Chapter 435 Shield and Spear
"Kill and give it to-"
With the order of the Japanese 56th Regiment, Ronaldo Tsubasa of Fujiyama, the infantry artillery squadron directly under the Banqiao Mountain Grotto and the twelve Type 92 70mm infantry cannons gathered in three infantry brigades roared again, and grenades roared at the opposite Dadishan position in ten seconds, whistling at the intervals of ten seconds.
The group of positions that were simply restored under the guidance of the soldiers sent by the New Second Army were quickly shrouded in the overwhelming fire and smoke. Balls of fireballs rose into the air, and the rock fragments raised hit the body of a company of officers and soldiers curled up in the trenches like hail.
Five minutes later, the Japanese artillery fire continued.
A piece of gravel the size of an egg hit a soldier's back. The soldier's face changed drastically, and he exclaimed in pain, complaining about the perverted Japanese and the shells squandered like they didn't have money. In fact, they didn't know that the Japanese were gritting their teeth and insisting. If it weren't for water transportation, they would probably not have much ammunition to waste at this time.
However, after a period of adaptation, many officers and soldiers of the first company also felt that the Japanese artillery bombardment was not as terrible as they imagined. As long as the shells did not fall directly into the trenches that had been deepened, it would be difficult to hurt the officers and soldiers hiding inside.
Indeed, as long as the defenders themselves are not in chaos, the possibility of Japanese infantry artillery accurately shooting grenades into trenches one meter wide from artillery positions 1,500 meters away is very small, especially when the officers and soldiers left on the front line positions are very sparse, even if one or two occasionally fall into them, the harm is not too great.
As the sound of artillery gradually stopped, the officers and soldiers crawled out of the pile of gravels and set up weapons one after another. The Japanese army from about three squadrons opposite had already pulled the scattered soldiers and rushed over from the open space between Banqiao Mountain and Dadi Mountain. About 500 meters away from the front line, more than 20 Type 92 heavy machine guns lined up in a row.
"Brothers, the Japanese also have one head and two eyes. If you get a gun, you will bleed or even die. Everyone lowers their heads and puts the Japanese closer to attack." The young non-commissioned officers sent from the New Second Army hugged their waists and walked through the trenches, reminding one guard after another.
At this time, in the rear, the second and third companies of the first battalion had already passed through the traffic trenches to reinforce the front-line positions. In the rear, the second battalion began to move towards the second-line positions, and the third battalion was ready to go and entered a state of combat readiness.
The Japanese army was getting closer and closer to the position they defended, and the condescending officers and soldiers could clearly see the hideous face of the Japanese and the cold light flashing on the bayonet at the front of the 38th gun.
Captain Yamamoto, who was commanding this wave of Japanese attacks, looked at the trench of the defenders who were dead a hundred meters away, waved his saber and shouted: "Kill me and rush into the position and kill all the Chinese people."
The Japanese soldiers who heard the order shouted that the Emperor was on board and began to sprint at full speed.
When the Japanese army rushed into the front of the position fifty meters, the young non-commissioned officer sent from the New Second Army shouted loudly: "Open the fire." It was time to say that the submachine gun in his hand was accurate and a bloody hole was cut out from the chest of the Japanese sergeant who rushed to the front. The Japanese sergeant screamed and fell heavily on the hillside.
There was a lot of gunfire on the entire position, and rifles and light machine guns fired together, knocking down the Japanese who were caught off guard one by one.
After all, the Japanese soldiers were well-trained and fell to the ground immediately and used their precise gun technique that they had been practicing for many years to shoot. Several officers and soldiers with slightly more heads exposed to the trench almost screamed and fell on the position at the same time. Without exception, they were all shot on their foreheads, and brains and blood gushed out of the holes.
Seeing his comrade-in-arms tragically die, the shooting carried out by the officers and soldiers of a company in panic did not cause harm to the Japanese army. On the contrary, a company of officers and soldiers were shot and fell on the position from time to time.
At this time, the Japanese heavy machine guns began to suppress and shoot, and more than 20 flame tongues rolled towards the defenders' machine gun fire points. The fire whips shot towards them one by one, suppressing the shooters of the three Czech machine guns on the position into the trenches, and they could not probe and shoot at all.
Seeing that all the firepower of the Chinese army in the trenches ahead was blocked, the Japanese captain Nobumasa Yamamoto immediately ordered the officers and soldiers to launch the final sprint.
"Be careful, throw the grenade"
The young non-commissioned officers sent from the New Second Army had no choice but to use the poor shooting skills of the officers and soldiers of the first company to use the only feasible method to suppress the Japanese attacks and win valuable time for reinforcements.
Hearing the order conveyed, the officers and soldiers of the first company immediately pulled out the leads of several grenades placed at hand as fast as possible and threw them out one after another.
The Japanese soldiers who were gritting their teeth and sprinting saw dense grenades pounce on them. Before they could lie down to avoid them, continuous explosions sounded.
"Boom--"
Several consecutive rounds of grenades were thrown out by guards. Hundreds of grenades exploded one after another in the air. Ships in front of the trench were filled with blood mist, and broken limbs flew across the road, and wails and screams were everywhere.
At this time, more than ten grenade launchers from the Japanese army were already up and began to cover the front-line positions of the defenders with melon grenades. Therefore, although the Japanese soldiers without cover were seriously injured, a company of officers and soldiers in the trench also fell down in the explosion enlarged by the enclosed space.
"shooting--"
The young non-commissioned officers sent from the New Second Army struggled to stand up from the pile of corpses, and the submachine gun in their hands shot wildly at the Japanese soldiers close at hand.
The corpses in the robe in the pool of blood, the broken limbs and broken arms thrown everywhere, and the whine of the seriously injured greatly stimulated the bloodiness of more than 50 surviving officers and soldiers. The submachine guns, rifles and pistols in their hands were shot at full speed, and the distance of more than ten meters did not require any accuracy. The Japanese soldiers who were dizzy by the grenade fell down one by one.
The Japanese brigade leader, Master Nobumasa Yamamoto, felt a lot of pain when he saw the corpses covered with ground in front of the position. At least hundreds of Japanese soldiers were killed in this round.
But at this moment, the main force of the Japanese army still exists, and at least more than 300 people can be used for charge. Major Yamamoto even accurately judged from the sparse gunfires on the opposite side that there were not many Chinese defenders in the trenches. He shouted, "Kill and give them a gift" and then personally led the remaining Japanese to rush to the trenches in front.
The soldiers of China and Japan shot at close range almost face to face. More than a dozen soldiers fell down in each round of shooting. Soon the Japanese, who had the advantage in numbers, were about to rush into the trenches.
At this moment, the second company and the third company who came from the second line position blocked the Japanese soldiers who rushed into the trenches. The Japanese soldiers who rushed in front fell to the ground with blood arrows. At the same time, dense grenades flew out from a high position again, forming a fire barrier in front of the position. Soon, the officers and soldiers of the second company and the third company rushed into the trenches and took over the position of the first company.
Although the sudden changes in the front-line trenches attracted more dense barrage of Japanese heavy machine guns, it was too late, especially on the second and third-tier positions on the mountainside, grenade launchers began to attack the Japanese army. This was a gift from the ambushed Daetian brigade to the first regiment. Almost all officers and soldiers from the New Second Army were all versatile. They immediately used the six seized grenade launchers to suppress the Japanese grenade launchers and heavy machine gun positions from a high point.
"Boom--"
A burst of fire in the Japanese heavy machine gun position was everywhere. In the dense explosion, the Japanese machine gun soldiers who were completely exposed to the battlefield turned into blood mist in the bloody red fireball.
Due to the unequal location, the grenadiers at the foot of the mountain could not hit the shells up the mountain, while the grenadiers at the New Second Army on the mountain could easily cover all aspects of the Japanese army.
Major Yamamoto was lying on the ground to avoid the rain of bullets, and he was bleeding. He looked at the only 300 remaining Japanese soldiers around him, and then saw that in the traffic trench in the mountain ahead, Chinese soldiers were hugging and quickly passing through the traffic trench that was full of artillery fire and reinforced to the front line. He knew that things could not be done, he had to issue a retreat order hatefully.
The Japanese soldiers were already exhausted at this time. They could hardly believe that they could not do anything to deal with the simple fortifications in front of them. Is this still the cowardly Chinese army before? How could they have such a transformation?
The depressed Japanese soldier dragged the seriously injured person who could not move toward the slope.
The Japanese artillery positions at the foot of Banqiao Mountain were once again covered with artillery fire to the front line and deep positions to cover the Japanese retreat.
The Chinese army did not pursue the victory, but hid in the trenches and remained motionless. When the Japanese artillery fire stopped, they left a company on the front line again, seized the time to repair the trenches, and the remaining officers and soldiers retreated to the second and third line positions.
This failed attack is a microcosm of the continuous battles that the Japanese army stopped moving forward on the Dadishan line on this day.
Just when the Japanese army was helpless, that night, the Japanese scouts were surprised to find that the Chinese army on the opposite mountain had suddenly withdrawn.
At the beginning, Major General Ueno Kamefu, the commander of the 23rd Brigade, was still a little unbelievable, and immediately sent people to check it out again. Finally, he confirmed that this was not a dream, so he quickly ordered the 56th Regiment to quickly seize the Dadi Mountain Highland and asked Saburo Fujiyama not to take risks and wait for the subsequent troops to consolidate the defense line before moving forward.
That night, the Japanese troops stationed in Dadishan were harassed by Chinese troops overnight. The next morning, the furious Saburo Fujiyama called the captain of Urawa brigade and said loudly:
"Urawa-kun, when the Chinese army attacks again, you will immediately lead your brigade to pursue these cowards. I must make him look good."
Major Urawa did not agree immediately, and was slightly stunned: "Governor Captain, where is the order of the brigade commander?"
There is a reason why Major Urawa hesitated. As a bridgehead for various Japanese troops to attack Lin'an, the geographical location is very important. In view of the unexpected performance of the 45th Division before, Ueno Kamefu strictly demanded that the Fujiyama Regiment stand firmly and wait for assistance.
Saburo Fujiyama waved his hand vigorously and said loudly:
"You don't have to worry about this. General Ueno has his own words. Just execute my orders... The Chinese are obviously timid, otherwise they will not give up their strong positions... These scum who can only steal, I must dig out their hearts with my own hands."
"Hai"
Major Urawa nodded and immediately took the order and left.
Half an hour later, a shocking explosion suddenly came from the western foothills of Dadi Mountain. Major Urawa, who was standing by the flanks, immediately led his brigade to the explosion site.
After the smoke of gunpowder, the ground was covered with Japanese corpses, and the surviving Japanese soldiers moaned in pain on the ground.
Major Urawa carried the clothes of the young lieutenant who was in a terrified patrol and asked loudly: "What's wrong? Why are all the soldiers of the empire dead? You didn't even leave a single Chinese soldier.
"The Chinese attack team took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and came and went without a trace. After the attack, we left. We——" the second lieutenant looked aggrieved.
It turned out that the lieutenant was leading a small team of Japanese soldiers to patrol. A squad of more than ten people suddenly appeared on the mountain behind him, throwing two bundles of cluster grenades from a high place, and directly exploded in the Japanese army's ranks, killing more than 20 people on the spot, and more than ten others were injured.
When the terrified second lieutenant ordered the troops to fight back, the opponent had disappeared on the cliff, and where could he see the person?
"Baga"
Chapter completed!