Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 955: Fierce Battle

The Gui Army troops on the outer positions withstood fierce bombardment from more than a thousand Japanese artillery pieces. The intensity of the artillery fire was unprecedented for all Gui Army soldiers.

After the bombardment stopped, Masaharu Honma put down the telescope gracefully, glanced at the senior generals who were still in shock, and said in a calm tone: "Nakagawa-kun, the first wave of offensive missions will be handed over to your division.

Go ahead and use the blood of the Chinese soldiers to wash away the shame of the Takashima Regiment." Takeo Nakagawa's face straightened, and a look of gratitude showed in his eyes. This is your Excellency, Commander, giving yourself a chance to regain your prestige.

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"Hai, your Excellency, Commander, the Nakagawa Division must be the first to rush into Nanning City." At the same time, another Japanese division participating in the attack also began to take action. Masaharu Honma looked at these silent senior officers.

The generals knew what they were feeling in their hearts now, and it was he who proposed to use all the artillery fire to deliver a devastating bombardment to the Chinese local army.

This plan was almost unanimously opposed except for my old friend Lieutenant General Kenji Iijima, the commander of the Fourth Army. Especially those young officers believed that occupying Nanning only required one charge and they could have lunch in Nanning city.

, those soldiers of the China Regional Army, in front of the majesty of the Imperial Japanese Army, do they have any other choice but to run away with their heads in their hands? Why waste artillery shells and save some resources for the empire.

Honma Masaharu sneered at the arguments of these arrogant officers. Their courage was commendable, but their actions were childish. Lieutenant General, you will never forget that in the northern China region, the imperial soldiers were reduced to piles under the overwhelming bombardment of Tang Qiuli's troops.

The tragic scene of minced meat. After retreating from North China, Masaharu Honma equipped his troops with more than twice the artillery than other Japanese troops. For this, he was ridiculed by many colleagues.

Masaharu Honma disdained to argue with these officers who had never seen the world. He only said: "We have no right to use the young lives of imperial soldiers to directly face the guns of Chinese soldiers." He referred these senior officers to

They were brought here to observe the effects of the bombardment, and then to convince them with facts. Now, Masaharu Honma's goal has obviously been achieved. Anyone who sees such a spectacular bombardment scene and is not shocked is an idiot.

Major General Xia Guodong, commander of the 113th Division of the Ninth Army of the Guangxi Army, spat out the dust in his mouth, got up from the ground, and shook off the dirt all over his body. This hidden part of the division headquarters was pretty good, and it withstood the Japanese bombardment. However,

A big hole was also blown into the ceiling. "**, the Japs have so many artillery shells. Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, count the number of casualties in the troops immediately and order the troops to enter the fortifications immediately. The Japs are about to attack."

Xia Guodong issued a series of orders and was not in a relaxed mood. According to his experience, the Japanese shelling this time would cause considerable casualties to the troops, especially in some main positions, anti-gun holes and concealed areas.

It was prepared to prevent Japanese medium-caliber artillery fire. Who would have known that the little Japanese used so many heavy artillery pieces.

The chief of staff walked in with a gloomy face, his body covered with mud, "Reporter's seat, the casualty figures have been calculated. The casualties among the brothers are quite large, more than 1,500 casualties." Xia Guodong almost jumped up, "What? One

In a few hours, my troops will be

One-sixth of the combat effectiveness has been lost." No wonder he was shocked. The 113th Division had 9,000 people. Wu Xiao first came out and took away a regiment of more than 2,000 people. There were also more than 6,000 people. In just a short time, most of them

The group was gone, and his heart ached with pain.

The phone on the shell box rang rapidly. Xia Guodong grabbed the phone and said, "Commander, the Japs have begun to charge. There are quite a few of them. There is at least one regiment in front of our regiment," the leader of the 315th Regiment said hurriedly.

, then fierce gunshots came from the receiver, "Kill the little Japs down. Even if there is only one person left, he will die on the battlefield. You are not allowed to retreat even one step. Let the little Japs have a taste of the power of our Guangxi soldiers," Xia Guodong almost shouted.

He said.

After saying that, Xia Guodong threw down the phone, turned around and rushed to the lookout. Through the telescope, groups of Japanese soldiers were lined up in a charge formation. Their helmets and bayonets reflected the sunlight, giving off a metallic sheen, with a sense of power.

Pressing down, they approached their position step by step. Immediately, the Japanese soldiers accelerated their charge.

The Gui Army soldiers emerged from the soil and fired desperately. A burst of fierce gunfire suddenly erupted from the position. The Japanese soldiers fell to the ground continuously, but more Japanese soldiers rushed up, and the Japanese light and heavy machine guns serving as cover also followed.

roared wildly,

The dense bullets hit the trench, which was almost unrecognizable from its original appearance, and splashed up small soil flowers. The soldier who was shooting was hit by the machine gun bullets. He tilted his head and lay on the trench, motionless. Gui

The soldiers were so pressed that they could not lift their heads.

The shelling by the Japanese army just now destroyed many of the original firepower points. The gunfire fired back by the Gui army was not very intensive. In almost a short period of time, the Japanese soldiers had rushed into the fortifications. The Gui army soldiers jumped up and fought with the Japanese soldiers.

Hand-to-hand combat began. Xia Guodong felt a thump in his heart and threw away his binoculars. This was the first time the Japs charged and they engaged in hand-to-hand combat. This was not a good sign.

He grabbed the submachine gun on the shell box, turned around and rushed out of the hiding place, "Order the division headquarters guard battalion to follow me immediately to the 315th Regiment position and beat the little Japs back, quickly." Xia Guodong gave the fierce order, and the guards hurriedly picked up the submachine gun.

A steel helmet was placed on his head. Fierce gunshots were heard everywhere, and mortar shells exploded around him from time to time.

When Xia Guodong led the guard battalion to the 315th Regiment's position, the position was already in danger. The regiment suffered too many casualties, and many of its firepower points were destroyed by Japanese artillery fire. It was in a prominent position of the division and was the first to bear the Japanese attack.

Facing the crazy attack of the Japanese army, I immediately felt very strenuous. Hand-to-hand combat was going on in almost all positions.

Xia Guodong arrived at the right time. The divisional security battalion was equipped almost exclusively with submachine guns and rifles. After joining the battle, automatic weapons played a role. Especially Xia Guodong's personal participation in the battle was a morale boost for the three--

, unlimited, bursting out with great combat power.

The Japanese army's first charge was repulsed, but the defending Gui Army troops also paid a heavy price. Xia Guodong returned to the concealment, threw the submachine gun "bang bang" on the shell box, and gasped for breath.

, the Major General's uniform was stained with bright red blood, and there was a large cut on his left arm, leaving a deep wound on his arm.

Xia Guodong participated in the hand-to-hand combat. If the guards had not had quick eyesight and quick hands, he shot dead the Japanese soldier who sneaked up on the division commander. The dignified division commander would have turned into a corpse at this moment, with a transparent hole left on his chest. "Order all regiments, immediately

Entering the artillery caves and hidden areas, the little Japs are going to shell again, **, without these damn cannons, I can pinch the little Japs' balls out." He gave the order in a hurry.

After repelling the first charge of the Japanese army, Xia Guodong didn't feel good. This was just the beginning. The 113th Division had already exhausted all its strength and used all the divisional guard battalions as reserves.

After coming down, Xia Guodong was really not sure whether the troops could withstand the second charge after the Japanese bombardment.

There was another overwhelming bombardment. This time, the duration and intensity of the bombardment were far greater than the first time. The Japanese commander was obviously angered by the tenacious fighting power of the Gui army soldiers. He was almost turned upside down, and there were

Doesn’t it make sense that the Chinese soldiers are still resisting, but they can still survive under such fierce artillery fire from the imperial army?

Those senior Japanese officers who clamored that the Chinese soldiers could be eliminated and Nanning City occupied with a single charge, no longer said a word. They all saw the battle scene just now. Why did they not have the artillery bombardment tactics of the Commander?

I believe that not many of the imperial soldiers who participated in the attack for the first time will come back.

The combat effectiveness of the Gui Army soldiers gave them a great shock. If they put themselves in their shoes, if so many artillery shells were poured on the heads of the Imperial Army soldiers, would the Imperial Army soldiers still have such tenacious combat effectiveness? The answer is hard to say. Look in the direction.

Honma Masaharu's eyes showed a lot of admiration, but Honma Masaharu himself was still so indifferent. He had no illusions that a single bombardment or a single charge could solve the Nanning battle. He even had a mental attitude towards the difficulty of the battle.

Prepare.

After the bombardment stopped, the Japanese army launched another large-scale attack. Hand-to-hand combat took place in almost all locations where battles broke out. There were even several positions that were broken through by the Japanese army. The Gui army soldiers relied on their bravery and blood to defeat Xia Guodong.

Under the command of the commander, he used his human body to repel the Japanese soldiers.

In the evening, after repelling the last Japanese attack, the battlefield that had been fighting for a whole day finally became silent. The setting sun was like blood, and the smell of gunpowder smoke had not dissipated. The embers of many battles were still floating in smoke, and Japanese soldiers were everywhere.

The corpses of Gui soldiers, the craters everywhere, and the pungent smell of blood made people suffocate.

On the first day of the Nanning Defense Battle, the outer positions of the Guangxi Army were hit by intensive artillery fire from the Japanese army. They relied on the tenacious combat effectiveness of the Gui Army soldiers to withstand five Japanese division-scale attacks. Of course, the cost was also huge. Guangxi Army

The casualties of the troops that entered the battle generally reached about 40%. At the cost of this, they caused heavy damage to the Japanese army.

The casualties of the Gui Army troops exceeded that of the Japanese army. Most of the casualties were caused by Japanese artillery fire. It took the lives of thousands of Gui Army soldiers to block the crazy Japanese attack. Amidst the shocking artillery fire, Nanning City was destroyed.

I struggled through the first day.

That night, at the Ma Chaoyang Corps headquarters in Guangzhou, Tang Qiuli frowned as he looked at the special forces unit and used the intelligence about the battle situation on the first day of the Nanning Defense Battle. Judging from this intelligence, he had a premonition that Nanning City persisted.

In less than three days, the cruel reality must be reported to Bai Chongxi. However, Bai Chongxi had not yet sent a telegram, so Tang Qiuli could only wait patiently.

(To be continued)