Chapter 45: Frustration
Two hours later, Tanabashi Mansaku Osaku led the Japanese 112th Wing to the banks of the Irrawaddy River. In front of them www.biquge.info was the 1st Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which was in full battle.
"The devil is coming!" Seeing the arrival of a large number of Japanese troops, the officers and men of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army were a little nervous. Especially the soldiers in the front-line trenches, many of them even oozed sweat from their hands holding guns.
The vast majority of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army was an expeditionary force that was captured by the Japanese army, and only the first 1,000 or so members of the supplementary regiment were not captured by the Japanese army. This made these officers and soldiers involuntarily have a fear of the Japanese army. Even if they are equipped with more advanced weapons, it will be the same.
"Brothers, the last time we were captured by the little devils, it was a great shame for us. This time, we must let the little devil pay for his blood debt! ”
"That's right, the commander lives and dies with us, of course we can't be afraid of the little devils. We're going to kill them all. ”
The officers of the 1st Regiment began to cheer on the soldiers and dispel their fears.
"Commander, the devil is here. They will soon start shelling. The cannonballs don't have long eyes, you and Lord Steven, let's go to the bunker first. Sun Changwu pleaded.
Qin Shou nodded, not reckless. No matter how powerful he is, he can't resist the cannonballs! Once hit by a cannonball from a little devil, it is also a dead end.
The commander of the 112th Wing of the Japanese Army, Masaku Tanabashi, accompanied by two captains, used binoculars to observe the position of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Although, in his opinion, these positions are not badly repaired. But he did not think that the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army would be able to withstand their attack.
"Humph! Timid as a mouse. Do they think they can defeat us by hiding in their positions? Tanabashi really made Dasaku look disdainful.
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, based on our past experience, as long as we let the artillery give the Chinese people a hard shelling, and then the infantry will charge again, we will be able to break through their defensive line." Takayuki Yamada suggested.
"Well, let the warriors eat first. After lunch, the shelling began, trying to defeat them in one fell swoop. Before dark, I will enter Myitkyina. ”
"Hi, Your Excellency, Wing Commander!" Yamada Takayuki Shaozo nodded again and again.
The soldiers of the 112th Wing of the Japanese Army took out rice balls from their backpacks and started lunch with pickles and some canned food.
"Commander, the little devil didn't attack immediately, and started to eat lunch." Sun Changwu reported.
"Little devils eat lunch, brothers can eat lunch too! The brothers cannot be allowed to go to war hungry. ”
"Yes, Captain."
As a result, on the position of the 1st Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, the officers and soldiers also began to eat lunch. Because it was on the battlefield, they could only eat some dry food. Naturally, the conditions are not as good as when you are in Myitkyina, and you have hot meals to eat.
"When you get rid of the little devils and return to Myitkyina, you will celebrate your achievements. When the time comes, the white rice tube is full, and there is also braised pork. Qin Shou nibbled on the hard cake while promising the officers and soldiers.
"The commander is right, after eliminating the little devil, we will go back to celebrate."
Many soldiers of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army showed a trace of longing in their eyes. They also want to get rid of the little devils as soon as possible. Of course, they also know that this is on the battlefield, and it is difficult to say whether they will survive or not.
The 112th Wing of the Japanese Army quickly finished lunch and rested for a while. It was only at 1 p.m. that the attack began.
Tanabashi really made Dazuo, and ordered the 6 Type 92 infantry guns of the artillery squadron to open fire, not to spare the shells, and to let the Chinese * army on the opposite side taste their strength.
The artillery squadron of the 112th Wing of the Japanese Army, fulfilling the order of Tanabashi Shinsaku Daisa, 6 Type 92 infantry guns, began a fierce shelling.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
One after another, the shells whistled and flew towards the position of the 1st Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
The shells exploded, sending mud and sand everywhere, leaving craters on the ground.
The position of the 1st Regiment was set up on the river beach, and the ground was covered with sand. So, after the shell exploded, it was cushioned by the sand, and its power was limited. But even so, it still took a toll on them.
A shell fell into the trench, and several soldiers in the trench collapsed in a pool of blood, screaming.
The smell of gunpowder smoke, mixed with the smell of blood, began to spread across the position.
This is the real battlefield, and life on the battlefield is undoubtedly very fragile and will wither at any time.
"Artillery, artillery to suppress the little devils!" Sun Changwu yelled.
Before, they didn't use that condition, but now, all the regiments of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army have built up powerful artillery. Each regiment had an artillery battalion, equipped with 6 Type 97 150-mm medium mortars, 6 Type 94 75-mm mountain guns, and 12 Type 95 75-mm field guns. The infantry battalions below were also armed with six Type 92 infantry guns and six Type 97 90mm light mortars.
In terms of artillery strength, a regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army completely crushed a wing of the Japanese army, and even surpassed a brigade of the Japanese army. Qin Shou's goal is that one day one of their regiments, a brigade with comprehensive combat strength that can resist the Japanese army.
Of course, there is still a long way to go to achieve this goal and the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
Sun Changwu gave an order, and the artillerymen of the 1st Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army immediately took action. The artillery battalion's six Type 94 75-mm mountain guns and 12 Type 95 75-mm field guns were the first to open fire.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
More violent artillery sounds sounded from the positions of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, and one after another shells whistled towards the Japanese artillery positions.
Although, the quality of the artillery of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army was inferior to that of the Japanese army. However, field artillery and mountain artillery are much more powerful than infantry artillery. In addition, there is a three-fold advantage in numbers, which naturally makes the artillery battle show a one-sided situation.
Shells whistled down and exploded on Japanese artillery positions. A Type 92 infantry gun was blown up on the spot. Several artillerymen were torn to shreds in the explosion.
"Nani? How could the people of China have so many cannons? Tanabashi was really stunned, completely unable to believe what was happening in front of him.
You must know that on the battlefield, it has always been the Japanese army that has wantonly attacked the Chinese * army with powerful artillery fire. When did they actually fall into a disadvantageous position in artillery fire? And still completely at a disadvantage, which is simply unthinkable.
Under the fierce shelling of 6 mountain guns and 12 field guns of the artillery battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, the position of the artillery squadron of the 112th Wing of the Japanese Army turned into a sea of fire in an instant. The artillery was destroyed, the artillery was killed, and the losses were extremely heavy.