Time passed by minute by minute, and Jun Sakamoto didn't seem to be in a hurry. After all, his focus was still on the Yihe battlefield.
"Your Majesty the Brigade Commander, I think it's better to bring back the support troops! The enemy troops outside Tangtou don't look like good stuff right now. I see that this troop is very well-equipped. I'm afraid they're not easy to handle!" Adjutant Takeda Sanyuki said very worriedly.
Sakamoto Jun smiled and said very confidently: "Don't be afraid. Although the enemy army outside is equipped with a lot of light weapons, it does not have heavy weapons after all. The existing defensive strength of the headquarters is enough to withstand the China Army for three days." attack. Three days later, the winner must have been decided on the front line. Then the army will return to the defense and annihilate the stubborn enemy in Tangtou Town!"
But what Sakamoto Shun never expected was that in the next second, shells with screaming sounds rang out near the headquarters.
"Boom~~Boom!!!"
"Boom~~Boom!!!"
"Boom~~Boom!!!"
The headquarters, located in a relatively intact room, was trembling. Lime was slowly sprinkling on the wall. Sakamoto Shun's expression changed drastically - these damn China Central Army actually had artillery, and there were quite a lot of them.
This shows what? This shows that his estimate of Jun Sakamoto's situation was wrong. The troops outside the city are most likely the elite aces of the Central Army!
How can a regiment-level unit be equipped with so many artillery pieces? !
Then turn the camera to the outside of the city.
At this time, Zhang Tianhai was holding a pair of binoculars and watching the Japanese army position in Tangtou Town opposite being blown up.
"Damn it, they have been bombed by the Japs since Shanghai, now it's their turn to be bombed!" Zhang Tianhai couldn't hide the smile on his lips, "Quickly, order the machine guns of Xiao Pao Company to be set up quickly. , and the second battalion’s heavy machine guns too! After the bombardment, the whole regiment immediately launched a fierce attack!"
"Yes! Regiment seat!" Xu Xun responded and hurried to notify the frontline troops. At this time, he had already acted as the messenger.
"Lao Zhang, are you really not going to launch a tentative feint attack?" Guo Qiliang asked.
"No need, the little devil can't give us so much time. Besides, our number of artillery shells is also limited. Just this time, we must capture Tangtou Town!" Zhang Tianhai said very firmly.
Eight field guns fired at the same time, aiming at the small town of Tangtou. The firepower was extremely fierce. What is very interesting is that the artillery battalion commander Zhao Chengge first asked two of the artillery pieces to attack the city, while the other six artillery pieces were concentrated in the main attack direction.
The main attacking force this time was the Second Battalion and the small artillery company and mortar company directly under the regiment. The equipment of the Second Battalion was not bad to begin with, and there were six machine guns from the small artillery company and six mortar companies. With the strengthening of mortars, all the firepower is concentrated on one point, and the formation can be imagined.
The bombardment lasted for about ten minutes and then ended. The eight artillery pieces fired at the same time. The shell consumption was not small. Zhang Tianhai did not intend to let the artillery battalion shoot out all the artillery pieces at once.
Fifteen minutes are enough for the six machine guns and the six heavy machine guns of the Second Battalion's Machine Gun Company to be set up, and the six mortars of the Mortar Company, plus the original guns of the Second Battalion's Machine Gun Company. Two mortars, that’s eight mortars!
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Look at Jun Sakamoto again.
Jun Sakamoto realized after a few minutes of shelling by the Zhiyi Regiment that the troops surrounding Tangtou Town were indeed not some rubbish troops, but the elite aces of the Chinese army!
"Takeda-kun, you will report to the headquarters immediately and send a telegram to Colonel Sato to transfer one of the two brigades of the 42nd Regiment back to support the headquarters from the two brigades of the 42nd Regiment that are reinforcing the Yihe front line!" Sakamoto said smoothly. As he walked out, he could no longer care about so much at this time. There were not many artillery shells blasted into the city, but the explosions of artillery shells from the outer positions outside the city were too dense.
"Hai!" Takeda Sanyuki responded and quickly ran back to the headquarters.
The direction that Sakamoto Shun headed towards was where Lieutenant Matsushita Izo's troops were located. After all, the artillery fire in that direction was the densest. If there were no accidents, that would be the main direction of the Chinese army's attack.
By the time Sakamoto Jun arrived at Matsushita Izo's position, the sound of artillery had stopped. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the Chinese army on the opposite side launched an attack.
When the Chinese army launched an attack, Japanese soldiers also began to run from the anti-artillery fortifications to their defensive positions one after another.
It has to be said that the military quality of the Japanese army is still very high. The shelling of the regiment just now did not kill many Japanese soldiers, only fifteen or six at most. The rest were more positions and some bunkers. It was blown up.
After watching this scene, Sakamoto Shun's hanging heart slowly calmed down, and he kept nodding: "Hey, the Chinese army is really just a ragtag group. They just want to defeat Japan with these few artillery pieces." Imperial Army, this is impossible!”
Groups of officers and soldiers of the Chinese army began to bend forward and charge forward in a skirmish line. I have to say that Zhou Fangjie's training method is still very useful. At least the casualties will be much smaller, and it is indeed effective. it works.
Before the sound of artillery stopped, the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion of the 1st Regiment had already begun to charge, and their marching speed was not very fast - for war, in many cases, distance is the line between life and death! Only by rushing through can there be victory!
When the officers and soldiers of the Zhiyi Regiment rushed to about 150 meters, the Japanese army finally opened fire.
"Shoot!!" The junior commanders of the Japanese army drew their command swords and raised them high into the sky.
Because the Japanese army's marksmanship was relatively accurate, and the light and heavy machine guns also fired at the same time, the firepower was quite fierce, and the troops of the Zhiyi Regiment also began to suffer casualties.
Leading the charge at the front was Yangtze Feihai from the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion. When the Japanese army started shooting, he immediately got down and shouted: "Get down! The light machine gun is suppressing fire!!!"
Thanks to the training during this period, when Jiang Feihai yelled, basically everyone fell down, and then began to suppress fire with light machine guns.
Don’t forget, the first regiment’s light machine gun is equipped with one for each squad as standard. The 2nd Battalion and 1st Company alone have nine light machine guns, not to mention the 2nd and 3rd Company. Connected!
"Tu tu tu tu..."
"Tu tu tu tu..."
"Tu tu tu tu..."
Bullets flew everywhere, and the Japanese army's firepower was instantly suppressed! At the same time, the six heavy machine guns of the machine gun company and the six 20mm Soloton machine guns of the small artillery company were fired for suppression. Many Japanese troops were hit!
Kuraki Shogo was a Japanese private. He originally thought that because he was relying on the thick mud wall outside the position, bullets from the opposite side would not be able to penetrate it.
Who would have thought that a 20mm machine gun bullet directly penetrated the thick mud wall and passed through his body. His body was instantly torn into two pieces by the large-caliber bullet!
Even the battle-hardened Shun Sakamoto felt the urge to vomit when he saw this scene. This scene was actually too bloody!
But will the direct firepower stop? No, because this time the regiment leader gave a fatal order: victory is guaranteed with one strike, and he must enter Tangtou Town in the shortest possible time to win the battlefield!
Light and heavy machine guns and machine guns are doing their best to suppress the enemy's firepower. The other infantry are not idle and are crawling forward. After all, 90% of them are veterans from the battlefield. After this period of training, The cooperation in combat has naturally improved a lot.
In addition to the officers and soldiers of the infantry company who were trying their best to crawl forward, the officers and soldiers of the mortar company were also crawling while carrying weapons.
"Second Lieutenant Yoshizawa, the enemy's firepower is so fierce that we can no longer raise our heads to shoot." A soldier ran to the side of Second Lieutenant Yoshizawa Geming and reported.
"Where's the grenade? Where's the grenade?!" Yoshizawa Gemei yelled.
Soon, the Japanese army gathered four soldiers carrying grenades and began to drop artillery shells in the direction of the Chinese army's attack.
"Tum! Tum! Tum! Tum!"
With four dull crashes on the base, small shells began to tilt towards the heads of the officers and soldiers of the second battalion.
At this moment, Zhang Tianhai, who was already at the position of the small artillery company, immediately ordered: "Stop shooting and give the mortar company time to fire!"
Soon, the heavy machine guns and machine guns stopped firing. Except for the officers and soldiers of the mortar company who were busy loading and unloading shells and adjusting the angle, others had already launched a charge.
"Tum! Tum! Tum! Tum..."
The scene of eight mortars firing together was quite shocking. After a while, the area where the grenade shells were fired was covered by artillery fire. These Japanese troops were either dead or maimed!
The ferocious firepower of the national army was something Sakamoto Jun never expected - the firepower of the Chinese army in front of him was the most ferocious firepower he had encountered since entering the Chinese battlefield!
Seeing the scene happening in front of him, Sakamoto Shun's face was not ordinary. He said to Captain Matsushita Izo, the commander of the east front line: "Matsushita-kun, just lead the troops to defend this place. I will command the headquarters now and mobilize the troops to the front." Come and support the battle in Tangtou Town!"
"Hai!" Matsushita Izo lowered his head and responded seriously. He knew that the current troops probably wouldn't be able to hold on for long. With luck, they would be able to hold on until Masaki Sato, captain of the 42nd Regiment. The troops came back for reinforcements!
At this time, the Japanese troops were at an absolute disadvantage both in terms of firepower and numbers. Moreover, they were divided into four parts for guarding. It would take a long time for them to survive!
Therefore, both Matsushita Izo and Sakamoto Jun expressed doubts about holding on to Yutou Town - they both believed that Sato Masaki's troops should not be able to hold on and returned for reinforcements!
After all, the Japanese soldiers are also human beings. They will die if they are hit by bullets, and they will be torn in half if they are blown up by artillery shells!
In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless!
After quickly walking into the headquarters, Jun Sakamoto immediately said to the telegraph operator: "Call Colonel Sato Masaki immediately and order him to quickly return to Tangtou Town at all costs! Otherwise, let him take care of it by himself!"
"Hai!" the telegraph operator responded.
Immediately afterwards, Jun Sakamoto said to another telegraph operator: "Immediately, in the name of the detachment, send a message to His Excellency Itagaki Division Commander, telling him that the troops on the front line were subjected to a full-scale counterattack by the Chinese army. The offensive was very fierce. In addition, even Our headquarters was also attacked by the elite elite troops of the Central Army of China. Sakamoto, together with the headquarters and others, are about to be crushed. If anything unexpected happens, please immediately re-appoint a commander to command the Linyi frontline operations!"
"Hai!" another telegraph operator responded.
At this time, Junnori Sakamoto had already begun to order the officers at the detachment headquarters to burn confidential documents. Otherwise, once the headquarters was captured by the Chinese army and frontline secrets were leaked, the consequences would be disastrous.
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PS: Today’s first update is here, and there will be another 3,000-word chapter in the evening!
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