N-M Chapter 184 The Crisis Of The 14Th Division (Fourth More, Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 184 The Crisis Of The 14Th Division (Fourth More, Please Subscribe!)
Yingkou, pier.
General Nozu Michitsuki, Director of Education of the Toyo Army and Commander of the Fourth Army, is discussing the current battle situation with General Keiaki Kawamura, Commander of the Fifth Army.
"Mr. Kawamura, don't underestimate the Russians. Their troops are extremely powerful, and their will to fight is not as weak as we imagined. It is not so easy to defeat them. The three under the Fourth Army The infantry divisions have all suffered heavy losses and suffered great losses. At present, they can only try their best to maintain the battle situation.
Fortunately, the Fifth Army entered the battle in time, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. "
General Nozu Douki had a dejected expression on his face.
As the Director of Education of the Dongyang Army and General of the Army, the reason why he served as the commander of the Fourth Army was also because he wanted to make contributions on the battlefield and get a chance to be promoted.
Among the Eastern Army, there are many generals, even generals. However, it is not so easy to be promoted to Marshal. Almost all the commanders of the various armies are working hard for this.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency Director. Although the Fifth Army has dispatched three infantry divisions to reinforce the First Army, we still have ten infantry divisions. Once these infantry divisions have landed, we will have enough strength to defeat Russia. People!" General Keimei Kawamura looked very confident.
General Notsu Douki's eyes flashed with a trace of displeasure.
Originally, the Fourth Army had six infantry divisions under its jurisdiction, but because three infantry divisions were deployed to reinforce the First Army, only three infantry divisions remained in the Fourth Army.
Otherwise, perhaps the Fourth Army's performance on the battlefield would not have been so bad.
Currently, the 24th Infantry Division under the Fifth Army of the Eastern Army is landing. There are still a large number of transport ships on the sea. Other units under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army will also land one after another.
At this moment, Major General Otani Sono Kuzo, Chief of Staff of the Fourth Army, hurried over.
"Your Excellency, Commander, something is wrong. The Russians took the initiative to attack the 5th Infantry Division and the 10th Infantry Division at Dashiqiao. They used quite a lot of artillery and dispatched a large number of troops. The 5th Infantry Division The Regiment and the 10th Division are under tremendous pressure and will soon be unable to hold on." Major General Otani Kikuzo reported.
"Baga! Why would the Russians take the initiative to launch an attack at this time? No, you must hold the front line. Order Yamaguchi-kun and Anton-kun to hold the line of defense, so that the Russians cannot break through." Michiko Nozu The general ordered.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander! However, if there is no reinforcements, they may not last long under the fierce Russian attack." Major General Otani Kikuzo said
General Nozu Michiko nodded, but the problem is that he has no reinforcements at all!
General Keimei Kawamura seemed to understand this too, so he took the initiative to speak.
"Let the 24th Infantry Division reinforce Dashiqiao. In any case, we must ensure that we suppress Dashiqiao. Otherwise, once we are defeated in that vehicle, this will seriously affect our subsequent operations." Kawamura Keimei said the general.
General Nozu Michiru nodded: "Kawamura-kun, I'll leave it to you."
Subsequently, although the 24th Division of the Eastern Army Infantry had just disembarked, the military situation ahead was urgent, so they had to go into battle immediately. At the same time, other units under the Fifth Army of the Eastern Army, such as the 25th Infantry Division and the 26th Infantry Division, also accelerated the disembarkation speed.
At this moment, in Dashiqiao, the Russian army's large-scale counterattack has already begun.
Half an hour of firepower preparation caused the Dongyang Army's defense line to suffer heavy casualties.
Bombed and torn bodies of Dongyang people are everywhere.
The Russian 51st Infantry Division, 52nd Infantry Division and 53rd Infantry Division sent a large number of infantry to attack.
The infantry of the Russian army, holding Mosin Nagant rifles, lined up in skirmish lines, and with the support of their own mortars and heavy machine guns, they attacked the defense line of the Eastern Army.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The 120mm mortars fired violently, suppressing the firepower on the Dongyang positions.
The 80mm medium mortars and 60mm mortars act together with the infantry and directly provide fire support for the infantry.
"Da da da!"
The Maxim heavy machine gun in the rear was also firing fiercely at the positions of the Orientals, and the dense machine gun bullets swept over the positions of the Orientals like a violent storm.
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Bullets swished past the heads of the Japanese, and the Japanese kept firing.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
As the Russian soldiers charged, the rifles in their hands kept firing.
The machine gunners even advanced with light machine guns, frantically strafing the positions of the Orientals.
With the cooperation of various firepower of the Russian army, the Eastern Army on the ground suffered extremely heavy losses.
In addition, they hardly built decent fortifications, which made them even more unable to withstand the counterattack of the Russian army.
Soon, the defense lines of the 5th and 10th Divisions of the Eastern Army Infantry were breached, and in some areas, fierce hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides.
Although the Orientals were very brave, they still couldn't resist the fierce attack of the Russian army.
The defense lines of the 5th Division and the 10th Division of the Dongyang Army Infantry were successively breached, so that they could only abandon their positions and retreat towards Yingkou.
Fortunately, although the Russian army still maintains its offensive against them, it is more about forcing them to retreat in the direction of Yingkou, rather than continuing to attack.
The Russian army also didn't want to launch an attack on Yingkou at this time, so as not to be hit by the fierce naval gunfire of the Eastern Navy.
At the same time, the 5th Cavalry Brigade, 57th Infantry Division and 58th Infantry Division of the Russian Army, which had already been prepared, set off from Dashiqiao and headed straight for Gaizhou. their goals
It is the remnant of the 14th Division of the Eastern Army Infantry assembled in Gaizhou.
Although, there are only more than 16,000 people left in this infantry division. However, their existence completely cut off the connection between the Russian army's northern defense line and the rear.
Now, the Russian army has assembled two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade, and is heading straight to Gaizhou. The connection of the northern defense line enables the northern defense line to last longer under the fierce attack of the Orientals.
It is conceivable what will happen to the 14th Division of the Eastern Army Infantry, which suffered heavy losses, after finding the Russian army's surprise attack.
The Russian army naturally wanted to kill them all and complete the feat of annihilating an infantry division on the battlefield.
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