Chapter Eighty-Seven: Take the initiative to retreat
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Under the heavy fire of the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army, the 29th Wing of the Japanese Army suffered heavy losses and had to choose to retreat. On the position, the cheers of the officers and soldiers sounded. This is the elite of the Japanese Army! It was so easy to defeat it, which was really unexpected by everyone.
"It seems that little Japan is not very powerful, in front of Lao Tzu's machine gun, it is still beaten into a sieve." One of the Light Machine Gunners proudly said that in the previous battle, he had killed at least five imps with his machine gun.
"The little devil's marksmanship is still very accurate, and two brothers in our class were directly shot in the head by the little devil. However, the snipers in our squad are not bad at all, and the little devils killed by him are not ten but eight. ”
The attack of the Japanese 29th Wing was repulsed, which greatly boosted the morale of the officers and men of the 11th Infantry Regiment. Originally, people were more or less afraid of Japanese people. But now, I found out that little Japan, like everyone else, is also carrying a head on two shoulders, and it will die if it is hit by a bullet. The fear in everyone's hearts has slowly disappeared.
The commander of the 11th Regiment, Colonel Tan Guowei, was also summing up his experience, and there was no doubt that the firepower of the Jilin Army was much stronger than that of the Japanese army. However, the fighting will and quality of the Japanese army were incomparable with those of the Jilin Army. After being hit by the strong firepower of the Jilin Army, the Japanese army was still able to fight to the death without retreating, and used superb marksmanship to inflict a lot of casualties on the Jilin Army. This is indeed admirable. If it were the Jilin Army, it would have collapsed.
"It seems that in order to fight against little Japan, we must give full play to our firepower advantage and reduce the number of firefights with them. In this way, they will be able to defeat them with minimal casualties. Colonel Tan Guowei thought secretly. In this battle, although the 29th Wing of the Japanese Army suffered heavy casualties, the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army killed and seriously wounded soldiers added up to hundreds of people. Almost all of them died in the confrontation with the Japanese soldiers, and many of them were killed and wounded by the Japanese army's accurate marksmanship.
The command of the 29th Wing of the Japanese Army, and Kawa Hengchang Nakasa, were also summing up the battle just now. Originally, they underestimated the Jilin Army, but they were undoubtedly slapped in the face. The Jilin Army, which they looked down upon, caused huge casualties to the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the 29th Wing. In the battle just now, the casualties of the 29th Wing have exceeded 900. This is equivalent to a brigade is gone.
"Yaga, is this how you guys behave? The elite samurai of the Great Japanese Empire were actually defeated by the Shina people, which was simply a shame on the face of the Great Japanese Empire. Kagawa Hengchang Nakasa roared angrily, he could only put the blame on these captains below. You can't admit it's his fault, can you?
Several captains could only lower their heads and not say a word, allowing Chuan Hengchang Zhongzuo to vent his anger. Finally, he finished his fire and began to get to the point: "The firepower of the China Army far exceeded our expectations. However, I believe that with the spirit of bushido, we will be able to defeat those Shina people as well. ”
"Yes, Your Excellency Nakasa. The lowly found that although our soldiers were suppressed during the battle. However, once in the cross-fire, our soldiers were able to inflict huge casualties on the Chinese people. It seems that the marksmanship of the Chinese is far inferior to that of our soldiers, and we can find a way in this regard. Captain Ogawa Shaoza of the 1st Brigade said. His 1st Brigade had suffered heavy losses in the battle just now, and the remaining strength was no more than a squadron.
"Yo Xi, that's a good idea." Kagawa Hengchang Nakasa nodded.
"Your Excellency Nakasa, the artillery fire of the people of China is very fierce, can we ask His Excellency the division commander for support. If we can get the support of the field artillery wing, I think we will be able to defeat the Chinese people. The captain of the 2nd Brigade, Suzuki Shaosa, suggested.
"No, we must defeat the Shina people with our own strength." And Chuan Hengchang Nakasa flatly refused.
He had promised in front of the division commander, Lieutenant General Masanaga Masatoshi, that he would definitely be able to defeat the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army. However, now that the United team has suffered heavy losses, if he still asks for reinforcements, doesn't that prove his incompetence? Therefore, Hechuan Hengchang hoped to defeat the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army before the main force of the division arrived. Even if the 29th Wing paid a heavy price for this, it was not hesitated.
"Hi, Your Excellency Nakasa." Suzuki Shaosa lowered his head heavily and didn't say anything more.
Half an hour later, the attack resumed. Be sure to defeat the Shina people before sunset and take Anshan. Kagawa Hengchang Nakasa ordered.
"Hi, Your Excellency Nakasa." The captains of the devil brigade replied one after another.
Half an hour later, the Japanese attacked again. However, this time the Japanese 29th Wing can be said to have invested all its forces, and the frontal attack was carried out by the 3rd Brigade without damage, and the two flanks were handed over to the 1st and 2nd Brigades.
One by one, the devil soldiers, with their waists bent, under the leadership of the commander, marched on their legs and launched an attack on the position of the 11th Regiment of the Jilin Army. However, this time the Jilin Army did not wait for the Japanese army to enter 500 meters before firing. Instead, as soon as the Japanese army entered the range of a thousand meters, mortars and heavy machine guns began to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army.
Subsequently, light machine guns also joined in, frantically pouring fire on the Japanese troops. In the previous battle, the Jilin Army had already learned the marksmanship of the Japanese soldiers, and if it was approached by the Japanese army, it would inevitably cause a lot of damage to its own troops. It is undoubtedly the best way to use powerful firepower to destroy the Japanese army at a distance.
When it was discovered that dozens of artillery pieces and machine guns were firing wildly on the positions of the Jilin Army, the Wing Commander of the 29th Wing of the Japanese Army and Chuan Hengchang Nakasa's faces turned green. With such terrifying firepower, he had never thought of it!
"Damn the China, are they rich enough to equip the troops with so many artillery and machine guns? Don't they know that shells and bullets are also very precious? Kazukawa Hengchang Nakasa shouted loudly in his heart.
It's not that the Japanese don't know the power of heavy machine guns and other weapons, but the firepower of heavy machine guns is strong, and they need a lot of bullets! For the Japanese army, if they are equipped with more heavy machine guns, it means that more bullets will be consumed and a lot of resources will be consumed. Japan is an island country, and resources are scarce. This has caused them not to be equipped with heavy machine guns, but to use them!
Besides, the Japanese generals were very confident in the marksmanship of the Japanese soldiers, and they believed that a heavy machine gun, no matter how powerful, could not be compared to a squad of soldiers. A squad of soldiers used rifles to form a firepower far more powerful than heavy machine guns. At the same time, not so many bullets were consumed. As a result, the Japanese troops were not equipped with many heavy machine guns.
Now, after the Japanese army encountered the Jilin Army, it was undoubtedly taught a hard lesson by the powerful firepower of the Jilin Army.
The Japanese army braved the powerful firepower of the Jilin Army and continued to advance. However, people are constantly being knocked down by bullets and losing their lives.
The 29th Wing of the Japanese Army launched several attacks in a company, but they ended in failure. By sunset, the 29th Wing had already lost more than half. Such a loss also caused the morale of the 29th Wing to drop to a freezing point.
"Bastard, how can those people be so strong?" And Kawa Hengchang is anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Seeing that the deadline set by the division commander Matsunaga Masatoshi was approaching, his troops had not yet been able to capture Ansan. When the time comes, how will he explain to Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi? If he doesn't, he'll be asked to seppuku. As soon as he thought of seppuku, Kazukawa Hengchang Nakasa couldn't help but shiver.
"Order the troops, and launch another attack in half an hour. Everyone who could pick up a gun was involved in this attack. "And Kawa Hengchang Nakasa ordered to fight hard. Rather than commit suicide by seppuku, it is better to die on the way to the charge. In this case, he can be regarded as a god in the fight to the death. His family will also be treated preferentially. If you cut the stomach, it's a different story at all.
At this moment, in Anshan City, Colonel Tan Guowei also received an order from Major General Shi Deshan, commander of the 1st Infantry Division.
Major General Shi Deshan asked Colonel Tan Guowei to evacuate Anshan immediately after dark, retreat to the north of the Shahe River, and cede Anshan to the Japanese.
In this regard, Colonel Tan Guowei was a little incomprehensible. After all, in this afternoon's battle, they had already inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese 29th Wing. And its own casualties are small. However, the duty of a soldier is to obey orders. Even if Colonel Tan Guowei couldn't understand it, he could only follow orders.
Major General Shi Deshan, naturally, has his reasons. The reconnaissance unit had already discovered that the main force of the Japanese 2nd Division was approaching Anshan, and it was expected to arrive at Anshan after dark. If the 11th Regiment remained in Anshan, it was very likely that it would be besieged by the Japanese army. No matter how strong the 11th Regiment is, it is not an opponent of a division of the Japanese army. Once the 11th Regiment suffered heavy losses, it would undoubtedly have an impact on the rest of the battle.
Before dark, the Japanese 29th Wing launched another fierce attack on Anshan. This time, Kazukawa Hengchang Nakasa personally led the troops to charge, including civilians, and everyone who could afford to hold a gun participated in the attack.
However, the Japanese offensive failed. When the 29th Wing retreated due to heavy losses, there were only more than 500 men left in the entire Wing. Even Kazukawa Hengchang Nakasa was seriously injured. There is no doubt that the offensive of the Japanese 29th Wing once again ended in failure.
However, then the Japanese army found out. The Jilin Army in Anshan City retreated on its own initiative, leaving the position to the Japanese army, which greatly puzzled them. However, the officers of the 29th Wing were relieved