Nirvana, Dongcheng District, the sound of cannons rumbling
As soon as the Japanese artillery fire extended, a group of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the defense area of the 1st Battalion of the 881st Regiment with guns in hand;
Since all the heavy artillery of the field artillery brigade of the 35th Division was lost, their artillery only had 12 infantry guns and two dozen 90mm mortars of the 220th Regiment;
They are all light artillery. The effect of artillery bombardment is limited, and the battle has to be solved by infantry.
The current main force of the 35th Division is the 220th Infantry Regiment and the 221st Regiment. When the main force of the Independent Brigade launched a counterattack, the 219th Regiment suffered the greatest losses and was almost completely wiped out;
The 221st Regiment, which is located on the north and south wings, is almost a fight at the front. The loss of soldiers is not big. After being dispersed by the rout, it lost more than 1,000 people. The total strength is more than 2,500 people. The organization is still intact, except for the regiment. Almost all of the artillery pieces were lost when they collapsed.
The search regiment, baggage regiment, engineering regiment and division headquarters were closest to the counterattack force of the independent brigade, so they suffered the greatest losses. In total, less than 2,000 people escaped, and all the luggage was lost.
After the 220th Regiment saw that Colonel Chengwu had gathered the defeated troops, they simply replenished these 2,000 people into the 220th and 221st Regiment as a priority, bringing the two regiments to full strength of 3,800 people, and the remaining 1,200 people formed an independent The brigade was thus reorganized into the Jian Chengwu Detachment, with a total strength of nearly 9,000 people.
This force was the main force attacking Nirvana. The remaining 2,200 people of the Independent Eighth Brigade launched a diversionary attack from Xicheng District.
Only about 2,200 people of the 881st Regiment in the city were able to fight, and they were compressed by the Japanese in the central city. The first battalion was responsible for the defense of the Dongcheng District, the fourth battalion was responsible for the west city district, and the fifth battalion was the reserve force.
Although the 881st Regiment has a small number of troops, it has plenty of ammunition. The main force of the Independent Brigade seized the baggage of the 35th Division and gave it to the 881st Regiment in the city as a priority. Each of the 16 Wei Yixiao cannons has more than 20 explosive packets. This heavy firepower Together they have a great advantage, which makes the Japanese dare not attack heavily.
One brigade was already at its limit. Their skirmisher lines were spread wide open, and they cautiously charged towards the first battalion's defense area.
Lieutenant Takesan Tojo held a Nanbu pistol in his right hand and a standard tachi in his left hand, commanding his squad to attack the urban area defended by the Eighth Route Army;
He turned out to be a staff officer at the division headquarters and had a good future;
On that morning a few days ago, the main force of the 35th Division was preparing to launch a general attack on Nirvana. However, it was covered by artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army that came out of nowhere. The division commander also met Amaterasu. He was lucky enough to save his life. One life, now he is sent to the grassroots level and becomes a squad leader.
Most of the dozens of soldiers in his squad were defeated soldiers who had gathered together. Although the number was full, they were all frightened and their combat effectiveness had dropped significantly. This was also the current situation of the newly formed Jian Chengwu detachment of the 35th Division.
Even though the total strength is still eight or nine thousand, it is impressive to see that the combat power can reach 60% of the usual strength.
"Baga ya road, hurry up, the Eighth Route Army has nothing to fear!"
Lieutenant Tojo's voice was trembling when he spoke. The Japanese in Tojo's team were rushing forward with all their strength, their waists almost bent to the ground.
More than a hundred meters away, Qin Feng saw that most of the Japs had entered the bomb zone, with a cruel smile on his face. In that area, he had more than 30 bombs modified from 105mm artillery shells buried;
They didn't have much experience in this area. They just referred to the principle of artillery shell explosion, stacked several 105 howitzers together, and then placed an electromagnetic detonation bomb based on the real estate inside, burying a pile every two or three hundred meters, using Wires connected the bombs in series, and seven or eight piles were buried. Only a few bombs were used to cover an area of about 1 square kilometer.
When most of the charging Japs entered this area, Qin Feng decisively gave the order to detonate.
After the soldier responsible for detonating the detonator pressed the detonator, a series of explosions sounded. The explosion under the bomb detonated several 105mm artillery shells on top of the bomb...
"Boom boom boom..."
The explosion of more than thirty heavy artillery shells was extremely terrifying, engulfing all the Japanese in the entire blast area;
Lieutenant Tojo was not so lucky this time. He happened to walk in front of a pile of artillery shells, and the huge explosion tore him into pieces. His internal organs were thrown everywhere. Many Japanese soldiers in the explosion area were killed. No corpses were left.
Those who were close to the explosion point were all blown into parts, and those who were far away were also shocked to the point of bleeding to death.
After the shell exploded, shrapnel flew across the sky, and some shells even exploded in the air after being blown up more than ten meters;
The explosion effect even exceeded Qin Feng's expectations, and he almost got himself involved!
"Damn it, this is too fierce. From now on, I have to hide at least 200 meters away to be safe."
Qin Feng muttered fearfully.
Colonel Jian Chengwu, who was watching the battle at the headquarters, was completely dumbfounded. He had no idea what secret weapon the Eighth Route Army used. It was so powerful that no more than one-third of his brigade could stand, which was a huge loss. There were hundreds of people.
The Japanese who were not dead also had their heads buzzing from the bombing, and they stood there at a loss.
After more than ten seconds, Qin Feng finally reacted and gave the order to shoot.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Bah hook bah hook bah hook..."
The first battalion's light and heavy firepower fired wildly at the hundreds of Japanese who were still standing stupidly, mowing down a large area.
The remaining Japs began to run back like a tide, only to have their legs shortened by their parents.
The machine gun bullets of the first battalion kept chasing their butts, and the Japanese dropped corpses on the ground. In the end, less than one squadron of a brigade escaped, and more than 800 people were lost.
"Bagayalu, the Eighth Route Army is cunning and cunning!"
Seeing Colonel Chengwu curse loudly, the anger in his chest was about to burn. He really wanted to take thousands of people up and then wipe out all the Eighth Route Army in the city.
"See Mr. Chengwu, calm down. The Eighth Route Army's firepower is very fierce. It will not be possible to wipe them all out in a short time."
The 221st Regiment's Minegi Osaka carefully dissuaded from the side.
Seeing Chengwu suppress the anger in his heart after listening to Fengmu's words. As a commander, he must calm down. It is a taboo for military strategists to raise an army in anger.
"Fengmu-kun, such a huge explosion consumes a lot of bombs. I judge that the Eighth Route Army will not have too many. In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army's tricks from happening again, let's send a squadron up in the next round of attack!"
Seeing that Colonel Chengwu finally returned to a rational state, he decided to slowly fight an offensive and defensive battle with the Eighth Route Army.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Ten minutes later, more than twenty mortars began to launch fierce shelling on the Eighth Route Army's defense area.
After the infantry charges, it's the artillery's turn to blast!
It's still a familiar recipe and a familiar taste. After a gamble and a total loss, Nirvana's offensive and defensive battle has returned to its previous low intensity.
