Chapter 407 Lushun Raiders (4)
After correcting the landing point of the shells, the Ocean and the Ocean carried out a total of three rounds of volleys, which completely destroyed the Japanese artillery positions.
Although Nogi Hinomi was shocked how the overseas Chinese warships determined their artillery positions, they were on the string at this time and had to fire. After all, if they could not regain the 203 Highland, Lushun would definitely not be able to defend it. It was only a few days earlier and a few days later. Therefore, Nogi Hinomi still ordered the army to launch an attack on the 203 Highland.
In the morning battle, the Japanese army was killed more than 500 people, with more than 1,000 troops reduced to combat. The three regiments participating in the battle were basically destroyed. Therefore, the Japanese army that was attacking again was a new force. Nogi Haki also prepared two regiments of troops to counterattack the 203 Highland. The first two regiments to be deployed in the attack were about 800 Japanese soldiers. Although the 203 Highland was lost, the morale of the Japanese army remained unabated. They held a bayonet rifle and shouted "Banya" while charging towards the 203 Highland.
Of course, in order to capture the 203 Highland, the People's Army also paid a considerable price to kill more than 300 people. In addition to the injured soldiers, the combat personnel were reduced by more than 700. Since it was the 1st and 2nd Battalions that participated in the battle in advance, the reduction of more than 300 people were exceeded. Therefore, the task of guarding the positions is now handed over to the 3rd Battalion, the 1st Battalion, and the 2nd Battalion were all renovated underground in the 203 Highlands, and temporary reorganization was carried out to achieve combat organization. However, the machine guns and mortar departments of the entire regiment were all pulled up to the 203 Highlands, and the machine gun and mortar positions were arranged during the more than an hour of reorganization of the Japanese attack. Although Shijian was still a little short of it, it was much better than the hasty arrangement just now.
The first thing to do was to fire was a mortar, which was launched at the Japanese army 600 meters away, causing countless explosions in the Japanese army. Moreover, due to the dense Japanese positions, the explosion also caused considerable damage to the Japanese army. However, the attack of the mortar did not stop the Japanese army from advancing. The Japanese soldiers still shouted "Banya" and advanced without any hesitation.
After 4 or 5 rounds of mortars, hundreds of casualties were caused to the Japanese army. The Japanese army advanced to a position 300 meters away from the position, and the soldiers had already started jogging. However, at this time, the People's Army machine guns, rifles, grenade launchers and other weapons in the position also opened fire together and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army. Various bullets and shells were like heavy rain and hail, and they would attack the Japanese army.
Under such fierce firepower, the Japanese soldiers fell into the ground in rows like dry grass in the wind. Although the Japanese army refused, they rushed forward desperately, and the soldiers in front fell down, and someone immediately made up behind them. Moreover, the shouts of "Banya-Banya-" became higher and higher until they fell down.
However, in front of the People's Army's firepower network composed of more than a dozen machine gun positions, the Japanese army's charge was very powerful, but the results were useless. Except for more people who died, they could not reach within 100 meters of the position. As it turned out, without the firepower cover of artillery soldiers, using infantry to attack positions guarded by machine guns was basically to send heads. After all, in the era of *, relying solely on the spiritual power of soldiers was useless.
Despite the tenacious will of the Japanese army, they were unable to advance to the position. The attack of the strong generals lasted for more than half an hour, and finally retreated because they could not support it. In this round of attack, the Japanese army almost died more than 300 more people, and together with the injured soldiers, the two regiments were completely crippled.
But Nogi Kidino was not moved and immediately transferred two new regiments to continue attacking to maintain pressure on the People's Army. However, the Japanese attacked again, and the ending was no different. Under the intensive firepower of the People's Army, they still returned in vain.
After two rounds of attacks, the southeastern hillside of the 203 Highland was covered with Japanese corpses, almost covering the hillside. Yi Xun is now a man of war for a long time, but this is the first time he has seen such a tragic battlefield. He couldn't help but feel sick in his stomach.
Deputy Commander Zhu Jingqi was so nervous that he was still angry, and he said, "This is not a war, but a unilateral massacre."
Yi Xun also nodded and said, "In the old time and space, I have heard many stories about the Japanese army's 'Banya Charge'. Now I have finally seen it. They are really not afraid of death."
At this time, the regiment chief of staff Tian Zechu walked into the temporary command center and heard the conversation between them, saying, "You two shouldn't be here to load the fire. The Japanese army will launch an attack soon, but our machine gun bullets are almost used. Please make up quickly, and this round of charge will not be stopped."
Yi Xun was also shocked and said, "A machine gun team equipped with 3,000 rounds of bullets, and they were all exhausted in an instant?"
Tian Zechu said: "Not all of them have been fired. Our regiment has a total of 54 machine gun groups. According to statistics just now, 5 machine gun groups have exhausted all the bullets, and 21 machine gun groups have used the last bullet supply box. Only 4 machine gun groups have used the second bullet supply box. I have ordered the machine gun positions to fire a little, and the one who fired bullets and the last bullet supply box have been removed, leaving the remaining bullets to the machine gun team on the position."
Zhu Jingqi said: "Will almost half of the machine gun team be removed from us? "
Tian Zechu shook his head and said, "No, I have observed it carefully just now. To be honest, it is too wasteful to shoot like us, and suppressing the Japanese army 100 meters away, other soldiers have no room for performance. You must know that guarding positions is not just the task of the machine gun troops, and every soldier in the regiment should play a role."
Yi Xun also nodded and said, "It makes sense. Compared with the Japanese army, we do have a big gap. In the past, we cannot be compared with regular troops when dealing with bandits and others."
Just as they were talking, the third round of Japanese attacks began again.
Yi Xun and others seemed to have extremely fierce battles, but in Nogi Hinomi's eyes, it was not enough to discuss. You should know that Nogi Hinomi's battle to command the Japanese army to attack Shun's brigade was far more tragic than this battle. Therefore, Nogi Hinomi was not moved at all. Instead, he mobilized two more regiments to launch an attack on the 203 Highlands again. He also transferred a new regiment.
Since nearly half of the machine gun team was removed, and the machine gun team left behind did not shoot at all costs, the firepower strike this time was significantly weakened a lot, and the firepower net composed of machine guns was no longer as airtight as the previous two times. Although it still caused considerable damage to the Japanese army, the Japanese army's advancing effect was significantly better than the previous two times. Not only did it break through the 100-meter-long line of the previous two attacks, it even broke through to a distance of only 50 meters from the People's Army's position.
When Nogi Hashinori saw it in the rear, he felt a little relaxed. Although during the first attack, the People's Army suppressed the Japanese army 100 meters away, Nogi Hashinori found that the People's Army's firepower was too dense. There were only two reasons for such tactics. One was that the People's Army had sufficient bullets and was not afraid of waste. The other was that the People's Army's soldiers were not experienced and could not be restrained when fighting. This was also a common problem for new recruits. Therefore, Nogi Hashinori launched the second attack, which was intended to consume the People's Army's ammunition. Now it seems that he had bet right. The People's Army obviously used too many bullets to waste the previous two times, and this time the firepower was greatly reduced. So Nogi Hashinori immediately ordered to mobilize two more rebels. Once the attacking army broke into the People's Army's position, they immediately followed up and regained the 203 Highland in one fell swoop.
However, at this time, other soldiers of the People's Army guarding the position also began to fight, and they could use * at a distance of 50 meters. Compared with the army of this era, the People's Army equipped a large number of *, so if they encountered other troops within a distance of 20-50 meters, they might be able to break through easily, but in front of the People's Army, there was an insurmountable obstacle, and the soldiers guarding the position immediately threw out *. Within a distance of 30-40 meters in front of the position, an explosion line was formed, and the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground and died. Even though a few Japanese soldiers lucky enough to break through the * explosion, the number of people was too small after all, and they could not pose any threat to the People's Army's positions.
Although Nogiki Hinomi is in the rear, he can see clearly with a telescope. Unexpectedly, at this point, the People's Army can turn the tables again. So will the subsequent army continue to invest in the attack? If it is not invested in the army, then this attack will definitely fail; if the army is put into the army, the army in the front cannot open up the situation and will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Although Nogiki Hinomi does not care about the casualties of the army, he does not have many troops in his hands and cannot withstand such consumption. Just when Nogi Hinomi hesitated, the Japanese army attacking finally could not withstand the charge and was defeated by the People's Army.
Moreover, the Japanese army suffered the greatest casualties this time. After the two regiments retreated, less than half of them were found. If the injured soldiers were eliminated, then the two companies could almost be considered as annihilated.
After three consecutive attacks, nearly 1,200 Japanese troops were killed, and the number of troops was reduced by more than 2,700. Although the casualties this time were nothing compared to the last attack on Lushun, Noki Hinomi no longer had many troops under him. Moreover, Noki Hinomi no longer had the opportunity to re-capture the 203 Highland, so he didn't know whether he should launch another attack.
At this moment, the news came that the Japanese army's Dadingshan position was finally declared to be lost. The Dadingshan position is an important position in northwest of Lushun after the 203 Highlands. Therefore, the loss of the Dadingshan position not only means that the defense line in northwest of Lushun will completely collapse, but it is meaningless to continue to attack the 203 Highlands. If you do not retreat, you may be surrounded by the People's Army.
Chapter completed!