"Report to the regiment, there's an urgent call from the Third Battalion!" the telecommunications staff officer ran to Zhang Tianhai and reported.
"Read it!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, knowing that this must be the first-line report from the Third Battalion.
Soon, the telecommunications staff read to Zhang Tianhai what the third battalion commander wanted to report.
"Recall the commander of the third battalion and ask him to stick to the end and not retreat without authorization before receiving orders!" Zhang Tianhai's voice was still so calm, without any fluctuation.
"Yes! Headquarters!" the telecommunications staff member responded.
It's not that Zhang Tianhai is hard-hearted and refuses to save him, but that he must win this battle!
Someone always has to die in a war, and even Zhang Tianhai can't guarantee that he will be alive tomorrow - now that he has devoted himself to this war, he doesn't care whether he lives or dies. Perhaps his only concern is His unborn child and Zheng Man, who is far away in Wuhan.
The flames of war gradually intensified in the smoke, and both the Chinese and Japanese troops began to suffer casualties.
"Boo~~Pfft!!"
The sound of a bullet piercing the air was heard, and then it hit the body of a young Japanese soldier, causing a burst of blood mist.
The young Japanese soldier only felt numb on his body, and then fell heavily to the ground. Then his comrades stepped on his body and continued to rush forward, and the human body gradually turned into a corpse...
"Quick!! Rescue the wounded!! Rescue the wounded!!"
The Japanese troops behind were shouting, but few people came to drag them away, because their goal was to attack first. As long as Gutang Town was captured, everything would be no problem!
After the Japanese troops from the front rushed forward, the health workers from behind followed up and bandaged them.
Since the first police group arrived at Gutang Town in a hurry, many strategic materials were not well prepared.
There are no preparations for things like horse traps or the like.
As the Japanese troops approached step by step, the Third Battalion of the 1st Police Regiment no longer hid, but immediately went to attack these Japanese troops with full firepower.
Also because the national army had a geographical advantage, and they had dug trenches and laid out bunkers, they were able to suppress the Japanese offensive for a while.
Don't forget, the firepower configuration of the police regiment is not much worse than that of the Japanese army. To a certain extent, it is even stronger than the Japanese army's firepower configuration.
This round of attack actually caused the Japanese army to lose almost a hundred people. On the other hand, the police group only lost about ten people.
"Baga! Baga! Baga!!"
Nagashima Minato, who was watching this scene through the telescope, couldn't help but get furious. He would never have thought that the national army on the opposite side was so fierce, and its combat effectiveness was even less than that of the German weapon masters on the Songhu battlefield!
Angry to be angry, Nagashima Minato was not one of those people who only knew how to be incompetent and furious. At least he could tell from the burst of gunfire that there were not many troops on the opposite side, but they were more powerful than the fierce firepower.
Indeed, with a company of ten light machine guns, as well as rifles and grenade launchers, the firepower is indeed not weak. In addition, the Japanese army only invested two squadrons in the first attack, and did not swarm them. Otherwise, the firepower must be stronger.
More importantly, it was impossible for Nagashima Minato to devote all its troops to the battle before the enemy's situation was clear.
Nagashima Minato suffered a setback, and Kishiki Mizuichiro's side was in a similar situation, and was also hit by the Chinese army.
Compared with the western position, there was an additional machine gun battery on the eastern position, which caused the Japanese troops on the eastern position to suffer even more heavy losses.
"It seems that we have encountered a thorn in the side this time. Our offensive pace should slow down a bit." Kishiki Mizuichiro murmured, and he already had a plan in mind.
Of course, Kishui Ichiro's determination was not just talk. He immediately made a decision: "The First Squadron and the Second Squadron will launch an attack on Gutang Town in two directions. As long as we don't collide, It is not difficult to capture Gutang Town if you fall into their guns. In addition, please request planes to bomb, we will blow up this damn Gutang Town!"
Don't question Kishiki Miichiro's ability. According to Commander Okamura Neiji's emphasis on this battle, it is not difficult to send several planes for bombing.
"Hai!" a telegraph soldier responded.
Soon, at the call of Kishui Ichiro, several planes took off from the direction of Madang, loaded with aerial bombs, and flew towards Gutang Town.
An operation on the scale of Gutang Town does not require dozens of aircraft to launch bombings.
In the eyes of a big man like Okamura Neiji, this battle is far inferior to the battle of the 1016th Division on the Nanxun Railway - the battle on the Nanxun Railway is the highlight!
Several planes flew through the sky with a huge roar, then stopped over Gutang Town, dropped a dozen aerial bombs, and then flew away.
As these dozen or so aerial bombs fell, Gutang Town was suddenly filled with smoke and dust. Obviously, this was caused by the explosion.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
The huge explosion was clearly audible even two kilometers away.
Looking at this scene through the telescope, Zhang Tianhai's fists suddenly clenched slightly: These are all his soldiers, they are all raised by their own father and mother.
If Zhang Tianhai hadn't been a calm commander, if it had been someone else, he might have immediately stepped forward to command the troops to charge.
Because Zhang Tianhai knew that he must not be impulsive at this time. Once he was impulsive, all the sacrifices ahead would be in vain - from his point of view, sacrificing part of the strength of the third battalion in order to maximize the benefits of annihilating the enemy, This is the best choice!
"Wait until they fight again! This battle will never end so easily." Zhang Tianhai murmured, as if to comfort himself.
"Old Zhang, I know what you are thinking. The mission must be completed, and people must be sacrificed in war. This is the way to fight with the least casualties." Guo Qiliang seemed to see Zhang Tianhai's hesitation, so he patted him. The shoulder comforted.
"That's it! I hope the cavalry battalion can withstand the enemy's attack for two hours. If it can, we will win this battle." Zhang Tianhai sighed.
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Under the order of Kishiki Mizuichiro, the Japanese army began to outflank the Chinese army's positions from two wings. According to their years of research, it can be known that most of the Chinese army's positions are based on frontal firepower, while the two The firepower at the intersection is weaker.
Compared with Nagashima Minato who lost more than a hundred people, Kishiki Mizuichiro's casualties were nearly two hundred.
After the plane bombing, the morale of the Japanese army had recovered somewhat, as if these dozen or so aircraft bombs had caused very heavy casualties to the national army.
No matter what, Gutang Town is a town, not a village.
The advantage of a large town is that when it is bombed by enemy planes, casualties can be avoided to the greatest extent; but the disadvantage is that the town is large and the defensive force is relatively small.
Yes, Kishiki Ichiro saw this weakness of the national army, so he unscrupulously divided into two wings to carry out an outflank attack.
Just as Kishui Ichiro thought, the two wings of the position are indeed the weak points of the national army's position!
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