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Nantong is in the western suburbs, on a hill.
Wearing raincoats, Chiaki Shigeto and Nobuyoshi Oda, accompanied by more than a dozen staff officers, were standing on the top of the mountain watching the battle.
Through the field of view of the telescope, it can be clearly seen that dozens of Japanese soldiers retreated from the ruins of the urban area. During the retreat, Japanese soldiers continued to fall. When these defeated soldiers returned to the attack position, There were only a dozen people left, and a full squad was basically crippled in just one attack.
Moreover, this kind of thing has happened many times before.
In one morning alone, the 2nd Infantry Regiment lost at least six infantry squads.
"Bagagaru." Veins suddenly protruded on the back of Oda Nobuyoshi's hand. Looking at his posture, he almost crushed the telescope in his hand. Of course, he did not have such ability.
Chiaki Shigedo looked normal, at least not as angry as Oda Nobuyoshi.
For the current situation, Chiaki Shigeto can be said to have been mentally prepared. If you think about it, the remnants of the temporary 79th Division can easily break out of the encirclement of the 6th Infantry Regiment, and can attack and kill Fushimi Miya Toshihiko with hundreds of people. , and could easily escape across the river while being pursued and intercepted by three infantry regiments, how could it be easy to deal with
Precisely because he knew that the remnants of the temporary 79th Division would be difficult to deal with, Shigeto Chiaki formulated the strategy of driving the opponent out of the city and annihilating them in the open ground early in the morning. Unfortunately, the Chinese commander on the opposite side seemed to have seen through him. In order to carry out the plan, the remnants of the temporary 79th Division just hunkered down in the ruins of the urban area without moving.
Now, evicting the Chinese from urban areas is a bit of a hassle.
Intimidation? The Chinese people were completely unmoved and remained unmoved.
Lure the enemy? The Chinese still do not accept this trick and have never been able to retreat.
storm? Due to terrain restrictions, too many troops cannot be deployed on the front, so only two infantry squadrons can be deployed at most at a time. This has become a refueling tactic. Who knows how much it will cost in the end and how long it will take to annihilate the temporary 79th Division. Chiaki Shigeto conservatively estimated that it would take at least ten days and result in two to three thousand casualties.
But such a high price, especially for such a long time, is unbearable for the Chongteng detachment.
"Kuroki-san." Shigeto Chiaki suddenly looked back at the detachment's deputy chief of staff, Takeshi Kuroki, and asked in a deep voice, "When will the tank squadron that the headquarters promised to allocate arrive?"
Shan Shanyuan was quite interesting and assigned a tank squadron to the Chongteng detachment.
Moreover, this tank squadron is no longer equipped with Type 94 cavalry armored vehicles, but Type 97 medium tanks.
The Type 97 medium tank is the latest equipment that has just been equipped with the Japanese army. In terms of firepower, protection and quality, it has been greatly improved compared to the Type 94 cavalry armored vehicle. Apart from other things, the 57mm main body of the Type 97 medium tank is equipped with Cannons are simply a powerful weapon in street fighting.
As long as the Type 97 medium tanks are in place, the good days of the Chinese people will be over.
"Hai." Kuroki just hung his head and replied, "Your Excellency, Commander, the front army headquarters responded that the tank squadron and supplementary ammunition have been shipped out from Shanghai Hongkou Wharf, and it will take up to twenty hours to arrive."
Chief of Staff Mi Kikuchi stayed in the northern suburbs to supervise the 1st Infantry Regiment because she was worried about Funakoshi's unauthorized actions. So now, only Deputy Chief of Staff Tsuyoshi Kuroki remains with Chiaki Shigeto to provide military advice.
"Yo Xi." Chiaki Shigeto nodded happily. The biggest difficulty for the Japanese army at the moment is the lack of firepower. After the previous continuous offensive operations, the ammunition consumption of Shigeto detachment was serious. Up to now, the artillery team's shells have been almost exhausted, and the tank detachment has also been exhausted due to the The ammunition was exhausted, and the quantity was so low that it became almost a display.
However, Chiaki Shigeto believes that after tomorrow, when the ammunition and tank squadrons are replenished, the offensive of the Shigeto detachment will become completely different from today. Let’s see, facing the overwhelming artillery fire coverage and powerful armored vehicles of the Imperial Army, what will happen on the opposite side? How long can the Chinese military hold out
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Xu Rui crouched behind a pile of rubble, holding up the 38 cap and aiming at a Japs who had already run a hundred meters away, and then gently pulled the trigger. Hearing a gunshot, the Japs soldier fell immediately. Xu Rui Ruizhi's shot hit the head directly, and the high-rotating bullet penetrated the helmet, turning the Japanese's brain into a mess.
However, when Xu Rui raised his gun again and looked for the next target, he found that the remaining dozen or so Japanese soldiers had all jumped into the trenches and disappeared.
"You are destined to be lucky." Xu Rui snorted coldly. When he looked back, he saw the veteran and a dozen remnant soldiers holding the 38 big cover and chasing forward relentlessly. In such a posture, they were ready to catch up in one breath. The little Japanese's attack position, but he didn't even think about how many Japanese were gathered in the little Japanese's attack position.
"Okay, stop chasing." Xu Rui quickly stopped.
If they really pursued forward, not to mention chasing into the Japs' attack position, they would not be able to pass through the nearly 100-meter open area in front of them. In the ruins of the city, due to the terrain restrictions, the Japs' superiority in troops and firepower There is no way to take advantage, but once they reach the open space outside, it is their home court.
Xu Ruicai was not that stupid and fought with the Japanese in the open areas outside the city.
Xu Rui had finished speaking, and the dozen remaining soldiers had no choice but to retreat in dismay.
However, the veteran was still squatting in the ruins of a house that was bombed with only the foundation left more than ten meters away, refusing to come back.
"Soldier, what are you doing?" Xu Rui said, "You are dawdling like a bitch, come back quickly, the little devil may launch a retaliatory bombardment."
However, the veteran still refused to come back. Instead, he waved to Xu Rui and said, "Old Xu, come here."
"What for?" Xu Rui frowned, but still followed the veteran's wishes and bent down to climb up to the ruins.
"Look, are there a few Japs up there?" The veteran pointed at something in front of him and said in a deep voice.
Xu Rui looked in the direction of the veteran's finger, and sure enough he saw a hill several kilometers ahead. He had not seen it because of the ruins just now, but he could see clearly in the ruins where the veteran was hiding. He raised his telescope and It became clearer that it was indeed a group of Japs, about a dozen in number.
At this point in time and in this place, this group of devils is obviously unusual.
Even if he is not an old devil like Shigeto Chiaki, he should at least be an old devil at the level of captain.
The old soldier said in a dark voice: "Old Xu, tell me, is this old devil Shigeto Chiaki over there?"
"It's hard to say." Xu Rui stuck out his tongue and licked his chapped lips. His expression at that moment was as ferocious as a predator after finding its prey. He put down the telescope and stretched out his right thumb to measure the distance. The distance was about 2,500 meters, already out of the range of the rifle.
The veteran also said: "I definitely can't hit the 38-meter cover. I can still try the mortar."
Xu Rui immediately turned around and waved: "Where's Da Zhuang? Go and call Da Zhuang over."
Regardless of whether the person on the mountain opposite is Chiaki Shigeto, an old devil, or someone else, let's do it first.
A remnant soldier rushed away excitedly. After a while, Niu Dazhuang hurried over holding his Japanese 81mm mortar. Ever since he was able to shoot the mortar, he and the mortar were inseparable. They hugged each other while sleeping at night. Brothers Everyone laughed at him for using a cannon as his wife, but Niu Dazhuang said that his wife had no heart for a cannon.
Xu Rui pointed at the Japs on the hill in front and said, "Dazhuang, have you seen those Japs?"
Niu Dazhuang hummed, indicating that he had seen it, and then without waiting for Xu Rui's words, he continued: "At the camp, those Japs are 2,500 meters away and have already reached their maximum shooting range. I'm afraid they won't be able to hit them. If If we can advance another five hundred meters, I will have the confidence to kill these Japs."
The maximum range of the Japanese 81mm is 2,000 meters.
The maximum range refers to the maximum effective range, not the limit distance of the cannonball flight.
In other words, the 81mm light mortar shell can hit farther, but it has no accuracy beyond 2,000 meters.
"What you're talking about is pure bullshit." The veteran said angrily, "If we advance another five hundred meters, we will have already reached the enemy's attack position. Do you think the enemy is dead? Besides, the maximum range is not the limit. The range is just that the target is not accurate beyond two thousand meters, but there is no problem in hitting it."
Xu Rui also said: "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and give me a shot."
Niu Dazhuang said nothing more and quickly started to set up the cannon.
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Two thousand five hundred meters away, on a hill.
The orderlies have already brought over the mounts of Shigeto Chiaki and Oda Nobuyoshi. The slope of this hill is gentle and can be climbed up and down by horse. Shigeto Chiaki is naturally unwilling to walk.
"Oda-san, let's get here first today." Shigeto Chiaki said as he walked towards his mount, "Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, thank you for your hard work. There is no need to attack again in the remaining few hours. Wait until tomorrow. It won’t be too late to attack after the tank squadron and artillery shells are delivered... Phew.”
However, before Shigeto Chiaki could finish his words, a short and sharp shell scream suddenly sounded.
Because Chiaki Shigeto was already old, his reactions were not as fast as those of young people, and he was stunned without any reaction. However, Tsuyoshi Kuroki, the deputy chief of staff of the Shigeto detachment, was a veteran who had participated in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, and he immediately reacted. With a roar, he rushed forward and threw Chiaki Shigeto to the ground.
"Commander, be careful!"
Kuroki just roared, followed by a loud "boom".
The huge explosion almost shattered Shigedo Chiaki's eardrums, and even made him dizzy, unable to get up for a long time.
After a long while, Chiaki Shigeto finally came to his senses. He first struggled to push away Kuroki Tsuyoshi who was pressing on him, then stood up unsteadily with his sword in hand, then patted the dust off his head and body, and then Wiping the mud and gunpowder smoke from his face, he heard a low groan in his ears.
Looking back, Shigeto Chiaki saw that his beloved horse had fallen into a pool of blood.
"Baga, Baga Yalu!" Shigeto Chiaki's eyes immediately became bloodshot, and he cursed angrily, "Baga Yalu, Baga Yalu, Baga Yalu..." (To be continued.)
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