novelhk Chapter 421 The troops are approaching the city
Chapter 421 The troops are approaching the city
421 The Enemy at the Gate
"Damn Chinese!"
"Long live the Empire!"
"Kill him!"
On Mawei Mountain, the 3rd Battalion of the Japanese Engineer Regiment was trapped on the mountain by being attacked from both sides.
Faced with the final attack of the 208th Division, this Japanese brigade had no way to retreat.
The only choice is to fight to the death and launch a desperate charge.
Didn't stay on the top of the mountain.
Just because, facing the heavy artillery in Zhou Pingkou's hands, he kept bombarding.
If this group of Japanese soldiers continued to defend the mountain, they would not only be killed by the waves of falling shells, but also be killed.
It can't hurt the national army soldiers at all.
This was also the method the Japanese used to deal with the National Army troops defending the battlefield line.
Now, Zhou Pingkou is using his own method to retaliate against him.
By the time the Japanese on the mountain were hit by artillery shells, they were almost wiped out.
Then send infantry to resolve the battle.
Finally, the Japanese commander couldn't take it anymore.
The Japanese commander also understood Zhou Pingkou's thoughts.
After all, they had used the same tactics before.
So, the Japanese commander took his Japanese soldiers and took the initiative to rush down the mountain to fight a final and desperate battle.
In the sky, fighter jets of both sides were still fighting.
From time to time, fighter planes from both sides would be shot down.
If one of their own pilots parachutes, militia soldiers will soon be around and rush to rescue them.
If it was someone falling, it would be a Japanese pilot.
Without waiting for the Japanese pilots to land, the militia soldiers waiting below would start shooting training and hit moving targets in the air.
"idiot!"
In the sky, the Japanese commander who was leading the flight was in the cockpit of a Type 97 fighter.
Looking down, they saw that the Kuomintang's heavy artillery was bombarding their troops on Mawei Mountain indiscriminately in front of them.
But they couldn't stop it and were powerless.
With Meng Jifei's fighter formation there, the Japanese bomber group had no chance of getting close to the heavy artillery regiment in the distance.
The Japanese bombers suffered heavy losses this time.
By this time, seven Japanese bombers had been shot down.
In fact, before the war, the Japanese air force had never expected to encounter the fighter squadron led by Meng Jifei here.
I was caught off guard.
Several P40 fighter planes suddenly rushed into the group of Japanese bombers, like wolves entering a flock of sheep.
Finally, if it weren’t for the timely reaction of other Japanese bomber pilots.
They quickly dispersed and threw away the bombs they were carrying in advance.
Making their fighter planes lighter enhanced the maneuverability of the Japanese Type 96 bombers.
These Japanese bombers may suffer even greater losses.
But as the air battle went on for several hours, the fuel in some of the Japanese fighter planes was almost exhausted.
If they continue fighting, they will not have enough fuel left to return home.
"Turn in!"
In desperation, these Japanese pilots could only reluctantly evacuate the battlefield.
Meng Jifei led a formation of P40 fighter jets and pursued the enemy for some distance before returning.
It was because the Japanese fighter planes flew from the airport on the other side of the river, traveling hundreds of kilometers and consuming a lot of fuel in advance.
Meng Jifei and his team came from Wenzhou, which is closer, so they can wait for the opportunity to arrive.
Looking up at the sky, we saw that our own air force had been beaten back.
On the ground, the Japanese soldiers on Mawei Mountain suddenly became even more desperate.
Originally, if their air force was strong enough, they could gain air superiority.
Zhou Pingkou would never dare to use the heavy artillery in his hands to bombard the Japanese on Mawei Mountain.
The Japanese army soldiers who lost air superiority suddenly found that fighting was so difficult.
The Japanese soldiers who were in despair liked to fight in the form of self-destruction the most.
Under the heavy artillery bombardment, the surviving Japanese soldiers rushed down the mountain.
"Our air force drove away the Japanese aircraft group.
Well done. ”
Zhou Pingkou was also extremely excited when he saw the fleet of Japanese planes fleeing in the sky.
It has been a long time since they have had air superiority on the battlefield.
This time, they truly experienced how great it was to fight a war while having air superiority.
"Hey, the Japs couldn't stand it anymore and really rushed down the mountain.
That's great, let Yituan eat him for me."
Zhou Pingkou also laughed when he saw this scene through the telescope.
Da da da!
On Mawei Mountain, the assault teams of the 1st Regiment, armed with submachine guns and large-scale rifles, fired at the Japanese troops rushing down from the forest.
The soldiers of both sides had their final showdown in this forest.
However, facing the completely overwhelming firepower of the Japanese, it was simply difficult to resist.
Zheng Quezi's group also fought in a simple and rough style.
It is to rely on firepower to suppress the Japanese, and then make detours and encircle them.
Although the tactics are simple, the effect is good.
"Captain, the Japanese in the western forest have been cleared out."
"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese in the eastern forest have all been killed."
Zheng Quezi kept receiving good news at the command center.
“Very good, let’s work harder brothers.
Before dark, clear out the Japanese on the mountain."
"Yes!"
By the evening, the battle on Mawei Mountain was basically over.
A battalion of Japanese soldiers was almost completely wiped out.
The few remaining soldiers were still hiding in the mountains.
Zhou Pingkou couldn't let his large army delay here just for such a small number of Japanese remnants.
"Xinghai, the mission is to wipe out the remaining Japanese soldiers in the mountains.
I'll leave it to your militia.
Give your militia some practice.
The main force of our division immediately moved south and headed straight for Fuzhou City."
Before leaving, Zhou Pingkou found Zhou Xinghai and handed over the task of clearing out the remaining Japanese invaders in the mountains to their militia.
The militia is the most suitable organization for this task.
"Master, go ahead and rest assured.
Leave this to me.”
Zhou Xinghai also responded with a smile.
Their militia was sent here by Ye Qingshan this time to carry out this kind of mission and help Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division share the pressure.
That night, all the main forces of Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division, except for the heavy artillery regiment, arrived in Lianjiang.
"Captain Four, you completed this infiltration mission very beautifully."
Zhou Pingkou also praised the fourth commander.
This time, they were able to break through several blocking lines set up by the Japanese in the mountains in just two days.
The Fourth Regiment made the greatest contribution.
"The Second and Fourth Regiments were reorganized in Lianjiang to supplement follow-up troops.
The main force of the division moved south overnight.
Rush to Fuzhou City.
I want the Japanese brigade commander, Yuto Tanosho, to find that they have been surrounded when he wakes up the next day. "
Zhou Pingkou said with a sneer.
He had no plan to let the soldiers rest in Lianjiang.
Prepare to give the commander of the 9th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese enemy, Yuto Tanosho, a big surprise after dawn.
The reason why the second and fourth regiments were left behind was because.
During the two days of fighting, the Second Regiment acted as the vanguard of the attack, and the Fourth Regiment carried out the infiltration mission.
Their casualties were the greatest.
Both regiments have suffered more than 30% casualties.
In war, if a unit's casualties exceed 30%, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
Even troops with weak will may collapse.
Therefore, Zhou Pingkou needed to let the Second and Fourth Regiments replenish the 30% of casualties in Lianjiang before heading south to Fuzhou.
This time goes by very quickly.
There is no need to transfer troops from the rear to replenish them.
The three militias brought by Zhou Xinghai can provide these additional troops.
Anyway, Zhou Xinghai’s militia is the reserve soldier reserve regiment of Ye Qingshan’s 86th Army.
In this way, when Zhou Xinghai sends over a group of elite militiamen later, the Second and Fourth Regiments will be fully staffed again.
Zhou Xinghai left a group of people behind to continue clearing out the remaining Japanese troops in Mawei Mountain.
That night, he also arrived in Lianjiang with two militia groups.
In addition, they escorted a new batch of logistics supply convoys.
"You two took away a thousand of my soldiers at once.
You two can't have fewer casualties."
Zhou Xinghai criticized the leaders of the Second and Fourth Regiments.
Zhou Xinghai felt heartbroken when he saw that one thousand militia soldiers under his command were to be taken away at once.
These are the soldiers he trained with great effort.
"Deputy Commander, we are all family.
You are our boss.
The soldiers you trained and added to our two regiments are actually still your soldiers.
Even the two of us have to listen to you."
The second captain smiled and coaxed Zhou Xinghai.
At this time, Zhou Xinghai was sent by Ye Qingshan to be responsible for the recruitment and training of the militia, and even combat.
However, Zhou Xinghai still served as the deputy commander of the 208th Division.
He is the second in command of the 208th Division.
It was just that because he was busy forming the militia, Zhou Xinghai didn't have much time left in the 208th Division.
"What you said seems to make some sense."
In response to the second captain's words, Zhou Xinghai nodded slightly.
"Deputy Division Commander, we both need the militia soldiers you trained for nothing.
We also have a great gift for you.”
The fourth captain also added.
"Oh? What gift?"
"The deputy division commander, the commander of the Japanese engineering regiment, is currently hiding in the county town.
I just don't know where it's hidden for now.
The fourth regiment commander and I had to reorganize the troops overnight and set out after daybreak to catch up with the division commander and his men.
There is no time to find the Japanese colonel hiding in the county town.
I'll have to trouble the deputy commander to do it for me."
The second captain said truthfully.
“Haha, there’s also this good thing.
Okay, leave it to me to find the Japanese colonel hiding in the city.
You two can take these 1,000 soldiers with you."
Zhou Xinghai was coaxed into agreeing to let the two regiment commanders take away a thousand elite soldiers of the militia.
At dawn on the 20th.
The Japanese soldiers guarding the city wall of Fuzhou suddenly discovered that many Nationalist troops appeared outside the city.
He was so frightened that his face suddenly changed.
This news was immediately reported to the commander of the Japanese 9th Mixed Brigade, Yuto Tanosho.
Peng!
“Miyano Tengren, this piece of trash.
He had an entire engineering regiment, relying on the mountains to the north.
It only took them two days to stop Ye Qingshan's Chinese army.
He deserves to die."
When Yuto Tanosho received a call from a Japanese officer on the city wall, reporting that the National Army was approaching the city.
The Japanese major general could no longer bear it and completely exploded.
He cursed and scolded the commander of the Japanese engineering regiment, Miyano Tengjin.
It was obvious that they were extremely dissatisfied with the results of the engineering regiment's operation.