Chapter 279: The First Battle of the Thirteenth Division (5)
"Bang bang...... Bang bang bang ......"
A series of crisp voices sounded, and although his face had long been beaten red and swollen like a persimmon, Hideo Nagagawa's body was still standing upright, and he didn't dare to move at all.
Tojo Shino, who arrived in a hurry, scolded while beating: "Yaga...... So many warriors are dead, why don't you go for a caesarean section? You still have the face to ask me for tactical guidance, do you know that the face of the cavalry wing has been lost by you? ”
When Tojo Shino stopped, Hideo Nagagawa bowed and said: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, I know that I have discredited the cavalry wing, but I beg you to give me another chance to atone for my sins, I hope that even if I have a disembowelment, I will stand at the entrance of that village and face east to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor, please give me another chance, please!" ”
Tojo Shino snorted: "I'll give you another chance, do you know that your incompetence has alarmed His Excellency the Division Commander, and His Excellency the Division Commander has now sent a chariot brigade to move closer here, if you have to rely on the help of the chariot brigade to take here, our cavalry wing will lose its face, do you understand?" ”
As soon as he heard this, Hideo Nagagawa knew the seriousness of the matter. Since the birth of the tank, after decades of development, countries have successively formed their own armored forces, even the most old-fashioned Japanese. Although it was abandoned because of the strong opposition of the conservative forces in Japan, the position that they could not take could only be taken by the armored forces, which was simply a great shame for the cavalry.
Hideo Nagagawa gritted his teeth and raised a ninety-degree bow: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander." Please allow me to take the remaining two squadrons to launch a final charge against the Chinese army, and even if I die, I hope to die in the way of the charge! ”
Tojo Shino took a breath and said, "Yaga, you idiot. With your remaining two squadrons, if you can take that village, you won't wait for me to come. Listen, it's going to take about half an hour for the tank brigade to get here, so we have to take that village in half an hour, I've brought a mortar squadron, I'll let them cover you with all my might, I'll give you two more squadrons, if you can't take that village again. You don't have to come to me, you know? ”
"Hai...... Thank you for your trust, I will live up to your expectations! ”
"Tom!"
"Boom"
This was accompanied by a muffled cannon sound and an explosion. A machine-gun bunker dozens of meters away from Wu Zhuang was blasted into the sky. Listening to the somewhat muffled sound of artillery, Wu Zhuang knew that it was the sound of the Japanese army's Type 97 81 mm caliber mortar, this kind of mortar was mainly equipped with troops above the Japanese brigade level, and its power was very good, although Wu Zhuang had already ordered the troops to withdraw into the village. However, two machine gun squads were still blown up by Japanese artillery fire because they were a little slow.
A second lieutenant on the side asked, "Company commander." The devil's mortar is too accurate, do you want to pull out our mortar and give them two blows? ”
"It's useless!" Wu Zhuang shook his head, "The caliber of our mortars is too small, and they are not other people's opponents at all. Wait, the Japanese are cavalry units, and they certainly don't have so many shells for them to squander. ”
Wu Zhuang's words were very accurate, and the Japanese mortars stopped after less than five minutes. Then rows of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the village with four-four mounted guns.
After paying hundreds of cavalry casualties, this time Nagagawa Hideo learned to behave, and he ordered all the cavalry to dismount. A brigade of nearly 800 infantry outflanked the village from four directions, and soon bursts of crisp gunfire rang out.
Looking at the Japanese troops who were densely surrounded from all directions, the second lieutenant gasped: "Hiss...... These devils also look up to us too much, they just deal with us for a company, can they use such a big battle? ”
Wu Zhuang retracted his gaze, smiled bitterly, turned his head to the second lieutenant on the side, and said: "Wang Liang, this time we estimate that we won't be able to survive the night, order the brothers don't have to save bullets, and count a few if you can kill a few!" ”
The second lieutenant named Wang Liang was silent for a moment, nodded and went to prepare......
"Titicaca......
The rapid sound of machine guns continued to sound in Xikou Village, and after seeing the scale of the Japanese army's charge, Wu Zhuang knew that this time the Japanese army had made up their minds to wipe out their lone army here no matter what. In this case, he no longer hid, and put out the remaining eight MG34 machine guns, in addition, he also carried the three M2 Browning heavy machine guns that he had originally hidden into the position, and the three 60 mortars also began to shell the Japanese army, so it can be said that he showed all his family background.
As soon as the battle started, Tojo Shino, who was concentrating on observation in the back, was taken aback, the firepower of the Huaxia army on the opposite side was too fierce, especially the machine gun that made a strange sound was like a scythe of death, and the dense metal bullets rained down on the charging Japanese army, although the Japanese machine gunners had tried their best to suppress it, but in the face of a metal bullet rain like a metal storm, the pitiful rate of fire of the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the 11-year-old light machine gun was like a child's toy compared to them, It's hard to protect yourself, let alone suppress it.
Seeing Tojo Shino's frowning, the captain of the second brigade of the cavalry wing on the side, Kotani Nagaji, comforted: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, please don't worry, the strength of this village is only one company at most, and Nagawa-kun will definitely succeed!" ”
Tojo Shino sighed: "I'm not worried about this, I'm thinking, over the past year or so, the reputation of the 202nd Division in Shina has become more and more famous, and it has even spread to the mainland." Judging from today's battle situation, this 202nd Division is indeed different from the ordinary Chinese troops, they are not only better equipped and more resolute in fighting, but also full of unforgettable hatred for our Great Japanese Empire, if such an opponent is allowed to continue to exist, this will be too harmful to our Great Japanese Empire. ”
"I see." Kotani Nagaji on the side nodded and said, "That's why you ordered Nagawa-kun to give a death order, and you must have just wiped out all the troops in the village, right?" ”
"That's nature!" Tojo Shino's gaze turned to the rows of stripped naked corpses and severed heads not far away, and his gaze became cold: "Anyone who offends the majesty of the Imperial Japanese Army must be eliminated...... No matter what the cost! ”
Tojo Shino did not lie, the battle entered the white heat at the beginning, the Japanese army with absolute superiority in forces under the command of Nagagawa Hideo launched a general attack at the beginning, Wu Zhuang and their company were under great pressure, if they hadn't dug several trenches and fortifications at various intersections at the beginning, I am afraid that the position would have fallen long ago, but in the face of the Japanese army's attack like a tide, their casualties continued to increase.
"Bang ......"
A crisp gunshot rang out, and a blood flower appeared on the chest of a soldier who was directing the advance of more than a dozen Japanese troops, and then fell to the ground with a bang.
More than 200 meters away, Wu Zhuang put away his Mauser rifle and flexibly drilled into another bunker, more than 20 minutes have passed since the battle started, and the number of Japanese soldiers who fell under his guns has reached eleven.
Although the battle lasted less than half an hour, the casualties on both sides were not light, Wu Zhuang's company of nearly 200 men was now killed by nearly a third, and the Japanese paid for it with hundreds of corpses.
Looking back at the increasingly sparse machine gun sound next to him, Wu Zhuang had the idea of breaking through for the first time in his heart, but as soon as this idea arose, he was thrown out of the clouds, and a group of infantry wanted to escape in front of the cavalry, which was tantamount to a fantasy, and it seemed that this could only die here.
At this moment, a dull and rapid voice sounded again.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
A round of shells landed near him, blasting several soldiers who were shooting into the air.
"These bastards!"
Wu Zhuang spat out the dirt in his mouth, he immediately bent down and ran quickly behind for a short distance, jumped into a crater, and asked loudly to several soldiers who were fiddling with mortars, "How much ammunition do you have left?" ”
The soldier looked around and said, "Company commander, there are three boxes of high-explosive shells." ”
Wu Zhuang's heart was cold, mortar shells are six rounds per box, and three boxes of shells are eighteen rounds, which is not enough for a mortar with a high rate of fire artillery.
"No matter!" Wu Zhuang gritted his teeth and handed his binoculars to a sergeant next to him, pointed to the front and said: "You see that hillside in the distance, there is a mortar position of the Japanese army, your task is to shoot out all the remaining shells, and you must blow up the Japanese mortar position for me!" ”
The sergeant picked up the binoculars and observed: "Company commander, the distance is a bit far, but it is still within our artillery fire, and this round of shells will definitely be enough for them to drink a pot." ”
"Alright, let's get started, don't grind!" Wu Zhuang patted him on the shoulder and urged.
The sergeant carefully observed the hillside in the distance, stretched out his thumb and gestured again, then adjusted the height and angle of the mortar, and stretched out his hand and said.
"Cannonballs!"
A cannonball was handed to him.
He took the cannonball and put it in the barrel.
"Tom......"
"Cannonball......
"Tom...... Tong...... Tom Tom ......"
In less than a minute, he had exhausted three boxes of shells, followed by a muffled explosion on the hillside in the distance.
"Good...... Knocked out ......"
Wu Zhuang, who had been observing with a telescope, shouted happily, but as soon as his words fell, an explosion sounded on the position, and a GM-34 machine gun that was pouring flames was injured in the air.
Taken aback, Wu Zhuang just put down his binoculars and turned his head to look, and three Japanese chariots painted in khaki began to appear in front of him...... (To be continued.) )
PS: PS: What a hell, it's been updated, but it's posted to the old book "My Ming Dynasty Career" that has been completed!