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The entire brigade invested by the Japanese army was completely lost in less than half an hour. There were more than 900 people at the time of the attack, but by the time they reached the bank of the Shahe River, there were only more than 500 people. The Japanese troops who successfully crossed the Shahe River and reached the north bank of the Shahe River were only about 200 people.

Moreover, even if the Sand River was crossed, it did not mean that the Japanese army was victorious. Under the superior firepower of the Jilin Army, these Japanese troops who crossed the Shahe River suffered heavy losses, and finally they were all annihilated, and none of them survived.

Such a result was completely unexpected by the Japanese army. You must know that every division of the Japanese army is only 12 brigades. The 29th Wing had been completely disabled, which meant that the 2nd Division had lost three brigades. Now, one more brigade has been lost, leaving the 2nd Division with only eight brigades.

"Yaga! When did the firepower of those people become so strong? Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi's eyes were red, like an angry beast. Such a heavy loss was completely unexpected by him, and it was even more unbearable for him.

"Let General Hanoi no longer have to worry about it, invest more troops, and find a way to break through the defense line of the Jilin Army." Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga roared. This is only the first line of defense of the Jilin Army, if the head is about to break the blood flow on this line of defense, then how can the Japanese army capture Liaoyang, eliminate the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army, and attack Shengjing City?

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Chief of Staff Ikuta Meshin Osaku nodded.

He also had to admit that the Jilin Army encountered by the Japanese army this time was indeed very strong. Even compared to the Russian Army in the Russo-Japanese War, it was not bad at all, and even more powerful. After all, Lao Maozi's army also does not have such perverted firepower.

At this time, Major General Lizang of Hanoi was also angry, and the 16th Wing actually lost an entire brigade, and it did not even touch the edge of the position of the Jilin Army, such a result is undoubtedly a shame.

Coincidentally, Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi gave the order, which made Major General Reizo Kawachi make up his last mind and began to launch an attack with heavy troops.

Half an hour later, the large-scale attack of the Japanese 15th Brigade began, the 16th Wing was responsible for the frontal attack, and the remaining two brigades were all engaged in the attack. The 30th Wing launched an attack from the lower reaches of the Shahe River in an attempt to make a detour back to the flank of the frontal defending Jilin Army. However, they ran into the defense line of the 13th Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army.

The field artillery wing and field heavy artillery brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese army also received an order from Masatoshi Matsunaga to provide fire support for the infantry attack with all their might, and even if all the artillery of the Jilin Army was destroyed, the positions of the Jilin Army would be smashed.

After the Japanese offensive began, thousands of Japanese troops divided into two groups and launched a large-scale attack on the Shahe defense line. At the same time, the Japanese artillery also opened fire on the positions of the Jilin Army, so that the Jilin Army had to brave the Japanese artillery fire. Although, the artillery of the Jilin Army also carried out a sharp counterattack. However, it was never possible to completely stop the Japanese artillery.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The cannon roared, and soldiers on both sides were constantly blown up by the shells, and stumps and broken arms flew everywhere. Under the heavy shelling of the Japanese army, the defenders of the Jilin Army defending Shahe also paid a heavy price. In particular, the 12th Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment had to brave the Japanese artillery fire, and the pressure they were under can be imagined.

The remaining two brigades of the Japanese 16th Wing were all engaged in the attack, and after paying a lot of casualties, thousands of Japanese troops rushed to the defense line on the north bank of the Shahe River. Although, under the intensive fire of the light and heavy machine guns of the Jilin Army, the Japanese army once again suffered heavy losses. However, this time they have firmly established themselves on the north bank of the Shahe River. and launched a confrontation with the Jilin Army. even once broke into the defense line of the Jilin Army and launched a bloody white-knuckle battle with the Jilin Army.

In terms of stabbing technology, the Jilin Army was no match for the Japanese army at all. In terms of weapons and equipment, the Jilin Army was no worse than the Japanese army. However, although the Japanese army was short, it was strong. Although the Jilin Army is tall, but the previous life was too poor, even after joining the army, the food has improved a lot, and the exercise has been strengthened. But the disciples are too thin, and in terms of physical fitness, they can't be compared with the Japanese army at all.

In addition, the technique of stabbing also requires long-term hard training to develop. And the speed at which the Jilin Army was formed was too short, and it was not comparable to the Japanese army in this regard. This directly led to the fact that in the white-knuckle battle, the Jilin Army was completely at a disadvantage, and it took almost two of them to be able to resist a Japanese.

The Japanese army's stabbing technology is definitely the first in Asia. In fact, even before the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army's stabbing skills were not very strong. The Japanese army emphasized marksmanship, and the goal was to destroy the enemy from a long distance. However, in the middle of the war, after encountering the charge of Ula by the woolly bear, the Japanese army fell into an unfavorable situation of white-knuckle warfare. The tall woolly bear soldiers, who were often able to fight with white-knuckle combat, suffered unspeakably and suffered heavy losses. It is precisely because of this that the Japanese army practiced the stabbing technique hard after the end of the war. Now, it's a little smaller.

The positions of the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment were captured by the Japanese for a time, but then they were recaptured. The regiment commander, Colonel Guan Haiqing, sent all the regimental guard companies up.

But at this time, the 4th Wing of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army successfully crossed the river from the shallow water in the upper reaches of the Sand River, threatening the Sand River defense line from the left flank. Although, the 11th Infantry ** sent an infantry battalion to intercept. However, the haste still could not stop the Japanese army.

In order to avoid being outflanked by the Japanese, Major General Shi Deshan, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, ordered his troops to retreat, abandon the Shahe defense line, and retreat to the second line of defense.

During most of the day's fierce fighting, the 1st Infantry Division lost more than 2,000 men. Among them, the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment lost more than 600 people, which is more than half of the battalion. It can be seen how tragic the fierce battle was.

But again, the losses caused by the Japanese army were not small. In the Battle of Shahe, the Japanese Second Division lost more than 4,000 men. Of these, the 16th Infantry Wing lost more than two thousand people, and the wing suffered heavy losses. However, the Japanese reorganized the remaining men into a brigade and continued to fight.

If it were in Europe, if a force lost more than two-thirds, I am afraid that it would have been ineffective for a long time, right? This is East Asia, though. The armies of countries influenced by Confucian culture tend to have a stronger will to fight. Especially after the Japanese army formed the spirit of bushido, it made their will to fight to a very perverted point.

Although the losses were heavy, the total strength of the Second Division at this moment still exceeded 16,000 people. They are still extremely strong in combat. In particular, the 4th and 30th wings did not lose much. In particular, the 4th Wing, as one of the earliest units formed by the Japanese army, was the most powerful in combat effectiveness among all the infantry wings of the Japanese army.

The second line of defense of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army was only a few kilometers away from the Shahe defense line. In the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese army, with the 4th Wing as the main force, and the 30th Wing and the 16th Wing attacked in a roundabout way, launching a fierce attack on the second line of defense of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army. Garrisoning the second line of defense was the 11th Regiment that had blocked the Japanese army in Anshan yesterday. The current 11th Regiment, although it is not yet a member, has more than 4,000 people.

Together with the 13th Regiment that had retreated from the Shahe defensive line, the Jilin Army had invested more than 8,000 troops on the second line of defense. In order to break through the defense line of the Jilin Army, the Japanese army not only put in the heavy artillery brigade, field artillery wing and other support units, but also incorporated the cavalry wing, engineer wing, and baggage wing directly under the division into the offensive team.

The second line of defense is supported by Shoushan Mountain and Longding Mountain, as long as these two support points can be taken, the second line of defense will be completely shattered. Therefore, the Japanese army also focused on these two mountains.

The Japanese artillery frantically poured shells on the two mountains, while the artillery of the Jilin Army desperately suppressed the Japanese artillery bombardment. In the end, most of the positions of the Jilin Army on the hill were destroyed, and the artillery of the Japanese field heavy artillery brigade and field artillery wing were also lost.

The fierce battle of the second line of defense lasted until sunset. The 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army voluntarily abandoned the second line of defense. Because, they have already inflicted enough casualties on the Japanese army on this line of defense. With the Japanese army trying their best, it is obviously unrealistic to completely resist the Japanese army in the second line of defense.

What's more, the purpose of the Jilin Army was originally to completely annihilate the second division of the Japanese army. If the Japanese were allowed to bang their heads on the defensive line and bleed so much that they changed their intentions and began to retreat, then the problem would be troublesome.

Even in the Russo-Japanese War, there was not a single case of the Japanese army being completely annihilated. If the Jilin Army can do this, it will undoubtedly break the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army.

Therefore, after the Jilin Army took the initiative to withdraw from the second line of defense, the Japanese army took advantage of the situation to advance its troops all the way to the city of Liaoyang. It's just that the battle situation at this time has already filled the heart of Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi, the commander of the Second Division. In the battle against the second line of defense of the Jilin Army, the Japanese once again lost more than 3,000 men. Moreover, the losses are all the main combat forces on the front line. Coupled with the losses of the heavy artillery brigade and the field artillery wing, the total strength of the Japanese Second Division dropped to about 12,000 men, which was only half of what the Second Division was at full strength. In terms of combat effectiveness, it may be less than half.