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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2574: The Situation of the War in Western Manchuria is Decided (Part 1)

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    Lieutenant General Eikura was indeed crazy. He actually ordered more than 20,000 soldiers of the Thirty-sixth Division to launch a hand-to-hand charge. It was a last-ditch gamble. Moreover, there was no doubt that he would lose. The bodies of the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Empire and the spirit of Bushido,  Harder than cannonballs and bullets.

    But Lieutenant General Rongcang did not lose all his sanity. There was a glimmer of hope hidden in the seemingly crazy order. Baolong Mountain was flat and had loose soil, which was not suitable for building fortifications. The Thirty-sixth Division shifted from retreat to defense.  There was no time to build fortifications in the rush. The only heavy artillery regiment that could carry out fire counterattacks was destructively bombed. There were ferocious artillery fire from the independent division artillery on the ground. More than 300 tanks stared at it without triggering. Hundreds of independent divisions from the Sky Division  All these bombers and fighter jets mean that the Thirty-sixth Division will continue to stick to the front line of Baolong Mountain, and the final outcome will be the complete annihilation of the entire army.

    The only tactic that can gain a chance of survival is for the 36th Division to launch a suicidal counterattack, rush into the infantry of the Independent Division, mix with them, and offset the superior ground and air firepower of the Independent Division. Lieutenant General Rongkang  We know that the number of Imperial Japanese soldiers who can finally break into the infantry pile of the independent division may not be more than one-tenth, or even less.

    However, with the fighting style of the imperial soldiers who are not afraid of death, and the spirit of loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, they will definitely cause certain casualties to the independent division troops. Even if the Thirty-sixth Division is eventually destroyed, the hateful soldiers must be killed.  It is much better for Chinese soldiers to pay a certain price than to stick to the Baolong Mountain position and have their bodies crushed by artillery shells, bombs and tanks. This is Lieutenant General Rongcang's desperate counterattack.

    It is a pity that none of the officers of the 36th Division understand the division commander's tactic of "eternal destruction." Seeing that none of the officers responded to his orders.  Lieutenant General Rongcang was furious. He pulled out his command sword with a flick of his hand and shouted angrily: "Baga! You are still not following the order! Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed on the spot!"

    Ten minutes later, on the Baolong Mountain battlefield under heavy artillery fire.  There was a scene that stunned Major General Wu Yaoxian, commander of the 1st Tank Brigade of the Independent Division Armored Corps. Amidst the smoke, Kwantung Army soldiers all over the mountains and plains were holding bright white bayonets and shouting slogans.  Rush down from the long hillock of Baolong Mountain.

    As one of the first tank brigades formed by Battelle after returning from Germany, Major General Wu Yaoxian, commander of the first brigade, is a battle-hardened man who has participated in all battles since the day he formed the army.  I have fought against the Soviet Army, fought against the British Army, and fought against the Japs even more often. From Outer Mongolia in the Gobi grassland, to Indochina, where green is evergreen all year round, to the river valley forests of East India, I have to face the battlefields filled with flesh and blood.  .  It was already commonplace, but this was the first time I saw tens of thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers charging hand-to-hand.

    "Old Song, trouble is coming. The Japs have counterattacked with a hand-to-hand charge!" Wu Yao came to his senses first and hurriedly spoke to Song Guotai, commander of the First Brigade of the North China Field Corps.

    Song Guotai felt funny, "Old Wu is also a veteran on the battlefield. What's so strange about the little devil's hand-to-hand charge? I haven't seen that battle many times?" He said easily: "It's a hand-to-hand charge. Little devil's old man  The moves are just right, I¡¯m still worried about how to hit him! I¡¯ll accept all the fat in my mouth!¡±

    Wu Yaoxian knew that Song Guotai did not understand what he meant.  He quickly emphasized: "No, it's the little devils on the front line of Baolong Mountain. They all charged hand-to-hand. There were at least 20,000 people!"

    "What? More than 20,000 people!" Song Guotai was not surprised, but shouted excitedly, "Old Wu, what a good deal. The little devils are here to die, so let's help these bastards, and I will return  I¡¯m worried that after the battle at Baolong Mountain, I won¡¯t be able to catch up with the next battle!¡±

    "How to fight?" Wu Yaoxian asked. To be honest, facing more than 20,000 Kwantung Army soldiers charging hand-to-hand, he was really unsure. If more than 300 tanks fell among the Kwantung Army soldiers, it would be a tiger encounter.  It's hard to guard against a pack of wolves!

    Song Guotai was very happy. The guy with armored equipment relied on his invulnerability to run very fast. This time, he knew that the infantry was not easy to mess with. "Old Wu, the little devil is forced to have no choice but to fight to the death. He wants to fight with us."  The infantry are mixed together to offset our air and ground firepower advantage. It¡¯s a beautiful idea!¡±

    "Your tanks retreat two thousand meters to make room for the artillery, and then regroup. My infantry relies on the tanks to form temporary positions. Light and heavy machine guns plus mortars, more than 10,000 submachine guns, enough for more than 20,000 little devils.  A pot, what does it mean to see rivers of blood and corpses everywhere, you can see it right away!"

    After finishing the call with Wu Yaoxian, Song Guotai ordered: "Order the self-propelled artillery regiment to adjust the bombardment coordinates and conduct interception and artillery fire on the charging Japs. Order the regiments accompanying the tank attack to rely on the tanks to immediately switch to defensive counterattacks and give me a bloodbath."  You little devil! Hey, wait until Xu Guofu¡¯s second brigade comes up, I¡¯ll eat them all!¡± He was very proud, thinking of the commander of the second brigadeI couldn't help but laugh at Kunio's dark face.

    Song Guotai's tactics are very correct. Since the Japs want to get involved with his infantry, they should distance themselves and use intensive firepower. The first tank brigade retreats quickly, and the accompanying infantry also retreats.  From the surface, it seems that the Independent Division troops were frightened by the hand-to-hand charge of more than 20,000 Kwantung Army soldiers and retreated. The Kwantung Army soldiers who had no intention of surviving in the first place suddenly boosted their morale and became loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.  The slogans were shouted loudly, and they rushed forward more and more crazily!

    Relying on more than 300 tanks, the artillery battalions of each regiment of the first brigade, the machine gun companies of each battalion, all small and medium-sized artillery, mortars, light and heavy machine guns, formed several fire nets according to different ranges, and finally  The first to show off their power were two self-propelled artillery regiments. Large-caliber artillery shells roared into the pile of charging Kwantung Army soldiers, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere. Immediately, small and medium-caliber artillery and mortars joined the ranks of the shelling.

    Dense artillery shells exploded into walls of fire on the charging road of the Kwantung Army soldiers. Gunpowder smoke filled the air. The pungent smell of blood exuded the nauseating smell of the two people under the July noon sun. The bodies of the Kwantung Army soldiers were covered with blood.  Shrapnel was torn into pieces, and the yellow sand thrown up by the explosion flew up into the air. Broken limbs and broken arms were scattered in all directions. The number of Kwantung Army soldiers rushing over was drastically reduced.

    However, the numb and red-eyed Kwantung Army soldiers seemed like lifeless scarecrows, ignoring the overwhelming shells and rushing forward. They had already seen the line of tanks not far ahead, and  For the soldiers of the independent division behind the tank, as long as they rush in, everything will be over. It seems like a miracle. Lieutenant General Rongcang, commander of the 36th Division, following the charging formation, under the gunfire flying all over the sky, actually  Unscathed.

    The consciousness of the commander of the Eikura Division has fallen into a state of madness. The Lieutenant General of the division personally led the team to carry out a hand-to-hand charge. This is a unique example in the history of the Imperial Army. Regardless of the final result, Lieutenant General Eikura  They all believe that they will definitely go down in the history of the Imperial Japanese Army, become a hero admired by future generations, enter the Yasukuni Shrine, and their fame will last forever!

    Lieutenant General Rongcang waved the golden command sword and kept shouting loudly. The bravery of the division commander was undoubtedly the best shot in the arm for the soldiers of the 36th Division. All the Kwantung Army soldiers went crazy, and their hearts were ferocious.  And the desire for blood was completely aroused. He rushed forward and tore the bodies of those Chinese soldiers. He rushed forward and blasted the Chinese tanks into scrap metal. What's more, there was no retreat at all, only to rush forward!

    There were less than 10,000 soldiers of the 36th Division who broke through the artillery fire interception. The several kilometers long charge road was covered with the corpses of more than 10,000 Kwantung Army soldiers, and the sparse green grass was dyed red with blood.  The Kwantung Army soldiers with blood-red eyes seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.

    However, everything ended in front of the position formed by the 1st Tank Brigade, a distance of 1,500 meters away. Suddenly, if a hurricane blew on the ground, all the light and heavy machine guns began to roar, including the 1st Tank Brigade.  The two parallel machine guns on more than 300 tanks of a tank brigade fired countless bullets like locusts, heading towards the bodies of the Kwantung Army soldiers, as if they were hitting a metal wall made up of high-speed flying bullets.

    The bodies of countless Kwantung Army soldiers were instantly spattered with blood. The dense bullets were spinning, carrying high-speed kinetic energy, and fiercely piercing into the bodies, like huge sickles. Wherever they went, the Kwantung Army soldiers were struck.  Like sorghum stalks struck by strong winds, they fell in pieces.

    Lieutenant General Rongcang's whole body was shaken. More than a dozen machine gun bullets penetrated the body of the division commander, leaving dense blood holes on his uniform. He threw the command knife aside and died with his eyes open.  Lieutenant General Rongcang finally no longer cares about the final fate of the 36th Division, but he is not lonely. The lives of more than 20,000 soldiers accompany him as a lonely ghost in a foreign country.

    This massacre battle brought to the door by the 36th Division of the Kwantung Army lasted for nearly two hours and just ended. In front of the position of the 1st Brigade of the North China Field Corps, there was a thick layer of shiny bullet casings, all of them.  The weapons were too hot to touch. The flat sandy grassland at the foot of Baolong Mountain was covered with the corpses of Kwantung Army soldiers. More than 26,000 people from the 36th Division of the Kwantung Army were wiped out on the battlefield of Baolong Mountain.

    The gunpowder smoke had not dissipated. Under the hot sunshine, the smell of blood was nauseating. Song Guotai sat on the front of the armored command vehicle, lighting a cigarette comfortably and watching the soldiers and convoys whizzing by. The third brigade of the follow-up force  , the 4th Brigade and the 5th Brigade are pursuing the retreating Fifteenth Army of the Kwantung Army. The Corps Headquarters has given itself eight hours to break through the front line of Baolong Mountain and completely annihilate the 36th Division of the Kwantung Army.  , completed in just five hours.

    Song Guotai was convinced that the little devils in the Western Manchuria area would never be able to cross the Shuangliao and Siping front lines. He was smoking a cigarette happily, and then he saw Xu Guofu, commander of the Second Brigade??That face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

    (To be continued)
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