Chapter 369 Chinese Expeditionary Force Laos Campaign (8)
The special operations team members who attacked the Japanese headquarters, a small team rushed into the Japanese headquarters and had a gun battle with the Japanese soldiers from the headquarters. The personnel of the Japs Command are not combatants, and their individual combat effectiveness is far lower than that of soldiers. The special operations team entered the building and immediately took control of the first floor.
The special forces team members at the back divided into five people and entered the first floor to cover the attack. The leading team continued to attack the second floor. The personnel of the Japanese headquarters were not equipped with machine guns. They basically used pistols, and a few personnel used rifles. At the stairway on the second floor, the submachine guns in the hands of the Chinese special forces fired fiercely. The dense bullets hit the stairway with sparks. The weak firepower of the Japanese soldiers could not stop the special forces at all.
The special forces members rushed up the stairs and entered the second floor. This was the Japanese's large office. There were no other rooms on the first floor. Two special forces members squatted at the entrance of the corridor and fired fiercely at the left and right sides. The dense bullets killed some Japanese who had no time to hide. The remaining Japanese soldiers hid behind tables and cabinets and fired frequently at the Chinese special operations team members. The special forces team members squatted down, the submachine guns in their hands kept spitting out tongues of fire, and killed the Japanese soldiers hiding behind cabinets and tables.
The officers of several departments were very good at individual tactics. Unfortunately, the pistols in their hands were not good enough. They jammed after just a few shots. They had to keep dodging bullets. The two special forces members took out grenades, aimed them at the Japanese, and threw them at them. At the same time, they waved their hands to signal their members to take cover.
There were two loud "boom boom" sounds, and thick smoke billowed from the second floor. Two Japanese officers were killed, and two more lay on the ground groaning. The soldiers counted the number of Japs and killed two seriously injured Japs officers.
After entering the second floor, the three special forces members rushed to the stairs of the third floor and used firepower to block the Japanese on the third floor from coming down for reinforcements. The Japs on the third floor kept firing downwards. The special forces team members clung to the wall and used precise marksmanship to kill three Japs soldiers one after another, beating the rest of the Japs so hard that they no longer dared to shoot at the top of the stairs.
Outside the headquarters, the special operations team members responsible for covering the mission frequently opened fire with the Japanese reinforcements. The Japanese reinforcements were getting more and more, and the special operations team outside quickly used the walkie-talkie to notify Yang Houzhao, "The Japanese reinforcements are getting more and more, and the brothers outside are under great pressure and can't stand it anymore. It is recommended to retreat immediately."
The guard box outside the Japanese headquarters also joined in intercepting the Japanese reinforcements. A light machine gun in the guard box and fierce firepower cooperated with the special operations team members outside to resist the Japanese attack.
Yang Houzhao received the report from outside and immediately ordered decisively: "Stop the attack, and each team will retreat one by one! Hurry!"
The third floor of the headquarters is the office of Lieutenant General Matsuyama, the commander of the Japanese garrison, and the offices of other department heads. Lieutenant General Matsuyama listened to the gunshots getting closer and closer, his heart was in his throat, and the sword in his hand was clenched tightly. of. As soon as the special operations team attacked, they received an order to retreat.
Although it is a pity, these team members all understand that there must be more and more Japanese reinforcements outside, and the team members responsible for covering the task will soon be unable to withstand it. As a result, several grenades were thrown into the corridor on the third floor, and the team members quickly retreated.
A violent explosion of grenades shook the third floor, and the corridor on the third floor was filled with choking smoke. The Japanese fired bullets from the room into the corridor and fought for a while, but no gunshots were heard. Some of the more courageous Japanese soldiers stepped out, clung to the wall, and carefully observed for a while. The corridor on the third floor was quiet, and there was no sign of a Chinese soldier.
Yang Houzhao saw the special operations team members withdrawing from the building and ordered the machine gun fire points on the courtyard wall to be withdrawn one after another. The team members took turns to cover and evacuated the courtyard. The six special operations team members who were behind threw a few grenades into the Japanese yard. A violent explosion delayed the Japanese pursuit.
The team members came to the street and immediately concentrated their firepower and rushed to the west side of the street. There were two snipers left behind by the 33rd Special Forces Group. Their precise sniper kills effectively contained the Japanese reinforcements. Chinese special forces members responded to the two snipers coming out and immediately got into a nearby alley. Each team dispersed and evacuated, each returned to its own hidden stronghold, and lurked on standby.
The Japanese soldiers who surrounded them kept chasing after them, but the ** special operations team members were all wearing black combat uniforms, making it difficult to find their figures in the dark night. The ** special operations team members are good at climbing over walls and entering houses. When they encounter some courtyards, they immediately climb over the walls to escape the pursuit of the Japanese. After chasing after each other, the Japanese soldiers found that there was no trace of the enemy in front of them. The Japanese soldiers were so angry that they cursed and fired randomly at the surroundings to vent their anger.
At the Japs Headquarters, listening to the sound of gunfire in the yard, the soldiers from the guard squadron separated into a small team and entered the headquarters building and began to count the number of casualties. The officers in the office came out to check the situation. Lieutenant General Matsuyama's hands were covered in cold sweat. He quietly exhaled and called it a fluke.
Hearing the casualty report from the headquarters, he couldn't help but secretly?Nod, this Chinese special forces team is so powerful, well-trained and brave in combat. The scene was cleaned up, only the bodies of Japanese soldiers were found, not the bodies of Japanese soldiers. It seemed that either this special force had no casualties, or they had very few casualties and their bodies were taken away by their companions. No matter what the situation is, it is worthy of respect.
? **The special forces retreated calmly and returned to their latent strongholds to count their casualties. No one was killed in this battle, and only 7 soldiers were slightly injured. They applied medicine, bandaged them, and rested for a few days and they were fine. The situation of each team was fed back to Situ Fei, who reported to Yue Hanping.
Yue Hanping was very happy when he received the news that no one of the special forces participating in the battle was killed and 7 were slightly injured. He credited each member of the special forces participating in the battle once. The Japanese soldiers were tortured for half the night before they gradually regained their composure.
After daybreak, the Chinese Expeditionary Force infantry began a fierce attack, and fierce gunshots were heard in every street. The lurking special forces members also dispatched one after another to attack the Japanese strongholds. The special operations team members who failed to lurk cooperated with the infantry to launch attacks. Their extraordinary military skills often caught them by surprise during the attack.
After three consecutive days of attacks, the Japs occupied fewer and fewer strongholds in Vientiane City, and were finally compressed to a few blocks with the headquarters as the core. The number of Japanese defenders is only about 12,000. Although there are not many strongholds, the defense line is short and the positions are dense, and the defensive capabilities have been improved.
Lieutenant General Songshan has given up any hope of reinforcements. How can there be reinforcements in the base camp now? Everything can only be done by himself. The stubborn lieutenant general rejected the breakout suggestions of the two division commanders and he wanted to fight until the last moment.
The Japanese troops were entrenched in several nearby blocks with Central Street as the core. Every house, every ruin, and every barricade was guarded by Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers camped step by step, fighting for each house with the Japanese soldiers.
On the 12th day of the Vientiane Attack, the 1st and 2nd National Armored Divisions have completed their mission of occupying important towns in northern Laos and arrived at the foot of Vientiane City. The rolling torrent of steel drove into Vientiane City, and hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles enhanced the attack power of the infantry soldiers. Under the cover of tanks, the infantry attacked faster and faster. Those Japanese firepower points that stubbornly resisted collapsed under the tank fire.
??The attack front was compressed across the board, encircling the Japanese army. Yue Hanping ordered all the troops not to be anxious and to fight steadily, and the troops would go out in batches in turns. Attacking the Japanese positions day and night kept the Japanese soldiers unable to rest.
According to Yue Hanping's order, each army divided the troops into multiple batches, rested in batches, and committed one batch to each attack. The Japanese soldiers couldn't stand the almost non-stop attacks 24 hours a day. Their control area is smaller, their room for maneuver is smaller, and their defense is tight. The soldiers had no time to rest. As soon as the Chinese soldiers attacked, they had to go all out.
Many Japanese soldiers, with red and swollen eyes, squatted in their fighting positions and fired, closing their eyes as they continued to fire. The Japanese soldiers are not made of iron. They are fighting at high intensity and density, and their nerves are already tense, making people tired more easily.
On several occasions, when the Japanese soldiers were holding strongholds, the captured soldiers took advantage of their naps to rush to the stronghold and threw a few grenades inside, killing all the Japanese soldiers. Some Japanese soldiers took advantage of the enemy's nap and insufficient firepower. They calmly aimed at the shooting holes, fired grenades, and sent all the enemy soldiers in the stronghold back to their hometowns.
The fire-breathing tanks of the Armored Corps, under the cover of tanks and infantry, approached the Japanese positions and sprayed fire dragons at the Japanese positions. The fire was raging, the smoke was billowing, and the miserable wails of the Japanese soldiers spread far away. The burning flames burned the Japanese positions into scorched earth and ashes.
Three days later, the Japanese army advanced to within 30 meters of the Japanese headquarters. At this point, the position held by the Japanese soldiers was only the size of a palm, with a diameter of only 60 meters.
All the remaining Japanese soldiers gathered in this palm-sized area and fought fiercely for days. The powerful firepower of the Japanese army completely shattered the Japanese dream of clinging to death. Many officers began to destroy the confidential documents they carried with them, and some desperate officers and soldiers shot themselves. The two division commanders and the headquarters also retreated to Lieutenant General Matsuyama's headquarters. The garrison headquarters became a veritable headquarters. Several units were crowded together, and the phones that kept ringing made it even more chaotic.
Lieutenant General Matsuyama looked at the two division commanders calmly, "Gentlemen, we have reached the last moment, I am ready to take the first step!" After saying that, the Lieutenant General took off his military uniform, put on his kimono, and sat cross-legged in the office. On the ground, he raised the sharp saber and thrust it into his abdomen with all his strength
The two division commanders looked at each other sadly, and in Lieutenant General Matsuyama's office, they cut open their abdomens with their own sabers
Senior generals all committed suicide. The news spread quickly. The Japanese soldiers who continued to resist collapsed. Even the generals committed suicide. What else could I do? The Japanese soldiers in many strongholds waved white flags and stopped resisting. The Japanese stronghold that continues to resist?It was reduced to ruins under tank fire.