Chapter 101: Fierce Battle
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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
A continuous stream of shells fell on the surface of the river, splashing columns of water one after another, and at the same time, sending the ferocious Japanese soldiers to the bottom of the river. Mortars, in particular, are not very powerful, but there is no problem in destroying these wooden boats. Coupled with the unique high rate of fire of mortars, it undoubtedly has an absolute advantage in dealing with the infantry of the Japanese Army.
"Yaga! What's going on, how can the people of China have so many artillery? Wing Commander of the 7th Infantry Wing, Kiyosa Amano, widened his eyes as he watched his soldiers' boats continue to be destroyed, and the soldiers screamed and fell into the river, his eyes were red.
"Let the artillery open fire and suppress the artillery fire of the Chinese people!" The brigade commander, Major General Matsukawa Toshiyin, shouted loudly.
The faces of General Hasegawa Yoshimichi, commander of the Korean Army, and Lieutenant General Haruno Okubo, commander of the 3rd Division, who were watching the Japanese attack in the headquarters, also became extremely ugly. In their expectations, even if the Jilin Army was not a Qing army that was defeated in one blow, it should soon collapse after being hit by the powerful firepower of the Japanese army. However, the performance of the Jilin Army exceeded their expectations.
A few minutes later, the Japanese artillery, which had been silent for a while, began shelling again. A total of one hundred and forty-four cannons, let out a roar of rage.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Artillery shells continued to explode on the positions of the Jilin Army, and the Jilin Army, which had already entered the positions, suffered heavy losses under the heavy shelling of the Japanese army.
Several soldiers were operating an 80-mm medium mortar, but shells that fell from the sky tore them to pieces, and the mortar was blown into parts and could no longer fire.
"Boom!" A point of machine-gun fire was hit, and even the men and guns were blown to pieces.
The heavy shelling of the Japanese army put the 32nd Infantry Regiment under tremendous pressure. The strike firepower against the Japanese troops crossing the river was also much smaller for a while.
"What about the divisional artillery battalion? Why not fight back yet? Tan Guoheng, the commander of the 32nd Infantry Regiment, had red eyes, and his heart felt as if he was dripping blood when he saw his soldiers fighting tenaciously under the fire of the Japanese army.
As soon as he finished talking about Guoheng's words, 36 105-mm light howitzers of the division's artillery battalion opened fire. The thirty-six 105-mm howitzers were deployed on four artillery positions, nine in each position. When the Japanese artillery fire began, they were massing, so they did not participate in the battle. This time, when the Japanese artillery opened fire again, they had already calculated the position of the Japanese artillery position.
Thirty-six 105-mm guns let out an earth-shattering roar, and one shell after another flew towards the Japanese artillery positions with vengeful fury.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! A sharp whistling sound sounded over the Japanese artillery positions, which shocked the Japanese soldiers who were operating the artillery.
"Shelling, hide!" The Japanese artillery officers shouted loudly.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Shells rained down, and there was a violent explosion around the artillery positions of the Japanese army. On the artillery position of the Japanese army, there was a burst of flying sand and rocks. After the explosion, it left large craters behind. Many Japanese artillery soldiers were killed by scattered shrapnel because they could not dodge.
"Boom!" A loud explosion was heard, and a 105-mm shell hit the Japanese artillery position. Two Meiji 31-year 75-mm field guns were directly blown up, and several Japanese artillery pieces were torn to pieces. Fatally, a pile of shells stacked next to the cannon was also detonated in the explosion. The shock wave from the explosion swept over the Japanese artillery positions like a violent wind.
"Damn, it's definitely a heavy artillery with a caliber of more than a hundred millimeters, how can the Chinese have so many heavy artillery?" Major General Matsukawa Toshiyin's face was already a little blue.
After the artillery positions were shelled in the morning, the two heavy artillery groups of the Japanese army had already begun to turn their guns and start an artillery battle with the artillery of the Jilin Army. Without the addition of these heavy artillery, the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army would be in a much better position. Of course, the shelling of a total of 108 75-mm field guns by the two field artillery wings of the Japanese army still made the 32nd Infantry Regiment feel as if it was in dire straits.
Because the defense zones of the 3rd Infantry Division and the 6th Infantry Division were separated, the artillery of both sides was also deployed separately. After learning that the Japanese were desperately attacking the positions of the 32nd Infantry Regiment, the divisional artillery battalion of the 6th Infantry Division was on its way. It's just that the 105-mm light howitzer is too heavy, and if you want to get there, it won't be possible without three or four hours. In addition, the divisional artillery battalion of the 7th Infantry Division, which served as a reserve, was also arriving. Because the distance is closer, they can arrive in two hours. However, before that, the artillery of the 3rd Infantry Division had to face the artillery of two divisions of the Japanese army alone.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
The nine 75-mm field guns of the artillery company of the 32nd Infantry Regiment were firing at maximum rate of fire, firing more than three shells per minute. But even so, because the number was too small, it was not possible to give the infantry maximum support. Artillery batteries of the 31st and 33rd Infantry Regiments are also preparing support. However, in this section of the defense line, the Jilin Army was still at a disadvantage in terms of artillery fire.
On the hill next to the headquarters, seeing that the position of the 32nd Artillery Regiment was completely shrouded in artillery fire and gunsmoke, Wu Haoxuan's mood was also a little entangled.
"Young marshal, my brother is in the 32nd Infantry Regiment, he will be fine." Li Yanling was a little worried. After her brother Li Zhenwu finished his studies at the military academy, he was appointed as a major battalion commander, and is currently the commander of the 32nd Battalion under the 2nd Infantry Regiment. Unfortunately, the defense area of her brother's battalion was the target of the Japanese army's key attack.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Little Japan didn't have to be arrogant for long. Wu Haoxuan comforted.
The artillery of the other two infantry divisions was being assembled, and once they arrived, three battalions of 105-mm light howitzers alone would be enough to cost little Japan dearly. As for Li Zhenwu, as a battalion commander, he is no better than going to the front line to fight, as long as his luck is not too bad, his life should not be in danger.
Li Yanling nodded, but she didn't really put her mind at ease. However, she believed that her brother Li Zhenwu would not be so short-lived. The shells and bullets of the Oriental dwarf will not kill her brother.
"Rush! Kill all those people! ”
After paying a heavy price, the first small boat rushed to the shore on the west bank of the Yalu River. The little Japanese jumped from their boats into the waist-deep river and ran desperately to the shore. It's just that because of the water, the speed is affected a lot.
If it is Chinese, such shallow water will only flood the thigh at most. However, Oriental dwarfs, at least will be submerged to the waist. Some unlucky dwarfs jumped from the stern of the boat, and the river suddenly went over their heads, and if they hadn't been pulled by someone next to them, they would have drowned alive.
"Da Da Da!" A Hatsikes machine gun mounted on the bow of the boat was firing heavily, providing fire support to the Japanese infantry.
"Boom!"
A shell fell from the sky and landed right on the bow of the ship, directly blowing up the heavy machine gun into parts, and the Japanese soldiers who were operating the heavy machine gun were even more torn apart. The boat was also blown up directly.
"Da Da Da!"
A barrage of bullets swept in, and the Japanese soldiers who had just jumped off the boat were immediately put down, and their bodies fell into the water, blood flowing out of their corpses, staining the river red.
More and more Japanese soldiers came to the shore, jumped from their boats, and charged fiercely towards the riverbank. However, they were greeted by mortar shells and light and heavy machine gun bullets from the Jilin Army. In particular, the crossfire network formed by light and heavy machine guns was undoubtedly a nightmare for the Japanese soldiers who rushed onto the bare river beach, and they could not dodge the dense bullets at all, and in the end they could only fall on the river beach in rows like mowing grass, ending their criminal lives.
The Japanese soldiers who rushed to the river beach did not win the victory, but were slaughtered. In the face of the formidable firepower of the Jilin Army, these Japanese soldiers paid a heavy price.
Some Japanese soldiers lay on the river beach and tried to shoot at the soldiers of the Jilin Army. However, the Jilin Army's defensive line was more than 300 meters away from the river beach. At this distance, even if the Japanese Army soldiers had excellent marksmanship, it would be difficult to hit the target. Instead, they themselves became targets for the Jilin Army's mortars and light and heavy machine guns.
"Yaga, how can the people of China have so many machine guns? Tell the artillerymen, fire hard, knock out those machine guns of the Chi Na man! Major General Toshiyin Matsukawa said viciously. If those machine guns are not disposed of, even if they cross the river, the Japanese army will be suppressed on the river beach and become the target of the Jilin Army's massacre.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
The Japanese artillerymen who received the order frantically opened fire on the positions of the Jilin Army, and the smoke of gunpowder shrouded almost the entire position. In the fierce shelling, the Jilin Army paid a heavy price.
The divisional artillery battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division was engaged with the two heavy artillery groups of the Japanese army, and there was no time to launch an attack on the Japanese field artillery wing, so that the infantry could only fight under the Japanese artillery fire and pay huge losses, which was inevitable.
"Heavy, nine o'clock." A second lieutenant platoon leader yelled.
The only heavy machine gun in the platoon immediately turned the target and began to design. However, not a single bullet chain has been played. A shell landed on the side. After the shell exploded, the Heavy had already been blown into several pieces.
"Bastard, little Japan, Lao Tzu fought with you!" The second lieutenant platoon leader roared, ran over to maneuver the heavy machine gun, and continued to fire.
However, in less than two minutes, a 75-mm shell fell, the heavy machine gun was blown into parts, and the platoon commander was nowhere to be seen.