The 7.62mm bullet passed through a space of more than 100 meters and exploded a bloody flower on the back of the Japanese signal soldier.
The abundant kinetic energy was not completely blocked by flesh and blood. The somewhat deformed warhead rolled through the Japanese soldier's body to form a flesh and blood passage. At the same time, it passed through the chest and 'smashed' into the working field radio, and then punched a hole. Finally,
It got stuck inside the field radio station.
The electronic light on the field radio flashed crazily, as if to tell its user that I was about to die.
The two Japanese signal soldiers guarding the field radio were stunned.
I'm not worried about my boss rolling on the ground and wailing, but that the equipment is damaged!
Of course, the two Japanese signal soldiers who were sad that the field radio was damaged did not realize at this time that only half of the communications that the honest boy asked them to send to the brigade and regiment headquarters were sent.
"The enemy forces I encountered were roughly equal in strength to our own."
This was a coded message Tanigawa Masanori received from a major-level commander on the front line, and he felt quite relieved.
Whether in North China or Southeast China, the Chinese who lack artillery must rely on troops far higher than the Imperial Army or strong fortifications to compete with the Imperial Army. If placed in a field battle, an infantry brigade would dare to chase a Chinese infantry brigade.
It is almost an iron rule that an infantry regiment can fight against a Chinese infantry division.
Perhaps the field offensive and defensive battle of the past two days was an exception, but wasn't that also caused by the lack of artillery in the Imperial Army at night? If the artillery brigade that was stupid enough to get lost could arrive in time, Tanigawa Masanori believed that that
The Chinese troops will become the dead souls of the imperial infantry.
But now, there is no rumble of artillery, which shows that the Chinese are also pure infantry, and the battlefield in the dark is destined not to be dominated by artillery.
After frowning and pacing back and forth for a few seconds, Tanigawa Masanori issued a military order that would cause him heartache in the future: "The night attack plan failed, and the entire army returned to standby. The 2nd Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Regiment sent a unit to assist Morita Major Moro.
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Also, inform the headquarters of the 18th Division that the Chinese sentries are very alert. The vanguard of our 36th Infantry Brigade's night attack is having a fierce exchange of fire with them four or five kilometers in front of the flank position. Please ask them to confront the Chinese
We launched an offensive to contain the enemy's positions to cover the withdrawal of our leading troops."
Judging from the available information, Tanigawa Masanori's military order is of course quite satisfactory. The Chinese can only resist the attack of the imperial army by staying within fortifications. They are destined to be unable to send large-scale troops. His three
Even if an infantry squadron with enhanced firepower cannot inflict serious damage on the Chinese because of the darkness, it is still no problem to evacuate after the contact war is over.
The reason why Shinji Morita was chosen as the commander of this night attack was of course Major Shinji Morita’s fifteen years of military experience.
Since graduating from the sergeant school, Shinji Morita has been serving in the front-line infantry ranks, from trainee second lieutenant squad leader to captain infantry squadron leader. Morita spent a full ten years, serving as a major infantry battalion captain.
Although his promotion was slower than others in five years, he had been trained in the grassroots troops for a long time, and he was Tanigawa Masanori's most trustworthy infantry captain.
What's more, he also sent part of an infantry brigade to respond.
That was the infantry brigade commanded by Shinji Morita. With his brigade commander in charge, no one dared not try their best.
As for the telegram to the 18th Division, it was just a routine notification. Since the tactical plan for the night attack was ruined, Ushijima Sadao would definitely not be stupid enough to proactively go to the defense line to cause trouble for the Chinese. Tanigawa Masanori did not report it at all.
That hope. Even if the 18th Division does not launch an attack, will the main force of the Chinese be able to break out of the defense line or what?
Indeed, Ushijima Sadao almost had a heart attack after receiving Tanigawa Masanori's telegram. Seven or eight cobblers gathered together to discuss the tactical plan for two or three hours. How could he go bankrupt so easily?
His first suspicion was whether the bastards of the 36th Infantry Brigade did this on purpose and had no intention of carrying out his military orders. Maybe they took the initiative to let the Chinese find out.
Just now, you still want him to launch an attack? To contain the main force of the Chinese? The furious Ushijima Sadao could not wait for a large wave of Chinese to rush out from the opposite side and swallow up all the bastards from the 36th Infantry Brigade who did not respect military orders.
It's better to be clean.
Of course, don't even think about taking the initiative to attack, but you still have to do it.
For a time, flares in front of the defense line were flying all over the sky, illuminating the positions of both sides like daylight, and the artillery fire that had been prepared poured into the Jiashan defense line.
On the other side, the Jiashan Defense Line Command Headquarters had made preparations early. The soldiers entered the front-line trenches and hid in the artillery holes, waiting for their own artillery to speak first.
But what surprised them was that before they started to fight, the Japanese launched an artillery attack first.
Perhaps only the two lieutenant generals at the headquarters knew what happened. Tang Dao's night attack plan went bankrupt, and he was now fighting in the field with a Japanese army that also had the same intention of a night attack.
However, the two Chinese commanders knew the latest battle situation. The Japanese army should have arrived with hundreds of people. Because they wanted to conduct a sneak attack, they did not bring artillery. Most of them were light firearms. They brought an independent heavy mortar battalion.
It shouldn't be a big problem for the camp to solve them.
The only worry is that the Japanese army will send reinforcements later. For this reason, the independent battalion's special agent company cavalry platoon has sent several elite cavalry teams to venture into the wilderness for reconnaissance.
"Delay the main force of the Japanese army! Eat these cowardly Japanese troops!" the two Chinese commanders made a quick decision.
It's disrespectful to come back without reciprocating. Dozens of Chinese artillery fired back regardless. Although the density of artillery shells was insufficient due to the sharp decrease in shell reserves, it also showed an attitude. If you want to do it, come on!
The tens of thousands of Chinese and Japanese armies were the main force. On this night, because the commanders of both sides made the same night attack plan, there was an artillery battle without the dispatch of a single infantryman.
The infantry operations were all handed over to two small groups of Chinese and Japanese infantry on the flank battlefield, with a total number of no more than 2,000 people.
Of course Tang Dao was very happy.
Even though the three infantry companies that arrived at the front line were less than 500 people, they had complete fire support troops and a heavy mortar battalion. This was also the first time since Tang Dao fought against Japan that both light and heavy firepower overwhelmed the opponent.
, such a battle, of course, comes as many as there are.
If you are poor, you will make a roundabout way; if you are strong, you will be bombed! The three infantry companies of the Independent Battalion unanimously adopted this tactic.
Don't underestimate the two mortars huddled in the farthest corner. They are the biggest killer weapons on the battlefield at this time. Whether they are light or heavy machine guns or grenade launchers, they are no match for them.
The precise shooters installed by Tang Dao in each infantry squad also displayed dazzling combat power in this battle.
The precision shooters of each infantry squad were given the right to fight freely from the beginning, and their targets included low-level Japanese army officers, machine gunners, and grenadier soldiers.
The Japanese army, which had lost its commanding heights, was suppressed by several firepower points on the top of the hill and was unable to move. As a result, the longest distance between the two warring parties was only 200 meters. This distance was not too difficult for each squad of precision shooters who had been strictly selected.
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They could lie down in the grass nest for several minutes without firing a shot, but whenever they fired, they would definitely hit the street with a valuable target.
In less than ten minutes of shooting, the Japanese troops on the battlefield where the Second Company was located lost at least six grenade launchers, seven or eight machine gun shooters, and five or six squad leader-level officers. Sixty percent of them were
Died by cold gunshot.
Therefore, Morita Shinji, who gradually realized the truth, almost cried.
The Chinese people are too ignorant of martial ethics. This is...
We have similar strength to him, not only do we want to surround him, we also want to grind him to death and kill him!
There are reinforcements behind me! It was this reason that allowed the somewhat anxious Shinji Morita to try his best to remain calm. He strictly ordered his men to stick to their fighting positions and did not launch a counterattack that showed the samurai spirit of the Imperial Japanese Army.
As everyone knows, it was this slightly conservative tactic that caused an infantry squadron that was originally strong to be continuously weakened during the siege of the second company.
Just like a strong middle-aged man who is constantly being harassed by viruses but chooses to use his own resistance to harden his body, and eventually becomes terminally ill and incurable.
When all his firepower points are eliminated and only pure infantry remains, the platoon on the top of the hill will be dominated by the heavy machine guns of the fire support platoon, supplemented by the light machine guns of the four infantry squads, to suppress the infantry.
Then, they approached the fighting distance between the two sides.
The attack range of the four long-handled grenades carried by more than 40 infantrymen can be as high as 40 meters, far exceeding the 30-meter attack range of the melon grenades equipped by the Japanese infantry.
