Chapter 756: Cooperate with Friendly Forces to Recapture Madang (2)
The security regiment was taken by surprise, and it took only a few hours to recapture its position.
The security regiment captured the Nanshan position, and the flight brigade of the security regiment also destroyed the warship of the devil, and the national army troops of the 9th theater had a better chance of counterattacking Madang Fortress.
"Sir Chen, the devil has lost the Nanshan position, and the fleet in the river has also been destroyed, this is a great opportunity for our army to counterattack Madang Fortress!"
"Yes, Chief Chen will give the order!"
The officers next to him were gearing up one by one, and they all wanted to retake the fortress as a matter of shame.
As the commander of the theater of operations, Chen Xiuping naturally knew very well that this was the best opportunity to attack.
The devil's defenders are impregnable on Madang Fortress, not relying on how strong their combat effectiveness is, this kind of isolated defense of the troops mainly relies on air support, as well as the artillery fire of warships as a backing.
If the devils did not have the support of aircraft and warships, it would be impossible for the national army to be defeated again and again in repeated attacks......
The fighter plane was in front of him, and with the cooperation of a tiger and wolf unit like the security regiment, Chen Xiuping could not miss the opportunity.
After thinking carefully for a moment, Chen Xiuping issued a combat order to his subordinates.
"Commander Song, in this counterattack on Madang Fortress, your 49th Army will be the main attack!"
"Yes, Chief Chen, even if you want to recapture the fortress even if you want to do whatever it takes!" Song Yuan, the commander of the 49th Army, and the rest of the officers responded loudly, revealing their determination to win.
Chen Xiuping looked serious, and then said: "The 16th Army is responsible for mobilizing the boats to cross the river, and if the boats are not enough, they will be requisitioned from the people on the riverside, and before eight o'clock tonight, all the artillery of the two artillery regiments must be arranged on the gun emplacements of the positions to fully cooperate with the 49th Army's attack!" ”
"At 8:10 tonight, we will launch a general attack on the Japanese army in Madang Fortress!"
"Yes, Chief Chen, the lowly officials understand!!"
The officers saluted and left, and then they divided their tasks to prepare for tonight's attack.
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An hour later.
In the evening, the sky outside was still bright, and the sun was still strong and dazzling.
Li Hong took the guards and rushed to the main position in Nanshan.
Not long after the battle ended, the soldiers of the security regiment were still cleaning the battlefield, and the corpses of devils were strewn all over the battlefield, and the flames of the explosion were scattered around.
Thick smoke filled the area around the position, and there was a faint smell of bloody burnt meat in the air.
Li Hong swept the cruel battlefield with his eyes, and all kinds of little devils who died tragically could be seen everywhere.
The corpses of the devil soldiers were piled up, and their bodies were either shattered by aerial bombs and artillery, or they were burned beyond recognition, and there were few intact corpses.
The corpses were piled up, the blood was flowing like a river, and Li Hong had seen a lot of all kinds of tragic battlefields, but it was the first time he had seen such a tragic scene as today.
Most of the dead devil soldiers were burned alive by the fire, and these burned devil soldiers curled up and struggled, maintaining an extremely painful death.
Li Hong retracted his gaze and called Zhou Wenxun and Hu Bald.
"What about the casualties of your two battalions?"
Hu Bald was the first to reply: "Report to the regimental seat, our battalion suffered 213 casualties, sacrificed two platoon commanders, and a deputy company commander!" ”
"Report to the regiment, our five battalions suffered 176 casualties, sacrificed two platoon commanders, and two company commanders were slightly wounded!"
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Li Hong said lightly: "Fortunately, the casualties of the brothers are not large, the devils occupy the superior fortifications, and it is really not easy to reduce the casualties to such a ......."
The security regiment concentrated more than 100 large and small caliber artillery pieces, and there were also aircraft support in the air, but as a result, the officers and men of the two battalions still suffered nearly 400 casualties.
The casualty ratio of the security regiment and the little devil soldiers is 1 to 4, which sounds like a good record, but the sacrifices of the security regiment are all veterans with rich combat experience.
The most important thing is that the armored fighting vehicles of the security regiment are useless, otherwise, the casualties of the soldiers of the security regiment should be reduced a lot.
At this time, the soldiers of the security regiment had not finished cleaning the battlefield, and the soldiers threw out the corpses of the devils in the bunker fortifications one after another.
Li Hong knew that the devil's air force was coming, so he hurriedly arranged tasks for Zhou Wenxun and Hu Bald, and then called the communication soldier to his side.
"Signal troops, immediately notify the air defense forces and prepare for air defense!!"
"Yes, Tuanza!"
The soldiers of the security regiment took action one after another, because of the urgency of time, they had to pile up the corpses of the devil soldiers and burn them together.
"Quick, quick, all for covert !!"
The soldiers of the security regiment entered the fortifications as quickly as possible.
There are many strong fortifications and bunkers in the Nanshan position, and you can find a hiding point if you look around.
Li Hong took the communications department to hide in a bunker fortification, and the signal soldiers immediately set up a radio station to establish communications.
After about ten minutes, the sound of an airplane's engine could be heard in the sky.
"Buzz ......"
"Buzz ......"
I saw that more than a dozen Japanese planes in the sky came with a roaring sound, and soon flew over the Nanshan position.
The Devil's Aviation Unit did not know that the Japanese troops guarding the Nanshan position were all annihilated, and the Devil's aircraft group was circling in mid-air.
The pilots of the devil were very cautious and did not dare to fly the plane too low, and several Japanese fighters carefully reconnoitred the situation on the ground.
The security regiment, in accordance with Li Hong's order, deliberately exposed the artillery position.
"Baga, the Nanshan position has fallen into the hands of the soldiers of China, destroy their artillery positions!!"
The devil pilots saw the moving artillery on the position and immediately dived down to attack.
"Da Da Da, Tu Tu !!"
"Da Da Da, Tu Tu !!"
The devil's on-board machine gun continued to fire, and the bullets swept to the ground, splattering strings of mud.
There was still a lot of gunpowder smoke on the position, and the devil's machine guns and dropped bombs, and the hit rate was reduced.
When the plane's flight was within the range of the anti-aircraft artillery, the air defense units of the security regiment immediately launched an attack on the planes in the air.
"Brothers, fire, take out the little devil's plane!!"
Suddenly, all the anti-aircraft weapons on the ground opened fire.
"Tom, tom, tom!!"
"Tom, tom, tom......"
"Suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, !!"
A number of 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns hit the devil planes hard.
At the same time, the machine gunners of the security regiment moved their anti-aircraft machine guns, and the fire continued to pour out.
For a while, the sound of gunfire continued, and dense bullets and shells flew out of the ground like a rain curtain.
"Yaga, be careful of the anti-aircraft fire on the ground!!"
The devil pilots couldn't help but be startled and shouted in horror.
The devils maneuvered the plane they were piloting, and hurriedly made dodging maneuvers.