Quartermasters can also fight the devils

The officers and soldiers of the Third Squadron also braved the hail of bullets and passed the chaotic and disorderly soldiers of the Second Squadron. They finally advanced more than 20 meters, and then they encountered the same situation as the Second Squadron. Now the only one left of the Third Squadron was the squadron leader, Captain Yoshino Hideshi, who was running at the back.

"Shoot, use machine guns to suppress the firepower of the Chinese army's positions. Those in front keep charging forward and get closer to the Chinese army's positions, quickly." The squadron leader, Captain Yoshino Hideshi, also shouted at the soldiers lying on the ground in front to keep charging forward. Lying on the ground like this seems safe at the moment, but this will cause the casualties of the troops to continue to increase, and the soldiers' fear will gradually deepen.

However, all the grassroots officers of the 211rd Squadron were now killed. The soldiers who heard Captain Yoshino Hideshi's call began to move forward, while another part of the soldiers did not hear Captain Yoshino Hideshi's call and still lay in place shooting at the defensive positions of the new th Division.

At this point, the troops of the Third Squadron were no longer unified in their actions, and the strength to continue the attack was obviously insufficient, which made it extremely easy for the officers and soldiers of the New 211th Division to deal with it.

The commanding officers on the new 211th Division's position also first concentrated their firepower on the Japanese troops that continued to charge. After these Japanese troops were almost wiped out, they turned around to deal with the Japanese troops who were still shooting on the spot.

Captain Yoshino Hideshi saw that his troops were a little out of touch, and he was so anxious that he ignored the danger and ran to the Japanese soldiers who were not moving and shouted orders. However, Captain Yoshino Hideshi's behavior made him stand out among the Japanese army. Almost at the same time, three sharpshooters aimed at Captain Yoshino Hideshi.

"What are you doing lying there? Hurry up..." Captain Yoshino Hideshi ran to the front and shouted loudly to a group of soldiers five meters away from him, but before he could finish his words, he felt pain in his body and then curled up and fell to the ground.

The soldiers who heard Captain Yoshino Hideshi's shouting watched Captain Yoshino Hideshi fall in front of them. As for what Captain Yoshino Hideshi had just said, they had now forgotten everything.

"The First Squadron, keep moving forward, quickly." The captain of the First Battalion, Major Kobayashi Zen, shouted loudly to the First Squadron not far ahead. He found that the troops of the Third Squadron could not move forward now, so he ordered the First Squadron to continue attacking forward.

"Captain, Captain, Captain Ono of the Second Squadron has died. There is no one in the Second Squadron to command operations now." The signalman who was sent out earlier ran quickly to Major Kobayashi Zen and reported breathlessly.

"What? Captain Ono died in battle? Then let the squadron leaders take over the command in order." Although Major Kobayashi Zen was surprised by the death of the captain of his second squadron, he also knew that anything could happen on the battlefield, not to mention in this charge battle under hail of bullets, a stray bullet could take a person's life.

"Captain, there is currently no officer left in the Second Squadron, and all the squad leaders have died." The signalman also told Major Kobayashi Zen the extremely surprising news.

Major Kobayashi Jian was stunned. No wonder there was such a chaotic situation in the Second Squadron before. It turned out that all the officers were killed by the Chinese army. The Chinese government’s new 22nd Army was definitely underestimated. It was too ungentlemanly. But there was no point in getting angry now. The surviving soldiers of the Second Squadron were still at a loss in front.

Lieutenant Colonel Kobayashi thought for a moment, then shouted to the heavy machine gun position: "All heavy machine guns move forward and provide fire support. Everyone else, follow me."

Major Kobayashi Zen decided to command the soldiers of the Second Squadron himself. No matter what, he could not leave all the soldiers of the Second Squadron in the front, as these soldiers were the backbone of this attack.

All officers and soldiers of the Japanese 211st Battalion had joined the attacking forces. The close-range shooting of heavy machine guns did briefly cause some trouble to the officers and soldiers on the positions of the New th Division, but with the efforts of the sharpshooters, these heavy machine guns were silenced in a very short period of time, which forced the Japanese troops who were originally advancing forward to be suppressed and lie on the ground.

However, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 42nd Regiment of the Japanese Army also showed their tenacity. Under the command of the battalion commander, Major Kobayashi Zen, they continued to advance slowly.

When the Japanese army advanced to a distance of about 211 meters from the position of the New 211th Division, the commander of the New th Division excitedly shouted to the two soldiers around him: "Detonate!"

A series of violent explosions sounded continuously within a range of eighty to one hundred meters in front of the new 211th Division's position. The commander of the nd Regiment, Colonel Hidenosuke Yamada, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Kinsaburo Yasumi, who were watching the battle from behind, were so surprised that they were speechless. The captains around them were also stunned by the unexpected explosion.

The regiment commander, Colonel Hidenosuke Yamada, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Kinsaburo Yasumi, were indeed stunned by the move of the New 22nd Army. They had thought that the Chinese army might install explosives on the position. If the explosion occurred at the Chinese army's position, they would not be too surprised. But they never expected that the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government would be so bold as to place explosives within a range of 80 to 100 meters in front of the position. Who could have imagined this?

The four captains behind them were now filled with fear. They had not expected the Chinese army to be so bold. At the same time, they were wondering whether the Chinese army had buried explosives under our starting position. When they thought of this, they couldn't help but look at the ground under their feet, wondering if the Chinese army had buried explosives here.

"Sir, the First Battalion is probably gone. Should we quickly send reinforcements to rescue the surviving officers and soldiers of the First Battalion?" Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Kinsaburo Yasumi was the first to recover from the shock, so he quickly reminded the regiment commander, Colonel Hidenosuke Yamada, who was still in a daze.

The commander of the regiment, Colonel Hidenosuke Yamada, was also awakened at once, and shouted to the captains behind him: "The Second Battalion, rush up and rescue the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion. The Third Battalion, get ready. After the Second Battalion rescues the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion, immediately launch an attack on the position of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government. We must capture this position for me."

Colonel Hidenosuke Yamada is also anxious now. The First Battalion is still in the front, and there should be some officers and soldiers alive. He cannot let the First Battalion be wiped out. This will be a great blow to the army. Although the 41st Regiment now has only one battalion of combat forces, none of their battalions have been completely wiped out by the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. There are still some officers and soldiers alive. Although those people can no longer participate in the battle, they are still registered soldiers and the troop's organization is still there, which is enough.

When the captain of the Second Battalion, Major Kyuichi Fujii, heard the shouts from the regiment commander, Colonel Hidenosuke Yamada, he quickly turned around and ran towards his own troops. Now his Second Battalion was still resting in place, and it would take some time to organize and assemble them, but in the situation of the First Battalion, every minute was precious.

"Mr. Yasumi, have the artillery fire on the positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. Don't let the Chinese army rush out of their positions. Cover the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion in rescuing the wounded of the First Battalion. Tell the artillery units not to increase the density of the bombardment too high. The main thing is to tie down the troops on the Chinese army's positions." The regiment commander, Colonel Hidenosuke Yamada, also quickly asked the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Kinsaburo Yasumi, to notify the artillery units to provide artillery cover.

If there had been no artillery cover, the Second Battalion going to rescue would probably have suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the troops of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government on the opposite position. Whether the First Battalion could rescue them was another matter, and the Second Battalion might even have to be killed.

The officers and soldiers on the new 211th Division's position looked at the dusty scene in front of the position, and they all grinned foolishly with dark faces. Many of them showed their teeth and shouted happily. This was a big victory for them.

"Everyone, get into the anti-artillery holes, quickly, the Japanese will fire soon." After receiving the order, some officers shouted loudly on the battlefield, asking everyone to hide in the anti-artillery holes, leaving only a few observation posts to guard the positions.

As for the Japanese troops in front of the position, the new 211th Division had already made a decision when they stood in front of the position. They would not risk rushing out of the position to completely eliminate these Japanese troops. After all, their mission was not to eliminate these Japanese troops, but to slow down the advance of the Japanese troops. They only needed to complete this task at the lowest cost.

As for how much casualties the bomb could cause to the Japanese army, they didn't care much. These Japanese soldiers would be basically destroyed even if no one died if they were bombed at such a close distance. It can be said that this Japanese army had basically no future, and the surviving Japanese soldiers might as well die instead.

Sure enough, after all the officers and soldiers hid in the anti-artillery caves, the Japanese artillery bombardment began. However, the Japanese artillery shells fell sporadically on the defensive positions of the New 211th Division, appearing so weak.

The officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 42nd Regiment of the Japanese Army also rushed quickly to a place 200 meters away from the bombed site of the 1st Battalion under the command of the battalion commander, Major Fujii Kyuichi. The captain of the 2nd Battalion, Colonel Fujii Kyuichi, set up a temporary medical treatment station here, and then he sent a squadron of officers and soldiers to rush to the 1st Battalion to carry out rescue work at the risk of their lives, while the officers and soldiers of the other two battalions fixed their bayonets, ready to fight with the Chinese troops that might break out of their positions at any time.

The battalion commander, Major Fujii Kyuichi, was also nervously observing the defensive positions of the new 211th Division through a telescope. He was now worried that the Chinese army had buried explosives under their feet. He could only stare at the Chinese army's positions. Once there was anything wrong with the Chinese army's positions, he would immediately lead his troops to retreat.