Red Alert 1895

Chapter 50 – The Temptation Of The Japanese Army

In less than three days, Noku Kitashirakawa, head of the Japanese Guards Division, brought the Guards Division to Hsinchu County, but Nokyu Kitashirakawa did not directly attack, but camped here completely. And he obviously already thinks that this Taiwanese army is a hard bone, which is not so easy to solve. After all, being able to completely wipe out a wing and a brigade is probably already very powerful in his eyes, at least no less than the combat effectiveness of a Japanese brigade. And now that the Japanese army has wiped out a regiment, the opponent’s combat power is at least equivalent to that of a brigade, so I am afraid that I must be the opponent. In the eyes of Kitashirakawa Palace Neng Jiu, Wang Guorui’s troops are now equivalent to the fighting power of a brigade of them. It is best for the Japanese army not to attack hastily, or they will suffer a lot.

“It’s a pity, this old devil is so wicked that he didn’t take the initiative to attack! If he is more reckless and takes the initiative to attack, then we may still be able to take the opportunity to lay an ambush, so their losses will be very heavy!” Wang Guorui said.

Tan Ya snorted: “Do you think that with the same tactics, you can eat all over the world with one knife? The Japanese army suffered such a big loss before, then they will definitely value us. If they don’t value us, then I have to doubt him How did you become the head of this Japanese army division? If you are knocked down by the same stone in the same place, then this kind of general will definitely be shot by their superiors, because this kind of person can only waste the lives of soldiers innocently. So He didn’t attack rashly, that was the correct choice. Attacking rashly without knowing the enemy’s situation is either a last resort, or an absolute fool.”

“This devil doesn’t want to reveal the news that he was wiped out of a wing, so that we will have more time to ensure our safety. As long as the time is delayed, our soldiers will increase. The army is becoming more and more elite,” Wang Guorui said.

Kitashirakawa Nengjiu looked at the subordinates of Wang Guorui’s troops in the distance with a telescope, and they also dug some trenches, and then deployed barbed wire in front. Nojiu Kitashirakawa didn’t know what this barbed wire was for, because the method of trench warfare has not been able to really form a theory, and the combat mode of real trench warfare matured in the Russo-Japanese War, so Noku Kitashirakawa was not able to do it for a long time. It can be seen that Wang Guorui’s tactics of digging trenches and barbed wire are so wonderful. Moreover, Bei Shirakawa didn’t even know how many machine guns Wang Guorui had.

“Let the second alliance prepare to test the attack!” Kitashirakawa said.

The reason why Nohisa Kitashirakawa didn’t let other regiments try it out was because the so-called first regiment had just been reorganized, and the soldiers and officers hadn’t adjusted well, so naturally they couldn’t fight. And the Fourth Wing was annihilated by a brigade, and the loss was not small. And only the second wing and the third wing can fight, that is, only the second wing can try. Because the second wing is one of the oldest wings of the Japanese army, and it was formed at the same time as the first wing. Now that the first regiment has been wiped out by the enemy, it is natural for the second regiment to test it out.

“Kill it!”

Soldiers of the Japanese Second Wing began to charge.

“Send the order and get ready to fight!” Wang Guorui said.

“Kill it!”

“First Artillery Battalion, open fire!” Wang Guorui said.

“Boom boom boom boom…”

The first battalion of the Artillery Regiment was ready to fire immediately, and more than a dozen shells began to hit the Japanese charging road.

“Woo-“

In the beginning, many Japanese soldiers were blown up, but Wang Guorui was not very satisfied, saying: “How come the results are so small, one shell can kill three or four at most, which is much worse than before!”

But Hu Wei said helplessly: “Master Wang, these Japanese soldiers are too smart. They seem to have joined soldiers from a regiment, but their ranks are very scattered. You can see that they are almost like a formation. In the long snake array, he ensured that there is only one person within a few meters. In this way, even if we are lucky within a range of more than ten meters, we can only kill three or four people. They seem to be shouting charge shock The sky is loud, but they are not too keen on charging at all. Their charging speed is not much faster than walking. I guess they are testing our firepower, and they don’t really want to attack us. If my prediction is correct, Then the Japanese army should withdraw soon, and then prepare for the next round of attack!”

Sure enough, as Hu Wei expected, the Japanese army immediately began to withdraw after losing about a hundred people. This kind of loss is actually not too big, probably just a squadron. Moreover, the dead and wounded troops were scattered in different teams, and there was no organized way to kill or wound the Japanese army. In this way, the loss of the Japanese army is not enough, it is just that some skins have been scratched, not even minor injuries. And this time the Japanese army didn’t want a real attack, they just came to test the firepower of Wang Guorui’s army.

“These Chinese people really have some skills, 18 heavy artillery, no wonder the first regiment suffered a loss before. The artillery strength of the first regiment is not stronger than them, so it is inevitable to suffer. What if they use some deceitful tricks to destroy the first If the artillery of the First Wing is destroyed, then maybe the First Wing may really be completely wiped out!” Kitashirakawa said.

And a staff officer next to him immediately said: “His Royal Highness, the first regiment was just ambushed and plotted at that time. They can naturally succeed if they do their mental calculations without intention. And we will not be afraid, because our artillery is very powerful. The Guards Division has an artillery regiment with forty-eight cannons. We don’t have to be afraid of them at all. It is already very impressive for them to have more than a dozen cannons, so our artillery can easily suppress them. If you add the cannons of the regiment artillery of the regiment below us, it can completely beat them to the ground!”

It is no wonder that the Japanese army opened their mouths and shut their cannons, because if there were no cannons in this era, I am afraid that this war would really be impossible to fight. Artillery is the only suppressive firepower in this era. There are no aircraft or missiles in this era. If you want to suppress the enemy, you can only rely on cannons. If you don’t have a cannon, you can only let the enemy hit you, but you can’t hit the enemy. In this era, as long as there is artillery, the enemy can be completely suppressed, and it is almost easy to bully those who do not have artillery. If it was World War II, you could still call for aircraft support, but in this era, only artillery can really suppress the enemy.

In this era, the competition is on who has the most artillery and who has the highest quality artillery. In addition, there are generally no light machine guns in all countries in the world, so the artillery is the one who can cover the infantry charge. It is almost impossible for ordinary infantry to charge with a heavy machine gun, but the light machine gun has not been invented, and the artillery suppression has become the only suppression firepower. So the Japanese army also thinks so, as long as they can beat Wang Guorui in artillery, then everything is very simple.

On Wang Guorui’s side, it was obvious that they were all well prepared.

“Tell the artillery brothers that as long as the Japanese army does not attack on a large scale, we will not be able to expose all the artillery. We have only exposed one artillery battalion so far, and we can only have one artillery battalion open fire at a time. As for the other battalions Give me a rest. The three artillery battalions take turns to fight at any time to practice their artillery skills. Unless they attack with the whole Japanese army, then we will all go to battle. Such a good target, if we don’t practice it, it will be nothing It’s a waste.” Chen Liyan, the artillery regiment commander, said.

Of course, Wang Guorui would not reveal that he had three artillery battalions, because the Japanese army currently believed that Wang Guorui had only one artillery battalion, so Wang Guorui would just use his tricks and expose one on his own initiative. After all, don’t play the hole cards in your hand all at once. If you reveal that you have an artillery regiment, the fifty-four cannons, then the Japanese army is not an idiot, UU Reading www.uukanshu. com they will request domestic support soon. Now these high-ranking Japanese soldiers did not think about asking for domestic support because of their own ulterior motives. If Wang Guorui reveals that he has an artillery regiment, the Anri army may also think that it is impossible to conquer Taiwan independently, and will definitely request domestic support. At that time, Japan will send more troops, which will be very unfavorable to Wang Guorui.

Wang Guorui’s second division still needs to be trained, and it will take about two months to complete the training. Since the Japanese army was so “cooperative”, why did Wang Guorui break this cooperation? The Japanese army would not take the initiative to ask for support for the sake of their own face, so Wang Guorui also had to cooperate, maintain a tacit understanding, and not reveal too much strength. As long as the Japanese commanders Kawayama Sukiki and Kitashirakawa Nojiu are not completely desperate for the conquest of Taiwan, they will not take the initiative to ask for domestic support. Once they requested domestic support, An would have exposed their loss of soldiers and generals, and they might all have to go to court-martial.

Therefore, Wang Guorui needs time to train soldiers, and the Japanese commander does not want to be exposed. In this way, a wonderful situation is formed, so that time will pass slowly. What Wang Guorui had to do was to keep maintaining this situation, and let his second and even third divisions have been trained and reorganized. Then the Anti-Japanese War could enter the second stage.

Wang Guorui also divided his anti-Japanese war into three parts, and now he is carrying out the first part, which is strategic defense. And the second stage is after the training of the second division and the third division is completed, that is, the strategic stalemate. As for the third stage, after the training of the fourth and fifth divisions, it will be a strategic counterattack. And the Japanese army is still very cooperative at present, Wang Guorui will not take the initiative to break his plan.