I'm killing enemies with my sword and exploding equipment

Huangping Town battlefield.

On the side of the self-propelled howitzer company, the drivers of the four guns, following the order of the company commander Miao Sanmu, operated the artillery vehicles and retreated at full speed 1000 meters to the west.

Now that they have retreated, it is naturally impossible for them to continue bombarding at the same pace as before.

On the Japanese side, the artillery regiment commander, Colonel Ryoki Kitagawa, thought that his heavy artillery had just succeeded in destroying the opponent's four 105mm howitzers.

He immediately praised Fujimoto Yukawa with great pride and said:

"Fujimoto-kun, you are indeed the best artillery staff officer in the Imperial Army.

This move just now was very effective!

It seems that after you retire from the army, you can go to the Army University to serve as an excellent artillery instructor!"

Fujimoto Yukawa was originally feeling happy when he heard him praising him, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he suddenly felt fed up with his "daddy style".

I thought to myself: Who the hell wants to retire and become an artillery instructor?

I really want to be a general and bring glory to my family!
But on the surface, he could only quickly say modestly:

“Your Excellency, the Captain, is too kind.

It was the Warriors from the first team who played well. "

Beichuan Linghui didn't notice his unhappiness and nodded:

"Yes! The artillery skills of the warriors under Mr. Ogawa are indeed superb!

He is the backbone of our Eighth Regiment!
Even if the Tubalu have more and better artillery, they can never be a match for my imperial locust army!"

Seeing that he was getting too proud of himself, Fujimoto Yukawa couldn't help but feel a little contempt for him.

Quick reminder:

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army still has a large number of mountain artillery wreaking havoc, and we cannot take it lightly.

We should immediately order the First Battalion to turn their guns around and continue firing!"

Beichuan Linghui nodded slightly, and immediately shouted:
"Hurry up, order Mr. Ogawa to adjust the direction of attack and bombard the mountain artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army!"

……

Soon, 12 150mm heavy artillery led by Ogawa Kazutaka rejoined the bombardment of the special forces regiment's artillery battalion.

However, Beichuan Linghui would never have imagined that his artillery regiment had actually been firing at an empty artillery position and wasting artillery shells!

Now these 12 cannons are moved there just to loosen up the soil.

……

The 150mm heavy artillery is extremely heavy, and adjusting the artillery parameters is not a simple task.

Especially when the special forces regiment's mountain artillery was still firing at them crazily.

The shock waves and shrapnel from the explosion made it difficult for the Japanese gunners to move.

From time to time, someone would be busy and suddenly be knocked to the ground by shrapnel flying from nowhere.

You can't die any more!

About five or six minutes later, the 12 heavy artillery pieces were ready for shelling.

Lieutenant Colonel Kazutaka Ogawa, the battalion commander, immediately gave the order:
"Quick, quick! Fire!"

The Japanese gunners hurriedly pulled the gun ropes and fired shells weighing more than 70 kilograms each.

However, before their shells could land on the Special Forces Regiment's position, suddenly, four huge shells fell from the sky!

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

Four loud bangs in a row announced to the Japanese that Miao Sanmu and others' 105mm howitzer was still intact and able to fight!
And this time, the Japanese also had a 150mm gun, which was blown into the sky by a shell, killing and wounding countless gunners and ammunition handlers.

When Beichuan Linghui saw this, his eyes almost popped out of his head, and he couldn't help but yell at the wing chief of staff Fujimoto Yukawa who had just given the idea:

“Bagya Road!
Fujimoto-kun, your idea is useless!"

Fujimoto Yukawa's face suddenly became very ugly.

But he was unwilling to admit that his idea was useless. He changed his mind and quickly came up with a new idea:

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army most likely has eight of these 8mm howitzers, and they are divided into two groups for firing!

It’s not that our strategy is useless!
As long as Mr. Ogawa and his men continue to use the same method and counterattack a few more times, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army will definitely be completely destroyed!"

Of course, Beichuan Linghui was unwilling to believe that his artillery skills were too poor.

So, he decisively accepted Fujimoto Yukawa's explanation.

He shouted loudly, asking Ogawa Kazutaka to continue to follow Fujimoto Yukawa's method.

However, to his surprise, after several rounds of "boom", the opponent's four 105mm guns seemed to be not affected at all and continued to fire, gradually causing heavy losses to his artillery and artillery.

However, their own shells always fall into empty space and seem unable to hit the enemy at all.

This time, Beichuan Linghui couldn't hold it anymore.

He grabbed the clothes on Fujimoto Yukawa's chest and yelled:
“Bagya Road!
Fujimoto-kun, does the Tubalu have 12, or even 16, or 20, of these 105mm howitzers???"

Fujimoto Yukawa's face flushed red and he couldn't say a word.

I don't know if it was because I was holding it in or because I was ashamed.

He was screaming in his heart: Tubalu, what kind of magic are you playing? Can your artillery be invisible?

Why can't we blow it up at all???

Fortunately, at this time, Major Katsutao Mori, the captain of the 2nd Battalion of the Artillery Regiment, rushed over and saved him.

——This person came running over breathlessly and shouted at Beichuan Linghui:

"Sir, we've fallen into a trap!

The artillery position of the Tubalu is not at the location specified in the intelligence we received last night!!!"

Beichuan Linghui was shocked when he heard this and couldn't help but scream:
"What? Falling into a trap???"

Last night’s intelligence was obtained by the Army Aviation reconnaissance aircraft!
Could it be false?"

Mao Lishengtai quickly explained:

"Maybe the Eighth Route Army deceived the Army Aviation through disguise!

Just now, I and several gunners calculated the trajectory of the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells and found that their artillery positions are absolutely impossible to be in the location reported in the intelligence!!!"

"Damn it! I see!"

Kitagawa Ryoki suddenly realized.

He finally understood why his 48 heavy artillery pieces had been firing for a long time but seemed to be completely in vain, and instead caused him huge losses.

He immediately yelled:

"Hurry up, order all the brigades to immediately adjust the artillery parameters according to the trajectory of the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells and blow up these damn artillery pieces!!!"

After receiving his new order, the Japanese artillerymen hurriedly observed the trajectory of the shells, calculated the approximate position of the artillery, and adjusted the artillery parameters in a hurry.

However, at this time, they had lost more than ten of their 48 heavy artillery pieces in the artillery battle that had just lasted for more than ten to twenty minutes!

Now we are using the remaining cannons to fight the opponent, but we are clearly at a disadvantage!
……

When Miao Sanmu's four self-propelled howitzers opened fire, not only did they make the Japanese devils extremely anxious, but the soldiers of the special forces regiment in Huangping Town were also very surprised.

Everyone was thinking: Why did the regiment deploy an artillery unit in the west?

Just look at the power of the flying shells and you’ll know how powerful they are!

The Japanese must have suffered a lot.

At the First Artillery Battalion, Gao Yuanzhi also noticed that four shells were not fired from his and Wang Gensheng's positions. He immediately understood why Yang Yuanshan had asked him for 30 elite gunners last night.

He remembered what the other party had told him last night, saying it must be a good thing.

He immediately smiled happily.

I knew in my heart that Yang Yuanshan must have acquired four more cannons and they were now firing.

After the war, these cannons will definitely be under the command of our own artillery battalion.

……

At the temporary command post of the Special Forces Regiment, Zhan Haishan saw heavy artillery fire from the west of the town, and immediately asked Yang Yuanshan in surprise:
"Captain, what's up with these four guns?

The positions of the 1st and 2nd artillery battalions are not in this direction, right?"

Yang Yuanshan smiled slightly:
"Nothing much, just picked up four self-propelled howitzers last night."

Upon hearing this, Zhan Haishan was stunned again.

My heart is in turmoil.

After a long while, he cleverly did not ask how it was found, but asked curiously:

"Captain, what is a self-propelled howitzer?"

Yang Yuanshan answered casually:
"It is to install a howitzer on the tank chassis so that it can be moved quickly and realize the rapid deployment and transfer of artillery."

"Wow! There is such a magical thing?
If all our artillery battalions were equipped with this type of artillery, wouldn't we be able to completely defeat the Japanese artillery unilaterally? "

Zhan Haishan’s eyes almost popped out.

He had really never seen or heard of such a thing!

Yang Yuanshan waved his hand:
“How can it be possible to be completely defeated?

Don't forget, even if the Japanese artillery can't hit you, they still have bombers!
No matter how mobile this cannon is, it can't outrun an airplane!"

Zhan Haishan was poured with a basin of cold water, and he immediately calmed down and nodded repeatedly:

"That's true."

However, in his heart, he was still very much looking forward to this kind of artillery.

I secretly decided to find an opportunity later and go to the west to take a look!

……

Amid the fierce artillery battle, the soldiers of the four infantry regiments of the Eighth Division, hungry and braving the artillery fire, quickly followed the orders of the division commander Honda Masazai, dispersed on the ridges and at the base of the mountain walls on both sides of the road, and advanced westward.

Among them, the 5th Regiment, which took the ridge on the south side of Shota Road, was the fastest under the leadership of Major General Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, commander of the th Infantry Brigade.

Leading the way, they arrived at a hill about three kilometers away from the position of the Third Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment.

……

Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya ordered the regiment commander, Colonel Toshihiko Ito, to stop and rest with his soldiers, eat some dry food, drink some water, and prepare for the attack.

He himself, along with his chief of staff, Colonel Masasuke Shirakawa, climbed to the top of the mountain and carefully observed the position of the Third Battalion through a telescope.

After a moment, Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki frowned and said:

"Shirakawa-kun, the Tubalu have dug so many trenches on this ridge. If we want to break through head-on, it will probably be quite difficult!"

Shirakawa Masasuke was also observing carefully with a telescope.

Hearing what he said, I nodded repeatedly:
"Yes! I heard that the First Division had already launched an all-out attack yesterday, but in the end, they only suffered heavy losses.

I believe that we must never repeat the same mistakes!"

"Shirakawa-kun, what do you think?
It now appears that the artillery of the Tubalu is very powerful. Our field artillery regiment is actually at a disadvantage. This is simply incredible!"

Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki's brows were wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

He has never fought a battle like this before, without artillery cover!
Of course, Shirakawa Masasuke is also very troubled by the current situation.

The mountain ridge before us was completely bare after being burned by the fire, with no cover at all.

The bodies of the Locust Army warriors were scattered everywhere, and the morale of the soldiers under his command was inevitably low when they saw them.

The worst thing was that the ridge was not wide enough, and it was impossible for the soldiers of their entire regiment to disperse sufficiently for a charge.

And now, the opponent has dug multiple trenches directly on the opposite side, making it seem like one man is blocking the pass and ten thousand men are unable to break through, making it impossible for them to fight!

But no matter how much of a headache it was, he had to give Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki an answer.

This is his duty as the brigade chief of staff!
So he held up the telescope, looked around, and suggested:
"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the Tubalu occupy the ridge and have a small hill behind them for support, where they can deploy artillery positions. We should have no chance of a frontal assault.

The defeat of the 1st Division yesterday proved this point.

I suggest that you send a battalion of troops to go south and bypass the Eighth Route Army's position!"

"Detour to the rear?
Shirakawa-kun, it's impossible that the Eighth Route Army was unprepared, right?
The reason why they haven't been exposed yet is probably because they are hiding an ambush somewhere!"

Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya was not satisfied with this answer.

Fighting like this is not only slow, but also has a low success rate.

But he knew that the division already had insufficient food and there was no time to waste it!
Shirakawa Masasuke originally came up with this idea on the spur of the moment, and when he was confronted by him, he was suddenly stuck.

However, he was quick-witted, and with a quick turn of his eyes, he quickly made up for it:

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, we just want to test the ambush of the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, we can't fight this battle!"

Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki pondered for a moment, but couldn't think of a better solution, so he could only nod:
"Yoshi! Indeed.

Then let’s do it!

Order Ito-kun to send two squadrons, one from this ridge, to attack forward.

One, attack the Eighth Route Army from the south and its rear.

Test the troop deployment of the Eighth Route Army!

In addition, urge the artillery squadron that is lagging behind to speed up and catch up!

Then quickly find a suitable location to establish an infantry artillery position!"

"Hi!"

Shirakawa Masasuke agreed and went downstairs to make arrangements immediately.

……

A regiment of Japanese soldiers appeared in front of their own position, and of course they were seen by the soldiers of the Third Battalion who had a good sleep, a full breakfast, and had too much energy to vent.

Everyone's eyes lit up immediately, and they couldn't help but utter foul language:

"Little devils, hurry over here and let grandpa teach you how to behave!"

"Little devil, don't be scared, come here quickly!
Grandpa promises to hit me gently!"

"Little devils, your ancestors were beaten by me, why don't you come and seek revenge from me?"

……

The third battalion commander, Wang Quanfa, also had a smile on his face.

While using his only hand to observe through the telescope, he instructed the instructor Zheng Hang beside him:

"Old Zheng, have the telegraph operator report to the regiment commander that a regiment of the Japanese has arrived and is expected to launch an attack soon!

Our Third Battalion is confident that we can hold our position!"

Zheng Hang nodded:

"it is good."

Then he went to the rear of the position to make arrangements.

...(End of chapter)