Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 1199 He really specializes in cutting the hemp rope at the smallest points!
"Hey! No matter how many Chinese there are, they are still vulnerable! Especially the beggar army that even the Chinese despise!" Matsuura Rokuro stood on the mountainside of Zhanggu Mountain that he had already occupied, and it was too late for the Chinese to finish reading. The soldiers' remains were carried away with a pattern written on their uniforms, crazily belittling their opponents.

This is actually a disguised form of encouragement to his subordinates, allowing them to regain their courage!

"Hi! Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 27th Division has called. Its two infantry regiments are about to arrive at the previously scheduled meeting point. They are only 30 miles away from the nearest area of ​​our department!" An Army Colonel standing next to Matsuura Rokuro replied respectfully. .

The faces of several Japanese military officers around them were all happy. Thinking about being surrounded by the Chinese army yesterday, they all felt like mourning. Especially the division commander was furious. Unexpectedly, just one battle today would test the truth of China. The army's combat strength is insufficient, and it can be said that there is another village in which there is a bright future!
"Order the Aoki troops to advance quickly, and while the Chinese are still reacting, open a way forward for the entire division. We will make the trap carefully constructed by the Chinese become a joke. As the Chinese say, all the water in the bamboo basket will be in vain!" Rokuro Matsuura looked around, satisfied that the dejection on the faces of his subordinates had disappeared, and continued to give orders.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, will the mountain troops follow closely?" asked the Japanese Army Colonel.

"You all direct the operations of each department according to the deployment last night!" Matsuura Rokuro did not directly answer his chief of staff's question, but waved away the surrounding engineers, baggage troops and other colonel-level captains.

"Order the mountain troops to keep a distance of 5 miles from the Aoki troops and support the 52nd Artillery Regiment and the 106th Artillery Regiment at any time. No action is allowed without my military order!" When there were only two of them, Matsuura Rokuro's face returned to gloom and he said in a deep voice. Order.

The Army Colonel couldn't help but feel a chill in his chest.

He was the chief of staff of the division promoted by Rokuro Matsuura. He had been following the Army Lieutenant General for six years, and he knew his habits very well.

Matsuura Rokuro attended the Kyoto Army Infantry School from an early age, and later attended the CSKA Infantry School, the Army Cadet School and the Japan Army University. He has a very complete military education resume, and has worked with Madoka Doi, Koetsu Aoi, Yanagawa Heisuke, and Ushijima Sadao. They were all classmates of the University of China, but compared to his classmates, Matsuura Rokuro was at the bottom and did not become the commander of the 10th Division until before the war.

And because this unlucky kid was in the wrong team, he was suppressed by the indoor shroud. Taking advantage of the personnel adjustment, he was deprived of his position as the commander of the 10th Division and was included in the reserve force. Until the early planning of this Central China Battle, the army base camp was named the Sixth Division. The remaining division of the regiment served as the backbone and was organized into the 106th Division. Only then did Matsuura Rokuro have a chance to make a comeback.

Although Matsuura Rokuro's military career was far less brilliant than that of his classmates, his typical academic qualities have been recognized by many big shots, otherwise he would not have had the chance to get out of the cold palace.

When fighting, his tactics often seem a bit rigid. Although he is inflexible, he rarely makes fatal mistakes.

Even if the entire division is surrounded by the Chinese army this time, fundamentally speaking, it is not his problem, but the commander of the No. 11 Army, Okamura Koji, who issued the military order, that Army soldier who is several years younger than Matsuura Rokuro The lieutenant general is now a popular figure, and it is said that after this battle, he is likely to reach a higher level.

In just five years, he was promoted from major general and deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army to a lieutenant general who can command an army of [-] people. This in itself is enough to explain the problem.

Rokuro Matsuura, who had just been activated, was unable to question his superiors' military orders, but this did not completely deny Rokuro Matsuura's commanding ability.

Just like this morning's offensive and defensive battle, Matsuura Rokuro, who had never been adventurous, took the risk and adopted a "cone assault" with a horrific casualty rate, and it was a great success.

He made this decision. Obviously, he was not optimistic about the prospects of the Aoki troops with more than 7000 troops. He just desperately belittled the Chinese Sichuan Army troops who dared to lose their defense line. It was just An's subordinate's move.

"This Chinese army standing in front of us is the 43th Division of the Chinese 26rd Army!" Matsuura Rokuro's eyes were filled with gloom. "They were one of the five best-performing infantry divisions among the hundreds of infantry divisions China invested in the Songhu Battle. Do you think they would withdraw from the defense line so easily?"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I will immediately call Commander Aoki Brigade and ask them to be more careful!" the Japanese Army Colonel immediately lowered his head and said.

"Don't bother, our division has only one way out now. The Aoki troops are already the sharpest swords of our division. If they can't break through the Chinese army's defense line, then our division will have no chance of survival anymore." Matsuura Rokuro Turning your gaze towards the distant mountains, your eyes are full of ferociousness.

The Japanese Army Colonel's vest was dripping with cold sweat.

He finally understood the thoughts of his division commander. As long as he could carve out a way for the entire division to survive, it was worth it even if the entire 136th Infantry Brigade was wiped out.

In the eyes of this army lieutenant general, the more than 7000 imperial officers and soldiers are nothing more than expendable supplies.

It has to be said that Matsuura Rokuro's operations are god-level.

Three hours later, the 3th Infantry Brigade led by Keiichi Aoki arrived at Thunder Gorge with a total of more than 136 people from two artillery brigades of the 52nd Artillery Regiment.

It was a hilly area with a piece of flat land sandwiched between two mountains. It was already late October and all the crops had been harvested. The bare land was very flat and solid at the same time. As long as there were no trucks or carriages, it was very suitable. Pure infantry march.

The only reason why Keiichi Aoki didn't dare to enter easily was that after climbing to the top of a hill and observing with a telescope, the canyon was several thousand meters long. Once the entire army entered and was ambushed, it would be difficult to turn around and return.

However, the military orders from the rear division headquarters were almost every 10 minutes, ordering him to speed up his march and defeat all enemies blocking the way forward.

Therefore, after the scouts sent a report that no enemy troops were found within 1000 meters, the Japanese Army Major General was forced to issue a military order for the entire army to enter the Thunder Gorge.

However, he still saved a hand after all, leaving two artillery brigades and an infantry brigade with a total of about 3000 people at the end, so that if the enemy invaded, he would still have some strength to fight back.

The march in the Thunder Gorge was not smooth. There were always small groups of Chinese troops launching attacks from above. The heavy machine gun squadrons, mortar battalions and infantry artillery squads that were advancing with the main force had to temporarily stop and cooperate with the infantry to repel these infantry, which numbered less than a hundred people. Harassment at the company level or at the infantry battalion level of hundreds of people.

一直到下午2时，距离106师团已经攻克张古山防线5小时后，136步兵旅团才进入雷鸣峡末段大约3000米区域。

At this time, the width of the canyon was only about 350 meters wide, and the slope of the mountain reached nearly 40 degrees. The two infantry teams, who planned to go up to the high ground for reconnaissance under the orders of their respective commanders, were still struggling to climb through the thorny bushes.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The chilling sound of mortars coming out came from all directions.

Then it was 'Boom!boom!boom! 'The explosion.

According to a senior Japanese soldier who knelt down and surrendered after the war, he recalled that for five minutes, he could not hear any sound except explosions in his ears!

Because, in this section of the canyon, Brigadier Wang Da, who was also desperate, gathered nearly 40 82-meter mortars and 12 150-meter heavy mortars!

This kind of firepower intensity is no less than that of an infantry division of the 74th Army.

It is true that the 43rd Army obtained a large number of firearms from Xuzhou's secret arsenal. The 150 heavy guns alone had 12 guns. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to bomb the 106th Division in the field despite the bombardment of artillery in the sky. His face was full of flowers.

But that is the firepower possessed by the entire infantry army. Brigadier Wang's two infantry regiments plus a guard battalion and an artillery company with four 4-pound guns would never be able to possess this kind of firepower now.

how to say!I can only say that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, but those who are too rough are afraid of losing their lives.

Zhang Gushan's defense line was broken, and the person who wanted Brigadier Wang Da's head the most was not Comrade Lao Guo, or even Commander Xue Da who was sitting forty kilometers away, but the 27th Army who was busy packing the 74th Division in cloth bags. , especially the major general and brigade commander of the 74rd Brigade of the 51st Division of the 153th Army who served as the main force in encircling and annihilating the Japanese invaders.

This man is not well-known now, but he once personally led the death squads to counterattack the defense line in the Battle of Zhanggushan in time and space and became famous, and later became the fourth commander of the 74th Army.

It was Brigadier Zhang who heard that Zhang Gushan's defense line had been lost and that the 153rd Brigade might have to dedicate part of its forces to deal with the 106th Division's breakout. He was furious and even went two levels higher to send a message to the First Corps Headquarters, requesting that the 43rd Brigade be dispatched immediately. The major general and brigade commander of the [-]rd Army was executed on the spot.

Strong generals are easily forgiven, especially on a battlefield like this where strong generals are needed. None of the Corps, Military, or Division Headquarters punished anyone. This further fueled the arrogance of this fierce general, and even sent electricity directly to Wang Da. The brigade commander asked him to commit suicide and apologize.

Good guy, don't say that the Japanese army has not completely penetrated Brigadier Wang Da's defense line. Even if it did, it is up to the military headquarters or the corps to decide how to die. You are just talking about it!Normally, the hot-tempered Brigadier Wang would not have been able to scold him back.But this time Brigadier Wang did not. He was worried that his firepower was insufficient and he had to rely on human lives to fill it. This was not the kind of thing where someone would give him a pillow when he fell asleep, or he would rush up.

"Zhang Xiandi Junjian: I, Wang Datou, Tian is the Major General and Brigade Commander of the 'Beggars' Army. During the Battle of Zhanggushan, our brigade of more than 4000 officers and soldiers could not withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of dozens of Japanese artillery pieces and had to retreat to the Leiming Gorge defense line. , more than 7000 Japanese invaders are attacking our defense line!

I have lost my defense line, and my dear brother asked me to kill myself to thank the people of my country. I will be deeply guilty of this. However, the enemy invaders have not been eliminated, so I am trying to survive for half a day. On the same day, the enemy will fight at the last line of defense in Thunder Gorge!Then offer the great head.

But what makes the generals extremely frightened is that the artillery fire of our brigade is still thin, and even if thousands of officers and soldiers die, they will not be able to stop the Japanese invaders. Please be prepared to face the enemy on both sides!

I have always heard about the bravery of a good brother. If there is a chance, you and I, brothers, will raise a cup and drink under the nine springs. It will also be a good story! "

This semi-white message is really difficult for Brigadier Wang Da, who has been studying in the school for several years, but the meaning is very clear: Even if I die, brother, you will not be easy, Leiming Gorge But it’s the last line of defense, it’s up to you!
There is no mention of support throughout the article, but almost every word mentions support, and it is heavy fire support!

It is said that Major General Zhang read the message over and over again before he began to scold Wang Datou loudly for being so shameless.

After scolding for a long time, he reluctantly ordered a total of 15 mortar squads to be transferred from the troops directly under the brigade headquarters and various regiments to support the Leimingxia defense line, which was less than 153 miles away from the 8rd Brigade.

He knew very well that once the Sichuan Army could not stop the 106th Division, it would be the turn of the entire 74th Army to be attacked from both sides. It might not take ten hours for the surrounding 74 troops to arrive with support, but by then the [-]th Army already had no idea how many officers and soldiers there were. Blood splattered on the battlefield.

Wang Datou, a mortal man, can be destroyed, but he, a rising general, cannot. In any case, the Sichuan army must be allowed to consume more of the Japanese army's strength.

Therefore, relying on General Zhang Meng's emotional output, the number of 82 mortars available to Brigadier Wang Da became 40. In addition to the two 2 mortars specially strengthened by the military department before the war, 150 artillery pieces were overwhelming. smashed into the Japanese troops in Thunder Gorge.

The two Japanese infantry teams that were still arduously advancing in the bushes were engulfed by the surging flow of metal bullets in less than 5 minutes.

Because Brigadier Wang Da, who had accomplished his mission, no longer had a reserve team, and he even placed his brigade headquarters less than 300 meters away from the front line.

The entire 149th Brigade, from the brigade commander to the cooks to the signal corps, all stepped onto the battlefield.

In this battle, if the Japanese are not killed, they will die!Brigadier Wang Da took his bitten finger and wrote three words in blood on his chest: "Death! Die! Die!"

"I'm already a dead man! It's up to you whether you want to die or not. Anyway, the Japanese must die! Otherwise, our 26th Brigade of the 149th Division will become a coward in the eyes of all Chinese people, a little devil surrounded by 10,000+ troops. Just because of me These melon skins have escaped." Brigadier Wang said this before the battle with his cheeks puffed up and his eyes wide.

After the war, Brigadier Wang Da, who was allowed to perform meritorious service for his crime, the first words he said when he saw Tang Dao were: "I was so close to being tricked to death by your son!"

It was really thrilling. Comrade Lao Guo led the supervising team straight to the Leiming Gorge defense line. If he hadn't seen Lao Wang coming to the front line in person with a pistol and machete, many people would have stopped the Lieutenant General from entering the front line where artillery fire was pouring. , it is estimated that before the battle was over, Comrade Lao Guo, who was still in a rage, shot the brigade commander to death.

Fortunately, we won a great victory in the battle at Thunder Gorge!

The ferocious firepower enhanced by botching is on the one hand, and the dangerous terrain is also on the other. The most important thing is that Comrade Lao Guo, who was forced to fight, dispatched his reserve team.

In order to ensure a fierce battle in the Thunder Gorge, Zhou Laoqin led 800 death squads to rush to the Japanese artillery position in the front section of the canyon.

The main force of its infantry brigade started a bloody battle with the three infantry brigades of the 106th Infantry Brigade of the 111th Division who arrived!
The battlefield at that time was between 149 officers and soldiers of the 5000th Brigade against 4000 Japanese infantry. More than 148 soldiers of the 4000th Brigade were entangled with 4000 Japanese soldiers. The strength of the two sides was about the same, and their firepower was not much different. However, the geographical advantage of the Chinese soldiers was huge. Not to mention the high altitude, there are also temporary trenches and rocks as bunkers.

On the other hand, the Japanese army at the bottom of the valley really had nothing to do. The quick ones could dig a hole and squat in it. The clumsy ones could only lie down behind the shallow ridges. There was a base for them!
Aoki Keiichi is indeed a ruthless man, and he even resorted to Matsuura Rokuro's 'cone assault' tactics.

However, this is not Zhanggu Mountain. The slope is much steeper than there, and the bushes full of thorns also block the Japanese army's footsteps.

As long as it slows down, the surging bullets will easily penetrate the Japanese body, whether dead or alive.

The Japanese Army Major General, who was already red-eyed, actually launched three "cone assaults" within an hour, but they all failed.

In the end, he didn't continue to engage in such cruel tactics not because he gave up, but because he didn't have many soldiers to continue to die like this.

The entire battle at Thunder Gorge ended in only two hours.

After the war, a count showed that there were more than 3800 Japanese corpses and less than 300 wounded soldiers. In the end, 130 people surrendered to the Chinese army, which was a total annihilation.

The three infantry brigades entangled with the 148th Brigade also retreated, leaving behind two artillery brigades and one infantry brigades that could no longer escape.

Brigadier Wang Da, who still had more than 3000 troops, led the main force on a rapid march to join the 148th Brigade before sunset. He killed all the Japanese troops and captured 75 10-caliber artillery and thousands of artillery shells!

The Battle of Thunder Gorge ended perfectly with the annihilation of 7000 Japanese invaders!

Faced with such a record, who would dare to chop off Brigadier Wang's head?Even if Zhang Gushan's defense line hasn't been regained yet.

Including Matsuura Rokuro who was still in Zhanggu Mountain, the Chinese and Japanese soldiers in the Wanjialing area knew that the 106th Division was doomed.

But what made Matsuura Rokuro burst into tears even more was not the failure of Keiichi Aoki and his 136th Infantry Brigade.

He still has more than [-] troops in his hands. Relying on the defense lines in Zhanggu Mountain and other places, the entire division still has ten square kilometers of living space, and there is still a chance to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.

The empire is not China. Even if it is too late to land, there will still be air support, right?

But the prerequisite for standing firm and waiting for help is that you have to have something to eat and drink, otherwise you will be chewing on tree bark!
As the saying goes: Bad luck only seeks out misfortune, and hemp ropes only break at the thinnest places!Not to mention that a main infantry brigade was gone, the damn Chinese actually attacked his baggage regiment and burned 80.00% of the division's baggage with Baga's torch.

The food that could last for a week can now only be eaten for three days even if the food is not eaten freely and there are 7000 fewer mouths.

This is actually the main reason why Aoki Keiichi continued to launch "cone assaults" even though he knew it was a dead end.

When the battle started, he also received a message from the division headquarters that the baggage regiment was attacked and most of the rations and ammunition were destroyed.

Without ammunition reserves, we can probably get by, but without food, the entire division will starve to death in the mountains. More people will become a burden.

There is no need for Matsuura Rokuro to make it clearer, Aoki Keiichi understands what he means, use his life to contribute the last bit of strength to the division!

The truth is often cruel and heart-stopping!
But the initiator of this cruelty brought an infantry battalion and lurked into the mountains again!
The hunt is not over yet!
(End of this chapter)