ushernet Chapter 377: Tricked by the Japanese Army?
Chapter 377: Tricked by the Japanese Army?
"Brother Ouyang, let the 813th Regiment prepare for battle and wait for orders to reinforce the 812th Regiment at any time. There's something wrong with the Japanese artillery fire." Zhang Wenwu gave orders to Chief of Staff Ouyang Heng as he listened to the artillery fire that had not yet completely stopped.
Ouyang Heng was also extremely confused. Logically speaking, the Japanese army could not have been unaware that this kind of shelling was of little use to the troops that had already built fortifications. Unless they mobilized more heavy artillery to carry out the bombardment, it would be possible to increase the effect of the shelling a little bit.
But the Japanese army's abnormal behavior was actually happening before their eyes, which could only mean that the Japanese army was preparing to launch a larger-scale infantry charge.
Thinking of the crazy tactics used by the Japanese army yesterday, Ouyang Heng was worried. If the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack today and still used the same tactics as yesterday, the new 100th Division would probably be wiped out by tomorrow at the latest.
However, Ouyang Heng did not have time to think about it. The Japanese artillery bombardment had begun to weaken, which meant that a large-scale attack by the Japanese was about to begin. He had to get the 813th Regiment ready as soon as possible. When the battle on the battlefield started, the 813th Regiment had to provide timely reinforcements.
As the Japanese artillery attacks became sparse, whistles and the officers' shouts and urgings were heard on the blocking positions. The officers and soldiers of the 812th Regiment crawled out of various anti-artillery holes and entered the smoke-filled trenches, ready to resist the large-scale attack that the Japanese were about to launch.
However, ten minutes later, all the officers and soldiers of the 812th Regiment were dumbfounded. The Japanese attack today was completely different from yesterday. Yesterday's Japanese attack was simply a desperate charge forward, even rushing forward under their own offensive artillery fire.
Now the Japanese attack not only had fewer troops than yesterday, but also was advancing very slowly. When the Japanese army slowly rushed to a distance of 100 meters from the blocking position, they actually stopped. Then the Japanese army lay on the ground and began to shoot at the defensive positions of the new th Division.
This stunned the officers and soldiers of the 812th Regiment on the battlefield. Why did the Japanese army suddenly change their ways? Moreover, the most embarrassing thing was that the Japanese army stopped advancing at meters. What should they do then?
Shoot? Shooting at this distance, unless you are a sharpshooter, ordinary soldiers have almost no accuracy at this distance. In addition to wasting bullets and making a good sound, it has no other effect.
Well, all the officers and soldiers of the 812th Regiment could only wait on their positions for the Japanese army to move forward, otherwise they would not be able to find a reason to open fire.
However, the Japanese attacking force fired at the defensive positions of the New 100th Division for more than ten minutes from a distance of meters, and then retreated in an orderly manner without any lingering or dragging their feet.
"Division Commander, the Japanese attacking forces have retreated. They didn't even get within 812 meters. The officers and soldiers on our position didn't fire a single shot. The 812th Regiment has already ordered the officers and soldiers to withdraw to the anti-artillery caves to rest. This is so strange." Ouyang Heng said to Zhang Wenwu in disbelief, holding the telegram sent by the th Regiment.
Zhang Wenwu was also completely confused. The Japanese army had been bombarding for such a long time, and everyone thought that the Japanese attack today would be more fierce than yesterday. Unexpectedly, the Japanese army gave everyone an unexpected surprise and stood them up.
"Who knows what the Japanese are doing? It's all thunder and no rain. Never mind. Let the 812th Regiment pay attention and report any situation at any time. If the Japanese attack like this, it will be beneficial to us. If the Japanese attack like this in the future, we can defend this position indefinitely." Zhang Wenwu also explained to Ouyang Heng.
Zhang Wenwu felt that the current behavior of the Japanese army was of great benefit to him and had no harm. If the Japanese army were to act so blatantly, he would be very welcome. After all, he was not the one who was anxious. If the Japanese army itself was not anxious, then he had nothing to be anxious about either.
"By the way, Brother Ouyang, if the Japanese army's attack is still like this, let the 812th Regiment fire a few appropriate shots, and we should cooperate with the Japanese army's performance. They have cooperated with our defense so well, so we must return the favor no matter what." Zhang Wenwu also stopped Ouyang Heng who was about to arrange the task.
Zhang Wenwu thought about it and decided that he still had to cooperate with the Japanese army's performance to some extent. If he cooperated well, then life on defense would be much easier in the future. He couldn't waste such a good opportunity given by the Japanese army.
Ouyang Heng immediately understood what Zhang Wenwu meant, so he nodded, turned around and sent a telegram to the 812th Regiment on the position.
After the Japanese Army's 18th Regiment's 2nd Battalion's commander, Major Ikutame Shin, and his troops retreated, they counted the casualties and were stunned. This time, the Second Battalion that attacked him didn't suffer any casualties. This seemed a bit too much.
You know, the previous artillery unit provided artillery support for more than 20 minutes and dropped so many shells, but in the end, there was not a single casualty among their own attacking troops. Even a fool could understand what was going on.
Therefore, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, Major Ikutame Arata, quickly made adjustments for the next attack, which was to advance slowly until the blocking positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government began shooting, and then the attacking troops would stop to return fire, and then advance again if there was an opportunity.
Although the captain asked me to attack under normal circumstances and pay attention to the casualties of the troops, attacking under normal circumstances and paying attention to the casualties of the troops does not mean zero casualties. Now I find it a bit hard to justify this. If the captain asks me about it, I won't be able to find any reasonable reason to explain it.
However, the commander of the 18th Regiment, Colonel Naomitsu Takano, did not even watch the attack. He felt that with the current strength of the Second Battalion, it would be impossible to make any progress using conventional offensive combat methods. Therefore, Colonel Naomitsu Takano did not even think about watching the battle.
After Colonel Naomitsu Takano returned to the regiment headquarters, he figured out the twists and turns here. It was obvious that the big guys were fighting with each other, and he, a little Karami, must not get involved, otherwise, he would be doomed if he was not careful.
"Your Excellency the Regiment Commander, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, Major Ikutame Arata, has sent a message saying that his troops were repelled by the Chinese army. Major Ikutame Arata is reorganizing his troops and preparing to continue the attack on the blocking positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. He requests the artillery unit to provide artillery support later." Lieutenant Colonel Saito Taro, the chief of staff of the regiment, reported to the commander of the regiment, Colonel Takano Naomitsu, who was sitting in the regiment headquarters drinking tea.