Half an hour later, the Japanese launched another attack. It was still a large-scale attack, but there were no chariots. It was infantry against infantry, each relying on his own ability.
On the frontal defense line, Captain Yamazaki has never understood. The Chinese hills are bare, and even a few trenches dug have been flattened by artillery fire. How did those Chinese survive? Is it really as rumored? , they are all groundhogs that can dig holes!
"On Bagya Road, even a group of prairie dogs will dig them out."
Second Lieutenant Yamazaki thought viciously. Not long after he graduated from the Army Corps, he was sent to China by ship to fight as soon as he graduated. He thought the war would be one-sided, but he did not expect that the Chinese would also use the trenches that became popular during the Europa War. war;
He had learned trench warfare in the military system, and knew that trench warfare when used properly was a meat-churning war. Several major battles in Europe and Rome were typical trench warfare. The Battle of Verdun was even called a meat-churning machine. A generation of young people from the European continent, he couldn't help but shrink his neck a little when he thought of this.
"Don't be afraid. China is a desert in the application of modern warfare tactics. There should be no one who can skillfully use trench warfare."
Second Lieutenant Yamazaki comforted himself in his heart, and then subconsciously bent down more than ten degrees. His team rushed to the front. Once the Chinese fired, they would be the first to bear the brunt. Maybe a round of firepower would come down. More than half of his team would be wiped out.
He has received militaristic education since the Army Elementary School. He will not be afraid of death for the sake of jihad, but he does not want to die in vain. Such a death has no value, so he has been pricking up his ears to listen to the movements of the Chinese positions on the opposite side. He had a hunch that there were many people hiding up there. The closer he got to the Chinese position, the stronger the sense of crisis would become;
"Warriors, Chinese people are cunning and cunning, everyone should be careful."
As the captain of the team, he constantly reminds the warriors of his team that these people will be the foundation for his future achievements in China. They are all veterans for more than two years. It is a pity that they died in vain.
The squad leader on the side, Sergeant Ueda, cast him a look of disdain. In his opinion, these squad leaders who had just graduated from the military academy were just idiots who thought the Chinese were too powerful;
They were almost rushing to the Chinese position, but the Chinese still didn't fire, which meant that they had suffered heavy losses. This was the time to build meritorious services for the empire. They were all so cautious. When could they occupy the Chinese position?
As a veteran who participated in the Battle of Shencheng five years ago, he is still very familiar with the Kuomintang Army. The Kuomintang Army is very brave in fighting, but their tactics are dull. If there were many Chinese people on the position, they would have fired at this distance. , even they themselves would not dare to put the enemy so close;
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but whispered to Second Lieutenant Yamazaki:
"Squad captain, they have already entered the core of the Chinese position. If they still had enough people left alive, they would have opened fire long ago. There are not many people left on top. It is the time for us to establish our immortal feats. Sprint, just rush up. First achievement!"
Many people had the same idea as him, and they all looked at the team leader, Second Lieutenant Yamazaki, with expectant eyes. This made Second Lieutenant Yamazaki no longer confident. After all, these people were iron-blooded veterans, and they had more battlefield experience than him.
He knew that if he continued to linger, his prestige in the entire team would be completely lost, and it would be difficult to lead future teams...
Under the expectant eyes of everyone, he finally pulled out his standard saber, slashed straight ahead into the air, and ordered loudly:
"Give it to the sand grouse!"
Sergeant Ueda was the first to rush out, and the others followed suit. They couldn't wait any longer, and followed Sergeant Ueda as they rushed out shouting. Everyone wanted to make contributions to their bullshit emperor.
Due to the deterrent effect of losing several tanks before, the little Japanese who rushed to the first echelon were very cautious at first. As the skirmisher line continued to advance forward, a large number of Chinese people never appeared, which gave them the illusion , thinking that there are not many Chinese people left;
Now the Yamazaki team took the lead, and several other teams followed suit. More than two hundred Japanese soldiers shouted and launched a group charge. Their bodies straightened up, and their chests were high...
Li Shuo's eyes were shining. He had been waiting for this moment, and decisively gave the order to fire. More than a dozen machine guns in the company (three of which were captured Japanese 92 heavy machine guns, were used as fixed firepower points by the company). ) fired almost at the same time, and the bullets rolled towards the Japanese skirmisher line like a violent storm. From a distance, they looked like rice fields swept by strong winds, falling down in pieces.
Second Lieutenant Yamazaki only had time to lie down. He saw with his own eyes that Sergeant Ueda, who had been so awesome and coaxing before, was shot at least five times and was beaten into a hornet's nest.
This round of rapid fire attack by the company knocked down at least seventy or eighty Japanese soldiers, taking full advantage. Once the Japanese soldiers lay down, the effect plummeted. It was a one-shot deal, and then the Japanese soldiers took action;
It's a pity that Li Shuo didn't give them a chance. After each machine gun fired a magazine, they stopped shooting. The light machine gunner quickly evacuated the shooting position. Only three 92 heavy machine guns were too heavy and were not taken away. After thirty rounds of bullets, the board was thrown directly on the original position. It was important to protect people!
Sure enough, the Japs were not vegetarians. As soon as Li Shuo and the others evacuated from the fighting position, the Japs' heavy machine gun firepower arrived. At least eight 92 heavy machine guns were at full fire, firing thousands of bullets at the company's position. The effect was In order to suppress the Chinese firepower and gain time for precise strikes by infantry artillery and mortars.
The Japanese infantry artillery is indeed a powerful weapon. Less than ten minutes after the fire point of a company was exposed, the Japanese 70mm infantry artillery shells flew over and accurately found a 92-heavy machine gun fire point with the first launch;
After the explosion, the 92 heavy machine gun was blown up. If they had not evacuated decisively, this shot might have wiped out a heavy machine gun team.
Next is the performance time of the Japanese infantry artillery. Basically, one or two shells will blow up a firepower point on average, which is where the dozens of machine guns just exposed are located. It is so accurate that it is like a roll call.
Even Li Shuo was secretly afraid after reading it. If he hadn't been decisive in executing the tactical requirements, there would probably be only a few of the dozen or so machine guns left in the company. The three 92-heavy machine guns were also sacrificed, which made his body hurt. A good while.
This positional battle is really difficult to fight. The Japanese's 92 infantry artillery is simply the nemesis of infantry firepower. Every hit is accurate!
The key is that it has a long range, and it usually fires from 800 meters away. Except for the two 82 mortars in the machine gun company, the independent battalion has no one that can fire it, so it can only be beaten passively, which is very aggrieved.
The firepower of the first company was completely suppressed. The Japanese infantry got up from the ground and began to attack again...
"Retreat, the old rule is to abandon the first position and put the Japanese into the position to disrupt the battle!"
After seeing the power of the Japanese infantry artillery, Li Shuo completely gave up his fantasy, gave up the first position, and started a melee with the Japanese.
Second Lieutenant Yamazaki almost witnessed his side's infantry artillery destroying the defenders' machine gun positions one by one. He remembered those positions very clearly and there was no mistake!
As a student in the same period as Lu Shi, his map work was the best, especially map plotting. He could mark the garrison's troop strength and firepower arrangement on the battle map just by looking at it twice. In this regard, he was the best If a genius didn't have any connections in the army, there would be absolutely no problem joining the wing as a staff officer.
After confirming that all the Chinese machine gun firepower had been destroyed, he became bolder and continued to lead his squad to attack the defenders' positions;
His team has a total of 54 people. In the sudden fire attack just now, because they were located in the front and charged at the front, they suffered the greatest losses. They suffered no less than 20 casualties. Even veteran Sergeant Aburoko Ueda was sent back. hometown.
Now they can finally let go of their hands and feet to attack. At first, he was still a little scared, but after groping for more than ten meters, he became bolder, because other teams had already charged straight up, and the Chinese still didn't open fire, so he could only It was proved that most of the Chinese machine guns were destroyed;
Since the Chinese don't have machine guns, they have nothing to fear. When they play rifle shooting, they really don't take the Chinese seriously. The shooting accuracy of the 38-meter rifle is not something you can boast of.
The Yamazaki team and other troops successfully rushed to the defender's position. The Japanese infantry cheered for a while, and then began to occupy and consolidate the position. They were not in a hurry to launch an attack in the depth of the defender. The Japanese's tactical literacy lies in this detail. The performance is vivid and vivid.
The Japs' caution made Li Shuo a little disappointed. He originally planned to hit the Japs to counterattack when the Japs rushed towards the second position in one go, but the Japs did not give him a chance, which was very cunning.
Fortunately, this was taken into consideration when we were building trenches. If one set of tactics is not applicable, then change to the second set. It is impossible to always go as you want on the battlefield. You have to take advantage of the soldiers and split them up. As long as the enemy's infantry Once they entered the position, it was easy to say that their defense line had three inner and three outer lines. It was built like a maze, slowly leading them deeper.
Thinking of this, a sinister smile appeared on Li Shuo's face. Nine machine guns had been set up at the new shooting position. A whole box of grenades had also been taken out and arranged. The safety covers were all screwed down, waiting for the Japanese to launch a new charge. .
