The Jing'an Army's attack was resolute enough, charging almost on the edge of the artillery fire.
However, Li Jijin's second company was more determined and entered the trenches despite artillery fire.
The march of more than 400 Jingan troops stopped 50 meters in front of the front line trench.
The dense rain of bullets composed of submachine guns, shell guns and rifles was only one of the reasons. The Chinese mortars suddenly began to lob fire at the infantry queue in front of the position, which was the death of the Jing'an army.
You may be able to escape the hail of bullets by lying down, but the mortar shells falling from the sky don't care how standard your lying posture is. As long as you are within its killing range, you will overturn people and guns together. If you want to move forward,
The bullet net composed of submachine guns and shell guns is simply not comparable to that of bolt-fire rifles. Every meter advanced, someone will pay the price with their life.
In order to avoid hurting the front-line infantry, the artillery fire of the Jing'an Army had to be stopped, leaving only light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to provide cover for the infantry.
To put it bluntly, both sides began to fight for consumption.
Not only ammunition is consumed, but also human lives. It depends on who can't bear this consumption first.
Li Shoushan's eyelids were twitching, and Shidu Yingjie's palms were sweating. This was the best that the First Brigade of the Jingan Army could do at present.:.
This round of artillery preparations alone has consumed one-third of the artillery shells carried by the Jingan Army, but this is only the first day of fighting outside Guangde City. If the battle drags on for another two days, the Jingan Army will
All the artillery of the brigade will become a display.
Even with the help of artillery, the battle was like this. What if there was no artillery? The Japanese army majors and hardcore traitors simply couldn't imagine it.
Therefore, they can only hold on until the Chinese commander cannot bear the consumption of ammunition or casualties.
Even though they knew very well in their hearts that there were trenches and fortifications on the Chinese side, the casualty ratio of such pure bullets was much smaller than that of their own unprotected infantry.
At this time, Li Shoushan finally showed his ruthlessness. Not only did he send the last infantry battalion of his 2nd regiment to the battlefield, he also used his own guard troops to serve as the supervising team.
Ten light machine guns were set up 500 meters behind the entire position. Anyone who disobeys military orders and retreats will be killed!
Even the captain of an infantry company who was forced to turn back for help due to heavy losses was mercilessly killed on the spot by the supervising team.
No matter how the First Brigade of the Jing'an Army was the foundation for his livelihood, he still had to fight this battle well in front of his Japanese masters. Who allowed him to be proud of his victory in the Battle of Si'an and boast in front of Major General Guozaki?
It will definitely become the first imperial army to enter Guangde County. For this reason, Kunizaki, who was so happy, gave him all his guns.
Li Shoushan knew that it was both encouragement and a spur in disguise. If he failed to fulfill his promise, there might be a bullet left for him in the pistol with the ivory handle.
Li Shoushan went crazy, and Li Jijin in the frontline trenches also gritted his teeth.
This defensive battle should be the most difficult battle he has encountered since the establishment of the Second Company. A group of Japanese soldiers were actually tougher than the Japanese regular army. Hundreds of people were lying on the ground under the cover of their light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.
On the ground, we relied on some craters, rocks, and wooden piles as bunkers and the second company of fire in the trenches.
All kinds of light and heavy firearms in the trenches, as well as mortars, heavy machine guns, and grenade launchers outside the trenches were all firing at it. Visible to the naked eye, the opponent lost more than a quarter in half an hour of fierce fighting. Even the Japanese army, when
After the battle damage exceeds 20%, they will retreat first, bombard them with artillery, and then attack.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese did not know what kind of medicine they had given to their dogs. The hardness of these dogs' heads was even stronger than that of their owners, and they would not retreat.
The three infantry platoons under the Second Company had lost more than 20 people by this time, which meant that each infantry squad had more than 2 casualties.
Even if the casualties are high, it's scary. The close combat firepower of submachine guns and shell guns is very fierce, and their consumption is much faster than that of rifles. Even if orders have been given before, submachine guns and shell guns are not allowed to fire continuously unless absolutely necessary, and the bullet consumption is also extremely high.
, many submachine guns have only their last magazine left.
After the artillery fire first subsided, the Sichuan Army camp that re-entered the second-line trenches had already called for battle twice. Li Jijin, who could not bear the consumption of ammunition, finally ordered the five infantry platoons of the Sichuan Army to enter the first-line trenches, leaving only one infantry platoon to hold the place.
Outside, the remaining two infantry platoons retreated to the second-line trenches to make some repairs.
It can not only allow the soldiers to drink some water and eat something to restore their strength, but also temporarily save some ammunition. If the war situation is urgent, they can quickly enter the front-line trenches.
Although the five Sichuan Army platoons of nearly 150 people were large in number, the weapons in their hands were too poor. Soon the Jing'an Army felt that the firepower on the opposite side was much weaker, and they immediately started to move.
But courage is really contagious.
For two consecutive hours, the eyes of the Sichuan soldiers who had been hiding behind and watching the bloody battle of the Second Company were already red. They had been deserters, but that was probably because of the request of their superiors, and it did not mean that they were really weak scum.
When the Sichuan Army took the oath to leave Sichuan, the villagers along the road presented glutinous rice balls and rice wine to each other. The straw-shoe soldiers who sang military songs drank up the rice wine, smashed the broken bowls, and shouted the slogan, "The Japanese pirates will never be exterminated, and I will never return home." The slogans are still in my ears.
The Sichuanese slogan "Brother Pao, don't poop or show off your belt" is deeply rooted in the bones of every Sichuanese.
The guns are not good, they also have grenades.
"Brothers, the Japs are coming, get ready to drop bombs for me!" The roaring voice of the Sichuan Army second lieutenant who was the first to lead his men into the front-line trenches almost drowned out the blazing sound of gunfire.
The Jing'an troops who were less than forty meters away were so frightened that they rolled and crawled back.
But that was not enough to scare most of the Jing'an troops who were struggling to crawl forward.
For this wave of Jingan troops who were rushed to the battlefield by the supervising team, advancing would mean death, and retreating would also lead to death. But if you advance and die, you will still have to pay for your settlement, and if you retreat, your death will be in vain. Maybe your wife and children will be killed by those
The official was bullied.
They are well aware of the ruthlessness of the officers in their own army. A second lieutenant platoon leader who was unwilling to order the shooting of innocent people was hanged by Li Shoushan personally from the gate of the military camp. Not to mention living all night long and freezing to death, his newlywed wife was also raped.
The colonel and regiment leader occupied it, and when he got tired of playing with it, he was sold to a brothel.
Brigadier Li Shoushan also praised the behavior of his subordinates, saying that those who disobey military orders should end up like this.
The Sichuan soldiers lined up the grenades they carried one by one in the trench, unscrewed the back cover, and waited for the order to drop the bomb.
"Chengguo, if I die, please remember to take care of my baby!" A soldier shouted to a soldier seven or eight meters away with a grimace.
"Take care of yourself, you hammer. Don't say anything depressing to me! Your son is going to marry my sister. Do you dare to prepare the bride price?" the soldier replied angrily.
There wasn't much time for the soldiers to 'account for the aftermath', as the second lieutenant platoon leader roared, "Surfer!"
The soldiers instinctively lifted up the grenades that had been prepared, pulled the fuse, arched up, twisted their waists, fell forward, and then threw the grenades still smoking in their hands forward.
Although he had bent his body as much as possible and tried not to expose part of his body outside the trench, it was necessary if he wanted to throw far.
The light and heavy machine gun bullets used by the Jing'an Army for cover were as dense as raindrops. Each round thrown was not like being stained by these "raindrops". It no longer relied on combat skills, but luck.
In the first round of throwing alone, five or six soldiers screamed and fell into the trench.
Another soldier was even worse. He just raised his arm and before he could throw the grenade, his arm was hit by a series of heavy machine gun bullets. The arm was swept out into a cloud of blood mist, broke on the spot, and the grenade fell into the trench.
The soldier covering his arm didn't even have time to cry out in pain. He glanced at the despair on the faces of other soldiers in the trench, closed his eyes, and threw himself on the grenade that fell at his feet.
"Boom!" The grenade lifted the soldier up like a doll, and his broken body rolled down outside the trench.
"It's done!" The soldier who had just been explaining his funeral to fellow soldiers knelt down and cried bitterly.
The soldier will never be able to see his youngest sister get married.
The Sichuan troops also went crazy. They braved the hail of bullets and threw at least half of the grenades placed in the trenches out.
That's nearly 400 grenades.
No matter how strong the Jing'an Army is, it will melt under the flames of explosives.
The Sichuan army dropped nearly twenty people in this wave of bombs, but the Jing'an army suffered more than a hundred casualties. The more ferocious and tenacious they were, the faster they died.
Li Shoushan's hard work, for the Sichuan army who was red-eyed at this time, was just four words - 'Welcome to spend'.
A native of Sichuan, he is not tall and not very strong. His only hobby is eating chili peppers.
The harsh living environment and the eating habits of chili peppers throughout their lives have already given birth to the unique personality of Sichuan people, who are hardworking and fearless of hardships.
With a population of 60 million, the bloody spirit of the 6 million Sichuan people who will choose to go out of the mountains to fight against Japan in the next few years can be seen vividly at this moment. We provide you with the fastest updates and free reading.:.
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