Just when Yang Zhen and Liu Changshun were both puzzled by the sudden outbreak of the third battalion of the Eighth Regiment of the Fourth Division, in fact, at this time, the Japanese commander Major Takatsu Kitano was also in distress. It was not that he didn't want to run, but he really didn't dare to run.

Kitano Takatsu is actually suffering now. According to the Kwantung Army's garrison for the Fourth Division, the Eighth Regiment was not stationed in Jiamusi. However, after being crippled in the northern part of Dunhua, the Third Battalion has been residing in Jiamusi. No matter how the division headquarters rushed, it was still slow to move.

In fact, when Kitano Takatsu's third brigade fought in northern Dunhua, the casualties were not very large. When his third brigade collapsed, the system was even maintained intact, and most people did not suffer casualties in the battle. In addition, after the battle, due to the situation, Yang Zhen did not clear his scattered soldiers. Therefore, except for a few unlucky guys who died in the deep mountains and forests of Zhang Guangcai Ridge because they were lost, at least 60% of the people ran out.

As for the consistent high efficiency of the Japanese army, although the losses on the battlefield in the Chinese pass should be given priority to supplement the losses on the battlefield in the Chinese pass, as the heavy army group that the Japanese army attaches most importance to, the replenishment of the Kwantung Army was not slow. In fact, the previous losses of the Third Battalion had been replenished before May. The reason why they still depended on Jiamusi is that this is really a good place to do business.

The railways and shipping in Jiamusi are extremely developed. To the north is the Little Khingan Mountains, rich in coal, wood and various high-end furs. As the provincial capital, Jiamusi, with bright lights and rich nightlife, is much more attractive to the officers and soldiers at Kitano Takatsu and the Third Battalion, than the original garrison.

After receiving the order from Kenji Ueda, Shigeru Sawada transferred all the troops that could be mobilized by the Fourth Division to the Qunce Mountain line to participate in the clearing. However, Kamusi, a major city in Beiman City, could not sing an empty city plan. In desperation, Shigeru Sawada could only make excuses that he always made no excuses to not return to his original resident, and stayed in Kamusi for security missions.

In Shigeru Sawada's view, the anti-Japanese armed forces on the front line of Qunce Mountain would not have the strength to split their troops to attack Jiamusi when the imperial army was facing the massive pressure. The rest of the anti-Japanese armed forces in the North Manchuria area had long lost much combat power at this time. They were either forced to hide in the deep mountains and forests, or they had crossed the Little Xing'an Mountains and retreated to the west.

As the location of the Fourth Division headquarters, Kamusi, who has reserved a large number of reserve supplies for the Fourth Division, will not threaten in a short period of time. However, the necessary remaining troops must be left behind. What's more, Shigeru Sawada's immediate superior, Kenji Doihara, the commander of the Fifth Army of the Kwantung Army, is still supervising the battle in the city. If he doesn't even keep the guards of the army commander, it would be unreasonable, right?

Since your third brigade is not good at field battles, but without any threat, you will take on a garrison mission and temporarily play a guest role in the military police, police, and show your home to the commander of the army and everyone. It is always enough to keep a watch. In order to show your importance to the third brigade, Shigeru Sawada appointed Kitano Takatsu as the acting commander of Kamusi's security before leaving.

Shigeru Sawada's plan was good, and Kitano Takatsu, the acting guard commander, was also leisurely and contented. He sang and sang every night. After a few days, Shigeru Sawada had already walked around the brothels in Jiamusi City, whether they were Japanese or Chinese, or Koreans, with the determination to kill the wrong ones and not let them go.

Although the military commander is in the city, this guy who thinks he is tough in the background has never cared about it. He will do what he should do. He will play it or play it. Jiamusi is very safe now. As long as there are no anti-Japanese elements to attack, even the military commander will have no way to deal with him. Now those anti-Japanese elements do not have any strength, and it is impossible to attack Jiamusi.

However, this guy with a strong career is not relaxed when playing. He deals with Chinese, Japanese and Korean merchants in Jiamusi City every day, thinking about how to sell the private goods in his hands at a good price.

As for whether the powerful bandits on the front line of Qunce Mountain would take advantage of the opportunity to attack Jiamusi, this guy never thought at all. The division commander in front gathered three infantry corps, plus a reinforcement corps assigned by the 11th Division, and an elite Imperial Army unit with more than 10,000 people assisted by aircraft. Not to mention a small bandit, even the regular army of the National Government came to join several troops. Those bandits could not take care of themselves, and there would be a chance to attack Jiamusi?

But he didn't expect that Yang Zhen would really dare to attack when the Japanese army was in a hurry. The Japanese army on the front line of Qunce Mountain ignored it, but came a long-distance raid to attack Jiamusi. When the first wave of shells hit the barracks and the troops that were gathering to prepare for morning exercises were blown up, Kitano Takatsu, who had just returned from the brothel, could hardly believe everything his eyes saw.

After Liu Changshun launched an attack on the military camp occupied by the Japanese army, Kitano Takatsu, who thought he was at the last, which should be the safest place, found that Kamusi, who was originally at the last, suddenly became the front line.

However, although he has always been a little unemployed and has spent more on how to earn extra money. Kitano Takatsu is still a graduate of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and his military level is still at a certain level. Although he likes to spend money on life and food, his basic qualities of a soldier do not mean that his reaction ability is also poor.

He immediately realized from the density of shells hitting his head that the opponent's sneak attack on Jiamusi was definitely the main force. And when the dense gunshots rang everywhere in the city, Kitano Takatsu, who knew how many troops there were in Jiamusi, immediately discovered that he could be said to have become alone now, and unfortunately fell into the encirclement of the cunning opponent.

After finding that he was surrounded and knew that his life had ended, it was extremely rare to inspire the blood of the soldiers that Kitano Takatsu and his subordinates had long been missing or had never had. Although the Fourth Division had some bargaining in combat, they were also poor in willpower, and generally lacked the determination to die in the rest of the Japanese troops, when forced to a dead end, it does not mean that they would not fight to the death. However, the toughness of their determination is related to the situation of the war.

However, although Liu Changshun had made great progress after half a day of fierce fighting, several attacks continued to make progress, but also suffered a lot of casualties, only capturing half of the battalion. However, this half day of fierce fighting eliminated the bloodiness that the third brigade could barely stimulate. Liu Changshun suffered a lot of casualties, but Kitano Takatsu's casualties were not improved.

After the third battalion was reorganized, in addition to the battalion artillery, the four infantry squadrons and heavy machine gun squadrons had been allocated. However, one of the four squadrons was still outside the military camp to serve as guards for the division headquarters and Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, who is now living in the most luxurious hotel in Jiamusi. There are only three squadrons in the camp, as well as some of the baggage, engineers, artillery and cavalry units directly under the division.

After a few days of fierce fighting, in addition to nearly one of the three infantry squadrons lost in the artillery bombardment, the other two squadrons also suffered nearly 30% casualties. As for the extremely immoral pull of Kitano Takatsu, the engineers and baggage squadrons with few guns, there were more than half of the casualties. After a half day of fierce fighting, such high casualties, the officers and soldiers of the third squadron had long lost their determination to continue to fight.

The reason why they were still resisting and did not break through, they ran away directly was because the commander of the Fifth Army, Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara, is now in Kamusi. Even if Kitano Takatsu and his subordinates cherish their lives, they also knew that if they threw a lieutenant general commander into the city and ran away by themselves, no matter how strong their backing was, no matter how rich their family was, the superiors would not forgive themselves.

Secondly, both Kitano Takatsu and his troops were seriously insecure about breaking through. The density of artillery fire just now fell on their heads made them who were very careful to calculate. They already knew that this anti-Japanese armed forces that entered Jiamusi would definitely not be in a minority, and their firepower was extremely strong.

The gunfire that had gradually calmed down in other areas of the city, especially the gunfire at the territorial brigade of the Cavalry, also told them that now they were probably the only one left in the Japanese army in Jiamusi City. It is probably impossible to break through without reliable cover. The memory of the battle in northern Dunhua is still fresh in their memory for them at this moment.

These Japanese soldiers knew that, with their casualties, their opponents were extremely cunning, and they were trapped in the city with walls on all sides, the possibility of a breakthrough was almost zero. Unless a force was left to cover it with all their strength, it was almost impossible. Although they were not far from the straight line of the west wall where the city gate had been dismantled.

But the troops were left to cover the breakout, and several squadron leaders shirked each other, and no one was willing to take on the task of dying in their opinion. After a long time, they had not decided who would stay. They were so anxious that they shouted that they would go together and stay together. They all stayed, relying on the large amount of ammunition in the garrison, and perhaps they could still hold on until the division commander returned to the rescue.

Given the statements made by several squadron captains, Kitano Takatsu, who did not want to offend his subordinates too much, could only make a decision that almost everyone except him was happy. Everyone would not leave and stay and stick together.

The most critical reason why all the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion persisted in the battle was that they came to Jiamusi for several months, and the money they collected was now in the camp. For these Osaka soldiers, life is precious, but the charm of money should not be underestimated. To throw away these money, it would be as uncomfortable as killing them.

For all the grassroots officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion, the safety of Kenji Doihara, the army commander, is not as valuable as these items that can make you rich. If the army commander is killed, the responsibility will naturally be borne by the superiors, and he will have almost no losses.

If all these valuable things are lost, then I am trying to make up for the losses, but I don’t know that I will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month. It can be said that among the three reasons, this reason is the most fundamental reason that motivates all officers and soldiers of the Third Brigade to resist except Kitano Takatsu.

The officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division had a good idea, but when they changed the previous advance tactics, used bayonets to push the mountain cannons under their noses, and knocked off the barracks where they depended for hiding, the Japanese officers and soldiers were stunned. Isn’t they seeking death by taking the power of the grenade launcher and competing with the mountain cannons?

When Hu Zhaoshan commanded the four mountain cannons to enter the Japanese barracks under the cover of the main artillery force, Liu Changshun saw the commander transfer all the precious artillery soldiers, and knew that Yang Zhen had actually issued the last order of attack, so he gritted his teeth and spent a lot of money.

In order to ensure the attack success, Liu Changshun had just produced the arsenal when he set out. He temporarily distributed sixty submachine guns to a regiment and all the speed and slow aircraft in his existing troops were concentrated in a company, and allocated all the new grenades, which were not large in the regiment, to this company. The regiment mortars that had been providing fire support outside the battalion were also transferred to the battlefield by him. He provided fire support nearby and launched a general attack.

Submachine guns had just begun mass production. Because of the lack of technical talents and lack of experience, even if they were assault production, before this roundabout battle, even if they worked overtime, they only produced more than a thousand. In addition to the command guards and arsenal guards left a part, they were mainly equipped with the reconnaissance battalion. Each remaining regiment temporarily had an average of 120 units. Because they had to divide the troops to fight, Liu Changshun had only sixty units at this time.

Grenades are also due to insufficient production capacity. Although there are many Type 97 grenades seized, the number of Type 97 grenades completed in the renovation is not large. They are also mainly distributed to the reconnaissance battalion. On average, the three regiments are not equipped. At this moment, the most used by the troops is still unmodified, using the impact fuse Type 97 grenades.

Liu Changshun strengthened all the submachine guns and new grenades, and even all the speed and slow machines that could be concentrated on, which was considered a huge investment. You should know that he has only more than one battalion of troops at hand, and the number of sharp weapons and equipment for these street battles and melee battles is not large.

Before the general attack was launched, Liu Changshun found the last main attack company, mortar and infantry artillery company three company commanders, and carefully explained the task: "You three companies should not attack from the front, you attack from the right wing third company position. Because the terrain is relatively narrow, it has always been used as the auxiliary attack direction. This time I will choose there as a breakthrough."

"As for the front, I will dispatch troops to cover you with feint attacks. The time for your attack is fifteen minutes after the feint attack is launched. It is the most dense place in the Japanese barracks, and it is also the dead corners when the artillery fire was covered before. There are more buildings. You must adopt close combat tactics, mostly using grenades, submachine guns and fast and slow aircraft to kill fire at close range."

"Remember, artillery must follow the pace of infantry advancement and do not be stingy with artillery shells. Infantry artillery must smash all fortifications for infantry. You must make sure that the infantry will hit, and your fire support will go there and tear off all Japanese blocking fortifications. Mortars must press down the Japanese grenade launcher tightly, and make their grenade launcher fire one shot, but they will never be allowed to shoot a second shot."

After explaining the mission, Liu Changshun did not say anything to boost morale, but pointed his finger at the direction of Yang Zhen's command center and said: "The commander is there to look at us. Whether we can raise our heads in front of the brothers in the future depends on whether you can succeed in this attack."

Although Liu Changshun didn't say much, his role was obvious. Especially the commander was watching us there, and he was obviously motivated by the three company commanders. The company commander who was finally transferred by Liu Changshun was an old brother who broke through the Japanese bacterial warfare base when he heard this and said nothing. He picked up the submachine gun beside him and turned away. The two artillery company commanders nodded and then led their troops to the designated attack launch location.

Liu Changshun's desperate bets quickly achieved results. The frontal feigned troops attracted most of the attention of the Japanese army, especially the four mountain cannons that were only more than 100 meters close to the Japanese position, completely blew up the broken walls on which the Japanese army relied on, into ruins. The Japanese army continued to drive out from the inherent position. In order to stabilize the remaining territory, Kitano Takatsu had to invest most of the troops in frontal defense.

Just as Kitano Takatsu had just completed the mobilization of troops, the flanks that had been silent because of the narrow terrain, which was not conducive to the attacking party, suddenly sounded dense guns and cannons. A unit holding a large number of submachine guns used dense firepower to tear his flanks into the terrain with the cooperation of infantry cannons and mortars, and then stabbed his flanks like a sharp knife into his remaining territory.

In places like Japanese military camps where there are a large number of buildings, the battle distance between the enemy and us is mostly tens of meters or even several meters. The large range and high-precision shooting of the rifle do not play any role at all. What is needed is fast and dense firepower.

It was not expected that the opponent would be equipped with a large number of submachine guns. The Japanese army, which was extremely unsuitable to the opponent's new tactics, could not defend the defense, and the defense line was almost easily torn apart. Within a very close distance, the manual Type 38 rifles in their hands often had no time to react, and were beaten into honeycomb coal by submachine guns or fast and slow machines that sprayed dense flames from their opponents.

Not long after the flanks were fired, the Japanese army found that they could not fight fire with their opponents at all. The grenade launcher that had shown its might before often just fired a grenade and was hit by several mortar shells. The opponent was almost crazy. Many times, the shooting angle of the mortar was almost ninety degrees, and they didn't care whether the shells shot would fall on their heads.

Even the Japanese army was frightened to find that even if they were fighting grenades, they could not fight against others. The impact fuse 97 grenade in their hands had to be smashed hard on the hard object to fire the fuse. When throwing, even the veterans could not estimate the explosion time at all. The grenade used by the opponent was a hair-pull fuse, which could well control the throwing time. A dense rain of shrapnel was formed in a small room.

Liu Changshun's submachine gun, combined with speed and slow aircraft, mortars and infantry artillery, adopted a large number of close combat tactics very effective, which caused great casualties to the Japanese army. Shortly after the flanking attack was launched, the positions that the Japanese army had defended before gradually could not support it and finally began to loosen.

Liu Changshun, who had been paying close attention to every move of the Japanese position, keenly discovered that the Japanese defense was gradually collapsed, immediately launched a full-scale attack without hesitation, giving the Japanese army a final heavy blow.

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