The Japanese army had three patrol teams, and the thirty or so people were not pigs. Even if they were pigs, they would let out heart-rending howls when being slaughtered.
Finally, a Japanese soldier pulled the trigger, and the sound of "Pagouer" gunshots pierced the night sky, and the silent Japanese position began to stir.
But it was already too late. The 16 people from the special brigade who had quickly eliminated the patrol had divided into three groups and pounced on the Japanese troops who were resting in the main position. Moreover, Chen Yunfa took out the flare gun inserted in his thigh and fired straight into the sky.
The red signal leaping into the night sky signified that the attack on the Japanese artillery brigade position had officially begun.
The three battalions of the 29th Army, which had been confronting the Japanese defensive positions for a long time, seemed to be on fire. The moment the signal was sent to the sky, they poured all their firepower towards the Japanese positions on the opposite side, which were still confused.
Whether it was a heavy machine gun, a light machine gun or even a rifle, regardless of whether it could be hit or not, it hit the Japanese position 400 meters away without hesitation, with the attitude of beating the old master to death with random punches.
Although the 29th Army is poorer, the firepower of three battalions, more than a thousand rifles, twenty light machine guns, and six heavy machine guns is not that easy to mess with.
There was no light from the exploding shells, but only the fiery red bullets that tore through the black night sky. The light created by the bullets in the dark night where just a moment ago had been blinding could even make people see the faces of their comrades ten meters away.
A Japanese squad that had been on high alert was caught off guard and pinned down in the trenches without a chance to look up.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack, request for reinforcements." The Japanese squad leader who was suppressed in the trench shouted heartbreakingly.
The Chinese must be crazy because they exposed all their firepower from the very beginning. The Japanese squad leader, who is well versed in battlefield tactics, can only use this word to describe the Chinese commander on the opposite side.
Only a newbie on the battlefield can do this without any temptation. He will be punished soon. Our own grenade team will clear out the exposed firepower points one by one, as long as they are given enough time.
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The Japanese squad leader secretly felt cruel in his heart.
The only thing that made him palpitate was the gunfire and signal flares coming from behind the position. Although it was hard for him to believe that there would still be Chinese troops behind the position. There was no Chinese army north of the Great Wall. There was no such thing as close to them.
The area had been surveyed before the troops of ten thousand people arrived.
Unless the Chinese army abandoned its defensive position and bypassed the mountain, the Japanese squad leader tried hard to bury this terrible idea in his heart. If that was the case, today would be very bad.
Of course, it was not just the poor Japanese second lieutenant who thought this way. The moment the gunfire rang out, before the signal flare even went up, Kihara Shinichi, who had not slept much, became uglier than a dead man.
There was a Chinese army behind the position. Captain Hao Motogami's guess was right. The Chinese commander was much more courageous than he thought.
"The 3rd Infantry Squadron defends the enemy from the rear. The 1st Artillery Battalion takes up arms to cooperate with the 3rd Squadron's defense. The 3rd Artillery Battalion cooperates with the 8th Infantry Squadron in the defense. Dear Sirs, the honor of the 8th Artillery Regiment of the Kwantung Army is fully paid to us.
Hands, please fight to the death with me!" Kihara Shinichi ordered with a pale face as he looked at the officers from various ministries running over in a hurry.
At the same time, he bowed solemnly to Major Akiyama Kon, the captain of the 3rd Artillery Battalion, who was also pale and said: "Major Akiyama, please forgive me for being disrespectful to Mr. Suzuki. Mr. Suzuki's military order is correct. The Chinese people are very
Cunning, their target is not only us, but also our cannons. Now please lead the remaining personnel to put explosives under each cannon. If the situation is critical, please give the order to blow up the cannons. Please."
"Hey!" Although the officers gathered by the Japanese army had sad faces, they still accepted the order resolutely.
It has to be said that there is a reason why the Japanese Army was the number one in Asia before World War II. Not only was it superior in equipment, but its fighting will was also one of the best in Asia. Even when faced with such difficulties, it did not shake their determination to resist.
If it were some warlord troops of the national army, they would probably have basically collapsed at this moment when they were attacked from both sides. In terms of combat will, only some elite troops of the Central Army and the red troops who paid special attention to ideological education could compare with them.
Of course, unless a person is forced to be ruthless, he has no idea how big his potential will be. When faced with the destruction of his country and his family, the energy burst out by the Chinese army can attract the attention of the whole world. In the bloody battle of Tengxian County, all 3,000 members of the Sichuan Army Wang Mingzhang were killed.
However, the Japanese army captured no one. This is just a microcosm of the mighty anti-Japanese battlefield. The strong fighting spirit of Chinese soldiers will be sharpened by the Japanese invaders' blades.
Just like the current independent regiment, it is transforming from a new army into an elite in constant battles.
The heavily armed independent regiment was waiting for them. The moment the signal flare was fired, they started running wildly. It only took them more than 6 minutes to cover the entire 4 miles.
Before the Japanese army had fully deployed its defense line, six infantry companies launched a tidal wave of attacks. There was no fire test at all. After firing a few flares from a grenade to observe the hastily arranged positions of the Japanese army, they launched a frontal assault.
The ten MG42s carried by the 1st Battalion opened fire with all their strength, and the nine Type 60 mortars also fired without scruple. The rising fire almost illuminated the Japanese position into daylight.
The Japanese army, which had no time to dig fortifications and could only defend according to the existing terrain, suffered heavy casualties. Ten MG42s opened fire with all their strength, pouring out tens of thousands of bullets per minute, almost covering the Japanese army's position with a width of more than 500 meters, not to mention
There were also 9 mortars to assist. Any heavy machine gun or light machine gun that dared to fight back would be attacked by several cannons at the same time, and would often be blown to pieces in less than a minute.
The performance of the Japanese army without artillery support was no better than that of the Northeastern Army, which they had driven away like rabbits.
What's more, they also encountered their own unique offensive tactics. The three companies of the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment, which detoured from the side and rear, launched a crazy attack on both wings of the Japanese army.
The Japanese artillery was responsible for defending the two wings. The Japanese artillery that had lost its cannon and picked up a rifle was as weak as a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. They did not have any heavy firepower. The 38-gai was already the best weapon. Many people even only held poor weapons.
The southern pistol, commonly known as the "bastard box", has an effective range of only 60 meters.
Even though they tried their best to pull the bolts and triggers of their guns and prove the dignity of the Imperial Japanese Army against the opponents whose firepower far exceeded theirs, it was still of no avail in the face of the torrent of bullets.
In less than ten minutes, the defense on both wings of the Japanese army was reduced to a sieve. The soldiers who wanted to prove the dignity of the Imperial Japanese Army went to serve Amaterasu. They did not have superb individual infantry tactics but still had to prove their own
Wu Yong was proved to be foolish in the face of the torrent of bullets.
Compared with the poor performance of the artillery, the 1st Infantry Squadron was much stronger. They resisted for fifteen minutes. The 200 Japanese infantrymen proved their ability. Before all the firepower points were cleared by the independent regiment, they were also taken away.
killed up to thirty independent regiment soldiers.
But that was all. When the three companies that had completely defeated the two wings of the Japanese army opened fire on the Japanese army, the fate of the 200 Japanese soldiers was already doomed.
Beat them to death in the wild one by one.
The defense of the Japanese rear positions, from the raising of the flares to the end of the battle, took only 20 minutes in total.
The 1st Infantry Squadron was completely wiped out, and more than 500 soldiers of the 1st Artillery Battalion who had gathered to participate in the defense suffered heavy casualties. The rest were routed and retreated to the main position.