On the escort artillery position, Jin Xiaowen was so angry that he stamped his feet and said: "Damn it, where are these bastard Japanese brats hiding? How dare they be so arrogant with just a few cannons."
Because our own side was in a fixed position and the other side was the attacking side, in the dark night, before Jin Xiaowen had time to show his strength, the Japanese army had sneaked to the front of the position and then engaged with his own army.
There is no way to deal with the Japanese attacking infantry, but there is always a way to deal with the Japanese artillery. Unexpectedly, these Japanese artillery also learned the painful lessons during the day, and the artillery positions were also set up to be very concealed. Plus it was night, for a while, it was really Couldn't find them.
The artillery observer also reported helplessly: "Sir, we have no way of knowing the enemy's artillery positions here. We may have to send people across the battlefield to the enemy's station to observe."
Jin Xiaowen frowned and said: "When our people arrive, the Japanese artillery may have moved their positions. Even if they haven't moved, do we still have to wait until the observers come back? By then the day lilies will have been cold. Damn it, pass it on to me. Order, shelling from a distance of 300 meters in front of our own trenches."
Communication at this time was still relatively backward. Unlike in later generations, as long as a single soldier carried a radio on his back, he could report the enemy's position at any time.
Just when the artillery was about to act according to Jin Xiaowen's order, the ordering soldiers came galloping in the dark night. Before anyone arrived, the voice came first and said: "Send Master Liu's order to go northwest and bombard surveying points 30 and 45!"
"Here?" Although Jin Xiaowen was a little suspicious, when he heard that it was Liu Zhenming's order, he relayed it without saying a word.
The artillerymen immediately became busy, adjusting their elements and turning the muzzle of Leng Sen's guns.
Why did Liu Zhenming know the enemy's artillery position? It turns out that it was the function of the secret passage. The secret passage could not only be used for surprise attacks, but also for observing the enemy's situation.
The fact that the Japanese artillery positions cannot be observed from within the reclamation area does not mean that they cannot be observed from the exit of the secret passage.
There were contact soldiers at intervals along the secret passage. After the observers at the entrance of the secret passage discovered the enemy's situation, they immediately sent the news inside. Soon the enemy's information was in Liu Zhenming's hands.
Will Liu Zhenming be polite to the Japanese army? Of course not!
Following Jin Xiaowen's firing, a loud bang-dong-dong sound was heard in the artillery position, the ground shook, and white light flashed. The artillery shells roared towards the impact point.
On the Japanese artillery position, the captain of the Japanese artillery regiment was shouting at the soldiers to fire hard.
"Can't see me, can't see me, the Russians can't see me!" the Japanese regiment captain kept thinking in his mind, thinking about firing two more cannons and moving his position.
It's a pity that the dream of captain of ri team is about to come true.
Woo woo woo...
The sharp sound of shells breaking through the air suddenly came from above his head, making him startled and he immediately raised his head! Of course, he couldn't see anything, but he could feel that countless shells were falling this way.
There was a loud boom, and the first artillery shell undoubtedly landed in the center of the position, followed immediately by the explosion of countless artillery shells.
Group after group of white lights kept flashing, shining half of the sky. This time, the artillery captain was not so lucky. A shell fell just around him, and the huge explosion shock wave threw him high. rise.
In mid-air, he just had time to dance around for a while when a sharp piece of shrapnel sliced through his head.
After a whooshing sound, the captain with only half his head left fell heavily to the ground and could no longer move.
The fierce bombing sound coming from our own artillery positions made Nishijima Zhuyi and other Japanese commanders confused. They were even more wary of the defense of the reclamation area.
Nishijima Sukei said slightly worriedly: "Gentlemen, the enemy can find our artillery position in such a short period of time. The Russian artillery here is elite."
The Chief of Staff of the 2nd Division echoed: "Fortunately, our army attacked at night, otherwise the losses would have been even more severe. I hope that the support from the 1st Field Artillery Brigade will be able to suppress the enemy's artillery after it arrives."
Nishijima Sukeyoshi listened to the gunshots rang out from far and near. He suddenly took off his white gloves and said: "Ask the cavalry regiment to assist Koide Keisuke's 4th Infantry Regiment in the attack."
Tonight, the 4th Regiment still attacked Madman Zhang's position. Nishijima Sukeyoshi sent the cavalry regiment to support. It was nothing more than a feint shot to confuse the opponent and create conditions for Lieutenant Colonel Kobayashi's attack.
As soon as Nishidao's order came out, Madman Zhang immediately felt the pressure.
At the front of the trenches, Koide Keisuke personally went to the front line and commanded the 4th Regiment to launch fierce offensives again and again in an attempt to avenge the day's revenge.
Where the two armies were fighting, gunshots were heard one after another, projectiles were flying, and the sound of whooshing was endless. The Japanese soldiers lay on the ground and fired while crawling forward. They were getting closer and closer to the trenches.
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There were about 1,400 people in a cavalry regiment of the Japanese army. Instead of supporting on horseback, they dismounted and acted as infantry support. At one time, the number of Japanese troops attacking Madman Zhang's position reached 5,000.
The sudden and violent gunshots all told Madman Zhang that the enemy army was increasing its troops again.
"What the hell!" Madman Zhang took off his shirt and exposed his strong chest. He yelled, "Fire at a distance of about sixty meters!"
Madman Zhang judged where the enemy soldiers had reached based entirely on experience. After receiving the order, each platoon of mortar squads quickly adjusted their angles.
Madman Zhang raised the telescope in his hand. As the cannons popped out of the barrel one after another and landed about sixty meters away, Madman Zhang relied on the flash of light to see that the place was indeed densely packed with Japanese soldiers.
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The machine gunner also seized the rare opportunity, raised the muzzle of his gun and fired a burst of fire, easily harvesting the lives of enemy soldiers.
Seeing this, Koide Keisuke said angrily: "Baga, kill the enemy's machine gun stronghold for me!"
Several Japanese soldiers jumped up from the ground regardless of their safety, rushed forward with murderous intent, and then, before dying, they used the last bit of strength in their bodies to throw the grenades in their hands towards the machine gun stronghold that was spitting flames.
Boom, boom,…
There were grenades exploding around the stronghold, and Koide Keisuke felt happy. Before he could say his words of appreciation, the flames that had paused for a moment spurted out again.
It turns out that the machine gun strongholds are all made of cement. There is only a small machine gun muzzle in front. Even if it is a gun, it needs to be placed in the right position to destroy it. The Japanese army has little power and relies on shrapnel to kill the enemy.
How can a hand grenade achieve meritorious service? And if you want to throw it through the mouth of a machine gun, it is even more impossible in this dark night.
However, the sudden attack by the Japanese army shocked Madman Zhang: "These gangsters are really desperate for their lives!"
Not only Madman Zhang, but Wei Shijie and Er Gouzi's defensive positions were also violently attacked by the Japanese army. Judging from the desperate efforts of the Japanese soldiers, it almost made people think that every direction of attack was the main direction of the Japanese army.
In the staff room, Liu Zhenming and other staff members analyzed the information collected from various positions.
Li Shanshui took the latest battle report and said in a deep voice: "Captain, the Japanese army has increased its strength in Colonel Zhang's position. Could it be that this is the main direction of the Japanese army's attack?"
Liu Zhenming frowned and said: "The fake is also real when it is fake. The intention of the Japanese army is not too obvious. However, if Madman Zhang can't defend it, this place will become the main direction of the Japanese army's attack. Tell Madman Zhang to let him
Don’t be brave, when you feel bad, seek help from me immediately.”
"Yes!" The orderer responded and started to descend.
"What's going on with Yue Yuyang's position?" Liu Zhenming looked at the northwest corner of the map and asked.
"Compared with other directions, Lieutenant Colonel Yue's Japanese army's attack is not too strong." Du Changfeng replied: "However, in the opinion of my subordinates, the Japanese army is very likely to break through from this place.
The method is flexible and changeable, and it is bold and often unexpected."
"There is too little information, so we can't tell it yet." Li Shanshui said cautiously: "Commander, do you want to send a small unit to conduct a counterattack to disrupt the Japanese army's offensive deployment?"
"Wait a minute, the Japanese army is far stronger than us. According to the current intelligence, Xidao Zhuyi still has reserve troops that have not been used." Liu Zhenming rejected Li Shanshui's suggestion and said in a deep voice: "Send my order.
, let the armies not be stingy with the use of grenades. It is disadvantageous for us to have close combat with Japanese soldiers. We'd better keep the enemy out of the trenches."
Compared with the Japanese army, Liu Zhenming's escort was still too young, and the quality of the soldiers was slightly inferior to that of the Japanese soldiers, so bayonet fighting was not worth it.
At Yue Yuyang's position in the northwest of the reclamation area, the soldiers of the reserve regiment, under the command of Yue Yuyang, repelled several attacks by the Japanese army. However, there were also a lot of casualties. The most important thing was that the Japanese army also used grenades.
"Brothers, I want you to keep in mind the two purposes of combat. One is to destroy the enemy, and the other is to protect yourself. Don't panic on the battlefield, just follow your daily training."
"Don't waste bullets, wait until the Japanese army gets close and fight!"
"Fire, yes! That's it!"
Yue Yuyang's voice kept ringing from all over the trenches.
The reserve regiment is the reserve regiment. Most of the soldiers have only been trained and have not experienced a real war. This is also a sequelae of Liu Zhenming's crazy troop expansion.
Yue Yuyang was promoted step by step from a small soldier to a regiment leader by virtue of his military exploits, and he understood the mentality of the new recruits very well.
What new recruits need most is the encouragement of their generals. If a general is commanding remotely from the rear, the army composed of new recruits may collapse if they suffer even a slight casualty. This was also the case during the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1895, when the Japanese army only needed to kill one or two hundred soldiers in one shot.
One of the reasons for the defeat of the Qing army was that Yue Yuyang shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers even on ordinary days, so he would not make such a mistake.
Xiao Lin led 1,500 Japanese elites and stayed quietly about 500 meters away from the position. He watched other Japanese troops pass by his team, but they remained motionless.
Wave after wave of attacks were repelled, and attacks were launched again and again. Xiao Lin was like a bystander.
"This is the sixth attack! It's time to take action."