Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The head of the No.11 Brigade of the Japanese Army also seemed to have discovered that the blocking positions in front of him were the last positions leading to Gaomi County.And his opponent's security division will definitely send out heavy troops to hold these positions tightly, blocking his further advances.

The sky had just brightened the next day, and the sound of violent shell explosions directly announced the beginning of a new day of fighting.

After a whole night of thinking, he had already made up his mind and planned to use artillery shells to offset his lack of troops. Major General Sakai, who used artillery shells to tear apart a breach in the guard's blocking position, was not stingy at all.Not only did he order all the mountain runners to pour shells into the first blocking position recklessly.Even the independent heavy artillery brigade, which he had been reluctant to use, was pulled out and began to roar.

"Wooooow...>

Because they are clear, the whole position looks very strong.However, except for a few machine gun bunkers built of reinforced concrete.The remaining field trenches are simply not enough to withstand the bombardment of the Japanese large-caliber howitzers. [

But now, the battle has just begun, and the Japanese army has used their precious large-caliber howitzers.This is enough to show that the Japanese army on the opposite side has lost the patience to continue the stalemate, and wants to directly tear a hole in their own position through fierce artillery fire.

Of course, if there are not those permanent "concrete" bunkers.Li Guosheng might still be worried.However, there are several bunkers as their supporting firepower.Li Guosheng believed that even if the field trenches were destroyed, he could continue to resist using shell craters as cover.It's just that if this is the case, the price you will pay will be much higher.

The earth-shaking shell explosions began to sound one after another, and Li Guosheng's pale face also slowly recovered.Directly opened the mouth and ordered: "Brothers, victory or defeat is in one fell swoop...>

"Please rest assured, Master, people are in the position... >

"Boom...>

A round of large-caliber howitzer shells began to pour continuously around the trenches of the garrison division in the sound of orders from Major General Sakai.

Master Li Guosheng was right, more than 100 shells came down.The entire line of defense has been specially reinforced, except for a few isolated reinforced concrete bunkers that are still standing intact.The remaining field trenches, without exception, were all razed to the ground and turned into ruins...>

After the bombardment ended, the Japanese troops of two infantry squadrons slowly appeared 500 meters in front of the position and began to attack.

The surviving guard post on the position was amazed by the strength of the Japanese artillery fire.Immediately, the main force behind him issued an early warning of the enemy's attack... >

"Brothers, enter the position...>

Looking at the ruins in front of them, more than 500 officers and soldiers thought they were dazzled, but they forgot that this was a battlefield, and stared blankly at the position where no prototypes could be seen.

However, the battalion commander Ye Qingshan did not forget his duty after a short shock, and reminded loudly.

"Bastard, what are you still doing...>

Battalion Commander Ye Qingshan of the Third Regiment and the First Battalion had just finished speaking when dozens of heavy machine guns serving as cover for the Japanese attacking troops began shooting directly behind them.Facing the oncoming bullet rain, more than a dozen officers and soldiers from the first battalion, who hadn't fully reacted to the tragic situation of the position, were directly shot and fell to the ground, turning into a hornet's nest... >

At the same time, dozens of mortars that had already been set to shoot Zhu Yuan also joined the fire suppression under the control of the little devil gunner.Exploding cannonballs are constantly happening around you, dense bullets clinging to the top of your head, flying fragments from the explosion of the shells...>

400m...>

300 meters, the Japanese artillery fire still has no intention of stopping...>

However, the more than 300 little devils who were in charge of the attack had quickly dispersed according to the infantry drills. Taking the squad as a unit, they bent over, held their bayonet-mounted rifles, ran an 'S'-shaped attack route, and quickly rushed towards themselves. The position is pressing.

Facing the approaching Japanese attacking troops, even though there were bullets and shells above his head that might kill him at any time, Battalion Commander Ye Qingshan had no choice but to be ruthless, and gave a decisive order to this unit...>

"Brothers, hit me hard...>

"Bang bang bang...>

Sparse, but well-trained more than 300 little devils, just lying on the ground as if they had been rehearsed in advance...>

"Ah... >

"chi chi chi...>

A battalion of hundreds of officers and soldiers suddenly lost their shooting target and was suppressed by more dense bullets and shells from the Japanese army.The screams of colleagues, the sound of bullets entering the body... started to reach Ye Qingshan's ears continuously.Looking around, it's not a big position.Almost an infantry platoon fell in a blink of an eye...>

"Damn it, our artillery, why don't we fight back...>

Perhaps the words of the first battalion commander played a role.As soon as the voice fell, a series of dull mortar shells popped out.It spread directly to his ears from the rear of the position.

"Woooooo..." After a whistling sound, the violent explosion of shells sounded directly from the Japanese position.Looking around, dozens of fireballs rose directly into the sky where the Japanese artillery positions were located.Just now, like raindrops, the little devil's shells kept falling towards his position, and stopped immediately.

However, to the disappointment of the first battalion commander, the violent shell explosion lasted less than half a minute, because of the rapid counterattack of the Japanese mountain artillery.And had to stop.

Even so, half a minute of artillery support gave the First Battalion the greatest support.In just half a minute, hundreds of officers and soldiers who had been hit by shells and bullets finally had a chance to catch their breath and strengthen their positions.

The mortar positions in the rear were doomed to be destroyed.had to be transferred.The Japanese army stopped the mortar fire for less than half a minute, and began to become arrogant again.After just half a minute of preparation, the Japanese artillery fire was equally fierce.However, the damage to his officers and soldiers was reduced to a minimum, and Ye Qingshan, who was nervous, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Although the casualties of the troops were reduced due to this.Battalion Commander Ye Qingshan's face.Did not show any smile once.Because, right in front of you, a huge challenge is waiting for you to solve.

Faced with the strafing of dozens of light and heavy machine guns by the Japanese army, the dense rain of bullets almost flew over everyone's heads, making it impossible for everyone to lift their heads to fight back.

And when the third regiment and the first battalion were dodging artillery fire on the position, they were completely unable to lift their heads under the pressure of the Japanese army's light and heavy machine guns.The Japanese offensive troops who had to lie down temporarily in front of the position after being suddenly counterattacked by the first battalion did not stay idle because of this.

The density of bullets fired by the security division in front of them has just become thinner due to the suppressed firepower of the main force behind them.The little devil lying on the ground directly crawled forward with his own hands, and quickly pushed his battle line over a distance of more than 50 meters.

According to the current progress, if the Japanese army is allowed to crawl forward again at a distance of 100 meters.It is conceivable whether the entire defense line still needs to continue to defend.With a distance of 200 meters between the enemy and the enemy, the Japanese attacking troops could completely weaken their own strength by virtue of their inexhaustible grenades and precise marksmanship.Once that time comes, Ye Qingshan believes that as long as his subordinates show their heads and open fire, they will directly become the best targets for the Japanese army.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingshan had no choice but to mobilize the only concrete bunker he could rely on in advance.

"All the bunkers, shoot immediately. Brothers on the ground, hold on to me, increase the firepower output, and block the brats." Ye Qingshan roared, three concrete bunkers, a total of nine shooting holes, in the blink of an eye Suddenly, nine fiery tongues spit out.

At the same time, the light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army responsible for covering the firepower poured more than half of the firepower into these nine shooting holes.Mortar shells also all concentrated on the three bunkers, and exploded continuously around the bunkers.

However, to the disappointment of all the little devils, facing the reinforced concrete bunker, their bullets and shells could not do anything except leave white spots on the outer wall of the bunker.

Half of the firepower of the Japanese army was concentrated in the three bunkers, which directly relieved the pressure on the first battalion in the field fortifications. [

A pair of light and heavy machine guns and rifles were quickly set up by the officers and soldiers, and they began to shoot angry bullets at the little devils who were getting closer and closer to him in front of the position.

"Baga, throw a grenade, cover with gunpowder smoke, the troops continue to attack...>

"Boom boom boom... >

In a blink of an eye, more than 300 little devils successfully pushed the front line to a position only 200 meters away from the position of the third regiment and the first battalion by virtue of their superb attack tactics

Facing the position of the security division that is already close at hand.In order to prevent accidental injury, the Japanese heavy machine guns and mortars, which were so overwhelming that the first battalion could not lift their heads, gradually stopped this waste of ammunition.

In the first battalion of the third regiment, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.Through the thin gunpowder smoke in front of the little devil, he recklessly started to counterattack, when he kept shooting bullets.The Japanese attacking force, which was close at hand, also changed their strategy...

"Grenade cover, destroy the firepower of the Chinese...>

"Everything...>

"Boom boom boom... >

A violent explosion sounded, located in the field fortifications, and there were roars just now. The two heavy machine guns that harvested the lives of the little devils' attacking troops were directly shrouded in a burst of thick gunpowder smoke, and stopped shooting.

The grenade hits the target.The expression of excitement and bloodthirsty directly appeared on the face of the captain of the Japanese army.Facing the subordinates who were already eager to try, he quickly raised his command knife and ordered loudly.

"Warriors, cover with grenades, continue to attack, kill it...>

"Boom boom boom... >

"Grenade, keep firing...>

"Light machine gun fire point on the left, fire...>

"At three o'clock on the right, at a distance of 230 meters, fire...>

"Boom boom boom... >

All the heavy machine guns equipped by the entire first battalion have been lost to the little devil's grenadiers.I saw that the target of the Japanese grenadier was placed on the light machine gun again.The anxious voice of the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion finally rang out.

"Battalion Commander, we can't fight like this anymore...>

Battalion Commander Ye Qingshan, who had already been blackened under the heavy gunpowder smoke and couldn't see the specific facial expressions, of course knew the result of continuing to fight.However, when he thought that his current opponent was no longer a warlord army, but a Japanese army that was not as good as a beast.The only bit of luck in his heart was immediately dispelled.He ordered directly with a firm face.

"Even if everything is explained here, you have to hold the ground for me... >

Having said this, Ye Qingshan seemed to have thought of something, and directly yelled at the battlefield.Faced with the Japanese army's different and fierce attack style, the subordinates who were already a little panicked said loudly.

"Brothers, there is no need to worry about death. Don't forget, even if we die in battle, we will have a teacher to support our family. Besides, we are fighting the little devils now. Even if we die, we can get an anti-Japanese hero title...>

"All the light machine gunners have paid attention to me, they must shoot me a shuttle of bullets and change the position of the machine gun... >

"Old Wang, you immediately gather all the sharpshooters in the entire battalion to "shoot" the little devil's grenade shooter...>

"For the rest, give me more firepower output, slow down their attack speed as much as possible, and wipe out all the little devils' vitality on the way to attack... >

The order was issued, although the firepower on the first battalion's position dropped a lot because of this.However, the probability of the remaining light machine guns being hit again was also reduced to a minimum.

More importantly, under the continuous sniping of more than a dozen sharpshooters, the Japanese army's limited grenadiers were also shot and fell to the ground 200 meters away...

However, even so, the balance of victory and defeat on the battlefield did not tilt much in the direction of the first battalion.

On the guard division's position, although there are nine heavy machine guns continuously pouring bullets outward, there are more than a dozen light machine guns firing intermittently, plus hundreds of rifles.The firepower possessed by the first battalion seems to be very dense.However, after the average spread to the frontal defense line of almost 500 meters wide, there are not many.

Coupled with the cover of gunpowder smoke produced by the continuous throwing of grenades by the Japanese army.After paying more than half of the casualties, the surviving more than 100 devils have approached the position about 50 meters away...

Because the entire battlefield is in a plain area, even if the two sides throw grenades at each other, it is impossible for the guard division to gain any advantage.Facing the more than 100 little devils who were getting closer and ready to carry out the final stage of grenade attack, Ye Qingshan's face immediately showed a dignified expression. (To be continued..)