"Boom! Boom!"
The rising fireballs seemed to make the moon feel scared and dive into the dark clouds.
But the ground is brighter than ever.
The shit-yellow uniforms of the Japanese army looked helpless under the fire.
hide?
Where to hide?
If you lie down on the spot, the 22kg big thing will be smashed down, and the killing radius will reach more than ten meters. Even if you lie on the ground, you will be easily killed.
In addition, the frightened 94 armored vehicles will also become a huge threat to the Japanese infantry.
That piece of shit can block a heavy machine gun, but in front of such a large-caliber mortar, if it is hit from the front, it will still be a little scumbag.
Once they start running regardless, everything lying in front of them will become their little meat pads.
Hiding in the room? If you don't get killed by the explosion, you might be crushed to death by the collapsing wood and bricks.
There are no trenches or shell holes. No matter how well-trained the soldiers are, they can only turn into a bunch of panicked chickens when faced with the power of mortars.
Running is their only option.
No matter where you run, just leave this area.
Under the huge threat of more than a dozen fireballs crashing down, the 600 Japanese infantry abandoned the corpses they had carried and ran around in all directions. Some fled towards the formation, while others went the other way and fled.
In the direction of Songjiang City, some fled deeper into the residential areas.
As for the 15 150-caliber mortars, at Tang Dao's request, each gun fired 10 rounds at a very rapid rate.
After firing 150 rounds of artillery shells, he quickly carried the cannon and ran away.
Suematsu Shigeharu
Those who run back and escape the shells by chance are naturally the lucky ones, but not more than half of them are so lucky.
The Japanese squadron leader who ran all the way back to his own position counted and found that there were only about 300 Japanese infantrymen who were sweating profusely.
What about the 300 more? All were killed by Chinese mortars? Then the hit rate is too high!
Of course not, it was just that in panic, some of them ran towards the area where the Songjiang security group was hiding. When they saw another Japanese army running over, the unaware security group soldiers thought the Japanese were coming to attack.
If you don't kill them, you will be killed yourself. With only one way left, the soldiers of the security regiment launched an attack without hesitation.
There was another lively exchange of shots.
The other wave rushed towards Cangcheng. Tang Dao, who had been paying close attention to this place, wasn't going to be evil? He immediately ordered that all light and heavy firepower points on the city wall facing the residential area should be opened fire at the same time.
Even if you can't kill anyone because of the layers of residential buildings, I'll still scare you half to death.
The Japanese army looked over at the front line and saw, Bah! The Chinese didn't want to live anymore, and they actually dared to take the initiative to fire, including grenade launchers and infantry artillery.
This is the result of Suematsu Shigeharu's restraint. Otherwise, if he ordered the artillery regiment to fire down artillery, not only Cangcheng would fall into the sea of fire again, but the residences around Cangcheng would also be the same. The main reason is that he knew that the Chinese were shooting.
This is because there must be people of our own around. The 105 howitzer is sharp, but don’t hide in the fortifications. Only a few Chinese people are killed, but your own people are blasted into the sky.
Of course Tang Dao knew that the Japanese army had concerns, otherwise they would not have mobilized light and heavy machine guns to the wall fortifications.
From Cangcheng to the densely packed residential buildings, from just dark to eleven or twelve o'clock in the night, the gunshots outside Songjiang City did not stop. The two Chinese army lieutenant generals who personally went up to the observation post of Songjiang City Wall to watch the battle were stunned.
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They had imagined that the battlefield would be extremely fierce, but the battle outside the city continued until almost midnight, without even giving them time to take a breath, which was still beyond their imagination.
As everyone knows, Suematsu Shigeharu, who had bloodshot eyes across from him, said that he didn't want to end up like this.
He was in charge of the battlefield before 9 o'clock in the evening, but after that, he just wanted to send people to collect the corpses, but knowing that the Chinese were still reluctant to let him go.
It wasn't until nearly midnight that the gunfire really stopped.
On the Japanese side, many people were sparsely returning under the cover of night, but it seemed that only about 400 of them were able to return to their main formation in the end. This also meant that in order to find an infantry squadron, they had to join in another one.
Moreover, the corpses are still dumped in the "dark neighborhood".
This is what the Japanese infantry currently call the residential area that has swallowed up hundreds of their people. It seems to be a bit of hatred, but perhaps more of a fear.
In their opinion, the guy who allowed the infantry to fight in such an unknown environment at night must be a fool.
Of course, you can only think about this kind of thing in your mind, even the captain of the Colonel-General would not dare to say it out loud.
Because Silly Que is still roaring.
"Asshole! Idiot! All the Chinese are dead!"
In the field headquarters of the 114th Division, 1,800 meters away from Matsue Castle, Suematsu Shigeharu was like a trapped animal, pacing back and forth, cursing incessantly.
Except for his colonel and chief of staff, Saburo Isoda, there was no one else in the headquarters.
The captains of the two infantry regiments and the artillery regiment, the engineering regiment captain, the baggage regiment captain, the cavalry regiment captain and the lieutenant general were originally called in for a military meeting. After learning the final battle situation on the front line, they were collectively expelled by the furious Lieutenant General.
To blow the wind in the cold wilderness.
In many divisions of the Japanese army, the chiefs of staff are like mascots. Their opinions are basically dispensable and they just manage the logistics. But in the 114th Division, there is something special because Saburo Isoda is
He was originally a direct subordinate to Madoka Doi. After he was transferred to the commander of the 14th Division, he was also placed as the chief of staff in the supplementary division originally belonging to the 14th Division, which was the newly established ad hoc division 114th Division.
There is such a relationship. As Suematsu Shigeharu who wants to hug his fat and round thighs tightly, he will not crush his chief of staff as ruthlessly as other division commanders. Besides, this guy has been in the intelligence department and is extremely good at it.
After analysis, sometimes the suggestions made are somewhat reasonable, so they are trusted by Shigeharu Suematsu.
Just like Suematsu Shigeharu is now stimulated by repeated defeats like a wild donkey who has taken aphrodisiacs, Isoda Saburo can still stay in the division headquarters instead of standing in the cold wilderness like others.
Drink the southeast wind.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander! A temporary defeat means nothing, and I believe that losing before the war will do more good than harm to our division." Saburo Isoda suddenly made a move to the contrary.
Xingzhi came to comfort his furious division commander.
"Isoda-kun, what do you mean?" Suematsu Shigeharu stopped and glanced at the chief of staff who usually wore a pair of pants with him with a somewhat cold gaze.
Can the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of a defeat? This is Saburo Isoda. If it had been someone else, he would have served him with a big mouth. This is just pointing at the bald donkey and scolding the bald donkey!
"As the vanguard of the Tenth Army, our division has landed on the tidal flats to Jinshan County and then to Songjiang City. We must fight and defeat every enemy we encounter. Even if we suffer an occasional defeat, Commander Yanagawa Heishuke will not be too harsh on us.
"Isoda Saburo is worthy of having been engaged in intelligence work. His ability to tell lies with his eyes open is much better than that of a stupid and rough guy like Suematsu Shigeharu.
From noon to late at night, a series of failures came out of his mouth, which turned into occasional failures.
However, Suematsu Shigeharu's expression improved a lot, and he motioned for the shameless chief of staff to continue speaking.
Otherwise, he would really have no reason to sleep peacefully.
"I remember when the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters transferred our 114th Division to southeast China, but because our division only had one brigade of soldiers, it specially transferred a force from the Fifth Division to form a detachment and placed it under the command of our division.
"Why haven't you seen Major General Kunizaki, the leader of his detachment, come to the division headquarters to report to you for such a long time?" Saburo Isoda, who was calmly helping Suematsu Shigeharu calm down his anger, suddenly changed the topic and mentioned the matter of the Kunisaki detachment.
"That bastard Kunisaki relied on Itagaki Seishiro's relationship and only maintained a superficial courtesy towards the division headquarters. In fact, he didn't obey the division headquarters' dispatch at all. Isoda-kun, it's not like you don't know about it, so why bother mentioning it again."
When this was brought up, Suematsu Shigeharu was obviously a little unhappy.
The Kunisaki Detachment was drawn from the Fifth Division. It is said to be a detachment, but it is actually a mixed brigade with more complete combat functions. It is based on an infantry brigade, with cavalry, artillery, engineering, supplies and other auxiliary arms to become a more comprehensive brigade.
A division is a smaller independent combat unit with a strength equivalent to that of a regular infantry division in China.
The Fifth Brigade is a Category A permanent division, and its specifications are much higher than those of ad hoc divisions such as the 114th Division. It is natural to look down on the 114th Division, and it is all for the sake of maintaining courtesy on the surface.
Since Shigeharu Suematsu was an army lieutenant general, Isoda Saburo, the chief of staff, and his major general detachment leader Kunizaki Zheng didn't take it seriously.
"Since the dispatched army headquarters military order placed them under the command of our division, they should obey the military order." A cold light flashed in Saburo Isoda's eyes.
"For example, our army has been fighting continuously and needs to be repaired. As a subordinate of our 114th Division, shouldn't it be time for their Kunisaki Detachment to contribute?"
"This" Suematsu Shigeji was slightly startled at first, and then a smile flashed across his cold face.
Damn it, someone with an intelligence background is so insidious!
However, I like it.
This chapter has been completed!