Chapter 279 Devil's Attack(1/6)
Power works miracles!
But the national army will not give them so many opportunities.
Infantry artillery and mortars bombarded the three attacking infantry squadrons at the same time. No matter what, it was Nishikido Ren's squadron's turn.
Takenouchi Naoto felt it all at once: artillery shells were exploding around it.
The power of the national army's artillery shells has not weakened at all.
When it was killed by shrapnel, Naoto Takenouchi still didn't understand: Why can the artillery shells of the national army kill people, but the grenades it fired cannot explode?
The bombing continued, and the Japanese of the three infantry squadrons did not stop their advance just because of the artillery bombardment.
On the contrary: they are moving much faster.
Squadron leader Daisuke Komatsu drew his command knife: "Kill in time!"
Its arm pointed straight in the direction of an infantry gun, which was the target for the entire squadron's charge.
Squadron Leader Komatsu Daisuke knew very well: If they could not break into the national army's defense line quickly, they would have to endure the bombardment of these artillery fires.
Such intensive artillery bombardment was simply unbearable for them.
"Everything is for His Majesty the Emperor!" Sergeant Kaito Domoto took the lead in shouting and also led the charge.
For these devils, shouting slogans when charging can make them less distracted and less afraid.
They are already on the battlefield, and there is no better way than charging.
Squadron Leader Yu Gui Takuya also thought the same way when his squadron was bombarded by artillery fire.
The entire squadron began to charge quickly. Only by rushing into the national defense line at one go could the artillery bombardment on the opposite side be stopped.
Squadron leader Nishikido Ren also behaved like this.
The Japanese from three infantry squadrons charged desperately, which made Captain Toyokawaemon who saw this scene from a distance very pleased:
This is what an Imperial warrior should be.
The more frustrated you become, the braver you become! The more frustrated you become, the braver you become!
Captain Shirota Ryota rushed to the front at this time, leading the entire team to launch the final sprint.
Combat bravery is what gives it the confidence to chat with the squadron leader during the march. Such a squad leader can stand up to ten ordinary Japanese.
The squad leader took the lead in the charge. Of course, none of the more than fifty Japanese soldiers under his command dared to be lazy or retreat.
Staff Sergeant Hirosue Yuma followed Team Captain Shirota Ryota, and they had already crossed a hundred meters.
Apart from the bombardment by mortars and infantry artillery, the path of these Japanese charges was actually going quite smoothly, at least the Chinese machine guns hadn't started yet.
Captain Shirota Ryota, who was charging, had just seen the machine gun firepower of the national army, and he no longer fantasized about the unrealistic fact that the national army did not have machine guns.
It just wanted to get closer before the machine gun on the opposite side opened fire.
Captain Le's idea was similar to this: Captain Le just wanted to let the Japanese come closer and then open fire.
The closer the enemy is, the faster and easier the machine gun will harvest them.
The most important thing is: it can make the Japanese regret before they have time to retreat.
Seeing that the Japanese had already rushed to a position one hundred meters away from the defense line, Captain Le shouted an order: "Fire!"
This time they no longer had to pretend. Before shooting for the first time, they had to pretend that there was no one on the battlefield.
Allowing the Japanese to charge without any defense.
A situation like that can only be faked once, and it won't be possible the second time.
But the momentum of the Japs' charge was so fierce that it seemed that the effect was the same whether they were pretending or not, and even better this time.
This was not an illusion, but the attacking Japanese also knew that if they could not get close enough before the national machine gun fire, their fate would be the same as that of Heimiya Akashi's squadron.
All are dead!
But as long as they rush close enough before the machine gun fire, they may even rush directly into the national defense line.
Next comes the world of the Japanese, who are invincible with bayonets.
When Team Captain Shirota Ryota saw rows of muzzle flashes suddenly appearing on the opposite side, he shouted an order: "Lie down!"
They knew very well: the result of the Heimiya Akashi Squadron sprinting against the wind while being fired upon by machine guns.
They all turned into these corpses lying on the ground.
Captain Shirota Ryota's order was given in time, but after all, his body couldn't move as fast as his thoughts.
Its moving body suddenly froze: it had been shot!
This was Captain Shirota Ryota's first thought. Of the Japs charging behind him, not just one or two were shot at the same time.
If he couldn't kill dozens of Japs at once, Captain Lechang wouldn't have put them at such a close distance before firing.
Squadron leader Ren Nishikido was crawling on the ground, and at the same time he was giving orders: "Crawl forward! Keep moving forward!"
It gave this order while crawling on the ground, which was very down-to-earth.
It also made it very acceptable to the Japanese who were lying on the ground holding guns and fighting back.
They fired two shots and then crawled forward a few steps.
There were just a lot of corpses on the ground, and they had to crawl over them as they crawled forward.
Sometimes when he was just two inches taller, he was hit by the machine gun of the Chinese army.
Machine gun fire, artillery bombardment!
The outcome of the three attacking infantry squadrons was not much better than that of Heimiya Akashi's squadron.
Staff Sergeant Hirosue Yuma also died together with Captain Shirota Ryota.
Fortunately, Shiroda's team at the front had less than ten Japanese soldiers alive, and the entire Nishikido Ren squadron had less than fifty Japanese soldiers alive.
Captain Ren Nishikido couldn't help but look around. He wanted to see the current situation of Komatsu Linsuke's squadron and Yuki Takuya's squadron.
But the battlefield was filled with smoke, and it could no longer see the current situation of the other two squadrons.
The current situation of Daisuke Komatsu's squadron is not good. Squadron leader Kazuki Suzuki is at the front, and he is also the first to be killed by machine gun fire.
Machine gunner Domoto Kaito, when the machine gun fire from the opposite side started, he crawled on the ground and started to fight back.
Nakama Kazuki acted as his assistant shooter, and the two Japanese soldiers could only shoot at the continuous muzzle flashes in front of them in the hazy smoke.
The continuous muzzle flash is definitely the focus of the machine gun firepower of the national army.
However, no matter how their machine guns fired, the opponent's machine guns seemed to have no feeling.
They were still shooting at the entire battlefield, not just focusing on one target like them.
Being despised!
Machine gunner Domoto Kaito struggled to operate the machine gun. At this time, he wanted to shut down the machine gun on the opposite side.
However, it turned the barrel of the gun into a dark red color, but the machine gun on the opposite side was not affected at all.
But it finally succeeded in attracting the attention of infantry artillery.
A cannonball flew over, and the dark red barrel was blown away. Kaito Domoto and Kazuki Nakama were blown away.
This time they no longer have to worry about why the national army's machine guns can't fire.
Squadron Leader Komatsu Daisuke looked left and right. He wanted to see the current situation of the other two infantry squadrons and whether they had rushed into the national defense line.
At this time, if an infantry squadron rushes into the national defense line, the pressure here will be much easier.
It was just the smoke on the battlefield that obscured its observational gaze.
However, they have a common idea, and squadron leader Yu Gui Takuya also thinks so.
It was also thinking: Whether it was Nishikido Ren's squadron or Komatsu Daisuke's squadron, it would only take one minute to break into the national defense line at this time.
In one minute, this squadron can rush forward and defeat the national defense line.
However, this idea has not yet been realized.
Squadron leader Yugui Takuya could only order: "Keep moving forward!"
This squadron was bombed by artillery shells and strafed by machine guns. Fortunately, less than a squad of Japanese soldiers were still alive.
The entire army of the Heimiya Akashi Squadron did not retreat even to the death, and even its squadron was unable to retreat.
The most important thing is that it can be heard from the gunshots on the left and right sides that whether it is Nishikido Ren's squadron or Komatsu Daisuke's squadron, they are still fighting.
When the smoke rose on the battlefield and the wind and sand became thick, the telescope held by Captain Toyokawaemon could no longer clearly see the situation on the front line.
This time the three infantry squadrons attacked at the same time, and the artillery fire of the national army seemed to be fierce. The smoke from the explosion made the entire battlefield hazy.
Now Captain Toyokawaemon can only hope that this attack will go smoothly.
Otherwise, it will only have one infantry squadron left that can still fight, and the rest will be auxiliary troops such as baggage trains and engineering teams.
Things in this world are like this, the more you want something, the result is often the opposite.
Toyokawa'emon Battalion focused on attacking the three squadrons to capture the front line of defense.
To be continued...