Chapter 59: Fierce Battle (Part II)
On the plain, the Japanese camps were one after another, and they used the timber cut down from the trees in the nearby mountains and forests and the soil on the ground to build improvised fortified bunkers, which were densely packed and layered, and surrounded the two regiments of the Third Brigade so tightly that it seemed that they intended to destroy them all.
At the same time, the mountain artillery wing and the tank wing that the Japanese army had transferred to support were also in place, and the bomber formation had already taken off from the Kwantung Army Headquarters flight base in Rehe and flew towards here, ready to support the battle here.
Although they were only surrounded by two regiments, this was already a great result for the Japanese, who had always been passively beaten and had not eliminated any of the troops above the company size of the Yanhuang Legion, which really made them feel too shameless.
Therefore, this time, the commander of the Sakai Division devised such a strategy to lure the enemy, and let the Panasonic Brigade use it as bait, the purpose of which was to attract the main force of the Yanhuang Army so that it could be encircled and annihilated.
Of course, the commander of the Matsushita Brigade didn't know all this, he had a reckless personality, and if he had told him, the commander of the Sakai division was worried that he would not act like him, so he didn't tell him, so Matsushita hadn't understood it until now, thinking that these reinforcements had come in time.
Now that the encirclement had been formed, Sakai had arrived from Meiling Town and set up his headquarters in a hidden place about four or five kilometers from the battlefield, so that he could easily command the battle.
Today, there are nearly 20,000 Japanese troops gathered here, and these units belong to four or five units, all of whom assisted the commander of the Sakai Division in carrying out the mission together this time, and belong to his temporary command.
However, the discipline of the Japanese was indeed very good, and although they had not even met each other, these troops were still busy according to Sakai's arrangement, and did their part of the work.
Standing behind the fortifications built by the alloy shield, the commanders of the 302nd and 303rd regiments held binoculars to observe the enemy situation on the opposite side, and smiled bitterly, "As for his grandmother's, isn't it just two regiments, and so many troops have been mobilized to besiege." ”
According to the combat capability at that time, the Japanese army's 20,000 troops were more than enough to deal with four or five divisions of the Chinese army, but against the Yanhuang Army, it was carefully used to deal with two regiments.
In addition to the fact that the Yanhuang Legion is well equipped, the Yanhuang Legion's mobility is too strong, and troops may come to support at any time, so the commander of the Sakai Division wants to fight quickly.
In this way, the Japanese army mobilized a large number of troops and prepared to launch a strong attack in the near future, so as not to destroy these two regiments in the shortest possible time, so as not to have too many nights.
As a result, the pressure on the 302nd and 303rd regiments increased sharply, although their weapons and equipment were all of the latest type, but after all, the number of people was limited, and the devils could pile them to death even if they used the number of people.
In order to strengthen the defensive capability, the two regiment commanders took out their own family resources, all kinds of light and heavy weapons were attached to the position, and the sappers built the fortifications as fast as possible, and the rapid speed made the Japanese soldiers who were also building the fortifications on the opposite side stunned.
"What kind of person is this, it's just a groundhog, is it so exaggerated to build fortifications?" Looking at the fortifications that were spreading ahead of time, the Japanese soldiers kept scolding, and they also accelerated their speed.
However, their speed was much worse than the speed of the Yanhuang Legion.
The engineer units of the Yanhuang Legion used Mo Yanran's latest fast-setting adhesive, and then combined with those alloy plates, an alloy bunker was formed at a glance, and then spread forward one after another.
In one afternoon, more than 40 alloy bunkers appeared at the front of the positions of the 302nd and 303rd regiments, along with a large number of machine-gun bunkers and mortar bunkers.
In the headquarters, the commander of the Sakai Division sat in the middle, and on either side of him were the commanders of the various participating units, sitting straight one by one, waiting for Sakai to give the order to attack.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the two regiments of the 3rd Brigade of the Yanhuang Legion are surrounded in the middle, this is a great opportunity to destroy them, and I hope that everyone can sincerely unite and fight together for the future of the Empire." Sakai's face was serious, and his gaze swept over the commanders present.
Watanabe, the brigade commander of the Watanabe Independent Mixed Brigade, was the first to stand up, and he said, "Commander Sakai, you can give the order, we are all soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire, and this is our duty. ”
The others all looked at Sakai with the same meaning in their eyes.
Sakai pushed away the papers on the table and stood up, he picked up his baton and walked to the map, "Okay, in that case, then I will give the order to attack, we must settle the battle within four hours, otherwise it is expected that reinforcements from the Yanhuang Legion will arrive." ”
All the Japanese commanders stood up in unison and listened to his orders.
A trace of excitement flashed on the face of the commander of the Sakai Division, and then he raised his finger, "Commander of the Watanabe Brigade, your brigade is deployed in the east, after the battle is launched, the 475th Wing will attack from here, and the 517th Wing will attack from here, so be sure to open the breakthrough within half an hour." ”
Watanabe said loudly, "Understood, Commander! ”
"Commander of the Nine-Tails Brigade, your brigade is in the north, so the battle in the north will be left to you, and your wing will be ......" Sakai continued to arrange the mission.
Half an hour later, at 2:10 p.m., the devil's attack was launched, and the mountain artillery positions located 2.5 kilometers away from the rear took the lead in the attack, and the artillery fire covered the positions of the 302nd and 303rd regiments.
For a time, gunpowder smoke was flying, shrapnel was shooting everywhere, and the position was completely covered in smoke and dust, and nothing could be seen clearly.
As soon as the shelling was nearing its end, the Japanese assault troops rushed up, stepping on the crater-strewn dirt and rushing through the smoke towards the position of the Yanhuang Corps.
However, when they passed through the smoke and approached the position of the Yanhuang Legion, they were immediately stunned, because the scene that appeared after the smoke cleared made them all a little stupid.
Although there were traces of explosions on the positions of the Yanhuang Legion after the shelling, the expected mess did not appear at all, and the alloy bunkers were still standing still, and not even one of them was lost.
"What can I do about this, this, this?" Seeing that the opponent's position was not heavily damaged, the Japanese soldiers who charged muttered a little, which meant that they had to rely on flesh and blood to charge.
"There's no way, you can only rush hard!" The Japanese officer in charge of the command gritted his teeth and directed the troops to launch a charge.
Light and heavy machine guns fired in unison, and the devils moved forward with their guns under the cover of the fire of the Type 92 heavy machine guns and crooked handles.
The inside of the alloy fortifications was very quiet, and no one could be seen, but this fearless silence made the attacking Japanese soldiers even more panicked.
"Rush!" In order to embolden himself, the devil shouted loudly as he charged, hoping to weaken the uneasiness in his heart a little.
Two hundred meters, there is no movement in the fortifications!
A hundred meters, there is silence in the fortifications!
Seventy meters, the fortifications are still quiet!
The devils' pace slowed down, and this atmosphere was so weird that it made them more and more unsure.
Fifty meters will be there soon!
Suddenly, all of a sudden, the firing holes on the alloy fortifications were opened, revealing the muzzles of the black holes inside, pointing directly at the enemy outside the position.
"Hit!"
The sound of machine guns suddenly sounded over the position of the Yanhuang Legion, and hundreds of improved general-purpose machine guns of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, which had been prepared for a long time, opened fire together, and the bullet rain was dense and outrageous, and they swished at the charging devils.
As soon as he was stunned, the devil fell down like cutting leeks, and a large area lay down in front of the position, blood splattered, and the soil on the ground was instantly soaked.
In this round of volleys, the first wave of troops launched by the devils to launch a charge was finished, and the remaining few unlucky ones ran for their lives and fled towards their positions.
There were a few sniper shots, and the fleeing devil was also dealt with by the snipers in the sniper manual work, and fell halfway back to retreat.
At the rear of the battlefield, the commander of the Japanese army in charge of the command saw all this through the binoculars, and they couldn't help but shrink their necks, "My Emperor, the firepower of this Yanhuang Legion is too perverted, and it doesn't give people a chance to fight back at all." ”
In the first tentative charge, the Japanese army was even a squadron and a half of troops, and they did not even touch the edge of the position of the Yanhuang Army.
Looking at this situation, the Japanese officers in charge of the command all frowned, how can this be fought.
The most important artillery bombardment on his side was ineffective, which was equivalent to breaking off one arm of the Japanese soldiers, and the only auxiliary means of attack and suppression were combat vehicles to assist the attack and bombers.
But why hasn't this bomber arrived?
According to the agreed time, the bombers taking off from Chengde, the capital of Rehe Province, should have arrived ten minutes before, and by this time they should have already participated in the battle. But I don't know why it's still missing.
Looking at the quiet and terrifying sky overhead, a bad premonition suddenly rose in the heart of the head of the Sakai Division.
"Count the casualties of each unit." The commander of the Sakai division frowned tightly and gave an order to the staff officers beside him.
The two staff officers had already counted them, and at this time they took them out and handed them to him, "Report to the commander, there were a total of five squadrons of troops participating in the first wave of attacks, with more than 630 casualties, and the casualty rate reached more than 95 percent. ”
What, Sakai was taken aback, he didn't expect the casualty rate to be so high, so he hurriedly reached out and grabbed it, and looked at it carefully.
The more he looked at the battle report, the more ugly his face became, and when he saw that he was already blue later, he could see that he had been hit a lot.
"How so, how can this be?" The head of the Sakai division muttered to himself, and for a while he couldn't accept this fact.
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