mynovelweb Chapter 1857 Blocking the Japanese Army in the Southern Mountain Area of Ruichang
Chapter 1857 Blocking the Japanese Army in the Southern Mountain Area of Ruichang
Upon receiving intelligence from the air force, the commander of the first regiment immediately ordered the commander of the second regiment to lead his troops away from the battlefield and rush to block the Japanese reinforcements from Nanchang.
The second regimental commander then led his troops to the southern part of Ruichang, where they constructed fortifications in the mountainous area bordering Jiujiang County to block Japanese reinforcements from Nanchang.
After the Second Regiment Commander led his troops away, the First Regiment Commander launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army in Ruichang County from three directions, with battalions as the main force.
He wanted to capture Ruichang County before the Japanese troops arrived in Nanchang.
The Nanxiong Air Force also intensified its bombing of Japanese fortifications on the Ruichang city wall, preventing them from setting up an effective defense.
The second regimental commander led his troops to the mountainous area south of Ruichang.
This area is part of the Lushan mountain range, characterized by hills, ravines, and dense forests. It is a necessary route from Jiujiang to Ruichang.
Moreover, Japanese transport convoys and marching units are easily trapped in blind spots here, and artillery has no way to bomb them.
The second regimental commander then set up a blocking position here.
The second regimental commander laid a minefield in front of the mountain position to slow down the Japanese convoy's reinforcements.
Meanwhile, a company was positioned on the hills in front of the minefield to block the Japanese troops and lead them into the minefield.
Under the attack of three battalions from three sides, the Japanese city wall of Ruichang County was breached.
The Japanese army demanded to retreat to Jiujiang, but Colonel Ikuta refused.
Colonel Ikuta ordered the Japanese troops to hold their ground and await reinforcements, saying that his reinforcements would arrive soon.
The Japanese troops in Ruichang then engaged in a brutal street battle with a regiment that had an overwhelming numerical advantage.
At that moment, the sound of Japanese army vehicles starting up in Nanchang finally reached us.
The first Japanese truck arrived 100 meters in front of the hill.
The company commander personally pressed the detonator.
A series of explosions rang out, and the two Japanese trucks in front were overturned. Soldiers nearby were blown away.
The sound of the explosion was the order, and the soldiers of the first company fired fiercely at the Japanese troops from the high ground on the hill.
The Japanese army was caught off guard and suffered a considerable setback.
The Japanese troops behind quickly reacted and launched a fierce attack on the hills in a fighting posture.
The soldiers, hiding in their fortifications, calmly fought back and repelled the fierce attack by the Japanese army.
The Japanese army then ordered its artillery to cover the hilly positions of the first company.
Upon hearing the whistling of Japanese artillery shells, the company commander immediately ordered his troops to retreat back to the mountains along both sides of the path.
Seeing that the devilish troops had retreated, the Japanese commander ordered his soldiers to push the overturned trucks to the side of the road, and the troops continued to advance.
Shortly after the Japanese convoy passed through the hilly terrain, the second truck ran over a landmine.
With a loud bang, the truck was overturned.
Immediately afterwards, the first truck in front also struck two landmines.
The truck was also blown up by a landmine.
The Japanese commander had no choice but to send engineers to clear the mines.
The two engineers had just taken out their equipment and hadn't even started clearing the mines when they were attacked by snipers from the 2nd Regiment.
The Japanese machine gunners immediately opened fire on the hiding place of the Devil Unit snipers. However, the snipers of the 2nd Regiment had already changed positions.
The new engineers, under the cover of machine gunners, had just begun clearing mines when they were sniped by snipers from the 2nd Regiment.
Enraged, the Japanese commander ordered mortars to bombard the sniper's hiding place.
The sniper from the second regiment lay prone next to the rock, nearly being hit by flying shrapnel.
Japanese engineers continued clearing mines under the cover of mortars and machine guns.
The Japanese engineers had only cleared three landmines when they were sniped by snipers from the 2nd Regiment who were moving to a new position.