The sound of gunfire from the direction of the Bluestone Rock Formation still echoes through the mountains and fields!
However, the Japanese infantry offensive slowed down unexpectedly. Less than 1,500 infantrymen were invested in the whole day's offensive. It seems that the huge casualties sustained for two and a half consecutive days made the Japanese commander somewhat unbearable.
However, the intensity of attacks from the ground has become smaller, but it does not mean that the overall offensive has softened. The Japanese army still has complete air superiority.
Four Japanese planes flew from the direction of Yuancheng and were about to swoop down to drop bombs. Shangguan Yun did not dare to neglect and ordered the 20mm machine guns and 12.7mm heavy machine guns owned by the 4th Battalion to wait until the height of the Japanese planes dropped to 1,500 meters.
When the altitude and straight-line distance are still about 1,300 meters, fire at the highest rate of fire.
Qingshiyan is different from Niangziguan. The Niangziguan position is wide enough, with a radius of more than 4 square kilometers. Unless the heavy bombs dropped by Japanese planes have sufficient density, they will not cause damage to the four-line regiment units with trenches, tunnels, and anti-gun holes.
Big damage.
There was also an anti-aircraft company following. The 24 20mm anti-aircraft guns and dozens of anti-aircraft machine guns stood together like a hedgehog with its thorns exploding. It could make any Japanese aircraft below 2,000 meters pay a heavy price.
However, the entire defense line of Qingshiyan is only more than 1,300 meters, with a depth of up to 700 meters, which is less than one square kilometer. If the Japanese planes were to drop a 500-pound aerial bomb on the position, even if it was just one, more than half of the infantry platoon would be destroyed.
It will be instantly destroyed.
You must know that the Japanese army attacked the "door bolt" position for two days and suffered hundreds of casualties. The 4th Battalion only lost 4 infantry squads. Compared with this acceptable battle loss, the threat from the air
too big.
Shangguan Yun is extremely grateful to Tang Dao for equipping each infantry battalion with machine guns and large-caliber heavy machine guns that can target both ground and air targets. Without these two treasures, his 4th Battalion would only be able to watch the terrifying fire today.
The heavy bombs fell, and dozens or even more Chinese soldiers were left dead.
At that moment, Shangguan Yun also suddenly realized why Tang Dao would urge the four main infantry battalions to abandon the equipment of 37mm combat anti-cannons that can fire armored shells and explosive grenades, and choose to equip the artillery companies of each battalion with a slightly single function. It is not special.
A sufficient 20mm cannon is to prepare for air defense.
Only in this way can the four infantry battalions have completely independent combat capabilities and be able to fight against a small group of Japanese aircraft.
Otherwise, if we just strengthen the ground firepower at all costs, the 4th Battalion will have no choice but to be beaten when facing the Japanese aircraft today.
And Shangguan Yun ordered the machine guns and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns to fire in advance. He had no intention of shooting down the Japanese planes. It was just a deterrent to prevent the Japanese planes from easily entering medium and low altitudes to drop bombs and reduce their hit rate!
Shangguan Yun's strategy worked. The Japanese planes were frightened by the clouds of white gunpowder smoke that continued to explode in the sky. The four Japanese planes that were still diving downward from an altitude of 2,000 meters with the goal of reaching an altitude of 1,200 meters quickly pulled up.
After approaching Qingshi Rock for several hundred meters, we started dropping bombs, but the altitude had already reached 2,300 meters, which was still the range of the 20mm anti-aircraft gun.
The Japanese army had no intention of fighting at all. After dropping a wave of high-altitude bombs, they immediately turned and flew into the distance!
An altitude of more than 2,000 meters is naturally within reach for professional-level medium and large bombers with aiming instruments, but it is too high for a fighter jet mainly used for air combat like the 96 Fighter.
It looks like a bombing, but if you are so weak next time, don't bomb it! This is the true reflection of the Japanese Army Major General's heart at this time as he approached the front line and hid in the bunker.
The fireball raised by the heavy aerial bomb in the field of view of the telescope is too far away from the Chinese position!
His Majesty Major General Shiro Kuyeda is indeed a good infantry commander, and his sense of space is quite strong.
The four heavy aerial bombs basically landed on the stone mountain of Qingshiyan, but they were still at least three to four hundred meters away from each hilltop and position. In addition to the cautious Chinese soldiers who were jumping around hearing the sound, they also felt
Aside from the scorching heat, there was basically no harm!
But to be honest, can we really blame the Japanese Army Air Force pilots for being too timid?
If you were a pilot, and you already knew that you were going to attack the devil of the Four Lines Regiment, who had shot down and wounded almost two army aviation squadrons, would you shrink your balls first as if you were looking down from a thousand meters altitude?
?
The Japanese Army Air Force is by no means a weakling and a coward, as it has been proven in the Battle of Songhu and subsequent air battles on the Chinese battlefield.
The brave Chinese pilots even used the aircraft and their own bodies as the last bullets to hit them head-on after emptying the airborne machine gun bullets. But facing such a group of opponents who were so brave that even the devil would respect them, the Japanese Army Air Force pilots
They did not back down, and relied on their numerical superiority in aircraft to completely occupy the air superiority.
But just because you're not a softie doesn't mean you can become a fool. When you know that an opponent is like a hard stone and if you take a bite, it will definitely break your teeth, I ask you whether you will still try your best to bite it!
That's really something only a stupid guy would do, let alone a pilot who was selected from tens of millions of people?
What's more, because the Jindong Campaign is in full swing at this time, the 5th Division, 18th Division, 20th Division and 21st Division are calling for air support on various attack routes, and the 108th and 109th second-line divisions are
Even though they were fighting too many and too few, they still had the nerve to approach the front army headquarters for air support. The army major general who served as the provisional army aviation corps was so embarrassed that they scolded them in the war room for being shameless.
You said, these Army aviation pilots are not stupid, so why would they risk their lives and death to help these shameless people?
The Japanese are also pretentious, and there is a big difference between an army lieutenant general and an army lieutenant general. If Shiro Kuyeda hadn't been parachuted from the front army headquarters to the 108th Division as the commander of the major general brigade, he would have been
Xiong Yuan's face was declining, so he couldn't even hope to have the support of these four fighter planes.
To put it bluntly, for the 108th Division, the famous unlucky boy in North China, it would be good if there are fighter planes available, but don’t have too high expectations for the bombing effect!
Therefore, the Japanese offensive was not very strong during the whole day. On the contrary, after the four Japanese planes "showed off" in an almost inferior way, in the evening, under the roar of Major General Shiro Kuyeda, who felt extremely angry at being discriminated against,
At that time, the Japanese offensive intensified again.
However, the officers and soldiers of the 4th Battalion, who finally got a chance to take a breather during the day, severely beat back the Japanese troops with a stream of bullets.
The three howitzers that had ceased fire for a whole day also poured the ammunition they had saved for a whole day onto the heads of the Japanese special forces with menstrual belts wrapped around their heads.
Yes, although the last wave of Japanese special attack teams was almost wiped out, the trenches on the 'doorbolt' position were destroyed in several places, so that the Chinese soldiers were forced to take the remaining remains of the Chinese and Japanese sides on the position.
By piling them up as fortifications, Kuyeda Shiro seemed to have found a chance to win.
Soon, a second special attack team was organized.
This idea somewhat coincides with Chu Shaoyun's idea. If one suicide bomb can't kill you, then add dozens more suicide bombs. There will always be a few who can rush in and kill you.
Moreover, when the explosive pack is detonated, there will be no corpse left, and it can not provide the 'materials' for bunker fortifications on the position, which is simply perfect!
However, Shangguan Yun, who had returned from the 'doorbolt' position, had long anticipated this possibility, and specifically gave Deng Ying and Fan Mobei death orders. Once such death squad-style Japanese troops were found mixed in the Japanese attack queue, they would immediately
Three red signal flares were fired about 100 meters before the Japanese army arrived at the position!
The three howitzers of the battalion artillery company will provide artillery support to the area 50 to 100 meters in front of the 'doorbolt' position!
Firstly, Shangguan Yun did not want to see the tragedy happen again, so his officers and soldiers were forced to use the remains of his brothers as bunkers; secondly, if a Japanese 'bomber man' was detonated by artillery fire, he might also be in the Japanese infantry array.
It set off a bloody storm. Once the 5-kilogram explosive package exploded, it would cause no less damage to infantry without bunkers than a 105 howitzer shell.
Sure enough, with only one wave of shelling and less than 40 shells fired by three howitzers, the Japanese army felt the consequences of their own commander's leadership.
At least four "bombermen" carrying explosive bags were detonated by artillery fire. While several fireballs exploded on the position, at least 30 Japanese infantrymen were violently thrown away by the air waves, and even one of their heads flew closer.
The Chinese trenches a hundred meters away.
It must have been torn off by the turbulent air waves. The helmet was still buckled on the head. The smooth bottom of the helmet was like a top, spinning on the muddy ground of the trench!
That extremely brutal scene made even veterans who were used to seeing bloody battlefields feel a little horrified!
It was such a blow that the Japanese army was forced to retreat when the sun set and there was only a trace of afterglow left!
Dark night is the time period that soldiers on both sides look forward to most.
It's not because they can rest, but only in this kind of night where even the robes can't be seen clearly, the commanders of both sides will stop the large-scale battle.
Being able to live to see the warm sun the next day is what every soldier on the battlefield looks forward to!
Only then do the soldiers on both sides have the opportunity to put down their tightly held guns and go find their friends in the same platoon and class to see if the other party is still alive!
Those who are still alive, needless to say anything, just take a cigarette from their own pocket or the opponent's pocket, take a few puffs, and then wave their hands and return to their own fighting position.
They couldn't find it anymore. Tears are the most useless product. Most of the soldiers looked up at the sky to drink back the tears that were about to burst out. They returned to their fighting positions and stayed there for several hours without saying a word.
The person who knew each other best, who cherished each other before going to the battlefield, and promised who would live and who would take care of each other's parents, is no longer there!
They just want to recall their brother's rough face over and over again in their minds, for fear that they will forget it after a long time!
Time is ruthless, but people are affectionate!
Sadness can make people numb, but it will not make soldiers lose their vigilance!
Because it seems like there won't be any large-scale battles at night, but danger is always there!
If the battlefield during the day is a gladiatorial arena, and the soldiers on both sides are like gladiators in the arena, staring with bloodshot eyes and breathing heavily from their nostrils, trying to kill each other, then at night it is like a primitive jungle world
, there is murderous intention hidden under every bush or even leaf, and the identity of hunter and prey may change in an instant.
These three consecutive nights were spent like this. Attacks and counter-attacks were happening all the time. Gunshots and explosions broke out almost every once in a while in the seemingly peaceful night!
The iron pear and anti-infantry mines thrown in front of the position have long been destroyed by artillery fire. If the enemy's infantry comes up in the dark, everyone on the position will die.
The flares are also limited, and the 4th Battalion is not as generous as the Japanese. It can also set up searchlights to continuously scan and illuminate the more than 100 meters in front of its trenches.
In addition to dividing them into two-hour shifts and sending a large number of sentries, the Chinese soldiers on the position could only use the most rudimentary method, placing the damaged wood that could no longer be used for fortification 20 to 30 meters away at night.
Then use gasoline to ignite it to increase the visibility in front of the position.
But the task of lighting a fire is also extremely dangerous. The bright fire is too obvious in the dark night. The Japanese have already deployed cold gunmen waiting 400 meters away to hunt down the soldiers responsible for lighting the fire.
What is even more painful is that the Japanese army will launch grenades hundreds of meters away to blow up the fire that was finally lit.
So much so that igniting and extinguishing fires became a focus for both China and Japan at night, and the front-line Japanese troops even did not hesitate to use infantry artillery to join the battle!
The gunshots and explosions that rang out from time to time in front of the Qingshiyan position were not even much weaker than during the day.
Come on, if you don’t make it easy for me, I won’t make it easy for you either!
The anxious Fan Mobei even mobilized 10 elite veterans from positions with few troops in the past two nights to form a night raid team!
For two consecutive days, the raiding team that reached the top of the mountain not only gave the Japanese a big 'surprise', they also completed the construction of a 'Flying Thunder Cannon' mount 180 meters away in front of the Japanese field camp, and successfully placed four 10-meter gun mounts into the ground.
The record of throwing kilograms of explosives into the Japanese camp was shocking. There was even a miracle where a two-person team sneaked into the Japanese trenches and took away nearly half of the Japanese squad with a blast of submachine gun fire.
And because the night was dark, the two-person team wearing Japanese military uniforms miraculously returned to their position.
However, the results could not be calculated. Nearly a month after the war, senior intelligence officers from the Bureau of Military Statistics and Investigation unexpectedly saw the battle report of the 108th Division that night.
In that night attack led by Chinese soldiers, more than 20 Japanese soldiers were killed or seriously injured due to the explosion of inexplicably flying explosives. However, compared with the 36 people who were killed or seriously injured by Chinese submachine guns who sneaked into their own trenches, that number was
The loss turned out to be small.
A complete infantry squad in the trench area was wiped out because of this! And the Chinese who were the attackers, in layman's terms: not even a hair was left behind! It was simply an unprecedented shame in the history of the Imperial Army.
The intelligence that reached the Ministry of Military Affairs made all the senior officials stunned!
Those elders who carry the rank of general and lieutenant general are not people who have never seen the world. They will not even frown when they face tens of thousands of casualties on the battlefield, but people like the Four Elements Regiment have
In an extremely passive battlefield where thousands of people are fighting against each other, they can actually launch such an attack to destroy their opponents. It's really an eye-opener!
The Si Xing Regiment fought several beautiful battles on the North China battlefield, which had already let the important officials in the Military and Political Department know that the Si Xing Regiment was an elite division, but many people attributed these to Tang Dao himself.
Really, Tang Tuanzuo's performance in several battlefields from Sihang Warehouse to Songjiang and then to the night attack on the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade was so amazing.
The general view among the elders is that without Tang Dao, the combat effectiveness of the Four Elements Regiment will be reduced by at least half.
But this small attack changed many people's opinions. The battle of Qingshiyan is still nearly 200 kilometers away from the main force of the Four Lines Regiment. Tang Dao's focus is on the main battlefield of Niangziguan, and he definitely doesn't have that much energy to personally direct it.
Bluestone Rock Battlefield.
Continuous victories have caused a qualitative change in the elite division of the Four Elements Regiment. According to their current performance on the battlefield, even without Tang Dao, their combat effectiveness will not be reduced too much.
Fortunately, Tang Dao understood human nature so well that he did not continue to keep a low profile after the Battle of Jindong. Instead, he generously requested the Military and Administrative Department through the 22nd Group Army Headquarters for the merits of the Battle of Jindong, and fought for various benefits for many of his officers and soldiers.
, the battle report is not half true and half false like in the past, but is 70% true and 30% false!
After receiving this information, a certain boss immediately read the four-line team battle report, and actually breathed a sigh of relief after comparing it.
He is not afraid of the strength of the Four Elements Group, but he is afraid of the strength of the Four Elements Group and still hides it. What is his intention?
When his mood improved, some people suggested that the Fourth Army should be transferred back to the Central Army, but he himself rejected it.
It seems that Jiang Xia is no longer safe. The capital is about to be moved to a mountain city. That is the territory of the Sichuan Army. If he is asked to poach the elite of the Sichuan Army at this time, even he can't say it, right?
Of course, that is all for the future. Now this night, China and Japan are on guard against each other. On the outside, it seems that the battlefield has returned to silence, but in fact, both sides in the trench are waiting for danger, not to mention that there are all kinds of knives under them.
, the bullet has not even exited the gun chamber, and he is always ready for a night fight.
The soldier responsible for shooting the flares was even more vigilant. The gun was right next to him. If a gunshot rang out from that place, the place would be illuminated into daylight in less than five seconds!
But tranquility is still the main theme!
However, the tranquil night sky was eventually broken.
But the blazing sound of gunfire did not come from the Qingshiyan battlefield, but from 3,000 meters away behind Qingshiyan.
Looking from a distance from the highest peak of Qingshi Rock, the scarlet bullet marks are like a wave of meteor showers, tearing through the dark night sky and rushing towards the mountains shrouded in darkness!
Seeing this strange scene, even Shangguan Yun, who had experienced many battles and experienced many things, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Such exaggerated firepower, according to his estimation, would never be able to achieve this effect without the continuous firing of seventy or eighty machine guns.
The four infantry battalions of the Fourth Line Regiment are already extremely well-equipped, but assuming that an infantry squad is equipped with one light machine gun, a platoon only has 4 guns, a company has 12 guns, and the entire 4th Battalion only has 36 guns.
But the terrifying scarlet bullet marks now displayed thousands of meters away definitely exceeded the configuration of his 4th Battalion's light machine guns!
The battle-hardened Army major was wrong!
There were not seventy or eighty Czech-style light machine guns firing desperately on that mountain ridge, but a hundred, which was close to the entire equipment quantity of the three main infantry battalions of the Fourth Line Regiment.
After the war, more than a thousand Japanese soldiers who were rated as the unlucky brigade met the most bizarre Chinese miscellaneous army!
