Li Bian's prayer was not answered by Mazu. The Nationalist Army on the mud mountain did not stop shooting. The captain of the Second Infantry Regiment of Taiwan, Oda Nobuyoshi, did not order to stop the attack. Instead of stopping the attack, Oda Nobuyoshi invested more troops. A lot of troops, just a squadron, but this time a whole brigade was put in!
Under the cover of six gunboats, a dozen armed merchant ships approached again.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of small boats and kayaks were launched from the armed merchant ship. Then, one after another, Taiwanese soldiers climbed over the side of the ship and descended down the ladder to the small boats and rubber boats. In less than a moment, nearly Hundreds of small boats and kayaks were already crowded with Taiwanese infantrymen who were armed with live ammunition.
Seeing this scene, Li Bian really wanted to shout loudly, "No, don't come here!" You will die, you will die!
However, in the end, Li Bian still did not dare to shout, but just huddled motionless behind Jiang Xinshi and pretended to be dead.
A few minutes later, nearly a hundred small boats and rubber boats docked one after another, and then thousands of Taiwanese infantrymen and hundreds of Japanese military officers jumped in like dumplings. In the dark red river, the cold water reached their waists and poured into their military boots. Then they struggled forward and began to grab the beach.
Then, the terrible scene from before happened again, and the overwhelming barrage poured down from the sky again.
More than 700 infantrymen from the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of Taiwan had just set foot on the river beach when overwhelming barrage rained down. Under the dense barrage, on the unobstructed river beach Above, these poor Taiwanese soldiers couldn't find a hiding place at all, and they fell one by one in an instant.
However, no one dared to take a step back.
Because nearly a hundred Japanese military officers raised their sabers and followed behind them.
As a result, more than 700 Taiwanese infantrymen could only muster the courage to charge forward. Every time they took a step forward, they had to pay heavy casualties. In less than a moment, the blood flowing from their bodies was dyed red again. On the river beach, dark red blood flowed down the river beach, dyeing the river red again, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Li Bian was so frightened that he closed his eyes and did not dare to look at this extremely tragic scene.
For a moment, Li Bian really wanted to rush out and let the Nationalist Army beat him to death, because if he died, he would no longer have to endure this endless mental torture. However, Li Bian did not have the courage after all. In the end, he chose to huddle behind Jiang Xinshi and live like an ant.
In less than half an hour, the offensive of the 2nd Taiwan Infantry Battalion was disintegrated.
However, it was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, the 4th Taiwan Infantry Battalion was transported to the north shore by a transport ship, and climbed onto the beach again with the corpses of the 2nd Battalion. However, waiting for the fate of the 4th Taiwan Infantry Battalion, it was with the 4th Taiwan Infantry Battalion. The 2nd Brigade was no different. Under the brutal barrage of the Chinese army, they also fell one by one.
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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, on the hills.
Oda Nobuyoshi's hands holding the telescope began to tremble involuntarily, not because of excitement, let alone excitement, but because of boundless fear.
This is another infantry brigade, a fully formed infantry brigade!
In just ten minutes, another fully formed infantry brigade was crippled!
Of the more than 700 infantrymen he belonged to, less than 300 were still rushing forward. The remaining soldiers were either killed on the spot or fell on the river beach wailing and groaning, even though they were several kilometers away. On the river surface, Oda Nobuyoshi seemed to be able to hear their dying cries.
As for the remaining remnants of less than three hundred soldiers, their fate has already been determined. Not to mention whether they can cross the remaining few hundred meters of river beach, even if they rush through the river beach and reach the river bank, I'm afraid they will not be able to survive. There is no escape, because hundreds of Chinese military troops are still hidden in the ruins of Nantong.
The Chinese army will tear these remnants into bloody pieces like a sheep.
The muscles on Oda Nobuyoshi's face began to twitch violently, and his hands were trembling.
Although these soldiers borrowed from Taiwan are all cannon fodder, and no one cares about their life or death, no matter what, they are still his soldiers, Oda Nobuyoshi. Seeing his soldiers being wantonly slaughtered, Oda Nobuyoshi's face is naturally shameful. No, this is not just a shame, this is shame, this is his great shame!
Under the overwhelming barrage, the 6th Taiwan Infantry Battalion fell one by one.
The river beach, which is nearly one thousand meters wide, has become a chasm that Taiwan's infantry cannot cross!
Seeing that the 6th Infantry Battalion had very few troops left, Nobuyoshi Oda finally couldn't restrain the huge shock and fear in his heart. He turned to Chiaki Shigefuji and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, withdraw?"
"No, no, we can't withdraw!" Shigeto Chiaki has gone crazy, he has gone completely crazy!
In fact, as early as two hours ago, after the offensive of the 2nd Infantry Battalion was disintegrated, Chiaki Shigeto had already realized that he had once again made a big mistake. Since the Chinese army dared to launch a barrage in Jiangbei to cover this area, This tactic shows that he has sufficient ammunition reserves and is not afraid of the Chongteng detachment taking lives to fill them.
The cruel reality dealt a heavy blow to Shigeto Chiaki and completely stunned him.
Unexpectedly, by this time, Shigeto Chiaki could no longer care so much.
As the offensive of the 6th Infantry Brigade was once again disintegrated, the disastrous defeat of the Chongteng Detachment has become an established fact. Now for the Chongteng Detachment, the number of casualties has no meaning, because for him, the commander of the detachment, if Jiangbei cannot be recaptured At the dock, if we can't recapture the technical equipment stranded in Jiangbei, what's the difference between 1,000 casualties and 9,000 casualties
Now, there is only one thought left in Shigeto Chiaki's mind.
The idea is that the Chinese army in Jiangbei must be defeated, even if the two infantry regiments of the Chongteng detachment are wiped out. Anyway, the people who died are Taiwanese and not subjects of the empire. There is nothing to regret at all. There are many slaves in Taiwan who were educated by the imperial people. If 10,000 people die, just recruit 10,000 more.
At that moment, Chiaki Shigeto turned around and shouted: "Funakoshi-san, Funakoshi-san!"
Captain Funakoshi of the 1st Taiwan Infantry Regiment took a step forward and said: "Your Excellency, Commander?"
Chiaki Shigeto glared at Funakoshi and gritted his teeth and said: "Order, the 5th Infantry Battalion immediately crosses the river, seizes the beach and boardes 6, recaptures the Nantong Pier, and recaptures the technical equipment stranded in Jiangbei!"
"Your Excellency, Commander." Funakoshi said with a frown, "The China Army has built a heavy machine gun position on the mud hills in the north of the Yangtze River, and has sufficient ammunition reserves. It would be too costly to continue the attack at this time. It is better to wait until the river tide rises, or to make a detour from upstream and downstream. Then attack from the east and west sides to the south toward the center... "
This is not the first time Funakoshi has made suggestions.
But the result is the same, Shigeto Chiaki doesn’t want to hear it at all!
Chiaki Shigeto didn't want to listen before because he didn't want to waste time, because whether it was waiting for the tide to rise in the evening, or detouring from upstream and downstream to attack again, it all takes time, and what Chiaki Shigeto lacks most now is precisely time. When the tide rises in the evening, Or from upstream and downstream, the day lily is cold.
Now Shigeto Chiaki doesn't want to hear it, but it's because he has gone crazy.
Besides, the entire Chongteng detachment has been disabled, so what's the use of leaving an infantry brigade
Shigeto Chiaki was already crazy. He slapped Funakoshi in the face and cursed: "Baga, am I the commander or are you the commander? Execute the order. All you need to do is execute the order!"
"Hai!" Funakoshi paused heavily and walked away with a dark face.
The first level of officialdom crushes people to death.
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Jiangbei, on Mud Mountain.
Whether Lao Lao, Jiang Nan, Cui Jiu, or Wan Ying Fu, Siberian Tiger, Xiao Yanyue, and Ding Bing, everyone has been numbed by the bloody and cruel scene in front of them. Therefore, when the Japanese armed merchant ships and gunboats are once again fully loaded As the Taiwanese infantry approached the north shore, all of them were expressionless.
Xu Rui silently calculated the Japs' strength in his heart.
Seeing the Japanese boats and rubber boats docking again, and seeing another group of Japanese soldiers rushing onto the river beach from kayaks and small boats, Xu Rui raised a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth and said to the veteran: "Veteran, this should be It’s the seventh wave, right?”
The veteran nodded and said, "Yes, this is already the seventh time Chongteng detachment has seized the beach."
Xu Rui said with a grin: "Except for the first beach raid, where the Japanese only committed one infantry squadron, the subsequent six beach raids were all brigade-sized. The Chongteng detachment was under the jurisdiction of the 1st Taiwan Infantry Regiment and the 2nd Taiwan Infantry Regiment. There are only six infantry brigades in total, which means that this is the last wave of the Chongteng detachment to seize the beach."
This is already the last wave of the Japanese to grab the beach, but the result will not be any different.
Just like the previous six times, it was impossible for the Japanese to even build a beachhead, let alone recapture Nantong Pier.
The veteran was speechless after hearing this. Ordinarily, he should be excited, because the Independence Battalion once again created a miracle. With less than 600 remnant soldiers, it severely damaged the fully loaded Chongteng detachment in Nantong. But for some reason, the veteran's heart But he felt a little confused, because this battle completely subverted his view of war.
In the history of ancient Chinese wars, there are many examples of battles in which the weak defeated the strong and the small defeated the large, such as the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Feishui, and the Battle of Chibi. However, even Jingxing commanded by the Soldier Immortal Han Xin The battle was probably not comparable to today's Battle of Nantong.
During the war game the night before yesterday, Ten Thousand Veterans did not believe that Xu Rui's plan could succeed.
From the perspective of veterans, Xu Rui's entire combat plan has too many prerequisites. As long as one of the prerequisites is not met, everything will be lost. However, in the end, these prerequisites were all met. The Chongteng detachment was really severely damaged by the independent battalion, or in other words, almost completely wiped out!
Is this just good luck? Or did Xu Rui really foresee such a result
If Xu Rui really foresaw this outcome, then this person would be too terrible. (To be continued.)