Chapter 204 Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang(1/2)
Say it.
After Jiya Risuke led his troops to Taierzhuang in the morning, he received a telegram from Peking from Front Commander Suichi Deanuchi and Chief of Staff Naosabu Okabe Naosaburo.
I learned that the First Division would attack Lianyungang from sea to capture the rear of the Chinese defenders in Xuzhou.
At the same time, Teraunuchi also ordered his 10th Division, Kenji Doihara's 14th Division, and Seishiro Itagaki's 5th Division to launch the most fierce attack immediately.
To attract more Chinese and military troops, reinforce Taierzhuang and Linyi.
This will support the Second Division's sneak attack on Lianyungang.
So, after a brief deployment, Isotani Ryosuke issued an order to attack with all his might.
Not only did he use dozens of field artillery artillery corps, but he also invested thousands of elite infantry to form a powerful attack group.
He launched a series of fierce attacks on the field defense positions of the 31st Division.
In addition, before the attack, the old Japanese also called on the firepower support of the air force again.
At this time, the fierce attack had begun, and the entire northern area of Taierzhuang City was suddenly filled with dense gunfire and explosions.
Yang Jing had just arrived at the regiment headquarters and had not had time to talk to Ma Haifeng and Wang Dali.
Bi Yuntao, Fan Tietou, Zhu Erduo and others also rushed to the regiment headquarters.
Like Yang Jing, they were awakened by the sudden sound of gunfire.
In addition to them, some soldiers from various battalions who were taking turns to rest also woke up from their sleep.
Although the order has not been received yet, these soldiers have been fully armed and ready to go to the front line at any time.
I have to say that after the Battle of Tengxian, most of the new recruits of the Tiger Ben regiment basically overcome the battlefield syndrome.
He transformed into a qualified battlefield veteran and gained a deeper understanding of war.
After Bi Yuntao, Fan Tietou, and Zhu Erduo entered the regiment headquarters, they all stood up and saluted: "Group seat, group seat!"
Yang Jing waved his hand and signaled: "You don't have to be polite. Judging from the density of gunfire, the Japanese launched a large-scale cluster attack as soon as they came up.
I guess that with the combat effectiveness of the 31st Division, I may not be able to withstand it.
Rake your ears!”
"Yes!" Rai's ears immediately stepped forward and responded with a loud bang.
"Take the artillery battalion and immediately go to the defense zone of the 31st Division to provide them with artillery fire support!" Yang Jing ordered: "However, pay attention to air defense attacks. The Japanese attack methods are all three unchanging axes.
The old Japanese devil, Ryosuke Isotani, will definitely call on the Air Force to cooperate in combat, so Japanese aircraft may appear at any time!
Put all the anti-aircraft machine guns for me!”
"Yes! The pedestal!" Rai responded with a loud voice, and then saluted another time, then turned around and took the order and left.
After watching Rai'er leave, Yang Jing said to Ma Haifeng and Wang Dali: "Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander, you two have been in a day and a night, hurry up and take a rest.
The troops are under my command, so you can go with confidence!”
"yes!"
Although Ma Haifeng and Wang Dali didn't want to leave at this time, they were indeed very tired.
Moreover, with Yang Jing, the leader of the regiment, personally, they would not have any worries at all.
In addition, considering that the Japanese have not yet launched an attack on the Hu Ben Group, and there must be a tough battle to fight next, and the two of them need to take a break and recover their physical strength as soon as possible, so they did not persist anymore.
After saluting Yang Jing, he turned around and left the command center.
As expected, Yang Jing's concerns are completely reasonable.
As soon as Ma Haifeng and Wang Dali left, the Japanese plane appeared above Taierzhuang.
About 10 bombers began to drop bombs at an altitude of thousands of meters.
He dropped heavy bombs onto Taierzhuang City and the field defense positions outside the defenders.
"hurricane!"
"Hurricane Hurricane!"
The aviation bomb fell from the sky with a sharp and harsh sound of wind breaking, and fell down like a meteor falling to the ground.
The next moment, a cloud of smoke and fire rays suddenly burst out on the ground.
"Boom!"
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom--"
The continuous explosions almost deafed people's ears.
More than a thousand meters, this height, let alone anti-aircraft machine guns, even ordinary anti-aircraft guns cannot pose a threat to the Japanese bombers.
Therefore, the Japanese aviation soldiers seemed extremely arrogant, constantly hovering over Taierzhuang and dropping bombs.
Yang Jing and others stood in the command center, and dust kept falling down on their heads.
It was obvious that the earth under your feet was also trembling constantly with the Japanese air raids.
There are also a few electric lights above the head, which are also swaying back and forth with the bombing.
It's like an earthquake is coming.
Before the artillery camp that had raked ears had time to unfold, the Japanese bombs had turned Taierzhuang city and field positions outside the city into one after another.
"Brothers, don't panic. The Japanese bombings are very loud and the noise is actually not dense. The distance between the bomb landing points is at least hundreds of meters, or even hundreds of meters!
As long as everyone doesn’t run around and hide it honestly, they won’t die!” Rae’er’s ears saw some new recruits in the cannon camp, and were frightened by the Japanese bombing.
Someone was running around in panic, trying to find a suitable shelter to hide, and immediately pulled his neck and spoke out a reminder.
Rake Ears is right. Running around is indeed more dangerous, increasing the probability of being killed by bomb shock waves and fragments.
Moreover, the Japanese army could not compare with the US army or the German army. Its air power was to bully Asian countries such as China that had not completed the modernization process of the industrial revolution at that time.
In addition, there is an extremely shortage of domestic materials, and strategic materials such as oil, rubber, and minerals are all dependent on imports.
Most of the resources are invested in the Navy.
It makes his air force, even the army's weapons and ammunition supply resources, etc., not worth mentioning at all compared with Western powers such as the United States, Germany, and Britain.
This is also the real reason why the Japanese advocates the spirit of Bushido and encourages their soldiers to fight with enemy soldiers.
courage?
It is undeniable that the fighting will shown by the Japanese army during World War II really made Britain and even the United States feel scared.
But the reason why its soldiers are truly encouraged to fight with each other is because of their lack of domestic supplies and their productivity cannot keep up.
Compared with Western powers such as the United States, Germany, Britain, and the Soviet Union, it is not worth mentioning at all.
Like the American calf and the Germans, hundreds, or even thousands of fighter jets and bombers were deployed at once to carry out the same combat mission at the same time.
For the Japanese army, there was almost nothing.
Of course, the Japanese army was one of the few exceptions when dealing with the Tiger Regiment.
Under normal circumstances, in a battle, the Japanese army dispatched twenty or thirty fighter jets and bombers, which was actually too many.
This kind of situation is rarely seen, with dozens or even nearly a hundred fighter jets performing a bombing mission at the same time.
The reason is that Yang Jing and his Tiger Regiment have caused the Japanese invaders and even the entire Japanese base camp to feel panic and uneasy.
That's why we must annihilate it at all costs!
There are only 10 bombers, and each bomber carries about 5 bombs and drops bombs during a kilometer-high flight.
The density and accuracy are conceivable.
The number of missiles is only about 50, and it also takes into account the entire Taierzhuang and its surrounding areas.
On average, the density is almost negligible.
So, Rake Ears is right, as long as you don’t run around.
It’s not that I’m extremely unlucky, but it happens to be near the bomb landing point. Generally speaking, I will basically not be killed by the bombing of the Japanese aviation troops.
On the side of the Hu Ben Group, the soldiers hid better, and the battle area was in the North City.
Therefore, the bombing of Japanese aviation troops was basically concentrated in the field positions outside the North City and the north city area of Taierzhuang City.
Therefore, the Japanese bombing seemed fierce, but in fact, the casualties caused to the Tiger Ben Group were not large.
What really needs to be vigilant and guarded the most are those Japanese fighters that fly very fast and dive strafing at ultra-low altitudes.
They are slightly more numerous than bombers and can fly at ultra-low altitudes. Once the ground troops are discovered by them, they will inevitably attract dense air firepower.
At this time, there was no time to build an anti-aircraft fire point near the artillery battalion. So, while reminding his subordinates, Rae ears were instructing the veterans to hide dozens of field cannons from the artillery battalion into the vacant houses around them.
Then, the entire artillery battalion began to hide in dispersed ways to avoid Japanese air strikes and strafing.
The Japanese air strike did not last long.
When 10 bombers poured out all the bombs they carried, the Japanese pilots flew fighters to cover the bombers and began to return.
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To be continued...