Yes, the Japanese general attack had started 10 minutes ago.
From a geographical point of view, the Chinese heavy firepower set up on the "lone mausoleum" on the flank of the trench can become the basis for the Japanese infantry to be unable to cross the river. Then the 12 heavy machine guns that the Japanese army has set up now occupying this position will also become at least 800
The nightmare of the trenches.
The continuous rain of bullets either slid over the trenches or fell into the trenches, causing a bloody storm.
As a last resort, the machine guns and heavy machine guns originally used to suppress the Japanese infantry charges could only be turned to shoot at the Japanese heavy machine guns.
All the infantry within 500 meters of the trench closest to the 'Lone Tomb' were withdrawn to other positions. This was undoubtedly an initiative to make way for the originally complete trench position.
Although there are three light machine guns and more than a dozen rifles blocking this large hole with certain firepower, it is obvious that this will definitely become the weakest area of the entire defense line.
The Japanese army will definitely focus their attack on this area, and then bypass the flanks of the battlefield to carry out outflank attacks.
This time, the Japanese army only used 10 minutes of artillery preparation before the infantry began to charge.
As he said, Kanda Masane left the field headquarters since the bombardment began, and stood in the temporary trench dug by the supervising team with Setouchi and a large number of staff officers from the wing headquarters.
On the battlefield where the war was raging, the Japanese Army Colonel stood up straight and held a telescope to observe the battlefield that was only 400 meters away. However, the waist-deep trenches could expose Kanda's chest and abdomen even though he was not tall.
Zheng Zhong appears to be very wise and mighty.
But that was useless. The Japanese infantry who were already charging could not be seen. A stray bullet might kill the army commander who had to show off for his future.
Of course, it didn't matter if the colonel died, the important thing was that he couldn't die. Seeing that he had to stand in the trench with this idiot, Setouchi immediately ordered sandbags to be built in front of the trench.
Fortunately, the short legs of the senior officials of the 36th Infantry Brigade reduced the workload of the Japanese army. Dozens of Japanese troops worked together and laid a sandbag fortification of more than ten meters long and 0.4 meters high in front of the trench in less than five minutes, with only their heads exposed.
The chance of encountering a stray bullet on the bullet-receiving surface is much smaller.
The army colonel was obviously not stupid. After the fortifications were completed and his own safety was guaranteed, he issued the order for the infantry charge.
After all, some people left the Chinese position.
The stingy Major, who looked forlorn and was determined to fight to the death with his old comrades, was finally persuaded by his first company commander.
He is not a god, he is still a common man.
If the guard battalions of the two divisions were completely wiped out without any survivors, even if they were reorganized in the future, they would not be the original guard battalions.
Because no one will continue their spirit.
However, it was not the first company of the 107th Division Guard Battalion that was driven away by the forlorn-looking Major Stingy. With his acquiescence, each company sent ten people to evacuate the seriously wounded and medical teams who were moved to the rear of the position.
However, there are very few veterans among these dozens of people, and most of them are recruits under the age of 20 from the guard battalions of the two divisions.
It was after the battle on the North China battlefield that the guard battalions of the two divisions had just recruited a group of new soldiers to replenish their generals.
Originally, the soldiers to be supplemented by the guard battalion were supposed to be veterans of more than three years from each infantry regiment. However, after the war, each infantry regiment suffered heavy losses. Without veterans as a skeleton, the combat effectiveness will continue to weaken. The guard battalion, which has always preferred to be short of soldiers, can only recruit from young soldiers.
We are looking for outstanding people to supplement our ranks, and look forward to them growing up rapidly after experiencing several battles under the leadership of veterans.
But no one expected that as soon as they arrived in the southeastern battlefield, they would encounter the Songjiang Blockade, a battle involving hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, and now this field blockade with an even greater disparity in strength.
The previous battle was okay. Although the battle lasted for several days, it was still not at the point where no one on the front line required the lieutenant general and division commander to carry a gun and go to the battlefield. The guard battalions of the two divisions did not enter the battlefield as the last reserve team to fight to the death.
It can also be said that this battlefield is the first battle that the few recruits from the guard battalion of the two divisions participated in.
The first battle is a fight to the death.
In such a terrible battlefield, the veterans suffered heavy casualties. It is conceivable that how many new recruits can survive to this day, in fact, there are only a few.
Keeping them here actually doesn't make much sense anymore, as they are just dying in vain.
The veterans almost unanimously gave up the precious places they were ordered to evacuate to their younger brothers who were usually laughed at, bullied and even yelled at.
It's not that the veterans are not afraid of death, but that the spirit of "the strong protecting the weak" that has been passed down from China for thousands of years is still immersed in their bones even if they have not read a book or attended school for a few days.
Moreover, these veterans understand the truth better. Letting the new recruits stay here will only make the war situation collapse earlier. Since the retreating personnel will have to carry seriously injured soldiers and medical teams, let alone twenty minutes in advance, even one hour in advance.
He is also destined to be caught up and killed.
It would be better for them to stay here and fight to the death to win a chance for these 'seeds'.
To put it bluntly, those who stay on the battlefield are certain to die, and those who are ordered to retreat are not 100% able to survive. Their lives are not even in their own hands, but completely depend on the persistence of the veterans on the front-line battlefield.
Time and the speed of the main force led by Tang Dao to return reinforcements.
Pang Dahai's fire support company was also allocated ten places, but the fire support companies were all elites selected by Tang Dao from the 67th Army and the 43rd Army. There was no such thing as new recruits or veterans, so Pang Dahai used the most primitive lottery method.
to decide whether everyone should stay or go.
More than a hundred cartridge cases were put into a magazine box that was only open enough for one hand to reach in. Only ten of the cartridge cases had scratches with bayonet points, which is fair enough.
Originally, Pang Dahai and his three platoon leaders refused to participate in this heartbreaking lottery to decide who would stay and who would go.
However, the way the soldiers looked at him pleadingly told the captain and company commander that their refusal would destroy the original fairness.
In a battlefield where death is inevitable, there is no distinction between commanders and soldiers.
Everything depends on God's arrangements. This is what the Chinese people in desperate situations believe in.
One by one, the soldiers who had found scratches in the bullet casings came forward, including a second lieutenant platoon leader who was hanging by his arm in a military uniform, but there were only nine of them. All the bullet casings without scratches had long been thrown to the ground.
No one knows who gave up his spot.
Perhaps only the second lieutenant platoon leader, who was trembling with his head lowered, knew that after the company commander beside him took out the bullet casing, he threw it under his feet with a symbolic glance and quietly crushed it with his foot.
As the platoon leader of the mortar platoon, he wanted to throw away the life-saving bullet casings like his commander, but thinking about his old mother who was waiting for him at home, he failed to do it after all.
"The retreating brothers need a commander, and the battalion commander also needs a good gunner. You don't need to blame yourself. Take the brothers to find the battalion commander alive. By the way, help me tell the battalion commander that since the withdrawal of troops from the Northeast, this is the most enjoyable battle in Panghai.
In this battle, Pang Panghai is very happy to fight side by side with a pure soldier like him." Pang Panghai gently patted his subordinate's shoulder, with a smile on his round face.
Instead of the usual salutes and salutes, the Chinese soldiers who stayed on the battlefield turned their backs and faced the battlefield, while the soldiers who left turned around and left crying.
There is guilt and reluctance in this, but more importantly, this separation will never be seen again.
Choosing death is not easy, choosing life is equally difficult.
Those who leave the battlefield also shoulder a mission.
The battlefield situation is always changing rapidly. I am afraid no one expected that the fighting started from this retreating army.
The Japanese army detoured two infantry squads five or six kilometers away from the battlefield, and encountered them 1,000 meters behind the battlefield.
Shit yellow and dark gray, in the dark, the nearest distance is only less than 40 meters.
The Japanese army did not expect to encounter Chinese soldiers here, and the Chinese soldiers also did not expect to encounter Japanese troops so far behind their positions.
Both sides had flashlights, and the Chinese used ones captured from the Japanese army. Under the light of the lampposts, the colors of the military uniforms of both sides let both sides know that they had encountered the enemy.
Fierce gunfire sounded instantly!
The front-line battlefield in the distance also opened the curtain of madness because of the gunfire and the explosion of grenades in this encounter.
The seeds that were originally used to carry the wounded to retreat turned into a rear barrier on the front-line battlefield. Otherwise, if the Japanese army entered the undefended rear of the trench, the consequences would be disastrous.
However, 100 vs. 90, one side had mostly new soldiers and battle-weary soldiers, and most of the ammunition that was already running low was left to the comrades who had not left.
Unrivaled disadvantage.
Gu Xishui is on his way here.
Distance, three kilometers!
This chapter has been completed!