Chapter 102: Dongyang Bloody Battle III
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On the afternoon of the 17th, the four enemy planes came again to attack our positions. These pilots have been here twice and are very familiar with the terrain of Dongyang Pass. They were familiar with the road, first swept past the Dongyang Ridge position, then launched an attack on the Lord's Pass position, and then turned around to attack the Xianglu Mountain position. It was almost no different from the previous two strikes, except that it sometimes flew a little lower than the previous two.
After receiving the news, the commander of the antiaircraft artillery battalion immediately reported to Zheng Weiguo and strongly demanded that fire be organized to fire at the air. He said: "Division, you can let our anti-aircraft artillery battalion try it!" Brothers can't make a trip in vain! ”
Zheng Weiguo said in a deep voice: "It's not okay to try!" Unless you promise me to shoot down at least one enemy plane, continue to stand by in stealth! ”
At that time, the Chinese army was extremely lacking in anti-aircraft firepower, and the presence of anti-aircraft artillery showed that this unit was unusual, so the dispatch of the anti-aircraft artillery battalion was equivalent to exposing the whereabouts of the 33rd Division, which may attract more air raids. Unless one or two enemy planes are knocked out, the army aviation will have some scruples, after all, Japan is also short of aircraft, especially the army aviation.
When Battalion Commander Long heard this, he immediately fell into a dilemma, because the plane flew through the sky, and it was very difficult to fight, who dared to pat his chest and say that he would definitely be able to shoot down the enemy plane?
Zheng Weiguo didn't hear the reply, so he said: "If it doesn't work, forget it, pay attention to concealment, so be it!" ”
As soon as Battalion Commander Long heard the word "no", his blood and qi surged upward, and the sentence "Who said no, my antiaircraft artillery battalion will guarantee to complete the task, otherwise I will come to see you from my humble position."
Zheng Weiguo was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay! Hurry up and prepare, the machine will be cut off on the spot, under your command, I will not interfere! ”
At this time, the Japanese army had just finished harassing the Dongyangyuan position and was flying towards the Tianzhu Pass position. The battalion commander of Long Lixing hurriedly informed the companies to prepare for battle. To be honest, he was not sure at all at this time, and even regretted that he had just spoken too much. But the enemy plane was there when he saw it, and he couldn't think about it.
However, Battalion Commander Long quickly became excited, because the flight trajectory of the Japanese army was almost the same as in the morning, and after the Japanese raid in the morning, he had specially organized anti-aircraft artillery units to conduct simulated shooting on this trajectory. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and just when the four Japanese planes turned and flew towards the position on Xianglu Mountain, the anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the 33rd Division finally wielded its might.
Eight 20mm anti-aircraft guns opened fire in unison, which was not enough, and another 16 heavy machine guns with anti-aircraft gun mounts were also involved in anti-aircraft firing. A dense net of bullets and shells enveloped all four enemy planes. Two of the enemy planes were hit and exploded on the spot (the fuel tanks of the Japanese planes lacked protection, so they could easily catch fire and explode), and the other enemy plane also fell down with black smoke, but fortunately no one was injured.
It's a pity that the remaining enemy plane ran away. It was later found out that the pilot's name was Isamu Anabuki, a well-known ace pilot of the Army Airlines, and he was known as the Three Days Dog of the Army Airlines (the tengu is a very powerful animal in Japanese mythology, and the little brother seems to grow on the nose), and ranked second. The number one tengu is called Miwa Kuan, and in the Taiyuan air battle in September 37, he was hit by the plane of our army's ace pilot Chen Qiguang, and the plane was forced to land in a wheat field. When the peasants who rushed to hear the news saw that it was a Japanese, they beat him to death with a stick, and after the Second World War Zone sent people to check it, they found out that the guy who died under the stick had such a background.
The flying skills of the acupuncture are indeed outstanding. At the critical moment of the attack, he struggled to pull up the plane and escaped the anti-aircraft fire in an astonishing arc. Of course, this is also associated with the inexperience of the air defense forces of our army. After Anabuki escaped from the battlefield, he could not escape the pursuit of death. Although he avoided it in time, the plane was shot several times and was damaged, and the maneuver was too large for the plane to bear, causing the plane to crash on the way back. Therefore, he finally fell to his death, worse than the pilots just now.
After the death of Isamu Anabuki, the story of the Anabuki family is not over. His younger brother Anbuki Chi also signed up for Lu Airlines in order to avenge his brother. And soon became the number one trump card of the Army Aviation, and it is said that it caused a lot of trouble for the US military.
Well, gossip aside. The Japanese army was ready to launch another round of onslaught in the afternoon, but with the crash of the Japanese plane, the Japanese no longer had the courage to attack, and the attack was quite weak. Its artillery was also listless, firing two artillery shots at our positions every now and then, as if they were brushing up their presence.
Master Li Zongfang called over and said, "Brother Zheng, the Japanese devils will not retreat, I am afraid that they will play yin again!" ”
Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Don't worry! Brother Li, I've been preparing here for a long time. ”
Just when the Japanese army attacked our main positions, a lightly armed force of more than 500 people, under the leadership of the traitor Gao Chengzu, climbed the rugged and steep mountain road and pounced on the Liushukou position. The Liushukou position is very hidden, it is a small mountain pass, so only one platoon of troops is arranged.
The Japanese attacked very carefully, leading by a crack squad that sent a detachment to meet the enemy covertly. The detachment approached the mouth of the willow tree like a legendary ninja, and the defenders at the pass were smoking dry cigarettes and setting up a dragon gate formation, unaware of the danger they saw.
The detachment commander, Xiao Xiguan, was overjoyed and was about to order his subordinates to launch a surprise attack. Just then, he suddenly heard a cuckoo call. Konishi didn't have time to think about where the cuckoo would come from this month, because the attack of the defenders had already begun. Konishiguan was at the front of the line and was killed on the spot. He didn't figure out until he died, what went wrong with this, causing the operation to be exposed?
The leader of the team that followed up saw that the operation had been exposed, and immediately ordered a strong attack. The firepower of this squad was particularly strengthened, with two more Taisho 11-style grenadiers added to each detachment, and an additional light machine gun detachment consisting of two crooked handles. This kind of fire was unstoppable by a platoon of the Sichuan army, so they quickly withdrew after fighting for a while. The Willow Pass position then fell. After passing through the willow pass, you can go directly to the rear of Dongyang Pass - Licheng, which was used by the Japanese army to force the defenders to retreat in history.
The Japanese commander Jun Matsumoto arrived at the mountain pass and ordered the troops to be put in order, and then held on to the spot and waited for the follow-up troops to follow. Why does the Japanese army always like to organize the troops? It turned out that during World War II, the communication capacity of the troops was limited, and if the troops were not organized in the interval between battles, it could lead to the collapse of the organization, which could lead to chaos. Just when the more than 500 devils were lining up in a neat line to count the number of people, someone on the hill next to them said, "Quick, quick!" Detonate! ”
Standing at the front of the team, Matsumoto was a little satisfied, and even wondered what reward he would get if he won this battle. Just as he was thinking about it, the ground under Matsumoto's feet suddenly shook violently, and then a loud bang shook his head. After a moment of soberness, Matsumoto found himself in mid-air. As for what is so? I'm sorry, but he can't carry it in his head.
There was a loud bang, and the thermos in the headquarters of the 33rd Division were shattered. Zheng Weiguo was very happy, he was worried that the Japanese army would not attack from Liushukou because of the butterfly effect. If that's the case, it's a lot harder to defend. Now the explosion finally made the stone in his heart fall to the ground.
Because the pass was buried with too much explosives, the soldiers who were lying in ambush on the hills on both sides were also shocked and wanted to vomit blood. Li Dazhuang, the commander of the 332nd regiment, was so angry that he scolded, saying: "These rabbit cubs in the engineer battalion! The fuck buried so many explosives, and almost didn't blow me up! ”
The company commander hurriedly persuaded: "Tuanzao, don't scold your mother, hurry up and pursue the remnants of the enemy, otherwise you will be robbed by the 331st and 342nd regiments." ”
Li Dazhuang was as good as a stream, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, kill with me!" If it's late, the devil won't have our share! The soldiers answered, and hurriedly followed the regiment commander to the east.
The 332nd Regiment was not going to attack the remnants of Jun Matsumoto at the mountain pass, where the enemy would be stunned even if they were not dead, and at most they would send recruits to collect the corpses and clean up the battlefield. They were going to pursue the Nomoto Kimonbu who was closely following Junbe Matsumoto. The two Japanese troops were actually one brigade, Matsumoto Jun was the captain, and Nomoto was the deputy of the brigade, and the strength was divided in half, each with more than 500 people.
Hearing the sound of a loud explosion, Nomoto knew that a catastrophe was coming, and hurriedly led his troops to flee the way they came. It's just that the mountain road is winding and rugged, and it is very difficult to walk, and the ghost soldiers are all small and short-legged, and jumping on the mountain road consumes a lot of physical strength.
Private Hashimoto Noro gasped and said, "It's so hard to run like this, if only I didn't have to be so tired!" ”
Soon, the 331st and 342nd regiments began to flank the Nomoto Kiwen's division from the left and right, and heavy machine guns fired wildly along the narrow mountain road. These paths, which could only be passed by one person, were quickly painted red, and the hard work of Private Hashimoto Noro ended there, becoming part of the red dye.
By the time Li Dazhuang led the 332nd Regiment to arrive, the Nomoto Xiwen Department was almost non-existent. It is said that it is almost because a few unlucky and lucky Japanese soldiers fell down the path and fell into the ravine below during the escape. Several of them survived the war.
The Japanese army was busy taking pictures of these soldiers who did not die, and claimed that Matsumoto's brigade was not completely wiped out as the Chinese army advertised, but only Matsumoto Shaoza's heroic death. In fact, the Matsumoto Brigade suffered a total of only 7 casualties.
After the war, some "war history experts" found the Japanese propaganda pamphlets, and immediately triumphantly claimed that the 33rd Division had lied about its achievements, and that there was no great victory at Liushukou, and even this battle was fake. These experts also swore that there were "old generals" who recalled that the Eighth Route Army fought with the Japanese army with bayonets, and a platoon could not fight a single Japanese soldier, so the Japanese side's argument was reasonable.
Major General Kurume, who made "reasonable" remarks, was not so reasonable at this time. When the plane was shot down, he became furious, and when he heard a loud noise at the mouth of the willow tree, he began to drop things. Now the troops who were ordered to meet the Matsumoto brigade found that the entire army had been wiped out, and Kurume, who was holding back his anger, began to beat people.
The Japanese army is highly hierarchical, and when the superiors are lowered, the subordinates cannot dodge, but also raise their heads and shout: "Hai! At dusk that day, Hashimohara, a soldier in charge of the guard outside the brigade headquarters, recalled that at least a hundred "Hai! And when those troops came out, their heads were obviously bigger than when they went in, and Major General Kurume's hands were so swollen that even eating became a problem.