The rain of bullets blown up by more than sixty submachine guns knocked down the Japanese one by one. Each submachine gunner used three to four bursts to empty the magazine. Each burst shot could basically knock down a Japanese;
Less than fifty meters away, several bullets flew towards them, and few people could escape.
After only emptying one magazine, there were only a few of the eighty or ninety Japs left in the first echelon, and there were also many casualties among the Japs in the second and third echelons;
When the Japanese charged, they formed three echelons. The first echelon was the riflemen, the second echelon was the machine gun group, and the third echelon was the grenade group.
Captain Miyamoto originally rushed to the first echelon, but he deliberately slowed down before approaching the independent battalion position, leaving himself behind. When the submachine gun sounded, the Japanese in front blocked the bullets for him, and then Because of his agility, he was lucky enough to escape the first round of the most deadly bullets.
The first round of sudden fire attack caused the Japanese to lose most of their riflemen. Without the protection of the riflemen, the combat effectiveness of the machine gun team and the grenade team was greatly reduced. They very wisely chose to turn around and escape. Li Shuo replaced the magazine and took the opportunity to carry it with him. The submachine gunners chased them out, shooting and knocking down a dozen more of them while chasing them. Then they quickly returned to the formation, and then blew the bronze anti-artillery whistle.
The defenders quickly hid in the artillery holes, leaving only a few observers on the position. Their actions almost dumbfounded Colonel Kurunaga, who was a few hundred meters away. They were just using their national weapons blindly. He cursed and greeted the Chinese defenders, but fortunately the defenders couldn't hear him.
This is in line with that sentence, as full as the ideal is, the reality is as skinny. The result of the first round of offensive and defensive battle was far beyond his expectation. He thought it was just an outing attack, and he went to collect the corpses of the Chinese people. , did not expect the Chinese to turn them into corpses.
"On Bagh Ya Road, the Chinese are cunning and cunning. We can no longer treat them like we used to deal with the Chinese militia. We must be very alert. It seems that the Chinese's elite German weapon masters are not in vain. "
This time, he rarely scolded Major Takada and his brigade. Instead, he very rationally admitted that he had underestimated the defenders and made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of warriors. Fortunately, they and the regiment headquarters were still alive. There were thousands of people, and he still had a huge advantage in strength. Thinking of this, he said to Major Takada:
"Takada-kun, I will ask for one more tactical guidance from the division commander. Let the empire's steel plow the opposite position into flat ground. The rest will be left to you. You can't underestimate the enemy any more and charge the entire brigade at once." Go and destroy them completely with one strike of thunder, remember I don’t want any prisoners of these people, I will destroy them all.”
Although Colonel Kurunaga did not blame him this time, Major Takada felt pressure that he had never experienced before. He knew in his heart that this was the last chance given to him by the commander of the company. Either he would take the position or commit seppuku. Thank you Emperor. Thinking of this, Colonel Kurunaga cautiously bowed deeply and said decisively:
"Your Excellency, Captain, the Takada Brigade will use mountains of corpses and seas of blood to prove their loyalty to the empire, and will not withdraw their troops until they conquer the Chinese positions."
After Major Takada finished speaking, he went to prepare. This time he would personally lead the team to capture the opposite position, because he knew in his heart that as soon as it gets dark, the Chinese reinforcements will arrive in a steady stream. By then, the entire Shencheng It's not easy for the dispatched troops to fight. They must capture the Lion Forest before dark.
Luo Ying watched in the headquarters as the Japanese's inevitable attack was easily repelled by them, but there was no smile on his face;
Because he knew that this time it was just the Japanese who were careless. They lacked an intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness of German weapon masters, which led to them underestimating the enemy and suffering a small loss. The subsequent battles would not be so easy. The old Japanese at this period were very It was difficult to fight, not to mention that they were facing an A-class division like the Third Division. He didn't know if the independent battalion could hold out until dark. Thinking of this, he said to the battalion staff:
"Inform the Third Company that without my order, they can't move even if the sky breaks down in front;
Notify the cannon company and let them prepare for battle. They can be exposed. Once they encounter a Japanese air strike, the equipment can be discarded, but the people must flee. This is a death order! "
The communications staff officer of the battalion headquarters took the order and left. The reason why he had been holding on to the third company as a reserve force was that he would rather expose and lose the machine gun company in order to prevent emergencies. Because the Japanese still had a group that did not show up, he did not dare There was no guarantee that he would suddenly come out from the flank, so he had to be careful.
The Japanese's three-dimensional warfare was indeed efficient. Less than half an hour after Colonel Kuranagi called for tactical guidance, the Japanese's dark aircraft came over again. This time the number was much larger than the last time. Visual inspection showed that there were at least twenty aircraft. It was already a luxury for a battalion’s defensive position. Luo Ying couldn’t help but mutter:
"Damn it, these devils really think highly of me!"
Luo Ying did not deliberately hide, because there was no way to hide. No one could guarantee that a bomb would not fall from the sky where he was hiding. With more than 20 planes flying all over the sky, dropping bombs everywhere, there was no absolutely safe place on the battlefield. ;
Luo Ying even arrogantly raised his telescope to watch them drop bombs, and then thought to himself that it would be better if there were more than one J-20. One would be enough, and how many Chinese men would die less...
He just watched the Japanese big bird throwing strings of bombs into the independent battalion's position. He watched sections of trenches being pushed to the ground and brothers being blown away. He even saw the bodies of his brothers in the air. With his arm broken, there was nothing he could do. This was war, and it was impossible for a time traveler to use a bamboo pole to knock down the Japanese plane;
Everyone wants to fight three-dimensional warfare, but the current reality is that the Japanese have more than 4,000 aircraft. If they are willing, they can even build more in a short period of time, while China only has more than 300 aircraft, and all of them are bought, and the losses are one There is only one less aircraft, and competition for air supremacy is a false proposition.
The best way to deal with the Japs' planes is to hold on and let them blow up until they finish throwing the bombs. This is a cold joke. Now Luo Ying can only rely on cold jokes to relieve the depression in her heart, waiting for the Japs. The bombing is over...
The Japanese bombers shuttled back and forth, constantly dropping strings of bombs, trying to kill all the Chinese on the position.
"boom!"
A bomb landed more than 20 meters behind the left side of the headquarters. The huge shock wave lifted Luo Ying away and fell heavily to the ground. He suddenly felt that his internal organs were rolling, and he suppressed the discomfort in his chest. , stubbornly climbed up again, and then returned to the previous posture. He just wanted to see how long the Japanese could continue to explode!
I don’t know how long it took, but this time was absolutely hellish for the independent battalion. Finally, the Japanese switched to shooting with machine guns, and Luo Ying breathed a sigh of relief. .
