Chapter 0404 Full-scale attack, no retreat at all!
"Baga, how could this happen?"
Kitano Sanjuro finally began to feel a headache.
The Japanese 116th Regiment and part of the 58th Regiment were surrounded. He symbolically sent about a hundred troops to rescue them. But before they arrived, one-third of them were killed by heavy artillery on Eshan Mountain.
.The remaining people did not dare to charge forward at all, because no matter how many people went up, they could only be cannon fodder.
The Japanese reported back that the Chinese were well prepared, and the Eshan Fort did not suffer as heavy a loss as imagined. Imperial aircraft did not bomb the area at all. The Eshan Fort maintained a high combat effectiveness.
Kitano Sanjuro was very disappointed with such a bombing. Although he did not expect the empire's aircraft to bring him any results, he did not expect that they would not play a key role at all.
Of course, it is undeniable. If the Japanese planes had not suffered heavy losses one after another, the Japanese air force would not have been so passive at this time, and even used the outdated Liao H1 bombers.
Therefore, the Japanese's powerless bombing was also a helpless move.
The consumption was too fast. From Yushan to Jiangyin Fortress, nearly a hundred aircraft were shot down inexplicably. The entire First Air Group was almost empty, and even the Navy's aircraft were in urgent need of replenishment.
But Kitano Sanjuroro didn't care about this. All he wanted was the victory, even though the captain of the flight squadron, Xiong Feiguizi, had requested to return three times.
They don't have much fuel, especially the Type 93 bomber. The fuel tank is as big as a lunch box. The endurance is only more than two hours.
Type 93 bombers usually go straight to their destination after taking off, and return quickly after dropping their bombs.
But they had been hovering over Jiangyin Fortress for a long time. Many pilots were shouting that they were running out of fuel. They simply had no ability to fly back to Shanghai Airport.
Xiong Fei naturally knows the weaknesses of his bombers, and if he continues to fight, his fighter jets will also run out of fuel.
So he asked Kitano Sanjukuro three times to return. But all requests were rejected by Kitano Sanjukuro. Because it is conceivable that if these aircraft did not attract the anti-aircraft fire of Chinese soldiers, then these anti-aircraft weapons would be
When they hit the battlefield, the army's casualties would be huge.
One Oerlikon 20mm machine gun was enough to suppress four to five hundred Japanese troops who could not even raise their heads to call for help.
Because in front of the Oerlikon 20mm machine gun, ordinary bunkers are useless. Even if you hide behind the steel plate, one shot will penetrate it.
And especially the extremely ferocious destructive power, after the Japanese witnessed the tragic condition of their companions' bodies after being hit, they held their heads and stuck their butts out and never dared to get up again.
When the shell hit the head, the head was gone. The little devil's helmet shattered like a watermelon. When it hit the body, there was not just a hole but the whole body was cracked, and some of the devil's bodies were even broken directly.
become two sections.
People are still alive, some are still conscious, their internal organs are bleeding all over the floor, and they are still asking for help from their companions on the side.
This horrific scene scares every Japanese to the core.
They lay on the east mountain shivering, just waiting for Kitanoyama Jukuro's air support.
Kitanoyama Jukuro naturally knew the key to the success or failure of this battle. In his eyes, the Japanese 116th Regiment and the 58th Regiment were nothing more than cannon fodder.
His trump card has always been the two surprise attack forces from MCC and Hanoi.
"Give me an order for Xiong Fei to blow up the Oerlikon 20mm machine gun on Dongshan at all costs. Let them go fast and kill them at all costs, even if they are hit by a plane."
Kitano Sanjuroro roared angrily, and when Captain Xiongfei heard this order, he scolded his mother: I am not a kamikaze team, why do you want me to hit him with a plane?
But the supreme commander of this operation is Kitano Sanjukuro. If he disobeys Kitano Sanjukuro's orders, once this battle fails, more than just demotion may be waiting for him.
Therefore, although the Xiongfei Japanese were angry, they could only carry out this plan.
At this time, there were still eighteen aircraft under his command, and the rest were shot down in battles with ground artillery fire.
Moreover, three of the eighteen fighters were seriously damaged. They requested to return to Shanghai Airport, but Xiong Fei did not agree.
Of course, it's not Xiongfei who disagrees, but Kitano Sanjuro who disagrees.
In Kitano Sanjuro's eyes, since these three planes had already suffered heavy damage, they might as well make their final contribution at Jiangyin Fortress and completely destroy the Jiangyin Fortress's fort.
Xiongfei thought for a while and could only order: "Yoshino, Yamada, and Rokutetsu, the time has come for you to serve His Majesty the Emperor."
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The three Japanese soldiers were speechless. They just asked why they were not allowed to retreat because the plane was so damaged that it was no longer suitable for fighting. It turned out that they were waiting to make them loyal.
The three Japanese soldiers cursed and cursed, but they had no choice but to carry out this suicide mission.
They flew the plane and made large circles in the air to buy themselves the last time.
They hoped that Captain Xiong Fei would change his mind while they were doing the circling movement for only thirty seconds.
But it was clear that Captain Xiongfei had already decided whether they should live or die, and was sending six fighter planes to support the Eshan position.
The Japanese 116th Regiment was almost unable to hold on any longer. In addition to being besieged by ground troops, the core area was also being severely shelled by the Eshan Fort.
Although Kitano Sanjuroro has decided to cut off the strong man's wrist, the 116th Regiment cannot be eaten by Chinese soldiers so easily.
Because once the 116th Regiment is eaten, the Chinese soldiers on the 671st Regiment's position will come with all their strength to rescue the 672nd Regiment's position, and one of his 53rd Regiment's infantry and all the 58th Regiment's infantry will, without exception,
Caught in the enemy's siege.
Although Kitano Sanjukuro had requested reinforcements from the headquarters, it was a pity that the Japanese troops closest to them would need to arrive in two hours, and there was only one infantry brigade.
He didn't know how much an infantry brigade could play in this battle. What he knew was that he probably didn't have these two hours. This battle would take place within an hour, or maybe half an hour.
To determine the winner, either he conquered the Dongshan artillery position and forced all Chinese soldiers to retreat, or his 116th Regiment, 53rd Regiment, and 58th Regiment defeated the Chinese soldiers.
Kitano Sanjuro was a lunatic. Although he already knew that his chances of winning were not very good, he still wanted to take a gamble. He ordered the Japanese troops on the north bank to cross the river to the south bank at all costs, even if they did not
Sufficient artillery cover, even speedboats and small boats are exposed to enemy artillery fire.
He wanted to contain the enemy's strength to the greatest extent, forcing them not to reinforce the positions of the 672nd and 671st regiments. After testing, it was found that there were not many defensive troops in Xishan and Xiaoshan. However, the Japanese Jiang defense troops on the north bank were
There is a Japanese army regiment.
He believed that as long as an imperial army broke through the Chinese army's defense line, the Jiangyin Fortress would be likely to be breached.
What's more, he still has a crippled fleet. Two of the five warships of the second fleet have been sunk, and one suffered heavy damage and had to withdraw from the battle.
Kitanoyama Jukuro once ordered not to retreat, but Colonel Yamamoto of the 2nd Regiment angrily scolded him: Are you going to let a warship that can no longer fire be parked in the middle of the river and block the river channel?
Although Kitano Sanjuro was very angry, he had to admit the fact that a warship that was unable to fire due to the tilt of the ship's side could only be a target if it was parked in the river.
But for the other two warships, he ordered that they must not retreat under any circumstances. The firepower of Dongshan Fort and Huangshan Fort must be contained. Otherwise, once these two forts are withdrawn, it will be a battle for the Japanese troops on the 672nd Regiment's position.
nightmare.
A 300mm caliber howitzer can definitely send an infantry squad into the sky with one shot.
So when the battle reached this point, even if Kitano Sanjuro wanted to stop, it was too late. Everyone was mixed together on the battlefield, and there was no retreat at all.
After Jokuro Kitanoyama gave the final order, he drew his sword and shouted: "From now on, we no longer need a headquarters. Everyone follows me to attack, capture Jiangyin Fortress, and capture the Dragon Boat Festival alive!....