PDLP Chapter 285 The Role of the Special Forces
Chapter 285 The Role of the Special Forces
More than 20 kilometers away from Chenjiagou, the Japanese convoy was huge and the queue stretched for several kilometers.
The team was led by Major General Mizukawa Kita, one of the two brigade commanders of the 6th Division.
After all, the Japanese 6th Division is still a Type A division, and its equipment is very luxurious. In addition to more than 7000 troops, this time he also brought the headquarters' artillery regiment and 17 Type armored vehicles.
"Reporting to the Brigade Commander, the 110th Division and the Kurokawa Brigade have received news that the Chinese have set up fortifications in Chenjiagou ahead. They expect the Chinese to wait for us there."
Operations Staff Officer Ohashi Yasumi reported,
Mizukawa Kita nodded slightly and said, "It seems that the Laiyuan Independent Regiment is ready to fight us."
He has been paying attention to this unit for a long time.
On the Nanjing battlefield, although the 6th Division successfully entered Nanjing, it also suffered heavy losses.
Not only was their division commander Tani Hisao transferred back to the headquarters, but even the original brigade commander was transferred away.
It was under such circumstances that Mizukawa Kita was transferred to the 6th Division as brigade commander.
He knew very well how many of their people had been killed by the Laiyuan Independent Regiment in Jinling before, and he was afraid of them in his heart.
In his opinion, with so many precedents, this kind of unprepared war was completely unnecessary, especially when facing the Laiyuan Independent Regiment, a team with strong firepower.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, since the Chinese want to fight, let them bear the wrath of our 6th Division."
Ohashi Yasumi's thoughts are completely different from Mizukawa Kita's. As an ardent militarist, he longs for military merit.
"Ohashi-kun, ask Major General Kurokawa of the 110th Division. Since we're going to fight, we need to be prepared."
Mizukawa Kita said without comment,
He is a smart man and has his own considerations. It is not that he is afraid of the Laiyuan Independent Group, but he thinks it is unnecessary.
If we want to fight, we must concentrate all our strength and defeat this team in one fell swoop, instead of attacking hastily like we are doing now.
Seven or eight kilometers away, Zhao Ziqing and his special forces were ready, waiting for the Japanese to come in.
"Captain, the Japs have suffered a lot this time, haha!"
With the distance between them, the roads within three or four kilometers were full of explosives on both sides. No wonder Xiaowu said that.
This time, the special forces left some for the students, and all the more than 60 people they brought out were buried on the roadside.
And all the things that had been removed from their train were buried.
"We should be careful. The Japanese cavalry regiment will provide support very quickly. If a battle breaks out here, we will be easily caught by them."
Zhao Ziqing reminded him that he had the same idea as Gu Changfeng.
The main reason is that the special forces team has few personnel, with a full strength of only 300 people, so it is still very troublesome to be caught by the Japanese cavalry.
Xiao Wu nodded and said, "Anyway, our mission is to harass and buy time for the main force. We should kill as many as we can."
"Well, we only have ten minutes. No matter what the outcome, evacuate immediately."
Zhao Ziqing was still very cautious. He couldn't joke with the special forces team that he had worked so hard to organize.
At this moment, a signalman approached from the rear and reported: "Captain, the brothers in front have sent news that the Japanese vanguard is still two kilometers away from us."
Zhao Ziqing heard this and said directly: "Send a telegram, have the demolition team try to find the Japanese baggage train and attack. Target the Japanese iron turtles with the rocket launchers."
He was not prepared to waste high explosives on the Japanese tanks. The Japanese supply train was the big target!
It would be fun if we really blew up the Japanese's baggage train, but it's hard to say whether we could then start a fight.
As time entered the countdown, the Japanese soon came within Zhao Ziqing's sight.
The Japs search team was still in the front, with more than a dozen three-wheeled motorcycles leading the way, firing continuously at the bushes on the roadside.
Because it was night and Zhao Ziqing was about seven or eight hundred meters away, the Japanese search team didn't find them at all.
After the Japanese search team left, 17 Japanese tanks drove over in a swagger.
What greeted them was the long-prepared rocket launcher.
Boom...Boom...Boom!
The rocket launcher artillery was the first to start the battle, and 6 rocket launcher shells whizzed out, aiming directly at the Japanese tanks.
The Japanese Type 92 tanks had no problem bullying ordinary troops, but they were completely helpless when faced with rocket launchers.
In the first round, 6 tanks were directly destroyed and caught fire.
The rocket launcher operator and assistant operator did not stop after achieving their target. They turned around and changed positions. Their shooting range was sufficient, so changing positions was no problem at all.
The main defense is still against Japanese artillery fire.
"Bakayaloo, enemy attack!"
The Japanese tank commander Ichiro Obara's eyes were red. These tanks were his treasures, and he lost 6 of them.
"Fight back and kill those Chinese!" Ichiro Ohara roared in anger.
Soon, the Japanese tanks began to adjust their direction, firing shells at the location where the rocket launcher was.
The Japanese front-line captain also reacted quickly. He immediately got out of the car and ordered the soldiers to shoot in the direction of the rocket launcher.
However, due to the distance, it has no effect at all.
Naturally, the Japanese captain soon discovered this situation and immediately organized his soldiers to charge.
At this time, more than 20 snipers were ready. Their target was much simpler. They just had to kill the Japanese machine gunners and grenadiers. If there were no targets, ordinary Japanese soldiers would be no problem.
Faced with the charging Japanese army, the snipers and heavy machine gunners were happy and fired in the direction of the Japanese.
In the dark night, the special forces could see the enemy convoy through their lights.
But the Japanese could only determine the position of the special forces by the flashes of fire from the shooting, so it was inevitable that they would suffer losses.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the Chinese ambushed us ahead and we lost six tanks."
Ohashi Yasumi's words cast a shadow over the heart of Mizukawa Kita, who was already opposed to this attack.
Mizukawa Kita felt it quietly and said, "These Chinese have strong firepower, but they don't have many people."
He was at the back of the convoy and could still hear the sound of gunfire.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, drive them away. They are just harassing us. Our target should be Chenjiagou."
Ohashi Yasumi suggested.
"Yoshi, Ohashi-kun, you go and make the arrangements!" Mizukawa Kita said, then closed his eyes again and thought quietly.
In fact, he still felt something was wrong. What could such a small number of troops do? Just delay time?
The question is, what can be achieved by delaying this little bit of time?
Rumble!
The rocket launcher was ready again, and another round of artillery fire hit the Japanese tanks.
Well, Ohara Ichiro went completely crazy and roared angrily: "Bakayaro, fire the artillery and kill these bugs!"
The Japanese soldiers in the remaining five tanks were actually scared and wanted to run away directly.
The problem is that there is a convoy behind them and there is no point in driving forward. What can they do?
Moreover, with the commander's orders, the Japanese soldiers had no choice but to continue turning their guns...
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, we lost 12 tanks. These Chinese have anti-tank weapons."
The signalman's report startled Mizukawa Kita, who immediately shouted:
"Order the convoy ahead to hurry up, ignore these Chinese, and order the engineers to investigate underground immediately."
Mizukawa Kita already knew that this unit had anti-tank weapons, but what he was thinking about now was not this, but the underground.
He had just been thinking that it was unrealistic for this small team to cause much damage to his large army with such limited firepower.
Just then the signalman came to report, which gave him a flash of inspiration.
It would be reasonable if there were mines or explosives underground where he passed.
Mizukawa Kita's caution saved his life. As he gave the order, only one battalion was confronting the special forces.
Other convoys began to pass quickly, and the engineers also began to explore the surroundings.
Fortunately, the road was wide enough, otherwise, with more than a dozen tanks blocking the road, it would be enough to give the Japanese a hard time.