Chapter 177 The Moon Army asks for special ammunition
"According to information from the brigade headquarters, there are only a few hundred Shanxi-Sui Army troops in Hesuo Town. Their troops have an absolute advantage."
"Now they have almost reached the front of their position, but they still haven't launched any fire counterattack."
"He saw that those poor Jinsui Army troops had probably fled Hesuo Town. They might have tried to capture an empty city."
"Warriors of the empire, speed up the advance and quickly take Donghe Town. They have already wasted too much time there."
Fukuda Ryozo, the major captain of the 13th Independent Infantry Battalion, waved his saber and shouted the order.
After Fukuda Ryozo finished his words, he was wary of the impending imps before and began to advance at full speed.
All the little devils felt that even if Hesuo Town was defended by Jinsui Army troops, they could easily break through.
Groups of infantry advanced rapidly, and weapons such as light machine guns and grenade launchers from behind also began to move toward the front.
Heavy machine guns, rapid-fire artillery, and infantry artillery were otherwise prepared for covering fire.
The four Type 94 mountain cannons that were covering the front launched a series of effective fire shots.
Twenty rounds of grenades were fired at Hesuo Town one after another.
With the sound of explosions, a large number of little Japanese infantry rushed to a position less than a hundred meters away from the position.
The little devil's rifle legs began to quickly install bayonets on the rifles. They took turns to cover and quickly pushed forward.
One hundred meters, eighty meters, fifty meters, forty meters, many little devils began to take out leg mines.
They planned to remove the safety pin, touch the helmet with force, and throw it directly.
But at that moment, the field artillery company deployed in Hehe Town took the lead in opening fire.
Under the command of Lieutenant Company Commander Zhou Wenbo, four Liao-made 77MM field guns roared.
Steel grenades were fired quickly towards the Type 94 mountain cannon in the distance, and deafening explosions sounded one after another.
The Moon Army's four Type 94 mountain guns continued to bombard them, and their position had already been locked by Zhou Wenbo.
He hasn't fired back yet, because he doesn't want to be exposed in advance.
Is there a detailed firing parameter list for the four Liao-made field guns, and does Zhou Wenbo have a background in the observation team?
The field artillery fired shells one after another, hitting a total of twelve shells.
The artillery position of the Yuejun Mountain Artillery Squadron was in a mess, with craters everywhere on the ground.
The two mountain cannons were even staggered due to the bombing, and the barrels began to bend.
Although the two mountain cannons in the east were not hit, there were corpses of Yuan artillerymen everywhere near the mountain cannons.
Did the entire artillery position suffer heavy casualties?
The roar of the field artillery company ended, and they began to adjust the shooting angle, preparing to attack the Moon Army's rapid-fire artillery and infantry artillery.
The guard company, which was defending the position, launched fire.
The guard company has four infantry platoons and one machine gun platoon in the east. If the organization is strengthened, the total strength is about 220 people.
Each infantry platoon has three infantry squads and one grenade squad, with a strength of fifty people.
At this time, they deployed two infantry platoons of 100 people on the front line for defense, while the machine gun platoon was in the rear for support operations.
"Everything."
The two east grenade squads of the two infantry platoons fired first, and six grenade launchers struck directly at the little Japanese's exposed light machine gun.
At the same time, six infantry squads launched fire at the same time.
Six light machine guns, twenty-four submachine guns, and thirty-six rifles opened fire simultaneously.
For a moment, the dense bullets were like raindrops from a heavy rain, accurately hitting the little devil's rifle leg.
One by one, the little Japanese were attacked and fell into a pool of blood.
If you look carefully, you can see that all those little devils were shot and died on the spot.
Can the guard company be an elite unit? The officers and soldiers have already reached the elite level.
They relied on their legs to launch fire with sophisticated weapons, and the little devils had no ability to parry.
Two Type 92 heavy machine guns started firing, cooperating with the infantry in defense.
The two 81MM mortars directly carried out shelling, suppressing the heavy weapons of the Moon Army behind them.
In just a few minutes, the Japs suffered hundreds of casualties.
When the several lieutenants and squadron commanders who commanded the battle saw that scene, they were all stunned, with incredible expressions on their faces.
"On Bagaya Road, the Shanxi-Sui Army was equipped with a large number of submachine guns, machine gun squadrons, and artillery squadrons to suppress them quickly."
"They have a lot of artillery to help them fight. I'm contacting the mountain artillery squadron and asking if they are very capable of fighting."
"Quickly contact the cavalry and ask them to break through directly from the south and attack the artillery position in Hesuo Town."
"They should be assigned a field artillery company. Damn it, why are their troops and weapons and equipment so sophisticated!"
Fukuda Ryozo saw the battlefield situation through the telescope, and saw that his troops were trying to break through the position.
It turned out that the wrong side intercepted the attack with fierce fire, resulting in heavy losses to the troops.
The mountain artillery squadron supporting the rear was not even directly bombarded.
Ryozo Fukuda looked angry and made adjustments in time.
The Moon Army's heavy machine guns, two infantry guns, and two rapid-fire cannons immediately started firing.
The Type 94 rapid-fire guns equipped by the little devils, and the combat anti-tank guns called by the Shanxi-Sui Army, are actually just different names for anti-tank guns.
The 13th Independent Field Brigade was directly under the machine gun squadron and the artillery squadron opened fire immediately in an attempt to suppress the defensive firepower of the guard company.
But had four Liao-made field guns and two moon-type mortars launched counterattacks, the Japanese heavy weapons would have suffered serious losses.
Especially the field artillery battery, four Liao-made field guns were commanded by Zhou Wenbo to launch precise bombardment.
They used artillery to fire in a straight direction and accurately hit various targets with grenades.
Three Japanese heavy machine guns and an infantry gun were destroyed one after another.
Chengdong's heavy weapons quickly began to be transferred and were forced to stop firing.
As for the Little Devil Cavalry on the south side, more than two hundred cavalry advanced rapidly.
The cavalry company commanded by Bu Nao Zhangwu also launched an attack.
The Moon Army has more than two hundred cavalry, mainly equipped with Type 44 rifles, twelve light machine guns, and twelve grenade launchers.
In addition, each of their cavalrymen is equipped with a cavalry saber.
The Zhangwu Cavalry Company is mainly equipped with the same number of Czech-style rifles, Jin-made submachine guns, light machine guns and grenade launchers as the Moon Army.
But they have a machine gun platoon, equipped with two 81MM mortars and two 92 heavy machine guns. In addition, each cavalryman is equipped with a saber as standard.
The eastern machine gun platoon of the Zhangwu Cavalry Company opened fire first, and four cavalry platoons quickly charged over.
Before the battle between the cavalry units of both sides, the Little Devil Cavalry was attacked by heavy weapons and suffered casualties.
Immediately afterwards, as the distance between the cavalry on both sides narrowed.
About two hundred meters away, each squad's four Jin-made submachine guns trailed behind, and they started firing.
A dense barrage of bullets hit the little Japanese cavalry, and many cavalrymen instantly fell from their horses and flew eastward.
Soon, the cavalry from both sides collided.
The saber and the saber collided, and harsh sounds sounded one after another.
Corpses began to appear on the ground, and the injured horses let out painful wails.
After fighting for more than ten minutes, the more than 200 cavalrymen of the Lunar Army cavalry suffered dozens of casualties, leaving only 150 Dong Dong.
There were also more than ten casualties in Zhangwu's cavalry company, but they had absolutely no control over the situation.
Every time before the cavalry from both sides engages in a close-range red-blade battle, the little devil cavalry will be attacked by heavy machine guns, mortars, and submachine guns.
Naturally, their casualties would be huge. The Yue Army cavalry major who was commanding the battle had a gloomy look on his face when he saw that scene.
"Bagaya Road, the cavalry of the Jin-Sui Army are cowards!"
"They have no guts to start a real cavalry battle with them!"
"Retreat, the horses are retreating to avoid greater casualties."
The cavalry major immediately issued orders eastward. He knew that if he fought eastward like that, his troops would sooner or later be completely annihilated.
The Little Japanese cavalry troops began to evacuate. After Zhang Wu found out what happened, he immediately organized his troops to launch a fire attack.
If you want to deal with those little devils, just kill them if you can. As for how to kill them, it doesn't matter at all.
When the Moon Army fights, all kinds of underhanded tactics will be used. Before the Red Blade battle, they use machine guns to shoot.
Continuously attacking positions that could not be broken through, they directly used poison gas bombs.
They can brutally slaughter defenseless people.
If you deal with such a beast army by mistake, you don't have to follow any rules.
The Little Japanese Cavalry had suffered more than a hundred casualties and fled back in embarrassment.
The cavalry company did not launch a pursuit, but quickly swept the battlefield. Some moon-style cavalry weapons and horses were the trophies of the cavalry company.
It was at that time that the security company launched an active operation.
Chu Yu deployed three platoons to attack from the flanks, directly hitting the Japanese troops.
Even though the guard company has more than 200 troops, do they have the initiative in front of the little devil?
The number of casualties in the 13th Independent Field Battalion was approaching 300. Major Captain Fukuda Ryozo frowned tightly.
After learning that the cavalry on the south side had been repulsed, at two o'clock in the morning, he was forced to temporarily stop the attack and withdraw his troops.
By 2:15, the troops attacking Hesuo Zhenyue were withdrawn.
But by this time their total casualties had exceeded 300 people.
The infantry, cavalry, and artillery all suffered casualties, and the mountain artillery squadron was beaten to the point where it completely lost its combat effectiveness.
As for the cavalry company and guard company in Hesok Town, the total casualties were less than forty, and most of them were casualties.
Can the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides be clearly distinguished from this?
Of course, the four Liao-made field guns in Hesuo Town also played a decisive role.
Artillery is known as the god of war, and their role on the battlefield is unquestionable.
Time passed, and at half past two, the attack on Qicun Town came to an end.
Mitake Tsuda stood in front of the map with a gloomy face, and looked coldly towards the map at Qicun Town and Hesuo Town.
The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff stood aside with his head lowered and said nothing, with a slightly frightened expression on his face.
After all, he had previously said that the battle in Hesuo Town could be easily solved, but until now, the battle there had suffered heavy casualties.
Two of the four mountain cannons were destroyed. Although the remaining two can still be used, they have no artillery.
The artillery squadron suffered heavy casualties, and almost all the main gunners were killed.
As for Qicun Town, the 358th Regiment was fully committed to the defense and at the same time organized troops to counterattack.
Their casualties were limited to around 400 people, while the casualties of the two field brigades of the Moon Army were close to 200 people.
The loss for both sides was one to two, which was unacceptable to the little devil.
"Brigade Commander Ge Dong, the 48th Independent Brigade they are facing is indeed different from other Shanxi-Sui Army units."
"Their weapons and equipment are more sophisticated, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. Their fighting will is also tenacious."
"The Shanxi-Sui army in Hesuo Town is not large in number, but they are all elite troops. They have infantry, cavalry, and artillery."
"Weapons and equipment are becoming more sophisticated. A troop of several hundred people has four mortars, four field guns, and four heavy machine guns."
"And their troops are equipped with a large number of Jin-made submachine guns, so in close combat, they have combat capabilities."
Some officers began to come to Tsuda Mitake and reported softly.
Mitake Tsuda looked at the captain, and without saying a word, he opened his legs from left to right.
The captain's cheeks were slapped one after another. It didn't take long for the officer's cheeks to become red and swollen.
The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff looked horrified. He knew clearly that those slaps should have been on his cheeks.
It is very common for the commanders in the Little Japanese Army to beat and scold Dong Jifu, and they are used to being slapped.
After all, for them, everyone is like that.
"Hi, brigade leader Ge Dong."
The captain officer, who had been severely beaten, stood at attention and bowed, with a respectful expression on his face.
He must not be unconvinced or dissatisfied at all, otherwise he will be beaten even more severely.
Mitake Tsuda has a hot temper and will be beaten and scolded whenever he does something wrong, especially when he is in a bad mood.
The captain officer kept reporting how powerful the Jinsui Army was, which made him very dissatisfied.
"Order the troops to take a short rest and then continue to prepare for the attack."
"Whatever happens to Bufu, please bring enough threats to the Jinsui Army in Qicun Town and Hesuo Town before dawn."
"I beg you, they can't even deal with them, let alone the Shanxi-Sui Army troops in Zhuangmo Town."
Tsuda Mibu's face turned cold as he continued Dongda's order.
The captain nodded and just wanted to convey the order, but at that moment, the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff stood up.
Although he was afraid of being beaten, he also knew that if he continued to attack, even if he achieved victory, those troops would suffer heavy losses.
Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff Tsuda Mitake was well aware of Mitake's ability, so he did not agree to continue to use conventional leg attacks.
"Brigade Commander Ge Dong, now is the time to ask for the use of special ammunition."
"Otherwise they will continue to attack, which will increase the heavy losses of their troops."
"Only by using special bombs can we quickly pose a fatal threat to them."
Looking at the fierce-looking Major General Mitake Tsuda, the commander of the brigade, Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff made suggestions.
"Nani?"
"Baga Yalu, am I questioning his order?"
Mitake Tsuda came to the Chief of Staff and asked with anger on his face.
(End of chapter)
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