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Chapter 435: Battle of Guide (3)

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    Following Major General Suzuki¡¯s order, the Japanese infantry brigade at the East Gate of Guide immediately went to war.

    Since the artillery brigade had just been severely damaged and was in the process of shifting positions, the Japanese troops on the front line could only use infantry artillery and mortars as infantry support firepower.

    As soon as the battle began, the eight Type 92 infantry guns and 12 small-caliber mortars belonging to the Suzuki Brigade opened fire at the same time, regardless of the risk of being destroyed by the defenders' artillery.

    Compared with the rate of fire of mountain artillery and field artillery, the rate of fire of infantry artillery and mortars is absolutely incredible, especially mortars. If you really want to do it, you can hit ten shells in one shot, but there is no guarantee.  It's accurate.

    As the Japanese artillery bombardment began, dense artillery shells were fired at the defenders on the front line, exploding in the trenches of the defenders.

    At the same time, the Japanese infantry, under the command of a major officer, bent down and rushed toward the defenders' position in a swarm.

    However, the defenders are now paying great attention to the current situation, and are even a little worried. After all, the Japanese soldiers outside Guide City are not three or two hundred, but a full division and an independent brigade. The total strength is small.  It is said that there are 20,000 to 30,000 people, so they are quite fearful.

    Before the infantrymen of the Japs could rush up, the infantrymen on the defensive position braved the Japanese artillery fire and stood ready.

    When the little Japanese infantry entered the effective range of the defenders, following the orders from the forward commander, the defenders on the front line opened fire one after another.

    In an instant, thirty or forty light and heavy machine guns on the forward position opened fire at the same time, and grenades and mortars from the rear also fired back at the same time.

    For a moment, there was a loud sound of gunfire from the forward position, and then I saw the Japanese soldiers rushing in front falling down, like crops that had been cut down.

    The little devil was also stunned by the strong firepower of the defenders. During the tentative attack just now, the defenders only exposed one-third of their firepower. There were only a dozen light and heavy machine guns that fired, and among them grenades and mortars.  No heavy weapons like this were used at all.

    But now, the defenders were firing on all cylinders, and the dense barrage instantly blocked the Japs' charge, causing numerous casualties to the Japs soldiers.

    In the headquarters of the Japanese independent third brigade, Major General Suzuki and others were paying close attention to the battle at the front. When they saw such intensive firepower from the defenders, everyone was stunned.

    "Baga, is this the real firepower configuration of the Eighth Army? It is no worse than the Imperial Japanese Army. Who said they are vulnerable?" Major General Suzuki said angrily.

    "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, please calm down. Although the enemy has strong firepower, the Imperial Army at the front did not retreat. You can see that Major Takeda is organizing a counterattack on the spot, and the sound of guns and artillery on the enemy's position has obviously weakened.  "Chief of Staff Lieutenant Commander Nishijiono said immediately.

    Major General Suzuki immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully, and sure enough he found that the gunfire from the defenders' position was slightly weakened.

    "Youxi, the shooting level of the imperial army is by no means comparable to that of the army. Such shooting will ultimately result in the enemy suffering a loss!" Major General Suzuki said with satisfaction.

    However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sudden dull sound of artillery shelling from behind the defenders' position, and then saw a burst of dust splashing from the forward infantry artillery positions and mortar positions, and shells exploded one after another at the Japanese artillery positions.

    Although Major General Suzuki and others had anticipated this situation when they fired the artillery, they still felt angry when the defenders' artillery shells fell.

    "Bagaya Road, immediately order the artillery brigade to counterattack and fire!" Major General Suzuki roared angrily.

    "Hai!"

    Following Major General Suzuki¡¯s order, the Japanese artillery brigade that had just moved their positions quickly calculated the location of the defenders¡¯ positions in the city based on the impact point of the artillery shells and the trajectory of the artillery, and immediately launched an artillery strike.

    "Boom boom boom"

    I saw the remaining Japanese artillery fire at the same time. The combat effectiveness of the seven mountain field guns was indeed not small. In an instant, several artillery shells exploded in the artillery position in the city.

    However, when the artillery of the Third Independent Brigade opened fire, Nakajima Imomago, who was watching the battle from the headquarters of the 16th Division not far away, suddenly said: "Baga, this idiot Suzuki has been fooled!"

    Mizuo Nakazawa on the side said in surprise: "Sir, what do you mean?"

    "Literally, the artillery of the third brigade is going to suffer!" Nakajima Kongo said in a deep voice.

    "No way, it was clearly the Suzuki Brigade's artillery that was counterattacking just now, how could it"

    However, before the welcome was over, another violent explosion was heard from the mountain artillery position of the Suzuki Brigade in the wild, and then the ammunition exploded.The sounds came and went, spreading far and wide, and even the earth felt violent tremors.

    The mouths of Nakazawa Sanfu and others were opened wide, and their eyes were full of shock.

    After a long time, Mitsuo Nakazawa immediately asked: "Your Excellency, division commander, how did Ning know that the artillery of the Suzuki Brigade was going to suffer?"

    Nakajima Jinmao immediately said: "You guys, in a war, you only know how to charge with all your strength, but you don't know how to use your brain!"

    Then Nakajima continued: "I don't know if you noticed just now. The artillery in the city had almost no action before the Suzuki brigade's first bombardment. Even that idiot Suzuki might not have known about the artillery before that.  It is equipped with a large number of artillery, and by the time they find out, more than half of the artillery brigade has been destroyed.¡±

    "The Suzuki guy obviously also wanted to eliminate the artillery of that army, so he deliberately asked the infantry artillery and mortar units to open fire immediately, and at the same time asked the remaining mountain artillery to move their positions, preparing to catch the artillery by surprise."  Lieutenant General Nakajima said.

    "It doesn't seem like anything, and I even think this idea is a good one!"

    "What the hell, obviously their performance level is too poor, and the garrison on the opposite side has noticed the abnormality. Didn't you just see that the mountain artillery shells coming from the opposite side were not dense, and maybe the other side only used a lot of them?  There were so few guns that the bombardment sounded very sparse.¡±

    Then Nakajima Imago continued: "So it can be seen that the other party is taking advantage of their tactics and deliberately digging a hole for them, with the purpose of targeting the remaining artillery of the Suzuki Brigade."

    Nakazawa Sanfu and others were dumbfounded. There were so many twists and turns in a mere artillery battle, which made them, the infantry commanders, even sound like they were listening to a book from heaven.

    But now it seems that the Suzuki Brigade missed a move, and the result was that their mountain artillery and field artillery were almost completely lost.

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do now? The Suzuki Brigade will not be able to sustain it for much longer at this rate?" Mitsuo Nakazawa asked in a deep voice.

    "Huh, cool, let's go ahead and let the soldiers continue to rest. Since that idiot Suzuki wants to steal the limelight, let them steal as much as they can."

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, this doesn't seem good!"

    "Baga, are you questioning me?" Lieutenant General Nakajima stared at Mitsuo Nakazawa with sharp eyes and asked.

    ¡°I don¡¯t dare to be in a humble position!¡±

    "Humph, there is a reason why I did this. It's not because of revenge for what happened yesterday. It's just that there are some things that you shouldn't know. Open your eyes and take a good look!" Lieutenant General Nakajima said calmly.

    "Hai, you are being reckless because of your humble position!" Mitsuo Nakazawa said with lingering fear.

    "Well, let me know, let's have dinner at six o'clock in the evening, and tonight we will attack the city overnight!"

    "Hai!"

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