Chapter 895: The Helplessness of the Kwantung Army (Ask for Subscription!) ）

The helpless Kwantung Army

Twelve bombers, after a full 10 minutes of round-fire bombing, had to pull up the fuselage and stop bombing because of lack of ammunition....

"The brigade commander, the Air Force reports, the entire formation, with the exception of three aircraft that can continue to fight, will remain on the battlefield to provide cover for the infantry. The remaining fighters must return immediately....", the communications staff officer reported.

"Agree to return home. In addition, the telegram ordered the remaining squad to cover the 3rd Infantry Brigade and continue the attack. This time, we must take the opposite position, and there can be no more accidents. The brigade commander commanded sharply.

"Hayi...."

Looking at the rapidly departing operational staff officers, the brigade commander immediately put his gaze back on the position of the East China Field Army not far away, and with the end of the bombing, the smoke of gunpowder slowly dissipated.

Maybe it's because the whole trench group is too dense, or because the trenches are too deep. As far as the eye can see, there is no other result in the huge position, except for the appearance of many huge craters, the complete flattening of some trenches, and the destruction of the positions piled up with various sandbags.

However, at this moment, another squadron of Imperial soldiers rushed out of the position with a roar and appeared in their eyes. At the same time, the sound of dense light and heavy machine gun cover strafing also sounded on the battlefield again.

Just when he looked at this infantry squadron with an expectant face, hoping that this infantry squadron could carry forward the bushido spirit of the Imperial Japanese Army, quickly rush through the fifty-meter position in front of him, and rush into the first trench of the East China Field Army. A scene that he so badly did not want to see, once again appeared in his eyes.

Nearly 100 black shells, with a sharp whistling sound, flew out of the positions of the East China Field Army, which had been turned into ruins. Then, as if he had eyes, he landed very accurately beside more than a hundred imperial soldiers....

The dense sound of shell explosions, the billowing smoke and dust from the shell explosions, unsurprisingly enveloped more than a hundred Imperial soldiers and the machine gun positions of the entire forward position.

Seeing another squadron of Imperial soldiers, including dozens of light and heavy machine guns from a heavy machine gun squadron, it took less than a few seconds to be consumed in just one round of artillery fire from the East China Field Army. The brigade commander's face immediately turned red with anger. The green tendons, also because of anger, appeared clearly on his neck....

"Yaga, what's going on. Contact the Air Force right away. What the hell was going on with the bombing just now, and why did the artillery units of the East China Field Army, instead of any losses, strengthen it somewhat, and go immediately...."The brigade commander clenched his fists and scolded angrily.

A few minutes later, while everyone was anxiously waiting, a telegram from the Air Force was delivered to the Chief of Staff for the first time.

After reading the telegram quickly, the chief of staff's face immediately showed a look of helplessness.

"Brigade commander, this is not to blame the air force units for fighting unfavorably. It's really that the East China Field Army on the opposite side is too cunning...."

"How?" The brigade commander asked rhetorically, frowning at his brow.

"According to the low-altitude reconnaissance of air fighters, there are not many units of the East China Field Army left behind in the opposite position. Judging by the situation in the battle just now, the total strength is less than one battalion ...."

"Nani, the strength of a battalion. Since the other side has only one battalion of troops, why hasn't the Air Force wiped out the bombardment that lasted for ten minutes just now? Isn't this the responsibility of the Air Force? Chief of Staff, the Air Force must give me a satisfactory explanation today, otherwise, I will definitely report this situation to the Kwantung Army Dispatch Headquarters for the more than 200 Imperial Army soldiers who have just died innocently, and ask the headquarters to give me a satisfactory answer..."

"Please calm your anger and listen to the humble post after your lordship, this matter is indeed not an air force combat disadvantage..."

"According to the report, although the opponent's strength is only one battalion, the strength of this battalion is distributed over the position within a radius of several kilometers on the opposite side. On average, a position with a frontal width of 100 meters was garrisoned by less than a squad of troops of the East China Field Army. It can be said that because the opponent's defense is too scattered, the aerial bombs we drop are like artillery shells hitting mosquitoes, and they have no effect at all. At this time, there was another reason: the East China Field Army had built a large number of anti-artillery holes in almost every position. In the battle just now, after the opponent only fired one round of shells, before our troops could fully react, they quickly withdrew from their positions and entered the anti-artillery holes to guard against our army's counterattack. Therefore, the bombardment that lasted for ten minutes just now, we had almost no effect on the opposing defenders. ”

In addition, the position of the East China Field Army on the opposite side was very special, and almost every trench was penetrated by a large number of communication trenches. Even if one of the positions is attacked and falls into the hands of our troops, the opponent will be able to transport troops to the front line in a very short time and recapture the lost positions with the help of trenches extending in all directions...."

"In general, the East China Field Army on the opposite side was very cunning. With the trench group in front of them, they can almost achieve the purpose of attacking and retreating. However, our Kwantung Army of the Japanese Empire has air superiority and artillery superiority, but there is no way..."The chief of staff explained helplessly.

"Eight grid tooth road, cunning Liu Hua. I really didn't expect that a simple trench could be used to such a perfect point in his hands. And the various permanent fortifications we have built on the position, in the face of the enemy's artillery fire, are like tofu scum, and cannot withstand any blows, is this the will of God, Baga..."The brigade commander scolded with an indignant face.

After quickly sorting out the messy thoughts in your head. With a face full of expectations, the brigade commander asked rhetorically to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, do we have any other ways to crack the new tactics of the East China Field Army..."

"Yes...."

The chief of staff replied categorically. After getting the affirmative look of the brigade commander in front of him, the chief of staff continued to speak.

"Our air force units and artillery units do not pose much of a threat to the small number of troops hidden in the trench groups of the other side. However, after all, the remaining troops of the other side are too small, and they are all technical arms, especially artillery, which we can clearly see from the two rounds of attacks. ”

"So, I think it's humble. We can take advantage of the disadvantage of the uncoordinated deployment of various arms of the East China Field Army and use the superiority of troops to launch successive surprise attacks. I believe that as long as we can send a force to act as a decoy to attract the attention of the enemy's artillery. Then, other troops can take advantage of the defensive loopholes in the positions of the East China Field Army due to the lack of troops, and quickly make a surprise attack, quickly occupy several positions of the other side, and slowly expand the results of the battle..."

The words of the chief of staff, although very reasonable, are very reasonable for the current war situation. However, what he didn't expect was. The entire position of the East China Field Army, although it was fully armed, was only one or more battalions. However, in addition to the strength of this multi-battalion force, it is equipped with ten mortar batteries, a total of 90 mortars of various calibers. The remaining half of the force is almost all light machine gunners who can make quick transfers on the battlefield.

Suffice it to say, even if the Japanese attacking forces broke through the artillery fire interception. No matter where he attacks from, he will inevitably be subjected to fire from at least thirty or more light machine guns....

More importantly, the chief of staff's tactics are a very good way for the Japanese army, which is currently in a dilemma. However, what he didn't expect was that as long as the troops successfully broke through to the trench group of the East China Field Army, they would be mixed up with the East China Field Army. Then, his troops will inevitably lose the only advantage they have at present, and that is the superiority of the air force.

However, these things are obviously something that the brigade commander cannot think of for the time being, or is anxious to find a tactic of war and does not want to think about it. As soon as the chief of staff's words fell, the brigade commander did not hesitate at all, and ordered very decisively.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, your advice is very good. In this way, I appoint you as the supreme commander of the front, and command the third and fourth infantry brigades in a unified manner, and break through the positions of the East China Field Army in front of you in the shortest possible time. In addition, I will tell you another good news, with the approval of the Supreme Command of the Southbound Dispatch Army, in an hour, there will be a wing of reinforcements at my disposal, so you don't need to worry about the problem of troops, you only need to think about how to break through the new tactics of the East China Field Army on the opposite side in a short period of time. ”

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander...."

In this attack, the Japanese army, who understood the situation of the position, did not be stupid enough to use the air force, which had almost no effect, but concentrated all the artillery they could mobilize and carried out a saturated artillery bombardment of the trench group of the East China Field Army for 20 minutes.

After the shelling ended, the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield had not yet dissipated, and an infantry squadron acting as a decoy appeared in front of the position. There is no doubt that more than a hundred Japanese troops had just walked out of their positions, and a neat round of shells fell on this infantry squadron.

However, just when a squadron was completely wiped out, and the artillery units seized the time to shift their positions to prevent the Japanese bombers from retaliating. In the forward position of the Japanese army, the strength of at least three squadrons jumped out of the position at the same time, screaming, and launched a decisive assault on the peaceful position of the East China Field Army.

The charging distance of fifty meters was fleeting for the Japanese troops who were charging quickly. Just a few hundred Japanese troops who attacked from all directions thought that this attack would not be hindered in any way. Even the commander of the rear brigade, the chief of staff and others, were full of confidence in the offensive.

A shocking picture appeared in front of them again.

It was still a quiet forward position just now, and it was like magic: before everyone could react, more than a hundred dense tongues of fire, like death, stopped and slashed at the attacking troops that were close at hand......

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