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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 534: Bloody Kaifeng (2)

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    Chapter 534: Bloody Kaifeng (2)

    The Yamazaki Tank Regiment of the First Army of the North China Expeditionary Force, which was marching eastward to attack Xuzhou, was fiercely hit by artillery fire from Su Jingfeng's troops outside Kaifeng. The Japanese tanks marching in several columns were covered by dense artillery fire. Although the tanks also had guns,  But that was direct fire, and the range was simply out of reach, so they could only get beaten.  {}

    Yamasaki had no idea that he would be suddenly attacked in Kaifeng as he advanced all the way. He saw from the lookout hole that his tank had been completely submerged in the smoke of the shell explosion. Facing the large-caliber heavy artillery, the Japanese "Izu" series  The light tank had no advantage at all. He hurriedly called Commander Isotani Rensuke: "Your Excellency, Commander, our unit was attacked by large-scale artillery fire from the Chinese army on the outskirts of Kaifeng. The situation is very unfavorable to me. Please retreat.  Get out of the range of artillery fire.¡±

    After receiving the report of Yamazaki's request to retreat, Isotani Rensuke was stunned. In Henan, there was no resistance from the Chinese army. Tang Enbo's troops retreated to an unknown place. How come there was still a large-scale artillery attack by the Chinese army, and it was  Against my armor?  Where did this Chinese army come from?

    Yamazaki called desperately again. His tank suffered heavy losses under the long-range artillery fire of the Chinese army. He had no ability to fight back. Isotani Rensuke felt distressed when he heard this. Yamazaki's tank regiment was his main assault force.  , specially used to break through the Xuzhou China garrison position, wasting it here was not worth it. He quickly ordered Yamazaki to command the troops to retreat quickly.

    Yamazaki breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt very useless. This group of artillerymen appeared in a strange way, as if they were waiting for him. Yamazaki finally withdrew the tank regiment. After counting, one-third of the tanks were lost. Yamazaki  He was so angry that he looked at the battlefield where the artillery fire was gradually sparse. He wanted to commit suicide by caesarean section.

    The Japanese tanks retreated. Su Jingfeng quickly ordered the artillery to move their positions. The little devil's artillery was not a vegetarian. He breathed a long sigh of relief and concentrated all the artillery fire to bombard the Japanese tanks. This was a risky move. If the Japanese artillery had already established a position,  Our own artillery will suffer heavy losses, and the number of artillery is simply incomparable to that of the Japanese army.

    He must take this risk. If he does not eliminate some of the Japanese tanks, the forward positions will be continuously attacked by the Japanese armored forces. The casualties of the soldiers will be unpredictable. Fortunately, he won the bet, and the one he was looking for was the marching force.  The Japanese artillery had no time to set up positions.

    The battlefield fell silent, and the Japanese army stopped advancing. Only the remains of Japanese tanks, still smoking and burning, stood conspicuously in the open field. The smoke gradually dissipated. Su Jingfeng understood that this was just the beginning. He had taken advantage of the Japanese army.  If they want to march eastward to attack Xuzhou, they will not be able to take another step forward unless they remove the nails blocking the road. The next battle will be more intense and cruel.

    Isotani Rensuke was puzzled. No one knew whether the Chinese army that suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Kaifeng belonged to Tang Enbo's Eighth Army Corps or to Tang Qiuli's North China Army Division. What was its strength and combat effectiveness?  How, everything is unknown, he only knows that he can't get through without fighting. The Chinese army on the opposite side took a posture to block his eastward advance, and struck fiercely, making his fists bleed all at once.

    The Japanese army was in an offensive posture outside Kaifeng. Isotani Rensuke did not want to waste more time in the middle. What he wanted was to advance quickly. To this end, his first attack wave used the strength of a division, Japanese artillery.  They began to violently bombard the position where their tanks had just hit them head-on.

    The artillery shells whizzed past the forward positions and flew over the heads of the soldiers. The artillery position just now was immediately shrouded in fireworks and shrapnel. The fire was shining and the smoke was filled. The earth trembled. The screams of the flying shells stimulated the soldiers.  Goosebumps stood up on my body, and I secretly stuck out my tongue, how many cannons does the little devil have?  The Japanese artillery was several times stronger than the artillery of Su Jingfeng's troops. This violent bombardment turned the ground upside down.

    The forward position of the infantry was well disguised and the target was not exposed. Su Jingfeng set up a total of three such lines of defense on the outside of Kaifeng. With few troops, he had to adopt a step-by-step approach. According to his battle plan, one line of defense could only  After repelling two Japanese attacks, they immediately retreated to the next line of defense to avoid massive damage from Japanese artillery fire.

    The three lines of defense on the outskirts of Kaifeng blocked the Japanese army for one day and one night, and the remaining two days and two nights were spent fighting inside the city of Kaifeng. Only in this way can we withstand the attack of more than 100,000 Japanese troops and complete the tasks assigned by the division commander.  , is a head-on battle, what is fought is the commander's command ability and the will of the soldiers. Su Jingfeng knows how to fight such a battle. He still has a regiment of troops in his hand. This is his only reserve team.  As a last resort, he will not let go easily.

    The Japanese artillery fire began to spread. Su Jingfeng, who was very familiar with the Japanese offensive routine, immediately ordered the frontline troops to prepare for the battle.To prepare, the Japanese army deployed three regiments of troops at once. The Japanese soldiers all over the mountains and plains formed a battle formation and cautiously advanced forward.

    The Japanese army's advance was very slow, and they were still five hundred meters away from the forward position. The soldiers quietly loaded the bullets, holding their breath, and stared at the increasingly clear figures of the Japanese soldiers. The soldiers who participated in the battle for the first time spoke loudly.  My tongue was dry, my heart was pounding, and my palms were so nervous that they were all sweaty. I looked sideways at the veteran soldier beside me. His expression was as calm as if he was seeing the air. My heart was a little calmer, and I aimed my crosshairs at Vietnam again.  Japanese soldiers coming closer and closer.

    One hundred and twenty meters, Su Jingfeng left in front of the artillery mirror and said calmly: "Let's get started." The Japanese soldiers who were advancing nervously felt that countless stars suddenly appeared in front of their eyes, followed by the roar of various guns.  The sound was like a hurricane blowing from the ground, and a dense rain of bullets hit the Japanese army head-on.

    One hundred and twenty meters, a normal person can reach it in only half a minute. For the defensive troops, it is a very dangerous distance, and it is also the distance that can inflict maximum damage to the attacker. Su Jingfeng is confident that the Suomi submachine gun equipped by the troops will  At this distance, the maximum effect can be exerted.

    The Japanese soldiers seemed to have bumped into a wall made of bullets and were beaten to pieces. The Japanese soldiers at the front were covered in bullet holes. The rest quickly lay down on the spot and raised their guns.  In response, the shooting from the opposite position suddenly stopped, like a summer rainstorm, coming and going quickly. There was only the monotonous shooting sound of Japanese soldiers in groups and the roar of heavy machine guns covering the attack.

    If it weren¡¯t for the bloody corpses of their companions in front of them, these Japanese soldiers lying on the ground almost suspected that they were dreaming. They exchanged doubtful looks with each other and were confused, but no one dared to stand up.

    Isotani Rensuke, who had been observing the battle situation with binoculars, felt his heart sink. He did not expect that the shelling just now did not destroy the Chinese army's position. The Chinese army soldiers could be so calm and put the imperial soldiers 120 meters away.  It was extremely cunning to fight again within the first wave of attacks. The troops who participated in the first attack wave suffered serious losses.

    He turned around and ordered: "The artillery immediately adjusts the shooting target and completely destroys the forward position of the Chinese army." The Japanese artillery fire roared again, and the bombardment lasted for a full hour. Because there was a clear target, this bombardment was fierce and violent.  The forward positions were plowed back and forth repeatedly.

    The soldiers emerged from the soil, slapping the soil on their bodies, their ears buzzing. The pre-war preparations were in place. The positions were full of artillery holes. Not many soldiers were directly killed by the Japanese artillery fire. However, in the defense  Many soldiers were shocked to death in the shell holes, and many soldiers had blood dripping from the corners of their mouths.

    The Japanese artillery fire stopped, and the soldiers clung to the edge of the bombed-out trench. Each man took out five grenades and stared at the commander's gesture. The second wave of Japanese attack troops rushed up.  The artillery fire gave them great courage and confidence. It was a miracle that they could survive under such bombardment.

    After rendezvousing with the first wave of attacking troops, under the command of the commander, the Japanese army used a full-speed charge this time, hoping to take advantage of the opponent's stunned state by the shells and seize the position in one go. The Japanese soldiers shouted wildly, and their leather shoes  The sound of stepping on the ground got closer and closer, and for a moment, a crazy and fierce momentum spread in the hearts of every Japanese soldier.

    Thirty meters away, the soft soil blown up by the artillery shells flew underfoot. Suddenly, countless small black dots flew from the sky, countless grenades fell on the head, the fire flashed, shrapnel flew across, and the crazy shouts of the Japanese soldiers turned into  There were bursts of desperate screams, and within a distance of thirty meters, a net of death was formed by grenades.

    Blood and flesh were flying everywhere, broken limbs and arms were flying all over the sky, and there were so many grenades that they collided with each other in the air. For the charging Japanese soldiers, the blow they endured was undoubtedly catastrophic. There was no safe corner at all, they were everywhere.  The whistling shrapnel, the Japanese heavy machine guns responsible for providing fire cover, fired wildly in vain, causing the dust on the position to fly, but there was not a single Chinese soldier in sight.

    The Japanese army retreated like a tide. In front of the position, there were corpses of Japanese soldiers. Witnessing this scene, Rensuke Isotani had cold sweat on his face. The commander of this China force was extremely cunning and fierce in fighting. He dared to kill the charging Imperial Army.  The soldiers moved to a distance of thirty meters before firing, and they fired dense grenades. This was not the Central Army's style of play. He suddenly shuddered and thought of a terrible opponent, which was Tang Qiuli's ** division troops. Now  , he was certain that what he encountered must be the troops of the Chinese demon Tang Qiuli. The opponent was clear, and he had a headache.

    Su Jingfeng, who ordered the troops to withdraw to the second line of defense, did not feel much relieved after repelling the two Japanese charges. In the battle just now, his troops had suffered casualties of more than a thousand, and the battle had only begun with only four  For many hours, although the little Japs left no less thanThere were five thousand corpses, but the strength of the Japanese army was more than four times that of our own. We had no capital to fight for it.

    (To be continued)
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