In the Japanese trenches.
Kanda Masane's face was ashen.
Five minutes ago, news came from the flank that the breakthrough to the flank of the Chinese position ordered by him personally had failed.
But the defeat is not terrible. This night, the Imperial Army suffered too many defeats, and losses on local battlefields were already commonplace for Kanda Masane.
What irritated Kanda Masane was his battlefield intuition that was good but not bad.
As his intuition reminded him, it was really the Chinese reinforcements that had arrived.
If it weren't for the reinforcements, his flank breakthrough tactics would have already worked, and all the Chinese on the defense line would now be left struggling to their death.
But, that's only if.
There may not be many troops, but under the moonlight, Chinese people continue to join the battlefield, and the Chinese defense line, which was already in danger, has been reinforced with firepower.
The ferocious infantry offensive that had already had a complete advantage was contained again.
Moreover, the Chinese who came to help regained their possession of mortars.
The heavy machine gun and infantry artillery positions that originally stood high on the hills became the key targets of Chinese mortars.
What makes the Japanese army miserable is that in order to capture this hill, their artillerymen worked too hard. They threw at least 800 artillery shells on the hill, leaving the small hill bare and without any trees.
The stones, apart from the craters, are just floating soil.
The heavy machine guns and infantry artillery did not construct and complete fortifications in strict accordance with the "Army Code of Conduct". In other words, in order to prevent the Chinese heavy machine guns from firing, a few sandbags were piled in front of the heavy machine guns and that was it.
In the face of such mortars falling from the sky, what use would such crude fortifications have?
Although it was night, and the Chinese could not locate the fire points so accurately, the few mortars hiding in the darkness continued to bombard the hilly area.
Twelve heavy machine guns plus four infantry cannons, either run away or stay in place, relying on Amaterasu to take care not to be hit by artillery shells within ten meters of you.
The 300 infantrymen led by Lei Xiong brought a total of 6 mortars and 120 rounds of artillery shells. After arriving at the front line, the artillery support company, which was injured and unable to enter the battle, stopped providing the specific coordinates of the hill. Lei Xiong keenly discovered the fighter plane.
It is actually difficult for mortars to hit the Japanese heavy machine guns on the frontal battlefield, because it relies entirely on the artillery observer to estimate the distance and direction, and the probability of hitting it is pitifully low.
But the hills that originally belonged to the area where our own people were located were different. They were only a few thousand square meters. As long as we hit that area, the chance of hitting the unlucky guy would be much greater.
If one round is not enough, I will give you 50 rounds first.
Therefore, the six mortars did not help suppress the heavy firepower of the Japanese army on the frontal battlefield, but they found another way to find the heavy firepower point of the Japanese army on the "Guling".
The Japanese army originally held the idea that since the Chinese could resist our mountain artillery and infantry artillery on this position for so long, what could the Chinese's small-caliber mortars do? It was a disaster.
It is said that at this time and that time, when the Japanese mountain artillery and infantry artillery were showing off, the Chinese infantry hid in trenches that were one and a half meters deep. All machine guns and heavy machine guns had ring fortifications, and trenches were specially built for the soldiers to take shelter.
On that day, the Japanese artillery was rampant, and the Chinese defenders used explosives that could kill a thousand enemies and damage a thousand others to self-detonate. These fortifications that could have avoided the artillery fire were turned into ruins.
The equipment and personnel of the Japanese army were almost on the bare land, relying entirely on Amaterasu's care and shells to see who was luckier.
Facts have proved that Amaterasu is unreliable.
The six mortars fired at a rapid rate, but before they could even finish the 50 rounds of artillery shells ordered by Lei Xiong, the Japanese troops on the hill began to run away.
Of the four infantry guns, one was directly thrown three to four meters away by a mortar shell that exploded three meters away. An artillery team was killed and less than half of it was injured. The other one was even more unlucky, and the shell missed.
The infantry artillery was located, but it hit the shell box more than ten meters away...
What does the explosion of twenty artillery shells look like?
The Chinese and Japanese infantrymen on the battlefield were finally seen.
A brilliant fireball suddenly rose up and illuminated half of the battlefield. Secondly, some shells that were carried to high altitudes by the air waves exploded one after another, just like the fireworks set off in the sky during the New Year, but the sound was a little louder.
The most powerful shell was launched more than two hundred meters by the air wave before exploding.
Even artillery shells can be swept hundreds of meters by the energy of the explosion, let alone the Japanese troops around the center of the explosion.
The 200-kilogram gun body of the infantry gun, which was more than ten meters away from the center of the explosion, was like a leaf. It was blown out by the air wave for more than thirty meters, smashing the two Japanese soldiers who were lying on the ground and screaming into a ball of flesh.
, the barrels are twisted like Tianjin hemp flowers.
An artillery detachment hiding near the infantry cannon was completely wiped out. It was only Amaterasu's care that only one of them could be saved.
In addition to the infantry artillery, the heavy machine gun positions were even worse. In order to ensure the density of bullets for concentrated fire, the Japanese army's twelve heavy machine guns were almost all on one side of the hill. They found a relatively flat place and lined up in a row. It looked very...
Pleasing to the eye increases deterrence.
But once it encountered artillery fire, to describe it simply and crudely, this formation was like a 'chicken' that had drunk ten times the amount of aphrodisiac, and its thighs were almost split apart.
Only if you don't get fucked and exploded will you be considered a ghost.
Of these dozens of shells, at least a dozen shells fell into the area of the twelve heavy machine guns by accident.
The Japanese heavy machine gunners who were looking forward to the appearance of Amaterasu had a good taste of the luck of being patronized by artillery shells.
Eight heavy machine guns were blown away by the air waves and turned into scrap metal. The number of casualties among shooters and ammunition handlers exceeded dozens, which was much more miserable than the infantry cannon.
If the Japanese troops on the "Lone Tomb" were just not favored by Amaterasu's lucky light, then the nearly 100 Japanese troops on the flank who were retreating frantically were actually tricked alive by Amaterasu.
All because of that gorgeous fireworks show.
The retreating Japanese troops were running and found that the Major was missing.
This can't be done! Aren't you the one running ahead, Major?
Yes, Major Sakamoto of the 6th Infantry Battalion of the 45th Infantry Regiment, who personally came to the flank to command the breakthrough, did not foolishly go out and personally engage in a hand-to-hand combat with "white knife in and red knife out".
Although he is extremely confident in his extremely sharp samurai sword and the swordsmanship he has practiced for more than ten years, this Japanese Army Major is not that ignorant. Entering this kind of battlefield, there are only two results, either killing people or being killed.
kill.
He is a distinguished major, not a leading soldier. He does not need to use the enemy's life to prove his bravery. Naturally, he stands on the outside of the battlefield and watches the battle.
When the Fourth Battalion arrived and joined the battlefield like wolves and tigers, it was because the already stalemate situation on the battlefield changed drastically, or because Major Sakamoto realized that the situation was not right and issued a retreat order.
Then, under the protection of six guards, the Japanese Army Major was the first to run away.
No matter how you calculate it, the Japanese Army Major is the safest presence on the flank of the Japanese army. Even Niu Er hiding in the dark can't take him.
It’s not that the distance is too far, but Uu Er has darkness as a protective color, and so does the Japanese Army Major. He stands on the dark edge of the battlefield, with six infantry guards guarding him. Uu Er, who is already similar to a sniper, can also use him.
no way.
It's just unfortunate that when the fireworks show broke out, the Japanese troops who were defeated by Lei Xiong, Pang Dahai and others on the flank and ran away were exactly more than 200 meters away from the "Guling".
The 'two kicks' inspired by the big fireworks just flew to that position.
It was right in the middle of the Japanese army formation.
When it comes to running away, the more ordinary soldiers are, the faster they run. It is not determined by official position or who runs first. In this regard, the Japanese infantry with strong training intensity are much better than those who are officials.
There was a loud noise of "Boom!"
The four or five Japanese soldiers were like puppets pulled by strings, and they were blown away seven or eight meters with their teeth and claws showing.
The infantry artillery shells that exploded in the air lost their penetrating power, but the splashing shrapnel was still powerful. The surrounding Japanese infantry who were caught off guard and running wildly fell to the ground in an instant. More than a dozen people were killed.
The missing Major Sakamoto must have been dazzled by the splendor of the fireworks!
The Japanese infantrymen, shouting "Baga" in their hearts, frantically surrounded the fallen Japanese soldiers.
If something happens to Major, even if they evacuate alive, no one will be better off.
Therefore, in the brilliant light of the large "fireworks", the scene in the field of vision of the Chinese officers and soldiers who were lifting the wounded on the battlefield more than 200 meters away was that the Japanese who were running happily seemed to have stopped again, and they
In a group hug.
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