usatvline Chapter 270: Capturing Major General Nakayama Aoki
Chapter 270: Capturing Major General Nakayama Aoki
When the Independent Brigade attacked Ping'an City, the New 1st Brigade also fought a fierce blocking battle.
In Matou Village, the Japanese 7th Independent Mixed Brigade that set out from Jinzhong met the New st Brigade on a narrow road, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides as soon as they met.
The powerful combat capability of the Japanese brought great pressure to the New 1st Brigade.
Independent brigades are different from divisions in that they can fight independently. The Independent 7th Mixed Brigade is stationed in the important town of Jinzhong, so its weapons and personnel are all top-notch.
The entire brigade has more than 8000 people, equipped with 7 independent infantry battalions. Each battalion is equipped with 35 light machine guns, 20 heavy machine guns, 40 heavy grenade launchers, and a total of 900 people.
There is also an artillery battalion equipped with 30 mountain guns and 20 field guns.
The strength of each battalion of the 7th Mixed Brigade is several times stronger than that of an ordinary Japanese battalion, and its combat effectiveness has skyrocketed.
The 7th Regiment of the New 1st Brigade faced the fierce attack of the Japanese invaders. The soldiers held their positions tightly, their eyes full of determination and resoluteness.
Upon seeing this, the Japanese brigade commander ordered the infantry and artillery to work together in an attempt to break through the defense line of the Seventh Regiment with more powerful firepower.
At the same time, more intense artillery bombardment and attacks were launched. The two Japanese battalions took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack. Thousands of Japanese soldiers charged in the front, and their figures shuttled across the battlefield like a group of crazy beasts.
The artillery in the rear continued to fire, and the Japs began to do whatever it took, not afraid of bombing their own people, just to break through the position of the Seventh Regiment.
When the soldiers on the Seventh Regiment's position saw the Japanese launching a charge, they gritted their teeth and fought desperately under the Japanese artillery fire.
The soldiers knew very well that once they hid in the anti-artillery caves, the Japanese would rush into the positions after the artillery bombardment ended, which would only cause greater casualties.
The commander of the Seventh Regiment knew very well that there were many new recruits in his team. Once the Japanese rushed up to engage in hand-to-hand combat, it would likely cause great chaos and lead to the loss of the position.
The commander of the Seventh Regiment shouted loudly on the battlefield: "Comrades, hit them hard!
We must not let the Japanese rush over, the 8th Regiment is about to arrive, we must hold our position!"
"Captain of the First Battalion, take two companies of soldiers to support the flanks. The Japanese are likely to attack from our flanks."
"Yes, leader!"
After receiving the order, the battalion commander took action immediately.
He led two companies of soldiers and quickly went out of the trenches to provide support to the flanks of the position.
Seeing that the resistance on the front battlefield was very fierce, the Japanese brigade commander immediately ordered two battalions of Japanese to attack from the flanks, trying to find a breakthrough.
Thousands of Japanese soldiers, led by officers, launched a fierce attack on the flank of the 7th Regiment's position.
The battalion commander led the soldiers to desperately resist the Japanese attack on the flank, and the regiment's artillery team was also constantly bombarding the Japanese.
The battlefield fell into a stalemate for a while, the fighting was extremely fierce, and both sides invested all their troops to participate in the battle.
The Japanese brigade commander was extremely anxious at the moment. The commander gave him a death order: he must rescue the 103rd Division that was besieged in Ping'an City.
The Seventh Brigade was on the verge of breaking through the Seventh Regiment's position under the frenzied attack, and the battle situation was critical.
At this critical moment, the soldiers of the Eighth Regiment arrived at Matou Village in time like a surprise attack from heaven.
Their arrival not only injected new vitality into the Seventh Regiment, but also instantly changed the situation on the battlefield.
When the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment saw the reinforcements arriving, their morale suddenly increased and they launched counterattacks in many positions.
The addition of the Eighth Regiment greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the New First Brigade. The high-spirited soldiers launched wave after wave of charges against the Japanese like tigers descending from the mountains.
The attacking Japanese were defeated step by step and their formation was in chaos under the fierce attack of the soldiers.
When the Japanese brigade commander learned that the Eighth Route Army troops had already entered Ping'an City, he knew that there was no point in fighting any further.
He immediately ordered the 103th Brigade to return to Jinzhong and abandoned the plan to rescue the rd Division.
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at the same time.
In Ping'an City, the soldiers of the independent brigade are advancing the battle steadily.
They cleared the area block by block at a determined pace.
The soldiers searched the houses in the city in squads.
Their eyes were focused and serious, and they did not miss any corner where the Japanese might be hiding.
As soon as we found Japanese soldiers in the house, we would immediately use grenades to greet them.
Although this method is slow, it is very effective.
Every explosion meant the elimination of one Japanese soldier, and the Japanese soldiers hiding in the house were eliminated one after another.
It took less than two hours for the soldiers to go from being in a state of confusion at the beginning to being able to coordinate skillfully later.
During this short period of time, they experienced the test of life and death and unleashed great potential.
Sure enough, only between life and death can great potential be unleashed.
The recruits grew up very quickly in this environment, and their eyes gradually became filled with determination and resoluteness.
I guess after the battle of Ping An City, the new recruits will become veterans.
at dusk.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on Ping'an City, but it cannot conceal the cruelty of war.
The soldiers from the various regiments of the independent brigade have cleared all areas in the outer city.
All the Japanese soldiers hiding in these areas were killed, but the independent brigade also suffered heavy casualties.
After all, no matter how careful you are, it is difficult to avoid the Japanese's hidden guns.
The battle in the central urban area was extremely fierce. The main forces of each regiment formed a stormtrooper and launched a fierce attack on the central urban area of the Japanese.
At this moment, the Japanese soldiers stationed in the central urban area are basically the ace troops of the 103rd Division, and all of them are veteran Japanese soldiers.
They were the best among the Japanese in terms of both combat quality and combat effectiveness, and therefore caused heavy casualties to each regiment.
After Li Yunlong learned about the situation, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.
He immediately ordered rocket launchers to launch a fierce bombardment on the Japanese in the central city area. At worst, the city would be rebuilt after the war.
With hundreds of rockets launched into the sky, the Japanese devils in the central city met their end.
Rockets exploded on the streets, flames shot up into the sky and smoke filled the air.
The Japanese soldiers hiding in the buildings were killed one after another, and their figures disappeared instantly in the explosion.
Even solid concrete buildings cannot withstand rocket bombardment.
The powerful impact destroyed everything and plunged the Japanese into despair.
After the smoke from the explosion cleared, the soldiers launched a fierce attack on the central city area.
The surviving Japanese soldiers were killed one after another; their resistance seemed so powerless under the fierce attacks of the soldiers.
After a fierce and bitter battle, the Independent Brigade successfully captured Ping'an City.
The soldiers of the First Regiment also captured the Japanese Major General and Division Commander Nakayama Aoki alive in the Japanese headquarters.
He was about to commit suicide, but he didn't have the courage to cut open his stomach. While he was hesitating, the soldiers rushed into his office and grabbed him.