Chapter 63: The Nakajima troops have eaten gunpowder
ps: Update preview, tomorrow's update, Xiaofeng is going to the hospital to accompany his mother-in-law for a follow-up, forgive me!
Xiuxiu......
In order to capture the Tiger Cave Heights, Nakajima Isago specially removed a mountain artillery brigade from other places, and cooperated with a heavy artillery wing set up in the horse group.
In addition to two squadrons of light bombers of naval aviation, eighteen aircraft were attacked, and ground attacks were carried out on the Tiger Cave Heights.
For this attack, Nakajima personally sent a telegram to the commander of the Third Fleet, Hasegawa, asking him to increase the ratio of incendiary and armor-piercing shells in the aerial bombs.
Nakajima's purpose is to capture Tiger Cave in one fell swoop and wash away the shame of the annihilation of the 2nd Brigade of Japanese troops at Heights 151 yesterday.
Hundreds of shells were smashed in one go, enveloping the entire 230 heights, and the sound of violent explosions, orange-red fires soared into the sky, and the entire mountain peak was trembling!
After the smoke cleared, the banner of the "16th Division" was still flying high above the 230 Heights.
As if laughing at the Japanese army, you little deflated calves still want to knock the old lady down?
Nakajima was mad, so many shells went down, but he couldn't knock down the flagpole.
Is this going to make him completely lose his old face?
"Order the infantry, rush forward, and pull out the flag for me!" Nakajima had lost his mind and ordered angrily.
"Your Excellency the division commander, don't charge now, wait for the aviation to bomb, and then let the infantry attack!" Mitsuo Nakazawa hurriedly stopped the impulsive Nakajima.
"Yaga, you coward!"
"Your Excellency Division Commander, you still want to think about how the second brigade was broken." Mitsuo Nakazawa reminded loudly.
A fierce glint flashed in Nakajima's eyes, he is not a low-level commander, as a high-ranking commander, the most important thing is to have a cool head.
At that moment, he couldn't control the anger in his heart, but now he calmed down.
Rushing forward at this time, it was undoubtedly a joke on the lives of the Imperial soldiers, and the Chinese army could completely repeat the old trick and plant a large amount of explosives under the position.
Then wait until the Imperial soldiers rush up and detonate!
One place, suffering twice, he Nakajima is not only disgraced, he will become a joke of the Imperial Army.
This is unacceptable to him.
Holding back his anger, Nakashima waved his hand, allowing the herald to step aside for the time being.
This flag, Leng Feng specially explained, although the flagpole is wooden, but the inside is wedged into the steel bar, and the surrounding is wrapped with iron wire, and the end is fixed with a huge piece of concrete, buried deep in the ground.
In this way, the flagpole is a tumbler, and as long as the concrete at the end is not blown up, the flagpole will be erected forever on the 230 heights.
The Japanese shelled just now, and seven out of ten shells were aimed at the flag, and it was obvious that the six words on the flag had stimulated the Japanese army.
Especially the lieutenant general division commander.
At this moment, he is afraid that he will be like thunder, right?
"Lao Luo, you're injured!" Leng Feng came back and saw Song Yunfeng bandaging Luo Yufeng's head again, and his heart couldn't help but burst.
"It's okay, just now the devil shelled, and a stone flew from nowhere, which just hit my head and bleed." Luo Yufeng explained with a smile.
"Where is your steel helmet, why aren't you wearing a steel helmet?"
"Here." Guo Weiquan handed Leng Feng a smashed deflated steel helmet and said, "Luo Yingzao ...... just now."
"Shut up!"
Not to mention that Leng Feng also knew, Luo Yufeng must have gone to the position to observe, but fortunately he ran fast and picked up a life.
"The Japanese usually charge the infantry after the shelling, and it seems that they did not do it immediately, they must have been frightened by the events of last night." Leng Feng said, "Our move is a good start. ”
"Then what do you think the Japanese army will do next?"
"Aircraft reconnaissance, bombing, to see if there is anyone on the position." Leng Feng smiled evilly.
"Yes, I'll do the same if I were replaced, Brother Leng, you can keep the pulse of the Japanese." Luo Yufeng said.
"In the next step, as long as the Japanese planes see that there are still people on the position, their infantry will not dare to rush up easily, and we can withdraw." Leng Feng smiled.
"There are dummies on the battlefield, can you fool the devils over?"
"Fake, it really doesn't matter, do you see that forest, as long as we arrange some dummies there and make some movements, we will definitely be able to scare the Japanese army." Leng Feng pointed to a bush road in the valley on the left.
"Brother, it's really yours, the devil touched you, it's really been eight lifetimes of blood mold."
"Lao Luo, you are wounded, take someone to evacuate, I'll keep an eye here, the Japanese plane is coming soon." Leng Feng said.
"What about you?" Luo Yufeng asked with concern.
"I'll observe the next move of the Japanese army, and after the Japanese bomb that forest, I'll follow you together." Leng Feng explained.
"Okay, listen to you." Luo Yufeng nodded, and led most of the men and horses of the first battalion towards the second peak.
Leng Feng stayed with Cong Hu and a class.
Soon after Luo Yufeng and the others left, more than a dozen black dots flew over from the northeast, and the sky over Nanjing had already become the world of the Japanese air force.
Apparently a Japanese plane.
The two reconnaissance planes flew down first, circled several times on the high ground of the Tiger Cave, flew at a low altitude of 300 meters for half a minute, fired a few shuttle bullets, and then flew over in a northwestern direction.
About a dozen bombers flew over the next day.
Dozens of aerial bombs were dropped, and the Tiger Cave position was in flames, especially the 230 heights on the right flank, which were taken care of by the Japanese army, and not only dropped many incendiary bombs, but also at least four armor-piercing shells.
But I don't know if the pilots of the Japanese bombers have bad eyes, or if God is on the side of the Chinese.
Dropping the bomb, the flag of the "16th Division" seemed to be unaffected, still standing on the top of the hill, fluttering in the wind.
Such a strong bombardment has destroyed almost all the fortifications on the 230 heights, and if people are still on it, it is estimated that there will be few survivors left after the two waves of blows.
Luo Yufeng glanced back at the position he had fought, and couldn't help but feel a little lucky, if he didn't listen to Leng Feng's persuasion and directly gave up the high ground on the right flank of the Tiger Cave, I am afraid that the remaining more than 400 people in the first battalion would have to be explained.
He couldn't help but worry about the five regiments and three battalions on the 211 position on the left flank, Lao Hu didn't listen to persuasion, and he was afraid that he would regret it at the moment.
Battalion Commander Hu regretted it so much, he simply regretted his intestines, Luo Yufeng came to him and asked him to take the initiative to give up the Tiger Cave position and move towards the second peak.
The reason is very clear, the second brigade of the Japanese army was completely annihilated at the 151st heights, and with the temperament of the Japanese, they will definitely return to crazy revenge.
In this way, the Tiger Cave Heights became a place that the Japanese would definitely conquer, and they were bound to use the most violent means.
Otherwise, their own military morale will be shaken and their morale will be low.
The Japanese army was not an unjust division, and once it suffered a major defeat on the battlefield, it would be a big blow and it would easily have a chain reaction.
Therefore, the Japanese army will not easily let go of the defenders on the Tiger Cave, they want to retaliate, they want to occupy the Tiger Cave, and tear all the forces that stand in their way to pieces.
Leng Feng is very aware of the wolf temperament in the bones of the Japanese, the wolf is a grudge-bearing animal, and the heart is not broad-minded.
This is also the mentality of the widows of the island nation.
Sure enough, in front of the battle, he saw Nakajima Isago personally supervising the battle, mobilizing all resources, and bombing aircraft and artillery in turn, completely with a posture of completely erasing the Tiger Cave position.
On the left flank position, the smoke of gunpowder billowed and the flames soared into the sky.
"Hey, Cenza, yes, yes, we'll get out right now." In the command post, Battalion Commander Hu was difficult to ride a tiger, and he wanted to withdraw now, but his previous rejection of Luo Yufeng's words made his face hot.
"Two regiments and one battalion, they have withdrawn!"
"Withdrawn?" Qiu Qingquan was surprised, "When did you withdraw?" ”
"Last night."
"Last night, what's going on, hey, hey......"
The phone had been cut off, and it was clear that the telephone line leading to the Tiger Cave had been blown up, and the Japanese artillery fire and bombardment were too intense.
Standing on the commanding heights of Fugui Mountain and looking at the heights of Tiger Cave, there are bursts of artillery and raging fires, and it is incredible that the Japanese army has invested so much strength in order to attack such a mountain.
"Seats?" Qiao Guoliang gently came behind Qiu Qingquan.
"What's the matter?"
"The 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment has just received a telegram that they have withdrawn from the Tiger Cave Heights and are moving to the second peak, and there are no casualties for the time being."
"Luo Yufeng doesn't have such courage, it must be Leng Feng." Qiu Qingquan said, he knew that no matter how bold Luo Yufeng was, he would not dare to abandon his position, and if he was held accountable, he would have to go to a military court. ”
"Visit, what's going on?"
"Let the first battalion come back, rest for a while, and return to the building!" Qiu Qingquan thought for a moment and said slowly.
"You asked a battalion to reinforce Guanghuamen?"
"At this time, it can only be like this, they can actually withdraw safely, and they are the only new force that I can mobilize." Qiu Qingquan said worriedly, "Once the Guanghua Gate is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”
"Understood, I'm going to send a telegram to Battalion Commander Luo."
"Wait a minute, ask me where the cold front is!" Qiu Qingquan stopped Qiao Guoliang and commanded.
"Zanza, what are you?" Qiao Guoliang was puzzled.
"You don't know Leng Feng yet, he may not be with Luo Yufeng at the moment, although he gave up the Tiger Cave Heights, it may not be cowardice, he may still stay there, waiting for the opportunity to find a fighter." Qiu Qingquan said.
"It's unlikely, isn't it?"
"You're not Leng Feng, he's a very adventurous person, with him, anything can happen, go ahead, I hope I'm wrong." Qiu Qingquan said.
"Yes!"
Outside the Zhonghua Gate, the 6th Division Tani Toshio and the 114th Division Suematsu Shigeji sat opposite each other, drinking morning tea.
"Nakajima-kun didn't take gunpowder, for such a small mountain, he actually used 150 howitzers, as well as two squadrons of aircraft of the naval aviation, to bomb in turn, this man is steel and iron bones, and he has been shattered!"
"One of his brigades was all shattered in the Tiger Cave, no wonder he was so furious!"
"He didn't go well all the way from Jurong to the foot of the Purple Mountain, and the chariot wing belonging to the 16th Division lost more than half, which was the worst loss among our troops."
"How did we get through it?" Shigeharu Suematsu smiled bitterly, put down the teacup, and said, "Last night, the front army held an emergency military meeting, you know?" ”
"Commander Matsui was right, if it was not possible to quickly occupy Nanjing, the Great Japanese Empire would have lost this war." Gu Shoufu said with red eyes.
"You see it that way, too?" Shigeharu Suematsu wasn't surprised.
"Does Suematsu-kun have any other opinion?"
"No, I just think that the soldiers are so tired, if they continue to fight like this, in case they ......"
Gu Shoufu didn't know that it was he who sent the first telegram to Matsui Ishine asking for a break to replenish the battle.
Now it seems that he was too irrational at that time and almost made a big mistake.
"General, the military department is in an emergency!" Sugiyama, Taniya's aide-de-camp, walked over.
"Read!"
"D Group (Tenth Army) Operational Order No. 51 ......" Sugiyama opened the folder and read it aloud.
"It seems that Commander Yanagawa and His Excellency Matsui have reached an agreement." Shigeji Suematsu said slowly.
"This is a fierce battle, and the time has come to test the soldiers of the Empire." Gu Shoufu nodded with a heavy face.