If we simply compare the forces put into the battlefield by both sides, the 11th Army has a much higher victory rate. In addition to the approximately three regiments directly under the 11th Army that stayed behind in Madang, as well as the completely destroyed 33rd Division, 11th Division, and The 17th Division, the 106th Division and the 112th Division, the four divisions plus about five regiments of troops directly under the corps, originally numbered about 110,000 people. Now, even after repeated ravages by the Xuebing Army , but there are still about 80,000 people. As for the Xuebing Army, there are only five divisions and about six regiments (counting the special warfare section) of Ouyang Yun's direct troops. After deducting the battle losses, there are only about 70,000 people. , However, if compared from the perspective of equipment, the Japanese army was completely at a disadvantage. First, its only heavy artillery regiment was completely wiped out, and the Eastern Route Army's mountain artillery and field artillery were also lost; secondly, The hard tank troops of the 11th Division and the 17th Division (there are about two groups of tank troops) also suffered heavy losses. Although they still have the strength to fight, they absolutely cannot withstand the impact of the "Mandrill" torrent of the 9th Xue Division. , On the other hand, in the Xue Bing Army, among the four divisions of chariot units (the Eighth Xue Division was a pure artillery division), except for the Second Xue Division, which lost about half, the Third Xue Division, the Ninth Xue Division, and the Eighteenth Xue Division all lost 1,000 men. The number of digits is simply not worth mentioning.
Nanchang, this night is destined to be sleepless.
On the east and west sides of the Ganjiang River, the battle of Lion Gate started first. Hengshan Yong gained wisdom through every hardship. He had tasted the power of the artillery of the cadet army when Lion Gate was recaptured. Although he did not have artillery support now, he found another way. , assembled all the large-caliber mortars to bombard the top of Lions Gate Mountain.
The power of mortars is naturally not as powerful as the artillery of the Xuebingjun, but under the use of Yokoyama Isamu, it was quite effective at first. In terms of shooting accuracy, mortars with a range of up to ** kilometers are naturally more accurate than heavy artillery. It was precisely by taking advantage of this characteristic that when the mortar group was bombarding the top of the mountain indiscriminately, Yokoyama secretly moved a regiment of infantry to the mountain on the west side, preparing to wait until the defenders on the top of the mountain were defeated. Immediately let the artillery group bombard the east side of the mountain in depth, and launched an attack at the same time.
Yokoyama Isamu's mortar salvo tactics indeed caused great damage to the 18th Division. A regiment of Jewish cadets guarding the top of the mountain suffered heavy casualties under the bombardment of hundreds of grenades. In just about five minutes, one regiment was killed or wounded. Halfway through, the leader of the regiment immediately asked for help from Montaire, commander of the 52nd Xue Brigade on the mountainside, and requested that the troops be withdrawn to the mountainside. Montaire scolded him viciously and shouted: "You bastard! Have you forgotten how Gu Qilong died? Retreat. What if the Japanese catch up? Hold on for a while and I will call artillery to support you." He quickly changed the channel and was about to report to Menkweili. He was far away from him. About two thousand meters away, the artillery regiment directly under the 18th Division had opened fire, but Menkweili realized something was wrong and promptly ordered the artillery to provide support.
Hearing the sound of his own artillery, Montaire suddenly felt more at ease. He said to Jacques, the commander of the 183rd Regiment not far away: "Jacques, bring your people to support, hurry up."
Jacques' expression changed and he replied: "General, the Japanese are still firing artillery. It's better to wait until the artillery stops."
"Asshole, when the artillery stops, it will be too late." Montaire cursed, shook his head after cursing, stood up and drew his gun and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me." He personally led the remaining soldiers of the Gucci Dragon Regiment back. The troops directly under the brigade headquarters rushed forward.
Seeing this, Jacques shook his head and said to Jun Song, the deputy captain next to him: "The style of the hotel is becoming more and more Chinese. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Let's go too."
Under the cliff on the south side of the Lion Gate, Isamu Yokoyama used a telescope to observe the effects of the shelling. He was about to let the running group shoot for another five minutes before launching an attack. Suddenly, he heard a red light flashing on the other side of the mountain, and then there was a dull sound of artillery fire. , he was startled and shouted: "Stop the bombardment and move immediately." Then he shouted: "Suzuki, attack."
Suzuki is the Suzuki Harmsong who was severely humiliated by Jiang Tietou and Xu Zhi at the Xiushui River. Hengshan Yong became furious and volunteered to be the commander of the vanguard force with a desperate intention. Suzuki Harmsong also He took on the role of battlefield commander of the vanguard force without hesitation. Hearing Yokoyama Isamu's shout, he immediately drew his command sword and raised it towards the mountain, shouting: "Attack."
"Attack." Dozens of officers followed and shouted. Suddenly, amidst the unique gunfire of the Type 92 heavy machine gun, the Japanese who were advancing cautiously suddenly began to scream in unison. , holding the Sanba Daigai, he rushed up the mountain.
At this moment, the Japs running at the front were only less than 200 meters away from the top of the mountain.
As soon as the Japanese infantry launched their charge, the artillery shells fired by the 18th Division Artillery Regiment exploded on the Japanese mortar position. More than a dozen fireballs smashed down one after another. Amidst the rumbling explosions, one fireball after another rose into the sky. Several mortars and nearby Japanese soldiers were directly thrown up by the air waves, and then were dismembered in the flames. The scene was extremely tragic.
"Duh..." Fireballs continued to fly over from the other side of the mountain, and their accuracy was so high that Yokoyama couldn't help but wonder whether the mortar position he had preset was one of the artillery points measured by the Xuebing Army.
In terms of fighting will, Jewish cadets are definitely not as good as Chinese cadets. However, in terms of tactical literacy, especially the tactical literacy of technical arms, they are definitely no worse than Chinese cadets.
After the 18th Division was stationed, Lian, the commander of the division's artillery regiment, and a group of officers immediately calculated the surrounding shooting elements. Their diligence finally paid off. The Japanese artillery group had just opened fire. They Here they took out the ready-made shooting elements, and then, the first round of artillery bombardment was able to hit the target, which was no surprise.
Our own artillery group took action in time, which gave great encouragement to the Jewish cadets on the mountain, and also saved Monterrey and others from being bombarded.
I don’t know what Isamu Yokoyama said to his men in advance. The Japanese attack was crazy from the beginning, with no regard for casualties. The biggest threat to the Japanese army on the top of the Lion Gate Mountain was the tanks that acted as movable fortresses. These "mandrills" Of course, grenades can't hurt you. Yokoyama Isamu had estimated this, so he made preparations early. The weapons of the Japanese who rushed at the front were not 38 caps, but cluster grenades and explosive packs. Sometimes these Japanese soldiers were hit by explosives in their arms, so the following scene appeared. Sometimes a group of fireworks exploded halfway up the mountain, and then a group of Japanese soldiers fell to the ground wailing, and the Japanese army charged regardless of casualties at the beginning of the battle. Zhong later finally got something. After the rock under the "mandrill" was blown loose, it actually rolled down the mountain.
This scene left many Jewish students with lingering fears, and many even had the idea of reincarnating and escaping. Fortunately, Monterrey caught up in time, and with him in charge, the defense line on the top of the mountain was temporarily held. ,