Chapter 352 Two Nails

   "Okay, good fight, so **** happy."

   Seeing the artillery's prestige, a large group of fires enveloped the port complex, and the land broke, the officers and soldiers cheered in unison.

  The only pity is...the time is too short.

  8 minutes later

  The sound of the artillery stopped abruptly, and the soldiers of the 2 regiments who served as the main attack held the Mauser 1871-style riding rifles in their hands, and lined up the skirmishers to start the attack.

  The soldiers crossed the deserted wilderness outside the port, crossed the ridges and creeks, and approached the port step by step.

"Get up, damn... Get up and fight, the Queenslanders are coming." The Dutch officer rushed out of the ruins with a sullen face, brandished the Colt revolver in his hand, kicked and scolded the soldiers away. Get up and fight.

The port town has been blown into ruins by artillery shells, and there are broken walls everywhere. Dutch soldiers climbed up from the ruins in the corner of the house, from the thick dust, and shook their heads buzzed by the shells. Mechanically took up the gun and resisted as ordered.

  For a time, the gunfire broke out and the battle began.

  Howling bullets shuttled through the air, knocking offensive soldiers to the ground from time to time, so that the dense attacking queue became thinner, and Dutch soldiers continued to emerge from the broken walls and throw themselves into battle.

  The Second Regiment was repelled for two consecutive attacks, killing more than 100 people.

   Battalion Commander Lei Xiaopeng looked at the soldiers who were retreating like the tide, and his eyes flashed with anger.

Although the    shelling caused serious casualties to the Dutch defenders, it did not completely incapacitate them, and they were still able to resist by virtue of their geographical advantages.

  The attacking soldiers were exposed in the wilderness and suffered a lot from fighting.

Lei Xiaopeng watched as the fifth company commander was lifted down. He was shot twice in the chest. The blood general's uniform was dyed red. The man was already dead. He immediately called the deputy company commander Hu Dachuan; "Dachuan, your company commander was killed in battle. , Wulian will be led by you temporarily, and after the war is fighting, I will issue you a replacement letter of commission."

  "Please rest assured, Hu Dachuan will live up to his trust."

"Well, I want you to take the five brothers as a sharp knife, and attack again. Remember that the attack must be brave and decisive, not afraid of sacrifice, resolutely inserted into the ruins of the port building, relying on the right place to hold on, and respond to the large forces. Go into town and kill the enemy."

  "Understand the humble duty and promise to complete the task."

   "Okay, I will let the artillery open the way for you to attack, as long as you take the lead in attacking, I will give you a record of the first work, go ahead and prepare."

"Yes."

  Watching Hu Dachuan leave, Lei Xiaopeng commanded the 60 light artillery company that followed the attack to set up 4 artillery pieces. After the infantry attack launched, they blasted the Dutch defenders gathered in the ruins.

  Since the distance between the two is only six to seven hundred meters, the 60 artillery leveled the barrel and fired directly, and the strike was very accurate.

  The shells penetrated into the ruins like eyes and exploded, exploding the Dutch defenders hiding behind them together with the rubble.

  The resistance there is fierce, and the shells will immediately explode, engulfing all the surrounding areas in the explosive fireball.

Take this opportunity

  Hu Dachuan led the 5th company of soldiers to rush all the way, stormed into the town, occupied a piece of outlying building ruins, and spread out to hide behind the corner, beside the broken wall, beside the big pillar, holding on with the help of the ground.

  The Dutch commander saw the enemy attacking the town, and immediately mobilized the remnant enemy to counterattack, trying to drive the enemy out and regain the lost position.

  Hundreds of indigenous people rushed over with their swords and guns in their hands. They came along the ruined streets and alleys, shouting unexplained indigenous languages ​​in their mouths, appearing murderous.

  See this scene

  Hu Dachuan calmly commanded the soldiers to shoot fiercely, cutting the enemy down like leeks. When the indigenous people rushed to a distance of fifty or sixty meters, it seemed as if an invisible wall blocked them, and they fell to the ground one after another.

  Mauser 1871 magazine-style riding rifle has a very strong continuous firepower. You can shoot one shot by pulling the bolt. Dozens of riding rifles form dense firepower, which curbs the aggressive offensive momentum of the indigenous warriors.

  Similar scenes

   Soldiers have encountered many times in the tropical jungle. Mauser performed extremely well in riding a rifle. The continuous firepower has never disappointed. It is just another unilateral massacre.

  These indigenous warriors came and retreated quickly. In just a few minutes, large corpses were left to retreat. They were chased and beaten by soldiers from the 5th company behind their buttocks. Not only did the occupied position not decrease, but it expanded a lot.

  Just for a while

  About 200 indigenous warriors were killed and wounded. The soldiers refilled the wounded who were still wailing. The offensive troops had no redundant medical resources and could be used on the wounded prisoners.

  Shangfeng has already delivered the order, and there is no mercy for the stubborn opponents!

   Immediately behind the 5th company, the subsequent offensive troops continuously attacked in, and from the position occupied by the 5th company as the starting point, they quickly expanded to both sides.

  The Dutch defenders' counterattack was very determined. They are now unable to retreat. Nearly 2,000 soldiers who survived the artillery fire gathered together, and while rapidly building barricades, they launched wave after wave of fierce counterattacks.

  Intensive gunfire continued, and the two sides started a **** competition from house to house.

  The offensive troops pulled the 60 light artillery into the ruins of the town and blasted them at the barricades built by the Dutch at close range. The earth and rocks splashed and the flesh and blood flew all over the place.

  Facts have proved that in the face of absolute firepower, all resistance is futile.

  More than four hours later

The siege of the port has come to an end. Nearly 700 Dutch defenders were killed, and many more were captured. Only 400 Dutch soldiers remained entrenched in the lumber yard and fought desperately.

  The Second Regiment organized several attacks, and after paying the heavy price of more than 80 casualties, it still failed to conquer this strong position.

The large timber yard by the port is piled with a lot of thick trees surrounded by one person, densely piled up high, and cushioned with some rammed earth, showing an irregular circle, like a strong turtle shell fortress. .

The power of the   60 light artillery is slightly too small, and the effect of direct fire is not good.

"Damn the Dutch, why is it so difficult?" The deputy commander, Colonel Koch, cursed bitterly, and turned to order; "Order the 60 artillery battalion assigned to us to move quickly and lightly, move closer to the main force of the Northern Division, and be ready at any time. Intercept the Dutch reinforcements coming from Semuda, order the engineer battalion to quickly repair the road, and drag our two 95mm artillery battalions out. Artillery firepower is indispensable for the next battle, so that they can all be faster."

   "Yes, Master."

  " Battalion Commander Li Xiaopeng..."

"arrive."

   "Take your battalion to watch this enemy, find a way to blast a gap, and destroy this enemy for me."

"Yes, sir."

Colonel Koch turned his head and looked at the Dutch shore artillery position, which was not far away. The distance was about seven or eight hundred meters. This is a hilly terrain with a height of tens of meters. There are three 280 mm concrete structure shore forts in the shape of "products", which are very solidly built.

   Surrounding the top fort, there are several German-made 239mm shore guns, all of which are built with hat-like reinforced concrete forts, with openings facing the direction of the bay.

  There are more than 600 white soldiers in the fort. By virtue of the traffic trench and the reinforced concrete fort, a thin but strong line of defense is formed.

  This fort is not big, it can hold more than 600 white soldiers is already the limit.

After    attacked the port, most of the enemies were eliminated.

There are only two hard nails left in front of Colonel Koch. One is a turret and the other is a lumber yard. The defenders are white soldiers with high fighting will. They have plenty of bullets and food. They are indeed not big or small. The two troubles.

  As long as there is enough time, Colonel Koch has a hundred ways to get the two hard nails, but now he lacks time.

The main force for the attack on the port was the second regiment plus the third regiment, with a total of more than 2,300 soldiers. After a fierce battle, more than 400 people have been killed and injured so far, and nearly 2,700 (including indigenous servants) have been captured and captured. The offensive force has combat effectiveness. There are more than 1,900 people left.

  In the fort and lumber yard, there are still thousands of white soldiers gathered, who are able to take a bite at any time.

  Therefore, the main force of the Second Regiment was involved in the port and was temporarily unable to support the main force of the division.

The barren terrain of hundreds of meters between the fort and the port is an unobstructed open terrain. It becomes an obstacle to the offensive forces and a natural obstacle to the Dutch counterattack. Under the close protection of the enemy and us, I want to cross this open terrain. Must bear a certain cost of casualties.

  The problem now is;

The main force of the division (one regiment, three regiments missing one battalion) set up the battlefield on the road between the port and Symuda, located in the hilly area about 5 kilometers away from the port, preparing to snipe the large stocks from Symuda City Dutch reinforcements, fought a battle of siege.

  Based on the pre-war sand table deduction;

  The Dutch defenders will certainly not be reconciled to losing the port. There is a more than 80% chance that they will reinforce the port defenders. The distance between the two is only a mere 18 kilometers. If you march in a hurry, you can arrive in two hours.

  Therefore, the Kalimantan Division is divided into two divisions. The main force of the division is led by the division commander Liu Shan to block the enemy's large reinforcements and resolutely contain it outside the port.

  The second regiment was the main force in the attack on the port, and it strived to remove the Dutch defenders of the port as soon as possible, and then as the main reserve team of the division, ready to invest in a large-scale counterattack at any time.

  Now, the problem facing Colonel Koch is that the main force of the Second Regiment has been dragged in the port and is temporarily unable to participate in a large-scale counterattack.

  Once the main force of the Second Regiment leaves, the Dutch defenders may rely on the two strong strongholds of the fort and the lumber yard, and counterattack at any time to regain the port.

   "Master, what good things did we find?" Lei Xiaopeng brought the 5th company commander Hu Dachuan over happily. The soldiers behind them were holding a lot of altars and pots, all with excited expressions on their faces.

   Colonel Koch looked suspiciously, then sniffed hard and said, "This... is kerosene."

"Hey...yes, it's kerosene. The fifth company commander Hu Dachuan led his men to search for the remnants. He smelled a strong smell of kerosene in the ruins of the collapsed ruins. When he opened it up, hey guys... there are hundreds of cans. Kerosene, in addition to the kerosene cans that were crushed by the collapse of the house, there are still dozens of them intact." Lei Xiaopeng pointed his hand and said triumphantly; "The timber yard is so sturdy, it’s not easy to explode a passage. Let’s pour kerosene on him and burn it vigorously, turning all these Dutch ghosts into roast pigs. If we don’t want to burn to ashes, we will run out as targets."

   "Well, good idea." Colonel Koch immediately agreed with a tap on the thigh.

  For the army, it’s nothing to burn a large amount of wood, and it’s nothing to destroy the entire port and town. As long as you reduce the cost of soldiers' casualties, it is worth it. In the end, victory is over.

  The big deal is destroyed and then built, then it has nothing to do with the army.

  (End of this chapter)