Just when Sato Masaki had decided to make a desperate move, his leading offensive troops had already rushed to the forward position of the Zhiyi Regiment.
Li Chunfei was hiding in the trench, waiting for the Japanese army to approach. They had to hit the enemy hard in the first wave of attack!
Yes, the troops of the Zhiyi Regiment swept away the Japanese troops outside Tangtou Town as quickly as possible and destroyed their obstacles on the periphery, but this is not 100% a good thing. For example, now that the Japanese army has counterattacked, the Zhiyi Regiment There are no such things as roadblocks in the front positions of the officers and soldiers. It can be said that if these Japanese troops advance fast enough, they can push directly to the position of the first regiment.
"Get closer, don't worry! Fight again when you're fifty meters away!" Li Chunfei remained calm and composed while squatting in the trench and watching the Japanese charge.
Finally, when they were fifty meters away, the national army's light and heavy machine guns and rifles opened fire at the same time, and even the only two mortars of the first battalion's machine gun company also opened fire.
"Tu tu tu tu..."
"Da da da……"
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
The sound of gunfire was very intense for a while, and many Japanese soldiers fell under the gun. After all, the German rifles and Czech light machine guns basically used 7.92 mm caliber bullets. The Maxim heavy machine gun bullets The caliber has reached the terrifying caliber of 11.43 mm!
Just based on the caliber of these bullets, if it hits, it will be fatal or maimed!
Under the command of their squad leaders, the Japanese troops rushed forward with strange screams to show their "martial courage." Due to the open terrain and the limited troop strength at this time, in order to avoid being concentrated by the national army's firepower, the Japanese troops did not Instead of using its most famous "pig attack tactic", it used a wave-like skirmish line attack.
However, even with a relatively loose skirmish line of attack, casualties began to appear gradually in the face of fierce firepower.
Kobashi Umon is a Japanese private. At this time, he is rushing forward following the steps of his squad leader. The bayonet on the head of the 38-gauge gun in his hand is bright, sharp and sharp. Maybe he has been with him since he was a child. He began to practice the technique of bayonet fighting, which made him absolutely confident.
Looking at the National Army position that was gradually entering, Xiaoqiao Yumen even wanted to rush forward immediately to show off his bayonet skills with the National Army soldiers.
However, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is skinny.
Kobashi Umon only felt pain and numbness in his waist, and three or four bullets passed through his waist.
Xiaoqiao Yumen looked at his waist almost unexpectedly, and saw three or four gun muzzles spitting out blood. At this moment, he began to panic, although he had been given military (Harmony) nationalism to him before. The brainwashing thing said that those who died in battle were infinitely glorious, but he still panicked subconsciously.
No one can remain absolutely calm when death really comes, unless they have reached the point of losing their mind. It is obvious that Kobashi Umon has not yet reached the point of being so fanatical that he has lost his mind.
In this charge, there were many Japanese soldiers like Umon Kobashi who were shot, and most of their endings were the same as Umon Kobashi, being killed by three or four bullets or even more. Among those who were killed, some were hit in the body, while others were hit in the head.
Others were hit by mortar shell fragments and temporarily lost their combat capabilities.
Seeing the ferocious firepower displayed by the opponent, Sato Masaki realized that he might have been tricked by the enemy, but the momentum of the charge could not be stopped. If he retreated, he would only suffer greater casualties!
Ever since, Sato Masaki could only command the troops and bite the bullet!
Seeing the Japanese soldiers fall one by one, Li Chunfei was very excited. He shouted: "Hit me! Beat them to death!"
Sometimes morale is so straightforward. Most of the officers and soldiers of the Zhiyi Regiment suffered indiscriminate bombings from the Japanese army on battlefields such as Shanghai and Nanjing, and many good brothers died around them. At this time, the enemy is facing the enemy. See, especially see red.
When fighting against Japan, you must be ruthless. There are rifles and machine guns at long range, and grenades to greet you when you get close.
In the first round of intensive firepower alone, the Japanese army fell no less than fifty people. This last distance was like a natural chasm, and the Japanese army could not rush across it no matter how hard they rushed.
The firepower network composed of more than two hundred guns was quite fierce. Some Japanese troops had even adopted the tactics of crawling forward. However, judging from the condescending terrain conditions, they did not have much advantage and no hiding place.
But the well-trained Japanese army is not the only one with these three skills. The Japanese army behind has stopped and organized a firepower net on the spot to suppress the firepower of the Chinese army on the opposite side. The muzzles of the Japanese Type 99 light machine guns began to burst into flames. , bullets began to fly towards the national army's position.
After the Japanese army began to suppress fire, the Chinese army's fire also stagnated briefly, and then continued to suppress the charging Japanese army.
However, during this brief lull in firepower, the Japanese troops in front began to use grenade launchers for support, and some even began to set up mortars.
"Tum!" "Tum!" "Tum!"
One after another, the 50mm grenade shells made short arcs in the sky, and then hit the national army's position and exploded.
But the national army's mortars were not a vegetarian, and they immediately fought back!
"Tum!" "Tum!"
Two mortar shells streaked across the sky, and then hit farther away. The shattered shells also injured two or three Japanese soldiers around them!
At this moment, the mortar company ordered by Zhang Tianhai to come to support arrived!
With the support of the six mortars of the mortar company, the firepower of the Chinese army was greatly increased, and it began to slowly suppress the Japanese grenades.
Taking advantage of this gap, the small artillery company directly under the regiment headquarters also began to set up Solotong machine guns. For a time, the firepower on the national army position had been gradually strengthened!
Arriving at the first battalion position with the mortar company and small artillery company were regiment commander Zhang Tianhai and Xu Sangou's regiment guard platoon.
Regarding the fact that the regiment's security platoon has become Zhang Tianhai's personal security platoon, both Zhou Fangjie and Guo Qiliang thought it was nothing. After all, for now, isn't the core of the regiment Zhang Tianhai? Besides, it’s not like the national army didn’t have such a practice before.
"Team leader, why are you here too?" On the battlefield, Li Chunfei was very sharp-eyed and immediately saw Zhang Tianhai coming up with Xu Sangou.
"If I don't look at you, I won't feel at ease..." Zhang Tianhai said with a frown. Indeed, apart from the artillery battalion, the most valuable possessions in the regiment are now in the first battalion, the mortar company , small artillery battery, and a machine gun company transferred from the fourth battalion.
If there were no problems with the first battalion, not to mention the three infantry companies of the first battalion, the two machine gun companies, the small artillery company, and the mortar company would all be scrapped at once.
The machine gun companies among these four infantry battalions plus the small artillery companies, mortar companies and artillery battalions are all responsible for the firepower of the regiment. Not to mention the others, just the small artillery companies and artillery battalions. Both are gone, how long will it take to have good equipment?
Do we really have to wait until after 1941 to replace Soviet weapons like the 74th Army? Don't think about it, only the direct ace main force are eligible to change their uniforms. Only the 74th Army, the 18th Army, the 1st Army and Du Yuming's 5th Army are eligible to get a share of the pie.
As for Zhang Tianhai, he himself knows that no matter whether it is based on military exploits, the size of his troops, or his seniority in Huangpu, it is impossible for his troops to be redressed!
To put it bluntly, this batch of German weapons and equipment will be gone once they are finished. At most, all infantry will continue to be equipped with domestically produced Mauser 1924-style rifles, oh, which are also Zhongzheng rifles.
So to be honest, Zhang Tianhai is unwilling to engage in a frontal war of attrition with the enemy from the bottom of his heart - his army is small in size, and although its equipment is well-equipped, it is also limited. The loss of one batch of equipment will result in a smaller batch. Even if it is replenished, it will not be enough. It is impossible to have as sophisticated equipment as today.
Because of this, when Zhang Tianhai was making a combat plan, he mainly focused on odd uses for the Zhiyi Regiment, and they were the ones that could end the battle as quickly as possible and achieve the greatest results.
But again, the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny. He wanted to fight mobile warfare and attack the weak enemy in mobile warfare, but unfortunately his superiors asked them to fight positional warfare...
"Commander, just leave this to our battalion. Just don't worry!" Li Chunfei assured.
"No, now that the Japanese army is so close, the following Japanese army will also launch an all-out attack. Even if you can withstand the fierce attack of the Japanese army in front of you, when the Japanese army behind you surge up, we will suffer a hand-to-hand fight. Now the valuable belongings of the regiment are all on your regiment. If you are not careful, all the belongings of our regiment will be lost..." Zhang Tianhai did not mince words and directly stated the main reason.
"Yes, leader. You have the final say." Li Chunfei said seriously.
Zhang Tianhai waved his hand and said: "According to this progress, it is very likely that the reserve team will be deployed. Let the two companies of your battalion be ready to enter the battle at any time, and the remaining positions will be taken over by the fourth battalion!"
"Yes! Group seats!" Li Chunfei stood at attention and saluted.
Zhang Tianhai was really a little anxious. After all, the command of the battle this time was indeed not his style, and it was also somewhat out of his expectation.
He had no idea how many support troops the Japanese army would have in the future. To put it bluntly, he was blinded by this battle. It was conservatively estimated that this wave of enemy troops would be more than 3,000 people, but these three If the main force of the Japanese army of more than a thousand people had a fight with his Zhiyi Regiment, his Zhiyi Regiment would definitely suffer huge losses!
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