Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 126 I decided to attack at night!

Just as Kenji Toriyama ordered the troops to form a long snake formation and advance forward, the guards were watching them from a distance.

"Look, the Japs are clearing mines."

"My goodness, the one who stepped on the mine was thrown to the side. The Japanese were really cruel."

"Company commander, why don't we kill the Japanese engineers? This will delay their speed." The soldier next to him suggested.

Lu Ze heard the advice of the soldier next to him and said, "The faster the Japanese go, the sooner they die. Since they can't wait to see the King of Hell, we can't stop them, right?"

"Besides, if the devils don't get into the pocket formation, how can we make money? The guns of the guard company are all old guns. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are 9% used. If we can eat this group of devils, we can change guns."

According to the rules of the New Second Regiment, whoever fights the battle can change guns first, and then the guard company can replace the guns with a new round.

You know, on weekdays the guard company has always been responsible for protecting the regiment headquarters, and it is difficult for them to have the opportunity to fight alone.

Therefore, the guns of the guard company are what are left over after other troops have fought and rotated out.

Their guns are not much better than those of the guerrillas. At most, they have a complete range of guns.

This is a rare opportunity for the guard company.

The most important thing is that the mortar position has already sent out an observation post and adjusted the shooting angle, just waiting for the Japanese to fall into the trap.

Lu Ze said that he had never fought such a prosperous war in his entire life, and if he scared the Japanese back, he would regret it so much.

At this time, Kenji Toriyama didn't know that he had become a lamb to be slaughtered, and he was concentrating on urging the engineers in front of him to hurry up.

Seeing that the Japs were within shooting range, Lu Ze raised his pistol.

"Shoot!" Lu Ze shouted and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
"Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!".
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
The moment the guard company's gunshots rang out, the Japanese soldiers immediately lay on the ground subconsciously, and at the same time quickly spread out and lay down.

This subconscious reaction also caused the Japanese to suffer a lot.

Although the Japanese marked the mines along the way, the mines next to them were not marked or cleared.

When the Japanese attacked fiercely, many people fell directly on the landmines on the spot.

The moment the landmine exploded, the person lying on it felt his body being hollowed out instantly.

Just as the Japanese launched a counterattack and were about to storm the guard company's position, they heard the whistling sound of artillery shells in the air.

"Mortar!" Kenji Toriyama shouted the moment he heard the sound.

But at this moment, it was useless for Kenji Toriyama to shout or not, because all the Japanese were lying in the minefield and there was no cover at all.

The only thing they could rely on at this time was the possession of the locusts in the sky, so that the shells would fall near those who were not sincere, and not fall near themselves.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
As the shells continued to land, the Japanese who underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly were completely covered by the explosions of the shells.

This is the advantage of the mortar, it can shoot at a high angle.

If it was a mountain artillery or a field artillery, it would be impossible to hit the Japanese in the deep trench.

Kenji Toriyama was very anxious as he watched the human body parts being blown away by the shells.

If this continues, the army might be completely wiped out.

But at this time, Kenji Toriyama was in a dilemma.

If they want to advance, the Eighth Route Army is defending the high ground in front. If they want to retreat, there are a large number of landmines waiting behind.

If they want to retreat, they must disperse and then use various tactical moves to hide along the way, which is more terrifying than dancing on the edge of a knife.

This is dancing on real mines.

And the most important thing is that there are artillery shells waiting for them in the air, and no one knows if a artillery shell will fall right at their feet while they are running.

But staying where you are is even more undesirable. Facing the double blow, there is no way out.

After careful consideration for a moment, Kenji Toriyama felt that the best option was to move forward.

As long as we can get close enough to the Eighth Route Army, their mortars will not dare to fire.

After all, mortars are notoriously inaccurate.

"Gentlemen! We are in a desperate situation! The only way to survive is to move forward!"

"Charge with me!"

"It's dark and the card is on board!"

"Toji, give it to me!" Kenji Toriyama drew out his command knife and shouted, then began to rush forward while lowering his body as much as possible.

"Onboard!"

"Onboard!"

Seeing that they were in a desperate situation, the remaining Japanese soldiers made up their minds, shouted "Onboard", took out the assault ingots and stuffed them all into their mouths.

At this moment, all the Japanese devils were like samurai, possessed by locusts, and charged forward with their rifles in hand.

Lu Ze was greatly shocked when he saw this scene. It was the first time he saw someone dare to charge forward under the double attack of artillery shells and landmines.

In response, Lu Ze expressed his respect: "Beat him to death!"

“Thump, thump, thump.” “Thump, thump, thump.” “Thump, thump, thump.”
"Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!".
Seeing how brave the Japanese were, the light machine gunners of the guard company no longer used short bursts of fire and just fired directly.

The Japanese soldiers who were already in power had no fear at all.

Or even if they were afraid, they couldn't stop, because shells were still falling from the sky.

Seeing the Japanese getting closer, Lu Ze shouted, "Grenade! Throw them all out!"

Against this kind of charge, grenades are more useful than mortars.

In less than a minute, all of the guard company's 1-plus grenades were thrown out. The Japanese who had just rushed out of the minefield and shelling area were once again baptized by grenades.

At this time, there were less than 100 Japanese soldiers who could continue the charge.

Seeing the Japanese getting closer, Lu Ze didn't waste any words. He picked up the big knife beside him and shouted, "Comrades! Follow me!"

"Beep, beep, beep, beep" the bugler immediately blew the charge with all his might.

"kill!"

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the guard company had already fixed their bayonets, and the moment the bugle sounded, they immediately rushed out of their positions shouting.

At a distance of dozens of meters, the two sides collided in an instant.

The drugged Japanese soldiers showed great fighting power, as if they could not feel the pain, and they could even ignore the bayonets that had already pierced their bodies.

Originally, the Japanese's bayonet fighting ability was stronger than that of the New Second Regiment. Although with the blessing of Chen Chengxing's characteristics, the combat effectiveness of both sides was not much different, but facing the Japanese with red eyes, the guard company still had a hard time even if it had twice as many people as the enemy.

Shi Yi, the commander of the 8th Company, who was resting and waiting in the rear, stood up immediately upon seeing this and said, "Comrades! Can we just watch the brothers of the Guard Company fight to the death in the front while we stay in the back and watch the battle?!"

"cannot!"

"cannot!"

"Okay! Put on your bayonets! If you can still move, follow me!"

"Kill!" Shi Yi shouted and rushed towards the battlefield.

"kill!".
The soldiers of the 8th Company followed closely behind, including the wounded, as long as they could still move, all followed.

With the addition of the 8th Company, the Japanese momentum was immediately completely curbed.

Now the military strength of both sides has exceeded 3:1. A three-man Japanese team is often besieged by eleven or twelve people.

Every Japanese soldier had to face three or four bayonets. Even if the Japanese soldier was drugged, he would still be unable to focus on one or the other when facing so many bayonets.

After all, they just took drugs, not became supermen.

Half an hour later, the battle was finally over. The Guard Company and the 8th Company sacrificed nearly 60 people in total to completely wipe out this group of Japanese devils.

The Japanese who believe in Bushido don’t even know how to write the word death. Before they fall, they will try to drag the Eighth Route Army in front of them to die together with them.

Of course, the Eighth Route Army soldiers were not afraid of them. The Chinese people are not afraid of this in their bones.

Will you die together with me?
"Kill one and you break even, kill two and you'll make a profit." This saying has been around for who knows how many years.

Konoe Nobuhiro on Paomaling Mountain looked very unhappy when he learned that the attacking troops were completely wiped out.

He knew very well that with the complete annihilation of this commando team, the wing commander would most likely have to re-evaluate the feasibility of the plan to raid the heart of Erlang Mountain.

Once the assault plan is abandoned, the captured Paomaling will immediately become useless and become a piece of useless stuff.

In this way, your own contribution will be immediately severely reduced. If you are assigned to guard this position, it will be even more terrible. Others are fighting hard in the front while you are just watching from behind. How can you make progress?
Konoe Nobuhiro's judgment was correct. After reading the battle report, Sakata Nobutsu personally climbed up Paomaling and observed the road leading to Taohuazhai.

Finally, it was concluded that there was no possibility of a surprise attack and that this place could not be attacked by force.

The Eighth Route Army has already defended this road, and the mountain pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Instead of fighting here, it is better to change the direction of attack. At least other places are more conducive to their artillery offensive.

However, Nobuhiro Konoe was not left behind in Paomaling in the end.

Nobutsu Sakata was very decisive. Since he had decided to give up, he would just retreat. There was no need to waste troops stationed here.

Although Chen Chengxing had no idea about Sakata Nobutsu's plan, since the other party had withdrawn from Paomaling, he would just take it back. At the very least, it could serve as an early warning against the Japanese surprise attacks on the hinterland.

However, this time Chen Chengxing did not arrange the 8th Company to go up, but instead sent two squadrons from the 2rd Guerrilla Team.

In addition to defending Paomaling, they also had to complete the reconstruction of fortifications to prevent the Japanese from attacking this place again in the future.

Late at night, the headquarters of the New 2nd Regiment and Nobutsu Sakata's command post were brightly lit.

Chen Chengxing judged that Sakata Nobutsu's retreat was so decisive that there must be a trick, and he was afraid that he would not be safe tonight.

At this time, Nobutsu Sakata was holding a combat meeting.

"After several days of attacks, our army has not been able to advance a single step. Lieutenant General Katsuki sent a telegram expressing great dissatisfaction with the speed of our troops and issued a strict order that we must capture Erlang Mountain within three days," said Nobutsu Sakata.

It goes without saying that the Eighth Route Army must be trying to seize the equipment from the arsenal. If they were to attack after ten days or half a month, they probably wouldn't be able to find anything.

What Kiyoshi Kozuki wanted was to destroy the military production capacity of the Eighth Route Army, not to let the locust army check in to commemorate.

"Captain, the Eighth Route Army's defensive fortifications are very well constructed. Even if our army has the support of a mountain artillery battalion, it is difficult to destroy their 2-meter-deep trenches." said Harada Jiro.

If this happened in a plain area, a random tank squadron would be enough to render the Eighth Route Army helpless. However, fighting in the mountains, not to mention tanks, even heavier field artillery could not be pulled in.

In other words, the Type 94 mountain gun had excellent performance, otherwise the 3rd Regiment would be in an even more difficult situation now.

"This is not an excuse. The Third Regiment has been invincible since entering China. We must not let a small New Second Regiment stop us!" Sakata Nobutsu said in a deep voice.

He was not stopped when he fought against a division of the Central Army, so it is impossible that he would be stopped when fighting against an army like the Eighth Route Army. If that were the case, how could he walk with his head held high in front of the captains of the various regiments in the future?

You know, the 3rd Regiment is the main force of a fully-staffed Class A brigade comparable to the front-line troops.

I have always been a man who is not inferior to others, and I absolutely cannot be tripped up by a small new group.

"I have decided to launch a night attack!" Sakata Nobutsu glanced at everyone and said firmly.

The Eighth Route Army was not the only one that could launch night attacks. When Nobutsu Sakata was fighting against Russia, he had launched a night attack on Russian troops and achieved great results.

Now that the frontal attack has been blocked, it is time to launch a night attack.

"Hayi!" Everyone immediately stood up and stood at attention.

At two o'clock in the middle of the night, a mixed reinforced squadron quietly came out from the flank.

Then, taking advantage of the cover of night, they began to approach the Nankou position.

(End of this chapter)