A violent explosion woke Ono Tasei from his dream. He hurriedly jumped up from the bed and yelled, "What happened? "Ono Tasei is a squadron leader of the 52nd Infantry Wing, responsible for guarding the village of Koguchi in front of Toyo Pass. Since the Japanese troops in front of Dongyang Pass had shrunk on all fronts, Koguchi Village became the outpost of the 104th Brigade. It is precisely because of this that this position has become the focus of the 33rd Division's artillery battalion.

Ono was lucky because he was able to wake up, while many of his men were killed in their sleep. The herald Aokawa hurriedly rushed into the courtyard and shouted in horror: "Ono-kun, it's not good, the Shina army is shelling our position!" Before the words fell, a cannonball landed in the courtyard and blew Qingchuan to the ground, and the huge wave of air also pushed Ono who was standing at the door to the ground.

He struggled to get up, felt the heat on his face, and hurriedly touched it with his hands, and his hands were covered with blood. I don't know if it's Qingchuan's or his own. None of that matters, though. Ono Tasei rushed out of the courtyard to find that the entire village was in chaos. The soldiers were so dazed by the bombing that they ran around the village. Ono rushed over and kicked the soldiers in the ass fiercely, regrouping them. It was then that the artillery fire finally stopped, and the soldiers were so tired that they leaned against the wall or simply sat on the ground.

Suddenly, there was the sound of a motor, which was the only sound of a car. Soldier Tada Saburo said excitedly: "Sir, it's the automatic convoy (i.e., the car convoy), and our reinforcements have arrived!" ”

The soldiers burst into cheers and shouted hooray.

"Onboard! Onboard! ”

"Punish the artillery!"

"Long live the Great East Asia Holy War!"

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Ono felt that something was wrong, because reinforcements could not have arrived so quickly. Soon, the facts confirmed his conjecture, and the convoy did not come from the direction of Xiangtangpu, but from Dongyang Pass. It was only the constant reflection of sound in the valley that gave the soldiers the illusion.

At the head were three wheeled armored vehicles with a machine gun on the roof and sides, and a large bulldozer-like shovel attached to the front of the vehicle. The machine gunners in the car spotted Ono and them, and the bullets suddenly strafed them. Several frightened soldiers were killed on the spot.

The armored car charged as it strafed, and soon rushed to the junction at the head of the village. There is an improvised barricade and a few soldiers are stationed there.

The soldiers fired desperately at the armored car. The bullet hit the steel plate and sparks flew everywhere, but it did not affect the progress of the car in the slightest. Amid the frightened cries of the soldiers, the armored car crashed into it. The barricades were smashed to pieces like papier-mâché, and several sentries were either killed or swept into pieces by machine guns.

Behind the armored vehicles were more than a dozen military trucks, and Ono found that these vehicles were of the same model as those used by the 104th Brigade, but with bulletproof steel plates. Before he could get angry, the truck began to attack the village, and in addition to machine-gun fire, the soldiers in the truck also fired heavily at them with grenadiers.

Most of the heavy weapons of Ono's squadron were damaged, and they were unable to fight back, so they had to hide behind the wall in the village and pray for Aunt Amaterasu's protection. Fortunately, the truck did not stop, and followed the armored car straight in the direction of Shangwan.

Before Ono's squadron could catch its breath, a group of cavalry rushed along the road with the sound of clattering horses' hooves. The cavalry fired wildly at Koguchi with Thomson or Flower Traps, and then disappeared at the end of the road in a puff of smoke.

Behind the cavalry were infantry in carts. The soldiers, apparently not leaving, jumped out of the wagon and forced themselves into the village. Some soldiers quickly set up mortars and bombarded the positions in the village.

It was the 331st Regiment that was in charge of the main attack who arrived in a cart. Captain Ma Biao shouted at the top of his throat: "Brothers, hurry up, there is still a lot of devils in front of you!" The soldiers shouted and rushed to the village in a platoon, and several trumpeters blew their trumpets. However, the attack tactics of each company and platoon actually had nothing to do with the sound of the trumpet. The sound of trumpets is mainly used to deter enemy troops.

Behind the 331st Regiment is the 1061st Regiment of the 178th Division of the Sichuan Army, and when Commander Yang Xianming saw the 331st Regiment, he knew that there was no place for them here, and he hurriedly shouted at his subordinates: "Don't stop, go to Shangwan, it's too late and it will be robbed by others!" "The 1061st Regiment has not fought seriously with the devil so far, and it has long been hot to see the brother troops fighting lively, so they are busy shouting and rushing forward along the road, for fear that they will not have to fight if they are late.

In fact, there are indeed people in Shangwan who have taken the lead. The 332nd Regiment began to attack this place as soon as they heard the artillery battalion firing, and they came directly from the foot of the incense burner mountain. Four mortars were desperately shelling the Japanese positions, and the infantry companies were also launching surprise attacks on the Japanese positions under the cover of machine guns.

In addition to Xiaokou and Shangwan, the 60-mile-long highway from Dongyang Pass to Shexian County is in full swing. The 342nd Regiment was attacking Xiawan, which was between Xiangtangpu and Shangwan, and was also an important position for the Japanese army, where the remnants of the artillery unit were located. The 341st Regiment (missing a company) and the 769th and 771st Regiments of the 129th Division were besieging Xiangtangpu and its surrounding heights on three sides. Xiangtangpu is the headquarters of the 104th Brigade and the 52nd Infantry Wing, so it is very tightly defended. The 772nd Regiment of the 129th Division was attacking Hetou Village east of Xiangtangpu. This village is stacked with a large amount of supplies, which is a temporary military station for the Japanese army.

The cavalry regiment of the 129th Division was also dispatched, and they had just been upgraded to a regiment with a strength of four companies. A company patrolled along the Qingzhang River to prevent the Japanese army from crossing the river for reinforcements; The second company went straight to Henan store, where it was across the river from Shexian County, and the Japanese reinforcements could be found immediately when they moved; The third and fourth companies rushed to attack Chunshu Ridge, where the terrain was dangerous, as long as they were taken and held, the Japanese army would be all in their pockets.

The soldiers are all composed of bandits and routs in Inner Mongolia, and their combat effectiveness is very weak. So this position was the first to be taken. The cavalry only used one charging position to get their hands on it, and some of the puppet soldiers had not yet woken up, and they had just opened their eyes and became prisoners.

Hearing that the cavalry regiment had taken Chunshuling, Division Commander Liu was very happy and hurriedly reported to the 33rd Division and the 178th Division. Regardless of the defenders on the ridge, the cavalry regiment finally earned enough face for the 129th Division.

Chief of Staff Zhou was very unhappy when he received the news, and hurriedly reported to Zheng Weiguo, saying: "The 129th Division has taken Chunshuling!" Kurume is now a turtle in an urn! ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "This Wang Ba is so strong, we have to add some strength!" How's it going in Koguchi Village? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Commander Ma said that he had broken into the village, but the Japanese army was very slippery, and it was difficult to eliminate it for a while!" I've sent two infantry guns to help. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, the action must be fast!" Upper Bay and Lower Bay should also send additional artillery! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "It's all sent!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Then let's go to Xiaokou to have a look, it won't help to stay here anyway." ”

When they arrived at Koguchi, gunfire rang out from time to time, and it was clear that the battle was not over. Although the Ono squadron had suffered all casualties, they used the ruins in the village to fight guerrilla attacks with the 331st Regiment, which gave the soldiers a headache.

Ma Biao saw Zheng Weiguo coming, and hurriedly said, "Master, why are you here?" It's dangerous here! ”

Zheng Weiguo said angrily: "You want to settle the battle here as soon as possible, can I do it?" The 129th Division has already taken Chunshuling, and you are still fucking grinding here! ”

Ma Biao said aggrievedly: "Master, I don't want the brothers to take risks, anyway, I have already won." ”

Zheng Weiguo scolded: "Confused! The longer it drags on, the greater the casualties, and you are also an old soldier, do you still need me to teach this truth? Since you don't dare to take risks, Lao Tzu will lead the team! ”

Ma Biao hurriedly said: "Don't, don't, don't!" Master, please give our regiment another chance! ”

Under the personal supervision of Zheng Weiguo, the village of Xiaokou was finally taken, and the Ono squadron stationed here was completely annihilated. Subsequently, the 33rd Division began to gather heavy forces to besiege Upper Bay and Lower Bay. The Japanese troops in these two positions were holding on to the death, but with the arrival of artillery, it was only a matter of time before the Japanese army was destroyed.

The hardest battle was the battle for the periphery of Xiangtangpu. The 341st Regiment and the 769th and 771st Regiments of the 129th Division were desperately fighting with the Japanese army for several high ground north of the town. The 341st Regiment has never fought such a tough battle since its formation, and the commanders and fighters are all afraid of difficulties.

The commander of the second company of the 341st Regiment personally led the charge and failed to defeat it after four or five consecutive attacks. Seeing that the casualties of the troops were too great, he ran to the regiment commander Wu Quanfu and cried and begged to retreat.

Wu Quanfu was furious, took out a pistol and shot the second company commander at the feet, saying, "Damn, I'll kill you if I retired from the army!" ”

The commander of the second company was so frightened that he led the team to rush again, and he was beaten down.

However, there were several high ground to the north of Xiangtangpu, and the Japanese army had to desperately recapture every position they lost, and the battle became more and more fierce. Of course, this kind of pain is reciprocal, and the Japanese army is actually gritting its teeth and holding on.

An officer ran up to Kurume and said in a panic: "Sir, our army has lost another piece of high ground, and I am afraid that the north side will not be able to be saved." ”

Kurume was furious and scolded: "Yaga, if the northern heights are lost, we will be wiped out, you will take back the position for me immediately!" ”

The officer said sadly: "Sir, the casualties are too great, and the troops are not enough!" ”

Kurume had no choice but to transfer the squadron of the guard headquarters as well. Before the troops set out, he said to the soldiers: "In this battle, only by fighting to the death can we survive." Ladies and gentlemen, you are fighting not only for the emperor, but also for yourself, and if you want to see your family alive, show the courage of a great Japanese soldier! Saying that, he gave a calligraphy on the spot that "put it to death and come back to life" to the squadron leader who led the team.

After the Japanese army added this new force, the battle for the heights became more and more fierce. A staff officer of the 129th Division said to Division Commander Liu: "Division commander, the devil is fighting too fiercely, should we let it go?" ”

Master Liu said categorically: "No! As soon as we retreat at this time, the morale of our army will inevitably be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to take these high grounds. You tell the troops that the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road! Be sure to take down the Xiangtang shop today! ”

The battle for the northern highlands is gradually becoming white-hot, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner for a while. At this moment, a company suddenly "airborne" down on the hill south of Xiangtangpu. They were a company of the 341st Regiment that had been arranged here before, and there was only one platoon at first, but later Wu Quanfu felt that the position here was important and sent all the companies over one after another. It's a pity that due to the change in the battle situation, their cats have not played any role in this barren mountain.

The sniper platoon commander Wang Dazhui saw that the Japanese army had put the main forces into the back mountain, so he hurriedly suggested that a company cross the highway to raid Xiangtangpu and go directly to Duankurume's nest.

Of course, the company commander could not refuse such a good thing, so they found a slower hillside and slipped down with a rope. It's just not as easy as they thought. Xiangtangpu was heavily guarded, and there were sentries everywhere, and the Japanese army discovered it as soon as the company got off the road. Several heavy machine guns swept so hard that they could only lie on the south side of the road. Not to mention rushing into the town, it is difficult to cross the road.

However, the Japanese army lacked troops and was unable to counterattack, so they could only organize the handymen of the headquarters and then use fortifications and machine guns to defend it.

Bang! An officer armed with a command knife fell to the ground.

Phew, Bah! The heavy machine guns of the Japanese army were dumbfired.

The soldiers of the sniper platoon finally got their might, and because of the superior terrain, they didn't even need to change their sniper positions, they just needed to aim and shoot. At the beginning, they all chose commanders, machine gunners and other valuable targets, but later one was counted as one, but they didn't let go of any of them wearing devil skins.

The Japanese army finally couldn't hold it anymore and had to retreat to Xiangtangpu Town. The company, which had been suppressed for a long time, also became powerful, and they used grenadiers to fire special grenades, and bombarded the town fiercely. The Japanese troops in the town were in a mess, and if they didn't come out, they would be bombed, and if they rushed out, they would be sniped. If it weren't for the limited power of the grenade, this company would have been able to take down the ringing shop.

As time passed, the situation of the Japanese army became more and more unfavorable. In particular, after the armored convoy arrived, the Chinese troops began to infiltrate from both sides of the road, thus bypassing the blockade of the high ground north of the town and launching a direct attack on the town.

To say that according to the speed of the car, the armored convoy should have arrived a long time ago, why did it come at this time? It turned out that the convoy was delayed for a lot of time in the upper bay and lower bay positions. It was also by relying on the strong firepower of the armored convoy that the 33rd Division was able to take these two positions so quickly.

Soon after the armored convoy arrived, the regiments of the 33rd Division and the 1061st Regiment of the Sichuan Army also arrived one after another, and cooperated with the 129th Division to surround the remnants of the Japanese army in Xiangtangpu and several hills to the north. Kurume is now a veritable turtle in an urn.

The 33rd Division then organized artillery fire to bombard the hill occupied by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army finally could not hold on after fighting for so long, the positions were lost one after another, and the troops were scattered one after another. With the 33rd Division and the 129th Division meeting on the last hill, the battle was finally over.

While cleaning up the battlefield, a soldier of the 1061st Regiment found a flag that was about to burn out in a courtyard in Xiangtangpu. This flag is obviously different from the ordinary plaster flag, the flag is surrounded by a large circle of purple tassels, there are more than a dozen blood-red rays of light on the flag, and the most peculiar thing is that there is a large gold-plated crown with a trihedron on the top of the wooden lacquered flagpole. The trihedron is also carved with beautiful chrysanthemum patterns. The soldier scratched his head, thinking that this game must have come to a hurry and rushed to report to the regiment commander.

Commander Yang took a look and saw the number of the Japanese army written on the flag, and said: "Good guy, this is the flag of the 52nd Wing of the devil!" Where did you pick it up? ”

The soldier said, "It's in the courtyard next to it, but unfortunately most of it was burned by a devil." That turtle son didn't close his eyes when he died, looking weird! ”

Seeing that the flag was burned too badly, Commander Yang said with some regret: "This flag has burned so much, I'm afraid it's useless." Throw it away, it's serious to pick up two guns! ”

The soldier was about to throw it away, and one of them hurriedly said: "Don't throw it!" Let me see! ”

The person who came was Zheng Weiguo, he took a look, and saw that although the flag was seriously damaged, most of the ears were intact, he laughed happily and said, "Soldier, what is your name?" ”

The soldier said, "Report to the chief, my name is Yang Chunliang!" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Okay, very good! Yang Chunliang, you can be regarded as a great achievement this time! ”

Commander Yang said curiously: "Senior Commander Zheng, can this flag be regarded as meritorious service if it is burned like this?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Don't underestimate this flag, it's not easy to get another one in the future!" ”

It turned out that the flags of the Japanese infantry wings were all given by the emperor himself, and each unit had to live and die with the flag. Historically, this kind of flag has never been captured on the battlefield, and even the U.S. military has not succeeded in destroying so many Japanese troops in the Pacific theater, because the Japanese army will preemptively burn or destroy it when it is defeated.

After listening to Zheng Weiguo's explanation, Head Yang realized that he had picked up the treasure, and he couldn't close his mouth happily.

As he was talking, there was a sudden cheer from the high ground to the north, and someone shouted, "Catch Kurume, catch Kurume!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly rushed over with the guards.