In a way, Masao Nakamura was actually quite lucky.

The ambush trap set by the Soviets on the 774 heights was launched in advance due to the appearance of the Nobi team. Although Nobi's squad was completely wiped out, Nakamura's squadron escaped the ambush of the Soviets.

After the successful ambush, the rest of the Soviet soldiers, who were far behind the 774 heights, returned to their positions one after another.

They were originally a battalion of troops, and for the sake of the concealment of the ambush, they withdrew most of them and hid behind. After the ambush ended, there was naturally no need to continue hiding. As a result, the troops of this battalion, who had been hiding, returned to their positions.

In order to cover the covert approach of the 92 infantry guns and grenadiers, Ikeda was sent by Nakamura to take three rifle squads (3 men each) around the other side to serve as bait.

However, as soon as Ikeda and the other 10 approached the 774 position, they were discovered by Soviet sentries. Then, nearly 100 Soviet soldiers shouted "Ula" and rushed out of the trenches and shot after Ikeda and others.

This was originally due to the stupid move of the Soviet commanders to blindly leave the trenches and attack due to their inexperience. However, because the Soviet army had an advantage in numbers and equipment, it achieved an unexpected positive effect.

First of all, the Soviet army sent almost a hundred people. In terms of the number of people, it was as high as 10 times that of the Japanese army.

Second, although the nine Kwantung Army soldiers brought by Ikeda were all armed with Type 38 rifles, which are said to be the longest rifles of World War II, and the 6.5 mm half-bottom edge bullets they used had a very stable flight at medium distances, the Japanese rifles had a longer range than the Soviets.

Due to the long range and high accuracy of the Type 38 rifle, and the fact that Japan trained a large number of soldiers in shooting accuracy in order to save bullets, the Japanese army often had an advantage in trench warfare.

However, when the quality of the basic commanders of the Soviet army was generally low, they did not stay in the trenches with the people brought by Ikeda according to common sense, but chose to charge fearlessly.

As a result, Ikeda's advantages were wiped out in an instant. On the contrary, the Soviets relied on their outnumbered numbers and a few powerful AVS-36 automatic rifles to outwit Ikeda by several steps in firepower.

As a result, it didn't work at all, and the hapless Ikeda detachment went to see their emperor en masse.

It stands to reason that after Ikeda and others verified the strength of the Soviet army, the Nakamura squadron, which had accumulated nearly half of its cumulative losses, should also retreat.

The Soviet army in front of him may not be an opponent even when the Nakamura squadron is full. Now, the squadron, which has suffered more than half of the casualties, is even more unlikely to fight.

Nakamura's luck was good, and Nobita and Ikeda, two substitutes, helped him verify the difference in strength between the Soviets and them, and used their lives to explain the reason for the inevitable defeat of the battle.

But Nakamura, who is stubborn to the point of paranoia, just doesn't cherish his good luck.

Even if the two failed attacks had already made it clear that he should give up the attack.

But Nakamura still has to keep fighting!

Despite the slim chance of victory, he stubbornly believed that their army as the Great Japanese Empire must not be intimidated by the enemy.

Masao Nakamura, who has been poisoned by the spirit of bushido all his life, will carry out his bushido to the end this time.

"Even if we are inferior, we must not give in!" Masao Nakamura cheered up the rest of the people.

"Show your courage and take the high ground in front of you and let the Soviets see the strength of our Kwantung Army. It's dark and the card is loaded! (Long live His Majesty the Emperor)"

Although he knew that the probability of capturing the high ground was infinitely close to zero, Nakamura Masao still used an impassioned emphasis to incite the soldiers to die.

"It's dark and the card is loaded! (Long live His Majesty the Emperor)" A group of Kwantung Army soldiers whose brains were in the water actually roared.

Touching the adjutant knife on his waist, Nakamura Masao nodded with satisfaction.

In Nakamura's eyes, with will, it is already half the battle.

As for whether he can complete the task, that's none of his business. Anyway, in the Japanese bushido standard, those who die in battle are heroes, and it doesn't matter whether the mission is completed or not.

On the 774 heights, the officers and soldiers of the Soviet infantry battalion, which had just wiped out a Japanese squad, watched in amazement at the swarming of more than 100 Japanese soldiers.

The momentum is like overwhelming.

Seeing the Kwantung Army's 100 or so men lining up in an orderly formation to attack the Soviet high ground where a battalion was stationed, the Soviet officers and soldiers on the 774 position were dumbfounded.

The lieutenant battalion commander of the Soviet army swallowed his saliva and looked at the people around him suspiciously.

"I said, I didn't dream, did I?"

The tall second lieutenant on the side turned his head, looked at his battalion commander and said, "Battalion commander, we shouldn't be dreaming." The Japanese probably got into the water in their brains, so they came to die. ”

With a weak force, attack the enemy army with a superior number of people. And the other party also occupies a geographical advantage and is condescending. No matter how poor the military quality of Soviet officers was, they would not think that it was normal for the Kwantung Army to fight like this.

After being stunned for a long time, the Soviet army finally came to its senses.

Who cares what he does so much, hurry up and beat the fool first!

"Dada.........."

After a burst of gunfire, a group of fools of the Kwantung Army were all sent to the ghost of the Soviet army on the 774 position.

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The situation on Heights 774 is not unique.

Zhukov relied on his huge superiority in troops, and almost every forward position was equipped with sufficient troops.

The 64th Wing, which was sent out by Ogisu to play in the vanguard, did not make any progress after a day of attacking. In addition, a group of troops who were looking for death were lost in vain.

As a result, the Kwantung Army had an additional batch of brave fallen "heroes". But these so-called heroes did not bring back a little bit of success.

Sugiyama Moto, who was far behind, had already given instructions to Ogisu Libing: "We must inflict heavy damage on the Soviet army as soon as possible and show momentum that is in line with the status of the Kwantung Army as the 'flower of the imperial army'." ”

But now, even if Ogisu is under the command of the Kwantung Army, which is known as the strongest force of the Japanese army. In front of the iron wall of Mrs. Zhu Ke's sea tactics, she failed to take advantage of it.

"General! The 33rd Wing was attacked by a large number of Soviet armored units in the open field around the Bayinchagang Heights, and Kobayashi asked us for reinforcements. ”

The face of the staff officer who came to report on the battle situation was swollen red, and sweat dripped down his funny mustache.

The attack demanded by the rear was not successful, and the Soviets launched a large-scale counterattack. The thought that the huge armored forces of the Soviet Union were storming the defense line of the 33 Infantry Wing was not nervous that there was no one in the command of the Ogisu Ritsu Army.

If you are not careful, it will collapse completely!

"General! Please give the order to send the 1st Tank Division immediately. Let's use the armored forces of the Great Japanese Empire to defeat the vulnerable Soviet tanks with their own bravery. ”

"Yes, give the order, General!"

"We, the Great Japanese Empire, are not without armored forces, so we simply pulled out to fight the Soviets. Let's see who's better! ”

Looking at the group of staff officers in front of him, the soldiers shook their heads in disappointment. Next, he asked a question that had nothing to do with the Japanese armored forces: "If I remember correctly, Osa's 33rd Wing must be equipped with a secret weapon codenamed 'Iron Fist'?" ”