Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 135: Two Japanese Battalions Invade

The next morning.

In the temporary command center of the Japanese army, Yoshizumi Ryosuke sat in the main seat, looking at everyone with a serious expression.

After a moment, he angrily said, "We lost the first battle yesterday. This is a shame for the Ninth Division and also a shame for you."

Yoshizumi Ryosuke's anger made the Japanese officers silent and they all lowered their heads.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke snorted coldly and looked at Iide Nobu:

"Ide-kun, today's attack is up to you. These Chinese shouldn't become a roadblock to our progress."

Now all the Japanese divisions are competing to attack Jinling, and they all want to be the first team to break through Jinling. Yoshizumi Ryosuke is no exception.

Therefore, he would not allow the enemy in front to stop him. He wanted to be the first division to break through the city of Jinling.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, would you like to send tank troops to assist in the battle today?"

A Japanese officer spoke nervously. He was the commander in charge of the tank unit.

In yesterday's battle, more than a dozen tanks under his command were scrapped. If another wave comes today, he should be removed as the commander.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke glanced at the person who spoke and said in a calm tone:

"Ide-kun will lead two battalions to attack. This time, we must eliminate these Chinese people in Huxiu."

He is not stupid. Since the enemy already has the means to restrict the tanks, it would be embarrassing to use it again, and it would be completely useless.

When Ide Nobushige heard the order, he immediately stood up and responded respectfully.

"Ide-kun, these Chinese people in Huxiu are a bit strange. You should be careful when leading your troops to attack."

Yoshizumi Ryosuke reminded him that yesterday's battle shocked him twice, and he was afraid that these Chinese still had some hidden cards.

"Hi!"

After hearing the division commander's instructions, Ide Nobutoki bowed again.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, more than 2000 Japanese soldiers attacked again under the order of brigade commander Nobutoki Iide.

The soldiers of the 301st Regiment were already prepared and were waiting for the Japanese attack.

Yesterday's battle gave all the soldiers of the 301st Regiment confidence. Even the Japanese tanks were ineffective, so what were they afraid of?

"Bang bang bang!"

The exchange of fire between the two sides instantly made the entire position lively.

Zhao Ziqing and Liu Dazhuang also started shooting at the Japanese at this time, with 12.7mm bullets whistling, and both of them almost hit one head with one shot.

The Japanese grenadiers and machine gunners in the front row all suffered.

Within a few minutes, twenty Japanese soldiers were killed one after another.

The magazines were emptied, and the four men quickly changed positions. The crisscrossing tunnels were all sniper points for them and their deputies.

The soldiers of the 301st Regiment were delighted. They finally experienced what it felt like to be subjected to fire suppression.

There is no need to worry about the Japanese grenade launchers and machine guns at all, just shoot with all your might.

Ide Nobutoshi quickly discovered the situation on the battlefield and immediately knew that the sniper who attacked their tanks yesterday had appeared again.

He was quite furious at the moment. Yesterday's bombardment had shown that the enemy's tunnels had obvious anti-artillery capabilities.

But now the situation makes it necessary to use artillery, and if two more snipers are killed, their soldiers will become scared.

After all, the enemy's shooting range is far beyond theirs. In this case, they have no choice but to deploy artillery.

Ide Nobutoki decisively ordered the artillery battalion to attack.

His order was conveyed to the artillery battalion, and the artillerymen immediately began to prepare.

Huxiu Combat Command.

Gu Changfeng sat leisurely in the main seat, and his subordinates were Huang Zhengkui and other company commanders.

"Changfeng, what should we say? Do we want to go on stage?"

Huang Zhengkui asked anxiously.

The news came back that two battalions of Japanese soldiers were attacking the front-line positions, and he could no longer stay there.

Gu Changfeng said calmly: "Old Huang, it's only been a short while, why are you so anxious? Captain Ji is not here to eat for nothing."

He had heard of Wang Yaowu's methods of commanding the army a long time ago, and now they were working together. He also admired the combat effectiveness of the 301st Regiment very much, so there was no need to worry about anything.

"Commander Gu, are you waiting for the Japanese heavy artillery?" Yang Zhenhua asked.

"Yes and no, let's see the situation first. The battle won't end anytime soon."

Facing a main division of the Japanese, Gu Changfeng was very cautious.

He must eat some of the more than two thousand Japanese devils today, he just needs to see how to eat them.

"Lao Lu, your artillery company is ready at all times. If the Japanese launch an artillery attack, you must quickly rush to the artillery position and destroy the Japanese artillery position for me."

"If the Japanese don't deploy many mountain artillery, you don't have to use them all. Just play with them slowly."

Since Gu Changfeng has decided to stay, he must make plans well.

A Japanese division has a lot of heavy artillery. If all his cards are exposed, he will have no chance of playing.

Lu Daya said confidently: "Don't worry, the seventy or eighty shells we fired during this period were not wasted. We can hit whatever we point at!"

"As long as the Japanese mountain artillery dares to come out, I have confidence that the artillery company soldiers can destroy them in the first place."

The artillerymen have been practicing for some time, with the old ones guiding the new ones, and the veterans are also constantly adjusting their training.

My accuracy has improved a lot compared to before, which is pretty good.

"Okay, go and prepare first." Gu Changfeng ordered.

Lu Daya nodded and left the command center.

On the front line, the Japanese soldiers were beaten so badly that they lost their temper.

As the attackers, their machine gunners and grenade launchers were tightly controlled by the enemy and were of no use at all.

Moreover, the enemy's fortifications are a great disadvantage for the attackers.

So far, they have achieved almost no results except for leaving behind hundreds of corpses.

This also led to the gradual decline in the morale of the Japanese soldiers on the front line.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. Under the command of Ide Nobutoki, the Japanese soldiers quickly withdrew from their positions.

The Japanese artillery bombardment began.

Ji Hongru was on the front line himself, so he naturally knew what this meant.

The Japanese always use these few tricks over and over again, and they never get tired of them. The problem is that these tricks are quite effective.

Especially when the other party is not as good as them.

The soldiers of the 301st Regiment did not need Ji Hongru's orders at all. They jumped back into the tunnel one by one and began to hide in the anti-artillery holes.

"Damn those little Japs, they always use this trick, there's nothing else they can do."

After the 5th Company Commander Zhou Shuchen quickly hid in the anti-artillery cave, he still had the leisure to joke with the soldiers.

"Hey, Captain Zhou, you know what, when the division commander ordered the trenches to be dug, I was still dissatisfied, but now I am convinced."

A soldier scratched his head and said that the shelling had not started yet, so they were happy to chat for a while.

"Actually, I didn't understand it at the time. After all, we had just come back from the battlefield, so it was fine for us to be stationed here."

"All the fortifications had to be dug from scratch, and it's as if they weren't there before."

"But after the Japanese bombardment ended yesterday, I gave in."

Zhou Shuchen said with a smile.

In fact, the soldiers of the 301st Regiment were worried yesterday that the Japanese artillery fire would collapse the cave. The results showed that even if the Japanese came with tanks and planes, they would be fine.

Of course, except for the dozens of unlucky soldiers hiding in the cat cave.