PFC Chapter 199 Artillery Attack
Chapter 199 Artillery Attack
"Platoon Leader Liu"!
"arrive"!
"Take out all the chronic poisons you have, especially croton. Take your platoon to process them quickly. Find a way to mix them into the 20,000 kilograms of food. Control the dosage yourself to ensure that the Japanese don't get an immediate attack after eating them, and that no traces are left behind."
Although Liu Caiyun felt that it was a bit of a waste of food, she had to resolutely carry out the captain's order:
"Yes"!
"Third Company Commander"!
"arrive"!
Bring your company and guard company, and when the special food is ready, transport it down the mountain and hide it in the homes of nearby civilians. Remember to leave traces, to ensure the safety of the food, but also to ensure that the Japanese can find it. You must measure your own grasp, and one prerequisite is that you must make the Japanese believe that this is the food hidden by the people.
"Yes"!
"Okay, let's split up and act. Except for the company that will advance to Nishan, the rest of the troops must complete the mission before dark."
The Hata Detachment was a branch of the Taiwan Garrison Army during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. It was led by Hata Shigeichi and was therefore called the Hata Detachment. The predecessor of the Hata Detachment was the Shigeto Detachment (also known as the Taiwan Brigade. It was led by Major General Shigeto Chiaki, the garrison commander in Taiwan, hence the name). It was incorporated into the 1937th Army in December 12. After the 5th Army's combat sequence was lifted, it was reorganized in Taiwan. On February 5, 1938, it was incorporated into the Central China Expeditionary Force, with Major General Hata Shigeichi as the detachment commander.
The detachment participated in the Battle of Wuhan, but was troubled by the failure of the sneak attack on Anqing and the annihilation of two thousand troops. No matter how brutal the fighting was at Ma'an Fortress, there was no intention to let the Hata detachment participate in the war. Just when Hata Shigeichi was anxious, a transfer order came down, asking them to go to Shandong to suppress bandits. Hata Shigeichi felt greatly insulted, but military orders were like mountains, and no matter how much Hata didn't want to go, he had no choice but to gather the troops and set off.
Along the way, Hata Shigekazu used various channels to learn about the Yimeng Guerrillas. His depressed expression disappeared and a bloodthirsty light appeared in his eyes. He knew the name Leng Qiang, who was the mortal enemy of the empire. It turned out that the headquarters had not given up on their team. This was giving himself a chance. If he could eliminate Leng Qiang, his Hata Detachment would become famous in one battle.
After replenishing some military supplies outside the city of Xuzhou and pulling up the eight-door mountain cannon, Hata Shigeichi immediately ordered his troops to begin an advance. They must reach Mengshan before dawn tomorrow and catch them off guard. Even when facing a team of several hundred people, Hata could not change his habit of stealing chickens.
After the Japanese army crossed Yayougou, the first company commander Ningbo determined the marching direction of the Japanese army. The shortest and most direct route must pass through the valley between Zhaishan and Yuhuanshan. He confirmed the terrain of the two mountains with Yang Qingfeng and immediately ordered the troops to advance to Zhaishan urgently and build artillery positions.
Hata Shigeichi didn't know that his plan had been exposed. He was still dreaming on his horse. He didn't plan to let go of the mountainous area in central Shandong this time. He not only wanted to wipe out the Yimeng guerrillas, but also prepared to strike ruthlessly at Shen Honglie and his ilk. Guerrilla zone? Base area? It was called a base area only if there were Chinese people. If there were no Chinese people, they would be just a bunch of blind drifters at best. As for the Nishan Lunan Detachment that he had inquired about, Hata Shigeichi didn't take it seriously at all. If they dared to provoke him, he could just send a squadron to destroy them.
On the afternoon of September 9, the Hatan Detachment entered the Nishan Mountain area. Although it was a silent sneak attack and no fire reconnaissance was possible, Hatan still sent out a search team to conduct the search. Both sides of the road and the dangerous valleys were the key targets of the search. There was enough time, as long as they could reach Mengshan before dawn the next morning.
At the front line of Zhaishan, the first company had already built a position, which was two kilometers away from the canyon road. The grenade throwers were also lying in ambush with their grenade throwers five hundred meters away from the road. Everything was ready, waiting for the Japanese.
At 7:50, the Hata Detachment arrived. The search team carefully searched the dangerous places on the roadside, but the search area was still two or three hundred meters away from the grenade throwers approaching the highway, and they found nothing. Marching at night, the Hata Detachment was very cunning. Only the vanguard troops turned on some flashlights, and all the troops behind marched in the dark.
The scouts of the first company and Yang Qingfeng's men came back at the same time and reported the investigation results to the two men:
"Captain, we don't have much baggage, it's all carried by horses, and it's at two-thirds of the team."
"Okay, let the troops in front go. When the supplies arrive, open fire immediately. Notify everyone. You must evacuate within two minutes, even if there are Japanese devils waiting to be killed ahead. Violators will be punished by military law."
"Yes"!
The moonlight was dim, and the Japanese army was bustling. The team of several thousand people did not make any loud noise. Seeing that all the Japanese army's carriages and baggage had entered the target section, Ningbo shouted in a low voice:
"fire"!
Twenty shells slid into the gun chamber.
Pass! Pass! Pass! Pass! Pass!
The shell flew out with a whistling sound. The grenade thrower in front heard the sound and immediately opened fire.
The mountains were very quiet at night, and the sound of shells firing and whistling were very harsh.
"Enemy attack"!
The Japanese army panicked and had not yet reacted when the shells fell.
boom! boom! boom!
Explosions were heard on the mountain road more than 500 meters long, flames flashed, and countless mules and horses neighed after being frightened.
Twenty mortars, twenty grenade launchers, each with thirty shells, a total of 1,200 shells were fired at the 500-meter mountain road in a very short period of time. People and horses on the road were thrown to the ground, the shells exploded, and several huge mushroom clouds rose.
Hata Shigeichi drew out his command sword and roared at the artillery position:
"Give me some toast!"
The Japanese troops in front quickly advanced towards the artillery position. In less than a minute and a half, the artillery shells were used up and the soldiers of the first company ran away. Yang Qingfeng's men stayed guarding the artillery, carrying grenade launchers and retreating while shooting.
When the Japanese army arrived at the grenade launcher position, there was no one in sight, and they quickly advanced towards the mortar position.
boom! boom! boom!
Several explosions were heard, and the Japanese army stepped on the mines buried by the guerrillas in advance. The vanguard troops were blown up and cried for their parents. They didn't know how many mines there were on the opposite side. Hata Shigekazu ordered the troops to stop the pursuit, quickly rescue supplies and treat the wounded.
The sneak attack plan failed. Hata Shigeichi felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. He watched the soldiers rescuing supplies with cold eyes. The guards around him didn't dare to breathe. Half an hour later, the statistical results came out. Hata's head was filled with blood after hearing it, and he wanted to pull out his command knife to chop people.
"Report, six mountain cannons were damaged, only two are left intact, and eight infantry cannons were damaged, only four are left intact."
"Report, all the mountain artillery shells and infantry artillery shells exploded, and there was still one third of the indirect fire artillery shells, and the rest also exploded."
"Report, most of the grain trucks were on fire. Soldiers risked their lives to rescue them, but only managed to save 85 bags. The loss is more than 80%."
"Report, the casualties have been counted. One hundred and twenty-six soldiers were killed, two hundred and seventy were seriously injured, and four hundred and fifty were slightly injured."
"Baga! Baga!"
"Order: The troops should rest on the spot and rescue the wounded. Yamamoto Battalion should be on alert. If we are attacked again, have Yamamoto perform a caesarean section"!