Chapter 39
Countless Japanese soldiers fell, and the bright red blood stimulated everyone present. The Japanese soldiers were also stimulated by this dazzling bright red and reacted to the situation.
One by one, the Japanese soldiers began to raise their guns and shoot.
"Heavy machine guns, set them up and suppress the Japanese's firepower!”
Li Ergou's roar echoed throughout the entire camp as countless heavy machine guns were set up.
The roar of the heavy machine gun rang out. The 12.7mm caliber bullets hit the Japanese soldiers. If they were not dead, they would be injured. Even if they were grazed, they would bring a large amount of flesh and blood.
At the same time, light machine guns and grenade launchers were fired, and the weak firepower of the Japanese army was immediately suppressed.
Countless Japanese soldiers were pressed to the ground, unable to raise their heads.
"Men! Send a message to Wang Tiedan of the Second Regiment. Have the Second Regiment and our First Regiment surround them from both sides and destroy the remaining Japanese!”
Last night's nearly ten hours of bombardment had caused heavy losses to the two regiments of the Japanese frontline, more than 7,600 people. The attack just now had caused many Japanese soldiers to fall to the ground.
However, the main force of the Japanese army was still there. In order to avoid the situation of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of their own, Li Ergou and the rest had completely changed their tactics. If he could avoid fighting with you, he would try his best not to.
The Japanese soldiers of this period had been influenced by the samurai spirit since they were young, and they were very good at fighting. How could these soldiers, who had only been trained for a few months, compare to the Japanese?
Therefore, he could only use tactics to change everything.
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"Damn it! What a cunning Chinese! They actually used bullets when they charged into the battlefield!”
Xi Yi put down his binoculars and cursed fiercely. He had always believed that once the distance between the two sides was reduced, it would be the time to fight with the bayonet. However, this time, the Chinese army did not fight with the bayonet. Even though the distance was very close and they had already rushed into the Japanese camp, they still chose to shoot.
"Now is not the time to talk about this! Lord Xiyi, victory or defeat would depend on this battle. Our two regiments in the city have suffered heavy losses. You've seen the specific casualty data just now. Your 17th Regiment lost more than 1,100 men. My 12th regiment lost 1,300 men. In addition to the injured, our two regiments have more than 7,600 soldiers, and there are less than 3,000 soldiers who are still intact.
On the other hand, the Chinese had only used six infantry regiments in these two attacks. It was said that they had eight infantry regiments, and behind them were two complete infantry regiments.
Once our army loses this battle, we will only be defeated!”
Although the 7th Infantry Regiment was in Linkou County and the 8th Infantry Regiment was still in Jidong County, Harada Keiichi automatically ignored this distance because they were both beside the railway. Take the train and rush over. For example, the nearest Linkou County would only take less than two hours.
How far could they run in two hours in this world of ice and snow with the injured?
Therefore, this battle almost determined the victory of both sides. Although they would not be eaten immediately, the rest was only a matter of time.
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Not only did Nishiichi and Harada Keiichi know that this battle was related to the victory of the two armies, Zhao Wenbin also knew.
He was on top of the city gate, constantly watching with his binoculars. He did not even return to the command post. Although he had been blown by the cold wind all night, he was still full of energy. Whether he could win this battle or not depended on this.
As time passed, the battle became more and more tragic. Zhao Wenbin's 1st, 2nd, and 6th regiments were locked in battle with the Japanese army.
The two Japanese infantry regiments also launched a counterattack on Li Ergou and the rest.
It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and the tug-of-war was still going on.
However, Zhao Wenbin's troops had the advantage in firepower. Their firepower was much stronger than the Japanese army. Whether it was light machine guns or heavy machine guns, in terms of quantity, firepower persistence, performance, and power, the Japanese army could not compare. Therefore, half of the Japanese army was already in Li Ergou's hands.
However, at this point in the war, something embarrassing happened to the Japanese army. They ran out of ammunition!
The Japanese army of this period was not the Japanese army of 1937 in history. In history, the Japanese army in 1937 and the current Japanese army were completely different in terms of weapons and ammunition.
In 1937, an ordinary Japanese soldier would carry 120 rounds of ammunition with him. Usually, we would see two ammunition boxes on the waist of the Japanese army. Each box contained sixty rounds of rifle ammunition. The two ammo boxes carried 120 rounds of ammunition.
However, this was in 1937. Japan occupied the resource-rich northeast and had to replenish its national strength for six or seven years to achieve this result.
Now, a Japanese soldier carried sixty bullets with him, and the ammunition supply in their logistics department was not very sufficient. Compared to China at that time, it was very sufficient, but in fact, it was very insufficient. This was because the information showed that the ammunition of the logistics supply department of the Japanese army was only enough for the entire army to use for three days. Due to the lack of resources in Japan, they could not allocate enough ammunition to their troops. This was also the reason why they advocated close combat. Look at countries like the United Kingdom and the United States. Do they advocate close combat?
Logically speaking, even if they didn't have enough ammunition, it shouldn't have ended up like this after only a day of fighting. The reason was that during the previous bombardment, many of the logistics supplies of the Japanese army had been destroyed. Perhaps some people here would say, on the battlefield, how could the Japanese ammunition be blown up everywhere? Shouldn't they protect her well? Well, that's what happens on the real battlefield, but what I want to say is that the Japanese army here looks down on the protagonist's troops and thinks that the protagonist's troops don't have artillery troops.
It was like betting with someone. He had a hundred dollars and you had a thousand dollars. Would you be willing to bet your thousand dollars on the other party's hundred dollars? I'll explain it here first, in case some troublemakers keep telling me these things. I realized that some people always like to use small things to argue. They want me to write like history and then write more rigorously. They don't like it. This was really Cao Dan!
Therefore, the Japanese army was now facing the embarrassing situation of running out of ammunition.
The Japanese army lacked ammunition, but it didn't mean that Zhao Wenbin's troops lacked ammunition. Would Zhao Wenbin lack ammunition?
Carloads of ammunition were transported to Mudanjiang by rail.
Therefore, the Japanese army had run out of ammunition, but Li Ergou and his troops were still firing bullets.
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The sky was already starting to darken. There was no longer any snow on the battlefield. All the snow had been scattered by the bombardment.
Li Ergou was holding a Leenfield rifle as he walked on the battlefield. He looked at the bodies lying on the ground and his eyes flashed. Then, he looked at the Japanese soldiers who were slowly retreating into the city.
"Little Japanese, I'll let you live one more night!”
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