Set the time back half an hour ago.
It was getting dark, and the main force of the Hamura detachment had already begun to set up camp.
The camp that Hamura Shuichi chose for the troops was an open wasteland. This open area was four or five miles in diameter and had an excellent view. There was no need to worry about being attacked by the Chinese at night.
When Shuichi Hamura got out of the armored vehicle, a gust of mountain wind blew in his face, and he immediately felt a chill. Shuichi Hamura tightened his windbreaker.
This season is the most susceptible to wind and cold, so it’s better to be careful.
Chief of Staff Tatsuya Nagashin had already lit a bonfire with several staff members, and immediately called to Hamura Shu: "General, please come over quickly to warm yourself up."
"Yo Xi." Hamura Shuichi nodded happily and strode over.
A combat staff officer immediately and diligently brought over an ammunition box and placed it beside the campfire. Then he looked at Hamura Shuichi with a flattering look. They all said that the little Japanese man was upright and disdained personal connections. In fact, it was all rumors. In fact, it was not the same as the human race. They are the most proficient nation in the world. They used to kneel and lick the Tang Dynasty, and then they knelt and licked the United States.
Of course, against a race that is not weaker than itself, the human race will become more ferocious than wolves.
Not to be outdone, another combat staff officer immediately ran to a stream not far away with a kettle, filled a large pot of water back, and then placed it on the fire to boil hot water for Hamura Shuichi.
Several combat staff officers were too attentive, but Hamura Shuichi's orderlies were free.
After a few mouthfuls of hot water, the coldness in his body disappeared, and Hamura Shuichi finally felt better.
"Oh, by the way, Eijin-san." Shuichi Hamura politely declined the can of beef handed over by a combat staff officer, then turned to Chief of Staff Tatsuya Nagajin and said, "Immediately send a telegram to the village to tell him not to go too far and find an open area. Camp, it won’t be too late to leave after dawn tomorrow, and it won’t take more than one night anyway.”
Yongjin Daye was slightly suffocated when he heard this, but did not answer.
Seeing the strange look on Tatsuya Nagashin's face, Hamura Shuichi asked: "Essentials-san, is there any problem?"
"Hai." Tatsuya Yongjin said immediately, "Detachment leader, the Katamura brigade has not reported their position to the detachment headquarters for an hour."
"Nani?" Shu Hamura's expression changed immediately upon hearing this.
According to Japanese military doctrine, the 1st Infantry Battalion, which serves as the vanguard, must report their position coordinates to the Hamura detachment headquarters every half hour, but now the 1st Infantry Battalion has not reported their latest coordinates to the headquarters for an hour. The azimuth coordinates of , what does this indicate
Did this idiot Yoshio Katamura forget this? impossible!
The radio station of the brigade in Katancun is broken? It's possible, but it's not very likely!
The most likely possibility is that the Katamura brigade encountered the Chinese ** team on the way, and then Katamura Yoshio, a fool who was eager to win, deliberately cut off contact with the headquarters to prevent the headquarters from knowing the news and forcibly Suspending his combat operations, yes, that's right, that's what it must be like.
"Haga!" Hamura Shuichi said angrily, "Order, the communication team immediately calls the 1st Infantry Battalion. Within five minutes, I must know the specific location of the 1st Infantry Battalion."
"Hai." Yongjin Tatsuya paused, then turned around and hurried away.
He was gone for more than ten minutes, and then Yongjin Tatsuya came back with a gloomy face.
Just by looking at Nagashin Tatsuya's face, Hamura Shuichi knew that he had not contacted the 1st Infantry Battalion.
Sure enough, Eijin Tatsuya paused and said: "Detachment leader, the 1st Infantry Battalion still cannot be contacted."
"Bagagaru, this idiot in Katamura Yoshio always likes to be self-righteous!" Hamura suddenly became angry, but Hamura was angry, but he was not worried at all. In any case, Katamura has one of his subordinates Infantry Brigade, Hamura Shuichi never thought that the Dameishan Independent Brigade could eliminate the 1st Infantry Brigade in a short time.
But after thinking about it, Hamura Shuichi decided to send a communications team to catch up to see what was going on.
At that moment, Hamura Shuichi said to Nagashin Tatsuya: "Nagashin-san, immediately send a communications team to catch up with the 1st Infantry Battalion. Let's see what this idiot Yoshio Katamura is doing."
"Hai." Yongjin Tatsuya paused and turned to make arrangements.
After a while, a communication team consisting of three three-wheeled motorcycles left the camp, turned onto the road, and rumbled away towards the front.
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Almost at the same time that Hamura Shuichi sent out the communication team, Katamura's team had been lured into Teapot Col.
Because it was dark and he had been chasing the Chinese ** team, Katamura Yoshio did not pay attention to the surrounding terrain. Seeing the Chinese ** team running in front getting closer and closer, Katamura Yoshio also He became more and more excited, and the urging of the artillery squad and heavy machine gun squadron around him became more and more intense.
"Hurry up, hurry up, chase me!"
"Catch up, kill the Chinese, kill them!"
"Warriors, show your determination and perseverance and let the weak Chinese people see your sprint!"
Yoshio Katamura brandished his saber and roared hysterically until he was interrupted by gunfire from the front.
Although the gunshots were not dense, they came very suddenly. Upon hearing the gunshots, the righteous man in the village immediately paused in his heart and stopped involuntarily.
what happened? The Chinese ** team has become a lost dog. How dare they fight back
Turning his head suddenly, Katancun saw a big rock not far away. He immediately called his orderly over and climbed up the big rock on the orderly's shoulders.
Standing on the big rock and looking down from a high position, the righteous man in the village was immediately stunned.
But I saw that the squadron that had been running hastily forward like a lost dog just now had stopped and built a temporary defense line about a kilometer away in front. Due to the sudden incident, the entire squadron was chasing forward. The 3rd Squadron didn't expect this from the ** Squadron, and was caught off guard.
However, the Katamura Brigade is, after all, an elite unit composed of reservists from the 1st Division.
After a brief period of confusion, the 3rd Infantry Squadron immediately calmed down. Under the command of squadron leader Shun Nakamura, they quickly deployed their troops and launched a fierce attack.
Since the artillery squad was not in place yet, the 3rd Infantry Squadron only used its own six grenades to fire two rounds of grenades at the squadron's temporary defense line, and then threw an infantry squad into a tentative attack. At night Underneath, more than fifty Japanese soldiers were seen rushing towards the squadron's position with shining bayonets.
Just when the righteous man in the village was about to applaud Nakamura Jun for his timely, decisive and accurate response, a sudden change occurred. Just now, the gunfire on the temporary defense line of the Japanese Army was still very sparse, but the next moment, there was a sudden change. There was intensive gunfire, and along with the intensive gunfire, dozens of dazzling tongues of flames burst out, annihilating the attacking infantry squad in an instant.
"Nani?!" Seeing these dozens of dazzling tongues of fire, the righteous man in the village couldn't help but take a breath of air.
As a veteran who participated in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, Yoshio Katamura knew very well that every dazzling tongue of flame represented a machine gun. The ballistics that were relatively sparse and the dispersion area was relatively large were light machine guns, and the ballistics were relatively dense. , The ones scattered over a relatively small area are heavy machine guns. A rough count shows that there are as many as thirty light and heavy machine guns!
"How is that possible?" Katamura Yoshio whispered softly in his throat, but only he could hear it.
Yoshio Pianmura had participated in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War and the Songhu Battle, and was very familiar with the firepower configuration of the Central Army. In his impression, the equipment of the Kuomintang Central Army was quite good, regardless of heavy weapons or light weapons. Its firepower configuration is not much worse than that of the Japanese army, and is even slightly better.
Basically, each platoon in the **** is equipped with a light machine gun, and each company is equipped with at least one Maxim heavy machine gun.
However, the squadron in front completely subverted the village's understanding of the firepower configuration of the squadron.
How many people are there in the Chinese ** team ahead who hastily switched from escape to defense? At best, there are only four or five hundred people in a battalion
According to the **** firepower configuration standards, a battalion has at most three heavy machine guns and nine light machine guns. However, the Chinese ** team on the front line has at least a dozen heavy machine guns, plus more than 20 Light machine gun! Amaterasu, such a ferocious firepower configuration far exceeds that of a battalion!
Then the next moment, Katamura Yoshio suddenly reacted.
The righteous man in the village thought, "What's wrong, the Chinese team that looked embarrassed just now was obviously disguised on purpose, obviously to lure them to pursue them. But now the Chinese team is uncharacteristically turning around and starting to block it. This can only explain one thing." The problem is that this is their chosen battlefield, and they have stepped into a trap!
However, Katamura Yoshio is indeed a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. At the critical moment, he did not lose control, but made a quick decision to break out of the encirclement head-on!
That's right, a frontal breakthrough!
Katamura Yoshio could think with his toes that the opponent must have deployed heavy troops in the direction they came from. If Katamura's brigade turned around and retreated at this time, it would fall completely into the encirclement of the Chinese ** team, and then it would really be over. , and if we break through from the front, there may be a chance to break through.
The reason is very simple. The Dameishan Independent Regiment is only one regiment and its troops are limited. Since the opponent wants to ambush heavy troops on the way they came, there will not be many troops left in front to block the attack. This is probably also the case with the Chinese ** team in front. The reason why the firepower configuration on the defense line is so brutal is that the Chinese want to scare them!
It's just a pity that the adopted man in my village was not frightened.
Katamura Yoshio immediately jumped down and gritted his teeth and ordered Ogasawara: "Order, the artillery squad will be deployed on the spot and carry out a ten-minute fire attack on the enemy. Then the 2nd Infantry Squadron will be responsible for the frontal attack, and the 3rd Infantry Squadron will be responsible for outflanking the left wing. The 1st Infantry Squadron is outflanking the right wing, and the opponent must be eliminated within half an hour!" (To be continued.)