The blocking position chosen by Lin Nan was on the only way for the Japanese army to reach Kunsha Town. It was centered on a small village named Shentou Village by the Chinese and Indian reorganizers, and was surrounded by more than 10 other small villages.
A hundred meters in front of Shentou Village, there are two ridges more than 300 meters high on the left and right.
This is the most important strategic position in the area. By seizing these two mountains, the Japanese army's master regiments will be greatly threatened no matter which village they advance towards Kunsha Town.
At this time, troops from other Japanese divisions had not yet arrived, although Kameda Jiro, the captain of the Japanese 19th Regiment, looked down on the Indonesian Anti-Foreign Army from the bottom of his heart. However, after all, Kameda Jiro is not an incompetent person who has not received strict military training, so he naturally knows the importance of this place.
In order to prevent unexpected situations from happening, when Kameda Jiro led the troops to Kunsha Town, he not only asked the Miyagi Independent Squadron, which was operating with the 19th Regiment, to stay and garrison two mountains, but also sent cavalry to notify the 9th Cavalry Regiment behind. and the 35th Infantry Regiment, allowing the two regiments to speed up their advance and keep up with the pace of the 19th Regiment.
There are more than 270 officers and soldiers in the Miyagi Independent Squadron staying in Shentou Village. The squadron leader, Captain Miyagi Ryota, has gone through many hardships along the way. He originally wanted to invade Kunsha Town with the 19th Regiment and make a great contribution.
However, one can imagine how depressed and aggrieved he was when he was left to "bathe in the sun" on the mountain by the damn Kameda Jiro.
Since Kameda Jiro's order was not very strict, Miyagi Ryota was aggrieved and accepted the order, but he did everything perfunctory and only sent more than 30 people to each of the two mountains covering a large area for observation and garrison.
Miyagi Ryota himself was recuperating and took most of his officers and soldiers to stay in several well-preserved houses in Shentou Village.
At around 8:50 in the morning, after receiving the exact information from the scouts, Chen Jie, commander of the 1st Brigade and 1st Regiment, made a prompt decision and sent two companies to capture the two mountains in front of Shentou Village with lightning speed.
At the same time, Chen Jie personally commanded a battalion to engage in a fierce battle with the Miyagi Independent Squadron with three times the enemy's strength. At the same time, Chen Jie ordered the other two battalions to quickly advance forward from the flanks and capture Miyagi. The independent squadron is surrounded, and the Miyagi independent squadron must be wiped out in Shentou Village.
The Miyagi Independent Squadron was caught off guard. After resisting for half an hour, it could no longer hold on. The troops were completely trapped, and many soldiers fled out of the village.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Miyagi Ryota quickly commanded the more than 50 remaining officers and soldiers around him to break out of the village.
After finally escaping outside the village, Miyagi Ryota and other Japanese officers and soldiers had no time to rejoice when they were attacked by the Third Battalion of the 1st Regiment.
After a hard fight, Miyagi Ryota was injured in his left arm and was unable to escape. He lay in a grass field and was captured alive.
At around 10:20 in the morning, the Miyagi Independent Squadron was besieged by the superior force of the First Regiment of the China-India Integrated Division. Most of the officers and soldiers were killed in the battle. Only Miyagi Ryota and other eight Japanese officers and soldiers were captured.
At this time, Xia Xingshuo and Lin Nan had already commanded large forces to seize strategic locations in Shentou Village and nearby areas.
The heavy machine gun battalion and two mortar companies led by Xia Xingshuo were divided into two combat brigades and went up to the two mountains in front of Shentou Village respectively. At the same time, the First Brigade and Second Regiment also sent a battalion of troops to each of the two mountains to assist in the defense.
Heavy machine gun battalion commander Cao Limin and mortar battalion commander Deng Si led their troops to the mountains and quickly built heavy machine gun positions and artillery positions.
Deng Si received special artillery training and ordered his troops to build three artillery positions in two relatively flat areas of the mountains.
In this way, when the mortar position is attacking and is about to be attacked by the Japanese army, it can move its position in time and quickly launch another attack on the Japanese army.
Cai Yun, deputy leader of the sniper team, led the snipers to find sniper points with high concealment and good visibility.
After a battle with the Japanese Miyagi Independent Squadron, the 1st Brigade and 1st Regiment were used as reserve forces and retreated to a safe area in the rear to rest and recuperate.
The remaining one battalion of the first brigade and the second regiment and all the officers and soldiers of the third regiment, with the assistance of three independent South Borneo regiments, relied on the ruins of each village and nearby hills and highlands to build blocking positions in full swing to block the large Japanese army. The coming onslaught.
Xia Xingshuo and Lin Nan stood at the highest point of the mountain on the left in front of Shentou Village. While holding up telescopes to observe the movements in all directions, they issued orders to the messengers standing beside them from time to time. It was more reasonable to command the troops at the foot of the mountain. The troops were arranged on the ground to better attack the Japanese invaders.
At early 11 noon, a brigade of scouts came on horseback to report that about a squadron of Japanese cavalry would arrive at Shentou Village in about a quarter of an hour.
After receiving the news, Xia Xingshuo and Lin Nan looked at each other and laughed.
"Commander Lin, it's better to come early than to come by chance. It's up to you to make arrangements and eat the Japanese cavalry in this squadron first," Xia Xingshuo said happily.
"Okay," Lin Nan agreed loudly.
Considering that the officers and soldiers in front of him were busy building positions, Lin Nan asked the messenger to order the commander of a resting regiment to mobilize a battalion and ambush on both sides of the road in front of Shentou Village to allow the Japanese cavalry squadron to come. No reply.
Seeing that Lin Nan looked calm and commanding, and was indeed a well-deserved figure, Xia Xingshuo nodded happily.
After the messengers left, Xia Xingshuo sent for Cai Yun, the deputy leader of the sniper team.
"Cai Yun, how is our sniper team prepared?" Xia Xingshuo asked seriously after Cai Yun arrived.
"Reporting to the leader, the sniper team has been ready for a long time, waiting for the Japanese troops to come and die." Cai Yun said with enthusiasm: "When the time comes, the sniper team will definitely be able to show off its power and kill the Japanese commanders one by one."
"Haha, you are very confident," Xia Xingshuo said with a smile, "However, in this battle, you are not allowed to have a good time."
"What?" Cai Yun asked in confusion.
Lin Nan on the side couldn't help but look suspicious.
Xia Xingshuo Su Rong said to Cai Yun: "Cai Yun, remember, if we are fighting the Japanese army now, if there is no possibility of annihilating the Japanese army, we must not let the Japanese invaders discover that our army has sharp snipers who can hit wherever they want."
Cai Yun was slightly stunned, and immediately showed a thoughtful expression.
After a pause, Xia Xingshuo continued: "During the battle, the main task of your snipers is to kill the Japanese commander or machine gunner when the main force is in crisis. And, try your best to make the enemy mistakenly believe that this is the case." It's a coincidence."f
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