62: Chapter 62 Passive Situation

They pressed forward along the entire front, leaving only a portion of reserve troops for reinforcements.

These soldiers were all trained in modern tactics.

General Huang Wei believed that his soldiers, in terms of individual combat proficiency, could not be said to despise everything, but they were certainly highly capable.

However, when facing naval bombardment, there was truly nothing that could be done.

With absolutely no air superiority, the situation was far too passive.

According to the information he had seen, there were less than 100 usable aircraft in China at this time.

Moreover, most of these aircraft were old and dilapidated models.

There were also few pilots, and they were needed to fight against Japanese aircraft in other areas.

As for here, they simply couldn't spare any attention.

Not to mention seizing control of the air.

Having grown accustomed to fighting battles with abundant resources, he felt particularly helpless in this situation.

However, the more it was like this, the more he felt challenged.

Under such absolute disadvantage, if he could defeat the strong Japanese Army, wouldn't that prove his capability?

If he performed well this time, his future might become even brighter.

During the day, the Japanese Army's counterattack was even more intense.

In order to let the Marine Corps hold out until the army landed.

The Japanese Navy tried everything they could.

Not only were the naval guns firing non-stop, but bombers and fighters also took turns passing over the battlefield.

In just one day, they caused a large number of casualties among the Chinese Soldiers.

Throughout the entire day, they could only hold their positions and bunkers firmly.

There was simply no way to launch an attack.

For every hundred meters they advanced, they suffered an equivalent number of casualties among the Chinese Soldiers.

However, if they didn't attack, the number of casualties would drop sharply.

The Japanese troops didn't dare to take the initiative to attack at all.

After all, they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers.

They could only rely on naval guns and support from aircraft taking off from Nagasaki and aircraft carriers for suppression.

At night, taking advantage of the fact that Japanese aircraft could not operate at night.

They dared to continue the attack.

After a night of attacking, they only advanced more than five hundred meters.

Along this route, they needed to capture numerous bunkers and fortifications that the Japanese troops had been operating for a long time.

They had built countless defensive works.

For example, the five-story building where the Japanese Naval Headquarters was located.

The surroundings were forged into an impenetrable fortress; although there were only about four thousand people, they could still resist the attack of the German-equipped Division, which totaled more than thirty thousand men.

In the Command Post, General Huang Wei's eyes were bloodshot.

He had been monitoring the front-line battle situation all night.

But the battle reports that came in were more unfavorable than the last.

On one side, they suffered a crazy counterattack from the Japanese Army, and on the other, they were hit by Japanese naval artillery fire.

The price of pressing forward along the entire front was also high casualties.

But General Huang Wei knew that if they didn't win a quick victory, the probability of losing would be even greater.

If they couldn't eliminate these Japanese troops within 3 to 5 days, there would be no need to continue fighting afterwards.

"General, it's time to rest; you've been up all night," the Chief of Staff nearby reminded him.

"No rush," General Huang Wei waved his hand.

It was now the third day since the battle began.

The battle situation was still not optimistic.

How could he possibly sleep?

Seeing this, the Chief of Staff did not try to persuade him again.

He could understand General Huang Wei's thoughts, because he felt the same way.

During the day, the Japanese aircraft came again.

Lacking anti-aircraft countermeasures, the Chinese Soldiers once again had to hide in bunkers.

To avoid the bombing from aircraft and naval guns.

After these two or three days of fighting.

They had completely immersed themselves in the game.

Treating this war as a real war.

Watching the comrades they knew leave one by one in front of them.

They all held a breath of anger in their hearts.

This energy supported them to keep charging forward.

Zhou Yang watched them fight from a god's-eye view.

Their performance was far better than that of ordinary players.

It was just a pity that the Netizens couldn't see the combat scenes of the Chinese Soldiers.

Zhou Yang thought that perhaps he could discuss it with the people from the Eastern Military Region, let them start a live stream, and show the Netizens the demeanor of the Chinese Soldiers.

Besides that, he felt that he could also create a special leaderboard for them.

However, this would have to wait until their exercise was over.

Zhou Yang continued to watch.

Just in the moment he was dazed.

There was a new development in the battle situation.

A unit had actually rushed to the vicinity of the five-story building where the Japanese Naval Headquarters was located.

The number of this unit was no more than a battalion, and it was an under-strength battalion, seemingly consisting of more than three hundred people.

At this moment, Battalion Commander Liu Huaqing saw the five-story building in the distance and took out a map.

After confirming his position, he was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

He had actually encountered the Japanese Naval Headquarters.

But the next moment, he felt some worry again.

Because relying on their three hundred or so people to break through this Japanese Naval Headquarters was obviously a very difficult thing.

Liu Huaqing took out his binoculars.

He looked towards the five-story building.

He discovered that there were many openings on this building, and among these openings were many heavy machine guns.

Besides that, he even saw the presence of heavy artillery.

Through the windows, he found many Japanese soldiers walking around inside the building.

There were at least over five hundred Japanese soldiers inside this building.

Not only that, outside the building, there were outer positions made of sandbags and barbed wire.

There were also many Japanese soldiers on these positions.

There was a heavy machine gun every hundred meters or so.

Seeing this situation, Liu Huaqing's heart sank.

This situation was simply not something that his mere 300-plus remaining soldiers could attack and capture.

Compared to capturing it, he felt it was more reliable to scout out the firepower distribution of this headquarters.

"Battalion Commander, is this the Japanese Naval Headquarters?" his adjutant next to him looked at the map and asked, somewhat disbelievingly.

"Yes."

"I just took a look; there are quite a few Japanese soldiers inside. Plus the ones outside, I feel there must be at least a thousand Japanese soldiers. This is not something we can chew through."

"Let's ask for reinforcements."

Liu Huaqing nodded.

After scouting the firepower points of this building, Liu Huaqing immediately sent someone to send this news back.

They continued to lie in wait here.

After all, the Japanese troops didn't know about their existence at all.

Perhaps they could achieve miraculous results.

On the other side, General Huang Wei received this news.

When he learned about the firepower configuration of the Japanese Naval Headquarters, his heart sank.

At this moment, the Chief of Staff suddenly walked over.

"General, we have requested bomber support."

General Huang Wei heard this, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Very good, I have a piece of intelligence here, take a look."

As he spoke, he handed the intelligence paper in his hand to the Chief of Staff.

After the Chief of Staff looked at it, his brows furrowed slightly.

"A wall at least one meter thick? This fortification is built too sturdily."

Concrete walls over one meter thick, with their existing means.

To penetrate them, they could only rely on 150mm heavy artillery bombardment.

But they were not equipped with many of these heavy artillery pieces, totaling only about twenty.

However, this was the only means they could use to deal with it; even if there was no other way, they had to go for it.

"The only means we currently have to penetrate this kind of fortification is those few artillery pieces in our hands, and it also requires multiple hits on the same spot," the Chief of Staff said.

"As long as there is a way, bomb the Little Devils Naval Headquarters fiercely for me."