boyutpedia Chapter 968: Counterattack Luodian
Chapter 968: Counterattack Luodian
Captain Tian Gu angrily pushed the operations staff aside and quickly picked up the phone next to him to request support from the division headquarters. "The 72nd Army is here. If we still don't have any artillery shells, how are we going to fight this battle?"
"Sir, the telephone line was just blown down, and the communications team is working hard to restore it."
After hearing this, the captain finally couldn't help it and kicked the communications team leader in the stomach, kicking the guy two meters away.
"Send a signalman to the division headquarters immediately and tell them to urgently collect a batch of artillery shells for us. No matter what method they use, Luodian will not be able to be defended without artillery shells."
Colonel Amaya was almost going crazy. He had no artillery shells at such a critical moment. Although his Type 92 infantry gun was not necessarily much better than the enemy's, at least he still had artillery. Now he had to watch others throwing shells at him and he had no way to stop them.
"Reporting to the commander, Captain Gu Shang, the captain in front of you, reports that several officers on the front line have been sniped. Requesting tactical guidance..."
Troubles came one after another. They heard sporadic gunshots just now and thought it was the soldiers shooting randomly, but it turned out to be the enemy's sniper. According to the information they received, there is a sniper in each infantry squad of the 72nd Army, and the other infantry also carry scopes, so their shooting accuracy is much higher than that of Japan's most elite divisions.
I didn’t believe such a thing before, but now I believe it. A group of officers from the two armies who had just approached our side were killed.
The scattered gunfire continued, and after each shot, a scream could be heard from the Japanese position. "Damn it, these guys! Don't they know how to hide?"
Just as Captain Tiangu was about to give the order, one flare after another rose into the sky in the distance.
These damn guys, don’t they know that they have to be secretive when attacking at night?
According to the thinking of ordinary soldiers, if they want to attack the enemy at night to retake the position, they should hide themselves in the dark to catch the enemy by surprise and win, but this does not apply to the 72nd Army.
Guo Shaoqiu analyzed that our armored battalion would be here soon. With the help of the heavy armored vehicles of the armored battalion and other infantry battalions, we should be able to take back the position with a charge. However, the position was pitch black, and we could not distinguish between the enemy and us by relying solely on the lights on the tanks and armored vehicles.
Therefore, the clearer it is, the better it is for us when we have the advantage in firepower.
The Japanese communicator had just left on horseback when a row of car lights appeared on the distant position.
"Quick, organize a death squad immediately."
When Captain Amaya saw the car lights come on, he knew that it was useless to say anything else. The only way to keep the position was to let the Japanese soldiers hang bombs on their bodies and rush towards the enemy's armored vehicles and tanks.
After receiving the order, the soldiers under his command reluctantly hung the grenades on their bodies. The battle was going so smoothly that day. We were still celebrating the victory half an hour ago, but it suddenly turned out like this. Some people could not accept it.
But it's your own problem if you can't accept it. The rumbling sound has been heard from the opposite side. The tanks are in the front, and the heavy armored vehicles are in the second and third rows. They are all jeeps that move faster, and at the end are the infantry who move on legs.
Because of the Japanese suicide squads, in addition to the machine gun on the tank, another machine gun was installed at the tank commander's position, and two pistols were welded next to it, so that these suicide squads could be killed with more firepower.
"Be careful to hide..."
When Captain Amaya shouted this, the tanks in front had already started firing, and the armored vehicles' artillery was also very powerful. For Japanese recruits, they were more afraid of these tanks, but for Japanese veterans, they were most afraid of these armored vehicles.
The tanks' guns are all 75mm. Although they are powerful, they can only fire one shot every more than a minute. The armored vehicles' cannons are different. They have 40mm, 45mm, and even 28mm guns, with a firing rate of at least 30 rounds per minute.
If the people inside cooperate properly, they can even fire up to thirty-five rounds. The explosive power of each shell is not great, equivalent to two or three grenades at most, but the firing frequency of this thing is really too high.
Several armored vehicles rushed forward from behind. If they kept firing from left to right, no one on the position would be able to raise their heads, and the casualty rate was relatively high. In the past battles with the 72nd Army, the Japanese Army had already obtained various data, which were now passed to the hands of the Japanese army in Pujiang.
Sure enough, it was similar to the data transmitted. Although the tanks' artillery fire was loud, the damage to the position was very limited. After the armored vehicles rushed up from behind, more than 20 armored vehicles were able to fire 300 to 400 40mm small artillery shells at the position within one minute. There were explosions almost everywhere in the position, and no one dared to stand out and fight back.
In addition, there are a large number of 12.7mm heavy machine guns. The penetrating power of these bullets is amazing. Even if you carry several sacks on the position, these things are almost useless for this kind of heavy machine gun. Even if your trench is full of soil, it can still penetrate 50 centimeters.
Li Shaoyi once asked someone to do an experiment. Even if you hide behind reinforced concrete, if you keep aiming at one point, this thing will only take seven or eight bullets to kill you instantly.
"Captain, Captain, Captain..."
A Japanese captain at the forefront of the position is now dead. He was killed by a 40mm cannon and there are at least eight or nine shrapnels in his body. If you expect such a person to survive, then your Amaterasu will really show her power.
The Japanese suicide squad had not yet been fully formed when the first-line positions outside Luodian were lost. The six or seven bunkers they had built day and night were completely useless under the attack of the tanks.
Moreover, the heavy machine guns were just sent in when it got dark, and now they are all buried inside.
"Reporting to His Excellency the Regiment Commander, the Division Commander has ordered us to defend Luodian to the death and not to retreat a single step. Support troops are on the way."
Hearing his men's response, Captain Tiangu sneered. "With this situation before my eyes, how can you tell me to hold on? I can't even find you if I fight to the death, and you still hold on..."