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Text Chapter 366: Stealing the chicken failed and lost the capital

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    Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun discussed with Tao Jingfei the tactics for the next period of time, especially to deal with the 63rd Regiment. They were preparing for a night attack and failed in the first attack. If they failed to steal the chicken, they would lose a lot of rice.  Colonel Tsutsumi Sanshuping was furious, but he didn't know that he and his 63rd Regiment had already wandered around the gate of hell in just a moment.

    It¡¯s not surprising that Colonel Sanshuping was dissatisfied.  [.Com text] A night attack that should have been successful and could even become a classic example failed because the opponent had placed mines in front of the position, not to mention that he also suffered heavy losses.  After a night attack battle that didn't end until dawn, not counting the two squadrons that penetrated deep into the opponent's depth, but there was no trace of them anymore.  On the front alone, his 63rd Regiment lost nearly a brigade of troops.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? But when the fight actually started, Colonel Tsutsumi Sanjutsubo discovered that although his opponent was extremely tired, his reaction speed was still astonishing.

    And without the ability to use lighting equipment, his waiter also made errors in estimating the depth and width of the minefield deployed by the opponent.  The most important thing is that neither he nor the scouts could have expected that the other party would be able to arrange firepower on duty in such a short period of time.  He even enhanced the firepower of this duty to the point of abnormality.  And set up trip-like flares in the minefield.

    ¡°I originally thought that when the opponent deployed the minefield, it would only be a few dozen meters deep at most, but I didn¡¯t expect that the opponent¡¯s minefield was actually deployed a full hundred meters wide.  Moreover, the density of the minefields was far beyond the expectations of Disanshuping, who thought that by taking out two teams to go through it, he could open a channel for the attacking troops.

    Since this was a lightly-armed pursuit, the artillery equipment was still marching slowly behind.  Di Sanshuping only carried an infantry artillery squadron and a mountain artillery squadron this time, and the number of artillery shells they carried was also limited. Naturally, they would not use artillery shells to clear mines. Under the heavy pressure from above, Di Sanshuping was eager for success.  Colonel Sanshuping gritted his teeth and took out two teams to carve out two attack routes for the main attack force from the minefield.

    As a result, before the first wave of charges was even halfway through, the two teams tasked with mine clearance were collectively blown up by a seemingly endless variety of mines under their feet.  It was the anti-infantry jumping mine that was detonated just after stepping into the minefield that caused the opponent's troops, who were already extremely tired and almost sleeping soundly, to react.

    Accompanied by the explosion of landmines that could wake the dead, and the guidance of several bright flares that rose into the air and illuminated the attack area of ??the 63rd Regiment, the opponent's on-duty firepower swept across the area at the first opportunity.  Come over.  More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns formed a crossfire, mixed with at least five light and heavy mortars. In a short period of time, the first wave of attacking troops following the two teams that followed the mine suffered heavy casualties.  .

    The attack has been launched, and the infiltration troops over there have begun to attack the opponent's flank. Colonel Tsutsumi Ping has no retreat. Even if he has the intention to retreat at this moment, he can only bite the bullet and fight on.  At least in his opinion, his painstaking design and extra efforts cannot be in vain.

    The few artillerymen covering the attacking troops were also in a hurry. They didn't know whether they should assist the infantry to open a passage in the minefield after the two teams became adults.  Or should we suppress the opponent's machine gun firepower that is sweeping across our own infantry.

    When the artilleryman asked for instructions whether to first assist the infantry to open a passage in the minefield, he was refused by the stubborn Colonel Tsutsumi Sanshuping.  In his opinion, no matter how wide the opponent's hastily deployed minefields are, they are still limited.  In particular, the two infantry squads who were ordered to use human ammunition to clear mines should also open nearly half of the gap.

    Even if the remaining ones will cause some trouble to the infantry, it will not be too big.  The number of artillery shells I carry with me is not much, so I must prioritize suppressing the opponent's machine gun firepower to create conditions for the infantry's follow-up attack. As for the minefields, I also let the infantry use their bodies to explore.

    What Di Sanshuping didn¡¯t expect was that the loss that his decision brought to him and the 63rd Regiment was almost unforgettable.  The opponent's minefield was wide in front, and it was all made up of trip mines and pressure mines. The density was so high and the types of mines were so many that he had never seen before on the battlefield in the Guan Civil War.

    Accompanied by bursts of almost endless mine explosions, the first wave of attacking troops, who had just touched the edge of the minefield and were beaten back by the opponent's intensive machine gun and mortar fire, launched a new attack.  The squadron, after finally breaking through the opponent's fire blockade, was bombed in the minefield and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.

    Japanese soldiers who were knocked down by landmines under their feet often detonated more landmines during their painful struggle.  These tumbling and struggling animalsThe soldiers detonated landmines again, killing more of their comrades.  When some landmines exploded, more Japanese soldiers lost their lives due to the secondary damage caused by the explosive tubes and grenades tied to them.

    The minefields that caused the greatest mental stress and casualties to the Japanese troops were not ordinary pressure and trip mines, but an extremely weird mine that would automatically jump up and explode on a person's upper body after being stepped on.  Using the flares fired by his opponents, Colonel Tsutsumi Tsutsubo saw one of these mines explode in the waist of a second lieutenant officer.  The second lieutenant's entire upper body was blown away.

    Facing the scene in front of him, and the battles around him that were bombed with heavy casualties, holding the mutilated body that was blown up by landmines, the pain was so painful that it almost made people laugh. Even if the Japanese soldiers' will was strong, they couldn't bear this.  Almost endless fear.  Even Colonel Tsutsumi Sanshuping, who always thought he had an iron heart, closed his eyes and did not dare to look at the evil consequences he had created.

    The vast swathes of landmines beneath their feet and the intensive machine gun fire from the opposite side made it almost impossible for the Japanese troops trapped in the minefield to advance or retreat.  When the charging squadron dropped two-thirds of its troops in the minefield and finally managed to get close to the opponent's forward position, it was hit by an overwhelming barrage of grenades, grenade launchers, and a huge number of submachine guns.  Seventy-seven or eighty-eight.  The few remaining Japanese soldiers who were stunned and unable to advance or retreat were neatly taken prisoner.

    ¡°In fact, facing the minefield that brings endless troubles to ourselves, whether it is the Sixty-third Regiment, which has suffered heavy losses, or even the Kwantung Army, they really care about food rather than attack.

    Whether it was the 104th Division in Guanmenzuizi Mountain earlier or the 24th Division in Tangyuan, they all suffered heavy losses in the minefields deployed by their opponents, but they still did not attract the attention of the Kwantung Army's top brass.  It is not that there are no professional mine-sweeping engineers, but the number of professional engineers whose own number is already insufficient is very limited.  The entire Eighth Division and the Sixty-third Regiment are equipped with only two squadrons.

    ¡° Moreover, these engineers have very few professional mine-clearing equipment, only simple mine-sweepers.  In order to deal with the Japanese engineers, Yang Zhen specially made wooden mines with wood shells that were everywhere in the Northeast without synthetic resin or hard plastic, which could effectively deal with minesweepers.  The engineer squadron originally assigned to the Eighth Division was severely damaged by this wooden mine and had to withdraw from the battle.

    In the previous confrontation with Tao Jingfei, both the 8th Division and the 63rd Regiment had encountered minefields made of extremely cheap and mass-produced weapons such as landmines.  But at that time, the Eighth Division or the Sixty-third Regiment were very wealthy.  Either use artillery fire to clear mines, or use tanks to directly crush a path in the minefield.

    These anti-infantry mines are highly lethal to infantry and engineers, but when faced with tank tracks, their lethality is extremely insufficient.  Coupled with the Japanese army's overwhelming artillery fire and mine clearing methods, most of the minefields deployed by Tao Jingfei were ineffective.

    And this time, in order to achieve his own tactical purpose, Colonel Tsutsumi Sanshuping kept the troops on hand as lightly as possible while quietly following Tao Jingfei's retreat.  Not to mention the mine-sweeping engineer squadron, even the artillery only carried four Type 41 mountain guns in one regiment, in addition to the brigade artillery squads equipped with Type 92 infantry cannons.  Even the rapid-fire artillery squadron of the wing was left behind at the starting point.

    Now that they no longer have the previous tank cooperation, they have also lost the capital of artillery fire and mine clearance.  With the minesweeper engineers still staying in place waiting for reinforcements from the 11th Division, Colonel Tsutsumi Ping had no other option but to forcefully carve a route through the minefield.

    ¡°However, although more than one squadron was filled in the minefield, Disanshuping finally opened two passages in the minefield.  But in the subsequent battle, the progress was still not smooth.  Although the opponent almost only defended tenaciously and did not carry out any counterattacks, except for occasional tactical counterattacks in some important areas.

    But its response artillery set cooperated with the machine guns, rapid-fire guns and mortars in the forward positions, specifically to hit its follow-up troops and artillery positions.  After losing half of the several infantry artillery and mountain artillery pieces that Colonel Tsutsumi Sanshuping brought this time.  The remaining artillerymen were forced by the opponent's artillery fire to move their positions after firing a few rounds, and even stayed silent at all when they got to the back.  No matter how much the infantry begged, they would not fire.

    And the Japanese artillery that followed, those artillery pieces with long range but heavy enough, were still slowly moving their positions.  As for the artillery of the Eighth Division, which had been the main force some time ago, it was addicted to drugs like the infantry and was no longer able to participate in the war.  Two independent field artillery squadrons, an independent mountain artillery squadron and an independent mortar brigade temporarily transferred by Hata Juichi were still on their way here from Muleng.

    Lost artillery supportThe more the 63rd Regiment was beaten, the more heartbroken it became, and the more it was beaten, the weaker its offensive became.  After encountering disappointment in Laoheibei, the 63rd Regiment shifted its attention to other positions and tried to find another place to attack. After enjoying similar treatment in all places along the line between Laoheibei and Jinshahe, they arrived.  When the sky brightened, the offensive of the 63rd Regiment, which could no longer bear the casualties, ceased.

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