Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 51 After the artillery bombardment, the infantry charges!
Sitting in the passenger seat of a truck, Commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, Kanji Tsuneoka, saw some smoke rising on the road ahead.

Kanji Tsuneoka immediately ordered the convoy to stop and sent out scouts.

The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade was formed not long ago, and its soldiers are all veteran elites of the Kwantung Army garrison.

It was one of the main Japanese forces attacking Shanxi and also the reserve force of Itagaki Seishirō.

With the fire in the backyard, Itagaki Seishirō sent out the reserve Independent Mixed Brigade 2 to destroy the ambush of the Eighth Route Army.

独立第2混成旅团下辖5个步兵大队，1个山炮兵大队、1个工兵队和1个通讯队。

It is worth mentioning that in another time and space, Major General Kanji Changgang was killed by the Eighth Route Army in Zhangjiawan, Hebei Province.

Lieutenant General Abe Nobuhide, who took over the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, was killed by the Eighth Route Army's mortar at Huangtuling.

The commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade is a bit useless.

However, it was still 1937, the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan. The Japanese had plenty of veteran soldiers, and sufficient combat supplies such as vehicles, ammunition, fuel and food.

The Japanese invaders who attacked Shanxi alone were equipped with more than 800 vehicles.

However, because the Japanese had little fuel, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade only sent more than 200 vehicles to reinforce the Dike Detachment.

The total strength is nearly 4000 people, which is a relatively powerful force.

And there is a cavalry brigade of 500 men on the way to support.

However, the car is faster than the cavalry, so it will take some time for the Japanese cavalry to arrive.

"General."

Not long after, the Japanese reconnaissance captain came over and reported to Changgang Kuanzhi:

"We've discovered signs of fighting ahead. This suggests a battle between the Kashiwa Squadron from Gang County and the Chinese army. However, the Kashiwa Squadron has been completely destroyed. Furthermore, scouts have discovered Chinese defensive positions. The road to Wangdong Fort has been cut off by enemy blocking forces."

"Baka!" Major General Tsuneoka Kanji was furious. "Order the 1st Independent Infantry Battalion to immediately deploy an attack formation and eliminate the enemy in front of us!"

"Your Excellency," said Lieutenant Colonel Ogawa Xuesong, the Chief of Staff, in a deep voice. "The fact that the enemy was able to wipe out the Kashiwagi Company in such a short time shows that they are quite capable. I suggest that we wait for the mountain artillery battalion to arrive, and then, under the cover of their firepower, launch an attack on the enemy!"

The Japanese's little trucks are weak in power, with a maximum of only 70 horsepower.

The small trucks assigned to the artillery battalion had to carry both artillery and men and ammunition, so they were left behind by the infantry convoy.

Major General Tsuneoka Kanji asked in a deep voice, "How long will it take for the mountain artillery battalion to arrive?"

Ogawa Xuesong estimated the distance and speed of the artillery battalion: "The artillery battalion will arrive in about 10 minutes!"

"10 minutes?"

Chang Gang Kuanzhi frowned:
"After the artillery battalion arrived, it took another 10 minutes to set up the guns and another 5 minutes to prepare the artillery fire. That's half an hour."

"The dike detachment is in a critical situation in Wangdong Fort. We must rush to Wangdong Fort as soon as possible."

"It's only 10 kilometers from Wangdongbao, and it only takes 20 minutes to get there by car."

"Order the 2nd and 3rd Independent Battalions to attack from the left and right wings respectively to support the 1st Infantry Battalion's main attack!"

Kanji Tsuneoka was very confident in his soldiers.

The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade was composed of veterans drawn from the Kwantung Army's garrison. They had extensive service and were well-trained, with most boasting individual combat prowess second only to that of Type A divisions. Although the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade was a reserve force with limited battlefield opportunities, it had a notable record of defeating an entire Chinese division.

Under normal circumstances, the 4000 men he brought could defeat a Chinese army five times its size.

The Chinese troops blocking the enemy on the opposite side consisted of at most one or two regiments with 3000 people.

Moreover, the terrain is flat, and the Chinese army does not have any geographical advantage.

How can we fight the locust army?
The locust army can resolve the battle with just one pig charge.

"Hi."

Xiaochuan Xuesong suddenly bowed his head, turned around and went to pass on the order.

……

As Kanji Tsuchioka's order was issued.

The Japanese soldiers on the truck bed of the small truck jumped out with their Type 38 rifles in hand and prepared for battle. Under each helmet were faces that were arrogant, conceited, and ferocious to the extreme.

These devils were originally ordinary Japanese people. Under the baptism of devil militarism and Bushido, they became executioners who killed people without blinking an eye. Including those devils who committed the Nanjing Massacre, they were originally ordinary people.

The combat supplies needed by the Japanese to launch this war of aggression were also supported by the Japanese people.

Without the support of the Japanese people, how could the Japanese government launch a war?
The Japanese never reflect on the war, they only reflect on why they lost.

and so.

There is no wronged soul under the atomic bomb.

Closer to home.

Under the command of Kanji Tsuchioka, the main forces of the three battalions of the Japanese army quickly deployed their formations and maintained a skirmish line formation.

Each Japanese battalion kept a Japanese squadron as a reserve.

When the Japanese infantry were preparing to attack, the Japanese machine gunners quickly set up light and heavy machine guns and occupied advantageous positions.

The infantry battalion's infantry guns and mortars were quickly set up and ready to fire.

The grenade launcher team follows behind the infantry and provides fire support to the infantry at any time.

"Boom boom boom..."

The Japanese infantry guns and mortars opened fire.

Artillery shells continued to fall on the Eighth Route Army positions, accompanied by explosions and shock waves that splashed up clouds of mud and spread outward.

but…

The power of 70mm infantry artillery and mortar shells is not as strong as that of 75mm shells. The Japanese did not know the location of the Eighth Route Army's firepower points, so they did not fire many shells.

After the artillery bombardment, the infantry charged, and after the infantry charged, the artillery bombarded.

The Japs' tactics remain the same as always.

“Kill the chicken!!!”

After the artillery fire was ready, the Japanese captain drew out his major's sword and pointed it suddenly forward.

Seeing their own artillery shells exploding in the middle of the Chinese army's positions, the Japanese soldiers became even more arrogant.

Kanji Tsuneoka did not attempt an attack, but immediately deployed more than 2000 people to launch an attack.

but.

These devils also demonstrated the qualities that an elite force should have.

……

"The Japanese infantry is about to attack."

"All units prepare for battle."

Li Yunlong set up a Czech light machine gun with calm eyes.

Although the artillery firepower of this wave of Japanese troops was not very strong, the Eighth Route Army was in a hurry and could not build any defensive fortifications. They only had simple bunkers, so the Japanese artillery fire also caused some casualties to the Eighth Route Army, but not much.

If the Japanese used 75mm mountain cannon, the Eighth Route Army would suffer heavy casualties!
"Commander, the Japs are coming."

The vanguard of the Japanese soldiers came into view, and the observation post at the front line shouted loudly:

"The distance is 350 meters."

"Keep calm, don't panic, and fire only after my command." Li Yunlong raised his telescope and took a look at the Japanese skirmish line.

The Japanese soldiers' formation was relatively scattered, each holding a Type 38 rifle and advancing in a bow-shaped fighting posture.

Not far away, the Japanese machine gunners had set up light and heavy machine guns.

Seeing this scene, Captain Li curled up the corner of his mouth into a sneer.

(End of this chapter)