Chapter 637 Bloody Night Death Rush
At around 9:30 pm, the commandos were wearing Japanese uniforms, and they lurked in the woods on the side of the special melee team position near the Nangao River.
The Japanese army launched wave after wave of powerful offensives against the positions of the Special Melee Team. Because the mortar shells were exhausted, only two howitzers were fired. Every attack by the Japanese army could attack in front of the positions of the Special Melee Team. The third infantry detachment faced extremely huge pressure.
Although the Japanese army on the north side were also launching an attack, the offensive was not as strong as the south side, and the second infantry detachment was fully capable of defending it.
Zhang Junhao was on the phone with Colonel Luo Zhong in the woods. Colonel Luo Zhong was not only worried about Zhang Junhao's safety, but also worried that the Third Infantry Detachment might not be able to defend its position.
Zhang Junhao proposed to transfer the first infantry detachment that had been withdrawn and rested to the south, and hold his position with the third infantry detachment.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Junhao said to Xie Xinming and Wang Jinxian: "You are clear about the situation. In order to assist the infantry team in defending the position, our attack must be able to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army."
Xie Xinming said: "Captain, we don't need to make a big sense. The entire commando is ready for battle. As long as you give orders, you can enter the Japanese army and resolutely eliminate the Japanese army."
Zhang Junhao raised his hand and patted Xie Xinming on the shoulder and said, "Brother, the battle will be completely different from the afternoon battle. This battle is similar to the battle in the direction of Wenzhou, Zhejiang and Jinxian. Let's talk to the squad leader about tactics. After the battle begins, we can only fight on our own as a squad."
Xie Xinming and Wang Jinxian said in unison that they were retreating.
Zhang Junhao continued to look at the south side, Yu'er and Yumiao Sakurako came to Zhang Junhao to lie down.
Sakurako Urimiya said: "We are all ready, please rest assured."
Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "You are all following behind me, Yu'er and I are stepping forward. Even if I leave the team, you must gather together."
Sakurako Yumiya whispered yes.
Zhang Junhao stroked Yu'er's back, and Yu'er stared at Zhang Junhao's eyes with a charming smile on her face.
Zhang Junhao said softly: "Be careful when fighting."
Yu'er nodded repeatedly.
Zhang Junhao looked at his watch and said to himself: "The time for action is coming soon."
Meng Gong's Japanese 33rd Army Command, Lieutenant General Hondata-Captain, stood in front of the map, staring at Xitong, with a smile on his dark face. Tsuji Masato's telegram inspired his confidence. He thought that the 33rd Army would definitely defeat Zhang Junhot's melee team tonight and seize Xitong.
The pressure faced by Lieutenant General Bentao was too great. The Battle of Impal launched by the 15th Army failed on the entire line. Now the 15th Army not only retreated over the Chindun River, but also retreated to the Myanmar border at once. The army no longer had any combat effectiveness.
The commander of the 15th Army, Ryoya Mudaguchi and the commander of the Myanmar Front, Masasa Kawabai, were dismissed at the same time. Ryoya Mudaguchi was also transferred to a reserve due to lack of backing. Mr. Ryoya Kawabai entered the General Staff because his younger brother Toshiro Kawabai was the deputy chief of staff.
Honda Tsai Zheng Lieutenant General knew that if he could not defend the Menggong Valley, he would face a more miserable ending than Mutaguchi Ryo. Kawabian Masato was defeated because of the consequences. He would make a comeback soon and even become a bigger official.
We must defeat Zhang Junhao and win. The talented lieutenant general shouted in his heart.
At the Myitkyina Sino-US coalition command, General Stilwell and General Zheng Dongguo leaned over and looked at the map on the table.
General Stilwell's heart was hanging in his throat. He tapped the table gently and said, "The situation facing Xitong is too difficult. Sun Liren's troops were stubbornly blocked by the Japanese army and made extremely slow progress. The special melee team has been holding on for so many days and has been attacked by more than 10,000 Japanese troops. The officers and soldiers must be extremely tired, and the mortar shells have been exhausted, but we cannot airdrop it. In the afternoon, Zhang Junhao led the commando to fight the Japanese army to a desperate battle before finally regaining the position. Now Zhang Junhao has to lead the commando to attack the Japanese army at night."
General Zheng Dongguo's eyes flashed with tears, and he sighed heavily and said, "We can only watch Zhang Junhao fight alone in Xitong, but we can't help him. Zhang Junhao's enemies are not just five corpses, but multiple divisions, facing the 33rd Army."
General Stilwell sighed heavily and said, "We can only pray for him and do nothing else. I feel very uncomfortable."
General Zheng Dongguo sighed again and said, "Commander-in-Chief He Yingqin is still looking forward to transfer Zhang Junhao to Songshan quickly and assist the Chinese Expeditionary Force in attacking Songshan!"
General Stilwell looked at Zheng Dongguo's eyes, lowered his head, and slapped his forehead hard.
What can General Stilwell say? It was his decision to let the special melee attack Xitong, but the follow-up methods could not keep up! He could only let Zhang Junhao fight alone in Xitong. After all, he is responsible! If the special melee team is defeated and Xitong is captured by the Japanese army, Sun Liren's troops advancing westward in Menggong Valley will inevitably suffer heavy damage, and the consequences are unimaginable.
General Stilwell felt extremely physically and mentally exhausted, and felt guilty in his heart.
The reason why General Stilwell felt guilty was that in the major battles of the Sino-US coalition forces in the early stages, Zhang Junhao's melee team was carrying heavy responsibilities and was the main force to defeat the Japanese army. However, Stilwell had never given anything to Zhang Junhao, and he was not even given a single official or a half position. As for him, Stilwell himself! The country is preparing to promote him to a general. The reason why this general was obtained was mainly because Zhang Junhao won the battle for him.
Xitong is undoubtedly the focus of the main generals of the Chinese and Japanese armies. Whether Xitong can defend the victory or defeat of the Menggong battle between the Chinese and Japanese armies.
Zhang Junhao naturally knew the situation, otherwise he would not have decided to attack the Japanese army at night.
Stilwell felt guilty about not giving Zhang Junhao anything, but Zhang Junhao was a pure soldier, so he didn't want to get promoted. He thought he had obtained enough in the War of Resistance, which was far beyond his expectations. As long as there was a war, he would be satisfied and not want anything else. Life was endless and the battle continued. He thought he would definitely die in a certain battle, and he was mentally prepared to die at any time.
In the afternoon battle, he did not die in battle. When fighting with the Japanese army in blood, Zhang Junhao thought of death for the first time. Now Zhang Junhao is about to embark on the path of melee with the Japanese army. Will he die in battle? At this time, Zhang Junhao did not think about the major issues of life and death. He was only thinking about how to eliminate more Japanese troops.
At 10 o'clock, the commando team was divided into two teams, quickly walked out of the woods, scattered in squads, and walked towards the Japanese army, which was attacking the positions of the special melee team in the night. In order to prevent the shells from blowing the commando, the artillery stopped the artillery bombardment.
This time, Zhang Junhao did not fight with a squad of the commando team, but with the female guard.
Zhang Junhao and Yu'er walked in the front and walked towards the Japanese army. Zhang Junhao was so confident, holding a semi-automatic rifle in both hands, and every step he took was very stable.
Yu'er held a submachine gun, kept her high alert, and was mentally prepared to use her body to block bullets for Zhang Junhao at any time.
The female guards were divided into two groups, with submachine guns facing both sides, ready to shoot at any time.
More than ten minutes later, the commando fought with the Japanese army.
Ten commando squads and Zhang Junhao all joined the Japanese army in a total of eleven ways.
Grenade bombing, submachine guns shot rain of bullets, semi-automatic rifles fired, and eleven commandos rushed into the Japanese army like eleven sharp blades, and quickly advanced to the south.
Zhang Junhao kept receiving the giant grenades handed by the guards and threw them into relatively dense Japanese troops in the distance.
The assault storm was a nightmare for the Japanese army. Each squad had five submachine guns and five semi-automatic rifles. At night, when attacking the Japanese army was launched, how could the Japanese army withstand it? In less than ten minutes, three or four hundred Japanese troops were eliminated. The Japanese army immediately fell into chaos, firing randomly and fleeing in all directions.
Since the commandos were all wearing Japanese uniforms, if they did not fire, the Japanese army would not be able to tell. Once the commandos fired, the Japanese army would not even have a chance to counterattack. Each submachine gun was equivalent to a light machine gun for the Japanese army. The frequency of the semi-automatic rifle fired bullets was at least three times faster than the 38th hood.
The tactics adopted by the commando were mature when they were in Zhejiang and they cooperated very well with each other.
Colonel Kikuto-nosuke, the 128th Regiment of the 53rd Division, and Colonel Kikuto-goro Hashimoto, were commanding the battle on the front line. Faced with such a situation, they were stunned. They wanted to issue an order to organize the team to encircle and suppress the troops, but the order could not be issued. The teams were all dispersed, and it was extremely difficult to communicate with each other. The grassroots commanders, like the squadron leader, squadron leader, etc. wanted to issue orders to reorganize the team by yelling, but because the entire Japanese army was in extreme chaos and panic, they could not hear the commander's yelling at all. Even if they heard the commander's yelling clearly, they pretended not to hear clearly, and escaping became the first choice.
The Japanese army fought against the Special Melee Team for many consecutive days, and the logistics support was seriously inadequate. Not only was there a lack of food, but also an ammunition. A large number of Japanese soldiers were killed in battle every time, and the death and injury rate was more than half. In the eyes of the Japanese army, the Special Melee Team was the nemesis. Fighting with the Special Melee Team was no different from actively dying. Especially the battle this afternoon completely lost all confidence in the entire Japanese army. More than 3,000 Japanese troops attacked the Special Melee Team. Not only did they not capture the position, but they died more than half of them. If they did not escape, they would most likely die in battle.
The charge of the commando of the Special Melee Team made the Japanese army think that the Special Melee Team was carrying out a comprehensive counterattack. Without the confidence of the Japanese army to resist, everyone thought that only by escaping could he save his life.
Colonel Tsuji, a senior adviser to the 33rd Army who was supervising the battle on the front line, was so anxious that he could only jump. Of course, he could only jump, and he could not do anything else. The defeat was as if it were mountains of decline, and the situation was over.
Lieutenant General Takeda and Lieutenant General Watanabe Masao, who were only two thousand meters away from the front line, soon learned about the situation on the front line. They climbed up the hillside and observed with a telescope.
The Japanese army was in chaos, like a large group of ducks, fleeing eastward and westward. I don’t know how many special melee teams were rushing, but I feel that there were special melee teams everywhere, grenades exploded everywhere, and dense bombs and rain sprayed towards the Japanese army everywhere.
Lieutenant General Takeda lamented: "It's over, if you don't retreat, the team will be completely wiped out by the special melee team."
Chapter completed!