Chapter 65: Tug of War (4)
On the plain position, the battle rests for a while!
It was late in the evening, and the battle lasted for two and a half hours, stopping from the afternoon until it was dark.
In this offensive, the Japanese threw in the strength of two brigades and launched a fierce attack on the positions of the 302nd and 303rd regiments from four directions.
However, in the end, such an intensive attack was still unable to tear through the position of the Yanhuang Army, and in the end they had no choice but to retreat.
In this attack, all three Japanese brigades were completely killed, and several other brigades suffered one-third casualties, which can be said to be very heavy losses.
Standing on the plain and looking around, there are corpses of devils everywhere you look, row upon row, stacked on top of each other, which makes people a little frightened.
The weeds on the plain under your feet were soaked with blood, and they were soft when you stepped on them, and even the blood accumulated in some places to the low-lying places, forming a lake that was not too small, and you could smell the pungent bloody smell from afar.
As the gunfire stopped, the battlefield slowly fell silent, and the original roars and shouts all subsided, and finally fell silent.
Standing in the fortifications of the position, the commander of the 302nd regiment took out a box of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, then took one out of it, and then slowly inhaled it in his mouth.
The battle in the afternoon was fierce, and although they resisted the attack of the devils with their strong alloy fortifications, the pressure on the troops was also great, after all, they only had two regiments, and only two battalions of troops could be placed on the first line of positions.
With the strength of these two battalions to resist the attack of the two brigades of the devils, if it were not for the strong weapons and fortifications, I am afraid it would not be realistic at all.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, especially the Japanese Kwantung Army, is not weak, and it can be regarded as relatively strong even among the infantry of all countries in the world.
It's just that the weapons and equipment of the Yanhuang Legion are too advanced, and the weapons of the devils are not of the same level as them, so they can only be beaten passively.
Sitting on an ammunition box, the commander of the 302nd regiment silently smoked a cigarette while thinking about his thoughts. At this time, the commander of the 303 regiment came from the other side of the trench.
The positions of the 302nd and 303rd regiments are connected, so the two sides can exchange positions at any time, so that they can get more flexibility. Originally, it would have required a lot of work, but with alloy fortifications, it is much easier to connect.
It can be said that today's Yanhuang Legion technology is too advanced, and it is completely unequal to the Japanese devils, so that they can be comfortable in battle.
Coming to the commander of the 302nd regiment, the commander of the 303rd regiment sat down, and then he also lit a cigarette and smoked it slowly.
Neither of them spoke, just silently smoked a cigarette, and wisps of cyan smoke rose from the trench and slowly drifted towards the sky.
After washing a cigarette, the commander of the 303rd regiment flicked the cigarette butt finger out of the shooting hole where he was going, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, raised his arm and looked at the watch on his wrist.
"How much longer?" Taking a deep breath, the commander of the 302nd regiment did not raise his head, but asked in a deep voice.
The commander of the 303rd regiment raised his head and looked outside, and then said, "There is still half an hour." ”
"Half an hour, grandma's so long?" As if dissatisfied with the arrival for such a long time, the commander of the 302nd regiment scolded, then took a few puffs, and then threw the cigarette butt out as well, and then stood up, "Let's go, go to the headquarters and have a drink." ”
"You kid is really bold, you dare to drink at this time." Laughing, the commander of the 303rd Regiment followed him and walked towards the headquarters.
In the headquarters, there was a busy scene, and the personnel of the regiment headquarters were all busy, preparing for what would happen in half an hour.
The two of them came to a table in the corner of the headquarters, and the commander of the 302nd regiment reached out and brought over a backpack, took out a kettle from it, and two enamel jars, rested on the table, and then unscrewed the lid of the kettle.
The military kettle was not filled with water, but with spirits, and when it was unscrewed, the entire command headquarters was filled with an attractive aroma, which caused the commander of the 303rd Regiment to swallow his saliva, "Where did you get good wine." ”
The commander of the 302nd regiment laughed and filled the enamel jar, then pushed one in front of the other party, and grabbed the other himself, "This is what the regiment commander rewarded me last time, that is, the time when he beat Mukden." ”
"Damn, you kid is blessed!" The commander of the 303rd regiment scolded, then grabbed the enamel jar, collided with the other party hard, raised his neck and drank it with a bang, and the commander of the 302nd regiment looked distressed.
"You kid drink slowly, it doesn't cost money when it's white water." After scolding, he also lifted the enamel jar and went down half of the jar in one go.
"Happy!" Putting the jar on the table, the commander of the 302nd regiment ripped off his shirt, "One breath after the war is better than being a prince." ”
The two of them drank wine and chatted in a low voice, and the appetizer on the table was only a plate of raw peanuts, but the two of them drank very happily.
After drinking for about ten minutes, both of their faces were already a little red from drinking, but for these two drunkards, such a point was just an appetizer, and it was impossible to get drunk.
Pushing the enamel jar to the head of the 302nd regiment, the commander of the 303rd regiment burped a long wine and said, "Full, full." ”
Haha laughed and poured it with him, the commander of the 302nd regiment put down the kettle, let out a sigh, and said casually, "I said old boy, have you heard about whether the regiment commander wants to give way recently." ”
The enamel jar of the commander of the 303rd regiment was raised to his mouth, and the wine that was about to be eaten stopped at his mouth, and his originally squinted eyes opened, staring at him opposite, "What, you have something to say?" ”
The commander of the 302nd regiment smiled, then looked left and right, and then approached the commander of the 303rd regiment, lowered his voice and said, "They contacted me and said that if I support them, I will be given three levels of seniority, at least a division commander, which is really a good thing." ”
Bang, the head of the 303rd regiment suddenly raised his eyebrows, and the enamel jar in his hand slammed on the table, and the wine in it splashed out, spilling a piece of the boss on the table, and then he stood up with a sigh.
Glaring at this once best friend of life and death, his voice shook the command headquarters and buzzed, "Surnamed Yu, I didn't expect you to be such a fucking thing, in vain the captain of the army is so good to us, ungrateful, don't say you know me in the future." With that, he grabbed his hat from the table and turned and walked towards the door.
Behind him, the commander of the 302nd regiment seemed to have a smile on his face, and shouted loudly, "Why, you don't plan to think about it." ”
The commander of the 303rd Regiment didn't look back, and roared angrily, "Think about a fart, if you insist on going your own way, don't say we'll see you on the battlefield then." ”
Seeing that the commander of the 303rd Regiment rushed out of the headquarters in a rage and disappeared, the commander of the 302nd Regiment sat back at the table, reached out and grabbed the enamel jar on the table, and took a big sip.
With a click, the right hand under the table pushed the trigger of the pistol back, and then inserted the gun back into the holster, and the commander of the 302nd regiment said to himself, "It's good that you kid has a conscience, otherwise I would have ...... today"
In the corners of the headquarters, a group of soldiers also inserted their drawn guns back and dispersed.
At the same time, on a position about a few kilometers away from the battlefield here, a howitzer after another was neatly parked there, these howitzers were all large-caliber, and they were not manually controlled, they were all automatically controlled, and on the conveyor belt on the side, a chain of shells lay there quietly, ready to be fired at any time.
As far as the eye could see, there were hundreds of howitzers on the entire position, lined up in a neat formation, and the newly sprayed camouflage paint exuded a palpitating murderous aura.
In the temporary headquarters on one side of the position, the commander of the 150 artillery detachment stood in front of the large screen, staring at the map and the time above, waiting for the moment to come.
The electronic clock was beating little by little, and the time for the general attack was getting closer and closer, and there were only about ten minutes left.
In this Meiling Town Campaign, a total of three howitzer detachments were dispatched, with a total of 270 howitzers and more than 20,000 shells, with the aim of winning the battle cleanly.
In addition to the howitzer detachment, more than 500 mountain artillery pieces have also been dispatched, which have been deployed within five kilometers of the battlefield an hour ago, and it can be said that the firepower is unprecedentedly powerful.
Of course, the infantry units are already in place, two infantry divisions, plus an armored integrated brigade of 96 Hurricane tanks and an aviation team of 120 aircraft, in addition to other units.
This time, in order to encompass all three brigades of the devil here, Luo Xiao transferred the strength of two divisions, one division was placed halfway, ready to ambush the possible reinforcements of the devil, and the other division moved behind the devil, implemented a counter-encirclement, and wrapped the three brigades of the devil in dumplings.
Now that the encirclement has been formed and the end of the devils is coming, as long as the general offensive is launched, all troops will be thrown into battle to destroy the enemy in the shortest possible time.
Time passed minute by minute, and seeing that ten minutes had passed, the artillery soldiers all held their breath and watched the time approach.
Thirty seconds before the general attack was launched, Sun Jian's figure appeared on the big screen, he was dressed in military uniform, standing as tall as a javelin, and looking at the big screen with a serious face.
"Comrade commander-in-chief, the artillery requested a general offensive as originally planned." The captain of the detachment in charge of commanding the 150 howitzers raised his hand to Sun Jian and gave a military salute.
Sun Jian returned a military salute, and then shouted in a deep voice, "Okay, start." ”
"Yes!"
With a snap of his shout, all the gunners in the position removed the camouflage net from the guns and then prepared for fire.
Nineteen, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, seeing that the clock had reached the twelfth position, the commander of the artillery detachment shouted, "Open the cannon." ”
As the artillerymen pressed the launch button, the muzzles of the howitzers erupted with dazzling fire, and then a violent roar exploded in people's ears.
The sky was dyed red by the orange-red light for a moment, and I saw one after another cannonballs dragging the arc light whistling away, falling towards the barracks of the devils on the plain.
At night, the sky seemed to be intertwined into an extremely dense network of light, connecting the artillery positions with the devil's camp.
Three howitzer detachments launched an attack at the same time, and a total of 180 large-caliber howitzers poured out angry anger at the devil at the same time.
The sky changed color and trembled as if the end of the world had come.
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