While the Japanese Cabinet was deliberating on how to resolve the Japanese crisis in the northeast, the Japanese army and the Jilin Army were already in a firefight in Gaizhou. After the Japanese Sixth Division arrived in Gaizhou, in order to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Jilin Army to seize Gaizhou, regardless of the fatigue of the soldiers, the soldiers only let them rest a little before launching the attack.

The Sixth Division is also known as the Kumamoto Division because it was formed in Kumamoto, Japan. However, in the minds of later generations of Chinese, this division is very famous. Because they created the Nanjing Massacre, which caused the massacre of 300,000 Chinese. Therefore, this division can also be called the beast division, and it does things that are inferior to beasts.

After Wu Haoxuan learned that the 1st Infantry Division had occupied Gaizhou and that the troops dispatched by the Japanese army to attack Gaizhou were the 6th Division, he personally ordered an order to Major General Shi Deshan, commander of the 1st Infantry Division.

In the order, Wu Haoxuan asked the 1st Infantry Division to do without the prisoners of the 6th Division in this battle. In other words, all the people of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army could be executed if they were caught. Of course, you can't do it openly, you have to do it quietly and privately.

Although, Major General Shi Deshan was a little puzzled, why did he not want the prisoners of the 6th Division. However, he didn't care. Since the young marshal said that he couldn't ask for prisoners of the 6th Division, then don't do it, it's not a big deal. Anyway, what the young marshal said is always right, just do what you are told.

The 6th Division of the Japanese Army, under the jurisdiction of the 11th Infantry Brigade and the 36th Infantry Brigade, after the full strength, the entire division totaled more than 23,000 people. Among the permanent divisions of the Japanese Army, they are the two most powerful divisions that can be called the second division. It's just that now that the Second Division has been surrounded and annihilated, even if it is rebuilt, its prestige will definitely be much worse than before. This became the Sixth Division's standout.

Gaizhou is just a small city. The city walls were low, and the South Manchurian Railway passed outside the city. In addition, the Daqing River surrounds the city, making the geographical location here very important. After the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army occupied this place, it immediately relied on the city wall of Gaizhou and the Daqing River to build a defensive line. The main forces of the 1st Infantry Division all reached the south bank of the Daqing River. Only one regiment was deployed in the city of Gaizhou, on the north bank of the Daqing River. The remaining two regiments were deployed along the Daqing River. The troops directly under the division headquarters serve as reserves.

"Okaichi-kun, the people of China are trying in vain to rely on the fortified city and the river to defend it. It's a pity that Gaizhou City has never been a strong city. The Daqing River is just a small river with a surface width of only thirty or forty meters. It is simply ridiculous to try to use such terrain to block the attack of the imperial army. Standing on a small hillside a few kilometers away from Gaizhou, Lieutenant General Nishijima, commander of the Sixth Division, was quite instructive. However, he seemed to have forgotten that they had also hit their heads on the defense line of the Jilin Army on the battlefield of Haicheng before.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the people of China are not real soldiers at all. How could they possibly compare with the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire? We will definitely be able to win this battle. Major General Okaichi Nosuke, commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade, said.

Lieutenant General Nishijima nodded, in the rear of the Japanese army, the field artillery wing and the field heavy artillery brigade were building artillery positions, and in the previous battle, the Japanese army knew that the artillery of the Jilin Army was also quite powerful. Therefore, they dare not be sloppy in the slightest on this point. In the Battle of Haicheng, the field artillery wing of the 6th Division lost more than a dozen artillery pieces. The field heavy artillery brigade also lost several cannons. However, the main force remains. It didn't hurt the bones.

This time it was the 47th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, which was led by Wing Commander Sukihara Toru Nakasa. The main target of the offensive was the salient of Gaizhou. Lieutenant General Nishijima Sukeyoshi believed that if the Japanese army could take Gaizhou, it would be able to penetrate the defense line of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army in one fell swoop. It was also able to seize the railway bridge of the South Manchurian Railway in one fell swoop, so as to cross the river smoothly. In his opinion, the Jilin Army did not blow up the railway bridge. It is a huge mistake, and this mistake will directly bury the Jilin Army.

"Fire!" With the order of the commander of the 6th Wing of the Japanese field artillery, the remaining more than 40 Meiji 31-year field guns roared. One after another, the shells flew towards Gaizhou City, and the shells quickly pierced the air. That kind of shrill whistling sound.

"Shelling, concealment!" The officers and soldiers of the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army stationed in Gaizhou City all hid in the fortifications. It's just that hastily constructed fortifications obviously can't be compared with those fortifications that have been carefully constructed.

The walls of Gaizhou City have fallen into disrepair and have been destroyed by the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. The Jilin army did not deploy too many troops on the city walls, but dug trenches under the city walls. On the ramparts, there were only a few heavy machine-gun firing points made of sandbags and mortar positions.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Shells exploded inside the city, kicking up puffs of smoke and dust. Houses were blown to rubble in the explosion. Fortunately, the people in the city have been evacuated, otherwise, I really don't know how many innocent people will be killed or injured. Anyway, the war was fought on Chinese soil, and these Japanese never cared about the life or death of the Chinese people.

The Meiji 31-year field artillery was slow to fire and had little power, and the casualties caused by the officers and men of the Jilin Army who were hiding in the defense line were extremely limited.

After the Japanese field artillery wing opened fire, the divisional artillery battalion of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army immediately suppressed its firepower. A full thirty-six 105-mm howitzers began to fire frantically, suppressing the 6th Wing of the Japanese field artillery in a very short time.

The remaining dozen or so 105-mm light howitzers of the Japanese field heavy artillery brigade also joined the battle group. A fierce artillery battle ensued between the two sides. It's just that the artillery of the Japanese Army is no longer superior in terms of quantity or quality at the moment. On the contrary, because there were more heavy artillery on the side of the Jilin Army, the Japanese artillery was always in a state of suppression.

In the First Battle of Liaoyang, the artillery of the 1st Infantry Division suffered little losses, and when it was time to rest, the artillery and the required artillery were also replenished. This enabled the 1st Infantry Division to exert its full combat effectiveness in this battle.

The preparation of the Japanese artillery fire ended in this way. As a last resort, the 47th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army could only launch an attack on Gaizhou City in this way.

After the Battle of Haicheng, there were only more than 2,600 people left in the 47th Infantry Wing of Sugihara Toru Nakasa. In order to break through the defense line of the Jilin Army in one fell swoop, in the first wave of the attack, Sugihara Toru Nakasa invested all the infantry. The four 75-mm mountain guns directly under the wing also approached less than two kilometers away from the Jilin Army's defense line and opened fire frantically.

More than 2,000 Japanese troops, scattered into straggler lines, swept towards the defense line of the Jilin Army like a wave. After the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army already knew that the dense formation was simply seeking death under the enemy's powerful machine gun vitality. Only by spreading the formation as much as possible can the strength be preserved.

It's just that in the face of the perverted firepower of the Jilin Army, the fate of the 47th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army is still destined to hit the head and bleed.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The nine 75-mm field guns deployed in the city began to fire at their maximum rate of fire, and shells whistled towards the Japanese troops. Even though the ranks of the Japanese army were very sparse, the scattered shrapnel could still take away some of the Japanese soldiers' criminal lives.

When the mortars of the battalions also began to fire, the Japanese began to appreciate what it means to rain bullets. The advantage of the high rate of fire of the mortar was vividly exerted at this moment.

"Yaga!"

Lieutenant General Nishijima Sukeyoshi and other Japanese generals who were watching the battle in the rear saw that the Japanese army was constantly being blown up, and the stumps and broken arms were flying everywhere, and they all turned pale.

When the Japanese charged to a distance of only one kilometer from the Jilin Army's defensive line, they were greeted by crossfire composed of light and heavy machine guns. In particular, the heavy machine guns erected on the city wall, the condescending shooting, the rain of bullets swept by one by one, only to see the Japanese troops fall in rows like grass.

In the face of the steel storm, the human body seems so fragile. Even the Japanese, armed with the spirit of bushido, could not withstand such dense firepower.

"Why is the firepower of the people of China stronger than ours? The guys on that side of the Ordnance Department should all apologize. Major General Okaichi roared angrily.

The Japanese attack was not without bravery. However, in the face of the intensive firepower of the Jilin Army, they seemed to be sent to death. No matter how brave the Japanese Army is, it is destined to be unable to change the situation of such a war!

"The advantage of our soldiers lies in marksmanship and courage, while the cowardly Shina people only dare to hide in the fortifications and hold on with strong firepower, once a field battle is carried out, the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire can be defeated by one against ten!" Lieutenant General Nishijima said confidently.

It's just that even if you blow loudly, you can't change the current situation. The fierce attack of the 47th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army broke its head and bleed in the face of the strong firepower of the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army. Countless Japanese troops fell on the way forward, and even if their comrades stepped on their corpses and continued to advance, they could not change this result.

The huge casualties led to the first attack of the 47th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, which ended in a hurry, leaving only the corpses and the wounded soldiers who were screaming miserably. Those wounded soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed on the spot ended up even more tragic. In the case that no one pays attention to them, they can only be hurt to death in the end. (To be continued......)

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