At the same time, Colonel Shiro Yamazaki of the Japanese 55th Regiment Headquarters was staring intently at the high ground ahead. His face was extremely gloomy, and his frown expressed his bad mood.
The fierce battle between the two sides continued, but the soldiers who had been fighting for so long did not even rush in 50 meters away. Instead... the attacking brigade had suffered four to five hundred casualties, which was difficult for the arrogant Yamasaki to accept.
You must know that their 18th Division has never been defeated since the Battle of Songhu. It is almost invincible in Southeast Asia. It beat the British and the Chinese Expeditionary Force and fled. Because it is good at jungle warfare, the 18th Division is called the king of jungle warfare.
Of course, the people in Southeast Asia call them "jungle demons" because these beasts still have their true nature after arriving in Southeast Asia. They burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of evil, but I have to say that the combat effectiveness of this unit is really strong.
"Let Hiroshi withdraw and send the second brigade to pick up. We must not give the Chinese people time to breathe." After thinking for a long time, Yamazaki Shiro made new arrangements.
"Hey!" The messenger immediately prepared to draft a telegram.
After observing for so long, Yamazaki finally figured out some clues. Although the Chinese had strong individual firepower, except for the mortars that fired from behind from time to time, there was almost no other artillery fire to counterattack. They seemed to have no long-range artillery power at all.
And judging from this firepower density, their ammunition consumption must be extremely huge. Although they seem to have an advantage now, once the ammunition supply is interrupted and there is no time to replenish it, their defense line will be in vain.
Just as Yamazaki was thinking a lot, the radio soldier hurried over with a telegram he had just received:
"Reporting to the commander of the regiment, Colonel Eguchi sent a telegram saying that the resistance of the Chinese on the left was particularly fierce. He wanted to request tactical guidance from our artillery and jointly suppress the enemy with fire."
"Hmph, didn't Eguchi say that the 56th Regiment could easily capture that jungle in one rush? Why are you asking me to ask for help now?"
Yamazaki Shiro sarcastically said that at the beginning of the attack, the guy even boasted about Haikou to Tanaka Shinichi, causing the latter to praise him profusely. Yamazaki, who was extremely jealous, couldn't stand the look of a villain who was so successful.
"Colonel Eguchi said that the Chinese over there have a large number of armored vehicles and combat artillery, and the enemy's individual weapons have extremely strong firepower, so..." the radio soldier explained.
While the fierce fighting was taking place on Hill 233, the left-wing position stationed by Chen Jize was also attacked by the Japanese 56th Regiment.
It's just that the left-wing position is unsafe to defend, and there is no other cover except the woods behind him. Therefore, Chen Jize did not coddle the little devil from the beginning and used full firepower.
The 37 anti-tank guns and 75 mountain guns of the artillery battalion pounded them hard without reservation. The armored convoys protecting the two wings would also drive into the middle and make waves from time to time, beating the little devils until they were miserable and without any temper at all.
If Liao Mingyu hadn't ordered everyone not to carry out a counterattack before receiving the order, Chen Jize's temper would have really wanted to ask Yuan Li to drive over him with an armored vehicle.
The attack of the 56th Wing was frustrated. No, it should be said that it was hurt in the face. The commander of the regiment, Eguchi, did not dare to report the situation directly to Tanaka Shinichi. With the latter's character, he was afraid that he would be scolded, so he could only lower his face and request artillery support from the 55th regiment.
Although Yamazaki was very contemptuous in his heart, he also knew that the situation was serious and that he could not act on impulse. He simply agreed to Eguchi's request and pulled over the seven or eight Type 92 infantry guns from the wing headquarters.
At this moment, changes occurred on the battlefield of Highland 233. The Chinese firepower began to weaken, and their mortars almost stopped shooting. The newly launched Japanese Second Battalion was close to the edge of the position. The two sides were less than 30 meters apart. They all started throwing grenades at each other.
Yamazaki quickly picked up the telescope and observed the situation. As expected, the Chinese soldiers were not strong enough. The Chinese soldiers were ready to abandon the front line and began to retreat to the second line of defense on the top of the slope.
The reason why the second brigade has not attacked yet is because the dozen heavy machine guns on the top of the slope are still outputting firepower, but they seem to be at the end of their efforts.
Yamazaki Shiro's eyes narrowed, and the opportunity finally came: "Order! The third brigade will attack immediately and rush to the enemy's position as quickly as possible!"
"Hey!"
The battlefield suddenly underwent earth-shaking changes. The originally impregnable 233 main position was in crisis. The Japanese army's fierce attack seemed to be rewarded.
As long as we capture Highland 233, we can charge from top to bottom to the left-wing position. What else can we do to make a comeback when the Chinese are attacked from both sides? Once this is done, the battle will be resolved today.
Thinking of this, Yamazaki Shiro couldn't help but secretly rejoice. If the 55th Regiment successfully captured the position, it would become the first unit to break through the enemy's defense line.
After the order was issued, the Japanese army responded quickly. The third brigade immediately began to organize troops to assault forward, while the second brigade, which was still fighting hard, also invested all its troops on the battlefield.
The two sides had been fighting for most of the day. Because the Chinese army had not launched a large-scale artillery counterattack, Yamazaki Shiro subconsciously thought that the other side did not have heavy artillery units, and the 55th Regiment was positioned further forward than the other two Japanese armies.
This also allows his soldiers to quickly complete the transition between advance and retreat. As long as the forward is frustrated and retreats, a group of troops behind him can immediately organize a group of troops to launch the attack again, so that the entire offensive line does not pause at all, and forces the enemy to not have a chance to breathe.
Under the help of the soldiers of the second regiment, the little Japanese had already rushed into the forward position.
Logically speaking, it is best to launch a counterattack at this time to push the enemy out of their position, otherwise more and more Japanese troops will rush in. However, the soldiers retreated while fighting and were determined not to get entangled with the Japs.
The first battalion commander leaned against the trench wall, changing magazines, and at the same time shouted to Fan Xiangwu at the top of his voice: "Deputy commander, the Japanese have begun to attack with all their strength! Do we still retreat?? After that, we have to give up the entire high ground. ah!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he mustered up the courage to lean out again, his finger firmly on the trigger of the submachine gun: "You son of a bitch, be so angry!"
"Bahhhhhhh...!"
The bullets made a popping sound as they hit the sandbags. Just as the two little Japs were about to get up and charge, they were beaten into a hornet's nest by the dense bullets.
"Wait a minute, hold on!"
Fan Xiangwu didn't know why the signal hadn't come yet.
There were not many soldiers around who fired, and the soldiers were holding their breath because their commander ordered not to fight back excessively.
The soldiers of the Second Regiment have always adhered to strict discipline and strict orders. Although they did not understand why the commander issued such an order, they still carried it out meticulously and conscientiously.
Almost a squadron of Japanese soldiers has entered the front line of the position, and behind them, the main force of the second and third brigade are rushing towards the high ground non-stop.
"Damn it, we can't wait any longer!" Fan Xiangwu was worried. If the troops didn't fight back, the entire position would be lost.
call out……
Just as he was about to give the order, there was suddenly a scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky from behind.
boom! boom! boom!
Three artillery shells directly hit the edge of the Japanese attacking team. Although there were no casualties, the little Japanese were also taken aback by the sudden shelling.
But now the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. The attacking team did not stop at all and continued to rush towards the mountain.
"The direction of shooting is to the left, adjust five degrees to the right, the shooting angle is negative two degrees, and calibrate again."
At this time, on the top of the highland, a three-person shooting observation team was closely watching the situation ahead and quickly reported the shooting to the rear positions via radio.
"Three rapid fire shots, let go!"
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