Rise from eight hundred Chapter 293 How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain (Its the end of the month, please subscribe, please vote!)
Chapter 293 How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain (Its the end of the month, please subscribe, please vote!)
It is just a war, it is never based on human will.
No matter how Tang Dao grows, no matter how firm the will of the Cangcheng defenders is.
The Japanese army’s ferocious artillery fire was the most critical factor in determining this offensive and defensive battle.
When he learned that the Chinese defenders of Cangcheng were still resisting and holding on, even Shigeharu Suematsu, who wanted to see the Kunizaki detachment make a fool of himself, couldn't sit still.
Kunizaki didn't pay much attention to him. He could just get some shoes for him to wear, but if he was holding him back and didn't support him, it would be a different story.
Especially that bastard Seishiro Itagaki who is far away in North China is not easy to mess with. If he hears that the Kunisaki detachment suffered heavy losses due to his orders from Suematsu Shigeharu, then that bastard may directly go to the army headquarters to break up with him.
In this kind of country-to-country war, whether the Army Headquarters will favor Seishiro Itagaki, who has stronger combat capabilities, or him, the Lieutenant General of the ad hoc division, Suematsu Shigeharu knows the final answer with his buttocks.
Without waiting for Kunisaki to ask for help again, he directly ordered all members of his artillery regiment to go into battle. There were 48 artillery pieces, plus 16 from the Kunisaki detachment artillery battalion, plus the infantry cannon of the infantry regiment at the next level.
As well as mountain artillery, before the Japanese infantry prepared for a new round of attack, the Japanese troops in Xicheng went crazy and invested more than 70 artillery pieces of various types in Cangcheng, a battlefield of less than 60,000 square meters.
Even, in order to show its presence, the light destroyer staying in the Huangpu River took the initiative to join this small offensive and defensive battle that was not worth mentioning.
The addition of six 127mm naval guns became the straw that broke the camel's back.
"Order all brothers to withdraw from the ground positions." Tang Dao saw with his own eyes that an infantry squad that had just rushed up was destroyed by a naval gun shell. After gritting his molars, he issued the order to withdraw.
If the fighting continues like this, there will be few people in Cangcheng who can breathe without waiting for the Japanese infantry to arrive.
"But sir, we are all in the bomb shelter. If the Japanese troops rush in, we will die. We might as well die on the battlefield." Liu Zhenshan, who was originally afraid of death, became a little anxious.
His considerations are not unreasonable. Without the ground position, the soldiers hiding in the bomb shelters will be easily killed by the Japanese troops on the ground using grenades and explosive packets, and they will have almost no resistance.
This is like a farmer blocking the voles in the field after harvesting the crops in the autumn. No matter how many exits you have, just find one and block it. Choose an exit and light a fire to use smoke to keep the voles from eating the crops.
Almost the entire nest was wiped out.
If this were not the case, field mice with super reproductive abilities would have long ago made it impossible for farmers to survive, and such rodent eradication operations would be carried out almost every year.
“The Japanese are attacking so resolutely, isn’t it because they have so many cannons?” Tang Dao’s eyes were cold. “It’s just that they are not the only ones with cannons!”
"Sir, what do you mean?" Peng Chong's eyes moved slightly, and he seemed to understand something...
More than half an hour of frenzied bombardment spread a lot of salt on the already severely damaged Cangcheng position.
The city wall that could block infantry artillery and even mountain artillery may have been continuously bombarded by large-caliber heavy artillery. Part of the city wall that was five meters high and two to three meters wide collapsed, leaving a large hole up to 30 meters wide.
The interior of Cangcheng itself was ravaged by various types of Japanese artillery. The buildings inside were either blown up or burned. After being hit by such a terrible shock wave, there were almost no walls higher than two meters inside Cangcheng, which can be seen everywhere.
The huge crater proves the terrifying power of 105 howitzers and naval guns,
Even the river leading from the moat into Cangcheng was cut off by the bombing. Several huge potholes with a diameter of seven or eight meters were left in the middle of the river bed. The small river that could once carry cargo boats flowed into it.
With a pitiful flow of water.
This time, the Japanese infantry did not charge desperately with the artillery shells. Instead, they all hid in the field trenches hundreds of meters away. It was not until the deafening explosions completely stopped that they walked out of the trenches amidst the roars of the officers and attacked in attack formation.
Heading to Cangcheng.
Major Sakio, with his menstrual tape wrapped around his head, stood at the front of the team, waving his command knife and shouting at the top of his lungs over and over again: "Onboard!"
Seeing his subordinates mustering up the courage to rush forward with him yelling "board", the Japanese major then threw the command knife to the lieutenant staff beside him with satisfaction, picked up a Sanba Gai with a bayonet attached, and walked on
The center of the queue rushed towards Cangcheng.
He, as an army major, has already completed the posture of leading a long-lived charge. No matter how stupid he is, he rushes to the front of the team with a command knife. That is something only a fool would do.
According to previous casualty statistics, the sergeant's death rate was as high as 80%. The Japanese major knew that this was the result of targeted shooting by the Chinese.
Even if not all Chinese are calm, there are only a few who stand at the front of the team with an extremely obvious goal, which is to kill the Chinese.
Although it was a desperate onboard charge, if possible, the Japanese major with enough brains would also hope that he would be the last one to die.
He is not the only smart person.
It was said to be a mounted charge, but the Japanese troops were very cautious and no one charged at full speed with a bayonet in hand.
Because, with previous experience, no Japanese soldier, including Major Sakio, would think that this round of artillery could annihilate all the Chinese.
They had all hoped for the previous two or three rounds of artillery fire, but the Chinese were like weeds in spring, always emerging from the position out of impossibility and continuing to fight.
Who knows if they will magically emerge again this time? Your life comes first, and you must not be careless.
The front line that could have been reached within three minutes, but the Japanese troops who were shouting "onboard" delayed for five minutes, which made the main Japanese troops following behind have the urge to rush up and kick their butts. You are so afraid of death.
If you're afraid of death, just stop calling it "onboard"!
Perhaps, prudence is the first element of victory.
Happiness comes so suddenly.
Or, to use a more common phrase: How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?
Oh my dear mother! We won!
The frightened Major Naganobu Sakio just stood on the gap in the city wall scattered with countless broken bricks and wood, looking around, and then tears filled his eyes.
No one would have thought that the once extremely stubborn Chinese would be killed just like that, and no Chinese would suddenly appear in front of us like weeds.
There is nothing but ruins, except gunpowder smoke, except for the corpses that the Chinese had no time to collect, and except for the remains of the imperial soldiers who were left here in the last round of battle but were blown into rags by their own artillery shells.
There was no counterattack, no gunshots, and not even a living Chinese figure.
“Victory!”
“Long live!”
The Japanese army gathered more and more. Under the leadership of their respective second lieutenants, lieutenants, and captains, they walked up to the dilapidated city wall that was likely to be kicked down by them, and raised the guns in their hands to shout.
Although it was just the occupation of a small position, it was still a victory, especially after sacrificing the lives of at least 1,000 Imperial soldiers, the victory was even more precious.
At the head of Songjiang City, 800 meters away, countless pairs of eyes looked here, and then lowered their heads.
They didn’t care about the roar of mountains and tsunamis coming from the Japanese army to celebrate their victory, but they cared about the Chinese army that had been in the Cangcheng position.
Those brothers failed, they lost ground, but no one blamed them.
They have tried their best. With the fierce artillery fire, let alone Cangcheng, even they who were 800 meters away could feel the earth shaking slightly.
How can those brothers who are in this situation survive?
Are they all dead?
That’s thousands of people!
Liu Yuqing, who was staying at the head of Xicheng City, had an ashen face. He hadn't waited for the signal flare from his guard squad leader. Didn't that bastard see the battle situation in Cangcheng?
Cangcheng really fell? But why didn’t Cangcheng even send a farewell telegram? Did they surrender?
The terrible thought just flashed through the Army Lieutenant General's mind and was denied by him. He didn't know the soldiers of the 67th Army, but he knew the soldiers of the 26th Division. 8,000 people could fight until 700 people did not leave the position. Then
Disgracing the face of the entire Sichuan province in this small little city.
What's more, there are Tang knives there.
But, what about that outstanding young man? Is he also dead? Thinking of this, the Army Lieutenant General's heart ached with pain.
It is said that a thousand armies are easy to get but a general is hard to find. A rising star like Tang Dao who came from the Sichuan Army and can make a name for himself is really important to Sichuan Army generals like Guo and Liu.
Does the Sichuan Army lack men? Sichuan Province, with a population of more than 60 million, does not lack soldiers and equipment. It was lacking in soldiers and equipment before, but since the Sichuan Army has proved itself with facts, there should be no shortage.
The Sichuan Army lacks a commander, a commander who can act alone. Guo and Liu not only have already identified Tang Dao as the person who can lead the army, but if he can perform better, he will be promoted to a higher position.
impossible.
Liu Yuqing communicated with Lieutenant General Guo in private and was not very optimistic about the outcome of this national war. The war may last much longer than people imagined.
This is a disaster for the country, but for an outstanding soldier like Tang Dao, it is the rarest stage, which may lead the Sichuan Army to a broader space.
Perhaps the vision of the two generals still has the limitations of warlords, but their predictions for the war surpassed most senior officials of this era.
Except for Tang Dao, no one knew that this national war lasted for 8 years, which exceeded the imagination of 99% of people in this era.
You say, if a seeded player like Tang Dao, for whom he had high hopes, suddenly ended up like this, how can the Lieutenant General and Division Commander not be impatient?
For the Chinese soldiers in Songjiang City, they were either sad or anxious, but for the Japanese who broke through the Cangcheng defenses, it was not all happiness.
At this moment, the Japanese major, who was hit by such great happiness that his whole body was numb, suddenly woke up.
“Baga! Where are the Chinese? Where have they gone?”…
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