northernbook Chapter 192 The Japanese's tentative attack ultimately failed!
Chapter 192 The Japanese's tentative attack ultimately failed!
Following the order from the commander of the 66th Regiment.
Soon a mournful call was heard on the battlefield, which was the Japs' call to retreat.
At the beginning, there was no movement on the position, after all, the Tiger Guards' artillery bombardment was still going on.
After a while, the artillery fire from the Tiger Guards Division weakened, and the Japanese began to retreat.
But attacking is easy, but retreating is not so easy.
After all, there is a battalion of the guard regiment here!
The commander of the first battalion of the guard regiment saw the devils retreating and quickly ordered: "Blow the charge horn, I want to keep these devils."
After saying that, the battalion commander was the first to rush out with an MP40 submachine gun.
Seeing their battalion commander rushing out, the other soldiers rushed out of the trenches one after another.
The firing points in the trenches were also constantly firing to cover and block the enemy.
The artillery was also extended to block the Japanese retreat.
The soldiers of the 40st Battalion of the Guards Regiment were not prepared to fight simply with bayonets, but to shoot continuously with their MP submachine guns.
More than 800 soldiers rushed out and quickly caught up with the Japanese who were only three or four hundred meters away from them.
With artillery shells blocking their way in front and pursuers behind, the Japanese soldiers became desperate as they saw there was no hope of escape.
So they spontaneously formed groups of two and rushed towards the soldiers of the first battalion.
But the only sounds that greeted the devils were the crisp sounds of submachine guns.
"Da da da......"
Amidst the crisp sound of gunfire, the Japanese soldiers continued to fall.
For a moment, the sound of bayonets clashing and the crisp sound of MP40 submachine guns intertwined together.
Faced with the energetic soldiers of the first battalion, the Japanese quickly collapsed after being bombarded.
Only a small number of the Japanese soldiers evacuated, and the rest remained on the battlefield.
The battle is over.
The first battalion did not return to the trenches immediately, but began to clean up the battlefield in a swaggering manner.
Of course the main thing is to rearrange some barbed wire.
"Good, the first battalion fought well this time. The timing of the charge was just right." Wu Qianli said loudly while looking at the battlefield with a telescope.
It's not just Wu Qianli.
Zhou Weimin on the third line of defense also looked at the battlefield with a telescope after the battle.
Zhou Weimin also had a smile on his face.
This time, the First Battalion of the Guard Regiment fought well, and a battalion of troops blocked an entire regiment of Japanese soldiers.
Thousands of people were killed.
"Commander, our guard regiment did not bring shame to you in this battle, did it?" Wu Qianli came to the command room and said to Zhou Weimin.
"That's right. We were able to seize the opportunity of the Japanese retreat and attack decisively, eliminating most of them." Zhou Weimin smiled and said after hearing this.
"Commander, we have revealed the artillery position in this battle, although the Japanese Type 92 infantry guns cannot reach the artillery positions."
"But the Japs also have heavy artillery. Do we need to change our artillery positions?"
After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Wu Qianli thought for a while and said.
Because Wu Qianli knew that the Japanese also had heavy artillery, and these heavy artillery could hit artillery positions.
Artillery is the key to this battle, and Wu Qianli does not want to lose it.
"Well, the artillery position must be replaced. The artillery has made great efforts this time, and the Japs will definitely target the artillery."
"Not only do you need to replace the artillery positions, you also need to bring in some anti-aircraft guns."
"I'm worried that the Japanese will send planes to bomb us. After all, we have far more artillery than the Japanese."
"In a battle of artillery, the Japs can't defeat us."
After hearing Wu Qianli's words, Zhou Weimin thought for a while, and then slowly spoke to Wu Qianli.
At present, in order to defend against the Japanese planes, Zhou Weimin can only use anti-aircraft guns.
Although Zhou Weimin now has a flying squadron, he does not want to expose it too early.
"Yes, Commander, I will arrange people to pull the anti-aircraft guns now." Wu Qianli said hurriedly after hearing Zhou Weimin's words.
"Forget it, I'll have the guard battalion send it to you later."
"It's getting dark now. The Japanese shouldn't attack tonight."
"But you still have to pay attention. You can arrange these yourself. I'm going back to the division headquarters first."
"Report any situation to the division headquarters immediately, and also report any support needed to the division headquarters."
After hearing Wu Qianli's words, Zhou Weimin thought for a while and then said to Wu Qianli.
Now that the battle is over, there is no point for Zhou Weimin to stay here.
"Yes!" Wu Qianli saluted Zhou Weimin after hearing this.
Zhou Weimin waved his hand, then left the command center with a few guards and headed to Chidong County.
After Zhou Weimin left.
Wu Qianli gave some orders to the guard regiment, and then went to observe the movements of the Japanese.
Although Wu Qianli also believed that the Japanese would not launch an attack at night, what if something happened?
So Wu Qianli has to be on guard!
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the other side.
After the 66th Regiment's attack failed.
The regiment commander personally went to the division in the rear to apologize.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I am incompetent. I failed to capture the Chinese positions, nor did I kill many Chinese soldiers."
"Instead, I lost an artillery squadron and an infantry battalion. Please punish me, Your Excellency!"
The commander of the 66th Regiment bowed with shame on his face and said.
This is actually not the fault of the commander of the 66th Regiment, because the commander has already attached great importance to the Tiger Guard Division.
But the firepower of the Tiger Guards was too strong.
The artillery was even more powerful. After the war started, the Tiger Guard Division's artillery fire basically never stopped.
"These losses were within my expectations, but the Tiger Guards' firepower was even stronger than I imagined."
"Especially the artillery, all of which are heavy artillery. Our 37th Division's field artillery regiment is no match for the Tiger Guard Division's artillery unit."
"I've been watching this battle the entire time. You didn't make any mistakes, but were very decisive."
"After realizing the Tiger Guards Division's artillery advantage, they were able to issue the retreat order in a timely manner."
"Although you lost an artillery squadron and an infantry battalion, it's already good enough. I won't punish you."
"But I hope that when you attack tomorrow, your 66th Regiment can wash away today's shame."
After hearing what the regiment commander said, the commander of the 37th Division, Takeshi Arai, said lightly.
In fact, Araitake Shinida really did not blame the commander of the 66th Regiment.
Because the commander of the 66th Regiment already had a very good expression, Arai Tianwu knew that even if he personally commanded, the result would be the same.
It was all because the Tiger Guards’ artillery was so powerful that the shells fell like they were free.
Shinjida Takeshi knew that if the artillery problem of the Tiger Guard Division was not solved, the 37th Division would not be able to capture Chidong County.
Then the 37th Division would be useless.
At this moment, Xin Jingtian Wu no longer had any thoughts of despising the Huben Division or Zhou Weimin.
But the fierce fighting of the Tiger Guards aroused the competitive spirit of Arata Takeshi.
"Your Excellency, the Division Commander, the 66th Regiment requests to fight. Tomorrow, the 66th Regiment is willing to be the first to attack Chidong County."
After hearing what Takeshi Araida said, the commander of the 66th Regiment bowed and asked for battle.