Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

Chapter 326: The Japanese break out, Yamamoto dies in battle

At the front-line command post of the independent column, Gao Da and Qi Tongwei stood on the high ground outside the command post, their eyes looking towards the direction of Majiapo.

Gao Da analyzed: "Political Commissar, it seems that the battle this morning has almost consumed the Japanese's ammunition, otherwise the Japanese would not engage in such a large-scale hand-to-hand combat."

Qi Tongwei nodded: "Yes, Commander. The attacks of the regiments this morning were very fierce, and the firepower density on the enemy's positions has obviously decreased a lot. This is an opportunity for us, but we can't take it lightly."

Gaoda turned and walked into the command center, picked up the radio on the table, and his voice spread throughout the battlefield through the radio: "All regiments, please pay attention, continue to launch a fierce attack this afternoon, the Japanese ammunition has run out.

In the afternoon attack, the submachine gunners were used as the main force to deliver firepower to the Japanese, and hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese was avoided as much as possible. We must use our advantages to reduce unnecessary casualties. "

"Roger, understood."

Responses from various regiments came over the radio.

at the same time.

In the cave of the Japanese command headquarters in Majiapo, Yamamoto, Ito and a group of senior Japanese officers stood in the command headquarters with solemn expressions.

Under the dim light in the cave, their figures looked particularly heavy. The morning attack made everyone feel very scared. They were just a little bit away from losing their main position.

Yamamoto didn't expect that in addition to the powerful weapons and equipment of the independent column, the soldiers' physical fitness was also very strong. He frowned, his heart full of doubts and uneasiness.

The imperial soldiers were actually at a disadvantage in the hand-to-hand combat with bayonets, which was extremely rare on the Chinese battlefield. Except for the original 29th Army's broadsword team, he had never seen a Chinese army that was so good at hand-to-hand combat.

The chief of staff said to Yamamoto: "General, the Eighth Route Army's attack this morning was very fierce, and the bullets of each unit are almost exhausted. Please make a decision as soon as possible whether to break out."

After hearing what the chief of staff said, Yamamoto turned to look at Ito next to him, and Ito nodded silently. He knew that the situation had reached a critical moment.

Yamamoto quickly gave the order: "All generals, listen up. Launch a breakout to the south this afternoon. Gather all the weapons and ammunition of each unit and hand them over to the assault team. We must open the gap as quickly as possible and evacuate Majiapo."

"Hayi." The Japanese officers present responded in unison.

"Everyone go back and prepare. We will launch the breakout at 1pm."

Yamamoto waved his hand to signal everyone to go down and prepare. The generals of each unit quickly turned around and left the command center to convey the order.

Yamamoto stood in the command center, his eyes looking through the cave exit, staring at the battlefield outside. He knew that the breakout in the afternoon would be very difficult.

Outside the cave, the Japanese soldiers began to get busy.

They sorted their weapons and equipment, checked their ammunition, and prepared the supplies needed for the breakout.

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1 pm.

At the position south of Majiapo, the remaining 65 Japanese soldiers from the 66th and 27,000th Divisions quickly gathered together and prepared to launch a breakout.

Yamamoto and Ito led a group of officers and stood in the trench south of Majiapo.

"Soldiers, this is a critical moment for our survival!"

Yamamoto's voice spread throughout the entire position through the loudspeaker, "We must break through the enemy's defense line as quickly as possible and evacuate Majiapo."

The suicide squads organized by the two divisions, totaling more than 6000 Japanese soldiers, led by officers, launched a fierce attack on the independent brigade of the independent column in the south.

They shouted and rushed towards the position of the Independent Brigade as ferociously as a group of wild beasts.

The two divisions concentrated all their ammunition and artillery and launched a fierce attack on the independent brigade's position at the foot of the mountain.

Thousands of artillery shells whizzed towards the positions of the Independent Brigade, and violent explosions resounded through the sky.

Li Yunlong stood in the command center and saw densely packed Japanese troops launching a fierce attack on the independent brigade's position.

"Damn, it looks like the Japs on the mountain are planning to break out."

He immediately picked up the radio on the table and ordered, "All troops, please pay attention. The Japanese are trying to break out. We must not let them succeed. Hit them hard."

"Roger, understood."

Responses from various troops came over the radio.

For a time, a fierce offensive and defensive battle broke out between the independent brigade and the troops on the south side of Majiapo.

Bullets, grenades, and mortar shells were flying across the battlefield.

Soldiers from both sides fought fiercely on the battlefield, and every inch of land was stained with blood.

After learning that the Japanese troops on Majiapo were trying to break out to the south, Gaoda immediately ordered the troops of the New 1st Brigade and the Ping'an Brigade to support the Independent Brigade.

After receiving the order, Kong Jie and Ding Wei quickly set out with six regiments of soldiers and headed to the south of Majiapo.

After half an hour.

Reinforcements from the New 1st Brigade and the Ping'an Brigade arrived at the positions south of Majiapo one after another.

With the arrival of reinforcements, the firepower on the southern position suddenly increased.

The soldiers quickly took up their battle positions, with machine guns, mortars and rifles interweaving into a dense firepower network, waiting for the enemy's attack.

Even though the Japanese soldiers attacked very fiercely with the support of air force aircraft, they were still unable to break through the positions in the south.

As more and more troops joined the battle, the attacking teams of the 65th and 66th Divisions were defeated and the Japanese were wiped out one after another on the battlefield.

On the battlefield, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army marched forward bravely.

At the same time, more troops of the Independent Column rushed to Majiapo and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops south of Majiapo.

Faced with the attacking team with high morale and sufficient ammunition, the Japanese soldiers were eliminated one after another.

The two divisions were unable to organize an effective defense. They lacked ammunition and could not stop the attack of the Eighth Route Army soldiers.

The troops of the independent column quickly rushed into the Japanese army, dividing and surrounding them.

On the huge battlefield of Majiapo, the Japanese troops began to fight on their own. Yamamoto's orders were difficult to convey to the chaotic troops, resulting in the inability to organize effective actions.

In the chaos, the officer group led by Yamamoto and Ito was surrounded by the troops led by Zhang Dabiao.

Zhang Dabiao used a telescope to see many Japanese generals among the surrounded Japanese troops. He was very happy. He did not expect to catch so many big fish. He immediately ordered his soldiers to launch a fierce attack.

"Comrades, this is a great opportunity to eliminate the high-ranking Japanese officers. Hit them hard!"

After a fierce battle, all the guards of the Japanese officers' corps were killed.

Yamamoto was shot to death in the chaos and all the Japanese officers were captured.