Needless to ask, Wei Dalin also knew that the mortar platoon of the heavy fire company would suffer heavy losses, but fortunately, the Japanese rapid-fire guns were all blown up and no longer posed a threat. But now the Japanese mortars did not stop shelling, but hit the shells directly at the positions. The defenders on the position braved the Japanese artillery fire and fought back against the Japanese army, and the heavy weapons on the position still had an absolute advantage, and the Japanese army was always suppressed 150 meters away.

Wei Dalin, whose face was pale, paid attention to the battlefield without saying a word, when a report came from the door of the bunker. Wei Dalin looked back and saw that Zheng Changgui, the commander of the heavy firepower company, was standing at the door, Zheng Changgui's left hand was hanging with a bandage, and he couldn't see the original color in his military uniform. Wei Dalin's heart sank and asked, "Changgui, do you even have a big loss?"

When Zheng Changgui heard Wei Dalin's question, his eyes were full of tears, and he replied in a choked voice: "Battalion commander, the 12 mortars of the 82nd mortar platoon were blown up, and the whole platoon lost 46 people, seriously injured 28 people, and lightly injured 33 people. Wei Dalin's face became even more ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This blood debt has been written down by Lao Tzu, and there will always be a time when little Japan will pay for the blood debt." ”

His own mortar squadron destroyed the mortars on the defenders' positions at once, which made Oda Ichiro Osa a little proud, but seeing that the defenders on the position were bombarded by their own mortars, and it was difficult for the infantry to attack with powerful firepower and accurate marksmanship, the pride in his heart could not help but be replaced by anxiety.

After observing for a while, Oda Ichiro saw that the attack was still making no progress, so he gave orders to his mortar squadron to be used as planned*. The mortar squadron of the Japanese army received the order and immediately replaced the shells with *. Dozens of shots* exploded on the defenders' positions, and soon the entire position was shrouded in smoke.

As soon as the smoke rose from the defenders' positions, the officers and men of the first battalion, including the battalion commander Wei Dalin, thought that the Japanese had used poison gas bombs, and they were all very nervous. But after a while, everyone realized that the Japanese army was only *, and then they breathed a sigh of relief. However, the position was covered with a large amount of smoke, and the view was severely obstructed, and the fighters could only shoot by feeling.

When the attacking Japanese army saw that the defenders' position was shrouded in a large amount of smoke and the bullets fired were inaccurate, the Japanese captain in charge of the command took out the saber on his waist, pointed in the direction of the position, and shouted: "Kill it!" The Japanese soldiers who were originally cautious jumped out one after another as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and desperately straddled a pair of small short legs and launched a charge towards the position.

Wei Dalin was in the bunker, and when he saw the smoke covering the position, he shouted in his heart: "It's not good! Little Japan is going to use this smoke to launch a charge." Now that his vision was blocked, and the effect of blind shooting was not good, Wei Dalin immediately made a decision and shouted: "Pass my order, all of you put on bayonets! Kill them!" As soon as the order was passed down, the officers and men on the position drew their bayonets one after another and pressed them on the muzzles of their guns, while the veterans pulled out the broadswords they were carrying from behind.

Wei Dalin also grabbed a * and rushed out of the bunker, then strode to the edge of the trench and shouted: "Brothers of the first battalion, follow me!" Not long after rushing out, they broke away from the smoke-shrouded area, and when they saw a clear eye, the officers and men of the first battalion saw that the Japanese troops had also rushed to a place only a few dozen meters away from them. Wei Dalin shouted: "Throw grenades and bullets!" and took the lead in throwing a grenade and bullet at the Japanese soldiers in front.

Later, the soldiers who rushed out of the smoke also threw grenades and bullets at the Japanese soldiers who rushed over. In a continuous explosion of grenades and bullets, the Japanese troops who rushed in front fell in large pieces. Wei Dalin, who threw grenades and bullets, held a *, and fired at the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side, and in the crisp gunshots, a Japanese soldier covered his chest and fell down unwillingly.

The soldiers also shot while charging, and when they ran out of bullets, they finally collided head-on with the charging Japanese soldiers. The officers and men of the 90th Army have all received strict stabbing training on the training ground, and they are not weaker than the Japanese soldiers in fighting bayonets, and there are still many veterans wielding broadswords in the ranks.

When fighting bayonets, you can see that the 90th Army's Guangxi soldiers are brave, they have some martial arts foundation, and after long-term training, the number is less than the Japanese army, but both momentum and technology have the upper hand, in just one shot, the Japanese army fell nearly 100 people, and a battalion also fell more than 30 people on the battlefield.

Fighting with bayonets is morale, courage, indomitable momentum, and the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice. At these points, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion completely defeated the charging Japanese army, and as time went by, the Japanese army gradually became a little unbearable, and when the Japanese captain in charge of the command was also killed by Zhou Xi, the commander of a company with the best kung fu in the first battalion, with a big knife in his hand, the Japanese army was finally unable to parry, and fled backwards.

Wei Dalin had a bloody cut in his left hand, and when he saw that the Japanese army had fled back, he did not let the soldiers pursue, but let the soldiers simply clean up the battlefield, carry the remains of the sacrificed soldiers, and support the wounded comrades, and retreated to the position. After returning to the anti-artillery hole, Wei Dalin counted the number of people, and found that only more than 200 people of his battalion still had combat effectiveness, and some of these 200 or so people were slightly wounded.

On the Japanese position, it was silent at this time, Oda Ichiro Osa saw the smoke covering the defenders' positions, and his own soldiers rushed to charge, his face was full of excited smiles, in his opinion, the Chinese army could only rely on the advantage of firepower to suppress their own soldiers, once their soldiers rushed to the defenders' positions, then the defenders would not flee backwards, they would be wiped out by their own warriors, at this time Oda Ichiro Osa seemed to have seen his soldiers occupy the defenders' positions cheering scenes.

But when one defender soldier after another rushed out of the smoke and launched a counter-charge against his own soldiers, Oda Ichiro Daisa's face gradually changed from a confident smile to surprise, and finally to a look of shame. He never imagined that his warriors would fall behind when fighting with the Chinese army with bayonets, and in the end they were defeated by the inferior Chinese army and fled.

At this time, Oda Ichiro Osa had an urge to behead all the soldiers who fled back, but looking at the two or three hundred soldiers who fled back, Oda Ichiro Osa desperately suppressed this impulse, and just called the highest-ranking officer among these deserters, scolded and slapped him hard. Oda Ichiro understood that this defeat had seriously affected the morale of the army, and if he cut off the heads of these officers again, the battle would not be able to go down.

Now that the 20th Infantry Wing has lost nearly 2,000 men and nearly half of its men, how to fight the next battle, coupled with the serious decline in the morale of the army, Oda Ichiro has lost his mind. After ordering the troops to rest temporarily, Oda Ichiro Osa, who had lost his mind, went to see the division commander, Lieutenant General Shiro Makino.

Lieutenant General Shiro Makino, commander of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, was at the temporary headquarters of the commander Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, and was discussing with Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma how to attack the city of Chongzuo. Oda Ichiro Osa entered the headquarters, first saluted Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu and Lieutenant General Makino Shiro, and then said carefully: "Report to Your Excellency Commander and Division Commander, my 20th Infantry Wing has suffered a defeat in the attack, and I ask Your Excellency the Division Commander to give tactical guidance." ”

Lieutenant General Shiro Makino originally thought that Ichiro Oda would bring good news to him, but Ichiro Oda opened his mouth to lose the attack and asked for tactical guidance, so his face couldn't help but turn cold, and he asked fiercely: "Oda-kun, what is the situation ahead? How could your wing fail to attack?" Ichiro Oda knew that the commander of Shiro Makino would not be happy, but he still told the two superiors in detail about today's battle.

As soon as he finished speaking, the angry Makino Shiro scolded: "Yaga! The face of the Imperial Japanese Army has been completely disgraced to you!" rushed over while scolding, and gave Oda Ichiro a few hard slaps with bows left and right. On the contrary, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma was still very calm, he stopped Shiro Makino from continuing to get angry, and then asked Ichiro Oda: "Oda-kun, you said that the fortifications on the positions of the defenders of Shina are extremely strong, and your artillery cannot destroy these fortifications at all, is that true?"

Oda Ichiro hunched over and replied, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, what your subordinates say is the truth." Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu pondered for a while and said, "Go back first, pacify your troops, and tell them that I will send heavy artillery to help you attack." Oda Ichiro hurriedly replied, "Hey, Thank you, Your Excellency, Commander!" and then withdrew from the command.

As soon as Oda Ichiro left, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma said to Lieutenant General Shiro Makino: "Makino-kun, don't be angry, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that it is just a defeat, besides, as I told you, the 90th Army of this branch is not another branch of the army, it is not so easy to deal with, otherwise there would not be so many imperial troops defeated in their hands." ”

When Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu said this, Lieutenant General Makino Shiro also calmed down, and then asked: "Your Excellency Commander, how should we attack next? If this Jiangzhou town cannot be captured, it is impossible to attack Zozuo City, do you need me to bring an infantry wing up?" Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu shook his head and said: "No, Makino-kun, the frontal width of the position of the Shina people is not large, and it is useless to increase the number of troops, and now the main thing is to destroy the strong fortifications on the position of the Shina people. ”

After hearing this, Lieutenant General Makino Shiro's heart moved, and he asked, "Your Excellency Commander, is it not that you are preparing to use the heavy artillery of the heavy artillery wing?" Vice Admiral Honma Masaharu nodded and replied: "I not only want to send heavy artillery to destroy the fortifications on the positions of the Chinese people, but also ask the naval aviation unit to cooperate and send planes to bomb this Jiangzhou town. ”