Thick yellow-green smoke began to rise from the position of the 4th Preliminary Regiment. The experienced first battalion commander recognized it as a Japanese gas bomb at a glance and immediately blew the gas whistle;
Those who had gas masks quickly put on gas masks, and those who didn't took out towels from their bodies, wetted them with water and covered their mouths and noses, with their bodies facing away from the wind.
After just a while, there was a continuous sound of coughing on the position. Although there had been training in this area in advance, many of the broken troops were temporarily gathered together;
The training for them only explained the things they should pay attention to in preventing poisons, so many people still panicked and inhaled a lot of poisonous gases.
The Japs' poison gas offensive caused many casualties to the Fourth Preliminary Regiment. The total number was more than 200, and more than a hundred people were sacrificed. These accounts can only be attributed to the Japs of the 37th Division.
After all the bombs were thrown, the Japanese plane flapped its wings and flew away!
As soon as the Japanese plane left, the infantry rushed up, using air-ground coordination tactics very skillfully.
The Preliminary Fourth Regiment has no way to defeat the devils in the sky, but it will be full soon.
When the Japs from the 236th Regiment, wearing ugly big noses, were about to come up to collect the corpses of the Chinese, Chu Dapeng gave the order for the bombardment.
It is disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. Chu Dapeng wants to teach the Japanese a heavy lesson.
The 4 Wei Shen cannons and 16 Wei Yixiao artillery pieces from the artillery battalion of the 4th regiment, and the Wei Yixiao artillery pieces from each battalion's artillery battalion, launched a fierce bombardment at the Japanese, almost completely covering the charging Japanese.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The shrapnel flying all over the sky knocked down the Japanese in groups. Even if the Japanese skirmishers were spread far apart, they could not hold up many artillery pieces.
The damage caused by a single salvo of 48 107mm rockets and dozens of explosive packets can only be described as brutal and heartless.
The Preliminary Fourth Regiment only fought two rounds, and there were not many Japs left in the field. Many Japs were even stunned by the explosion, and stood there with nosebleeds, not knowing what to do.
"Tick-tick-tick-tick..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
More than a dozen machine guns rang out on the position, sending the stunned Japanese into the arms of Amaterasu.
"Bagaya road!"
Osato Sato's blood surged up, and a mouthful of dog blood spurted out from his mouth. After this round of blows, his alliance could no longer form a large group.
He had never fought a battle that made him so angry. He couldn't use his strength and was suppressed at every turn. The imperial army's bravery did not show up at all.
Lieutenant General Anda was equally angry and wanted to vomit blood. The 78th Army was stronger than he imagined. The air warriors were also deployed and special bombs were used. The opponent's defense line was still as solid as a rock. It seemed that they wanted to open the exit in a short time. Not that easy.
"Okubo-kun, how long can the division's supplies last?"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, you originally carried food and drinking water for half a month, but lost most of it along the way. Now even if you are equipped with the minimum standard, you can only last for a week at most;
The food was relatively good. If the general's mules and horses were killed to satisfy their hunger, we should be able to survive for a few more days. The most lacking thing was drinking water, which was already less than five days' supply! "
Anda nodded and said:
"Okubo-kun, collect the drinking water and implement a rationing system. Reduce the daily drinking water by 30%, so that you can last for a week;
The nearly 30,000 elite troops of the Northern Route Army should be able to reach here in one week. What we have to do now is to dig the fortifications as deep as possible. The 78th Army will not give us a week, and this night will not be peaceful.
The main force of the 78th Army has not appeared yet. They should be waiting for darkness. By then we will not have the support of the air warriors. The night belongs to the Chinese! "
Lieutenant General Anda has lost his previous high-spiritedness, and his whole body has become rickety. He may become the first Japanese division to be completely wiped out (the Japanese did not admit the previous 35th Division, because one of them was still left behind.)
Okubo took the order and went to the position himself to supervise the digging of ring fortifications. Due to the lack of trees, the civil fortifications could only be dug into pure earth fortifications, which had a mediocre anti-artillery effect.
It was dusk in a flash, and the Japanese plane came again, dropping bombs and firing machine guns again, but this time it caused much less damage to the defenders. Aerial bombing alone could not destroy the Chinese defense line;
The only way to break through the encirclement is to rely on the army itself, and reinforcements from the Northern Route Army are crucial.
When the Japanese plane fired the last round of bullets and left, it started to get dark, and the Japanese gave up the attack and switched to defense across the board;
Lieutenant General Anda had a premonition that this dark night was destined to be a stormy night of blood and fire. Only by withstanding it could he see the sunshine the next day.
In Panwang Mountain, the Japanese 41st Division launched a fierce attack on the camp of the New 93rd Army overnight. Artillery shells rained down on the 1427 plateau of Panwang Mountain. The two sides had been fighting around the highland for two days. The mountain was full of enemies and friends. The remains of both parties.
The wounded soldiers of the Japanese above can be seen everywhere. The Japanese can no longer control them, and winning the position is the top priority.
On Highland 1427, Luo Weimin deployed three infantry battalions and an artillery battalion to provide fire support.
Although the 315th Brigade has received an upgrade order from the government, it has not yet restructured the troops according to the new organization. It still uses the previous temporary organization. There are three regiments under the army, and there is also the 801st Regiment of the 78th Army, which is also temporarily under their command;
Each regiment has 8 infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, for a total of 32 infantry battalions and 4 artillery battalions, nearly 30,000 troops.
After two days of fierce fighting, the troops were severely attrited. Several battalions had already canceled their temporary establishment, and all the remaining troops were replenished to other battalions. This was a struggle with the Japanese for attrition.
The Japanese North Route Army was not much better. They were the attackers and had to pay a higher price. At least two of their brigades were wiped out in two days of fierce fighting. The exchange ratio between the two sides was basically one to one. Such a war of attrition Neither side can afford to fight, but they have to fight.
The New 93rd Army cannot let the Japanese Northern Route Army complete the cutting task from north to south. If the Japanese Northern Route Army wants to win this battle, it must defeat the Chinese blocking them in front of them, complete the insertion mission, and fight with the 37th Division. The regiment reunited.
On Highland No. 1427, Wan Peng, commander of the seventh battalion, was wiping the ghost-headed knife in his hand. In the previous battle, he used this ghost-headed knife to chop off the heads of two Japanese soldiers.
After completing the retreat mission of the 15th Army, there were only more than a thousand people left in his special agent group;
Later, the Japanese used a net to clear out the disintegrated troops in the defense area. They were driven eastward to Tibet by the Japanese. The troops were severely reduced, with only a few hundred people left. Finally, they were gathered up by the 3rd Regiment of the 315th Brigade near Menggongling and were appointed as a group of troops. Commander of the seventh battalion of the regiment.
The First Regiment is good at defense, and the First Regiment has accumulated a lot of defensive experience in the Menggongling Blocking Battle, so the most important 1427 Highland Blocking Battle was left to the First Regiment.
The first, third, and seventh battalions were placed on the position, with a total of more than 2,000 people. They were under the unified command of the first battalion commander Zheng Yong. The eight battalions of the whole regiment took turns to fight. He Gang, the Japanese, was helping him train his troops.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Wan Peng, who was still lazy before, turned over quickly like a cheetah, took out his copper whistle and blew the anti-artillery whistle. A new round of Japanese attack began again!
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The Japanese artillery fire came one after another, and the Japanese infantry rushed over almost stepping on the artillery point.
"He's a fool and can attack with barrages. He's indeed an elite. I'm going to fight the elites. Order the Seventh Battalion to beat me to death!"
Zheng Yong participated in the backbone training of the Independent Brigade in Liuzhen. At that time, he was still a platoon leader. It has only been more than a year since he was promoted to the main battalion commander. Joining the 315th Brigade with Luo Weimin was the most correct decision he made.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Boom boom boom!"
The Seventh Battalion located on the first line of defense, led by Wan Peng, fired wildly at the Japanese, using machine guns from afar and grenades from close range. The battle soon became intense.
