The artillerymen of the Hainan Army fired extremely extravagantly, and a large number of artillery shells were poured on the Japanese position. The ten-kilometer-long Japanese position was shrouded in violent ear explosions and raised smoke. The shelling lasted for half an hour, even the artillery officers
For a while, I didn’t know exactly how many shells were fired in total. I just knew that in the subsequent statistics, the logistics minister’s entire face turned dark after reading it.
The bunkers carefully built by the Japanese army may be able to withstand the attacks of grenades, rocket launchers, mortars and other weapons. But these non-permanent bunkers can never withstand the blows of large-caliber artillery. I saw machine gun bunkers used to defend against infantry assaults exploding.
It was blown away, and the Japanese soldiers inside were reported to the entire squad and platoon.
For the Japanese troops, this nightmarish half hour finally passed, and the Hainan Army's shelling began to weaken. But the luck they expected did not pay attention to them. When they finally survived the shelling and climbed out of the trenches, they discovered that it was hard work.
All the fortifications built were in ruins, and the Hainan Army infantry units in the distance had begun a charge, and despair enveloped the entire position.
Jiang Tao silently looked at the Japanese position in the distance and ordered the infantry to attack. He was not very interested in this unequal battle, because this was just the beginning of the decisive battle between China and Japan. Let's see next,
How did the Japanese commander in central China, Matsui Iwane, make his move?
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Chapter 209: The war continues
Sometimes, killing someone only requires a slight movement of your fingers, and you don’t even feel sorry for killing your life. So there is no need for mercy on the battlefield, kill or be killed!——————“Kongchen Quotations”
Autumn was supposed to be the harvest season of the year, but the clouds of war still shrouded the land of China, and wars were everywhere. A decisive battle in the south also affected the hearts of all Chinese people.
It has been half a year since the Battle of Nanjing. China and Japan are like gamblers who have made red-eyed bets. In order to prevent all their previous investments from being wasted, they keep adding weight.
In the original history, the Japanese army did not invest many troops in the Battle of Nanjing. There were only more than 100,000 troops in total. However, the National Army's lack of determination to defend led to a great defeat. Subsequently, only those who entered the city participated in the Nanjing Massacre.
Those 50,000 Japanese troops.
But in reality, things changed due to the intervention of the Hainan Army. Because the Hainan Army went north to join the war, due to the pressure of public opinion, Chiang Kai-shek knew that the National Army could not do nothing, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Due to the greatly increased resistance of the National Army, the Japanese army, which was stuck in the quagmire of the war, had to increase its troops in order to achieve the strategic goal of occupying the capital of the Republic of China.
However, contrary to expectations, the continuous input of troops by the Japanese army did not improve the situation of the war. A total of more than 200,000 Japanese troops were spread over the vast land, without even a bubble popping up.
The Nationalist Army originally stationed 150,000 elite troops in Nanjing who had participated in the Battle of Songhu, and together with the addition of several ace main troops by Chiang Kai-shek who wanted to defeat the lost dog, their strength was not inferior to that of the Japanese army.
Moreover, the Hainan Army also assembled three main field armies, two infantry divisions, as well as logistics, close combat and other indirect combat personnel during the Battle of Nanjing, totaling 100,000 people.
The Battle of Nanjing may not be as large as the previous Battle of Songhu, but from the perspective of the intensity of the battle, it was far greater.
In the past six months, the Hainan Army has issued tens of thousands of death notices for soldiers issued by the headquarters alone, and this does not include some disabled and retired soldiers.
In comparison, the number of casualties suffered by the Japanese troops was even greater. In the battle with the Hainan Army, many troops were annihilated. It can be imagined how fierce and cruel the Battle of Nanjing was.
As the decisive battle in Nanjing began, the Hainan Army and the Japanese troops launched the largest battle to date on the Jurong front line, attracting everyone's attention.
Taking this opportunity, Tang Shengzhi in Nanjing also saw the opportunity and suddenly launched a counterattack against the Japanese troops outside the city in the early morning of that day. The National Army, which had been holding back, broke out with impressive combat effectiveness.
The Japanese army, which was caught off guard, was unable to form an effective resistance in the face of the sudden and violent offensive launched by the National Army and was retreating steadily.
Central China Japanese Army Headquarters!
At this time, the atmosphere inside the Japanese military headquarters was very depressing. Even the clerks hurriedly passing by in the corridor were extremely careful when walking, for fear of making any noise.
The Hainan Army's offensive was overwhelming, and the Japanese troops on the Jurong front line suffered heavy losses. Moreover, the National Army troops in Nanjing also came to join in the fun, and Japanese troops from various places frequently sent back bad news.
Matsui Iwane gritted his teeth and issued the order to continue the attack.
Because he clearly knew that if he could not withstand the Hainan Army's offensive at this time, once the Hainan Army joined forces with the Second Army in Danjiang City, the situation would be dangerous for the Japanese army.
Half an hour after the Hainan Army launched its general offensive, news that was not too bad finally came back from the front line, and the Hainan Army's shelling began to weaken.
Regarding the Hainan Army, Matsui Iwane had three very fearful arms.
The first one is the Hainan Army tank unit. The many disastrous defeats of the Japanese army are enough to prove the Japanese army's inability to face the Hainan Army tank unit.
The second one is the Air Force. Speaking of the Air Force, except for the newly developed Mosquito fighters by the Japanese army, most of the Japanese aircraft faced a complete defeat when facing the Hainan Army fighters.
As for the third one, it is the artillery group formed by the Hainan Army during regular operations. Hundreds of cannons are bombarded in a concentrated manner, which cannot be resisted by any army.
Matsui Iwane pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Order the Sixth and Eleventh Divisions to continue to advance, bypass the Jurong line, and carry out a devastating blow to the Haichina people from the rear flank."
His battle plan was actually very simple. It would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them. Use part of his troops as bait to induce the Hainan Army to attack, and then concentrate and annihilate them with superior troops.
And it was precisely because they secretly transferred some of the Japanese troops who attacked Nanjing City, resulting in a shortage of front-line troops in Nanjing, that Tang Shengzhi took advantage.
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The sky is the territory of the Hainan Air Force, and a large number of Hainan Army fighter planes are wreaking havoc on the Japanese positions. Their combat mission is to destroy the remaining Japanese fortifications after the shelling.
Whenever a Japanese bunker was discovered, Hainan Army fighter planes would swarm over and drop bombs on their heads.
As for the fighter planes of the Japanese Air Force, it is not that they have never appeared. However, as soon as they appeared on the battlefield, they encountered a ferocious attack by Hainan Army fighter planes. After destroying half of the fighter planes, they could only flee in a hurry.
Under the offensive of Hainan Army infantry, the Japanese soldiers on the ground were quickly divided into sections by fierce firepower, and they could not pay attention to each other at the end.
After dividing and encircling the Japanese troops, the surrounding Hainan Army gradually reduced the scope of the Japanese troops' activities, and the Japanese resistance troops who were locked in a bitter fight were quickly divided and annihilated.
For the Japanese army, the Hainan Army's troops are not more powerful than the Japanese army, but in terms of firepower, the Hainan Army's firepower is completely superior to the Japanese army. For example, when attacking a machine gun position, the Hainan Army soldiers will first use mortars to attack, and one shell
If it's not enough, use a few more rounds until the machine gun position is blown into ruins.
Under the suppressed firepower of the Hainan Army, the Japanese army was like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They had no other choice but to fight back in self-defense.
There may be some Japanese soldiers who are unwilling to sit still and wait for death. They rely on the cover of the trenches and want to get close to the Hainan Army for hand-to-hand combat.
However, it is obvious that the current Hainan Army is not the National Army troops they faced before. Bayonet fighting skills cannot be mastered in a short time, so Li Weidong has worked hard on the weapons.
As close combat weapons, whether it is shotguns, 9mm large-caliber pistols, submachine guns, or even engineer shovels, they have shown strong advantages in past hand-to-hand combat.
Jiro Kurosaki's hometown is a small village in Hokkaido, Japan. In 1936, he responded to the call of His Majesty the Emperor and became a soldier of the Japanese Imperial Army.
At this time, he was lying shivering in a bomb crater, his ears filled with the horrific sounds of explosions, machine guns, artillery shells, airplanes, etc., and the shadow of death hung heavily in his heart.
He clutched the rifle tightly with his nervous hands, and his fingers turned white with fear. He was cursing this damn war in his heart. Even His Majesty the Emperor, whom he respected before, complained about it, completely forgetting that he had once set foot in China.
The land is exciting.
He was not the only one in the trench where he was originally, he was the squadron leader of their squadron, but now he has turned into a corpse.
He was absolutely certain. It was definitely done by a Hainan Army sniper. Because he saw with his own eyes that the squadron leader's head was blown open by a bullet when he emerged, and bloodshot white foreign matter was stained on his face.
Hainan Army snipers have been active on the battlefield.
Their favorite thing is to snipe at those Japanese officers.
As his comrades continued to die, and when he was the only one left in the squadron, uncontrollable fear began to surround his heart and lingered.
Through the smoke on the battlefield, Kurosaki Jiro could clearly see a group of "remarkable" friendly troops in the distance falling to the guns of the Hainan Army.
He suddenly wanted to run away, but he was worried about the cruelty of the extreme guys in the gendarmerie. But he thought again, wouldn't he be able to find them if he retreated a little?
And just when he was struggling, a bullet suddenly hit his head accurately. Kurosaki Jiro, who fell into darkness, no longer had to struggle with this matter.
The war did not slow down at all because of this small microcosm, and it was not just Kurosaki Jiro who was killed by Hainan Army snipers.