Chapter 647: Japanese Mainland Operations (7)
After receiving the order to attack, although all the Japanese troops felt that this order was inappropriate, and a large number of artillery positions were destroyed in Bijing, and the Japanese troops who were preparing to attack could see it very clearly, the Japanese army, which was accustomed to obedience, still chose to obey the order, so the Japanese army on the third route immediately launched an attack on the position of the people's army.
Although the previous shelling of the Japanese army caused a certain amount of damage to the KPA's position, after all, the time of the shelling was too short and the damage was also limited, so although the scale of the Japanese attack this time was much larger than the previous one, there was not much difference between the process and the result, and in the face of the KPA's tight defense and intensive firepower, it was difficult for the Japanese army to pose a major threat to the KPA's defensive line.
However, the Japanese army launched an attack, which still surprised Luo Yue, because according to the normal way of thinking, after their own artillery positions were attacked by the other side, it was not suitable to attack, but the Japanese army not only still launched an attack, but the scale was not small, it didn't look like a test or a diversion attack, so it was difficult for the Japanese army to have any backhand?
But after observing for a while, Luo Yue can basically determine that the Japanese army has no rear hand, this is completely a normal attack, although this is very unreasonable, but considering that the unreasonable performance of the Japanese army in the old time and space has increased, the current behavior of the Japanese army is not unexpected.
Luo Yue pondered for a while, looked at the map again, and asked the location of the fleet, and then ordered to dispatch drones to reconnoiter the position of the Japanese position, and then ordered the fleet to prepare to open fire, and then ordered the 2 marines left behind in the Noto Peninsula, as well as the 2 newly arrived army divisions to prepare for battle.
It turned out that at this time, Luo Yue suddenly had an idea, to take advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese army's all-out attack, first use naval guns to strike at the Japanese army, because the fleet firepower of the People's Army can cover the entire peninsula, just because the Japanese army is well hidden, even if it is a drone, it is difficult to detect the position of the Japanese army, but the Japanese army launched an attack on the position of the People's Army, then its position was exposed, and the naval fleet could naturally launch a strike, and after the fleet disrupted the Japanese formation, the People's Army launched an attack again, and it could defeat Japan in one fell swoop and achieve a major victory。
Although this is only Luo Yue's temporary battle plan, because before that, Luo Yue did not expect that the Japanese army would launch a meaningless attack on the position of the People's Army after losing the support of artillery, so Luo Yue did not think of it before the war, but this plan did have a great grasp of success, although the strength of the People's Army was inferior to the Japanese army, it was far superior to the Japanese army in terms of reconnaissance means and firepower.
However, although this sudden battle plan was good, it was not easy to implement, mainly because there was too little time for preparation, and it was not possible to complete this all-out attack and sortie by reconnoitring the positions of the Japanese army and preparing for an all-out offensive sortie, and if the Japanese army stopped attacking and lurked again at this time, the people's army's all-out attack would not be able to be completed.
After 2 hours, the drone reconnoitred all the positions of the Japanese positions and transmitted them to the fleets, and the fleets also adjusted their firing units, just waiting for Luo Yue's order. Fortunately, at this time, the Japanese army was still attacking the positions of the People's Army, and although they had paid a great price in casualties, they did not show the slightest retreat.
And it was only at this time that Luo Yue completely relaxed, and his battle plan seemed to be in sight. So immediately the order was given and the fleet was ordered to launch an artillery bombardment.
At the same time, the People's Army guarding the position also opened fire, and all the mortars opened fire together, launching a fierce blow at the Japanese army.
Suddenly, within 300-800 meters of the front line of the KPA position, a dense explosion occurred, although the number of naval guns was not much, but the power of large-caliber artillery was huge, a 280-mm shell, the killing range could reach about 100 meters, and the Japanese soldiers within 10 meters of the shell landing point could be blown up by the shock wave of the explosion 7 or 8 meters high.
Although the Japanese army also learned some lessons from the last attack, the formation was dispersed, and the distance between the soldiers was expanded from 2-3 meters to 4-5 meters, but it was still insufficient, and from the perspective of the People's Army, it was still very dense, because the distance between the People's Army when attacking was only between 10-15 meters, and when necessary, it could be expanded to more than 20 meters.
After being shelled by the People's Army, the Japanese army not only suffered heavy losses, but also its attack was cut off at once; after all, when they saw the enemy's shelled area, who would be foolish and stupid to rush inward? Of course, this was also related to the change in the mentality of the Japanese army; compared with the previous attack, the morale and fighting spirit of the Japanese army had dropped significantly, and after their own artillery positions were attacked by the other side, the morale of the Japanese army was further weakened.
As a result, the KPA artillery began to fire extendedly, extending the strike range to 1,000-1,500 meters from the KPA position, which included part of the Japanese attack. The KPA then broke out of its position and launched an attack on the Japanese army.
The first to attack were the two army divisions that had just arrived on the Noto Peninsula, they had just landed on Japanese territory, they were a new force, and they were in high spirits, when everyone was holding up enough breath to fight a victory and build up their achievements.
Although the Japanese attack was cut off, there were still some soldiers who attacked within 300 meters of the KPA position, of course, a considerable part had already fallen, and the remaining soldiers had been suppressed by the KPA firepower, and suddenly the KPA shooting stopped, and then you could see the KPA soldiers holding their bayonet rifles and rushing towards them, and they could not help but be overjoyed, and they did not have time to think about it, they immediately loaded their bayonets and met them.
In the eyes of these Japanese soldiers, the bayonet in the face of the enemy is of course better than the bullet in the face of the enemy, and many Japanese soldiers still have some confidence in their ability to fight in white-edged warfare, but as soon as the two sides fight, the Japanese army is not an opponent at all, first of all, in terms of numbers, the Japanese army is at an obvious disadvantage; and the ability of white-knuckle warfare, the Japanese soldiers are also a lot worse than the soldiers of the People's Army, Bi Jing People's Army soldiers have experienced the experience of the Far East battlefield, have seen blood and fire, and the Japanese soldiers are basically novices, although many people have the heart to fight to the death, but when they fight with the veterans, the gap is still quite obvious, and there is always a feeling of not being able to use their strength。
Of course, even if it is a white-knuckle battle, it is impossible for the KPA to be free of casualties, not to mention that some Japanese soldiers are determined to die and adopt the method of fighting with the same fate, and the superiority of experience and technology really does not play much role against such Japanese soldiers.
On the whole, however, the KPA had a fairly obvious advantage, and it only took more than ten minutes to defeat the Japanese army, and then continue to rush forward; Luo Yue ordered the remaining two Marine Corps divisions and other Russian mercenary regiments to also attack, follow behind the two assault divisions, and respond and cover.
At this time, the artillery fire of the People's Army was extended again, and this time all the positions of the Japanese army were included in it, so the Japanese army was suddenly in chaos, and Bi Jing hit such a dense artillery strike, even the army that had experienced a hundred battles could not maintain stability, not to mention that the vast majority of the Japanese army were new soldiers, which were still stable, and they scattered and fled in all directions.
Although the assault KPA had only two divisions, the KPA had been in battle for a long time, and the formation of the ranks was neat, and it was the first time that the battle was in full swing, and the fighting spirit was high, and it rushed forward to attack and defeat the Japanese army completely; In fact, in the shelling just now, the casualties of the Japanese army were not too great, but they completely disrupted the establishment of the army, so they were not the opponents of the People's Army at all, and wherever the two divisions of the People's Army attacked, the Japanese army could not resist at all, so they could only flee one after another, and for the enemy troops that were scattered and disrupted, the People's Army left them alone, and did not even capture them, because there were still KPA troops behind them, so just leave them alone.
Under the fierce attack of the People's Army, the Japanese army soon collapsed on all fronts, becoming a major rout, and the People's Army still pursued closely, and then pursued and covered up, and waited for the opportunity to divide and surround the Japanese army, annihilation, and many Japanese troops completely collapsed psychologically and surrendered to the People's Army.
The battle lasted for a day and a night, and the Japanese army was defeated for nearly 100 kilometers, and not only did they all withdraw from the Noto Peninsula, but even Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures could not hold it, and the KPA forces even invaded Gifu Prefecture, and it was all over.
In the end, the KPA counted the results of the battle, and a total of 32,574 enemy troops were annihilated and 24,819 prisoners were taken prisoner, while the KPA itself only suffered 715 killed and 1,073 wounded. At the same time, a large number of rifles, ammunition and supplies were captured, and it can be said that it was a brilliant victory. The commander of the Japanese army, Shiroku Ishii, committed suicide by drinking bullets in the headquarters when the Japanese army was completely defeated, but the staff officers and adjutants still took his body and retreated all the way to Gifu County, and finally did not fall into the hands of the People's Army.
After the end of this war, Japan will not be able to organize another 10 divisions and regiments to attack the Noto Peninsula for a considerable period of time, so the People's Army can be said to have a complete foothold in Japan, and if there is no British and French expeditionary force, the East China Government only needs to invest one more army of troops, and it can take advantage of the victory in this battle to attack Japan in an all-round way, and force Japan to surrender in an all-round way, and from then on it will be under the control of the East China Government.
Although Luo Yue had to redeem himself, the general situation was such that he had no choice but to make the best arrangements with the existing troops, first of all, he ordered to send one division to garrison Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures to maintain the exit of the People's Army to the Noto Peninsula; he also ordered the remaining Russian mercenary regiments to attack, with Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures as the core, to sabotage and plunder, and then reported the battle situation to the East China Government and put forward an operational plan for immediately launching a landing on the Izu Peninsula.