Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Chapter 215: Retreat Before Fighting

The Japanese habitual thinking is that what they cannot do, the Dragon Army cannot do either.

But listening to the banging sounds outside, they actually had an idea in their hearts. What we couldn't do this time, the army in front of them should have been able to do it, and they also had large-caliber heavy artillery.

In the eyes of Western countries, 105mm artillery can only be regarded as ordinary artillery and cannot be called heavy artillery. However, in Japan, a country with scarce resources, artillery over 100mm can be called heavy artillery. There is nothing you can do about it because you are poor.

At this moment, a 120mm mortar shell exploded in their military camp, and there was no grass growing within a dozen meters around it. They were already scared out of their wits. They had been soldiers for so long, but had never seen what the explosion of a shell of such a large caliber looked like.

The soldiers and officers in the central military camp had no chance to escape. Under such a sudden attack, they had no time to enter the anti-artillery caves. The soldiers and officers on the periphery still had a chance to catch their breath. Although they suffered heavy losses, there were still people on duty at each firepower point.

But they just couldn't find the enemy. There was no one coming to attack the position in front of them.

It's not that they don't know how to coordinate infantry and artillery operations, but that they have too many artillery shells. They will use artillery shells to eliminate most of you first, and the infantry is specifically here to clean up the mess.

Many soldiers were still discussing the opponent's tactical issues, saying that the opponent must have not received soldier training and could not even answer such a simple question. However, when they looked at the faces of some officers, they found that these officers' expressions were extremely ugly.

You young soldiers don't understand the dangers that lie ahead, but the officers know all too well. The sheer volume of shells...

An army that can produce so many artillery shells will probably have a more fierce infantry attack. It is basically impossible for us to defend the Fengtai military camp with just our remaining troops.

The telephone lines have been blown down. Even if we want to ask for help from the headquarters, we can't get through. What's more, there are not many troops that the headquarters can mobilize around the capital. Do we have to rely on the railway gendarmerie with a hundred or so people?

"Captain Uehara, their people have appeared."

A Japanese soldier pointed to the distance and said that the others were tidying up the positions and there were no weapons and equipment damaged by the explosion. This guy was acting as an observer because he had a shoulder injury.

"Where on earth did this army come from?"

Team leader Uehara said in disbelief that half of his men were left, and the rest had died in the shelling just now. At this moment, more than a dozen armored reconnaissance vehicles appeared about 3 kilometers in front of them.

"Everyone get ready."

Originally the highest commander on the position was a squadron leader, but now he has been blown away to who knows where, so the squad leader has become the highest commander. The position on the south side originally had more than 300 officers and soldiers, but now only half of them can be gathered.

As for the heavy and light machine guns that were destroyed, the number was even greater. As for the six Type 92 infantry guns, either the artillery can be found or the artillery cannot be found. Now there is no need to even think about it.

"Although their artillery is powerful, it doesn't mean their infantry is equally strong. When we get close, we will let them know how powerful our Imperial Army is. Keep your composure, play to your strengths, and use your marksmanship to defeat them."

Captain Uehara was still encouraging his soldiers. The artillery was already a little weaker. It was estimated that this army would rush up soon, and their artillerymen were afraid of accidentally injuring their own people.

"How many grenade launchers are there?"

The team leader suddenly thought of their only long-range attack weapon, which was the grenade launcher. He didn't even think about the mortar and infantry gun.

"Sir, there are six left."

When the squad leader heard this number, he relaxed a little. The Japanese army's reliance on grenade launchers had reached a crazy level. Of course, some of their experienced veterans could almost hit whatever they pointed at.

According to their thinking, as long as these armored vehicles enter the artillery range, our grenade launchers will be able to destroy them. Don't look at their majestic appearance now. As long as they rush into our range, you will be like burning coffins, letting you know that the Imperial Japanese Army is not easy to mess with.

Less than two hundred meters away, they were within the range of the heavy machine gun, and the team leader held his breath.

Just when he was about to give the order, the enemy's armored reconnaissance vehicle stopped, and then he saw one flash after another in the distance.

That's not a flash, that's their machine gun...

"Everyone take cover."

When the squad leader shouted this, the enemy's machine gun bullets had already hit the position. Some people were clearly behind the bunker, but were still injured by the bullets.

Looking at the miserable state of the injured soldiers, Captain Uehara understood that this was a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, which had a longer range and much stronger attack power than our heavy machine guns. The existing defensive positions could not withstand such bullets at all.

"Retreat to the second line of defense immediately."

Without hesitation, Captain Uehara immediately ordered his men to retreat. If the order had been issued a few minutes later, all the people on the position would have died.

There must be an observer next to the machine gun on the armored vehicle in the distance, and this observer has a high-powered telescope. He can command the machine gun to hit the Japanese soldiers one by one. If we don't retreat, all of us will die with the simple defensive fortifications on the front line. These people will not move forward. They can hit us, but we can't hit them.

After hearing this order, some soldiers tried to hold on, but all they got in return was a bullet.

The remaining people stopped talking and crawled towards the second line of defense.

Seeing the weapons and equipment that were blown up on the first line of defense, Tang Guoping snorted coldly. This Japanese army was still elite. After being beaten like this, they did not forget to destroy everything on the position when retreating.

More than 20 armored vehicles, covering each other, slowly advanced towards the position on the south side. With the help of observers, they strafed every inch of the position with heavy machine guns.

Most of the open and hidden bunkers built by the Japanese were turned into fireballs under the attack of mortars.

The Japanese did not see who their enemy was and had already abandoned the first line of defense. Currently, less than one-third of the people in the Fengtai military camp are still alive.