As soon as the artillery preparations were completed, the infantry of the New Second Army rushed forward. This time, the first regiment and second regiment of the second division were responsible for the main attack, while the first regiment of the third division was feinting to attack. Three main regiments were invested at once, and the total strength was close to Ten thousand people is definitely a big deal.
There was no probing attack, it was a general attack. Tens of thousands of people launched attacks from three directions at the same time, without giving the Japanese any time to react.
For this attack, the planes bombed and the artillery shelled, and thousands of tons of ammunition were thrown in. With such a large formation, you can't send a company up to test the attack. That would be the biggest waste of firepower.
The attack of the New Second Army really caught the Japanese by surprise. Many of the Japanese were still buried in the ground. The expeditionary infantry rushed up in overwhelming numbers. It was truly overwhelming. The attack front was more than ten kilometers wide and they attacked across the board.
Colonel Yang Tian looked at the Chinese Expeditionary Army charging over the mountains and plains. He was completely dumbfounded and did not know which direction to command the troops to fight back;
The attack of the expeditionary force seems to be chaotic, but if you look closely, it is in a strict formation. Three people form a group, and the three groups form a large triangle. Their offensive formation is composed of countless large and small triangles.
It looked like a human sea tactic, but it was not. Colonel Yoshida finally discovered the secret. This was a true elite. Even the First Regiment, which he was most proud of, could not achieve such strict tactical execution.
"Bagaya Road, Imada-kun, they definitely won't win simply by relying on firepower. This is definitely the pinnacle of infantry tactics. It will be difficult for the imperial army to hold on for a week, let alone a month!"
Lieutenant Colonel Imada is a top student who graduated from Guizi University, so he naturally has some vision. The words of the co-captain made him feel the same. He took a deep breath and said:
"Your Excellency, Captain, I always thought that the Chinese infantry tactics were still at the stage of queuing to kill, but today I realized that I was a frog in the well;
It is said that war is the best training ground. After several years of war, the Chinese people have learned war in war, and a number of outstanding generals have emerged among them. This commander of the New Second Army is definitely one of them. Beautiful ones.
Their infantry and artillery coordination had reached a tacit understanding. As soon as the shells exploded in the front, their infantry stepped onto the imperial army's position.
Tens of thousands of people stormed hundreds of meters, and the formation of the squad, platoon, and company was not chaotic at all, and the squads and groups cooperated tacitly;
When one group encountered resistance, the other two groups immediately surrounded them from the left and right wings..."
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This was a seemingly evenly matched battle, but in fact there was no suspense. The Japanese positions were overwhelmed by the sea of people from the expeditionary force;
After they rushed through, there was yellow shit left on the ground, and the entire Japanese squad and squadron were wiped out without leaving any ripples.
The Japanese finally couldn't bear such a violent impact and began to retreat reflexively. Some of them were knocked down on the way back and turned into cold corpses;
The rest were defeated in the deep positions of the Japanese, and they could not organize effective resistance at all.
The attack wave of the expeditionary force was like a raging flood. Everyone who stood in front of them would be swept away, leaving corpses everywhere in their path.
They barely managed to stabilize their position until they reached the core position. In just one morning, the First Division lost all its peripheral positions. The troops were compressed into a small area of less than 7 kilometers from east to west and only 3 kilometers from north to south. They were surrounded by expeditionary troops. Army troops.
After a morning of fighting, the three main attack regiments were exhausted. They completed the combat mission beyond expectations and annihilated no less than 5,000 Japanese soldiers. If the number of Japanese killed by aircraft and artillery was included, nearly half of the First Division had been killed;
In just half a day, a first-class division was almost crippled. Even Nakazawa Sanfu, an old ghost, did not dare to hold on for another month.
"Bagaya Road, the Chinese firepower is too fierce, especially the fireworks-like heavy artillery group, it is simply a nightmare for the imperial army!
The plains are simply not suitable for positional battles with heavily armed groups armed with aircraft and heavy artillery. No matter how brave the warriors are, they cannot withstand the destruction of tons of steel.
Mr. Kawasaki, please send a message to the Commander to request permission for our troops to withdraw to the vicinity of Taijing to set up defenses. Otherwise, the empire will lose another permanent division. "
Lieutenant General Mitsuo Nakazawa, who had always been arrogant, also recognized the reality and stopped clamoring to hold on for a month. Yan Haoyu turned the old Japanese into a pragmatic Japanese in one battle, which was really rare.
The division chief of staff, Colonel Kawasaki, hesitated to speak, but held back, sighed, and turned away. In fact, he really wanted to say that the commander would not agree. The emperor's face was more important than the first division.
The New Second Army's attack is quite fierce, but it also consumes supplies very quickly. If you want to launch a new offensive, you still need to mobilize enough supplies.
"Lao Gao, this battle was fought well. Let the comrades have a good rest first, and then continue after the supplies are delivered."
Second Division Commander Gao Dezhu said to Yan Haoyu with unfinished thoughts:
"Commander, the comrades have only been fighting all morning, and they haven't used up their strength yet. Why don't we let the comrades have a full lunch and wipe out the First Division in one go?"
Yan Haoyu shook his hand and said:
"Old Gao, don't be anxious. I know that our comrades are still strong, but the artillery brigade has run out of rockets and the Japanese have shrunk into a ball. We can't do it without artillery;
It is not too late to surround the Japs first, and then deal with them after the shells are delivered. "
When Gao Dezhu heard that there were no more artillery shells, he naturally had to wait patiently. He was reluctant to let the soldiers charge into the Japanese turtle shells.
The expeditionary force is now fighting a modern war and relies heavily on logistical support. The road conditions in Siam are very poor, so it will not be a matter of time before supplies are delivered.
The Japanese were digging fortifications like crazy, and the core position was located on a hill. Although this hill was only about 229 meters above sea level, it was already a rare commanding height in central China;
The Japanese have almost hollowed out Highland 229, which is full of rat holes. Without enough fire support, it will be difficult to fight.
The reason why Yan Haoyu allowed the Japanese to strengthen the fortifications was because he knew that when his artillery brigade was in place, it would not be a problem to capture 229 Gaoli.
Tens of thousands of Japs are crowded into such a narrow area. One shot can kill half a squad of Japs. This is a dead zone. Unless the Japs retreat to Taijing, once the New Second Army launches an attack, the First Division will be killed. the end of.
On the second day, the Japanese were still digging trenches tirelessly. More than twenty bombers flew in from the northwest. A string of bombs fell into the Japanese positions, leveling the positions that the Japanese had worked so hard to build, and burying many bombs. Few devils.
Such bombings were carried out once a day for three days until the supplies Yan Haoyu expected were delivered.
The cannons once again raised their black muzzles, and a new attack was about to begin.
