The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 202: Fighting for the City (Part 110) [Additional Chapter for the Color Shadow Master]

On March 3, 16, at around 8 a.m., Hu Biao and his team finally saw traces of the Japanese invaders from their high vantage point.

With the help of the binoculars in their hands, they could clearly see the Japanese who had just arrived. They should be a standard infantry battalion.

There were about 1,120 soldiers, carrying two Type 92 infantry guns.

After seeing these devils, everyone in the area defended by the engineering platoon, except for a few veterans like Hu Biao, immediately became nervous.

Seeing this, Uncle Bo said calmly:

"It's okay! The Japs are bad enough, but they are definitely not stupid. They know that they can't blow through the thick walls of Teng County with just two Type 92 infantry guns, so they will definitely not launch an attack.

Instead of being so nervous, you might as well get some sleep. Otherwise, you won’t have time to sleep after the fight starts.”

After saying that, Uncle Bo actually put down the telescope in his hand, not even interested in taking another look at the Japanese; he hugged the Type 97 sniper rifle and leaned against a parapet of the city wall and fell asleep.

The wizard and Zanana who followed him couldn't help but look at each other. They admired the big heart of this senior time traveler.

It should be noted that Uncle Bo, the Wizard, and Zanana are now considered a combat team.

This kind of grouping method is based on the fact that due to limited time, the traverser team has no way to provide too much training to the novices.

The only option is to assign one or two newcomers to be led by an old veteran.

The main purpose is to make them smarter. When the fight starts, they will see what the veterans are doing and where they are going. The newbies don't need to ask any questions, just follow them.

On the other hand, the three of them were mainly responsible for the Mauser M1918 anti-tank gun and served as the team's anti-armor team.

The reason why Wizard and Zanana were selected into this group is simple: they are strong enough.

You won't be operating an anti-tank gun because of the terrible recoil of this thing, where you get shot in the left shoulder and then in the right shoulder; then you lose your combat effectiveness and need to be carried away to recuperate.

Now, seeing Uncle Bo fall asleep, the wizard and the other two also sat down beside him, closed their eyes and began to rest.

This situation did not change until two hours later, because a new Japanese army successfully arrived.

To be more precise, a Japanese field artillery battalion and a tank squadron appeared outside the city.

As soon as they arrived, they began to build artillery positions unscrupulously because they were not worried about the defenders' artillery counterattacks.

After the artillery was fully deployed, the attack finally began.

The wizard and Zanana, who had originally closed their eyes to rest, were feeling a little drowsy.

When he heard a long and shrill sound, which should be the sound of a cannonball flying across the sky, he jumped up from the ground immediately.

He yelled "bombardment" at the top of his lungs and rushed towards a bombardment hole on the left.

Only when they got into the bomb-proof cave which was supported by thick beams on the buttresses, reinforced with a lot of wood and covered with double layers of sandbags did they breathe a sigh of relief.

It was also at this time that I was surprised to see Uncle Bo holding a rifle, walking towards me slowly and leisurely with his back bent, not looking anxious at all.

Perhaps sensing their surprise, Uncle Bo explained, or perhaps shared an experience with them:
"Remember, from now on, if you hear this kind of artillery sound, don't panic at all, because it means the shells have been fired too high and will fly over your head. There is no need to panic, just do what you need to do.

But if it's that 'puff puff puff' sound, like a spinning top spinning on your head, then the landing point will be very close."

After hearing this, Xufeng, a veteran who had traveled through time for the second time, couldn't help but give Uncle Bo a thumbs up.

This was a compliment to Uncle Bo for his impressive combat experience. The last time he participated in the Sihang Warehouse Defense Battle, although the fighting was quite intense, the Japanese soldiers didn't fire many shots because they were worried about accidentally injuring the foreigners.

He really didn't have the skill to tell the approximate landing point of a shell just by listening to the sound.

The fact is just as Uncle Bo said, all the shells just now fell into the city.

I don’t know how many houses were destroyed and whether any innocent people were injured.

Even Xufeng gave a thumbs-up. The wizard naturally admired Uncle Bo, a senior veteran. At the same time, he couldn't help but ask a question in his heart:

"What should I do if I hear that 'puff, puff, puff' sound and there's no shelter nearby?"

"Don't do anything. Just stay where you are and wait and see if you can handle it. If you run around, you can't guarantee you won't end up running into a shell."

Uncle Bo said something ridiculous with a serious face.

At the same time, in another anti-artillery cave, some similar statements came out of Hu Biao's mouth and were passed on to the newcomers around him.

It can be regarded as the promotion of our army's fine tradition of mentoring and guiding others under such circumstances.

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The Japanese artillery bombardment lasted for half an hour before it stopped.

Sure enough, in modern warfare with a large number of artillery, this ancient tactic of defending the city no longer has the great advantage it once had.

After the bombardment subsided and Hu Biao rushed out of the anti-artillery cave, he was able to see what happened after a round of bombardment.

Fifty or sixty meters to the left, a large hole about five or six meters wide was blown out in the city wall.

In addition, although the city walls on the entire south side did not completely collapse in two places, the bricks and soil that fell from the walls almost filled up the moat below.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese infantry launched an attack.

A squadron of troops was deployed in the east and north respectively to launch a diversionary feint attack.

On the south side of the city wall, the remaining two infantry squadrons, a machine gun squadron, and two Type 92 infantry guns were all deployed.

Suddenly, under the suppression of dozens of light and heavy machine guns, the top of the city was filled with whizzing bullets and flying brick fragments.

In addition, there is also a Type 92 infantry gun, which uses direct fire to continuously greet.

During the above movement, more than 400 Japanese soldiers spread out in a large fan shape under the southern city wall and advanced towards the gap that was blown open.

Good boy! Judging from this situation, the Japs actually planned to capture Teng County in the first attack.

Seeing this, Hu Biao couldn't help but shook his head; he knew that this was the dire consequence of a series of disastrous defeats in battles such as the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanjing, which were now fully revealed.

The elite troops of the central army and local forces suffered huge losses, with great damage to weapons and equipment, and the blow to morale was even more shocking.

On the contrary, the Japanese confidence soared after a series of victories.

As one side gained strength while the other side lost strength, a battalion of the Japanese army dared to launch a head-on attack on a division of the National Army, and often won, which was a speechless scene.

"That's okay! Let's start from Teng County and Taierzhuang, give the devils a good beating, and gradually boost the morale of our Chinese army and people."

While thinking this in his heart, Hu Biao gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Everyone, prepare for battle. When the fighting starts, don't just lie there and fire away like an idiot. Especially the machine gunners, after firing a burst of rounds, move quickly to avoid being targeted by the enemy's infantry artillery..."

(End of this chapter)