Section 125 Two seizures of Zhang Gushan

The number of Japanese troops left behind in the eastern ridge of Zhanggu Mountain is not large, since they captured the east ridge, they have been under the attack of the national army, from yesterday to now, there is hardly any time to rest, not to mention that the joint captain is constantly urging them to cooperate with their companions at the foot of the mountain to attack the enemy in the south, although it is only a feint to pinch, but because of the existence of the enemy on the top of the mountain, they have to be cautious and closely guarded, which makes the already small number of them even worse, and they have long exhausted their physical strength.

At this moment, in the face of the enemy killed in the dark, the Japanese officers and soldiers were shocked, they were too tired, and the consumption of ammunition was also extreme, and in the face of the unknown number of enemies who did not kill in the dark night, that confidence and courage had disappeared, if they had not had no place to retreat at this moment, perhaps they would have been defeated and fled.

Zhang Lingfu rushed to the forefront, and Chang Xiaode, Lu Xing and other officers led elite soldiers to rush towards the enemy's defense line from different directions like sharp arrows, preparing to completely tear apart the devil's defense line.

In desperation, the Japanese launched a counterattack before death, they had no hope, the mountain was full of enemies, the left side was a cliff, and the right side only had a narrow passage to the south, but they had no time to evacuate, and the enemy who rushed up head-on was about to break through to the position, and there was no way but to defend it.

Just when the Japanese army roared and wanted to pull a few enemies on their backs, a burst of rushing and killing sounds sounded on the top of Zhanggu Mountain, and on the top of the rock-solid mountain, the soldiers of the 302nd Regiment who stayed behind watched the reinforcements coming, where would they not know what to do? After the ambush battle at the foot of the mountain, Lin Xiufeng's fear of the Japanese army seemed to have been greatly reduced, and after judging the current situation, he did not hesitate to order Li Wenguang to kill with a company of soldiers.

The Japanese troops on the east ridge were attacked from top to bottom and collapsed, and with the enemy in front and rear, they could not hold on, and rushed desperately in the direction of the southern foothills. The thugs on both sides of the flanks would give them a chance to flee for their lives, and after breaking into the position, they began to slaughter, and began to kill like crazy to vent their previous anger.

Zhang Gushan immediately made a mess, and Yoshio Sonoda was carried by several guards and fled in embarrassment, and finally picked up a life in the chaos.

However, the Japanese troops around the headquarters and not far away on the artillery positions did not have such good luck, although the Japanese troops in the southern foothills were still suppressing them here, but the up and down attacks in the direction of the East Ridge still made them extremely uneasy, compared to the East Ridge, their current situation was even worse, at least the east of the East Ridge was a cliff, and the west was them, and now when the East Ridge was about to be lost, they suddenly found themselves in a desperate situation surrounded on all sides, and the front and left and right were all occupied by the enemy.

originally thought that after taking the southern foothills, Zhang Gushan would have most of them in hand, and this battle was about to end, but in a short period of time, the battle situation was turned upside down, and they were surrounded!

Listening to the shouts of killing coming from all around, the Japanese officers at the southern foot couldn't help but get nervous, but they didn't know what to do at all, they didn't receive the order of the wing commander, who dared to make a decision at such a critical point? Now no one knows if they have reinforcements, and no one knows what the wing captain thinks, but one thing is clear, once this position is abandoned and wants to get it back, the price to pay will be great.

The opportunity was fleeting, just when the Japanese army in the middle of the mountain hesitated, Tang Shenghai rushed to the battlefield with the remaining troops of the 153 Brigade, they followed closely behind more than 200 elite soldiers of the 58th Division, and swept away with a thunderous momentum, Tang Shenghai saw that the assault troops of Dongling had rushed into the position, and only sent a company to help, and the main force directly entered the foot of the southern foothills, cutting off the retreat of the Japanese army.

At this time, the Japanese army in ambush on the west side of the battlefield could no longer bear it, they only had one squadron here, many of them were wounded, the original purpose was to prevent the enemy troops on the west ridge from killing down the mountain as during the day, and raiding the flank of the main force, but the situation of the battle changed rapidly, and the appearance of a large number of enemy troops on both sides of the southeast has made their garrison meaningless, and the main force is already in danger, what role can they play here?

The squadron commander who commanded this squadron was also a very courageous officer, and immediately ordered all reinforcements to the command headquarters to pin down the enemy's attacking troops from the flanks.

However, as soon as the squadron left its position, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from all directions, and the Japanese troops who were caught off guard fell even a dozen of them. The Japanese troops who were suddenly in a state of confusion immediately broke away, especially after leaving their positions, and without protection, they immediately became much less courageous, and they became frightened one by one.

Shi took the reconnaissance company and the regimental headquarters company to touch, they didn't know that the friendly forces of the 153rd Brigade and the 58th Division would attack today, the original idea was just to use the surprise attack on the top of the hill to attract the attention of the devils, and then suddenly kill and disrupt the enemy's deployment, if they could take advantage of the chaos to kill the enemy's artillery positions and take those artillery pieces, they would basically be safe on Zhanggu Mountain.

What the stone didn't expect was that just after they quietly touched down the mountain, the battle in the distance began, the shouting and killing that rushed to the sky, and the familiar charging horn sounded, all made their blood boil, reinforcements! Reinforcements from the 153 Brigade! Commander Chang did not break his promise, and in just one day, they regrouped and killed, and this time the momentum was really amazing, and it seemed that all the troops were involved.

The strategy of flowering in the middle was set by the commanders of the 153 Brigade, and many officers and men of the 302 Regiment were a little worried, for fear that they would become cannon fodder and not get reinforcements, but Shi trusted those people and Brigade Commander Zhang, just like trusting every brother beside him, without the slightest hesitation and retreat.

His trust was best rewarded, and after just one day, the reinforcements returned, and they became the sharpest weapons to encircle and destroy the enemy.

In the face of this huge advantage, everyone was excited, but fortunately, the stone had not been carried away, and he deliberately controlled the pace of advance, taking advantage of the darkness and all the attention of the Japanese army to the southeast, and gradually approached the position of the day. And then, something happened to make him happy, the devil actually left the position! Although there was still a squad left in the position as a precaution, he had already felt the stones not far from the position, and where would he let this opportunity slip away, he immediately gave the order to attack. Pity the Japanese troops of this squadron, if they rely on the cover of their positions, although they may not be able to withstand the onslaught of the two companies, they can at least hold on, at least they can rely on the solidity of the position to give the other side a certain amount of damage, but they are in a hurry to reinforce the headquarters, so that they give up all the initiative.

On the battlefield, the initiative often represents the lives of countless soldiers and the outcome of a battle.

How could the panicked Japanese squadron have thought that the enemy had already touched not far from their side? These unaware enemies rushed out like ghosts, wantonly slaughtering their companions, looking at the fallen brothers beside them, the Japanese army was frightened, because they couldn't see how many enemies rushed down from the mountain, just listening to the dense gunfire, seeing that bullets seemed to be shooting from all corners, and then thinking that the east and south were all under attack, the shadow of fear completely enveloped their whole bodies.

The Japanese squadron leader knew that they couldn't leave, the enemy was behind him, and if he didn't beat them back, let alone retreat, he couldn't save his life, he was originally in the middle of the team, and at this time he turned his head with a squad of soldiers to turn his head and command the troops to counterattack, but several * flew around him and exploded, and with a ball of flames rising into the air, the squadron leader was instantly swallowed by the flames, and even a dozen Japanese soldiers on the side were all killed.

The Japanese army, which had lost its backbone, still had the courage to fight, and it was not known who was the first to take the step of running, and the others immediately scattered and fled in all directions.

Hu Zi, Zhang Donkey and others originally thought that they were going to fight a tough battle with the regiment commander, but they didn't expect the enemy to break up and flee as soon as the fire was exchanged, which surprised them so much that they even forgot to order the pursuit for a while.

The stone jumped up from a dirt ditch, pointed in the direction of the flank and shouted: "Quick, rush up, as long as you hold the hillside ahead, not a single devil here will want to run." ”

Hearing this, Hu Zi and the others suddenly woke up, they were full of only thinking about killing, or the regiment commander thought thoughtfully, at the moment the reinforcements of various departments are encircling and annihilating the Japanese troops near Zhanggushan, and their impact is also to defeat the Japanese troops left in the west, in this way, the area around the Su Jianlu has become the key to the battlefield, needless to say, the artillery position here, the most important thing is that the Japanese army in the direction of Nantianpu can be reinforced at any time, if this opening is not blocked, as soon as the devil's reinforcements arrive, the battlefield may be repeated, On the contrary, if they block this area and cut off the route of the devil's reinforcements, not only will the devils here be completely killed, but even Zhang Gushan will be completely safe.

The news of Zhang Gushan continued to reach the command of the Japanese army, and the Japanese officers were slightly relieved to learn that the southern foot had been taken, as long as Yoshio Sonoda worked harder, maybe they could take back Zhang Gushan before dawn, and re-arrange heavy firepower on this commanding heights to suppress the surroundings, and the enemy on the front line of Changling Jinshan would no longer be able to move, and they could concentrate on defending the enemy attack in the northeast direction, and the pressure would be greatly reduced.

However, in a short period of time, Zhang Gushan was surrounded by the enemy, the life and death of the wing commander Yoshio Sonoda was unknown, and the brigade attacking Zhang Gushan was divided and surrounded in three battlefields, and it was in danger.