Quartermasters can also fight the devils

The offensive artillery support of the 100th Division's field artillery regiment sounded on time. The new th Division's front-line troops actually consisted of only two battalions of officers and soldiers plus sharpshooters organized by the division headquarters. Their mission was to kill as many Japanese troops as possible in the first attack, and then retreat to the second line of defense to continue defending.

When the shelling of the Japanese Fifth Division stopped, the officers and soldiers of the new 100th Division quickly entered the trenches and prepared for battle.

The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Regiment of the Japanese Army, led by Major Masaaki Yasukawa, began to charge towards the defensive positions of the Chinese army. In order to have a good performance in front of the new division commander, the regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, attached great importance to this attack. He also risked his life to personally come behind the attacking force of the 1st Battalion and take command.

With the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, taking command from the front, the battalion commander, Major Yasukawa Masaaki, could no longer stay behind the troops to command. He had to personally lead the entire battalion in the attack. Major Yasukawa Masaaki believed that the regiment commander paid too much attention to the Chinese army on the opposite side. For defensive positions of this scale, he had basically resolved the battles within 30 minutes in his previous operations in Shanxi and Shandong provinces. There was no need to send out the entire battalion to attack.

But since the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, attached so much importance to this attack, the battalion commander, Major Yasukawa Masaaki, had no choice but to cater to him and let the officers and soldiers of the entire battalion perform an extremely normal attack tactical practice for the regiment commander and the division commander, just to make his superiors happy.

When the attacking force of the First Battalion rushed to 100 meters away from the position, the commanding officer on the defensive position of the New th Division also gave the order to open fire. Immediately, more than Japanese soldiers in the front were knocked down. This made the battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, who was not far behind the troops, stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the Chinese army on the opposite side had such a high shooting accuracy.

However, Major Masaaki Yasukawa immediately ordered the heavy machine guns to provide support and suppress the firepower output of the Chinese army's positions on the opposite side. At the same time, he also ordered the troops in the front to continue to attack the Chinese army's positions. Based on his previous combat experience in China, as long as the pressure on the Chinese army continued, after a period of shooting, the Chinese army would often collapse and flee.

The fire suppression of the First Battalion obviously had some effect. The gunfire from the new 100th Division's position was obviously much weaker than before. This made the battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, very satisfied with the shooting effect of his troops. He felt that the Chinese army should have suffered heavy casualties now, and it would not be long before the Chinese army abandoned their positions and fled.

But Major Masaaki Yasukawa did not know that the troops attacking in front of him were suffering heavy casualties, especially the officers. The two squadrons attacking in the front had only three officers in total. As the Japanese army advanced forward, the casualties of the First Battalion were also rising sharply.

Now the soldiers of the first and second squadrons of the first battalion of the Japanese army attacking in the front are also brave. The officers leading the teams have been knocked down by the Chinese army, but the order they received before was to attack the Chinese army's position forward until the position was completely occupied. Although they no longer have the command of officers, these soldiers still continue to charge forward stubbornly. However, these soldiers obviously have big problems with small group coordination, and basically they are fighting alone in squads. This gives the sharpshooters of the new 100th Division a good opportunity to practice shooting.

Major Masaaki Yasukawa also saw these problems in the front troops at the heavy machine gun position. He felt that his attacking troops were too relaxed and the officers did not take the Chinese army seriously. They wanted to launch an all-out attack on the Chinese army. It was not impossible to do so, but the regiment commander and the division commander were watching from behind, and it was not good to be so lax.

"Everyone from the third squadron, go up, and notify the troops in the front to be more serious. The regiment commander and the division commander are watching from behind." Major Masaaki Yasukawa ordered Captain Tsuchio Iwata, the commander of the third squadron beside him.

After hearing the order from the battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, Captain Iwata Tsuchio drew his command knife and shouted to the officers and soldiers of his third squadron: "Forward, attack."

Captain Tsuchio Iwata is also very happy now. He finally got the chance to fight. His third squadron was always assigned to do some miscellaneous work before, which made his dream of promotion impossible to realize. Now this opportunity is very good. The commander of the regiment and the commander of the division are both paying attention to this battle. This is a great opportunity for him to show his talents.

He felt that he had indeed relaxed his guard against the people in the two squadrons in front of him. His third squadron could not disperse to attack like them. He must concentrate his forces to open a breakthrough in the Chinese army's position. His squadron must be the first to rush to the opposing Chinese army's defensive position. Only in this way would the regiment commander and the division commander remember his name.

In order to show his bravery, Captain Iwata Tsuchio held up his command knife and kept urging his soldiers to move forward, as if he was the one who cared most about this battle.

When the officers and soldiers of the third squadron rushed to the front attacking force in the hail of bullets, Captain Iwata Tsuchio also came to the side of more than ten Japanese soldiers and asked loudly: "Which squadron are you from? Where is your squadron leader? Go and inform him quickly. The battalion commander asked him to gather the troops' attack. The regiment commander and the division commander are watching the battle from behind. Don't fight too casually."

The soldiers who were lying on the ground shooting were also stunned when they heard Captain Iwata Tsuchio's question. Where is their squadron leader? I don't know. They haven't seen their squadron leader for a long time, and even their squad leader has not been seen for a while.

Captain Iwata Tsuchio was furious when he saw that none of the soldiers could answer his questions. He ignored these stupid soldiers. Anyway, he had already said what he wanted to say, and the rest was not his problem. He also needed to take his third squadron to occupy the Chinese army's position as soon as possible. That was what mattered to him most.

After the Third Squadron of the Ru Army joined the attack, the officers and soldiers on the position of the New 100th Division obviously felt the pressure. They had less than people, and they could still deal with the attack of two Japanese squadrons, but the Japanese offensive force suddenly added a squadron, which made it a little difficult for them to cope with it.

The commander of the new 100th Division on the first line of defense also saw that the Japanese army had increased its forces, so he quickly ordered the troops to begin retreating in the order previously arranged. At the same time, he also ran to a small earthen slope meters behind the position, where several officers and soldiers were nervously looking at the position ahead.

"Are you all ready?" the commander asked anxiously as he ran to the back of the slope.

"Everything is ready, deputy regiment commander, don't worry. I have planned everything clearly for such a big event as the Shunde Gate in Hongcheng. There will be no mistakes this time. Just wait and see." A major officer responded with a smile, showing his big yellow teeth.

Captain Iwata Tsuchio found that the gunfire from the opposite Chinese army's position was getting weaker and weaker. He knew that the opposite Chinese army was beginning to collapse. They must have suffered heavy casualties, and many people had fled backwards. He would not miss this good opportunity. This was also a good opportunity to show his bravery. He had to let the regiment commander and division commander who were watching the battle from behind see his tall figure through the telescope.

Thinking of this, Captain Tsuchio Iwata stood up from the ground in everyone's surprised gaze. Although his height limited his current image, Captain Tsuchio Iwata believed that since everyone was lying on the ground and looking up at him, his height would obviously have increased a lot, which was completely in line with the tall and brave image he had established.

Captain Iwata Tsuchio pointed his command knife at the Chinese army position opposite and shouted loudly: "Brave men of the Third Squadron, the Chinese army opposite has begun to flee, rush up and kill them all."

After shouting slogans to motivate everyone, Captain Tsuchio Iwata took the lead and rushed forward. The Japanese soldiers around him also followed Captain Iwata's example, stood up straight, held their guns and began to charge.

The brave image of Captain Iwata Tsuchio was indeed observed through telescopes by the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, and the division commander, Lieutenant General Yasuyoshi, who were watching the battle from behind. Both were very satisfied with the bravery of the officers in their troops.

"Very good. After attacking for such a long time, an officer finally stood up and led the troops to launch a brave charge. Very good." The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, nodded unconsciously while holding up the telescope. He felt that this officer was worth his training in the future.

Captain Iwata Tsuchio was very intoxicated with his current image. At this moment, he felt that he was a natural samurai and there was nothing he could not conquer. He was about to lead his troops to occupy the positions of the Chinese army and the glory belonged to him.

Captain Iwata Tsuchio led his troops into the opposite Chinese army position. Although the Chinese troops on the position had all fled, this did not affect his good mood as a winner. The battalion commander at the heavy machine gun position, Major Masayoshi Yasukawa, also looked at the troops rushing up to the Chinese army position with satisfaction. He felt that his troops could occupy the Chinese army's defensive position in one attack, and this result would still satisfy the regiment commander and division commander.

Before the Japanese army leaders could even feel happy, they heard an explosion coming from the Chinese army's position. The entire position was immediately covered by thick smoke and flying dirt.

"Quick, troops charge forward, quickly, everyone." The battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, reacted immediately. His troops had fallen into the trap of the Chinese army. Now he had to lead the troops to reinforce and prevent the Chinese army's counterattack. At the same time, he also tried his best to rescue the officers and soldiers affected by the explosion.