Chapter 601 Don't do porcelain work without diamonds
Chapter 601 Don’t do porcelain work without diamonds (first update)
"Boom, boom, boom...dong, dong, dong..."
Intensive firefights were also heard from the right wing of the main force of the Japanese army, and artillery shells and bullets flew towards the warning positions as if they were free.
In a hurry, the two infantry squadrons stationed here had no time to repair any fortifications, so they could only use the terrain to divide their troops and occupy several small highlands, mount machine guns and grenade launchers on them, and guard the surroundings from a high position.
The Eighth Route Army came out and attacked the hills with mortars and light and heavy machine guns. Although the Japanese had the terrain advantage, they did not rush to repair fortifications on the high ground. Dozens of them did not even have shelters to hide in. They could only fight on the ground, completely exposed to the Eighth Route Army.
Under artillery fire.
They were caught off guard again, and more than a squad was lost in the first round of fire raids.
Facing the Eighth Route Army, which was attacking more and more fiercely and with more and more troops, the two squadron captains on the defensive flank were afraid that they would not be able to hold on. While strictly ordering their subordinates to defend their positions, they sent people to the deputy brigade commander for help.
Colonel Miyazawa also heard the sudden exchange of fire from both sides of the main force, but he didn't take it seriously. He thought it was the Eighth Route Army setting up a suspicious formation to confuse himself, and used flank attacks to disperse his troops and firepower to reduce the frontal blockade.
The combat pressure of the troops.
It was as if the person had not heard the sound of the exchange of fire and continued to do whatever he was supposed to do without being affected at all.
It wasn't until the defenders on the flank sent someone to ask for help that he realized something was wrong.
"Sir, we were attacked by at least one reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army. More than half of the troops have been killed or injured and are in urgent need of reinforcements." The messenger ran over to report with a panic on his face.
"Sir, the right wing of the position was attacked by more than 500 Eighth Route Army troops. They were equipped with a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns. More than half of the defenders have suffered casualties and are in urgent need of reinforcements..." Another messenger rushed over and saw Colonel Miyazawa's face full of nervousness.
Report.
The two squadrons defending the flanks of the main force were all from the Third Battalion. They were attacked at the same time and could be wiped out at any time. The most anxious one was the captain of the Third Battalion.
But sending troops to reinforce requires a reason, and he can't just go if he wants to.
As soon as his mind turned, he began to analyze: "Sir, we judged before the war that the Eighth Route Army has more than a thousand people hiding around us and is ready to come out and attack us at any time."
"I believe that the enemy attacking the flank is the Eighth Route Army ambush we deduced."
"This is used to distract our attention, distract our troops and firepower, and reduce the combat pressure on the frontal blocking forces. We must not be fooled."
"But if the security forces defending the flanks are wiped out, the Eighth Route Army will be able to fight all the way here, causing the main force to be attacked from both sides."
"We can't let the Eighth Route Army do what they want."
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army's elite in the frontal attack must not be moved. I humbly request the commander to transfer two reinforced squadrons from the Second Battalion to reinforce the flanks and resolutely block the Eighth Route Army's ambush and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of."
The captain of the First Battalion subconsciously asked, "If half of the infantry brigade is transferred at once, what if the field artillery brigade is also attacked?"
"I now seriously suspect that the Eighth Route Army will launch an attack on us from east to west. It will attack our army's flanks and disperse our troops on the surface, but in fact it will create conditions for attacking the field artillery brigade."
The captain of the Third Brigade immediately stood up and denied: "I don't think so..."
"Everyone analyzed before the war that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army had at most more than a thousand people hiding around us. Now, two reinforced battalions have been exposed, with a strength of well over a thousand people."
"As expected, there are no Eighth Route Army ambushes around us."
"The field artillery brigade is located two kilometers away. Even if the two reinforced squadrons are transferred, they still have half of the infantry brigade. There is definitely no Eighth Route Army that dares to attack them, and there is no Eighth Route Army to deal with them on the battlefield."
After hearing this, the captain of the first brigade no longer objected.
As long as the reinforcements on the flanks do not mobilize the main offensive troops and do not affect the situation of the battle, it does not have much to do with him from where they are mobilized.
Colonel Miyazawa was also convinced. Seeing that the subordinates around him all agreed and no longer objected, he immediately ordered: "Contact the Second Brigade immediately and deploy two reinforced squadrons to reinforce the guard positions on both wings."
"Other troops continue to act as planned, strive to break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position within half an hour, and continue to reinforce Yixian County."
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On a hilltop northwest of the battlefield, Huang Yu was staring at the battlefield intently, using the sound of gunfire to determine the battle situation from an invisible place.
Seeing the regiment leader successfully repelling the first wave of Japanese attacking troops, my heart was instantly relieved.
Half an hour has passed. As long as the blocking troops repel another Japanese attack, the main force of the Japanese army will be mobilized from the field artillery brigade due to insufficient strength, and the commando team will have a breakthrough to defeat the Japanese.
"Deputy Chief of Staff, good news. The Japanese field artillery position suddenly dispatched two reinforced brigades to reinforce the flank guard position. The marching speed is very fast. They are already hundreds of meters away from the field artillery position. They can enter the flank guard position in ten minutes at most."
An investigator suddenly ran to Huang Yu and reported.
"Deploy troops to reinforce the flank guard positions?" Huang Yu quickly understood what was going on, and his face was immediately replaced by a smile, and he said happily.
"Chen Jia and Huang Yong are really good at it. They actually used a bunch of new soldiers to defeat the Japanese army's security position and had to ask their superiors for help!"
"The main force of the Japanese troops is prepared for attacking blocking positions and cannot be easily mobilized."
"In order to maintain the flanking guard positions and repel the attacks of Chen Jia and Huang Yong, the Japanese army could only deploy reinforcements from the field artillery positions."
"God is really helping me. The Japanese field artillery position has lost two reinforced squadrons in advance. Our general attack time must also be advanced to reduce the combat pressure on the frontal blocking troops as much as possible."
"Their casualties were very heavy. If we had launched the general attack ten minutes earlier, we might have saved more than a hundred casualties."
"Contact Deng Jingye immediately, and the Wangdu garrison and its subordinate assault teams will launch immediately. When the signal comes, they will launch an attack on the Japanese field artillery position. Use the strongest offensive to end the battle as quickly as possible, and then immediately divide the troops to raid the main force of the Japs."
"Other commandos and artillery units will immediately enter the breakout position."
"We will launch a general attack as soon as the Japs' second attack begins."
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Kong Jie looked very ugly at the enemy command post in front of the blocking position.
The Japanese and puppet troops clearly learned from previous experiences and lessons in this attack. In addition to mortars, they also deployed a large number of mountain field artillery and infantry artillery to bombard the blocking positions.
Looking at the dazzling flames that were constantly rising on the blocking position, his heart hurt more than blood.
Because every artillery shell fired by the enemy will take away the life of one or two soldiers, or cause a devastating blow to the blocking position.
These are the costs of repelling the next wave of Japanese attacks. The greater the losses, the more completely the position will be destroyed, and the smaller the chance of holding the position.
In despair, an excited report suddenly sounded from the command post: "Commander, good news..."
"Deputy Chief of Staff Huang received an urgent call. The enemy's situation has changed suddenly. He plans to launch a general offensive in advance..."
"After the second wave of the Japanese attack started, based on the sound of our counterattack artillery, they launched a general attack at the same time, severely damaging and defeating the little Japanese on the battlefield."
The solemn expression on Kong Jie's face immediately turned into anticipation. He grabbed the telegram handed over by the telegraph operator. After confirming that the content of the telegram was correct, the expectant expression on his face immediately turned into excitement.
Staring at the blocking position with heavy artillery fire in front of him, he sighed: "If the general offensive is advanced, our blocking pressure will be much less."
"All the guard companies are assembled and ready to prepare for counterattack... All mortars are aimed at the area 150 to 200 meters away from the position. Each gun fires 20 shells at the fastest speed, and then the mortars are designed freely in platoon units.
, fire wherever there are many little Japs, and try to blow up all the Japs at the foot of the mountain, making it impossible for them to assemble."
"All the soldiers in the city's garrison who can still fight will join the battle and follow the guard company to expand the results."
"After the counterattack begins, the soldiers who can still fight in the reserve team go out with the guard company, and take out all the remaining heavy machine guns and grenade launchers in the blocking position. The light machine guns are used as submachine guns, and they launch a counterattack with the team to defeat the Japanese attack.
force."
Huang Qi, the head of the Mancheng Garrison Regiment, suddenly reminded: "What if when we counterattack, the Japanese dispatch mortars and heavy machine guns to meet the attacking troops and intercept us from a long distance?"
Kong Jie shook his head and replied confidently: "Don't worry, the little devil won't have that chance."
"If you don't have that diamond, you won't get the porcelain job. Since Deputy Chief of Staff Huang dares to launch a general offensive in advance, it proves that he has already thought of a perfect strategy. We only need to deal with the Japanese attacking troops. We don't need to worry about other little devils on the battlefield. There will be
Specialized troops attack.”
"That would be great..." Huang Qi started gearing up after hearing this.
Staring with a pair of red eyes, he gritted his teeth and said: "I was just worried about how to avenge the soldiers who died on the battlefield, and Deputy Chief of Staff Huang immediately set up a stage for us. God helped me."
"I will organize the troops now and take out all the light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers in stock. I will make sure the Japanese attacking troops pay for their debt with blood."
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Ten minutes later, the deafening explosions finally stopped.
The remaining three squadrons of the First Battalion were dispatched together, forming three skirmisher lines, like three unstoppable waves, heading straight for the blocking position.
Colonel Miyazawa raised his binoculars at the same time. He wanted to witness with his own eyes the attacking troops stepping onto the Duer Regiment's blocking position, trampling their opponents underfoot and ravaging them, avenging their previous humiliation.
The blocking position is filled with smoke, rising black smoke columns, and dense craters...
Looking around, there is almost no clear space in the blocking position several hundred meters wide.
Inside the bomb crater, outside the bomb crater, and in the gaps in the trenches... there were corpses of the Eighth Route Army everywhere. There were no less than two hundred corpses that could be seen with the naked eye.
In addition to those that were invisible to the eyes, were blown to pieces, and the artillery fire just now caused at least 400 casualties to the blocking force.
The opponents were mostly new soldiers, and the loss of so many people before the troops even fired a single shot must have had a huge impact on their morale. They might have collapsed and fled the battlefield under the cover of artillery fire just now.
This is the scene that Colonel Miyazawa looks forward to most and least wants to see.
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