Chapter Eighty-Eight: Dusk
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"Assault give!" Nishikanjiro once again sent two infantry wings to charge, seeing that the first wave of attacking troops broke through the barbed wire fence and was less than a hundred meters away from Zhangmu's main position, he wanted to attack Zhangmu in one go!
In order to ensure the intensity of the attack in the Zhangmu area, the garrison troops in the Humen area were reduced to a minimum, mainly to guard against the appearance of an unknown number of Zhenguo Army troops in the southern part of Humen. However, Dashanyan and other high-level officials agreed that with the convenience of fortifications and town houses, it was impossible for the Zhenguo Army to break through Humen, so they were relieved to leave only one infantry wing in Humen, and the rest were all invested in the Zhangmu battlefield.
Two infantry wings were sent again, and there were already more than 7,000 Japanese soldiers on the frontal battlefield, plus more than 3,000 already killed and wounded, Oyama Iwa and Nishikanjiro put more than a division of infantry in Zhangmu.
As the battle intensified, the Japanese soldiers broke through the barbed wire fence and ran wildly with rifles loaded with bayonets, just to rush into the enemy position. These soldiers were well-trained, and they knew that if they were afraid to die faster during the charge, it was better to fight to the death.
"Be calm, aim and hit again!" Although the Japanese army broke through the barbed wire, the main firepower on the position was not damaged, especially the heavy machine gun pillboxes, even if the Japanese artillery fire was directly hit, it only injured the soldiers inside, and the fortifications built of reinforced concrete were stronger than imagined. It's just that the losses of the exposed light machine guns are not small, and his platoon already has one light machine gun damaged, the machine gunner was seriously wounded, and another person immediately went on top.
The soldiers fought under artillery fire, and while there were constant casualties, they also grew rapidly, and most of them learned to selectively avoid shelling based on the sound of shells whistling. Soldiers armed with rifles have increased their accuracy and rate of fire considerably, almost at the level of training. "Smack!" Knocking down a Japanese soldier who had entered a distance of several tens of meters, Le Fei quickly lowered his head, pulled the bolt and prepared to change the firing position. The Japanese army fired at the position through bunkers and other covers at a distance of 100 meters, although their side firmly had the upper hand, and the Japanese firepower was very sparse, but the little devil's marksmanship was good, and many soldiers had fallen under the enemy's guns because of carelessness.
"Boom!" A Japanese artillery shell exploded near Dong Dashan, filling the air with smoke and dust, Le Fei was worried about Lao Dong's safety, and hurriedly bent over to check. Fortunately, Lao Dong's head is still there, but his arm was slightly injured.
"Hygienist, hygienist!" Le Fei shouted as hard as he could, and the soldiers who had been on the battlefield would practice a loud voice, and even if they shouted loudly, the sound would often be muffled by the sound of gunfire.
"Lao Le, shout nonsense, Lao Tzu is fine, there is a bandage in the back waist bag, wrap it around Lao Tzu, this revenge is not allowed!" Minor injuries are one and not taking risks is the second. The casualty rate of the hygienists, stretcher bearers, ammunition men, and signal soldiers shuttling in the middle of the trenches is not lower than that of the combat soldiers.
With eyes full of charging Japanese soldiers and corpses of Japanese soldiers all over the ground, Le Fei put down his steel helmet with his left hand, and then quickly replaced it with the fifth magazine. The mortars kept shelling at the Japanese troops, and the view in front of the position was suddenly blocked by the smoke from the explosion, and suddenly, a Japanese soldier burst out of the smoke, jumped, bayonets flashed, and was about to rush into the trench.
"Bang Bang!" Jiang Maosheng, who was next to him, was quick to move, and he was just in time to change bullets, but the soldiers also had another melee weapon - a pistol. Jiang Maosheng is a natural shooter, he can play with any gun in his hand, and the speed at which he pulls out the gun is even faster than Le Fei, who has been practicing for nearly two years!
Nodding to Jiang Maosheng, Le Fei raised his gun and shouted: "Be careful of the enemy rushing in, grenades are ready!" More and more Japanese soldiers rushed out of the smoke, and within thirty meters was exactly the best attack distance for grenades, and countless objects flew out of the trenches in between, and the Japanese soldiers ignored them and immediately slapped them fiercely. The submachine guns born for trench warfare are also powerful at this moment, and the firepower of the level of World War II makes the little devils return again in vain, and the position turns from danger to safety.
The 1st and 3rd divisions were not prepared to be beaten passively, and a counterattack was brewing. Behind the position, more than 40 strange-looking vehicles were ready to go, which was the secret weapon prepared by the Huizhou Automobile Factory for this battle; it was based on trucks, with steel plates installed around it, and the body was equipped with shooting holes, and only the observation window was left at the front of the car, and the upper part of the tire position was also blocked by steel plates. Tanks and armored vehicles can be produced in the steel base, but previously in order not to let the outside world know about this mass killing weapon, it was not produced.
And this improvised armored vehicle is different and is not afraid of being known to the outside world. Even so, Huizhou Vehicles did not mass-produce such improvised armored vehicles, the reason was to minimize its impact.
The attack failed, and Nishikanjiro had to order a retreat, at this time it was almost noon, the physical strength and morale of the soldiers were insufficient, and this place was not the main attack point, the main purpose was to divert the attention of Zhangmu and cover the sneak attack of the 4th Division.
"According to the plan, Oshima Yoshimasa should arrive at the rear of Zhangmu at this time, and he will attack immediately." Oyama Iwa turned to Nishikanjiro and asked, the failure of the attack did not affect Oyama Iwa's mood, in his opinion, the death and injury of the war is inevitable, as long as the enemy can be defeated, all the costs are worth paying. It's just unacceptable that the other party is just a local force in Huaxia, and it can make the Japanese army pay such a heavy price.
"Hi, Your Excellency, the purpose of letting the soldiers temporarily retreat is also to cooperate with the Fourth Division to launch another attack in the near future, and I believe that the next attack will be the one that will decide the outcome of the battle. According to preliminary statistics, more than 2,100 people fell on the way to the attack, and more than 1,000 were wounded to varying degrees. ”
"Xikuanjun, this is the price that must be paid for victory. Let the soldiers rest and eat, and in twenty minutes line up for a general attack! What about the artillery? ”
"Now there are only eighty-five artillery pieces left to use, and the artillery and the soldiers guarding the artillery positions have lost more than eight hundred people, and now the artillery of the Zhenguo Army is still shelling the artillery positions of our army, but the intensity of fire has weakened."
Oyama Yan rubbed his forehead, the gap in artillery is so big, this is the main reason why the attack has become miserable, but fortunately, the unfavorable situation will end soon, and the excellent artillery of the Zhenguo Army will soon belong to the Imperial Japanese Army! There are also those new weapons that emerge one after another, rapid-fire rifles, repeating rifles, machine barrels, hand-thrown shells, etc., it is hard to imagine where the Zhenguo Army got such advanced weapons, is it that their technological level and production capacity are superior to Germany? Even the German Army doesn't have these advanced equipment! The Huizhou factory and the Guangzhou factory will soon become the wealth of the Great Japanese Empire!
Oyama Iwa and Nishikanjiro sat cross-legged and ate the rice balls, imagining the cheers they received after returning to Japan after the victory, and they couldn't help but feel that the cold rice balls were also extremely delicious.
The camphor artillery position, the time to test the artillery came, according to the order of the superiors, they were to cooperate with armored vehicles and infantry to attack, using barrage attack techniques. Artillery tactics can be simply divided into offensive battles and defensive battles, with defensive battles being relatively simple and offensive battles being more complicated. First of all, determine the artillery deployment, including division, grouping, configuration, etc.; Then the plan for the use of artillery firepower is planned in advance, and finally the task is assigned and the combat is implemented.
One of the most critical is the artillery firepower use program, barrage shelling is the program to be implemented this time, it is the basic tactics of artillery coordination, in popular terms, artillery platoons of artillery, row by row, sweeping all targets! But for the artillery of the Zhenguo Army, it was not an easy task, they had to attack according to the pre-divided attack area, and the most difficult part was the accuracy of the attack. Fortunately, there were artillery observers and commanders composed of a large number of genetic soldiers, who could effectively organize this attack.
Shi Tong, the driver of the armored vehicle, sat in the driver's seat and nervously held the steering wheel. He learned to drive with his master for three months, and then when the army expanded, he signed up for the army, because he had truck driving skills, and entered the transport unit without training. After more than a year, Shi Tong's driving skills have become more and more proficient, and this time he is driving the No. 1 armored car, which means that he will rush to the front!
In order to ensure the success rate of the attack, a large number of veterans were selected to participate in the attack, including Le Fei, Dong Dashan, and Jiang Maosheng, as well as Lu Kuangou, a grenadier in the platoon, and the four of them would follow the truck to attack. Of course, most of the soldiers who followed the infantry were very envious of the soldiers who entered the compartment of the armored car, hiding in the shell of the turtle to fight, why were we not so lucky?