The evolution of the situation greatly exceeded the Japanese expectations. The Japanese soldiers who were preparing to set off in the offensive trench looked at the miserable situation of their own fighter planes being chased in the sky. The 50th man in charge of the attack mission
Colonel Nogo, the commander of the Sixth Regiment, heard the huge explosion when Nakajima's fighter plane crashed to the ground. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was at a loss.
This time, the staff took advantage of the opportunity when the commander of the detachment, Major General Tomei, commander of the 23rd Brigade, went to Xingzhou for a meeting to privately tamper with the orders issued by the base camp. Colonel Nogo knew this very well. However,
Colonel Yegou himself also had ambitions. The staff reported that the Chinese army on the opposite side only had two battalions. After artillery preparations and air force bombing, a single charge could easily defeat the enemy defenders on the opposite side of the border and advance into Taogong County.
The staff officers were so confident that Colonel Nogo was moved - if he could break the myth of the Anjia army being invincible, rewrite the bad history of the Japanese army having no victories since the war between the two armies, and stimulate the morale of the entire army, he would definitely win the approval of His Majesty the Emperor.
If you appreciate it, then it will be easy to get promoted and make a fortune.
The Japanese army now has four divisions in Malaya and Singapore. Among them, the Guards Division and the Fifth Division are rare mechanized divisions in the Japanese army. The Eighteenth Division is an elite first-class division.
The Fifty-sixth Division is also a Category B division of the Third Regiment. The ridiculous fallacy that "one Imperial Army soldier can block ten" or "one Imperial Army division can be the enemy's three divisions" has been eliminated after this Malay war.
The practice of the battle has almost become the consensus of the staff officers of the 25th Army.
While the elite troops were still in Malaya, they took advantage of local conflicts to expand the war. The opportunity to rewrite the history of defeating the Anjia Army was right in front of them. This stimulated the adrenaline of the staff, and an arrogant battle plan was released.
The Japanese army's staff has always been organized into a self-organized system. Generally speaking, the staff will formulate a combat plan before the war in accordance with the orders of their superiors and hand it over to the military commander of the unit for execution. During the battle, the staff also need to make timely revisions to the combat plan, and
Communicate latest instructions to various ministries.
Staff officers are everywhere in the army, and it is no exaggeration to say that they control the army.
Captain Chido Nishiyama, the operational staff officer standing next to Colonel Nogo, turned a blind eye to the defeat in the air battle. He turned his head and said loudly: "Commander, give the order to attack!"
Colonel Nogo said hesitantly: "But we have lost air superiority now. What if the enemy's fighter planes attack us when our army launches an attack?"
Nishiyama Chido pointed at the sky and said in a mocking tone: "Commander, couldn't you see that this is a fighter jet?" Then, Nishiyama Chido pulled out the emperor's imperial sword that he had obtained on the mainland and said loudly: "
Now the arrow is on the string and must be fired. As a patriot, I will never allow the cowardly behavior of wasting the limited resources of the empire without taking concrete actions. Please give the order, Commander!"
Colonel Yegou looked at Nishiyama Qiandu angrily and shouted: "Nishiyama-kun, you are going too far. You are simply without a commander! As a commander of the regiment, how can I let the soldiers take risks in vain without being sure?
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Nishiyama Qiandu said with a smile: "Commander, I have always respected my superiors, but the premise is that the superiors must put the interests of the empire first and not have any selfish thoughts! If you shrink from the battle, all the staff officers of our regiment will do whatever it takes.
I won’t agree to it either!”
Colonel Nogo softened a little, but still insisted: "But - no matter what, I can't issue an attack order. No one knows whether the next wave coming will be enemy bombers. This is a matter of principle.
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With a sarcastic smile on his face, Captain Nishiyama Qiandu pointed at the troops in front who had begun to attack and said: "Commander, please look, it doesn't matter whether you give this order or not. What matters is that the attack has already begun.
Already..."
Colonel Nogo's face was full of shock: "What are you staff officers doing? You will lead the 56th Regiment on the road to destruction!"
Captain Nishiyama Qiandu waved his saber again: "Your Excellency, Commander, all the staff officers of our detachment have put great enthusiasm into this battle. Please reissue the order to attack..."
In the Japanese army, there is always a group of people who have unlimited enthusiasm for combat. They can play with the commander in the palm of their hands and overthrow the authority of their superiors without taking any responsibility afterwards... Their names are
Staff!
Perhaps, this is very unbelievable, but it is the fact.
Since the Kwantung Army staff officer Tsuji Masanobu was transferred to the 25th Army, a large number of staff officers quickly gathered around him, and Nishiyama Chido was one of them, and around Nishiyama Chido, another group of staff officers gathered.
Looking at Nishiyama Qiandu, whose face was full of pride and enthusiasm, Colonel Nogo knew what kind of officer maintained his status in the army, so he could only say feebly: "Okay, I am now issuing an order to attack across the board...
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In fact, at this time, the Japanese troops had already rushed out of the trenches three to four hundred meters away and were almost reaching the boundary river.
The moment they discovered that their own fighter planes had arrived and the Japanese bombers turned around and fled, the various artillery holes on the Anjiajun position burst into cheers, but then the soldiers quickly entered the position to guard against the Japanese taking advantage of the situation to launch an attack.
The boundary river was about a hundred meters wide. The Japanese army had been prepared beforehand. They piled many bamboo rafts and collected wooden boats on the river bank. Once they reached the river, they rushed up one after another, and some people paddled while others paddled.
Raise your gun and shoot at the beachhead on the river bank.
The Anjia officers and soldiers guarding the boundary river immediately used mortars of various calibers to suppress the enemy's crossing of the river. At the same time, general machine guns opened fire, causing water to splash on the river. From time to time, Japanese soldiers were shot and fell into the water.
Several mortar shells happened to land on the Japanese bamboo rafts and wooden boats. As a huge explosion sounded, the soldiers on them were swallowed up by the exploding shrapnel. Bamboo debris flew everywhere. When the smoke cleared, nothing but bamboo was found on the water.
The remains of wood and the people have disappeared.
Several Japanese gunboats sailed into the river from the river's outlet and began to use naval guns to bombard the defenders' defense lines.
A short "whoosh" scream got closer and closer, "Boom!" A shell exploded in the trench, and several officers and soldiers were thrown into the air in the orange fireball. Before they could make any screams, they were killed.
Countless sharp shrapnel cut into pieces! Rain of blood, body fragments, internal organs, and twisted guns were scattered in all directions.
At this time, under the strict supervision of the staff, the Japanese artillery reluctantly began shelling to cover the infantry's crossing the river.
From the moment they saw their own fighter planes fleeing, the artillerymen actually began to intend to retreat.
With the loss of air superiority, artillery without anti-aircraft fire cover is destined to become a living target for fighter aircraft. Japan is a resource-scarce country, and every cannon is hard-won. The first reaction of the artillery commander is to withdraw from the battlefield as soon as possible.
, hid the cannon, but the staff discovered the artillery's attempt and immediately stopped this "cowardly" behavior.
As a result, dense rain of bullets fell again on the Anjiajun position. Bloody red fireballs rose into the air in front and behind the trenches, and the rubble lifted up hit the officers and soldiers in the trenches like hail!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Japanese infantry accelerated their crossing operations, and two to three hundred people had successfully landed. They pulled the skirmisher line and rushed up the shallow slope of the river beach, with more than ten Type 92 heavy machine guns lined up behind them.
Fortunately, the enemy's artillery was finally completely silenced at this time. In the sky, the outcome was already clear. The Japanese Ki-27 fighter jets, under the attack of the pursuing A27 fighter jets, turned into burning firebirds one by one. And the escaping Jiuer
Heavy style
In the face of the A27's absolute speed advantage, the critical attack aircraft was helpless. From time to time, it dragged thick smoke to the ground, and together with the loaded aerial bombs, it made a huge explosion sound, and plumes of smoke shot up into the sky everywhere on the ground.
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In order to relieve the defensive pressure of our troops on the ground, the air force commander separated out more than ten fighter planes, braved the sparse Japanese anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns on the ground, and used machine guns and aviation machine guns to fire violently at the artillery positions. Many gunners and ammunition handlers
Beaten to death
At the position, the heavy troops transporting ammunition ran away in fear, and the entire artillery position was in chaos. There were also several A27 fighter planes, biting the Japanese gunboats on the river. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese gunboats hurriedly headed towards the seaport.
Fleeing wildly in the direction.
Although the Japanese army staff felt that the situation was a bit out of control, they still placed their hope of victory on the infantry attack. As long as they captured the beachhead across the boundary river and established a fact, they could kidnap other Japanese troops on Malayan soil.
Chariot, this operation is considered a success!
The Japanese army was getting closer and closer to the front line, and the soldiers of the Anjia Army in the trenches could clearly see the ferocious faces of the Japanese, as well as the cold light of the bayonets on their guns.
The border garrison is a newly trained unit of Gu Changfeng's Corps. Most of them are conscripts recruited from Nanhua. They have only received three months of basic training in Syria. It is precisely because they know that the army is mostly new recruits and cannot shoot at long range.
Damn it, the company and platoon commander on the front line has not yet given the order to fire. Many new recruits who were impatient turned their attention to their squad leader.
"Why are you looking at me? Pay attention to your aim!"
The squad leaders scolded the new recruits one after another, and then turned their attention to the Japanese soldiers.
Looking at the deathly silent trenches not far away, Captain Suzuki Nakayasu, the squadron leader of the Japanese Suzuki Squadron who was responsible for the critical task, certainly did not think that An's army would be killed by artillery fire so easily. The opponent must be hiding in the trenches and launching attacks at any time.
attack, so he decided to take the first trench in one go.
"Kill me!"
Suzuki Nakayasu waved his command sword high and roared at the top of his lungs. The entire squadron of Japs accelerated and howled as they sprinted towards the trenches!
When the Japanese army was still fifty meters away from our position, the first gunfire rang out. Suzuki Nakayasu, who was hiding behind the crowd, was shot in the head by a sniper. The huge momentum of the large-caliber sniper rifle hit Suzuki hard.
Kang's head was beaten into a rotten watermelon, and blood and brain matter spattered several meters away.
After this gunshot, there was a loud sound of gunfire on the position. The more than ten Japanese soldiers who rushed at the front were concentrated by the dense rain of bullets, and their chests were covered with blood. They screamed and fell heavily on the slope in front of the position.
superior.
The position, which had been completely silent just a moment ago, suddenly erupted into fierce gunfire. Automatic rifles, semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns opened fire at the same time, coupled with general-purpose machine guns, forming a dense rain of bullets.
An's army's marksmanship is all fed by bullets, so even though there are many new recruits in the army, they are not very accurate. A few bullets can hit one, making the enemy howl like a ghost.
However, the Japs were also well-trained. The moment the person in front fell to the ground, they quickly fell to the ground and launched a counterattack with precise shooting. The bullets fired almost passed over the heads of the Anjia officers and soldiers. Several
The recruits, whose heads were slightly more exposed than the trenches, fell down in the trenches screaming almost at the same time. Without exception, they were all shot in the forehead, and a mixture of red and white gushes out of the bloody holes!
Seeing the tragic death of their companions, the recruits suddenly calmed down and remembered the instructions of their superiors in the recruit camp. They tried hard to forget their fear, took the rifles in their hands, and pointed at the enemy one shot at a time.
The heavily prepared Japanese heavy machine gun positions began to suppress fire at this time. More than ten tongues of flames rolled towards the machine gun fire points in the trenches. The airtight metal storm pinned Anjia officers and soldiers to the trenches, unable to raise their heads to shoot.
Seeing that all the firepower in the trenches was blocked, Second Lieutenant Okamoto, the team leader who replaced Suzuki Shigeyasu to command the troops, immediately ordered a charge!
"Throw the grenade!"
The lower-level commanders and non-commissioned officers who were calmly observing the enemy's movements shouted loudly. Many recruits suddenly realized that they quickly picked up the grenade from the position in front of them, pulled the fuse and threw it out with all their strength.
The Japanese soldiers, who were charging with all their strength, watched in horror as grenades were rushing towards them. "Baga! Keep attacking!" The Japanese soldiers who had no time to dodge sprinted towards the position with all their might amid the howling of Second Lieutenant Okamoto!
"Boom——"
Violent explosions were heard one after another. Twenty or thirty Japanese soldiers boarded the earthen plane amidst the violent explosions. They were quickly torn apart by shrapnel in the air waves and screamed in horror before dying.
The officers and soldiers of Anjia were unreasonable and continued to throw grenades at the enemy. The Japanese were not afraid of death. The first group had just gone to see their Amaterasu. The second group continued to follow, but they also threw grenades while marching.
A grenade was released.
Hundreds of iron lumps intertwined in the air, and then rushed towards their respective targets!
"Boom boom——"
Hundreds of grenades exploded almost at the same time. In front of the trench, shrapnel was flying in the trench, blood and flesh were flying everywhere, and wailing continued!
The Japs without cover certainly suffered heavy casualties, but the Anjia officers and soldiers in the trenches also suffered casualties from the explosion amplified by the enclosed space. However, thanks to the relatively sparse positions, the casualties were not as great as imagined.
The experienced veterans and non-commissioned officers did not wait for the smoke to clear, picked up the automatic weapons in their hands, and fired wildly at the Japanese who were close at hand.
Automatic rifles and submachine guns opened fire at full speed. Although the shell guns and semi-automatic rifles fired bursts, they did not need to be loaded at any time. They had an absolute advantage in close firepower. The Japanese who were stunned by the explosion fell one after another.
On the second line of defense, general-purpose machine guns screamed desperately. As soon as the Japanese who rushed up the gentle slope appeared, they were immediately beaten into a sieve. The front of the position was covered with bloody corpses and howling and rolling wounded Japanese soldiers.
The roar of the general-purpose machine gun once again triggered an even denser barrage from the Japanese heavy machine gun. The tongues of fire crisscrossed in the air, each curling towards the target.
The accuracy of the Japanese heavy machine gunners who were calmly shooting was extremely terrifying. Several general machine gunners fell down! The deputy machine gunner pushed the possessor with a crushed head with red eyes, and the angry bullets formed an insurmountable barrier in front of the Japanese.
barrier.
Although the Japanese offensive was contained, as the number of troops crossing the river increased, more and more Japanese joined in the assault on the position, and the battle line began to become precarious.
At this moment, the huge roar of aircraft was heard in the sky behind the beachhead, and more than seventy B2 bombers and Q1 attack aircraft from five squadrons flew towards the top of the position with unprecedented momentum.
The mood of all the Japanese staff who were watching the battle took a turn for the worse, as if they were falling into an ice cave, and they were already thinking about who to find a scapegoat to take the responsibility!
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