The Japanese MCC Regiment has three infantry brigades, two heavy artillery squadrons, and one heavy machine gun squadron. The total number exceeded 4,000.
The village's brigade was completely wiped out by the Dragon Boat Festival outside Changshu City. And Dragon Boat Festival sent a fake distress telegram to the village.
The MCC Japanese were eager to rescue the village brigade, leaving only a small amount of infantry to protect the baggage and heavy firearms, and then led the brigade to Changshu to rescue the village brigade.
Because it was a forced march, the heavy weapons they brought were limited. More than a dozen trucks were speeding in front of them, while the remaining Japanese soldiers could only follow the cars and eat dust.
The five-kilometer rapid march took the Japanese army nearly sixteen minutes.
When they arrived outside Changshu, many Japanese soldiers were so tired that they collapsed on the grass by the roadside.
The MCC Japs got out of the car because he could no longer hear the gunfire coming from the direction of Changshu.
At this time, he was extremely worried, because the sound of gunfire stopped, and there were only two possibilities.
The first possibility is that the village repelled the enemy and stood on the high ground outside Changshu City. But another possibility, which he least wanted to see, was that the village team was no longer there.
MCC finds it hard to believe this is true. Because that is the strength of an entire brigade. And in order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the village brigade. He mobilized 12 80mm caliber mortars and gave them to the village.
He really couldn't imagine that the 44th Division had such strength and courage.
He sent a reconnaissance team to investigate, but what came back was news that made him even more angry. Major Motomura and more than two hundred imperial soldiers under his command were hung in the woods by Chinese foot-binding cloths.
This is Chi Guoguo's provocation, this is an insult to his Japanese Empire.
The MCC Japs were furious. Although he felt that the enemy was deliberately provoking him, he still wanted to go and meet the Chinese commander who could annihilate the entire village brigade.
It can be said that everything is incredible. Is this village a pig? How could he be killed outside Changshu so easily? What methods did the enemy use?
If he doesn't see it with his own eyes, he won't believe it.
Of course, he also wanted to be careful not to make the same mistake again. He ordered his troops to deploy in full, and sent two squadrons to each of the left and right wings for defense to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks from both wings. And he led the rest of the Japanese, about five squadrons of troops, to form a formation in the center.
Eight 80mm caliber mortars and six 70mm caliber mortars were lined up in front of the formation.
The MCC Japs took a few steps forward and shouted to the mountain: "I am MCC, the commander of the 16th Division, 30th Brigade, and 38th Regiment of the Empire of Japan. Who is the commander on the mountain? Who? I am very interested in your tactics. Can you come out and meet me? Of course, if you are too timid, just pretend I didn’t say anything!"
"Hahaha!"
"Coward of China, do you dare to come out?"
MCC's men laughed freely.
However, when all the Japs were laughing, Duanwu stepped on the front line of the position, holding a loudspeaker in his hand and shouted: "Little Japs, what are you so crazy about? I was the one who killed this village brigade." . What can you do? Come up and bite me if you have the guts? A bunch of trash, wimps. Didn't Matsui Iwane teach you what bushido is? You have to rush up like a samurai. Instead of barking at the foot of the mountain, do you understand? "
"idiot!"
The MCC devil was very angry, but he still pretended to be polite and said: "Sir, can you tell me your name? In the hands of my MCC warehouse, there is an immortal and unknown person."
Duanwu looked at Zhongyecang with contempt and said: "Colonel Commander of the Eighty-Eighth Division Independent Regiment - Duanwu. I fought the battle at Sihang Warehouse, I robbed the prisoner of war camp, I robbed the Izumo, and the Yoshida detachment It was me who destroyed it. And today, I will destroy your 38th Regiment under Changshu City. Now, do you understand?"
"Nani?"
MCC was surprised, because how could he not know the name Dragon Boat Festival?
In the battle at Sihang Warehouse, the imperial army lost nearly 5,000 people. In the prisoner of war camp, the defending soldiers were shot execution-style.
At the dock port, hundreds of imperial soldiers were shattered, and the Izumo was captured.
The empire sent three fleets to intercept, two fleets were completely annihilated, and one fleet suffered heavy losses. This achievement made Duanwu the most wanted criminal by the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.
Matsui Iwane even offered a reward of 200,000 yuan for the head of the Dragon Boat Festival.
He once announced to the entire army that if they encountered the Dragon Boat Festival, they would kill this man at all costs.
So it can be seen that Matsui Iwane hates Dragon Boat Festival.
But the Xiejiaqiao and Yoshida detachments were completely wiped out, and MCC Cang really didn’t know that it was Duanwu who did it.
"Baga! Bombard me! Bombard me!"
MCC shouted orders. But at this time, Duanwu just waved his hand, and the artillery of the 44th Division had already taken action.
The Dragon Boat Festival will never give the Japanese a chance to take action first.
Although it is not necessarily the case to be stronger if you strike first, striking first will definitely give you an advantage.
Sure enough, even though it was just a test firing, one of the Jaap's mortars was killed. The huge explosion directly involved more than a dozen Japanese artillerymen.
The other shell was only thirty meters away from the MCC warehouse. The old Japanese MCC warehouse checked and was not taken away with one shot. He was so frightened that he rolled around and was rescued by his own men.
At the same time, the Japanese army was spreading everywhere, and the artillery on the top of the mountain was attacking the Japanese indiscriminately, firing rapidly.
This kind of bombardment has no target, so the Japanese have no way to escape. They can only bet their luck that they will not hit the shell next second.
Of course, the Japanese artillery is not just a bunch of losers. In his haste, he also dropped the cannonball in the barrel. A wave of shells also fell on the mountain.
However, due to the hasty shooting of the Japanese, the hit rate was not high, and only one shell landed on the top of the mountain. But at this time, except for a company of soldiers from the 44th Division who were stationed on the front, there were only more than a hundred artillerymen.
The remaining members of the 44th Division were arranged by Duanwu to the back of the mountain.
They cut away the soil vertically along the mountain, forming a narrow foothold that circled the mountain. The Japanese artillery shells cannot hit here at all. Even if they cross the top of the mountain, they can only hit the bottom of the mountain.
Therefore, the first round of bombardment by the little Japanese had no effect at all.
Duanwu gave a loud order: "Find a few artillerymen with a high hit rate to attack the Japanese artillery first. Whether you can win this artillery battle depends on you. Kill the Japanese artillery and force the Japanese to fight us head-on." ,quick!"
"yes!"
The artillery of the 44th Division has never fought such a brave battle. In past wars, officers lived by counting cannonballs. Because except for the direct descendants of the Central Army, no army is rich. The cannonballs are fired one at a time and one at a time. Even when some shells were used up, there was no place to replenish them.
Because the Chinese army had too many artillery models at that time. There are them in every country. And there are some artillery pieces that are older than their grandparents. Cannon production has been discontinued, let alone cannon shells?
Therefore, this cannonball is one less than one shot. When all the shells are used up, the artillery bought at a high price will be reduced to a pile of scrap metal! ...
