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Chapter 704: Are we fighting a serious war?

When he learned that his last three field guns were destroyed, Harada Yuji knew that the 35th Division was now standing on the edge of a cliff.

Although they still had more than 20 Type 92 infantry guns assigned to several regiments, it was impossible for them to quickly capture the water spring!
After all, he was well aware of the power of infantry artillery.

Of course it is useful for dealing with simple fortifications, fire points and the like.

But it is of little use against a city with strong defenses like Shuiquan.

He pulled his saber out of the body of artillery battalion commander Takehiro Yoshida.

The dripping blood made his back shiver.

He instantly realized that he had done something extremely stupid!

A very valuable artillery major did not die at the hands of the enemy, but died at his own hands.

I will definitely be reprimanded by the base.

He thought to himself: It’s all that idiot Hoshino Hideaki’s fault!
Not only was an entire artillery regiment wiped out, but I also acted on impulse and did such a stupid thing.

Next to him, Chief of Staff Rijiro Shirataki tried to stop him when he drew his sword.

But unexpectedly, he moved too fast and didn't make it in time.

At this moment, seeing that Yoshida Takehiro was already dead, he could only stamp his feet helplessly:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, you are too impulsive!!!"

Harada Yuji was already filled with remorse, and when he heard what he said, he felt like he was slapped in the face and became unhappy immediately.

He glared and cursed:
"Baga! Are you teaching me how to do things???"

Shirataki Rijiro was scolded and felt very unhappy, thinking: I had such good intentions but it went to waste!

If you are ordered by the headquarters to transfer to the reserve force later, don't blame me for not reminding you!

But seeing him holding the bloody saber in his hand, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back, fearing that he would go crazy with killing and stab him.

He immediately pretended to be very submissive and bowed his head to admit his mistake:
"Your Excellency the division commander has misunderstood. I dare not do that."

Seeing that he was obedient, Harada Yuji finally calmed down a bit and immediately gave the order:

"Immediately order Kawase-kun to turn back!
Cancel the attack mission!"

"Hi!"

……

Soon, the commander of the 220th Regiment, Shigemasa Kawase, who was leading his men in a crawling charge, received this order and was very annoyed.

He felt like he was being played, sometimes charging and sometimes retreating.

It's like child's play!
Are we seriously fighting this?

Are you intentionally giving heads to the enemy?

However, as he watched his men still being strafed by the special forces regiment's direct-fire artillery, with shells hitting the ground and limbs and debris flying everywhere, he still chose to obey Harada Yusuke's orders.

Shouted:
"Warriors, the division commander has ordered us to turn back immediately! Quickly!"

When the Japanese soldiers heard that they could retreat, they were naturally overjoyed and immediately turned around and ran away.

Some people were so excited that they even forgot that there were artillery fire at the moment, and jumped up from the ground in order to run faster.

Then--

It was broken into two pieces by a shell.

Seeing the lessons learned from the experiences of these unlucky guys, the other Japanese soldiers instantly came to their senses, lay obediently on the ground, and crawled backwards with great effort.

Like a bunch of ugly, shit-yellow earthworms.

……

In the trenches of the Second Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment, Company Commander Xia Dayi felt very sorry when he saw that the Japanese had run away before they could get into the range of their heavy machine guns.

I couldn't help but curse:
"These little devils are too cowardly!

Our heavy machine guns haven't even started firing yet, and they've already run away!"

Battalion Commander He Yunfu heard this and said with a sad face:
"The Japanese aren't being cowardly; they are preparing to reorganize and adjust their deployment.

We are about to face a severe test.”

"Really? Then what should we do?"

Xia Dayi asked quickly.

"We can only fight against the enemy with our own army and cover the water with earth."

He Yunfu said in a deep voice.

Then he shouted:

"Order the soldiers to eat dry food when necessary and drink water when necessary.

If the Japanese attack again later, it won't end so hastily like it does now!"

"Yes!"

……

On Shuiquan City, Yang Yuanshan saw the change in the battle situation and immediately called the messenger and gave the order:
"Order Chen Sansheng of the Second Battalion Artillery Company and Zheng Erxi of the Fourth Battalion Artillery Company to quickly count casualties, treat the wounded, and count the artillery.

Then redeploy eastwards towards Gaojiazhai.”

"Yes!"

As soon as the messenger received the order, he ran away quickly.

Han Yang asked quickly:
"Captain, are you worried that the Japanese will attack Gaojiazhai next?"

"good.

If I were the Japanese commander, I would definitely give priority to taking the commanding heights of Gaojiazhai.

The reason they didn't do so just now was because they were too arrogant.

Now that he has been dealt a heavy blow, he will surely behave himself."

Yang Yuanshan explained.

Han Yang thought about it for a moment and nodded.

He asked worriedly: "Captain, that's the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment at Gaojiazhai, right?

Can they hold it?"

"Wang Huaibao's Third Battalion is the old foundation of the Independent Regiment. Although the number of people is not large, its strength is not much weaker than Kong Jiexin's Second Regiment.

There shouldn't be any problem in defending Gaojiazhai for a day or two.

Besides, didn’t I ask Chen Sansheng and the others to take care of it over there?
Without their field artillery, the Japs won't be able to do anything to them."

Yang Yuanshan is full of confidence.

"Well, if it doesn't work, we can only ask the guard battalion to provide support."

……

The Japanese are here.

Just as Yang Yuanshan expected, the division commander, Harada Yuji, immediately prepared to reorganize and redeploy his troops after suffering a huge setback.

However, after seeing the huge losses suffered by the hastily retreating 220th Regiment, he still wanted to immediately command the entire army to charge and destroy all the enemies in front of them!
An infantry regiment has lost at least four to five hundred people in this attack that lasted less than an hour!

It really made him furious!

Fortunately, the lesson he just learned was severe enough, so he was able to control himself.

Ordered the Japanese soldiers to rest on the spot.

Then he called together all officers above the rank of captain and began to discuss the next battle plan.

Finally, they unanimously decided to first capture the commanding heights in the southeast direction - Gaojiazhai.

Then set up the remaining Type 92 infantry guns in the division and bombard the trench positions of the Special Forces Regiment.

However, in order to allow the warriors to recover their combat effectiveness first, he planned to launch the attack on Gaojiazhai an hour later.

Moreover, the 220th Regiment was no longer allowed to go, and was replaced by the 221st Regiment, a fresh force.

The plan was decided, and Harada Yuji asked the officers to disperse and go about their own business.

Then he called the telegraph operator and gave the order:
"Send a telegram to Tanaka-kun of the 21st Division, and have them move as quickly as possible to join us!

Tell them that the Tubalu are treacherous and powerful, so they must be vigilant and not fight recklessly!!!"

"Hi!"

……

While the Japanese were resting, on the side of the Special Forces Regiment, Chen Sansheng from the Second Battalion Artillery Company and Zheng Erxi from the Fourth Battalion Artillery Company finally finished counting the losses in their own company.

After they received Yang Yuanshan's order to move eastward, they were immediately organized by Chen Sansheng and followed the order.

Zheng Erxi was sent as a representative to report the situation to Yang Yuanshan.

As one of the ten people who followed Yang Yuanshan together with Han Yang, Zheng Erxi is only a company commander now because he is a bit rash in his work.

Compared with Han Yang, who had been promoted to regimental chief of staff, and Li Dahe, who was the battalion commander, he was obviously far behind.

But he himself didn't care. In his own words, I joined the army to fight the devils! The battalion commander is not as good as the company commander. I can't go into battle and kill the devils myself!

When he met Yang Yuanshan and Han Yang, he greeted them without hesitation:

"Captain! Lao Han!"

"Erxi, I saw you guys were blown to pieces by the Japanese just now. Are you okay?"

Han Yang stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulders.

"of course not!
The Japanese want to blow me up, but they are dreaming!"

Zheng Erxi is very arrogant.

Yang Yuanshan quickly interrupted their idle chatter and asked:
"Erxi, I asked someone to inform you about moving eastward. Have you made arrangements?"

"Captain, it has been arranged.

However, our two companies originally had 24 artillery pieces, but now we only have 11 left. I’m afraid they won’t be able to play a big role.”

Speaking of this, Zheng Erxi's face looked a little depressed.

Of the 13 guns lost, 8 were lost by his company.

This made him feel a little embarrassed.

The war had just begun and his company only had four guns left. How could he continue fighting?
Type 92 infantry guns are plentiful in Yang Yuanshan’s system warehouse.

She didn't take his words to heart at all, but asked:

"What about your artillery?

How about the loss?

"The soldiers all hid in the trenches in time. The casualties were less than 20%, and most of them were only seriously injured. They were all sent to the city for emergency treatment."

Zheng Erxi answered.

"Okay! That's no problem.

Regarding the artillery, I will give you 13 more guns, and you can send people to the city to move them!"

Yang Yuanshan was very happy.

As long as the artillery casualties are not too great, then our artillery company will not lose its combat effectiveness!

With a thought, he took out 13 Type infantry guns and a batch of shells from the system warehouse and placed them in an alley near the north gate.

Hearing that it was so easy to get artillery replenishment, Zheng Erxi was very excited and asked without hesitation:
"Captain, how many artillery pieces does our regiment have?

It's not easy for other regiments to get one or two Type 92 infantry guns!"

Han Yang next to him was also very curious about this question.

He couldn't help but stare at Yang Yuanshan.

Yang Yuanshan smiled slightly:
"Why do you care so much?
Aren't you happy to have a gun?"

……

(End of this chapter)