Chapter 123: Crazy Meat Grinder
The situation on the battlefield looks a little chaotic, but if the Yue army has a reconnaissance plane, it will find that the East China Army has formed a big pocket, and the Yue army is drilling into the pocket.
The First Army released a gap from the front, and the Third Army was rushing to this side.
The four divisions of the Third Army have rushed to the battlefield in a steady stream to reinforce this big pocket, and everywhere it is, it is a strong force.
The army was advancing very slowly, because artillery and bombers were constantly bombing them. But the army behind them marched faster because there was no one to disturb them.
If these troops deviated from the direction, they would immediately be hit with heavy fire.
The pockets were full of machine guns on both sides, and the soldiers of the East China Army also had mortars, light machine guns, submachine guns, grenadiers, Type 09 semi-automatic rifles, and sniper rifles in their hands.
Compared with the Yue army, there are only 38 big covers, infantry guns and heavy machine guns are left behind, the weapons are extremely rudimentary, and you can only fight bayonets after firing bullets.
But when they met in the field, once they rushed into the strike range of the East China Army on both sides, the ferocious firepower of the East China Army could easily suppress the Yue Army.
The army that was blocked could only keep moving forward.
In their minds, as long as they move forward, they can go around to the back of the East China Army.
After about two hours, the Yue army finally came to the end of the pocket, and they saw the trench dug by the East China army in front.
"Long live the Emperor!"
A roar of excitement erupted from among the troops, and they rushed towards the trenches ahead.
It is said that this Imperial Army is the first in the world!
These professional soldiers had no fear of the trenches, shouting slogans and rushing forward.
"Hit!" There was a shout from the trench, and then the machine guns rang out, and the soldiers who rushed towards the trench were swept to the ground like wheat harvesting.
Blood seeped into the land.
It is said that the army is one after another, and no one flinched.
The army is also an army of faith, and if a group wants to be united, it must have a common ideal or a common crime.
The Yue army has experienced the Great War of the Russian Revolution and has formed their beliefs. Although many soldiers in the army are reserve for emergency mobilization. However, there are military officers in command, and these military commanders are not afraid of death. Seeing the battles around you rushing forward one by one, and also rushing forward, people have a herd effect, even if a soldier is very afraid to go to the battlefield, but on the battlefield, seeing so many people together, you will feel that nothing is invincible.
However, the cruel reality quickly shattered the will of the Yue army.
The First and Third Armies were ordered to open fire on the Japanese army at the same time. More than 100,000 troops have entered their pockets, and it's time to close the net!
The dense artillery rang out again, and the marching army suddenly heard a sharp whistling, and it was such a dense whistling, and they all raised their heads to look at the sky.
They could see the balls of light flying in the sky at great speed, although they flashed and were extremely fast, but they were too dense.
If it's dark at night, it's a spectacular sight!
"Boom, boom, boom......"
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
There are three types of artillery sounds, of which mortars are the most intensive, followed by rapid-fire guns.
The rate of fire of mortars and rapid-fire guns was so fast that many soldiers were killed on the spot before they could react.
The reconnaissance planes in the sky were hovering, the observers above were holding walkie-talkies to guide the artillery targets, and the bombers were continuously bombing the Japanese troops.
The First Army, the Third Army are tightening their pockets.
The machine guns of the East China Army suddenly opened fire, forming a dense crossfire, forming a terrifying meat grinder.
In this meat grinder, the army is facing three-dimensional strikes from the sky and the ground. Horrific shells, bombs, and bullets make up this terrifying battlefield.
The soldiers were quickly divided into sections by heavy fire, and they had lost contact with each other.
The East China Army on both sides was shrinking the space, and machine gun bullets were constantly coming from both sides of the army.
Those who participated in the encirclement of the Yue Army were mainly the four production corps of the Third Army, with a strength of 65,000 troops, while the First Army also had two divisions joining the encirclement of the Yue Army.
For the 100,000 Yue Army, the strength of the East China Army is relatively small.
However, in terms of firepower, the firepower of the East China Army exceeded that of the Yue Army by many times. An army that has lost its bunker is like a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
There was no other way but to lie on the ground.
But most of the soldiers did not want to sit idly by, and after firing bullets at the East China Army in the distance, they carried rifles to kill the East China Army.
Apparently he wanted to fight bayonets with the East China Army.
However, the bayonet thing is a bit outdated in the eyes of the East China Army, and bayonet warfare is no longer the main mode of combat, and the Yue army rushing on the road is often swept down by bullets.
Even if there is a line of death composed of heavy machine guns, MG08/15 light machine guns and ZB-26 light machine guns, they are greeted by freshly issued shotguns and submachine guns!
Kojiro Yamamoto lay trembling in a crater, his ears filled with the terrifying sounds of machine guns, artillery, bullets, shells, planes, bombs, and so on.
He couldn't even hold the rifle in his hand.
He was an ordinary soldier of the 1st Division, and after the captain finished firing the bullets just now, he directly rushed over the position of the Zhina people on the flank.
The entire brigade rushed out less than a hundred meters before half of the machine guns of the people of China were killed.
The captain was killed as soon as possible, and Yamamoto Kojiro thought that it might have been done by the sharpshooters of the Shina people, who liked to shoot officers the most.
When the brigade reached the position of the Zhina, several Zhina people carried submachine guns and swept at them, and the only 20 or so people in the brigade were all killed in less than ten seconds.
When only he was left in the entire brigade, Kojiro Yamamoto, fear began to haunt his heart, making people linger, and he was trembling all over, and he couldn't control it at all.
In this war, it is said that the empire is going to lose.
Kojiro Yamamoto had an ominous premonition in his heart, at least this time he would lose the battle, and it would definitely be a big defeat.
His brigade was a unit that rushed behind the comparatively, and even their brigade was annihilated, and the troops in front could imagine what the fate would be.
Through the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield, Yamamoto Kojiro really saw that there was a group of friendly troops in front of him who were very embarrassed to rout, even if they wanted to escape, but they were still swept down by the flying bullets.
Even more terrifying, they were followed by a group of bombers.
The bombers flew over their heads and dropped a barrage of bombs. After the explosion, the ground was stained red with blood, and some limbs were blown up into the sky, scattered indiscriminately around.
Kojiro Yamamoto was watching only when a bullet hit him in the head accurately, and Kojiro Yamamoto's head was directly beaten into a rotten watermelon.
The army does not have a helmet!
The [***] teams of this era are basically not equipped with helmets.
Only the East China Army is equipped with helmets, and it has been equipped since the establishment of the army, which belongs to the world's first modern army equipped with helmets.
At this time, Yue Jun was wearing something like a diaper on his head.
Under this three-dimensional blow, the army's will soon collapsed.
Any of their moves, except for the possibility of some results from shooting at the East China Army, was in vain.
And even if the East China Army is hit by the bullets of the Yue Army, as long as it is not a vital part, it is still alive and well to carry it down and recuperate from its wounds.
Although the army's 38 big cover is accurate, its penetration is too good, and as long as it is not hit twice, it is basically no big problem.
More than 100,000 Yue soldiers were slaughtered quickly in their pockets, and the collapsed Yue army wanted to run, but it turned out to be like headless flies.
Moreover, the army was quickly divided into sections, and the command of the army did not know what was happening in front of them, and was still waiting for good news!
By this time, the First and Third Armies had already regained their positions on the original front.
The attacking army had already crossed the front line, and it was very easy to retract this line.
The artillery of the Yue Army has been almost destroyed, and the East China Army has many artillery pieces and aircraft, and it is easy to recapture the position.
The 3rd and 4th Divisions of the Chinese Army, which were supplemented later, saw that the East China Army was beginning to regain the opposite front, and there was a fierce exchange of fire with the East China Army on the front line.
Regrettably, however, the army's attempt failed completely.
The Yue army, which lacked heavy firepower, and the light firepower was not comparable to that of the East China Army, was repulsed in two hits. The encirclement of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Chinese Army was completely completed.
The fate of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Yue Army was very tragic, they were surrounded by the East China Army behind the front, the back road was completely blocked, and the two divisions were also frantically slaughtered by the East China Army, and were soon divided into small units.
For both sides of the war, once they are surrounded by each other, it will have very disastrous consequences.
The encircled troops lacked supplies, while the encircled troops were constantly supplied. If you want to have a way to survive, the only way is to break through.
As long as you break through, there will be life.
However, the army has lost the opportunity to break through, and after more than 100,000 troops attacked, they were slaughtered by this meat grinder, and there were only 40,000 or 50,000 people left at this time.
The East China Army had nearly 100,000 men involved in this battle of annihilation.
With the passage of time, the chances of the army turning the tables are basically equal to zero. Soon after, half of the 100,000 militia were drawn to the battlefield.
These 50,000 militiamen were mainly responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and they were not needed to fight.
However, he is responsible for dealing with the wounded of the army, and the procedure is to give them a knife, and if you want to practice marksmanship, you can also do it, anyway, there is no shortage of bullets.
The equipment of these 100,000 militiamen is very good, all of them are regular military uniforms, except for the firearms equipped with Mauser rifles with bolts. In addition, it is also equipped with a number of three-wheeled motorcycles, which are mainly used for the convenience of duty.
Don't underestimate the three-wheeled motorcycle, a tank is dozens of times more than a motorcycle, the problem is that when it comes to solving those small tasks, the tank is often not as good as these three-wheeled motorcycles.
After these militiamen joined the battlefield, the first and second divisions of the Japanese army had basically come to an end.
The battle lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon, when the 110,000 troops who broke into the pocket of the East China Army were completely wiped out, and another 20,000 militiamen were transferred later, and the militiamen were busy cleaning up the battlefield.
(To be continued)