Chapter 212: Meat Grinder
"Onboard. Net**()""Seven lives to serve the country. "When only 300 meters from the hilltop position, the Japanese infantry rushed to the Qing line amid chaotic roars. As a flare rose into the sky, the Qing defense line, which looked empty from the outside, was instantly in full swing, and from a distance, the fire of the muzzle and the artillery formed an intermittent chain of fire. It is like a giant dragon lying on the peony platform, resisting the onslaught of the Japanese army under the mountain!
The instantaneous burst of fire caught the Japanese soldiers who were rushing up the hill by surprise, and rows of Japanese soldiers were knocked down like wheat harvesters. Shao Yu saw with his own eyes that a machine gun next to him swept away, and the body of a Japanese soldier in the distance was smashed into two ends by several machine gun bullets. The Japanese soldier continued to rush forward, but his upper body was separated from his legs. And the fire of mortars and grenadiers made it impossible for the Japanese to dodge.
When the Japanese soldiers in the back saw the rows of fallen comrades in front, they immediately lay down, and if they were lucky, they could find a cover to hide, but with the piercing screams, a grenade that exploded made the Japanese soldiers behind the bunker not feel safe at all. Some were blown up into the sky by grenades that hit them directly, and some were torn open by scattered shrapnel and ricochet. Some only raised their heads slightly before a bullet that came out of nowhere pierced their brains.
The remnants of the Japanese artillery under the mountain, under the command of the commander, concentrated on the design of a certain section of fortifications on the mountain, accompanied by the grenades fired in a flash, and the section of trenches and fortifications that were bombarded by the focus was not hit by shells, and machine guns and artillery guns were naturally the first targets to be taken care of. Under the action of a highly flammable picric acid charge, the wood used to support the bunker burned violently.
Yellow-green poisonous smoke and dancing flames spread through the bunker. In the smoke and flames, the remaining infantry of the Qing army was obviously unable to effectively shoot the Japanese troops on the mountainside. With the help of artillery, the Japanese reorganized themselves and began to attack the breach.
"82 mortars knocked out a few field guns down the hill for me. Allocate a few more 60 guns and machine guns over there. Looking at the fortifications with billowing smoke not far away, Shao Yu said anxiously. But this qiē is a little late. There was not enough firepower on the front. Two hundred meters is too close. As soon as the Japanese shelling ended, many outlaws rushed to the trenches.
After being killed by scattered rifles, a few Japanese soldiers finally jumped into the trenches, and the Qing troops guarding next to the trenches subconsciously prepared for melee combat with bayonets or ****. But what they didn't expect was that these Japanese soldiers didn't have rifles in their hands, and when they saw the Qing army coming, they actually rushed forward with a cruel smile, and then ignited the explosives wrapped around their bodies!
Boom, boom. A huge bang was remembered in the trenches of the Qing army. The Qing officers and soldiers who had just rushed up to plug the gap were blown up with the Japanese army. Blood, severed limbs, and something unspeakable fell from the sky, startling the Qing officers and soldiers who had planned to continue to plug the gap, and some of them couldn't help but vomit. The others also cowered. Some even planned to turn around and flee, but it was this chaos of just a few minutes that gave the Japanese army an opportunity.
"This bunch of garbage." Shao Yu watched as more and more Japanese troops poured in from the breach, and the troops guarding the trench were obviously unable to resist. Shao Yu hurriedly gathered the troops directly under the battalion and said: "The veterans are in front, the recruits are in the back, and the people in front and behind are designed from the shoulders of the people in front of them. Bring grenades. Keep your distance between groups. Beware of the Woko's flesh bullets. In a few simple words, the tactics of organizing a counterattack were arranged, and then he led the team to set off.
When they were about to reach the breakthrough, the scene in front of them made Shao Yu very angry. As if frightened by the explosions just now, the recruits held their heads and refused to move. And the Japanese army, after facing a few veterans who dared to resist, stabbed to death one by one with bayonets and smiling fiercely. …,
"Hit, step on their shoulders." Shao Yu really had no other way, so he was ruthless, and with a few veterans, he stepped on the new soldiers who were squatting on the ground and shrunk into a ball. And at the same time, he carried a knife in one hand and strafed with a box cannon in the other. With the constantly beating muzzles and the bullets falling to the ground. The Japanese soldiers who had been killed just now were swept away.
The dense density of bullets made it impossible to hide in the narrow trenches. The few lucky ones left ran to a corner in the trench and hid. "Rush. Brothers, follow me. Shao Yu and his brothers planned to take advantage of the situation to rush forward.
But just as they were approaching the corner, a Japanese soldier with no gun screamed and rushed around the corner. One hand has tinder in his hand and explosives strapped to his body! "Ugh." The sudden situation surprised Shao Yu. Just when he thought he was about to be blown up, a veteran suddenly rushed over, pushed Shao Yu down, and then approached the Japanese soldier a few steps, the Japanese soldier was also stunned and did not immediately ignite the explosives, in less than 1 second, the unknown veteran had already used one hand to die with the hand of the Japanese soldier holding the fire. Then he pushed desperately around the corner. The Japanese army, caught off guard, was thus pushed into a corner.
And the veteran was also blown into a blood gourd around the corner by a bayonet sticking out from the side. "That's enough." The veteran smiled and pulled the grenade on his waist. The explosion knocked down the entire trench. Bury the warriors and the pirates together. "Fight!!" Shao Yu, who reacted, put down the war knife in his hand, took out a grenade from his body and shouted.
The battalion commanders are all out of the way. What else do the people below say? "Aren't the Japanese Criminals ruthless? Lao Tzu's grenades are more convenient, and I can bring you a few if I can't live. A veteran soldier said and immediately ran up. Go ahead. And some cowards also quietly moved out of the way, watching Shao Yu and the others leave with awe.
"You can't expect everyone to be as brave as you, bravery with guns and bayonets won't work, the best way is to bring them and let them know that you are with them and that only a bloody battle can survive." Afterwards, Shao Yu wrote such a paragraph when he remembered those soldiers who were so frightened that they would rather hold their heads and wait for death than resist.
In order to prevent Japanese shells from falling into the trenches and then reimburse the entire platoon of soldiers, the Qing army deliberately repaired the trenches into folded lines when repairing the position. There is a corner every short distance. This has caused great trouble for both the enemy and the enemy to observe. Sometimes, as soon as the two sides turn around, they find that the other is close at hand, and then play with bayonets at very close range. To prevent this from happening, but also to deal with those meat bullets hidden around the corner. Shao Yu: They rearranged the battle plan.
A soldier crawls forward, and the people behind cover with **** from a certain distance. When he got around the corner, the daredevils threw a grenade over the corner. This tactic was then further refined. To deal with the flying shrapnel and those bayonets that are hidden in a corner. Shao Yu and the others also picked up a large piece of thick wood from the road to block the front. Even if you are caught by a meat bullet, you will still be killed. But at least low-speed shrapnel and bayonets are not afraid. The most important thing is to feel safe psychologically.
In this way, Shao Yu and several other Qing troops who came to support them worked hard to block this breakthrough. Outside the trenches, the battle was still raging. Whether or not the opponent's position can be broken depends on two aspects, one is whether the breakthrough can be opened, and the other is whether the reinforcements can seize the opportunity to reinforce the top soldiers of the breakthrough. Although the Japanese army's flesh bomb death squad opened a breakthrough for the Japanese attack, whether it can really break through depends on whether the Japanese army behind it is fast enough!
The Japanese army's flesh-and-bullet charge and artillery support in the rear could indeed suppress the Qing army's firepower. Mortars and grenadiers have curved ballistics and have high survivability, but poor fire persistence. Heavy machine gun fire is sustained. It is possible to shoot indirectly or directly, but it is not convenient to move. It is easy to be knocked out by artillery. As the backbone of the Beiyang firepower. Both of these magic weapons were suppressed by the Japanese army's direct-aim artillery, which could not provide a sustained and powerful firepower output. …,
Under the Japanese army's crowd tactics, the Beiyang defense line became precarious under a ** impact. Just when the Japanese thought that they could rush into the trenches with a single charge, take out those annoying mortars and heavy machine guns with bayonets and explosives. A weapon that had been hidden for a long time showed its sharp teeth.
On the side of the breach, after the soldiers of several groups added the Jianyì bracket, they added a weapon similar to the Maxine machine gun, if this thing was seen by the captives of the Oshima Brigade, they would definitely recognize it, it was this thing called the 37MM cannon that blew up the last artillery of the Oshima Wing and the hope of breaking through!
This thing can be carried separately and has an extremely fast rate of fire. It only takes a few seconds to shoot out 25 high-explosive rounds, and then you can move your position along the way, and you still use smokeless gunpowder, and you can't find a target in the direction of retaliation. And it can hit both direct and indirect shots. It can be said to be a sharp weapon in defensive warfare, especially in such a condescending situation.
For this kind of weapon, Beiyang specially organized it into an independent artillery group. And this time the Battle of Peony Terrace was used intensively for the first time. In order to ensure that the position was foolproof, Nie Shicheng spared no expense in the arrangement of elite and heavy artillery units, and in order to prevent the shortage of machine guns and mortars, he also specially arranged 12 artillery groups. For strengthening firepower. And at this time, these weapons will surprise the Japanese army!!
Shimamura Shozo, who was at the back of the battlefield, suddenly heard a short, continuous screeching sound. He subconsciously looked up and vaguely saw countless small black dots suddenly appear in the sky above the battlefield (the muzzle velocity of the muzzle of the cannon is only 367 meters per second). And in just a few seconds, these black spots increased rapidly, instantly filling almost the entire battlefield.
The black dots then pounced on the charging Japanese like locusts. In fact, after hearing this kind of voice that they had never heard before, many Japanese soldiers were already subconsciously choosing to avoid it. Some lay on the ground, others quickly hid behind rocks. But in the space of a few tens of seconds, thousands of shells made these people indistinguishable from those compatriots who stood and charged.
Some shells exploded in the air. Some exploded after touching the ground, and some hit the Japanese army directly. From the top of the head to the ground. The fragments blown up by thousands of shells left the Japanese assault troops with nowhere to hide. In a matter of tens of seconds, a storm of shrapnel swept over the Japanese positions again and again. The lives that were still alive a few seconds ago were instantly torn apart by the sharp shrapnel into a ball of blood.
The smoke of gunpowder, blood and heart-rending screams instantly drowned out the roar of the artillery on both sides, and the concentrated fire of the guns not only swept down the charging Japanese troops, but even the Japanese troops who were ready to fight at any time in the middle and rear of the battlefield were shattered by this sudden steel storm. (The range of the cannon is 4500 yards)
Although the accuracy at long range would be reduced, the dense rain of bullets brought by the high rate of fire still caused heavy losses to the Japanese troops who were assembled to prepare for the attack. From the front of the Qing army's defense line to the foot of the mountain, the Japanese army attacked and launched the position. More than 2,000 shells gave the Japanese army a taste of what is called a real covering strike! The attacking forces were almost completely annihilated. The follow-up forces were scattered. Even the most lame commander knows that this wave of attacks will end in failure! And what's even more terrifying is that after the Qing army finished fighting, the Japanese army still didn't know where these weapons were arranged! I can't find a target even if I want to fight back!
With a snap, the telescope in Motoji Yamachi's hand fell to the ground. The two hands trembled constantly, and bean-sized sweat droplets came out of their foreheads. Two eyes stared at the high ground of Peony Terrace, which was covered in gunsmoke and blood, and the sound of shells exploding echoed in his ears. There were even auditory hallucinations. The offensive that the Imperial Japanese Army had been preparing for months actually broke the opponent in just a few minutes! It's incredible. …,
"Never. Tell the commander of the Xikuan Brigade to withdraw the troops. In just a dozen words, Motoji Mountain actually said it for 2 minutes! The heralds on the side had already run out, allowing the collapsed Japanese troops who had just been beaten to withdraw from their positions.
Since then, the Japanese army has launched three more attacks throughout the day. And when the commander of the Xikuan Brigade sent the war report to the hands of the mountain Genji. Yamachi Genji threw it aside without even looking at it.
"What do you mean by that, Your Excellency, Division Commander?" Nishikuan felt insulted. His second brigade and artillery attacked the opponent's position at the cost of more than 800 dead and more than 1,200 wounded. This battle almost crippled 3 brigades. The backbone of the 2nd Brigade was about to break. And his immediate boss is actually doing this!!
"Death to a certain point is just a number. Nishikuanjun. It doesn't matter how many people die, the important thing is that we take Pyongyang and annihilate Nie Shicheng. Yamachi Genji said calmly with half-closed eyes.
"If you fight like this, even if you fight the first division, you may not be able to consume the opponent's ammunition." Xikuan snorted coldly, at this time he was worried about his team of more than 2,000 casualties, as for whether he would offend his immediate boss, he didn't think about it at all.
"It seems that our plan is wrong, the firepower advantage of the artillery factory directly under the artillery wing cannot offset the Qing army's advantage in light weapons and fortifications, we will not be able to give full play to the superiority of troops in a narrow place, the opponent's artillery is not as many as ours, and the soldiers are not as many as us, as the attacker, I should launch an attack on the widest possible attack surface in order to disperse the opponent's firepower and defensive forces." Motoji Yamachi said with a smile.
"Today's offense is a lesson." Motoji said meaningfully.
"I hope your plan will succeed." Nishikanjiro pouted and said.
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