Chapter 887: The Cunning Chen Geng (Ask for Subscription!) ）

Cunning Chen Geng

The first round of the attack of the East China Field Army caught the Japanese army by surprise because of the sudden and fierce artillery fire. The Japanese troops who were holding the forward position had no time to react before they were torn to pieces by the flying shells. Therefore, the East China Field Army in the four offensive directions all easily occupied the forward positions of the Japanese army in less than an hour.

However, with the lessons of the first offensive, the second offensive of the East China Field Army was not so easy.

I saw with my own eyes that the unusually strong bunkers in the forward positions were instantly blown into ruins like toys in the face of the artillery fire of the East China Field Army. The soldiers of the Imperial Army, who had hidden an entire infantry brigade in various fortifications, had not yet achieved any success, and they had not even seen the face of the East China Field Army, but they were completely lost in the fierce artillery fire of the East China Field Army.

The wing commander who was sticking to the second line of defense knew very well that one of his infantry wings was covered by these strong permanent fortifications around him. However, if it was hit by such a heavy artillery fire just now, if nothing else, at most, one of its infantry wings would completely disappear from the imperial army formation.

Thinking of this, the wing captain ordered very decisively under the surprised and puzzled gazes of the subordinates around him.

"Order, the first squadron to stay in position, monitor every move of the people on the opposite side, and report any situation immediately. The remaining troops, with all their weapons and ammunition, quickly retreated 500 meters to conceal and standby, and immediately executed...."

Sure enough, as soon as the wing captain's voice fell, the chief of staff, who did not understand the specific reason, was the first to frown and asked: "Your Excellency the wing commander, leaving a squadron of troops will definitely not be able to stop the attack of the Zhi Na people, please think twice?" ”

Seeing in front of him, the chief of staff who still did not understand the situation of his troops after the battle just now. In addition, the chief of staff in front of him actually questioned his orders in front of so many subordinates. A trace of anger immediately flashed on the captain's face. Then, he scolded loudly.

"Yaga, your great stupidity. Do you want a wing of Imperial warriors to be in the same fate as an infantry brigade stationed at the front, all torn to pieces by the shells of the Chinese people? I was still stunned for what to do, and immediately went to carry out the order. After ten minutes, all troops must withdraw from their positions, otherwise, military law will be engaged in ...."

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Wing Commander is wise...."After knowing the specific reason, beads of sweat the size of beans immediately appeared on his forehead. Facing the co-captain in front of him, he replied with a flattering face, and he couldn't see any arrogance anymore.

It has to be said that these Kwantung Army units were the most elite army units of the entire Japanese army. In less than ten minutes, an infantry wing, except for more than a hundred devil soldiers, was still scattered in a huge position, serving as an observation post. The remaining troops, including all weapons and equipment, were withdrawn from their positions.

And at this moment, the cannon sound of the East China Field Army reached everyone's ears on the battlefield in a very timely manner....

The rumbling sound of cannons, which did not surprise the wing captain, lasted for half an hour before slowly subsided. At the same time, as the sound of artillery stopped, the characteristic sound of the East China Field Army's charge horn and the dense light and heavy machine gun strafing sound also began to sound on the battlefield. Obviously, after the fierce artillery fire just now, the attacking troops of the East China Field Army have begun to attack under the cover of various machine guns.

"Baga, what are you still doing in a daze, enter the position immediately, no matter what, you have to block the attack of the Zhina people. Quick, all troops, immediately enter the position...."A sneer quickly flashed at the corner of the wing commander's mouth, and then, decisively ordered.

Thousands of Japanese soldiers, led by their respective commanders, rushed to the position that had been blown into ruins, like tigers descending from the mountains.

Rushing to the position, seeing that the position in front of them had become a ruin, and even the most basic bunkers had been filled, almost all the Japanese had a look of luck on their faces. After all, if it weren't for the Wing Commander's decisive transfer order, he might have turned into a pile of minced meat at this moment, like a fortification under his feet.

Thinking of this, half an hour ago, the chief of staff, who was still questioning the order of the wing commander, hurriedly opened his mouth and complimented: "Your Excellency the wing commander is wise, if it weren't for your order, our wing might not have one out of ten......", "You bastard, the people of China have started to attack, what's the use of saying this." Command the troops, find cover on the spot, and immediately return fire. Grenadiers, mortars, immediately fire, cover the attacking forces in China, disrupt their offensive formation...."After glaring fiercely at the chief of staff in front of him, the wing commander ordered angrily.

Just when the attacking unit of a regiment of the East China Field Army thought that the attack would still be as smooth as it had just been. A series of sharp shells whistling quickly reached the ears of all the soldiers on the battlefield.

For a moment, the high-morale attacking troops had not yet reacted from the shock, and the sound of shell explosions began to ring in their ears. At the same time, huge fireballs, accompanied by explosions, rose into the air in the middle of the dense offensive formation.

In an instant, the attack queue, which was still very neat just now, immediately appeared dozens of huge gaps and more than a hundred fighters. Dead or wounded, they fell motionless on the way to the charge.

"***, the little devil even has a mortar. Immediately contact the artillery unit and carry out a counterattack, we must destroy the enemy's artillery unit, and immediately contact the artillery unit...."The unexpected artillery fire attacked, and Li Shengda, who had been promoted to the commander of the 137th regiment, had red eyes. Clenched his fists, he almost roared in command.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen huge fireballs rose into the air on the Japanese position. In order to avoid the annihilation of the entire army, the Japanese artillery position, which had just been extremely arrogant, had to be silenced and began to move.

And just when the attacking troops of the 1137th Regiment, under the command of Li Shengda, continued to attack. On the Japanese blocking position, dense light and heavy machine gun strafing, and the crisp sound of Type 38 rifle firing followed closely behind, and reached everyone's ears one after another. Despite the cover of artillery fire, the enemy's light and heavy machine guns often fired less than a single bullet and had to shift positions. Not counting dense firepower, it did not pose much of a threat to the attacking forces of the 137 regiment. However, the enemy's accurate rifle bullets still caused very heavy casualties to the attacking troops.

In the words of Li Shengda, commander of the 137th Regiment after the war, the Kwantung Army deserves to be the unit with the strongest combat effectiveness and the best individual quality among the Japanese army. Because, as far as the eye can see, almost every rifle shot is heard on the wide offensive position, and a soldier must be shot and fall to the ground, turned into a corpse...

After a ten-minute attack, the 137th Regiment, under the command of Li Shengda, advanced through a difficult crawl, although once again advanced its own offensive formation by a hundred meters. However, on this 100-meter attack, at least three hundred fighters fell under the enemy's guns.

In front of the position, under the blow of the Japanese army's precision fire, more than 1,000 soldiers lying on the ground were in a dilemma. Chen Geng, the former commander of the enemy headquarters of the Sixth Corps, immediately turned blue on his face. Then, he scolded with hatred.

"*** little devil, it's really cunning. There were so many people who escaped the shelling of our troops just now. ”

"Commander, the 137th Regiment has reached a dilemma. And in less than 100 meters, more than 300 casualties were paid. Look, do you want them to come back first...."Chief of Staff Han Liancheng suggested.

"Chief of Staff, immediately blow the trumpet and order the troops to retreat. The artillery group, immediately after the withdrawal of the 137th Regiment for 500 meters, carried out a ten-minute artillery attack. I don't believe that this time the little devils on the front line will be able to escape our shelling. As soon as Chen Geng's order was given, a trace of murderous aura appeared on his face.

More than a thousand soldiers of the 137th Regiment, with faces full of hatred and the remains of their comrades, quickly withdrew from their positions. The Japanese soldiers who were holding their positions immediately showed a look of surprise on their faces. Even the co-captain's face was shrouded in a thick smile.

However, just as they were immersed in joy, a series of sudden cannonballs whistling reached their ears like a reminder. In an instant, the co-captain, who was still smiling just now, immediately turned blue with a face. Then he exclaimed loudly.

"Yaga, we were fooled. Quick, retreat immediately, withdraw from the position....boom boom..."

The ten-minute artillery bombardment soon ended, and the whole battlefield fell into silence once again. In the second-line position of the Japanese army, which had been reduced to ruins, the floating soil covering the top was once again thickened by a full ten centimeters. At the same time, a large number of stumps and severed arms and minced meat were also mixed in, filling the entire position with a strong smell of blood and death.

An infantry wing of more than two thousand Japanese troops, because of their excitement and Chen Geng's cunning. Except for more than a thousand people who were lucky enough to withdraw from their positions, the remaining troops all became the best fertilizer on the positions.

"Okay, good fight, just hit me like that. Order the 138th regiment, as it was just done, to continue to attack me. Artillery clusters, once again ready for a sudden artillery attack. This time, after the troops withdrew 300 meters, they gave me a hard fight for 10 minutes. I don't believe that after a few rounds of artillery fire, the little devil will survive. After seeing the effect of the shelling, the corners of Chen Geng's mouth immediately showed a thick smile, and he commanded confidently.

In the end, under the unexpected command of Commander Chen Geng, the entire attacking force, after paying nearly 1,000 casualties, finally took the second-line position of the Japanese army and completely annihilated all the defending troops....

However, just when the second-line position of the Japanese army, which had become scorched earth, was successfully trampled under the feet of the soldiers. It was less than three hours before dawn.

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