boom! Boom boom! ...
Angry artillery fire and violent explosions continued to occur on the Japanese positions. That kind of large-caliber cannon can overturn a hill after a few rounds.
So at this time, let alone the flesh and blood of a mere devil.
The Japanese were blown to pieces in the fierce artillery fire, and the bombed ones were scurrying around like rats crossing the street.
In less than five minutes, almost all the five squadrons of the Chinese army in Zhongyecang were wiped out. The number of Japanese soldiers surrounding Zhongyecang was less than a hundred at this time.
(Two of the five squadrons of the MCC Cangzhong Army were damaged in the attack on the Chinese position. Among them, four squads of Japanese were repelled by the defenders’ grenades in the first round of attack and died on the defensive. Under the gun of the army.
The remaining Japanese soldiers built fortifications on the mountainside and prepared to bombard the Chinese position.
The three regiments, one battalion and two companies all charged forward and blew it up with their flesh and blood. Some of the remaining troops were still engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the soldiers of the 3rd Regiment, 1st Battalion and 2nd Company led by Chen Yong in the smoke.
Therefore, the Chinese army in MCC actually has less than three squadrons and some artillery. Because in the previous artillery battle, these three squadrons and the artillery also suffered many casualties.
There are two squadrons on the left and right sides of the Chinese army. The two squadrons on the right were ordered to go to the rear and recapture their heavy artillery. The left-wing Japanese army also encountered fierce shelling. Although the situation was better than that of the Chinese army, at least two teams of Japs went back to meet their Amaterasu. )
"idiot!"
MCC was extremely angry. If he didn't take some measures, all Japanese troops would be killed under enemy fire.
The right-wing troops walked for five minutes, but the situation did not change at all. The enemy's artillery attacks still did not stop.
Therefore, at this time, MCC can only think of other countermeasures.
Do you want to escape under such extremely unfavorable combat conditions?
No, there was no way he could escape. Directly in front of him is Changshu City, which has the strongest fortifications of the Chinese army.
While retreating backward, the enemy's heavy artillery blocked his retreat.
Judging from the sound of artillery, the enemy's artillery should be on the mountain less than one kilometer away. Although he had sent two infantry squadrons to recapture his heavy artillery. But so far, he has received no reports on the progress of the infantry squadron at all.
In other words, if his two infantry squadrons had not encountered huge trouble, they had been killed by the enemy.
Therefore, MCCcang believes that it has been surrounded by the Chinese army at this time.
Although he didn't know where so many Chinese soldiers came from. But their information must be wrong.
He ordered his communications troops: "Send a message to Mr. Sasaki and say: The information provided by the intelligence department is far from the actual situation. The leading troops of our 38th Regiment are trapped in the enemy's siege.
The chance of surviving this battle is almost zero. I also hope that Mr. Sasaki will be more vigilant and especially careful about the Chinese officer Duan Wu. This man is as cunning as a fox and his tactics are unpredictable. He is really the biggest hidden danger to our empire..."
"Hi!"
The Japanese communications troops took notes and went to generate electricity. At the same time, MCC pulled out its saber and loudly ordered: "Attack, all of us attack!"
In desperation, MCC could only lead its remaining troops to launch a suicidal charge to the top of the mountain.
Because at this time, you will either die under the enemy's fire or die with your own enemies.
So, with a roar from MCC, the remaining Japanese troops in the center and the remaining Japanese troops on the left launched a group charge towards the top of the mountain amidst artillery fire and gunpowder smoke.
At the same time, Duanwu stood on the top of the mountain, drew his sword, and shouted: "All the soldiers of the third regiment, one battalion, and second company have bought us these five precious minutes with their lives. Now the enemy is under our artillery fire." There is already chaos below, everyone, follow me and rush down the mountain to kill the Japanese and avenge the dead brothers!"
"Revenge! Revenge!"
"Kill the devils! Kill the devils!..."
At this moment, the mountains and plains were filled with the roar of Chinese soldiers. They were holding various weapons and rushing down the mountain following the Dragon Boat Festival.
At this moment, it was like thousands of war horses rushing down from the top of the mountain. It's like a dike that has burst and floods are gushing out, that terrible scene.
The Japanese who were still charging could not help but be stunned and stopped one after another.
At the same time, MCC also understood why a company of the Chinese army rushed down the mountain as if to die.
It turned out that there was an ambush on the top of the mountain, and there were countless ambushes. These ambush troops were four times their number.
"Kill! Kill!"
While MCC was making a frightening plan, another Chinese army unexpectedly came out from behind the left wing. They were like bulldozers, crushing his left wing troops.
What kind of weapon is that? During the charge, it was like a harvester harvesting the lives of Imperial soldiers.
For the first time, Zhongyecang saw that the imperial soldiers under his command were so vulnerable.
In many battles with the Chinese army, he had the upper hand and the dominant advantage everywhere. His enemies either huddled in their shells under his cannon fire, or they could only flee in confusion.
So he never thought that his imperial soldiers would be defeated one day, and they would be defeated miserably!
What a terrible tactic is this?
MCC kept recalling the entire process of this battle in his mind.
He dispatched his village brigade with 12 mortars to conduct reconnaissance in the Changshu area. Because he had received an intelligence report that although the Chinese army's garrison in Changshu claimed to have one division, in fact, it only had three regiments. It is estimated that the total strength of all the troops will not exceed 5,000.
The total strength of the village brigade reached more than 980 people. According to past experience, one of his brigade is enough to fight head-on with a Chinese brigade, which is only about four to five thousand.
What's more, MCC has also enhanced the combat capabilities of the village brigade and equipped it with twelve artillery pieces.
Therefore, in the eyes of MCC, Changshu is in his pocket.
But what no one could have imagined is that he sent a large group of imperial troops to investigate, but in just fifteen minutes, the entire army was inexplicably wiped out.
Is his village brigade made of paper? That was nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers, plus 12 mortars. Just disappeared in just fifteen minutes? And the bodies were all hung in the woods?
At that time, he was really puzzled, and saw that there were not many defenders on the mountain, only about one company of troops.
However, he was cautious and took precautions. He protected his two wings with heavy troops.
And he didn't believe that his enemies would dare to come out of the strong fortifications to fight him in the wild.
Because based on past experience, the Chinese defenders all stick to their defenses and never take the initiative to attack. They just hid in their fortifications and were destroyed one by one by his heavy artillery.
He believes that this is how Chinese soldiers fight.
But who would have thought that this time, the Chinese soldiers' tactics changed. They abandoned their solid fortifications and fought a beautiful blitzkrieg with him.
Just when he led the infantry to support the village brigade, his heavy artillery and heavy machine gun squadron were taken away by the enemy.
And he guessed that this battle would not last more than ten minutes. Because everything is completed in a very short period of time.
How bold and crazy is this tactic?
If he hadn't experienced it personally, he would never have believed that a Chinese military officer would have such courage.
But this is the fact, because the Intelligence Section missed the most important detail, that is, the special commissioner who just arrived in Changshu is Dragon Boat Festival! That's a lunatic! ...
