Chapter 235: Reserves
Seeing that the entire left-wing position was shrouded in gunsmoke, Zhang Tinglan's heart was also violently contracted, and a company of soldiers was lost like this, and anyone who saw it couldn't help but feel distressed, the Feng army had begun to take the elite route, and the recruits were carefully selected, and they would expand the army in the future, these people were the most haode seeds.
Zhang Tinglan held back his anger, now that the left flank of the entire front had been broken, it was useless to hold it any longer, so Zhang Tinglan ordered the soldiers to retreat to the second line of positions first, and gave up the first line.
At the same time, Zhang Tinglan also made the artillery ready for battle, since the exchange of fire, the artillery of the Ji army is the biggest threat, so only by eliminating them, so that the biggest threat can be eliminated.
At this time, the opportunity that the Feng army had been waiting for finally came, and Yu Zhixiong, who was originally in charge of the command, saw the Feng army retreating from the first front, and he was immediately overjoyed, in his opinion, this was the harbinger of the collapse of the Feng army.
Regardless of how well the Shina people performed, they didn't have the tenacious willpower, they weren't real fighters at all, this had been proven in Ji Jinchun, as long as they broke the opponent's defense, they would collapse completely.
Therefore, Yu Zhixiong did not hesitate to give the order, and asked Gao Shifu to urge the soldiers to attack, but at this time, Gao Shifu was looking awkward, as if he had eaten a fly, disgusting, uncomfortable, ashamed, regretful, all kinds of expressions were entangled on his face, making his facial features move.
Among the soldiers in the third wave of attacks are his henchmen, the descendants of the troops who have been trained for many years, as long as this gang is there, he can recruit a little bandit at any time, and he can pull up a team, if this gang of people dies, he really has no play.
As a result, these heartfelt children did not die at the hands of the Feng army, but were killed by the Japanese with artillery. A full 200 people were blown to pieces by the cannons, which was simply the life of Gao Shifu, he cooperated with the Japanese to restore his former position, but now he suddenly woke up, the Japanese did not regard him as a human being at all, at best he was just a tool to use.
So the Japanese could not hesitate to bombard their henchmen with artillery and turn them all into a pile of corpses. The Japanese can not care, Gao Shifu can't not care, he faintly feels that the soldiers around him are looking at him with strange eyes. Even the Warlords are like that.
Gao Shifu only felt a chill coming from his back, rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and Gao Shifu was even worried that these subordinates would rebel immediately. After all, seeing his own people die under the cannons of his own side, anyone will say that Gao Shiwei is ruthless and unjust, in an army similar to bandits. The subordinates have an idea of the chief, they really dare to sneak into the black hand!
When Coats's heart was pounding. Yuichi Yuichi's order was also delivered. Let him attack, Gao Shifu immediately shook his head, he didn't want to let the Japanese do another indiscriminate shelling.
Yu Zhixiong also felt Gao Shiwei's abnormality, and seemed to feel that he was a little excessive, even if it was a dog, he had to take care of his emotions. Therefore, Yu Zhixiong promised the artillery to go forward and use artillery to open the way for the Ji army.
Gao Shiwei also knew that now the defeat of the Feng army was imminent, if he did not make a move. They lost their chance to win, so Gao Shifu had to reorganize his soldiers and urge them to attack again.
At this time, the artillery of the Ji army had completed the adjustment and launched a bombardment on the Feng army again. At this time, the opportunity that the Fengjun artillery had been waiting for had also arrived, they only had six 75-mm Krupp mountain guns, which were much worse than the number of the opponent, and they did not take advantage of the bombardment, so the Fengjun's artillery was mainly placed in the second position, waiting for the counterattack.
Now the artillery of the other side is coming forward, relying on a large number of shells to show off their might to the Feng army, and the artillery of the Feng army will not be polite.
"Triple correction...... Rapid fire! ”
With the issuance of the order, the artillery of the Feng army finally began to roar, twenty or thirty pounds of shells were fired one after another at the opponent's artillery position, in the first round of platoon artillery attacks, it successfully hit a mountain artillery, it happened that this mountain gun was still loaded with shells, did not shoot out.
After being directly hit by the Feng army, this mountain cannon instantly collapsed, countless pieces of iron and shells exploded out, and all the surrounding artillery were affected, and the bones of the two Japanese artillerymen in charge of shooting were gone, and the other Jilin army auxiliaries did not end well, and all the corpses were scattered all over the ground.
In another place, the situation was even worse, and the shelling of the Feng army had even more serious consequences, as one shell landed right on the top of the box containing the shells, causing a terrible explosion in an instant, killing all the surrounding Ji troops and blowing two nearby artillery pieces into parts.
The Japanese will not be beaten passively all the time, they hurriedly adjusted the muzzle of the gun to return fire, but they are equipped with 41 mountain guns, the range and power are far less than the Krupp gun, the only advantage is flexibility, it is very useful in mountain combat, but this is the plain terrain, they naturally suffer.
The Feng army can hit them, they can't reach the Feng army, and they have no cover to protect themselves, so they can only resist the shelling of the Feng army, and the end can be imagined.
Under the heavy bombardment of the Feng army, 12 of the 20 artillery pieces were destroyed, and the other three were damaged, and what was even more fatal was that more than 20 Japanese artillery pieces were either killed or seriously wounded, in short, they completely lost their combat effectiveness.
The artillery is a high jishu class, and without the command and control of the Japanese, the remaining artillery is basically a pile of scrap metal, which poses no threat to the Feng army at all.
Yu Zhixiong also saw this scene, he immediately felt as if his heart was being caught, these Japanese artillery are the essence of the Kwantung Army, and they were finally sent out, but they were all lost on the battlefield, how can he explain it, his eyes are red, and the corners of his eyes are about to crack.
However, there is one person who is not as good as Yu Zhixiong, that is Gao Shifu, he finally urged the soldiers to attack forward, and a large number of Ji troops poured into the front and rear of the first front, and they did not expect that the Feng army would have any resistance, but at this time, more fierce shooting began.
When Zhang Tinglan arranged the firepower, he regarded the second line of position as the main defensive focus, the firepower was very strong, and each machine gun was calculated to ensure that it could fire from the most effective angle. In addition, the positions are also specially organized to ensure that there is no cover for the other side.
Therefore, after the Ji army rushed over, it was equivalent to falling into the tiger's den in Longtan. A torrent of bullets came at them, killing people faster than cutting wheat.
The soldiers who withdrew from the first line of positions were all engaged in the battle, many of their brothers had already died, now was a good time to take revenge, especially Shen Yue, his eyes were red, and he was constantly reaping the harvest of life, they had a whole company, only three or five people retreated, and most of the others died. There are also serious injuries.
Seeing that the former brothers were dead, their hearts were dripping blood, and they had reached the point of desperation, and the Ji army was all dumbfounded, and they thought that the Feng army was about to be defeated. Just to pick up the cheap, who knows that the harder iron plate is mentioned. There are fewer and fewer people around. It's all turned into corpses, who has the heart to fight it?
"Run!" These guys finally couldn't bear it anymore and fled frantically, and some of them simply hid in the first trench dug by the Feng army, and it just so happened that they could still hide here.
These people were thinking they were smart, and all of a sudden, the shells came at them. It turned out that the Feng army had already destroyed the artillery of the Ji army, and they were about to bombard their soldiers when they turned their heads.
The trenches were not a place to hide, so they could only crawl back and run, and then a terrible whistle sounded behind them, which was the signal for the Feng army to charge.
Soon, in the trenches, the soldiers of the Feng army were in good shape. Rushing out quickly, the slow escape of the Ji army was killed one after another, leaving behind the corpses all the way, like the army chasing ducks, driving the Ji army to flee frantically, and they recaptured the first line.
The battle was fought to this extent, both Yu Zhi Yuichi and Gao Shifu knew that they could not attack anymore, so they hurriedly retreated the soldiers, Gao Shifu red eyes, like a brute in heat, found Yu Zhixiongichi, and grabbed him by the chest.
Almost lifted him up from the ground: "Didn't you say that the victory was in your hands, didn't you let us attack, now it's okay, all my brothers have lost it, all of them are gone, you are a big liar, a complete big liar, what bullshit big Japanese Kwantung Army, your artillery was beaten to the point by the Feng army, why am I Gao Shifu blind and listened to your words!" ”
After a day of fighting, the Feng army killed more than 500 soldiers of the opposing side, and also destroyed the artillery of the Ji army, firmly gaining the upper hand. However, the Feng army also paid a lot of price, with 200 soldiers killed, nearly half of whom were caused by the indiscriminate shelling of the Japanese.
In addition to the sacrifices, more than 300 soldiers were wounded to varying degrees, of which more than 100 were able to continue fighting, and the remaining 100 or so had to be transported to the rear for treatment.
Zhang Haipeng was still very satisfied with the result of the battle, and he said to Zhang Tinglan: "Humble words, I think the Ji army has suffered heavy losses, we might as well launch an attack directly and defeat them all!" ”
After thinking about it, Zhang Tinglan shook his head: "Senior Commander Zhang, the situation is not optimistic, the enemy has suffered heavy losses, and we are not easy. ”
"Don't we still have a battalion of troops, we can throw it up!"
"Absolutely not, I always feel that the Japanese are not so easy to deal with, they still have hole cards in their hands, we must not rush to counterattack, and I must have a reserve team in my hands, absolutely not to use casually!"
Zhang Tinglan is very clear that war is a little similar to playing cards, as long as one side finishes playing cards, it loses the means of countermeasures, so fighting is to some extent more than whom's cards. Therefore, Zhang Tinglan has always had to maintain a strong reserve team to deal with contingencies.
No matter what time it is, Zhang Tinglan must not forget that he is facing the Japanese, not a Gao Shifu.
"Report!" The scout ran over and gave Zhang Tinglan a piece of information, and Zhang Tinglan frowned when he saw it.
"Division Commander Zhang, there is another reinforcement from the direction of Jilin, there are thousands of people, Gao Shifu is betting all his family funds up!"
Zhang Haipeng originally thought that Gao Shiwei would retreat after suffering heavy losses, or even rout, but now that they see that they did not retreat but increased their troops, it is really a bit strange.
"Humble words, if they increase their troops again, I'm worried that our defense Liliang is not enough, you better send the reserves!"
"It's an anomaly! The defense liliang is not enough, immediately mobilize the militia, let them make up for the lack of troops, in a word, until the critical moment, the reserve must not be used. ”
Sure enough, the next day, the Ji army launched an attack again, this time the offensive was even more powerful, and in the formation of the attack, you can often see some people closely cooperating, tactical movements are very skillful, they act as the main force of the attack, with the participation of these mysterious liliang, the battlefield has become more cruel, and the casualties of the Feng army have gradually increased.
However, Zhang Tinglan still maintained his composure, all in all, he always adhered to a bottom line, that is, he would never use the reserves, the two sides fought fiercely for most of the day, the position of the Feng army was shaken several times, and the militia had a large number of casualties, but Zhang Tinglan did not let go.
waited until evening, when someone suddenly came to deliver a letter, saying that some villagers had found an army passing through Shanmen Town...... (To be continued......)