War is a battle of wits. But even if you are a victorious general, there will be times when you are dense and sparse.
This was exactly the case during the Dragon Boat Festival. He saw the entire battle and only ignored the banks along the river.
The river bank at the foot of Dongshan Mountain is different from other places. Apart from the steep rocks, there is nothing else. The rocks are covered with moss and a small amount of vegetation. As long as there are one or two people guarding here, the little devil can't get close at all.
But the fighting was too fierce, with gunshots and explosions everywhere. Therefore, the sound of the Little Japanese 38-type rifle below the river bank was ignored. The two sentries of the 672nd Regiment were quietly killed by the sharpshooters of the Japanese reconnaissance team, and the entire Dongshan River bank position was equivalent to being exposed to the Japanese.
No one would pay attention here, because everyone's attention was attracted by the Japanese aircraft, artillery, and warships. What's more, at this time, the Japanese 58th Regiment suddenly appeared on the 672nd Regiment's position and attacked the 672nd Regiment. The position launched a fierce attack.
One battalion of the 672nd Regiment could not withstand it at all, but they could no longer retreat on the second line of defense. Because if they withdraw again, the flanks of the 671st Regiment will be exposed.
The 671st Regiment is also having a hard time now. They are being attacked by nearly three Japanese infantry brigades.
There were less than two infantry brigades of the original 116th Regiment, plus the reinforcement of an infantry brigade of the Japanese 58th Regiment, totaling nearly 3,000 Japanese soldiers. The 671st Regiment only has four battalions on the surface.
Therefore, once the flank of the 671st Regiment is attacked by the Japanese army, I am afraid that Dragon Boat Festival's original plan will be exposed.
So when the two brigades of the Japanese 58th Regiment pressed forward, the other two battalions of the 672nd Regiment quickly entered defensive positions to prevent the Japanese from continuing to break through.
Duanwu took the telescope and looked down the mountain, smacking his lips and saying, "That's not right."
Commander Huo asked: "Special Commissioner, what's wrong?"
Duanwu said: "The number of the Japanese army is wrong. Although the Japanese 58th Regiment sent a brigade to the Western Front, it has at least two infantry brigades and an artillery squadron."
Commander Huo took a look through the binoculars and said, "It's about the same. There are still two infantry brigades. Can you take a look?"
Duanwu said: "It's not right that there are more than two infantry brigades. Then where are the people from the Japanese 53rd Regiment? Are they all dead? Only two squadrons of the Japanese 53rd Regiment have been feigning attacks. At least they still have About two thousand people must have disappeared under our noses. Order the scouts to look for them. I must know where the two thousand or so little Japs have gone."
"Are the two thousand special commissioners that important? They may have stayed at the Japanese command headquarters as reserves. Because so far, no trace of large-scale movement of Japanese troops has been found."
Master Huo asked, but Duanwu said solemnly at this time: "Old Huo, the enemy who hides himself is the most terrifying. Because you don't know when he will jump out and bite you.
Okay, give me the order to prepare the anti-aircraft machine guns and machine guns. I want to teach the little devils a lesson on the 672nd Regiment's position. I want to tell them that even if they rush to the 672nd Regiment's forward position, they are just cannon fodder. "
"yes!"
Commander Huo took the order and went down to deliver the order. At the same time, the entire Jiangyin Fortress was like boiling water.
In the sky are Japanese planes, in the river are Japanese warships, and on the other side are Japanese artillery fire. On the front are three regiments of Japanese infantry.
A regiment of Japanese troops on the north bank also began a cross-river operation, and Jiangyin Fortress fell into a crisis of attack from three sides.
At this time, artillery fire continued to explode on the mountain and on the position during the Japanese group charge.
The soldiers were roaring, and the barrel of the machine gun was hot to the touch.
But the Japanese army was determined to capture Jiangyin Fortress. They have spared no expense, and many Japanese soldiers have to rush forward even though they know they will die.
Because just imagine, Dragon Boat Festival spent all his wealth in this battle. The anti-aircraft machine guns and machine guns were used to deal with the Japanese planes. But at this time, these guys on the Dongshan position were all armed with strafing Japanese infantry.
When a 12.7mm machine gun bullet hits a Japanese soldier, there is still a big hole even if the enemy is nearly 800 meters away.
Needless to say, the 20mm machine gun, let alone the flesh and blood of the Japs, even if it is the little Japs' iron bastard, it can only be shot with one shot.
But this time, the little devil's chariot did not appear. Because the terrain of Jiangyin Fortress is complex, tanks have no effect at all in this terrain.
So the Japanese army just charged forward under the cover of artillery.
But the Japanese couldn't rush up at all, and even if they did, they would only leave corpses on the ground.
The anti-aircraft machine gun position was located on the east mountain, so high up that the little Japs had no place to hide.
The captain of the 58th Regiment of the Japanese Army saw that all of his men were beaten to death by machine guns, and his heart was bleeding.
Because these are his soldiers, once the 58th Regiment suffers heavy losses in Jiangyin Fortress, there is no telling when they will have the opportunity to replenish their troops.
Nowadays, all ministries are in a tight situation, and some brigades and detachments have even been crippled. For example, the Chongteng detachment was beaten so hard that they no longer even had a designation. Because the Botian Detachment suffered heavy losses one after another, it had been changed to the Botian United Team at this time.
So when he saw his soldiers charge to their deaths in a unnecessary charge, the commander of the 58th Regiment was heartbroken. He ordered: "Baga, ask Sanjuro Kitano how long his big plan will take. Our 58th Regiment suffered heavy casualties, and he must be responsible for this."
"Hi!"
The little devil's communication soldier took the order and then started calling.
At the same time, Kitano Sanjuro was feeling proud, because everything was going according to his plan. In just ten minutes, Hanoi and MCC Village could reach the designated location. And by that time, Jiangyin Fortress will be broken.
"Give me the order for the Second Fleet to move forward another kilometer and conduct continuous bombardment on the Dongshan Fort, Xiaoshan Fort, and Huangshan Fort. They will use naval guns to suppress the firepower of these three forts and cover our infantry.
The imperial troops on the north bank were ordered to begin crossing the river, and the fighting should be as fierce as possible.
Order the artillery of the 58th Regiment and the 116th Regiment to open full fire on Dongshan Fort and Eshan Fort. I will silence all the forts in the entire Jiangyin Fortress.
Order the First Air Group to carry out a full-scale bombing of the Jiangyin Fortress no matter what method they use. If they don't have a bomb, even if they hit it with a plane, it will make a sound for me.
We must capture Jiangyin Fortress before noon today, hahaha! "
Kitano Sanjuroro laughed, but he didn't expect that at this moment, the communications soldier came to report: "Report, the captain of the 58th Regiment asked when will Kitano's plan be implemented? They suffered very heavy casualties. In just ten minutes, Two squadrons of imperial troops were killed in the charge."
"Baga, that stupid pig in Changchuan, let him continue the attack regardless of the cost. Tell him that my plan will be implemented immediately. What is one or two squadrons of the imperial army? We can exchange it with a small sacrifice. Come to the entire Jiangyin Fortress.
Jiangyin Fortress was a strong point in Commander Matsui's eyes. But the most important thing is that the Chinese madman who caused huge casualties to our Imperial Japanese Army is on that mountain.
Therefore, this battle is of great significance to our Imperial Japanese Army. You tell him that it will be over soon and ask him not to back down. It only takes me ten minutes to shut down all the enemy artillery fire in Jiangyin Yosai, and after half an hour, the Imperial Japanese Army can sit on the top of the Jiangyin Fortress and drink tea, hahaha! ..."
