Chapter 55: The Japanese Attack
"Third Guards Wing, give me an attack!"
A Japanese soldier held a command knife and shouted into the distance. And thousands of Japanese troops began to charge towards Wang Guorui's position in small groups, and then they looked fanatical, obviously wanting to attack the trench position composed of Wang Guorui's soldiers, as long as they broke through this trench position, they would be able to tear a gap, and then a large number of Japanese troops could follow behind, open and expand this gap and gradually annihilate Wang Guorui's army. The tactic is simple and not complicated, but it has to be under a lot of pressure.
Wang Guorui looked into the distance with a telescope, and then said, "Hu Wei, prepare with artillery fire!" ”
Wang Guorui's current tactics are actually trench warfare in the First World War in later generations, to be precise, a war of attrition. This tactic is very rigid and rigid, and there are not many special circumstances. In the end, it was just a unit hiding in the trench to defend, then the rear was bombarded with shells, and finally approached to defend with machine guns and rifle mortars. This is often a great loss for the attacker, but when the defender turns into an offensive state, it will inevitably face a lot of casualties, which is also trench warfare. This was the case, at least until the invention of the tank.
"Artillery fire ready! This time two battalions opened fire! Chen Liyan, the commander of the artillery regiment, shouted.
This time, the Japanese army is not tempting, but it is really attacking with all its might, and it will definitely not be an attack in order to test Wang Guorui's firepower. Looking at the formation of the Japanese army this time, they also attacked with the posture of the main attack. Therefore, this time some artillery fire can be properly exposed, so that the Japanese army will suffer greater losses.
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
The artillery began to fire, and shells began to bombard the Japanese charging ranks, and the Japanese began to be blown into the sky.
"Wow-"
Some Japanese troops were blown into the sky by artillery shells, but the Japanese still charged and did not retreat, and it was clear that the attack was real.
"Lord Wang, the effect of the artillery bombardment this time is far less good than before. This time, the Japanese troops were scattered and scattered, and they were not concentrated together. They all operate in small formations, and they don't seem to have much firepower at first glance, but they are able to save the vast majority of the soldiers. And you see their charge, although they charge one wing at a time, but they also charge in large groups, so that they keep enough spacing in our narrow road, and then the effect of the artillery is relatively poor. Hu Wei said.
Wang Guorui was really a little helpless, and the Japanese army had also learned well, and these Japanese soldiers had experienced the previous temptations and had learned some means of evading artillery fire. It is difficult for the same means to be effective on the same enemy, and these Japanese soldiers obviously have a certain amount of experience in dodging artillery fire, and the effect of Wang Guorui's artillery bombardment has also been greatly reduced. And when these Japanese troops charged to their own side, the loss would definitely not exceed 500 people, and the rest would depend on their own infantry fighting.
"But isn't it a tactic to add fuel to their lungs? Although their teams were scattered and the progress of the charge was not large, they always charged in squads. Although this evaded the bombardment of artillery fire, was it not a tactic to add fuel? Isn't adding fuel tactics a taboo for soldiers? ”
This was asked by Wang Guorui's woman Zheng Hong, who obviously learned a certain amount of military knowledge during this time, and he understood that the Japanese army was adding fuel to the tactics. The Japanese charged in relatively small groups in batches, which was certainly able to evade artillery fire, but their instantaneous firepower was also greatly reduced. As a military operation, the emphasis is on the simultaneous output of firepower. The more firepower you put out at the same time, the more advantageous the battle will be. However, the Japanese army attacked in batches, which was equivalent to reducing the firepower output of its own side, and it was obviously playing a tactic of adding fuel!
However, Hu Wei quickly explained, saying: "Madam, in fact, this is because the Japanese army does not understand our infantry firepower. Although the Japanese knew that we had enough artillery, they did not know the firepower of our infantry. They knew very little about our infantry, they only recognized our artillery. That's why they made such a judgment, because although they scattered the attack, their firepower was still relatively fierce. At present, the Japanese army still subconsciously regards us as the Qing army in Liaodong, and they do not think that our infantry firepower is very fierce. They didn't know that we had a lot of Maxinsay guns, and a lot of grenadiers, so they subconsciously thought that a squadron-sized salvo of fire at a time would be enough to threaten our soldiers. This is the result of our different standards, and the Japanese army uses the standards of our other armies as a reference, so that their firepower is sufficient. But we ourselves use our own firepower as a reference, so they become a tactic to add fuel to. ”
"Oh, I see, the Japanese army is going to be unlucky!" Zheng Hong said.
The Japanese quickly rushed through the area covered by artillery fire and successfully charged to the dead end of artillery fire. And the Japanese army could also see the positions of Wang Guorui's soldiers in the distance, and then they had already begun to prepare for battle. And then the Japanese began to pull the bolt and then began to fight.
"Grenadier ready!" Zhao Xi, head of the third regiment, said.
"Da-"
"Da-"
"Da-"
The small grenades of the grenadiers also began to be fired, and then smashed along the parabola to the vicinity of the Japanese troops hundreds of meters away.
"Boom—"
A mortar shell exploded, and five or six Japanese soldiers began to be killed. And the rest of the Japanese army felt demonic, because they had no idea that any artillery could kill them at such a close distance. If it's a howitzer, it's too powerful. A howitzer has a killing radius of at least twenty meters or more, and this one is only seven or eight meters. Moreover, the howitzers did not adjust the aiming angle so quickly, but now these grenadiers adjust the angle very quickly, and they are completely adjusted with the Japanese charge.
"Yaga, what kind of weapon is this?" The captain of a Japanese squad said angrily.
This kind of weapon completely made it impossible for the Japanese army to find the north, because this grenadier just made up for the gap in firepower of about 100 meters to 3400 meters, and made the Japanese army have to pay a lot of sacrifices every time they took a step forward.
"Long live Great Japan! Rush me! The captain of a Japanese squad shouted.
Far from frightening the Japanese troops, the attacks of these grenadiers allowed them to continue their fierce charge, apparently to once again try their best to reach the dead end of the grenadiers. They thought that as long as they rushed in front of the position of Wang Guorui's soldiers, they would be safe. According to the laws of the battlefield, there are two ways to avoid enemy artillery attacks. One is how far to hide, and then quickly retreat. Another way is to rush to the front, so as to reach the dead end of the enemy's artillery fire, so that you can also avoid the enemy's artillery fire.
"Rush!"
The Japanese army charged even faster, after all, they were all troops of the Japanese Guards Division, and they were the most elite troops in the Japanese army, and they would not collapse so easily. At present, the casualties of the Japanese army are only more than 600 or 700, which is far from the point of causing the Japanese army to collapse. It's less than a quarter of the whole team, so it's still going to hold up.
"Maxinsey stun gun ready!" Zhao Xi said.
"Click!" The Maxine machine gun began to pull the bolt and then aimed at the enemy in the distance.
"Closer!" "Put some more in, don't shoot so early!" "Put the Japanese within 100 meters, and you can shoot within 100 meters!"
Zhao Xi already had a plan, that is, to put the Japanese army in close range to fight, so that the best effect of killing the enemy. Zhao Xi obviously also knew that the Japanese army did not know that there were enough machine guns on their side. And this opportunity to annihilate the enemy is just a one-shot deal. With machine guns this time, the next time the Japanese army charges, they will also be prepared. Therefore, this time it is necessary to annihilate as many Japanese troops as possible to achieve the best effect.
"Rush! They're right in front of you! The Japanese soldiers shouted.
"Rifle fire!" Zhao Xi said.
When the Japanese army charged to two hundred meters, Zhao Xi ordered the rifle to be able to fire. With the firepower of the rifle, Zhao Xi was sure that it was not enough to collapse the Japanese army, so he could rest assured that he could boldly let the Japanese charge. As long as there were Maxine machine guns, it would have been impossible for the Japanese to rush over.
"A hundred meters, the machine gun will hit hard!" Zhao Xi roared angrily.
"Dada......"
The Maxine machine guns of several machine-gun companies of the 3rd Regiment began to shoot scorching tongues of fire, and the Japanese began to face a storm of machine-gun blows.
"Wow-"
These machine guns knocked the Japanese soldiers to the ground like they were cutting leeks, and then they couldn't get up at all. Maxine's machine gun was eleven millimeters in caliber, and if a Maxine bullet was hit, it was almost certain death.
"Captain, their firepower is too fierce! We can't rush through! A staff officer of the Japanese army said.
And the captain of the third wing of the Japanese army watched his rows of men fall to the ground like cutting leeks, and hated itchy, but there was no way to do it. Now the Japanese army has a lot of headaches, if you can have a light artillery, or have a light machine gun that can be carried around, then it may be able to save a lot of war.
"Retreat!" The wing commander of the third wing of the Japanese army said helplessly.
Soon, the first attack of the Japanese army was collapsed by Wang Guorui's troops, and the Japanese army did not get the slightest advantage, but suffered heavy losses.