newbobooks Chapter 881 Armored Division, Counterattack Begins
Chapter 881 Armored Division, Counterattack Begins
881st Armored Division, Counterattack Begins
"Onboard!"
On a defensive position of the New First Division of the Expeditionary Force, Japanese soldiers, each with the Rising Sun flag wrapped around their heads, launched a frenzied charge.
Da da da!
As a result, countless machine guns on the position unleashed a furious barrage of fire.
Boom boom boom!
Behind them, the Expeditionary Force's artillery continued to pour shells down on the attacking Japanese troops.
They drove back the attacking Japanese soldiers.
"Damn it, those Japanese devils who are attacking have gone mad."
Within five hours, they launched eight large-scale assaults on our positions.
This is practically suicide!
On the position, a major in the expeditionary force, hiding in a trench, spoke, panting heavily.
With artillery support from the rear, they had no fear that the Japanese's frenzied attacks would break through their positions.
Their orders were to hold their ground and not to attack.
Hold out for two days and await new orders.
The Japanese side only received two rounds of artillery support from the start of their attack, and then all fire stopped.
Even the Japanese army's two Type 92 infantry guns were shot down by the Expeditionary Force's artillery.
There was no other way; the remnants of the Japanese 25th Army, who had fled all the way to the Malay Peninsula, had very few heavy weapons at their disposal.
It can only be used on the blade.
Without artillery support, the Japanese infantry's charge became much less threatening.
"In the next two days, we need to wear down the attacking Japanese soldiers."
The counterattack begins in two days, which will make things easier for us.
"Haha, let's hurry up and catch the counterattack."
I can't wait any longer.
The expeditionary force formulated a defensive counter-attack tactic, and the main force divisions of the expeditionary force on several defensive lines all received the same orders in the past two days.
Only defend, do not attack.
Two days later, the armored divisions of Zhangfa will be the first to launch a counterattack.
The Japanese launched a fierce attack that lasted for two whole days.
In the past two days, the Japanese troops have been launching massive offensives without stopping.
The Japanese left tens of thousands of corpses in front of the positions of the main divisions of the expeditionary force.
However, they were unable to break through the expeditionary force's defenses.
After receiving the battle report, Yamashita Tomoyuki and his men were completely desperate.
That old Japanese devil has already prepared his boat and is ready to flee.
Two days passed quickly.
The armored divisions were tasked with spearheading the counterattacks.
Several miles behind the front-line high ground of the New First Division lies an area that has been cleverly camouflaged and almost blends into the surrounding dilapidated villages.
Yet it conceals a completely different aura.
There is no noise or chaos here, only a quiet and orderly solemnity.
The soldiers of the expeditionary force's armored division silently inspected their equipment.
They communicated with gestures, their eyes sharp and focused.
Deeper inside, the outline of steel was faintly visible beneath the tarpaulin.
It wasn't a typical truck or mountain gun, but a lower, more rugged tank body, and the unique launcher of a multiple rocket launcher.
This is the most elite tank regiment of the Zhangfa Armored Brigade.
Brigade Commander Liao Changfeng.
He was standing next to a Sherman light tank, painted in camouflage and with a menacing tiger's head sprayed on its turret.
He was quietly observing through binoculars the Japanese positions that were faintly visible in the rain and mist ahead.
His uniform was still faded from washing, but the colonel's rank star on his collar insignia gleamed faintly in the dim light.
A faint scar on his left cheek did not detract from his stern appearance.
Instead, it added a touch of ferocity, as if it had been tempered by life and death.
"Brigadier, the forward observation post confirms that the Japanese have about a regiment."
They are moving towards my 3rd Regiment's forward positions; it seems they are preparing to launch another offensive today.
Chief of Staff Zhao Feng reported in a low voice, handing over a newly delivered hand-drawn sketch.
Liao Changfeng took the sketch and glanced at the area where the Japanese soldiers were assembled.
And, the possible locations of Japanese artillery positions and command posts.
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips.
"After waiting for them for two days, they finally agreed to move their main force forward."
Unfortunately, there is no chance.
It's time for us to fight back.