Anti-Japanese War Killing Enemy Explosion System

Yang Chen gave a simple explanation, and immediately began to dispatch troops and generals to support the positions on the western front.

The mobilization ability of the soldiers of the Huben Regiment is extremely strong. In a short time, more than 3000 soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion, the second battalion, the third battalion, the fourth battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the machine gun battalion have all assembled and are on standby.

The western front positions are mainly concentrated in Niushou Mountain, 40 miles west of Taiyuan City.

The straight-line distance from the Huben regiment is about 80 miles, but the actual marching distance is more than 120 miles.

After the whole army was assembled, Yang Chen immediately said to Xu Mingdao, the commander of the second battalion, and Li Da, the commander of the third battalion: "Xu Ming, Li Da, the military situation is urgent, and the situation on the battlefield changes instantly. Just in case, I decided to bring the reconnaissance battalion As an urgent march with the cavalry battalion, go first to Niushou Mountain on the western front battlefield, and you lead the other 4 battalions to come as soon as possible!"

Xu Ming, Li Da and others patted their chests and assured them: "Don't worry, the group seats, 120 miles away, 5 hours of rapid march, we will definitely arrive!"

Mingqian Town leads to Niushou Mountain, there are no big mountains, rivers and lakes to block it, it can be said to be a flat river, and there is a wide official road to go.

In addition, the Huben regiment has the blessing of Daliwan, so if you march in a hurry, you should be able to arrive in 5 hours.

Yang Chen nodded approvingly: "Then I'll take a step first, see you at Niu Shou Mountain!" After finishing speaking, he immediately turned his head and shouted: "The reconnaissance battalion, the cavalry battalion listen to the order, follow me to help Niu Shou Mountain! The order is limited to 3 hours. arrive!"

After saying that, Yang Chen swung his whip violently, the horse suffered from pain in his crotch, immediately neighed, and spread his hooves and galloped forward.

"Decree!" Xu Hailang, Zhao Dequan and other soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion and cavalry battalion responded in unison, and immediately rode their horses and led their troops to follow Yang Chen to the west towards Niu Shou Mountain.

The reconnaissance battalion and the cavalry battalion are all cavalry, with a distance of 120 miles, it is not a big problem to arrive in 3 hours.

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Niu Shou Mountain, nearly 60 miles from north to south, is located 40 miles west of Taiyuan City, and is the western barrier of Taiyuan City.

Because the main peak looks like a huge bull's head, it is named Niushou Mountain.

The 108th Division of the Japanese Army, as can be seen from the designation, does not belong to the 17 permanent divisions of the Japanese Army, but is an ad hoc division formed with reserve forces.

But in fact, since all of his troops are reserve troops from the Tokyo 1st Division, he is an out-and-out veteran of the Kwantung Army.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness is extremely strong. Since entering the Chinese battlefield, it has been used by the Japanese as the main division.

Moreover, it can also be seen from the organizational system that the 108th Division has two field infantry brigades and 4 main infantry regiments, and the troops directly under the division are also equipped according to the Class A division.

Therefore, from the perspective of combat effectiveness, the 108th Division may not be as good as the 17 main permanent divisions of the Japanese army, but it will definitely not differ too much.

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Chapter 470 Cruel Offensive and Defensive Battle (First Update!)

It is precisely because the 108th Division has a combat effectiveness that is not weaker than that of the permanent Type A division, so it has given the division head Matsujiro Sekihara great confidence.

As a result, as soon as the 108th Division arrived at the foot of Niushou Mountain, Sekihara Matsujiro didn't even have a tentative attack, so under the cover of the aviation unit, he launched a brazen attack on the Niushou Mountain garrison position.

In the face of wave after wave of group charges by the Japanese 108th Division, the Chinese defenders desperately resisted, and even organized troops to launch a counter-charge at the right time.

The two impact forces collided fiercely on the forward position, and the hand-to-hand combat forced the artillery fire of both sides to stop firing. In the gloomy sky, there were only creepy scuffles and painful howls.

This brutal offensive and defensive battle caused the frontier position of Niu Shou Mountain to change hands more than ten times, and the Chinese defenders lost and regained it several times.

In order to win the first victory, Matsujiro Sekihara, unable to attack the defenders for a long time, went so far as to use tear gas and incendiary bombs to carry out a devastating bombardment on the Chinese defenders.

But even so, the Chinese garrison did not retreat.

In the end, Matsujiro Sekihara pushed up the reserve forces including the engineering unit and the guards directly under the division, and launched an attack from the left and right wings, making the Niushoushan position suddenly enter a more brutal fight.

Each position can only be held after repeated struggles.Every time the enemy attacks, it has to go through multiple counterattacks before it can be suppressed.

In just one afternoon, there were 4 brigades and more than 2000 defenders. In the end, there were less than [-] people left. This was the result of the defenders occupying favorable terrain in advance and building strong fortifications.

Overlooking a ravine between the enemy and ourselves, guns and dead bodies were all over the ground, bloody and bloody, and the scene was so gloomy that neither side dared to go down to clean it up.The intensity of the battle is evident.

The Japanese army's incendiary bombs caused a sea of ​​flames on the Chinese defenders' positions, and the flames were filled with suffocating poisonous gas.

The Chinese defenders who were ordered to take over the position kept asking the veterans how to deal with the Japanese incendiary bombs as they moved forward.

The veterans said that there was no water on the ground, and rolling on the spot could put out the fire.

However, when the soldiers saw the wounded being carried down, some were scorched black all over, some were covered with blisters, and with the distorted and painful expressions after being poisoned, they couldn't help being shocked by an indescribable feeling. shrouded in terror.

Shanxi is the hometown of the Jinsui Army. The destruction of Taiyuan City means that the entire Shanxi will fall under the trampling of the Japanese army.

Therefore, in order to defend their homeland, all the defenders who were inspired by Yang Chen's oath gave up their lives.

The Niu Shou Mountain position has been changed several times, and Dong Qiwu's 218th Brigade and Sun Lanfeng's 211th Brigade are in charge of guarding the position.

Among them, the head of the 211 regiment of the 422 brigade is called Wang Leizhen. Every officer and soldier in the regiment wears a yellow armband with the word "king" printed on his left arm, known as the "Huangwang Tuan". The "Huang Wang Tuan" fought tenaciously, not only known for their hard work, but also had a tradition of never going out of the line of fire with minor injuries.

It was the tenacious resistance of batch after batch of defenders that made the Japanese attack so delayed.

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With the assistance of the aviation unit, the 108th Division attacked continuously for one day and one night. Although it caused a lot of casualties to the defenders, it was still unable to completely capture Niu Shou Mountain and tear apart the defense line of the defenders. Sekihara Matsujiro was very anxious, and the anger in his chest inevitably broke out completely.

At this very moment, all the officers of the 108th Division and above the minor rank were bearing the wrath of division commander Matsujiro Sekihara.

"Baga! You are all worthless! Even a small Niu Shou Mountain has been unable to break through!"

Sekihara Matsujiro yelled at the officers in front of him, spitting almost onto their faces.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please calm down. It's not that you are not doing your best. You have seen that the tenacity of the defenders this time has completely exceeded our expectations.

In the past, the Chinese defenders we met had turned around and ran away when they saw our Japanese imperial army, or even fled before seeing our Japanese imperial army.

But this time, the enemy we met was different from the ones we met before. "

A ghost chief explained with a bitter face.

"Baga! When you encounter a little resistance, you will attack and stay still. Is this the explanation you gave me?

Incompetence is incompetence!If you don't have the ability, then give up your position and let those who are capable take it!

My 108th Division doesn't need a fool! "

Sekihara Matsujiro kept a dark face, and continued to spit and scold.

All the devil officers knew that His Excellency the Division Chief was extremely angry, and they were terrified of the truth. Hearing this, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright, as if they were mourning.

"Listen to my orders!"

"Haye!"

When all the devil officers heard the sound, they couldn't help but straighten their bodies and put their legs together at the same time.