kingnovel Chapter 1134 is specifically designed to target suicide attacks.
Chapter 1134 is specifically designed to target suicide attacks.
"The Chinese army has charged forward and is now in combat readiness."
Some surviving Japanese officers, upon seeing the tanks appearing to the north, were in a state of shock, but years of training allowed them to quickly regain their senses and order their men to enter combat readiness.
Unfortunately, not all of his combat soldiers are left. Of course, even if they were all here, a regular infantry unit fighting against an armored force wouldn't stand much of a chance; they're simply not on the same level.
Just look at the soldiers in the far north. The tanks weren't using their main guns, but rather the several machine guns mounted on them. Under the fire of these machine guns, most of the Japanese army's bunkers were breached—they were makeshift mud walls or things filled with sacks.
You might be able to stop ordinary pistol or rifle bullets, but don't even think about stopping bullets from this kind of heavy machine gun.
The Japanese veterans who had fought in the Battle of Pujiang were now the army's most valuable asset. These guys rolled around like donkeys, not caring about appearances, just finding a place to hide themselves – probably the most sensible way to deal with the 72nd Army.
As for those new recruits who strapped themselves with grenades and foolishly shouted "Long live the Emperor!" before charging out, very few of them would come back alive. Of course, if you could trade your flesh for a tank, then we'd be hitting the jackpot. Unfortunately, do you think the armored vehicles behind them are just for show?
The armored vehicles were also armed to the teeth with various machine guns. In addition to the firing ports, soldiers could be seen emerging from behind the armored vehicles. They were carrying semi-automatic rifles with scopes, and some were even carrying submachine guns. In short, the firepower was very strong. If you rushed up at this distance, you would definitely be riddled with bullets.
Some officers were so moved by the bravery of their men that they almost cried, and some even asked everyone to come out and see how their heroic comrades were serving His Majesty the Emperor.
But before they could finish their sentence, several plumes of blood rose from their bodies, and they collapsed to the ground. They were considered lucky; if they had been hit by a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, their bodies would have been completely obliterated. Those bullets, no matter where they hit, would simply explode.
Many Japanese recruits, witnessing this scene, uncontrollably vomited to their sides. They had seen the brutality of battle before, but never the battlefield where they fought against the 72nd Army. Seeing their predecessors fall one after another, the Japanese army's belief in invincibility seemed to vanish from their minds.
From the moment they entered the training camp, they were brainwashed by Japanese military officers who told them that there were not many armies on Chinese soil that could rival them, and that as long as they worked together as one, one of their soldiers could take down five of them, and that was the minimum percentage.
After arriving on the Chinese battlefield, they mainly dealt with irregular anti-Japanese organizations, so their excellent training was still very useful. However, after encountering the 72nd Army today, they found that all their so-called excellent combat methods were useless here.
It's understandable, considering the enemy's firepower was probably more than ten times theirs. Although they had some heavy machine guns on their positions, these machine guns were immediately targeted by enemy tanks and armored vehicles the moment they opened fire. Before they had even finished firing 130 rounds of ammunition, several artillery shells began to fall around them.
These shells are different from ordinary shells; they are all small, 3-4mm shells from armored vehicles. The explosive force of these is roughly equivalent to three to four hand grenades, so they won't cause much damage to the surrounding area. However, their rate of fire is incredibly fast, firing about ten rounds per minute. What kind of machine gun position could withstand such an attack?
The Tiger Regiment advanced as fast as the tanks and armored vehicles. The Japanese army's attempt to hold this army back through individual bravery was a miscalculation. During the attack, over 50 Japanese soldiers attempted to do so, but unfortunately, not two succeeded; the rest were all killed.
When we were training in the north, the instructors gave us special training specifically for this tactic. Our snipers in the rear, along with some squad leaders and deputy squad leaders, worked together to completely block off the surrounding channels and prevent these Japanese soldiers from finding an opportunity to rush over.
In fact, this training method was flawless. Our snipers and squad leaders and deputy squad leaders with submachine guns kept an eye on the surroundings. Although no one might rush up there, our firepower continued to sweep across that area, leaving all the Japanese soldiers with no hope. At first, many people thought this method was correct, but later, seeing their comrades falling one after another, they also knew they couldn't break through.
We aim to undermine their confidence and show them that this approach is unacceptable; this is one of the goals of our training.
For a short time, such personnel will still appear in the Japanese army. However, as time goes on, Japanese operations staff are not just sitting around doing nothing; they will record these things, and soon the Japanese will change this practice to prevent their soldiers from dying on the battlefield.
Based on our assessment, this type of suicide soldier is the most dangerous combat tactic we've encountered on the battlefield, bar none. If they were to abandon this method, we should be most grateful to them. Other methods are ineffective in inflicting casualties.
When Wang Laohu reached the northernmost point of the town, the fighting in the entire town had basically come to a halt.
The entire town reeked of gunpowder, and Japanese corpses were strewn everywhere. Our initial victory was quite good; with a wedge charge of 17 tanks and 39 armored vehicles, the Japanese's three lines of defense were quickly breached.
The remaining Japanese soldiers were hardly any fighting force, and some even deserted. This struck Wang Laohu as odd; was this still the Japanese unit he knew?
Didn't they claim they'd rather die than retreat?
Did this mean that people started fleeing from the battlefield?