After completing the tactical segmentation of the Saipan defenders, the 1st Marine Brigade began to attack Tapocchio Peak in the middle;
The other troops did not stop either. The National Salvation Army and the New 7th Division were responsible for clearing out the Japanese north of Saipan from south to north.
The New 6th Division detoured back to the west of Tapoqiao Peak to attack the Japanese. The defenders of Tapoqiao Peak were the Japanese 43rd Division, a whole division of Japanese. They built several lines of defense on the mountain and almost dug up the entire mountain. null.
The attack was first launched by Yingjiang's navy. 140 bombers took off from the aircraft carrier and bombed Tapochiao Peak indiscriminately. Tons of bombs poured down and plowed over and over again, flattening the top of the mountain. A few meters.
The 43rd Division still underestimated the firepower of Eagle Sauce, which can only be described as "luxury";
The bombs that the Japanese regarded as treasures were thrown like stones. In just one morning, Yingjiang dropped more than 20,000 bombs on the mountain.
Almost all the surface fortifications carefully built by the Japanese on the mountain were bulldozed, many shallow tunnels were also blown down, and a large number of Japanese were buried alive.
After being bombed all morning, just when the Japanese thought they could calm down for a while, another rumble of artillery was heard on the sea;
More than 100 large and small warships lined up, their thick muzzles raised high, and rows of large-caliber naval shells were thrown at Tapoqiao Peak. This was more terrifying than aerial bombs. It was not only large in caliber and powerful, but also numerous in number. .
"Damn, they are really a bunch of tycoons, the cannonballs are like free money."
The tone of Tan Tao, the commander of the New 6th Division, was full of envy and jealousy - hatred.
"Old Tan, have you ever thought about it, if one day it is China that is bombed, how will you and I deal with it?"
Yan Haoyu asked solemnly. After witnessing Yingjiang's terrifying firepower output, it was difficult for the Chinese commander not to think about such a question.
Although it is the honeymoon period between Huaxia and Yingjiang, there is no eternal friendship between countries, and no one can guarantee that the two sides will not fight each other in the next war.
Tan Tao had obviously also thought about this issue. When Yan Haoyu asked, after a moment of silence, he said firmly:
“The only option is to fight another Patriotic War, let them in, and drown them with the most extensive people’s war;
Maybe we will still pay the blood of one generation or even several generations, but as long as we keep fighting, victory will definitely belong to us! "
Yan Haoyu nodded and said:
"Well, this is at the strategic level. From a purely tactical point of view, if the defenders on the opposite mountain are us, and we give you a division, can we defend it? How to defend it?"
This time Tan Tao fell into deep thought, and Yan Haoyu stared forward. This question was not only a test for Tan Tao, but also for himself.
After a long time, Tan Tao said in a low tone:
"I don't know if I can hold on. I am confident that they will make them pay an unbearable price, even if every last person is killed!"
If you want to withstand their saturation bombing, you can only use tunnel tactics. Do you remember the tunnels of our old camp?
In order to withstand the blow of their open space, the tunnel can only be dug deeper and more complicated. Everyone's wisdom must be used to dig the entire mountain into an underground secret palace;
This secret palace must be able to withstand attacks by water, fire, poisonous gas and other means, and must have several or even a dozen exits;
In addition, we need to leave a force on the periphery, ready to attack the supplies of their ground troops at any time. It would be better if we can bring the Wei Shenpao with us..."
Yan Haoyu nodded and said:
"Old Tan, for tomorrow's attack, you also assume that the Japanese have so many means. Think carefully about how to crack it. You can't let the Japanese on the mountain succeed in their conspiracy and try to reduce the casualties of the attacking troops."
Tan Tao instantly understood what Yan Haoyu meant, which was to learn from and summarize the war during the war, and draw inferences from one example;
Not only must you master the method of defense, but you must also know how to break it and use your spear to attack your shield.
The bombardment of Yingjiang continued intermittently for a day and night. When the artillery fire stopped, it was already dawn the next day;
The First Marine Brigade and the New Sixth Division launched an attack on the Japanese at dawn, catching the Japanese by surprise.
Sure enough, as Yan Haoyu and Tan Tao had deduced, when they launched an attack on Tapoqiao Peak, groups of Japs emerged from the caves like mice, fighting for every inch of ground with the expeditionary force's attacking troops. It's intense from the get-go.
The Japanese's surface position had been destroyed, but they were lying on the floating soil that could submerge half of their bodies, fighting to the death with the expeditionary force;
Machine guns stretched out from the cracks in the rocks, forming a crossfire and blocking the expeditionary force's attack route. From time to time, someone was shot and fell.
The New Sixth Division formed an offensive battalion, all composed of iron-blooded veterans, and equipped them with a large number of Mulan cannons and flamethrowers.
25 people form an assault team, equipped with a 107mm Mulan cannon, two flamethrowers, a Browning machine gun, 3 to 4 M3 "grease guns" (submachine guns), a sniper rifle, and all others Equipped with Garand semi-automatic rifle and Springfield rifle.
The Japs have very rich battlefield experience. They did not all retreat into the tunnels, because once they all retreated into the tunnels, they would only be beaten passively, and they had to cooperate internally and externally.
They used the ubiquitous sharpshooters to deal with the demolitionists who were close to the firepower point, and used machine gun fire to suppress the attackers' group charges. This was a proper combination of light and heavy firepower, coordination of internal and external forces, and a fight for every inch of territory with the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
In view of the defensive characteristics of the Japanese, the expeditionary force also formulated corresponding tactics. In short, each has its own fighting style. The eight immortals cross the sea and each shows their magical powers.
Ma Qiang is the captain of the Third Assault Team. They have just taken down a Japanese firepower point, but before they could relax for a while, they were blocked by the Japanese cross-fire network.
He took advantage of the gap between the enemy's shooting and carefully observed the enemy's firepower configuration. There were three machine gun bunkers that had been exposed, arranged in a Z-shaped layout, with 2 at the top and 1 at the bottom;
Less than 50 meters behind the bunker, there is a linear trench. It has been bombed to pieces, but it can still be used. There are at least 20 or 30 Japanese in it, or even more, because the trench is not excluded. There will be a tunnel inside.
There are at least two sharpshooters in the trenches, and their presence seriously threatens the safety of Mulan's gunners.
Because the location of the enemy's firepower point was very tricky, if Hua Mulan's gunner wanted to hit the enemy's firepower point, he had to move to around 200 meters and straighten his body. This was simply a blow to the enemy's sharpshooter.
After reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, he had an attack plan in mind. He first signaled the Hua Mulan artillery team with gestures, and cooperated with others to eliminate the Japanese in the trenches first;
The effective range of the 107mm Mulan cannon exceeds 400 meters, which gives them the ability to attack Japanese troops in the trenches from a long distance.
After arranging the Mulan artillery group, he used hand gestures to signal an assault group to attack the Japs, as if he was going to blow up the Japs' firepower points. The Japs in the trenches concentrated their firepower to attack the assault group's actions.
The Hua Mulan artillery crew seized the opportunity and fired a 107mm rocket in the direction of the trench, knocking down several Japs in an instant. Soon the artillery crew was targeted by the Japs' sharpshooters.
The Japs' sharpshooters were waiting for Hua Mulan's main gunner to show up again, while the Japs' three firepower points were still shooting wildly. Ma Qiang's detachment was still suppressed by the Japs.
