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Chapter 894 Fierce Battle

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    If the Japanese army has always believed that the People's Army's superiority in the Kanto Prefecture and Korean battlefields comes from the difference caused by its obsession with improving the army's weapons, battlefield reports from central Korea cannot convince it of this conclusion.

    The Nakamura 8th Regiment stayed away from the People's Army defense line along the Imjin River in order to preserve its strength. When they came to the Jinhua front line and wanted to join forces with the Gumi Regiment of the 6th Division, they "accidentally" encountered an enemy from afar.  The 299th Infantry Regiment of the 100th Division of the People's Army.

    The mission of the 299th Regiment is to contain the remnants of the Japanese Gumi Brigade so that they will not penetrate deep behind them.  There was only one regiment left in the original Gumi Brigade, which was no match for the regiment of the People's Army. After the addition of the Nakamura Regiment, the numerical advantage that the People's Army had always had on the Korean battlefield no longer existed in this small theater, and it was at a disadvantage.  state.

    The incident happened suddenly, and there was no way out: all the troops were locked in a hard fight, and for a while, the reinforcements would only give priority to the Imjin River, which destined the 299th Regiment to defend the situation.

    However, although the Japanese army had a slight numerical advantage, they also lacked heavy firepower and it was difficult for them to achieve an overwhelming victory.  As long as they stick to the defense, the strength of an infantry regiment can completely withstand two regiments. According to the principle of three times the offense and defense.  The officers and soldiers of the 299th Regiment all knew that as long as they stayed here for a day or two, the situation would change drastically.

    Gumi and Nakamura also understood this truth, so after a brief summary, they ordered an uninterrupted attack.

    The ones leading the charge were the remnants of Gumi.

    Gumi is not interested in the Fourth Division. Perhaps because of its reputation as "the number one loser in the Japanese army", he does not dare to let this unit fight in the front line.  Although Nakamura's Eighth Regiment is the core of the entire division, it also gained the "brave reputation" of the "Eighth Regiment that is not afraid of defeat" due to repeated defeats in the Russo-Japanese War.

    "However, no matter how thin the mosquito legs are, they are still meat. It is pleasant to have a team of several thousand people come out for nothing.  The Nakamura United team can't fight, and Gumi doesn't plan to use them as a forward, so it's okay to serve as cover on both wings, right?

    The middle and lower-level officers of the Japanese army have all experienced the baptism of the battlefield. In many cases, they are more familiar with the battlefield conditions than the senior officers and can better grasp the battle situation.  Throughout World War II in official history, Japan had almost no strategic masters. Many wars during the period were organized by junior officers themselves. The most famous one was the "September 18th" Incident, which was considered a typical example of "lower forces overcoming superiors."

    ?????????Leaving aside the military orders and military and political systems, Japanese middle- and lower-level officers can be regarded as "courageous and knowledgeable."

    Moreover, Gumi himself was under tremendous psychological pressure: the four divisions that fought with the Chinese People's Army were almost completely destroyed, and only half of his brigade survived. In Japan, which believes in the spirit of Bushido, it is already considered a kind of  What a shame.  No matter how determined he is, he can't resist the bad public opinion that has been spread against him.

    If he doesn¡¯t perform well in this battle, he will have no choice but to have a caesarean section after the war.

    And this time is a good opportunity for him to wash away his shame: the People's Army is temporarily weak, and as long as he breaks through the defense line of the People's Army on the opposite side, it will be like tearing a big hole in the middle of North Korea, destroying the results of the People's Army's hard work for a long time.  .  It¡¯s hard to say what the outcome will be, but causing a disturbance in the originally stable area controlled by the People¡¯s Army makes sense to both superiors and subordinates.

    So he spared no effort in attacking.

    So, another battle began that was no less fierce than the fierce artillery battle on the Imjin River. The difference was that both warring parties used light weapons.  The most effective ones are only a small number of mortars carried by the infantry, and four combat anti-cannons per company, and more are hand grenades used by individual soldiers.

    According to the 1927 army organization, each infantry battalion is equipped with a mortar company and a heavy machine gun company, and the infantry regiment also has a field artillery company with an organization of 6 guns.  Even without the support of divisional artillery, such firepower has to be taken seriously by the Japanese army.

    However, the inconvenience of transportation limited the firepower of the People's Army: due to defense and emergency operations, the field artillery batteries, which were relatively inconvenient to move, did not follow the main force; in addition, the mortars and heavy machine gun units did not have sufficient logistical supplies.

    Of course, the situation of the Japanese army was not much better: the 12th Brigade, which had lost all its heavy weapons, and the 8th Regiment, which served as the vanguard of the emergency movement, were both lightly equipped, and both sides were about the same in terms of weapons configuration.

    It is worth mentioning that historical battles between the Chinese army and the Japanese army have shown that if both sides use light weapons, the well-trained Chinese army is no worse than the Japanese army.

    For example, in the well-known Battle of Sihang Warehouse, the Japanese army was unable to conquer it for a long time. It was not because Commander Xie Jinyuan had three heads and six arms and was better at fighting than others, but because Sihang Warehouse faced concessions on three sides and the Japanese army could not use heavy weapons.  In this case, there was almost no difference in the combat effectiveness of the two sides. The Japanese army's advantage in the war of aggression against China was mainly in key areas.arms.

    Now, we can¡¯t fight with heavy weapons, and we don¡¯t have an advantage with light firepower, so this battle will be quite impressive.

    At first, the Japanese army launched exploratory attacks in squadrons.  However, such a small amount of manpower was simply a warm-up for the People's Army on a huge battlefield, and scattered gunshots from different directions beat them to pieces.

    After years of drills, especially the mid-level and senior officers who have undergone many military trainings, the People's Army has made great progress compared with the original Fengjun era.  Infantry attack and defense drills are compulsory courses for officers at all levels. Trying to disrupt the situation with a small number of troops will be useless.

    Therefore, Gumi issued an echelon attack order: "Each brigade takes turns to advance and hold its position. Each unit must sacrifice at all costs and fight the battle into Korea in one go. This is not only a consolation for the dead, but also the cornerstone of our army's foothold on the Korean battlefield.  You must carry forward the imperial spirit and go all out to complete your mission!"

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    This is a group of backbone forces, the essence of the Japanese army.  They represent the highest achievement of the Japanese Army, so their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated in any way.  The fearless infantry attack caused both sides to consume a large amount of bullets. In less than half an hour, the bullets on the front line were all exhausted one after another, which made the commanders on both sides extremely anxious.

    "However, the frontline officers and soldiers who have already acted aggressively no longer care.  The superior military strength cannot defeat the Chinese soldiers who have always been humble, let alone avenge the martyrs of the empire?  So the Japanese army also fought hard. The frontline commanders shouted: "Fight with the bayonet!"

    So the officers and soldiers on the front line of the People's Army saw such a strange scene: following the Japanese commander's order, the sound of bullets being ejected was heard from the opposite position - weren't there still bullets?  Why don't you finish the fight and then use the bayonet?  Or wouldn't it be better to fire a few bullets occasionally during the bayonet fight?

    Because in any case, flesh and blood cannot withstand bullets after all. Are Japanese soldiers really stupid enough to have a completely "fair" duel with Chinese soldiers in order to defend the dignity of the so-called "bushido"? (Remember this site's URL:  www.hlnovel.com
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