I really came here to fight against Japan

Why did this old devil Kimura go and come back? This story starts from Jiaozuo.

The Central China Expeditionary Army sent a telegram to Jiaozuo, asking where their division was.

When they learned that Division Commander Kimura had only led one brigade out for the rescue.

The Central China Expeditionary Army was so angry that they started cursing, thinking that Kimura was too lazy.

How many Chinese troops would be needed to encircle a Japanese division?

What good can a brigade like you do? Are you going to kill yourself with your men?

Then he ordered the remaining brigade commander to lead the main force of his brigade to chase after them and rescue the 26th Division of the Japanese Army.

As for Jiaozuo? Leaving a large battalion to defend it would probably be enough.

Besides, there is no need to be afraid even if the county is lost in the end.

Once the 26th Division breaks out of the encirclement and the main force of the 27th Division returns.

I'm afraid that the Chinese army that occupied Jiaozuo has disappeared without a trace.

Besides, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters would never believe it.

The Chinese army could quickly break through and occupy a county town guarded by an infantry battalion.

In this way, a large battalion of Japanese troops was left to defend Jiaozuo.

The remaining 8,000 Japanese troops, under the command of their brigade commander, went in a mighty force to chase Gan Mumura.

After this Japanese brigade left the city, its number was obviously much smaller.

They left a brigade in Jiaozuo and a brigade in Zibo.

There was also a battalion that went to help Kimura Goichi send the artillery battalion.

As a result, this brigade only had four battalions of infantry and one artillery support battalion left, and its strength was worrying! Without the restraint of Captain Wu, the devils in this brigade marched very quickly.

Finally, halfway through the journey, they encountered the retreating Kimura Division.

When they met, they both shocked each other.

One was that he didn't expect that his division commander was in such a miserable state.

There were less than 8,000 troops left in the accompanying force, and they didn't even have a Type 92 rifle.

Kimura was also surprised: How come there are only four battalions in your fully-strength brigade? Where are the other two?

He had even forgotten that one of the battalions of the brigade had been wiped out by him.

From being full of confidence when we set out at noon to being penniless now.

It was only four hours later, and Kimura said he really couldn't afford to be hurt!

I saw the order telegram from the Central China Expeditionary Army to the brigade commander.

Kimura sighed and had to turn back to carry out the order to rescue the 26th Division.

Fortunately, another artillery battalion also caught up, which gave him courage.

Not long after we turned around, we met the battalion led by Captain Wu.

The brigade commander expressed great confusion about the reaction of the Japanese infantry in front.

How come the empire's warriors are now facing hundreds of Chinese soldiers?

Have you become as timid as a mouse? Isn't this too shameful?

Seeing his face full of confusion, the other brigade commander quickly told him again what had happened in the battle today.

Only then did he understand why their warriors were so cautious.

It turns out that these Chinese troops have a clear understanding of everything that can be bombed.

In this way, the Japanese troops were very cautious and looked three steps ahead before taking one step.

Whenever we encountered complex terrain, we would bombard it with artillery first.

Only when you are sure there is no danger will you dare to move forward.

At around six o'clock in the evening, they finally arrived at the pass of Red Stone Mountain.

The terrain here is very strange. If Kimura wants to support the 26th Division, he must take a detour through this mountain pass.

The road they were going to take was a river sandwiched between two mountains, and they could only pass between the river and the hillside.

Red Stone Mountain is only about 300 meters away from the river, and all light and heavy machine guns can reach it.

Although this road is less than one thousand meters long, it is not easy to walk on.

If the nationalist troops on the hillside opened fire at full force, not a single soldier would be able to get through.

If they wanted to take this road, they could only pass safely if they drove away the Kuomintang troops on the hillside near the road.

There was no other way, the Japanese army could only cook first, then build artillery positions, and then start a war with the Chinese army.

Kimura, along with two brigade commanders and combat staff, observed the terrain here and began to worry.

The mountains on our side are very steep, and it is impossible to transport the artillery up there.

I originally wanted the soldiers to climb up the mountain first and then transport the mortars up.

As a result, the Kuomintang army only used a heavy machine gun and shot them down like targets.

It was not possible to set up artillery by the river, as the Chinese troops on the opposite mountain expressed no fear.

With just one mortar, it was possible to fire against the Japanese Type 41 mountain cannon.

The long-range capability of the Japanese mountain artillery no longer had any advantage.

Besides, as long as the National Army has a heavy machine gun, the Japanese army will have no chance of building their artillery positions.

At this time, Division Commander Kimura was deeply impressed by the greatness of China's terrain.

Even a small red stone mountain dared to block the imperial army's attack, and he was helpless.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Kimura decided to launch a tentative attack to see if there were any flaws in the opposing national army.

The Nationalist army used explosives in advance to blow down the stone walls of the mountain pass, making it impossible for people to enter and exit freely.

The hillside was also blown into a 90-degree right angle. Now if anyone wants to go up the mountain, you have to bring your own ladder.

The Japanese army had no choice but to set up mortars, intending to fire two shots first to see the firepower configuration of the opposing Nationalist army.

The Japanese troops here were not ready yet, and the tracer bullets from the Kuomintang heavy machine guns were fired at them.

Although it was far away, the tracer bullets hit the Japanese mortar position very accurately.

In an instant, the Kuomintang's mortars fired down from above again.

The Japanese troops, who had not yet assembled, were dispersed in an instant.

The two Japanese brigade commanders finally reached a consensus with their division commanders.

Don’t fight anymore. Just hide behind the mountain and wait until tomorrow morning.

When the time comes, we will send a telegram to the expeditionary force headquarters, saying that the road was not opened overnight, and then we will go back to Jiaozuo!

As for the 26th Division waiting for reinforcements, whether it can escape or not is up to it!

The 26th Division of the Japanese Army, which was desperately waiting for reinforcements, did not yet know that they had been ruthlessly abandoned.

Seeing the Japanese army retreat, they ran to the back of the mountain and set up camp.

Deng Beihou also ordered his troops to hide behind the mountain ridge, leaving only a small number of infantry observation posts on the front line.

Captain Wu ordered that as soon as it got dark, the artillery company should fire flares towards the opposite side to prevent the Japanese from launching a sneak attack.

Unexpectedly, the old Japanese guy Kimura on the opposite side had the same idea.

As soon as it got dark, both sides started firing flares.

Just as the fighting reached nine o'clock in the evening, Division Commander Kimura ordered not to fire any more flares.

Unexpectedly, the National Army on the opposite mountain was not only extremely difficult to fight, but also had more money than the Japanese.

In order to prevent the Japanese army, the infantry artillery was transported to the opposite mountain overnight.

Not only did they fire flares over the river to prevent sneak attacks by the Japanese.

They also fired flares at the opposite mountain and occasionally strafed with heavy machine guns.

Kimura thought that he would report this situation as soon as he returned to Jiaozuo.

When we fight against this unit again in the future, we must give full play to our own advantages.

Without the support of the air force, it would be difficult for the Imperial Army to gain any advantage over them.