Chapter 44: Annihilation (Part II)
According to the regular mode of operation, the infantry should charge while the artillery extends the enemy's depth. But because these Wang Guorui's officers are all novices, the extension of the artillery fire that was originally done in one go has actually become two. First suppress the enemy, then the infantry of their own side charged close to the front, and used machine guns and grenadiers to carry out a secondary suppression. Later the artillery again advanced to the front, and then again to carry out artillery fire extensions. In this way, the consequences of accidental injury can be avoided as much as possible. Originally, it was very dangerous to do this, but Wang Guorui was not afraid, because the Japanese army did not have artillery and did not have too many machine guns, so they could do so.
"Charge!" Zhao Xi shouted again.
"Rush!" The soldiers of the 3rd regiment immediately began to shout.
Soon, the soldiers of the 3rd Regiment also charged to the first line of defense of the Japanese army, and they were not counterattacked by the Japanese army, because the Japanese troops here were either killed or retreated. The soldiers of the 3rd Regiment quickly charged to the first line, and then prepared to seize the trenches of others for defense, and prepared to prepare to leave behind and attack the second line of defense.
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
The artillery fire was still under heavy bombardment, and the Japanese suffered heavy casualties. The machine guns and grenadiers of the 3rd Regiment were also better, firing all kinds of bullet grenades as if they didn't need money, and the Japanese troops were simply suppressed and couldn't raise their heads.
"Captain Suzuki, the first line of defense has fallen, and our soldiers have retreated to the second line of defense! We have prepared a total of three lines of defense, but ......," Suzuki Matsutake's staff officer said helplessly.
Suzuki Matsutake looked at his pocket watch, then sighed and said, "It's less than forty-five minutes before they start fighting. To be precise, they still went through twenty minutes of artillery preparation, but our first line of defense was broken in less than twenty-five minutes. ”
The staff officer had nothing to say, because of course he knew that the Japanese army was in trouble this time. The first line of defense was overcome in less than fourteen or fifteen minutes, and they suffered heavy losses, and they were able to retreat to less than half of the second line of defense, and they had already lost more than eight hundred people. However, their casualties under Wang Guorui's men were definitely less than a hundred, because the artillery fire was so fierce that they could not raise their heads. Now the bowels of these Japanese soldiers are blue, because if they had known that this would be the method of warfare, they should have prepared grenades! With a grenade, he may not end up so miserable.
"Hahahaha, why is the Japanese army so useless, and we broke through the first line of defense after only one fight? At least 800 enemies were killed just now, and we lost less than 100, is it because the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is too weak? I really don't know what those troops in Liaodong are eating, and they were beaten like a grandson. Zhao Xi snorted.
But the staff officer next to him immediately explained: "Commander Zhao, these are all Lord Wang's weapons!" If it weren't for these weapons and tactics of Lord Wang, then we would not have been able to defeat the Japanese army so easily! ”
Zhao Xi didn't know that these tactics and weapons made by Wang Guorui, even the German army that almost swept across Europe during World War I could not withstand Wang Guorui's fierce firepower. Moreover, Wang Guorui's tactics are completely an enlarged version of the World War I period, and the Japanese army does not have much research on tactics or the formative period. That's why the Japanese army didn't even prepare grenades, and the losses were very heavy.
"Prepare to attack the second line of defense, and let Commander Chen prepare for artillery fire!" Zhao Xi said.
Chen Liyan immediately said: "Advance three hundred meters, and then give me a bang!" ”
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
The artillery fire was fired again, and the second line of defense of the Japanese army also began to explode continuously. The Japanese army cried out one after another, because it was impossible to fight back in such a situation. This feeling of being able to only be beaten but not able to resist is terrible. If it was in the Northeast Liaodong generation, then they would have been very easy to deal with the Chinese army, but now they can only be beaten, bombarded by Wang Guorui's artillery, and they can't fight back at all. As soon as they tried to raise their heads, they were killed by a dense stream of shrapnel. So these Japanese soldiers didn't even dare to raise their heads, because the artillery fire was too fierce.
"Charge, attack the second line of defense!" Zhao Xi shouted.
"Kill!"
The soldiers of the 3rd Regiment almost repeated the process of the first line of defense just now, and began to charge towards the second line of defense of the Japanese army. The Japanese were pressed by heavy artillery fire and could not raise their heads, so their ability to resist was very poor. And then, as the soldiers of the 3rd Regiment advanced, the artillery fire began to extend. When the soldiers of the second line of defense of the Japanese army retreated, many were killed by heavy artillery fire. The Japanese retreated again to the third line of defense, ready for a final resistance. But they also know that the probability of success in their resistance is very low.
The Japanese wing headquarters, Suzuki Matsutake watched this scene with a telescope and couldn't help but sigh.
"Staff Officer Tanaka, you are ready to lead people to retreat!" Suzuki Matsutake said.
And the staff officer named Tanaka immediately said, "Wing Commander, will you go with you?" ”
Suzuki Matsutake smiled bitterly and said, "I'm leaving?" I'm going to go to a court-martial, and it's better to die here than to be court-martialed and then my family will be implicated! ”
Suzuki Matsutake can be sure that he has lost more than 1,000 soldiers here, which is almost half of the Japanese army. And then, even Suzuki Matsutake was not sure that he would be able to hold it. At this time, Suzuki Matsutakeshi also regretted that his intestines were green, and if he could have retreated in time at that time, it would not have ended up like this at all. It's too late to retreat with a large force now, because if you retreat, you're afraid that you will be pressed up by Wang Guorui's third regiment, and then it will turn into a rout. At that time, it was really going to be wiped out.
And now, Suzuki Matsutake quickly made a decision, that is, to leave some people behind, and then let the other part of the people retreat in time. As long as there is a retreat, there are still seeds left, and the army can still be reorganized after that. And Suzuki Matsutake chose to stay by himself, because he knew that he had lost his troops and lost his generals, and even if he went back, he would have to be sent to a military court.
Once you go to a military court, not only will you have no future, but you will even have to affect your family. The bureaucrats in the country will never understand how difficult it is for him, but they will think that he is incompetent, and he cannot even defeat a local army. And if he can die here, then there is no problem, he is still a "hero". Dongfang is also this humane society, and once a person dies, he will not continue to pursue his crimes too much. At that time, as long as you die in battle, you can say that you are a martyr of the country, and you can enter the Yasukuni Shrine to enjoy incense offerings. The Re family can also be treated as the families of the martyrs, and even their own sons can have a good future. So whether it is for his family or for the longevity of this team, then he has to choose to die here.
"Staff Officer Tanaka, let's go! Take the flag squadron with you, so as to ensure that our 1st Guards Wing can be reorganized, otherwise our 1st Guards Wing will be abolished. Our First Guards Wing is the First Wing of Great Japan, and we must not just disappear into Japan. If so, we are all sinners of the First Wing! Suzuki Matsutake said.
"Yes!" Staff Officer Tanaka shouted.
Staff Officer Tanaka soon left from the back with the so-called flag squadron, but Suzuki Matsutake did not stay in the headquarters, but chose to come to the front line.
"Come, come on!" Suzuki Matsutake shouted, apparently going on the last madness.
"Call me! The third line of defense, ready to attack! Zhao Xi shouted.
In the rear, Wang Guorui watched the scene with a telescope, and then said, "This time we won!" The Japanese army has already lost almost two and a half thousand people, and the remaining more than a thousand people will definitely not be able to hold back our attack. The 1st Guards Wing of the Japanese Army was wiped out in our hands like this, and that was really good! ”
"The annihilation of the Japanese Imperial Forest Army is really a great credit to us! Next, we will definitely be able to hold Taiwan! Hu Wei also said confidently.
"Charge!" Zhao Xi shouted.
"Rush!"
The soldiers of the 3rd Regiment again began to charge, and again, under the cover of artillery fire, they tried to charge. But this time, the Japanese army surprised them and actually took the initiative to charge.
"Soldiers of the 1st Guards Wing, we are here today to show the people of China the bravery of the warriors of our Great Japanese Empire! Rush with me! Suzuki Matsutake said.
Under the leadership of Suzuki Matsutake, the Japanese army began to counterattack Wang Guorui's army, which was obviously very crazy. And Zhao Xi was also stunned by the Japanese army, these Japanese soldiers were so brave.
"Put on the Maxinsay stun gun and give it to me!" Zhao Xi shouted.
"Dada......"
Maxine machine guns began to shoot tongues of fire, and the Japanese began to suffer heavy casualties. However, the Japanese army seemed to be crazy, and rushed forward desperately, at the cost of casualties.
"Aim for that Japanese wing captain and let the sniper fight!" Zhao Xi said.
"Bang Bang!"
Three gunshots rang out, and the Japanese wing commander Suzuki Matsutake spewed a mist of blood from his body, and then fell to the ground. And the Japanese army lost the command of the wing commander and suddenly began to disperse.
"Surrender or kill!" "Surrender or kill!" ……
Wang Guorui's soldiers began to shout together in Japanese, this sentence "surrender and don't kill" was learned from Tanya, and it was easy to learn. When the Japanese heard this, many of them began to drop their weapons and prepare to raise their hands to surrender.