Chapter 336: Heavy Losses
"Attack, kill all those people!" In charge of directing this attack was the commander of the 37th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, Jiro Koura. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Despite this, there are only two infantry brigades and one Thai infantry division under his command. However, in his opinion, there should be no problem in dealing with an anti-Japanese National Salvation Army that has just completed the landing.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Wing Commander." The two captains nodded.
However, the two infantry wings of the Japanese army did not take the lead in the attack, but drove the Thais to attack first. Let these Thais go and act as cannon fodder for them.
Although, knowing that the firepower of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army is very strong. However, these Thais had no choice but to attack the positions of the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army under the pressure of the Japanese themselves.
"Rush!" Tens of thousands of Thai soldiers, chanting slogans, launched an attack.
The charge of tens of thousands of people, no matter what, looks full of momentum. The black oppression, there is no end in sight.
"Pay attention, don't be stingy with bullets, give me a hard beating!" Zhou Yuanhua ordered.
Now, this is not the time to save bullets, and it is necessary to use powerful firepower to kill all these Japanese and Thai officers and soldiers who attacked.
Each infantry battalion of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army was armed with 15 heavy machine guns and 33 light machine guns. In addition, there were 27 grenadiers, 18 60-mm light mortars and 6 81-mm medium mortars.
Such firepower is far more powerful than an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "When the Japanese and Thai troops began to attack, the attack of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army also began. Twenty-four mortars and 27 grenadiers, began to shoot wildly. Dense artillery shells and grenades fell into the ranks of the attacking Thai troops, blowing up those Thai soldiers into the air. There were even a lot of Thai soldiers who were directly torn to pieces.
"Da Da Da!"
Light and heavy machine guns also began to roar. The dense firepower composed of dozens of light and heavy machine guns made the attacking Thai soldiers feel as if they had hit an invisible wall. Under the intensive firepower, these Thai soldiers, like cutting wheat, fell to the ground one by one.
"O Buddha! The Chinese are so powerful that we simply can't beat them. Some Thai soldiers shouted in horror and tried to turn and run away. However, the two Japanese infantry brigades that followed them were not vegetarians. Upon discovering the Thai soldiers' attempt, they immediately shot them.
"Attack, don't retreat! Whoever retreats is punished as a deserter. The Japanese officer yelled viciously.
There was no way, these Thai soldiers could only bite the bullet and continue the attack. Use your own flesh and blood to fight against the powerful firepower of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Their lives are worthless at all and are used as cannon fodder.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! ā
Suddenly, there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky. This is the sound of a cannonball flying at high speed and cutting through the air.
One after another, shells fell from the sky and smashed on the ground.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ā
Dense explosions rang out, and fireballs rose into the air. Countless Thai soldiers and Japanese soldiers were torn to shreds in the dense explosions.
This is the artillery position deployed by the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army on the west bank of the Wangbin River and began to attack. Artillery observers sent to the front line provide shelling data directly to the artillery positions in the rear, ensuring that their artillery can accurately hit the target and will not accidentally injure their own people.
As soon as the main artillery force of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army joined in, it immediately made the attacking Japanese and Thai coalition forces pay a huge price.
Every moment, soldiers were killed by shells falling from the sky, leaving blanks in the ranks of the Japanese-Thai forces. However, because the attacking Japanese-Thai coalition forces had a large number of troops, these gaps were immediately filled.
But even so, countless officers and soldiers of the Japanese-Thai alliance were killed by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Their corpses, in front of the defense line of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, have been piled up in a thick layer.
"Your Excellency, the firepower of the people of China is too strong. Our offense simply could not break through their defenses, and the command made us pay even greater losses. A group leader reported.
"Go on the offensive! No order, no stop. Kourajiro Osa, commanded with a cold face.
The order he received was to drive the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army down the river while they were not firmly on foothold. No matter how big the casualties are, he will not hesitate to do so.
"Da Da Da! Bang! Bang! Bang! ā
On the position of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, the soldiers were numbly pulling the trigger. In the face of the intensive offensive of the Japanese-Thai coalition forces, they didn't even need to aim, they just shot. Anyway, when a bullet goes out, it will always hit the target.
The Japanese attack lasted more than an hour before it ended. It's not that they don't want to go on the offensive anymore, it's that the attacking troops have already suffered heavy losses. The Thai infantry division, which was cannon fodder, was completely disabled. The two Japanese infantry brigades also lost most of them.
When Lieutenant General Sekihara learned of this situation, he had to send the 113th Wing, which had been reinforced to them, into the battlefield.
And it was at this time that the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army took the initiative to retreat.
This attack of theirs inflicted huge casualties on the Japanese army. At the same time, it also made the Japanese army realize. If they use the Thai army to top the front line again, their defense line may be broken through at any time. If the Japanese themselves want to hold the defensive line, they must deploy elite troops on the front line. And this also gave the artillery and aviation of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army a chance to eliminate these elite Japanese troops.
The active retreat of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army made Lieutenant General Sekihara a little confused. However, there is also a sigh of relief. At least, the line of defense is safe now.
It's just that as soon as the 113th Wing arrived at the front-line position, the anti-Japanese National Salvation Army aviation team arrived.
The air raid of dozens of bombers and fighters left the 113th Wing with heavy losses.
This was followed by the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army.
The intensive artillery fire caused the losses of the 113th Wing, which was stationed at the front line, to soar further.
At the same time, this also presented a problem for the Japanese army. That is, if you want to avoid losses, you can withdraw your troops. But in this case, once the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army launches an offensive, there is a possibility that their defense line will be breached. But if they continue to deploy elite troops to the front line, the heavy losses will make them a little unable to hold on.