Fireballs flew towards the enemy group one after another, and explosions lifted up countless mud and rocks. The enemy was like running yellow mud. An explosion kicked up a large area of ??black mud and gravel, and the yellow mud was gone in the blink of an eye. piece. .
When the Japanese invaders and our [***] team fought, the first weapons they relied on were cannons and machine guns. The cannons, because they affected the speed of movement, had been ordered to be blown up by the commander of the Miura Division before the attack was launched; the heavy machine guns required three It is a heavy weapon that is difficult to carry even if carried by an individual, and it will explode even if put together with a cannon.
The second weapon we rely on is the well-trained training of the Japanese soldiers. At the beginning of the war of aggression against China, those Japanese soldiers who went to the front line were all veterans who had received more than three years of military training. They fought against our country's troops, which were mostly recruits. Of course there are advantages.
The 114th Division that originally participated in the Nanjing Massacre was disbanded in the 28th year of the Republic of China. The 114th Division now led by Saburo Miura was newly established in Linfen, Shanxi last year. The soldiers in the division Most of them are new soldiers who have just arrived in China, and some are servants recruited from nearby occupying countries. Such an army has no advantages in terms of soldiers.
The third weapon that the Japanese rely on is air support. Every time a large-scale battle breaks out, there are always Japanese planes flying around like flies to assist in the battle. But this time from the beginning to the present of the Hangu Pass battle, the Japanese have never No bombers were sent to drop bombs.
The three major weapons that the Japanese could rely on were all ineffective in this battle, and the number of combatants was not as large as the 500-strong army. Moreover, at the beginning of the war, they fell into Gao Quan's plan and lost the upper hand. Qingshan Qing's When the detachment came up, they were led into the wilderness of Hangu Ancient Road.
As the division leader, Saburo Miura actually cooperated and did not go to the only escape route of Kawaguchi and Yangdian to break through, but also came to Hangu Pass. All of this can only mean one thing: 114 If the division hits the target, Miura Saburo will definitely die at Hangu Pass.
The Japanese who had no advantage rushed forward with rifles, bayonets and gunfire in hand. Apart from the crazy energy inherent in their genes, most of the Japanese had no idea what was waiting for them.
Faced with the stupid moves of the Japanese, Xie Zhongming would not hold back, and Fan Bolin would not show mercy. Surrounded by Wu Guangxing, the New 502nd Division led by Zheng Guotai, Qian Sixi and his New 501st Division, Liu Qi Reading force brigade, Jin Hu's armored corps, two divisions, a brigade, and an armored corps of the 500th Army, plus the artillery regiment and other directly affiliated units, so many units do not need to be manned. They can defeat the current situation with just artillery shells. The Miura detachment was beaten to a semi-crippling state.
Today's 114th Division cannot be compared with the standing Class A divisions of the 3rd, 6th, and 9th Divisions. Those divisions suffered more than half of their casualties in the battle, and their division commanders could still lead the remaining soldiers to defeat and succeed. Retreat, and the 114th Division in front of him, a unit that has only been established for a year and has more than half of its recruits, how much centripetal force and sense of honor can he have.
Although the commander of the Miura Division was determined to die, in this comprehensively unfavorable situation, he did not have the power to cover the sky with one hand. When the charging road was completely covered by artillery fire, when the surrounding soldiers were blown up in pieces When the hope of a successful breakout was completely cut off, the Japanese soldiers of the 114th Division finally lost control.
Groups of three, five, and even others acting alone without saying hello, the Japanese of the Miura detachment began to flee towards the place where they thought they could escape. When the commander of the Miura Saburo division realized that the situation was not good, The Japanese soldiers around the lieutenant general were no longer even full of two squadrons. In this way, deserters kept quietly leaving the team and fleeing alone. The 114th Division could no longer exist as a combat force.
Miura Saburo shot five deserters in a row but failed to regroup the troops. In the end, the completely desperate Miura division commander took out his pistol and shot him in the head, ending his life as an invader.
The division commander committed suicide, and the remaining Japanese soldiers fled. The last organized unit of the 114th Division instantly collapsed and turned into a group of stragglers, hurriedly fleeing towards the vast world around Hangu Pass. The tasks of Deputy Commander Xie and Secretary Wu also changed from fighting against the large Japanese army to leading the pursuit of the remaining enemies. The battle of the 500 Army was considered a victory from the moment Miura Saburo died.
About ten minutes before the Miura division commander committed suicide, the last remaining Japanese who were trapped in the Hangu ancient road finally gave up their resistance. Their situation was far worse than that of the troops led by the division commander. Even if those Japanese soldiers finally carried the No longer able to hold on, they can still run and run wherever they want, but the Japanese who are trapped in the ancient road can run wherever they want.
In response to the division commander's call, less than half of the Qingshan detachment that participated in the last breakout was blown into pieces by cannons. The [***] soldiers on the cliffs on both sides of the ancient road were like a group of bad boys playing pranks. They were fine. Just go downThrowing a few stones can often smash the Japanese soldiers' heads and blood, and they may even lose their lives. The Japanese soldiers are completely desperate.
In the end, a captain with the highest rank in the detachment came forward and made a sad and somewhat happy decision to surrender after soliciting the opinions of all the officers and soldiers in the detachment.
News that the Japanese were about to surrender was reported to the city gate. Deputy Commander Xie ordered Huang Sanpao, commander of the 500th Regiment, to lead his troops into the ancient road to accept the surrender.
Xie Zhongming knew that many troops in the 500th Army had the bad habit of killing prisoners. He did not want these Japanese soldiers to be slaughtered by angry soldiers. Deputy Commander Xie also hoped to capture a group of prisoners and report their merits to the war zone and the Chongqing Military Commission. Well, the 201st Brigade of the regular army, the only one worthy of Xie Zhongming's trust, was taken outside the pass by Wang Dazhu to support the army. Deputy Commander Xie looked at all the troops in the pass, and there was no one he could trust.
Everyone knows that the 500 Army evolved from the 500 Brigade and the 500 Division. By the way, the 500 Regiment is of course the direct main force of the 500 Army. Although Deputy Commander Xie knows that this statement is not applicable to the 500 Army. The 500th Army Regiment is not established, but the regiment leader Huang Sanpao's consistent performance is still good. Especially Huang Sanpao has been joining the 500th Army for the longest time, much earlier than Jin Feilong and Wu Laosan. It should be He's more likely to obey orders.
Deputy Commander Xie made a special call to Huang Sanpao and told Commander Huang that the Japs in the ancient road must be captured alive. This was an order from the military seat. This was the first time Xie Zhongming pretended to give an order in the name of the military seat. However, This order really worked. At least, a few hours after Huang Sanpao led the people in, he actually brought out more than a hundred Japanese.
If you add in the scattered Japanese captured from the mountains, it is estimated that there will be no problem in gathering together a squadron. It is rare among all [***] to capture so many prisoners at once. Deputy Commander Xie is extremely happy. , led a large group of guards, military staff and adjutants down to the city gate tower and came to check on the prisoners in person.