Rebirth of the National Marshal

"That's right, as long as you can calm down, the enemy is definitely not your match. Their Type 38 rifles require pulling the bolt every time they fire, and you have semi-automatic rifles in your hands. If you miss with the first shot, adjust the angle immediately and kill him with the second bullet. If the second shot doesn't work, there's still the eighth. I don't believe that eight bullets can't kill a person. If that's the case, you can take off this military uniform and go home to hug your children." The deputy squad leader praised with appreciation, and the other recruits around Liangzi also calmed down.

Liangzi's shooting performance was not the best. The other recruits felt that as long as Liangzi could do it, they could do it too. Sure enough, one minute later, the second recruit also killed a Japanese devil. He was the best shooter in the whole class, and his bullet directly blew up the Japanese devil's head.

The battle situation was only chaotic for five minutes, and the Japanese devils advanced several hundred meters, but after five minutes they felt that every meter they advanced would result in huge casualties.

The first wave of attack was completed quickly, and the 500rd Infantry Regiment lost more than people.

More than 30% of the troops could never fight. The company commander was so angry that he screamed, but there was nothing he could do. You just saw that the enemy's firepower was so fierce, and our artillery company did not even give us any support. We didn't even see any shells falling on the enemy's position.

This cannot be blamed on their artillery regiment.

The largest caliber weapon they were equipped with was the Type 105 infantry gun, but the enemy had 100mm howitzers and mm mortars, which were simply not on the same level.

When the infantry charged just now, half of their artillery regiment had been wiped out. If they had not moved quickly, all of them might have died there.

The failure of the first attack filled Konosuke Matsushita with anger.

But soon he adjusted his mood. He attributed the failure of this attack to the incompetence of the Third Infantry Company. He had to replace it with the Second Infantry Company. He was originally the commander of the Second Infantry Regiment, so the combat effectiveness of the Second Infantry Company was a level higher than that of the Third Infantry Company.

Just now, Konosuke Matsushita also saw the firepower of the Chinese army. Because they were all new recruits, their firepower points were exposed at the first time. This also made Konosuke Matsushita realize how fierce the firepower of the security regiment that the upper echelons had been talking about recently was. Just now, there were three Maxim heavy machine guns and an American large-caliber heavy machine gun in the position of only 100 meters.

As for firepower points like the Czech light machine guns, there are countless of them.

Some soldiers also carried submachine guns.

The Garand semi-automatic rifles carried by ordinary soldiers were their nightmare.

It is simply impossible to fight with others with bayonets like this.

Looking at Ma Lieshan, they also lost more than 200 people in the previous round of charge.

I have to say that the Japanese devils' shooting skills are really accurate. Just now, the Japanese devils were the attacking side, and their firepower was only about 1/3 of ours, but they still caused more than 200 casualties on our side. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese is definitely not exaggerated.

"You idiots, the Japanese devils just rushed over. What were the grenades placed in front of you for? You bastard, you threw one out, but it didn't even have the string pulled. Next time I see this, I'll kick you out to block the bullet hole." The squad leaders at the front line organized the soldiers in their squad to start a summary meeting.

This is also what Mao Yuanshan required. If you cannot sum up your gains and losses well, you will not grow. If new recruits want to grow quickly, discussing with each other and criticizing each other may be a way to grow quickly.

"You, the machine gunner, you started shooting before the company commander gave the order. You killed two Japanese with 250 rounds of bullets. I see one of them is injured. You're not a soldier with such a good shooting skill? You might as well go home and take care of your children. But you did pretty well later. I saw clearly that in the last round, you took down more than ten people with 250 rounds of bullets. That's more like it." The squad leader was used to beating people, so he was about to slap the recruit on the back of the head. However, when he saw the company instructor looking over at him from a distance, he quickly put his hand away. Besides, the recruit fought well. Although he was a little slow to realize his mistake, he still caused considerable damage to the Japanese.

The artillery unit is also summarizing their experience. Normally they can fire at a faster speed than this, but now due to the tension, they are only able to exert 70% of their combat effectiveness.

"Why are you so nervous? Aren't those the Japanese over there? Although they are said to be scary, what are you afraid of? We have infantry brothers in front to support you. Our artillery has a longer range and greater power than theirs. One shell can destroy two of their infantry guns. Wait a minute, be careful at the beginning and move quickly. The commander just delivered half a truckload of sweet potato soup. If you want to drink in the evening, be diligent in the afternoon." The weather is still quite cold, so each member of the security regiment was given three taels of liquor.

When Ma Lieshan saw the casualty report, the wrinkles on his brows were enough to kill a fly.

190 people died and more than 20 were injured, and the Japanese devils were still or meters away from your position. If they really rushed in, the entire defense line would definitely collapse.

However, judging from the casualty figures reported from the North China Campaign, their side is already doing pretty well. Ordinary Chinese troops would be very happy if the casualty ratio with the Japanese army was below 1:5.

70th Brigade, Brigade Headquarters

"Reporting to His Excellency the brigade commander, an urgent telegram sent by the headquarters orders us to capture Zhanggu Town before sunset today." Konosuke Matsushita was so depressed that he had already drunk two bottles of sake.

He took the order, put it in his pocket and checked the time. It was still three hours before sunset.

The terrain of Zhanggu Town is that it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces south on one side.

This is a strategic location for defending the entire Chahar.

As early as a year ago, someone really proposed to occupy this place, but at that time the Chinese army was not so strong. In their opinion, it was not worth sending people here. Unexpectedly, so many soldiers would sacrifice their lives because of this despised place.

"Request the air force to support us." To be honest, saying this was more painful than killing Konosuke Matsushita. In his opinion, infantry should rely on their own bullets and bayonets to occupy the enemy's positions, rather than relying on the support of these air forces.

"Ha Yi." The assistant turned around and went out to send a telegram. He was also relieved. He was afraid that his superiors would order the infantry to attack, which would result in at least 1/3 casualties in this battle.

After receiving this report, the airport in North China immediately dispatched six bombers. After all, Zhanggu Town was a small place, and there were only a battalion of several thousand people stationed there. Sending out six bombers was already a great honor to them.

When the Japanese planes entered Chahar, Mao Yuanshan's air force command knew about it. This guy would certainly not miss the opportunity to exchange for the best thing, which is radar. Now my air force is not as strong as yours. If I don't cheat anymore, how can I be your opponent?

Originally, the Japanese side was going to send fighter jets for escort, but seeing that Zhanggu Town was very close to their airport and no signs of the Chinese Air Force were found around there, there was no need to send fighter jets. If there were any, it would be acceptable to send fighter jets temporarily.

Mao Yuanshan adopted the plan of besieging the point and attacking the reinforcements, letting Ma Lieshan's battalion firmly occupy Zhanggu Town like a nail. His two security regiments had already encircled it, preparing to wipe out the 70th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army in one fell swoop.

This is why Ma Lieshan insisted on occupying Zhanggu Town for a day and a night.

When Mao Yuanshan told this plan, everyone from the government's military and political departments to the officers under her were frightened by their boss's momentum, or rather, his appetite. They are here to attack you, but you want to swallow up their entire mixed brigade in one bite. You have to know that the Japanese devils had been fighting in China for such a long time, and not a single battalion had been completely wiped out. Of course, the garrison battalion that Mao Yuanshan fought against was not included.

A mixed brigade has more than 1 people. You can eat them up whenever you want. It would be fine if you had strong troops, but you only have new recruits. Although you had to relatively powerful troops originally, now they are dispersed among hundreds of thousands of troops and do not have much combat effectiveness.

Mao Yuanshan did not have any conspiracy or tricks in fighting. He relied entirely on his powerful firepower to crush the enemy. He believed that with the advanced weapons of his troops, as long as they could gain a little advantage, this advantage would slowly begin to expand and eventually wipe out the Japanese devils' mixed brigade.

After a half-hour rest, the second round of attack began, and Konosuke Matsushita personally went to the battlefield with a sword.

"You are all brave soldiers of the Empire of Japan. His Majesty the Emperor is watching you. The people in front of you are just a group of rabble. They have only been soldiers for no more than two weeks. We will defeat them with one round of attack and occupy Zhanggu Town, marking the first battle in our occupation of the entire Chahar." It must be said that Konosuke Matsushita's words were very inspiring. However, it was only the new recruits who were inspired. The old soldiers had seen the firepower of Chahar in the morning. They would not believe it just because of your words. They also cherished their lives.