Chapter 534: Blood Fertile Kaifeng (2)

The Yamazaki Chariot Wing of the First Army of the North China Dispatch Army, which marched east to Xuzhou, was fiercely hit by the artillery fire of Su Jingfeng's troops on the periphery of Kaifeng.

Yamazaki didn't expect that he was struggling all the way, and was suddenly attacked in Kaifeng, he saw from the lookout hole that his tank had been completely submerged in the smoke of the shell explosion, and in the face of large-caliber heavy artillery, the Japanese army's "Izu" series of light tanks, there was no advantage at all, he hurriedly called the commander Isoya Ryosuke: "Your Excellency, my department is on the periphery of Kaifeng, and it has been attacked by large-scale artillery fire from the Chinese army. ”

After receiving the report of Yamazaki's request to retreat, Ryosuke Isoya was stunned, in Henan, there was no resistance from the Shina army, and Tang Enbo's troops did not know where to retreat, how could there still be a large-scale artillery attack by the Shina army, and it was aimed at my armored troops? Where did this army come from?

Yamazaki shouted desperately again, his chariot, under the long-range artillery fire of the Chinese army, suffered heavy losses, and he had no ability to fight back at all, Isoya Ryosuke listened distressed, Yamazaki's chariot wing, but his main assault force, which was specially used to break through the positions of the defenders of Xuzhou China, was consumed here, it was not worth it, he hurriedly ordered Yamazaki to command the troops to retreat quickly.

Yamazaki breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt very cowardly, this group of artillery appeared evil, as if they were waiting for themselves, Yamazaki chariot wing finally withdrew, a count, the chariot lost one-third, Yamazaki was so angry that he jumped like thunder, looking at the battlefield where the artillery fire had gradually thinned, and he wanted to commit suicide by disembowelment.

The Japanese tanks retreated, Su Jingfeng hurriedly ordered the artillery to transfer the position, the artillery of the little devil was not vegetarian, he breathed a long sigh of relief, concentrated all the artillery fire, and bombarded the Japanese tanks, this is a risky move, if the Japanese artillery has built a position, their own artillery will suffer a big loss, and the number of artillery is not comparable with the Japanese army at all.

He had to take this risk, not to get rid of part of the Japanese tanks, the forward positions would be constantly attacked by the Japanese armored forces, and the casualties of the soldiers would be unpredictable, but fortunately he won the bet, and the Japanese artillery on the march was too late to set up positions.

The battlefield fell silent, the Japanese army stopped advancing, only the wreckage of the Japanese tank that was still smoking and on fire, stopped in the open field eye-catchingly, the smoke gradually dissipated, Su Jingfeng understood that this was just the beginning, he took advantage of the surprise, if the Japanese army wanted to attack Xuzhou in the east, if they didn't pull out the nails blocking the road, they wouldn't want to take a step forward, and the next battle would be more fierce and cruel.

Isoya Ryosuke was puzzled, no one knew whether the branch army that suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Kaifeng belonged to Tang Enbo's Eighth Army Corps or Tang Qiuli's North China Independent Division, how many troops there were, and what the combat effectiveness was, he only knew that he couldn't get by if he didn't fight, and the China army on the opposite side put on a posture of blocking his eastward advance, and shot fiercely, and he bleed his fists at once.

The Japanese army was on the periphery of Kaifeng, putting on an offensive posture, and Ryosuke Isoya didn't want to waste more time in the middle, what he wanted was to advance quickly, so his first attack wave used the strength of the previous division, and the Japanese artillery began to violently shell the position where they had just given their tanks a head-on blow.

The artillery shells whistled past the forward positions, flying over the heads of the soldiers, and the artillery positions just now were immediately shrouded in fireworks and shrapnel, the fire flashed, the smoke was filled, the earth trembled, and the screams of the shells flew over stimulated the soldiers to get goosebumps, and secretly stuck out their tongues, how many cannons are there for the little devils? The strength of the Japanese artillery was several times greater than that of Su Jingfeng's artillery, and this fierce artillery bombardment turned the ground over.

The forward position of the infantry, very cleverly camouflaged, has not yet exposed the target, Su Jingfeng in the periphery of Kaifeng, a total of three such lines of defense, the number of troops is small, so he has to adopt the method of blocking step by step, according to his battle plan, a line of defense, as long as the Japanese attack is repelled twice, immediately withdraw to the next line of defense, so as not to be killed and injured by Japanese artillery fire.

The three lines of defense on the outskirts of Kaifeng, blocking the Japanese army for one day and one night, and the remaining two days and two nights, are fought in Kaifeng City, only in this way can we withstand the attack of more than 100,000 Japanese troops and complete the tasks assigned by the division commander.

The Japanese artillery began to extend, and Su Jingfeng, who was very familiar with the Japanese offensive routine, immediately ordered the forward troops to prepare for battle.

The Japanese army's advance speed is very slow, there are still 500 meters away from the forward position, the soldiers quietly pushed the bullet into the load, held their breath, staring at the more and more clear figure of the Japanese soldiers, the soldiers who participated in the battle for the first time, their mouths were dry, their hearts were "thumping", they were so nervous that their palms were full of sweat, they looked at the old soldiers around them with their side faces, their expressions were as calm as if they were seeing the air, their hearts were a little calmer, and they aimed their crosshairs at the Japanese soldiers who were getting closer and closer.

One hundred and twenty meters, Su Jingfeng left in front of the artillery mirror, and said with a calm face: "Let's start" The Japanese soldiers who were nervously advancing felt that an innumerable gold star suddenly appeared in front of them, followed by the roar of various guns, like a hurricane blowing on the flat ground, and a dense rain of bullets hit the Japanese army head-on.

One hundred and twenty meters, normal people can rush to it in just half a minute, for the defending troops, it is a very dangerous distance, and it is also the distance that can give the attacker the maximum damage, Su Jingfeng is sure that the Suomi submachine gun equipped by the troops can exert the greatest effect at this distance.

The Japanese soldiers were like a head-on collision on a wall composed of bullets, and were beaten to pieces, and the Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front were covered with bullet holes, and the rest quickly lay down on the spot, raised their guns and fired back, and the shooting on the opposite position stopped abruptly, like a summer rainstorm, coming and going quickly, only the monotonous shooting sound of the Japanese soldiers, and the roar of the heavy machine guns covering the attack.

If it weren't for the bloodied corpses of their comrades in front of them, these Japanese soldiers lying on the ground almost suspected that they were dreaming, exchanging puzzled glances with each other, and they were puzzled, but no one dared to stand up.

Ryosuke Isoya, who had been observing the battle situation with a telescope, sank in his heart, he did not expect that the shelling just now did not destroy the position of the Shina army, and the soldiers of the Shina army could be so calm and put the imperial soldiers within one hundred and twenty meters to fight again, it was really cunning, and the troops who participated in the first attack wave suffered quite severe losses.

He turned around and ordered: "The artillery immediately adjusts the firing target and completely destroys the forward positions of the Chinese army" The Japanese artillery roared again, and the shelling lasted for a whole hour, because there was a clear goal, this shelling, fierce and fierce, repeatedly ploughed the forward positions.

The soldiers came out of the soil, patted the dirt on their bodies, their ears "buzzed", the pre-war preparations were in place, the position was full of anti-artillery holes, and there were not many soldiers who were directly killed or injured by the Japanese artillery fire, but there were not a few who were shocked to death in the anti-artillery holes, and many soldiers had blood dripping from the corners of their mouths.

The Japanese artillery fire stopped, the soldiers were close to the edge of the softly blown trenches, each took out five grenades, and their eyes were fixed on the commander's gestures, the second wave of Japanese attack troops rushed up, the artillery fire just now gave them great courage and confidence, under such shelling, it is a miracle to survive.

After meeting with the first wave of attack troops, under the order of the commander, the Japanese army used the method of charging at full speed this time, wanting to take advantage of the fact that the other side was stunned by the shells, and took the position in one go.

Thirty meters, the soft soil blown up by the shells flew under the feet, and suddenly, countless small black dots flew in the sky, countless grenades fell on the head, the fire flashed, shrapnel flew sideways, the frantic shouts of the Japanese soldiers turned into bursts of desperate screams, and within a distance of thirty meters, a web of death was formed by the grenades.

Flesh and blood flying, severed limbs and stumps flying all over the sky, so many grenades that they collided with each other in the air, for the charging Japanese soldiers, the blow they suffered was undoubtedly catastrophic, there were no safety dead ends at all, there were whistling shrapnel everywhere, the Japanese heavy machine guns responsible for providing fire cover, futile and crazy shooting, the ground was dusty, but there was no figure of a single soldier in sight.

The Japanese army was generally defeated and retreated, in front of the position, a piece of the corpses of Japanese soldiers, Isoya Ryosuke, who witnessed this scene, the cold sweat on his face fell, the commander of this branch of the army, the battle was extremely tricky and fierce, and he dared to put the charging imperial soldiers into a distance of thirty meters and then fight, and it was a dense grenade, this is not the way of fighting of the Central Army, he suddenly had a cold war, and remembered a terrible opponent, that is, Tang Qiuli's independent division troops, and now, he can be sure that what he encountered must be the troops of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, The opponent is clear, and he has a bit of a headache.

Su Jingfeng, who ordered the troops to withdraw to the second line of defense, did not feel much more relaxed in his heart to repel the two charges of the Japanese army, just in the battle just now, the casualties of his troops had reached more than 1,000 people, and the battle only began for more than four hours, although the little devil left no less than four or five thousand corpses in front of the position, but the strength of the Japanese army was more than four times his own.

(To be continued)