Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

While the Japanese shelled, the Japanese soldiers quickly built positions with prepared sandbags.

The Japanese regiment commander was still observing the situation on the battlefield with a telescope. Looking at the dusty position of the 358th Regiment, he sneered.

"These Shanxi-Suiyuan troops have no power to resist us. They probably can't stand just a few rounds of artillery fire."

"That's right. Apart from the Northeast Army, other troops are not worth mentioning when they meet us." The Japanese lieutenant colonel on the side also echoed.

"Give the soldiers the order to charge. We must occupy at least 30% of the enemy's positions within one day!" the Japanese regiment commander said immediately.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel nodded, asked the soldiers to take out walkie-talkies and began to convey orders.

Not long after the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese soldiers launched an attack on the position at the north gate.

In the trenches, the soldiers of the 358th Regiment who were hiding in the anti-artillery holes were also called out by the officers.

"Don't delay, the Japs will charge as soon as the artillery fire stops!" the officer urged.

The soldiers came out of the anti-artillery holes with guns in hand and entered their previous positions.

Some soldiers tentatively popped their heads out to check, and saw a large number of Japanese soldiers rushing towards their position, only two or three hundred meters away from them.

"Sergeant, aren't we going to fight?!" a soldier asked the veteran next to him, his hand holding the rifle trembling slightly.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Can you hit the target from such a long distance? Don't waste bullets. Wait until the Japanese get closer." The squad leader scolded.

Although they had much more bullets than ordinary troops, they still had enough.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…………

While charging, the Japanese soldiers were also firing at the position to suppress the enemy with firepower.

Bullets flew out from above my head, and some hit the sandbags. Fortunately, the sand in the sandbags was thick enough. If it was thinner, it would have been pierced by the bullets.

Puff puff......

As the distance came to within two hundred meters, the soldiers in the machine gun positions opened fire one after another.

Da da da………

Fire snakes spurted out of the muzzle of the gun, and bullets were fired at the advancing Japanese as if they were free.

But their shooting skills were not that accurate. They only killed two or three Japanese soldiers with a volley of bullets. However, they also hindered their advance and slowed down their attack speed.

"Grenade launcher, blow up the enemy's machine gun position!" A Japanese second lieutenant in the rear immediately called the Japanese artilleryman who was carrying a grenade launcher.

"Hi!" The Japanese artilleryman immediately took out the grenade launcher, then fixed it skillfully, and began to calibrate the muzzle position with his thumb!
At the same time, at the machine gun position, an officer discovered the Japanese artillery.

"Quick! Leave the position first! The Japs are about to fire!" The officer ran over and gave the order immediately.

But the machine gunner continued shooting, and he got so angry that he kicked him over and ran away with the machine gunner.

Others who were loading bullets and machine gun assistants also evacuated the position!

The Japanese artillery's gun was also aimed at the machine gun position. He quickly took out a shell and put it into the muzzle.

boom!
But then there was a muffled sound from the grenade launcher, and a shell quickly fell into the machine gun position.

boom!
A loud noise was heard instantly, and the location of the machine gun position was covered in dust. Some sandbags were torn open by the debris, and the sand inside flowed out.

The machine gunners who had just evacuated hurriedly fell to the ground to avoid the attack. Their ears were buzzing and their bodies were covered with a layer of sand.

The machine gunners who escaped the disaster looked at this scene in astonishment. If they had run a little slower, they would probably be dead by now.

"What are you standing there for? Change your position quickly and continue to suppress the Japanese!" an officer on the side cursed.

Fortunately, he discovered that the Japanese were planning to use a grenade launcher to blow up their machine gun position, and he took the people away in time.

However, although he was lucky enough to discover the Japanese's intention, many machine gun positions were still destroyed by the Japanese. The soldiers were either killed on the spot or lost limbs and were seriously injured. The firepower was suddenly weakened a lot.

Fortunately, their bunkers were relatively sturdy and could withstand the bombardment of artillery shells, otherwise, their heavy firepower would probably have been destroyed by the Japanese.

On the wall walkway, Chu Yunfei watched this scene and cursed angrily: "Didn't I teach you to change positions immediately after the machine guns fired two rounds? Why didn't you listen?"

He knew that the Japanese grenade launchers were very accurate, so he reminded the machine gunners not to keep firing in one position, but to change positions in time.

In the end, some people forgot, resulting in the destruction of many machine gun positions.

"Commander, calm down. They didn't mean to disobey you. It's just that when the fight started, they were so focused on suppressing the Japanese that they couldn't advance so quickly that they forgot about it for a moment.

Besides, our troops actually have no experience in direct combat with the Japanese, and their experience is still limited to sneak attacks on the Japanese." Fang Ligong said quickly.

In his opinion, it really wasn't the soldiers' fault. They were already fighting and had no time to care about anything else.

For so long, they had never faced the Japanese attacks head-on and did not quite understand their way of fighting.

That's why those machine gunners were so careless and neglectful.

"That's all?! This is a matter of life and death. After the war is over, those who survived must continue training! Let them remember it!" Chu Yunfei said angrily. He picked up the telescope and continued to observe.

The soldiers on the city wall walkway were still watching, because the Japanese were quite far away from them and it was not yet time to attack.

"The commander is right! We really need to train them well. They should remember to change their positions immediately after firing a few rounds." Seeing Chu Yunfei's angry look, Fang Ligong quickly agreed to him, so that Chu Yunfei would not scold him later.

"In comparison, Mu Jin's soldiers are better trained. If they come to defend the city, I'm afraid these few Japanese devils won't be enough for them to kill!" Chu Yunfei sighed.

Mu Jin also told him that the Japanese grenade launchers were specifically used to bomb machine gun positions, so he reminded the machine gunners to remember to change machine gun positions in a timely manner.

"If it were them, I'm afraid the Japanese would have been wiped out before they even reached the county town." Fang Ligong couldn't help but say.

If Mu Jin were allowed to fight with the same number of people as the Japanese, the Japanese would not be able to reach the county town.

We might have been wiped out by them along the way, so there was no need to face this situation at all.

Chu Yunfei fell silent for a moment. It was true. With the strength of Mu Jin's troops, the Japanese could not even reach the county town.

Rather than comparing with Mu Jin, it is better to compare with the New 1st Regiment. Their soldiers are also well-trained.

………Xu Qingfeng was halfway up the mountain, watching the Japanese attack.

"The Japanese's attack method hasn't changed at all. After the artillery bombards, the infantry charges, and then the infantry retreats and the artillery bombards." Xu Qingfeng said.

"We can't do anything. These are the Japanese's three weapons. Fortunately, we blew up the Japanese airport. Otherwise, there would be more planes coming to bomb now." Zhao Ming, who was following Xu Qingfeng, said.

The Japanese planes were no pushovers either. The bombs they carried were even more powerful and could directly destroy the positions they had built.

"Well, you have to admit, the Japs' fighting power is indeed not weak. Although they are new recruits, it can be seen that they are well-trained. The Japs attacking Fucheng have fewer new recruits than veterans." Xu Qingfeng nodded and began to analyze.

Judging from the Japanese attack, most of the Japanese soldiers were very flexible in their movements during the attack, but a small number of them were not so flexible, which showed that they were inexperienced recruits.

"If it weren't for what the 16th Division did, we should have focused on annihilating the 20th Division." Zhao Ming said. Of the two divisions, only the 20th Division was easier to bully.

"If we target the 20th Division, it is possible to annihilate them completely!" Xu Qingfeng said. After all, they called for help from the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

They were able to easily annihilate a Japanese division composed mostly of new recruits. It can even be said that even if there was the 16th Division behind them, if they wanted to fight, they could even annihilate the 20th Division before the 16th Division came to support them.

.........

The battle continued, bullets flew across the battlefield, and soldiers were shot and fell to the ground from time to time. The busiest people were the medics, who ran around in the trenches to treat the wounded soldiers.

For them, as long as someone is still able to fight and has a gun, he is not considered a seriously injured person.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

Fierce gunfire continued to spread all around, and the four gates of Fucheng were all attacked fiercely by the Japanese!
Puff puff………

Many Japanese soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. The firepower of the 358th Regiment was quite fierce, and for a time the Japanese soldiers suffered a lot. When they rushed to a distance of less than 100 meters away from the position, casualties suddenly increased.

The Japanese captain who saw this scene on the hillside also frowned.

"Damn it! The firepower of the 358th Regiment is so fierce. Immediately pass the order and let the charging soldiers retreat temporarily!" The Japanese regiment commander gave the order immediately.

They couldn't continue fighting like this, as the casualties were too great. In just over half an hour, dozens of their soldiers had been killed.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel immediately went to convey the order. When he came back, the Japanese flag signal soldiers in the front had already sent out the flag signal to retreat.

For a moment, the attacking Japanese began to take turns to cover each other and retreat to the rear, taking their wounded comrades with them.

Seeing the Japanese retreat, Chu Yunfei, who was observing the battle situation, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander, the Japanese have actually retreated!" Fang Ligong was delighted upon seeing this. It seemed that the Japanese were not that bad after all.

"Don't be careless. The Japanese' attack this time can only be considered a tentative attack at best. More fierce attacks are still to come!" Chu Yunfei said seriously.

Although the Japanese suffered a lot of casualties, they were not in a good situation either. If they had not built bunkers in advance and many machine gun positions were not destroyed, it would still be difficult for them to fight the Japanese.

Fortunately, they had the advantage of defending the city. If they were on flat ground and fighting a positional battle with the Japanese, they would probably suffer heavy losses.

"I understand!" Fang Ligong nodded.

.........

After the Japanese regiment commander put down his telescope and went down the hillside, he immediately called an artillery commander.

"Captain!" The artillery commander saluted the Japanese commander.

"Have you noted down the locations of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's machine gun positions?!" the Japanese regiment commander asked seriously.

"Got it!" the artillery commander said quickly.

"When we attack again, you must find the right opportunity to cover all the machine gun positions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and wipe out their positions in one go." The Japanese regiment commander said seriously.

The biggest threat to their soldiers now is the enemy's machine gun positions. If they don't deal with this, subsequent attacks will be difficult.

However, from what he saw on the battlefield, he saw that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suffered much greater casualties than theirs, so overall, they still had the advantage.

"Captain, those bunkers can withstand our artillery bombardment. Even infantry artillery cannot destroy them. Unless you ask the brigade commander to transfer the howitzers over, it will be a bit difficult." The artillery commander showed an embarrassed expression when he heard this.

He wanted to destroy all the enemy's machine gun positions, but he had no choice because the bunkers built by the enemy were very solid.

"Then don't worry about the bunker. You just need to blow up the machine gun position outside. I can't do that. Without fire suppression, how long can the enemy hold out!" the Japanese regiment commander said immediately.

"Hi!" The artillery commander nodded quickly in agreement.

.........

Xu Qingfeng was halfway up the mountain, staring at the Japanese regiment commander on the hillside.

"Zhao Ming, have someone keep a close eye on that Japanese regiment commander. When we take action tonight, directly cover the tent where he lives with artillery fire!" Xu Qingfeng instructed Zhao Ming.

"Political Commissar, why don't I just secretly shoot him dead with one shot?" Zhao Ming said. He felt that this was too troublesome. It would be better to sneak over and kill the Japanese regiment commander with one shot. He was confident that he could sneak over and kill the other party with one shot.

"What are you thinking? What if your move lets the Japanese know of our presence? Then the night attack will become a daytime attack!" Xu Qingfeng said unhappily.

If it were that simple, he would just do it himself. Why would he need to keep an eye on the other person's position?

"Uh...just pretend I didn't say anything." Zhao Ming closed his mouth.

.........

On the other side, Li Jin was also staring at the 16th Division which was setting up camp.

He was analyzing the division's firepower situation.

"Captain, this 16th Division is indeed a Class A Division. It has dispatched many tanks and large-caliber howitzers.
With this firepower, if we fight them head-on, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy casualties." Lu Changgong couldn't help but sigh.

Of course, this is also impossible. They had no intention of fighting the Japanese head-on. Only a fool would fight the Japanese head-on if they could launch a sneak attack.

"Their combat effectiveness is indeed quite strong, much stronger than that of ordinary divisions." Li Jin had to admit.

But even so, so what? As long as he finds the opportunity, he can still destroy them!
(End of this chapter)