"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
After the infantry withdrew, the Japanese artillery began to work. Dozens of light artillery fired wildly at the city. The Japanese were so furious that they wanted to wipe out the entire city.
The Japanese artillery group generally includes 4 75mm mountain guns, 6 37mm guns and 6 70mm infantry guns;
81 mm and 90 mm mortars are generally assigned to the brigade level. In addition, there are two infantry guns at the brigade level. They can participate in the shelling when necessary, so the effect of dozens of mortars is achieved. There are a lot of mortars in this. Cannon fire.
This firepower is definitely not enough to be seen in the West, but it is considered a very fierce artillery fire on the Chinese battlefield, almost equivalent to the heavy firepower of an army of the Central Army. This is why we suffer losses in positional battles with the Japanese.
The Japanese bombed for another half an hour, destroying less than half of the buildings in the city and further widening the gap in the city wall.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
"Onboard!"
As soon as the artillery fire extended, all the Japs from the Iwasaki Brigade pressed forward. This time, a full battalion of Japs was used, nearly 1,000 people.
Inside the temporary headquarters of the third battalion, the commander of the third battalion, Wu Lei, looked at the Japanese soldiers coming in black crows and shouted excitedly:
"The stupid Japanese are really willing to spend money. They formed a large group when they came up. I can't live anymore. I ordered the artillery battery to beat the Japanese group hard and use up all the artillery shells!"
Wu Lei really couldn't keep up with the rhythm of life. He had a typical independent brigade fighting style, either not moving or destroying all the artillery shells.
Most of the 805th Regiment are elite veterans who have been trained according to the independent brigade model for more than a year, and they rarely receive broken troops;
The combat effectiveness of individual soldiers is not weaker than that of the Japanese. In addition to heavy weapons, the weapons and equipment are incomparable, and the configuration of light weapons has exceeded the Japanese.
The battalion has 807 people, has 3 infantry companies and 1 artillery company, and is equipped with 6 Weiyixiao artillery pieces and 4 captured mortars.
Each Wei Yixiao cannon is equipped with 10 explosive packets, which is the third battalion's largest heavy firepower support. All other explosive packets and bombs are buried in the center of the city and are leftover from the other two battalions and the artillery battalion of the 805th Regiment.
Nishikawa Takashi was very lucky this time. His detachment was replenished after returning. The wing had a supplementary brigade with more than 300 supplementary troops left;
With a wave of his hand, the commander replenished all the more than 100 people lost by the Iwasaki Brigade in the previous attack. The external battle report now showed no casualties;
In another time and space, the result of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain was that only more than 600 people died. In a battle of 100,000 people, only more than 600 people died. How could it be possible to annihilate 100,000 enemies?
Don't take the Japs' battle reports too seriously. However, many experts on the Internet quoted the Japs' battle reports, saying that the battle loss ratio between the two sides was 35 to 1. I don't know what they think.
The Central Army suffered a disastrous defeat, but it was not like they only killed 600 Japanese. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides fought for dozens of days, and 20 died in one day?
The devil dares to brag, and a large number of people on the Internet dare to believe it. They still believe it to be the truth, and they are just drunk. Think about it for yourselves, is it possible?
20 deaths in one day is too insulting to the martyrs!
The Japanese used many tricks to reduce battle losses and make beautiful battle reports. They were nothing more than fooling the domestic people and making them more firmly support them in expanding the war.
The Japanese division has one or two supplementary regiments, which are immediately replenished if lost. These people are not included in the establishment. Many of them are Koreans. They are usually used to transport supplies and do hard work, and the soldiers are used as substitutes.
After Nishikawa Takamoto's detachment was fully established, he became full of confidence again. Although the newly added people were all Koreans, it was better than nothing. They fought more bravely and killed Chinese people. It is also more cruel. No pension will be paid after death. It is the best cannon fodder.
This time, his team was in the second echelon, which was relatively safer. He was in a good mood and even thought of Mieko.
Suddenly, his expression changed. He heard the sound of a group of shells breaking through the air, and it was a heavy artillery!
"Bagaya road!"
The miserable Takamoto once again chose to lie down on the ground. As soon as he lay down, a group of black shadows crashed into the group of Japanese.
"Boom boom boom..."
Six explosive charges and four mortar shells exploded among the Japs, instantly clearing an area of Japs and blowing up a large area.
"Aunt Amaterasu bless you, Amaterasu bless you!"
Lieutenant Colonel Takamoto lay on the ground and kept praying that such terrifying shells would not fall around him...
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
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Round after round, Wei Yixiao's cannon fired at a very fast rate. All 10 rounds of cannon were fired within three minutes, and all 60 explosive packets were smashed into the group of Japs. The bombing made the Japs wail and howl, and even the old Japsaki Iwasaki was shocked. Blown to pieces.
The Japanese who had been bombed retreated like a tide. When they set off, there was a large group, but when they retreated, not even half of them were left!
"Bagayalu! Ask the division commander for permission to use special ammunition!"
Colonel Jinmu became completely angry and decided to use special bombs against the city. The Kumamoto Division has always had a tradition of using special bombs.
Wu Lei didn't know that the Japanese were going to use special ammunition. After firing all the shells, he would pretend to be weak in the next round and lure the Japanese into the city.
After the Japanese troops withdrew, the corpses and wounded of the Japanese lay outside the city wall. This time the Japanese suffered a big loss, losing at least 500 people. More than half of the arrogant Iwasaki Brigade suffered casualties, and even the captain lost his life. No wonder The commander-in-chief became angry.
Sergeant Nishikawa Takamoto's life was not as good as usual, and he escaped another disaster. His detachment also suffered almost no losses. He was lucky and did not suffer that kind of terrorist bomb. Otherwise, not to mention a detachment, not even a small squad would be left. Not many people.
"Aunt Amaterasu bless you!"
After Nishikawa finished praying, he put a gas mask on his head;
The remaining personnel of their brigade were reinforced to the second brigade. After the special bombs were fired, the second brigade would launch a final attack on the city and capture Shaoyuan City in one fell swoop.
Half an hour later, the Japanese launched another artillery attack
"Bah, bah, bah..."
This time the sound was much duller. Troops from the Independent Brigade and the 78th Army had carried out anti-gas bomb attack training and had also seized a large number of gas masks, which were equipped in the first battalion.
As soon as the Japanese artillery fired, many company and platoon-level commanders recognized that it was poison gas bombs and immediately blew the gas whistle.
The soldiers of the first battalion put on gas masks one after another and turned their backs to the wind...
Wu Lei suddenly had an idea and gave the order to abandon the position.
In less than a minute, the retreat bugle sounded, and the first battalion began to collapse towards the center of the city, giving up the city garden to the Japanese.
Since targeted training had been carried out before, the losses in the Japs' poison gas attack were not large. Only dozens of soldiers who reacted slowly were poisoned. This is already a good result.
Before the poisonous gas had dissipated, a large army of Japanese soldiers poured into the city, all wearing ugly big noses.
About 1,500 Japanese soldiers took advantage of the cover of poison gas bombs and successfully entered the city. There was almost no sound of gunfire.
"Yo Xi, the special ammunition of the imperial army is so good that all the Chinese people will die!"
The commander-in-chief said proudly.
Half an hour later, the Japanese army entered the center of the city. About a few hundred Chinese people fled from the east city gate. The commander of the town could see clearly through the telescope.
"Yo Xi, send power to the division commander. Shaoyuan City has been captured. The warriors of my 225th Regiment are reveling in the city. The main force of the division can move forward!"
Not long after the telegram was sent out, a dull explosion came from the city. The whole earth was shaking, and it could be felt by the headquarters two kilometers away.
"Bagaya Road, was there an earthquake?"
The commander-in-chief stammered.
