bayedsolid Chapter 365 The Second Attack Begins
Chapter 365 The Second Attack Begins
"Well, Captain Anman, your spirit is very good. You are worthy of being the pride of our Third Division. I agree to your request. In the subsequent attacks, all the troops of our 18th Regiment will adopt this tactic when attacking the defensive positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government until we completely occupy the position of the Chinese army in front." The regiment commander, Colonel Naomitsu Takano, nodded with satisfaction and said.
What the regiment commander, Colonel Naomitsu Takano, said basically determined the subsequent combat methods. Each unit needed to try its best and attack bravely without fear of death. The artillery unit's artillery shells might cause certain casualties to their own attacking forces, but the troops of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government would be fully covered by the artillery shells, and the casualties would definitely be much greater than their own troops.
After the captain of the 1st Battalion, Major An Manqinyi, left with confidence, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Takano Naomitsu, said to the chief of staff of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Saito Taro, beside him: "Saito-kun, have the captain of the 2nd Battalion, Major Ikutame Arata, gather the troops and wait for orders to be ready to take over the attack mission of the 1st Battalion at any time."
Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Saito Taro knew that the commander of the regiment was not optimistic about the attack of the 1st Battalion. Indeed, if artillery attacks were carried out during the attack, the 1st Battalion would suffer heavy casualties. The commander of the regiment also wanted to quickly consume the forces on the defensive positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government on the opposite side, so he even used this tactic of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of his own.
After returning to the troops, the battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, ordered all officers and soldiers to be ready and launch an attack on the Chinese army's defensive positions after the artillery unit's artillery cover began.
At the same time, he also asked all commanders to designate their successors, and each successor continued to designate his own successors. In this way, chaos in the attack could be minimized and the effectiveness of the attack could be improved.
On the side of the new 100th Division, Ouyang Heng also reported the casualties of the troops on the front position to Zhang Wenwu: "Division Commander, the Japanese attack just now caused casualties on the position. Among them, the sudden artillery attack by the Japanese army caused a lot of casualties to the troops. However, the attacking Japanese troops were not much better. According to the report of the troops on the position, they killed and wounded about Japanese officers and soldiers in total. Judging from this, we still have the advantage."
After listening to Ouyang Heng's report, Zhang Wenwu was also quite satisfied with the defensive operation just now. Looking at the casualty exchange ratio, his troops obviously had the advantage. If they continued to fight like this, it would be possible for his new 100th Division to hold out here for ten days or half a month.
"Well, Brother Ouyang, let the troops on the position pay attention to the subsequent attacks of the Japanese army. There is still some time before dark, so we must remain vigilant. The subsequent attacks of the Japanese army will only become more fierce and crazy. We must make all preparations, and the reserve troops must be ready at all times. The Japanese army will definitely not attack slowly." Zhang Wenwu also asked Ouyang Heng to remind the defensive troops on the position not to take it lightly.
Ouyang Heng understood Zhang Wenwu's concerns. In this defensive operation, the new 100th Division only had one defensive position, and they could not retreat continuously to consume the Japanese troops like they did in Yangcheng. Their mission was to defend the Xiangzao Highway and retain a westward retreat channel for the st and th Army Groups.
Although the troops of the Fifth War Zone are now surrounding and fighting the 100th Division, who can guarantee that they can complete this encirclement and annihilation battle as required? If the new th Division can't hold on, then the st Army and the th Army in Zaoyang must be withdrawn quickly.
Or if the Japanese army mobilized a large number of troops from the northeast and entered the Zaoyang area, it would not be easy to completely destroy the 100th Division. In short, the new th Division could not retreat a single step and had to defend this place with all its might.
This kind of life-and-death battle depends on who can achieve their combat objectives first, the Fifth War Zone or the Japanese 11th Army. It all depends on tenacity. At this point in time, the goals of both sides are very clear. Now is the critical moment of a head-on confrontation. All previous strategies and tactics are useless.
Ouyang Heng also picked up the phone on the table and called the command post on the battlefield, reminding them to be extra careful, especially to guard against Japanese artillery fire.
Twenty minutes later, the Japanese artillery began to roar again, and the sound of bomb explosions was heard continuously on the positions of the New 100th Division. The Japanese artillery bombardment lasted for about ten minutes, and then before the Japanese artillery bombardment was completely over, the whistle of the Japanese infantry launching the attack was heard on the position.
This time, the battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, couldn't wait to order all officers and soldiers to start the charge before the artillery support was completely over. He hoped that this attack could reach the Chinese army's defensive positions. In that case, this attack would be a significant improvement over the previous ones, and the regiment commander would be more satisfied.
Just like in the previous battle, after the Japanese army entered within 100 meters of the position, the defensive forces of the New th Division also began shooting. However, this time the Japanese attacking forces did not cause widespread chaos due to the casualties of the commander.
The various Japanese troops were also advancing slowly and orderly under the New 100th Division's blocking fire, which continued to put pressure on the officers and soldiers on the New 100th Division's defensive positions.
When the Japanese army advanced to about 100 meters away from the new 100th Division's defensive position, the Japanese army could no longer advance after suffering heavy casualties. At this distance, the shooting accuracy and sniping firepower of the new th Division had improved a lot. The officers and soldiers of the Japanese st Battalion could only be suppressed at this distance and fight back.
Colonel Takano Naomitsu, the commander of the regiment who was watching the battle from behind, also saw the current attack of the First Battalion through a telescope, so he said to the Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Saito Taro beside him through the telescope: "Mr. Saito, have the artillery unit bombard the defensive positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government and help the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion rush to the positions of the Chinese army."
Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Taro Saito put down the binoculars, picked up the phone behind him and contacted the artillery unit in the rear.
Two minutes later, there was a roar from the direction of the Japanese artillery position. Almost a few seconds later, the defensive position of the New 100th Division was covered by this round of Japanese artillery fire.