kingnovel Chapter 393 Eastern Battlefield
Chapter 393 Eastern Battlefield
On the eastern battlefield, the third battalion's blocking position,
The Japanese attacked the position again. This time, the Japanese commander deployed thousands of puppet troops and two battalions of Japanese soldiers.
After several days of fighting, the Japanese 6th Division suffered heavy casualties, with more than people evacuated. Together with the puppet troops supported by their headquarters, the total number was .
After a few days of fighting, the puppet army suffered more than 1,500 casualties, and the Japanese army suffered more than 800 casualties.
In fact, by this time, the Japanese commander was also very cautious and would not send a large number of troops all at once, for fear that the independent regiment would deploy rapid-fire artillery.
Like the 107 rocket launcher, it is not uncommon for the entire battle line to be in mourning after a barrage of artillery fire, so the brigade commander Mizukawa has also learned his lesson...
The Japs' charge formation was very strict. Except for the puppet soldiers in the front who served as targets, they took turns charging forward. There were very few fools. Most of them would have reported to Aunt Amaterasu long ago and would not have survived until now.
"Company Commander, the Japs are coming again!"
"Aim at the Japanese and shoot them later. The puppet soldiers lie on the ground and ignore them."
The company commander of the third battalion, Wen Jiayi, wiped the sweat from his head and said fiercely.
They had just retreated and came up again ten minutes later. These devils obviously didn't want to give them time to rest. They were so mean. Wen Jiayi certainly didn't have a good temper, so he just had to deal with them.
On the contrary, these puppet soldiers seemed to be scared. Whenever there were more casualties, they would lie on the ground and pretend to be dead. Wen Jiayi didn't want to waste bullets, so he simply let the soldiers attack the Japanese directly.
On the battlefield, the Japanese used fancy tactics to lure the soldiers of the third battalion to open fire, but unfortunately the soldiers were used to it and were not fooled at all. They were still waiting for the Japanese to get closer.
It was not until the Japanese entered the 50-60 meter position and were preparing for the final sprint that the entire battlefield began to become lively.
Da da da!
The Japanese Type 92 machine guns and Type 99 light rifles resounded throughout the front-line positions, followed by Type 38 rifle bullets fired at the puppet troops in the front row.
The puppet soldiers were already in a panic. When they heard the gunshots, they immediately lay on the ground, like turtles hiding in their shells...
Bang bang bang!
The snipers performed for a long time. After receiving the order, they ignored the puppet soldiers lying on the ground pretending to be dead and aimed at the Japanese soldiers in the back row.
The Japs were indeed elite, and there were still many veterans in the 6th Division. They had been through the Nanjing battlefield and were very experienced.
After a brief panic, the Japanese soldiers who had not fallen to the ground began to fire at the Third Battalion in the trenches using the craters. At this time, the Third Battalion began to suffer casualties.
After the merger of the 3rd and 7th Battalions, the total strength was over 1,600. Together with the militia soldiers, there were about 2,000 people at the blocking point at this time. They fought with the 5th and 6th Battalions for several days, and the number of casualties had reached more than 200.
The three battalion commanders all knew that Gu Changfeng wanted to delay time, so they became very cautious in the use of M60 and 107, for fear of scaring the Japanese away.
If the Japanese invaders go into the mountains and forests and cause trouble for the people, the three battalion commanders will be very nervous. For now, they have to at least delay the Japanese invaders in Majia Village for a few days.
Nearing dusk, both sides entered a stage of attrition battle. The Third Battalion had the advantage of terrain, and its weapons and equipment were superior to those of the Japanese, while the Japanese were at a disadvantage in terms of marksmanship.
After holding out for another half an hour, they retreated, leaving behind a pile of feces-yellow corpses. Of course, all the weapons and ammunition they could bring were taken away by the Japanese.
The Japanese are now fighting more and more cleverly. They just want to consume the ammunition of the Independent Regiment. So even if they win the blocking battle, the Independent Regiment will not gain much advantage.
Fortunately, the independent regiment still has a lot of reserves, so we won’t suffer too much loss if we fight the Japanese here.
In fact, the independent regiment's reserves were still related to several rounds of seizure. So many puppet soldiers died in Huangtuling, and a lot of bullets were recovered. Naturally, they had the confidence to play slowly with the Japanese.
Boom boom boom!
As soon as the Japanese puppet troops retreated, they launched artillery attacks. Fortunately, the Third Battalion was well prepared and had dug a very good circular fortification with all kinds of anti-artillery holes and cat-ear holes. Therefore, the damage caused by the Japanese artillery attacks to the soldiers on the ground was limited.
The Japanese artillery fire lasted for five minutes, and the dust on the ground was flying. Some of the less solid trenches were directly collapsed.
The 6th Division's mountain and field artillery was still effective, but some areas were bombed and there was no time to repair them, so they had no choice but to end their mission.
Five minutes later, the Japanese artillery fire extended, and the puppet soldiers began to charge again under the escort of the Japanese. This time the Japanese changed the battalion, but no one cared about the puppet soldiers, and they were still the same.
The sky was gradually getting dark, and it looked like the Japanese were preparing to attack overnight.
Wu Mazi stayed at the rear and watched through a telescope for a while, then gave some instructions to the logistics staff.
He originally thought that the previous wave of offensive was over, but now it seems that the soldiers have to have dinner on the battlefield.
Today's battlefield belongs exclusively to the Third Battalion, so he didn't ask the Fifth and Sixth Battalions to come for support.
"How about it, Old Wu? Do you want to let my Fifth Battalion go?"
Deng Wu and Zhang Guofu, who had nothing to do, walked to the Third Battalion Command Headquarters. Deng Wu asked Wu Mazi with a smile.
Hearing the sound, Wu Mazi put down his binoculars, turned around and looked at the two men, and said disdainfully: "The Japanese have been beaten to tears, and now you let the Fifth Battalion go, I think you are here to pick peaches."
Deng Wu didn't get angry when he heard Wu Mazi say this. He still said with a smile on his face, "Hey, Old Wu, you're taking my kindness for granted. Brothers, I see you're fighting hard!"
Zhang Guofu watched the two people bickering with a smile on his face. He didn't say anything and just watched quietly.
He was used to it. These two people were very sharp-tongued, so it was better for him not to get involved.
Indeed, after the two fought for a while, they started talking about business.
"From the news sent by the regiment headquarters today, there is a lot of fighting going on in Gaojia Town behind Xianyaling. It seems that the Japanese are really going all out this time."
Wu Mazi said in a deep voice.
Deng Wu didn't know what to say. He sighed and said, "The Japanese are attacking from three sides. We are under a lot of pressure. I hope the commander's plan will work!"
Gu Changfeng's strategy was actually nothing special. It was just to delay time, and while eliminating the Japanese's manpower, try to delay it until the Japanese's logistics could no longer hold on.
After all, the Japanese had 40,000 to 50,000 troops attacking Gaojia Town, and Gu Changfeng really didn't have such a big appetite to eat them all. It was just a helpless choice.
"Fortunately, the 115th Division came to our aid, otherwise we would be in big trouble!"
Faced with such a situation, Zhang Guofu also felt a huge pressure.
He has been winning battles since joining the Independent Regiment, and his morale is indeed high. However, this time is different. It is hard to say whether the Independent Regiment can survive this battle.
"Let's fight our own side first. The regiment commander said we'll evacuate in two days and fight a guerrilla war against the devils. You should think about this more."
They had all heard of the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare, but they had never actually experienced it, so the three battalion commanders were actually a little confused.