Following Nishijima Sukegi's order, the Japanese army began to quickly prepare for an attack.
For a moment, flags were displayed around the reclamation area, and horses neighed and vehicles moved.
When the generals around Liu Zhenming saw it, they couldn't help but feel aggrieved. Madman Zhang cursed and said: "The Japanese army didn't even take a breath before they started moving! Damn it, they really treat us as a piece of cake.
Eat whatever you want."
Wei Shijie stretched out his hand and said, "Not only that, they are also preparing to attack from the front. It seems that they don't take us seriously at all."
"That's great!" Liu Zhenming lit a cigarette and said softly: "Today, let these arrogant Japanese people know what defense is!"
Liu Zhenming threw the cigarette to the ground, stamped it out and said: "Brothers, get to your positions and prepare to fight!"
The generals were filled with fighting spirit, and they responded in a deep voice: "Yes!"
As for the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army, it was Koide Keisuke's 4th Infantry Regiment that was responsible for the first attack. Of course, Nishijima Sukeyoshi also ordered the cavalry regiment and artillery regiment to cooperate with his attack.
A regiment of the Japanese Army has three infantry brigades with a strength of about 3,800 people. Keisuke Koide adopted the most commonly used attack method of the Japanese Army - the wave attack method.
One infantry group attacks, and two infantry groups are on standby. Once the front infantry group suffers heavy losses or the offensive is frustrated, the second infantry group will take over, while the originally attacking infantry group will withdraw from both wings to rest.
This tactic can make the Japanese offensive appear to be continuous, like waves, never-ending, one wave after another, as if they are tireless, somewhat similar to a wheel battle in a duel.
Koide Keisuke mobilized his troops and said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, in front of us is the enemy's position. I don't need to say anything more about Liu Ziqian. To deal with such cunning and despicable Chinese people, we can only conquer them with absolute strength."
, in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Yu Wenjiu beheaded Hua Xiong. Today, I, Xiaoide Keisuke, will make tea and wait for you to capture the position and wait for the order to attack."
Koide Keisuke's extremely arrogant words did not make his generals feel that they were too arrogant, but that they were justified.
After finishing speaking, Koide Keisuke really asked someone to lay out the military blanket, put out the tea set, and started to make tea leisurely.
In the trenches in the reclamation area, the soldiers of the escort began to hide in the anti-gun holes through the communication trenches in an orderly manner under the command of generals at all levels.
From the beginning of the war to the present, there have been hundreds of large and small battles between Japan and Russia. Liu Zhenming has sent people to observe their fighting methods and study countermeasures.
Compared with the Russian army, the Japanese army's tactics are much more flexible and proactive. The artillery and infantry cooperation is much more coordinated than the Russian army. However, generally speaking, artillery is used before the infantry attacks, with heavy bombardment, and then the infantry follows up.
Of course, the main purpose of the artillery on both sides is to fire at each other to prevent the other side's artillery from killing one's own infantry.
This time, the Japanese army thought that there were only a few cannons in the reclamation area that they had assisted, so they arrogantly pointed their muzzles at the forward positions of the reclamation area.
"Your Excellency, the artillery is ready!" A cavalry galloped to the headquarters of the 2nd Division and reported loudly to Xi Dao.
Nishijima Sukegi nodded, took out his pocket watch from his pocket, and said in a deep voice: "In ten minutes, the bombardment will begin."
"Hi!"
The ordering soldier responded and hurried down.
For a time, the other Japanese generals of the 2nd Division all focused their attention on the 4th Infantry Regiment and the forward positions in the reclamation area to observe the upcoming battle.
Ten minutes is not long or short!
Liu Zhenming did not stay in the trenches, but stayed at the escort artillery position. 20 15-pounder Armstrong cannons and 5 Japanese-supported standard field guns and 75mm Aris rapid-fire cannons were all covered with camouflage.
Covering up, staring at the battlefield with eager eyes, ready to counterattack at any time.
The mortars were assigned to the infantry units, and the turret contained the Russian army's standard field gun Mo00ilov, a 762 mm caliber rapid-fire cannon.
Don't forget that Liu Zhenming once led an army to attack the Russian army and robbed many cannons. Those were the standard field artillery of the Russian army.
Ten minutes passed in a blink of an eye. The captain of the Japanese artillery regiment roared, and more than a dozen field guns roared in an instant. The huge shells came out from the muzzle with a thud and streaked across the sky, causing bursts of whining.
There was a roaring sound, like a meteorite, hitting the front line of the reclamation area.
For a moment, the roar of cannons was deafening.
The observers at the escort artillery position stretched their necks to watch the trajectory of the Japanese artillery shells, carefully calculating various data and preparing for the upcoming counterattack.
"Captain, I have indeed set up the artillery position at Highland No. 1. We don't need to adjust the elements, we can directly fight back." Jin Xiaowen, the leader of the artillery regiment of the escort team, said happily.
Jin Xiaowen is the younger brother of Jin Xiaowu. Jin Xiaowu was left in British Columbia by Liu Zhenming, while Jin Xiaowen came to the Northeast.
The two brothers are worthy of being born to the same father and mother, and they are both very talented in fighting.
The terrain around the reclamation area has long been mapped out clearly by the soldiers of the escort team. Even a small mound will be marked. Highland No. 1 is the most suitable place to set up artillery positions in the surrounding area.
As expected, the Japanese army chose that place as an artillery position. Wasn't it asking for death?
Liu Zhenming smiled slightly and said in a deep voice: "Now, give me the first blow! Take off the disguise and start fighting back."
"yes!"
All the artillerymen looked excited and began to tear off the branches, dead grass, rags, etc. placed on the cannon, revealing the cold muzzle of the cannon. Next to the cannon, there were piles of cannonballs.
"Push forward and enter the firing position!" Jin Xiaowen shouted the order.
"Yes, enter the firing position!"
"Get into firing position!"
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Over there, with a smile on his face, Nishida Sukeyi held up his binoculars and looked at the forward positions of the reclamation area being ravaged by our own artillery. The flying soil and gravel, the loud explosions, the white lights, and the rising sky
The rising smoke made him feel waves of relief.
"Yo Xi! If it weren't for the purpose of saving artillery shells, I think the infantry would be able to capture these positions without attacking." Nishijima Sukeyoshi said with satisfaction.
"Your Excellency, how can a small bandit army compare with our regular army?"
"Yes, this small place will definitely be razed to the ground!"
"Betraying the empire, this is what you should end up with!"
For a time, all the Japanese generals pointed and pointed with high spirits and talked loudly and confidently.
Not to mention the Japanese artillery on the Japanese artillery position, the artillery captain had already taken off his clothes, personally operated a cannon, and fired the shells hard towards the forward position.
At this moment, the captain of the Japanese artillery regiment heard a violent noise.
Boom, boom, boom!
What's going on? Has the enemy started to fight back? But it's so powerful! Do they have so many cannons?
Woo woo woo…
A completely different sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the distance, causing the Japanese artillery regiment captain to raise his head involuntarily. Then, he saw artillery shells falling blackly towards him like a meteor shower.
Come.
Boom, boom, boom…
Before the shock on the Japanese regiment leader's face had faded, the artillery shells had already roared down, and then continued to explode and bloom on the entire artillery position.
The earth began to tremble, the soil began to splash, and the soldiers began to fly.
ah…
As soon as several Japanese artillerymen lay down, the shells fell on them as if they had eyes, smashing them into balls of flesh.
The shock wave caused by the explosion violently rushed the Japanese within the range in all directions, causing them to vomit blood, their internal organs seemed to have moved, and internal organ fragments poured out of their throats involuntarily.
In a short period of time, the Japanese artillery positions became unrecognizable. Large shell craters appeared on the ground, surrounded by broken limbs!
"Quickly, retreat, retreat!" The artillery regiment captain yelled at the top of his lungs amidst the rumbling explosions. Unfortunately, no one could hear his voice. The lucky soldier's ears were buzzing.
The sound was like millions of thunders ringing in the ears, not to mention those unlucky soldiers who had already gone down to see their Amaterasu.
"My cannon, my cannon!" The Japanese captain knelt down crying and murmured with his eyes blank: "This is a Chinese trap, they have set it a long time ago."
There is only a thin line between heaven and hell.
The Japanese generals who had been boasting a moment ago suddenly had smiles on their faces after seeing the shells heading towards their own artillery positions.
How is this possible? How is it possible? Where did the Chinese get so many cannons?
Nishijima Sukeichi's face was pale, his body trembled, and he almost fell off his horse.
"Quickly, let the artillery move their positions quickly and let the infantry hide. Gentlemen, let's enter the headquarters to prevent enemy artillery fire." Fortunately, Xidao Zhuyi had experienced a lot of strong winds and waves, and he immediately stabilized and issued the order in one breath.
The three orders were all directed at the Liu Zhenming Artillery Regiment.
At this time, Liu Zhenming had no time to tell these Japanese generals that he was now commanding the artillery regiment and was fighting back to his heart's content.
The reason why the Japanese artillery can be suppressed so easily is because first of all, the location of the Japanese artillery position is in the artillery regiment of the escort team. It is not a secret, but a place that has been well known for a long time. Secondly, the Japanese artillery regiment
They never thought that the escort would have a specialized artillery unit. They were having a great time shelling the trenches just now. If they wanted to fight back against the escort's artillery regiment, they would have to adjust their elements, re-correct their angles, etc.
All these require time, and time is precisely what Liu Zhenming does not give them.
One after another, the cannonballs were fired out as if they were free, passed by, then fell, and finally exploded.
A series of explosions resounded throughout the world, making people feel as if God was angry.