RPAGF Chapter 301 Feint Attack Ding Cao
Chapter 301 Feint Attack Ding Cao
"What? Aren't we the ones firing? Are they the new people's artillery?" Abe Tokiji couldn't help but frown.
"Send someone to see what damage has been done to the city wall."
The Chief of Staff immediately responded, "Hi, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, I will have someone check it out right away."
Because the Nanshan Army had sufficient manpower, they arranged attack troops for the four city gates. By noon, at least two hundred soldiers were lost on each city wall due to artillery bombardment and sniper attacks.
"How is it possible? How could we lose so many people in just one morning?" After getting the casualty count, Abe Tokiji found it hard to accept.
The staff officer smiled bitterly: "Sir, the New Country troops outside the city have accurate shooting skills. Many soldiers were shot dead as soon as they showed their heads. Sir, the brigade commander, please ask the division commander for help."
"Baka." Abe Tokiji walked up and slapped the chief of staff twice.
It was hard for him to accept. He had originally wanted to defeat the New Kingdom troops outside the city with great ambition, but he had just started and his side had suffered heavy losses. How long could his brigade last if the battle continued?
Thinking of this, Abe Tokiji said, "Organize the troops and launch a counterattack against the new country troops outside the city. I want to catch them off guard."
"Your Excellency, there are not many troops in the city. This arrangement will..."
Before the chief of staff finished speaking, Abe Tokiji interrupted him: "Baka, I'm the brigade commander, you have to listen to me."
"Hi, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander." Feeling the burning pain on his face, the Chief of Staff had no choice but to respond.
The Abe Brigade has two regiments under its command, each regiment has 3,800 people, including three battalions and the regiment's direct subordinate unit.
In addition to the two regiments, the brigade's direct units also include an artillery battalion, a guard squadron, a reconnaissance squadron, a logistics squadron, and a baggage train.
There was a battalion deployed on each city wall, and they also had two battalions of mobile troops.
So the chief of staff asked again: "Mr. Commander, how many troops do you plan to send and in which direction do you plan to attack?"
"Send out a battalion to counterattack from the south," said Abe Tokiji.
The chief of staff breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that only one battalion was being sent, but Abe Tokiji decided to counterattack from the south, which made him hesitate again.
The Nanshan Army is coming from the southwest, so their main forces must be deployed in the west and south. Wouldn't attacking the south be like running into the enemy's guns?
However, seeing Abe's confident look, the chief of staff did not dare to persuade him anymore and could only sigh helplessly.
Abe Twelve said: "Let the soldiers eat quickly and launch the counterattack on time at 1:00 p.m."
"Hi." The chief of staff responded immediately.
On the other side, the Nanshan Army was all eating, and they were not afraid of the counterattack of the dwarf locusts. Their position was more than 300 meters away from the city wall, which was beyond the range of the rifle's precise attack.
Although the effective range of rifles of this era is 400-800 meters, the effective range does not mean the accurate shooting range.
The accurate shooting range of a general rifle is only about two hundred meters. Most people find it difficult to hit the target with a rifle beyond two hundred meters, and only a few people can shoot farther.
Therefore, the Nanshan Army was not worried about these dwarf locust soldiers shooting at them while they were eating.
In the temporary command center, Xue He and Wang Ming were discussing the battle situation while eating.
Wang Ming still had some disbelief when he asked again: "According to the intelligence department, Qichang's dwarf locust army really didn't make any moves?"
"Yes, the Intelligence Department lost an intelligence officer in the process of investigating the situation in the dwarf locust camp." Xue He looked a little depressed.
Wang Ming took a bite of rice and asked doubtfully, "Could these dwarfs have seen through our plan?"
"Who knows? Let's wait and see in the afternoon. If the other party hasn't taken any action yet, we will launch a strong attack tomorrow." Xue He gritted his teeth.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the gate of Dingcao County opened, and a group of dwarf locust soldiers rushed out of the city, leaving the Nanshan army defending outside the city in a state of confusion.
Are these little locust soldiers so brave that they actually launched a counterattack?
Although confused, the Nanshan army did not hesitate. They immediately set up general-purpose machine guns and fired a burst of fire with submachine guns.
A brigade that rushed out lost more than a hundred people in just one encounter, which frightened the brigade leader.
"Kill them, kill them." The captain did not dare to retreat now. He only hoped to rush into the position of the new country's army with his bravery.
However, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Under the powerful firepower, the dwarf locust soldiers can only retreat continuously.
Two more attacks were organized, but both were defeated by the Nanshan Army. The captain had no choice but to lead his troops back into the city.
Xue He and Wang Ming were very confused. Xue He asked puzzledly, "Are these dwarfs here to get killed?"
"Who knows."
This battle made both of them feel a little frustrated. According to their tempers, they might have captured the city by directly attacking.
For Fang Guoxuan's plan, they could only endure.
Inside the city, upon learning that the counterattack had failed, Abe Tokiji was full of disbelief: "How is it possible that the invincible little locust warriors can't even defeat the new country soldiers?"
"Is it because they didn't fight hard and just fled in the face of danger?"
"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, Captain Watanabe has done his best. Just half an hour after leaving the city, their battalion lost more than 500 people." The chief of staff advised.
"This new country's army has strong firepower and is equipped with a lot of automatic firepower. We should ask the division commander for help."
Abe Tokiji's face turned very ugly. He waved his hand helplessly and said, "Go send a message to the division commander."
The troops suffered heavy losses, with 1,500 men lost before the end of the first day. This was something he could not accept in any way.
"Hi, I'll send a message to the division commander right away." The chief of staff responded and immediately arranged to send the message.
The Nanshan Army outside the city launched another attack on Dingcao County. This time, the Nanshan Army increased its firepower, and the first exchange of fire caused considerable casualties to the dwarf locust soldiers.
In the end, the dwarf locust soldiers could only hide behind the parapets and dared not show their heads.
Qichang, receiving the telegram about the attack on Dingcao, the division commander Tamura Mitsuichi was furious: "Baga, how dare these new people, how dare they take the initiative to attack?"
"And that bastard Abe was attacked by the Nanshan government, but he didn't report it in time."
After venting his anger, Tamura Koichi came to the headquarters and reported to Ito Mifumi that Ding Cao had been attacked.
"What? Dingcao was attacked by the Nanshan government?" Ito Mifumi was caught off guard when he heard the news.
He didn't expect that at this critical moment, the Nanshan Army actually dared to attack them.
After thinking for a while, Ito Mifumi told Shimizu Asakumo: "Send a telegram to the Nanshan government immediately and ask them why they attacked Dingcao for no reason."
"At the same time, we seek help from Xionghui and other powerful countries and ask them to mediate."
"Hi, General." Qingshui Qianyun responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.
Ito Mifumi looked at Tamura Koichi and said, "Captain Tamura, you must lead your troops to support Ding Cao immediately and stop the Nanshan Army's offensive."