Fukushima Nakasa withdrew all his troops to the valley, relying on the highway for defense, the tanks surrounded the highway with baggage trucks and trucks, etc., and the outer ring was a temporary fortification built by the infantry.

Fukushima Nakasa was very depressed, he participated in the Battle of Nomenkan against the Soviet Union, although the whole battle ended in a crushing defeat for the Japanese army, but the fourth regiment of the tank where he was still a victorious battle, I thought that against the Eighth Road, which was not at the same level as the Soviet army, he would win, but he didn't expect the gutter to capsize and be repulsed!

The small tank raid on the Soviet Union that Fukushima participated in is not included in many sources, but it is true that the Japanese army still had this small victory in the entire failed Battle of Nomenkan.

The Battle of the Suzhharaha River in May ~ September 1939 (known as the Nomenkan Incident on the Japanese side) was the first large-scale military operation in which the Type 95 light tank participated. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Japanese army. However, the Type 95 light tank, which participated in the war for the first time, won a small victory by "lifting the curtain of the tiger (gecko) in the scorpion - showing a small hand".

In the middle of the battle, the Japanese First Tank Wing, the Angang Detachment, galloped as reinforcements to the east bank of the Haraha River. The first echelon of the entire wing is the 4th Tank Regiment, which is equipped with 35 Type 95 light tanks, 8 Type 89 medium tanks and 5 Type 94 light armored vehicles, mainly Type 95 light tanks.

The 4th Tank Regiment advanced 20 kilometers east of the Haraha River and assembled near Heights 731. The main forces of the Soviet army were deployed on the west bank of the Harakha River, but there were still part of the Soviet troops on the east bank. When the Japanese discovered that the Soviet troops on the east bank of the river were showing signs of retreating to the west bank. It was immediately decided to make a surprise attack on the Soviet positions on the east bank that night.

The first echelon of Japanese tanks was spearheaded by Type 89 medium tanks. The three Type 95 light tanks are arranged in a diamond shape on the left, right, and back. Quickly attack Soviet positions. That night, it rained heavily, lightning and thunder, and the lightning that pierced the night sky illuminated the Soviet positions like searchlights, and the Japanese tank guns and machine guns hit quite high.

Due to the lack of preparation of the Soviet army, the 120-mm howitzer, which has always been prestigious, lost its prestige under the sneak attack of the Japanese army. After this battle, the Japanese captured a total of 4 120mm howitzers. 10 Soviet tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, while the Japanese lost only 1 Type 95 light tank.

However, this small victory for the Japanese army was only a successful sneak attack. In future tank-to-tank battles, the Type 95 and Type 89 tanks of Little Japan were no match for the Soviet BT fast tanks, and suffered heavy losses. The weakness of the Type 95 light tank's weak firepower and poor protection was exposed. The only thing that little Japan should be proud of is that the mobility of the Type 95 light tank is not bad.

Fukushima Nakasa was the commander of a tank squadron at the time, and after the war he was also awarded medals and promotions, after which he was transferred to the 3rd Tank Division when the Japanese army adjusted the formation of the tank unit. He served as the commander of the search team, and it is said that the officers of Fukushima Nakasa, who had both actual combat experience and training in armored maneuver theory. The reason why such a mistake should not be made is that the arrogance of the Japanese armored forces makes them too underestimated by the enemy!

In the camp of the Japanese army, the bonfires were lit, the tents were erected, and the emergency lights for the maintenance of tanks were also turned on.

Kuroda Osa comforted Fukushima Nakasa on the radio about the damage to the convoy, saying that it was purely an accident, and that it was a coincidence that the Eighth Route used mines to blow up the tank, and Kuroda even said with great concern that Fukushima should withdraw the convoy to Shahe Village, and the task of opening the road tomorrow would be handed over to the cavalry.

Fukushima sounds very harsh! From Bauhinia Pass all the way south, in Lianggang and other places, his convoy was the first to break through the defense line of the Eighth Road, and there was no need for cavalry at all! This suffered a loss, and Chief Kuroda let himself withdraw, and gave the task of opening the way to the cavalry team, so what happened to his own chariote? Decoration?

Fukushima resolutely rejected Kuroda's kindness, and he only hoped that the wounded soldiers could be treated at the field hospital in Shahe Village, and that the headquarters of the wing would arrive in time as scheduled early tomorrow morning.

The wounded soldiers of the convoy were sent back by truck to the hospital in Shahe Village, more than 20 miles away, before dark, and Kuroda Daisa's special task force also strengthened the infantry brigade and combat convoy, in addition to the normal establishment of the cavalry wing, and also strengthened the artillery and field hospitals, which were prepared for long-term combat.

Kuroda asked Fukushima Nakasa to strengthen his vigilance tonight to prevent a sneak attack on the eight routes, and he would let the trucks that came to bring the wounded back a squadron of infantry, and send a cavalry squadron to strengthen the convoy.

From Shahe Village to the valley under the Heiyaogou Pass, the road distance is about more than 10 kilometers, and there is a small mountain village called Xiliushui between the two places, because the village is not on the side of the road, but in the ravine on the west side, and the Japanese army did not go to the ravine when they passed by.

The Japanese infantry and a squadron of cavalrymen in the trucks were in a good mood singing military songs, the headlights of the trucks flashed in the valleys, and the torches held by the cavalry were also swaying in the night wind, and from a distance, they circled the mountain road like a long dragon that would glow.

Suddenly the song echoing in the valley and the roar of the motor of the car were interrupted by a loud bang! The first Japanese truck full of infantry burst out in an instant with a large ball of flames under the front of the truck! The whole truck was shaken and jumped, the front of the car was still in the air, and it was about to disintegrate with a creak, and the three people in the cab didn't have time to shout before they could breathe!

More than a dozen devils in the carriage were shaken by the shock wave and flew out in all directions, and the truck shook and shook a few times after falling, but still didn't stand up and disintegrated!

Immediately after, a second loud bang, a third loud bang followed! The second and third trucks that were parked on the road were also bombed! Three trucks stuck, gasoline began to leak out, and flames began to ignite!

The devils who were singing songs, eating candy and chatting happily marched just now were stupid by this sudden explosion! The horses under the crotches of the cavalry were all kicked and roared in fright, and the devils in the trucks behind jumped out of the cars one after another, and they were on guard along both sides of the road.

However, the mines on the highway were all blown up, and from the night, from behind the dark hills, suddenly like a rainstorm without warning, the gunfire rang out deafeningly! In the firelight, the flying grenade faintly resembled a bat moth flying around the flame light!

Gunshots and explosions were all around! The red flames burst into the sky, and the bullets that streaked through the air turned the road into a fishing ground covered in the web of death! The soldiers of the Japanese army were like fish being harpooned!

Some devils desperately shot back, and they couldn't see the shadow of the enemy, only the sparks of the muzzles that bloomed in the night could indicate that this was the enemy's position, and those absolutely tall and handsome cavalrymen who were riding on tall horses and wearing big hats were much more targeted than the infantry!

In the first five minutes of the attack, a third of the 300 devils fell to the ground! The commander of the infantry squadron in the cab of the car and the cavalry commander in the head of the cavalry squad were either blown up by mines or smashed into a sieve by bullets!

The Japanese soldiers, who had lost their commanders, could only rely on trucks and dismount and lie down blindly to fight back! This situation lasted for five minutes, and when the devils on the highway were surprised to find that in the red-lit mountains, groups of black shadows were rapidly approaching them, and one by one they realized that they had not only been ambushed! It's also surrounded by eight roads!

In the third five minutes, it simply became a brave charge of the Eighth Road, in stark contrast to the Japanese army fleeing from the road! This kind of ambush battle at night is simply something that these infantry and cavalry stationed in Mongolia can never dream of!

The devils whose retreat was cut off, under the desperate breakthrough of the cavalry, all the people who could run fled to the side of the black kiln ditch. (To be continued......)