Chapter 1256: Helplessness in Annoyance!
Taking advantage of the night, there was no American air threat, the Japanese troops were trying to land and gather troops, they hoped to break through the Allied defense line with absolute strength, and the worst result was to occupy part of the position and engage the Chinese soldiers in close combat, so that the American planes could not exert their might.
"Ahh
"Send him to the back!"
"Class 3, don't move to the east, the distance between you and Class 2 is too close!"
"Second platoon, concentrate firepower, break up that gang of devils to labor and management, don't let them gather!"
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On the north and south rivers, on the chaotic battlefield, artillery fire was endless, and the Japanese army no longer cared that the artillery fire would pose a threat to their attacking troops, because they had paid too much price for crossing the north and south rivers.
"Platoon commander, the devil over there has come ashore again!"
While dodging the rain of bullets and shelling in the trenches, they also had to use fire to suppress the pontoon bridges on the river to prevent a large number of Japanese troops from landing; This kind of combat is a great test of the quality of the soldiers, but fortunately, there are a large number of veterans in the commando team, and they keep shouting loudly, reminding the recruits that the recruits have fiercely exchanged fire with the Japanese army in the casualties, and they have grown rapidly in the war.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
"Da Da Da ......"
"Boom, boom......"
Unlike the confrontation on the bank of the river, behind them, Feng Ye personally commanded the attack against the Japanese 146th Wing, and the heavy firepower such as mortars, grenades, rocket launchers, and heavy machine guns completely ignored the attrition, so that the Japanese army needed to face the threat of death every step forward.
"Your Excellency, the First Brigade has all landed and only a third has survived; They were very scattered, and in this line, the squad leader and the military cao gathered some surviving warriors, and there were three relatively large assembly points, about a squadron or so; The rest of the soldiers, in groups of three or five, were distributed along the banks of the river......"
At the headquarters of the 114th Wing, an officer was reporting on the information he had gathered, and they didn't have walkie-talkies, but they had their own way of delivering information.
"Order the 3rd Brigade to proceed with the landing."
"Order the 1st Brigade to assemble at once, attack, attack ......"
"Use the attack to cover the landing of the follow-up troops!"
The face of the officer was not very good-looking, and the first brigade, as the most complete and most combat-effective brigade of the 114th Wing, suffered too many casualties in the first wave of attack.
"Your Excellency, the First Brigade has attempted to gather forces several times, but the terrain on the banks of the river restricts their movements; The fire of the defenders was too fierce, and it was very difficult to gather! ”
The chief of staff shook his head and said what he thought.
"You also know the order of Your Excellency the General, if we can't establish a position on the other side and get entangled with the defenders before dawn tomorrow, do you think we still have a chance tomorrow night?"
There was helplessness in his angry voice, he didn't want his soldiers to attack in this environment, these warriors should show their abilities in relatively fair terrain, so that they could die more worthily.
"Order the 1st Brigade to hold on to the build-up, the 3rd Brigade and the 4th Brigade to continue to land, and after four hours, all the surviving warriors must attack the Chinese positions......
Officer Osa's did not insist, he had already made up his mind to let a large number of soldiers go ashore, and when there were more than one brigade of soldiers ashore, it was time to attack.
According to the current situation, the casualties of the troops who land next will be much smaller, after all, they have the fire cover of the landing troops.
"Commander, the devils who landed on the shore did not attack, and there are still so many devils on the pontoon bridge on the other side!"
On the walkie-talkie, Wang Ning shouted a report.
"Maintain the firepower, or fight according to the established plan!"
"Min Fei, Zhang Chuan, you two remember, the devil will definitely attack the position before dawn, and you must hold both wings!"
"Wang Ning, be ready to give up the second trench!"
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Feng Yi shouted on the walkie-talkie, the devil could land so many troops, in his expectation.
Feng Yi's plan was simple, let the devils enter the position at dawn; This does not change anything, because as soon as it is dawn, the pontoon bridge on their river will be destroyed by aerial fire; As for these devils who entered the position, they would be alone all day, at the mercy of the brethren of the commando team.
As for why Feng Yi did this? The first is that he can exercise the defensive ability of the recruits in the fierce battle, while controlling the casualties well, and the second is that during the day, he can let the troops exercise their offensive ability, and in the daytime, the devils who land on the shore will not have too much heavy equipment, perhaps grenadiers and heavy machine guns will become their only dependence; The commandos can give full play to the advantages of the strong firepower of American guns and let the Japanese troops on the position slowly disappear.
As the time got later and later, the quarrel between the staff officers and the generals finally had a direction, and all eyes were on Stilwell, waiting for him to choose between the two best options.
"Order Unit 5307 to move eastward, cross the river from the jungle in the upper reaches of the Nanbei River, enter the east bank of the Nanbei River, and accept Feng Yi's command."
"Inform Feng Ye of Wei Shuka's situation, and let Feng Ye judge for himself according to the battlefield situation; There is only one requirement, and the security of the defense line of the North and South rivers must be ensured. ”
With his hands on the table, Stilwell made his own decision, and instead of choosing between the two options, he modified the plan and made what he thought was the most appropriate decision.
"General?"
The officers were surprised by the merits, this order looked more like the second option, but it was very crucial to cancel the autonomy of Unit 5307 and cancel their plan of action to attack Weishuka.
"You haven't thought about a possibility, that is, Unit 5307 was surrounded by the main Japanese army at Weishuka, at that time, do you think the Chinese commandos will have the spare strength to save them?"
Stilwell raised his head, stared at the officers, and raised a question that none of the officers thought of, that is, Unit 5307's yin-yang knife-like performance.
Since Unit 5307 entered the war, when their combat effectiveness is not called strong, they have the cooperation of Feng Ng's commando, and even accept Feng Ng's command, once they break away from the Chinese commando, they don't seem to be able to fight.
"Order the troops of the New First Army to attack and advance to the Warruban area, and the New 22nd Division will attack Warruban head-on from the southeast to lure the main force of the Japanese army to a decisive battle."
"The new 38th Division launched an attack on Kunnianka and Taipan, and raided Varuban from the flank."
"Order the air force to fully support the battle on the North and South Rivers, except for a fighter squadron and a bomber squadron to cooperate with the new 22nd Division, all air forces must ensure the safety of the North and South River fronts."
"The reconnaissance plane should patrol the battlefield all day, find the heavy artillery positions of the Japanese army, and destroy them in one fell swoop!"
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The battle of Varuban had come to the most critical moment, and Stilwell did not hesitate, and all his troops were dispatched, striving to keep the Japanese 18th Division in Waruban.