It was said that the attack would start the next day, but the plan could not keep up with the changes.
The next day, the rain increased further, and the planned attack was originally going to be cancelled. However, at the urging of Akashi Genjiro, the battle was carried out as planned.
There is no fear of rain, even if it means using a knife, Akashi Genjiro will ask for an attack according to the original plan.
In Akashi Genjiro's eyes, the French are good at everything but too squeamish, and the Chinese, who were originally considered hard-working, have become corrupted in Europe, especially Qin Zhiyuan.
No, Qin Zhiyuan has become a French national and is now considered a Frenchman, so it is normal for Qin Zhiyuan to be corrupted.
Speaking of which, it seems that those who forget their ancestors should be cast aside even more.
It seems that after all, it is just a seeming, the reality is that the Sixth Division led by Akashi Genjiro must accept Qin Zhiyuan's command.
As usual, the war started with shelling.
Due to the weather, the ground conditions were not good. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the artillery bombardment, the artillerymen used more shrapnel shells and poison gas bombs, and bombarded the German positions for three hours.
Akashi Genjiro was stunned by this generosity.
The Japanese also have artillery. Compared with the extravagant Chinese artillery and French artillery, the Japanese artillery is really frugal.
The artillery currently equipped in the Japanese army can carry at most three to four base shells in each battle. Every shelling is calculated as a hit. If possible, it is not used. If it is not possible, artillery must be used to assist.
It is true that the Japanese have no opponents in the Far East. After the Russo-Japanese War, the only opponents of the Japanese in the Far East are the Chinese. However, the Beiyang government is unsatisfactory. The Beiyang government does not even have many machine guns in its army, let alone
artillery.
Therefore, the Japanese seem to be really invincible in the Far East. This has also led to the growing ambition of the Japanese. They are no longer satisfied with the existing benefits they have obtained, but are preparing to seek greater benefits. This time they take the initiative to Europe
Sending troops to assist in the war is one of Japan's methods to enhance its voice.
In fact, the Japanese know better than anyone else that if the Beiyang government does not send troops to Europe, then the Japanese government does not need to send troops, because in comparison, Western countries will still support the Japanese.
But under the premise that the Beiyang government has sent troops, the Japanese cannot watch the fire from the other side. If the Japanese don't do something, when the spoils are divided after the war, the Japanese government may get nothing.
Fortunately, I came to Europe and could personally feel the combat effectiveness of this Chinese army.
When seeing the Chinese artillery firing thousands of artillery pieces, Akashi Genjiro secretly rejoiced. If this unit returned to the Far East, then if the Japanese army collided with this unit on the battlefield without knowing the details,
My liver trembles just thinking about it
The continuous bombardment seemed to be endless, but the Chinese artillerymen transporting the artillery shells were still running like flying, and the Chinese soldiers operating the artillery still acted in a standard manner. They seemed tireless and wanted to use artillery shells to submerge the German positions.
Under this intensity of shelling, Akashi Genjiro felt that there were no living people on the German position. Even if they were not killed by the artillery, they would definitely collapse.
No one could survive this level of bombardment
Akashi Genjiro made a final decision in his heart for the defending German army, and at the same time his face became increasingly ugly.
Let alone the accuracy of the Chinese artillery, just the duration of maintaining this kind of work intensity has made Akashi Genjiro very uneasy.
This is a well-trained artillery force that has never appeared in the Far East before.
Although Akashi Genjiro is unwilling to admit it, Akashi Genjiro also knows that in terms of artillery, the Japanese army has fallen behind the Chinese army, at least behind the Chinese army in front of it.
According to the report, an officer from the 1st Artillery Regiment completed the scheduled bombardment mission and reported to the Joint Operations Command.
Report, the 2nd Artillery Regiment completed the scheduled artillery mission
Report, 3rd Artillery Regiment
Akashi Genjiro has become numb, he doesn't want to hear these unit numbers at all now.
Area C06, another fire coverage, there is still movement there. News will come back from the front line at any time.
The rumble of artillery sounded again, and Akashi Genjiro initially tried to count the number of artillery strikes to estimate the combat effectiveness of the Chinese artillery force.
After a while, Akashi Genjiro gave up the calculation, because the Chinese artillery's so-called encore was not calculated in terms of times, but in terms of time. The so-called encore meant another half-hour of shelling.
What a waste
Listening to the deafening sound of cannons, Akashi Genjiro felt his heart bleed. Although he did not pay for the wear and tear of these shells and cannons, Akashi Genjiro still felt heartbroken.
As expected, mainland countries are all monsters accustomed to extravagance and waste. They are not worthy of possessing so many natural resources. If these resources are given to the thrifty Japanese, the Japanese will surely lead mankind towards a global co-prosperity circle.
Akashi Genjiro complained crazily in his heart.
No matter how long the bombardment continues, it will always stop. When the bombardment stops, it is the time when the infantry of the Sixth Division is about to set off.
The ones responsible for the attack are the 23rd Regiment and the 24th Regiment of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division. If you follow Akashi Genjiro's wishes, you only need to dispatch one company with about 3,500 people, which is about it.
But it aroused strong opposition from Bastian and Maxim.
Wu Yuanting lost no time in requesting to send a regiment to participate in the attack, but Akashi Genjiro firmly opposed it, so the entire 11th Brigade was dispatched to participate in the march.
Yes, it was a marching battle. In Akashi Genjiro's view, it was impossible for any German to survive such a dense and violent artillery attack. The Japanese were not so much attacking as they were walking.
Hence the term marching combat.
Even the division commander thought so. Needless to say, the officers and soldiers of the 11th Brigade. Although they were not laughing and joking, they left the starting position in a relaxed manner, without any formation, and just marched towards the German position.
Yes, it is marching. This word fully shows the relaxation and optimism of the Japanese.
The Japanese can be optimistic, but Bastian and Maxim were dumbfounded. These Japanese are really here to fight.
Maxim couldn't help but ask Qin Zhiyuan questions.
Qin Zhiyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he immediately asked the question to Akashi Genjiro.
Please rest assured that our Imperial Japanese Army will never take it lightly, especially when facing the Germans. But under the current circumstances, with all due respect, I don’t think there are Germans defending the position. Your troops
The artillery was really powerful. Genjiro Akashi talked a lot, and his meaning was very clear. I have the final say on my battles and how I will fight them.
In this case, Qin Zhiyuan will stop talking nonsense.
The contradictions of the Japanese are not only reflected in their character, but also in their learning attitude. I think back then, the German Army was the teacher of the Japanese. The Japanese were really better behaved than chickens in front of the Germans. Now I see that the Germans are being
Being submerged in the cannon fire all over the sky immediately turned into adding insult to injury.
If your son is a Zhongshan wolf, he will run rampant when he succeeds.
What I'm talking about is that the Japanese are like this. They treat their former teachers, the Chinese, ruthlessly, and they treat the Germans the same way.
Well, Qin Zhiyuan immediately thought of the United States in another time and space. It would not be surprising at all if the Japanese would treat Americans like this one day.
To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan also had no good intentions. He did not arrange infantry and artillery coordination or tank troops to cover, so he dug a big hole for the Japanese.
The Japanese didn't have any precautions and jumped down happily. They couldn't wait to do it.
The Germans don't care who attacks them. As long as they appear on the battlefield, there is only one kind of enemy.
So when the Japanese entered the death zone of crossfire, as a red signal flare was raised on the German position, at least forty or fifty fire snakes swept towards the unprepared Japanese.
At this moment, the German machine guns were firing particularly cheerfully.
There is no reason not to be happy. Since the Battle of the Somme, the Germans have never encountered such troops lining up to die. They are really happy.
But for the Japanese, all confidence has turned into bitterness.
Including Akashi Genjiro who was already stunned.
When he discovered that a signal flare was raised on the German position, Akashi Genjiro's face flashed with a hint of surprise, and then he was ecstatic: OK, the Germans are not dead, so we can get more military merit.
However, his ideal gave Akashi Genjiro a hard blow. When large swaths of Japanese were swept away by the German heavy machine guns like wheat, the ecstasy on Akashi Genjiro's face turned into fear.
In such a short period of time, Akashi Genjiro changes his face so quickly. He is really talented in learning Sichuan opera.
But when all the arrogance turned into a slap in the face, what Akashi Genjiro was most worried about was not how many soldiers of the 11th Brigade were left struggling in the hail of bullets, but whether his arrogance just now would cause Qin Zhiyuan and
Bastian and their ridicule.
Well, my self-esteem is also very high.
It seems that this time the attack is hopeless. Bastian sighed quietly.
Is it strange? I didn't have much hope in the first place, so I wasn't too disappointed. Maxim kept up with the last hit.
Mr. Commander, you should have let us go just now. At least we would not have shot Wu Yuanting without adding insult to injury.
Really without firing a shot, the Japanese received the equipment in Paris and then transferred directly to Fernandez de Noir. It is estimated that these soldiers were sent to hell by Akashi Genjiro before they had even shot a target seriously.
