my bright sword career

Chapter 201
Seeing that the two artillery battalion commanders were silent, Wu Chengfeng's heart sank.

The intensity of the battle today is the rarest since the establishment of the Liantai militia. The Japanese attack is very simple. Each attack is at the brigade level.

In other words, their battalion has withstood seven or eight brigade-level attacks from the Japanese army in just one day today.

尽管一营装备了包括60挺MG42通用机枪、M2HB勃朗宁重机枪以及不下与30门60、81口径迫击炮在内的众多轻武器，但面对日军不及伤亡的攻势，他们还是感到了沉重的压力，不得不每隔一段时间就呼叫炮火支援。

It can be said that if there is no artillery support from the artillery battalion, even if the first battalion can hold the position, there may not be a few people left. If the shells are really gone, it will be difficult to say whether they will be able to hold the position tomorrow.

Zhuang Mancai, the commander of the Second Artillery Battalion, hesitated for a moment before saying helplessly: "Today's battle is too fierce. The three base artillery shells brought by our battalion, such as high-explosive shells and cannonballs, have almost been used up."

Wu Chengfeng followed up and asked: "Basically lighted up, that means there are still some left?"

"Yes!" Zhuang Mancai nodded, "Except for the half-base incendiary bombs, there are no other shells."

"Incendiary bomb." Wu Chengfeng frowned. This kind of shell has not gone through much actual combat, so its power is hard to say.

He looked at Geng Changshun again: "Old Geng, where are you in the first battalion?"

Geng Changshun glanced at him sideways, "Old Wu, don't worry about our No. [-] Artillery Battalion. Without our Artillery Squadron, which can deter the devils, you wouldn't even be able to defend for half a day."

"Uh..." Wu Chengfeng stopped talking.

Unlike the Second Artillery Battalion, which is equipped with M2 105mm howitzers, the M40 155mm self-propelled artillery equipped by the First Artillery Battalion is the mainstay of the regiment's firepower. Once the artillery shells of the First Pao Battalion were exhausted, the infantry of the Liantai Militia would really have to be slaughtered.

Wu Chengfeng couldn't imagine what kind of attack power the Japanese infantry would display under the cover of the two Japanese artillery regiments without the cover of the First Artillery Battalion. That's not all. If the Japanese army dispatched planes to bomb again, their battalion Whether it can survive two hours is unknown.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the command room became extremely tense.

At this moment, Gao Hongming, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly smiled, "I said why are you nervous, the lack of ammunition is something that the regiment leader should worry about, Wu Chengfeng, why are you so anxious?
Alright, don't worry about it, now report all your losses today, and I will ask the supply camp to make up for you tonight. "

"Tuan Zuo, do we still have shells in our supply battalion?" Zhuang Mancai and Wu Chengfeng stared at Gao Hongming with wide-eyed eyes.

"How fresh." Gao Hongming burst into laughter, "Doesn't I know better than you whether the supply camp has ammunition? Don't talk nonsense, I'll give you half an hour to report all the losses quickly, so that I can send the supply camp to you .

By the way, Zhuang Mancai, didn't your Second Artillery Battalion lose six artillery pieces, and I will ask the Supplies Battalion to make up for you tonight. "

"really?"

Zhuang Mancai was taken aback by this. It’s okay for the supply battalion to carry ammunition. It’s unbelievable that it even has artillery. However, he also knows that the supply battalion has always been directly controlled by the regiment. Fang Yuan is the confidant of the regiment, and no one except Gao Hongming and Lu Fangyuan knows what is in the baggage camp.

Looking at the bewildered people, Gao Hongming waved his hands, "Okay, don't worry about the ammunition, I'll fill it up for you. Wu Chengfeng, how are your battalion's casualties today? Can you still hold on? "

Wu Chengfeng said: "The casualties in our battalion were not many. There were more than 220 casualties in total. Hundreds were killed in battle. The rest were sent to the field hospital in the rear. Less than half of these casualties were bombed by Devil planes. It was the kid's infantry who did it.

Especially the little devil's grenade launcher is almost accurate. Our battalion lost all the machine guns today, including four MG42 and two M2 large-caliber machine guns, all of which were done by the little devil's grenade launcher. I gave the order to die and immediately moved the position after shooting a shuttle of ammunition, and the damage of the machine gun was even greater."

"Well, I have written down what you said, and all the weapons and ammunition will be replenished tonight." Gao Hongming pondered for a while and said to Wu Chengfeng: "Well, your battalion will be withdrawn tonight to switch with the fourth battalion. battalion to take your place."

"Tuan Zuo, our battalion can still fight." Wu Chengfeng became anxious when he heard that he was going to withdraw, but before he finished speaking, Gao Hongming stared at him: "I am not discussing with you, but ordering you!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Gao Hongming's seriousness, Wu Chengfeng knew that there was no room for bargaining, so he could only agree bitterly.

After explaining a few more words, Gao Hongming waved his hand: "Okay, you all go down."

After everyone went down, Gao Hongming sat down, lit a cigarette and slowly thought.

Judging from today's battle, the Japanese are planning to use their superiority in strength to carry out a wheel battle to consume him to death here.

"Ishihara Waner, Ishihara Waner, your wishful thinking is really cracking. If it were someone else, you might have succeeded, but if you met me, your method will not work. "

The next day, the Japanese army still engaged in a round-robin battle against the positions of the Liantai militia. One brigade launched an attack one by one, each time for an hour.

Not only that, but the No.30 flying team still bombed the battlefield regardless of the huge casualties yesterday.

而莲台民团也没有客气，88毫米防空炮、40毫米博福斯高射炮、20毫米旋风自行高炮、37毫米阵风自行高炮以及步兵部队的M2HB大口径机枪也全都架起了高脚架进行对空射击。

Air-to-ground, ground-to-air, and ground-to-ground, after a series of battles, both sides were red-eyed.

This kind of battle lasted for three days. Not only did the Liantai militia suffer heavy losses, but even the Japanese army couldn't hold on anymore.

on the third night

At the headquarters of the 108th Division, Chief of Staff Mitsuo Nakazawa reported with a bitter face: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, we can't continue fighting like this. In the past few days, the combined losses of our two divisions and the 4000th Division have exceeded [-] people." , that is to say, we have already lost an alliance, and if we continue to fight like this, we may not be able to explain it once the commander asks us!"

(End of this chapter)