Chapter 221: The artillery fire is reactive
This round of shelling is much more deterrent than the previous wave of devils outside Gao'an's West Gate. The first round was just a test firing, but this round was an area-covered shelling. The sound of "aggressiveness" was endless, and five minutes later, more than half of the more than 500 horsemen who had only been left in the Sanada Hiroshi Department died, and the remaining dozens of people were also thrown off or injured by the horses, let alone launch an attack, and they couldn't escape if they wanted to.
Liu Zheliang was naturally satisfied with this round of rapid fire, and he said to Wu Jingxiang: "Okay, now go and support Chief of Staff Chen!" Then, he changed the channel, connected to Chen Liangyu, and said, "Lao Chen, how are you doing over there?" I'm going to take advantage of the situation and run it over! The artillery regiment is now under your command. ”
A few seconds later, Chen Liangyu's answer came: "Roger!" ”
Liu Zheliang turned the channel back, then turned on a cassette recorder in the car, put a cassette tape in it, and shouted: "Brothers! Now, it's time for us to take a lion gate to shame! Kill! After shouting, he pulled the microphone of the car loudspeaker and put it in front of the recorder speaker, and then pressed the play button.
"Tick-tock-" The trumpet sounded, and then the "March of the Broadsword" sounded: the broadsword slashed at the devil's head, and the brothers of the armed forces of the whole country ......
The charge on the west side of the gate was spread by the loudspeaker, and on the south side of the south gate, Wu Jingxiang's regiment mobilized the cannon under the command of Chen Liangyu and bombarded the south bank of the Jinjiang River.
The Japanese army's communication tools are still quite primitive, except for manual communication, which is long-range radio communication, and from this point alone, this is an unequal battle. The Second Division has walkie-talkies that can be contacted and communicated at any time, which allows Liu Zheliang and Chen Liangyu to understand the battle situation at the West Gate and the South Gate through the exchange of intelligence, so as to quickly make targeted troop adjustments. On the other hand, the 106th Division, even though Nakajima Jingcun was very strategic and his subordinates were also very desperate, compared with the Cadet Army, every strategic adjustment they had to delay for ten minutes or even half an hour before it could be implemented, but it was far from keeping up with the adjustment speed of the Cadet Army.
This heavy snowfall was originally a good thing for the 106th Division, which was on the attacking side, but the heavy snow and freezing made many natural dangers a smooth road. However, because in the previous reconnaissance operations, the reconnaissance troops of the 106th Division did not gain an advantage, and the devil scouts of one squadron did not even understand the fact that the defenders in Gao'an City had artillery units. Therefore, from the perspective of "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent", the 106th Division is also at a disadvantage.
In fact, there are only a few factors that determine the outcome of a battle, the 106th Division on the attacking side almost did not occupy a single one, and when the Second Division did not counterattack, Nakajima Ayomura was only afraid of its artillery, and now, once the whole army of the Second Division counterattacked, all the hidden strength was displayed, and he and Akiyama Yoshitaka immediately felt the pressure of the mountain.
When Wu Jingxiang commanded the artillery regiment to bombard the West Gate, he was very cautious because he was worried that he would accidentally injure his own people, and he also had to conduct a round of test firing in the county. "Brothers, adjust a scale after two shots, don't stop, keep firing!" "A battalion, a little to the left!" "Second battalion, lower two scales!" ……
The shelling continued and violent, and continued to extend backwards, which gave the little devil great damage. The main force of the Western Route Army under the command of Okamura dug for almost seven or eight hours, but only dug out two tank trenches and a few trenches, and Nakajima only had more than three wings of troops in total, and he had to disperse two places, so although some trenches were also dug, they were only used as preparatory fortifications for the offensive front, and their depth was very shallow, and they could not withstand the heavy artillery bombardment of Wu Jingxiang's regiment.
Ten minutes after the shelling, the Japanese casualties at the South Gate were more than a brigade, which made Nakajima Jingcun no longer able to hold his breath. It was not the first time he had dealt with the Cadet Army, and Nakajima understood the characteristics of the Cadet Army's artillery, and knew that they were not like those Central Army, and they had to worry about the lack of ammunition supply when firing artillery. Therefore, holding out forbearance will only increase casualties, and the best way to do so is to evacuate the position immediately. He was also decisive, and immediately ordered Shimamura to divide the troops on both sides, and at the same time ordered Akiyama Yoshitaka to immediately call Okamura to ask for reinforcements.
Nakajima Jingcun is known as the "Fox of Long Island", in terms of command ability alone, he does have the demeanor of a famous general, but he doesn't know that Chen Liangyu has sent his most elite scouts, and these scouts are very bold and lurk on the south bank of the Jinjiang River early, so although he immediately made the right decision, it failed to play any substantive role. With these scouts providing the enemy's precise position, the artillery bombardment of Wu Jingxiang's artillery regiment immediately became as delicate as a scalpel. Under the command of Wu Jingxiang, the artillery regiment took the battalion as a unit and began to chase the little devil's butt and beat it, which made the devils of the 136th Wing miserable.
The artillery fire began to extend to both sides, Chen Liangyu shouted, the "tick-tock" charge horn sounded, and the South Gate students, who had long been unable to hold back, rushed to the Jinjiang River - the battle of the West Gate, and the victory and defeat had been determined at this time.
Wang Changyun has never withdrawn since he went up with reinforcements from the guard company. Liu Zheliang had just played "March of the Great Knife" on his side, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Brothers, rush!" He took the lead and rushed towards the little devil below the high ground.
At the same time, facing the counterattack from the north and east of the academy, even though Kijima Kasuo had the heart to hold on for a while, but his anti-tank gunners had no way to take the opponent's chariots, and after the north was broken through, the 113th Wing was next to suffer from the enemy on the back of the abdomen, he judged the situation, left two squadrons to snipe the enemy, and led the other troops to move closer to the main force of Nakajima.
Kijima's order is outrageous. In the face of the chariot troops led by Liu Zheliang himself, if he led the entire wing to counterattack with the help of the humble offensive forward position, although he might not win, he would definitely be able to hold out for a while longer, and it would cause certain casualties to the student army.
He left only two squadrons of devils to guard, which was actually no different from the rout of the whole army. Four "mandrills" were at the head, and a total of nearly 4,000 soldiers from the east and north attacked at the same time, and the devils of the two squadrons he left behind were like two pebbles in a dry stream, and when the torrent came, it only caused a little ripple, and it was instantly submerged.
The devils of the two remaining squadrons are also ferocious, and their fighting style is completely desperate. But in the face of the huge and sturdy body of the "Mandrill", and in the face of the fierce gunfire of the Weiqing-style assault rifle, their desperate efforts only allowed themselves to die faster and more miserably.
Four "mandrills" ran over directly from the crowd of devils, and Liu Zheliang, who followed closely, shouted to Wang Changyun in the majestic song of "March of the Great Knife": "Wang Changyun, hand it over to you!" Go faster! Then he directly commanded the chariot unit to chase the main force of the fleeing 113th Wing.