mtlumby2d Chapter 236: Textbook-like Trench Warfare Defeats the North Sea Division
Chapter 236: Textbook-like Trench Warfare Defeats the North Sea Division
In the countless crisscrossing trenches, the sound of Chicago typewriters and the unique dull gunshots of sawed-off shotguns rang out continuously, as dense as a storm.
The soldiers of the North Sea Division were defeated one after another and were unable to launch any large-scale counterattack. They were completely reduced to lambs to be slaughtered.
The Fuso soldiers in the rear positions kept rushing to the front positions for support through the passages connecting the trenches. In this situation, the soldiers of the assault regiment only needed to arrange two assault soldiers with fully loaded shotguns at both ends of a trench. Once an enemy appeared at the corner, they would immediately pull the trigger, and the powerful shotgun bullets would immediately cause a fatal blow to the oncoming enemy.
In addition to the assault regiment, the firepower regiment in the rear and three infantry regiments also officially entered the trench positions and continued to advance step by step. The fierce firepower brought unparalleled pressure to the Fuso side.
Kudo Kubo wanted to have the artillery regiment launch an indiscriminate bombardment directly on the trench positions, but when he thought about the large number of Fuso soldiers still fighting with the enemy in them, he was hesitant to make up his mind.
At this time, the observers of the First Army had successfully observed the coordinates of the artillery positions of the North Sea Division and conveyed specific information to the two artillery brigades of the First Army. In this way, the artillery regiment of the North Sea Division, before it could play any role on the battlefield, was once again beaten by the 150MM heavy artillery and Thor's hammer of the two artillery brigades and suffered heavy losses.
Kudo Kubo's face was gloomy, and he felt extremely angry and aggrieved. He had never expected that the First Army had used such incredible means to cross the plain area in front of the trench position at a very small cost, which made his beautiful idea of relying on the advantage of the defensive position to give the First Army a head-on blow come to nothing.
The textbook trench warfare lasted for less than an hour, and the four infantry regiments of the Hokkien Division suffered more than 40% casualties. Even the Hokkien Division troops, which were known for their fighting will, were completely defeated and fled in panic.
Kudo Kubo had no choice but to give the order and lead the remaining troops of the Hokkaido Division to flee hastily towards the direction of Nakago County.
At this time, Gu Chenghai issued his orders again.
"Let the motorized infantry brigades of the 101st and 102nd divisions chase after them and inflict heavy damage on the enemy. It is better to pursue the enemy with all your remaining courage than to seek fame by imitating the tyrant!"
The two motorized infantry brigades took advantage of their mobility and started hunting sheep on the plains like wolves. A large number of Type 97 sidecars pursued and harassed the remaining troops of the Hokkien Division on the left and right flanks. The MG42 squad machine guns mounted on the truck beds continuously spewed flames, reaping the lives of the defeated Fuso army.
At this time, the remaining troops of the Beihai Division no longer had the will to resist. They only regretted that their parents gave them a pair of bow legs so that they could not increase their speed.
Retreating from the trench positions to Zhongxiang County, in an area less than two kilometers long, the bodies of Fuso soldiers were piled up like mountains.
By the time Kudo Kubo, in a state of embarrassment, led his remaining troops to be supported by the Suzuki Division and entered Nakago County, the Hokkaido Division, which originally had 18,000 front-line combat troops, was reduced to less than 6,000 remnants. They were all completely frightened by the First Army and had lost their original arrogance.
This war lasted for a total of four hours, and it made Wang Jinhai's heart surge. Everyone knows that the Northwest Revolutionary Army is powerful, but no one expected that the Northwest Revolutionary Army is so terrifying. Even when facing the top army of Fuso, which is known as the number one military power in Asia, they still won a satisfying victory with an absolute crushing posture.
Even the two division-level troops of the Third Army, which were determined to fight Fuso to the death, had not had the chance to play their role before the First Army had ended the battle cleanly and efficiently.
Soon after, the two motorized infantry brigades responsible for pursuing the remnants of the Beihai Division also returned to the base camp.
At Gu Chenghai's command, everyone began to set up tents and temporary field hospitals in an orderly manner, treat the wounded, and clean up the battlefield.
The strict military discipline of the entire First Army and the ruthless, iron-blooded aura from top to bottom like the god of death are simply breathtaking.
At six o'clock in the evening, in the temporary front-line command post of the First Army, Liu Chengxu, the supreme commander, also came from the rear to the southern outer area of Zhongxiang County, which had been captured by the First Army and served as the front-line base camp.
"Report to the commander! In this battle in southern Nakago, our army killed 987 enemies, captured more than Fuso soldiers, and seized a large amount of enemy supplies and ammunition. Our army suffered casualties."
Liu Chengxu nodded with satisfaction. In this large-scale offensive and defensive battle as the attacking party, the performance achieved by the First Army was already brilliant enough.
"The Governor has already issued a death order. Fuso is a Japanese pirate, a foreign enemy that intends to invade China! No one needs to be left alive. All prisoners must be buried alive. Why are you still wasting food by keeping these 3,000-plus Fuso surrendered soldiers?"
Gu Chenghai explained, "Many soldiers of the Northeastern Army fell into the hands of Fuso. Commander-in-Chief Jiang meant to keep the lives of these prisoners and use them to exchange for the soldiers of the Northeastern Army who fell into the hands of the enemy."
Liu Chengxu nodded and said, "More than 2 prisoners will waste a lot of our energy to guard and detain them. So, immediately arrange for the nd Regiment to send these prisoners to Fengtian and hand them over to Commander-in-Chief Jiang. Give them some clean water and a few potatoes on the way. Just don't starve them to death."
The entire Northwest Revolutionary Army, including Su Zhengyang, hates invaders like Fuso. If there is an opportunity, Su Zhengyang will not hesitate to destroy their country and exterminate their race. In Liu Chengxu's view, keeping these Fuso surrendered soldiers is a complete waste of food and pollutes the air.
But Jiang Yanlin had already passed the message, and it would be bad to offend the Northeast Army, so he simply sent these prisoners to the Northeast Army, which could be considered a favor.
"Lao Liu, what should we do next?"
"On the western battlefield, there are only the defeated Hokkaido Division that trembles at the mention of our name and the Suzuki Division that can't hold on alone. The situation on the western battlefield is a foregone conclusion. Next, we have to do something big and surround Zhongxiang County to teach the Japanese devils a lesson, so that they know what it means to besiege a point and attack its reinforcements!"
Gu Chenghai nodded, and said with a smile on his face: "You are full of evil intentions, just like our governor. When the Third Army withdrew from Zhongxiang County, you specifically told them to take away all the supplies and food, and burn those that could not be taken away. If we can surround them for seven or eight days, the Suzuki Division and the Beihai Division will be starving to death if their supply lines are cut off."
"Our First Army just arrived in the Northeast and fired the first resounding shot. We finally lived up to the Governor's expectations and did not bring shame to our Northwestern Revolutionary Army."
The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.