Chapter 625: Annihilation

The battle is now completely clear.

The three brigades and nine regiments of the independent division had an absolute superiority in terms of strength, and countless soldiers rushed out of the hidden woods and thatched bushes, raised their guns in their hands, and greeted the Jimao wing with their lives.

The officers and men of the New Second Division, who "escaped," removed the straps used for camouflage, threw away their crutches, and took their guns to launch a counter-charge against the Japanese troops.

In just a short moment, the Jimao United team completed the transition between attack and defense, and the firepower was completely suppressed from the beginning.

Halfway up the mountainside at the eastern foot of the Kengwu Mountain, hundreds of machine guns spit out tongues of fire that enveloped the entire canyon. At the mortar position at the top of the mountain, hundreds of 60 and 81 mortars were fired in unison, and the muffled sound was continuous, and the dense shells overturned the devils to the ground one by one.

I had never felt such fierce firepower, and in less than a quarter of an hour, hundreds of devil soldiers fell in this three-dimensional attack, and blood, stumps and broken arms could be seen everywhere.

Wielding his saber, Yoshimo Daisa gave orders to the captains through the heralds, and at the same time commanded the devil soldiers around him, rushing towards the mouth of the gorge in the north......

Although it is not known what the battle situation is in front of the road, the huge gunpowder smoke brought by the continuous explosions has already shrouded the canyon area between the Mae Chi Ridge and the Kengwu Mountain. Komatsubara-do was not in a good way, so while mobilizing the 71st Wing to quickly reinforce the Yoshimo Wing, he asked the communications staff officer to call Shunroku Hata and ask him to send aviation to support the Yoshimo Wing.

At the northern foot of Kengwu Mountain, on a high ground covered by several big trees next to the headquarters of the Independent Division, Yin Dizhong accompanied Wu Ming to check the battle situation under the mountain.

"In this ambush, the most elite regiment and the second regiment sealed the mouth of the canyon at the northern end, and the other seven regiments surrounded the Jimao Wing, plus the six regiments of the new second division counterattacked, and the little devil couldn't escape."

This battle was the first time that the independent division had participated in such a large-scale operation since its establishment, and Yin Dizhong was a little excited.

"The configuration of the firepower point is very good, covering the canyon in all directions, leaving no dead ends."

Wu Ming carefully observed the battlefield and commented: "Although the battle situation is already one-sided, it must not be taken lightly...... If you don't fight until the last moment, you must not relax! ”

"Yes!"

Yin Dizhong nodded solemnly.

The fierce battle in the canyon was in full swing, and Yoshimo Dazuo gathered the elite and desperately broke through to the mouth of the canyon in the north, but the two regiments of the new 2nd Division, one left and one right, were like roadblocks, and the dense bullets and flying grenades firmly blocked the mouth of the canyon, and the distance of less than 200 meters became the death zone of the Japanese army.

Yoshimo Daisa immediately ordered to seize a high ground at the southern end of the mouth of the gorge, and then concentrated all the grenadiers that could be collected to carry out artillery bombardment at the mouth of the canyon, and the grenades fired from the grenadiers rained down on the defenders' positions at the mouth of the canyon, and the fireballs in the trenches were surging, and the shrapnel flying everywhere made the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Independent Division have nowhere to hide, and many people have been beaten into hornet's nests by shrapnel.

The dense number of bullets fired from the light and heavy machine guns used by the Japanese troops swept one row after another towards the position at the mouth of the gorge, and the bullets flew sand and rocks in front of and behind the formation, and many officers and men of the independent division were hit by machine gun bullets as soon as they appeared.

The bullets fired by the Japanese sharpshooters accurately hit the firing points with tongues of fire, and some light and heavy machine guns quickly misfired. Hardly without any hesitation, the secondary shooter immediately made up for it, and just after firing a string of bullets, he was hit by the Japanese sharpshooter again.

With the support of this wave of firepower, about 400 devils rushed to the high ground at the mouth of the canyon, and a row of swirling grenades suddenly flew out of the position, which fell in front of the Japanese army and exploded, and many devils were quickly sent back to the arms of Amaterasu in the thick smoke of gunpowder.

The reaction speed of the little devil was very fast, and the grenades thrown by the grenades and grenadiers immediately rained down on the trenches of the independent division, and the hot flames tumbled out from the trenches, and many officers and men turned into sieves covered with blood holes all over their bodies in the blink of an eye.

A machine gunner was red-eyed, simply jumped out of the trench, stood on the edge of the trench and swept the Czech light machine gun, but unfortunately he had not finished a magazine, and the machine gun bullets that rained down hit his body, and countless bloody holes with green smoke immediately appeared on his body, and the machine gunner planted the trench one by one.

"His Majesty the Emperor!"

Hordes of devils, under the command of officers and military officers wielding command knives, lined up in a skirmish line towards the defenders' positions.

Seeing that the position was about to be broken through by the Japanese army, about a company of reinforcements suddenly rushed out of the communication trench, and they raised the submachine guns in their hands and fired wildly.

The devils who were approaching the front of the position with great momentum were suddenly met with submachine guns at close range, and eighty or ninety people were immediately knocked down, and some of the surviving devil soldiers fell down, while others jumped into the trench.

The distance between the two sides was very close, and at this time the Japanese light and heavy machine guns and grenadiers could not play a role, but the sharpshooters in the rear of the Japanese opened fire one after another, and in the blink of an eye, officers and men were shot in the head and fell on the hot position.

At this moment, a dull sound came, and pieces of incomparably huge explosive packets flew out of the ground like locusts, landing more than 100 meters in front of the position, making a huge explosion sound.

Almost instantly, the Japanese troops around the bombing point were emptied, and the stumps and broken arms were thrown everywhere, even the ghost soldiers who were lucky enough not to die were bleeding from their mouths and noses, their eyes were dull and their expressions were in a trance, obviously stunned by the huge shock wave.

That's right, this is the unconscionable cannon of the New Second Army's equipment!

The defenders did not hesitate, and the officers and soldiers who came from the communication trenches quickly covered the trenches, and the secret bullets poured out, and the devils in front of the position were named one by one and fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Yoshimo Daisa's eyes were red, and he didn't know what to do for a while - the mouth of the canyon in front was like a tiger's mouth devouring people's lives, and the army behind had already pressed up, and the 72nd Wing was on the verge of annihilation.

Yoshimo Daisa's lips were about to break, but he didn't feel the pain, and looked at the death zone in front of him in a daze.

The shouts of the officers and men of the new 2nd Wing were getting closer and closer, and only by rushing out of the mouth of the canyon could the 72nd Wing have a trace of survival. Yoshimo Daisa was furious and shouted to the left and right: "His Majesty the Emperor is watching us, loyal warriors of the Empire, we must rush out of the palace at all costs!" ”

With his mind already decided, Yoshimo Osa instructed some of the Japanese troops to entangle the remaining Japanese troops and launch a decisive charge towards the mouth of the gorge.

The Japanese attack was simple and brutal, they used skirmishers to attack, machine guns, sharpshooters and grenadiers to suppress at close range, if it was a frontal attack, they would also use mountain artillery and infantry artillery to suppress it from a distance, but unfortunately now they can only rely on infantry to fight a bloody way!

However, the defenders had a "conscienceless cannon" to press the formation, and they were about to rush to the position, and a burst of overwhelming explosives bags fell, and a large area was immediately emptied, and the Japanese troops who had lost their support were quickly wiped out. Under these circumstances, the Japanese army could only engage in fierce fire with the independent division more than 200 meters in front of the position.

"Kill, give, mortar bombardment!"

Yoshimo Dasa gathered the twelve mortars of the whole regiment and placed them on the small high ground in front of the mouth of the gorge to shell the defenders' positions.

"Woohoo—"

The whistling shells smashed down densely, and in the blink of an eye, the positions of the 1st and 2nd regiments turned into a surging sea of fire, thick black and red flames rose into the sky, sharp shrapnel tore at the fragile flesh and blood of the officers and men of the independent division, and with the blood mist flying in the sky, many people were cut into scattered stumps and broken bodies.

The sound of the cannon did not stop, and the black-pressed devils once again pounced on the chrysalis at the mouth of the gorge. The officers and men of the 1st and 2nd regiments guarding the position suddenly felt a great increase in pressure, and the defensive position was precarious.

"Boom-"

It was too late to say that it was too late, and the overwhelming shells fell on the Japanese mortar positions, and almost in an instant the Japanese support fire ceased to fire.

"Bang-"

The sound of the gunshot was not noticeable in the hustle and bustle of the battlefield, and Yoshimo Daisa, who was grieving the loss of the mortar on the small plateau, felt a chill in his vest - a sniper bullet had just grazed his ear, and the sound of imminent death made him feel terrified.

Yoshimo Osa subconsciously rushed down the small high ground, hid in the Japanese attack formation, and commanded the devil soldiers to launch a decisive charge towards the mouth of the canyon.

In the grass halfway up the hillside of the Kengwu Mountain on the left, the sniper slapped the grass in front of him hatefully, and was annoyed by the shot he had just missed. He took a few deep breaths, adjusted his mood, and aimed his scope at Yoshimo Daisa.

Yoshimo Osa was very clever and commanded his soldiers to block his surroundings, leaving the snipers with no more suitable chances.

"Boom-"

A violent explosion rang out around Yoshimo Osa, and the smoke shone with fire, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. As more than a dozen mortar shells fell, more than a dozen devil soldiers guarding Yoshimo Osa fell to the ground and died, and Yoshimo Osa in the crowd stood with a saber and shook twice, unable to support it anymore, and fell to the ground, and his heart socket had been opened by a piece of flying shrapnel.

The valley resounded with the sound of a charge!

It was time to completely deal with this group of Japanese troops, the fire of light and heavy machine guns was more intense, the mortar shells were more intensive, and the officers and men who raised their rifles to charge had already inserted their bayonets.

Although the Japanese troops trapped in the gorge were still fighting, their morale was running low.

Five kilometers north of the canyon, in Lijiangwu, Komatsubara-do has assembled the 71st Wing and is preparing to lead his troops to reinforce the Jimao Wing.

"General!"

The combat staff officer stopped Komatsubara Michi and handed him an urgent telegram from Shunroku Hata.

After a cursory glance, Komatsubara-do immediately gave up his plan to rescue the Yoshimo Wing, and glanced at the mouth of the gorge in the south with a complicated expression.

Seeing Komatsubara's expression, the captain of the 71st Wing, Hetian Chun Dazuo, was a little puzzled, he was still in a hurry just now, why did he change his hexagram in a blink of an eye?

"Your Excellency, what's wrong?" Wada Haru asked.

"It's nothing, General Shunroku Hata will send planes to reinforce the Yoshimo Wing, we don't have to make a move!" Komatsubarado exhaled heavily and turned his head to look in the direction of Hangzhou.

Only five minutes later, the Japanese aircraft group had already flown over Komatsubara-do and others.

Komatsubara-do looked in the direction of the canyon and muttered, "Yoshimao-kun, you and your heroic subordinates, let's worship Amaterasu...... Your family, I'll take care of it for you! ”