Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 188: Battle of Zhonghua Gate 2

"Changfeng, let's fire the cannons. We brothers are not afraid of death!" Lu Daya insisted.

As a Japanese artillery killer, how could he just stand aside and watch the show? This was not his style.

Gu Changfeng was silent, and Zhao Ziqing said in support:

"When the Japs attack, use the mortars. Keep the Katyusha and heavy artillery for now."

"The Japanese will definitely attack more fiercely next time, and with mortars, the damage will be even greater."

Gu Changfeng glanced at everyone and said, "Since everyone agrees, let's arrange it this way."

"But disperse the mortars. There are at least two Japanese artillery squadrons outside the city wall. The artillery company must proceed with caution."

It's not that he was afraid, but he didn't have many cards in his hand, and he had to kill as many Japanese as possible under limited conditions.

You also have to ensure that your troops are not destroyed, which is indeed a difficult task.

Gu Changfeng was very worried, and Shigeharu Suematsu of the Japanese division headquarters was also busy.

After receiving the battle report from the front line, a combat meeting was held.

"Gentlemen, the information about this army is in your hands. Take a good look at it."

Since they had only received the order last night, they launched the attack in the morning without any timely discussion.

After this loss, Shigeharu Suematsu remembered to look at the information about the defenders on the city wall.

Seeing this, Shigeharu Suematsu was shocked beyond words and held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter.

"Your Excellency, this army has caused many casualties to the Imperial warriors. They are a formidable opponent."

"However, they have a big flaw: they have too few staff."

After a while, the operations staff captain Tagaki Yoshi slowly spoke.

Major General Mitsusaburo Akiyama, commander of the 127th Brigade, said:

"Tagaki-kun is right, Your Excellency, our division has sufficient manpower and is fully capable of fighting."

"And how much ammunition do these Chinese on the city wall have?"

The commander of the 128th Brigade, Major General Obofu, nodded slightly and agreed, "Both of you are right."

"But these alone are not enough to deal with the Chinese on the city wall. Perhaps we can unite with the 6th Division to achieve our goal."

After Okubo finished speaking, he glanced at Shigeharu Suematsu's face and saw that he had no objection before continuing.

"The information says that this army has a very powerful rocket launcher to prevent the division from suffering heavy losses."

"Joint operations with the 6th Division is our best option."

Shigeharu Suematsu narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully considering the feasibility of the plan, and said after ten minutes:

"This battle is crucial. I will contact Lieutenant General Tani Hisao personally."

"Everyone, take your positions. Coordinate the frontline troops with the artillery regiment. We must quickly capture the defenders on the city walls."

The 114th Division has enough troops, and Shigeharu Suematsu is indeed qualified to say such things.

Half an hour later, the Japanese sent out two battalions of soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the city wall.

It still started with the unoriginal artillery bombardment, followed by an infantry charge.

The Japanese soldiers shouted "Ban Zai" and rushed forward.

This time, the Japanese tank soldiers did not dare to go out. After being taught a lesson by the rocket launcher platoon, the tank troops were directly transferred back to the division headquarters dozens of miles away.

Facing the charging Japanese, the artillery company's mortars took the lead in attacking.

Then the heavy machine guns, snipers and grenadiers from each company took action.

For a moment, the sound of gunfire resounded throughout the battlefield.

This level of combat poses no pressure on any company or even the new recruits!

Before the Japanese even charged to the firing position, the casualties exceeded those of two squadrons!

With the artillery company taking action and 16 mortars firing at the same time, the Japanese had to fall a large number of soldiers with every step forward.

Naturally, Endo Torapi and Yamamoto Shigetoshi, who were watching the battle from a distance, were also not idle.

Immediately order the two artillery squadrons to unite and launch an artillery bombardment on the city wall.

Now the casualty rate of each company began to gradually increase, and the Japanese vanguard troops also reached the firing position and began to launch a counterattack.

Gu Changfeng had no good solution for this situation. He could only grit his teeth and carry on. It would depend on who could hold on to the end.

He had no plan to use the howitzer now. Once it was really over, the mission of guarding the city gate would also be over.

He still has to wait for Tang Shengzhi's decision.

The battle of Zhonghuamen lasted from day to night, and the tenacity of the Japanese devils surprised Gu Changfeng.

Finally, around 9 o'clock in the evening, the Japanese soldiers withdrew from the battlefield one by one.

After returning to the command center, Gu Changfeng didn't even bother to eat and immediately gave instructions.

"The losses of each company have been tallied. Damn it, the Japs are crazy."

After a day of fighting, even the barrel of the big gun turned red several times.

He and Zhao Ziqing had to retreat and rest. One could imagine how much the Japs had revealed outside the city wall.

Despite this situation, the Japanese attacked for a whole day.

"The Japanese artillery regiment has not taken any action. It seems they are trying to fight with us." Zhao Ziqing said with a wry smile.

Gu Changfeng fell silent. This was the kind of battle he least wanted to fight, and he felt helpless.

Half an hour later, the losses of each company were summarized one after another. The five companies suffered a total of 476 casualties, and the special forces suffered 34 casualties.

After this battle, the team lost more than half of its troops.

The bloody figures made Gu Changfeng grit his teeth in hatred and he said angrily:

"Tomorrow I'll use up all the artillery shells. This war can't go on, damn it."

"Boy, can't you bear this little setback?" Liao Lei's voice sounded outside the command center.

After the battle, he came to see the situation here, but he heard Gu Changfeng's discouraging words!

Gu Changfeng stood up gently and said, "Commander, my family is too poor to compare with yours. I really can't afford the loss."

He really wasn't prepared to continue defending, he would be much more comfortable fighting in street battles.

If such a fight were to continue tomorrow, his house would be almost emptied out, which he would not be able to accept.

"Do you know how many devils died today?"

Liao Lei neither agreed nor objected, but instead asked about the losses on the Japanese side.

Zhao Ziqing thought about it for a while and said, "At least two battalions should have been crippled."

Gu Changfeng glanced at the system page and shook his head, saying, "Almost three battalions were crippled, with over 2500 dead."

The points increased to more than 5300 in one day, and the casualties of the Japanese soldiers can be imagined!

"So many!" Liao Lei was a little surprised.

Gu Changfeng pointed at Zhao Ziqing and said, "The two of us have killed quite a few Japanese soldiers, so it's no surprise that there are so many casualties."

Today, they used their guns and bullets several times, and several Japanese squadrons died at their hands!

Liao Lei laughed and said, "We're 5 to 1 against the Japanese, and you're still not satisfied?"

"Of course they are not satisfied. These devils are all beasts. My men can't withstand such consumption."

Gu Changfeng said directly.

A Japanese Type C division is outnumbered 5 to 1 against him, which is not worth it at all!

Liao Lei thought for a moment and said, "Well, you guys continue to guard tomorrow, and I'll provide you with reinforcements."

Gu Changfeng would not despise such a result. He wanted to try again tomorrow.

"This is not a good idea!" Gu Changfeng hesitated.

Liao Lei patted Gu Changfeng on the shoulder and said seriously: "Wait for the opportunity, don't be impatient."

With that, he left the temporary command center.