Chapter 1360： call for navy

Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji and Lieutenant General Kawada Suesaburo are the commanders of the 72nd and 73rd Divisions of the Japanese Army, respectively. It's just that these two divisions are also divisions formed by the island army just before the outbreak of the war, and they belong to the division of the three-unit system. Compared with the 4th Division, which belongs to Type A Division, the strength and strength of the 72nd and 73rd Divisions are both weaker.

However, in the afternoon battle, the 4th Division has been completely lost. Therefore, the battle at night can only be handed over to them.

Although they had already guessed such a result, Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji and Lieutenant General Kawata Suesaburo were still a little nervous and worried. It can be seen from the battle situation of the 4th Division that there is no difference between their battle and death. The firepower of the German defense line was so strong that the island army's attack had no other effect except for the head-to-head smashing in front of the strong German defense line. Of course, the 4th Division consumed a large amount of German ammunition at a huge cost, and this may be the only effect.

"Chiba-kun, Kawata-kun, take it easy! The Germans consumed a lot of ammunition during the afternoon's battle. At the same time, after an afternoon of high-intensity fighting, those Germans must have been very tired. If you launch an attack at night, it is still very possible to break through the German defense line." Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro looked confident.

Chiba Kumaji and Lieutenant General Kawada Suesaburo nodded, but they obviously didn't take Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro's words seriously. It is true that the 4th Division consumed a great deal of German ammunition. However, in terms of the ammunition reserves of the Germans here, it is nothing at all. The officers and soldiers of the German army were indeed very tired after an afternoon of fierce fighting. But who stipulated that those tired soldiers must stick to the night? The Germans also had enough men to replace tired troops. In fact, the German 226th Infantry Division did the same. After nightfall, Major General Friedley, commander of the German 226th Infantry Division, ordered the 2262nd Infantry Regiment to replace the 2261st Infantry Regiment.

The only advantage may be that when the attack is launched at night, the firepower of the Germans will be greatly reduced! In that case, their losses will be relatively small. If you concentrate all your strength, it is indeed possible to break through the German defense line.

Of course, all of this is just their guesswork. The real result will not be known until after the attack is launched.

"Chiba-kun, Kawada-kun, let your troops take a good rest and have a good dinner! The attack will start at eight o'clock. I hope that this time the 72nd and 73rd divisions will do their best to defeat Germany People!" Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro exhorted.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander!" Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji and Lieutenant General Kawada Suesaburo replied.

When the sun went down, the island army's dinner began. The remnants of the 4th Division that retreated from the frontline battlefield received good food. As for the soldiers of the 72nd Division and the 73rd Division, in addition to rice balls, each of them was also given a piece of luncheon meat. In addition, the soldiers also received some candy or fruit. This is already a very good dinner for these soldiers.

Of course, some soldiers felt a little heavy when they ate these foods. They knew that this might be their last supper. Soon they would attack and die on foreign soil like their comrades massacred by the Germans this afternoon.

At 7:30 in the evening, the 72nd and 73rd Divisions of the Island Army began to prepare for the attack.

Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji and Lieutenant General Kawada Suesaburo, after discussing, decided to send two regiments each in the first wave of attack. After the first wave of attack begins, the remaining wing will also be put into battle.

After all, the German defense line was only less than five kilometers long, and it would be impossible to deploy too many troops at once. If they are crowded together, they will only become the target of the intensive firepower of the German army, just like the 4th Division was easily slaughtered by the Germans in the afternoon.

When the hour hand on the watch points to eight, the island army's attack begins. The 152nd Infantry Regiment and the 155th Regiment of the Infantry under the 72nd Division. The 197th Infantry Regiment under the 73rd Division, the 198th Regiment, started the attack.

More than 15,000 soldiers of the Japanese army bent their waists and carefully touched the German positions. Although the island army still has some artillery pieces left, for the sake of confidentiality, none of these artillery pieces fired.

Although the generals of the island country army also know that the German army must be on guard, it is almost impossible to touch the front of the German army's position silently. But even if the result of being discovered cannot be avoided, as long as it can be closer to the German defense line, perhaps the loss of the troops can be reduced.

However, the island army soon knew that their expectations were simply impossible to achieve.

The German army planted a large number of mines in front of the defense line. Although some mines have been cleared during daytime fighting. But the remaining landmines still blocked the way forward for the island army.

"Boom! Boom!"

When the soldiers of the island country army unfortunately stepped on a landmine and caused an explosion, a fierce battle ensued.

Illumination bombs were launched one after another, and a large number of shells fell like raindrops, taking the lives of countless island soldiers.

Although the island nation's troops accelerated their attack, minefields and barbed wire fences became obstacles in their way. When the officers and soldiers of the island country army were blocked, all kinds of firepower of the German army were frantically pouring bullets at them, harvesting the lives of these island country army officers and soldiers.

The 2262nd Infantry Regiment, which replaced the 2261st Infantry Regiment, entered the position, full of energy and tenacious fighting will. They used powerful firepower to block the attack of the island army. Even though the 72nd and 73rd Divisions of the Japanese Army devoted all their main forces, they were still blocked. At the same time, the powerful firepower of the German army wiped out a large number of officers and soldiers of the island country, causing extremely heavy losses to the 72nd and 73rd divisions of the Japanese army.

The fierce battle lasted until sunrise. The German 72nd and 73rd Divisions suffered heavy losses and had to stop their offensive. The German defense line still exists, but some defensive facilities in front of the position have been cleared by the Japanese army.

"Send a telegram to the headquarters of the front army, we need the fire support of the navy! Let the navy use their large-caliber naval guns to tear the German defense line for us!" Shojiro Iida said through gritted teeth.