After hearing this, his company commander said with great satisfaction: "This time you asked a good question. Of course we need to call for air support. We can't call for artillery fire support now, and we can no longer call for air power support." , then it¡¯s still a spanking.¡±
His soldier said: "That's good. In this case, after the first wave of attacks, I might still be able to survive."
As he spoke, he laughed.
The veteran beside him said: "Boy, don't talk about life and death so easily. When the time comes, you might be hit in the head by a little devil's bullet."
After saying that, the veteran continued to lower his head and arrange the self-deprecating firearms.
The soldier scratched his head in embarrassment and chuckled.
At this time, a whistling sound came from a distance.
"Japanese shelling."
The soldiers of the Fourth Army stationed here are all very experienced veterans.
They just heard the whistling sound and knew that the enemy's shelling had begun.
"Take cover immediately!!! Enemy shelling!!"
The veterans shouted at this time, and other soldiers began to enter the air-raid shelters of the defensive positions, and then waited for the end of the shelling.
They are very confident in the air-raid shelters they dug. It should not be a problem to withstand the small-caliber artillery of the Japs.
And when they selected their positions, they also specially calculated the range of the Japanese naval guns.
At this time, the area they were in was just outside the range of the large-caliber artillery on the Japanese battleship.
In this way, they did not have to consider the bombardment of Japanese naval guns.
After all, those super-large-caliber naval guns, even their concrete defenses, cannot withstand the bombardment of those large-caliber artillery shells, let alone their temporarily dug air-raid shelters.
Xiaoye Cang, the brigade commander of the Japanese 109th Brigade, looked at the defensive position of the Fourth Army opposite and felt that his eyes were a little dry.
Such dryness is mainly caused by the smoke drifting from not far away.
Although the ground forces of the Fourth Army are almost invisible, their air forces have been doing their best to bomb them.
From the time their troops moved in until now, they have suffered four rounds of large-scale bombing by the fourth army.
"And the pilots of the Fourth Army seemed not to know what fatigue was. They had been bombing from morning to now, almost without stopping for a whole morning.
The staff officer beside him said: "We have received the order and can launch an attack on the villages ahead at any time."
Hearing these words, Xiaoye Cang took a deep breath: "Okay, I understand, let the third squadron attack frontally, and the second squadron and the cavalry squadron go back to the flanks and attack. The cavalry squadron scouting in the rear will resist the enemy's attack. If that unit in the rear chooses to retreat, then our cavalry can pursue them and attack them."
He has a bigger appetite this time. Not only does he plan to annihilate the enemy in Taiping Village, but he also wants to eat the enemy troops in the rear.
"Artillery fire coverage."
"As Xiaoye Cang spoke, he rubbed his bloodshot eyes.
His eyes were hit by gunpowder smoke, and he still feels a little uncomfortable.
At this time, the Japanese artillery units in the rear had already deployed on the plains.
After their troops at the front provided them with the coordinates, they immediately began to adjust the firing of artillery. Zhu Yuan,
Soon, the first wave of Japanese bombings followed.
This time it was not just the Japanese artillery that bombarded them. Japanese carrier-based aircraft also took off from the deck of their aircraft carrier and bombed Taiping Village indiscriminately.
At this time, the Japanese army planned to win the first battle and break through the enemy line in front of them in the shortest possible time.
They have been failing on the front line in Jinzhou, and now they really need a victory to boost their morale.
Even if it¡¯s a small victory.
Seeing the Japanese bombing and the Japanese fighter planes flying over their heads, the soldiers of the Fourth Army were under the bombardment of artillery fire, preparing for the next battle.
Their company commander shouted at this time: "Brothers, listen to me and withstand the first wave of attacks by the little Japs. Otherwise, we will have no shame in going back."
As he said this, he loaded his pistol.
The Japanese bombing lasted for about twenty minutes, but the soldiers of the Fourth Army suffered almost no casualties in the air raid shelters.
Such bombing by the Japanese army was actually more aimed at destroying some of the defenses they had set up on the ground.
Now their machine gun positions and other defenses have been destroyed by Japanese fighter jets and artillery shells.
It was also when the Japanese bombing had just ended that their infantry began to advance.
On the side of the Fourth Army, the soldiers immediately entered the innate defensive positions under the leadership of commanders at all levels. At the same time, they began to repair their defense lines, deploying machine guns, two flat-firing cannons, and several rocket launchers. Well arranged.
By the time the Japanese troops slowly revealed their ferocious faces from behind the smoke, the positions of the Fourth Army had been deployed.
Although compared to their previous positions, it was relatively crude, and it was enough to cope with the Japanese charge.
The Japanese infantry unit, a squadron of more than 200 troops, tried to cross the river.
However, as soon as those among them entered the river, an explosion came over them.
A Japanese infantryman stepped on a mine placed inside by the Fourth Army.
They were very insidious when deploying these mines, even in rivers.
This surprised the Japanese army, but their advance did not stop, but continued to move forward.
¡°Boom boom boom!!¡±
There were continuous explosions again, and soon a lot of Japanese infantry were killed and injured by landmines, and they were floating on the river.
When the Japanese soldiers behind saw this scene, they all flinched a little.
But at this time, the commanders in the rear were still waving their command swords to let the Japanese troops continue to move forward.
The Japanese army gritted their teeth and continued to move forward. Soon, they passed through the minefield.
However, at this moment, the Fourth Army troops stationed in the village began to shoot wildly at the Japanese troops.
"Da da da!!!"
The trajectory of the bullets fired from the machine gun and the tracer bullets was like a fire whip, lashing the Japanese ranks hard.
The Japanese soldiers charging at the front were knocked down in a blink of an eye. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com