Section 126 Closing the net

Just when the Japanese command headquarters was shocked by the defeat in the battle on the front line of Zhanggushan, a violent explosion suddenly sounded in the distance, and the makeshift tent trembled in the explosion, and the oil lamp hanging in the middle almost fell down. The oil lamp on the table was no exception, and it suddenly dimmed as the ground rose and fell, and the entire command department went dark for a moment.

Hurried footsteps came from outside, and the captain of the guard in charge of the surrounding headquarters rushed in in a panic, and shouted to Junrokuro Matsuura in horror: "Your Excellency, Nantianpu has been lost, and the defense line has been broken through by the enemy. ”

"What?" The Japanese officers in the command headquarters were immediately shocked, if Zhang Gushan's defeat and changes shocked them, then the loss of the Nantian defense line made them desperate, the reason why the inverted triangle formation is the strongest formation, is that the point behind can be reinforced and adjusted at any time according to the battle situation in front, and once the situation is difficult to grasp, withdraw the front two points, close the defense, then with strong fortifications and sufficient personnel, the last point, It is often also an element that can determine the outcome of a war. However, the current situation has made them desperate, and the Nantian Paved Defense Line, where the headquarters is located, has been lost? This vital point connecting the east and west sides is gone, that is, the overall line of defense has collapsed.

Three days, in just three days, after the enemy launched a counteroffensive on the whole line, the positions were broken one after another, this huge blow, so that these Japanese troops were difficult to accept, they were proud of their defensive ability, in the face of the enemy's powerful offensive, can no longer show any arrogance, now the reinforcements have not arrived, their defense line continues to be broken through, is the 106th Division going to become the first division to be eliminated since the beginning of the war?

Thinking of this, all the Japanese officers shuddered, shame! That would be a lifetime of shame for these people! Even after death, it will be recorded in the history books, and it will be indelible forever!

Just when there was a dead silence in the headquarters, the captain of the guard couldn't help urging: "Your Excellency, get out of here quickly, I'm afraid that the army of China will be killed soon." ”

Junrokuro Matsuura turned his head to look at his subordinates with dead faces, and couldn't help but think of the eyes of the army commander Okamura Ninji who had high hopes for him when he left, and directly hit the enemy's key point from the west of the Ruiwu Road. However, the occurrence of various unexpected circumstances caused them to deviate from the original track, and now they are about to be wiped out! Thinking of this, Junrokuro Matsuura's expression darkened, this battle is over, even if he can still save his life, the future is also dark, the fall of a division, the commander of his division must bear the primary responsibility, and his subordinates, Junrokuro Matsuura looked at these officers in the command, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly, perhaps, they are the same as themselves, completely finished.

"Put out the lights, everyone take up arms, prepare for battle, as officers of the Empire, in the face of the enemy, never retreat, fight to the death, it is our glory, loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor, is our supreme glory!" Junrokuro Matsuura slowly pulled out the war knife at his waist and said in a deep voice word by word.

And all the officers in the command headquarters, at this moment, also pulled out their mobile phones and combat knives on their waists, and shouted loudly in response to the words of the division commander, and then the entire Japanese command headquarters fell into darkness, and there was no more movement.

A few miles away from the Nantianpu headquarters, around Zhang Gushan, the battle at this moment is becoming more and more intense, on the battlefield everywhere, several armies of the enemy and us are entangled and fighting, fighting for their lives, and the bloody battle is beyond everyone's imagination.

The timing of the appearance of the soldiers of the national army was really good, just when the Japanese army had just taken the position and their physical strength was at the extreme, they suddenly killed, broke the surrounding external defense line in one fell swoop, penetrated directly into the command center of the Japanese army, and achieved the absolute initiative on the battlefield, and wave after wave of attacks, but also hit the Japanese army without the power to parry, and even the captain of the wing, Yoshio Sonoda, is also unknown at the moment.

However, as the battle progressed, the Japanese army launched a strong counterattack in desperation, their number was not as large as that of the national army, and their physical strength was also extremely consumed, but it has to be said that the Japanese army has always been well trained and has a strong willpower to exert unimaginable combat effectiveness in such a situation.

In other words, if the national army suffered such a situation, no matter what the troops, I am afraid that they would have collapsed.

However, although the Japanese army lost its command and lost its goal, under the command of officers at all levels, it still launched a stubborn counterattack and launched a bloody fight. The first to encounter difficulties was the elite of the 153rd Brigade under the personal command of Zhang Lingfu.

The Japanese troops on the east ridge have almost collapsed under the upper and lower flanking attacks, but the Japanese troops reinforced from the southern foot suddenly appeared, pulling the battle into the quagmire, although the number of Japanese troops is still at an absolute disadvantage, but now the two sides are entangled, there is no way to distinguish between you and me, their close combat ability has been thoroughly exerted.

Three or four Japanese troops can form a small formation, each other is a horn to advance steadily, these three or three Japanese troops, like a grinding plate, continue to devour the lives of the national army soldiers, although Zhang Lingfu brought these soldiers are very outstanding personal ability is not under the Japanese army, but, the battle formation, this thing, is still very strange to them, because of the transfer from the various departments, not to mention the tacit understanding and cooperation between each other.

In the face of the Japanese troops advancing in formation, three or four hundred fierce soldiers, there was a feeling that it was difficult to start, and the small formations one after another gradually converged into a large formation, which was like sea water, making people invincible, and even the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 302nd Regiment rushed down from the bottom of the mountain were forced to retreat in a very short time.

On the west side of the battlefield, the stone advanced step by step, his steps were not fast, but every step was calm and powerful, the bayonet in his hand was like a sickle in the hand of death, every time he stabbed out, he could harvest a life, and he could deal a huge blow to the Japanese army. And beside the stone, Cheng Yong, the leader of the stone's guard platoon, carefully observed the surroundings, with a nervous look on his face, although he knew that the regiment commander's skills were better than him, he didn't know how many times, but he didn't dare to be careless.

The guards platoon soldiers who surrounded him in a circle gradually made Shi feel helpless, because he found that as the battle progressed, there were fewer and fewer enemies around him, and even later, they were occupied by Cheng Yong's men, and often a Japanese soldier just appeared more than a dozen steps away, and the soldiers of these guard platoons called out, and there was no chance for him to raise his sword.

Looking at these dutiful guards around him, Shi smiled helplessly, it was not easy to say anything at all, in fact, even if he said it, it was useless, he was the commander of the guard platoon very dutiful, and he would never leave him half a step before the battle was over. Looking into the distance, in the thick black fog, he couldn't really see it, but he could barely see it by the light of the fire that exploded from time to time, everywhere were the figures of the Japanese soldiers fleeing in embarrassment, the corpses of devils and discarded guns and ammunition were all over the ground, in the face of their sudden attack, the Japanese soldiers who had just left the position were undoubtedly frightened, and barely resisted, but it had no effect at all. The regimental headquarters company and reconnaissance company led by Hu Zi and Zhang Donkey were more fierce than the other, and these fierce soldiers were even more fearless when they saw the Japanese army.

Several Japanese commanders also wanted to organize a team to fight back, but then the rushing national army instantly overwhelmed them, and the few people who had just assembled were slaughtered before they had time to let out a few screams, and they did not even have the slightest effect of blocking. Such a bloody slaughter crushed the last courage of the Japanese army, they had no reinforcements, no position to block, and could only run desperately, hoping to run a glimmer of life.

On the right flank of the battlefield, the regimental troops had already occupied the dirt slope and began to build a position, they had limited tools and time, the only thing they could do was to lean on the protruding hillside and a few pieces of bluestone to set up machine guns, in order to block the road to here, they even cut down a few trees from not far away and put them horizontally on the road, leaving a platoon to guard here. In this way, in a short period of time, they have set up a defensive line that can be supported left and right, although it is already rudimentary and can no longer be simple, but it should still be able to block the enemy.

Under the leadership of Zhang Donkey, the reconnaissance company almost swept away the battlefield, and the fact that this old scout was following and pursuing was astonishing, and the soldiers of the reconnaissance company who were scattered like fishing nets came back one by one with a bunch of things after a while, and they all gained a lot of gains.

Seeing that the battle here was resolved in a very short time, Shi looked around, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh, as long as they held the flank road of Jianlu Su, cut off the Japanese reinforcements, and with the strength of the 153 Brigade and the soldiers of Brigade Commander Zhang, it should only be a matter of time to solve the enemy on Zhanggu Mountain, and as long as the enemy up and down Zhanggu Mountain was solved, even if the devils broke through their defense line here, there would be no big problem, and it was a big deal that they would retreat back to the mountain to hold on, just like yesterday, they could consume the devils to death.

Zhang Donkey ran over with sweat on his head, "Commander, the devils have basically been solved, and a few of the fast ones didn't catch up, so let them slip away." After speaking, Zhang Donkey's mouth scolded, these devils are really hard bones, knowing that they will definitely die if they are caught, they are all desperate, in the process of pursuit, not only increase their casualty rate, but also greatly delay their speed, seeing that a few of them ran quickly and disappeared into the night, he was very angry, such a rare opportunity, but not all of these hundred devils, it is really embarrassing and embarrassing.

Shi Shi said indifferently: "Arrange a platoon to clean up the battlefield, and the others immediately seize the time to rest." ”

The stone's order made Zhang Donkey a little puzzled, and he couldn't help asking: "Regiment Commander, let's not go to meet Brigade Commander Zhang and they eat the devils over there?" ”

Shi shook his head: "There shouldn't be any need for this, we stayed here to cut off the devils' retreat and reinforcements, they can't run away, the 153 Brigade has suffered relatively large losses in the past two days, let's let them kill a few more devils to dissipate their anger." ”