On the other side of the river, the Army Colonel of the 152nd Regiment of the 26th Division of the Chinese 43rd Army was stunned by the "high-speed and effective" Japanese army's "high-speed and effective" landing operation across the river, but this did not prevent him from quietly returning to the position from the riverside to issue preparations to the entire regiment.
Military orders for battle.
Akikaze Oda, the lieutenant staff officer of the Japanese 47th Infantry Regiment Headquarters, recorded in detail the precise deployment of the first commander Tetsujiro Kanzaki in this cross-river operation: The 1st Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment was the first echelon, and the engineers were on board.
The folding boat of the 1st and 3rd Squadron of the 6th Regiment crossed the river; the 2nd Group of the 47th Regiment was the second echelon. After the 1st Group successfully crossed the river and established a blocking position, it immediately boarded the folding boat of the 2nd Squadron of the 6th Engineer Regiment.
Cross the river.
In front of the assembly area is a relatively flat river beach. Before crossing the river, the engineers had to push folding boats through this river beach to reach the riverside. Therefore, before that, in order to avoid being shot by the defenders on the other side when passing the river beach, the engineers
A large tunnel was built, extending vertically to the river. The width and depth of this tunnel increased as it progressed forward, and four to six people could carry a folding boat. It was also the 1st, 6th Engineer Regiment of the 6th Engineer Regiment.
The sign of the 2nd Squadron dividing the ferry is that the 1st Engineer Squadron crosses the river upstream of the tunnel, and the 3rd Engineer Squadron crosses the river downstream of the tunnel.
At 2:40 noon, the 1st and 3rd Squadron of the 6th Engineer Regiment conducted an education on boating instructions for all Imperial officers and soldiers riding folding boats and carried out the transportation and assembly of the folding boats. Yamada, the captain of the 3rd Squadron, was especially well prepared.
At 3:40 p.m., after completing all preparations, the squadron set off from the assembly area and advanced toward the river through the tunnel in the order of Nishimoto Squadron, Sakane Squadron, and Hamazaki Squadron.
According to the advance deployment of Captain Kanzaki, the 1st Battalion, with the 4th and 3rd Squadrons as the front line on the left wing, crossed the river in advance, and the 1st and 2nd Squadron as the right wing, set off at the same time. After they occupied the tidal flat position, they issued a signal to cross.
Jiang Chenggong's cyan signal flare. As the main force and follow-up troops of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 2nd echelon, they crossed the river again. Among them, the 3rd Engineer Squadron, which performed best among them, was initially tasked with using a folding boat to transport the 4th Infantry Battalion of the 1st Battalion.
,3 Squadron was transported to the other side.
The most admirable thing is that in order to boost morale, Captain Kanzaki took the lead and boarded the folding boat of the 1st Infantry Squadron of the 1st Battalion to fight on the front line with the 1st Infantry Squadron of the 6th Engineer Regiment.
I am proud to have such a superior officer. If it were not for the military order, I would definitely choose to fight with the Imperial Warriors together with the Captain.
The small number of Chinese on the other side may have been frightened by the power of our imperial army's dozens of folding boats setting out together. When they should have fired most to block our army's movement across the river, no shot was fired. The Engineer Regiment No. 1
The 3rd Squadron, led by Captain Yamada, was the first to land on the tidal flat and fired a green flare indicating the success of crossing the river! He is a hero of the empire...
At this point, the record of the Japanese lieutenant staff officer named Oda Akifeng, who had a very poetic name and who kept a very detailed and emotional record of his combat diary, came to an abrupt end.
It's not that his pen is out of ink, but that the combat staff officer of the wing headquarters is staring blankly into the distance. It seems that the situation is different from what he imagined!
Yes, when dozens of imperial folding boats carrying more than 800 people majestically rushed to the tidal flat on the other side of the river, as a fellow countryman of Captain Yamada, Oda Akifeng described the bravery of his fellow countrymen several times without any hesitation.
He slavishly flatters his immediate superior. If nothing else happens, this detailed combat record will definitely be praised by His Excellency the Wing Commander and even the Division Commander.
Because, no matter whether he was deployed before the war or personally commanding the front line, His Excellency Colonel Kanzaki's deployment was very organized and showed the courage of the Imperial Army. He was worthy of graduating from the 26th Infantry Division of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, starting as a second lieutenant.
An army colonel-level officer who rose to the rank of captain step by step.
If he hadn't made a very fatal mistake.
Yamada, the captain of the 3rd Squadron of the 6th Engineer Regiment, who was repeatedly boasted by his fellow countrymen in the combat records, was very excited. Captain Kanzaki confirmed his reconnaissance, which is recognition of him. Maybe it won't take long.
As an engineer captain, he can be promoted to a combat unit as the military commander of an infantry squadron. That would be much better than an engineer regiment digging holes, paving roads and building bridges every day.
Therefore, Captain Yamada, who was extremely excited, made another fatal mistake. As soon as he landed on the tidal flat, he fired a signal flare into the sky indicating that he had successfully crossed the river, causing the 1st Squadron of the Engineer Wing that had not yet reached the tidal flat to speed up and attack him.
The 1st and 2nd Infantry Squadron, together with their Colonel-General Captain, were sent to the beach.
But the Chinese soldiers who were waiting in formation only 300 meters away were almost as dumbfounded as their regimental commanders.
"Haiguo, come on, hit me." The young soldier, who had been aiming his gun for a long time and was covered in cold sweat in the cold and humid weather, was like a dumb goose, staring blankly not far ahead and murmured.
With a "bang" sound, the veteran squad leader mercilessly knocked the young soldier on the forehead.
"Ouch, Haiguo, you're really hitting me!" The young soldier wailed in pain and covered his forehead.
"You're about to be beaten, you idiot. If you're still being stupid, why don't I beat you?" The veteran squad leader stared straight ahead and replied casually.
"You kid, there must be a conspiracy! Otherwise, how could you be so stupid..." the young soldier muttered.
"You're such a bastard, he's already done this. It doesn't matter if he has any conspiracy. Anyway, just listen to the company commander's order and shoot. Remember it for me. Hold the gun steady and keep your head low. I don't want to have to go through all the trouble."
Dig the soil and bury your melon rind." The veteran squad leader replied coldly without looking back.
Yes, to the great surprise of the Chinese Army Colonel and the officers and soldiers of the 152nd Regiment, the Japanese who came across the river with great force did not land on the river beach, but landed on an exposed piece of land fifty meters away from the river beach, about 700 meters long.
, the 80-meter-wide sandbar in the middle of the river may have been washed out by continuous rain. Not only was it not marked on the map, but even Songjiang Qingzhuang, who had previously dug trenches here, was a little surprised when he discovered this sandbar. There was no such sandbar half a month ago.
This sandbank.
However, the Chinese military and civilians did not take this sandbar too seriously. There was no cover on it and it was entirely made of sand that could not be dug into trenches. It was also close to the water surface. Perhaps the Huangpu River had a large amount of water, so this newly formed sandbar was used.
Submerged, it has no strategic value to both the enemy and ourselves.
But, why did the two fleets of the Mao and Japanese troops rush to this sandbar in a swarm? Is it possible that they wanted to establish a forward position on this sandbar to provide fire cover for the main force to follow?
But isn’t this a broken brain? Besides sand, what else is there on the sandbank?
There are also fools, a bunch of fools who are completely dumbfounded.
Tetsujiro Kanzaki, who arrived at the sandbank with the 1st Infantry Squadron, was dumbfounded. As soon as the Japanese colonel got off the boat and walked forward excitedly, he realized that it was broken. This was not the other side. The other side was still on the other side. This Baga's
It was clearly a sandbar in the middle of the river. Tetsujiro Kanzaki, who was furious and wanted to kill someone, cursed "Haga" and hurriedly ordered the follow-up troops in the folding boats that were docking on the sandbar to stop crossing the river.
Then, at this moment, Xie Guji gave the order, "Fire!"
Facing the sandbar, there was about an infantry battalion with the firepower of 6 heavy machine guns, more than 15 light machine guns, and more than 300 rifles. This firing was incredible, and countless bullets were fired at the area 300 meters away.
Sprinkle it on the sandbank outside.
The Japanese soldiers who were still in a state of confusion when they realized that they were in the wrong place were directly beaten to the ground. At least thirty or forty Japanese soldiers were hit by the bullets that were thrown at them and fell in a pool of blood.
Of course, if the 6th Division dares to claim to be the strongest army division on the surface, it still has some real abilities. Although there are no shelters on the sandbank, its combat quality as a group or as an individual soldier is very high.
After encountering the attack, he immediately lay down, the light machine gunner set up the light machine gun, the grenade launcher also began to load grenades, and the infantry also began to shoot at the area where the bullets were fired from 300 meters away. Overall, there was no panic.
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In terms of the configuration of light weapons, the Japanese army with grenades is stronger. In terms of military strength, the Japanese infantry battalion, four infantry squadrons, and two squadrons of engineers facing this infantry battalion have more than a thousand people. But where are the young soldiers?
More than twice the number of infantry battalions.
Even if the Chinese army is hiding in the trenches and lying on the sandbank with an unobstructed view, considering that the Japanese army's tactical literacy is much better than that of the Sichuan army, which usually likes to smoke big cigarettes, set up dragon gate formations, and not like military training, what do the two sides say?
They can also draw a tie in a short time, even if their two heavy machine gun squadrons are still on the other side of the river, and all the artillery is also on the other side of the river.
However, at this time, the 152nd Regiment, which originally had only 5 mortars, was no longer what it used to be. With the 6 brought by Lei Xiong's troops, they had a total of 11 mortars. For those who are best at attacking the enemy's trenches
As far as the enemy's mortars are concerned, the distance is only about 400 meters, and the enemy is still on an unobstructed sandbank...
Even the most inexperienced mortar operator can easily deliver the shells to the sandbar!
Indeed, there is almost no need to aim at all. As long as the artillery shells are fired onto the sandbar, one or several Japanese can be killed. Even the sand blown up and accelerated by the artillery shells may become an accomplice in killing the Japanese.
"Boom, boom, boom!" 11 mortars couldn't wait to speak, and hundreds of shells poured onto the sandbank in one breath directly beat the Japanese army to tears.
It’s not that they didn’t work hard, it’s that the terrain was too tricky. They watched the shells flying over and then watched the shells blow up a bunch of companions. Even if they were lucky enough to be far away from the shells, the flying sand could still hit them.
This guy's face is full of blood!
In just one minute, the Japanese troops on the sandbank were completely exhausted. If they continued to fight like this, they would be completely killed by the Chinese in less than half an hour. They did not dare to bet that the Chinese artillery shells would last less than half an hour.
Every second, the warriors of the Japanese Empire died in extreme agony.
As the saying goes, "When the house leaks, it will rain continuously, and when the boat is late, it will catch the wind." However, for the Japanese troops on the other side of the river, who were somewhat at a loss and were in extremely miserable condition on the sandbank, suffering from artillery fire, the 47th Infantry Regiment, something unexpected happened.