I'm killing enemies with my sword and exploding equipment

Huangping Town battlefield.

5 minutes before the artillery battalion of the special forces regiment opened fire.

The commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the st Division of the Japanese army, Masao Yano, sent people to call the only four remaining tanks of his division to the entrance of the town.

Then he said to the squadron leader Inaba Eita:

"Inaba-kun, did you see those damned tanks of the Eighth Route Army?
Now I command you to take your warriors and destroy them!"

Upon hearing this, Inaba Eita used a telescope to observe the nine tanks outside the town and replied with a bitter face:
"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army's tanks are so tall and their number is twice ours. I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to win."

"Baga! You are a coward who fears the enemy and is afraid of fighting!"

Masao Yano roared immediately.

It wasn't easy for him to snatch this opportunity to take the lead from Nobuhiro Fujita!
If you don't get the credit, you'd be self-defeating and bring shame upon yourself.

How can you bear this?

Inaba Eita felt very aggrieved after being scolded.

I thought to myself: You are such a fool, you can't even talk without any pain in your waist!

In this narrow terrain, when tanks fight each other, what matters is the power of their main guns and the thickness of their armor.

Although its own Type 97 medium tank is a medium tank, the thickness of its armor is actually not as good as that of the light tanks of some major countries.

How dare we say we can defeat the larger force with the smaller one?
What's more, the Eighth Route Army's tanks are so tall.

The thickness of their armor must be extraordinary.

The tanks they were equipped with were only 57mm short-barreled cannons, whose main purpose was to support infantry.

In terms of armor-piercing ability, it's simply unbearable!
He quickly defended himself with a red face and thick neck:
"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, it's not that I'm afraid of fighting, but I'm worried that our tank guns can't penetrate the armor of the Eighth Route Army tanks!

You must be aware that the arsenal installed short-barreled guns on our tanks, and their armor-piercing capabilities are very limited!"

After hearing what he said, Masao Yano became furious again.

Crazy Roar:

"Baga! Those idiots in the arsenal are all trash!
It is totally unable to provide us with powerful weapons and equipment!

Everything must die! "

……

Masao Yano cursed the Arsenal for a full two minutes with a foul language.

Then he calmed down and ordered Inaba Eita:

"Inaba-kun, take your tank out immediately and fire at the Tubalu tanks!
Even if we cannot destroy them, we must weaken their firepower so that our warriors can advance faster!

We must not let these bastards get away like this!"

Seeing that the other party did not force him to destroy the enemy, Inaba Eita breathed a sigh of relief and bowed quickly:
"Hi!"

Then, he quickly returned to his tank and shouted loudly to the other Japanese infantrymen lying on the ground, asking them to clear the way.

About a minute later, he drove towards the town entrance with his four tanks.

……

As he drove the tank out of the town with a rumbling sound, Inaba Eita discovered that the nine tanks of the special forces regiment were already retreating.

The tank's main gun, which had just been wreaking havoc, also stopped firing.

This time, he suddenly became excited.

It was obvious that the enemy was about to escape, so wasn't this a chance for them to make achievements?

You know, it's much easier to hit the rear of a tank than the front armor!

So, he quickly gave a loud order:
"Warriors, hurry up and fire at the Eighth Route Army's tanks and destroy them!"

Following his order, the gunners in the four tanks immediately adjusted the angles of their tank guns and prepared to fire.

However, before they could prepare for the bombardment, a dense barrage of shells suddenly fell towards them from the sky.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

Amid the huge explosions caused by dozens of artillery shells, their four tanks were completely overturned and torn into pieces like small boats in a storm.

……

Honda Masazo, the commander of the Japanese Eighth Division, was feeling smug when he heard that his men had completely occupied Huangping Town.

He then received a report from Nobuhiro Fujita, saying that the enemy had arranged 9 tanks and at least a dozen direct-fire artillery pieces to block the west gate of Huangping Town, preventing them from pursuing.

At this moment, Honda Masazai's pride was gone.

He thought that there should be no danger in the town now.

So he immediately took his men and headed to the west of the town, ready to check out the situation ahead and then take command personally.

However, just when he was halfway there, his guard suddenly pointed at the dense black spots in the western sky and shouted:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, bad! Artillery fire!!!"

Afterwards, he was suddenly pounced on by his own guard, who did a "man on man" attack on him, almost knocking out his front teeth.

He was so angry that he roared:
“Bagya Road!
Damn Tubalu, how come they have so many cannons???"

And just as his roar fell, the shells also fell.

The earth-shattering explosion made his ears buzz as if he was going to be deafened.

He could no longer hold back and shouted in panic:
"Baka! We've fallen into a trap!
The Tubalu's heavy artillery has not run out of ammunition at all!"

However, his shouts were drowned out by the loud explosion and no one could hear them!
……

Once the shelling by the two artillery battalions of the Special Forces Regiment began, there was no sign of stopping.

The entire Huangping Town was covered by their more than 30 heavy artillery pieces.

The shock wave from the explosion swept through the entire town, completely destroying and collapsing the already dilapidated houses.

The Japanese soldiers in various places in the town were all trembling under the artillery fire.

Fortunately, the special forces regiment had dug a lot of trenches in the town before, allowing them to hide barely.

But even so, their casualties were heavy.

After all, as long as a shell falls within a ten-meter radius, they will be dead even if they hide in the trenches!
At this moment, they felt the same fear of being dominated by artillery fire as in the morning!

……

West of Huangping Town.

After Kong Dacheng led the tank company and quickly retreated to the valley in front of the temporary command post of the special forces regiment, he ordered the entire company to turn the guns around and continue firing their tank guns in the direction of Huangping Town.

Get ready to use up all the shells in their tanks!

The Chaffee tank's 75mm main gun usually has a range of around 3800 meters.

Their current location is less than 3000 meters away from Huangping Town.

By firing at maximum range, we can completely ravage the Japanese in the town!
……

Amid the earth-shaking artillery fire, Yang Yuanshan in the temporary command post of the special forces regiment could not help but smile.

I muttered to myself: My level of commanding a battle is probably far inferior to that of Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and others.

But not important!

I have a lot of cannons and shells, so I can just use artillery fire and saturation bombardment to blanket the ground and win the battle!
Whoever disagrees, I will compete with him in performance!

hey-hey……

Zhan Haishan, who was standing next to him, saw the uncontrollable smile on his face and couldn't help rolling his eyes and reminding him:

"Captain, you are still secretly happy!
Under this level of bombardment, many of the Japanese weapons and equipment would probably be destroyed!

If we go back to clean up the battlefield, I'm afraid we'll only find scraps all over the ground."

Yang Yuanshan waved his hand and answered nonchalantly:
“Haishan, it’s okay.

We have no shortage of weapons and equipment.

If it explodes, it explodes.

Reducing the casualties of the soldiers is the most important thing!"

Zhan Haishan was already tired of hearing his nonsense.

I didn't have the energy to persuade him anymore, so I could only shake my head helplessly, walk out of the valley, and look towards the east through the telescope.

……

Seeing him leave, Yang Yuanshan immediately ordered the telegraph operator:
"Send a telegram to the leaders and tell them that we have started shelling. We expect to start a full-scale counterattack around 5pm!
Ask them to prepare for the attack!"

"Yes!"

……

Soon, in Li Yunlong’s temporary command center.

The telegraph operator reported Yang Yuanshan's telegram to him.

After listening to this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but curse:
"This bastard is ordering me around!

It's more like I'm the head of the group, he's the leader!"

But then he ordered the telegraph operator:

"Send a telegram to notify Lao Ding and Lao Xing, and have them prepare immediately, approach the battlefield as quickly as possible, and launch a full-scale attack at 5 o'clock!"

"Yes!"

The telegraph operator yelled and went to work immediately.

Li Yunlong yelled at the outside world at the top of his voice:

"Duan Peng, pass the order to me, all soldiers, prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

Duan Peng also understood that the final moment was approaching, and his heart was suddenly filled with excitement.

——He can kill the Japanese again, and he feels itchy just thinking about it!
As a person who has been practicing martial arts since childhood, I would feel uncomfortable if I don't kill a few Japanese devils!
……

Just when the Japanese soldiers in Huangping Town were suffering terribly from the bombing of the Special Forces Regiment's mountain artillery, heavy mortars, and 105mm howitzers.

Behind the Japanese Eighth Division, the division staff officer Keihito Nagakubo also heard the thunder-like sounds.

He was a little flustered at the moment.

Immediately order several scouts to check the situation ahead.

Soon, these people came back in a hurry and reported to him:

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, our large force has just occupied Huangping Town, but was suddenly bombarded by the Eighth Route Army, and has now suffered heavy losses!"

"Bageyalu! Damn it!"

Kubo Keijin roared.

Then he asked with concern:
"Where's the division commander?
Since we have been ambushed, why don't our warriors turn back?"

“We have not received any news from His Excellency the Division Commander.

It is impossible for the warriors to move forward now, as the Eighth Route Army's artillery bombardment is too fierce. They have at least forty heavy artillery pieces, which are bombarding the town madly, completely not caring about the consumption of shells!
I'm afraid even rats can't escape from this town now!"

The scouts answered tremblingly.

They just looked at it from a distance and felt their scalps tingling!

The shells were falling like hail, raising dust all over the sky. Shrapnel and rubble seemed to cover the entire Huangping Town, as if there was no room for escape at all!

"What? Even mice can't escape?

How can this be? ? ? "

Kubo Keijin was shocked and angry.

He instantly realized that the opponent was launching a full-scale bombardment just like they did early this morning.

In his heart, he couldn't help but curse all the ancestors of that idiot Honda Masazai!

If he hadn't ordered the entire army to move forward, how could his large force be trapped in the town and passively bombed?

……

But cursing won't solve the current dilemma.

Keihito Kubo was as anxious as an ant on hot pan, pacing back and forth in the temporary command center.

About three minutes later, he gritted his teeth and ordered:

"Quick, in my name, order the troops in front to turn back immediately!
Especially the cavalry regiment, they must not rush in or they will die!"

Then he shouted to the telegraph operator:

"Telegraph operator, hurry up, send a message to the Commander-in-Chief!
We were informed that we had encountered an ambush by a large number of heavy artillery from the Eighth Route Army, and that the main force of the entire division was now trapped in Huangping Town.

Request the other side to mobilize the Army Aviation bombers to destroy the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army at all costs!

Pay attention, at all costs!!!"

"Hi!"

……

After giving two orders in a row, Kubo Keijin still felt very uneasy.

After taking inventory of the troops in his hands, he could only order Lieutenant Colonel Kaga Kiyokawa, commander of the 8th Engineer Regiment, to arm all the hundreds of men in the Engineer Regiment and prepare them for fighting.

After this matter was arranged, he took inventory of the non-combat personnel in the division headquarters and prepared to organize them into teams and distribute weapons.

At this time, a combat staff suggested:
"Mr. Chief of Staff, didn't the First Cavalry Regiment of the First Division go to the rear to escort the baggage train?
Can they be transferred back to solve the current dilemma first?
They are fast, if they turn back at full speed, they should be able to return soon."

Hearing this, Kubo Keihito's eyes lit up.

Although a cavalry regiment also has a small number of people, the combat effectiveness they can exert is quite strong.

At least when they were sweeping the Hebei-Central region, they could easily crush several of the opponent's main regiments!
So he nodded repeatedly and gave a loud order:
"Telegraph operator, hurry up, send a message to the First Cavalry Regiment, tell them to abandon their original mission and return immediately!

At any cost!!!"

Hearing his order, the telegraph operator immediately agreed and started sending the message.

……

In Shimen City.

Okamura Jining has been in a much better mood since receiving the good news from Honda Masazai.

I treated Tanabe Seigo to lunch at noon and he also had a great appetite.

After dinner, he had a good nap.

After waking up, he thought he had nothing to do, so he simply took Tanabane Shengwu with him and wandered around Shimen City.

By the way, he also taught the other party some of his thoughts over the years on the world situation, the future of the empire and the next strategy.

Tanabe Seigo knew that he was only a division commander before, although he felt that he was not inferior to others in tactical command.

But in terms of grand strategy, grand pattern and broad vision, it is indeed quite insufficient.

At this moment, listening to Okamura Ji Ning's dedicated teaching, I was naturally very grateful.

I took each other's words to heart.

For a while, the two of them chatted very happily and the atmosphere was very cheerful.

……

However, just when they were chatting happily, the telecommunications staff officer Oda Taro suddenly ran over and reported to Okamura Ji Ning with a panicked face:
"Commander, the Eighth Division is calling!"

Seeing the expression on his face, Okamura Ji Ning knew that there must be bad news again.

I couldn't help but feel very depressed.

I thought to myself: How did these useless guys on the front line get to such high positions?
What the hell, bad news keeps coming to me every day?
With a gloomy face and having prepared himself mentally, Okamura Ji Ning shouted coldly:
"Oda-kun, show your courage as a locust warrior!

Panic is a disgrace to the honor of a warrior!"

"Hi!"

After being scolded, Oda Taro stopped trembling.

He stood still obediently.

Tanabe Seigo beside him asked curiously:

"What did the Eighth Division's telegram say?
Did they let the Eighth Route Army escape?"

"The 8th Division Chief of Staff, Colonel Keihito Nagakubo, called and said... that they were ambushed by a large number of heavy artillery from the Eighth Route Army and are now trapped in Huangping Town!
I request the Commander to dispatch Army Air Force bombers to bomb the Eighth Route Army artillery positions at all costs!"

Oda Taro answered quickly.

"What? Trapped in Huangping Town?
Baghya Road!

Didn’t Honda Masashi, that idiot, say he was about to win a few hours ago? ? ? "

Okamura Ji Ning was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and his face became extremely ferocious.

...(End of chapter)