Xu Rui's target was not the wing headquarters, but the division headquarters of the 1st Division. []
Before Xu Rui fired the artillery, the division commander of the 1st Division, Ogisu Ribei, had summoned Chief of Staff Hiroshi Nakagawa and several combat staff to plan a large-scale counterattack. The purpose of this counterattack was to eliminate as many as possible 180 people. Even if the effective strength of the division cannot drive the 180th Division back to the north bank of the Huaihe River, it can at least beat them until they can't get out.
However, before the counterattack plan was formed, the communications staff sent to Highland No. 9 brought back a shocking news.
"Division Commander!" The communications staff officer sent almost crawled into the war room and reported miserably, "The Kono Brigade stationed on Highland No. 9 was attacked by the superior force of the China Army. The position has been breached. The following more than 700 people have been collectively shattered."
"Nani?!" Ogisu Ribei was stunned upon hearing this.
This news was like a bolt from the blue to the Ogisu Rippei. The Kono Battalion had been defending Highland No. 9 for more than a day or two. In the past, when the defenses were relatively simple, they were subject to successive attacks by the 180th Division. Now the Kono Battalion has almost occupied the entire hilltop. It was built into a fortress, but the 180th Division was completely wiped out
"What are you doing?" After a long time, Ogisu Ripei finally reacted. He grabbed the communications staff officer and shouted angrily, "Again, repeat what you just said."
The communications staff officer then bite the bullet and repeat what he just said.
"This is impossible." Ogisu Tatehe let go slumped and said in disbelief, "This is absolutely impossible!"
Chief of Staff Hiroshi Nakagawa also felt a little unbelievable and asked the communications staff: "Ye Sang, have you figured out what is going on? The Kono Brigade has turned the entire mountain into a fortress, and the 180th Division and the China Army are If two more divisions are transferred from the north bank, they may not be able to win them in a short time."
The communications staff gasped and said, "According to reports from the defeated soldiers who escaped, the China Army sent a unit. Although this unit was small in number, it had extremely strong combat effectiveness. They successfully sneaked into and destroyed the Kono Brigade headquarters. Because of the loss of effective command, Highland 9 was lost."
Ogisu Tatehei and Nakagawa Hiroshi looked at each other, and one word flashed in their minds.
Special operations, is it special operations? The Chinese ** team actually used special operations
But Ogisu Rihei quickly rejected his speculation. How could this be possible? How could it be possible
Even in the world, special forces and special operations are still new arms and new tactics that have just emerged. He absolutely does not believe that there are special forces in the Chinese ** team, and he does not believe that the Chinese ** team actually understands special warfare. Fighting, this is like a toad swallowing the sky, such a big breath!
You must know that even the Imperial Japanese Army does not have real special forces yet, and there is no real mention of special operations in the imperial army's strategies and tactics.
When the two of them were looking at each other, there was a sudden explosion outside the tent.
The explosion was so close that it almost sounded like it was exploding in my ears. It frightened Nakagawa Hiroshi to rush up and throw Ogisu Tatebing to the ground. He shouted sternly: "Commander of the protection division, hurry up, protect the division." long!"
"Why are you panicking!" Ogisu Tachibyou was furious and pushed Nakagawa Hiroshi away, "Go outside and see what's going on!"
Before he could finish his words, there was another scream of "whoosh" outside the tent, but the whistle sounded quite long and should have fallen some distance away. Nakagawa Hiroshi breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before Nakagawa Hiroshi had time to rejoice, there was another huge explosion.
"Boom!" At the same time as this extremely violent explosion sounded, a huge air wave also violently invaded, and the headquarters of the Ogisu Division was overturned in one fell swoop. The Ogisu Rippei in the headquarters were , Nakagawa Hiroshi, and a dozen combat staff officers were immediately knocked to the ground, and two unlucky ones were even swept into the sky.
Looking up again, I saw that the entire sky was completely swallowed up by the rolling flames.
The sudden and huge explosion blew Ogisu Tiebing to pieces. After a long time, the remnant power of the big explosion finally passed. Ogisu Tiebing struggled to stand up, only to find that his division headquarters was just like the one just now. It was as if it had been hit by a Category 18 typhoon, and it was already in disarray. Behind the division headquarters, a huge fireball appeared.
Hundreds of barrels of diesel originally stored there in the open air have been completely devoured.
"Baga, oil, Baga, my oil! Baga." Ogisu Libing collapsed on the ground, only cursing. Today's battle really cost my grandma's house. The salient part was destroyed by the 180th Division. No matter whether it was eaten or not, the hundreds of barrels of oil stored at the division headquarters were also destroyed. How could the offensive on the Huaihe River battlefield continue? How could it continue
At this moment, Ogisu Rihei really wanted to die. Thinking like this, Ogisu actually pulled out his saber, but in the end he still didn't have the courage to put the saber on his belly.
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This huge explosion also alarmed Xiang Tianhu on the other side of the highland.
Xiang Tianhu had just received a report from the cavalry battalion commander Tiegang, who had broken into the headquarters on the high ground. At the same time, the 541st Regiment also sent communications troops back to report that the entire battlefield was basically under control, that is, the salient was The battle had come to an end. Xiang Tianhu took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, only half an hour had passed.
In less than half an hour, the Japs in the protruding part were quickly and easily eliminated. This battle was a blast.
"It's so happy! It's so happy, it's so happy!" Xiang Tianhu shouted three times in succession, and the next moment, a loud bang exploded across the high ground. This explosion was so violent that it was not only deafening, but also Even the shock waves transmitted from the ground are extremely strong. It is completely conceivable how terrifying it would be to be at the center of the explosion
Xiang Tianhu and Yan Yuhui looked at each other, what's going on? There should be a Japanese army camp over there on the high ground, right
Then, Xiang Tianhu and Yan Yuhui were shocked to find that flames suddenly burst out on the other side of the high ground.
The flames soared hundreds of meters high, almost burning the entire night sky. It wasn't until they rolled hundreds of meters into the sky that the rolling flames finally dimmed, then turned into dark red smoke, and continued to roll high into the sky, rapidly at the same time. Expanding to the surroundings, it eventually formed an extremely huge mushroom smoke cloud.
"Your child, what's going on?" Xiang Tianhu asked in silence.
Yan Yuhui shook his head blankly. If you ask me, who should I ask
Although Xiang Tianhu didn't know what happened in the Japs barracks on the other side of the highland, one thing was certain, that is, the Japs must have been in bad luck this time.
Then he said to Tianhu: "Let's go to the high ground!"
After Xiang Tianhu turned around and left, Yan Yuhui quickly followed with his guards.
When Xiang Tianhu walked to the ground surrounded by Yan Yuhui and the guards, the officers and soldiers of the 541st Regiment were cleaning the battlefield. However, it could be seen that all the officers and soldiers were a little absent-minded. Yan Yuhui asked the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield. As expected, the leader of the 541st Regiment was not there. Not only was the leader absent, but all the officers above the platoon leader were gone.
Obviously, all these officers went to the high ground to watch the Japanese activities.
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On the high ground, a large group of officers from the 180th Division were watching the Japanese lively.
"Damn it, the Japanese are in trouble this time."
"This fire is burning, the devils should be cooked."
"It's good when it's cooked, just in time to taste the taste of the devils roasted by fire."
"Without fuel, all the Japs' iron bastards will have to lie down, and the battle ahead will be easier to fight."
"No, you're a bear. We've suffered enough from the Japs and Iron Bastards these days. Now it's time for the Japs to have a taste of our power."
These officers all knew what the fire meant, and they were all in high spirits.
When Tiegang and several company platoon leaders of the cavalry battalion looked at Xu Rui, they even looked at him with admiration. War is like this. If you have the ability and can lead everyone to win the battle, everyone will worship you. Although Tiegang and these individuals The company and platoon leaders were not from the Dameishan Independent Brigade and were not Xu Rui's subordinates, but this did not prevent them from admiring Xu Rui.
"Sir Xu, you are really good. You can hit with your second shot from such a long distance."
"Sir Xu, if the devil encounters you, you will be unlucky for eight lifetimes."
"Sir Xu, it's really enjoyable to fight with you, it's so *fun."
Out of reverence, several company and platoon leaders in the cavalry battalion began to call Xu Rui "sir."
Tiegang couldn't help but have a whim, and said: "Brother Xu, otherwise you don't go back and stay in the 180th Division. Fighting in the mountains and valleys, how could it be as fun as today, right? As long as you stay , I asked you to be the commander of the cavalry battalion, but if you don’t like it, I’ll go sit with our division and give you the commander of the main regiment!”
As soon as Tiegang finished speaking, a voice immediately picked up: "Gangzi is right, Brother Xu, as long as you are willing to stay, I will give you a brigade commander instead of a main regiment commander! If you think Being a brigade commander isn’t enough, so how about I let you be the division commander?”
Everyone looked back anxiously, only to see Xiang Tianhu and Yan Yuhui striding over.
The first half of Xiang Tianhu's sentence is true. It happened that a brigade commander of the 180th Division was killed in action, and there was a vacancy. If Xu Rui stayed, he might really appoint Xu Rui as the brigade commander. Of course, Xu Rui really wanted to be the brigade commander. In addition to Xiang Tianhu's opinion, he also had to obtain the approval of Army Commander Zhang Zizhong, but Xiang Tianhu was confident that this would definitely not be a problem.
As for letting Xu Rui be the division commander, this is just a joke.
But this also shows that Xiang Tianhu appreciates Xu Rui and that he is really tempted.
"Brother, please stay, don't go back to that poor ravine." Xiang Tianhu walked up to Xu Rui and said sincerely, "Follow me, and I will give you the elite of a brigade when you turn around, giving you the opportunity to truly show off your life. Learned!"
"Brother Xu, this is what Master has done, so just agree to it."
"Brother Xu, just stay!"
Yan Yuhui and Tiegang also tried to persuade him.