Qiu Feng still underestimated the enemy. The sound of nature is small
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Although Wang Husheng had already led the civilian team and militia to build a large number of fortifications near Badou Town, and also laid a large number of mines in the fields on both sides of the road, after all, Badou Town is a plain terrain, not a mountainous area. , On the plain terrain, the enemy's attack power is still very powerful!
Especially a permanent division with a fine tradition like the Kumamoto Division has even more powerful attack power!
At the beginning, because the Japanese did not know the existence of the anti-tank trench, they suffered a small loss. However, when the Japanese discovered the anti-tank trench, it was not difficult to crack it.
The Japanese quickly dispatched at least one squadron of engineers and hurriedly came up carrying engineer pickaxes.
Naturally, the officers and soldiers of the Third Guard Company would not watch helplessly as the Japanese engineers filled up the anti-tank trenches. Therefore, all kinds of light and heavy machine guns and rifles opened fire in an instant. However, the rapid fire attack only lasted less than two minutes. The Japanese's Mortars, grenade launchers and other counter-fire came overwhelmingly.
There are also a dozen 57mm main guns and 37mm main guns guiding the tanks, which pose a fatal threat to the machine gun firepower of the third guard company.
To put it bluntly, the law of war is actually the use of firepower. The tank is known as the king of 6 battles. It is not a fluke!
After just a few volleys of fire from the dozen or so tanks of the Japs, all the light and heavy machine guns of the Third Guard Company were silenced. Two Maxim heavy machine guns and six crooked light machine guns were all reduced to scrap. Eighteen Seventeen machine gunners were also killed in the battle, and the remaining machine gunner was blinded by shrapnel and became completely disabled.
Xue Laoyao, the commander of the third company of the guards, his eyes turned red and his temper got angry. At that time, he was about to lead the officers and soldiers of the third company to launch a counterattack regardless of the situation and risk his life with the Japanese. Fortunately, Qiu Feng was there and stopped him quickly! Otherwise, if Mr. Xue really gets his way, the Third Company of Guards may have to stay here this afternoon.
"Machine gun, my heavy machine gun, my heavy machine gun!" Young Xue was still wailing.
"Okay, stop howling, it's just two heavy machine guns." Qiu Feng scolded, "I'll replenish it for you later!"
"Really? Battalion Commander, you must not cheat." Xue Laoyao immediately stopped howling and said, "You must keep your word."
"Look at your potential." Qiu Feng said angrily, "But you have to give me a good fight three times in a row. No matter what, you must stop the Japanese for at least an hour!"
Qiu Feng has realized that he was a little careless this time.
Because it is a plain terrain, side fire cannot be constructed, and time is tight, so there is no way to build permanent fortifications. Therefore, it is difficult for their machine gun fire to escape the fixed-point support fire of Japanese tanks, mortars, grenades and other infantry support fire. Clear, so in the next battle their firepower will be at an absolute disadvantage, and the situation will be very passive.
But even so, Qiu Feng is not very worried, because he has already calculated that the guard camp has three companies plus a special agent platoon, and three infantry companies are spread out front and back. Even if each company can only block the Japanese for an hour, three The company only lasted three hours, and then gathering the remaining soldiers of the three companies plus the special agent platoon, they could not sustain it for another hour.
By this calculation, it was already four hours, and the main force of the military division should have arrived by now.
As long as the main force of the military division arrives, the mission of their guard camp will be successfully completed. What's more, before the main force of the military division arrives, the Langya Team will arrive first. As soon as the Langya Team arrives, the pressure on their guard camp will be extremely high. The weight is greatly reduced, so it’s no problem to hold on until dark.
Qiu Feng exchanged a few words with Xue Lao Yao and then went to the second company position.
The heavy loss of the third guard company just now has sounded the alarm to Qiufeng. Therefore, the defensive deployment of the second company, the first company and the special agent platoon must be adjusted. In particular, the heavy machine gun firepower point must be rebuilt, at least not in the front, otherwise it will be easy to Knocked out by Japanese tanks and various infantry support firepower.
However, Qiu Feng stayed at the second company position for less than a quarter of an hour when Xue Lao Yao led the remaining soldiers of the third company to collapse from the first line of defense. After receiving the report, Qiu Feng hurriedly came out of the second company headquarters and saw When we arrived at Young Xue, whose face was covered with blood, we looked behind him. The third company of guards, which was fully loaded half an hour ago, now had less than 50 remnant soldiers left, and all of them were carrying Wounded, soaked in blood.
"Batalion Commander, please shoot me, I'm useless." Xue Laoyao burst into tears as soon as he saw Qiu Feng.
Looking at Xue Lao Yao who was squatting in front of him and crying, Qiu Feng was also a little confused. He didn't expect that the third company of guards was defeated by the Japanese so quickly. A company with all its members was defeated by the Japanese in less than a quarter of an hour. They were defeated. According to this method of attack, their guard camp could only hold on for an hour. Not to mention the main force of the military division, even the Wolf Fang could not arrive! How can we continue to fight this battle? I can't hold it any longer!
When Qiu Feng was stunned, there was a sudden bang in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, a shell landed on the edge of the trench next to Qiu Feng, and then the awning splashed sand and gravel all over the sky.
When Qiu Feng turned around and looked back, he once again saw the dozen tanks he had just seen on the position of the Third Guard Company. These dozen tanks guided at least one brigade of Japanese soldiers past the defense line of the Third Guard Company, and again He rushed towards the defense line of the Second Guard Company with great momentum. Looking at this posture, the little devil was really ready to break through the defense line of their guard battalion in one go!
"Quickly enter the position, prepare to fight, prepare to fight!" Qiu Feng woke up with a start, brandished his pistol and shouted loudly, "Young man, your third company is temporarily integrated into the second company and joins the battle together!"
"Yes!" Xue Laoyao agreed, turned around and roared at the dozens of remnant soldiers behind him, "Brothers, our third company failed to hold the position, and we are in great disgrace. This time, we must help the second company to hold the position no matter what. If the Japanese can easily break through the second company position, we will really have no shame to see anyone again, can you hear me?"
"I heard you!" Dozens of remaining soldiers responded loudly and hurriedly entered the position.
Not long after the battle started, Qiu Feng knew why the Third Guard Company had lost its position so quickly.
The little Japs were really anxious this time, and they really launched a fierce attack at any cost. The guard camp was in a minefield. If engineers were sent to clear mines, it would not only be time-consuming, but they would also be sniped by the guard battalions. So the Japs directly attacked. Send out groups of suicide squads one after another to perform simple and crude human rolling thunder!
Seeing the groups of Japs lying on the ground, rolling forward desperately, Qiu Feng, the officers and soldiers of the Second Guard Company, and the remnant soldiers of the Third Guard Company were all dumbfounded. They had seen the ferocious little Japs of all ages, but they This was the first time I saw such a fierce Japs. It was not just one or two Japs, but a group of Japs with human body rolling thunder!
The Kumamoto Division of Dog Day is truly one of the two permanent divisions that are most capable of fighting in Little Japan!
The officers and soldiers of the Second Guard Company also blocked the attack, but firstly, the Japanese death squads were lying on the ground, and the area of the bullets was small. Secondly, these death squads were protected by tanks. The machine gun firepower of the Second Guard Company was suppressed, so basically, only I can watch the Japanese death squads rolling thunder over the human body.
The Japanese death squads rolled forward one after another, and the mines were detonated in rows.
In less than two minutes, the minefield in front of the second company's defensive position had been cleared.
Then the Japanese tanks began to come up, and this time the Japanese learned well. They no longer lined up a dozen tanks to advance side by side like before. Instead, they sent a tank forward first, marched in front, and then quickly The camouflage covering the anti-tank trench was quickly crushed, and the tank on the way couldn't hold back and fell into the anti-tank trench.
However, the other eleven tanks following behind stopped in time.
Then, the Japanese dispatched engineering troops and began to fill in and destroy the anti-tank trenches.
Naturally, the officers and soldiers of the second company would not watch helplessly as the Japanese engineers filled up the anti-tank trenches and tried their best to block the attack. They even braved direct fire from the Japanese tanks' main guns to block the attack tenaciously. However, the Japanese engineers also risked their lives. One team died, and another one was immediately killed. The team came up, one squadron was dead, and a second engineer squadron came up immediately!
The Japanese engineers completely ignored casualties and only focused on filling anti-tank trenches.
In less than five minutes, the anti-tank trench in front of the second company's position was filled.
Then, the tank that had fallen into the anti-tank ditch got up again, and then guided the other eleven tanks, and once again rolled over aggressively towards the position of the Second Guard Company. Behind the twelve tanks, an infantryman followed. Brigade, at least more than 700 heavily armed Japanese infantrymen.
At this time, there was no second anti-tank trench in front of the position of the Second Guard Company. They had to face the powerful penetration ability of the Japanese tanks. As a last resort, the Second Guard Company sent out blasters again and again to try to blow up the Japanese tanks. , but unfortunately, the Japanese tank did not fight alone, but was protected by an entire infantry brigade. The blasters sent by the second guard company had been killed by the Japanese infantry who followed up before they could get close to the tank.
It is daytime after all, and it is an open plain terrain. Unlike the Third Regiment in Pu County, there are broken walls and ruins of city walls as cover. Therefore, the dozen or so blasters sent out were all killed by the Japanese without exception. Beaten to death, seeing that nothing could be done, Qiu Feng could only order a retreat!
"Retreat, retreat quickly, retreat to the town!" Qiu Feng quickly gave the order.
It seems that we can no longer fight the Japanese in the open fields outside the town. We must retreat into the town immediately. Although there are only ruins left in Badou Town, these ruins can still provide cover. However, the retreat of the guard camp, Even if the Japanese's life channel is opened, the main force of the Kumamoto Division can pass through Badou Town smoothly.
Qiu Feng was also gambling, betting that the Japs would continue to attack until they were completely eliminated.
Because if they pass through without completely eliminating their guard camp, they will inevitably be attacked. The guard camp is guarding the ruins of Badou Town and can still use machine gun fire to block the road. If the Kumamoto Division passes by force, it will definitely suffer A huge loss, so Qiu Feng dared to bet that the Japs would continue to attack. (To be continued.)