Chapter 456 The chaos of the Japanese and puppet troops
Chapter 456 The chaotic battle between the Japanese and puppet troops
More than 10,000 Japanese troops and more than 20,000 officers and soldiers of the Imperial Association began to surround Baoding City, engaging in fierce exchanges of fire... The attacks of the Imperial Association Army troops were attacked one after another. Under the fierce resistance of the Japanese army, people were left on the ground one after another.
The corpses retreated. The little Japanese troops that launched counterattacks also hurriedly retreated to their positions under the fierce shooting of the Imperial Army soldiers...
Today's tens of thousands of troops were on a battlefield that was not beaten. It was very lively. In less than half a day, thousands of soldiers were killed or injured. And the little devils who were surrounded by the Imperial Army also suffered because of
Huge casualties forced them to shrink their defense circle. And this is what these puppet troops want to achieve...
"Reporting to the division seat, the Japs have narrowed the defense circle of the troops. Should we order each unit to find the opportunity and retreat towards the predetermined target..." In Baoding City, which was less than one kilometer away from the battlefield and had become a ruin,
On the mound formed by the collapse of the city wall, Commander Wang Degui, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Association Army, was holding up the telescope in his hand and carefully observing every move on the battlefield. When the chief of staff hurried up to the mound, he shouted loudly.
said.
"Well, I've seen the situation, and it's almost time. By the way, Mr. Zhou, is there any new news from the Ninth Regiment? They have been busy in the ruins for several hours, and they haven't found anything.
Heavy weapons? Although we have 20,000 troops in our hands, in terms of heavy weapons such as light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and grenades, compared with the little devils, we are in the sky and on the ground... More importantly,
Heavy machine guns and mortars are powerful weapons in defensive warfare, so we have to be cautious..." Division Commander Wang Degui nodded and looked at the deputy commander beside him.
"Brother Wang, the brothers of the Ninth Regiment have just received good news. So far, they have found 18 mortars, more than 20 sets of grenade launchers, 32 heavy machine guns, and...
Nearly a hundred light machine guns. As for the ammunition, there are countless. We have dug out several bases, which is enough for us to squander for a while. Just relax, during the defensive battle for a while, our weapons and ammunition will definitely not
Any deficiencies..." Mr. Zhou replied with a smile on his face,
"In this case, Chief of Staff, immediately notify each unit to alternate cover and prepare for retreat...Brother Zhou, after the troops withdraw, you will be responsible for arranging the defensive positions of each regiment and distributing all the heavy weapons just dug out. If not
If something unexpected happens, when the little devils react, they will definitely launch an attack on us as soon as possible, hoping to suppress the vigor of our army, drive us out of this favorable terrain, and then force us to continue to attack them.
Be a lackey..." Commander Wang Degui ordered with a serious look on his face...
"Brother Wang, don't worry. In order to be able to live uprightly as a Chinese, I promise to complete the mission and let these little devils of the principal have a good taste of the true combat effectiveness of our Imperial Army." The deputy commander turned around.
Be prepared to deliver orders.
"By the way, Brother Zhou, I have another question. After ordering each regiment to enter the position, immediately form a supervising team. Any soldiers who are not firm in their stance and intend to continue to be traitors should be shot immediately without any hesitation.
In troubled times, in order for more than 10,000 brothers to survive safely, we can only feel sorry for those few stubborn people. You must know that we are also forced to do such things." Wang Degui followed.
commanded…
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I believe the brothers will understand your hard work, and I will take care of it right away. Even if the brothers blame you in the future, they will come to me, Commander-in-Chief, don't think too much, and rest assured to command the troops.
You know, the fate of more than 10,000 of us is now in your hands, and you must not make any mistakes..." the deputy commander said with a sincere look.
Following the orders one after another, through the radio, they were quickly conveyed to the ears of every commander of the Imperial Army. Among the more than 10,000 Imperial Army troops surrounding the Japanese army, except for some soldiers who still stayed in place, responsible for attracting Japanese firepower,
In addition to covering the retreat of the main force, the remaining fifteen thousand people, under the command of their respective regiment commanders, quickly withdrew from the battlefield and rushed towards the ruins of Baoding City not far away...
More than 15,000 people, under the safety of the deputy commander-in-chief, quickly entered their respective defensive positions without any confusion. At the same time, on the edge of the ruins of Baoding City, they relied on the mounds piled up after the explosion of a circle of city walls.
, condescendingly built a blocking position quickly. The light and heavy machine guns that had just been dug out were also transported to the forefront of the defensive position in the shortest possible time.
In less than an hour, the huge battlefield slowly fell into silence due to the active retreat of the Imperial Association Army. The troops of the Imperial Association Army used their own hands, bayonets, and engineer shovels on their own positions... In short,
, all available tools were used to build defenses on the mounds of soil several meters above the ground. At this moment, the little devil was counting the casualties of his own troops in the melee for just a few hours. At the same time, he was discussing
Our division's next feasible plan of action after the Imperial Army's rebellion.
Just as the commander of the 108th Division was pacing back and forth in the temporary headquarters, anxiously waiting for news. The chief of staff of the division hurriedly rushed in front of the division commander, with a look of panic on his face... See here
, the division commander seemed to know something. He quickly frowned and asked the chief of staff in front of him: "Chief of Staff, have you compiled statistics on the situation of the troops?"
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, all the losses of each regiment have been reported to me. According to statistics, our 108th Division lost a total of more than 4,000 brave men in the nearly five hours of melee.
Imperial Army soldiers. Among them, 1,872 were directly killed, and the number of soldiers who were seriously injured or unable to continue participating in the battle was as high as 2,496... The total strength lost was equivalent to our 108th Division and an entire infantry regiment, completely losing its combat effectiveness." Staff Sgt.
The chief replied.
"Baga, the cunning Imperial Association Army, the cunning Chinese people. After our 108th Division successfully encircles them, we will definitely cut these officers and soldiers of the Imperial Association into thousands of pieces to avenge those shattered warriors. Baga Ya
Lu, Chief of Staff, where are the Imperial Army rebels now? How many of them are there now? Where have these Imperial Army rebels retreated to? Is there any news from the forward positions..." The division commander held the command knife in his hand tightly.
He asked with an angry look.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, after preliminary statistics, in the five hours of melee, our Imperial Army destroyed a total of more than 5,000 rebels. In addition, according to the investigation just conducted by the forward reconnaissance force, we learned that
The remaining more than 15,000 Imperial Army troops have occupied the ruins of Baoding City, and are using the favorable terrain to build fortifications on top of the ruins. It seems that they are preparing to hold on and fight with us.
The army is engaged in a confrontation..." the chief of staff replied quietly.
"Nani, the ruins of Baoding City..." As he spoke, the division commander quickly raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the ruins of Baoding City a few miles away. Sure enough, above Baoding City, the Imperial Alliance Army
The smoke and dust generated by the troops digging fortifications have risen several meters into the air.
"Baga, more than 30,000 of my heroic imperial soldiers are buried under Baoding City. How can those rebels step on the corpses of the imperial soldiers to build fortifications? This is simply an insult to the empire and a big blow to me.
An insult to the dignity of the Imperial Army. In order to maintain the dignity of the Great *** Empire, we must drive down the Imperial Army troops on the ruins. Chief of Staff, order all artillery to open fire immediately, and we must drive down the Imperial Army troops on the ruins.
Drive away all the coalition soldiers..." The division commander was shocked and loudly ordered to the chief of staff...
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the artillery regiment of our 108th Division was completely buried in the ruins of Baoding City in last night's explosion. Now our army can only collect dozens of infantry cannons at most.
As well as a small number of mortars, they are simply unable to launch a large-scale artillery bombardment. Commander, please calm down..." the chief of staff reminded in a low voice.
"Baga, how could this happen... Order an infantry regiment of imperial soldiers, Mashan, to concentrate their forces and launch an attack on the Imperial Army troops stationed in Baoding City. The number of light and heavy machine guns equipped by these Imperial Army troops is less than what we have
One-third of the total. As long as our army suddenly launches an attack while their positions are not yet completed, we will be able to catch them off guard. Tell the frontline commanders that there are only two hours left before dark.
, within two hours, the troops must drive the Imperial Alliance Army out of the ruins." The division commander ordered with a serious face,
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, I'll go and do it right away..." As he spoke, the Chief of Staff, who had already been filled with anger because of the actions of the Imperial Alliance Army, turned around and began to convey the order without any hesitation...
And these little devils who believed in Bushido and had long thought that the Imperial Army of Japan was invincible, after learning that the corpses of more than 30,000 Imperial soldiers who died in battle were actually trampled under the feet of those inferior Imperial Army soldiers. An infantry regiment
The team of more than 4,000 little devils, without any mobilization by any commander, angrily asked their commander to fight, preparing to launch the first round of attacks on the busy Imperial Army defensive positions.
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Soon, more than a thousand little Japs walked out of the army camp aggressively. Each of the little Japs held up their rifles with bayonets in their hands, almost raising their heads and chests, and lined up in the most common offensive formation of the Japanese army.
He walked extremely arrogantly towards the Imperial Alliance Army's position a few miles away.
"Damn, the little devil is so arrogant, he doesn't even take us seriously..." He looked at his position getting closer and closer, like waves of yellow rolling towards his position. He was holding up his binoculars.
, Commander Wang Degui, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Association Army, who was observing every move of the Japanese army, said with a look of contempt.
"Commander-in-Chief, in the past few years, our Imperial Army has not had much combat effectiveness in the eyes of the Japanese. However, the arrogance of the little devils is not a bad thing for us. It is already dark now.
There are only two hours left. In these two hours, if we can give the little devil a big and heavy blow. I think tonight, the little devil will definitely calm down a lot and digest it well.
, estimate the true combat effectiveness of our Imperial Association Army." Just as the commander-in-chief, Commander Wang Degui, finished speaking, the deputy commander-in-chief beside him said with a sinister smile.
"Haha, brother Zhou is still thinking fast... This does give us a chance to give the Japanese army a major blow. As long as we can save most of the Japanese troops in front of us or wipe them out, I guarantee that we will let the Japanese division supervising the battle from behind
Tuan Zhang was dumbfounded, so he had to digest the real combat effectiveness of our Imperial Alliance Army in fighting the Japanese." Wang Degui nodded and said confidently...
"Commander-in-Chief, how do you plan to fight? The Japanese army is still almost one kilometer away from us. We still have ten minutes at most to prepare, so we must seize the time..." the deputy commander-in-chief replied.
"Order the Japanese army to attack the third regiment directly opposite, and the fourth regiment will immediately prepare for battle. Also, twenty heavy machine guns and fifty light machine guns will be mobilized from various units, and all of them will be gathered on the positions of these two regiments. In addition,
Use all the mortars and grenades in the army together and aim them at a position 100 to 200 meters in front of the position. After getting the order to fire, everyone should not save bullets for me. Let's try to use these more than 1,000 meters.
All the little devils, stay in front of the position..." Commander Wang Degui ordered solemnly, and then a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth...
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I will give the order right away..." After learning about the Japanese attack and getting to know the die-hard elements in the army, the remaining soldiers were gearing up, ready to teach the little Japanese a lesson and vent themselves.
The humiliation I suffered at the hands of the little devils in the past few years...
In less than ten minutes, nearly a hundred light and heavy machine guns were lined up and set up on the position. As for the dozens of mortar grenades that were hastily assembled, they were all aimed at the intended target and ready to fire.
Preparations. At this moment, nearly three thousand soldiers were lying motionless on the battlefield, holding their weapons tightly with both hands, staring ahead, quietly waiting for the commander-in-chief Wang Degui to give him the order to fire.
, and then teach the arrogant little devil in front of him a lesson.
Finally, while everyone was waiting anxiously, more than 1,200 Japanese troops lined up in several dense skirmish lines and walked into the artillery fire coverage of the artillery positions behind them. However, the commander-in-chief, who was watching every move of the Japanese troops,
Wang Degui did not give the order to fire. He was waiting for all the little Japs to come within the range of artillery fire.
"Everyone is here, beat me hard..." The little Jaap who was walking at the front had already rushed to a range of fifty meters. The soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army who were lying on the position had bullets popping up on their heads.
When he was sweating, the corner of Commander Wang Degui's mouth once again showed a sneer, and he ordered loudly to the two regiment leaders beside him...
"Fire...fire...click, click, click..." In an instant, orders from commanders at all levels rang out throughout the entire position. Immediately, in the trench more than a thousand meters long, nearly a hundred of them were spit out.
The dense tongues of fire...the hot tongues of fire, in just a moment, weaved an impenetrable bullet net in front of the position.
As for those little Japs who looked confident and thought they were invincible, they were swept to the ground in pieces by the sudden dense firepower. In just a few seconds, at least half of the Japs were killed.
He fell into the intensive fire of nearly a hundred light and heavy machine guns. Hundreds of little Japs just behind him quickly lined up on the ground. They thought they had escaped the intensive rain of bullets and felt a little lucky.
The whistling sound of artillery shells streaking across the sky quickly reached the ears of these little devils.
When they raised their heads and looked at the sky following the whistling sound, nearly a hundred artillery shells of various calibers had appeared in their eyes. As the cannonballs grew larger and larger in their eyes,
Before these little devils lying on the ground could react from the shock, a burst of intensive shell explosions began to ring in their ears...
"Boom, boom, boom..." Nearly a hundred artillery shells of various calibers, like rain, continued to fall in the middle of these Japanese groups, setting off patches of blood rain... In just a few rounds of shooting, the entire Japanese position was covered by artillery shells.
Covered in the smoke generated by the explosion... hundreds of little Japs who just felt lucky to have escaped the flying bullets. At this moment, they were already thinking about God and praying as to why they were not killed directly in the battle just now.
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Because, if he had just died among the flying bullets, he would have left a complete body after all. However, at this moment, in the rain of shells, he had to endure the torture before death, which was even more important.
Unfortunately, I couldn't even leave a complete body...
Finally, amidst the intensive explosions, some little devils could no longer endure the painful torture. They jumped up from the ground one after another, preparing to retreat. However, they forgot that not only did they keep falling around them,
More importantly, there was an airtight net of heavy machine gun bullets above their heads... Just when these little devils just raised their heads, the flying bullets had already hit them.
The brains burst and eventually turned into limp corpses...
Two minutes later, when the whole bombardment had been going on for less than two minutes, not a single Japs could be seen on the entire position. The bombardment also stopped immediately at the command of the commander-in-chief. At this time,
At this moment, all the soldiers on both sides of the enemy's and ours' positions held their heads high, staring blankly at the bloody position in front of them...