However, the fearless Chinese soldiers also encountered tenacious opponents.
The Japanese artillery is also fearless. The Sulotong machine gun, which can penetrate 15 mm steel plates within 500 meters, has amazing penetrating power. Although the semi-permanent field fortifications that can prevent mortar bombardment are also installed with nearly one meter in front.
The five-high 10mm steel plate is piled with a thick layer of sandbags, but this does not mean that all areas are protected by the steel plate. As long as a shell penetrates the fortification, it may be a bloody storm.
When the machine gun shells sent smoke and dust rising in front of the fortifications, the Japanese artillerymen did not panic. Instead, they bulged their eyes and puffed out their cheeks and tried their best to fire at the warehouse.
In terms of this spirit of fearlessness and fear of death, the two soldiers who used artillery shells to fight against each other are actually the two best groups in the East of the world in this era.
The Chinese soldiers have their reasons for fighting to the death and protecting them, and the Japanese soldiers also have the so-called samurai spirit. In the face of death, they are not as cowardly as the legend says.
In this case, who dies and who lives actually no longer depends on the accuracy of the bombardment of both sides, nor does it depend on whose nerves are tougher, but more on luck.
Whoever God is on will have the last laugh.
Even the Japanese colonel and Japanese lieutenant colonel in the front-line headquarters of the Japanese army could not help but be shocked by the fearless duel between the artillerymen of both sides.
In the telescope, clusters of artillery fire bloomed like blooming roses on the wide and thick walls of the Sihang Warehouse. Even the nearest one exploded three meters away from the sandbag fortifications of the Chinese window, but the machine gun remained unmoved.
, the flames spit out from the muzzle stung the eyes of two Japanese military officers who were hiding behind telescopes hundreds of meters away.
"These Chinese are so stubborn beyond imagination!" Jiro Wakita put down the telescope in his hand, with fear on his face, and sighed sincerely: "If all we encounter are Chinese like this, this Imperial Holy War will be a disaster."
How can we win?"
"Fortunately! Among China's hundreds of thousands of troops, less than one tenth has such a fearless spirit." Makino Jun also agreed.
Although they were beaten very painfully by the warehouse defenders in the past few days, it was the first time for these two people to comment on the Chinese soldiers opposite them in such a tone of almost praise.
Perhaps they were stunned by the heroic scene of machine guns and infantry artillery firing at each other, or maybe they were trying to cover up their own incompetence! Only the two Japanese assistant officers knew the emotions in this.
"Such a Chinese elite, no matter how much it costs, we must kill it, so as to prevent more imperial warriors from losing their precious lives." Jiro Wakiita looked at the subordinates who agreed with him, and his tone was incomparable.
firm.
"Makino-kun, do you think so or not?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, Captain, in front of the Chinese who are watching the battle, kill them all and destroy their so-called confidence. I believe that the empire's future all-out war against China will only have advantages and no disadvantages. This point
, I believe that both the division commander and General Matsui are aware of it." Makino Jun nodded heavily.
Although I was still somewhat disgusted with the fact that my boss always wanted to make excuses for his tactics that caused excessive losses, the words of the Japanese Lieutenant Colonel came from the sincerity.
Killing the resisting Chinese army in front of them will definitely destroy the newly born confidence of those Chinese people.
This should be the most important purpose of the war so far.
Yes, no matter how elite the warehouse defenders in front of them are, they only number more than a hundred or a few hundred people. They can't stop the hundreds of thousands of troops from the Japanese Empire, but the current unarmed Chinese can.
Because they represent the Chinese people behind them. With a population of 40 million, what a huge population base.
When he thought that there were so many Chinese people, even if he only selected the population of the right age, it would be as high as 100 million, the Japanese lieutenant colonel felt the urge to pinch his crotch.
You must know that for this war, 10 of the empire's 17 permanent divisions were invested. The nearly 300,000-strong army sounded very mighty and domineering, but it had already weakened Japan's mainland defense to a minimum.
Now we have defeated China's 700,000-strong army, but what about the future? Will we have to deal with millions or tens of millions? Thinking of this number, the Japanese lieutenant colonel felt that it was impossible.
In fact, his prediction was right.
In the past, China had recruited more than 10 million adult males into the army, engaged in more than 6 million wars, and suffered more than 3 million casualties. In order to cope with such a large number of Chinese troops, Japan was also forced to increase its troops.
In the mid-term, as the territory invaded became larger and larger, the army stationed in China basically remained at around 2 million.
And these 2 million are already the majority of Japan's army. After the Pacific War breaks out in the future, they will only have a pitiful 400,000 infantrymen who can compete with Western countries on small islands in the Pacific. Once a large number of troops are mobilized, it is estimated that the number of infantrymen will be
Before they even got there, they were killed by China's massive counterattack.
The Japanese really overestimated their own appetite, just like they underestimated China's war potential.
"Yo Xi! Makino-kun, you are right, we must crush the Chinese people's self-confidence, just like our brave artillery boys." Jiro Wakiba nodded with satisfaction and said. "Then, Makino-kun, you can give the order,
Let the infantry warriors of the empire choose the right moment and charge!"
"Hi!" Makino Jun nodded heavily.
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Tietou's machine cannon fired at least three bullets in more than 50 seconds of bombardment.
The two Japanese infantry guns also fired at least 10 rounds.
It's just luck. Today, it's obviously not on the side of the Japanese.
The iron head is bleeding.
An infantry artillery shell hit the wall five meters away. One of the cement fragments stirred up by the explosion happened to pass through the firing hole and hit the steel shield of the machine gun. The shattered fragments instantly crossed his brow.
, it was like being chopped with a knife, the entire eyebrow was severed, and blood flowed profusely.
Blood flowed into his eyes, turning them red. Tietou's assistant shooter, the sergeant squad leader of the machine gun squad, exclaimed and tried to put a first aid kit seized from the Japanese army on him to stop the bleeding, but he kicked him away and took him with him.
Xue's eyes were always pointed at the sight, although the place was now full of blood and nothing could be seen clearly.
Behind the blood is the Japanese infantry and artillery fortifications.
He had to kill them before he and the machine gun were blown to pieces.
Otherwise, not only he will die, but his brothers will also die.
Staring forward with red eyes, he heard a familiar "click" sound coming from below, which was the sound of the fourth springboard being raised.
Without hesitation, the second lieutenant of the machine gun company stepped on the firing pedal and never let go until the last shell rushed out of the muzzle.
A Japanese infantry gun misfired.
The Japanese engineers had actually worked very hard. They had put up two layers of sandbags and sandwiched a 10mm steel plate directly in front of the infantry and artillery fortifications. Even if the machine gun was hit from the front, it might not be able to penetrate it.
Facts have proved that although more than 30 machine gun shells fired head-on, nearly 10 shells hit the fortifications and made big holes in the sandbags, they did not completely penetrate the steel plate and the sandbags behind the steel plate and cause any damage to the Japanese artillery behind it.
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Because the blood was poured into his eyes, although the second lieutenant who had lost his temper still tried to open his eyes wide, his vision was still affected, and the muzzle was subconsciously raised by a millimeter.
Just this millimeter cost the lives of the Japanese artillerymen in the infantry and artillery fortifications.
For a field fortification that is less than 1.8 meters high, it is originally a very low probability to hit the 30 centimeters above the 1.5 meter high steel plate, but as long as the probability is not zero, it means it is possible.
At least three artillery shells penetrated into the fortifications through this thirty centimeter gap.
The Japanese soldiers were not very tall, but their stature of over 1.6 meters was still guaranteed. The height of over 1.5 meters was actually only a fraction of that.
But at this moment, the shorter one definitely takes advantage.
