commander Li Chengtian's mouth quickly flashed an unknown smile.

At this moment, Chief of Staff Wang Yusheng walked into the office with the same smile on his face.

"Division commander, it's crazy, the whole county is crazy. You don't know that the recruiting office, which was unattended a few hours ago, is now crowded with young adults who have come to apply. I just went to see it, and in less than two hours, more than 1,500 young adults had signed up to join the army. And, and the number is still growing...."

"Also, not only the recruiting office, but also many wealthy merchants in the city, after learning that our army had completely annihilated the Japanese cavalry wing, they did not have the hostility they had towards us before, and took the initiative to send a large amount of food and money to support our army. So far, the logistics office of our ** First Division has received more than 150,000 yuan in aid from various places..."

"Hehe, Lao Wang, aren't these what we want to see? As long as the morale of the common people is raised, we will no longer have any worries in the next struggle, and we only need to go to the front line to fight with confidence. As for the newly recruited recruits, all of them are formed into recruit companies in units of 100 people, and 30 special combat personnel are drawn from the units for training. Tell the brothers that the delay is to teach the recruits to shoot and strengthen their marks. As for the ammunition used in training, don't be afraid of consumption, there are so many in the little devil's warehouse, I will replenish as much as I need. In a word, in the shortest possible time, let these recruits go to the battlefield and shoot and kill the enemy...."Li Seungtian ordered.

"Yes. Division Commander...."Wang Yusheng replied approvingly.

A few minutes later, when Wang Yusheng stood in front of Li Chengtian again. It was still a smiling face just now. At this moment. It was already shrouded in a serious look. He said to Wang Yusheng in front of him: "Old man, since the goal of annihilating the Japanese cavalry wing has been achieved, next, let's prepare to deal with the two infantry wings sent by the Japanese Ninth Division." ”

"How. A few hours passed, and we left the people behind to carry out the surveillance. Did you send back the latest news about the 9th Division of the Japanese Army...."

"Yes...."When it came to business, Wang Yusheng also returned to his usual capable appearance as soon as possible. Walk up to the map and start the introduction.

"According to the latest reconnaissance. After the main forces of the Japanese army arrived on the battlefield. In the face of the great gift we left behind, once again pay the price of a squadron. However, perhaps the shock of the cavalry wing being wiped out by us in a short period of time was too great for the Japanese army. Nearly 10,000 Japanese troops, facing more than 1,000 corpses on the Xianshan Highway, actually stagnated...."

"According to the estimates of the scouts who were hiding around the Japanese army, tonight. This group of Japanese troops should camp in the area of Xianshan and dispose of more than a thousand corpses of the cavalry wing..."

"As far as I know. In the decades that the Japanese army ruled Taiwan, there had never been a single incident in which a cavalry wing had been annihilated. Now, a cavalry wing has only lasted less than half an hour before we have been wiped out, and if I were the commander of the Little Devil Division, I would also have stagnated and reconsidered the opponent's combat effectiveness...."Li Seungtian replied.

However, at this point, a strange smile once again appeared at the corner of Rhee's mouth. Then, he said to Wang Yusheng in front of him: "Old Wang, we have captured so many war horses at one time, if we don't use them, then we will be too sorry for the big gift given to us by the little devil." ”

"I mean, since the little devils don't move, then we're going to impress them. Change the passive to the active, and eliminate the two infantry wings sent by the 9th Division little by little..."..., "Order, the logistics office must prepare three days' worth of dry rations for everyone in the division before dark. After dark, they set off immediately, and the target was that the Japanese army camped in Xianshan. In addition, all the captured war horses were sent to the head of the regiment, and the head of the regiment immediately dispatched a group of elite soldiers, took horses as a substitute, and set off to the battlefield first, using the special tactics we are good at to attack the little devils. In a word, before the main force arrives at the battlefield, we must not let the little devils be at peace, and kill and injure the living forces of the little devils as much as possible...."

"Teacher, don't worry. Special attacks are our forte. I promise, after tonight, I will make the little devils stationed in Xianshan regret fighting us...."Chief of Staff Wang Yusheng replied with a confident face.

The current mood of Lieutenant General Mori Gang, commander of the Ninth Division, where the Japanese army was stationed in Xianshan, was almost no different from what Li Chengtian had guessed. At this moment, when he thought of the more than 1,000 cavalry corpses densely packed on the road, he couldn't help but start to have a headache, and at the same time, he also had a strong fear in his heart about the enemy he was about to face.

Just when Lieutenant General Mori Gang racked his brains to think about how his invincible cavalry wing could be wiped out in a short period of time. When the enemy you are about to face has how strong your combat power is. His adjutant Kuno Shaozo walked in with a solemn face.

"Kuno-kun, haven't you found out yet?" Several hours had passed, but even the shadow of the enemy had not yet been clarified, which could not but annoy Lieutenant General Mori Gang, the commander of the division, who had lost a cavalry wing for no apparent reason. Seeing the adjutant in front of him, Lieutenant General Morioka asked with an annoyed expression.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, please calm your anger..."

"After reconnaissance, not a single person in the entire cavalry wing escaped the net, and all of them were killed. Therefore, we simply cannot know the enemy's strength from our own mouths. However, from the bullet casings left by the enemy in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road, we estimate that the total strength of the Chinese who participated in the ambush this time was definitely not less than 2,000. But...," Adjutant Kuno replied with a hesitant expression.

"But what, it's all this time, what else can't be said?" Lieutenant General Morioka asked with a frown.

"Hayi, after investigation, it was found that among the people who participated in the ambush, except for the people who were ambushed in the mountain pass, they used light and heavy machine guns. The China, who were lying in ambush on both sides of the road, showed no sign of using light and heavy machine guns. That is, the entire cavalry wing, almost all of them died in the rifle fire of the people of China ...."

"Moreover, the corpses of the war horses left from the scene and the speed of the retreat of the people of China can be assured. In the entire China ambush force, there must have been a large number of sharpshooters. Otherwise. Chaotic battlefield. There would simply not have been so many intact horses left for the people of China to capture and take away. Kuno replied affirmatively.

After listening to Kuno Shaosa's answer, Lieutenant General Morioka immediately fell into deep thought. After a few minutes, he spoke with a pensive face.

"Kuno-kun, from what you just answered. We are not sure. The total strength of this rebel army is about 2,000 people. Meantime. The entire unit was armed with only a small number of light and heavy machine guns. Otherwise, in the battle of ambushing our cavalry wing, it would be impossible for this enemy not to use light and heavy machine guns, which have a lot of lethality to the cavalry. But. Even so. The rebel army also has a large number of sharpshooters. And it was because of the existence of these sharpshooters that the rebels, who lacked light and heavy machine guns, won the entire ambush battle in a short period of time...."

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Division Commander is wise, and that's what humble duties mean...."Kuno Shaozo replied affirmatively.

After receiving an affirmative answer from the adjutant. Lieutenant General Mori Gang's solemn face finally showed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time. After a long sigh of relief. He said lightly: "Sharpshooters, my Ninth Division also has a large number of sharpshooters, and on the battlefield, it can completely suppress the enemy's sharpshooters." In this case, the only advantage of this rebel army is gone in front of the elite infantry of our 9th Division. The order goes down, the troops will rest here tonight, and send troops to Hsinchu County early tomorrow morning to avenge the cavalry wing...."...,

In the dark night, a group of commanders and fighters of the first division carrying light and heavy machine guns and mortars on their shoulders were quietly wiping out the Japanese barracks under the command of their respective company platoon commanders.

Along the way, all the light and dark sentinels of the Japanese army in front of them, without exception, were all killed at the hands of dozens of special combat personnel who acted as forwards.

In less than ten minutes, the entire sneak attack unit successfully touched a high ground less than 100 meters away from the Japanese barracks.

"According to the original plan, the artillery fired all the shells as quickly as possible, and the heavy machine gunners fired ten plates, and they had to retreat unconditionally. All light machine gunners, be ready to fight at any time, stay behind the break, cover the retreat of the artillery heavy machine gunners....ten minutes ready, ten minutes later, immediately attack...."

At the sound of an order, the thirty-six mortars collected by the head of the regiment from all over the place, under the control of a gunner, quickly raised the muzzle of his black hole. At the same time, the shells were also fitted with fuses and ready to fire under the manipulation of the ammunition man.

As for the twelve heavy machine guns, it was even simpler, placed directly on the top of the hill with the widest firing range. The muzzles of the black holes, without exception, were all aimed at the Japanese camp at the foot of the mountain, which was full of various military tents.

"Start attacking ...."

"Woo woo woo ...boom boom boom ......"Wen Changtian gave an order, and 36 shells quickly spewed out the barrels with a dull sound and flew towards the Japanese military camp close at hand. Suddenly, the 36th Regiment's huge fireball, like the 36th dodging huge fireworks, rose into the air in the Japanese barracks.

It took less than two minutes for a full 720 mortar shells to be fired into the Japanese barracks at the foot of the mountain. At the same time, the scorching tongues of fire are also like the scythe of death that specializes in harvesting the lives of little devils, and they are specially aimed at hitting the places where there are many little devils in the barracks...

Perhaps because of the condescending position of the machine gunners, the barracks within a kilometer of the mountain top, without exception, all became the strike range of the twelve machine gunners. In a word, in the barracks, which was completely shrouded in artillery fire, wherever the twelve machine gunners stared at, all that remained was a mutilated corpse.

The whole sneak attack, under Wen Changtian's orders, came quickly and ended quickly. A small number of Japanese troops reacted very quickly, although they were very fast, and immediately pounced on the hill where the heavy machine guns were located. However, in the face of the frantic strafing and suppression of dozens of light machine guns, the little devils who participated in the counterattack, after paying a large number of casualties, had to watch the sneak attack troops calmly withdraw from their positions.

"Baga, how is it possible, how can there be such a large casualty...."Looking at the casualty data in his hand, Lieutenant General Morioka was shocked and incredible...

It turned out that under the blow of 720 rounds of artillery shells and almost 6,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, the entire Japanese garrison, in addition to paying the price of destroying a large amount of materials, also paid a huge price of 1,124 officers and men killed, 451 officers and men seriously injured, and nearly 1,000 soldiers slightly injured. So far, the 9th Division, so far without real contact with the enemy, has paid a huge price for one cavalry wing, as well as two infantry brigades.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, please calm your anger. According to the reconnaissance, in the sneak attack just now, the cunning enemy used a total of 36 mortars, 12 heavy machine guns and at least 30 light machine guns, and in the face of such fire intensity, coupled with their sudden strike, our troops did not have any time to react...."The adjutant replied in a low voice.

"What about the sentries, why didn't our sentries find out about so many heavy weapons being delivered to us...", Lieutenant General Mori Gang growled.

"All the sentries were killed by the enemy with daggers and bayonets, so....", the adjutant replied.

"Nani, with a dagger and a bayonet......how is it possible, my God, what kind of troops are our opponents, my 9th Division, facing. You say, the enemy, how the hell did the enemy do it. First the destruction of the cavalry wing, then the secret killing of the sentries, the attack on the entire garrison ...."

"Next, will the next division and regiment headquarters be terminated by the enemy....check, check for me, use all the forces that can be used, and we must find out what kind of troops our opponent is." After a series of attacks, Lieutenant General Morioka was completely angry, and almost roared at his subordinates in front of him.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Division Commander...... It's just that tomorrow morning, will the troops continue to attack Hsinchu County according to the original plan..."A wing commander asked cautiously.

"Bastard, are you being beaten stupid. Attack, even the strength of the enemy has not been figured out, how to attack. Do you think that we have lost fewer troops because of the light enemy? I have ordered the troops to cease all activities until the specific strength of this force has been ascertained. In addition, all the sentinels scattered around the garrison have sent me double sentries to prevent the enemy from sneaking up again..."Lieutenant General Morioka ordered angrily.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Division Commander is wise...."

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