For the first time, Tachibana Koji's face showed a look of horror.
At this moment, his tank squadron and the three infantry squadrons that followed were less than a kilometer away from the artillery position. Such a close distance, Tachibana Koji knew very well what it would mean? What's more terrible is that
, at this time, his tank squadron and the three following infantry squadrons maintained their marching formation and did not deploy at all!
At this time, the squadron that captured the artillery position only needed a few rounds of shelling to severely damage his tank squadron and the three infantry squadrons that followed!
There is a reason why artillery is known as the god of war!
Since the Sino-Japanese war broke out in an all-round way, the reason why the Japanese army was able to display a crushing force and attack all the way to the Wuxi line was that artillery played a great role.
Under Tachibana Koji's horrified eyes, the first row of shells roared towards them.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..." followed by continuous violent explosions.
The huge cloud of dust, thick smoke and rolling flames instantly swallowed up the entire Japanese chariot squadron and the three infantry squadrons that followed.
"Captain, be careful!" The orderly rushed forward and threw Tachibana Koji to the ground.
The next moment, a huge explosion suddenly invaded Tachibana Koji's ears, like a thunder blast in his ears, which made him dizzy. The huge shock wave almost knocked out his internal organs.
After the explosion, there was only a buzzing sound in Tachibana Koji's ears, and he could no longer hear any sound.
After a long while, Tachibana Koji struggled to push away the orderly who was pressing on him, and sat up unsteadily. When he looked carefully, he saw that his orderly had been killed, and a huge piece of shrapnel had sliced off his head.
More than half of it fell off, and the brain tissue in the skull cavity splattered all over the floor in a radial pattern.
Looking around again, less than ten meters away from him, a Type 97 medium tank rolled over on its side. The entire tank was completely torn from the root of the turret. There was also smoke rising from the carriage. A soldier was...
Ah screamed and crawled outside. Tachibana Koji noticed that half of the soldier's body had been completely burned, and it was obvious that he would not survive.
When he turned around blankly, a huge crater appeared in front of Tachibana Koji.
The crater is at least twenty meters wide and more than one meter deep. The crater is completely charred and black. Several char-like objects are curling up with green smoke. The air is filled with a burning smell. There is no doubt that these are human bodies.
They were all burnt human bodies! A feeling of disgust suddenly surged in Tachibana Koji's stomach, and he turned over and fell to the ground to burp.
But when he turned around, Tachibana Koji saw another head with ferocious features!
The cut on this head was smooth, and there were no traces of burning. It was obviously cut off by high-speed flying shrapnel. Even his expression still retained the last look of fear in his life. Yes, fear. Tachibana Koji could see from the expression of this fallen soldier.
, saw a strong look of fear, obviously, he didn't want to die.
"Medic, help, please help me..."
A faint cry for help suddenly came out. Tachibana Koji turned around when he heard the sound, and then saw a soldier whose whole body was burned to char, struggling to climb up from the huge crater.
The soldier also saw Tachibana Koji, waved and said: "Captain, help me..."
Tachibana Koji quickly rushed over, grabbed the soldier's hands and pulled him up. In order to pull the soldier up, Tachibana Koji tried his best, but in the end, he was knocked free and fell to the ground. Tachibana Koji's heart was broken
He was startled, and when he looked down anxiously, he saw that only half of the soldier he had dragged up was left, with the waist down missing.
"Captain, thank you, thank you..." The soldier smiled at Tachibana Koji, then tilted his head, and there was no sound again.
"Baga, Baga, Bagagaru." Tachibana Koji could no longer suppress the rage in his heart. Damn it, since the Sino-Japanese war broke out, when had the Imperial Japanese Army suffered such a big loss? Tachibana Koji was completely
Losing his mind, he waved his saber and roared at the sky at the top of his lungs, "Order, attack...boom, boom, boom!"
The next moment, another row of artillery shells flew over with a scream, and then exploded.
"Captain, be careful!" Major Akita found Tachibana Koji from the devastated battlefield. When he saw Tachibana Koji actually standing in the middle of the explosion, neither dodging nor dodging, he was shocked and rushed forward to knock Tachibana Koji down.
On the ground, almost the moment the two men fell to the ground, a shell exploded.
This time, Tachibana Koji was knocked unconscious by the shock wave transmitted from the ground.
"Co-captain? Co-captain?" Major Akita stretched out his hand to check Tachibana Koji's breath and found that he was still breathing. He quickly got up and shouted, "Come on, come on, get the co-captain off!"
Two orderlies rushed up despite artillery fire and carried Tachibana Koji down.
Major Akita picked up Tachibana Koji's saber from the ground, then waved the saber and shouted loudly: "Retreat, retreat to the city! Retreat to the city, retreat to the city..."
(Dividing line)
Lin Feng walked over anxiously and said: "Old Xu, the little devils have withdrawn."
When Xu Rui raised his telescope to look, he saw that the Japanese convoy and infantry were beginning to retreat.
The little Japanese was not stupid. He knew that if the bridge was blown up and the attack was hopeless, if he stayed in the open field, he would only become a target for artillery practice by the remaining soldiers of the temporary 79th Division.
At that moment, Lin Feng asked again: "Old Xu, the Japs have withdrawn. Should we move there before dawn?"
"Don't worry, it's still early before dawn." After Xu Rui finished speaking, he turned around and shouted, "Brothers, raise the shooting angle and continue shooting. Everyone has suffered enough from the Japanese artillery these days. Today,
In turn, let the little devils have a taste of their power, don’t save me any artillery shells, just shoot them all, shoot them all!”
"Yes!" The remnants of the soldiers responded loudly and began to raise their shooting angles.
Not to mention, it is true that true knowledge comes from practice. This group of remnant soldiers has only fired a dozen artillery pieces, and each one of them is already quite similar. This is much better than the artillery theory learned in the classroom for several months.
Already.
The remnants of the temporary 79th Division had a great time firing artillery, but the little devils were badly bombed.
The Tachibana Regiment's artillery brigade is equipped with twelve 75-caliber field howitzers, four 70-caliber 92 infantry guns, plus two 150-caliber medium mortars. A total of eighteen artillery pieces fire at the same time, which will be tons.
Tons of ammunition were dumped on the enemy's tanks and infantry. How could it be so tragic?
The remnants of the temporary 79th Division had never done artillery before, so their rate of fire was not fast.
Otherwise, the Japanese tank squadron and the following three infantry squadrons would really be able to confess.
But even so, the Japanese tank squadron and the three following infantry squadrons also suffered heavy losses.
The Japanese's three infantry squadrons were pretty good. Except for the first round of shelling, which was caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties, after Major Akita gave the order, the Japanese infantry immediately dispersed and retreated to the city as quickly as possible.
So we didn't suffer much damage, but the enemy's chariot was badly damaged.
The Japanese's chariot squadron has more than a dozen chariots or tanks. The poor roads severely limit their movement speed. In addition, the chaos caused by the shelling, and the smoke, dust and bright light generated by the explosion hinder the sight of the chariot driver.
The impact made it even more difficult for the dozens of tanks and tanks in the tank squadron to move.
Major Akita hid in a five-story building on the edge of the city, watching helplessly as more than a dozen tanks from the tank squadron were destroyed one by one, biting them to bits.
Almost half an hour later, Tachibana Yukiji woke up faintly.
In the past half hour, the squadron's shelling had not stopped.
I hate Major Akita so much. They usually only bombard for ten minutes at a time. The Chinese are really generous.
But who can blame this? They were originally Japanese artillery shells, so how could the Chinese save money?
Koji Tachibana, who had just woken up, happened to witness the last Type 95 light tank being destroyed. Speaking of which, this light tank was really unlucky. It finally broke out of the battle group and was about to be withdrawn from the market.
area, but another large-caliber high-explosive bomb fell from the sky, blowing it into a ball of scrap metal.
The tank is known as the king of war, but when it encounters the artillery, the god of war, it is also unable to withstand it.
Looking at the Type 95 light tank that had been completely swallowed up by the flames, Tachibana Koji's facial muscles twitched twice. He turned around and asked Akita Major: "Akita-san, how are the battle damage conditions?"
Major Akita suddenly paused and said sadly: "Captain, three infantry squadrons, sixteen people were killed and sixty-nine were seriously injured. Thirty-one of them required amputation. Even after recovering from their injuries, it was impossible."
Returning to the group, in addition, the entire tank squadron was wiped out, and all eighteen tanks and tanks were destroyed."
"Baga, Baga Garu!" Tachibana Koji was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
Major Akita asked Tachibana Koji again: "Captain, do you want to send a message to the 1st and 3rd Infantry Battalions and order them to detour on both wings and cooperate with our troops to recapture the headquarters?"
"Forget it, no need." Tachibana Koji waved his hand and sighed, "Now the Chinese have captured the artillery position and have absolutely superior artillery firepower, and we don't know the exact strength of the Chinese yet. If we attack by force, there will be too many casualties.
Well, let’s wait until dawn tomorrow and ask the Front Army Aviation Corps for tactical guidance.”
"Hai." Major Akita paused heavily and asked, "Commander Commander, how should we report to the division headquarters and the commander of the dispatched army?"
"Report truthfully." Tachibana Koji's facial muscles twitched twice, and then said, "In addition, if I report to the headquarters of the dispatched army again, I will say that the war situation in Wuxi has changed, and please cancel the trip and return to Shanghai."
"Hai." Major Akita paused again and turned around.
