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Huangping Town battlefield.

As soon as the 12 recoilless guns of the Second Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment opened fire, they scared the Japanese soldiers on the ridges on both sides of the road.

They all had not expected that in addition to the dozens of heavy artillery pieces that were now wreaking havoc, the Special Forces Regiment actually had other artillery pieces!
……

On the southern ridge, the commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade, Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki, could not help but say to his chief of staff, Shirakawa Masasuke:
“Bagya Road!
The Eighth Route Army is equipped with too many artillery pieces!
It doesn't look like an army lacking supplies and logistics at all!

It seems that even if we defeat the Tubalu in front of us, this battle will not be easy! "

Shirakawa Masasuke nodded:

"Indeed! No wonder the First Division suffered a heavy loss yesterday.

Given the artillery configuration of the Eighth Route Army, if our warriors were to charge under the artillery fire, the losses would certainly be huge!

Those bastards in the Special Higher Police who are just sitting there doing nothing should all die!"

Then, he saw that the Aoki Squadron, which was charging under heavy machine gun fire from the enemy, was making slow progress, and asked:

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, do you want to have the Aoki Squadron withdraw first?
I believe that although these Eighth Route Army troops in front of us are only firing heavy machine guns now, they definitely cannot be without mortars.

If the Aoki Squadron continues to charge, it will probably be difficult to test all their methods!"

After hearing this, Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki thought for a moment, then shook his head in deep thought:

“No, let’s see first.

Without Aoki Squadron to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army, Maeda Squadron would be very likely to be exposed."

The Maeda Squadron he mentioned was the one that was sent out earlier to make a roundabout attack on the flank and rear of the Third Battalion.

At this moment, he had lost most of his confidence in a frontal attack.

Instead, they placed more hope on the squadron that would flank the enemy.

After hearing what Tsuchiya Yoshiyuki said, Shirakawa Masasuke could only nod and sigh.

I silently said to myself: Aoki-kun, even though your sister is very soft, I still can’t save you!

But don't worry, when you die, I will take good care of your family.

I will take good care of your wife and daughter.

……

On the ridge north of the road.

When the commander of the 31st Regiment, Hirata Shogo, saw the artillery shells from the Second Battalion of the Special Service Regiment blowing up the Japanese soldiers on the road, he immediately shouted anxiously:
"Baga! Quickly, order Araki-kun's artillery to bombard the Tubalu artillery positions!"

Although the troops on the road belonged to the 16th Brigade, he himself belonged to the 4th Brigade.

But he still valued the camaraderie of his colleagues and helped without hesitation.

At this moment, his artillery squadron leader, Captain Ryoya Araki, had just led his men to deploy all 12 Type cannons and were preparing to fire at the position of the st Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment in front. When he received his order, he was speechless.

He immediately sent a messenger back to report to him:

"Your Excellency, the artillery position of this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers on the road is at least 4 kilometers away from us!

My infantry gun has a range of only 2700 meters, which is out of reach!"

Hearing this, Hirata Shogo suddenly looked embarrassed.

After a long while, he finally tried to save his dignity and angrily said:
“Bagya Road!
What kind of bird cannon did those bastards in the arsenal design?
It doesn’t even have a 4km range!!!”

The messenger had no idea what was going on.

Before this, everyone in the Japanese army was very satisfied with the Type 92 infantry gun!
After all, this thing is so light, so convenient, and quite powerful!

It is really unkind of Hirata Shogo to suddenly turn against us now!

Fortunately, the wing chief of staff, Uta Taro, stood up and reminded:
"Sir, as long as we can destroy the enemy on the ridge in front of us, we can move the artillery forward to support the 16th Brigade below!
Now, all we can do is let them hold on for a while!

I believe that the brave warriors of the 16th Brigade will not be defeated by this little artillery fire!"

Hirata Shogo nodded when he heard this, then turned to the messenger and shouted fiercely:

"Quick, order Araki Ryoya to bombard the Eighth Route Army position in front of us immediately!

I'm going to tear these damn bastards to pieces!!"

……

As his order was conveyed, the captain of the 31st Regiment Artillery Squadron, Ryoya Araki, immediately ordered one of his infantry guns to begin calibrating fire.

Amid the sound of "bang", a shell hit the position of the first battalion of the special forces regiment.

On the first battalion side, the battalion commander Xu Wei, seeing that the Japanese dared to fire at them, immediately said excitedly:

"You damned little Japs, you dare to practice shooting in front of me, you must be tired of living!"

Then he shouted:

"Infantrymen, hide in the trenches!
Artillery, immediately cover the area with artillery fire, and blow the Japanese artillery positions to pieces!"

In fact, even without his order, most of the soldiers on his position were hiding in the trenches.

The artillery soldiers were already ready to open fire.

The Japanese exposed their artillery positions during their firing, so how could they let them go?

joke!

Upon hearing the order, the gunners immediately adjusted the artillery parameters under the guidance of the observer and prepared to open fire.

"boom!"

With an explosion, the Japanese's training shell landed several dozen meters in front of their position, stirring up a lot of grass, trees and rocks.

But it did not cause any harm to the soldiers of the first battalion hiding in the trenches.

……

On the Japanese side, Araki Ryoya saw that the landing point of the training shell was not far from the position of the first battalion, and he was very satisfied.

He shouted hurriedly, asking his gunners to immediately adjust the artillery parameters according to the calibration parameters and prepare for full-scale fire.

While they were still working hard, everyone suddenly heard a sharp whistling sound from the sky -

"咻咻咻...咻咻咻..."

When Araki Ryoya looked up, he saw dense black spots rushing towards his position.

He shouted in horror:
"Baga! Artillery fire! Dodge the artillery fire!"

But how can we do this in time?

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, intensive explosions echoed throughout the battlefield!

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

There is no doubt that this is the effect of the simultaneous firing of 12 infantry guns and 12 M18 recoilless rifles of the st Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment.

……

Seeing his artillery position suffering such a fierce bombardment, the Japanese regiment commander Shogo Hirata almost popped his eyes out.

I couldn't help but scream in horror:
“Bagya Road!
In addition to those heavy artillery, the Eighth Route Army actually had so many infantry artillery???

How do they complete their logistical supplies?
Are they going to be carried on the shoulders and in the hands of those Chinese people?"

……

When the Chief of Staff of the Wing, Taro Uta, saw that the decision just made by Hirata Shogo was indeed wrong, he immediately despised his ancestors in his heart.

While urgently suggesting:

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army's artillery force far outnumbers ours. If I allow them to engage in an artillery battle with Mr. Araki, it will be very disadvantageous to me!
We should immediately order the infantry to launch a fierce attack!

Otherwise, if Araki-kun is defeated, we will be exposed to the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army and will have no chance of victory!"

Hearing this, Hirata Shogo, who was already somewhat at a loss, nodded quickly and shouted loudly:

"Order Sakai-kun, quickly, charge!
Order the second and third battalions to immediately assemble and prepare for battle! "

……

Following his order, the First Battalion, which had already been prepared for battle, immediately rushed towards the position of the First Battalion of the Special Service Regiment under the leadership of its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Shigeru Sakai.

……

On the first battalion side, Xu Wei saw nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers rushing over, and he immediately tensed up and shouted loudly:
"Comrades, the Japs are coming, get ready for battle! Heavy machine guns, don't wait for my order, as soon as the Japs are within range, open fire immediately!"

Following his order, the soldiers of the first battalion immediately poked their heads out of the trenches and began to aim.

……

Soon, the Japanese soldiers entered the effective range of the MG-42 general-purpose machine guns of the first battalion.

The machine gunners of the 36 general-purpose machine guns equipped by the entire battalion pulled the trigger without hesitation.

In an instant, the sound of tearing cloth was heard, and 36 tongues of fire swept towards the Japanese!
In one encounter, the hundred or so Japanese soldiers who were rushing in the front were beaten into a sieve.

The Japanese captain, Sakai Shigeru, who was leading the charge, was so frightened that he shouted in horror:

"Baga! So many heavy machine guns!
Get down! Spread out! "

……

Behind them, the regiment commander Shogo Hirata was stunned when he saw this.

A face full of doubts about life.

I couldn't help but scream:
"Damn it! How come the Eighth Route Army is equipped with so many heavy machine guns?
Aren’t there only a few hundred of them? ? ? "

The wing chief of staff Uta Taro beside him also murmured in disbelief:

"This heavy machine gun configuration is far superior to our Imperial Locust Army?"

……

As the battlefield on the ridge north of Zhengtai Road began to exchange fire, the contest between the Special Forces Regiment and the Japanese Eighth Division entered a white-hot state.

The dense sounds of artillery, gunfire and explosions drowned the entire town.

At first, Yang Yuanshan used a telescope to observe the situation on the battlefields. Later, he found that there was nothing interesting, so he walked down from the roof and sat in the temporary command center, quietly waiting for reports from all sides.

Anyway, he thought that with the firepower density of each battalion and the command ability of the battalion commander, there shouldn't be any big problems.

……

Just when the four regiments of the Japanese Eighth Division began to come into contact and exchange fire with the Special Forces Regiment.

At their division headquarters.

The division commander Honda Masazai finally found a safe valley where he would not be bombed by shells from the sky and re-established his temporary command post.

Then he ordered officers at all levels to gather their troops and find a place to hide from the artillery fire.

After a flurry of activity, they finally recovered from the chaos of the sudden bombardment.

However, before he could call the officers of the Cavalry Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, the Supply Battalion, the Communications Squadron and other units to hear about their losses, an officer from the First Division, accompanied by several guards, hurried over to report to him:

"Your Excellency, Commander Honda, something big has happened in my First Division!"

Honda Masazai felt nervous when he heard this, and asked quickly:

"Yano-kun, what's going on?"

That’s right, the one who brought people here at this moment was the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the st Division, Major General Masao Yano.

Honda Masashi was very familiar with him.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander Honda, Your Excellency, Division Commander Nakazawa, died in battle!!

With him is Takahashi-kun!"

"What? Nakazawa-kun died with honor???

How can this be? ? ? "

Honda Masaaki's mouth was open so wide that an egg could be stuffed in.

A lieutenant general of the Imperial Army and commander of the 1st Division, just died like this?

This matter is absolutely known to the world!

The base camp is going to be in an uproar!!!

Of course, Yano Masao also knew how outrageous this matter was, and he quickly explained:
"Just now when the Eighth Route Army launched an artillery attack, the division commander and Mr. Takahashi were evacuating the temporary command post, but unfortunately they were hit by a mountain artillery shell...

Now, my First Division has lost its commander!"

“Bagya Road!
Damn Tubalu!"

Honda Masashi roared.

But for some reason, he suddenly felt a little secretly happy in his heart.

Saburo Nakazawa is finished, so now this army will be led by Honda Masazai!
Although the First Division is already half-destroyed, if they were gathered together, there should still be at least a few thousand people, right?

Thinking of this, he immediately asked:
"Yano-kun, how many troops do you have left in the First Division that can fight?"

"The Cavalry Regiment and the Quartermaster Brigade are transporting the wounded and supplies and are not here.

In addition, there are less than 6000 people left in the entire division, of which at least 3000 are wounded and need to be transported back urgently! "

Masao Yano answered honestly.

"Nani?
You have a Class A division of more than 2000 people, but only about of them are able to fight? "

Honda Masazai was speechless.

Early this morning, when Saburo Nakazawa synchronized the news with him, the 1st Division was not in such a miserable situation!
Of course, Masao Yano also knew how outrageous this number was.

I can only bite the bullet and explain:
"Your Excellency, Commander Honda, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire is too fierce!
Our warriors are simply unavoidable!"

“Bagya Road!
The artillery of the Eighth Route Army is actually better than that of our Locust Army!

Damn it!!!”

Honda Masashi was furious and helpless.

"Mr. Honda, what should my First Division do now?"

Masao Yano asked anxiously.

Now we must decide whether to fight or retreat!

Otherwise, the losses will only get worse.

He came to see the other party just to let him make a decision.

——Of course, it’s also a way of passing on the blame.

Saburo Honda also realized that the other party wanted to pass the blame on to him, but at this moment, as the highest-ranking officer here, he had to take the blame whether he wanted to or not!

Thinking of this, he could only give the order immediately:
"Yano-kun, I order you to immediately gather all remaining troops, food, ammunition and other supplies of the First Division and evacuate them to a safe area.

Then reorganize the team on the spot and prepare for battle!"

Hearing what he said, Masao Yano frowned.

This is not what he wanted at all.

He quickly asked:
"Mr. Honda, shouldn't we immediately transport the seriously injured to the rear?

We have suffered heavy casualties among our military doctors and medical personnel. If these warriors do not receive timely treatment, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"idiot!
Mr. Yano, we must defeat the Tubalu in front of us as soon as possible. We don't have the manpower to transport the wounded!"

Honda Masashi roared.

Of course, he understood the other party's purpose of chattering. He wanted to take his men to send the seriously injured to Shimen City in order to avoid fighting with these ferocious opponents in front of him.

But how could he possibly satisfy the other party?

……

Masao Yano felt a little embarrassed when his little thoughts were seen through.

I dare not say any more nonsense, I can only bow honestly:

"Hey! I understand!"

Seeing that he finally behaved himself, Honda Masazai breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this guy is not from his division, and he is a major general of the Imperial Army. If he refuses to obey, it will be difficult for him to deal with him.

……

After sending Yano Masao away, Honda Masazai immediately ordered the telegraph operator to report the news of Nakazawa Saburo's death to Okamura Jining in Shimen Castle.

...(End of chapter)