The Japanese army's suffocating shelling was actually three rounds. Except for the two intervals in between, the entire shelling time exceeded 45 minutes!

There is no doubt that such a violent shelling gave the 769th Regiment on the front position severe casualties!

Seeing an infantry squad and an infantry squad being helplessly filled into the battlefield, and then taking advantage of the Japanese artillery fire, less than half of the people retreated, the young commander of the 769th Regiment had a lot of pain on his face, but the only thing that remained unchanged was perseverance!

Even his deputy regiment commander and second battalion commander asked him not to send another infantry platoon into the front line when the Japanese army's second artillery fire stopped!

Before the Japanese infantry entered the battlefield, they had already lost almost a full-scale infantry platoon!

Faced with the bitter pleas from his subordinates, the young leader's face was unprecedentedly calm.

Although anyone who knows him knows that the leader of the regiment, who is only in his early 20s, is mature far beyond his own age. The calmer his facial expression is, the more it proves that his inner anger is. Just like a few months ago, he personally led an infantry battalion to attack Yangmingbao Airport, several officials of the newly formed regiment headquarters thought he was too risky.

But at that time, because of the existence of Yangmingbao Airport, the Japanese army frequently transferred to the airport, which poses a great threat to the Chinese armies that were fighting the main force of the Japanese army at that time. To his statement at that time: Is there any risk in the war? If you win 100% steadily, you won't have to fight this battle!

Perhaps, his subordinates still don’t know much about their young team leader.

The colonel leader, who is only 23 years old, has been in the army for 9 years and has been promoted to a military position that countless peers cannot reach. He has extraordinary calmness and wisdom!

As a soldier, he knew what his subordinates were suffering. They were not scared by blood, they didn't want to sacrifice in vain. He knew the emotions between his comrades-in-arms. No one was willing to watch his precious lives be consumed in vain!

So they asked themselves to reduce their troops on the front line and leave only a few observation posts, making the Japanese artillery fire useless!

But as a commander, he knows better what the Japanese commander is thinking. The Japanese commander is just waiting. He can't withstand the casualties and reduce the investment of soldiers. The Japanese infantry who have arrived at the front line 350 meters away is not a decoration. Although the Japanese infantry and artillery coordination is not excellent enough, it can barely reach 200 meters!

The distance of 200 meters is too close. Although it is rushing from the bottom of the mountain to the top, if the Japanese artillery fire chooses to extend and fire on the ridge, can the soldiers hidden behind the mountain still rush into the position before the Japanese army arrives at the position?

He must and can only maintain sufficient troops on the positions under the raging Japanese artillery fire!

"The Japanese have the ability to never stop shelling, so my 769th Regiment will accompany them to fight with each soldier! The squad leader is gone, the platoon leader is gone, the company commander is gone, the company commander is gone, the battalion commander is gone, the regiment commander is gone, the regiment commander is gone, the regiment commander is gone, the regiment commander is gone, and the battalion commander is here to pass my words to each company! Whoever questions the military orders anymore, military law is engaged!" The young regiment commander rejected everyone with an almost cruel military order.

The 772nd and 771st regiments that had arrived on both wings were actually very painful to look at the frontal positions shrouded in the distance, shrouded in gunpowder!

In order to put all the more than 1,500 Japanese troops into pockets, Brigade Commander Cheng chose the flat Beiganling as the battlefield, but everything has its advantages and disadvantages, because the battlefield is wide and the high ground on both wings is far away from the location of the Japanese infantry. In addition to the sufficient range of heavy machine guns, the rifles on the positions on both wings cannot guarantee the hit rate!

That also means that when the Japanese army attacked the frontal positions, it is almost difficult to strike on the frontal positions on the high ground, unless they use mortars!

But let alone the extremely limited reserves of mortar shells, how effective can mortars be to strike infantry on the vast battlefield with just using mortars? Unless two infantry regiments rush down the high ground and enter the flat ground to fight against Japanese infantry.

But the Japanese army probably had been guarding against this move, using the gap of artillery bombardment, and their infantry had long relied on the hills and mountains on the side of the road to dig field trenches!

If there is not enough artillery fire, they have to turn the defense into offense. The price they pay is terrifying just by thinking about it!

Although this situation can be improved after the arrival of the four regiments in the afternoon, it now means that the two battalions of the 769th Regiment on the front position must bear the main attack of the Japanese army.

It can be said that Goto Katsukonan, who was the highest commander of the Japanese army at that time, was indeed a difficult opponent. After observing the battlefield, he immediately came up with the most effective tactics, which made the Chinese side very troubled.

Of course, all these are based on his lack of knowing that the Chinese army had a surprise soldier like the Four Army Regiment at this time. If he knew that the Four Army Regiment had carried four 150 heavy mortars and 16 82 mortars with the army, he would definitely not have made such a choice.

In addition, the mortars equipped by the three elite infantry regiments under the 921st Division who had arrived on the battlefield at this moment, the total number of mortars exceeding 30 cannot be resisted by the temporary field trenches dug by the Japanese infantry using individual engineer shovels. Even if the Japanese infantry were very attentive, they dug more than 80 cm in less than an hour!

But I have to say that at least before the Four Lines arrived, Goto Kazukonan's move, "It's better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers" did make the three Chinese infantry regiments on the battlefield feel very painful!

It’s just like a iron-headed man kicking the grassland - a flat-headed guy, it’s very tricky!

However, the young leader of the 769th Regiment was not entirely in pain. During the break of the battle, he received two pretty good news.

The first battalion of the main force under his command fought a fierce battle with the Japanese army. Although there were heavy casualties, the basic skeleton was still retained. If enough troops could be added to the supplementary regiment after the war, they could recover their combat effectiveness in less than three months!

In addition, when the second round of Japanese artillery began, Brigade Commander Cheng, who had arrived 5 kilometers away from the battlefield, keenly judged that the Japanese army would use the tactics of opening the front position as a breakthrough point, and immediately transferred two 37mm rapid-fire cannons and four mortars under the artillery company directly under the brigade of the 683rd Brigade to the front position!

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, the main gunners of the two 37mm rapid-fire guns were all instructors supported by the Four Lines Regiment. When they heard that the situation of the battle had changed and they were about to fight a tough battle with the Japanese invaders in Beiganling, the four instructors of the Four Lines Regiment immediately found Commander Cheng and requested to join the battle as gunners.

If you are not a newly trained gunner, you can't do it. You can shoot more than 200 live rounds, and they have basically reached the level of a skilled gunner.

But this was their first time as an artillery soldier. On such a cruel battlefield, it was rare for a gunner to be able to exert his usual training level to 50%, but that was obviously not enough.

Brigade Commander Cheng agreed to the request of four elite gunners of the Four Lines Regiment, and they rushed to the front battlefield under the charge of the 769th Regiment with two 37mm rapid-fire guns weighing 400 kilograms.

Although the 37mm rapid-fire gun is too heavy and its maneuver power is far less than that of the 92 infantry gun, its excellent armor-piercing ability is definitely the nemesis of the 94 light tank!

The young commander of the 769th Regiment who received the telegram immediately ordered an infantry platoon under his command to be responsible for the construction of its fortifications.

A large number of sandbags and cut down thigh-thick trees were transported to the battlefield, and there were even tunnels made by soldiers who risked their lives using shell craters to blast and manually excavate.

A whole infantry platoon was serving these two killer weapons that were about to arrive on the front line, but none of them complained about being tired and distressed.

Because these infantrymen knew too well the horror of the steel giant beasts still cruising at the foot of the mountain.

Those guys are too strong, and light and heavy machine gun bullets are ineffective against them. Even mortars, unless they hit the engine position, can only use individual soldiers to carry explosive bags or cluster grenades to blow them up.

However, these steel giant beasts that cannot be penetrated by bullets have two heavy 7.7mm machine guns, and at least one infantry squad of Japanese infantry followers. I wonder how much it will cost to get close.

So far, the results of the 769th Regiment's ability to blow up 94 light tanks in actual combat are still limited to the number of one. The Japanese army was too arrogant. The tank tracks crushed the occupied trenches. A wounded soldier disguised himself as a corpse and tied more than 6 grenades on his body before blowing it up.

The Type 94 light tank is naturally not just strong. Two 7.7mm heavy machine guns can be unscrupulously close to 300 meters or even 200 meters against the strafing on the battlefield. Not to mention infantry without much cover, even those heavy machine guns with sandbags cannot compete with such steel giant beasts.

Every time the Japanese army took out this thing, the probability of the Chinese position being broken is higher than 80%, because it is because there is no heavy weapon to deal with this tank.

But if there is a 37mm rapid-fire gun with armor-breaking function, perhaps the myth of the invincible Type 94 light tank will become a thing of the past.

The Japanese army used artillery fire to test the will of Chinese soldiers, and at the same time provided time for Chinese artillery to arrive on the battlefield.

At least, while the Japanese artillery fire was raging, an artillery platoon composed of 20 pack horses and 50 people had arrived at the rear of the 769th Regiment's position.

The young leader, who had a calm face and was almost cold, showed excitement for the first time!

Finally, everyone knew that the Japanese army had begun to attack.

There is no modern high-tech. The tool for the Chinese army to send messages is to use local materials and bamboo whistles made of green bamboos in the mountains. The sound is sharp and can be transmitted for hundreds of meters. Even the sound of gunfire cannot be covered.

The soldiers bent over and carried their guns, and rushed up the ridge frantically under the fire of the Japanese army gradually extending. In the smoke of gunpowder, they rushed down at high speed. Two hundred meters away, there was a line of positions located on the hillside.

At this time, gunfire sounded on the position, and nearly 30 rifles were shooting on the position thousands of meters away.

With the unremitting artillery of the Japanese artillery, the front-line positions were covered with bullet craters, which is also the main reason for the continuous increase in the survival rate of Chinese soldiers who were constantly replenishing to the front-line positions.

A crater that is 70 to 80 cm deep is more protective than those simple fortifications built by stone.

On the nearly kilometer-long defense line, the firepower fired by 30 rifles was not even sparse, but it was enough to suppress the Japanese army's high-speed forward pace.

People are afraid of death. No matter how brave the Japanese infantry are, they will not take the initiative to seek death. This also led to the fact that when Chinese soldiers rushed into the position, the Japanese infantry that cooperated with infantry artillery was at least 150 meters away from the front line.

Goto Katsukonan's initial attempt to defeat the Chinese army with cannons was dashed, but the Japanese Army Colonel, who had been watching the battlefield with a telescope, was not very disappointed.

Because he also has another big killer weapon in his hand - the Type 94 light tank.

Yes, in the first round of attack, he sent four of the 10 94 tanks in his hand, which means there will be 8 heavy machine guns that can provide cover for the infantry at a distance of 300 meters, not counting the 4 heavy machine guns he placed 600 meters away and the 6 light machine guns that followed the infantry.

In addition, there are four 92 infantry artillery that provide artillery fire support to the front line at any time, which is specially designed to attack the fire points of China's heavy machine guns.

What can the Chinese use to resist under such a terrifying rain of bullets?

The Chinese soldiers entering the position were also nervous when they saw the battlefield in front of them!

This time, it was not the familiar Japanese infantry formation, but the 94 Xiaodouding tank, followed closely by the infantry.

The tank engine roared heart-wrenchingly, and black smoke raked at the tail, as many as four.

No, there are a total of five cars!

There is actually a big guy on the main central position.

That's not the Type 94, but the Type 89 medium tank!

Not to mention that the 100 officers and soldiers of the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 769th Regiment, who had to face the large-scale 769th Regiment, had a collective numb scalp, even the young commander of the 769th Regiment, who was calm enough, had a sudden twitch.

He had seen the Type 89 medium tank and during the Battle of Xinkou. Although the tank was not the main attacking position where he was, its power was so great that it would still be unforgettable for the young war I witnessed with my own eyes.

The 15-ton weight is very flexible, and the front armor, which is as thick as 30 mm, is much stronger than the 94 type. What is even more terrifying is its attack power. Its turret is also equipped with a 57MM cannon, which can easily destroy a solid fortification.

Without steel plates and concrete as support, fortifications built by logs and sandbags are cannon fodder in front of such cannons!

During the Battle of Xinkou, the two regiments of the Jinsui Army had to carry explosives and cluster grenades as human bombs in order to deal with them, otherwise there would be no other way.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese army was really willing to spend money, and even sent out this thing.

Yes, in order to reinforce Shentouling and Licheng, Xia Xiong Yuan also took the initiative to do so. The direct chariot squadron of his division was originally to protect the safety of the division. The only two Type 89 medium tanks were not suitable for mountain combat. It is logical that they should be left in Lucheng. However, after this man issued the military order, he thought about it and sent out two Type 89 medium tanks at the bottom of the box.

Not holding such a big killing weapon, Lord Koto Koko-nan may not have the determination to fight with the 769th Regiment, which already has a geographical advantage.

The mountain with a slope of only 30 degrees also gave the Type 89 tank enough space to move, leading the infantry charge directly, and there were two 94 light tanks on both sides to protect the firepower.

Two little doodin tanks unscrupulously poured 7.7mm machine gun bullets on the position 300 meters away, killing the position so that smoke and dust came out, and the infantry did not dare to raise their heads. The Japanese infantry bent down and accelerated upwards.

Several heavy machine guns were protected by sandbag fortifications. As soon as they opened fire tentatively, they swaggered and bombarded the Type 89 medium tank that they had mounted on the hillside. Although the 57MM short-barrel cannon was not very powerful, it was still fine to fire temporary fortifications such as sandbags such as light and heavy machine guns.

Fortunately, the Beiganling Mountains are not dangerous. After the crazy baptism of three rounds of artillery fire, the huge rocks on the hillside have been blown away, but many huge bomb craters have been left.

With the small engine of the Type 94 Xiaodin Tank with only 32 horsepower, it is not easy to get over a complex environment on the battlefield. Even if it is also small, the combat weight is only 3.3 tons, and the length of the car is only 3.12 meters, which is even a little shorter than the 3.2 meters of the future Alto sedan.

Not to mention the larger Type 89 tank, the Japanese tanks basically stayed 300 meters away from the front line position.

To be honest, the Japanese army actually had no experience in cooperating with armored troops. Tanks were patrolling back and forth on the hillside in black smoke and could not advance. The infantry simply threw away the tanks and attacked themselves, treating the tanks as fixed turrets and machine gun fire points at close range.

But that's it. The two types of Japanese tanks that look like slag-type in European and American countries are absolutely not weak, and the defenders on the mountain are really helpless with this steel monster three or four hundred meters away.

The eight mortars placed behind the mountain may be the only weapon that threatens them at present, but the Japanese tanks are not stupid. When a few mortar shells exploded not far away, their tanks began to move. Using mortars to attack targets of such activities is not easy, and they can only rely on luck.

The Japanese army was so arrogant that they could enter a distance of 120 meters to charge.

However, because the Japanese Type 89 tank unexpectedly appeared, the young commander of the 769th Regiment, whose eyes were cautious, was still calm.

Is it great to have a tank? It's great, but now I'm changing the cannons!
Chapter completed!