In front of Major General Shirakawa Masanori stood a group of Japanese Army officers. They were the Company Leaders, Squadron Leaders, and Squad Leaders of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Battalion of the railway garrison.
"Gentlemen, you are all warriors of the empire, heroes of the empire. Now, those damn Chinese people had already suppressed the 1st and 2nd battalions with their powerful firepower. We must do our best to launch an assault from the flank and defeat them in one fell swoop! Success or failure depends on this. I hope that everyone can win this victory for the empire!”Major General Shirakawa Masanori said with a serious expression.
"Hi, General!" All the officers answered loudly.
Everyone's face was filled with determination. Even though they knew that this attack would be very difficult and that the possibility of losing their lives would be very high, no one retreated.
The reason why the Japanese Army could be ranked as one of the world's top armies was because they were fearless in battle. In other words, it was their ferocity that could scare the enemy.
"Gentlemen, let's set off! Empire Board! His Majesty the Emperor!" Major General Shirakawa Masanori shouted.
"Empire Board! Your Majesty!" The officers of the Japanese Army also shouted.
Following that, the Japanese army launched an all-out assault.
The two railway garrison teams were engaged in a frontal assault.
With the addition of fresh troops, the attacks of the Japanese became even more intense. Even under the heavy firepower of the 1st Infantry Brigade, the Japanese suffered heavy losses. However, their counterattack caused the 1st Infantry Brigade to suffer losses.
This was especially true when the Japanese soldiers were within 100 meters of the defensive line, and their accuracy was on full display. The Japanese soldiers lay on the ground and started shooting at the soldiers of the temporary 1st Division.
Even though the soldiers of the temporary 1st Division had strengthened their marksmanship training, there was still a gap between them and the Japanese soldiers. As a result, soldiers were continuously killed in the exchange of fire!
"Bastard, increase the suppression of the light and heavy machine guns. The mortars fired at full force. What were snipers for? You guys are holding sniper rifles, are you not as good as the Japanese?”Feng Ping flew into a rage.
In order to increase the infantry's offensive power, Feng Ping had specially set up a machine gun group in each infantry squad and equipped them with a light machine gun. In addition, he also selected the best marksman from the infantry squad to equip the sniper rifle. It allowed them to shoot more valuable targets with superb marksmanship, such as enemy low-level officers and machine gunners.
"Boom! Boom! Da da!"
The losses started to increase, but with their powerful firepower, the temporary 1st Division 1st Infantry Brigade was still able to suppress the Japanese army. Moreover, it caused even greater losses to the enemy.
"Major, we've found the Japanese on the right wing. There are at least two large groups.”1st Brigade Commander Wang Liangchen reported.
"Humph! They had been guarding against this move since a long time ago. General Wang, you lead the 2nd Regiment to block the Japanese. If you have the chance, defeat them!" Feng Ping ordered.
"Yes, Major!"
Wang Liangchen then led the 2nd Regiment to fight against the 2 railway garrison units of the Japanese Army.
The Japanese army's flank tactics were powerful. But against the 1st division that had been prepared, there was nothing they could do.
Although the Japanese army was strong in this era, it was still far from the Second World War. On the battlefield, a single Japanese infantry unit could defeat an entire division of Old Jiang. A regiment would even dare to fight against Old Jiang's army. An infantry regiment dared to fight against an army of Old Jiang.
"What about the 3rd Infantry Brigade? How long would it take for them to reach the battlefield?”Feng Ping asked.
With the strength of the 1st Infantry Brigade, it would not be a problem for them to defend against the Japanese. However, Feng Ping's appetite was far more than that. He wanted to take down the 6 Japanese troops in one go.
"Major, the 3rd Infantry Brigade is on their way. He estimated that he would be able to reach the designated location in an hour.”a staff officer reported.
"Tell Liu Xiangjiu that I will only give him 40 minutes. After 40 minutes, you have to block the Japanese's path of retreat!”Feng Ping ordered.
"Yes, Major!" the staff officer replied.
The signalman immediately went to inform the 3rd Infantry Brigade that was rushing to the battlefield. After receiving Feng Ping's order, Liu Xiangjiu, the brigade commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, had no choice but to order the entire brigade to speed up. In fact, they had to leave the artillery at the back and move forward lightly.
"Da da! Dong dong dong!"
On the flanks, the two railway garrison battalions of the Japanese Army were attacking, but they were also suppressed by the superior firepower of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division.
The dense machine gun fire and mortars made the Japanese army suffer and pay a heavy price.
"Baka, you damn Chinese people. Did their bullets and shells not cost money?”Many Japanese soldiers had this question in their hearts.
One had to know that in a battle, as long as they could kill a target, they would not waste their artillery shells. To them, soldiers were not important. They were all consumables. On the contrary, cannonballs needed money to buy. As for soldiers, they only needed a postcard to be recruited.
There were tens of millions of people in Japan, and there were plenty of qualified soldiers. Even if all of them died, there was nothing to regret. They could easily recruit more.
Especially in the eyes of the Japanese army, soldiers were just numbers. No matter how many people died, no one would feel heartache.
On the contrary, Feng Ping's battle philosophy was completely different. As long as the target could be taken care of with artillery shells, they did not want the soldiers to risk their lives. They could just remake the shells after firing them, but if the soldiers died, it would be an irreparable loss.
Even if the northeast had a population of more than 20 million, the entire country had a population of 400 million. However, none of them were redundant. These soldiers were the most precious treasures. Feng Ping hoped that they could all survive on the battlefield. In other words, he would do his best to let more soldiers walk down the battlefield alive.
For this reason, he tried his best to strengthen the firepower of the troops, regardless of the consumption.
At least for now, this strategy was very successful.
Relying on their superior firepower, the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division not only successfully blocked the attacks of the 6 Japanese railway guards, but also caused heavy casualties.
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