Chapter 686: An Ineffective Temptation
More than 100 devil soldiers charged with rifles, the second lieutenant squad leader followed with sabers, and nine light machine guns and nine grenadiers took cover in the rear.
The Japanese troops were very tactical, the riflemen would provide cover behind the light machine guns and grenadiers when they charged, and once the fire was exposed, the grenadiers would immediately suppress the rifle fire, and the light machine guns were responsible for suppressing the rifle fire on the position.
At the same time, when the Japanese riflemen were charging, they would constantly maneuver to attract the enemy's shots, and once the enemy was exposed, the Japanese riflemen would shoot accurately.
An excellent captain squadron leader of the Japanese army can command an infantry squadron of his own to easily suppress the defensive position of an infantry battalion in China, and at the same time, the Japanese infantry squadron will bring great losses to this infantry battalion in the process of charging.
The Devil Soldiers have very good skills, whether it is rifles, light machine guns and grenadiers, they have a high hit rate.
The distance of two hundred meters is the distance that the Japanese army has performed best, and at this distance, they can say where to point and where to hit, and to the extent that they can hit every shot.
The little devils are not tofu scum, they are a well-equipped and well-trained army, and the Chinese troops fight against them and are rarely able to take advantage.
Especially when fighting positional warfare, the little devils are often able to easily deal with the Chinese troops.
The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment did not show any panicked expressions when they saw the ghost soldiers rushing over.
Six snipers from the first and second companies were armed with sniper rifles, and they began to shoot aim.
A sniper with a Type 38 sniper rifle was hiding in a bunker reinforced with concrete and steel bars, with only one shooting hole inside, and the sniper pointed the muzzle of the gun through the shooting hole, and locked on to a Japanese second lieutenant through the scope sniper.
This Japanese second lieutenant was rushing towards the position of the second company with his own troops, but the attack range pulled out by the Japanese troops was very large, and the Japanese second lieutenant was directly exposed, the first company and the second company had a defensive range of 1,400 meters, and the Japanese infantry squadron opened an attack range of 1,400 meters, which is equivalent to a ghost soldier every seven meters of distance, except for light machine gun shooters and grenadiers, the actual range of Japanese riflemen is larger.
The Japanese lieutenant was brandishing his saber and directing the troops to speed up, but he didn't realize that danger was slowly approaching him.
"Kill, give!" The second lieutenant squad leader brandished his saber, and he shouted loudly.
More than 30 riflemen quickly approached the position of the second company under the command of the second lieutenant squad leader, but just as the second lieutenant squad leader's voice fell, a bullet was fired, and the bullet told the rotation to hit the second lieutenant squad leader.
The bullet quickly pierced the second lieutenant's skull, and the second lieutenant fell to the ground limp, killing him instantly.
When the rest of the devil soldiers saw that their second lieutenant squad leader was shot, they immediately lay on the ground, and several experienced veterans roughly judged the position of the other party, they took aim with their rifles, and the light machine guns behind them also fired a few points at the position of the second company.
The devil soldiers began to advance cautiously, but the sharpshooters and snipers on the battlefield began to shoot accurately.
One of the devil soldiers began to fall to the ground, and the three second lieutenant squad leaders who led the charge were killed in a short time.
The Japanese squad leader, who was also holding a command knife, also began to be targeted, and six of the nine Japanese squad leaders were gradually shot.
When the captain squadron leader saw this, his brow furrowed tightly, and he ordered light machine guns and grenadiers to fire and suppress the fire from the position.
Light machine guns and grenadiers began to fire, and bullets and miniature grenades continued to explode on the positions, but the light machine guns and grenadiers on the positions remained silent.
Sharpshooters and snipers began to shoot at the LMG shooters, and bullets were fired at the LMG shooters.
After about ten minutes of fighting, the Japanese infantry squadron paid the price of more than 30 casualties, but there was no fire exposure on the position.
The captain of the squadron gritted his teeth, and he reluctantly gave the order to retreat, he wanted to redeploy his troops, and then continue the operation.
At 6:50 a.m., the search party stopped attacking the outlying positions of Guanshan Town, and they began to make a detour from the flank, continuing to reconnoiter in depth.
As for the attack on Guanshan Town, it was the 21st Wing and the 83rd Wing led by Major General Kenichi Kamiki of the 83 Infantry Regiment were responsible.
The division of the Japanese garrison three wings will set up an infantry regiment, this infantry regiment is the direct superior of the three infantry wings, but the infantry regiment does not have any troops except for the three infantry wings under its jurisdiction, and the commander of this infantry regiment is equivalent to the Chinese army canceling the brigade-level troops and setting up the infantry commander position at the division level.
Although Kenichi Kamiki was the commander of the 21st Infantry Regiment, he could feel that he was an empty shelf in the 21st Division.
Washizu Matsudaira could directly give combat orders to the three infantry wings, and when the division was discussing the battle plan, the position of the chief of staff of the division of Kamizu Kenichi Company was not as good, and now he was sending the department to fight, and Kamiki Kenichi reflected the value, but he knew Washizu Matsudaira's intentions.
The 82nd Wing and the 83rd Wing were commanded by Kenichi Kamiki, and if the troops won, the credit would definitely not be Kenichi Kamiki's, it would be that Washizu Matsudaira had a good command, but if the troops failed, the responsibility would definitely be pushed to Kenichi Kamiki.
In this awkward position, Kenichi Kamiki felt uncomfortable, but Kenichi Kamiki was very supportive of Washizu Matsudaira's active fight this time.
For the Japanese army, the annihilation of the troops of the New Second Brigade can not only obtain meritorious service, but also promote their positions.
If Kenichi Kamiki wants to be promoted, then he must perform well in this battle.
When he came to the outside of Guanshan Town with the 82nd and 83rd Wings, Kenichi Kamiki had an excited expression on his face.
"The search team has already reconnoitred clearly, the opposite Shina force will not exceed a thousand people, Fukuyama-kun, your 82nd Wing will attack, I will immediately contact the artillery position to support your battle, Fukuyama-kun, one wing will deal with the position of less than 1,000 people in China, I hope you don't let me down."
Kenichi Kamiki came to Fukuyama Daisa of the 82nd Wing, and he gave an order to Fukuyama Daisa.
"Hey, please rest assured, Your Excellency, I will definitely lead the warriors of the 82nd Wing to conquer the opposite position." Fukuyama Daisa swore solemnly.
Kenichi Kamiki nodded with satisfaction, and he began to get in touch with the artillery positions in Queshan Village through the radio, and he asked the artillery positions to cover the Guanshan Town, so as to cover the actions of the 82nd Wing.