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Chapter 1,435: Battle of Saibei (14)

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    Like Li Guoyao, Shotaro Kono did not know at this time how many people were in the Chinese army in front, whether it was a regiment or a division. This was all a mystery.

    But Shotaro Kono knows that the opponent must have more troops than them, because all the troops around him now add up to more than a thousand people, and whether that army is fighting Xuanhua or Peiping, it is impossible to dispatch only such a small number of troops.

    Therefore, Kono did not think about taking the initiative to attack. He thought about how he could hold back the army in front.

    Since he has been stationed on the front line in Zhangjiakou for more than three years, Kono is quite familiar with the terrain on this front line. He knows that the only place here that can provide them with a good blocking environment is Taishiwan Village.

    Although the small village is not a strategic location in the true sense, it is the only commanding height nearby. If you capture it, you will definitely be able to drag that person until dawn.

    At the moment, Shotaro Kono ordered the radio operator to send a report to the direction of Peiping. While reporting the situation, he also ordered the troops to speed up and seize Taishiwan Village.

    With the same purpose, the two armies rushed towards Taishiwan Village at five o'clock in the morning. The scene was spectacular.

    The battle started soon. Judging from the distance, the leading troops of the Japanese army were closer to Taishiwan Village. However, Li Guoyao's troops were cavalry, and they were much faster than the Japanese army. Therefore, the 1st Battalion and the 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade arrived at Taishiwan Village first.  Shiwan Village.

    But it was only a little faster. Before the soldiers of the first regiment had time to build fortifications, an advance squadron of the Japanese army pressed forward and quickly launched an attack.

    Neither army had time to use artillery, and since the 1st Independent Brigade Regiment had no time to build fortifications, the Japanese simply launched a charge.

    According to usual practice, the firepower of the Chinese defenders is very weak, with only one-third of the firepower of the Japanese army with the same strength.

    Although the Chinese defenders on the hilltop have nearly 500 troops, while the Japanese army has less than 200 troops, they should not be inferior in terms of firepower.

    Out of experience considerations, the Japanese infantry squadron leader did not hesitate and directly issued the order to attack, in an attempt to defeat the Chinese defenders in front of him and retake Taishiwan Village.

    However, he never thought that the army on the opposite side was different from the National Army or the Eighth Route Army they imagined. This was a force with weapons and equipment that were almost the same as theirs. It was even stronger than them in terms of automatic firepower.  Because when going south, Li Guoyao deliberately strengthened the number of light and heavy machine guns in his troops.

    Seeing the swarm of Japanese troops rushing towards them, Zhou Qiang, commander of the First Regiment of the Independent Brigade, was naturally not polite.

    Immediately ordered a battalion commander to stick to the flanks, and he personally led a part of the troops to guard the front, and opened fire immediately after the Japanese troops entered the effective range of the 38th Gai.

    "Da da da"

    The light and heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time, knocking down the Japanese soldiers who were rushing forward!

    Before the Japanese troops could even reach the defenders' position, they were hit by the fierce firepower and were knocked to their knees. Most of a complete infantry squadron was shot dead in less than three minutes. The rest suddenly lost confidence and quickly  Withdrew.

    However, taking advantage of this gap, the follow-up troops of the Japanese army have also arrived, and a complete infantry brigade arrived at the foot of Taishiwan Village.

    At the same time, the Japanese artillery squadrons also arrived. Counting the original artillery squadrons, Shotaro Kono had a total of two artillery squadrons, equipped with 4 Type 92 infantry cannons and 8 cannons.

    At the moment, Shotaro Kono ordered the artillery to immediately build positions on the spot and bombard the defenders' positions. They wanted to recapture Taishiwan Village before the main force of the Chinese army arrived.

    The Independent Brigade was not to be outdone. The main force of the group also rushed to Taishiwan Village. The troops in the village were also prepared to welcome the Japanese attack. The two sides faced off at a distance of several hundred meters. The battle was about to break out.  .

    It was already dawning at this time. Since the climate has been relatively humid these days, a light mist actually appeared around Taishiwan Village in the morning.

    Taishiwan Village shrouded in fog was like a fairyland, but neither Zhou Qiang nor Shotaro Kono felt any sense of beauty, but they both smelled the strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood.

    Although the visibility is not very good, you can still see the rough outline of the opponent clearly with the help of high-definition military telescopes.

    Standing on the edge of the battlefield, Shotaro Kono was observing the Chinese army on the opposite side through a telescope. He was surprised to find that the army on the opposite side was a replica of the Imperial Army.

    The weapons and equipment are the same, and more importantly, the soldiers¡¯ aura and eyes are also the same.

      The same ferocity, the same fearlessness!

    When Shotaro Kono was observing the Independent Brigade, Li Guoyao also arrived at the main battlefield and observed the Japanese army on the opposite side from behind.

    When he found that the Japanese troops on the opposite side were limited in strength and seemed to have only one infantry brigade, Li Guoyao ordered the first regiment to immediately attack downwards from Taishiwan Village. At the same time, he ordered the second regiment to immediately go back behind Taishiwan Village on horseback and attack from the flanks.  Japanese defense line.

    He wanted to fight quickly and deal with the Japanese infantry brigade as soon as possible, because Li Guoyao's goal was Xuanhua. He would not give the Japs too much preparation time, and he would not be entangled with the Japs brigade here for too long.

    "Boom boom boom"

    The artillery is roaring, the machine guns are roaring, and the horses are roaring!

    After the national army's attack began, the few artillery units of the independent brigade also quickly showed their power and launched an all-round artillery bombardment towards the Japanese army.

    Every time Shotaro Kono thought that the army on the opposite side would take the initiative to attack, and there would be violent bombardment as soon as it came up.

    Based on his experience, it is not difficult to tell that the opponent not only has curved artillery, but also infantry artillery, but there should be no larger-caliber mountain artillery or field artillery.

    This made Shotaro Kono feel a little relieved. After all, compared with mountain artillery and field artillery, the power of infantry artillery and cannons was still too small.

    The number of soldiers and equipment of the army on the opposite side exceeded Kono's expectations, so at first he thought that the Chinese army would definitely have larger-caliber artillery.

    But now it seems that it does not, which is good news!

    It is true that the independent brigade is not equipped with mountain artillery and field artillery. It is not that it cannot afford the equipment, but that the independent brigade itself is a mountain force created by Li Guoyao. It is the rapid reaction force of the Ninth Army. Their characteristic is mobility and flexibility.

    However, mountain artillery and field artillery are too heavy, especially field artillery, which weighs up to 1,600 kilograms. With such weight, war horses cannot drag it at all, and the limitations of cars are too great, so for the sake of the mobility of the troops, Li Guoyao simply did not  Equip independent brigades with these large-caliber artillery pieces.

    Major Kono was originally very happy to see that the national army did not have large-caliber artillery, but he was soon shocked by the combat effectiveness displayed by the independent brigade.

    When a battalion of national troops rushed down Taishiwan Village, all machine guns opened their way, and the sound of chugs echoed throughout the battlefield. The scene was really shocking.

    However, Shotaro Kono knew that his troops had no way to retreat. They had no other way to go except to defeat the army on the opposite side.

    Shotaro Kono immediately ordered his troops to launch an attack immediately, and at the same time asked the telegraph troops to immediately send a report to the North China Front Army Headquarters in Beiping, requesting air support.

    The battle entered a fierce stage at the beginning. Since both sides had no time to build fortifications and the fog interfered, the two sides inevitably got together and started a fierce hand-to-hand battle.

    Seeing the two sides fighting together, Shotaro Kono felt a little relieved. Compared to the gun battle, he was more confident in the troops' bayonet skills.

    And according to the tactical training manual and his combat experience, the most direct way to defeat a Chinese army is to fight with bayonets. Brutal hand-to-hand combat will definitely destroy the will of that army to fight.

    Of course, what Shotaro Kono didn¡¯t know was that the reason why he thought so was entirely based on experience.

    In previous battles, the Japanese army discovered a pattern. In many cases, the Chinese defenders were not afraid of their artillery fire, but were afraid of engaging in hand-to-hand combat with them.  Because hand-to-hand combat requires not only fighting skills and strong physical strength, but also fearless courage.

    The brutal and shocking scene where the white knife enters and the red knife comes out is definitely a life-threatening talisman for the timid. Not to mention fighting, it can scare people to death.

    But what he didn¡¯t know was that Li Guoyao¡¯s troops also liked to fight with bayonets, and their stabbing skills were no worse than those of the Japanese army.

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