It was already evening, and the battle lasted for two and a half hours. It was fought from the afternoon until dark before it temporarily stopped.
In this attack, the Japanese army successively invested two brigades of troops and launched a fierce attack on the positions of the 302nd and 303rd regiments from four directions.
However, such an intensive attack was still unable to break through the Yanhuang Army's position, and in the end they had no choice but to retreat.
In this attack, all three Japanese brigades were completely killed, and several other brigades suffered one-third casualties. It can be said that the losses were very heavy.
Standing on the plain and looking around, wherever you look, there are corpses of Japanese soldiers, row upon row, stacked on top of each other, which makes people feel a little scared.
The weeds on the plain below were soaked with blood and felt soft when stepped on. In some places, the blood even accumulated in low-lying areas, forming a lake that was not too small. You could smell the thorns from a long distance away.
The smell of blood in the nose.
As the gunfire stopped, the battlefield gradually became silent. The original roars and shouts all decreased, and finally became quiet.
Standing in the fortification of the position, the leader of the 302nd Regiment took out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket, pulled out one, then held it in his mouth and slowly smoked it.
The battle in the afternoon was very fierce. Although they resisted the Japanese attack with their strong alloy fortifications, the pressure on the troops was also great. After all, they only had two regiments, and only two battalions could be placed on the front line.
troops.
With the strength of these two battalions, it would be unrealistic to resist the attack of two Japanese brigades without strong weapons and equipment and fortifications.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, especially the Japanese Kwantung Army, is not weak, and it is relatively powerful even among infantrymen from all over the world.
It's just that the weapons and equipment of the Yanhuang Legion are too advanced, and the Japs' weapons are simply not on the same level as them, so they can only be beaten passively.
Sitting on an ammunition box, the commander of the 302nd Regiment smoked a cigarette silently and thought about his thoughts. At this time, the commander of the 303rd Regiment came over from the other side of the trench.
The positions of the 302nd Regiment and the 303rd Regiment are connected, so the two sides can exchange positions at any time, so that they can gain greater flexibility. Originally, this would require a lot of engineering, but with alloy fortifications, it is easy to connect them.
Much more.
It can be said that today's Yanhuang Legion is too technologically advanced and is no longer on par with the Japanese. Only then can they handle the battle with ease.
Arriving next to the leader of the 302nd Regiment, the leader of the 303rd Regiment sat down, then he also lit a cigarette and slowly smoked it.
Neither of them spoke, they just smoked silently. Wisps of blue smoke rose up from the trench and slowly floated towards the sky.
After washing the cigarette, the leader of the 303rd regiment flicked the cigarette butt out of the shooting hole where he was headed. Then he took a deep breath, raised his arm and looked at the watch on his wrist.
"How much longer?" Taking a deep breath, the leader of the 302nd Regiment asked in a deep voice without raising his head.
The leader of the 303rd regiment raised his head and looked outside, and then said, "There is still half an hour."
"Half an hour, grandma's taking so long?" As if he was dissatisfied with the arrival of such a long time, the leader of the 302nd regiment cursed, then took a few puffs, threw the cigarette butt out, and then stood up.
"Let's go to the headquarters for a drink."
"You are so brave, you dare to drink at this time." He laughed, and the leader of the 303rd regiment followed behind him and walked towards the headquarters.
Inside the headquarters, there was a busy scene. The personnel of the regiment were all performing their respective responsibilities. Everyone was very busy, preparing for what would happen in half an hour.
The two people came to a table in the corner of the headquarters. The leader of the 302nd Regiment reached for a backpack, took out a kettle and two enamel jars, placed them on the table, and then unscrewed the kettle.
cover.
The military kettle was not filled with water, but with liquor. Once it was opened, the entire headquarters was filled with an alluring aroma, which made the commander of the 303rd Regiment swallow his saliva and said, "Where did you get the good wine?"
The leader of the 302nd regiment laughed and filled the enamel jar, then pushed one in front of the other party, and grabbed the other one, "This is what the regiment commander rewarded me last time, when we fought against Fengtian."
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"Damn, you are so lucky!" The leader of the 303rd regiment cursed, then grabbed the enamel jar, bumped it hard with the opponent, raised his neck and drank, knocking the leader of the 302nd regiment.
It hurts to see it.
"You kid, drink it slowly. You think it's plain water and you don't have to pay for it." After cursing, he also raised the enamel jar and drank half of it in one breath.
"It's great!" Putting the jar on the table, the leader of the 302nd Regiment ripped off his shirt, "It's better to take one breath after the war than to be a prince."
The two of them drank wine and chatted in low voices. The only appetizer on the table was a plate of raw peanuts, but the two of them drank very happily.
After drinking for about ten minutes, both of their faces were already a little red from drinking, but for these two drunkards, this was just an appetizer, and it was impossible to get drunk.
Pushing the enamel jar in front of the leader of the 302nd Regiment, the leader of the 303rd Regiment let out a long burp and said, "It's full, it's full."
After laughing and filling it up with him, the leader of the 302nd Regiment put down the kettle, took a deep breath, and said casually, "I say, old boy, have you heard about the recent issue of whether the commander of the regiment should give up his position?"
The leader of the 303rd Regiment raised the enamel jug to his mouth, and the wine he was about to drink stopped at his mouth. He opened his narrowed eyes and stared at him opposite, "What, do you have something to say?"
The leader of the 302nd Regiment chuckled, then looked left and right, then approached the leader of the 303rd Regiment, lowered his voice and said, "They contacted me and said that if I support them, they will give me a third-level job."
, at least he is a teacher, which is really a good thing."
Bang——, the leader of the 303rd regiment suddenly raised his eyebrows, and the enamel jar in his hand suddenly hit the table. The wine inside splashed out, all over the boss on the table, and then he stood up with a roar.
Looking angrily at this once best friend of life and death, his voice shook the headquarters, "Yu, I didn't expect you to be such a fucking thing. It's in vain that the commander of the army was so kind to us, so ungrateful."
, don’t say you know me from now on.” After saying that, he grabbed the hat on the table, turned around and walked towards the door.
Behind him, the leader of the 302nd Regiment looked half-smiling and shouted, "Why, you don't want to think about it anymore."
The leader of the 303rd Regiment didn't even look back and roared angrily, "It's a waste of time to think about it. If you insist on having your own way, don't say we'll see you on the battlefield then."
Seeing the leader of the 303rd regiment storm out of the headquarters and disappear, the leader of the 302nd regiment sat back at the table, reached out and grabbed the enamel jar on the table, and took a big sip.
With a click, the right hand under the table pushed back the trigger of the pistol, and then put the gun back into the holster. The leader of the 302nd regiment said to himself, "Fortunately, you have a conscience, otherwise today I would have to...
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In the four corners of the headquarters, a group of soldiers also inserted their drawn guns back and then dispersed.
At the same time, on a position about a few kilometers away from the battlefield here, howitzers were parked neatly there. These howitzers were all large-caliber, and they were not manually controlled, but were all automatically controlled.
On the conveyor belt, cannonballs formed into bullet chains lay quietly there, ready to be fired at any time.
Looking around, there are hundreds of howitzers on the entire position, arranged in a neat formation, and the newly sprayed camouflage paint exudes a heart-stopping murderous aura.
In the temporary headquarters on one side of the position, the captain of the 150th Artillery Detachment stood in front of the big screen, looking at the map and time on it, waiting for the moment to arrive.
The electronic clock is beating bit by bit, and the time to launch the general attack is getting closer and closer. There are only about ten minutes left.
In this battle of Meiling Town, a total of three howitzer detachments were deployed, with a total of 270 howitzers and more than 20,000 rounds of artillery shells. The purpose was to win this battle cleanly.
In addition to the howitzer detachment, more than 500 mountain field artillery pieces were also deployed. They had been deployed within five kilometers of the battlefield an hour ago. It can be said that the firepower is unprecedentedly powerful.
Of course, the infantry units are already in place, including two infantry divisions, plus an armored brigade of 96 Hurricane tanks and an aviation group consisting of 120 aircraft. In addition, there are other units.
This time, in order to include all three Japanese brigades here, Luo Xiao mobilized two divisions, one division was placed halfway to prepare to ambush possible Japanese reinforcements, and the other division moved behind the Japanese to carry out the attack.
They launched a counter-siege and made dumplings of three Japanese brigades.
Now that the encirclement has been formed, the devil's doom is coming. As soon as the general offensive is launched, all troops will go into battle and strive to eliminate the enemy in the shortest possible time.
Time passed minute by minute, and ten minutes had passed. The artillery soldiers all held their breath and watched the time approaching.
Thirty seconds before the launch of the general attack, Sun Jian's figure appeared on the big screen. He was dressed in military uniform, standing as straight as a javelin, looking at the big screen with a serious face.
"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, the artillery requests to launch a general offensive as planned." The squad leader responsible for commanding the 150 howitzers raised his hand in a military salute to Sun Jian.
Sun Jian returned the military salute, then shouted in a deep voice, "Okay, let's begin."
"yes!"
With his shout, all the gunners on the position lifted the camouflage net on the cannon and got ready to fire.
Nineteen eight seven six five four three two one, watching the clock reach the twelve position, the artillery squad leader shouted, "Fire."
As the artillerymen pressed the firing button, the muzzles of the howitzers ejected dazzling fire, and then violent roars exploded in people's ears.
The sky was instantly dyed red with that orange-red light, and artillery shells trailing arcs of light were seen flying whizzing towards the Japanese barracks on the plain.
Under the night, the sky seemed to be intertwined into an extremely dense network of light, connecting the artillery positions and the Japanese camps.
Three howitzer detachments launched an attack at the same time, and a total of 180 large-caliber howitzers poured out angry fury at the Japanese.
The sky changed color and the earth trembled, as if the end of the world was coming.