dognovel Chapter 141 Attack Frustrated (First Update, Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 141 Attack Frustrated (First Update, Please Subscribe!)
"Your Excellency, Captain, the Russian artillery and machine gun fire is too powerful. Our infantry simply can't charge up. The machine gun squadron has also suffered heavy losses. This can't go on like this
Otherwise, both the 1st Infantry Battalion and the 2nd Infantry Battalion will be dead!" The regiment chief of staff Takashima Tomotake Shaozuo persuaded.
Chief Yamada Chusaburo's eyes were red, and he wished he could personally lead the troops to charge.
But he knew that under the current circumstances, even if he personally led the troops to charge, there would probably be no results. It's just that there are more corpses on the battlefield.
"Order the troops, stop the attack, and report the situation here to His Excellency the brigade commander!" Colonel Yamada Tadasaburo said through gritted teeth.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Captain!" Takashima Tomobu Shaozuo replied.
Then, the order to retreat sounded.
The Japanese soldiers who were attacking receded like the tide.
However, a large number of oriental corpses were left on the battlefield.
The 1st Guards Infantry Regiment invested two infantry 03 brigades, and more than 2,000 people launched an attack. However, they lost more than 30% in this round of attacks alone. If there are two or three more such attacks, won't the two infantry brigades be completely lost?
Such a battle with heavy casualties was absolutely never thought of by the Orientals.
In other words, even if the Orientals are not stingy with sacrifices and no longer afraid of death, they are absolutely unacceptable.
Not only was the attack of the 1st Guards Infantry Regiment frustrated, but the 2nd Guards Infantry Regiment, as well as the 4th Infantry Regiment and the 29th Infantry Regiment under the 3rd Infantry Brigade's attack on Guangming also failed. And ended.
It can be said that the attack launched by the Orientals this time was hit by the powerful firepower of the Tsarist Russian Army and suffered heavy losses.
This made the Orientals realize that the combat effectiveness of the Russian army was stronger than they expected. In other words, just in terms of firepower, they can crush them.
In order to avoid greater losses, the attacks of the 1st Brigade of the Guards Infantry and the 3rd Brigade of the Infantry of the Eastern Army had to be temporarily stopped.
At the same time, this news was also fed back to Kuroki, the commander of the First Army of the Eastern Army, as a minister of General Zhen.
When General Hei Muwei saw the battle report, his expression became very ugly.
"Baga! A group of cowards. Even if the Russians are equipped with a large number of artillery and machine guns. But can they still withstand the warriors of the empire who are armed with the spirit of bushido?" General Kuroki cursed.
"Your Excellency, the Russians seem to be stronger than we expected. They are equipped with a lot of machine guns. We need to deploy artillery to the front line. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to take advantage." Major General Oshima Hisao suggested.
Heimu nodded for General Zhen. It will take some time for the artillery to disembark, at least until tomorrow before they can be put into battle.
"Let the artillery disembark quickly, and then rush to the front line. Order the 1st Guards Infantry Brigade and the 3rd Infantry Brigade to temporarily stop attacking. Also, let Asada-kun and Nishikan-kun come to see me!" General Kuroki ordered road.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Hisao Oshima replied.
Soon, Lieutenant General Asada Nobuyoshi, head of the Guards Division, and Lieutenant General Nishi Kanjiro, head of the 2nd Infantry Division, came in front of General Kuroki.
The two of them obviously already knew the situation on the front line, and their expressions were very full.
"Mr. Asada, Mr. Nishikan. Our First Army is the first army to fight against the Russians. Our victory or defeat is directly related to this war between the Empire and the Russians. Therefore, I hope that the Guards and infantry In the next battle, the 2nd Division can fully demonstrate the bravery of the soldiers of the empire, defeat the Russians cleanly, and demonstrate the strength of the imperial army!" General Kuroki ordered.
"Hi, Your Excellency the Commander!" Lieutenant General Asada Nobuyuki and Nishi Erlang both answered.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Russians are equipped with a large number of light artillery and machine guns. If we don't want to pay too much damage, the artillery wing must go into battle." Lieutenant General Nobuyoshi Asada said.
"You can figure it out for yourself. I only have one request, and that is to defeat the Russians in one fell swoop!" General Kuroki ordered.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Lieutenant General Asada Nobuoshi replied.
The next day, on February 17, the 1st Brigade of the Guards Infantry and the 3rd Brigade of the Oriental Army launched an attack on the 186th Infantry Regiment of the Tsarist Russian Army stationed in Bucheon and the 185th Infantry Regiment of the Tsarist Russian Army stationed in Guangming. .
Only this time, the Orientals no longer rushed to attack with infantry, but pulled their artillery up.
The Guards Field Artillery Wing and the 2nd Field Artillery Wing were both involved in the attack.
In the establishment of the Eastern Army, each artillery wing has three artillery brigades under its jurisdiction. Each artillery brigade has three artillery squadrons under its jurisdiction. Each artillery squadron has three artillery squadrons under its jurisdiction. Each artillery squad is equipped with two 75mm field guns and an ammunition squad.
Therefore, each field artillery wing is equipped with 54 75mm field guns.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A large number of Sany 75mm field guns of the Dongyang Army [began to fire violently.
This type of artillery is the first artillery developed by the Toyo Army. Although smokeless gunpowder was used, it was an old 473 recoil gun. As a result, in terms of rate of fire, it is completely incomparable with the new tube retreat gun.
However, the Dongyang people directly invested in a field artillery regiment in this attack, and its strength can be imagined.
The artillery shells continued to hit the Russian army's positions, shrapnel shot out in all directions, and the smoke filled the air, leaving craters one by one.
Although each infantry regiment of the Russian army is also equipped with a field artillery company equipped with six 75mm field guns. Moreover, it is still an advanced tube retreat gun.
However, a field artillery company is obviously unable to deal with a field artillery regiment of the Orientals.
This made the Russian army suppressed in terms of artillery as soon as the battle started.
At the same time, the frontline positions were also under heavy shelling by the Orientals and suffered heavy losses.
Seeing this situation, the heads of the 186th Infantry Regiment and the 185th Infantry Regiment of the Russian Army immediately issued orders to retreat.
If you carry the Orientals to death here, you will inevitably suffer heavy losses under the artillery firepower of the Orientals. Instead of this, it is better to withdraw and join the main force of the division.
Even, you can retreat to the north bank of the Han River, relying on the Han River to resist the attack of the Orientals.
The Russian army took the initiative to retreat, which made it easy for the Eastern Army to capture Bucheon and Guangming and approach Seoul.
This also boosted the morale of the Orientals again. .