"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The old trick of the Japanese is to use artillery shells before the enemy arrives. The purpose is to get the upper hand. It is best to scare away the defenders with a few cannons.
Shaoyuan City is an important city in the Zhongtiao Mountain area. Its geographical location is very important. It is right in the center, so the city wall is relatively strong.
It took the Japanese artillery group more than an hour to blast a hole of more than 100 meters in the west city, and the passage to the city was opened.
The third battalion of the 805 regiment responsible for defending the city did not defend the city wall. In the face of modern artillery, no matter how strong the city wall is, it will be breached. Not to mention that the Japanese have large weapons. The division is equipped with a 105mm heavy howitzer. The city wall of Shaoyuan City cannot be withstood. Just a few shots.
Wu Lei, commander of the third battalion, hid his troops in layers in the city, preparing to fight a low-intensity street battle with the Japanese. He introduced the Japanese brigade into the city to give the Japanese a surprise;
The task given to him by the regiment leader was to hold the Japanese in the city for half a day and buy half a day for other brother troops to deploy their defenses.
In order to quickly deploy their forces, the Japs West Route Army had to capture Shaoyuan City. As soon as the artillery fire preparations stopped, more than 300 Japs from the first brigade rushed up with guns in hand;
The leader was Captain Iwasaki, who personally led two squadrons to attack the gap.
The Japs in the Kumamoto Regiment are mainly miners. They are a group of people who are extremely poor and whose lives are in danger at any time. Such Japs are not only cruel and bloodthirsty, but also fearless of death;
Not only do they not take other people's lives seriously, they don't even take their own lives seriously. This is an important reason why troops from the Kumamoto area have strong combat effectiveness.
The 37th Division was formed in Kumamoto and is a standard second-class division. The reason why there are only three infantry regiments in the battle order in China is mainly because they left one regiment in the country as a seed regiment;
If the situation requires it, a new division can be formed immediately based on the remaining regiment. This is a common feature of second-class divisions fighting in China.
Don't underestimate them just because they are a three-unit division. In fact, their organization is very large. In addition to the three infantry regiments, there are also the 37th Mountain Artillery Regiment, the 37th Engineer Regiment, and the 37th Heavy Infantry Regiment. , a total of 6 regiments, as well as the 1st, 2nd, and 4th field hospitals and the epidemic prevention and water supply department, plus the division and regiment headquarters, the total force exceeds 18,000.
The Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department is a poison gas and biochemical force. Facing such a force with all types of arms, fighting them in positional warfare and pulling down the entire 78th Army will not be an advantage.
The Japs in the Iwasaki Battalion were very high-spirited. They didn't take the defenders in Shaoyuan City seriously at all. No wonder they were crazy;
Since the war at Zhongtiao Mountain, their division has defeated at least three armies of the Central Army. The Tang Huaiyuan unit of the Third Army was almost completely wiped out by them. Commander Tang and the Commander of the 12th Division were sacrificed at the same time, but the price they paid was very limited.
Sergeant Nishikawa Takamoto is holding a tortoise box in one hand and a standard saber in the other, walking in the middle of the detachment. He is a detachment captain of the second squadron of the 1st Battalion of the 225th Alliance;
Sergeant is a special military rank for the Japanese and an alternative name for sergeant. The Japanese non-commissioned officers are divided into three levels, namely, sergeant, sergeant, and corporal, corresponding to the commander, sergeant, and corps commander. These are professional soldiers with very high combat experience. Rich, with certain grassroots command capabilities, which is the guarantee of the Japanese combat effectiveness.
Sergeant Nishikawa's detachment was in the first echelon. Although the squadron leader said that this charge was just an armed outing, he was not careless at all because of his veteran combat experience;
His keen battlefield sense told him that the city was very dangerous. Shaoyuan City was so quiet that it scared him. He always felt like there were countless eyes staring at them.
"Captain Yamashita, remind everyone to work carefully!"
His unit was divided into three combat groups, headed by three corps commanders. The Japs' command system was far more formal than that of the Central Army.
The Xichuan detachment quickly entered the city. The city walls were covered with rubble and filled with gunpowder smoke, but they did not see a single Chinese person. The more this happened, the more unsure he became.
If he were to command the whole brigade, he would never let the troops enter the city so hastily. Unfortunately, he is only a small squad leader, a man of few words. In the eyes of the superior, he is just a cannon fodder and a consumable.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Sure enough, when the captain saw that he had not seen the Chinese defenders after crossing the city wall, he issued an assault order;
All the Japanese soldiers straightened their backs and marched into the city. The captain was about to lift military discipline and have a carnival. Nishikawa didn't dare to bend over and grumble forward...
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
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Sure enough, as Xichuan expected, the defenders in the city suddenly opened fire. More than 20 light and heavy guns spit out long tongues of fire, raining bullets on them, mowing down groups of Japanese who were preparing to have a carnival, and the Japanese began to fight for them. Pay the price for your arrogance.
"Yamashita-kun, lie down!"
Sergeant Nishikawa reflexively fell forward, and a string of bullets almost grazed his scalp and floated over, beating a Japanese soldier behind him into a hornet's nest.
Old Japanese Nishikawa escaped another disaster by relying on his own experience, but Captain Yamashita was not as lucky;
His reaction was half a beat too slow, and he was hit by several heavy and light gun bullets, and half of his head was cut off.
"Bagaya road! Yamashita-kun..."
Nishikawa's eyes sparkled, as if he had lost a lover. These days when Mieko was not around, it was all thanks to Yamashita-kun's contribution to the valley, which soothed his homesickness.
"Ba! Ba! Ba"
Nishikawa fired several shots viciously at the machine gun's flames, but unfortunately it had no effect at all. The poor range of Nanbu's pistol was far out of reach of the machine gun position.
He glanced at his team with his peripheral vision. He couldn't help but be shocked. In just two minutes, 4 of the 13 Japanese in his team had already met Amaterasu, and 2 more He lay on the ground and groaned.
After fighting on the Western Front for more than ten days, his detachment had never lost so many people. Only 2 people were injured and no one was killed.
Major Iwasaki screamed angrily. He thought it was just an outing, but he almost lost his life in the city.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The Japanese 92 heavy machine guns also joined in the counterattack. Fiery bullets rained down on the ambush position of the first battalion. The first battalion also began to suffer heavy casualties.
War is like this. Such a battle will turn into a war of attrition later on. It depends on who can withstand it first.
The Japanese charged for a while longer, but unfortunately no one could break through the defenders' fire network. It was meaningless except for increasing casualties. Iwasaki decisively gave the order to retreat.
Sergeant Nishikawa finally received the order to retreat. The remaining Japs in his unit took turns covering the retreat. Nishikawa took the opportunity to snatch back the body of Captain Yamashita.
Husband and wife showed love for a hundred days in one night, and their dew friends were also full of love. He couldn't let his body be exposed in the wilderness at the foot of the mountain.
The Japs from the Iwasaki Battalion stumbled away, leaving behind a pile of shit all over the floor. Not every Japs was as sentimental as Sergeant Nishikawa.
