newbobooks Chapter 387: Defense of Gaojia Town 3
Chapter 387: Defense of Gaojia Town 3
No matter how much he considered it, Junrokuro Matsuura's first mission was to capture Yixiantian and completely open the gate of Gaojia Town. Or there was another way, which was to wait for the 6th Division to surround it from the rear.
But Matsuura didn't want to wait, he wanted to take it himself.
Although Matsuura had made long-term preparations for this battle and the headquarters had prepared enough supplies for a month, Matsuura felt that in this kind of battle situation, the longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable the situation would be for them. He planned to take down the independent regiment in half a month.
As the team got closer to Gaojia Town, the Japanese temporary command post also found a safe location to set up.
Since Lieutenant General Matsuura was personally leading the expedition, the scene was naturally quite grand. The entire 106th Division Headquarters was moved there, and together with the personnel of the 26th Division, the entire command center was densely populated.
Of course, Matsuura would not risk his own life, so he sent out guards and search teams for fear of a sudden attack.
"Kobayashi-kun, notify the field artillery to prepare and fire the biological and chemical weapons and incendiary bombs."
Matsuura's cold words made Kobayashi Ichizo feel a chill in his heart, and he immediately agreed respectfully.
They had already received the intelligence. Faced with such a tough nut to crack, the brigade commander Kobayashi had to cheer up and prepare for the upcoming battle.
Gu Changfeng observed the situation for a while, nodded, and said to Yang Zhenhua: "The Japanese are attacking with the intention of destroying our independent regiment. So when they come, they will probably implement the previous strategy. Let the soldiers be careful."
In order to win this battle, he immediately placed the strongest Second Battalion on the first line of defense in order to kill more Japanese devils.
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhenhua said happily, "Commander Gu, the Japanese tactics are nothing more than those used in the Huangtuling battle. We are all prepared."
They haven't been doing nothing recently. Although there are many rocks above Yitiantian, they have also carved out a lot of space for setting up fortifications.
It can be said that with the current narrow gap, it is not a problem to defend against some Japanese mountain and field artillery.
As for the Japanese poison gas bombs and incendiary bombs, the soldiers had prepared wet towels and wet clothes next to them, so they could barely defend themselves against them.
It would be very difficult for Songpu to take over Yixiantian in one fell swoop, unless they bombed it for several hours regardless of the cost, then Gu Changfeng would have to surrender and give up the place.
"Okay, let's go down first. The Japs will attack soon."
As commanders, it is enough to be clear about what is happening on the front line. Gu Changfeng and Yang Zhenhua are no longer like before, where they need to follow the soldiers and charge forward.
In this era, the task of the battalion commander Yang Zhenhua was to make good deployments and then adjust the strategy at any time in response to the Japanese attacks.
After all, if the commander is killed on the battlefield or something unexpected happens, you will be the one who suffers. Many armies will even collapse if this happens.
Ten minutes later, the Japanese attacked.
whoosh…
Grenades, poison gas bombs, incendiary bombs were fired in unison, and the power of more than thirty or forty guns was quite great.
The Japanese were much smarter at this time. Not only did they not use all their strength, they also pointed the ten 155 caliber heavy artillery supported by the Japanese commander towards Gaojia Town to prevent the independent regiment's artillery battalion from taking action.
Having fought with the Independent Regiment several times, the Japanese knew the Independent Regiment's weapons and equipment almost like the back of their hand. Matsuura would naturally be prepared. He was now eager for the Independent Regiment's heavy artillery or rapid-fire artillery to be deployed so that he could destroy them in one fell swoop.
When the soldiers of the second battalion heard the warning whistle, they lay down inside the fortifications tacitly and covered their mouths and noses tightly with wet towels.
We are already very experienced in dealing with these soldiers. It is impossible for the Japanese to use the same method to cause heavy casualties to the independent regiment.
After receiving reinforcements, the 106th and 26th Divisions became much more powerful. The bombing and poison gas bombs alone took them twenty minutes, making the entire blocking area filled with smoke and fire.
Fortunately, there was nothing above the narrow passage that could start a fire, otherwise the Japanese would have succeeded.
After the artillery bombardment, the infantry charged. The Japanese used these old tricks.
As the artillery fire extended, the Japanese infantry began to charge. An entire regiment of Japanese soldiers took turns to cover each other and rushed towards the thin line of sky.
At the same time, the Japanese tank formation was not idle either. After receiving the order, they began to quickly pass through the highway below Yitiantian, with the two battalions of Japanese soldiers coordinating with each other.
"beat!"
Da da da………
As the Japanese rushed to the Yitiantian position, the machine guns above also started firing. More than 30 light and heavy machine guns fired at the same time, and with the addition of snipers from each company, the Japanese in the front row were forced to unable to raise their heads.
Boom boom boom!
The Japanese mortars started to fire, and the bombardment area was less than 200 meters away from the Japanese infantry.
The Japanese infantry and artillery are quite good at coordinating attacks, and they are not afraid of hitting their own people.
The soldiers of the second battalion began to suffer casualties, but there was nothing they could do about it. The Japanese were right in front of them, and as soon as they hid, the Japanese could rush onto their positions at any time. They had no choice but to fight the Japanese.
When the Japanese mortars started firing, the charging Japanese infantrymen suddenly became cunning. They stopped and lay on the ground looking for targets.
The company commander in charge of the front-line command quickly discovered that something was wrong with the Japanese and ordered them to stop the attack. The Japanese artillery fire immediately lost its target.
"Brothers, let the Japanese get closer before you attack," the company commander said. He turned to look at the soldiers next to him and ordered, "Have the artillery company blow up the Japanese mortars for me."
The Second Battalion had no shortage of means to restrict the Japs. Even if they opened fire at full power, the Japs would not be able to withstand it.
Yang Zhenhua knew that Gu Changfeng wanted to delay time, so the companies on the battlefield did not use their full strength and did not even bring out the M60.
As the tactics changed, the Japanese were also a little dumbfounded. Looking at the enemy who had ceased fire, they lay on the ground in confusion, waiting for orders from the commander behind them.
Soon, the Japanese frontline commander who believed in Bushido gave the order to charge...
The Japanese infantry received the order and began to rush forward with their backs bent.
150 meter
100 meter
60 meter
The devils are preparing for the final sprint.
Suddenly, a black mass of grenades flew from the front...
The independent group probably lacks some, but grenades are enough to use casually...
"Bagayalo, the Chinese are so cunning!"
Lieutenant Colonel Xia Jing, who led the charge, rolled under a rock very swiftly, and the other Japanese soldiers were also quickly looking for cover.
Boom boom boom!
Before most of the Japanese could react, the second round of grenades arrived and knocked down a large number of them in an instant.
Taking advantage of the smoke produced by the grenade explosion, the soldiers poked their heads out of the fortifications and decisively shot at the Japanese.
Bang bang bang!
Da da da!
Boom boom boom!
The Type 99 rifle, Type 38 rifle, melon grenade were all deployed, firing madly at the devils. Snipers were used to take care of those far away, while machine guns and grenades were used to greet those close by.
Bullets rained down on the Japanese. The Japanese soldiers within 200 meters were in a miserable state. They fell down in groups and had almost no power to fight back.