Chapter Forty-Six: The Fierce War
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, when did the artillery of the Shina people become so powerful? Are we really dealing with a rout of the Shina people? Yamada Takayuki Shaozo looked incredulous. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"This is indeed the rout of the Chinese people. In the whole of northern Burma, there is no regular army of formed Chinese people. Their cannons were the cannons of the arsenal in Myitkyina. We toiled to transport those cannons and shells to Myitkyina, ready to replenish the troops on the front. Now, it's in the hands of these vile Shina people.
Shame on you! This was simply a disgrace to the Imperial Japanese Army. The people of China actually used our cannons to kill our warriors. Even their soldiers were our prisoners! ”
Tanabashi Shinsaku Osa was very angry, he knew that the Japanese army had stored a large amount of weapons and equipment in the arsenal in Myitkyina. It's good now, it's all cheaper than the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. At the same time, this also made it more difficult for them to eliminate the anti-Japanese salvation army in front of them.
"Well done! The artillery brothers fought well, it's time for the little devils to know how good we are. ”
"Yes! All along, it was we who endured the shelling of the little devils, braved their fierce shelling, and fought against the little devils. Well, now our artillery is finally stronger than them. ”
"Hehe, Commander. It seems that with strong firepower, it is really much easier to fight! Sun Changwu grinned.
"Look at your little bit of talent, after we get the support of our American friends, do we still have a lot of firepower?" Qin Shou looked disdainful.
To a large extent, the strength of the US military is based on its powerful firepower. When their troops are fighting on the battlefield, they have strong artillery fire support, and they can even call for air support at any time. With great firepower, they tore their opponents to shreds. If the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army can get the support of the US government, then they can also use their powerful firepower to bully the little devils.
Major Steven, although he could understand what Qin Shou was talking about, did not express his opinion. Although, he has a lot of high regard for the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army led by Qin Shou. However, whether they can fully support them or not depends on the next battle.
On the Japanese position, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn. Those Japanese soldiers were a little flustered in their eyes, and they seemed to be caught off guard. When they were on a rampage on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, it was probably the first time they had encountered such a situation.
The enemies they had fought before, whether they were Americans or British, or colonial troops, were vulnerable and fled. Now, they have almost occupied all of Southeast Asia, but the situation seems to be different.
"Yaga! It is a great shame that the warriors of the Japanese Empire, those Shina people, have stolen our arsenal in Myitkyina and are using our cannons to shell us. We believe that all of you are true warriors, not rubbish that you can't fight without cannons. Now, the time has come to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. Let those people of China see how the warriors of the imperial army fight. Yamada-kun, lead your troops to break through the lines of the Shina people and defeat them! Tanabashi Shinsaku Osa yelled.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Wing Commander. Warriors of the Imperial Army, the time has come to attack and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! Yamada Takayuki Shaozo immediately ordered the troops to attack.
The 1st Brigade of the 112th Wing of the Japanese Army was nothing more than a disgruntled brigade. The entire brigade consisted of just over 800 people.
However, stimulated by the spirit of bushido and bewitched by the idea of being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, these more than 800 Japanese troops launched an attack on the position of the 1st Anti-Japanese Salvation Regiment, which was five times their size.
These Japanese soldiers, armed with bayonets and Type 99 rifles, lined up in three straggler lines under the cover of the fire of Type 96 light machine guns and Type 92 heavy machine guns, and launched an attack on the position of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army with small thick legs.
At the time of the attack, the officers of the Japanese army took the lead. They brandished the command knives in their hands and led the Japanese army to charge, looking fearless. And this did make the morale of the Japanese army high.
"Order the mortars of the battalion companies to open fire! Light and heavy machine guns, also ready to fire at any moment. Sun Changwu calmly gave the order.
Although, the number of attacking Japanese troops was only one brigade, which was only one-fifth of them. However, on the battlefield in China, a division of the national * army is often not the opponent of a brigade of little devils! This made Sun Changwu have to be cautious.
Each regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army was equipped with a large number of mortars. The regimental artillery battalion has a company equipped with 6 Type 97 150-mm medium mortars. The battalions below were armed with Type 97 90mm light mortars.
These mortars of the little devils, although they are very heavy, are very powerful.
When the mortars began to bombard, shells continued to fall into the ranks of the Japanese troops.
"Boom!" A mortar shell fell from the sky and exploded. Several Japanese soldiers were blown up on the spot, and when they fell to the ground, they were either dead or wounded.
After a large number of mortars fired, the shells rained down, and the attacking Japanese began to suffer huge losses.
"Damn! Damn the Shina people. Tanabashi Shinsaku Osa looked at this scene, and his heart felt as if he was dripping blood. These are their weapons, and they are slaughtering their soldiers all the time.
Although, under heavy shelling. However, the Japanese offensive still did not receive any impact. Their soldiers, bravely charged.
Soon, the Japanese army rushed to a distance of only more than 100 meters from the position of the 1st Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army.
At this time, the light and heavy machine guns on the position began to strafe, and the dense firepower made the attacking Japanese troops fall down continuously, paying a heavy price.
The Japanese army did not continue to attack, but lay on the ground and shot at the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
The marksmanship of the Japanese army was vividly displayed in the battle. Even if they are more than 100 meters apart, they are often able to hit the target accurately.
"Bang!"
A soldier of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, who was operating the Type 96 light machine gun to fire frantically, tilted his head and fell on the trench. The deputy shooter hurriedly took his place and continued shooting. But in less than half a minute, the secondary shooter was also shot.
Although, the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army are also firing back. However, their marksmanship is really not flattering. Most of the time, it's just a waste of bullets.
Only the snipers in each platoon were barely able to test their marksmanship with the Japanese soldiers.
A brigade of the Japanese army, with less than 700 people left, faced a regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and in the course of the shooting, it did not fall behind at all.