Quartermasters can also fight the devils

When the commander of the new 210th Division saw that the Japanese army had sent a large battalion to attack this time, he called all the front-line troops to the position. He felt that since they only had to defend for one day, there was no need to be polite to the Japanese army.

This attack dealt a heavy blow to the attacking 210st Battalion of the st Regiment. Major Mamoru Sugimoto, who led the attack, was also stunned by this wave of fierce shooting from the new th Division. How much combat power had the Chinese troops hidden before? The firepower was too fierce, and the shooting accuracy was also improved a lot.

Colonel Kan'ichi Okabe, commander of the 210st Regiment, and Lieutenant Colonel Hideaki Sato, chief of staff, who were watching the battle from behind, were also surprised by the new th Division. They had already overestimated the defensive capability of the new nd Army of the Chinese government, but they did not expect that the new nd Army of the Chinese government would still give them such a big surprise.

"Damn it, the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government has no martial ethics. They obviously have such strong combat power, why didn't they show it before?" The commander of the regiment, Colonel Okabe Kan'ichi, was really angry. The New 22nd Army of the Chinese government had obviously looked down on the officers and soldiers of a squadron they sent to attack. They felt that the attack of a squadron was not enough for them to go all out. This was a deep humiliation and contempt for their own troops.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Sato Hideaki was surprised but also realized his mistake. The miserable state of the soldiers of the 161st Regiment had actually given them the biggest clue. However, although he had overestimated the strength of the New nd Army of the Chinese Government, he still underestimated them. No one else was to blame for this. Moreover, judging from the defensive combat capability shown by the New nd Army of the Chinese Government, they did have the qualifications to despise that squadron before. They were indeed not able to match the true strength of the New nd Army of the Chinese Government.

"Sir, commander, should the Second Battalion take over? I think the First Battalion needs to withdraw and reorganize. Their attack is a bit disorganized now, and they won't achieve anything this time." After seeing the miserable condition of the First Battalion, Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Sato Hideaki quickly reminded the commander of the regiment, Colonel Okabe Kanichi, that this was not the time to be angry, and the most important thing was to quickly adjust the offensive deployment.

After hearing the reminder from the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Sato Hideaki, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Kanichi Okabe, also quickly ordered: "Well, let the Second Battalion take over the attack, and the First Battalion withdraw and reorganize. Let Captain Sugimoto Mamoru summarize this operation. The subsequent attacks must avoid such problems."

After more than twenty minutes of arduous attack, the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion received the order to retreat. They were so moved that they wanted to cry. They had never encountered such a defensive Chinese army. Moreover, on the opposite side of the Chinese army's position, many soldiers' marksmanship was more accurate than theirs. As long as they dared to get up from the ground or expose too much of their body, they would surely attract the Chinese soldiers' accurate shooting.

After the commander of the 1st Battalion, Major Sugimoto Mamoru, withdrew his troops, he quickly summoned all the officers. He needed to summarize the operation as quickly as possible according to the commander of the regiment. At the same time, he also needed to discuss with everyone how to break through the Chinese army's defensive position.

Ten minutes later, Major Sugimoto Mamoru looked at the few scattered officers in front of him with an angry face. He was almost going crazy. His own battalion had lost 70% of its officers at all levels in an attack, and the statistics showed that more than 400 soldiers from each squadron were killed or wounded. Adding the previous losses of the third squadron, his own battalion had lost almost half of its troops.

This was even more amazing to Major Sugimoto Mamoru than a magic trick. He had been fighting with his troops in China for more than a year, from North China to Central China, and had participated in many battles, but never like today, where so many officers and soldiers were lost in just one attack.

The most crucial thing is that, after losing so many officers and soldiers, his troops have not yet occupied the Chinese army's positions. No, they have not even rushed to the positions. This is too hard for Major Sugimoto Mamoru to accept, as his troops have never achieved such an embarrassing result.

"You all tell us what to say. The regiment commander wants us to make a summary. After the second battalion withdraws, it will be our turn again. What tactics do you think we should adopt to break through the Chinese army's positions?" Major Sugimoto Mamoru suppressed his inner anger and asked the surviving officers.

"Sir Captain, the Chinese army's defense is very strong, and the shooting accuracy on their positions is a bit incredible. I think we should move the heavy machine gun positions forward a little. We must take advantage of our heavy machine gun firepower, otherwise it will be difficult for the soldiers to launch a charge towards the Chinese army's positions." Captain Nakajiro Sakata, the squadron leader of the second squadron, spoke up and expressed his opinion.

There is only one squad leader left in his squadron. Captain Nakajiro Sakata feels that if the heavy machine gun firepower on his side cannot provide fire support for the infantry in front, they will not be able to rush to the Chinese army's position at all. Now, as long as they rush to within 150 meters of the Chinese army's position, the shooting of the Chinese army will make it impossible for the officers and soldiers in the unit to charge. Anyone who dares to expose himself too obviously will be knocked down by the bullets fired from the Chinese army's position in a short time.

Major Sugimoto Mamoru, commander of the 1st Battalion, nodded. He felt that what Captain Sakata Nakajiro said made sense. The soldiers attacking in front were suppressed to the point that they couldn't even lift their heads, so how could they be expected to charge forward?

But he also thought of a problem. If the heavy machine gun moved forward to the firing position, it would most likely be shot and killed by the concentrated firepower of the Chinese army's skilled soldiers on the position. This was really a difficult choice.

But when Major Sugimoto Mamoru raised this issue, everyone remained silent. No one had any good way to avoid this situation. All the officers understood clearly that we are only asking for the support we need. As for whether we will be given this support or not, that is not something we can control. You are the captain, the boss, and everything will be subject to your arrangements.

When Major Sugimoto Mamoru saw that everyone was silent, the anger in his heart suddenly surged out. He now didn't understand why he was so angry. Was it because no one was helping him, or because the troops suffered too great a loss?

"Okay, during the next attack, I will personally lead all the heavy machine guns of the battalion to set up positions forward and provide you with the strongest firepower support. Our battalion must rush into the positions of the Chinese army in the next attack, do you understand?" Major Sugimoto Mamoru finally compromised.

Major Sugimoto Mamoru felt that his troops had to at least charge the Chinese army's positions, otherwise he would have trouble reporting to the regiment commander. As for occupying the Chinese army's positions, he was now unsure, as it seemed that the strength of his battalion was not enough to occupy the Chinese army's positions.

The attack of the 210nd Battalion of the 210st Regiment of the Japanese Army was also repelled by the troops of the New th Division. After the officers and soldiers of the nd Battalion withdrew, the officers and soldiers of the st Battalion, led by Major Sugimoto Mamoru, launched an attack on the positions of the New th Division.

At the new 210th Division's position, Division Commander Cai took advantage of the short period of time when the Japanese army was replacing their attack to send the troops in the rear to the front line to replace the previous garrison troops. He felt that since the Japanese army was engaging in a rotation war, he had to engage in a rotation war as well. Anyway, the strength of his own troops was relatively balanced. As long as those sharpshooters were on the position, the Japanese army would not be able to rush to the position easily. He wanted to see how many officers the Japanese army had to consume.

When Major Sugimoto Mamoru commanded the officers and soldiers to move the heavy machine gun positions forward, it did cause some trouble to the positions of the new 210th Division. The officers and soldiers were suppressed by the heavy machine guns of the Japanese army and could hardly raise their heads. This allowed the Japanese army's attack to rush to a distance of only about meters from the position for the first time.

"Sharpshooters, focus on the Japanese heavy machine guns and quickly destroy those damn heavy machine guns." A major officer from the new 210th Division shouted loudly to all the sharpshooters on the position.

When all the sharpshooters on the new 210th Division's positions concentrated their firepower on the Japanese heavy machine gun positions from all directions, heavy machine gun shooters on the heavy machine gun positions of the First Battalion began to fall one after another.

The Japanese heavy machine gunners would often be knocked down by the sharpshooters of the new 210th Division before they could even finish firing a magazine. Some heavy machine guns now had no shooters to replace them, and even the replacement ammunition handlers had been shot dead by the sharpshooters of the new 210th Division at the heavy machine gun firing position.

Major Sugimoto Mamoru had anticipated such a situation, but he did not expect the Chinese army to do it so well. Now the heavy machine guns on his side have basically been silenced. Now, as long as there is a soldier who dares to operate the heavy machine gun and shoot, within ten seconds, there will definitely be bullets from the Chinese army to end his bravery.

But the troops in front have already rushed to within a hundred meters of the Chinese army's position. As long as they make a little more effort, they can rush forward. Major Sugimoto Mamoru does not want to give up such a good opportunity. If the troops are allowed to withdraw like this, then the previous heavy machine gun unit would be lost in vain.

Moreover, even if the attacking troops in front were withdrawn, the people on their side with heavy machine guns had suffered almost all casualties, and the heavy machine guns would not be able to exert any power in subsequent attacks.

"Everyone, operate the heavy machine guns. Don't let them stop shooting. Quick, everyone, go ahead." Major Sugimoto Mamoru shouted to the officers and soldiers around him. At the same time, he personally took the lead and ran towards the nearest heavy machine gun position.

Major Sugimoto Mamoru knew that he had to take the lead, otherwise it would be difficult for the officers and soldiers under him to muster up the courage to become sitting ducks for the Chinese army.

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