PFC Chapter 231: Annihilation of the Sakata Unit
Chapter 231: Annihilation of the Sakata Unit
“Bang, bang, bang…”
“Da da da…”
"Hold on, you must hold on to it!!"
"Remember, behind us is the division commander and the division headquarters."
At the main peak position of Cangyunling, Zhang Dabiao held a light machine gun and kept shooting at the Japanese soldiers below.
I don’t know what’s wrong with these Japanese devils. They suddenly became like a different person.
In just half a day, ten battalion-level charges were launched. The most important thing was the Japanese artillery, which kept bombarding as if they were free.
Often, just after repelling the Japanese attack, the troops had no time to catch their breath before 70mm high-explosive bombs were fired at them.
This forced Zhang Dabiao, who only had mortars, to shrink his defense line and withdraw all his troops to the main peak of Cangyunling where trenches had been dug.
After commanding the troops to repel another Japanese attack, Zhang Dabiao looked at the wounded soldiers and sighed.
Sure enough, it was not easy for him to resist the attack of a regiment with just one battalion!
"Captain, we are running low on ammunition!"
At this time, the logistics platoon leader came to Zhang Dabiao and said.
"what!"
Zhang Dabiao was surprised and said, "No way! Since we had the arsenal, we have never been short of ammunition!"
"There was no shortage of battalion commanders."
The logistics platoon leader explained helplessly: "But in order to get to Cangyun Ridge as quickly as possible, we only brought the minimum amount of ammunition, and the rest of the ammunition was left to the regiment headquarters."
"Report, the Japs are coming again."
Suddenly a soldier shouted.
"Fuck me!"
Zhang Dabiao resisted the urge to curse and came to the position: "Listen to my orders, let the little devils get close to us, we are running low on ammunition, we need to conserve bullets."
"Yes."
Although a little surprised, the soldiers present did not show too much emotion.
Are you kidding? They only had three bullets before, and they would have to use bayonets to draw blood after they were used up.
Even though they don’t have many bullets now, it was still extremely wealthy for them in the past.
At the foot of the main peak, in the newly established command post, Sakata Nobutsu sighed as he watched his troops being beaten back once again.
"Guan Pu-kun, the troops on the opposite side are the most tenacious Chinese troops I have ever seen."
"With only a battalion of troops, they braved casualties and repelled our multiple attacks."
"Yes!"
Guan Pu Yousen echoed: "Even during the Battle of Xinkou, it was not as difficult for us to fight the 72nd Division of the National Army as it is now!"
"Haha, he is indeed a tough opponent!"
Sakata Nobutsu laughed excitedly and said, "But that's all!"
"Order the artillery squadron to continue firing. The second and third battalions will attack in ten minutes. Take down the Cangyun Ridge Highlands in one fell swoop."
"Hi."
"Fuckin' fuckin' again!"
Zhang Dabiao cursed and ordered his troops to hide in the air-raid shelter.
"What should I do, Battalion Commander?"
In the air-raid shelter, the logistics platoon leader expressed his concern as he watched the dust constantly falling due to the shelling.
"I just did some counting. The most ammunition a soldier has is only ten rounds, and the least is less than five."
"How to do?"
Zhang Dabiao said firmly: "When the bullets are used up, use the bayonets. We in the New 1st Regiment don't have the habit of running away."
"Even if I die, I will die on the battlefield."
"That's right, we fought the Japs."
Another soldier in the air-raid shelter echoed loudly.
Suddenly the gunfire stopped and Zhang Dabiao rolled out of the air-raid shelter.
"Everyone, take your positions. The Japs are about to attack."
............
Not far away in Cangyun Ridge, Li Yunlong was holding a telescope and observing the battle ahead.
"Captain, go and support Zhang Dabiao!"
The second battalion commander was a little anxious: "Looking at the situation, the first battalion suffered heavy casualties, and the gunfire is sparse."
"I know!"
Li Yunlong said calmly: "But if we go like this, won't the first battalion be sacrificed in vain?"
"What does the captain mean?"
The second battalion commander asked in confusion.
"To prevent any accidents, Captain of the Second Battalion, you should lead your men to Cangyun Ridge first and quietly enter the position, but do not change the firepower."
Li Yunlong put down the telescope and ordered several battalion commanders around him: "Third Battalion, Fourth Battalion, Artillery Battalion, prepare for the attack."
"We'll go around behind the Japs and catch them off guard."
"What about our camp?"
The fifth battalion commander was anxious. Why did all the battalions have missions except theirs?
"Go find Chu Yunfei. The telegram says that the Japanese Fourth Brigade is looking for the division headquarters. They must be nearby."
"I have already ordered Chu Yunfei to look for them. I am afraid he can't hold on. You go and strengthen their strength."
"Yes."
When the fifth battalion commander heard that there was a bigger enemy to fight, he immediately led his troops to look for the 358th Regiment with a smile.
...........
The temporary headquarters of the 3rd Wing.
"Captain, something's wrong!"
Looking at the troops retreating again, Guan Pu Tomomori looked at Sakata Nobutsu in confusion.
"Although their firepower is as weak as before, I feel that their resilience has become much stronger."
"During several counterattacks and sword-fighting with our troops, they did not show any signs of fatigue from a long battle."
"On the contrary, our soldiers' physical strength has gradually fallen behind the enemy due to multiple charges."
"Well, I discovered it too."
Sakata Nobutsu nodded, also showing a puzzled expression.
"Do you think they will send reinforcements? They are just trying to confuse us so they can surround us."
Suddenly, Kanura Tomomori thought of something and looked at Sakata Nobutsu with a little uneasiness.
"If that's the case, then we're in danger."
Sakata Nobutsu thought for a moment and said, "Send a telegram to the brigade commander and tell him that we encountered stubborn resistance from the Eighth Route Army."
"They are most likely covering the division's transfer and requesting support."
"Hi!"
Guan Pu Yousen nodded and immediately ordered the signalman to send a telegram, but the telegram was just sent out.
The sound of cannon fire could be heard.
"Type 92 infantry gun?"
Nobutsu Sakata listened to the familiar artillery sound and looked puzzled. Could it be that friendly troops were coming?
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The next moment, a violent explosion was heard, and the strong shock wave caused the tarpaulin above the command center to rustle.
"Oh no, Captain!!"
A Japanese soldier stumbled into the headquarters and said in horror: "We are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. There are Eighth Route Army soldiers everywhere."
"What!!"
Nobutsu Sakata felt dizzy, his vision went dark and he almost fainted.
"Captain, are you okay?"
Guan Pu Tomomori supported him, and Sakata Nobutsu said with concern.
"I'm fine... hurry... command the troops to break out!"
Sakata Nobutsu ordered weakly.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
Suddenly, there was another series of sharp explosions, and three 107 rocket launchers hit the temporary command post of the rd Brigade directly.
"Captain, be careful."
Guan Pu Tomomori rushed over and pressed Sakata Nobutsu under him.
"Haha, you gave it to me, and you even showed your antenna. Are you afraid that I don't know where your headquarters is?"
Not far away, Li Yunlong smiled and patted Wang Chengzhu on the shoulder: "Zhuzi, you fought well, I will reward you with two bowls of sweet potato stew later!"
"Hey, thank you, Captain."
Wang Chengzhu smiled and worked even harder to command the artillery battalion to bomb the Japanese not far away.
With all the senior officers of the 3rd Regiment killed and the artillery battalion's heavy bombardment.
The new regiment sounded the charge, and soon the Third Regiment was completely wiped out.
"Captain."
After the battle, Zhang Dabiao came to Li Yunlong with a sad expression.
"It goes without saying."
Li Yunlong patted Zhang Dabiao on the shoulder and said, "You all are great in the first battalion."