Chapter 803 Battle for the beachhead in the Battle of Crossing the River
The battle for the beachhead in the Battle of Crossing the River "What, you said that our troops crossing the river have become the "corpse collection team" of the little devils. In the entire beachhead position, more than a thousand Japanese troops were not spared by the shelling just now. All of them
How could it be possible to be torn into pieces by artillery shells?" Commander Wang Ping, who also had no idea about the specific power produced by rocket launcher clusters, heard the report from the chief of staff in front of him. His face immediately revealed.
A look of shock and confusion.
"Commander, I didn't believe this news at first. After repeated confirmations, I believed this fact. Finally, after some understanding, I realized that the reason why our artillery bombardment can produce such good results is all because of artillery.
The credit goes to the column’s rocket launcher regiment,” the chief of staff replied.
"I really didn't expect that the rocket artillery regiment would have such a huge power. It seems that I, Wang Ping, still underestimated Lao Chen's artillery column. Well, the artillery column went out, and the effect was really different. Since the first wave of attacking troops, it doesn't cost
One soldier after another, we easily occupied the Japanese beachhead, so we cannot let down the artillery column." After some emotion, Wang Ping's face was also shrouded in excitement.
"Chief of Staff, immediately issue an order to the first wave of crossing troops, Commander Bai Zhiwen, asking him to hold the beachhead for me to block possible Japanese counterattacks. At the same time, order all ferries to return immediately and prepare
Take the second wave of cross-river troops to cross the naturally dangerous Yangtze River in front of us. As long as we gather enough troops on the other side, we can take the initiative to launch an attack on Zhenjiang and disrupt the Japanese army's deployment..." Wang Ping ordered decisively.
"Yes, Commander Xi..." "Wait a minute, I forgot to tell you something. Immediately report the good news that our troops crossing the river and successfully occupied the Japanese beachhead to the former enemy headquarters and tell the chief of staff the good news."
All departments of the East China Field Army were immediately surprised by the news that the first wave of troops crossing the river had easily occupied the Japanese beachhead. At the same time, the entire army was concerned about the outcome of the river-crossing battle.
The future is also full of expectations.
Of course, some people are happy, and some are unhappy. Just when the troops crossing the river, under the command of Commander Bai Zhiwen, were seizing the time to build simple defenses on the ruined beachhead. The Japanese division commander in Zhenjiang City
The whole place was enveloped in a gloomy atmosphere.
"Who can tell me why on Bageya Road? In the entire beachhead, more than a thousand Imperial Army soldiers were wiped out by Chinese artillery fire without firing a single bullet." Thinking about the specific content of the telegram in his hand
, the division commander's hands holding the telegram tightly couldn't help but begin to tremble. He asked loudly to the combat staff in front of him, who in his eyes were always doing nothing.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to the report of our frontline reconnaissance force, during the shelling that lasted for just half an hour, our beachhead position was suddenly attacked by an unknown artillery fire. Because this kind of artillery fire came too suddenly and
The density of shelling was too high. With just one round of artillery fire, the entire beachhead was enveloped in a sea of fire. Therefore, I guess that a reinforced brigade stationed at the beachhead was lost in this unknown round of artillery fire...
..." Chief of Staff Xiao
reported loudly.
"The bastards and cunning Chinese people have actually used a secret weapon that is not known to anyone. Contact the Intelligence Department immediately and be sure to find out what the Chinese people's secret artillery is in the shortest possible time. There are more than a thousand yellow soldiers in a strengthened brigade.
The soldiers cannot die in vain, I must make the Chinese people pay the price with blood," the division commander ordered with a murderous look on his face.
"Ha Yi" Facing the aggressive division commander in front of him, the chief of staff did not dare to hesitate and answered very decisively.
Then, the conversation changed and he asked immediately.
"However, Your Excellency, Division Commander, the entire beachhead has now fallen into the hands of the Chinese.
According to air force reconnaissance, the ferry transporting the Zicui people is returning, preparing to transport the second wave of troops crossing the river... What should we do next?"
"Retake the beachhead and destroy the Chinese troops that have crossed the river. No matter what, we cannot let the cunning Chinese people place such a nail on the riverside..." the division commander replied firmly.
Immediately, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he continued to order: "Chief of staff, immediately issue the latest combat order to the reserve prisoner wing. Order the infantry wing to attack immediately.
No matter what, we must regain the beachhead from the Chinese and destroy the Chinese who have crossed the river.
They must not be allowed to occupy this river crossing point..."
"Ha Yi, I will go and give the order right away..."...
At the former Japanese beachhead, thousands of commanders and soldiers were sweating profusely, waving their engineer catalpas in their hands, and building trenches on a small position in preparation for a possible Japanese counterattack.
"Brothers, because of the artillery's contribution, our infantry took advantage just now. We easily occupied the Japanese beachhead without firing a shot. However, here, I can tell you with certainty that in the next half hour,
We will face the fiercest counterattack by the Japanese army. Therefore, in order to survive longer in the next battle, please work harder and dig your trenches deeper and build them stronger... Machine Gun
Group, remember to build a few more machine gun positions and fight... Change positions and look around you, because of the continuous assaults and digging of trenches. The speed is invisible, and the subordinates who are slowly slowing down, the platoon leader Wen Chang seals his mouth
reminded.
"Yes, platoon leader." After experiencing the artillery attack under his feet, it was like a hell-like battlefield, just like the soldiers who had a brush with death. After listening to the platoon leader's words, without the slightest hesitation, he accelerated himself again
The excavation speed was not very fast, but the good times did not last long. Just when a simple trench was dug to waist depth, the sound of gunshots from the observation post suddenly rang out directly in front of the position.
"You damn little devil, I can't let you live anymore. If we could come ten minutes later, our trenches would be ready. Brothers, since the little devil won't give me time, let's let them know that there is no
The cover of the trenches and the bullets in our hands can also kill them. Everyone must immediately take cover and prepare for battle." Quickly throwing down the engineer catalpa in their hands, Wen Chang, who was deployed on the front line, sealed the platoon.
Chang, ordered very decisively.
In an instant, the position was a busy one, but it immediately fell into a deathly silence. All the soldiers were lying quietly in the trenches, holding up the weapons in their hands. A pair of eyes, following the crosshairs of the muzzles, watched motionlessly.
Directly in front of you.
At the same time, a wave-like offensive formation composed of two infantry squadrons of the Japanese first assault force also appeared within the sight of the soldiers under the cover of a row of heavy machine guns and grenade launchers behind them.
"You damn little devil, you really think highly of us. In the first attack, two entire infantry squadrons were used. They were all targeted by me. Without my order, no one is allowed to open fire in advance."... "Looking at
In front of him, hundreds of little Japs were advancing towards his position in a massive force. A look of worry immediately flashed across Wen Changfeng's face. However, as the platoon leader, he still looked serious towards the subordinates around him.
The command said...,
In the blink of an eye, the little Japs lined up in a dense attack formation appeared less than fifty meters away from the position. As the platoon leader, Wen Changfeng also mercilessly pulled the trigger of the crooked light machine gun in his hand.
.
In an instant, dense bullets were fired towards the Japanese army like raindrops. Dozens of Japanese soldiers charging at the front were also hit by several bullets immediately and fell into a pool of blood.
However, after all, the Japanese army on the opposite side was not a vegetarian after all. After suffering a sudden attack and losing dozens of people, they immediately lay on the ground and began to suppress firepower for a while, with dense heavy machine gun bullets, raindrop-like grenades, and precise
Rifle bullets were fired at the soldiers' positions. Dozens of soldiers, who were full of momentum just now, after suffering nearly half of their casualties in a short period of time, were immediately suppressed and unable to lift their heads. The elite soldiers on the opposite side were overwhelmed.
The Japanese attacking troops saw that the firepower directed at them suddenly became sparse. They immediately jumped up from the ground and continued to attack...
"You bastard little devil, didn't I, Wen Changfeng, die on the Songhu battlefield that year, but today, I have to lose myself in the counterattack?" Looking at the trench getting closer and closer, even the little devil's face could be seen
Clearly seeing the Japanese position, Wen Changfeng, the platoon leader, immediately showed a look of despair...
However, it backfired. At this moment, a sharp whistling sound reached his ears very timely. Having been in the bloody battle of Songhu, he immediately realized that the target of the artillery shell was right in front of his position.
He was so surprised that he had no time to react, so he shouted loudly to the surviving subordinates around him.
"Brothers, it's a shelling, get down quickly, get down immediately"..." As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of intensive shell explosions reached his ears.
Feeling the roaring air waves coming from above his head, even he, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, felt surprised by the shelling that was so close at hand.
However, while being shocked by the lethality caused by the artillery fire, what puzzled platoon leader Wen Changfeng was that the artillery fire so close at hand came and went away very timely. The rumbling sound of the artillery was only
After less than fifteen seconds, it was completely over...
Driven by curiosity, Platoon Commander Wen Changfeng slowly raised his head and looked towards the front of the position.
In an instant, a feeling of vomiting came to my heart. Because, in front of the position,
Under the illumination of piles of bonfires that had not yet been burned out, on the ground that was already stained red with blood, there were pieces of broken meat, internal organs, and broken limbs. In short, the scene under my feet dozens of minutes ago was once again
appeared in front of him.
"What a fool, it's another rocket launcher group. However, if the bombing is good, you should use this method to deal with the little devils, and blow them up until their bones are gone. First squad leader, immediately count the casualties and let all the living brothers see it.
, This is what happened to the little devil. "After a brief shock, driven by hatred for the Japanese army, a sense of comfort immediately came to Platoon Commander Wen Changfeng's heart.
Then, he gave a loud order to the squad leader who was also immersed in shock next to him...!