flstandardbreds Chapter 111 Military Court
Chapter 111 Military Court
The other soldiers who didn't know how to use light or heavy machine guns were not idle either. They used G43 semi-automatic rifles to slowly call out the fish that had escaped the net.
But there were too many Japanese soldiers and due to visibility problems at night, some tunnels were broken through by the desperate Japanese soldiers. They were finally driven out by a group of fearless soldiers using MP40s and submachine guns.
"Captain, there are too many devils. The front line is a bit loose!"
Zhang Dabiao yelled while hugging the heavy machine gun.
"Tell the artillery battalion not to save their shells and throw them at the Japanese! Also, contact Wang Chengzhu and ask them to provide artillery support!"
"Captain, the artillery regiment is in an artillery battle with the Japanese artillery and has not yet freed up its hands!"
"Fuck it! Let the soldiers hold on! Even without artillery support, we can still defeat the Japanese! Do it for me!"
When the soldiers of the regiment saw that their commander had gone bloodthirsty, they all threw German grenades at him without regard for their lives.
The M24 long-handled grenade is filled with TNT explosives, which will rapidly blast out fragments, and everything within a radius of 5-8 meters will be shattered into a sieve.
The Japanese soldiers were also blood-thirsty. They still rushed up when they saw the grenades flying all over the sky, and used their chests to push forward.
"Damn it, get ready for a bloody fight!"
"Yes!"
Just when Zhang Dabiao was about to fight to the death, a fire barrier appeared fifty meters in front of the Shipo Township position.
The powerful and dense artillery shells directly created a life-forbidden zone one kilometer long and ten meters wide. All the Japanese who entered this area were turned into minced meat, directly blocking the reinforcements of the Japanese follow-up troops.
"Hahaha, isn't this the work of that kid Wang Chengzhu?"
Following Wang Meng's instructions, Wang Chengzhu ordered all the anti-aircraft artillery positions on the Taihang Mountains to fire straight at the front of the Shipo Township position. A stream of high-explosive bombs turned the area over there into a hell on earth.
Flak leveled, court martial.
In a life-and-death situation, you still care about a military court?
The high-rate-of-fire, high-powered 37mm anti-aircraft guns continued to devour the Japanese's manpower.
The so-called Bushido spirit was completely annihilated under the powerful firepower.
No matter how Kazuo Kihara swung his command sword, the remaining five or six hundred Japanese soldiers would rather be killed by his command sword than step into the fire barrier and become a pool of minced meat.
The Japanese soldiers in front of the fire barrier could only brave the blood mist behind them and charge at the general-purpose machine guns and semi-automatic rifles of a group of soldiers.
But how could a bolt-action Type 38 rifle possibly compete in firepower with semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, and quite a few submachine guns?
These are like lambs kept in a pen, being harvested one after another!
After all the Japanese in front of the fire barrier were slaughtered, Zhang Dabiao shook his arms which were numb from the shock.
"Call Wang Chengzhu and tell him that Lao Zhang owes him a drink. We can also extend the shooting forward!"
When Wang Chengzhu received a call from Zhang Dabiao, he was so happy that his nose was bubbling. He felt that today's work was not in vain since he could make the arrogant Zhang Dabiao say such words.
"Tell the brothers at the anti-aircraft artillery position to work harder and extend their fire forward! Didn't you say there was no chance to fire before? Let them fire as much as they want today!"
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The anti-aircraft guns made rhythmic sounds of gunpowder explosions, pushing high-explosive projectiles in front of the Japanese, which then exploded, spitting out countless fragments and harvesting heads.
Ten minutes later, the 225th Infantry Regiment's temporary battalion was completely wiped out, and Kazuo Kihara was blown into pieces.
From then on, all the soldiers of the 225th Infantry Regiment were destroyed, except for the lucky ones who were already lying in the field hospital.
Zhang Dabiao's regiment lost more than 120 people and injured more than 300 people, which was considered a great victory.
Yuichiro Nagano watched as the carefully planned raid came to naught under the sheer force of fire.
Not only did they lose more than 1,700 Japanese soldiers, but they also lost ten infantry guns and six mountain guns in the artillery battle with the Eighth Route Army.
A heavy feeling of powerlessness surged into Nagano Yuichiro's heart. Without strong firepower support, the so-called Bushido spirit was nothing but a trick.
Nagano Yuichiro now has the fully-organized 226th Infantry Regiment, the 227th Infantry Regiment which is short of an infantry battalion, and a tank squadron.
From Pingshun County, Nagano Yuichiro looked towards the direction of Shipo Township, which was full of flames, and fell into deep thought.
On the third floor outside the Taihang Mountain base, Li Yunlong and Wang Meng were also holding binoculars, watching a group of people busy cleaning up the battlefield.
"Mengzi, I didn't expect that the Japanese had learned all our tactics for both field and close combat. Are the Japanese not that stupid?"
"Yes, if they had bombarded our minefields with artillery in advance, and we hadn't discovered the mines before they stepped on them, I'm afraid these devils would have really fought us face to face!"
"The Japanese didn't get any advantage this time, they will definitely be more aggressive tomorrow. Let the Third Regiment be prepared to prevent the Japanese from launching a sneak attack!"
Wang Meng received Li Yunlong's order and went to Wang Huaibao's Grand Canyon Town in person to wind him up overnight.
As a veteran, Wang Huaibao naturally understood this truth. There was no safe place on the entire Taihang Mountain front. Although his Grand Canyon Town looked peaceful, the more peaceful it was, the more likely it was that something strange would happen.
The Japanese are not as stupid as imagined. They cannot keep fighting against the iron wall of Shipo Township and will definitely choose another breakthrough point.
In Dianshang Town on the left wing, Kong Jie and Ding Wei were in a stalemate with the Japanese 69th Division, with no clear winner.
If Yuichiro Nagano wants to break through from both wings, the Grand Canyon Town on the right wing is more likely.
First, the fighting in the left-wing town of Dian Shang was intense, and the intervention of Nagano Yuichiro could not achieve the effect of a surprise attack.
Secondly, as long as they broke through the Grand Canyon Town, they could follow the road at the foot of the Taihang Mountains and move to the back of Shipo Township. At that time, they could attack from both sides of Shiyaoao and capture the position with ease.
Therefore, it is very likely that Yuichiro Nagano will break through from Grand Canyon Town.
Wang Huaibao nodded solemnly and immediately expressed his opinion to Wang Meng.
"Commander Li and the Chief of Staff, please rest assured that our Third Regiment is not made of clay. No matter which direction the Japanese come from, we will make sure they never return."
Wang Huaibao immediately sent out his reconnaissance company and expanded the alert range to twenty miles.
In addition, all the soldiers have entered combat mode. At least half of the soldiers in all combat units have loaded their guns, especially the guard company of the regiment's artillery battalion, who are on high alert to prevent enemy raids.
It turned out to be just as Li Yunlong and Wang Meng had expected.
That night, the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Handan, Hebei, led by Major General Rikio Komatsuzaki, led the 72nd Infantry Battalion, the 73rd Infantry Battalion, the artillery team, and the engineering team, totaling more than 3200 people, carrying 6 infantry guns and 4 mountain guns.
We drove through Anyang all night and headed towards Grand Canyon Town from the south of Linzhou.