This hilltop was labeled Position No. 1 in the Japanese army's position system. There were 17 bunkers set up on the hilltop, divided into three levels. The main defense direction was directed towards the side of the mountain road. {Update uploaded by book friends} The largest bunker can accommodate twelve people, and the smallest can only accommodate two people. Major Saigo used all his engineering talents. The bunker on the lowest level was almost close to the ground, only 70 centimeters high from the ground.
The bunker on the middle floor is located on the mountainside. It is basically a fortification made of natural caves and expanded. A light machine gun was installed in each fortification. There is a large bunker on the top of the mountain with a heavy machine gun.
As soon as the artillery fire of the expeditionary force stopped, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the front immediately launched a charge. The Japanese troops in the bunker fired frequently, and the dense rain of bullets knocked down the charging soldiers row by row. A class of Japanese soldiers hiding in the grass at the front did not rush to launch a charge. They hid in the grass and secretly observed the Japanese firepower points. The rifle grenadier shook his head sadly. The rest of the bunkers could no longer be dealt with with rifle grenades.
They hurriedly used walkie-talkies to call back to stop the attack and avoid casualties. The soldiers marked all the Japanese firepower points and returned them to Commander Han.
The artillery fired according to the most comprehensive Japanese firepower point markings, and the shelling lasted for forty minutes. The artillery fire of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was fierce and intensive, but it did little damage to the Japanese bunker. Several rounds of shelling and infantry charges were all driven back by the fierce counterattacks of the Japanese troops in the bunker.
After the infantry attacked three times, Commander Han Yuchen ordered the infantry to dig tunnels and gradually approach the Japanese position.
The first battalion, led by battalion commander Major Yao Chuankui, took a circuitous route northeast of Mangshan. Yao Chuankui was from Xiuyan, Liaoning. During the September 18th Incident, he was studying at the Northeast Military Academy. On the day of the incident, he followed the Northeast Army and fled to Jinzhou. Later, he entered the customs and studied at the Central Military Academy.
Yao Chuankui hates the little devils deeply. Therefore, since the 66th Army entered Myanmar to fight. His troops are famous throughout the 66th Army for killing Japanese soldiers.
Battalion Commander Yao arrived at the northeast of Mangshan Mountain at dusk, led by his guide. They got into the vast Mangshan Mountains. Because it was a raid, the battalion carried all the light weapons, and the only heavy equipment they carried were rifle grenades.
Battalion Commander Yao is preparing ammunition for the troops. Since artillery cannot be carried with them, he asked the soldiers to carry as many grenades as possible, with each soldier carrying up to 9 grenades. Each squad is equipped with a grenade launcher and carries 12 rounds of grenades. Each soldier carries 300 rounds of ammunition, 100 more rounds than usual. **-< Shuhai Pavilion >-*
The cliffs here are steep. The Japanese army only set up bunkers on dangerous cliffs and mountain passes, mainly responsible for surveillance tasks. Battalion Commander Yao and his entire battalion fought through thorns and thorns to carve a path out of the dense forest, and the Japanese soldiers walked tenaciously through the mountainous areas. At about 8 o'clock in the evening, the police came to a mountain pass, where there were only two Japanese bunkers.
The bunker was at the exit of the mountain pass and located at the foot of the mountain. The Japanese cleared the place where the bunker rested at the foot of the mountain to create a flat area. A low wall about one meter high was built with boulders on the edge of the field. Used to prevent landslides. A flash flood suddenly erupted on the mountain. There are only 18 Japanese soldiers in the two bunkers, but they have two light machine guns and two heavy machine guns, with powerful firepower.
Battalion Commander Yao and the others quietly approached the Japanese bunker. The battalion commander selected six soldiers with good marksmanship and agility. He crept under the low wall. The low wall was only 20 meters away from the bunker, and the soldiers squatted under the low wall. Observe the Japanese bunker.
The top of the bunker is an open sentry tower with stacked walls like a city wall. There was a Japanese soldier standing guard at the sentry tower. The two searchlights on the top of the bunker swept around, and the bright beams of light illuminated the objects in the beams. Battalion Commander Yao ordered the soldiers to hide in the woods and keep their bodies as low as possible.
Several soldiers silently calculated the turning time of the searchlight. Taking advantage of the Japanese searchlight turning around, in the dark moment, the Japanese soldiers quickly crossed the low wall.
The six soldiers rushed towards the bunker. When the Japanese sentry heard the noise, they aimed downwards and struck twice in a row. Six soldiers had already snaked their way to the two bunkers and got close to the walls of the bunkers. All the Japanese soldiers were awakened by the sound of the sentry's gunfire. The Japanese in the two bunkers all grabbed their guns and looked out warily.
The 6 soldiers next to the bunker were divided into two groups, and one group dealt with a bunker. Outside the bunker on the left, the soldiers took out the grenades, pulled out the circlip, delayed for a moment, and threw them in through the shooting hole. "Boom" explosions came one after another. The body of the Japanese soldier on the bottom layer was shredded by the explosive shrapnel, and all four Japanese soldiers were dismembered.
The Japanese soldiers in the bunker hurriedly threw grenades in all directions from the shooting holes, but the three soldiers took advantage of the chaos and got into the bunker. Entering the bunker, you can clearly hear the desperate firing of the Japanese soldiers above.
In the center of the top of the first floor of the bunker is a hole that can only accommodate one person. The wooden ladder has been blown apart. Two soldiers squatted down, and one soldier was lifted up by them. They took out two grenades, stuck the circlip, and divided them into two parts: left and right. direction fromThrow it in through the mouth.
The two warriors quickly put down the warrior above, and the three of them avoided the entrance of the cave. "Boom, boom," two violent explosions came, and a burst of Japanese wails sounded. The gunfire stopped, and the Japanese soldiers threw two grenades again. The sound of explosions came from the second floor of the bunker. The explosions stopped, and the wailing of the Japanese soldiers also stopped.
A Japanese soldier climbed up from the entrance of the cave and saw that all the Japanese soldiers on the second floor were killed, and blood flowed all over the ground. The Type 92 heavy machine gun was still intact, the Type 96 light machine gun was damaged, and the Type 96 light machine gun was still usable. The soldiers brought out the light and heavy machine guns and all the bullets.
The bunker on the right was also captured by the soldiers. Battalion Commander Yao led the main force out of the forest, took the captured weapons, and disappeared into the jungle. Under the guidance of the guide, Yao Ying climbed down from the steep cliff and reached behind the Mangshan position. Several Japanese strongholds were cleared along the way. Because of the swift and clean movements, the Japanese in the strongholds did not have time to report to their superiors.
At about 7 o'clock in the morning, Yao Camp finally walked out of the mountain and reached the rear of Mangshan, and launched an attack from the rear on the second line of Major Xixiang's ** brigade. Major Saigo was hit by the sudden attack and was confused. He didn't know how this gun got in.
The second-line positions were basically trench defense zones. Yao Ying's rapid attack broke through the Japanese positions in one breath and developed in depth. Major Xixiang didn't know how many soldiers came in. The army continued to charge towards Yankang. He did not dare to let the army reach the forward position of Yankang.
Helpless, Major Saigo ordered the Japanese soldiers at the front to shrink their defense line. The bunker fortifications on the first line of defense were almost not used, so they all withdrew and assembled towards the second line. At the same time, Xixiang personally led a squadron to pursue the enemy.
Battalion Commander Yao Chuankui received a report from the scouts. There was a squadron of Japanese soldiers behind us who were desperately pursuing us. They were only 4 miles away from us. Suddenly he saw a small hillside more than 400 meters ahead. Battalion Commander Yao rolled his eyes and waved his hand, "Hurry to the hillside and leave a squad behind to lure the Japanese to pursue you!"
The whole battalion immediately ran forward, and the four heavy machine guns seized from the Japanese stronghold came in handy. On the hillside, the Japanese soldiers urgently built a heavy machine gun position. They filled a sandbag circle with sacks of soil and set up the heavy machine gun. .
The soldiers of the first and second companies were looking for bunkers, while the soldiers of the third company were lying in ambush in a forest at the foot of the hillside, waiting for the Japanese to arrive and suddenly flank them.
The Japanese soldiers caught up with them panting, but were suddenly opened fire by a squad of anti-Japanese soldiers. The fierce submachine gun fire killed more than 30 Japanese soldiers who were pursuing them. The Japanese formed a formation, preparing for a bloody battle, but the cunning Japanese soldiers were as slippery as loaches, running backwards along the path.
Major Xixiang was so angry that he drew his sword and said, "Shoo, these cunning and cowardly Chinese people want to run away. Catch them all. I will skin them!" The Japanese soldiers chased after them with murderous intent. However, the squad leader ran for a short distance, then stopped and shot at the Japanese soldiers behind him, and then ran away again.
The Japanese soldiers were so angry that they flew into a rage. They chased each other fiercely until they came to the foot of the hillside. I saw the soldiers of that class continuing to run behind. When the Japanese soldiers saw the Japanese soldiers, they were like sharks seeing blood. They cheered up one by one and prepared to continue the pursuit.
Suddenly, a burst of violent heavy machine gunfire rang out, and a string of hot bullets shot through the Japanese's body. Major Saigo was stunned. The sound of the gunshot was too familiar. It was a Japanese 92 heavy machine gun. He thought it was a sudden encounter with his friendly forces and sent a signal to the hillside. Unexpectedly, as soon as the signal soldier stood up, he was shot into a gourd of blood by the dense bullets.
Only then did the Major realize that he had been ambushed. There was only one squadron next to him, so there was probably at least one regiment of Chinese soldiers ambushing him here. The major suddenly felt dizzy, and the squadron he led was in danger.
The major immediately ordered, "Quick, withdraw!" A squadron of Japanese soldiers was about to retreat when suddenly they heard intense gunfire in the woods to the side, causing the Japanese soldiers to lie on the ground.
The Third Company of the Japanese Army in the woods charged while pulling the trigger of the submachine gun, spitting out tongues of fire. The Japanese soldiers did not dare to show their heads. The heavy machine guns and light machine guns on the hillside were specially designed to shoot those exposed Japanese soldiers.
The woods were only more than 50 meters away from the hillside. In an instant, the anti-Japanese soldiers rushed up. The Japanese soldiers held rifles and faced the enemy. However, the bullets on the hillside knocked down the Japanese soldiers in rows. The oncoming Japanese soldiers, about 20 meters away from them, stood still and fired fiercely at the Japanese soldiers with their submachine guns.
The Japanese soldiers had no chance to fight with their bayonets. The dense rain of bullets poured down almost face to face. The Japanese soldiers stared unwillingly and fell into a pool of blood.
Major Xixiang bravely raised his saber and led the Japanese soldiers to charge towards the Japanese soldiers who rushed out of the woods. The soldiers of the third company, with livid faces, held their submachine guns flat, pointed at the Japanese soldiers and pulled the triggers. "Tap-ta-ta" tongues of fire spurted out, rushing to the forefront.The young Major was hit by hundreds of bullets, his body was covered with blood, and his chest was made of bloody holes by bullets.
The major was dragged forward by inertia for a few steps, and finally fell down. He was still 7 meters away from the Japanese soldiers. A squadron of Japanese soldiers were shot into hedgehogs with submachine guns by Japanese soldiers almost face to face. (To be continued)