This is just a microcosm of the entire battlefield.
In fact, in almost all battlefields, the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army who were on the defensive were at a disadvantage. Even if there were 170 regular troops to help, it was of no use.
The Japanese army has at least twenty groups of grenade launchers staring at the MG42 machine gun 500 meters away. As long as the MG42 spits out flames for more than thirty seconds, grenades will be projected towards it, so the machine gunners also fire another one after twenty seconds.
In the battle position, there is no way to sustain firepower.
Although eight mortars are much more powerful than grenade launchers, the quality cannot fully make up for the shortcomings of quantity. The Japanese army's seventy grenade launchers are very flexible and widely dispersed.
Mortars can't do anything to them.
Liu Dazhu could only let the temporarily established mortar platoon mainly support the frontline positions, and support wherever the situation was more critical. Finally, he withstood the crazy Japanese attack.
If there were not eight mortars, the Japanese troops might have already rushed into the trenches to engage in hand-to-hand combat. At this time, the role of mountain cannons would be revealed. If the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army had mountain cannons, they could blow up the first 500 meters of the position into a sea of flames.
Kou simply didn't have the guts to send out so many troops at once.
"Commander, the Japanese are completely crazy. My brothers have suffered heavy casualties! We can't hold on any longer. Let's withdraw! If we don't withdraw, my regiment will soon be wiped out." Wang Linlian, the newly appointed commander of the first regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army
He ran over from the front line at a crawl, almost crying and begging Sun Yongqin.
Sun Yongqin looked at Liu Dazhu beside him, who had an unchanging expression and was looking at the battlefield with a telescope. The muscles on his face trembled, and he shouted sternly: "You can't withdraw even if the fire is exhausted. My old Sun and you, Old Wang, have promised Liu Dazhu
Commander, you have to hold on to the Japanese for half an hour. The brothers have defeated you, Mr. Wang, and you, Mr. Wang, have lost me, Mr. Sun. No matter what, you have to hold on for me for half an hour."
"You son of a bitch, I, Wang Lin, will fight with you." After hearing what Sun Yongqin said, Wang Lin, who had a hint of despair on his face, threw his hat to the ground, turned around and rushed back.
took position.
Seeing his old brother like this, Sun Yongqin, who already knew that he was determined to die, bit his cheek and tried not to let his tears flow out.
How could he not know why Wang Lin would come to beg him? The group in the frontal position was under the greatest pressure. In less than half an hour, more than 300 brothers were gone, which was nearly one-third of the soldiers! But time was only a matter of time.
Only half an hour has passed. If another half hour comes, how many brothers will be left in a group of one thousand brothers?
"Liu Company Commander, you continue to sit here and command the overall situation. I will take my guard platoon to reinforce Lao Wang. Damn it, I don't believe it. Three thousand of us can't withstand the Japanese attack for an hour." Sun Yongqin probably also lost his temper.
He was about to leave with his pistol in hand.
But Liu Dazhu grabbed him and persuaded him: "Commander Sun, you are the commander of an army. If something happens to you, the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army will collapse immediately. The situation has not reached its most critical moment. You must not
Impulsive, the Japanese offensive won't last long. They will retreat immediately and save their strength for the next round of attack. Niu Er and the others will also cause them some trouble there. We can hold on until Tuan Zao and the others come.
"
Before he finished speaking, a burst of fire suddenly appeared outside the Japanese aggressors' position in the distance, and a "cracking" sound was heard in the distance.
Terube Tanibe, who was observing the battlefield with a telescope, frowned and asked the staff officer beside him sternly: "Nani's gunshot?"
A moment later, a Japanese lieutenant came over and reported that a group of enemies was launching an attack at the rear of the position. The firepower was extremely strong. The number should be around 1,500. Fifteen Imperial soldiers had been killed on the spot.
Tanibe Terube was not surprised at all and sneered, "Order the 7th Infantry Brigade to attack and block them."
Matsuda Kunizo on the side watched the Japanese lieutenant take the order and left. A trace of admiration emerged on his face as he looked at Tanibe Terube: "Chief of Staff Tanibe is indeed very knowledgeable. He knows that these Chinese bandits are not just the ones in front of him.
I deeply admire you."
"Matsuda-kun is ridiculous. It's just a little trick of the Chinese. They want to attack in the east and attack in the west again. They learned the tactics of the Great Wall Regiment and used the main force to attract our army's attention. Then they used a group of partial divisions to attack from the side in an attempt to cause chaos to our army. However,
, they have misjudged their own strength, even if they have the help of the Chinese regular army, it still cannot change the fact that they are not a real army." Tanibe Terube said proudly with a trace of pride on his face.
Yes, how can it be easy for Tanibe Terube to be the chief of staff of a division? Although being a division commander is not easy, his head is still good enough.
If the Chinese want to take advantage of the Eighth Division, then they should launch a sneak attack. However, the Chinese had no intention of attacking from the beginning. Instead, they built trenches in front of the position. That was because they wanted to fight a protracted war with them.
?Just with the mortars they have? I have never heard that mortars alone can defeat an army. They have heavy artillery, or a sufficient number of mountain artillery.
But obviously, they didn't.
Moreover, their tenacity completely surprised Tanibe Terube. The "Chinese bandits" in the telescope suffered heavy casualties, but they still carried them and refused to retreat. So what was their purpose? What were they waiting for? Tanibe Terube immediately thought about it.
In Luo Wenyu, the Damn Great Wall Regiment used its defensive position to attract the attention of the entire division. However, it ambush an elite force and swooped in when the division was least prepared to destroy the division's heavy artillery. This ultimately changed the situation.
The end of the entire war.
If the artillery unit was fine, how could the Eighth Division be in such a state?
Moreover, after half a day of observation, Terube Tanibe was sure that there were not only Chinese bandits on the opposite side, but also Chinese regular troops among them. Otherwise, it would take three infantry brigades to fight a group of bandits who would take a long time to pull the bolt of a gun.
How could it cost so many casualties?
After two rounds of attacks, although the three infantry brigades killed a lot of enemies, they also killed nearly 200 people and injured more than 300 people. This was almost the number of casualties in fighting a Chinese brigade.
Therefore, Tanibe Terube made a prompt decision and immediately sent two of the three infantry brigades as reserves to the left and right wings of the main position to prevent a sneak attack by the Chinese.
Sure enough, within five minutes, the Chinese sneak attack came.
"Matsuda-kun, the Chinese cannot have too many troops. The 1,500 people here are already their limit. I want to direct the attack on the frontal position. I leave it to Matsuda-kun for the left-wing position." Terube Tanibe
Turn your attention to the frontal battlefield where the fighting is in full swing a thousand meters away.
There is the real battlefield where victory or defeat is decided.
"Hi!" Matsuda Kunisan accepted the military order with sincerity and went to the left wing of the position.
.......
Yes, a group of people led by Shi Datou and Niu Er were indeed conducting a "sneak attack". They also fired a lot of shots, and even used two machine guns to blast the Japanese positions for a while, mowing down at least a dozen Japanese.
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However, it is slightly different from what Terube Tanibe thought.
They were not the more than 1,500 people estimated by the Japanese army, and they had no intention of rushing into the enemy camp. Shi Datou and Niu Er each led a company, and the two peasant army recruit companies only had about 300 people in total.
If the Japanese soldiers of the 7th Infantry Battalion three hundred meters away had better eyesight, they would have seen the burst of sound that made them think there were thousands of people shooting. In fact, it was only a few dozen people.
It's just a tin bucket and firecrackers exploding in it.
The sound was earth-shattering. It was really no smaller than the simultaneous firing of thousands of rifles. It could even be heard on the frontal battlefield thousands of meters away.
As Liu Dazhu said, the Japanese troops on the frontal battlefield withdrew to 600 meters away for brief repairs after their attack failed. The Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army finally gained precious breathing time.
The casualty reports reported by the three regiment leaders during the break between battles shocked even a hard-blooded soldier like Liu Dazhu. In just over half an hour of fighting, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army actually lost more than 600 people and injured more than 400 people.
, the casualty rate is as high as one-third.
The reason why there were fewer injured than those killed was because the Japanese army's marksmanship was so accurate that they could not save either the head or the chest, even if they wanted to.
Perhaps because he felt that he had correctly guessed the tricks of the Chinese bandits, or perhaps because he felt that the Chinese on the opposite position were at the end of their strength, Tanibe Terube ordered to increase troops to the frontal battlefield again, excluding the two infantry brigades on the left and right wings, and finally
An infantry brigade was also sent to the frontal battlefield by him.
The number of Japanese troops on the frontal battlefield was as high as four infantry brigades, nearly 4,000 people.
Through the morning mist, I looked at the countless Japanese soldiers facing the opposite side. The muscles on the faces of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which only had more than 2,000 people staying in the trenches with a length of two kilometers, were almost stiff, and the air in the trenches seemed to have become cold.
asphyxia.
The next moment is the arrival of the final decisive battle.
But, how many of the 2,000 people here will live to see the dawn?
The nervous soldiers did not notice that the last trace of darkness before dawn was quietly receding, and the white fish belly in the east was beginning to appear.