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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2493: Gunfire (Part 2)

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    Meng Jianzhu held up his binoculars and stared intently at the Japanese soldiers crossing the river. Suddenly, he became angry and said through gritted teeth, "These bastards are too damn rampant!"

    Under normal circumstances, when the troops begin to cross the river, they must establish covering fire points on the beach and deploy mortars or heavy machine guns. Once the other side starts to counterattack, these fire points will play the role of suppressing and covering one's own infantry. However,  What Meng Jianzhu saw was a different situation. The Japanese soldiers in front had already begun to cross the river. There were still piles of Japanese soldiers crowded on the bank, but he did not see a covering fire point!

    "That's good. After the mortar troops hit us unexpectedly, we don't have to worry about casualties!" Meng Jianzhu was so angry that he cursed secretly, but he was also secretly happy. The more arrogant the little devil is, the greater the losses he will suffer!

    Twenty minutes later, the Japanese soldiers who were the first to cross the river had already approached the south bank of the river. They were still about ten meters away before they could board the river beach. Meng Jianzhu suddenly shouted: "Fire ten rounds quickly! Fire!"

    The Japanese soldiers who were immersed in paddling with various tools suddenly heard a different kind of scream coming from the rumbling sound of the imperial artillery. It was short and shrill, and it seemed to be ringing directly above their heads.  The experienced Japanese army veteran shivered immediately and looked in the direction of the scream. Countless black spots appeared in the smoke-filled sky. Then, the black spots plunged down and quickly magnified in front of their eyes.

    "Boom-boom-boom!" Mortar shells fell, and the place where the Japanese army crossed the river, from the north bank of the river to the surface of the river, was shrouded in a hail of bullets.  There was a cloud of black smoke and fire, and broken shrapnel whizzed and whirled.  The mortar shells landed on the beach on the north bank of the river. Among the Japanese soldiers who were preparing for the second batch of crossing the river, they exploded into clouds of mud and corpse fragments. They fell on the river and knocked over the Japanese soldiers on the tools for crossing the river.  , stirring up thick white water columns!

    On the entire river surface and the beach on the north bank, as if a pot was boiling, a group took out all the hundreds of mortars.  A single salvo fired thousands of artillery shells, which landed on the river and river beach within a few square kilometers of the river crossing. The density of explosions can be imagined. The Japanese soldiers were blown away by the sudden shelling, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere.  On the unobstructed river beach.  The mutilated corpses of Japanese soldiers were everywhere, and the bright red blood flowed into the river and was carried by the river to the distant North Yellow Sea.

    The Japanese soldiers on the river were even more miserable as a mortar shell fell.  Hitting the Japanese soldiers huddled together, a water column was stirred up on the river. When the water column fell back, it had turned light red, and they were simply piles of living targets.  Some Japanese soldiers couldn't bear it anymore and jumped into the river.  But the topless river water soaked through his military uniform and equipment, so his body sank under the water as heavy as a piece of iron.

    "Baga! Cunning Chinese people!" Major General Kono yelled angrily. His command position was far back. The mortar shells fired by the soldiers of the independent division naturally could not hit the brigade commander, but the shelling the soldiers encountered  , which was even more uncomfortable than the one shell he received himself. Two infantry regiments were taken out, and they were blown to pieces without even touching the beach on the south bank of the river, leaving dead and wounded everywhere.

    Major General Kono was so angry that he wanted to kill people, but he had no target to kill. Before the troops were preparing to cross the river, the brigade chief of staff had suggested, "Your Excellency, brigade commander, although our artillery fire is enough to destroy the defenses of the independent division on the other side and eliminate them."  Soldiers, but just in case, we should still establish a covering fire position with mortars and heavy machine guns on the river beach! "

    "Hmph!" Major General Kono snorted disdainfully, looked at the Chief of Staff, and said a few words with a worried look on his face, "Chief of Staff, is this necessary? Do you not believe in the power of the Imperial Army's artillery, or  ."

    With just these few words, the brigade commander and chief of staff shut up immediately. The chief of staff was not a fool. He heard the subtext of the commander of the Kono brigade and didn't believe my judgment?  The chief of staff knew that if he persisted, he would definitely be scolded, and if not, he would also get slapped by a few loud mouths. In the 21st Brigade, Major General Kono was the best, and other senior officers, including himself,  The chief of staff, including the chief of staff, is a scumbag. Working with such a boss, the chief of staff can only feel unlucky.

    "Baga! Cunning! Damn!" Major General Kono cursed these words over and over in anger, "Order the infantry to immediately stop crossing the river and withdraw to a safe area to hide. Order the artillery to immediately adjust the target of the bombardment to completely eliminate the hateful Chinese soldiers.  !" Major General Kono issued an order angrily. He wanted to call back the field artillery regiment and blow all the independent division mortars that massacred his soldiers into pieces.

    Until now, Major General Kono still firmly believed that the independent division troops on the south bank of the river did not have many troops, and the heavy equipment they had was only a large number of mortars. The Japanese field artillery began to turn around and fight back, hitting several  A mortar unit with thousands of rounds of artillery shells had safely withdrawn at this time.After returning, the Japanese artillery bombs blasted the Nahe Bridgehead area beyond recognition again.

    "Commander Meng, this battle has been a blast! I've been observing carefully. During this period of shelling, at least one or two thousand little Japs were killed. The water in the river was dyed red! Not one of our soldiers was even slightly injured. It was a blast.  Ah!" First regiment leader Sun Zhiyuan came in from outside the command post and shouted happily.

    Meng Jianzhu was also very happy. This battle was considered a victory in the first battle. He repelled the Japanese army's first attack without hurting anyone and killed one or two thousand little Japs. But he knew very well that there was no more in the blocking battle.  The strategy can be used. At the river crossing, he took advantage twice in a row, but the little devils were frivolous and careless. Next, there will be no advantage to take advantage of. It is a head-to-head battle. The real battle has just begun!

    "Ding ding ding!" The phone on the shell box suddenly rang rapidly. Meng Jianzhu grabbed the phone and the voice of the First Brigade Commander Chen Mengqiao came clearly, "Is it Brigadier Meng? I'm in Xuling Town.  I heard the constant sound of artillery and lively fighting over there. How about that, are the little Japs still attacking? "

    Meng Jianzhu said with a smile: "We just fought, with zero casualties, killing more than a thousand and nearly two thousand Japs, and repelling the Japs' first attack!"

    "Ah! Zero casualties! Killed nearly two thousand Japs. Brigadier Meng, I was shocked!" Chen Mengqiao exclaimed in disbelief. If one group repelled the Japs' attack and wiped out nearly two thousand people, then that's not  It's strange that the regiment's combat effectiveness and equipment level are obvious, but there are zero casualties. This is very rare!

    "It's just a small gain, that's all. The Japs' attack is still coming. All the money in my stomach has gone everywhere. The rest is a head-to-head contest!" Meng Jianzhu said truthfully.

    Of course Chen Mengqiao understood, "Commander Meng, on the north bank of the river in the direction of Xuling Town, the Japanese army has about two regiments of troops, but they have been standing still. I estimate that after the little Japanese suffered a loss from you, they will immediately  We are about to start fighting in the direction of Xuling Town. Brigadier Meng, do you have any specific difficulties? But it doesn't matter!"

    Meng Jianzhu pondered for a moment and said: "The little devil has concentrated all the heavy artillery in the direction of Wulu Town. In contrast, I only have one heavy artillery battalion in hand, which is a bit inadequate. I also ask Brigadier Chen to support at least two battalions.  Heavy artillery, I know that when it retreated from the Mokpo battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, the 1st Brigade strengthened the heavy equipment of a heavy artillery regiment and a rocket launcher battalion! "

    When he said these words, Meng Jianzhu's eyes flashed with a cunning light. Sun Zhiyuan, the commander of the regiment on the side, shook his head and waved his hands anxiously. He had mentioned it to Meng Jianzhu himself that the first brigade had strengthened its heavy equipment. Now  If Meng Jianzhu said this, wouldn't he be exposing himself?

    Sure enough, Chen Mengqiao laughed when he heard this, "Sun Zhiyuan must be muttering behind your back! Okay, I'll transfer two heavy artillery battalions to you. One heavy artillery regiment is enough in my direction. I'll just be a good person and do it to the end."  How about I give you two rocket launcher batteries, Brigadier Meng?"

    Meng Jianzhu was overjoyed. With a heavy artillery regiment in hand, he could fight an evenly matched artillery battle with the Japs' artillery. As for the two rocket launcher batteries, there were a total of sixteen 32-tube rocket launchers. They were killers of the Japs no matter what.  Whether used for offense or defense, they are both rare and powerful weapons. Not to mention, the Marine Corps really did not prepare rocket launchers. This time, they will have a good fight with the little devil at the river crossing!

    "Thank you, Brigadier Chen! With a heavy artillery regiment and two rocket launcher companies, with the combat power of one regiment, the river will definitely become the graveyard of the little devils!" Meng Jianzhu said with confidence.

    The field artillery regiment of the 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army continued the bombardment for an hour. Countless artillery shells blasted the bridgehead area on the south bank of the river into a smoky mess, filled with gunpowder smoke. Then, the artillery fire began to spread, and a large number of Japanese infantrymen  He once again began to cross the river, but this time, Major General Kono put away his arrogance and built a mortar formation consisting of nearly a hundred mortars and more than a hundred heavy machine guns at several commanding heights on the beach on the north bank of the river.  Fire cover position.

    Major General Kono, who gained wisdom through every experience, was also more thoughtful. When he ordered the field artillery regiment to start extending its artillery fire, he left a brigade of field artillery behind and adjusted the coordinates and bombardment angle. Once the independent division defended the troops,  If the old trick is repeated, then the Chinese soldiers will be greeted not only by mortars and heavy machine guns on the shore, but also by more than a dozen large-caliber field cannons. This is called "treating others with their own treatment!"  "He thought viciously.

    In addition, Major General Kono also ordered the troops in the direction of Xuling Town to immediately start preparations for the attack. After suffering a loss, he was able to humbly accept the lesson and quickly corrected his mistakes, allowing the troops who had nothing to do to start taking action.  stand up.

    (To be continued)
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