Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1018

However, unlike the Japanese army's impatient attack, the Fourth Line Regiment began digging trenches in front of the Japanese defense line at four o'clock in the morning.

First horizontally, then vertically, then horizontally!

If you look down from a high altitude, it looks like a plate of criss-crossed flags!

Of course, the Japanese army on the opposite side also built two lines of defense, which they spent all night digging out under the threat of Chinese artillery.

The potential of the human body to explode when life is seriously threatened is terrifying!

Take the Zhaozhuang infantry brigade as an example. Yesterday, as many as 160 people were killed under the crazy shelling of the artillery battalion of the Sixing Regiment. As a result, less than 600 people were left. They just dug out a 1.5-meter-deep, long The 1,200-meter trench basically guarantees a hiding place in the next wave of crazy shelling.

As long as the artillery shells do not fall into the trenches, the chances of survival of the Japanese soldiers hiding in the trenches are greatly increased. Of course, it is not uncommon for that kind of shell to land just two or three meters along the edge of the trench, and the entire trench will be squeezed inward by the huge explosion energy, causing the soldiers in it to be squeezed to death by the mud.

Then, it depends on fate.

To put it bluntly, in this dark night in the mountains, the Chinese and Japanese sides who wanted to kill each other were actually wielding picks and shovels instead of swords and guns. The clanking sounds on both sides' positions never stopped.

If we have to find a difference, it is that the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment who came on the urgent march had to eat and sleep for up to 8 hours, but the Japanese did not stop for a moment. If the previous overnight rapid march is included, the Japanese army already had two meals a day. They only slept for a total of 3 hours that night. Even Iron Men were almost defeated by fatigue. You could tell by looking at their eyes that looked lifeless, like zombies.

Yes, under the command of Tang Dao, the Four Lines Regiment will not rush up with guns in front of the Japanese bullets. In that case, even if they win the final victory and kill the three or four thousand Japanese invaders in front of them, the Four Lines Regiment will probably be strong. Hurt, Tang Dao would not do such stupid things like injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging himself by eight hundred.

The so-called early morning offensive is when the horizontal trenches have been established and the three infantry battalions begin to dig forward fortifications. If possible, the distance between the positions of the two sides can even be shortened to 40 meters, which is almost the distance that infantry can throw grenades.

Yota Yoto, the chief of staff of the 2nd Mixed Brigade, who was the commander of the rear wing of the Japanese army at the time, looked through the telescope at the soil that was constantly flying up from the ground more than 300 meters away, with a solemn expression but helpless.

He wanted to stop China from constantly digging into his own side, but bullets would not turn. Except for grenades that could attack the opponent, there were few weapons that could threaten them.

It is not that he did not try to let his grenade launchers throw grenades at the trench area that the Chinese were digging, but the trench was already narrow, and it took luck to accurately throw the grenade into a trench less than 1.5 meters wide from hundreds of meters away. On the other hand, China may have anticipated this move, and they have also prepared countermeasures.

However, what the Chinese fought back was not the Japanese grenades that could only throw grenades, but the 82-force!

There are at least 10 82 guns on standby. Once the Japanese army fires grenades, the artillery observers observe the general area of the grenadier, and immediately ten or twenty artillery shells roar in.

It is a perfect example of the concept of "wealth brings firepower"!

After more than five grenade groups and a dozen infantrymen were torn to pieces by the overwhelming mortar shells, some grenadier soldiers began to refuse to accept orders, even if they were beaten by the infantry squadron leader. Big mouth.

At this time, if Yin Teng Youta shows enough strength and immediately kills the disobedient sergeant, he may be able to exchange death for death. At the worst, it will slow down the Chinese army's crazy advance.

Unfortunately, the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff of the Second Mixed Brigade, who has always been accustomed to living in the shadow of Yamashita, hesitated. He believed that this was mental disorder caused by the soldiers not getting enough rest. He was afraid that his toughness would completely destroy the morale that was already on the verge of collapse. , by then, not even gods can save him.

The result of looking forward and looking back is that the 200 officers and soldiers of the stubborn third battalion in front of Zhaozhuang dug forward nearly 60 meters in one and a half hours, forming more than 20 traffic trenches. If this situation does not change, it will only take until the afternoon At 3 o'clock, the third battalion could dig in front of the Japanese positions. At that time, it would really be the end of the Japanese.

Faced with the aggressive digging of fortifications by the battalions of the Fourth Army Regiment, the Japanese infantry could not sleep peacefully at this time. They could only continue to deepen the trenches and the two sides fought against the civil fortifications. It was also a quite different kind of battle.

Of course, during this period, the artillery on both sides was not idle. If you fire a burst of artillery towards my rear, I will immediately hit you with a burst of artillery.

This time, because both sides had sufficient trench protection, the infantry losses on both sides were not large. However, seeing the lively fighting between the artillerymen on both sides, they did not target the other side. Instead, they attacked the infantry. The infantrymen on both sides almost invariably cursed their own artillery. mother.

Co-author, if you two fight, the final damage will be borne entirely by me?

Although Tang Dao concurrently serves as the artillery battalion commander of the Sixings Regiment, everyone knows that Tang Tuanzuo is now responsible for commanding the overall situation. The deputy battalion commander Pang Panghai is basically in charge of the artillery battalion. For this reason, Major Pang Panghai has been The commanders of the first, second and third battalions called and scolded him.

Pang Dahai is also aggrieved! It's not that he doesn't want to hit the Japanese artillery, but the distance between the two sides is at least 6,000 meters. Is the 150's measly range of 3,000 meters enough? Besides, they were hiding behind a hill, in the blind spot of the mountain cannon. What else could they do besides just watch the fun?

Then it's better to destroy the fortifications built by the Japanese army with great sweat, and kill some Japanese devils by the way, so as to pave the way for the next attack by the infantry brothers, right?

The Japanese artillery probably thought the same way. If they couldn't hit the opponent's artillery, they would take it out on the infantry. No matter how they scolded them, that was the only thing they could do.

Yamashita, who was located at the headquarters in Changle Village, took a long breath after receiving the telegram from Yota Yinto from behind, and his face full of gloom seemed relaxed for the first time.

"Yo Xi! The artillery brigade has done a good job. Tell them to continue fighting the Chinese artillery. They won't be arrogant for long."

Although the Japanese army is still unable to accurately determine the specific location of the Chinese artillery, the general area can be basically locked. This information has been sent to Yuancheng Airport through the field radio.

If the Chinese artillery continues to shell like this, the rising smoke will be the most obvious target. The 24 fighter plane formations that have already flown to the Changle Village battlefield will definitely turn this serious threat into ashes.

With the loss of this artillery group with large-caliber artillery, Yamashita would have the confidence to hold on for another three days under the siege of the Chinese.

Yesterday afternoon, the 108th Division, which was frightened back, had regrouped in Liao County and Licheng respectively. This morning reinforcements will be sent to Changle Village. According to intelligence, the Chinese can only deploy one infantry division at most to stop them.

Although the intelligence department of the front army has made a big mistake, causing the headquarters to misjudge the strength of the Chinese troops, Yamashita can only choose to believe it this time, otherwise what can he do?

In short, all Yamashita's hopes were pinned on Army Aviation and the 108th Division.

Perhaps even Yamashita, who was arrogant and looked down on the two "reserve" divisions when he sent troops before, didn't realize that after more than ten days of fighting, his sharp edges had been smoothed by the Chinese.

Not only did they lose the confidence to break through the enemy's defenses, they even placed their own safety on friendly forces.

Obviously, this is a ridiculously wrong idea.

Women cannot rely on men, but men still want to rely on men. Do you think this is reliable?

Yamashita must not have been able to see that there were clouds of smoke rising in the mountains in the distance that he could not see. There were white smoke after the artillery was fired, and smoke from a large amount of wet firewood being ignited.

There are so many of these firewood piles that they are almost all over the mountains, and Tang Tuanzuo ordered that no open flames be allowed. They are typical smoke-making machines. As a result, the Chinese soldiers inside were not allowed to wrap wet towels around their mouths and nostrils. Otherwise, they will all be stunned.

The same is true for the people inside. From the outside, it looks like a fairyland filled with smoke. If you don't look closer, no one can discover the humans and equipment hidden inside.

So, when Sasaki led 23 Japanese planes to arrive over the area aggressively, the collective was stunned.

To prevent them, did the Chinese set the entire mountain on fire?

It is difficult to maintain accuracy when dropping bombs at an altitude of 1,500 meters. It is absolutely impossible to see the target clearly under the smoke.

But for Captain Sasaki, this time he was ordered to bomb, it was not as simple as dropping bombs at high altitude. He had to destroy the Chinese artillery positions.

Otherwise, the crisscrossing Chinese infantry positions on the ground must be his first choice target.

The formation consisted of a huge fleet of 24 aircraft carrying more than 15 tons of explosives, enough to reduce more than a thousand Chinese soldiers to ashes.

Unfortunately, the biggest threat to the Second Mixed Brigade is no longer China's huge infantry, but the artillery group it unveiled yesterday evening, which even includes a 150-caliber heavy artillery. Anyone who is a soldier knows that that kind of artillery is very effective against What a threat the infantry poses.

But the Chinese also made their own defenses. The entire mountain was shrouded in light smoke. Looking down from an altitude of 1,500 meters, it was difficult to even see the trees, let alone the artillery and people.

If you want to see the artillery positions clearly, you must have fighter planes fly to a lower altitude for reconnaissance. "Gentlemen, the Chinese are very cunning. They use smoke to try to obstruct the sight of our Imperial Army Air Force. I need two warriors to conduct fire reconnaissance on the ground!" Captain Sasaki has never been that cruel commander. Qian always treats his subordinates with kindness, even when giving orders.

This is probably one of the reasons why the Japanese pilots are still tolerant of this commander who is known for his ability to "keep friends".

The Japanese fleet was hovering high in the sky, but there was silence on the radio.

All Japanese pilots know that the Chinese army below is most likely the legendary Si Xing Regiment. They gave the Imperial Army Aviation a taste of the power of their anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns in Zhengcheng and Licheng. If they fly too low, they will inevitably encounter attack.

The key point is that the fighter formation will never easily waste bombs on such not-so-powerful anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns or small-caliber anti-aircraft guns. If they die, they will most likely die in vain.

But the Imperial Japanese Army never lacks brave men. After dozens of seconds of silence, someone finally answered.

“I, Chiba Yoshioka, take the order!”

“I, Sato Hyoukihara, take the order!”

"Very good, the Imperial Army Aviation will be proud of you. No matter what the outcome is after the war, I will report the bravery of the two colleagues to the headquarters!" Sasaki's gratified voice sounded on the radio. "The base reconnaissance altitude is 1,000 meters. You two can adjust it according to the actual situation. Be careful of the Chinese anti-aircraft machine guns. I approve that you two can drop bombs at any time to reduce the load. If the fighter plane is damaged, you can leave the battlefield immediately without returning to the formation."

This is the greatest authority that Sasaki, as a commander, can give to his two brave subordinates. The subtext is that if he is attacked, he will immediately drop a bomb and escape. If the fighter plane is damaged, saving himself will be the first choice.

In fact, Sasaki has had enough of "sacrifice his comrades" to save his reputation, and he doesn't want to go back with heavy losses this time.

Especially when he thought of the old rivals of the Four Elements Regiment, Sasaki felt inexplicably trembling in his heart. Most of his reputation in the Army and Aviation of the entire front was thanks to them.

Two 96 fighter jets roared out of formation and headed downwards.

In a machine gun fortification on the mountain peak that was tightly covered by pine trees and camouflage nets.

Cheng Tieshou, deputy instructor of the artillery battalion and commander of the air defense company, was looking up at the sky with a telescope.

“Sir, the Japanese plane has sent a reconnaissance plane down. Do you want to fight?” the second lieutenant on the side asked with a serious expression.

"Fight, why not fight? I ordered each odd-numbered anti-aircraft machine gun team to attack any Japanese aircraft within their range immediately. However, in order to prevent the Japanese planes from dropping bombs in retaliation, everyone except the machine gunners and ammunition handlers took shelter in the bunkers." Cheng Tietshou raised his eyebrows. "The other gun positions are not allowed to fire without orders without permission. The real big fish has not yet entered the net!"

Although the two Japanese pilots looked heroic in their responses, they were actually very cautious. They always maintained an altitude of about 1,000 meters and kept roaring over the mountains.

However, a large amount of smoke rising from the mountains still blocked their sight. The field of view looking down from an altitude of 1,000 meters and looking down from 1,500 meters was actually not much different.

Finally, the two Japanese pilots bit the bullet and lowered their flying altitude by another 200 meters. The altitude of 800 meters was already within the range of the anti-aircraft machine gun, but their field of vision was much clearer.

In the shade of the green mountains and blocked by the smoke, they could still see the camouflaged piles in the valley.

However, before they could take a telescope to see more clearly, sparks suddenly burst out from the high ground on the side of the mountain.

That was at least 4 anti-aircraft machine guns shooting at two Japanese planes that had increased their speed to extremely high speeds. Each bright bullet represented dozens of bullets hitting the Japanese planes.

The two Japanese pilots, who were already highly nervous, instinctively yanked the rudder and then pulled the bomb release gate hard. Two 200-pound aerial bombs roared downward from the belly of the aircraft.

The 96 fighter jet, which instantly became lighter, was lifted up at high speed under the wild fire of four anti-aircraft machine guns. In just five or six seconds, it jumped forward five to six hundred meters, and its height was also raised to 1,100 meters.

They were lucky. Apart from a few bullet holes on the fuselage and a cold sweat on their bodies, the less powerful anti-aircraft machine guns did nothing to them.

"Suspected Chinese artillery positions were found, but time was limited and only a few were found. It is not yet completely certain." Although one of the Japanese pilots was in shock, he still did not forget his mission and radioed to the formation's supreme commander, Captain Sasaki. Report what you see.

Of course, the Japanese second lieutenant named Yoshioka Chiba was an honest child. Because the time was short, he only had a glimpse, but he felt that those green groups were too rich compared to the normal mountain forest.

He just stated the results he saw. All decisions must be made by the supreme commander.

Sasaki was actually very confused. As expected, the Chinese spared no effort to protect their artillery and hid a lot of anti-aircraft machine guns below. The two fighter planes finally risked their lives to reconnoiter the intelligence. Even if it was a bit vague, he couldn't say that he would send another one. Check out two of them!

“Yo Xi, thank you Chibkun and Kiharkun for your hard work. The Chinese only arrived at the battlefield yesterday evening. Even if they have disguises, they must be rough, and they must not be able to escape the eyes of the imperial eagle.

Warriors, now it is their turn to bear the wrath of the Imperial Eagle. I order the area where Chibkun discovered to be the center of the circle, radiating 1,000 meters outward. The formation is divided into 6 groups, 3 groups on the left and 3 groups on the right. Keep the altitude at 1100 meters and attack with bombs!

However, everyone please remember that we are the noble imperial eagles, not the inferior infantry. We must not easily use machine guns to fight the enemy unless absolutely necessary. That is a crude tactic used by inferior infantry!

Let me repeat it again, don't underestimate the Chinese people below. Have you all remembered it? "Sasaki took a deep breath and his voice sounded on the radio.

Captain Sasaki now looks more and more like a commander.

This may be because the position is different, and the head is beginning to look different! Just like an old Chinese saying goes: The head determines the butt, and the **** can also affect the head!

“Hi!” the Japanese pilots responded to their commander on the radio.

There is no way, who gave their commander the experience of participating in more than a dozen air battles and returning unscathed? Teammates change one after another, but if they live well and get promoted, this is capital.

Of course, Sasaki, who has become more and more like a commander, could not have known that, only 2,500 meters away from him, a Chinese Army colonel looked at the Japanese plane after the reconnaissance plane escaped and began to make a sharp turn to enter the battlefield. The corner of his mouth was high. High arc.

The Japanese have been fooled again!

It's not in vain that he fired out 5,000 rounds of artillery shells like a prodigal yesterday.

You know, yesterday the director of the Munitions Department, Zhuang Shisan, cried and begged him not to fight again. He, Director Zhuang, is very clever and calculating, but he is not a fairy. If he wants, he can turn dozens of people from the Munitions Department into cannonballs and throw them out.

But Tang Tuanzuo was still determined to fight.

You have to be willing to make a nest to fish, let alone a fishing machine? How about a good art film, plus a prelude of taking off your pants?

PS: Yesterday I saw some book friends leaving messages, saying that if no new books were published, this book would still have at least 500,000 words. I can only say that the layout should be opened up a bit, hum! It's only been 38 years! The reason why I started a new book is that I have been writing about the Anti-Japanese War for a long time. Writing science fiction is not just to change my brain. The more I use my brain, the more flexible it becomes!

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