The defense behind the artillery brigade's position collapsed, but the frontal position facing the three battalions of the 29th Army was bustling with fighting.
The position chosen by Kihara Shinichi is actually a relatively open area, a valley to be exact. According to common sense, the best way to defend is to stick to the mountains. However, it is not easy to move 24 cannons up the mountain. I don’t want to lose myself.
Shinichi Kihara, the honorable man of the Artillery Regiment, could only hold on to this open area.
The positions of the three battalions of the 29th Army were completely arc-shaped, with one battalion deployed on the front and two battalions on the flanks. The position spread out in the front was a full 800 meters, completely blocking the front of the two artillery brigades.
Not to mention that the Japanese artillery brigade was short of troops at the moment and could only focus on defense. Even if their 2,000 troops were all elite infantry, it would not be easy to break through this line of defense.
The firepower of the three battalions was fully activated for three or four minutes. All the Japanese troops on the defensive side also entered the trenches. The Japanese army, which had been frustrated for a long time, concentrated all the grenadiers and wanted to give the Chinese firepower point who dared to fire unscrupulously a heavy blow.
When I was being taught a lesson, I was even more frustrated to find that the crazy Chinese people actually regained their composure.
Moreover, if you are too calm, all the firepower points will cease, as if they have run out of bullets.
However, no one thinks that the Chinese are fools at this moment. When the two armies are facing each other, you tell me that thousands of people shot out all their bullets in a moment of excitement? Why do you think that the Imperial Japanese Army is stupid?
Since the Chinese won't fight, let's fight. The aggrieved Japanese infantry, together with the more than 500 artillerymen who came in as reinforcements, opened fire at the Chinese army positions under the light of flares.
Sure enough, the firepower point of the Chinese army, unwilling to be suppressed, began to speak again. However, this time it was not like the unscrupulous strafing before. Instead, it fired for half a minute and fired two rounds as soon as the Japanese grenade found its position and then stopped shooting.
It seems that their presence only tells the other side that Brother is still here and don't come over. The two brothers are just having fun.
"Baga, the Chinese are so cunning." Captain Oda Yukizo, the Japanese forward commander, threw his helmet to the ground angrily.
The enemy had no intention of rushing forward, but they firmly pinned down his 700 men here, unable to move, which gave him an extremely bad premonition.
Are they extremely confident about the attacking troops at the rear? Are they sure they can rush into the position? This is impossible. Although Captain Honami Haoshi is very young, his talent has always been admired by Yukizo Oda. 1st Infantry
The squadron is also the most elite infantry squadron in the entire 8th Artillery Regiment. With the help of more than 500 artillerymen, the defense line built by him is not only impregnable, but no matter how many enemy soldiers there are, it will still be able to withstand it until dawn.
The Chinese, who lacked heavy weapons, could only rely on the number of soldiers to attack. This was Oda Yuzo's deepest impression of the Chinese army, and he still thinks so.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that Hao Honze, whom he had high hopes for, had no chance to lead his soldiers to organize any defense. The Japanese army captain who had the courage to take responsibility was instantly killed by the best Chinese individual soldier of this era in just one encounter.
The so-called elite 1st Infantry Squadron is not facing the ordinary Chinese army, but the Liu Lang Independent Regiment, which has been equipped with MG42 heavy machine guns with firepower that far exceeds the firepower of this era for half a year. In ten minutes, a total of eighteen "Hitler electric guns"
"Saw" poured out up to 20,000 rounds of bullets, killing countless brave Japanese infantrymen who dared to fight with the independent regiments on the land of northern China.
That's right, the order Tang Yongming received was to use all means to contain the opponent. The three battalions he led did not need to launch an attack. They only had to wait for the independent regiment to break through the enemy's position from behind, and finally work together to defeat the enemy force opposite him.
The Japanese army was completely annihilated.
Therefore, Tang Yongming raised the signal flare and ordered all his troops to fire regardless of the cost, just to attract more enemies and reduce the burden on the independent regiment. As a lieutenant colonel regimental deputy who had fought several battles with the Japanese army, Tang Yongming knew deeply
The tenacity of the Japanese army means that breaking through the defense line of hundreds of Japanese soldiers requires not only courage, but also greater casualties.
However, he also understood that if Liu Lang's strategy was successful, as long as these two artillery brigades were eliminated, the 4th Brigade a few miles away on the other side would become a turtle in the urn. Without the support of artillery, they would not be that difficult to deal with.
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However, we have to hurry, and all battles must be carried out before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.
Can Liu Lang and his independent regiment break through the Japanese positions in a short period of time? Tang Yongming is not sure. But this does not hinder his respect for Liu Lang. Anyone who makes such a move can completely annihilate them.
The Chinese soldiers who planned the Japanese brigade battle plan are all worthy of respect.
Moreover, it seems that success is just around the corner.
The explosion of gunfire from the Japanese artillery brigade naturally alerted the main position of the 4th Brigade a few miles away.
Suzuki Mitsuchi, who had not slept all night, looked at the red sky illuminated by artillery fire several miles away, with a gloomy face. Things finally took a turn for the worst. The enemy did not attack the main position of the 4th Brigade, but instead targeted two
An artillery brigade. Do the Chinese really want to reunite the 4th Brigade and annihilate it?
If it were 6 hours ago, whoever dared to say this in front of Suzuki Mitsuchi, who has more than 7,000 elite Imperial Army troops and dozens of cannons, would definitely be laughed to death by the entire army, even if he blocked the advance of the Imperial Army at Xifengkou
All the 60,000 Chinese troops were here, so what? If not for their defensive advantages, in the field, the 4th Brigade alone could chase them away like rabbits discovered by hounds.
However, now, this idea came to Suzuki Mimitsu's mind. He did not feel ridiculous. On the contrary, when Suzuki Mimitsu thought of this, he felt a complete and piercing chill, as if he was standing naked in the cold weather of northern China.
At night, it was bitingly cold.
"Order Kihara Shinichi to report the battle situation, and at the same time order the 7th Infantry Squadron to move towards the artillery brigade to wait for an opportunity to attack the Chinese army." After calming down, Suzuki Mitsuchi quickly ordered. "Also, order Kihara Shinichi to explode the artillery now, immediately.
, Immediately." As if he thought of something again, Suzuki Mimitsu gave another order very quickly.
Gu Yi took the order and left.
Suzuki Mitichi could only look at the battlefield in the distance in a daze. Sending an infantry squadron was his limit. He did not dare to send more troops. If the 4th Brigade, which had lost most of its heavy equipment, lost again,
Fortifications, if the Chinese army ambushed in that terrible darkness, the tragic consequences would definitely not be something he could bear.
Sure enough, Suzuki Mitsuchi's guess was correct.
The 7th Infantry Squadron had only walked less than two miles from its position when it encountered an ambush from the Chinese army. Not only were the enemy's terrifying machine guns, but the infantry squadron, which had already been alert, also stepped into a terrifying minefield.
Landmines that can explode tank sites became a nightmare for the Japanese army. A landmine exploded, taking away the lives of four or five people. The Japanese soldiers who fell to the ground in desperation were also attacked by grenades thrown from all directions. In the dark night
, you can't tell how many enemies are attacking you.
The brave 7th Infantry Squadron was able to successfully retreat in the end, with less than 60 people.
In fact, what ambushed them was just a machine gun platoon led by Niu Er and an engineer platoon directly under the independent regiment headquarters. Under the leadership of Niu Er, who was familiar with the terrain, the engineer platoon planted nearly ten large mines on the road that the Japanese army must pass through.
Their purpose was not to annihilate the Japanese reinforcements, but to scare them back and make them stay in their positions, that's all.
If Mitsuo Suzuki had been more courageous and sent out a Japanese army brigade, I'm afraid it would have broken the stomach of the independent regiment.
It's a pity that Suzuki Mitsuchi, who was beaten unconscious during the day, no longer has the courage.
He is now like a kid who was beaten silly and just wants to cry and call his father to help him take revenge.