Volume 1 Chapter 005: Big Victory
Chu Yunfei gave an order, and the bugler picked up the bugle and blew the order for the general attack.
The various troops began to close the net thoroughly.
Even the 4th Battalion of the reserve was sent out.
According to the pre-war plan, the first and second battalions attacked the left wing of the Japanese army, the third battalion attacked the right wing, and the fourth battalion followed behind to intercept!
Soldiers from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions held their guns, held machine guns, bent over and charged towards the Japanese positions.
The artillery battalion quickly moved its position and turned its artillery fire towards the Hase Battalion and the Kimura Battalion.
The 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment broke the position of the Ando Battalion, and attacked the Hase Battalion and the Kimura Battalion from both sides. Together with the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, they attacked the Japanese army from both sides.
Not to mention the artillery support from the 358th Regiment.
Even if the individual quality of the Japanese soldiers is higher than that of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
But under such a blow, the army was completely defeated.
The Sakata Regiment wanted to break out, but the 358th Regiment was unwilling to do so.
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has always loved to give a down-and-out to a defeated enemy.
In the past, their legs would go weak when they saw the Japanese, but now they are all extremely brave and fight hard to move forward.
The forward observers pointed out the direction for the artillery battalion and adjusted the angle of the artillery fire, which soon enveloped the Japanese soldiers who were trying to break through in flames.
The artillery groups were extending their firing, the heavy machine guns were extending their firing, in the face of huge casualties and powerful firepower, the stubborn Japanese finally couldn't hold on any longer, and many of them began to retreat.
Lieutenant Colonel Ando watched as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army not only broke his own line, but also broke the positions of Hase and Kimura.
I'm afraid the Sakata Unit is really doomed this time.
Watching the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army rushing into the position to encircle and suppress the Imperial Japanese Army.
Lieutenant Colonel Ando was very regretful.
In this battle, the imperial army from top to bottom became arrogant.
Looking down on the Eighth Route Army, the regiment headquarters was actually set up not far in front of the Eighth Route Army's position.
I don't believe at all that the Eighth Route Army dares to launch an attack.
In other words, they did not believe that the Eighth Route Army had the strength to reach the front of the Imperial Army's position.
The result was that the Eighth Route Army destroyed the regiment headquarters and killed Colonel Sakata.
This time he looked down on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army again.
We clearly knew that there was a regiment of Shanxi-Suiyuan Army near the front line.
However, the Imperial Army was completely unprepared and kept thinking that the other side would not dare to provoke them and would definitely stand idly by as before.
I didn't expect that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would be so bold this time, using the strength of a regiment to engage in a field battle with a regiment of the Imperial Japanese Army.
It's simply unimaginable!
Lieutenant Colonel Ando shouted to his communicator: "Order the troops to move to the direction of Yujialing!"
Even though they were clearly unable to hold on any longer, Lieutenant Colonel Ando still insisted on moving, not breaking out and escaping.
The communicator was just about to pass on the order.
A shell fell.
The communicator was immediately blown to pieces.
Lieutenant Colonel Ando was blown away with only his upper body left.
Even so, he was still trying hard to move forward, wanting to survive!
But he only crawled 2 meters before he died with his eyes wide open!
Chu Yunfei watched the situation on the battlefield.
Seeing that the Japanese who tried to break through were torn to pieces by the artillery group, they knew that the battle was nearing its end and the Japanese organized resistance had been completely crushed.
Fang Ligong also returned to the headquarters at this time and said, "Commander! That's enough. If we continue firing, it will be a waste of shells!"
Chu Yunfei certainly believed in the opinions of professionals. He ordered the shelling to stop and all troops began to close the net thoroughly.
At this time, the Japanese troops on the battlefield were no longer organized, and they could only fight in squads, looking for shelters on the spot.
Especially those surviving Japanese officers, after the 358th Regiment stopped shelling, when the infantry attacked, they crawled out from the pile of dead bodies and used the bomb craters to put up a stubborn resistance.
The Japanese soldiers were well-trained and their marksmanship was accurate.
For a time, the 358th Regiment suffered considerable casualties.
But this is ultimately just stubborn resistance.
As the noise on the battlefield stopped, the battle of Cangyun Ridge finally ended.
All 3,800 members of the Japanese Sakata Regiment were wiped out by the 358th Regiment.
The battle flag of the Sakata Regiment was also found, only half of it was left after being burned by artillery fire.
The officer's knife in Nobutsu Sakata's hand was also found out.
Cleaning the battlefield and counting the results of the battle are all the responsibilities of the General Staff.
Chu Yunfei sat in the command center and breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally won!
I was so nervous that I could hardly breathe.
Historically, although the New 1st Regiment killed Colonel Sakata, they successfully broke out.
However, there was no devastating blow to the Sakata Regiment. The regiment's manpower was basically preserved intact. With a new officer, it could form a new regiment and continue to wreak havoc on China.
Now……
The battle flag was confiscated.
The Sakata Regiment is about to be removed from the Japanese military!
I never thought that a regiment could defeat an entire Japanese regiment.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong was so excited that he ran to Chu Yunfei and saluted him.
"Report to the commander, the chief of staff is reporting to you that our regiment has fulfilled its mission, defeated the Sakata regiment, and killed Colonel Sakata. Please give your instructions, commander!"
Chu Yunfei was stunned when he heard this and said, "Wasn't Colonel Sakata killed by the Eighth Route Army? How could he be our army? Are you mistaken?"
"That's right!" Fang Ligong said with certainty: "Commander, we defeated the Sakata Regiment, and it was definitely our army that killed that old devil Sakata!"
After saying that, Fang Ligong walked closer and whispered, "Commander, if you report this victory, Commander Yan will definitely be very happy. Maybe your position will be promoted as well!"
When Chu Yunfei heard this, he glanced at Fang Ligong.
He wanted to retort, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he changed his tone.
"You are right! This old devil Sakata was killed by our army. You should report this battle report to the headquarters immediately. I believe you will handle the report well!"
"Don't worry, Commander. I know what's going on. Commander, you made a plan and took advantage of the fight between the Japanese and Communist armies to dispatch troops and wiped out the Sakata Regiment of the Japanese Army in one fell swoop!" Fang Ligong said with a smile on his face, "Commander, this time we not only wiped out the Japanese army, but also struck a blow to the Eighth Route Army. The higher-ups know about this and will definitely reward you!"
Chu Yunfei also said with a smile on his face: "Oh! Forget about the praise. Just give us more ammunition!"
He suddenly remembered something and asked, "How are our casualties?"
Fang Ligong 's . He sighed and said, "The Sakata Regiment is indeed not easy to mess with. Even though they were ambushed by our army, nearly 900 of our soldiers were killed and countless others were slightly injured!"
Chu Yunfei's eyes widened when he heard Fang Ligong's report.
So many people died like this?
Was it that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was too weak, or that the Japanese Army was too powerful?
Chu Yunfei waved his hand in frustration and said, "Hurry up and send someone to treat the injuries!"
"Yes!" Fang Ligong saw that Chu Yunfei was a little depressed.
He said hurriedly: "Commander! In this battle, our army wiped out more than 3,000 Japanese troops and seized 1,321 intact Type 38 rifles, 22 Type 92 rifles, 15 grenade launchers, and hundreds of grenades. What's more gratifying is that we also seized 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns! The only pity is that the Type 92 infantry artillery was blown up by the Japanese! These devils refused to leave the artillery to us even if they died!"
Fang Ligong said excitedly: "Commander, this is the greatest victory our army has achieved since joining the war! As long as it is reported, it will surely inspire the people of our country!"
With only one regiment, an entire regiment was wiped out. This was probably the greatest victory ever seen during the Anti-Japanese War!
Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Brothers, you fought well this time. Tell them. I will reward them when we return. Everyone should work harder in the future to improve the overall quality of our army!"
"Yes! Commander!" After Fang Ligong stood at attention, he continued to work.
After saying this, Chu Yunfei urged all troops to speed up, quickly clear out the remaining enemies, and clean up the battlefield.
Two hours later, the troops returned to their base.
The First Army Headquarters Building of the North China Expeditionary Army in Taiyuan.
Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Yoshio Oozuka was in no mood to practice calligraphy. He paced back and forth in the combat command room, waiting anxiously.
The signalman walked in quickly. "Report to the commander! Major General Harukichi Momotake of the 4th Brigade is calling!"
Lieutenant General Yoshio Yuzuka said irritably, "Read it!"
"Colonel Sakata led the 4th Regiment in a tenacious fight, and fought the enemy for a whole day. In the end, they were outnumbered. All the 4th Regiment, from the lieutenant to the soldiers, died! They died gloriously for His Majesty the Emperor!"
When Lieutenant General Yoshio Oozuka heard the news that the Sakata Regiment was destroyed, he suddenly looked up with a look of shock.
It has only been less than 2 hours since the attack.
The Sakata squadron was shattered!
Lieutenant General Yoshio Yuzuka asked fiercely: "Which unit of the Chinese army did it?"
