The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 191 Backstab

Tao Heiwa first fired a red flare representing the firing signal. The Japanese troops searching and advancing on the road and both sides were accelerating their advance. Suddenly, they heard a strange and low noise coming from the distant hills.

Then, under the watchful eyes of thousands of Japanese troops, a red signal bomb flew out from between the two hills, bringing closer and louder screams straight into the sky.

"The entire company is open!"

Chen Xinsheng shouted loudly into the microphone. The gunners of the four French-made Brand 81mm mortars let go almost at the same time to load the mortar shells into the barrels. Four 81mm explosive grenades were fired amidst four muffled sounds. Quickly flying out of the gun barrel, and at the moment when the two mortar platoons opened fire, the two Austrian-made 47mm tank defense guns placed at the front also spit out angry tongues of fire.

Four 81mm mortar shells and two 47mm blasting grenades accurately exploded among the Japanese troops on the road, sending angry echoes in the wilderness.

Boom boom boom

The Japanese army marching on the road was almost unprepared and was hit by the first round of fire. The first one to bear the brunt was the wing artillery squad, which was a fully loaded wing artillery squad. , with two Type 41 mountain cannons, more than 60 horses and a dozen baggage vehicles and communication equipment.

In order to maneuver as quickly as possible, all the artillery horses were trotting forward, and the gunners followed suit. However, the sudden fire attack swallowed up the entire artillery team. Four mortar shells exploded first, and the entire artillery team was swept away. The captain of the artillery team was killed, and more than a dozen gunners also fell sadly in a pool of blood.

Immediately afterwards, the 47mm tank defense gun blasting grenades fired horizontally across the Japanese army's marching column. One shell hit the horse pulling the artillery. The blasting grenade hit the horse at the moment The explosion exploded, and the general's horse was blown apart, and clouds of blood and the horse's internal organs exploded. Many horses hit by shrapnel neighed in pain, and many broke free from the reins and ran around carrying ammunition and communication equipment. .

Then rounds of mortar shells came, and the violent explosion overturned the ammunition truck of the Type 41 mountain cannon. More than two hundred 75mm mountain artillery shells and yellow-orange cartridges were scattered all over the road. The Type 41 mountain gun was blown down on the road, and the other one was stagnant because all the military horses it was pulling were killed.

Almost all the Japanese officers and soldiers of the wing's artillery squad were killed or injured. The smashed and exploded internal organs and the flesh and blood on the stumps and broken arms were slapped on the barrel of the Type 41 mountain gun like rotten watermelons.

A regiment artillery squad, not to mention counterattack, many soldiers were sent to see Amaterasu by intensive firepower before they even had time to realize that their squad was ambushed. Behind the regiment artillery squad were the infantry soldiers. The heavy machine gun squadron of the Third Infantry Brigade, the 92nd Infantry Artillery Squadron and the baggage team of the Third Infantry Brigade.

While these people and the infantrymen on both sides of the road stared dumbfounded at the destruction of a regiment artillery squad, the troops of the 956th Regiment also stepped up the battle with mortars and tank defense artillery from the special agent battalion. Death Sonata played with dynamics.

On the five hilltops on both sides of the road, the five Cantonese infantry companies that had been lurking for a long time also opened fire. In addition to the nine Czech light machine guns of each company, the automatic firearms of each infantry company were also equipped with one. The heavy machine gun platoon, with a total of forty-five Czech light machine guns and ten Hotchkiss heavy machine guns, as well as hundreds of Cantonese-made Type 21 Type 79 rifles, fired condescendingly, forming a dense fire net.

Looking down from the hills at various commanding heights, whether it is the road or the open land on both sides, everything is unobstructed, and there are almost no blind spots for shooting. The Guangdong officers and soldiers have never fought so easily and smoothly since the battle in Songhu. When fighting in the quagmire of Songhu, Guangdong officers and soldiers often had to pay the price of killing two or three of their brothers if they wanted to kill a Japanese soldier. But at this time and place, as long as they aimed a little and pulled the trigger, they could kill easily. The arrogant Japanese army.

At this time, it was not only the Japanese marching columns on the road that were targeted by concentrated fire, but also the infantrymen of the third group searching and advancing on both sides of the road. There were screams everywhere, and some people were constantly being knocked down like harvesting rice. , in the flying tongues of fire, the Japanese officers and soldiers of the Third Infantry Battalion of the Ninth Regiment fell in pieces, and soon there were lying corpses and many wailing wounded soldiers on both sides of the road.

The Japanese troops advancing on the road made matters worse. After nearly half of the heavy machine gun squadron of the Third Battalion was knocked down, they hurriedly rushed down the road with the three Type 92 heavy machine guns and more than a dozen horses they had snatched. The price paid was the annihilation of almost one and a half heavy machine gun squadrons.

The corpses of the dead officers and soldiers of the heavy machine gun squadron of the Third Infantry Battalion were mixed with the corpses of the officers and soldiers of the forward wing artillery squadron. The August 1st mortar shells and tank defense shells from the special agent battalion continued to fall into the air, and an explosion was heard. A lump of flesh and blood, a roar was like a pool of blood. Soon, the road that had been soaked and dyed red by the blood of the Japanese soldiers of the 3rd Battalion and 7th Squadron was dyed red again, and this time the road became extremely red. It was more corpses of the invaders.

Behind the heavy machine gun squadron of the third brigade was the artillery squad and baggage squadron of the third brigade. Compared with the artillery squad of the entire army that was beaten and the heavy machine gun squad that lost more than half, their losses were not counted. Largely, Mukai Toshiaki's brigade artillery squad was killed, half of the gunners of the unit were killed, five or six troops and horses were killed, and almost a quarter of the men and horses were lost.

In the baggage team of the third brigade, which was at the end, only two baggage agents were killed, and the baggage agents were equipped with more than a dozen baggage trucks carrying ammunition supplies. Although these things are usually heavy, they were extremely powerful at this time. Good cover. Those baggage agents are usually lazy. Now when being ambushed, their first priority is to save their lives. As soon as the gun fired, they all got under the baggage truck and even pushed the dry bread and other things they were pulling on the truck on the road as a cover. cover.

As for counterattacks, of course there is no such thing. This group of special agents has almost no tactical offensive and defensive training. Faced with such fierce firepower from the Chinese army, no one will even think of counterattacks. Moreover, the rifles in their hands are all captured Chinese troops. The worst of the weapons, some don't even have bullets, and it's even more senseless to fight back with these crappy guns.

Therefore, these special agents all chose to hide in hiding.

"Squad leader, the second squadron's cannon can't be lifted back."

On the road, an infantry artillery team leader covered in blood leaned on the mantlet of a Type 92 infantry gun and shouted loudly to Mukai Toshiaki, the infantry artillery team leader behind him.

Immediately, a series of Czech light machine guns fired over, and a dozen 7.92mm heavy-pointed bullets rattled the steel shield of the 92 Infantry Cannon, causing sparks to fly. The corps leader also After being beaten to death, Mukai Toshiaki could only see not far away and gritted his teeth.

The losses of Mukai Toshiaki's infantry artillery squad were not bad, but it was originally an infantry squad and carried a large number of artillery shells. Now the second squadron's artillery was left in front, and bullets fired from all directions were flying everywhere. After the heavy machine gun squadron in front rushed down the road, Mukai Toshiaki also knew that hiding on the road and being beaten passively was not an option. The only way to survive was to rush down the road.

But if we want to evacuate, the two Type 92 infantry cannons under the infantry artillery team must be taken away. Now the wing artillery team assigned to the third infantry brigade has been completely wiped out, and the two Type 41 mountain cannons It has no effect at all. The only artillery support is the two Type 92 infantry guns of the brigade artillery squad. Now the infantry guns and ammunition of the second detachment are left in front. Mukai Toshiaki is determined to kill that The 92nd Infantry Artillery and ammunition were snatched back.

However, the infantry artillery team had no spare manpower at this time to brave the fierce firepower of the Chinese army to snatch back the infantry cannon of the second unit. In desperation, Mukai Toshiaki suddenly thought of the baggage agents behind him. When he looked back, he saw all the baggage agents hiding under the baggage car and shivering. Mukai Toshiaki was so angry that he ordered his subordinates to forcefully pull over a dozen baggage agents and first fired their guns. , and then ordered him to rush forward to carry the infantry artillery and artillery shells. In Mukai Toshiaki's view, only at this time can the baggage agents, wastes that are not worthy of being called soldiers, truly demonstrate their value. The infantry artillery team under his command The lives of officers and soldiers are precious, and naturally they cannot be wasted in grabbing cannons. This kind of work is only suitable for waste and heavy troops.

It was clear that they were going to die for others. Although the baggage agents were extremely reluctant, due to Mukai Toshiaki's lustful power and the dark muzzles of the infantry artillery squad, these baggage agents could only brave the fierce firepower of the Chinese army. Go up and raise the cannon.

After paying the price of ten baggage agents being killed, the Type 92 infantry cannon and several boxes of 70mm infantry shells were finally snatched back. However, the baggage agents who carried the artillery back with their lives looked at There was a hint of resentment and resentment in the eyes of Mukai Toshiaki and the infantry artillery team.

After retrieving the artillery, Mukai Toshiaki immediately led the infantry artillery squad to maneuver and was about to rush down the road. Dozens of baggage agents followed closely behind, mingling in a chaotic manner and trying to rush down. In the disorderly flight, The Japanese artillerymen of the infantry artillery squad and the baggage agents were mixed together.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers in the infantry artillery squad still maintained their contempt for the baggage agents. Some used their guns to hit the baggage agents who were crowding up, and some forced the baggage agents to help them pull the artillery and load the ammunition. There was a moment of confusion. It's unbearable. The artillerymen with steel helmets and the special agents with only small military caps can be said to be you and me, and I have you.

On the opposite side of He Wei, the commander of the 956th Regiment, Cai Rubai, was holding up a telescope and sneered. The actions of the infantry artillery squad and the baggage special agents, totaling more than 70 people, were naturally very conspicuous on the road, and of course they could not escape Cai Rubai's attention. With his eyes, he saw a large group of Japanese troops dragging infantry artillery maneuvers on the road. There was no reason for Cai Rubai to let them go. He immediately said to the major group beside him:

"The secret service battalion is doing a good job, but we can't urinate. Let the mortar company and mountain artillery company concentrate their firepower on me to knock out those carrots running around on the road."

The Major Regiment immediately picked up the phone and conveyed the order to fire to the artillery position. The roar of artillery soon sounded not far away, and the six Jinling-made 82mm mortar company of the 956th Regiment The cannon opened fire together with a battery of four French-made Naider-style 75mm light mountain guns from the artillery battalion of the 66th Army.

Six 82mm mortar shells and four 75mm mountain artillery shells exploded accurately in the mixed formation composed of the infantry artillery team and baggage agents. More than 70 Japanese soldiers were instantly enveloped in smoke and shrapnel.

After this first round of violent bombardment, an even more violent explosion occurred in the center of the Japanese army's column. In this explosion, there were terrifying sounds of steel twisting and screams. Just now, a bomb came from Senai The 75mm mountain artillery shell of the German 75mm light mountain gun hit the ammunition box shouldered by a Japanese army baggage agent, which contained five 92-gun shells that had been set with quick-fire fuses in advance. The 70mm infantry artillery shells used by the Type 1 infantry gun include ordinary explosive grenades and shrapnel shells filled with prefabricated steel balls.

After being directly hit by a 75mm mountain artillery shell, these five shells were detonated almost simultaneously. The baggage agent carrying the ammunition box was blown into pieces of flesh on the spot. Then, a large number of shrapnel and steel balls exploded Come on.

At this moment, the mortar company of the 956th Regiment and the mountain artillery company of the 66th Army also opened fire again. The artillery shells fired by the Chinese army and the Japanese artillery shells that exploded exploded at the same time. The squad and baggage agents created a death zone.

When the smoke cleared, corpses, flesh and blood and screaming wounded soldiers were everywhere. The two Type 92 70mm infantry guns of the infantry artillery team of the third brigade were also damaged in the shelling. The five-millimeter mountain shell directly hit it and was blown into parts. The other one had its breech block and leveling bubble damaged, completely losing its combat capability.

Only seven or eight Japanese soldiers from the infantry artillery squad and a dozen baggage agents survived by chance. At this time, the intensive shelling and the tragic situation all around had overwhelmed the nerves of the baggage agents. What kind of battle, what? Fighting back did not exist in the minds of the special agents on the baggage train. They only wanted to escape from this life-devouring hell as soon as possible.

Therefore, under the leadership of a lieutenant, the remaining dozen or so baggage agents no longer moved closer to the Japanese infantry squadrons on both sides of the road. Instead, they turned back and ran back along the road, or in other words, escaped. , the heavy baggage troops of the third brigade also became the first to collapse in this ambush battle.

However, as soon as the baggage agents ran more than ten meters, they saw a second lieutenant covered in blood and waving a saber. The second lieutenant waved his saber while cursing at the baggage agents. His face was ferocious and his expression was crazy.

"You cowards, you losers, go back, go back and fight for me, like me, be a warrior who can kill a hundred Chinese people."

This person was none other than Mukai Toshiaki. He was very lucky. He was not killed in the bombardment and was only slightly injured. But as soon as he got up, he saw the special agents running away in panic. Needless to say, Mukai Min Ming's first reaction was to wave his saber and drive these useless cowards back. He rushed forward while yelling and slashed a baggage agent to death with one strike.

"Go back quickly, anyone who dares to escape again will die by my knife just like this guy."

Mukai Toshiaki yelled, and the fleeing team was indeed stagnant. Mukai Toshiaki took it for granted that these special agents would be scared back. Unfortunately, he made the wrong calculation this time. For a group of people who only have the desire to survive, The death of their companions will not scare them at all, but will become the motivation for them to escape.

"kill him."

The special agents who had been oppressed for a long time rushed towards Toshiaki Mukai with red eyes. A soldier with wide eyes raised his worn-out Hubei-made Jiuzi rifle, pulled the trigger, and shot Mukai Toshiaki in the shoulder.

Another special agent carrying a baggage made in Hanyang also fired, hitting Toshiaki Mukai in the lower abdomen. Then two more people pulled out the bayonets of Type 30 rifles at their waists and pointed at the man who was knocked to the ground. Toshiaki Mukai stabbed him more than a dozen times.

Mukai Toshiaki fell to the ground, spitting out blood bubbles from his mouth. One by one, the baggage agents ran past him, passed by, and even stepped on his body and ran backwards. Mukai Toshiaki stared blankly at the smoke. The sky was dyed black, and he never imagined that he would die in a foreign land in this way.

Finally, accompanied by an explosive heat wave, Mukai Toshiaki's pupils suddenly dilated, and finally fell into boundless darkness. ． ． ． ．

(End of this chapter)