Because they were accurately bombarded by the regiment's heavy artillery brigade without warning, the division headquarters of the 10th Division and the 10th Field Artillery Regiment suffered heavy losses. For safety reasons, Koizo Yoshiro could only order
The division headquarters and all directly affiliated troops withdrew five kilometers back from Qingniuping to set up camp.
It was busy until dawn the next day, when order was finally restored at the division headquarters.
Fortunately, because the Maori Regiment and the other two infantry regiments protected the front and the left and right wings, the regiment was unable to take advantage of the situation to attack. Otherwise, the losses of the 10th Division would have been even more severe. One mistake, and he
It is also possible for the piggy boy to make the same mistake as Inaba Shiro.
Fortunately, such an extremely bad situation did not happen.
At 8:05 a.m., Central China sent more than 40 Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft from the 3rd Flying Regiment of the Aviation Corps directly under the Condemnation Army to fly over Damei Mountain and began a "heavy artillery attack" on Meizhen and outside Shaqiao Gang.
position" to carry out bombing.
This batch of attack aircraft, Shunroku Hata, was originally intended to be sent to the Changsha battlefield to support the 3rd Division and the 101st Division in their attacks on Yueyang and Changde. In Shunroku Hata's view, the importance of Yueyang and Changde is far greater than that of Changde.
Meishan, so he was not planning to send attack planes from the Condemned Army Aviation to Dameishan.
But I couldn't stand it anymore and spoke. Although Higashikata is just the commander of the subordinate group army, his other identity is the emperor's uncle, a noble among the nobles. The Sino-Japanese War will end one day.
But Shunroku Hata still wants to continue to live in the country, so he must give the imperial family the face it deserves.
In this way, Higashikata sent a telegram to the Dameishan battlefield for more than 40 Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft that Shunroku Hata had originally planned to send to the Wuhan battlefield. Considering the current firepower configuration of the Japanese army, the dispatch
It is definitely a luxury to have more than forty attack planes to bomb a target like Dameishan that is not even a tactical level.
The huge explosion coming from the direction of Meizhen could be heard more than ten kilometers away.
Xiaozhu Yinan is essentially a militarist, but he is relatively diplomatic.
Listening to the constant sound of explosions, Xiaozhu Yinan said flatteringly to Dong Jiu Nianyan: "Your Highness, strictly speaking, Xu Rui's Dameishan Regiment is not even a tactical-level target. I'm afraid it only has
You are the only one who allowed Your Majesty the General to dispatch so many attack aircraft to support the Dameishan battlefield."
Dong Jiure Nianyan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhusang, let me tell you some good news. According to the aviation reconnaissance report of the 3rd Flying Regiment, they found the regiment's heavy artillery outside Shaqiao Gang at the entrance to Meizhen.
At that time, the artillery of the regiment was busy camouflaging the position, but they did not expect that the aviation reconnaissance troops of the imperial army would fly over Damei Mountain so early. As a result, they were spotted immediately and reported to the following flying regiment."
"Really?" Xiaozhu Yinan immediately became energetic after hearing this.
Dong Jiureyan added: "If a miracle doesn't happen, the regiment's heavy artillery brigade should have been blown to ashes by the attack aircraft of the 3rd Flying Regiment. This means that the regiment's heavy artillery threat has been eliminated. Xiaozhu Sang
Your troops will be able to attack Shaqiao Gang, the gateway to Meizhen, without any scruples."
"Hai." Xiaozhu Yinan nodded heavily and said, "I understand, I will order the 10th Infantry Regiment to attack Shaqiao Gang."
After finishing speaking, Xiaozhu Yinan picked up the phone and said: "Pick up the 10th Infantry Regiment for me."
After a while, the call was connected, and Xiaozhu Yinan said again: "Maoli Sang? I am Xiaozhu Yinan. I order your unit to immediately launch an attack on Shaqiao Gang, the gateway to Meizhen. Please make sure it is before noon today.
Take down Shaqiao Gang, please."
After finishing speaking, Xiaozhu Yinan hung up the phone again, and then turned to Dong Jiureyan and said: "Your Highness, if you have no other military affairs in the morning, I would like to ask you to stay temporarily. You know, the shelling last night
It has caused a lot of damage to the morale of our department. If Your Highness is here, it will be a boost to the morale of our department."
Of course, what Xiaozhu Yinan said was an excuse. Dong Jiure stayed at the division headquarters of the 10th Division and had no impact on the morale of the 10th Division. The reason why Xiaozhu Yinan invited Dong Jiure
Nurihiko stayed because he actually wanted to restore the influence. He wanted to use the Maori United's outstanding performance to quickly defeat Shaqiao Gang and win the recognition of Higashi Jiuri Nurihiko.
Speaking of which, the performance of the 10th Division last night was indeed very poor. It did not behave like an elite division that had experienced hundreds of battles, but more like a special division that had just stepped onto the battlefield. Xiaozhu Yinan
If this impression cannot be eliminated, it will seriously affect his career advancement in the future.
Although Dong Jiuer Nianyan is a younger brother, he still has a good grasp of human nature.
At that moment, Dong Jiu Nianyan nodded happily and said, "Yo Xi, then I'll just wait here for the good news."
It has to be said that the ideal of the adopted boy is very beautiful, but the reality is extremely cruel.
The Maori Regiment started attacking at nine o'clock in the morning and continued the attack for more than four hours. Until two o'clock in the afternoon, they only broke through the two flanking defense lines outside the regiment. From the front, the Maori Regiment could not even advance one meter.
Relying on the strong fortifications built in advance, the regiment fought bravely and tenaciously.
Xiaozhu Yoshio originally wanted to show his hand in front of Dongjiu Niryanyan to eliminate the previous bad influence, but the final result surprised him. The Maori United attacked fiercely all morning and could not make any progress. Not only could they not eliminate the influence, but they made
His impression of Dong Jiuer Nianyan became even worse.
So Xiaozhu Yoshio became a little angry. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Dong Jiu got up to go to the toilet, he picked up the phone and gave Mouri Mohiro a death order, ordering the 10th Infantry Regiment to capture Shaqiao Gang before dark.
position to clear the way for the main force of the following divisions to enter Meizhen, otherwise Mori Suehiro will be sent to a military court.
At this time, Xiaozhu Yinan still fantasized about conquering Shaqiao Gang before dark, and still fantasized about re-proving himself in front of Dong Jiu Nianyan and re-proving the combat effectiveness of the 10th Division. However, he did not know that the Maori Regiment
Already in danger, a greedy mouth of blood has bared its fangs towards the Maori United!
(Dividing line)
Through the tunnel, Xu Rui reached the defensive position of the 1st Battalion.
In the past half month or so, since there was still a surplus of ten tons of cement provided by the Nationalist Government, the regiment simply built some concrete fortifications outside Shaqiaogang and connected these concrete fortifications with Shaqiaogang Fortress through tunnels. Of course,
When necessary, these underground passages can be cut off.
It was precisely with these solid concrete fortifications that the 1st Battalion could barely block the attack of the Maori Regiment. Otherwise, not to mention just one battalion, but two more battalions, including the 2nd Battalion from Wanzhongshan and the 3rd Battalion from Xu Dekun.
Come on, I'm afraid that the little devil's Maori unit has been defeated.
Of course, the results are completely different between those with strong fortifications as cover and those without. As long as you have seen the actual combat case of the Normandy landing, you can know that during the Normandy landing, with the strong fortifications, a German machine gunner could easily hunt Killed thousands of Allied soldiers.
Therefore, faced with strong fortifications, the attacker's situation is extremely miserable.
So when Xu Rui came to the battlefield, He Guangming was even in the mood to joke with him.
He Guangming grinned and said: "Captain, didn't you say that the 10th Division is the elite division second only to the Kumamoto Division and the Sendai Division among the seventeen permanent divisions of the Little Devils? But why do I feel that Is that all there is to it?”
"That's what I'm saying." Xu Rui said angrily, "If you have the ability, don't hide in the fortifications. Instead, take the troops to the front and fight the Japanese in the wilds. Let me see how long your 1st Battalion can hold out."
"Do you think I'm stupid?" He Guangming said cheerfully, "Ignore the fortifications and go out to fight with the Japanese in the wild?"
"Then don't make sarcastic remarks here." Xu Rui snorted, "What are the casualties of the 1st Battalion?"
When it came to the casualties, He Guangming immediately became alert and said in a deep voice: "It's okay, the casualties are not too big."
"What do you mean the casualties are not too big?" Xu Rui frowned and said, "Tell me the truth, how many casualties were there?"
"The whole battalion can almost piece together a whole company now." At this point, He Guangming didn't wait for Xu Rui to speak, and immediately rushed to say, "Captain, our 1st Battalion fought with the Japanese for a long time, and finally we finally succeeded." We have exhausted the Japanese. You cannot leave us behind during the counterattack later and let Lao Wan and Lao Xu take advantage."
"Lao He, when will you change your standardism? What do you mean by letting Lao Wan and Lao Xu take advantage?" Xu Rui snorted and said coldly, "You 1st Battalion will not participate in the next counterattack. But you can rest assured that if we can really annihilate the Japanese 10th Regiment this time, your 1st Battalion will be the first to do so!"
When He Guangming heard this, he immediately grinned and said with a smile: "That's pretty much it."
"Look at your potential." Xu Rui snorted, "Go and have a rest."
"Okay." He Guangming agreed, humming a tune and turned away.
Within a moment, the officers and soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, who had been recuperating in the fortress for a long time, were fully armed and entered the forward position one by one through the tunnels. Wan Zhongshan and Xu Dekun also came to Xu Rui.
Xu Rui turned his head and glanced at the two of them, asking: "Are you all ready?"
Wan Zhongshan and Xu Dekun nodded at the same time: "The troops have entered the attack position."
Xu Rui raised his wrist and looked at his watch. He immediately picked up the phone in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Get me the fortress artillery battalion."
After a while, the call was connected, and Xu Rui said: "Aniu? I'm Xu Rui. Before the Japanese attack, I'll shoot at Zhu Yuan according to the calibration and blow their attack position to rubbish. Do you hear me?"
"Yes." Niu Dazhuang's thunderous response immediately came over the phone, "Before the Japanese attack begins, shoot the elements according to the calibration and blast their attack position into rubbish!"