Chapter 129: Xiao Youxian Ichi's Diary
"On the night of October 5, Showa 6, the 121st Infantry Brigade to which Yasuda-kun and I belonged were ordered to participate in the assault on the No. 5 position in China. That night, our army gathered at least 5 infantry brigades, and an artillery wing launched an assault on the positions of China. The pillboxes built by the Chinese army were destroyed one after another under heavy artillery bombardment. The trenches have been opened,
Hundreds, thousands of Imperial warriors flocked to the Chinese trenches. ”
"The artillery fire of the Chinese army's counterattack is also very fierce, they do not have the heavy artillery of the empire, but the number of mortars is very dense, and the firing speed of the shells is far beyond the expectations of the imperial samurai. However, the valiant Imperial warriors still overcame the heavy fire blockade and strangled with the Chinese army. The bayonets of the imperial samurai were unparalleled in sharpness, which was discovered from the moment they came into close contact with the Shina army. It seems that the Chinese army lacks sufficient training, and our bayonets can easily stab the opponent in the vital point, but the nightmare also begins from this moment. ”
"The wounded Shina soldier pulled the grenade ring against the bayonet in his abdomen, and laughed wildly to our surprise, the blood in the mouth of the Shina soldier gushed out, death seemed to them to have nothing to fear, it seemed like a relief, the strength of the Shina soldier before he died was so strong that the two Imperial soldiers could not pull the other man's head bayonet hand away. With a roaring explosion, the Shina people were taken away by the Grim Reaper at the same time as the Imperial soldiers in front of them. ”
"This crazy Shina man is finally dead,
I breathed a sigh of relief at the same time as Yasuda-kun,
We were glad we didn't have to face such crazy soldiers anymore, but to everyone's surprise, the nightmare had only just begun. The use of bayonets by the Chinese people really could not catch up with the imperial soldiers, but the madness of these Chinese people made up for the gap in personal skills, and even some red-eyed Chinese people directly pulled out the grenade and threw themselves into the ranks of the imperial soldiers, and our bayonets were inserted into the opponent's vital point, but at the same time, the opponent's grenade also exploded, and there was no way to avoid it. We fought for the glory of the Imperial soldiers, for the Emperor. But I don't know what supports these Chinese people, they actually have such a strong will. ”
"Yasuda-kun and I met a branch commander, the other party's official position is equivalent to the empire's wing captain, one such officer actually fought in the chaos of the battlefield, the branch commander killed more than a dozen imperial soldiers, and finally fell to the ground with several knives, and was robbed by several branch soldiers who no longer knew the other party's life or death. It's hard to believe that when the generals in the army unanimously thought that the Chinese army was weak, we encountered such a terrible group of opponents in Mukden City. That night, blood flowed throughout the trenches, and the corpses of both sides were covered in layers on the ground. In order to cover me, Yasuda-kun was defeated by a servant of the Shina army, and the Shina army bit Yasuda-kun's throat like a wild beast, and I frantically smashed the head of the Shina army with the butt of my gun. But it took a lot of effort to separate the Shina army from Yasuda-kun. More of the Chinese army came up,
I had to give up Yasuda-kun's efforts to kill more Shina people. But Yasuda-kun's painful and frightened eyes lingered in my mind. ”
"The two sides fought fiercely inside and outside the trenches all night, and the five infantry brigades were finally withdrawn from the battlefield, including less than 600 wounded, we were the attackers, and there were many casualties under the mortar of the other side, but what really brought a lot of casualties to the imperial soldiers, and left an unconquerable impression were those who were hard-willed than steel, and were not inferior to the imperial soldiers, this is a group of respectable opponents."
Whether it was Xiaoyou Xianyi or others who survived the tragic trench battle, the bravery of the defenders of Fengtian City left an indelible impression on them.
When Xiaoyou County withdrew from the battlefield, he was wounded in several places. The field hospital was full of seriously wounded people,
At this time, the Japanese soldiers were also very nervous, although there were constantly troops coming from the rear.
However, according to the news obtained, a large number of troops from the Zhina army also went south, and the defenders of Fengtian City were not under the imperial army at this time. And there are also very strong defensive positions. Minor injuries could not get out of the line of fire, and all the people in the field hospital at this time were seriously wounded. The spirit of bushido is also being worn out bit by bit under the torture of pain.
The battle was interrupted, and during the day, it was the world of the Chinese army's aircraft, and the Japanese army at this time tried its best to shrink the front.
Avoid suffering too many losses under the bombardment of the Chinese army. The corpses at the rear of the barracks are piled up like mountains, and I believe that the casualties of the people in China will not be small, so we should stop a little during the day today, as long as we pay attention to avoiding the threat from the air.
"Xiu ......." was beyond the expectations of Xiao Youxian No. 1, and the movement of the shells fired from the defenders this time was unprecedented in recent days.
The number of artillery groups is at least 40 or more, but the experience of fighting with the Chinese army in the past few days tells the Japanese army that the firepower of the defenders of Mukden City is by no means more than that, compared with those powerful mountain artillery and field artillery, the mortars that are so numerous that the Japanese army is afraid are the sharp weapon that causes a large number of casualties among the Japanese infantry.
As far as the Japanese army was concerned, the supply of ammunition had to be transported from the Lushun Dalian area, and the dignitaries dragged the horses for hundreds of miles, although the ships landed from Yingkou to Sujiatun and were closer to Sujiatun, but there were thousands of active guerrilla troops in the area from Yingkou to Sujiatun, so that the Japanese army could not wantonly swing the precious ammunition like the Fengtian defenders. For mortars, a weapon that has a fast rate of fire and consumes too many resources, the Japanese top brass does not like it very much, but in the current war, it has made the Japanese army suffer.
Tom tom tom ............
The mortars rained down on the calm water, and suddenly set off a bloody storm.
"Yaga, the people of China have attacked!" The commander of the 39 Mixed Brigade Ueno Kamefu was in a hurry, his brigade was the first to be put into the battle with Mukden City, and the losses were the greatest, and the two infantry brigades drawn from the 39 Mixed Brigade yesterday fought less than one infantry squadron, and now the strength of the 39 Mixed Brigade has been reduced by more than half, and the supplementary troops drawn from the 20th Division of the DPRK are still on the way to come.
"Send a telegram to the commander immediately asking for guidance!" After these days of hard fighting, Ueno Kamefu has long stopped treating the Shina army in Mukden City as an object that can be manipulated at will, and the same as Xiaoyou Xianyi's idea, these Shina armies have some gaps compared to the elite of the Japanese army in terms of individual and overall tactical literacy, but the turtle retreating in the trenches has narrowed the distance between the two armies to the greatest extent, and even uses strong fortifications to occupy a certain advantage to a certain extent.
With the brigade severely damaged, Ueno Kamefu did not feel that there was anything wrong with requesting support from Muto Nobuyoshi.