Chapter 1265: Battle of Breaking the Wall (Central)
The sound of gunfire from afar did not come from Li Jiujin's army, who had been lurking two miles in front of the Japanese artillery position.
But it comes from the defense zone of the 38th Army!
This time, Tang Dao did not take the initiative to kick the butt of the stubborn train of history. He knew that the wise and brave Chinese soldiers would make their correct choices in the end.
Although the battle situation at this time was slightly different from the arrival of the Sichuan Army's new recruits, such as the 4th Army at least lacked food and ammunition at this time, and there were also Tang Dao's 5,000 new forces and the main force of the Four Army Regiment not far away, the Japanese army also changed, with at least two divisions more than 200 miles away.
This basically belongs to one and the other. The Chinese and Japanese armies in the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan still have the absolute upper hand.
Originally, seeing that Sizhou Mountain was extremely difficult, General Baihai planned to ask Brigade Commander Kong to bring a regiment of three other companies from the reinforcements to support the Sizhou Mountain War Zone. He led the civilian personnel of the military headquarters and the young and strong men to defend Monan Town.
Although the Japanese army that had already scared away was still threatening, with the confidence of Longyan's blocking battle, it would be fine if hundreds of people and hundreds of guns were blocked for a day and a half.
Unfortunately, before the commander of the Kongda brigade had time to lead his troops, the 12th Division sent another telegram, and about 400 Japanese soldiers entered the defense zone through the defense gap between the two armies.
Now it's great. If they were allowed to join the Japanese infantry brigade that had hidden on the mountain, with a force of more than 1,000 people, then an infantry regiment would have to be.
As a last resort, the infantry regiment of the 96th Army had to stay and assist in the defense. Brigade Commander Kong was worried and left his guard company to the military headquarters. He led two baggage companies of less than 300 people to Sizhou Mountain.
With this little force, to be honest, it is actually no different from not coming. Brigade Commander Kong himself knows it very well.
But to the surprise of the major general of the army, Tang Dao not only simply rejected the kindness of brigade commander Kong in the telegram, but also replied abnormally: "What I want is the warrior, not the corpse collector!"
Because of the cruelty of the battlefield, people will become different from usual, but Tang Dao's reply still deeply stimulated the self-esteem of this Northwest Army general.
Little did they know that that was exactly what Tang Dao wanted.
Just like in that time and space, how could the major general of the army fight such a stunning counterattack battle without ending his life?
Sure enough, on the afternoon of the 13th, the brigade commander of Kong Da suggested that the white-haired general sign and agree to a tactical plan for a counterattack war appear.
Brigade Commander Kong believed that the final outcome of defending the enemy could only be that a certain defense line was broken and the entire army was destroyed. It would be better to fight to the death. He led the 46th Independent Brigade to march out of the encirclement and march alone to the rear of the Japanese army. This could pose a major threat to the Japanese rear baggage transport and logistics base, and at the very least, it could also restrain one of the Japanese troops to reduce the pressure on the front line.
Although the white-haired general over there knew that the greatest possible attempt was to send the entire 46th Independence Brigade into the tiger's mouth, it would not put some pressure on the Japanese army, and it would be sooner or later that the defense line would be broken.
After sitting for nearly an hour withered seats, the white-haired general who rarely went to the gambling table also chose this bet of taking the lives of more than 4,000 people to bet on the lives of the entire group army and even the entire Zhongtiao Mountain.
Of course, these two generals would not know that in the time and space, it was this desperate attempt that seemed to be less than one-tenth of the winning range that not only broke through the attack line set up by the heavy Japanese troops, known as the "Six-Six Blood Battle" in the middle of 39 years, but also connected to Kerui City and Yuncheng, forcing the main force of the Japanese army to return to their most important logistics base, and was eventually forced to end the battle with a slight start.
In this time and space, the 46th Brigade, which was about to explode its own brilliant attack, is no longer fighting alone. The main force led by Leng Feng has long been eyeing Yuncheng.
The person in charge of the transportation line between Yuncheng and Ruicheng was the West Tu Detachment of the 4th Division, which was actually sitting and watching the wind and clouds.
Given that the "untrustworthy" departure of this guy caused huge losses to the Sichuan Army's new recruits, Tang Dao decided to give this group of vendors from Osaka a fierce look, so that they could feel more deeply that not only the strong bears were powerful, but also cruel people in China.
I thank you! If Major General Yukinosuke Okuba could know that his new friend who had a great time talking to him was so malicious, he would have complained so wildly.
This night was definitely the most miserable winter night the Colonel by the River had ever experienced, no doubt about it.
The Chinese fought back again, but this counterattack was not a small force, but a full-scale counterattack from Baga.
When the shells exploded on the hill that they had finally occupied, the vigilant Japanese sentry immediately shot flares on the hillsides on both sides of the high ground.
Then, the sparks blinded the eyes of the Japanese sentry, and countless guns were shooting towards the positions in the grass and woods.
Several infantrymen who rushed to the edge of the trench to observe the enemy situation were caught off guard and screamed in pain. Some were directly hit by bullets shot like raindrops, while others were hit by jumpers hit on stones or bunkers.
This shows that the density of the firepower of the Chinese army is more sufficient to prove that the forces that the Chinese have invested in counterattacks are at least at a level of a thousand people.
"Order the entire army to defend! Wait for artillery fire support! The Chinese, die, die!" This was the first military order issued by the Colonel of the Riverside who was not surprised and happy, standing calmly at the field command.
Even at that moment, the corners of the grass by the river tilted slightly, revealing the unique evil charm of the future crooked dragon king.
Really, if a 42-year-old man is about ten years younger, he will almost pretend to be.
It would be fine if it was a small-scale attack, but it would be a big mistake for the Chinese to dare to play such a life-threatening counterattack that almost the entire army was dispatched.
Since the Chinese attacks occurred in all positions last night, Major General Yamada Kiichi convened several team captains for a meeting. Five "stinky cobblers" discussed for a long time and finally formulated a countermeasure.
Before dusk, the artillery observers scattered to the infantry brigades will summarize the coordinates below the occupied hills and number these coordinates one by one. Once the Chinese attack at night, the Japanese army on the position only needs to report their high ground number and the number of the area required for artillery fire coverage. The 12 mountain cannons on the artillery brigade will find the corresponding coordinates according to this number to launch the artillery brigade.
Don't say that the five "coaters" think of this method is quite symptomatic. It reduces ineffective communication between professionals and non-professionals, prevents false alarms, and allows one's own artillery to react in the shortest time.
If it is really like the five "coaters" plan, the 2,000 infantry counterattacks led by Tang Tuanzuo himself will definitely be a chess that can't be more stinky.
Putting 2,000 soldiers on an unobstructed hillside to shoot at the Japanese army is an extremely dangerous thing. If you have another wave of shells, you will really treat yourself as meat on the chopping board.
Unfortunately, Colonel Caoye, by the river, didn't know that before the shell landed on the high ground he owned, a man with a black and gray face was showing a yellow plate tooth that had not been carefully brushed for many years: "Let the mortar fire and open the way for me!"
No matter how weak the troops were, Major General Yamada Kiichi had always been observing the army regulations. The artillery troops must be protected by infantry. The artillery brigade under his command always had two infantry squadrons around him.
However, in the evening, Yamada Kiyoichi had already confirmed that the Chinese had become a turtle in the jar and could not make any waves. He agreed to transfer his infantry squadron with the lack of soldiers and generals, but he still maintained the defensive power of an infantry squadron.
An infantry squadron, even if an infantry battalion-level Chinese army comes to attack, can withstand at least 2 hours. Chen Bing’s main force in Sizhou Mountain can return to the rescue in less than half an hour, and easily swallow it clean.
Even deep in his heart, Major General Yamada hoped that the Chinese could attack his artillery brigade and give it a try.
Because the battles in the past few days have made the Japanese Army Major General understand that the enemy in front of him is a hard-working faction. Only by destroying their vital forces as much as possible can he not extend the list of deaths in his hands.
The Tang regiment satisfied the ambitions of the Japanese Army Major General. Nearly 900 people from three infantry companies led by Li Jiujin squatted in the grass and watched the "bait" thrown by the Japanese Army Major General for several hours.
Not only was the number of people beyond the imagination of this major general of the Japanese Army, but it was also equipped with a mortar cannon that could enter the soul and two mortar cannons.
Under the cover of night, the mortars quietly arrived at the Japanese defense line 430 meters away, and two large shells with almost no accuracy exploded on the edge of the Japanese simple field trenches.
But it was these two shells that showed the Chinese soldiers who were beginning to bend over and advance what the concept of "powerfulness and accuracy" meant.
The flames flashed by these two shells almost illuminated the entire Japanese position. There was also barbed wire mesh set up by the Japanese army in front of the field trenches. However, under the air waves generated by the shells, the barbed wire mesh dozens of meters long and more than a dozen wooden stakes that penetrated half a meter underground were uprooted and turned aside.
Even the Chinese soldiers, who were still 400 meters away, felt a wave of heat coming, not to mention the Japanese soldiers who were less than 20 meters away from the bomb bombing point.
The soldiers of the Four-Level Regiment could not see so far, otherwise they would have seen at least dozens of Japanese soldiers with two blood lines flowing out of their ears. The air waves may not have hurt the Japanese soldiers nesting in the trenches, but the loud bang of the sky directly shattered their eardrums.
"Be good! This cannon is so powerful. Fortunately, Brother Tu asked me to stuff cotton." A Dong, who was following the fourth squad, muttering to himself.
Tu Yunsheng patted his shoulder, clenched his fists and pointed it forward. This was the tactical gesture that Adong learned after being specially recruited into the 4th squad of the 7th Company. On the battlefield of gunfire, no matter how hard the humans try, they make sounds that are insignificant. The gestures are a compulsory course for every soldier who entered the Four Lines. They can more accurately understand the instructions issued by the grassroots platoons and squad leaders on the battlefield.
Tu Yunsheng meant to let him not be distracted, follow his brothers and don’t fall behind. Class 4 is moving forward in a 33-system. He, the squad leader, led a 60-force firepower team and a light machine gun firepower team to provide firepower support to the whole class at the end. A slowdown may cost the brothers in front of him.
The Japanese infantry squadron, which was in charge of defense, was originally a squadron defending trenches of about 800 meters, but when night fell, an infantry squadron was transferred back to the original infantry corps, and the unlucky child had to use three infantry squadrons to defend trenches of more than 1,700 meters.
The defense system of one soldier is only 10 meters on average. For the attacking party with 900 people from three sides, it cannot be said to be weak, it can only be said to be able to beat him.
Who is Li Jiujin? He is a veteran who has been in the army for ten years. He either doesn’t take action, and he will do his best when he takes action.
The light and heavy machine guns owned by the three infantry companies do not matter what the firepower point or the firepower point is, they just sweep over the Japanese artillery position area. Whether it is infantry or artillery, they will have to be beaten if they don’t lie down.
As for the light machine guns that the Japanese army began to fight back, they were all handed over to the 60-force equipped by each squad to solve. If one 60-force cannot solve them, then two squads.
An infantry company equipped with 9-door 60 is definitely a nightmare for the Japanese light infantry after losing heavy firepower support.
Not to mention that thing is not much larger than the grenade launcher, the power of the shell is two or three times that of the grenade launcher.
What’s even more terrible is that the Chinese are equipped with a lot of equipment! There are only 6 grenade launchers in an infantry squadron, and there are 27 Chinese people surrounding them.
As long as the Japanese light machine gun dares to fire, at least two or three 60-plus doors will be forced to fight five times in a row.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is the density of more than a dozen shots. The Japanese light machine gunners are so keen that they can't escape no matter how sharp the intuition and skillful the tactical movements!
What's more, the little gunners at this time were not the new recruits of the new recruits. They were all veterans who had participated in the Battle of Jindong. The shells they shot were not 300 or 280. Not to mention, they all refer to the magic gunners who were shooting wherever they were. It is still possible to make a mistake of three or four meters, especially at such a distance of less than 400 meters.
The attacking side lost its firepower suppression, and the attacking side had heavy firepower suppression. Just say how to fight this Japanese infantry squadron?
When the infantry of the three infantry companies attacked forty or fifty meters away from the trenches, it was even a nightmare for the Japanese army. Countless grenades flew over from the darkness, covering the entire trenches in the smoke.
After the war, the three infantry companies consumed a total of more than 2,000 grenades, and most of them should have been consumed here.
Then, without the Japanese, the Chinese side took the initiative to fire flares, and the charge also rang out in time.
The remaining Japanese troops were frightened and saw countless figures rushing towards them from the smoke of gunpowder. Even the Japanese troops, who were the most nervous, fired three shots and were forced to fight close-range with the soldiers of the Four Lines who rushed here.
However, they were almost never given a chance to fight hand-to-hand.
The pointed point in all infantry squads formed a triangle has a semi-automatic rifle. The veterans basically shot all their bullets at the yellow body they could see, and the soldiers guarding his wings rushed forward with a spear that had been bayonetized.
At this time, the weak Japanese army could hardly stand.
The Japanese army was like a grasshopper facing a blue tide. After a few symbolic struggles, they were completely submerged.
The Japanese artillery ran faster than the rabbit. After discovering that there were enemies attacking on all sides, and that shells that were terrible than the 105 howitzer fell on their own positions, the artillery captain rationally ordered all the artillery brigade to evacuate.
Retreat from the only side where the Chinese did not attack!
Artillery is a valuable technical army and must not be easily consumed on such a rude infantry battlefield. The reason the Japanese artillery master, who was born in a noble family, seemed to be fine.
It’s a pity that he didn’t need to use this reason to reply to Major General Yamada Kiichi who would definitely be questioned.
How could Li Jiujin, who had already played the "Siege Three Que One" tactic, let go of the "Yi" he took the initiative to let go?
Two elite infantry platoons and two heavy machine guns were ambushed in an area 1,000 meters away from the Japanese artillery position, waiting for the Japanese army's defeat.
After packing up these scattered defeated soldiers, they still have to shoulder the responsibility of blocking Japanese reinforcements, if the attack is slow or the Japanese reinforcements return to the rescue quickly enough.
But obviously, based on the current situation of breaking through the Japanese defense line in just 7 minutes, there is no need.
The "Corres Crooked Mouth" who was still smiling evilly there sent no less than ten telegrams in one breath, and his eyes were almost overwhelmed, and he didn't wait for his own firepower support.
Then, he received bad news from Yamada Kiyoshi: the artillery brigade was being attacked by the Chinese, and your unit immediately dispatched three infantry squadrons and one infantry artillery squadron to support.
Colonel Caoye’s mouth was really crooked at that moment, but he was just angry.
Now the Chinese are the main force to deal with him. It is already difficult for him to support him without artillery fire. As a result, he was asked to draw a small number of troops to support artillery positions. This is not enough to kill him, right!
The Colonel by the River really wanted to spit on the face of the Major General who had been unhappy with thick phlegm, and replied to him again: "I love anyone, I have no time anyway."
However, after calming down for two or three minutes, when he thought of the dark beard and sinister pea eyes under Yamada's nose, Colonel Caoye, the riverside stern, could only obey his orders.
He knew that as long as he did not respect military orders, if the artillery brigade made mistakes, he would be the one who took the blame after the war.
There were only less than 1,500 soldiers who could fight, and almost 500 had to be transferred to the riverside. Colonel Caoye had to send his corps guards to the high ground.
Seeing that the surrounding area of the corps headquarters was empty, Colonel Caoye couldn't help feeling a little nervous. What if a group of Chinese people came out in the dark night? How could it be done with the more than 20 corpses in the corps headquarters?
Therefore, Colonel Caoye of the Riverside simply ordered the corps headquarters to move forward, only more than 300 meters away from his high ground, which was directly changed to the front point.
Don't say that the "heroic" action of the wing captain standing with us stimulated the soldiers of the 7th Infantry Regiment, and the originally depressed morale was miraculously rising.
But Colonel Caoye, a riverside, never expected that there were not only Ma Lu, but also Lao Liu in the Imperial Army!
Chapter completed!