Chapter 897: The Kwantung Army’s ‘Tofu Project’ (Please subscribe!)
This is a shoddy project
Amidst the expectations of the East China Field Army and the panic of the Japanese army, night finally slowly fell over the city of Wuhan, which had been shrouded in artillery fire for several days.
As night approaches, several Japanese aircraft serving as cruise cover in the sky slowly disappear over the battlefield. As the Japanese aircraft leave, the initiative of the entire battlefield also falls into the hands of the East China Field Army...
The sky had just dimmed, and the main force of the East China Field Army, which had been resting in the rear for a whole day, quickly rushed towards their own positions along the communication trenches extending in all directions, pushing various artillery pieces and light and heavy machine guns under the command of their respective commanders.
Of course, in the former enemy headquarters of the Sixth Corps located at the rear of the position, Commander Chen Geng and others were also excitedly gathered in front of a huge combat sand table to discuss the specific combat plans of each combat unit tonight.
Chief of Staff Han Liancheng first spoke: "Commander, this is the latest intelligence just sent from the front. Since the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in several attacks in the morning, they have not launched even one attack again. Of course, this does not mean that
Not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the Japanese army on the opposite side actually became humble this afternoon. They spent the whole afternoon building fortifications on their own positions... After investigation, it was found that the fortifications being built by the Japanese army had basically nothing to do with the trenches under our feet.
What's the difference? However, due to lack of troops and raw materials, their trenches are only waist deep and can only accommodate one person in width. Of course, these trenches are not reinforced with logs..."
"Haha, seeing the little Japs in front of me, I suddenly thought of the time when we fought guerrillas with the Japs in the Taihang Mountains..." As he spoke, a sly smile appeared on the corner of Commander Chen Geng's mouth...
"Commander, what you mean is that the little devils can learn the appearance just like the guerrilla warfare of our army back then, but they will never learn the essence of this kind of warfare..." Chief of Staff Han Liancheng reacted immediately
Come over and speak.
"Yes...just be optimistic. In tonight's attack, I will definitely let the little devils know that what they copied will not be able to withstand a single blow in front of our East China Field Army..." Chen Geng looked confident.
said.
Because the forward position of the East China Field Army was too close to the Japanese front-line position, during the whole day of bombing, this trench became the only trench in the entire trench group that was not bombed. At this moment, the position stretched for several kilometers.
Above, an infantry regiment and more than two thousand elite members of the East China Field Army, like hungry wolves ready to attack, were quietly squatting in the trenches, waiting for the arrival of the attack order...
Although the second trench was taken care of by many bombs during the daytime bombing, the main body of the trench, which was supported by a large number of logs, did not undergo any changes. After almost half an hour of repairs by the soldiers, the entire trench was
A trench, once again restored to the pre-war scene...
"What are you still doing? All the infantrymen immediately retreated to the third trench. The artillerymen immediately pushed up the infantry cannons and mortars. In addition, the dozens of thunderbolts that the engineers had just driven out during the day were also
Install it for me. In half an hour, let the little devil have a taste of our new weapons...
"The trenches had just been repaired, and the commander's orders were heard inside. Immediately after, infantry cannons, mountain cannons, mortars and thunderbolts modified with gasoline barrels with a caliber of one meter,
Under the transportation of the soldiers, they were immediately installed in their own artillery positions. Of course, the artillery shells and ammunition bags that were polished to almost reflect light were also moved to the position one by one...
"Division Commander, it's time for the general attack..." At the forward position, the division chief of staff said to the division commander with a solemn expression beside him.
"How are the artillery at the back prepared..." Faced with the reminder from the chief of staff, the division commander with a solemn face did not leave his eyes from the silent Japanese position in front of him, and just asked in a deep voice.
"All artillery groups are ready and waiting for your order..."
Seeing the division commander in front of him with a solemn expression, but still unable to see any change in his expression, the chief of staff continued to speak.
"Commander, are you worried that the attack will fail soon..."
"Yes..." The teacher didn't hide anything about his old partner, and replied with a worried look on his face.
"Compared with ours, the Japs' positions are a little different. But overall, they are still similar. I believe you have seen the battle during the day. The Japs have an absolute air force advantage, and they are all in these trenches.
We have suffered a loss in front of us, not to mention our army which only has the advantage of artillery fire..."
"Division Commander, in my opinion, our worries are all unnecessary. We have followed the commander for so long, and when have we ever suffered a defeat? The commander made it clear in his order that there will definitely be no danger of anything happening in tonight's attack.
Let us fight according to the original battle plan with confidence. I believe in the commander..." After a brief reflection, the chief of staff said confidently.
"Okay, if that's the case, then let's fight with confidence. Pass my order and all the artillerymen will fire immediately. The target Japanese trench cluster, the bombardment time, half an hour..." After taking a long breath, the division commander gave the order in a deep voice.
Under the control of the arm-brained gunner, he used his fastest firing speed to quickly pour powerful shells into the Japanese trenches as if they were free of charge.
Of course, after all, these artillery pieces are several kilometers away from the forward positions, so they cannot give people the most intuitive visual impact. When the large-caliber artillery pieces in the rear begin to exert their power, they are hidden in the second trench, which can be said to be invisible at a glance.
Various mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, thunderbolts, and even grenade launchers all immediately joined in this unprecedented bombardment.
Hidden everywhere in the Japanese trench group, almost the entire brigade's mortars, grenades, light and heavy machine guns and other technical units were gathered in the trenches with nearly a thousand personnel. When they heard the sudden sound of shelling in the sky, they immediately followed the instructions
Ordered by superiors to move to the nearest artillery hole.
However, just as everyone was transferring, a huge reality was placed in front of them. Facing a trench that only allowed one person to pass, these Japanese soldiers carrying mortars and light and heavy machine guns on their shoulders had to fight in a short time.
It is almost impossible to retreat within a few seconds.
As a result, when the first round of hundreds of artillery shells of various calibers from the East China Field Army came to them, less than one-fifth of the nearly one thousand technical troops, including their weapons, withdrew into the artillery holes.
As for the remaining personnel and equipment, no surprise, they were all shrouded in artillery fire...,
Of course, being shrouded in artillery fire is not the most important thing. After all, these people are in the trenches. As long as they lie down in the trenches, there is still hope of escaping. However, as the shelling continues, one large-caliber shell after another
, began to fall into these civil fortifications one after another, and the last and only hope of these Japanese troops was shattered.
It is already very good that more than five thousand soldiers can dig out the specific trends of the entire trench cluster in just one afternoon, let alone reinforce these purely civil trenches. Of course, even if the Japanese army wants to reinforce the trenches
, being surrounded, it was impossible for them to find even a little bit of logs to reinforce the fortifications.
How long can a trench group with no reinforcements and not even a single log visible be able to hold on in the face of artillery shells weighing dozens of kilograms, or even dozens of kilograms of pure bombs?
The entire bombardment did not exceed Commander Chen Geng's expectations. In less than five minutes, the trenches that the Japanese army had worked hard to build all afternoon began to collapse. Of course, when the trenches collapsed, the Japanese soldiers lying in the trenches undoubtedly became
The most direct victims were buried alive in the trenches.
With the precedent of the collapse of the first trench, the remaining trenches were like a queue, one after another being razed to the ground amidst the explosion of artillery shells... In less than twenty minutes, except for one or two trenches, the huge cluster of trenches
It still stood alone outside. The remaining trenches were all blown to the ground...
Seeing the scene in front of me, if I use the words of Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, these trenches will be a typical shoddy project in later generations...
However, in the eyes of the Japanese army, this incident was more heartbreaking than cutting flesh.
Because the shelling just now caused him to lose not only nearly a thousand technical troops, but also almost all the light and heavy machine guns and mortars in the entire brigade. More importantly, after the trench group was flattened by artillery fire, in the subsequent battle
, his subordinates will face no available position, lying in the ruins to fight against the elite East China Field Army...
Thinking of this, the brigade leader's face no longer showed the confidence he had before the war, but revealed a deep sense of despair...
"Your Majesty, Brigade Commander, how could this happen...how could our trenches...the Chinese people, how could the Chinese people's trenches be intact? Why is this?" the chief of staff exclaimed with a puzzled look on his face.
"Why, it's very simple. We don't have that many troops to repair and reinforce trenches. More importantly, we don't have enough raw materials. Didn't you see that directly behind the East China Field Army are large tracts of forest...
"The brigade commander, who clearly knew the specific reason, rolled his eyes at the chief of staff beside him angrily. Then, he fell into deep contemplation and began to think about the next combat operations of the army...
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