Of course, Lei Xiong was not unreasonable to be worried when he saw such a terrible bombardment.
The Japanese artillery bombardment not only demonstrated their determination, but also caused serious damage to positions located in the mountains and on the top of the mountain.
Compared with the destruction of the position, he was not actually worried about the safety of the soldiers on the high ground at this time. The soldiers should have withdrawn into the tunnels behind the mountains through the communication trenches when the Japanese shelled them.
However, under such an intense shelling, the trenches on Highland 3 must have been severely damaged, and the consequences would be worrying. If the protection of the main position was lost, what would the soldiers coming out of the trenches on the rear side do to resist the Japanese army?
attack?
As a veteran soldier, Lei Xiong could certainly see the key points of the anti-slope defensive battle, even if it was a battle example that he had never been exposed to in textbooks or actual combat.
The most important thing about anti-slope defense is the control of the ridge. If the ridge is lost, the final outcome of the soldiers hiding in the tunnel on the other side of the mountain will be tragic.
This is also the reason why Chinese soldiers and American cowboys are constantly fighting for the ridgeline on the northern ice sheet, even if entire platoons and entire companies of soldiers died in battle on mountain tops that had been soft and had almost no trenches after being bombed by artillery shells.
During the entire war, the number of soldiers from both sides who died fighting for the edge was even higher than the casualties caused by millions of artillery shells.
"Ask Wei Donglai if he needs our help. If not, we will send out an infantry platoon to reinforce No. 3 Highland." Lei Xiong said directly to Leng Feng beside him.
"Okay!" Leng Feng took the order and left.
After a while, he came back and reported to Lei Xiong in a low voice: "The response from Position 3 is that reinforcements are not needed for the time being, but they requested that the Jingan Army come up later, and our independent battalion artillery company will do its best to reinforce them!"
"Okay, then tell the artillery company according to their request. If they fire a red flare, our artillery company will cover the 100 meters in front of his position with firepower!" Lei Xiong ordered without hesitation. "Also, you go organize a fire for me.
The platoon, equipped with long and short guns and enough bullets, is ready to support Highland 3 at any time."
"But, our two highlands are full of regular Japanese troops, and the artillery company has gone to support them. What should we do?" Leng Feng gritted his teeth.
"Then let's put up a little more resistance!" Lei Xiong looked into the distance with a solemn gaze. "Why, when did you, Captain Leng, become so cowardly?"
"Sir Lei, then you underestimate me, Leng Feng!" Leng Feng, of course, knew that Lei Xiong was trying to provoke the general, and grinned. "Without artillery, even my company can beat the little Japanese to the point where they can't find them!"
"Hey! Then I'll stay with you, Leng Feng. Let's see how many little Japs you can kill today." Faced with the statement of the independent battalion's number one warrior, Lei Xiong nodded with satisfaction.
"No! Chief Lei, you should go back to the headquarters! This is Highland No. 1, and the Japs might launch an attack with tanks." Leng Feng became anxious after hearing this and pointed to the mountains where thick black smoke was rising.
Japanese tank tracks on the ground.
The Kunisaki detachment has a tank brigade, and more than a dozen steel behemoths are almost invulnerable. The only thing that can pose a threat to it on the Chinese position is the 20mm machine gun.
The Japanese army also knew it, so they kept trying to find the machine guns and destroy them with infantry cannons. Then it was time for the tanks to do whatever they wanted.
The tank may not be able to rush up to the higher hilly No. 1 Highland, but if it is allowed to go up the slope and raise its barrel to fire at the position, it is equivalent to the Japanese army having several more movable forts. Don't look at it as just a 57mm tank gun.
The threat is much greater than the exposed 70 infantry artillery pieces.
Whether it is the bunker fortification where the heavy machine gun is located or the individual infantry bunker, they are all under threat.
"Go away, when I was a soldier, you Leng Feng didn't know where to piss in the mud! I've been staying on your No. 1 Highland for the past two days and not going anywhere." Lei Xiong glared.
"What about the battalion commander?"
"Nonsense, it's not like you don't know about the battalion commander. His eyes light up green when he sees a fight, and he might go to the woods to kill the Japanese." Speaking of Tang Dao, Lei Xiong sighed.
One breath.
He originally thought that he was a fighting maniac, but when he met Tang Dao, he realized that he was really a witch. That guy didn't look like a commander at all. He liked to be on the front line in person, and his favorite thing was to carry a gun and fight in person.
Fuck the Japanese.
The key is that he is so good that no one in the battalion can compare with the number of Japanese he killed with his own hands.
Having such a commander, I really don’t know whether he is lucky or unlucky!
Leng Feng also had a wry smile on his face.
This may be the only criticism they have of Tang Dao.
It is quite satisfying to fight with Tang Dao, but whenever they see this leading figure, their subordinates who have been firmly bound to him are still worried that if he, the backbone of the army, encounters an accident, the newly formed army will not be able to survive.
What a future there is.
Compared with the anxious mentality of several commanders on the Chinese side, the atmosphere in the Japanese military headquarters was much more relaxed.
"Yo Xi! Li Jun was well prepared for firepower this time and chose the gun positions well. The Chinese small-caliber mortars have no power to counterattack!" Kunizaki stared through the telescope as he looked at the gunfire rising from the mountain in the distance.
There were bursts of smoke, but most of the mortar shells fired from the Chinese position fell in the open mountain forest and did not pose a sufficient threat, which made me feel very relieved.
"Then, can we order the infantry of the 1st Brigade of the Jing'an Army to attack?" The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff on the other side also suggested with joy in his eyes.
"No, the Jing'an Army is also the Imperial Army. We want them to know that the blood of the Imperial Warriors cannot be wasted in vain. Send my military order to extend the artillery preparation for another 15 minutes! Tell General Li Shoushan again that if the position is captured, officers of the rank of lieutenant and above
, each person will receive a reward of 200 yen." Kunizaki waved his hands blankly, with a smile on his face.
"There is a Chinese saying: If you want a horse to run, you have to make it eat more grass! Mr. Kawaguchi, do you understand?":.
"Hi! I understand your humble position. Your Excellency, the detachment leader, is wise!" The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff nodded heavily.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
To put it bluntly, this is just a little trick to win people's hearts.
As for how many casualties the Jingan Army had, would they care? The result is obvious.
What they need is for the Jingan Army to conquer the Chinese position. Once that hill is conquered, the Chinese seemingly well-defended triangular defense position will be like dominoes, and it will only be a matter of time before it completely collapses.
By that time, no Chinese who lost the protection of their positions would be able to escape the pursuit of their tens of thousands of troops.
"With such encouragement from your Excellency, the detachment leader, the entire Jing'an Army will definitely fight hard. It will only be a matter of time to conquer its high ground. The Chinese did not expect that we would focus our attack on the high ground on its flanks. I believe that the blocking positions will be carefully arranged.
The commander must be helpless now!" the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff said easily.
"No, no, not only to make him helpless, but also to make him desperate, and then order Li Shoushan, he must end the battle in two hours, and tell him at the same time, I don't want a living Chinese, I want to kill the Chinese
All their bodies were hung on the roadside as my detachment marched towards Jinling." Kunizaki said viciously, his eyes full of ferocity. "Kawaguchi-kun, tell me, do they look like wind chimes playing the song of victory?"
"That will be the most beautiful wind chime I have ever seen!" the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff also smiled brightly.
Under the anxious gaze of hundreds of Chinese soldiers on the other two highlands, the Japanese invaders' nearly frantic hour-long shelling stopped.
The entire highland was shrouded in thick gunpowder smoke, which was not dispersed by the mountain wind.
The soldiers in the tunnel had to cover their mouths and noses with towels dipped in water, otherwise the thick smoke would make it impossible to breathe smoothly.
Following this, the Jing'an Army, consisting of three infantry companies and nearly 500 men, began to attack from the foot of the mountain and up the hillside.
That is already the limit that the width of the mountain can accommodate.
What is even more frightening is that behind them, there are actually four Type 94 Xiaodudin tanks following them, spraying thick black smoke.
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