After destroying the Jonoshima fort, the fleet at sea then aimed at the Shuzaki and Obojima forts on the opposite side. As for the tactics, they were still the same as before. The predators used poison gas bombs to harass them, and the main fleet destroyed them with heavy artillery. Just before they
When the shelling began, the main force of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces also began to attack the Tama River defense line where the Japanese army gathered heavily.
Under the cover of the heavy artillery group at the rear, groups of German soldiers lined up in neat marching columns. Under the leadership of officers wearing white gloves, they followed the flag bearer and marched slowly to the rhythm of the marching drums. Yijun and the soldiers who followed on both sides
The Yang Jiajun lined up in a loose line, looking like a group of migrant workers going to a construction site.
Song Qing, who was deeply humiliated, was still trying his best to get his subordinates to get up to the level of the German army. However, it was obvious that no matter how Yijun walked with his head wrapped in a big headband, he would still have the feeling of being filthy and scummy. As of now, Yang Jiajun
There was no queue at all. The four thousand troops were spread out and occupied a larger space than the more than ten thousand German troops. Each one was holding a rifle without a bayonet. They were like a scattered flock of sheep on the withered and yellow fields in early spring.
A small group of them were wandering around, which made Waldzer frown. Of course, they were not his soldiers, so there was no need for him to take care of them.
However, although he was very dissatisfied with the infantry of the Yang Family Army, he admired the artillery of the Turkish Army very much. It was obvious that the quality of this army's artillery was not inferior to that of the German army, especially the Bofors 75-barreled artillery in their hands.
The effect is even greater than that of his more than seventy field guns.
This latest cannon has also introduced technology into Germany, but Krupp has not yet completed the imitation. Only ten test models have been produced and will not officially enter the German Army next year at least. However, these Yang Jiajun artillery units have obviously already used them.
Very skillfully, one shell after another was stuffed into the barrel of the gun almost continuously. The shells exited at a speed comparable to that of a rifle. During the short expansion and contraction of the barrel, the muzzle flames continued to spray out.
"Our artillery uses the imported Bofors cannon, and its maximum rate of fire can even exceed twenty-five rounds per minute. According to them, the highest record has reached thirty rounds, which is twice the design speed."
A staff officer next to him whispered.
"What's going on with their mortars?" Waldzer nodded lightly, turned his gaze to those mortars and said doubtfully. The Germans imitated the 82 mortars themselves and imported them from Bofors.
, with a range of just over two kilometers, but Yang Feng’s mortars were deployed on the same line as the German field artillery and fired at the same target.
"That is not exported to anyone except a few designated armies of China and themselves. It is said to use an expensive alloy steel, the range can reach more than four kilometers, and it is lighter." said the staff officer.
Waldzer nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he saw a series of explosive fireballs rising from the attacking team ahead. The Japanese artillery counterattack began. Although the number of artillery pieces in the Guards Division was far less than that of the coalition forces,
But there was still enough counterattack force. In the flames of the explosion of 70 shells one after another, the coalition soldiers began to fall in pieces.
At this time, the gap in the formation was immediately revealed. Although it withstood almost half of the artillery fire, the number of casualties of the Yang family's army advancing in skirmish formation was far less than that of the German army. Even most of the artillery shells were difficult to cause losses. On the other hand, the neat formation
German army, if a shell is fired accurately, a bunch of people may be blown up.
"Damn it, little Japan is targeting us. Order the artillery to move faster. How many people will we die if we let them continue like this?" Li Yuncong roared angrily. The Japanese and Yang Feng have a deep sorrow.
, now that we have such an opportunity for revenge, we can still miss it. Even if we don’t fight the Germans, we have to beat them first.
The messenger next to him immediately waved a flag to the hidden artillery observer in the distance. Then the observer with an artillery scope searched for the location of the Japanese artillery and quickly reported the coordinates with a flag. The thirty-six 75 guns on the artillery position immediately adjusted their guns.
Immediately after one of the cannons was tested, the artillery observer observed the impact point and then reported the new coordinates. The muzzle was adjusted again and all the cannons roared at the same time. After only two rounds of salvos, the Japanese artillery went silent. This scene made Val
Deze was stunned.
"How did they do it?" the veteran soldier who participated in the Franco-Prussian War exclaimed. The staff officer next to him was also dumbfounded. At this time, the artillerymen were still playing with direct sight! How can there be Yang Feng's high-end products? His
The observer has an artillery scope in his hand and is fully equipped with a rangefinder.
"This question must be asked clearly after the battle." Waldzer said solemnly.
After dealing with the Japanese artillery, the attacking armies that had been shelled quickly reached the south bank of the Tama River. It was now the dry season, and the water depth of this originally small river was not much different from that of the Tsurumi River. However, surprisingly,
The soldiers of the Yang Family Army who arrived first were not in a hurry to charge. Instead, they lay down on the river embankment one by one, waiting for the machine gunners and artillerymen behind them.
The German commander who was originally preparing to charge quickly used flags to ask for instructions from the rear. After receiving Waldzer's order, he immediately stopped advancing and watched curiously as the Yang Jiajun soldiers set up Maxim machine guns on the river embankment.
Yang Feng's 4,000 soldiers, armed with at least 200 machine guns, lined up densely on the river embankment. They saw them setting up machine guns. Song Qing, who had just learned from the Germans, was bombed by Japanese artillery and killed more than 100 people.
As time went by, I learned the lesson and mounted the machine gun in the same way. The Germans didn't have this habit before, but now I saw them doing it and they followed suit.
However, the Yang Jiajun set up not only machine guns, but also 60 mortars. These small cannons scattered in the infantry platoon were piled with poison gas bombs. When they saw the skulls on the boxes, the infantrymen hurriedly turned their heads.
Put on gas masks, and some people even put on gloves.
The Germans were dumbfounded by this scene, and it was only then that Waldzer realized that these people had a complete set of offensive tactics and were not a bunch of rabble as he thought.
Those mercenaries are too lazy to care about what others think. Their infantry offensive tactics were taught by Yang Feng himself, and are completely incompatible with the German army and Yijun. Of course, there is no need to care about how they play. After all the preparations are completed,
First, the mortars began to release poison, and one mustard gas shell after another roared and exploded on the Japanese position. Soon the poisonous fog obscured the Japanese defense line in front of the Yang family army. Then the machine guns on the river embankment began to spray bullets on the other side.
At this time, the charge bugle sounded suddenly, and four thousand infantrymen wearing gas masks rushed into the river with their waists bent and shouting for death. Only then did the two armies of Germany and Yi suddenly realize what they were doing, and they quickly followed and charged towards their respective fronts.
The sound of volley fire from the Japanese army on the opposite side immediately sounded. Although they did not have gas masks, they had been smoked many times. The Japanese army gradually understood that wet towels were somewhat useful in dealing with poison gas. Of course, this was mainly transmitted back from the Fourth Division in Pyongyang.
Experience. Therefore, despite the poisonous fog and wet towels tied around their noses, the elite Japanese soldiers still lay on their posts and persisted in firing at the invaders. However, their counterattacks were suppressed by the dense machine gun bullets from the other side.
It was very difficult, and many people were beaten to pieces almost as soon as they showed up.
"Shoot, use your bullets to tear apart the enemy's bodies, use your rage to burn their souls, behind you is Tokyo, behind you is the Emperor, behind you are your relatives, there is no way out, warriors, fight
Let's go! Let the invaders tremble in your shouts of killing." Behind the battle line, Prince Komatsunomiya waved his saber and roared hysterically. Of course, the warriors who were struggling with shells, bullets and poisonous gas in front of him were determined not to listen to his words.
However, this does not affect their courage to fight the enemy to the death.
In fact, the soldiers of the Guards Division knew exactly what was behind them, even though the shells kept exploding overhead, even though the flesh and blood of their companions were falling around them, even though the storm of bullets whizzed in their ears, and even though they were gassed
The smoke was so intense that I could hardly open my eyes, but His Majesty the Emperor's loyal and brave warriors still kept pulling the triggers on the invaders.
However, their bravery did not cause much harm to their most hated enemy. The machine gun fire on the other side was too dense, suppressing the Japanese soldiers struggling in the poisonous fog to the point where they could not even raise their heads. Even if they could raise their heads, they would be smoked to tears.
His eyes couldn't aim. Fortunately, it was the Guards Division. If it had been anyone else, they would have run away by now.
But the German troops who were also charging had a completely different experience. Although they also suppressed them with machine guns, the density of more than 40 guns could not take care of more than 10,000 people. Fortunately, at this time, Yijun, who had an excess of machine guns, pulled out
Give them a try, otherwise the German army would have suffered heavy losses.
Looking at the German soldiers who were crowded on the empty river and fell into pieces after being beaten by the Japanese volley of bullets, Waldzer said to his staff expressionlessly: "Write it down, skirmishing, poison gas, a large number of machine guns,
This is the future of war."
Just as the staff officer was hurriedly taking notes, the Yang Jiajun on the right wing had already rushed to the Japanese position. Some people began to take out the pliers they had prepared long ago to cut off the barbed wire in front, while others took out grenades and threw them into the Japanese army one by one.
In the trenches, however, they encountered some unexpected casualties at this time, and the mines placed by the Japanese army in the barbed wire array began to be stepped on.
"Damn it, why didn't the intelligence say there were landmines? Those ghost guys are just unreliable!" Li Yuncong scolded, but he really wronged the spies in Tokyo on this point. The Japanese army didn't lay many mines in total, so these spies simply ignored them.
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"In addition, there are a lot of mines in the barbed wire fence, and the infantry must be equipped with grenades," Waldzer said.