At the same time, the ambush in the Dabie Mountains had begun.
The veteran completed the task assigned to him by Xu Rui extremely well. He mixed the little Japanese's independence into the 13th Brigade. From the moment he came into contact with the Japanese, he never lost contact with him. Several times, he was surrounded by Japanese soldiers, but he finally found a way to escape.
A series of wonderful performances by the veteran convinced Kato Shunsuke and Ozaki Yoshiharu that he was Xu Rui, and that he had been injured in many places and had difficulty moving. After discovering this, the Ozaki brigade pursued them even more vigorously, so on the mountain road , a very strange scene appeared. More than 7,000 Japanese soldiers were chasing one person!
However, it should be noted that the ones who actually participated in the pursuit were the small half of the infantry brigade in front, which was Kato Shunsuke's remnant brigade. The four infantry brigade at the back were actually more of just following the action, and their only purpose was just to He took over the action when Kato's team was defeated.
Of course, if the Chinese reinforcements arrive and surround Kato's brigade, then the four infantry brigades following behind can launch rescue operations or even counter-siege in time. Anyway, the veteran alone can combine the entire independent into the 13th Brigade The regiment was mobilized and continued deep into the Dabie Mountains along the narrow mountain road.
At noon, the 13th Independent Brigade stepped into the ambush circle of the Independent Regiment in the Dabie Mountains.
The mountain road is narrow and the march of the Japs is very long. Therefore, it is almost impossible to wrap up the independent 13th Brigade. The strategy adopted by Gao Chu is to hit the Japs on the waist. To put it more bluntly, , that is, let go of the infantry group and a half in front and attack the two infantry groups in the middle.
When the 3rd Infantry Brigade and the 4th Infantry Brigade of the independent mixed 13th Brigade entered the ambush circle, Gao Chu gave the attack order without hesitation. In an instant, the Dabie Mountain Independent Regiment ambushing in the jungle on both sides began to fire Fully opened, the dense bullets instantly swept towards the Japanese marching in the valley like a gust of wind.
The marching Japanese soldiers were caught off guard and fell down one by one.
"Baga, what's going on?" The brigade commander Ozaki Yoshiharu, who happened to be marching with the Fourth Infantry Brigade, became confused. "Where did these Chinese troops come from?"
No one answered his question because no one knew the answer.
But after all, this is an entire mixed brigade, not a regiment, let alone a brigade! Therefore, even if they fall into the pocket formation designed in advance by the Dabie Mountains Independent Regiment, it is impossible for as many as six or seven thousand Japs to be wiped out at once. After all, these are six or seven thousand little Japs!
After a brief moment of panic, the little devil quickly calmed down.
The two infantry brigades surrounded in the middle, plus the troops directly under their command, used all available materials, including corpses, to build fortifications on the spot and launch defenses. The two infantry brigades that had walked out of the encirclement and those that had not yet had time to enter the ambush circle quickly A counterattack was launched, and Kato Shunsuke's remnant brigade also turned back and joined the counterattack.
Shunsuke Kato didn't want to come back, and Yoshiharu Ozaki gave him the order not to worry about the back and just bite Xu Rui. But unfortunately, after the battle started, the veteran didn't bother to play hide-and-seek with Kato's team and got away directly. As the pursuers, Kato's brigade lost track of their target, so they had no choice but to turn around and come back to join the counterattack.
Since the command structure is still there, the 13th independent mixed brigade did not fall into chaos, but the situation was very bad, especially the two surrounded brigades, which had already fallen into a hard fight. Although there were still little devils in front and behind They desperately tried to return reinforcements, but were blocked by the blocking troops of the Dabie Mountains Independent Regiment.
After the battle started, more than fifty cadets from the officer corps had been standing on the high ground to watch the battle.
Wang Bin put down his telescope, turned to Zou Chao and said, "The independent 13th Brigade is finished!"
"It's definitely over." Zou Chao nodded and said with deep understanding, "Unless a miracle occurs, all the surrounded little Japs will be wiped out within half an hour, followed by the Japs in front. Now for the independent hybrid As far as the 13th Brigade is concerned, the best result can only be to save one infantry brigade."
Wang Bin nodded and said: "If I were Ozaki Yoshiharu, I would not hesitate to order the infantry brigade that has not yet entered the encirclement to withdraw from the battle. In this way, at least some seeds can be left."
While he was talking, the roar of airplane engines suddenly sounded in the western sky.
When they looked back hurriedly, they were surprised to see eight planes piercing through the clouds. Although they were still far apart, the plaster patterns on the wings were clearly visible. They were military planes belonging to the Japs!
"Fuck you!" Zou Chao cursed, "The Japanese military plane arrived so quickly?"
Wang Bin was also stunned and said: "It seems that we have reached a conclusion too early, and the outcome is still unknown!"
As students of the 14th batch of the Central Military Academy, Zou Chao and Wang Bin know very well what the appearance of these six fighter jets and two bombers means. These eight Japanese military aircraft can seriously damage the Dabie Mountains Independent Regiment from a psychological level. Fighting spirit, of course, and more seriously, can also provide direct fire support to the Japanese infantry.
Seeing eight Japanese military planes appearing in the sky over the valley, the morale of the trapped Japanese soldiers was immediately boosted. Ozaki Yoshiharu immediately ordered the Fourth Infantry Brigade to desperately attack the entrance of the encirclement. The fifth Infantry Brigade also cooperated from outside the gap. Attack, the Japanese pilots in the sky also understood Ozaki Yoshiharu's intention. When the spearhead of the attack was aimed at the entrance of the encirclement, they began to dive and straf repeatedly.
This unintentional move by Dongjiu Nianyan immediately caused subtle changes in the battle situation.
Gao Chu quickly realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately turned around and shouted: "Where's the rocket launcher? Use the rocket launcher to knock down these stupid Japanese military planes!"
"Captain, if you hit me, you won't hit at all! The devilish pilot is so cunning! He made the plane slippery than a loach, and it's impossible to catch him!" Li Dagou rushed over and shouted, this guy is already here now He was the guard company commander under Gao Chu. He tried it with a rocket launcher just now, but he couldn't hit the Japanese military plane at all.
After all, the initial velocity of rockets is still too low. The flight speed is more than 100 meters per second and less than 200 meters, which is slightly faster than propeller aircraft. Therefore, unless you are shooting head-on, otherwise, if you want to accurately hit high-speed It is basically impossible for a flying Japanese military aircraft to hit a direct hit by a pilot with superb flying skills.
"Damn it!" Gao Chu took off his military cap and threw it on the ground. Is this the situation
"Captain! Commander..." At this time, another correspondent rushed over and shouted, "After receiving the signal from the first company, they are almost unable to withstand it. Commander, the first company is almost unable to withstand it..."
The first company is the troops responsible for blocking the gap in the encirclement. At this moment, in addition to enduring the indiscriminate bombardment of the Japanese military planes, they also have to face the Japanese attacks from two sides. The situation is indeed very difficult!
"Fuck you!" Gao Chu cursed and turned to look at Xu Rui.
Xu Rui actually fell asleep on his side, and the valley below turned into a pot of porridge. He was still able to sleep. The current situation of the Dabie Mountain Independent Group was not optimistic, and he had no intention of getting up to give guidance. But he said Really, Xu Rui really didn't mean to be lazy, but he didn't want to interfere with Gao Chu's command.
However, even though Xu Rui didn't say anything and just slept there, it gave Gao Chu the confidence to continue fighting against the little devil. Gao Chu thought to himself, it's already this time, the captain can still sleep. , it seems that the situation is not bad yet, the captain is testing me and my tactical command ability.
At that moment, Gao Chu took out the Ghost Head Sword and roared in a low voice: "Guard, Charge!"
The security guard who had been standing behind Gao Chu immediately raised his charge horn and blew his whistle.
In an instant, the loud sound of the charge horn resounded throughout the valley: "Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep."
The next moment, Gao Chu brandished the ghost-headed sword, took the lead, jumped out of the trench and rushed down the hillside, looking up to the sky and howling: "Brothers, charge at me and kill these dogs. Charge with me and kill these dogs." ! Kill kill kill..."
"Kill..." Li Dagou and the soldiers from the guard company jumped out of the trench first and rushed down.
Immediately afterwards, the entire Dabie Mountain Independent Regiment plus three county brigades, more than 9,000 officers and soldiers, except for the blocking troops, the remaining more than 7,000 people all jumped out of the trenches and followed Gao Chu down the hillside. When they saw the Chinese charging, The Japanese in the valley also pulled the bolts of their rifles, pulled out the bullets, and prepared to fight hand-to-hand with the Chinese.
It wasn't until Gao Chu led his troops to rush down the mountain that Xu Rui finally opened his eyes and nodded slightly.
However, Wang Bin, Zou Chao and other cadets from the officer corps were stupid. Charge at this time
"Are they crazy?" Wang Bin cried out, "They didn't take advantage of their condescending geographical advantage. They could obviously use machine gun fire to kill the Japs, but they actually took the initiative to rush down the mountain and fight hand-to-hand with the Japs. Isn't this nonsense?"
Zou Chao also nodded and said: "The little devil can only fight with a bayonet twice. I am afraid that the Dabie Mountains Independent Regiment will suffer a big loss this time. I have long heard people say that because of the lack of ammunition, the Japanese guerrillas can only shoot at most two times in each battle." , and then we have to charge, but even if we save ammunition, it’s not such a saving method, right?”
The two guys also said that Gao Chu charged in order to save ammunition.
In fact, this is not the case. Gao Chu wanted to get into trouble with the Japanese infantry in the valley so that the Japanese military planes overhead could use their weapons. The other reason was to end the battle in the valley as soon as possible, and then free up his hands to clean up the front of the ambush circle. There are also the Japs behind, trying to annihilate all the Japs who enter the mountain in one fell swoop.
In the blink of an eye, the officers and soldiers of the Dabie Mountain Independent Regiment rushed down the hillside and collided with the Japanese. An unprecedented brutal hand-to-hand combat broke out in the valley!