The Japanese army still used the old method, taking advantage of the lively gaps in their own artillery fire to start moving towards the defending positions.
But this time there were more powerful mountain cannons, so they stopped when they were 400 feet away. The heroic soldiers of the Japanese Empire were not afraid of death, but they were also afraid of being blown up by their own cannons and being called stupid if they died.
×, that’s for sure.
The soldiers of the independent regiment in the trenches on the top of the mountain hid in the tunnels on the back of the mountain through the traffic trenches before the Japanese army started firing artillery. Only four observation posts were left on the surface to hide in the heavy machine gun bunkers. The protection strength there was even 155 howitzers.
They can all be resisted, let alone mountain artillery.
After receiving reports from the subordinate officers at several attack points ahead, all the soldiers preparing to attack had basically arrived at the predetermined combat positions. Suzuki Mimitsu then ordered: "Order all artillery to stop shelling, and each brigade can launch attacks independently according to the actual situation. At the same time,
Order the artillery squadrons of each brigade to place infantry artillery 1,500 feet close to the combat area to provide fire support to the infantry at any time."
The four observation posts lurking in the bunker waited for the sound of artillery to stop and then blew the bamboo flutes hanging around their necks. This was made of a special kind of bamboo in the Qinling Mountains. The sound it made was sharp and loud enough to carry several voices.
A hundred meters away, Liu Lang used it as a communication tool on the battlefield. Not only was it on the observation post, but every messenger also had one hanging around his neck.
With this unique bamboo flute in material and sound, paired with different playing methods, such as one short and one long, or two short and one long, on the chaotic battlefield, even if the soldiers of the independent regiment did not have modern individual headsets, they would
They also basically know the orders of their respective commanders.
The observation post was blowing so wildly that it hurt the eardrums of people a hundred meters away. The command to charge naturally showed that the enemy was coming.
Seven or eight openings of the reverse slope tunnel were opened, and groups of soldiers with guns in hand ran towards the position on the top of the mountain. They were still 60 meters away from the position on the top of the mountain. They had to get into the position before the Japanese army.
Of course, the Japanese troops who had already launched the attack did not dare to run straight up like the soldiers of the independent regiment. They crouched and alternately covered and moved towards the position to be attacked at a balanced speed. This way they could maintain their physical strength and wait until the last 100 meters before proceeding.
You can sprint and attack, and you can also immediately lie down and shoot at the defender when encountering obstacles. The Japanese soldiers are well-trained and have extremely excellent shooting skills. The standard rifle 38 cap has a long range and accurate ballistics, and it has entered the target from 300 feet away.
The Japanese infantry was within shooting range, and the defending soldiers were killed by precise snipers by the Japanese lying on the ground without thinking.
They will not continue the attack until their own infantry artillery and grenadiers have cleared the enemy's heavy firepower points one by one, and their own light and heavy firepower has effectively suppressed the enemy's infantry firepower.
Moreover, the Japanese army pays special attention to flank attacks. The defender's attention is often attracted by the Japanese troops who are constantly attacking from the front. When the flank firepower joins, the defender often focuses on one thing and misses the other, which in turn causes the entire army to collapse. The Japanese army will also withdraw small groups of troops to detour to the defenders.
On the retreat route, the last remaining will of the defenders to resist was finally wiped out.
General Zhang Zizhong, who once sacrificed his life for his country in time and space, died in this cunning and effective tactic of the Japanese army.
It can be said that this offensive tactic of the Japanese army was advanced and effective worldwide before 1942.
But the Japanese soldier was not dead yet. He howled loudly and tried his best to stuff the organs that had fallen out of his body into half of his body...
There was also a Japanese soldier who was caught off guard and was shot in the head by several bullets at the same time. With a muffled "bang" sound, the red and white brain tissue was instantly shaken.
Have you ever seen a person with only half a face, still unconscious, rushing forward for at least seven or eight meters?
The officers and soldiers of the company who were lying in their respective individual shooting positions saw such a terrifying scene before they had time to pull the trigger.