Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 94: Bloody Battle at Yunzao Beach (3)

Captain Konno, who was in charge of the frontal attack, saw his squadron being pinned down on the bridge and screamed in anger:
"Bagayalu, notify the infantry artillery squad to destroy the Chinese bunker immediately!"

The communications soldier immediately used a signal flag to send a signal to the infantry artillery squad deployed several hundred meters away. The captain of the infantry artillery squad personally commanded a Type 70 infantry gun to fire at the defending bunker. A mm shell accurately hit the bunker, but unfortunately the effect was not good and it only knocked off a piece of rubble.

This factor had been taken into consideration during the construction of the main fort. The half-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall was not something that infantry guns could penetrate.

When the shell hit the outer wall of the bunker, Chen Yong was startled, thinking that he would die here this time, but he was only shocked. He immediately cursed:
"You damned gun shot really accurately, it scared me, go to hell!"

After cursing, he fired a long burst at the enemy, firing more than 30 bullets in one breath. The water jacket outside boiled, and the other two assistant gunners quickly added cooling water to the water jacket.
The Maxim heavy machine gun is a well-known water-guzzler. It consumes about 4 liters of water to fire a thousand rounds of bullets. Without sufficient cooling water, the machine gun will jam or even explode.

Yang Shiyuan, who knew the habits of the "water tiger", prepared several large buckets of water in advance, enough for it to drink for a period of time. Yunzaobang itself is a river, so the problem of water shortage is easy to solve.

The other Type 92 heavy machine gun does not have this problem. Except for its slower rate of fire and poorer firepower sustainability, everything else is excellent. It’s just that it may not be easy to use for those who are used to the Maxim heavy machine gun.

Two heavy machine guns suppressed the Japanese attack. The ground at the other end of the bridge was littered with Japanese corpses, some of whom were still struggling in pain, but no one cared about them.

Compared to the deadlock in the middle, the attack on the two wings was much smoother. After rushing into the waist-deep river, the firepower blocking them was not strong, just sparse rifles. This made the Japanese officer leading the team very excited, and he kept driving the soldiers across the river, as if victory was within reach.

Sergeant Shinohara rushed in front of the main force, bullets whizzed past his 1-meter-tall head, the advantage of his short stature was fully demonstrated, which made him a little complacent.

He looked around and found that his squad had only two casualties, and the organization was still intact. They were about to rush to the river bank, which made him scream with excitement:
"Warriors, the Chinese have already escaped, charge forward and kill them all!"

The Japanese soldiers of Shinohara's squad rushed up the muddy riverbank with bowed legs. At first, they didn't care, but the further they advanced, the more difficult the mud became.

Sergeant Shinohara was of average height among the Japanese soldiers, and this one did not even reach his waist. Those who were shorter than him had already reached their chests. They were stuck deep in the mud, and every step forward was extremely difficult.

At this time, Liao Jianping, who was at the front line, gave the order to open fire. They even used only rifles to eliminate the struggling devils in the mud one by one, just like shooting at fixed targets.

Although the battle was not very fierce, it caused great casualties to the Japanese, who paid a heavy price for their arrogance.

Isa Kazuo, who was watching the game from behind, looked very unhappy. This slap in the face came too quickly. In order to save face, he could only vent his anger on the captain of the first team:
"Bakayarō, Takase is a loser who has failed to live up to the trust of the Emperor and has wasted the lives of many warriors.

Hurry up and signal them to retreat. Don't stay in front and embarrass yourself. He has brought shame to the Takase family!"

Lieutenant Colonel Kameyama saw that the commander's face was very ugly, so he didn't dare to say any more nonsense, so as not to bring trouble upon himself.

The first attack ended in a whimper, with a lot of losses. The commander of the regiment was furious. He had no need to protect Major Takase from this unprovoked disaster.

Major Takase even wanted to die. He was full of confidence when he launched the attack, but now he was beaten by the Chinese and had no power to fight back. He will definitely be scolded when he returns. He can only pray that Captain Isa will not slap him in the face for the sake of the Takase family.

"Bakayaro, you have ruined the glory of the Kanazawa United!"

Isa Kazuo raised his strong arm and slapped him twice. It was obvious that the captain did not take the Takase family seriously. "Hey! The captain is teaching you a lesson. I'm sorry to disappoint you!"

Major Takase was very conscious and thanked Isa Kazuo for greeting his family, which was also a courtesy.

Isa Kazuo was obviously still angry. Someone had to take responsibility for the failure, so he slapped Major Takase a few times to get rid of the anger in his heart.

"Takase-kun, you remember the locations of the Chinese's firing points, right? Mark them on the map and let the artillery squadron avenge the warriors."

Major Takase turned and left as if he had been pardoned. Isa Kazuo's face returned to normal and he said to Lieutenant Colonel Kameyama:
"Kameyama-kun, tell the warriors not to be discouraged. This is just a tentative attack. The Seventh Regiment can afford to lose a dozen warriors."

Lieutenant Colonel Kameyama would naturally not be stupid enough to correct the wing commander's slip of the tongue. He even felt that the wing commander was too honest, as there were only a few casualties.

On the left wing, the Tax Police Corps also repelled the enemy's attack. Zhao Tianci, the sixth of the "West Point Six Tigers", immediately blew the anti-artillery whistle, and all the officers and soldiers of the battalion quickly hid in the anti-artillery caves.

Although his major subject at West Point was special operations, this did not prevent him from turning the fortifications into a "maze."

Under the influence of the boss Yue Qianli, Zhao Tianci, Li Daomin and Wang Jianfei all turned into "groundhogs". Wang Jianfei was the best at defense, Zhao Tianci, who was naturally lively, was good at offense, and Li Daomin was average.

After Zhao Tianci returned to the teaching corps, he was noticed by the uncle of the emperor because of his experience studying in the United States, and was directly recruited;

Originally, he planned to bring Wang Jianfei with him, but Captain Gui refused to let him go, so he only brought one person back and gave him the position of the main battalion commander.

After Zhao Tianci took office, he selected more than 20 people from the entire battalion and trained a special operations team. He used the training methods taught by Yue Qianli, but unfortunately, they were never put to good use.

In this kind of frontal battlefield where hundreds of thousands of people are fighting, the space for special operations is greatly limited. After all, they do not have long-range strike weapons like the 107 rocket launcher.

The most practical tactic in positional warfare is defensive tactics, and "Zhao Laoliu" seems to be good at this. Compared with other friendly forces that do not pay much attention to earthwork, his battalion suffered the least casualties.

After receiving the casualty report, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Brother is right. Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war!"

"Boom boom boom..."

Rows of artillery shells fell from the sky, and the Japanese's artillery preparation began again. It was really like the infantry charged and then the artillery bombarded, and then the infantry charged after the artillery bombarded. Boss Yue knew the Japanese's nature very well.

The soldiers of the First Battalion of the Fourth Regiment huddled in a carefully constructed anti-artillery cave, silently enduring the ravages of artillery fire. If they were unlucky, a shell would hit the anti-artillery cave and an entire squad of brothers would be buried alive. Fortunately, the probability of being hit was not high, as the greatest damage from artillery came from shrapnel and shock waves.

"Damn it, don't shells cost money?"

Zhao Tianci greeted the Japanese again, then leaned against the anti-gun hole with his mouth half open and endured it silently. It was said that this could prevent shock waves, so he believed it for the time being.

(End of this chapter)