War of Resistance

Chapter 460 Battle of Zhangshan ([-])

"idiot!"

Chief Akashiba Yaezo let out a roar, and slapped Inoue Mitaro in the face who was in charge of driving the troops to attack.

"Snapped!"

A huge handprint immediately imprinted on Inoue Mitaro's face, and then turned slightly red.

"Why don't you control the team and continue to charge!?" Chief Akashiba Yaezo cursed angrily. He could see the specific situation, but he was in a bad mood at the moment, so he wanted to use it to vent.

Inoue Mitaro, who received a heavy slap, didn't dare to refute. He just stood at attention and lowered his head, and then said, "Your Excellency, Captain, please forgive me for being incompetent! It was because of the terrain, and the enemy's firepower was too fierce , Therefore, I would like to ask Your Excellency, Captain, to give me another chance to lead the troops to launch a fierce attack! If possible, I hope that Your Excellency, Captain, can give some artillery fire support!"

Akashiba Yaeko had already had the idea of ​​continuing to launch a fierce attack under the cover of artillery. After hearing the assurance from Inoue Mitaro, he went down the slope and said: "Yo Xi, but the next attack must attack the enemy. position!"

"Hay!" Inoue Mitaro replied in a deep voice.

The Japanese army at the bottom of the mountain was preparing to launch a fierce attack on the national army's position in Zhangshan, but the national army officers and soldiers on the mountain were not idle, and hurriedly replenished ammunition such as grenades, machine gun bullets, and small artillery shells.

"This battle was fought beautifully... I have never fought such a comfortable defensive battle since I fought in Shanghai..." Li Chunfei sighed. We are in a disadvantaged state, and we must not only fight offensive warfare, but also fight defensive warfare under the enemy's superior force.

Don't forget, when the Zhiyi regiment attacked Tangtou Town, the small artillery company, mortar company and even the artillery battalion were all strengthened to the second battalion, while Li Chunfei's first battalion and Han Xingle's fourth battalion could all They are all responsible for attacking based on their own abilities.

More importantly, at that time, there was no reinforcement of ultra-light mortars such as grenades, so the fire support was naturally not as fierce as it is now.

Let’s talk about the defensive battle of Tangtou Town at that time. Don’t forget that it was carried out under the superior artillery fire of the Japanese army. Apart from a few more machine guns and a few more mortars, it seems that there was not much reinforcement. Yes, the artillery battalion didn't fire support.

"Don't be complacent. If there are no accidents, the Japanese army will have artillery to assist in the next wave of attack. Maybe there will be heavy weapons such as fifteen heavy artillery to assist." Zhang Tianhai's face was not at all relaxed. There was news that the Japanese army not only had armored trains, but also [-]-year-old heavy artillery to assist them!

"No way? Didn't the Japanese army just break out of Taierzhuang? Why did they carry such equipment as the [-]-life heavy artillery in a hurry? They were running for their lives..." Li Chunfei said in surprise.

"Anything is possible. The Japanese army has tanks and trucks to haul heavy artillery. It's not us who can only rely on mules and horses to pull artillery." Zhang Tianhai said with a wry smile and shook his head.

After hearing the words, Li Chunfei nodded, and said: "The group's words are reasonable, but the direction of thinking of the humble position has been negligent."

"Anything can happen on the battlefield. We must prepare for the worst, because we can't afford to lose. If we lose, we will lose our heads." Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, and then looked at Li Chunfei.

"Yes, group seats." Li Chunfei responded.

"By the way, let's count the number of casualties right away! Then send someone to carry the seriously wounded to the back mountain! This little Japanese is probably going to launch an all-out attack in a short time, and the Tang Enbo army is chasing and biting behind them. It's no wonder these little devils are not in a hurry, within half an hour, there will definitely be a fierce attack." Zhang Tianhai said confidently.

The Japanese army's attack on Zhangshan was a tentative attack. They couldn't just retreat after killing a hundred people, right?For the defense of Yi County, Zhangshan is not just a simple flank, it is also related to the Japanese army's next plan to attack Xuzhou.

That's right, by then, Zhangshan will become an outpost for the Japanese army to attack Taierzhuang again!
Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region; those who do not plan for the eternity are not enough to plan for a moment!
This is where Zhang Tianhai's self-confidence lies. Others may see that he just wants to expand the battle situation, but as a traverser, he knows that after the National Army finished the Taierzhuang Battle, it failed to expand the results of the battle!

Therefore, the Japanese army's next attack is inevitable!

"Yes, group seat." After Li Chunfei responded, he went to call the messenger to convey the order.

Not long after, the orderly came back to report the casualties.

"Reporting to the battalion commander and regimental commander, according to the statistics of each company, two people were seriously injured in the first company, one was killed in battle, and three were slightly injured; nine people were seriously injured in the second company, seven were killed in battle, and 18 were slightly injured; four people were seriously injured in the third company, and four were killed in battle Five people, four were slightly injured; the machine gun company had no casualties, a total of 15 were seriously injured, 13 were killed, and 26 were slightly injured." The orderly reported.

"It seems that we still took a lot of advantage. The result of 28 casualties and 26 minor injuries can repel the enemy's attack. The enemy has at least [-] casualties... There are too many minor injuries, right?" Zhang Tianhai Nodding his head, he was obviously quite satisfied with the result of the casualties.

Don't forget, among the officers and soldiers of the first battalion, the soldiers are basically recruits... Being able to achieve this result proves that Li Chunfei really put more effort into training.

"Tuan Zuo, I believe that the casualties just now were mainly caused by the grenade launchers of the Japanese army. After this battle, is it necessary to conduct special training for avoiding shells?" Li Chunfei, who still had one arm hanging, asked.

"Let's see! This training is necessary, but I don't know if the little devil will give us so much time. I don't know when the next battle will start... Now we can only train while fighting." , these wicked little devils...hehe..." After speaking, Zhang Tianhai sneered.

After the fight against Taierzhuang, who knows where the higher-ups will transfer Zhiyituan?Still the same sentence, since you have already integrated into this era, you can only follow the trend of this era, no one can know your future destiny.

Only times make heroes, not heroes make times!
Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, when Zhang Jue wanted to launch the Yellow Turban Uprising, it was also because of the mass base. If there were no people in the late Han Dynasty who were struggling to make ends meet, he would not have been able to launch such a large-scale peasant uprising. Or try to launch an uprising during the period of Tang Taizong?
It will be completely wiped out by the government and army in a few days, who will play this game with you?
So the times make heroes!
Sure enough, as Zhang Tianhai expected, shortly after the messenger had just reported the situation of each company, the artillery of the Japanese army opened fire!

"Whoo~~Boom!!!"

"Whoo~~Boom!!!"

"Whoo~~Boom!!!"

A round of 75mm field artillery shells streaked across the sky and hit the position on the mountainside of Zhangshan fiercely. For a while, the soil was flying, as if it was a scene like the end of the world!
After hiding in the battalion headquarters of the first battalion to avoid the shelling, Zhang Tianhai immediately picked up the phone: "Hello! I'm Zhang Tianhai! Get me to the regiment headquarters immediately!"

After a while, the call was connected.

Due to the rumbling sound of the guns, Zhang Tianhai directly tore his throat and shouted into the phone: "Hi, is this the regiment headquarters!? I am the regiment commander Zhang Tianhai, and I am in the first battalion. Immediately send an order to me to send the artillery to the artillery position as quickly as possible!" Quickly capture the Japanese artillery positions, and then fire the artillery to blow up the little Japanese artillery positions for me!!"

"Yes! Regiment seat!" It was Xu Xun, the combat staff officer who answered the phone. After hearing the order from the regiment leader, Xu Xun immediately informed Guo Qiliang, the chief of staff of the remaining regiment headquarters, the original content of the order.

"Okay, now go to the artillery position and inform Deputy Commander Zhou of this matter!" Guo Qiliang said in a deep voice. He naturally knows the situation of the bombardment below. He can tell by the density of the artillery sound. This little devil is definitely Hurry up!

"Yes, sir!" After Xu Xun responded, he hurried out.

Sometimes, a combat staff officer has to play the role of a messenger, first of all, to be able to convey information accurately, and secondly, what the combat staff sees is different from what the messenger sees.

Orders usually exist to transmit orders from higher-level agencies to lower-level troops, but only to convey an order, which does not meet the current combat needs, and requires various information for the construction of artillery positions.

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The camera turns to Tang Enbo's No.20 Corps, which is forming a pursuit formation against the Japanese army.

After the Japanese army fled Taierzhuang, Tang Enbo's Army immediately ordered its main Second Army and the No.80 Fifth Army to pursue and suppress the Japanese army. After all, this was a rare opportunity—the Japanese army was retreating, and its combat effectiveness was bound to be weakened. Yes, plus the will to fight is weaker than when he was sticking to it before, if he catches up and fights, he will definitely make a lot of money!
Therefore, whether it was Tang Enbo, the commander of the regiment, Guan Linzheng, the commander of the Second Army, or Wang Zhonglian, the commander of the No.80 Fifth Army, they all gave the troops a deadly order: they must take advantage of the victory to pursue, and do not give the Japanese army a chance to breathe!

However, due to the difference in physical strength between the two armies, and the fact that the Japanese army was fleeing for their lives, they also escaped extremely fast, so the gap between the two armies is gradually widening.

Just when Tang Enbo's army was about to lose traces of the enemy's pursuit and suppression in the vast darkness, the violent bombardment from the Zhangshan side gave them great excitement: there was a battle in the direction of Zhangshan, and the enemy It must be there!

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