Chapter 532 Heavy casualties
"Baga!"
Ito Karen only had time to curse half a voice, and the cluster grenade had already landed in front of him and exploded!
The air waves generated by the explosion instantly tear up Ito Karen's short and strong body into countless pieces, splashing everywhere, and the Type 95 light tank that was so close to him was not spared! It was overturned to the ground by the air waves, and the barrel of the 37mm caliber main gun poked on the hard ground and bent in an instant, which was basically considered useless!
But Hiroshi Aso escaped!
Before the cluster grenade fell, Hiro Aso had already discovered that he could hide to the right side of the Type 95 tank in advance. The hard body of the tank blocked the grenade's fragments and air waves, so Hiro Aso was unharmed!
However, after the tank was overturned, the infantry following behind were exposed!
So Hiro Aso retreated to one side of the street and quietly retreated against the base of the wall!
At this time, most of the Japanese soldiers were still moving forward, but Hiro Aso realized that the attack had failed and he would not retreat at this time. He would not retreat even if he wanted to retreat later!
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On the right roof, Erbao's congested head finally calmed down.
Hearing the explosion, Erbao looked slightly from the gap and saw that the tank advancing along Yudai Street had been blown up in the middle of the street.
Without the threat of the main tank gun, the national army's light and heavy machine guns immediately opened up all fire!
The Japanese who were advancing along Yudai Street and on both sides of the houses were immediately suppressed!
Seeing this, Erbao immediately raised the Shui Lianzhu rifle again and pointed it at a Japanese lieutenant on the roof in front of him!
The next moment, Erbao gently pulled the trigger, and with the sound of a gunshot, the Japanese lieutenant's face immediately burst out.
The next moment, the rifles and machine guns of several nearby Japanese soldiers turned around one after another.
The second treasure retracted back to the gap without hesitation, then rolled forward to the other gap before, and then pulled the gun at an extremely fast speed and pulled the trigger!
Another gunshot, and another Japanese man screamed and rolled down from the roof.
After a shot, Erbao immediately retracted to the side of the gap. Sure enough, the firepower of the Japanese machine gun on the opposite side immediately chased over, smashing the walls on both sides of the gap into smoke and dust.
The second treasure hiding on the side of the gap was unscathed.
With a gentle pull of the bolt, another hot brass shell was thrown out from the shell throwing port and rolled to the ground. It made a continuous jingle sound when jumping, which sounded so pleasant!
At this time, Erbao had completely recovered from calmness!
Open the bolt, take out a five-round bridge clamp from the bullet bag and fill it into the chamber, close the bolt, push it again, and push another bullet into the chamber.
Waiting for two seconds, when the Japanese machine gun fire turned elsewhere, Erbao flashed again and appeared in the middle of the gap again. Almost at the same time, Erbao also completed the gun and pulled the trigger!
Another gunshot, and another Japanese man howled and fell from the roof!
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On the Jade Belt Gate, the observation post of the 10th Infantry Regiment.
Yoshio Shinozuka, Fukuoku, and Mori Mori Hiroshi were standing on the top of the city wall, watching the fierce street fighting in Hankou Castle.
Standing on the Yudai Gate and looking down into the city, you can clearly see the fierce battle on the roofs of houses between Yudai Street, Di Shang Street, Main Street and the three streets!
Seeing that the guided tanks were blown up one by one, and the Japanese soldiers advancing along the three streets and the roofs of the middle houses were shot and killed one by one, the three old Japanese men gradually became solemn.
"Baga!" Mori Mohiro gritted his teeth, "How could this happen?"
"Suoga!" Dibujiagui also frowned, "I originally thought that after destroying the fortress of Hankou Railway Station, Guishan and Snake Mountain, the war behind would be very smooth, but I didn't expect that things were not what I imagined. The Chinese army's tenacity and good fighting skills were far beyond my imagination!"
Only Yoshio Shinozuka's face has not changed much.
Yoshio Shinozuka had long anticipated this. Although the 10th Division did not participate in the Nanjing Battle, he had long heard of the Battle of Xinjiekou. Zhong Yi was able to beat the two infantry regiments of the Imperial Army at Xinjiekou with a group of troops, which shows how powerful his ability is. Now that Zhong Yi has heavy troops in his hand, it is even more difficult to deal with!
The reason why Yoshio Shinozuka did it just to use cruel facts to warn Hirokuri Miyagi that the Hankou Railway Station Fortress, Guishan Fortress, and Snake Mountain Fortress does not mean that the Japanese army has already won the battle in Wuhan! The battle in Wuhan is far from the time to decide the outcome!
Half an hour later, the 3rd Infantry Battalion, which was attacking, was no longer able to advance.
When the Japanese army found that they had reached the end of their strength, the national army on the opposite side immediately launched a counterattack!
Under the fierce attack of the national army, the Japanese army only persisted for a moment and retreated without restraint!
The Kuomintang army chased and killed two hundred meters, and drove the Japanese army to the vicinity of Xinglong Lane less than 100 meters away from the city gate before stopping the pursuit. The distance was just right.
If you continue to chase forward, you will be blocked by the Japanese army guarding the city walls!
Seeing the Kuomintang army chasing it a hundred meters away, it retreated like a tide, Maori Mori was so angry that he stamped his feet!
"Baga, these Chinese troops are really cunning!" Maori Mori said angrily, "If they chased forward fifty meters, they would completely enter the shooting territory of the machine gun brigade!"
Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and said, "Mori, go down and count it quickly to see how many people are left in the 3rd Infantry Battalion?"
"Hayi!" Maori Mori paused his head and hurried down the city tower with a saber.
When he saw the sparse queue of the 3rd infantry brigade that had been withdrawn, Maori Mori felt that things were not good. As a result, after counting, he found that more than 1,000 officers and soldiers who attacked had escaped only less than 200 people!
This time, the loss ratio of the battle was as high as 80%, which can be considered a crushing defeat!
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It was not only the 3rd Infantry Battalion, which was to the 10th Infantry Regiment, who suffered a crushing defeat.
In this attack, in addition to the 10th Infantry Regiment, the 39th Infantry Regiment and the 40th Infantry Regiment also dispatched an infantry brigade and launched an attack on Hankou Railway Station and Racecourse!
As a result, all attacks in the three directions were defeated without exception!
Among them, the 3rd infantry battalion of the 39th Infantry Regiment attacked from the Hankou Railway Station was the worst. None of the more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers who attacked could escape, and the entire army was destroyed!
The 2nd Battalion of the 40th Infantry Regiment of the right wing racecourse was slightly better, but the more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers who attacked also lost more than 500!
With just one large attack, the 10th Division lost more than 2,000 infantry! It was a heavy casualty!
Chapter completed!