Chapter 1494: The Killing Trench (Part 2)

What is blood and flesh flying everywhere? Yan Gu Cang Kong felt it for real this time.

The air waves of the grenade explosion kept sweeping over his body, which was trying to crouch down, and the sand and gravel brought up hurt his body, but it was nothing.

There was a constant splash of hot liquid on his body and face, mixed with lumps of heavy but not hard objects, that was the real fear in his heart.

Even the dullest person knew what it was!

The multiple ladders under the cliff were collapsed in an instant, and screams and continuous explosions became the main theme under the cliff.

Fortunately, the Chinese grenade rain did not last long. More than a hundred Japanese soldiers who survived the grenade explosion privately looked for hiding places. If there was another wave of grenade rain, they really had nowhere to cry.

Soon, the deep trench they had just crossed under the cliff became the first choice for Yan Gu Cang Kong.

But no one expected that the long trench would suddenly be filled with the muffled roar of machine gun fire, and the protruding section of the trench turned out to be a hidden bunker, which was like a porcupine with quills, spewing several visible flames to the left and right ends.

The Japanese soldiers fell into the trench one after another like rice being cut!

Yan Gu Cang Kong's luck was simply bursting at this moment. Several Japanese soldiers standing in front of him fell down in a spiral, obviously serving as a temporary meat shield for him. Not only was the temporary meat shield shot into a sieve, but it also knocked Yan Gu Cang Kong, who was stunned, to the ground, and narrowly allowed the Japanese second-class soldier to avoid the subsequent rain of bullets.

Qian Dazhu, who saw this scene through the observation hole, shouted coldly: "Target, killing trench! Grenades, throw them to me!", and more than 100 grenades were thrown at the deep trench crowded with many devils.

The distance between the trench on the top of the cliff and this deep trench is only more than 30 meters. When building fortifications, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion have personally tested how much force they need to throw the grenade to the bottom of the cliff or the deep trench they dug by themselves.

Eighty percent of the grenades were accurately thrown into the trenches. In order to avoid the sudden machine gun fire in the trenches, the Japanese infantrymen without any cover basically lay on the ground and wanted to bury their heads in it.

At this moment, watching the grenades with blue smoke at the tail fall in front of him in various ways or even hit him, the only thing left in his eyes was deep despair.

It's not that there were no Japanese soldiers who wanted to fight to the death. Just when he struggled to throw away a grenade that had not exploded in front of his head, he sadly found that another one fell at his feet. Years of training made his nerve reaction sharp enough. As soon as he stretched out his foot to kick it away, several bullets instantly penetrated his body.

Then, the grenade exploded, blowing the extremely sturdy Japanese soldier up more than two meters high. When he fell, he had already died.

All this fell into the eyes of the Japanese private less than 10 meters away!

Then, the smoke and dust covered his vision.

However, Yan Gu Cang Kong, who had two "meat shields", survived this hell that was a disaster scene for the Japanese army.

Not only did he survive, but he also witnessed his colleagues "foolishly" rushing over, and then being hunted down in this deep trench by the Chinese with machine guns and grenades like their dead comrades.

This situation almost filled the entire afternoon. At least more than 500 Imperial Army soldiers died in the trench, not including those who fell under the cliff and on the charge.

The Japanese private was full of fear. It turned out that this deep trench was specially prepared for them by the Chinese, a professional killing trench.

In fact, from the time the Japanese army began to attack at 3:40 to the time Kurose Ippei finally announced the failure of the attack and temporarily retreated, the 133rd Infantry Regiment launched a total of 4 rounds of attacks, with 9 infantry squadrons totaling more than 1,800 infantry troops, 24 heavy machine guns, 10 infantry guns, and 36 grenade launcher groups, which can be said to have invested 70% of its strength.

But the final result was that 894 people were killed or missing on the spot, and 413 were injured. The so-called missing means that people were blown into pieces and could not be recognized. This is uniformly called missing.

The infantry squadron where Shioya Kura Sora was located was even more miserable. In the squadron of 191 people, including Shioya Kura Sora, only 4 people returned to the main camp intact. The rest either died under the cliff and in the killing trench, or fell on the way to the attack. All officers above the rank of sergeant died in battle.

As soon as the "killing trench" was launched, it almost crippled an infantry regiment of the 116th Division.

This was unexpected not only by the Japanese army, but also by the Chinese side.

Fang Xianjue, who had always been concerned about the battle in the south of the city, was stunned for a long time after receiving the battle report from Huangchaling before he excitedly slapped the table and wanted to give the entire First Battalion of the Four-line Regiment a military achievement.

Sun Minyu was still very calm and immediately sent the staff to Huangchaling to verify the military achievements overnight. This was not only related to the authenticity of the military achievements, but also required the use of realistic numbers of enemy kills to motivate the entire Hengyang army.

Several officers of the staff counted the bodies lying in all directions under the cliff under the light of torches, and even entered the bunker and jumped into the deep trench, enduring the strange smell of a large number of dead bodies in the high temperature of summer to count the bodies of the Japanese army.

Even if it was not so detailed, the number of enemies killed was certain to be more than 800, and Fang Xianjue even reported the number of enemies killed by the 190th Division in the defense of Hengyang Airport to the Military and Political Department overnight.

At midnight, the Huangchaling position was still not peaceful.

Under the instruction of Colonel Heiichi Kurose, the 133rd Infantry Regiment sent a five-man squad to the 300-meter area of ​​the Huangchaling front position.

It was the Japanese army that took the initiative to fire flares, leaving the four Japanese and one Chinese exposed to the white light of the flares.

However, the Chinese on the position did not fire this time. Despite the distance of 300 meters, the five people had been locked by more than a dozen bolt-fire rifles. In just a few breaths, the five people would be killed.

But the Japanese stood there holding a small white flag high, and their firm look stunned the three infantry squads on the front position.

What's the matter? Are the Japanese going to surrender or something? This is unscientific! The officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment have fought with the Japanese for several years. They have seen all kinds of Japanese, but they have never seen a small white flag coming over after just one afternoon of fighting.

"Listen, Chinese people on the other side. This is Captain Hashiguchi. I am here to discuss something with your army under the order of Kurose Daisaku." In the light of the flare, the man with a side-parted hair and a yellow military uniform screamed in pure Chinese.

There was no way. Once the flare was fired, they were all exposed to the sight of the Chinese position. Although it was dark and nothing could be seen, everyone knew that there were countless guns pointed at them in the dark.

With the firepower they burst out during the day, it would not take more than ten seconds to kill a few of them!

Not to mention that the unlucky child who was temporarily pulled in to be an interpreter was so scared that he clamped his crotch, even the calf of Captain Hashiguchi, who was known as a fierce general in the 133rd Infantry Regiment, was trembling.

"The damn traitor is so arrogant, he keeps saying Chinese all the time, and he is willing to be the dog of the Japanese. What do you want to talk to us about? Kill the damn traitor." An infantry sergeant glared and aimed his gun at the wretched traitor with a split hair.

The Japanese speak Chinese more or less with a strange taste. The one who can speak Chinese so fluently can only be a traitor.

"Don't worry, Lao Zhang, we can't make the decision. It's up to Captain Qian and Captain Leng to make the decision. I guess they are targeting the stinky minced meat in the ditch." Another army sergeant reached out and held his comrade's gun, shaking his head slightly.

"That won't work. Let the devils come in for a visit and then deploy the machine gun bunker in the ditch to the devil commander and take it back. Don't be fooled in the future." The deputy squad leader of the infantry shook his head repeatedly, and his face was also distressed.

"However, the weather has been too hot these days. It's only been a short time, but the corpses are already smelling. If we don't clean up in two days, we won't be able to stay here. The stench will kill people."

Indeed, the battle started at 4 pm, and it has been less than 8 hours now. Under the mountain breeze, the bloody smell, which was extremely unpleasant, has gradually changed.

How to describe the smell? It's like a slaughterhouse that hasn't had time to treat sewage. The bloody smell and the fishy smell plus a smell from the organs are mixed and drilled into the nostrils, making it hard not to feel sick.

Even though these soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment have experienced war, there are still some veterans and the group of new recruits recruited in Hunan Province last spring who can't eat dinner, especially when everyone has a big piece of fat meat in their bowls.

The Four-Line Regiment is now getting stronger and stronger in logistics support. Breakfast and lunch can be dealt with by eating instant dry food, but as long as there is no fighting at night, dinner is basically freshly made hot meals.

The cook of the 1st Company was from the Northeast. He thought the most delicious food was cabbage, fat and vermicelli. In the absence of vermicelli, he would serve fat meat, three fingers thick with some lean meat. During the days of building fortifications, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Company ate so much that their mouths were full of oil and they all gave the cook a thumbs up. But when they ate at this time, their noses were filled with that disgusting strange smell, and even the strongest men would have their stomachs churning.

At that time, someone suggested that we throw some gasoline in and burn all the bodies in the trenches.

"Don't say whether there is so much oil. Even if there is, do you think the smell of roasted meat is really better than this?" Qian Dazhu glanced at his subordinates who spoke without thinking.

Qian Dazhu is no longer the 20-year-old infantry company commander who was still a little green a few years ago. Qian Dazhu, who is already 26 years old, has a dark face and a scar on his cheek.

It was left by a Japanese major's samurai sword during a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Shipai three years ago. The sharp blade cut across his cheek, and only a few centimeters away from cutting off half of the face of the company commander of the main company of the Four-Line Regiment, at the cost of the Japanese major's life. Qian Dazhu used his military bayonet to penetrate from his jaw to the top of his head.

The decisive and ruthless Captain Qian Da was in the top three among the several major infantry company commanders of the Four-Line Regiment, even if he was not ranked first. In addition, he was calm and rarely spoke on his own initiative, which gave people a sense of power without anger. Many soldiers in the first battalion may not be afraid of Captain Leng, the "cold-faced devil" with a cold face but a warm heart, but they are very afraid of Captain Qian Da.

"The Japanese are so eager to negotiate and take back the bodies. I think they have other intentions!" Qian Dazhu, who was discussing tomorrow's combat matters with Leng Feng, the company commander of the tank company Deng Guihai and three other company commanders in the tunnel behind Huangchaling, frowned slightly and said decisively.

"Captain Qian is right. The Japanese are starting to have evil intentions now that they see that our position is strong." A handsome army captain echoed.

This man looked bookish, but he was the artillery company commander of the 1st Battalion and a college student at Jinling University. After joining the army, he did not engage in technology or propaganda, but he actually learned artillery, and finally succeeded in it. Ordinary gunners were promoted to squad leaders, platoon leaders, and later to mountain gun platoon leaders of artillery battalions. They once had a record of four mountain guns hitting targets 8,000 meters away with five rapid fire rounds. Two years ago, Leng Feng recruited him from the artillery battalion and promoted him to company commander. Pang Panghai didn't even look at Leng Feng for a month.

In his words, how can he be promoted to company commander in your first battalion? I can also use the Artillery Battalion! Later, Tang Dao personally worked for Pang Panghai. The first battalion must have sufficient independent combat capabilities. It cannot rely on the regiment artillery battalion for all fire support. Giving a capable artillery company commander is not also a support for the first battalion. ? He also promised that if there were good college students who wanted to be artillerymen, the artillery battalion would be given priority, so Pang Panghai gave up.

However, the artillery company of the first battalion did not participate in the battle during the day. The three 80mm howitzers, four 82mm mortars and two 20mm machine guns under its command did not fire a single shot. They all attacked the Japanese heavy machine gun positions or infantry. The mortars are all 60mm mortars from three infantry companies.

‘The battle is still going on for a long time. How can we take out all the money in one go? ’ Leng Feng’s command style is becoming more and more similar to Tang Tuanzuo’s.

Although the Japanese came up with 105 howitzers and poison gas bombs, Leng Feng believed that the Japanese army on the opposite side also did not use their full strength. Although the Japanese army invested a lot of infantry in the afternoon, they were still in the testing stage, that is, to observe the yellow tea. The trump card of the Chinese army on the Ridge position in order to destroy it in one fell swoop.

"No matter what evil intentions the Japanese have, they are just coming to cover up the water and the soil. Now that they are here, we can't keep them out, can we?" Leng Feng lit a cigarette and said calmly.

"The negotiation location was chosen 150 meters in front of our positions. They sent a captain, so we will send a second lieutenant to tell the Japanese for me. If you feel there is an imbalance, if you have the ability, send Isamu Yokoyama to negotiate. I will prepare the 10th Division I promise to let Mr. Ge meet with him. It doesn’t matter if he’s not happy yet, just let us fight. I’ll wait for them in advance.”

"Battal Commander, you are a bad learner! If Commander Ge knew that you were pretending to be his subordinate without changing your face or heart, would you blow your beard and stare?" Jia Shushen, the artillery company commander, was dumbfounded.

"Aren't the little devils just here to fool you? What, is it possible that I still want to treat them sincerely?" Leng Feng calmly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand. "Ignore them and continue with the meeting."

Sure enough, when the Japanese army captain who came to negotiate with a small white flag saw that the visitor was just a Chinese army second lieutenant, he couldn't help but feel humiliated. He was so angry that he took the people away without even telling him the purpose of coming here.

The person in charge of the negotiation was the second platoon leader of Qian Dazhu Company, who was responsible for bringing Leng Feng's words to him. Seeing that the Japanese were about to leave, he was naturally happy and effortless. He waved goodbye with a smile: "Captain Qiaokou, please go slowly. I won't see you off tomorrow." See you on the battlefield. Remember not to stand too high. My brothers’ bullets have holes in them. Don’t kill you. I’ll use the Major next time.”

As the captain of the infantry squadron directly under the 133rd Infantry Regiment, Hashiguchi Yumitsu was almost pissed off when he heard the traitor's specially blurred translation. He had never seen such an arrogant Chinese soldier, but when he thought about His Excellency Kurose Hei Daisaku After asking for help, I finally endured this and came back.

It turned out that, as the Chinese thought, the Japanese army meant that although the two sides were hostile, the dead were already dead. In order to show respect for the soldiers who died in the battle, they hoped that the Chinese would allow them to move back the bodies of the imperial officers and soldiers who died in front of the Chinese positions. , and it will also be convenient for the two armies to fight again tomorrow.

The Japanese side promised that the 200 people they sent would not carry any weapons and would only bring ropes to tie up the bodies and drag them back. The Chinese side promised not to shoot. This negotiation record would be signed and stamped by the negotiating officers sent by the two sides. Any party that violates the contract will be fined. Make it public.

"Wait a minute, what are the benefits of this kind of negotiation to our army?" The Chinese second lieutenant who came to negotiate was full of surprise after hearing this.

"This is respect for the soldiers who died on both sides!" Captain Hashiguchi emphasized again.

"That's not right! There are only the corpses of your Japanese over there, not ours. There are no two sides. In this way, if you give money or things, we will respect you. This is equal!" The Army Second Lieutenant grinned. .

Japanese.

Are the legendary 'Taishan Army' so shameless?

The two sides argued for an hour over how much and in what currency to pay.

The Chinese side is not picky. Chinese silver, gold bars, gold and silver jewelry and even Japanese currency are all accepted, but legal tender is not accepted.

In the end, the deal was made with 10 kilograms of gold and silver jewelry, which were stolen by the Chinese people along the way of the 133 Infantry Regiment. But what happened was that they passed the Taoist soldiers and were robbed by the "Taishan Army".

"That is to say, let the Chinese help preserve it!" Colonel Kurose Hei, with veins pulsing on his forehead, comforted himself in the dark.

Salt Barn Sora was lying on the ground in the dark and almost fell asleep!

Beside him and behind him, more than 1,500 infantrymen lay in darkness!