The tactics of the Xuebing Army were no different from those on the 4th. They still relied on the superior firepower of the machine gun company for suppression, followed by a collective charge of automatic rifles. Nakajima Qingcun had done experiments when he just came up with the quilt strategy. At a distance of about three hundred meters, only two soaking wet quilts can effectively block the penetration of machine gun bullets. Two or three Japanese soldiers jointly hold two or even three quilts. Those machine gun bullets hitting it were indeed unable to penetrate. The Japs in this brigade were elites selected by Nakajima himself from each brigade. When he first accepted this order, he was not sure that the simple armor could protect against machine gun bullets. Therefore, most of them joined with the intention of being loyal to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor. But now, after personally experiencing the protective function of quilts, the high-hanging hearts of these Japanese soldiers have finally returned to their original place, and their morale has also become Lift your head high,
"General Nakajima is indeed worthy of the title of 'Long Island Fox'. I didn't expect this little quilt to be able to prevent machine gun bullets."
"With these quilts, this beachhead has been firmly established. As long as the large army successfully crosses the lake, the next step will be the death of the Hukou Xuebing Army. Nagai, let's work together."
...Groups of Japanese soldiers were hiding under the wet quilts. Not only did they not feel the slightest discomfort, but their hearts were burning with fighting spirit. They all felt that today would be the day they defeated the Xuebingjun and wiped out their former humiliation.
Meng Kailan and Wu Gang's countermeasures were not communicated to the entire army, so the soldiers below were somewhat panicked after discovering that even the machine gun bullets could not penetrate the quilt on the kid's head. The company and platoon leaders saw this and hurried one by one Reporting to their superiors, the battalion commanders reported to Wu Gang and Yu Liang: Tuan Zuo, this won't work. Our bullets can't penetrate those quilts at all. What should we do now? Some people even suggested that since the bullets can't work, Then we might as well take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army has not yet gathered on a large scale and organize death squads to go up and kill these Japs with machetes.
Meng Kailan's plan was very big. Although the number of flamethrowers was very small, because this type of weapon had a large area of effect, thirty of them were able to change the situation. When the Japanese discovered that quilts could not play a protective role, they even became a catalyst for their own destruction. At that time, at that time, the Japanese army had already boarded the Shizhongshan River Beach,
The answer received by the battalion commanders was: "The brigade headquarters is thinking of a way to tell the soldiers that bullets cannot penetrate the quilt, and we still have artillery, so everyone just stick to their fighting positions. The little devil's conspiracy will never succeed." "
The battle at Hukou entered a stalemate for a while. The little devils, wearing quilts, established a beachhead on the Shizhongshan river beach. At the same time, the fishing boats began to pick up the second batch of Japanese troops. In order to complete the drama, Wu Gang When the second batch of Japanese troops landed, they launched this charge. Then, because they couldn't break the wet quilts, they had to withdraw with regret.
Nakajima Qingcun watched everything that happened on the Shizhongshan position through his telescope from beginning to end. It was not until he saw this scene that he made up his mind and began to invest troops on a large scale.
In Changling, due to the mutiny of a small group of Taiwanese imperial troops, Xiaolin, the captain of the Botian detachment, woke up and could no longer trust his Taiwanese officers and soldiers. He called Neji Okamura and asked for a certain amount of time to deal with the matter in case of another disaster. This happened again on the battlefield,
Xiao Lin wakes up to be a relatively stable person, so it is said that his handling method is right. In fact, since the Xuebing Army sent troops to Taiwan to form the Taiwan Corps and formed a prairie fire, the Japanese base camp did not trust the Taiwanese soldiers. The reason why he has not been able to enter the main battlefield and act as the main force,
Okamura Neiji wanted to capture Madang in one fell swoop, thereby cutting off the retreat of the Anqing Academy Army and forcing the Academy Army to march north to fight with it. However, Madang was too difficult to capture, and the 17th Division was prematurely defeated. After the complete annihilation, the Second Air Corps was attacked by surprise, which caused the number of troops that the old Japanese could mobilize to drop sharply. This invisibly made the partial division of the Botian Detachment more important. After receiving Xiaolin's telegram, the old Japanese was so angry that he almost vomited blood and cried out in pain on the spot. He scolded Xiao Lin for being a loser, thinking that if something unexpected happened to the Madang Raiders, it would be Xiao Lin's fault because the Bo Tian detachment failed to enter the battle in time.
Okamura Neiji was not angry. Originally, he did not think of attacking Madang so quickly. However, Ouyang Yun was too bold and dared to attack Anqing. Now that he reflects on it, he thinks that Ouyang Yun's move is not bad. With a clever move, the Xuebing Army entered Anqing and he realized that they actually had so many tank troops. The tank troops were one of Ouyang Yun's trump cards, and if the Second Aviation Corps continued to exist, these tanks would be able to play their full role. However, the effect was limited. From this point of view, Okamura Neiji admired this young opponent very much. Originally, he was a little surprised by Ouyang Yun's sudden move. He always felt that there was some conspiracy behind it. But now, he feels much more at ease. The Xuebing Army launched a large-scale attack on Anqing. Although it successfully destroyed the fighters of the Second Aviation Corps, it also gave him a chance to obtain Madang as soon as possible. At this time, if he still doubts If he is doubtful and undecided, he will despise himself, no matter what other people think.
"Tell Xiaolin that I will give him three days. If he still can't figure it out in three days, then he can go directly to Nanjing to report." Okamura Neiji dictated the reply to Xiaolin to the communications staff,
"Sir, do you still want to launch the offensive as scheduled?" Another staff officer asked,
"certainly."
At around 11 o'clock at noon, Wang Wanchun, a scout from the 301st Regiment in Shengzhou Village, Madang, was lying quietly in a clump of weeds. Suddenly, his eyes widened: "There is something wrong." He shouted to the left about 20 meters away. The local shouted, lying over there was Bian Jingdao, the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon. Bian Jingdao had also discovered the abnormality. He put down the telescope and said: "Xiao Wang, you continue to monitor, I will report to the superiors." After that, he came from behind. After unhooking the walkie-talkie, he immediately called the regiment headquarters: "Dafu, Dafu, this is Xiaofu. Please reply when I receive it."
Soon, an echo came from the microphone: "Xiao Fu, Xiao Fu, I am Da Fu, over."
"An enemy situation has been discovered on the other side of position 0. The size is about a squadron. It's over."
"Received, continue monitoring, completed."
Wangjiang, Zhouwan, Captain Yamauchi Akira, commander of the 11th Engineer Regiment of the 11th Division of the 2nd Army of the China Expeditionary Force, led the vanguard in the river embankment protective forest. Yamauchi Akira found a place with a better view and took He picked up his binoculars and looked towards the other side. He inspected several times and found no enemy. He couldn't help but look worried.
Chief of Staff Captain Hashimoto Mochijun also put down his telescope, and his expression was not very good. He said: "Sir, it seems that the Chinese people are very well-defended."
Not a single enemy was seen on the other side, but the two chief officers seemed very nervous. Their subordinates couldn't help but be puzzled. One captain asked: "There is no enemy on the other side. How can we call it strict?"
Hashimoto Wangjun turned around and glared at him, and said: "Idiot, precisely because no trace of the enemy was found, such an enemy is the most terrifying. Do you think Ouyang Yun will give up the position on the other side and let us land easily?"
The captain named Samura Kenji immediately shut his mouth.
Akira Yamauchi did not enter into their conversation. He looked back and saw that the troops were ready. Among them, the pontoon bridge troops had pulled down the tarpaulin on the pontoon bridge. He said: "No matter how the defense on the other side is, be prepared to wait until the artillery fire subsides. Order the troops to start work."
"Hai." Several captains replied respectfully at the same time, and then they went down with their respective adjutants and staff.
There is no feint attack in Okamura Neiji's plan. In terms of probing, the first step is to press heavily on the territory in order to catch the student army by surprise. It is best to establish a position on Jiangxinzhou, because only in this way can he be qualified to use local forces. With the upper hand, they competed with the Xuebing Army for the Jiangbei fortifications.
There are two attack locations for the 2nd Army. In addition to the area opposite Zhouwan and Shengzhou, and the area opposite Xiaogushan and Penglangji, Xiaogushan is the only military fortress on the north bank of the Xuebing Army. Because the river where Xiaogushan is located is much wider than that of Zhouwan, the attack is much more difficult. In fact, Okamura Neiji can completely give up this attack point, but for the same consideration, Xiaogushan's The existence of the Xuebing Army made it possible for the Xuebing Army to sneak attack from behind, so in order to prevent this from happening, he had to send corresponding troops to attack here. Of course, according to his understanding, Xiaogushan could not be lost either, so this would not be the case. It can play the role of forcing the fortress defenders to disperse their forces. Taken together, it is still very cost-effective to attack from both sides at the same time.
Just when Bian Jingdao discovered the enemy's situation in Shengzhou, the defenders of Xiaogushan and the scouts of the 307th Regiment of the 9th Xue Brigade also noticed the new movements of the Japanese troops under the mountain.
The 307th Regiment, guarding Xiaogushan alone, was the most dangerous unit of the Third Learning Division. During this period, the Japanese army often launched harassing offensives. Therefore, the commander of the 307th Regiment, Lian Changjiang, responded to the new situation reported by the scouts. At first, it did not attract enough attention.
At this moment, Chief of Staff Geng Shu suddenly rushed in with a telegram. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Old company, there is a call from the headquarters, asking us to be vigilant. The Japanese army may launch a general attack today."
Ouyang Yun is now personally in charge of the Madang Fortress headquarters, and unless there is a serious enemy situation, they usually receive orders from the brigade headquarters. Lian Changjiang thought of the situation reported by the scouts just now, and immediately realized that the little devil today The attack might be real. He immediately put his helmet on his head, grabbed the message, and said: "It seems that the situation reported by Xiao Zhang and the others is true. Let's go to position No. 1."
The two people had just walked out of the headquarters with a few guards, when suddenly there was a violent sound of artillery fire in the air. Immediately, the screams of artillery shells filled the eardrums. The two people looked at each other and saw a cautious look in each other's eyes. , and then quickened his pace,