newbobooks Chapter 418 Ambush Battle
Chapter 418 Ambush Battle
Chapter 418 Ambush
More than 20 kilometers away from Laiyuan, the search team sent by Mujima entered the ambush positions of three battalions. After all, the Japanese had a large number of people, so Wu Mazi's ambush was also carried out in a segmented form.
First, the third battalion was in the front, and the fifth and sixth battalions lagged behind by a few kilometers, lying in ambush on the mountains on both sides, about a few hundred meters away from the kilometer.
The blocking position chosen by the Second Battalion before was quite good. Whether viewed from Laiyuan or Gaojia Town, it was a huge pocket with mountains on both sides and a road in the middle.
The width is about 700 to 800 meters, and the length is about 5 to 6 kilometers, just like a big canyon.
The third battalion was lying in ambush at the exit. The entrance in this direction was narrow, and the road was only three or four hundred meters wide.
Da da da!
A search squadron of the Kimura Regiment was the first to enter the ambush circle. They held machine guns and continuously conducted fire reconnaissance on both sides. As long as they found anything wrong, they would fire a burst of bullets.
Of course, this kind of firepower reconnaissance is really not very effective. It is impossible for the Japanese to search carefully along the seven or eight kilometer section of road.
If they really do this, they won’t be able to go to Laiyuan for two or three days, let alone the whole morning.
Inside the Third Battalion's ambush position, Wen Jiayi quietly asked Wu Mazi, "Battalion Commander, are we going to do this?"
Wu Mazi calmly glanced in the direction of the Japanese, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, let these Japanese go first, someone will take care of them later, and we will attack the main force of Japanese troops behind."
"Remember to tell the artillery company to aim accurately for me. Bomb wherever there are many devils. Don't be stingy with the shells, and don't charge. Let the devils attack us."
After hearing this, Wen Jiayi said cheerfully, "Captain, don't worry. We're experts at stabbing you in the back."
After saying that, he ran away happily, making Wu Mazi smile bitterly.
The Japanese search squadron successfully passed the ambush area of the Third Battalion and entered inside.
A few minutes later, more than one hundred Japanese cavalry regiments passed through the entrance again.
Sumita was indeed very cautious. He didn't even trust the search squadron in front, so he sent the Japanese to conduct another investigation.
But the result did not change. Wu Mazi still did not attack them, although he was very envious of the horses under the devil's crotch...
After more than ten minutes, Sumita and Kijima led the large force to advance, and the Fukudome Battalion, which served as the vanguard, was about to reach the entrance ambush area.
From Buffalo Ridge to here, the Japanese had a smooth journey. The annoying minefields did not appear again. In addition, the two teams in front did not find any enemies during their reconnaissance, which finally made the two old Japanese feel relieved.
The old devil Kijima was still in the mood to joke with Major General Sumita: "General, it seems that the defeat of Kobayashi-kun has satisfied the Independent Regiment."
Upon hearing this, Sumita smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "Kishima-kun, the Imperial Army has over 10,000 warriors. Even if the Independent Regiment has a big appetite, it's impossible for them to defeat us in such a short time."
He didn't brag. If the independent regiment wanted to take down more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers, it would cost a lot.
Of course, Gu Changfeng was determined to take down the 106th Division. Even if it cost him more this time, he would not let these devils go easily.
Whizzing!
Two flares were launched into the sky. Kimura, who had been trying to flatter the emperor, was stunned for a moment. Looking at the flares in the sky, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Bakayarō, those are flares! There's an ambush!"
As the commander of the field regiment, Kimura was very clear about the situation and only froze for a few seconds before he reacted.
whoosh…
Boom boom boom......
In order to cooperate with Kimura's performance, the three battalions concentrated dozens of mortars, infantry guns and six rocket launchers and fired directly at the Japanese front-line brigade.
The instantaneous firepower coverage caused heavy casualties to the Japanese Furu Battalion, especially the rocket launchers, which fired more than 60 grenades, exploding a large area.
There were thousands and thousands of explosion fragments, and the Japanese soldiers would be either killed or injured if they were hit by one, and it was difficult for them to escape. The Japanese soldiers on the march were completely numb!
Boom boom boom!
Da da da!
The shelling continued, and the terrifying firepower of the M60 came again.
It is a bit difficult to hit the target with a rifle at a distance of several hundred meters, but the M60 is not within the limit. The effective shooting distance of 1200 meters is a disaster for the Japanese.
After several major battles, the Third Battalion merged with the Seventh Battalion, and the number of M60 machine guns was not as many as before, only about fifteen.
However, although the M60s were not enough, the heavy machine guns captured from the Japanese were sufficient. The Third Battalion had more than fifty of them, which was enough to cover a distance of several hundred meters.
Moreover, there were thousands of Japanese soldiers crowded on the road, and the population was relatively dense. Under the attack of large-scale machine gun fire and artillery fire, heavy casualties were inevitable.
"Baga, quickly seize the high ground on both sides!"
Kimura reacted immediately and began to order his soldiers to attack the mountains on both sides.
After receiving the order, the Japanese squadron leaders and battalion leaders began to organize troops to launch a surprise attack on the mountains on both sides.
The Third Battalion was in a dominant position and had an obvious terrain advantage. The Japanese did react, but they still suffered losses.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Under the command of their captain, groups of Japanese soldiers began to charge towards Wen Jiayi of the third company. The third company where Wen Jiayi was located occupied the highest point of the mountain.
More than 360 soldiers from the third company led by Wen Jiayi held the high ground tightly, refusing to let the Japanese advance a single step.
Half an hour later, the Japanese's third attack was repelled, leaving behind a pile of feces-yellow corpses.
After a while, the Japanese charged again. Wen Jiayi shouted with a serious expression: "Brothers, the Japanese are getting impatient, fuck them!"
After Wen Jiayi finished shouting, he personally picked up the M60 heavy machine gun and fired at the densely packed Japanese soldiers below, killing five or six of them in an instant.
boom!
A Japanese grenadier group hid secretly in the rear, and after finding the right opportunity, they destroyed a heavy machine gun of the third company with one shot.
However, this was the end of the Japanese grenadiers. There were many sharpshooters in the third company, and they naturally would not ignore them when they saw the other side attacking. They fired several bullets one after another after the Japanese attacked, and several Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot.
In mountain warfare, the Japanese grenade launcher teams have always been the target of the sharpshooters. How could they allow the Japanese to remain so arrogant?
Another half an hour passed, and under the firepower of the third company, the Japanese retreated again, leaving behind hundreds of corpses.
Boom boom boom!
The Japanese soldiers retreated, and their artillery bombardment followed.
The soldiers of the independent regiment were very experienced in this regard. When they saw the Japanese retreating, they directly retreated into the cat ear cave below.
Naturally, the Japanese launched artillery bombardment, and the Third Company suffered casualties. Four or five soldiers were engulfed by the artillery fire and fell forever in this mountain.
The Japanese artillery bombardment did not last long. The soldiers of the three battalion artillery companies that had been readjusted started to work hard, covering the direction of the Japanese artillery bombardment with artillery fire. In a short while, more than a dozen Japanese mortars were destroyed.
Matsuura did not have many field artillery pieces, and they were all concentrated around him, so the Kimura Regiment that was leading the way was actually at a disadvantage in the battle, especially when facing the 107 rocket launchers concentrated from three battalions, one round was enough to immobilize them.