Only then did two flares, one red and one green, burst into the air on the Japanese position. Chang Zhilin, the leader of the 407th Regiment, gave an order over the walkie-talkie: "Second Battalion, attack."
Zhang Lu, the commander of the second battalion, followed and shouted: "Brothers, let's go." He slapped the driver next to him with his right hand on the right shoulder. The latter stepped on the brake, skillfully shifted into gear, and then stepped on the accelerator to start the engine. The engine immediately roared, and then sped out with a "wu" sound. The headlights turned on, and two beams of light spilled out, instantly illuminating the road ahead.
On the front line, the cadets of the 401st Regiment put their guns on the edge of the trench one after another. Some of them put grenades or anti-tank grenades at hand from their waists or ammunition boxes next to them. In just ten seconds, everyone They were ready for battle, with their ears perked up and their eyes widened, waiting for the battle order to be issued.
There is a bunker on each side of the trench near the hill. Each bunker has three shooting holes. At this time, the cadets in the bunker are struggling to move a five-kilowatt searchlight belt bracket to the leftmost shooting hole. There, after the steel baffles of the other two shooting holes were removed, the two rapid-fire machine guns equipped with guide rails were pushed forward, and the ammunition chains were hung up. The preparations were completed.
The two signal flares began to fall, and the three flares rose into the sky one after another. Then, the low hum of the engine suddenly became fierce. Three minutes later, the sound of "Tong Tong" sounded, and the Japanese mortars began to fire. Shot,
After Hisao Tani received a call from Iwane Matsui and learned that the 11th Air Corps would definitely participate in the war, the old Japanese moved the headquarters forward and placed it with the headquarters of Yui Otani. Hisao Tani was a veteran lieutenant general, and Otani Xiongbing was nothing more than a newly promoted major general. As soon as the two headquarters merged, Hisao Tani immediately took over the specific command and operations. He directly obtained the command of the independent tank brigade from Otani. Hisao Tani immediately carried out the previous combat plan. After making the changes, he said to Yuhe Otani: "The New Year's Offensive is a gift to His Majesty the Emperor, so this battle can only succeed and cannot fail. Instead of spreading out the troops and entering the battle in batches, why not come in waves, tanks The 42nd Infantry Regiment should also join the attack, and the 47th Infantry Regiment should also join the attack."
Otani Xiongbing hesitated and said: "Your Excellency, would you like to ask the commander for instructions?"
Hisao Tani refused: "There is no need. I am the frontline commander and I will bear full responsibility."
Otani Yuubi frowned slightly, thinking that he was the frontline commander. He looked up and saw Hisao Tani looking at him with a stern face. He knew that a confrontation with him at this time was not conducive to the war, so he kept silent as acquiescence.
The 42nd Tank Regiment and the 47th Infantry Regiment immediately joined the offensive team. At this time, the Japanese offensive force suddenly expanded to more than 14,000 people.
The battle started, and an endless stream of Japanese troops joined the battlefield. This made the staff officers of the 6th Division and the independent chariot brigade located not far from the west gate of Cangnan County look dazzled one by one, but at the same time they couldn't help but secretly They were worried, if the Xuebing Army launched an artillery attack at this time, how many people would die. Their worry did not last long, because soon, the sound of the engines of the 11th Aviation Regiment's fighters reached their ears. ,
Hisao Tani, a madman, stood on a haystack, holding a loudspeaker and shouted loudly to the Japanese who were passing by: "...You only have twenty minutes. If you can't break through the Chinese defense line and occupy one or two people in twenty minutes, If there are no trenches, then just eat shit... The 11th Air Corps will help you destroy the Chinese tanks and artillery. Attack boldly. Breakthrough is victory. No, only breakthrough is the way to survive... For His Majesty the Emperor .”
There are truss bridges above each trench to facilitate the passage of our own tank troops. First, the 2nd Battalion of the 407th Regiment rushed to the front line, and then the 1st and 2nd Battalions. The Japanese heavy artillery had been completely destroyed, and the 401st Regiment and 402nd Regiment rushed to the front line. The regiment provides cover. Now the "Mandrills" and "Alligators" of the 407th Regiment are invincible. Chang Zhilin's command vehicle appeared on the front line with the last batch of the Third Battalion. His eyes had just adapted to the environment here, and suddenly his headset suddenly The voice of brigade commander Yu Zhengyi rang out: "Chang Zhilin, the Japanese army has enemy planes to assist in the battle. Pay attention to air defense."
Chang Zhilin was taken aback. He responded and spread the news to the entire regiment. Then he asked the machine gunner to come down and sit on the turret. On the battlefield, flares rose one after another, illuminating a range of several hundred meters. It was as bright as day, and he saw that there were no Japanese soldiers within a few hundred meters of his sight, but there were already explosions on his own position. He exhaled heavily and thought to himself: "During several exercises, our team We have always been ranked at the bottom, but this time, we have to show those guys who look down on our Sichuan troops a good look with a real record."
In the headquarters of the 10th Xuexi Division in Fuding, Liu Yuqing received various intelligences from the frontline scouts one after another. His expression changed drastically, and he issued orders one after another.
In the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Xuejun Army in Fuzhou, Jiang Guangnai received a call from Liu Yuqing and was told that the Japanese army was unprecedentedly large and vast, and that there was also an air force to assist. He realized that this Japanese offensive was different from the past, so he called Wang Hai first. , asked him to immediately take off fighter planes to intercept the Japanese planes, and then asked him to find several captains of the Self-Defense Forces in the Fuzhou area, and decided to immediately requisition these Self-Defense Forces as reserve forces, ready to support the front line at any time. Finally, he called Give the brigade commander of the Second Special Artillery Brigade Wan Bing to prepare him for battle and be ready to enter the battlefield at any time.
On the front line of Guanmei Town, the battle finally started. The first ones to fight were naturally the tank troops of both sides.
When the leading Type 99 tanks of the 41st Tank Regiment of the Japanese Army had just entered within a kilometer of the first trench of the Xuebing Army, Chang Zhilin took the lead in opening fire based on the intelligence provided by the scouts on the mountain.
As soon as they opened fire, the Japanese army immediately began to fight back. The tank gunners on both sides of the war were fighting completely based on their feelings. The difference was that because the Japanese army's array was too dense, the tank gunners of the 407th Regiment only needed to ensure that If the direction is correct and the preset range is not too small, then every shot will definitely hit the target.
Fan Neng lay down next to the edge of the trench, picked up his telescope and looked across the way. He saw that for every fireball rising, there must be Japs flying in the center of the flames. After observing for a few minutes, his hands became itchy and he thought to himself. :Gee, this kid Chang Zhilin has made a lot of money this time. This is not a battle, it is clearly a massacre. Then he got strange again and thought to himself: Where is Ma Chungui's son? This kid can't even shoot a cannon. ,What a good opportunity,
In the eyes of Fan Neng, Fu Xiangfu and even Liu Yuqing, the Japanese tactics are crazy and stupid. This kind of human wave tactic is no different from suicide when the opponent has heavy firepower weapons. Fan Neng and Fu Xiangfu Fu Bu Jie Gui Bu Jie would definitely not be vague when it was time to take action. Liu Yuqing was slightly worried. The Japanese were not fools. There must be a reason for them to do this. So, what exactly did they want to do?