For Akashiba Yaezo, this time he received the order from the division commander to launch the attack, and his hands and feet were much looser. After all, if the battle fails, the responsibility lies with the division commander, not him, the 10th Regiment. Wing Captain.
According to the judgment of the division and regiment headquarters, the Nationalist troops to the west of Yi County should be about one brigade, which is the weakest force in Yi County, which is surrounded on all sides. Therefore, in view of the small strength of the Nationalist troops to the west of Yi County, Strong, Akashiba Yaezo directly launched a general attack.
In this attack, Akashiba Yaezo directly invested the strength of two brigades. If they could open a hole here, and if reinforcements did not arrive so quickly, the west of Yi County would most likely be It will become the first stop on the retreat route of the entire Isoya Division!
The Japanese army was advancing rapidly, fighting with the three battalions of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th battalions guarding the front position in the west. Bullets were flying horizontally, and grenade shells streaked through the air.
Both the Chinese and Japanese soldiers were throwing small grenade shells at each other's heads.
Of course, there are mortars.
When it comes to mortars, the Japanese army's artillery fire is naturally more intense. After all, the Japanese army is far superior to the national army in terms of weapons and equipment. Even the first regiment directly under the third theater of war is very well-equipped. , which is also at a certain distance from the Japanese army.
The difference lies in the number of grenade launchers and mortars. The grenade launchers of Tianhai were basically captured from the Japanese army.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
The sound of explosions resounded throughout the position, and dirt flew across the battlefield, splashing around!
"Fight! Fight me! Avenge the brothers who died in Shanghai and the compatriots in Nanjing!" Li Fu was shouting. He was the commander of the second company of the third battalion of the first regiment of the third war zone. He also followed Zhang Tianhai was one of the officers transferred from the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment of the 36th Division.
It's just that when he was in the 216th Regiment, Li Fu was just a small squad leader, but when he arrived at the Zhiyi Regiment, it was completely different. He suddenly transformed into a dignified company commander.
Of course, it is not easy for him to be the company commander. Now because of the urgent war situation, there are not so many qualified officers to take up the position of company commander.
If once the national army slows down, there will be a large number of graduates from the Central Military Academy to take up this position.
But don't forget that the first regiment directly under the third theater is also an elite unit of the national army. Although the size of this unit is a bit smaller, it is better than the elite, isn't it?
The Central Military Academy has moved to Wuhan. When the next batch of Central Military Academy graduates come out, I don’t know how many of the cadres promoted by the soldiers in the first regiment will still be serving as company commanders.
Being an officer is a very honorable thing, especially for an officer of an ace unit like the First Regiment directly under the Third Theater Zone.
Li Fu's Second Company was stationed at the center of the front line, and the battle was not that intense.
The officers and soldiers of the third battalion were basically composed of veterans, so they were relatively comfortable in fighting. When they worked together, they beat the Japanese army to a bloody head.
"Tu tu tu tu..."
"Tu tu tu tu..."
"Tu tu tu tu..."
Long tongues of flame stretched out from the muzzles of the squad light machine guns of the officers and soldiers of the third battalion.
"Report to the squadron leader, our casualties are very heavy. Do we still want to continue the attack?" A Japanese soldier ran to the squadron leader Yoshino Masato and reported.
Hearing this, Yoshino Masato slapped the soldier in front of him on the face, and shouted angrily: "Baga, are you stupid?! This attack order was personally issued by the division commander, even if the troops are fighting No matter how light you are, you still have to rush forward!”
"Hai!" The Japanese soldier continued to charge forward with his face marked by a slap.
Yoshino Masato naturally knew that the front combat troops suffered heavy casualties, but what could be done? War is like a huge meat grinder to grassroots officers and soldiers!
In general, the firepower of both sides is fierce and not weaker than the other.
After all, in the middle of the defensive position is the third battalion of the four main battalions of the Zhiyi Regiment, which currently has the strongest combat effectiveness. It has also strengthened the small artillery company and mortar company, not to mention the previous grenade launchers.
As for the artillery of the Zhiyi Regiment, they only suppressed each other with the Japanese artillery. Everyone wanted to kill the other party's artillery position, but unfortunately they failed because they failed to understand the other party's situation.
Generally speaking, everyone was wary of each other and did not dare to attack each other with full firepower, otherwise the position would be easily exposed.
The artillery on both sides was unable to exert its maximum strength in time, so this battle was also a battle between the two sides to compete with the strength of the infantry.
For the Japanese army, the most terrifying thing was not the mortars of the Kuomintang officers and soldiers, nor the grenades captured by the Kuomintang officers and soldiers, but the machine guns equipped by the small artillery companies.
The firepower of these machine guns is both ferocious and lethal.
It can be said that it is a hit with one shot, and it will either kill or maim it. After all, this Soloton machine gun is originally a dual-purpose machine gun with a caliber of 20 mm. In the terminology of later generations, this is an anti-material weapon!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
As the sound of the Soloton machine gun firing large-caliber bullets rang out, large-caliber bullets burst out from the barrel, oh no, to be precise, from the barrel, with a very powerful recoil.
The bullets were flying in the air, and after arcing through the air, they hit the Japanese soldiers and were immediately torn into a burst of blood mist. The caliber of the bullets was always too powerful, like artillery shells facing them head-on. If it hits the body, it's not that powerful.
The war on the front line is raging. As a military commander, can Zhang Tianhai be idle? It is impossible to be idle.
He kept observing the specific average of the frontline troops from the rear, such as where people died and whether they should be mobilized for reinforcements and so on.
He must not allow the enemy to open a breach from his position and then retreat safely from his position.
In short, it's not impossible for the little devil to leave. If necessary, leave a bunch of heads before leaving.
Even though Zhiyi Tuan seems to have killed a lot of enemies, only they themselves know what their own situation is.
Under such a fierce attack by the Japanese army, the casualties of the Zhiyi Regiment could not be small. The fierce battle had lasted for more than half an hour. Taking the Third Battalion and Second Company as an example, their troops had suffered more than one-third casualties!
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PS: This chapter is to make up for yesterday’s second update, so I’m taking a day off for today’s update.
Go to sleep for now, good night everyone.
