The Kunisaki Detachment is a special reading detachment mixed brigade under the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army. The soldiers are from Hiroshima, Shimane, and Yamaguchi in the mountainous areas of western Honshu, Japan.
The Fifth Division was a Category A division during the Japanese invasion of China. It was one of the seventeen standing divisions of the Japanese army before the outbreak of World War II. It was as famous as the Isoya Rensuke Division and was the most elite of the Japanese army.
The mechanized force is known as the "Steel Army". The division commander was Seishiro Itagaki who participated in planning the September 18th Incident, so the division is also called the "Itagaki Division".
Today, the 41st Division, a newly formed young army, has faced the most severe test since its birth. It has to face simultaneous attacks from two of Asia's most elite forces.
Facing the Guoqi detachment was the 159th Regiment of the 41st Division. The commander of the regiment, Colonel Li Daxi, was an old man who had followed Su Tong since he started in the Duolun Militia. Li Daxi did not have many characteristics. In fact, his characteristics were
A well-behaved and meticulous person. His greatest advantage is that he will strictly implement the orders issued by his superiors without any compromise.
Therefore, when the Japanese army came, facing the trenches, foxholes, communication trenches and densely arranged minefields that were dug more tightly than a tortoise shell, the mechanical troops of the Kunisaki detachment, which had always been aggressive in attacking, unexpectedly suddenly
There's nothing you can do against him.
The attack of the Kunisaki detachment was ineffective, so they immediately resorted to the magic weapon for victory in ordinary days, which was artillery bombardment. The commander of the Kunisaki detachment was Major General Noboru Kunisaki, commander of the 9th Brigade, a man known for his bravery.
As a general of the Japanese army, the one he admired most in his life was Nogi Nogi Nogi, who was regarded as the military god by the Japanese. Serving the country for seven lives has always been his philosophy in running the army.
The Kunisaki detachment, which has been in China since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, has never encountered an opponent, so it has developed Kunizaki Noboru's arrogant and arrogant temper. Today, he was defeated in front of a small position, which made Kunizaki Noboru always arrogant.
Feeling good about superiority can be extremely challenging.
He immediately ordered the field artillery regiment following the troops to set up a position and start bombarding the 159th Regiment.
After the rumble of artillery sounded, a trace of chaos appeared on the position of the 159th Regiment. As the saying goes, recruits are afraid of cannons, and veterans are afraid of trumpets. As soon as the cannon was thought of, the defense line with mostly recruits was immediately shaken.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Daxi personally went to the front line to boost morale. It took a lot of effort to lift the somewhat panicked mood of the soldiers.
After finishing everything, Li Daxi was so angry that he called several battalion commanders over and scolded them, "You guys are just talking like a dog. I see that all of you are usually eloquent, but now you are serious about it."
I'm so dumbfounded. Even things like appeasing the new recruits need to be done by me as the regiment leader. You guys are all stupid. Next time I encounter this kind of bullshit, I will report it to the division headquarters and ask you to do it.
Let’s all go down there and be the top soldiers.”
During the short period of time when Li Daxi tried his best to appease the soldiers, the Kunozaki detachment took advantage of this period to advance to a distance of 300 meters from the position under the cover of artillery fire. After reaching this distance, the Japanese grenade launchers
The role of light mortars, light machine guns and Type 38 rifles can be maximized.
"boom"
A grenade landed less than fifteen meters away from Li Daxi, and flying dust and sand splashed all over Li Daxi.
"Pooh"
Li Daxi spat out the sand in his mouth and loudly asked the correspondent beside him, "Hurry up and contact the air support and ask when they will arrive."
"Regiment leader, I just asked. Since the bombers are very nervous today, the Stukas are busy supporting the 10th Division and other [] positions. They will not be able to come here until half an hour later."
"What about the artillery support from the artillery regiment?"
"The artillery regiment has just supported the 158th Regiment and has exposed its position. Now they are moving their position and it will take half an hour before they can provide artillery support." The correspondent said after hesitating for a while.
"Asshole, the day lilies will be cold in half an hour." Li Daxi cursed angrily, "Go and order the anti-aircraft artillery company to open fire immediately and shoot down the Japanese."
"Tuanzuo, doesn't that expose all our anti-aircraft firepower?"
"I can't care about so much anymore. If we don't dare to attack this group of Japanese soldiers in front of us, they will have no meaning of existence." Seeing the messy firepower of the new recruits under the Japanese artillery fire, if it weren't for the backbone of the veterans who were holding on,
It was probably even more unbearable, and Li Daxi felt angry for a while. But he also knew that it was really unrealistic for these recruits to maintain precise shooting accuracy and a calm mind amidst the artillery fire that was constantly falling around them.
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"Dong dong dong" After receiving the order, the six 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns hidden behind the position took off their camouflage, revealing their ferocious muzzles and started their first salvo.
Li Daxi also revealed his last trump card, the 40mm anti-aircraft cannon. In the later World War II, except for the temporary use of captured weapons from the other side, it was rare that both sides of the war were officially equipped with the same equipment.
The situation of weapons. But there is one exception, which is the Swedish 40mm 1.57-inch Bofors L60 anti-aircraft gun, which is widely used by both the Allies and the Axis Powers and is regarded as a standard anti-aircraft weapon. Hereinafter referred to as the 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun.
This anti-aircraft gun conquered all warring countries with its powerful power and reliable performance. Although Chahar has always done a good job in fighting for air supremacy, Su Tong still equipped each unit with a certain number of Bofors.
40 anti-aircraft artillery. In later generations, Chief Su heard that the effect of using anti-aircraft guns to hit infantry was very good. Chief Su was so confused that he specially wrote this article into Chaha as his own initiative.
According to the Er Infantry Manual, today is the time to test whether Commander Su’s words are correct.
Well, the effect of the salvo of six 40mm anti-aircraft guns was quite good. The actual rate of fire reached 80 rounds per minute. The 40mm artillery shells fired a dense barrage in front of the 158th Regiment's position. In
All obstacles within the range of this barrage were swept away by the all-conquering artillery fire, as if it was destroying and destroying.
The originally aggressive Japanese soldiers who were constantly dodging bullets or crawling forward in front of their positions, or hiding behind obstacles to cool off and shoot, suffered a violent blow they had never encountered before. The dense artillery shells brought countless flying missiles.
Shrapnel and sand and gravel. After the first five-minute round of bullet rain, most of the Japanese soldiers who bravely rushed to the front of the position had turned into pieces of flesh and blood mist flying everywhere.
The remaining Japanese soldiers were hiding tightly behind the bunkers that they thought were safe and did not dare to show their heads. However, these Japanese soldiers who thought they would be safe hiding behind bunkers or big trees miscalculated this time. In a row,
Under the continuous shooting, all the temporary bunkers were turned into floating clouds. Amidst the bursts of cannon sounds like drums, all the Japanese troops hiding behind the bunkers were beaten to pieces by the artillery fire.
When the shooters who were manipulating the Bofors anti-aircraft guns stopped to watch their results, both warring parties were stunned. On the forward position of the 159th Regiment, the position at this time was like being plowed by a group of old oxen.
Just like the fields they had passed, they were neatly combed. A squadron that had rushed to the front of the position with great momentum had disappeared without a trace. Except for the rifle machine gun parts scattered on the position, no trace was left.
Come down.
This situation made the commanders on both sides feel like they were on a roller coaster. The only difference was that one went from sadness to happiness, while the other went from happiness to sadness.
Li Daxi never expected that the power of the Bofors anti-aircraft guns forcibly distributed by Commander Su was so amazing. More than 300 Japanese soldiers in a squadron were wiped out by one round of artillery fire. This time Li Daxi was really overjoyed.
Fortunately, Li Daxi was not really too happy and quickly issued the following order, "Quick, order the anti-aircraft artillery battery to extend its fire and attack the Japanese's forward position. We must disrupt their formation."
Just when Li Daxi ordered the anti-aircraft artillery to extend its firing, Kunizaki Noboru ignored his sadness. He immediately ordered the field artillery regiment to suppress the anti-aircraft artillery in front. For a while, the two sides were fighting in full swing.
While the 41st Division was desperately trying to snipe at the Japanese army, the attack of the 10th Infantry Division was also going on with difficulty. The soldiers of the 16th Division, who knew they were in a desperate situation, really broke out in the desperate situation.
Astonishing combat effectiveness.
They were in the ruins and among the dead, constantly looking for fighter planes to attack all enemies they saw.
Peng Zeyuan, who knew that time was precious, personally took a company of guards to Maojia Lane to supervise the battle in order to break the deadlock on the battlefield. He had just turned forty this year and still looked so heroic. He just stood on the side of Maojia Lane.
In front of the ruins.
At this time, the battalion commander Ren Ran stood in front of him. Looking at Ren Ran covered in blood and the hundreds of exhausted soldiers behind him who had been fighting from morning to afternoon, Peng Zeyuan hardened his heart and said to Ren Ran:
"Commander Ren, I heard that when you captured the Japanese position this morning, you took the lead and rushed in front of the entire division. You fought very well."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir. I don't deserve the humble position. It's all the result of the hard work of my brothers." Hearing the division commander praising him, Ren Ran didn't show the slightest smile. Even the soldiers thought he was a veteran. He knew that the division commander
You didn't come here specifically to praise yourself today. There must be some fatal and arduous task waiting for you.
Sure enough, Peng Zeyuan changed the topic and ordered: "In view of your battalion's excellent combat effectiveness, I specially assigned your battalion a task."
"That's it." Ren Ran's heart sank. He knew that it would not be a simple task for the master to come and issue an order in person.
"I have decided to order your troops to immediately penetrate through the Japanese defense lines and attack directly on the headquarters of the 16th Division. A black tiger will rip out the heart." Peng Zeyuan stared into Ren Ran's eyes and said word by word.