"Boom boom boom..."
The Japanese launched an attack, and shells hit the city one after another. The whole city was shrouded in artillery fire, like the end of the world;
This time, old Japanese Yamada was cruel and fired all the artillery shells in one go. Kunshan City was completely reduced to ruins under the saturated bombardment of the Japanese. The old people who had desperately left and their houses disappeared into the dust and smoke. There are few intact houses in the entire city, including the north part of the city, which is full of ruins as far as the eye can see.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Before the artillery fire completely stopped, Major Miyamoto slashed his command sword in the air and rushed out first. The direction of his command sword was the direction of the 65th Regiment;
They are already the last 100 or so members of the 65th Regiment, and together they are not enough to make up a squadron. Their roles are dead soldiers and cannon fodder. Ever since the regiment flag was captured by the Lone Brigade, they have shouldered too much humiliation. He Lengyan, their existence is to consume the ammunition of the Chinese people, this will be their last swan song in this world.
Regardless of the final outcome of this battle, the shameful number 65 will no longer exist in the world. The proud and arrogant Major Miyamoto finally became cannon fodder in the eyes of others;
But he had his own pride, so he chose to rush to the front. Even if he was to be cannon fodder, he would be the first to report to the Jingguo Ghost Restroom.
Originally, according to military tradition, they were not qualified to enter the ghost toilet again. Because of this desperate charge, Major General Yamada specially approved that they could enter the ghost toilet after death and enjoy the incense of all people. This was a treat for them. award.
Miyamoto and others cherished this opportunity very much. They were deeply poisoned by militarism, so everyone was proud to enter the ghost toilet after death. For this reward, they rushed into the city despite their own artillery fire. Behind them are more than 1,700 people from the 104th Regiment, including the Regiment Headquarters. The third echelon is the personnel of the baggage team, the personnel of the Mountain Artillery Brigade, and the redundant staff and communications personnel of the brigade and regiment headquarters, a total of more than 1,600 people;
Although the third echelon has a large number of people, its combat effectiveness is average. They only have the simplest light weapons, mainly rifles, and very few light machine guns, let alone heavy machine guns and artillery.
All infantry guns and mortars have been strengthened to the 104th Regiment. They are the main force. They are equipped with 3 92 infantry cannons, 5 mortars and 9 92 heavy machine guns. They are the strongest, Yamada The major general had high hopes for them.
They were divided into three waves. The first wave was about 500 infantrymen, who followed closely a hundred meters behind the 65th Regiment;
The second wave is a brigade of about 1,000 people. All heavy weapons are equipped with them, especially the wing headquarters, including the flag guard squadron. Their wing flag has been left at the brigade and regiment headquarters, so they are also fighting now. member.
The third echelon is not so particular. They are just some idle people waiting to make up the numbers. They are not divided into waves. More than 1,000 people are crowded into one pile. They are not so particular. Once the second echelon suffers a large number of casualties, , they will be added to the second echelon as supplementary troops.
At the lone brigade headquarters, Luo Ying put down his telescope. As expected, the Japanese couldn't stand teasing. Almost all the main forces were sent in. This was exactly what he expected. He said to his staff officer Huang Jian:
"Inform the 882nd Battalion in front to first hold the Japanese army against the enemy with all their strength, and then block the attack step by step, lengthen the front, and try to delay as much time as possible;
Let Chen Wu and Ma Biao be prepared. Once the 1st Battalion of the 882nd Regiment can no longer withstand it, they will go up with full reinforcements. They just need to hold on until dark! "
Huang Jian took the order and left. Luo Ying was not very worried about the Japanese attack. The Japanese seemed to have more than 3,000 people, but their combat effectiveness was still very different from that of a field regiment. The combat effectiveness of the baggage, artillery, and civilian personnel Not even half as good as an ordinary devil;
The troops of the Solitary Army Brigade in the city include more than 650 people from the first battalion of the 882nd Regiment, 492 people from the first battalion of the 881st Regiment, 87 people from the machine gun company, 138 people from the guard company, and more than 120 people from the health team. Even without the regiment headquarters, there are still nearly 1,500 people. The troop strength ratio is a little more than 2 to 1. Of course, the number of casualties in this round of shelling must be subtracted from this.
Since they have complete tunnel fortifications, normal casualties will not exceed one platoon, which will have little impact on the overall combat effectiveness;
They are on the defensive side, and the defenders already have a great advantage, so the difference in combat power is not big. It would be a dream for the Japanese to destroy them in one day.
The reason why Luo Ying adopted the method of blocking attacks was to reduce the intensity of the battle and reduce casualties as much as possible. He just wanted to delay it until dark, and did not want to die with the Japanese;
As long as it gets dark, the end of the 103rd Brigade will come. After dark, the enemy's cavalry will be greatly reduced. Once the main peripheral force is dispatched, it will be the time for the enemy to curse...
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
Just when Luo Ying was thinking about how to plot against the Japanese, a fierce exchange of fire broke out from the front. The first battalion of the 882nd Regiment, the main force, should have been at war with the Japanese. Luo Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Since the fight started, there would be no There are too many considerations, soldiers will block it, water will flood the soil;
As his position improved, Luo Ying commanded more and more troops, and his heart became harder and harder. Sometimes when people needed to make sacrifices for victory, he would give orders without even frowning. For a moment, he now had some experience of 101's mood when he said, "I don't want the number of casualties, I just want Tashan."
In order to win, even if he needs to make sacrifices himself, he will not frown - everything is for victory!
Everything is for victory, this seems to have become a special word for the Eastern people. In the distance, Major Miyamoto led the last 100 or so Japs of the 65th Regiment and rushed towards the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 88th Regiment with guns in hand.
The first battalion's defense is still the standard pattern of a lone brigade. The first and second companies are deployed along both sides of the main road, and the third company and the machine gun battery are behind. This kind of defense makes the front more layered and the depth of defense is much greater.
"Warriors, kill the chicken——"
Major Miyamoto's voice stopped suddenly. His body was hit by several machine gun bullets, and he fell down unwillingly. Other Japanese soldiers from the 65th Regiment fell with him;
It's like they don't know what death is. They ignore the fallen companions around them and will keep rushing forward as long as they don't fall...
They chose to break through from the left wing, but ended up running into the firepower of the first company. More than a hundred Japanese soldiers were quickly killed or injured, and most of them were killed. The rest continued to rush forward fearlessly until they fell.
Their charge seemed to be aimed at consuming the ammunition of the company, and at the same time exposing the firepower of the company, indicating the target for the infantry artillery that the Japanese were dragging behind;
Sure enough, just when the Japs of the 65th Regiment were about to die, the Japs' infantry artillery a few hundred meters away opened fire. Two consecutive shots hit a heavy machine gun. There were only two soldiers left in half the squad, and every one of them was dead. With injuries.
The Japanese infantry artillery began to show their ferocious fangs, and as soon as they took action, they destroyed the heavy machine guns reinforced by the machine gun company.
When the last Japs of the 65th Regiment fell, the Japs' infantry artillery blew up a Czech light gun of the first company. At the same time, it also announced that the 65th Regiment, a wild beast, had ended their mission ahead of schedule. Jinling Battlefield From now on, there is one less unit that takes pleasure in killing;
The 65th Regiment was completely dead, but the Japanese offensive had just begun. The next step was the relay of the first and second brigade of the 104th Regiment. After they were bombarded indiscriminately in front, the remaining troops plus a small amount of supplementary baggage personnel , there are only about 500 people left.
Similar to the 65th Regiment, the 104th Regiment is also an infantry regiment established by the Japanese in the early days. It has its own traditions and strong combat effectiveness. Their attacks are more structured than the 65th Regiment, which has recruited a large number of Koreans;
These are all old devils with tenacious fighting will, accurate marksmanship, and skillful tactics. If it weren't for the help of old devil Yamada, the two fully formed brigades would have been really difficult to deal with.
More than 500 Japanese soldiers launched attacks from the left and right wings at the same time, putting great pressure on the first and second companies in front;
The first and second companies had some attrition before, but now there are only more than 280 people left in the two companies combined. Relying on the complete tunnel fortifications, they can barely withstand the Japanese attack.
The Japanese's three infantry guns had been sneaking up on the first and second companies a few hundred meters away, blowing up a machine gun from time to time. This made Qi Hua, the commander of the first battalion, very annoyed. He said to the correspondent:
"Go tell the mortar platoon that I must knock out the Japanese infantry cannon!"
