The Japanese army's artillery fire unleashed its force again. The earthen parcel was instantly enveloped by fierce artillery fire. Large tracts of soil, sawdust, and stones flew into the air.

In the distance, a Japanese officer pulled out his command knife and let out a wolf howl. A large number of soldiers lying on the ground immediately got up and bent down to charge. It only took a moment. The Japanese officer suddenly fell down like a log. His subordinates The soldiers had no commander. The formation began to riot.

In the shooting holes on the small hill, machine guns were firing wildly like poisonous snakes. The Japanese and puppet soldiers had just stood upright when they were hit by raindrops of bullets.

Shimada was holding a telescope. The hand holding the telescope was trembling slightly because of extreme anger. Gunshots and shouts were still faintly heard in the town. It was the troops rushing into the town that were being fiercely attacked by the superior enemy. Also I don't know how long they can hold on. As the vanguard, they carry light artillery such as mortars. They are quite helpless against the solid mountain fortifications.

"Urge the follow-up brigade to bring up the mountain artillery and infantry artillery immediately." Shimada said to the staff angrily: "Order the Matsumura team to attack the town from the west and the Imperial Army to attack the town from the east. Rescue the Kawawa team trapped in the town."

Thousands of gunshots were mixed with violent explosions. The rolling tongues of flames intertwined with the rising smoke columns. Everything was filled with fire, thick smoke, and dust. There were sword lights, sword shadows, and killing sounds everywhere. The long smoke and dust tangled into a big net. A gloomy chaos hangs over Danyang Town...

Street fighting is also generally called "urban warfare". This is because street fighting is a battle that takes place street by street and house by house in the streets. It usually takes place in cities or large villages. Street fighting has the following two characteristics: There are two distinctive features: First, the enemy and we are in close combat, hand-to-hand combat, which is very cruel. Since the battles are almost all based on infantry light fire assaults, and they are all conducted within visual range, the terrain is complex and unpredictable, so in street fighting. Heavy weapons have no place. In street fighting, the mobility of the troops is severely restricted; the field of vision is limited, making observation, shooting, and coordination very inconvenient. In many cases, the battle formation of the troops is separated and has to be dispersed into individual units to fight independently. Second, the enemy and we are mixed with each other and intertwined. The danger is high. Since there is no clear front, the enemy and we are mixed, forming a mutual stalemate in which you are in me, and I am in you. The attacking party is in the open, and the resisting party hides in the dark. This further increases the difficulty and risk of military operations such as street fighting. Tall buildings and underground bunkers are good places to hide snipers. “You don’t know the enemy at all until someone shoots at you. Who is it? Where did the bullet come from?" Unexpected ambushes and unpredictable snipers often make attackers tremble with fear. They fall into the shadow of panic and fear and cannot extricate themselves.

The Japanese and puppet troops rushed up. After a burst of fierce shooting, they approached the street entrance without much resistance. The enemies rushed in along the street, trying to capture the street in one fell swoop and seize a deep foothold. Spread an outflank on both sides. When the enemy penetrates deep into the middle of the street and the follow-up troops have not yet reached the street entrance, blazing firepower pours out from the aisles and windows of the houses on both sides of the street, cutting the enemy into several sections. The enemy is caught off guard. In addition, the street was narrow, and it was difficult for the troops to deploy. They ducked here and there and were in chaos. The enemy's follow-up troops quickly caught up to respond. They were blocked head-on by preset firepower at the street intersection. Fierce crossfire tightly blocked the narrow street. at the intersection, forcing the enemy to pay batches of casualties.

Boom. A tongue of fire. A rain of iron. Shooting towards the enemy. Countless iron sand makes it difficult to avoid. This is the new weapon used by the Second Route Army in battle for the first time. The shotgun is a powerful weapon in street fighting.

Show your power.

To say it is a new type of weapon is really an understatement. In fact, it is just an improved version of the large lifting rod of a folk gun. The large lifting rod is generally about three meters long and has a caliber of five centimeters. Several iron hoops hold the barrel and butt of the gun.

They are fixed together. There is a fire door at the end of the gun. When shooting, a large incense is used to ignite it. After improvement, the bearing capacity of the barrel is greatly strengthened. The length of the gun is shortened to about 1.5 meters. Although it is still loaded in the front chamber, the speed is slow.

But it is indeed very effective to curb group charges and street fighting.

This time, Danyang Town was chosen to attack the enemy head-on. The Second Route Army had carefully considered and practiced repeatedly. First of all, Danyang Town is the town closest to the enemy's defense line. This place must bear the brunt of the enemy's attack. Moreover, the enemy is very likely to use this as a target.

An important transportation center and foothold. On the other hand, Danyang Town is mostly made of brick buildings, which are not easy to catch fire. The streets are narrow and numerous, which is conducive to persistence in street fighting.

For this reason, as soon as the enemy showed signs of attacking, the Second Route Army moved all the residents out. The Third Battalion conducted many offensive and defensive drills here. They became familiar with the streets and terrain. They stepped up the construction of many underground fortifications and semi-underground bunkers.

.It can be said that he is fully prepared and ready to work.

The Japanese army is not good at street fighting. Or it can be said that street fighting is a nightmare for any modern army. Because the two armies are intertwined, the field of vision is blocked, and all heavy firepower is useless. Only simplicity is left.

People fighting against people. Light weapons versus light weapons. Whoever has more people, familiar with the terrain, and clever fortifications will have the advantage. Even in later generations, weapons have greatly improved. Street fighting still remains the same.

Although it is cruel and bloody, the defensive side still has an advantage. Take the street fighting in Grozny as an example. According to statistics, this is the most brutal and bloody street fighting since the Vietnam War. The Russian army and the Chechen illegal armed forces started in 1994. There were two major outbreaks in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.

Large-scale street fighting. When Grozny was first built, it was designed according to the requirements of a combat fortress. Therefore, the city is dotted with fortresses.

The cloth was as dense as a spider web. The Russian army entered the city as if they were entering a maze. They could not touch the north. They had superior weapons and equipment but could not use them. However, the Chechen armed snipers could rely on the familiar terrain to hide in the dark as if they were practicing shooting.

. Shooting targets one by one. At the end of the first street battle in 1995, it is said that a regiment of more than a thousand Russian troops broke into the city. Only one officer and 10 soldiers were left alive.

Leave. The second street fighting in Grozny took place from December 25, 1999 to February 2000. The Russian army was littered with corpses. 1,173 soldiers died. Even the Russian frontline commander Major General Malofeev was shot dead.
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