I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 661: The Sorrow of Zhongtiao Mountain (34) A Battalion of Japanese Soldiers Escaped

Song Wenwan was also "listening" with her eyes wide open. Regardless of the power of the heavy artillery, the sound was really loud.

For a moment, both sides forgot to attack each other. All they saw was the situation deep behind the Japanese.

Both sides watched as a large Japanese army battalion in the rear was blown to pieces by dozens of large-caliber artillery shells.

The Sichuan Army Division responsible for the flanking of both wings has quietly stopped its actions.

Although Deng Beihou already knew that the shells fired by these heavy artillery were all fired by Fang Zhixiao's supplementary brigade.

But what if their artillery misses the target? It would be better to stop and attack again!

Just after the supplementary brigade's shelling stopped, the sudden silence on the battlefield caused the Japanese troops to collapse directly.

Thousands of Japanese devils all ran back frantically.

They were neither retreating nor advancing, and there was no cover from behind. They just ran away in such a magnificent manner.

Some ran backwards, some ran to the sides, all of them looking as if they were regretting that their legs were too short.

Song Wenwan was the first to react. He shouted, "Fire, fire, and fire flares. All infantrymen, follow the barrage of bullets."

As the Marine Brigade's artillery resumed firing, more than 50,000 Chinese troops began to exert their strength.

They were accompanied by more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers and ran head-on into the reinforcement brigade that was rushing over.

Under the joint siege of both sides, the Yoshitani Division was finally wiped out.

At least that's what Song Wenwan thought, because they didn't know the exact number of people in the Jigu Division.

Nearly 32,000 people have been annihilated, so that should be enough.

But what Song Wenwan didn't expect was that he actually revealed a large Japanese army.

When the Japanese troops were attacked by the artillery fire of the reinforcement brigade and were subjected to intervening shooting, they also rushed to dig trenches on the spot.

A large team closest to the mountain came across a deep ditch while desperately digging trenches.

Just as they were expanding the length of the trench to both sides, they dug a passage into the mountain.

The brigade immediately fled along the deep ditch towards Zhongtiao Mountain.

Captain Asakuchi of this Japanese battalion is also a loyal man.

Before they fled, they left behind a squad of Japanese soldiers to inform their regiment commander.

It’s a pity that the breakout gap was destroyed by Fan Zhengting’s heavy artillery.

The Japanese squad responsible for reporting the news was directly destroyed by heavy artillery.

Naturally, their squadron leader did not receive any news.

In fact, everyone in this infantry battalion saw the breakthrough, which was blown up by the Chinese army.

But what can they do? Who would climb out of the gap and look for their captain?

They felt at ease and prepared to escape on their own.

It was pitch dark at the moment and Song Wenwan didn't know about this change yet.

No National Army troops noticed that a large group of Japanese devils had disappeared.

Song Wenwan was pinching Fang Zhixiao's ear and asking him what kind of hot "soup" he wanted her to drink in the telegram.

Then he took the opportunity to warmly meet with the "Deputy Brigade Commander" Fan Zhengting of the "Artillery Brigade".

After giving some encouragement, he sent a telegram to Longshui headquarters overnight in front of Fan Zhengting.

Let Brother Ren Jiu transfer a newly formed brigade of infantry from the Hengshan base to form the 9th Guerrilla Division.

Fang Zhizhi, who was standing by with great joy, finally got what he wished for and became the commander of the 9th Division.

Song Wenwan personally appointed Fan Zhengting and gave him the position of major general and deputy brigade commander, specifically in charge of the twelve howitzers.

As for why troops were transferred from Hengshan, those who understand will understand.

It is already May of 1941. If we don't start the integration process, it will be too late.

The encirclement troops on both sides have successfully joined forces.

They didn't celebrate in any particular way, but just cleaned up the battlefield step by step.

All weapons and equipment left behind by the Japanese army on the battlefield must be brought back.

All the heavy artillery and gasoline at Heifengkou were packed up and became the private property of the supplementary brigade.

All the captured weapons and equipment were sorted, packed and taken away by the Sichuan Army Division troops.

After the supplies were pulled back to Dayu Valley, the four divisions divided the materials equally.

Because the artillery of the supplementary brigade bombarded too fiercely, many weapons and equipment were destroyed.

Especially infantry guns, mortars and heavy machine guns, Song Wenwan would blow up one as soon as he found one.

The overall harvest of this battle was quite good. There were more than 8,000 usable Type 38 rifles, which was a lot of bullets.

Each of the Japanese infantrymen was equipped with 120 rounds of bullets.

Many Japanese soldiers were killed by artillery shells after only firing ten or so rounds.

All the bullets that were not used in time were given to Deng Beihou and Xie Jinfang.

Not counting the bullets taken away by the baggage troops in advance, the amount of bullets they carried with them was no less than two million.

Finally, all the Japanese corpses were burned. It is now mid-May, and if they are not handled properly, it will easily cause an epidemic.

All Japanese officers above the rank of company commander were left alone with the Japs.

It’s just a pity that Ji Gu’s body was broken into pieces and there is no way to find it.

The only thing left of Ji Gu was his command knife, which was taken away by Song Wenwan.

This command sword is evidence of the Chinese army's strong martial ethics and naturally cannot be left to the Japanese.

Finally, at three o'clock in the morning, they began to retreat.

A total of 70,000 Chinese troops were marching back with carts and horses.

They had to leave, otherwise it would be dawn.

At five o'clock in the morning, when they arrived at the 207th Division's position, they found that it was very lively there.

If Song Wenwan's guess was correct, they should be resting quietly in the trenches now.

After all, they are not the real main force. If they are discovered by the Japanese, they will suffer losses if they are attacked.

Now Song Wenwan is a little confused. What are you guys having fun with in the trenches?

When Xie Jinfang learned that Commander Song Wenwan had returned victoriously with the main force, he immediately came to meet him.

After Commander Xie greeted everyone one by one, he noticed the newly appointed Deputy Artillery Brigade Commander Fan Zhengting.

At this time, Xie Jinfang did not realize that he was just giving Fan Zhengting a chance.

This junior fellow student also gave him a surprise by being promoted directly from a platoon leader to deputy brigade commander.

When they arrived at Commander Xie's position, they found that the people of the 1st Brigade of the 207th Division were very quiet.

They all slept in the trenches with their guns in their arms, looking like veterans of many battles.

The people of the New 2nd Brigade of the 207th Division were the defeated soldiers of the Central Army.

They were still in the trenches, chattering and seemed very excited.

When Song Wenwan asked Xie Jin, she found out that they had just experienced a big battle.

It turned out to be the Japanese infantry battalion that had just escaped from Song Wenwan.

After they escaped through the ravine, they got lost in Zhongtiao Mountains.

As a result, they accidentally ran to the position of the 207th Division.

They came panting towards us out of the wilderness.

The sentry of the First Brigade spotted them from a distance and immediately notified Xie Jinfang.

Sentry: "Commander, we have spotted some Japanese troops heading our way."

Xie Jinfang stood up from the trench with a swish.

"Don't be so anxious. Tell me clearly, how many Japanese soldiers have come here in total? Are there any follow-up troops coming?"

Sentry: "Looks like there are more than a thousand of them. They should be a battalion of Japanese soldiers. There are no other Japanese soldiers behind them."