Chapter 0267 Group charge in the age of hot weapons!
Duanwu had anticipated this artillery battle, so he mobilized all the artillery guns of the 44th Division in advance and got a head start.
MCC Cang probably never dreamed that he would encounter the Dragon Boat Festival known as the Chinese Madman in Changshu.
Because who would have thought that Duanwu, who stole the show in the battle at Sihang Warehouse, would become a special commissioner and come to inspect the 44th Division?
"Damn it, I didn't expect that I would meet that man."
MCC was very angry and a little frustrated. He never expected that he would meet this bastard Duanwu in Changshu.
Of course, this is what the MCC Japs thought. After all, there were simply too many Japanese soldiers who died at the hands of Dragon Boat Festival, so many that he could not count them with ten fingers.
"Give me the order. The artillery and heavy machine gun squadrons will rush to support immediately. We have encountered the empire's greatest enemy. No matter what the cost, we must eliminate the Dragon Boat Festival in Changde.
Ask Lord Matsui Iwane for help and tell him that the Dragon Boat Festival is in Changshu, and I need the support of the Empire's aircraft. I will use the Empire's bombs to level the entire Changshu."
"Hi!"
The Japanese adjutant hurriedly went to convey the order, but the artillerymen of the 38th Regiment and the heavy machine gun squadron were the first to receive the order.
Since they were carrying heavy weapons, they followed slowly behind.
But at this time, with the order from MCC, they had to speed up the pace.
Ten vehicles, pulling four 150mm cannons and six 105mm howitzers.
The vehicles are loaded with ammunition, heavy machine guns, etc. Since there are not enough vehicles, the Japs' artillery and heavy machine gunners can only walk. Therefore, this also slows down the advance of the artillery and heavy machine gunners.
What's more, since the heavy weapons cannot be placed on the vehicle, some ammunition, heavy machine guns, etc. need to be carried by people, so this once again affects the speed of the march.
However, because of MCC Cang's order, they had to speed up their pace again and quickly headed towards Changshu.
However, just when the Japanese soldiers were eager to march and passed through a dense evergreen forest, suddenly guns and cannons came together, and countless bullets were fired from the forest.
The driver of the leading car was shot in the head, the car lost control and hit a big tree on the side of the road.
The vehicle behind them braked quickly when they saw this, but before the little devil, a lieutenant, could get out of the car, two bullets penetrated his body.
Boom! Boom!
The explosions of grenades followed one after another, and the little devils ran around in the explosions, looking for cover to avoid.
At this time, they were like ants on a hot pot. First, countless bullets killed nearly a hundred people, and then when they were about to counterattack, they were attacked by enemy grenades.
Explosions occurred around them and at their feet. Many of the Japanese who had just lay down to avoid the enemy's bullets had to get up again to run for their lives.
But where are they fleeing now?
They were walking on the mountain road, running out of breath. First, they were shot to death by random shots. Nearly a hundred people were shot to death. Then they were blown up by grenades thrown at them.
At this time, even the well-trained Japanese infantry looked confused, let alone the artillerymen and heavy machine gunners.
There were enemy troops on both sides, and they were on an unobstructed road.
But the most important thing is that because of the obstruction of the jungle, they can hardly see where their enemies are.
In addition, there are many artillerymen and heavy machine gunners who do not carry rifles, so it is impossible to fight back.
In ten minutes, a battle without any suspense ended with all the Japanese being killed.
Xie Jinyuan walked out of the forest with his men. His expression was dull and his eyes were indifferent. Because these are the devils, a group of brainless guys.
Sun Bo'an, commander of the 79th Brigade of the 40th Division, held a light machine gun in his hand and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, everything is according to the plan of the third brother. It is fun to fight with the third brother. Hahahaha!"
"Yes, follow the regiment and fight all the way. The little Japanese will be like clay. Bring all the enemy's heavy weapons. In the next battle, wipe out the enemy's 38th Regiment!"
Xie Jinyuan sneered and ordered everyone to quickly clean the battlefield and advance towards Changshu.
At this time, MCC was still engaged in a fierce battle with the Dragon Boat Festival. While the two sides were engaged in an artillery battle, MCC ordered two squadrons of Japs to charge toward the top of the mountain along the left and right sides of the enemy's position.
Because MCC believed that there were not many enemy troops on the mountain, and the visual inspection showed that there was only one company of troops.
It was hard for him to imagine that the village's brigade was annihilated by such a Chinese army.
Therefore, he was also very careful in his movements. He was always on guard for someone to sneak attack his flank. He also sent two squadrons to conduct a tentative attack on the enemy's position.
The Japanese machine gunners took the lead in launching a charge under the cover of artillery fire and infantry, and set up a machine gun position 200 meters away from the position on the top of the mountain.
After the Japanese machine gun positions were set up, they fired wildly at the Chinese positions on the top of the mountain to suppress the enemy's firepower.
But at this time, Duanwu and his brothers from the 44th Division were smoking in the position, paying no attention to the Japanese.
But the little Japanese thought that the Chinese soldiers were afraid. The Japanese infantry squadron leader looked contemptuous and ordered the infantry to take the opportunity to launch the second stage of charge to the top of the mountain.
Therefore, the group charges that often appear on TV are needed by the plot. The director needs to use this group charge to exaggerate the ferocity and madness of the Japanese.
But in reality, few officers would launch such a group charge. Unless the troops are much superior to the enemy and the firepower is completely suppressed.
Otherwise, in the era of hot weapons, a group charge is equivalent to death.
Of course, nothing is absolute. Dragon Boat Festival used multiple group charges and achieved excellent results.
For example, in the Battle of Xiejiaqiao, Dragon Boat Festival only lost more than 400 soldiers and completely annihilated the Yoshida detachment. That was the 65th Regiment of the Japanese Army with more than 1,500 people. It directly crushed Matsui Iwane's ambition to break through the Wu-Fu Line from Xiejiaqiao.
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Outside Changshu City, Dragon Boat Festival once again used the tactic of blooming in the center and charging on all sides, annihilating the Japanese village brigade in one fell swoop and wiping out more than a thousand enemies. On the contrary, the Chinese lost only less than 300 people.
Moreover, the speed at which the enemy troops were annihilated was staggering. A battle would not take more than ten minutes.
This is simply like a human meat grinder, and it's also electric. Put everyone in it and grind it, and the battle will be over in just ten minutes.
No one had time to pause. When charging, those in front fell down and those behind took over. They charged from all sides and bloomed in the center, making it impossible for the little devil to take care of both the head and the tail.
Of course, the most important thing is the four large-caliber howitzers. Without them, they would have killed the Japanese in the village, blown up the enemy's artillery positions, and disrupted the enemy's deployment. The five battalions of the 44th Division,
It would not have been so smooth to rush to the Japanese army's position and wipe out the entire Japanese army's village brigade.
So it’s not that group charge cannot be used, it’s about who is using it and how to use it!…