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"Eight Geyalu, cunning Liaodong Army, I will break your corpses into ten thousand pieces......" Major General Watanabe, who was holding back his anger, couldn't help but scolded loudly.

At this time, although the field artillery regiment of the Liaodong Army had all been muted, the angry Watanabe still ordered the two heavy artillery wings to continue the shelling for ten minutes before stopping.

After the shelling ended, both the Japanese army and the Liaodong Army rushed into the artillery positions as soon as possible to determine the losses.

"Report to the division commander, most of the artillery of the field artillery regiment has been destroyed, and only ten of them can continue to be used! The artillery lost 106 people, of which two platoons of artillery were buried directly in the anti-artillery holes! Wang Jie, who had a heartache on his face, reported as soon as he entered the headquarters.

Zhou Qiangsheng also looked gloomy.

Although he had expected heavy losses from the field artillery regiment, he did not expect that the losses of the field artillery regiment would be so large.

It didn't take half a minute for Zhou Qiangsheng to come to his senses. After thinking about it, he couldn't bear to order: "The field artillery regiment fought very well, and I have written down this battle exploit for you." But I wonder if the field artillery regiment can continue to fight! ”

Wang Jie replied without thinking: "Yes, as long as the division commander orders, there are ten field artillery pieces left in the field artillery regiment, and they can be fired at any time!" ”

"Good!" Zhou Qiangsheng ordered with a satisfied face.

"Divide the remaining field artillery into two artillery positions, target the Japanese offensive troops, and when the last mountain artillery battalion is finished, it will be your turn to be on the field artillery regiment!"

At this time, Major General Watanabe also received a report of the losses of his own heavy artillery brigade.

Only five of the three heavy artillery brigades can be used, and except for eight, which were directly destroyed, the others must be repaired in the arsenal before they can be used. What hurt Watanabe's heart the most was the artillery, more than 1,000 artillerymen, only the periphery of the position survived, and all the others were killed, and even many artillery pieces were blown up, and not even a single body was found.

After Major General Watanabe reported the losses to the chief of staff with anger and grievances, the chief of staff, who had been worried about the explosion of the heavy artillery position behind him, was also furious and scolded his subordinates.

It wasn't until he heard Major General Watanabe affirm that the field artillery regiment that had just been exposed by the Liaodong Army had been completely destroyed, that the angry expression on the chief of staff's face looked much better.

Not only that, but the chief of staff, who slowly calmed down, unconsciously retreated.

So far, he has lost more than two infantry brigades and nearly a wing of heavy artillery, but at such a big price, he has even gone up to the Liaodong Army's blocking position.

Faced with such a difficult blocking position, the chief of staff did not know how many troops and heavy equipment he would have to expend here.

More importantly, according to reconnaissance, behind this line of defense, the Liaodong Army is still building a stronger defense line.

Don't work hard to lay two lines of defense by yourself, and when the troops finally come outside Liaoyang City, you have no troops in your hands to continue the attack.

The chief of staff had the idea of retreating, and Lieutenant General Murakami and Major General Watanabe, who had suffered considerable losses, seemed to be on the same page as the Liaodong Army.

In particular, Major General Watanabe, who wanted to be ashamed of himself, immediately persuaded: "Chief of Staff think twice, we do have great losses, but the Liaodong Army has suffered even greater losses!" I'm sure that the Liaodong Army that is blocking us doesn't have much artillery left. As long as the remaining artillery of the Liaodong Army is destroyed, relying only on the infantry, the Liaodong Army is not our opponent at all! ”

Lieutenant General Murakami followed and persuaded: "There is also the attack just now, we didn't understand the tactics of the Liaodong Army to lose so much. Now we have a clear understanding of the tactics of the Liaodong Army, and we also have a way to deal with it. I am sure that in the next attack, we will definitely be able to lure out all the remaining artillery of the Liaodong Army at a very small price, and then launch an attack with all our strength to take the position of the Liaodong Army in one fell swoop! ”

Even if the chief of staff is the commander-in-chief of the entire unit, he can only agree with his subordinates in the face of almost the same opinion.

Soon, the Japanese army, with a desire for revenge, launched a third round of attacks.

"Oh no, the Japanese have already seen our purpose of exchanging artillery for their casualties. Division commander, the Japanese offensive formation was too scattered, and one shot could not hurt many Japanese troops at all. As soon as the Japanese army appeared on the battlefield, the chief of staff said to Zhou Qiangsheng with a frown.

Zhou Qiangsheng thought about it and replied: "The formation is so scattered, it is indeed not conducive to our shelling. However, the Japanese did not expect that as soon as the formation was dispersed, their offensive firepower and offensive would be weakened, and we could slowly clean them up with light and heavy machine guns and rifles, forcing them to concentrate and attack! “

Speaking of this, Zhou Qiangsheng decisively ordered: "The next battle depends on the infantry themselves!" ”

"The Japanese attacked to a hundred meters, and the defenders all opened fire! Heavy machine guns and Japanese heavy machine guns fired at each other to disperse Japanese firepower. Light machine guns and rifles shoot the Japanese attacking troops, and we will destroy as many people as they come! ”

The three regiments of the Second Division were equipped with nearly 60 heavy machine guns, and all of them opened fire, which immediately attracted the Japanese heavy machine gun firepower.

Although heavy machine gunners on both sides were constantly knocked to the ground, not a single heavy machine gun exited the battlefield.

The machine gunner in front fell, and after the machine gunner moved the body away, he held the heavy machine gun handle and continued to shoot.

At this time, rifles and light machine guns also fired.

Because the Japanese attack formation was very scattered, the machine gunners who rushed to the front could not concentrate their limited firepower and shoot. As soon as the firepower is dispersed, the limited offensive firepower cannot suppress the defenders.

More than a hundred light machine guns, scattered along the defensive line, immediately seized the opportunity to open fire.

A machine gun was in charge of one or two Japanese soldiers, and in the blink of an eye, the Japanese rushed to the front and one or two hundred people were shot.

The riflemen who followed and fired could only shoot at a Japanese soldier and shoot the people behind.

With this kind of dismissal, the Japanese attacking force lost four or five hundred men in a very short time.

As for their loose attacking formation, it took them less than twenty meters to advance at full play.

What's more, the closer the Japanese were to the line of defense, the greater the price they would pay for each further advance.

"Baga, our firepower is too scattered to suppress the defenders at all!" The chief of staff of the Japanese army soon discovered the shortcomings of their own attacking units on the battlefield.

"The defenders' line of defense is too long, and the scattered fire not only can't suppress them, but it's also difficult to inflict casualties on them!" The commander of a division next to him followed and analyzed.

Lieutenant General Murakami frowned, and ordered fiercely: "Send the flag, let the attacking troops concentrate their forces and firepower to continue the attack." As long as the remaining artillery fire of the Liaodong Army can be lured out, this casualty is nothing! ”

As soon as the Japanese offensive formation was concentrated, the last mountain artillery battalion in Zhou Qiangsheng's hand opened fire.

After a rapid artillery attack, although the dozen or so mountain guns of the mountain artillery battalion were gone, the Japanese troops who had just gathered also lost five or six hundred men.

"Baga, order the troops to continue the attack, this is already the third mountain artillery battalion of the defenders!" The huge casualties made Lieutenant General Murakami very heartbroken, but Lieutenant General Murakami still ordered fiercely.

At this time, Zhou Zhongju had to use the last ten field guns in his hand. (To be continued.) )