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East of Huangping Town.

The artillery battle between the Japanese artillery and the special forces regiment's artillery has become increasingly fierce.

On the other side of the First Artillery Battalion, Gao Yuanzhi was already prepared for the enemy's counterattack while commanding his men to bombard the Japanese mountain artillery positions.

So after half of his artillery had finished firing, he loudly ordered these people to take shelter in the anti-gun caves, while the artillery of the other half of the battalion was to prepare for shelling.

As soon as you find your opponent fighting back, focus your fire immediately.

Sure enough, almost as the gunners hid in the anti-gun cave, eight huge black spots flew in the sky.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

Eight 8mm grenades hit the ground and exploded with considerable power.

But since this was only the first round of shooting, the accuracy was not very good, and the soldiers of the 1st Artillery Battalion basically hid in the anti-artillery caves, so the losses were very minor.

Only one mountain cannon was unlucky; it was blown away by the explosion of a shell that landed nearby.

Looking at the scattered parts, you can tell it's a complete failure.

……

Facing the counterattack, Gao Yuanzhi was not angry but happy, and shouted loudly:

"Quick, order Lao Chen to open fire immediately and fight back!"

Hearing his order, the messenger next to him immediately waved the red flag.

At another artillery position in the distance, Chen Liangwa, deputy battalion commander of the 1st Artillery Battalion, saw the flag signal and immediately loudly conveyed Gao Yuanzhi's order.

Following his roar, the gunners all adjusted the firing parameters according to the observer's instructions and then pulled the gun ropes.

“Bang, bang, bang… bang, bang, bang…”

Nearly twenty artillery shells and nearly 12-pound grenades were fired at the Japanese field artillery positions.

However, although they moved very fast, there were still people who were faster than them!
That was the Second Artillery Battalion, which had just wanted to be the first to bomb the Japanese mountain artillery position, but was overtaken by the First Artillery Battalion.

The moment Wang Gensheng saw the Japanese attacking back at the 36st Artillery Battalion's position, he ordered all guns in his battalion to open fire at the Japanese position.

36 shells whizzed through the air, making a huge sound of breaking wind.

Gao Yuanzhi saw this from a distance and couldn't help but complain:

"Old Wang opened fire at full force in the first round of bombardment. How reckless!"

But he immediately understood the other party——

Anyway, the Japs were all gathered on the road ahead. As long as our artillery was aimed there, it didn't matter whether the artillery hit the target farther or closer.

Even if we fail to hit the Japanese artillery, we will be able to blow up their other targets.

Anyway, with their gunners' artillery skills, it is quite difficult to achieve accurate artillery fire, so it is better to try fire coverage.

Drown the Japs with artillery shells!

……

Over at the Japanese field artillery position, after ordering his artillery to fire the first round, the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jiro Kimura, was busy directing the gunners to follow the observer's instructions, quickly adjust the artillery parameters, and prepare for the second round of artillery fire.

After all, this round of shelling was just a test fire.

However, what he didn't expect was that before he could fire the second round of artillery fire, the opponent's artillery counterattack came.

Feeling his eardrums stinging from the loud roar, he looked up and saw a black cloud of shells flying in the sky.

This time, his whole body went numb on the spot.

I couldn't help but scream:
"Baga! How many artillery regiments does the Eighth Route Army have?

Are we fighting against several main divisions of the Eighth Route Army?"

The next second, the shell landed—

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The successive huge explosions directly submerged the entire section of the road.

The Japanese artillery and infantry in the area were all turned into broken limbs in the explosion.

The power of the 75mm mountain cannon is not that great.

But when the 120mm heavy mortar opens fire, the power is quite astonishing!
Once the shot lands, everything within a radius of dozens of meters can be cleared.

Especially since the Japanese had no fortifications or anti-gun holes to cover them, they were as vulnerable as ants in the face of such a bombing!
Seeing the brave warriors under his command suffering such brutal bombardment, Colonel Masahiko Imai, commander of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment of the Japanese Army, suddenly felt as if he had been poured with a bucket of cold water in the middle of winter.

Cool from head to toe!
He knew that he was careless!

Only two artillery battalions were deployed!!!
Now, in just one encounter, he almost lost an artillery battalion, which made him heartbroken.

12 75mm Type field guns!

After the war, I will inevitably be investigated to see if I made any mistakes in command.

Thinking of this, he immediately shouted:

"Hurry up, order Kawamura-kun to open fire immediately!
Blow up the Tubalu's artillery for me!!!"

After giving this order, he took a deep breath and shouted to the messenger:

"Go and order the first and second battalions to deploy immediately and let these damned Eighth Route Army know how powerful our Locust Army's heavy artillery is!!!"

There is no doubt that he can only hope that his men can make some contributions to atone for his sins and save his military career.

……

After receiving his order, Lieutenant Colonel Yosuke Kawamura of the 3rd Battalion of the Field Artillery Regiment, who was already busy, immediately urged his men to speed up the deployment.

This caused the Japanese soldiers under his command to curse in their hearts: You damn bastards, what else can you do except standing with your hands on your hips and asking us to work?
Ever since we left Shimen, we have been attacked by the enemy every day, and I haven't seen you come up with any effective way to annihilate the enemy!
……

But despite the scolding, the Japanese soldiers still had no choice but to work honestly.

After a while, their 12 Type 105 mm howitzers were finally ready for shelling.

Battalion commander Yosuke Kawamura did not ask for instructions from Masahiko Imai, but directly followed the observer's instructions and ordered the two artillery pieces to fire and calibrate.

"Bang... bang..."

Two shells flew out of the gun, making a sharp whistle.

……

At the Field Artillery Regiment Headquarters, Chief of Staff Jūjūrō Tamura noticed their artillery fire and immediately said to Masahiko Imai in surprise:

"Sir, Commander, Kawamura-kun is firing!

The artillery of the Tubalu will soon be reduced to ashes!"

After hearing the reminder, Masahiko Imai quickly looked over.

Then, he saw only two shells flying in the air, and he immediately said angrily in dissatisfaction:

"Baka! What is this idiot Kawamura Yosuke doing?
Why are only two guns firing?"

When Tamura Jujuro heard this, he was paralyzed on the spot.

I thought the other person's brain was full of water.

Quickly whispered a reminder:

"Sir, Commander, Kawamura-kun is conducting a firing test. After the test, they will definitely fire at full strength."

It would have been fine if he hadn't reminded me, but when I did, Imai Masahiko roared:
"Baga! You're an idiot too!

Under the current circumstances, conducting a fire alignment will only expose our artillery positions!!

The Eighth Route Army's counterattack will come soon!"

As an artilleryman with more than 20 years of experience, he is very experienced!
Without having to think too much, you can guess that the opponent is definitely waiting eagerly for your artillery position to be exposed!

After being scolded, Tamura Jujuro felt very aggrieved.

He doesn't agree with what the other party said.

Quickly responded:
"Sir, this is the requirement of our artillery drill manual!"

When Masahiko Imai saw that he dared to talk back to him, he was immediately furious.

Immediately spit at him:

"Baka! Cao Dian Cao Dian, are we only going to follow the instructions and fight stupid battles?

Which idiot came up with this stupid code of conduct? ? ? ? "

Seeing that he even dared to curse Cao Dian and had a murderous look on his face, Tamura Jūgoro felt that this immediate superior in front of him was probably a little crazy.

He was too lazy to argue with the other party and said quickly:
"Your Excellency, Commander, I would like to urge Kawasaki-kun to deploy their 150mm howitzers!
As long as those 12 heavy guns are deployed, the Tubalu's artillery will be doomed!"

Imai Masahiko didn't want to see this idiot either, so he nodded:

"Yoshi! Hurry up!
Locust Army warriors, you must not continue to passively take bombs! "

"Hi!"

……

At the Japanese division headquarters.

Division Commander Saburo Nakazawa looked at the current battle situation and felt a little flustered and short of breath.

The progress of the war was not at all as he expected!
Especially the dozens of shells that had just been fired from the Second Artillery Battalion of the Special Service Regiment not only hit his field artillery regiment, but three or four shells also landed in his Third Infantry Regiment, killing and injuring hundreds of soldiers. This caused the entire Third Regiment to panic and almost blow up the camp.

He was so angry that he couldn't help but yell:
"Hurry! Order the entire army to disperse and stay close to the mountain walls on both sides of the road!
Avoid the artillery fire from the Tubalu!"

"Order Masahiko Imai to lead his heavy artillery and quickly counterattack!

We must not allow the Tubalu artillery to be so arrogant!"

As his order was given, the Japanese soldiers immediately took action under the leadership of the officers.

Although they had just suffered a violent attack, they were still somewhat panicked.

However, the excellent tactical qualities brought about by long-term training allowed them to maintain their position.

……

Shimen City.

Okamura Jining, who was in charge here, received a telegram from the commander of the 8th Division, Honda Masazai, and immediately felt a chill in his heart.

The two divisions encountered strong resistance from the Eighth Route Army in Huangping Town. He knew very well what this meant!
There is no doubt that this must have been discovered by the Army Aviation reconnaissance plane. The enemy force advancing from west to east has arrived!
He understood instantly that his plan of repeatedly sending radio messages to the two divisions, asking them to first defeat the previous blocking enemies and then face this enemy force, had completely failed.

A feeling of powerlessness surged into his heart.

He knew that although the two divisions had not reported being in danger, they had actually been surrounded by the enemy forces in northwestern Shanxi!
……

It has to be said that as a top military strategic talent in the Japanese Army, Okamura Jining is indeed quite capable.

He actually analyzed the hidden truth from an ordinary telegram from Honda Masazai.

But even if his judgment is accurate, it is of no use.

Now, he has no other troops at hand to rescue the 1st and 8th Divisions.

Make bricks without straw!

——And even if there is, it can’t be done.

As an expert on China, Okamura Ji Ning was also very clear that given the traffic conditions of the Shotai Road, when the railway had long been torn away by the enemy, even if he had ten divisions, he would not be able to quickly mobilize them to the front line.

……

Sitting in his office chair, Okamura Ji Ning was in a daze for a long time before he came to his senses and immediately gave three orders:

"Hurry up, give orders to Mr. Tanabe, and have him mobilize all the bombing forces at the capital airport to go to Huangping Town, bomb the Eighth Route Army's positions, and help the First and Eighth Divisions open up the way forward!"

"Send a telegram in my name to the 37th, 41st and 62nd Divisions, ordering them to rush to Jinyang City within 5 days at all costs.

Violators will be subject to military law!"

“Give orders to Yansong-kun of the First Army, and tell them to prepare battle supplies within five days.

Once the 37th, 41st and 62nd Divisions arrive in Jinyang City, they must immediately take supplies and move eastward to sweep the base of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi!
Don’t delay even a single day!!!”

"Hi!"

……

Beijing.

The little devil is at the Northern Hebei Front Army Headquarters.

Chief of Staff Seigo Tanabe frowned when he received the telegram from Okamura Ji-ning.

How miserable the current situation of the air force at the Beijing Airport is, how could he not know?
In total, there was only one newly formed 30th Flying Squadron left, with 6 fighters and 17 bombers.

Almost all the pilots are novices and are completely useless!

It is feasible to send some reconnaissance planes out to scout the situation.

But the bombing was really too much of a stretch.

If the enemy has a large number of anti-aircraft guns and these novices are sent into battle, it will most likely be a case of throwing a meat bun against a dog!

But no matter how useless these air forces were, he had no intention of disobeying Okamura Jining's orders.

After all, the other party is his benefactor!
So he immediately ordered a combat staff officer:
"Ito-kun, you go to the Beijing Airport immediately and convey my order to Kato-kun. Have all fighters and bombers that can take off at the airport take off at all costs and head to Huangping Town to bomb the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army!"

Major Masao Ito, the combat staff officer he named, hesitated when he heard his order.

He quickly reminded:
"Mr. Chief of Staff, the bombers of Mr. Kato Sentai are the last direct aviation forces of our front!
Once it is exhausted, I am afraid it will not be replenished in the short term.

Would you reconsider it?"

"Baga! Do you want me to refuse the commander's order?"

Tanabe Seigo roared.

Ito Masao was frightened and quickly explained:
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I'm afraid your Excellency the Commander's term of office will only last a few days.

Don't you think about the future?
Even if we want to send bombers to attack, should we first send reconnaissance planes to scout the enemy situation?"

As soon as he said this, Tanabe Shengwu took a breath of cold air.

I wanted to give this daring guy a big slap in the face and tell him not to sow discord between me and Okamura Ji-ning.

But the next second, he felt that what the other party said seemed to make sense.

Since the headquarters gave Okamura Jining a ten-day ultimatum, any further delay he could make would only last until the end of the battle.

At that time, no matter who is responsible for cleaning up the mess of the Jibei Front Army, if I can leave some assets for the other side, it will definitely make my life easier.

In the future, even if he was transferred from the position of chief of staff of this front, the other party's evaluation would obviously be very important!
Thinking of this, he immediately modified the order:
"Yoshi! Mr. Ito, your consideration for the long-term interests of our Jibei Front Army is very reasonable.

Now, go and give orders to Kato to send out two reconnaissance planes to quickly rush to Huangping Town to scout the situation of the Eighth Route Army!

Make sure to investigate to see if the Eighth Route Army has any anti-aircraft guns! ! "

"Hi!"

...(End of chapter)