Chapter 231: Flesh-and-Bullet Attack

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The current Nogi Noshinori is not famous, but if it is placed in the future generations, it will be very famous. Before World War II, he was even called the "God of War" by the Japanese military circles! It's just that after World War II, the vast majority of people basically had a negative attitude towards him. Some of the more radical ones, such as Ryotaro Sima, simply called him a foolish general, and the affirmation and boasting of Nogi before the war was in fact a man-made myth advocating foolish loyalty to the emperor.

After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, he served as the commander of the Third Army of the Japanese Army with the rank of lieutenant general of the Japanese Army, thus becoming the main general of the Japanese army in the land battlefield of the Russo-Japanese War. In this invasion of China, he even prepared his own coffin mouth to show that he and his two sons died in the war of aggression and served the Japanese Empire. On June 6 of the same year, he led the Third Army to land in the vicinity of Yanda'ao (now Hou'ershi) in Dalian, and set up a headquarters in Beipaoyazi, Zhoushuizi. He then commanded the Japanese army to advance southwest through Nanguanling to compress the Russian defensive line. During this period, because his eldest son Nogi Katsunori was killed in the Japanese army attacking the Russian army position in Nanshan, Jinzhou, he learned the news, and for a moment it seemed that there were tears in his eyes to endure it, but when his wife Shizuko learned of this, she sent him a telegram saying, 'I am very happy that Katsunori died in battle', and he immediately went to Nanshan to mourn his fallen son. Fu poem "The mountains and moons, the grass and trees turn desolate, and the bloody new battlefield is ten miles." The horses are silent, and the sun is set outside the city of Jinzhou. ”。

Nogi Noshinori with a division, 2 reserve regiments, 2 field artillery brigades with a total of 560,000 troops and 6 cannons, launched a general attack on the Lushun 10,000 Russian army, which lasted 50 days, the Japanese wolf rushed to the pig, flesh and blood flew sideways, Nogi used a sea of people, tunnels, night attacks, and even organized 3,500 death squads with white cloth tied to their heads to charge, all ended in failure, more than 50,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, even his second son Nogi Baonori was also killed in battle, Lushun is still in the hands of the Russian army.

In the end, the Russian army had no fighting spirit, and he unexpectedly received a letter of surrender from the Russian army. Anatoly, the commander of the Russian garrison in the Arthur fortress? Mikhailovich? Stexel sent military envoys, holding white flags, to deliver the instrument of surrender to the Japanese army. The next day, Nogi Noshinori sent the chief of staff of the Third Army, Tomosuke Iji, to reach an agreement with the Russian army, and Lushun was occupied by the Japanese army.

Therefore, Commander Nogi Noshinori, who completed the capture of the Lushun fortress with dignity and grace, accepted the surrender of the Russian army, and wrote the famous lyrics of "Meeting with the Naval Division", saying that Nogi was majestic and profound, showing generosity and kindness to the generals of the defeated army, and being polite, while the commander of the Russian army sincerely praised his world-class martial arts. The lyrics were not only selected into elementary school textbooks, but also composed into a song, which was widely circulated, creating a majestic and benevolent image of the Japanese military god.

It's just that now that western Sichuan has replaced the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is estimated that the Russo-Japanese War will not be able to be fought. Even if the Russo-Japanese War broke out, it would never happen again on Chinese soil. And the name of Nogi Noshinori's god of war will definitely not be fulfilled.

"Your Excellency Commander, please hand over the order to attack tomorrow to our 13th Division, and I promise to break through the defense line of the Chinese people!" Nogi Noshinori once again asked for war. He was hungry for victory, for victory. And this time, the 2nd Division failed in the attack, which was a great opportunity for him. As long as he can overcome the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army, then he will naturally have great merit.

"Alright! Tomorrow's main attack will be attacked by the 13th Division. I hope you can give full play to the bushido spirit of the Great Japanese Empire and defeat the Shina people! Yama Youpeng hesitated, but still agreed to Nogi Noshinori's request.

"Your Excellency Commander, rest assured, the 13th Division will definitely complete its mission!" Nogi Noshinori said excitedly.

The commander of the Second Division, Lieutenant General Sakuma Zomathew, gave Nogi Noshinori a cold look. In today's battle, his second division was bloodied in front of the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army. Nogi Noshinori's 13th Division is just a newly formed division, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the 2nd Division at all, and the 13th Division wants to break through the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army, it is simply wishful thinking. Lieutenant General Sakuma Zomatjew is already waiting for tomorrow when Nogi Noshinori's attack is thwarted. He wanted that Nogi Noshinori would have something to say then.

On the morning of 5 April, the soldiers of the 13th Division replaced the 2nd Division and entered the assault position. Dozens of artillery pieces of the 13th Division, all pulled out, were ready to support the infantry offensive. In addition, the 3rd Division and the 5th Division will also launch an offensive against the Western Sichuan Army to contain the strength of the Western Sichuan Army to support the offensive of the 13th Division.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army began artillery preparations, and the three divisions and regiments used 200 artillery pieces to launch an indiscriminate bombardment of the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army. The artillery of the western Sichuan army immediately launched a counterattack, and the two sides went back and forth, and the artillery battle was very fierce.

At half past one, the 13th Division went on the offensive. Long before the attack, Nogi Noshinori personally summoned all the officers above the captain level of the 13th Division, and he cruelly told these officers that in today's battle, the 13th Division must break through the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army before dark, even if it costs heavy casualties.

In the first attack, Nogi Noshinori invested the strength of five infantry brigades, and more than 5,000 people launched a fierce attack on the defense line of the 22nd Regiment of the Western Sichuan Army on a front of more than 1,000 meters. The 2nd Battalion of the 22nd Regiment of the Western Sichuan Army experienced a bitter battle in yesterday's battle, and has not recovered at all until now, and is once again facing the attack of thousands of Japanese troops, and the pressure can be imagined.

Fortunately, Lu Hanyuan, the commander of the 22nd Regiment, knew that the pressure on the 1st Battalion was very high, and not only sent 6 Type 2 infantry guns from the regimental artillery company to the front line, but also sent 6 05mm light howitzers to the 1st Battalion to provide fire support, which greatly enhanced the defensive strength of the 1st Battalion.

"Boom!" One shell after another exploded among the attacking Japanese troops, blowing up the attacking Japanese troops into the air, and stumps and broken arms flew everywhere. The heavy machine gun roared, knocking the attacking Japanese soldiers to the ground.

The 13th Division of the Japanese Army is a newly formed division, and there is indeed some gap between the soldiers' Suzhì and the 2nd Division, which is a permanent division. Their attack, unlike the second division, formed waves one after another, but clustered together, which completely gave the western Sichuan army a good target. As soon as the battle began, it went straight to the fiercest Cheng dù. The Japanese army frantically attacked the positions of the Western Sichuan Army, and every time they took a step forward, they would leave countless corpses behind.

Nogi Noshinori stood on the forward position, his eyes unblinking at the attack of the troops, although one after another the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground, but he did not care in the slightest. In his eyes, these soldiers were not human beings at all, but tools for him to gain military exploits and glory.

In the face of the frantic attack of the Japanese army, the western Sichuan army was completely numb, and just mechanically pulled the trigger, poured fire on the Japanese army, and knocked those Japanese soldiers to the ground.

"General, the firepower of the people is too strong, and the soldiers will be sent to death if they are defeated!" said the brigade commander of the 26th brigade.

"The brave warriors of the Great Japanese Empire are not afraid of death!" Nogi Noshinori said coldly.

"Two more brigades! The defense line of the people of China is already in danger, and with a little effort, we can overcome their defense! Nogi not only did not stop the attack, but instead increased his investment.

A large number of Japanese soldiers, under the orders of the officers, rushed to the position of the Western Sichuan Army in the face of a rain of bullets.

Shells flew sideways, the children were like pouring rain, impermeable, and a large number of Japanese soldiers fell on the way to attack, their corpses piled up, almost cutting off the flow of the Jiujiang River. But even so, they were given the order to attack, attack, and keep attacking.

"Aren't these *** Japanese people afraid of death? It's endless! The commander of the first battalion said angrily. The continuous attacks of the Japanese army put a lot of pressure on the 3rd Battalion. By now, they don't know how many Japanese they have slaughtered, but the Japanese soldiers seem to be endless, and they can't finish killing.

Finally, after paying a heavy price, the Japanese troops of the 13th Division rushed across the Jiujiang River and set foot on the land on the south bank. However, they were still greeted by a rain of bullets and bullets. However, these Japanese soldiers were still not timid, and they launched an attack in the face of the rain of bullets and bullets of the Western Sichuan Army, as if they wanted to use their own ** to break a path on the battlefield where the bullets were raining down.

"Haha! Rushing up, I knew that the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire were the toughest! By the time a soldier was about to rush into the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army, Nogi Noshinori shouted happily, he had not thought at all about how much his 13th Division had paid in order to reach this step.

"Order the artillery to cover that section of the area and clear the way for the warriors!" Nogi Noshinori put down the binoculars in his hand and gave the order.

"General, the soldiers we are attacking are too close to the Western Sichuan Army, and if you shell it, it will be easy to cause accidental injuries!" The wing commander of the field artillery wing of the 13th Division said with some hesitation.

"Wouldn't I know? Execute the command. As long as you can break through the defense line of the Zhina people, a little accidental injury is completely acceptable! Nogi Noshinori said arrogantly.

"Yes, General!" The wing commander of the field artillery wing of the 13th Division immediately received the order.

The mountain guns adjusted their muzzles and launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the defensive line of the Western Sichuan Army. In the process, it was inevitable that some shells fell into the attacking Japanese troops, causing a lot of accidental injuries and causing a burst of curses from the Japanese soldiers.

"Those little Japan are such bastards, they even blow up their own people!" The soldier of the 1st battalion of the 22nd regiment couldn't help but think like this. These Japanese are really ruthless enough, and they can do it to themselves.

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