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Chapter 530: Decisive Battle in Jiujiang (3)

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    It was already August 9 when Li Guoyao returned to the front line of Honghualing. At this time, the 61st Army and the Songpu Division had been fighting for two days and two nights on the frontline of Honghualing. The battlefield situation was that both the offensive and defensive sides suffered heavy casualties, but who  There is nothing anyone can do.

    Of course, this is just a superficial phenomenon. The actual situation is that the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, while the defenders' casualties were still within an acceptable range.

    Originally, according to the wishes of Xu Hu and others, the total strength of the Matsuura Division had dropped to about 10,000 at this time, and its artillery was also intermittent due to ammunition problems, and its ability to sustain operations was extremely weak.

    As for the armored forces, they have basically been destroyed, leaving only the infantry, and their morale is still very low. If we attack back at this time, we have at least half a chance to defeat the opponent, even if we can defeat the entire Matsuura Division.  Down.

    However, what everyone did not expect was that Li Guoyao actually denied the request of Xu Hu and others, and instead ordered the troops to reduce their firepower, especially the artillery, and only allowed one-third to be dispatched.

    This is quite puzzling, but they are all old men of the 61st Army. They all trust Li Guoyao's command level. They are confused and still cooperate in executing the orders.

    It is said that the Japanese troops on the front line were almost desperate. In just two days, their troops lost more than 5,000 people, of which 3,500 were directly killed.

    In addition, the losses in the technical arms were even more severe. Half of the artillery was destroyed, and this was even more true for the tank troops. Less than ten of the sixty or seventy tanks could be used on the battlefield.

    More importantly, the troops' ammunition and supplies were almost exhausted. Even Lieutenant General Matsuura Junrokuro felt that there was almost no hope of conquering Li Guoyao's position, so he requested Commander Okamura Neiji to withdraw to Hukou for rest.  Fight again for a while.

    However, at this time, the bloody nozzle, who was being scolded by the Central China Front Army Headquarters and the base camp, urgently needed results to prove himself, so how could he agree to the retreat of the Matsuura Division.

    Subsequently, Okamura Neiji mobilized 70 transport aircraft from the Central China Front Army Headquarters to drop ammunition for the Matsuura Division, and also airdropped more than a hundred grassroots officers.

    Then Neji Okamura asked the Matsuura Division to capture the Honghualing position at all costs and counterattack Jiujiang City.

    At this moment, news came from the frontline troops that the defenders¡¯ firepower would be much weaker, especially the power of their artillery.

    In view of this, Matsuura Junrokuro immediately saw hope. After analysis, Matsuura Junrokuro and others believed that after the consumption of the past few days, the defenders suffered heavy losses in terms of soldiers, weapons and ammunition, and their combat effectiveness dropped sharply.

    As we all know, the Chinese army is far inferior to the Japanese army in terms of ammunition replenishment. Once ammunition is seriously consumed, the consequence is that the combat effectiveness will be significantly reduced.

    Subsequently, after reporting the situation to the 11th Army Headquarters, Matsuura Junrokuro immediately organized his troops to continue the attack.

    Honghualing. First-line position.

    After two days of bloody fighting, even the main forces such as the First Brigade and the Regiment were a little overwhelmed. After the First Battalion was crippled, Long Linghui's Second Battalion was also crippled. At this time, the third battalion of the First Regiment was stationed on the front line.  .

    The commander of the third battalion, Li Deguang, was born in the Hunan Army. He was originally a bandit in western Hunan. He was later recruited and became a small battalion commander. Later, after the army was dispersed on the battlefield in Shanghai, he became a straggler.

    Later, he was recruited by Li Guoyao and started as a soldier. After more than half a year, he became a battalion commander.

    Of course, this is inseparable from the help of Xu Hu and Ma Desheng. After all, they are both descendants of Sanxiang, and they still have some friendship with each other.

    In addition, although Li Deguang was born a bandit, he was a good fighter and worthy of their help.

    In the command post, Li Deguang, who was smoking a pipe, squinted his eyes and rested. It had been 12 hours since last night, and the Japs hadn't attacked, so it was rare for them to have such time to rest.

    At this moment, a captain officer hurried in and said loudly: "At the camp, the little devils are gathering again, and it looks like they are about to attack!"

    Li Deguang stood up as soon as he turned over, knocked the pot on the ground, and immediately asked: "Damn it, it just stopped for a few hours and started again. How many people have gathered this time?"

    "There are a lot of troops on the front line. It looks like an infantry brigade, no less than 800 people." The captain replied.

    "Eight hundred people are okay. Order the forward positions to guard against Japanese bombardment and prepare for battle!"

    "yes!"

    "Immediately distribute gas masks to everyone. These 800 people alone will definitely not be able to defeat our position in case of a sudden attack."?!  "

    "yes!"

    On the Japanese position one kilometer away, a group of Japanese soldiers were forming a team. Standing behind the troops was a major officer.

    This man¡¯s name is Yutaro Ueyama, and he is the first captain of the 123rd Regiment. However, this man is not young. The 38-year-old Ueyama can be considered an old soldier.

    Unlike the previous Japanese commanders, Shangshan did not receive formal military education. Instead, he gradually grew up as a soldier. His experience is legendary.

    Of course, the Japanese army is different from the Chinese army. Compared with China, Japan has a complete officer training system. Over the years, Japan¡¯s military promotion system has been completely solidified. If you want to be promoted, you must go to the military academy.

    So it can be seen that the vast majority of officers in the Japanese army either graduated from the Army Sergeant School or the Army University, and few were promoted directly from the ranks of soldiers.

    And Major Ueyama is obviously a different person. Ueyama, who was born as a fisherman in Hokkaido, did not go to a military academy, but he joined the army as early as the Taisho period and participated in the battle to conquer Tohoku.

    In a battle, the infantry squad where Shang Shan belonged suffered a devastating blow. The squad leader and all the sergeants were killed. Later, the superior appointed Shang Shan as the temporary squad leader to continue organizing the troops to fight.

    ???????????? Going up the mountain was also more promising, and organized troops to counterattack in time. Not only did they win the victory, but they also killed the hateful Chinese anti-alliance force.

    In view of his heroic performance on the mountain, he was promoted to second lieutenant and squad leader after the war.

    Although the road ahead was not easy, a few years later, Shangshan was promoted from lieutenant to assistant officer, becoming an idol and hero in the hearts of the soldiers.

    Originally, the 123rd Regiment was sent to the southern front by Matsuura Junrokuro to monitor Xue Yue's troops, but now the situation on the northern front is not good. Matsuura can only transfer troops from the southern front, and the Shangshan Brigade is one of them.

    "Report: The First Brigade is ready for battle and awaits your orders at any time!"

    "Yoshi, order the entire army to attack, and provide fire cover with rapid-fire artillery!" Yutaro Ueyama gave the order to attack.

    "Hai!"

    Immediately afterwards, I heard the Japanese squadron captains in front waving their command knives, shouting "Toss" loudly, and then stepped on their feet and launched a charge towards the garrison position not far away.

    At the same time, the mortars, Type 92 infantry guns, and grenade launchers behind the little Japanese infantry opened fire one after another, which was considered to be full firepower.

    "Boom boom boom"

    The little devils carried out shelling as usual. More than a dozen mortars and Type 92 infantry guns continued to shell the defenders' position at Honghualing. Suddenly, the Chinese defenders' position turned into a sea of ??fire.

    Due to the two days of fighting, most of the artillery-proof holes have collapsed, so the soldiers on the position can only withdraw from the front-line position in advance and wait until the shelling stops before entering the position.

    "However, the little Japanese had obviously figured out the defenders' tactics, so after starting the charge, the Japanese artillery did not stop shelling, but became even more crazy.

    Seeing that the little Jaap had rushed a few hundred meters in front of the defenders' position, the third battalion commander knew that the little Jaap was preparing to rush into the defenders' trenches in one go, no matter how high the price was.

    Then Li Deguang did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered the troops to brave the enemy's artillery fire and enter the trenches, and then launch a counterattack.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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