Chapter Seventy-One: The War Begins

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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Nine M1904 field guns of the 41st Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army are firing at their maximum rate of fire, which is modeled on the French M1897 field guns, although a little heavier, but the rate of fire has reached three rounds per minute. The Meiji 31-year 75mm field gun of Little Japan had a speed of only one shot per minute. One M1904 field gun is worth three Meiji 31-year field guns.

The nine field guns immediately turned the position of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Railway Garrison Brigade into a sea of fire, and the Japanese held their heads and shrank in the improvised trenches, struggling to support them. Because they did not expect the Jilin Army to really dare to attack, the Japanese trenches were also dug shallowly, only about one meter deep, and no reinforcement was carried out, so that large sections of the trenches were destroyed in the fierce shelling.

"Bastard, why is the artillery fire of those people so strong? It looks like there are at least twenty or thirty pieces of artillery! "The Japanese army's Tamura Nakachi Nakasa can be described as having a broken heart. Even a brigade of the Japanese army does not have such strong firepower! What made him even more unbelievable was that these Chinese* troops really dared to attack, could it be that they were going to wage war against the Japanese Empire?

"Immediately send a telegram to Gongzhuling, we have been attacked by the Jilin Army. In addition, contact Shengjing and report to His Excellency President Shinpei Goto. Tamura Nakasa shouted loudly.

The current Kwantung Army has not yet been formed, so several railway garrison brigades are under the command of the Manchurian Railway. In fact, they were not Japan's regular army, but a reserve force composed of conscripted soldiers in the countryside.

The heavy shelling lasted more than twenty minutes before it ended, and the Japanese positions at this moment had become a mess. Most of the Japanese trenches were blown up, and the barbed wire fence was destroyed. As for those machine-gun fire points, they were blown up into the sky. The only four heavy machine guns of the 1st Brigade are the key objects of care of the Jilin Army. After the shelling, the four heavy machine guns had already been blown into the sky.

As for the casualties, it's even greater. Because the trenches were not dug properly, and there were no anti-artillery holes or anything like that. So much so that during the shelling, the Japanese had to use their bodies to resist the shells. The final result can be imagined.

The positions of the 1st Brigade deployed outside the town were almost all plowed over, and the casualties amounted to more than two hundred, almost a squadron. The 1st Brigade had only three squadrons in total. Excluding the squadron deployed at the Changchun Railway Station, Tamura Nakachi now has only two squadrons and troops directly under the brigade. It's good now, after being bombed by the Jilin Army, there is almost only one squadron and the troops directly under the brigade left.

"Good, offense." Wu Haoxuan put down the telescope in his hand, and was still very satisfied with the performance of the artillery.

After the order to attack was given, thousands of men of the 1st Battalion of the 41st Infantry Regiment formed a skirmish line and launched an attack on the Japanese positions. Although, the skirmish line is a bit messy, but the basic essentials are still mastered. I only hope that after the baptism of real war, I can get a reborn table.

Light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and mortars were firing at Japanese positions to provide fire support to the infantry.

"Your Excellency, the people of China have attacked. The troops at the front suffered heavy losses, and Captain Suzuki asked for support. Lieutenant Koizumi reported.

"Order all the troops, enter the position, and prepare to fight with the Zhina people, even if it is a decisive battle, all the jade is broken, and the Zhina people must pay the price. Let them know that the prestige of the Imperial Japanese Army is not to be taken lightly. Tamura Nakakasa's eyes were full of madness, like a hunted beast at the end of life and death.

"Hi, Your Excellency Nakasa." Lieutenant Koizumi nodded heavily.

Countless Japanese troops rushed out of the town, preparing to enter positions to resist the Jilin Army. However, the way out of the town became the target of the Jilin Army's mortars and heavy machine guns. As soon as the Japanese army rushed out, the mortar shells were blown away, and the bullets of the heavy machine guns were even more like cutting wheat to harvest the lives of the little devils.

"Hook, snap!"

The sound of Japanese rifles sounded, and those Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to escape the shelling leaned out of the collapsed trenches and opened fire with the golden hook rifles in their hands to attack the Jilin Army.

I have to admit that the shooting level of the little devil is indeed world-class. Even if the railway garrison brigade was formed by township soldiers, in terms of shooting level, the Jilin Army was far from being able to compare with the little devils.

As soon as the little devil's shooting began, several Jilin Army soldiers who rushed to the front immediately fell to the ground. The soldiers behind also hurriedly fell to the ground. Some of the soldiers of the Jilin Army opened fire with the Japanese troops, while others crawled forward and launched further attacks on the Japanese positions.

"Heavy machine gun cover!" A second lieutenant platoon commander lay on the ground and shouted loudly.

Soon, an M1904 heavy machine gun moved up, and it was a strafing shot at the Japanese position, and the Japanese soldiers who were shooting with the rifles in their hands were suddenly suppressed and couldn't raise their heads.

A 60-mm light mortar also opened fire, and shells flew into the Japanese trenches, blowing up stumps and severed arms flying everywhere.

"Get up, you cowards, all for me." The Japanese captain in command at the front punched and kicked the little devil soldiers who were cowering in the trenches, trying to drive those devils away to resist the Jilin army.

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot rang out, and the Japanese captain fell to the ground at once. More than two hundred meters away from him, a smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of a sniper from the Jilin Army, and then began to look for the next target.

Although, this was the first battle after the expansion of the Jilin Army. However, they are very good. Even if there was some panic at first, after going to the battlefield, I was able to calm down.

Under the fierce attack of the 41st Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army, the position of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Railway Garrison on the periphery of Shuangmiaozi was broken through in less than half an hour. The remnants of the Japanese army all cowered in the town, and resisted stubbornly with the help of the town's buildings.

Immediately, brutal street fighting began. The Japanese army's will to fight was still very strong, and even at this time, they had not given up. In other words, they knew that they would die, but they did not despair, and still chose to fight to the death. We have to admit that although the weapons and equipment of these Japanese soldiers trained by militarism are not world-class. But the combat power is indeed world-class.

"Your Excellency, the people of China have come in, and we have suffered heavy losses. There are less than 200 people left who can continue to fight. Ask Your Excellency Nakasa to break through. Lieutenant Koizumi's eyes were red and he reported to Tamura Nakachisa.

"Breakout? Where else can you break through? The entire Shuangmiao will be surrounded by that person. We have no choice but to fight to the death. Order everyone, fight to the death, and goodbye everyone Kudanzaka. "Tamura Nakasa has already made up his mind to die.

Goodbye Kudanzaka, which means that you have to fight hard. The Yasukuni Shrine of the little devils is located in Kudanzaka, and they regard the death of the war as glory, believing that dying in battle for the country can become a god and be enshrined at the Yasukuni Shrine. So, these guys simply see death as home.

The battle of Shuangmiaozi lasted less than an hour before it ended. Although, the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Railway Garrison was absolutely at a disadvantage in terms of strength and weapons. However, they fought to the end. Not a single of the more than 700 people chose to break through or surrender. In the end, more than 700 people were killed in the battle. Except, of course, Lieutenant Koizumi.

He was stunned by a shell and woke up in a prisoner of war camp. As a Japanese officer, he should have chosen to commit suicide in order to save his honor. However, Lieutenant Koizumi did not have the audacity. Therefore, he became the only person who survived the Battle of Shuangmiaozi of the 1st Brigade of the Railway Garrison.

The 41st Infantry Regiment also paid a lot of price in this battle. The main reason is that most of the soldiers are new recruits, and they cannot be compared with the Japanese army in Suzhì. Even with superior firepower, casualties are inevitable. After this battle, the 41st Regiment had more than 70 soldiers killed and more than 100 seriously wounded, and almost a company was gone.

Of course, after this battle, the combat strength and mental outlook of the troops will be markedly enhanced. Veterans who have seen blood and recruits who have not seen blood are basically two levels.

After the 41st Infantry Regiment conquered Shuangmiaozi, it immediately advanced in the direction of Tieling, preparing to capture this important city in the north of Mukden.

At the same time, the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Railway Garrison, which was originally stationed in Tieling, was also attacked by the 5th Division of the Jilin Army from Liaoyuan to the south in Xifeng, and the entire brigade of more than 900 devils, except for a few escaped, the rest were all annihilated.

The 2nd Railway Garrison Brigade of the Japanese Army, which sailed from Shengjing to Qingyuan, and the 6th Railway Garrison Brigade from Anshan, were also attacked by the 2nd Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army, respectively. Two brigades were also largely wiped out.

In addition to this, the headquarters of the Japanese railway garrison brigade at Gongzhuling was attacked by the 2nd Regiment of the Instructor. In order to conquer the Japanese fortress, the newly formed heavy artillery brigade even pulled 24 155mm heavy howitzers. After a hard battle for most of the day, Gongzhuling was conquered, and the headquarters of the Japanese Railway Garrison Brigade was completely annihilated.

As for the 2nd Squadron of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Railway Garrison stationed at the Changchun Railway Station, it was also attacked by the instructor's reconnaissance battalion. More than 200 Japanese troops, including squadron leader Jiro Ono, were all wiped out. Among them, Jiro Ono and more than a dozen little devils were seriously wounded and captured, and the rest of the Japanese troops were all killed.