Those were two Oerlikon machine guns firing wildly.
According to the direction of the retreat route that Tang Dao had previously planned, the two machine guns hidden in the fortifications had already set their shooting angles.
When the Japanese army's flares were fired into the sky, the two fire teams equipped with telescopes set their sights and began to shoot wildly at the shining area.
One 20-round bullet plate is not enough, then add another one.
Perhaps due to distance and line of sight issues, the machine gun would never be able to turn the Japanese three-wheeled motorcycle into a torch with just one shot.
However, the terrifying sound of the cigar-thick shells friction with the air, as well as the dust splashed on the ground, will definitely make any soldier with a strong mind tremble.
The Japanese were no exception. Seeing that the area only a dozen meters away from them was covered in smoke and dust, the Japanese second lieutenant who had just planned to do whatever he wanted and the domineering leader jumped off the three-wheeled motorcycle first.
“Turn off the lights! Stop firing flares!” the Japanese Army second lieutenant ordered anxiously.
The Chinese machine guns can find their general position in the dark for these two reasons.
A man with light on his body will naturally attract attention.
It's a pity that the car lights can be turned off at will, but the flares fired are not so easy to recover.
The flare attached to the small parachute still fell leisurely, and the snow-white light shone on the second lieutenant's somewhat stiff face. Then he watched with his own eyes the motorcycle he had just jumped off within ten seconds and the driver together with a mechanism that passed by at high speed.
Cannon shells shattered into pieces.
The Chinese are getting lucky, but what they pay for it is just shells, while if the Japanese are unlucky, what they pay for it is their lives.
No one was willing to turn on their car lights and continue to chase the Chinese who were not far ahead. Ding Po Tian just fired a few shots with a light machine gun to prove that he had worked hard.
After receiving a notification from the front, the Chinese in the direction of Cangcheng used machine guns to cover the area. The Japanese commanders who were grinding their teeth were unable to locate the general direction of the Chinese machine guns.
Therefore, we can only launch an all-round saturation bombardment again. Not to mention killing all the Chinese machine guns, suppressing them will achieve the goal.
Violent shelling once again shrouded Cangcheng and the surrounding areas in gunpowder smoke, surprising the Chinese defenders in Songjiang City. The Japanese were trying to play a fatigue tactic! The rhythm was non-stop 24 hours a day.
Suematsu Shigeharu said: Baga, it’s not that you Chinese are too exaggerated. Who on earth wants to do this? Do you think that my artillery shells are free?
"Go call Tang Dao and ask him what he did again? Otherwise the Japanese wouldn't be so crazy." Lieutenant General Guo, who was awakened by the sound of artillery just after taking a nap for more than an hour in the Songjiang frontline headquarters, looked at the warehouse in the distance.
In the direction of the city, he frowned slightly.
Although he had not been in contact with Tang Dao for a long time, he still had some understanding of Tang Dao's combat style from Xie Jinyuan's several telegram communications. Xie Jinyuan's evaluation of Tang Dao was that his son did not yet have the ability to command large-scale operations, but
Yu's command at the battalion and company level has very personal characteristics. He is good at setting up fortifications and holding on to them, and he is also good at surprise attacks. His individual combat ability is widely used in domestic armies, and no one can surpass him.
If Tang Dao were here, he would definitely be aware of his confidant, Captain Xie. After several days of fighting side by side, the top student from Huangpu would have analyzed his personal strengths and weaknesses incisively and vividly.
Since Tang Dao entered the military camp, he has performed single-level or unit-level tasks. Even if he was later promoted to major, given the current international situation, Tang Dao would not have the opportunity to command a larger combat force on the war stage.
The command science he learned during his one-year further study at the Army University, if he had not come to this time and space, he would probably not be able to use it in his lifetime.
But when he came to this era, he had to show little by little what he had learned on the huge and cruel stage of the Songhu battlefield.
In other words, not only was Tang Dao leading his soldiers in a bloody fight, but he was also making progress little by little, gradually growing from a simple detachment-level special forces commander to a pure infantry commander.
If Tang Dao could survive this cruel battlefield, perhaps Colonel Xie Jinyuan would remove his top evaluation of Tang Dao when he saw him again.
But there is no doubt that Tang Dao at this time has not completely lost his characteristics as the leader of the special forces unit. Even on such a dangerous battlefield, he lurked out of the city and gave the Japanese a hard blow, so that the Japanese rushed to the warehouse before dawn.
A round of saturation bombardment came from the direction of the city.
Lieutenant General Guo has realized that Tang Dao, who is "better at surprise attacks", may have done something, otherwise the Japanese would not be so crazy.
Sure enough, in less than two minutes, the Signal Corps replied: "Tang Dao led an elite team to launch a night attack. The Japanese army was in hot pursuit. Cangcheng's heavy firepower covered it, and the Japanese artillery retaliated with firepower."
"Nonsense!" Lieutenant General Guo slammed the table angrily. "Is this guy crazy? As the highest commander of the Cangcheng position, he actually led troops to attack personally. Do you think he is the captain of the death squad? Tell Cangcheng,
When Tang Dao comes back, tell him to go back to Songjiang and explain to Commander Wu in person."
“Haha! Brother Guo, there’s no need to be so angry!” Lieutenant General Wu, who walked into the headquarters from the lounge a few minutes ago, smiled slightly.
"Don't forget how this kid fought in the last battle. A newly promoted lieutenant dared to lead more than a hundred people to refuse the military orders of the theater headquarters and face the attack of an infantry regiment alone.
I held on for a whole day.
Comparatively speaking, it was a piece of cake for him to lead an elite team to create a blockage for the Japanese.
Besides! I really want to know the results of his risky attack this time! It also happened to let the Japanese know that our Songjiang army has no intention of just staying in the city and being beaten passively. If they want to attack us, they must also do a good job.
Be prepared to be beaten.”
What is emotional intelligence? This is it.
Lieutenant General Wu didn't know what the old man in front of him was thinking about losing his temper. In fact, he was just afraid that he would blame Tang Dao for attacking without permission and losing his troops in vain. It also caused Cangcheng to brave Japanese artillery fire to provide him with fire cover.
He took the initiative to speak ill of him and even set a bottom line. The biggest punishment was to remove him from the command of the Cangcheng position.
You are getting angry here and there, just to protect yourself!
But thinking about it, Tang Dao was born in the 26th Division of the 43rd Army. If he, the commander, doesn't protect him, who will?
That's all. Today's Tang Dao is not only an army lieutenant colonel, but also a titled infantry battalion commander. Unless he commits the serious crime of escaping from battle and occasionally fails, even if he is an army lieutenant general, there is no real possibility.
What to do to him.
Besides, he also wanted to see what the famous commander of the Si Xing Battalion could do with a small team.
Of course, I just went with the flow and said I didn't mean to blame at all, but there was a slight hint in my words. I understand what you are thinking, Lao Guo.
"Since Commander-in-Chief Wu said so, he will not be allowed to report back to the city in person, but reports over the phone are still required. Later I will ask him to report the results of the night attack to the Commander-in-Chief in person." They are all official people.
Jing, Lieutenant General Guo was not embarrassed at all when he walked down the slope.
The two lieutenant generals in the city set the tone, but Tang Dao and others were still trudging forward in the wilderness.
The Japanese artillery fire did not stop the determination of the two machine guns to continue attacking the Japanese infantry. Even four mortars hidden in the ring fortifications joined in and bombarded the general direction of the machine gun fire.
The Army Colonel fulfilled his promise and he would protect Tang Dao and others on their way back.
Some people may ask, is it worth exchanging the lives of dozens of infantrymen with these heavy firearms that are indispensable to the position?
From a purely tactical perspective, it’s not worth it.
But warriors are not cold machines, they have emotions.
Only those who will not abandon their comrades in arms will be worthy of being side by side with you, even if it means walking side by side to death.
Life will burst out with dazzling brilliance.
For a unit without cohesion, no matter how good the equipment is, it will be useless.
Tang Dao understands this, and so does the army colonel.
The Japanese pursuers were forced to slow down. After Tang Dao continued to circle for several hundred meters and gradually entered the 400-meter range of Cangcheng, the Japanese had no choice but to give up.
If the chase continues, I'm afraid they won't be chasing the Chinese, but the Chinese who fired flares in response will use heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to hit them.
The Japanese artillery that had been raging for more than ten minutes gradually stopped its useless bombardment.
Just like Suematsu Shigeharu said: If I don’t use money for my artillery shells!
Yes, these days, the landlords don’t have much food left.
The Japanese artillery regiment, which had consumed three basic artillery shells during the day, was almost at the bottom of its inventory and was in urgent need of follow-up supplies to replenish it.
If the Chinese fight for a while longer, if the Chinese really rush out of the city and fight them to the death, the 114th Division will be in embarrassment without artillery shells to provide fire support to the infantry.
Perhaps, it’s not just embarrassing.
The Japanese Army, which has lost its heavy firepower, is not as strong as they imagined.
This chapter has been completed!