Chapter 196: The 106th Division Sticks to Ma'anshan
On August 4, the battle on the front line of Nanchangpu, Fenghuangzui and Ma'anshan fell into a state of see-saw, and in the face of the stubborn resistance of the Chinese defenders, although the Japanese attacking troops occupied Nanchangpu, they encountered obstacles in the key fulcrum of Fenghuangzui, and Ma'anshan was recaptured by the Chinese army. Although there is still more than an hour before dark, except for the 123rd Wing, which is going to continue to attack Ma'anshan, the devils in the rest of the places are already arranging the defense at night;
Fenghuangzui position, in the afternoon artillery bombardment, the 16th Regiment did not launch a counterattack, the devil 147 wing is building a solid position, not only for tomorrow's attack, but also tonight's defense is also very important, the two armies are so close, the people of China especially like to attack at night, the devil continues to strengthen the fortifications, hoping to spend this night safely, as long as it is daytime, with the support of artillery, it will be much better;
In the Nanchang shop position, a brigade of devils occupied Nanchang shop, in the face of the ruins of the same position, the devils are also building positions, the chariot will definitely withdraw to the division headquarters at night, will not stay to assist in the defense, for the precious chariot, once the Zhi Na people attack at night, under the cover of night, the chariot is the live target of the Zhi Na people's demoman;
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the 123rd Wing attacking the Great Tianshan was unable to fight for a long time, and the rear Ma'anshan was attacked again.
"Captain, the people on the other side have chased them out!" The squadron leader reported after the break,
"Yaga! Order the 1st Squadron of the 2nd Brigade to cooperate with your department, build an ambush position in front, and teach the people of Xia Zhi a good lesson! The rest immediately returned to Ma On Shan! Kijima scolded and gave the order,
"Da Da Da ......"
The troops of a regiment of the pursuing 16th Division were ambushed by devils in the forest area, fortunately this is a mountainous forest area, and the terrain is conducive to retreat, seeing that the pursuit was blocked, the 16th Division immediately withdrew to the Great Tianshan Mountain;
At 7 o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the 123rd Wing arrived at Ma'anshan and began to make preparations before the attack......
"Yo Xi! It seems that the people of China have just taken the position not long ago, and now they are digging trenches! Liaison with the division headquarters, our wing has arrived at the foot of Ma'anshan and asked for artillery wing fire strike! Kijima ordered loudly,
"The artillery wing was ordered to strike at the Ma'anshan position for half an hour, which began in ten minutes; Inform the 123rd Wing's Kijima Jacket Orosa, hoping that he will not lose the face of the Japanese Empire. "The face of Lieutenant General Tetsu Qing, the commander of the division, Junrokuro Matsuura, shows that he is not in a good mood,
"Hello!"
The field artillery wing of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army has been busy these days, with vehicles transporting ammunition coming and going, and all kinds of shells are constantly being transported here, and then fired into the positions of the people of China through heavy artillery and field artillery to explode;
"Tom!" A 120mm howitzer made a loud tom sound, and the violent anti-shock force caused the artillery position to rise a cloud of dust and envelop it. The devils have shelled the Ma'anshan position countless times, the 123 Wing has also occupied this position, the artillery wing's shelling parameters are ready-made, there is no test firing, as the smoke from the artillery position continues to rise, one shell after another shells over the devil's infantry position, whistling towards the Chinese defenders' position in Ma'anshan, the air was sharply torn and made a sizzling sound.
"Boom"
"Boom"
A huge storm of smoke and dust rose from the position of the 59th Division with the explosion of artillery shells, and the newly built positions continued to tremble under the light of the explosion, and the raging shrapnel mixed with smoke rushed to the surroundings......
There is no mercy in war, and the cruel reality tells all the officers and soldiers on the battlefield that their individual strength can only become sticky powder in the face of such powerful shelling......
The soldiers of the 59th Division were constantly blown into pieces of meat in the shelling, and many brothers with broken legs and hands wailed fiercely in the trenches, and the wails disappeared as the next shell concentrated in the trenches......
"Kill and give!"
Kijima ordered the captain of the first brigade to personally lead the first brigade to attack, and it was almost dark, and there was no time to launch the next attack, and the battle was a decisive battle......
"Put the devil into 200 meters, we are running out of ammunition, machine guns ready!" After the shelling ended, Zhang Deneng personally went to the trench and ordered loudly,
"Order the 353rd Regiment to hold on to the northwest two directions, and the 354rd Regiment is on standby in the trenches at any time, ready to support!" Zhang Deneng shouted loudly,
"Hit!" The devil's attack was fast, and it took less than 15 minutes to enter 200 meters,
"Da Da Da ......"
The Czech light machine guns on the position were opened fire, along with the two crooked handles that had been captured by the devils......
The devils who continued to fight to the end in the attack did not have the hind legs of fear, grenadiers and light and heavy machine guns kept firing at the positions of the 59th Division, and the powerful firepower continued to suppress the brothers in the trenches of the 59th Division.
"Let the 354th Regiment immediately send a battalion to reinforce the southeast defense line of the 349th Regiment, and a battalion to the northwest defense line, and the rest are ready to fight with the devil with bayonets!" Zhang Deneng saw that the devil had advanced 100 meters, and roared and issued an order,
"Grenades!" The rapidly approaching devils and powerful firepower stretched the defense of the 59th Division,
"Boom, boom, boom......"
Grenades that kept flying out of the trenches exploded in front of the position, and the charging devils fell in pieces;
"Kill and give!" The captain of the devil brandished his command knife, and the devil's melon grenade continued to fly into the trench, and the pressure on the defending 349th Regiment increased greatly......
"Boom, boom, boom......"
The grenades fired by the devil's grenadier continued to explode in the trenches, blowing up the brothers of the 59th Division defending in the trenches, and a small part of the defensive firepower began to appear in the trenches, seeing that it was only less than 100 meters away from the position of the chinens, the devil's commander roared with a red face, and ordered the devil to move forward and try to grab again; The smoke of gunpowder was full of earth and rocks, bullets were whizzing and flying on Ma'anshan, and the smoke of gunpowder had not yet dissipated, and countless devils with hideous faces had rushed to the position with bayonets......
"Kill!" The brothers in the trenches leapt up from the trenches with broadswords and bayonets in their hands, and rushed towards the devil soldiers who rushed to the position.
"Kill devils with me!" Zhang Deneng brandished a broadsword and rushed over from the second-line trenches with the troops of the guard battalion, the reconnaissance battalion and a battalion of 354, and waved the broadsword in his hand at the devils who rushed up......
Both sides were roaring and crashing, and the popping of bayonets was incessant......
More and more devils rushed in from the smoke of gunpowder, all the brothers are fighting with the devils in close combat, in this cruel battlefield, the devils will not care how tired you are, the brothers can only rely on the brothers behind and the bayonets in their hands;
The sky gradually darkened, the roar on the Ma'anshan position gradually became smaller, and the devils with heavy casualties retreated from Ma'anshan in embarrassment......
The devil soldiers were repulsed, but there was no cheering on the battlefield, and the remnants of the demobilized soldiers collapsed expressionlessly in the fragmented trenches, gasping for breath.
Although he was still alive, he thought of the brothers who had just died beside him, and many of the brothers lying in the trenches burst into tears, and the tears shed washed over their faces full of dirt and smoke, leaving traces one after another.