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In the temporary command post of the Huangping Town Special Forces Regiment.

After receiving the news from the Third Battalion, the telegraph operator immediately reported it to Yang Yuanshan.

Upon hearing that a regiment of Japanese soldiers had arrived, Yang Yuanshan's face became somewhat solemn.

He immediately asked Zhan Haishan next to him:
"Haishan, what do you think?"

Zhan Haishan was somewhat puzzled by his solemnity and quickly asked back:
"Captain, isn't it just one regiment?

They had already dealt with the Third Battalion yesterday, so there’s nothing to be afraid of, right?
Why do you look like that?"

Yang Yuanshan pulled the corners of his mouth forcefully and explained with a wry smile:
"The Japanese already suffered a loss yesterday, so they will definitely not repeat the same mistake if they come again now.

So I think the Third Battalion will face tremendous pressure today!
I'm not worried that they won't be able to stop the Japanese, I just feel that they will suffer considerable losses.

After a series of battles, they don’t have many people left!
If we suffer further losses, we don’t know how long it will take to recover our combat effectiveness.”

"Captain, if an enemy comes, we will stop him with our troops; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth.

In war, losses are inevitable.

If it really doesn't work, wait until the third battalion holds out until noon today, and then let the fourth or fifth battalion replace them."

Zhan Haishan answered after some hesitation.

To him, it’s just a sacrifice, what does it matter?
Of his fellow villagers, relatives, and friends who joined the army with him, only one in ten are still alive!

He, Zhan Haishan, has long been accustomed to life and death!

Hearing him say this, Yang Yuanshan could only put aside his worries and pity, and sighed:
"Well, that's all I can do for now."

Then he looked towards the artillery position with anticipation and muttered:

"If Gao Yuanzhi, Wang Gensheng and others can quickly deal with the Japanese artillery, then this battle will be easy!"

……

At this time, another telegraph operator stood up and reported to Yang Yuanshan:

"Captain, the Special Operations Company is calling!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yuanshan hurriedly asked:
"What did the monk say?"

"Captain Wei reported that a brigade of the Japanese without heavy weapons had left Shimen City and was heading northwest.

Another regiment, escorting a large amount of supplies, headed due west."

"Good fellow! Wei Dayong is really a lucky guy!
The Japanese suddenly transferred so many troops from Shimen, so the city defense must be empty.

Isn't this giving this kid an opportunity to take advantage of it?"

Yang Yuanshan exclaimed excitedly.

The telegraph operator nodded quickly:
"Yes, Captain. Captain Wei said they plan to take action tonight and sneak into Shimen City."

"Okay! Call the monk back and tell him that I approve their action, but they must reduce the casualties among the soldiers."

"Yes!"

The telegraph operator agreed and went back to send the message.

Zhan Haishan beside him couldn't help but frown and asked:
"Captain, you said the Japanese sent a brigade to the northwest. What do they want to do?"

"Humph, what else can they do? They must be planning to take a detour to deal with us!"

Yang Yuanshan sneered.

He would never believe it even if he was beaten to death. What good shit could this old Japanese guy Okamura Ji Ning have to hide?

"A detour? Yes.

The Japanese must have discovered that they were blocked in Huangping Town by taking the Zhengtai Road, so they prepared to take other roads to enter northwest Shanxi.

not good!

Commander, it would be disastrous if a brigade of the Japanese invaders really entered our base.

Not only are all the main forces of northwest Shanxi now near us, but even the militia and guerrillas have been withdrawn by the leaders!

There is no way to resist the Japanese army! "

Zhan Haishan was very anxious.

“Haishan, the sky in northwest Shanxi will never fall.

If this Japanese brigade really appeared behind us silently, it could indeed play a big role.

But now, since we have discovered it, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Besides, it will take more than a day or two for them to come over, so there is no need to be too anxious.

Let's send the telegram to the leader first and let him dispatch troops and make preparations.

As long as we can quickly deal with the two divisions in front of us, the Japanese brigade will not be enough for our troops in northwestern Shanxi to fill the gaps in their teeth!"

Of course, Yang Yuanshan also knew that if this Japanese brigade really broke into northwestern Shanxi and caused trouble, the entire situation would collapse.

But at the moment, for the sake of the overall situation, he must not show any panic.

Seeing him so calm, Zhan Haishan calmed down immediately and arranged for a telegraph operator to send a message to Li Yunlong.

……

At this moment, in front of the position of the Third Battalion, the commander of the Japanese Fourth Infantry Brigade, Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, discussed the battle plan with the chief of staff Masasuke Shirakawa, and without hesitation, immediately arranged for the troops to move.

Soon, the two squadrons, led by their respective captains, headed towards their respective goals.

……

At the third battalion's position, Wang Quanfa did not notice that the Japanese had sent troops to climb down the ridge and head towards the southern ravine, preparing to attack his flank and rear.

All he saw was more than a hundred Japanese soldiers scattered on the ridge, rushing towards him.

He couldn't help but wonder:

"The Japs sent another squadron over here to die? Isn't that a bit stupid?"

Hearing his muttering, the company commander Su Defu next to him quickly chimed in:
"Captain, isn't this a good thing?

Let's just let these little devils get close and wipe them out completely!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Quanfa replied with some regret:
"Do you think the Japs are so stupid that they will be fooled again after being fooled once before?"

"Hey, Captain, how can they not be fooled?
Seeing that we are not firing and moving forward?
Or, seeing our fierce artillery fire, the Japanese soldiers behind us didn't keep up and just watched the more than one hundred Japanese soldiers being annihilated?"

Su Defu chuckled, revealing his sharp white teeth.

In his eyes, he seemed to see this group of Japanese devils falling under the muzzles of his own guns.

After hearing his suggestion, Wang Quanfa nodded repeatedly.

He thought to himself: I now have the advantage of terrain and artillery. As long as the 1st and 2nd artillery battalions can suppress the Japanese's mountain artillery and field artillery, they will not be able to turn the tables!
Thinking of this, he immediately ordered:

"Order the entire battalion to prepare for battle.

Su Defu, there's no need to expose our artillery with these one hundred or so Japanese soldiers. We'll leave them to your company!
But there's no need to put them too close.

As long as they come within the range of your rifles and machine guns, open fire and destroy them all!"

"Don't worry, Captain!
First company, ensure that the mission is completed!"

Su Defu shouted excitedly.

“Okay, that’s it!
Tell your soldiers to practice their shooting skills while the artillery is not firing!
I heard that comrades from other units can kill one enemy with one bullet. Although we don’t have such high requirements, we can’t be too lame!

Understand? "

Wang Quanfa gave another reminder.

"understand!"

……

As Wang Quanfa's order was issued, the soldiers from each company who did not get to fight could not help but feel very depressed.

Only the soldiers in the first company were extremely excited and ready to go.

……

Not long after, the Japanese squadron rushed to a position about 1000 meters in front of their position in fear.

Company commander Su Defu saw it through a telescope and immediately shouted:

"Machine gun platoon, open fire and beat the Japs to a pulp!"

Following his order, the 12 MG-42 general-purpose machine guns of the first machine gun platoon immediately made a tearing sound.

"Zizzizi...zizizi..."

This machine gun, when mounted on a tripod and used as a heavy machine gun, has an effective range of up to 1000 meters!
Now is the right time to deal with the Japanese. Of course, at such a long distance, the accuracy is inevitably unsatisfactory, which is a waste of bullets.

But this is not important, the special forces regiment has never been short of bullets!
……

A total of 12 tongues of fire suddenly appeared, directly scaring the advancing Japanese soldiers.

Lieutenant Aoki Makoto, the Japanese squadron leader, shouted:
"Enemy attack!!! Get down quickly!!!"

However, his roar was simply hindsight!

Amid the sound of dense bullets breaking through the air, the dozen or so soldiers walking in the front were all shot like sieves!
He fell down before he could even scream.

Although they were spread out far enough on the ridge, they had no way to avoid the 12 fire whips sweeping across their target in such a hurry!
……

On the other side of the Japanese army, the brigade commander, Major General Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, saw through a telescope that his own men were being shot by heavy machine guns, but he remained calm.

For him, let alone the death of a dozen or twenty people, even if this entire squadron was wiped out, he would not feel sad for even a second!

As the saying goes, "A kind man cannot command an army." As a major general of the Imperial Army, he is accustomed to blood and fire.

However, Colonel Toshihiko Ito, commander of the 5th Regiment next to him, couldn't help but feel sorry for his soldiers.

He quickly cursed:

"Baga! Damn Tubalu!"

Colonel Masasuke Shirakawa, the brigade chief of staff, could not help but say to Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki:
"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the Tubalu's heavy machine guns are so powerful!
It can actually shoot effectively at a distance of 1000 meters!
In this case, our locust warriors will be in a very disadvantageous position if they want to attack!"

The Japanese Type 800 heavy machine gun had an effective range of only meters.

Beyond 800 meters, you can basically only provide fire coverage but cannot accurately shoot at the target.

That's why he has such feelings.

The terrain is not advantageous, and the heavy machine guns are inferior to those of the opponent. How the hell can we play this game?
……

Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki was of course aware of the severity of the problem, and finally lost his guard and cursed:
"The bastards at the Arsenal, besides wasting the Empire's resources, what valuable weapons can they provide us?

They are all damn deer!!!"

Ito Toshihiko watched as his men were suppressed by the special forces regiment's heavy machine guns and could not even raise their heads. He asked hurriedly:

"Mr. Brigade Commander, should we order Aoki-kun's troops to move back immediately?
Wait until our artillery is ready to blow up the enemy's heavy machine guns before reorganizing the attack?"

"Do not!

Just 12 heavy machine guns can't stop my great locust warriors!

Order Makoto Aoki and his men to keep moving forward!

In addition to these powerful heavy machine guns, the Eighth Route Army must have other means!

I don't care whether they are crawling forward or squatting and charging, we must test all the methods of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible!"

Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki answered coldly.

After hearing his order, although Ito Toshihiko felt very distressed, he had no choice but to arrange for a messenger to wave the command flag and give orders to the Aoki Squadron in front.

At this time, Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki added:
"It's such a waste of bullets for the Tubalu to let the heavy machine guns fire at them from such a long distance!

Even if our squadron is annihilated, it is worth it as long as we can consume a large amount of their heavy machine gun bullets!
I absolutely do not believe that the Tubalu can have more ammunition than my Locust Army!"

Upon hearing this, Ito Toshihiko and Shirakawa Masasuke nodded repeatedly.

They all thought it made sense.

It even seemed as if they could see victory waving to them.

……

Amid the sound of dense bullet fire, Lieutenant Makoto Aoki, the captain of the 1st Squadron of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment, received an order from the regiment commander Toshihiko Ito.

Naturally, he couldn't help but curse the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations.

But now it was a war, and he was well aware of the consequences of disobeying orders on the battlefield.

Therefore, he did not dare to neglect the other party's order, and could only bite the bullet and raise his head, shouting loudly:
"Warriors, spread out and crawl forward faster!
The heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army cannot stop our courage to be loyal to His Majesty Tianhuang!

It’s a black card! Onboard——”

Hearing his shouts, the more than one hundred Japanese soldiers under his command actually mustered some courage.

Look up and shout:

"Onboard! Onboard!"

Then he crawled forward with all his might.

……

Just as the Japanese 5th Regiment started exchanging fire with the 31rd Battalion of the Special Service Regiment, the st Regiment, which was originally advancing westward on the ridge north of Zhengtai Road, gradually rushed to the position of the st Battalion of the Special Service Regiment.

Seeing that there were rapid gunshots from the 5th Regiment in the south and it was obvious that a fight had started, the commander of the 31st Regiment, Colonel Shogo Hirata, was not in a hurry and ordered his regiment to charge forward.

Instead, he ordered his soldiers to rest on the spot, while he and the regiment chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Uta Taro, climbed to a high place and observed the nearby terrain with a telescope.

The brigade commander, Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, was not with him, so he certainly didn't need to rush his troops to die.

……

After a while, Hirata Shogo frowned and asked Uta Taro:

"Uda-kun, the artillery of the Tubalu is very powerful, and now they have dug so many trenches. We only have six Type 6 infantry guns, so it will be difficult for us to capture the enemy's position easily.

Do you have any idea? "

Uta Taro did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked carefully at the mountains to the north and then answered with a sad face:
"Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, the Eighth Route Army has stationed troops at those high points on the hills to support each other.

We want to attack, but it seems we can only attack from the front!

If we disperse our forces to attack those hills one by one, it would probably be quite difficult.

Moreover, the slope is steep and the road is difficult to navigate. If we force a feint attack, there will be a lot of non-combat casualties."

"idiot!
Uda-kun, as the chief of staff, don’t you have any ideas at all? ? ? "

Hirata Shougo roared.

Uta Taro quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake, but he couldn't help rolling his eyes.

I thought to myself: What you said sounds very high-sounding!

If you have the ability, make your own decision!
The Eighth Route Army's defense is so tight, what the hell can I do?
……

Since he couldn't count on Uta Taro, Hirata Shogo could only come up with an attack plan on his own.

His mind flashed with lightning, and after thinking for a while, he gave the order:

"Order Araki Ryoya to unify the command of all 12 infantry guns of the regiment and immediately deploy them to bombard the positions of the Eighth Route Army!
Order Shigeru Sakai to lead the first battalion and prepare for the attack!
Once the Tubalu are bombed by our infantry artillery and are unable to fight back, charge immediately! "

Hearing this order, Uta Taro immediately looked at him as if he were a fool.

Quick reminder:

"Your Excellency, Commander, do you see how arrogant the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery is now?
Once our 12 infantry guns are exposed, the Eighth Route Army defenders in front only need to mobilize a few heavy artillery and turn the muzzles, which will be enough to destroy all our artillery!
By then, we won’t be able to suppress the heavy machine gun firepower points of the Eighth Route Army! "

"idiot!
Do you think that our field artillery regiment can't defeat these heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army?"

Hirata Shougo roared loudly.

In his opinion, at this moment on the battlefield, the enemy and our side were clearly in an advantageous position with their heavy artillery bombarding each other. How could the opponent have any heavy artillery free up to turn the muzzles to deal with his 12 infantry guns?
Seeing that not only was his brain not working very well but he was also blind, Uta Taro was speechless.

I began to deeply doubt the empire's military destiny.

He thought to himself: If the Locust Army is filled with stupid officers like this, won't the empire be doomed?
No wonder the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi is so terrifying now. It is probably the result of the senior officers of the First Army being too stupid.

Shogo Hirata didn't care what this guy was thinking. After scolding him, he immediately urged the officers below to carry out his orders.

……

Captain Araki Ryoya, the captain of the artillery squadron, was naturally very happy when he heard that the regiment commander had mobilized all the infantry artillery of the regiment under his unified command.

After carefully observing the terrain, he chose a hillside about 2500 meters away from the enemy's position and began to deploy 12 Type infantry guns.

These infantry guns were disassembled and carried by the artillerymen themselves when they were marching on the ridge.

Now it needs to be unfolded and reassembled.

However, Lieutenant Colonel Shigeru Sakai, commander of the 1st Battalion, was not so happy when he heard Hirata Shogo's military order.

The regiment obviously has three battalions, why must his first battalion go?
Now that we don't know the enemy's situation, if we just rush in with our eyes closed, isn't that just courting death?
But since Hirata Shogo had already given the order, he didn't dare to talk to the other party.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and order the less than 900 soldiers under his command to prepare for battle!

...(End of chapter)