Chapter 321 The 16th Division's quick whirlwind tactics
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 321 The 16th Division's quick whirlwind tactics
The 3rd Nagoya Division, the 5th Hiroshima Division, the 6th Kumamoto Division, the 9th Kanazawa Division, the 13th Sendai Division, the 16th Kyoto Division and the 114th Utsunomiya Division were the "seven major" Japanese armies.
The main division of "King Kong" has also begun to assemble and attack outside Nanjing.
The 74th Army, which is responsible for the defensive fronts in Niushou Mountain and Chunhua Town, and He Feiyang's Sichuan Army have also engaged in their first close-quarters battle with the incoming Japanese Sixth Regiment.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom! Boom, boom."
The artillery unit of the Japanese Sixth Division took the lead in launching a ferocious artillery bombardment.
There was a trembling sound of artillery bombardment, mixed with terrifying shock waves, instantly destroying all the defenses they bombed.
"The artillery fire of these idiots is so fierce! Hurry and hide in the cat-ear hole that the regiment leader asked us to dig!"
"We're already inside the Mao Er hole. Stop talking. I can't hear you. I can't hear anything except the sound of cannons outside!"
"Damn Japs, after their artillery fire coverage and bombing is completed, I must teach them a lesson!"
"If we also had artillery support here, it would be great to destroy those Japanese artillery units. The devilish Japanese! They suppressed us the whole time to fight!"
Faced with such ferocious and unusual artillery bombardment,
The Sichuan Army unit that Liu Xiang sent to He Feiyang immediately hid in the Maoer Cave and cursed the Japanese artillery units.
As for the 51st Division, the 57th Division and the 58th Division under the 74th Army, they are also on the front lines in Niushou Mountain and Chunhua Town respectively, and one of the most powerful main forces of the Japanese army, the Kumamoto Division, which is the Japanese Sixth Division.
Got into a fight,
The battle was very fierce,
Although they do not have a large number of heavy firepower weapons and equipment to fight with artillery like the Japanese Sixth Division,
However, they still concentrated all the artillery and mortars of the entire army to carry out bombardment operations with the Japanese army.
However, the Kumamoto Division of the Japanese Army is a typical example of someone who can "fight and rob".
It is one of the seventeen standing divisions of the Japanese army. Together with the Second Division, it is known as the strongest division of the Japanese army, with a full strength of more than 25,000 people.
Therefore, their strong combat effectiveness was also very good and successfully suppressed the counterattack firepower of the 74th Army.
The frontline headquarters of the Japanese Sixth Division,
The division commander, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, and the chief of staff, Colonel Shimono Ichiho, were holding military binoculars and observing the battle situation on the front line.
"The China Army that is holding on here seems to be the China 74th Army!"
"They are indeed a good elite Chinese force. Unfortunately, they are facing our Sixth Division, one of the most elite imperial forces among all the imperial armies!"
"So their final outcome is destined to be defeated by us, or completely annihilated!"
"Give me an order to immediately increase the intensity of artillery and bombing. In addition, let the aviation force continue to support our bombing operations. In addition, let our tanks and chariot units prepare to coordinate with the infantry units to attack!"
"Today I am going to let these Chinese troops see the power of our Sixth Division's quick whirlwind tactics!"
After observing the battle situation, the division commander, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, was full of confidence and said with a smile.
For him, he completely ignored the 74th Army of the National Army.
For him, it is only a matter of time to defeat the 74th Army of the National Army. As long as he lets the artillery unit increase the momentum of artillery bombing,
Coupled with the coordinated bombing operations of the Japanese aircraft group, it is possible to defeat all the troops of the 74th Army of the National Army who seemed to be resisting them tenaciously, and fully occupy the front lines around Niushou Mountain and Chunhua Town.
of.
"Hai! I'm going to supervise the artillery unit's bombardment and the preparation of the tank and combat vehicle unit right away!"
"By the way, Your Excellency the Division Commander and His Excellency Commander Yanagawa Heisuke, he obeyed the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince and dispatched Mitsuru Ushijima, who had been repeatedly defeated in battles, to our 36th Infantry Brigade to pay him back.
He used to hold the position of brigade commander!"
"As for the current command of the 18th Division, it is fully assumed by Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko!"
"Besides this matter, the 16th Division has also gathered behind us, waiting to cooperate with us in attacking Zijin Mountain and the Huayutai area!"
"However, the main targets they are responsible for attacking are still the teaching corps deployed by the Chinese Army in Purple Mountain and Huayutai!"
"Now, should we also let their artillery units join our artillery fire coverage and bombardment, so that we can more quickly occupy the China Army's positions in the Niushoushan and Chunhua Town areas?"
In response to the instructions of Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, the division commander,
After Chief of Staff Shimono Dazuo Huo agreed, he suddenly reported and suggested.
"Hey! Did the 16th Division, which bullies the weak and fears the strong, reach our rear so quickly?"
"Okay! You go immediately and ask them to send artillery troops to help us occupy all the fronts here first!"
"Anyway, we haven't received support from the aviation force for bombing operations yet. It would be a good thing to have an artillery unit to assist us in occupying this place!"
The division commander, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, nodded in agreement.
"Hai!"
Chief of Staff Shimoichi Huo Dazuo quickly nodded in agreement.
Immediately, he went to convey the latest combat orders from the division commander, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani,
Then, he went to Lieutenant General Nakajima Imago, the commander of the 16th Division, to request fire support for the operation.
soon,
Headquarters of the 16th Division,
The commander of the 16th Division, Lieutenant General Nakajima Imago, and the Chief of Staff of the 6th Division, Shimono Ichihuo, also met, and they readily agreed to each other's request.
I am willing to immediately dispatch artillery units to support the artillery units of the Sixth Division and conduct artillery fire coverage and bombardment of the defense lines in Niushou Mountain and Chunhua Town.
He planned to use the most ferocious firepower bombardment to speed up the attack of the Sixth Division and occupy the front lines such as Niushou Mountain and Chunhua Town. Then he could command his Sixteenth Division and attack the teaching corps' defense.
Purple Mountain, and the area around Yuhuatai are on the front lines.
This was the battle order given to him by Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko and Commander Yanagawa Heisuke.
So he must complete it as soon as possible,
Otherwise, he was worried that he would be demoted from a division commander to a brigade commander like Ushijima Mitsuru.
That's why he readily agreed to the Sixth Division's request to support the operation.
So, soon, the artillery unit of the 16th Division also joined in assisting the artillery unit of the 6th Division in the battle to cover Niushou Mountain and the Chunhua Town area with artillery fire.
Faced with the indiscriminate bombardment by the artillery units of two Japanese divisions, the 74th Army of the National Army and the Sichuan Army units that stood firm here suffered many casualties from the bombing.