Chapter 103 The Tiger Boy Shows His Power Again

The Kurihara brigade was completely wiped out, and Major General Hatan was shocked when he learned the news. He knew the ability of Major General Kurihara. The combat effectiveness of the Kurihara brigade was even more confident. He was one of the best teams in the brigade. Now he has been wiped out and not even a single wounded soldier has escaped. How many troops does the Zhong** team have in Hukou?

The destruction of Kurihara brigade also made Hatan Shigeichi attempt to use Kurihara brigade to hold the Zhongxun team, and then concentrate the main force of the brigade to encircle and annihilate the wishful thinking of Zhongxun team in one fell swoop. However, in a hurry, the major general forgot that he had a brigade in the heart of Zhongxun team. If he did not retreat in time, he would likely be completely wiped out again.

Another brigade of the Hatan Detachment was the brigade led by Major Yoshimi Yanagawa who landed in Wenchang Prefecture. With the assistance of the Japanese Navy, this brigade was transported from Pengze to Wenchang Prefecture west of Hukou by motorboat. As soon as he got ashore, Major Yoshimi Yanagawa sent a telegram to Major General Shigeichi Hatan. Only then did Hatan launch an attack on Hukou and was blocked by Liu Yuqing in Huang Village.

Major Yanagawa, who successfully landed, was even more confident and thought that with his own brigade, he could capture the empty Hukou. However, when the brigade reached Yanliu Mountain, he was blocked by the two battalions of the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army.

In order to facilitate the coordination and command of these two battalions, Liu Yuqing ordered a deputy commander under Brigade Commander Li to guard here. After receiving the order, Deputy Commander Cao set up three lines of defense on the Yanliu Mountain line, all of which were reinforced, machine gun castles were set up, and a large number of mines were buried in the front line, and traps were dug. They were waiting for the Japanese army to attack.

At noon on July 3, Liuchuan brigade arrived at Yanlioshan, and the vanguard reported that the defensive position of the Zhongxun team was discovered in front of him. Major Liuchuan seemed to have taken stimulants and suddenly became excited. One of our brigades could tie the division of the Zhongxun team, and the Hukou defense had only one division, and it also divided its troops to guard the Huangcun line. At most, there was only one regiment.

Major Yanagawa's wishful thinking was quarrel, and the entire brigade immediately launched an attack without rest.

Captain Yamaguchi was fortunate to attack the first attack. The captain personally led the team and led a squadron of 180 people under his command to rush towards Yanliushan with murderous intent.

At the Yanliushan position, seeing the Japanese army arrogantly joining the attack without resting, Deputy Commander Cao sneered, "You are the Japanese devils who are so beautiful!"

The Japanese soldiers who were attacking, their military boots, which were soaked in the rain, made a "provocative" sound, and rushed up quickly. 300 meters, no movement. 200 meters, these crazy Japanese soldiers shouted and ran hard. Suddenly, the "thump" kept ringing, and then there was a roar. It turned out that many Japanese soldiers who were charging rushed too fast and fell into the trap. The trap was filled with quenched bamboo sticks. The Japanese soldiers who fell into the trap were poked and their stomachs were rotten. Some of their feet were pierced, and their whole bodies were nailed into the trap.

The Japanese army stopped, looked forward with fear, and didn't know where there was a trap. Captain Yamaguchi was furious, "Baga, the warriors of the Imperial Army are still afraid of the traps? This just means that there are not many defenders on the mountain, otherwise such despicable means would not be used."

At that moment, he took the lead and rushed forward with a sword. The lucky captain really did not step on the trap anymore. But the soldiers who followed him were not so lucky. He stepped on five traps in a row, and lost about 40 more people.

The soldiers led by Captain Yamaguchi finally rushed through the frightened trap area. The soldiers rushing over were constantly grateful for his "god" favor. Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the "boom" sound suddenly rang out, as if a death knell was ringing. Some soldiers who could not stop also rang out landmines one after another, and even more violent explosions came. Some soldiers were blown into pieces, some had their legs broken, and some had their stomachs injured by the blow, and they lay all over the ground.

The soldiers were shocked to see their lucky captain suddenly flying up and disintegrated in the air gracefully. As the explosion waves rose, one leg flew out obliquely, and an arm separated from his body, and was thrown towards the soldiers behind him.

The broken arm flew out and happened to land on the shoulder of a Japanese soldier. His fingers were trembling. The soldier was so scared that he quickly threw down the chief's broken arm, turned his head and ran back. One man took the lead, and the other soldiers only hated that their parents had two legs and ran back with short legs.

Deputy Commander Cao decisively ordered the firing, and the light and heavy machine guns and rifles on the position fired together, and a fierce rain of bullets splashed over terrifyingly. The Japanese soldiers were only 50 meters away from the ** position at this time, which was the best killing distance for light weapons. The Japanese soldiers did not dare to disperse to both sides, and there were minefields on both sides. These scared Japanese troops were unwilling to be unjust dead again. They could only lie down on their spot and raise their guns to fight back. The remaining Japanese troops in a squadron were tightly pressed between the minefield and the trap, and their troops could not be deployed at all.

At this time, the mortars on the ** position opened fire at the right time, "bang bang", and the ** mortars with a ruler were measured in advance, and the shells fell accurately among the Japanese crowd. The moment the shells landed, the smoke of gunpowder flew and rolled up a piece of flesh and blood. The attacking Japanese army was completely stunned, like headless flies, rushing forward and then running backward. After a few rounds, there was no longer a standing Japanese soldier.

Major Yanagawa, who was watching the battle behind, stared at his eyes in disbelief, opened his mouth wide, and watched his soldiers silly as they were perfectly massacred by the ***** using rifles, machine guns, and mortars. When one or two screams came from the *** position, and accompanied by sporadic Japanese begging for mercy, the Major closed his eyes in pain and never dared to look at Yanliushan again.

Major Yanagawa, who was frustrated in the first battle, dared not underestimate this Chinese team again. He immediately ordered his troops to build a forward position on the spot, rest and then attack.

On the night of July 5, Xue Yue was still staring at the Hukou headquarters at the map. He didn't even look at the food brought by the serviceman, so the serviceman had to put down the food and go out. General Xue Yue dared to annihilate the Kurihara brigade, and he stared at the Japanese Liuchuan brigade on the west side of Hukou. The force of annihilation of Liuchuan should be enough, but the pressure of Huangcun was too great. Liu Yuqing had been fighting with the Japanese army above the heads of Huangcun for three days, and suffered heavy casualties. If Huangcun was knocked away by Hata, the troops surrounding and annihilated Liuchuan would be attacked by both sides of the Japanese army. Xue Yue had just arrived at the war zone, and he was doubtful about the combat effectiveness of ** and was afraid that the Lanfeng Battle would appear again.

Thinking about it, but the idea of ​​annihilation of Liuchuan brigade was too tempting. General Xue was still unsure of his determination. Finally, Xue Yue punched the table, "Don't let that mother! I can't bear to let the child get in the trap, so I can only let Liu Yuqing stand up." Xue Yue, who made up his mind, suddenly felt much more comfortable and a little hungry. He looked up and saw that his own food was on the table. It seemed that the orderly soldiers had come a long time ago, but they didn't disturb his thinking.

Xue Yue picked up the rice bowl and clenched the rice in big mouthfuls, as if chewing the Japanese soldiers bit by bit. After clenching the rice in three mouthfuls, he picked up the phone and answered Liu Yuqing.

"Teacher Liu, I am Xue Yue! How is your place?"

"Sir Xue, I can stand it! However, the troops were in great casualties, and the Japanese did not seek any advantage." Liu Yuqing's voice on the phone was a little choked.

They are all led troops, and Xue Yue could understand Liu Yuqing's feelings. "Team Commander Liu, your troops are fighting very well. I will ask the war zone for you to make a contribution. I will also feel aggrieved you a little more. I want to encircle and annihilate the Japanese brigade on the west side of Hukou. You have to stand up there."

Liu Yuqing did not hesitate too much and replied, "Sir! Please rest assured that as long as my army has a soldier, the Japanese will never want to occupy our position."

Xue Yue thought for a while, "Teacher Liu, in this way, I will draw a team from Baizhang Cliff to you, you must defend it. You are under great pressure and cannot use mobile defense. You can only nail it to the position like a nail. Remember, I not only want you to defend the position, but also want you to come back alive."

Liu Yuqing answered firmly on the phone, "Sir, I will complete the task firmly!"

After putting down the phone, Xue Yue called Chen Gongxiashi on Baizhangya, asking them to march urgently, and be sure to arrive at Yanliushan before 8:00 on July 6. The attack preparations were completed before 1:00 on the afternoon.

Since Chen Gongxia's division rushed to the battlefield, he immediately entered the battle. Now he has not had a rest and has to go to the battlefield immediately. The soldiers were a little confused. Commander Chen personally stood by the roadside and loudly encouraged the marching soldiers, "Brothers! We are going to surround another Japanese army. This is the glory of our division. Think about it, the pleasure of our big blade slashing on the heads of the Japanese! Work harder! Brothers, if you go late, you will have no soup."
Chapter completed!