bookcurios Chapter 618 The Japs are about to escape
Chapter 618 The Japs are about to escape
At the beginning of the battle, the Special Operations Battalion of the Second Regiment suppressed the Japanese invaders who entered the village with its powerful firepower. The Japanese invaders thought they were safe after entering the village, but they didn't expect that there was no civilians and there were machine gun positions everywhere they went.
The Japanese soldiers behind heard the intensive firepower in the village and did not follow in. Instead, they tried to continue to detour northward from the open spaces on both sides. Before they passed through the village, they encountered intensive fire from anti-aircraft machine guns and large-caliber heavy machine guns, and had no choice but to retreat to the south of the village.
After finally breaking through into a large village, the Japanese army would never allow them to retreat. They thought they could destroy the enemy's position by using grenades. Unfortunately, they thought too much, as the special operations battalion did not give them any chance to make contact.
All the positions were cross-covered. A thousand new recruits came up to practice shooting, and each recruit squad was responsible for its own area. Although they were called new recruits, they had gone through a period of hard training and were not really rookies. It was just that their technical and tactical levels had not yet reached the basic requirements of the Yimeng Guerrillas.
The defense zone of some squads was a gate, while that of some squads was just a hole in the wall. The Japanese army could not imagine that the common people would dig a hole in the wall big enough for a shovel to be thrown out just to get manure out of the pigpen. Then there would be ten rifles locking on to the hole. As soon as they showed their heads, they would be hit by ten bullets, and there would always be one or two that would hit their own people's brains.
The Japanese army had three fighter planes left, and time was running out. They had to return within ten minutes. The headquarters was very disappointed with the attacking team, and no planes would come to provide cover.
Before leaving, several planes discovered a battle in the direction of Xilu Village. They thought it was a temporary ambush and there would be no anti-aircraft firepower. As a result, one fighter plane was blown up in mid-air before it even rushed down. The remaining two planes did not dare to stay and finally circled and flew south.
Japanese commanders Nakamura Yuichi and Inoue Shimizu were somewhat embarrassed. Just now, they received a call from the Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters saying that due to heavy aircraft losses on all fronts, there would be no air force support in the future.
Excuse, this is just to express dissatisfaction with the attack on oneself.
The Kato Regiment that launched a flanking attack from the east came back in a miserable state, and its commander, Kato Ken, still had a bandage on his arm.
"General, our troops were blocked by the enemy in the direction of Xianni River and we launched an attack from the west of the river. The enemy's firepower was too strong and we had no chance to rush in."
Seeing Nakamura Yuichi's face full of anger, Chief of Staff Inoue Shimizu asked as if to smooth things over:
"How many people are there in the blocking force? What is the firepower configuration?"
Kato Ken lowered his head in shame.
"We don't know the exact number of people, but the enemy has at least twenty heavy machine guns that are superior to ours, hundreds of powerful automatic firepower, and at least twenty mortars."
Nakamura Yuichi suddenly asked:
"Baga, is what you just said accurate? This is very important."
Kato Ken felt bitter in his heart, he really didn't dare to hide it!
"Your Excellency General, everything I reported is true. Many of my subordinates have seen it. You can find anyone to testify about it."
Yuichi Nakamura ignored the brigade commander, waved his hand and told him to go away, then looked at the chief of staff with a worried look on his face, and Inoue Shimizu also reacted.
"General, the enemy has more than two regiments of troops, and their regiments are all reinforced regiments. We seem to be in trouble!"
"Shimizu-kun, the battle of the Ono Regiment is not going well. Now that we have no air force support, we have to consider a retreat."
Inoue Kiyomizu looked worried.
"Mr. Nakamura, we have not received the order to retreat."
"Mr. Inoue, I didn't say retreat, I said we should consider a way out. It is obvious that we cannot enter Linyi City. There are still three hours before dark. The air force has stopped providing assistance at this time. Do you know what this means?"
"We have been completely defeated and there is no possibility of victory. No one cares about our attack force of several thousand people anymore."
"Mr. Inoue, order the frontline troops to stop attacking and order the Ono Regiment to retreat immediately. We cannot retreat, but we must start building a defense line, otherwise we will not be able to escape tonight, do you understand?"
In Xilu Village, Ono's regiment was no longer able to attack. The firepower of the opposite side was too terrifying. Even if the soldiers had excellent marksmanship, they had no chance to fight back. Heavy machine guns blocked the streets, mortars created isolation belts, submachine guns were aimed at the streets, and countless rifles were aimed at dangerous points. Anyone who showed their head would die.
"Report, General Nakamura ordered us to retreat immediately and return to the attack front to build defensive positions."
The fighters had been gone for more than ten minutes, and the new alert fighters had not arrived. Ono, the commander of the regiment, guessed something. Sure enough, General Nakamura probably received some orders. This battle could no longer be fought! Is it that easy to just retreat? It took a huge price to occupy two-thirds of the village. It was true that they were close to the enemy, but they were also completely blocked by the enemy's heavy firepower. They could not attack, and it was not that easy to retreat.
"Fire the signal flare and retreat across the board."
"Mr. Ono, you can't do that."
Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida hurriedly came out to stop them. Withdraw? How many soldiers would be lost?
"Yoshida-kun, stop talking. Fire the signal flare and evacuate in ten minutes. Only as many as come out will be evacuated! We don't have much time."
Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida was shocked. The commander of the regiment must have some hidden meaning in his words. Is there something he doesn't know?
call out!
A flare was launched into the air. The Japanese who were looking for an opportunity to attack in the middle of the village looked puzzled. Retreat? Damn it, retreat at this time?
The signal flare was fired, and the Japanese troops in the village were unable to capture the village after a long siege, so they had no choice but to accept their fate and begin to break out.
Just as I rushed onto the street, heavy machine guns fired, and bullets flew randomly on the street. The moment I rushed out, I became a sieve. I couldn't rush forward or stay.
Some people from the southern street rushed out, but those in the village in the middle were not so lucky. Those who rushed out were either killed or injured, and the injured could not escape the rifle bullets fired by the new recruits who were practicing shooting.
The Ono Regiment withdrew without waiting even a second longer than the ten minutes. Some soldiers even borrowed some hoes and pickaxes from the homes of the civilians ahead and went back to build trenches. These things could be of great help.
The Japanese soldiers in the middle of the village were scared. If the team really withdrew, what would they do? There were machine guns everywhere outside, and there were snipers waiting on the roof. They couldn't get out of the situation at all. They had no choice but to gather in groups of three or two and wait for dark. Maybe they would have a chance to escape when dark came!
After the Ono Regiment of the Japanese Army had gone far away, the new recruits began to move. There was no better opportunity to train. With the cover of heavy machine guns on the street and the old soldiers standing guard with submachine guns beside them, the Japanese were completely trapped. As long as they didn't get hit by the grenades they threw across the wall, there would be no danger.
Rocket launchers bombarded the door and grenades were thrown over the courtyard wall. When the Japanese dared not hide in the courtyard, they climbed up the wall from all directions to search.