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Chapter 737: There will be artillery, and even more artillery shells!

On the hillside south of Shibangou, at the position of the New 1st Regiment.

Ding Wei couldn't help but frown when he saw that the Japanese changed their offensive strategy and attacked his southern position with all their might.

The New 500st Regiment had few men to begin with, and after the recent battle, there were less than soldiers on the southern position who could still hold guns.

At this moment, there were as many as 2000 Japanese soldiers rushing over, howling like wild beasts!
The ratio of the enemy's and our forces' strength is almost reaching 1:5!
What a disparity!

“Old Ding, this is not good!

We must not hold out until the Special Agents Group arrives!"

Zhong Zhicheng said worriedly.

"The little devils are really ruthless."

Ding Wei spat fiercely.

Then he shouted:

"Comrades, don't be stingy with your bullets, shoot hard!"

As soon as he gave the order, the sound of gunfire like frying beans rang out.

The dense bullets knocked the Japanese soldiers to the ground one after another.

However, the Japanese had too many people, their shooting skills were accurate, and their grenade launchers were elusive.

Although the New 1st Regiment suffered heavy casualties under the attack, they quickly rushed to a position forty or fifty meters in front of their trenches.

It seemed that in 10 minutes at most, the Japanese would be able to rush into the trenches of the New st Regiment and win the battle.

Ding Wei's forehead was covered with sweat. He gritted his teeth and yelled while firing:
“Alternate cover, retreat!

Retreat to the next trench!"

The soldiers of the New 1st Regiment, following his orders, immediately took turns to cover each other and retreated, preparing to give the trenches to the Japanese.

At the rear of the Japanese attacking troops, the regiment chief of staff Sosuke Kawada was very satisfied to see that his men were making good progress.

Turning his head to the north, he saw Zhong Yunhe and the Locust Army's First Division slacking off.

I couldn't help but feel very angry.

He immediately sent someone to rush over and yell at Zhong Yunhe:

"Zhong Sang, if you, with your 1 or men, cannot capture the position of the Tubalu, which is guarded by only a few hundred men, within an hour, I will let you know what it means to live a life worse than death!!!"

When Zhong Yunhe heard this, he naturally groaned inwardly.

But he had to agree honestly, and then command his men, pretending to be fighting bravely and trying to rush up.

……

Just when the battle on the Shibangou battlefield reached its most critical moment.

On the road three or four kilometers east of Shibangou, Yang Yuanshan was leading a large force of the special forces regiment and running forward frantically.

Everyone was running breathlessly, with sweat dripping onto the ground like raindrops.

But not a single soldier complained about being tired. Everyone was in high spirits, ready to have a bloody battle with the Japanese!
At this time, Gao Yuanzhi rushed to Yang Yuanshan and said to him:
"Captain, our eight mountain guns were placed on the side of the road. They must have been placed there by Kong Dacheng and his men.

This place should be very close to the battlefield, listen to the cannon fire from the west!"

After hearing this, Yang Yuanshan listened for a moment and nodded repeatedly.

Then he shouted:

"Everyone stop and rest on the spot!"

……

Let Wang Quanfa take the soldiers to rest on the spot, organize the troops, and make preparations before the battle.

Yang Yuanshan took Gao Yuanzhi and climbed up the hillside beside the road. They used binoculars to look towards the direction of Shibangou ahead.

After a moment, he said to Gao Yuanzhi:
"Yuanzhi, this place should be less than 4 kilometers away from the Shibangou battlefield.

Do you see that hillside ahead?
You must immediately take some observers with you to climb to the commanding heights for observation. At the same time, set up your 10 mountain cannons on the hillside, and then beat the Japanese hard and use up all their shells!

By the time you finish your shelling, our main force should have arrived at the battlefield.

When the time comes, we will defeat the Japanese in one fell swoop!"

"Captain, we only have a few hundred shells left.

If we kill all of them, what if there are more Japanese coming from behind? "

Gao Yuanzhi was a little hesitant.

But he knew that more than two divisions of Japanese soldiers were coming from the direction of Jinyang.

That means the other side will have at least two mountain artillery regiments.

This is a desperate artillery force.

"It's okay, we'll have artillery and even more shells.

Our current goal is to destroy the detachment in front of us first."

Yang Yuanshan explained confidently.

If he hadn't felt that there was no need to be so exaggerated when dealing with a regiment of the Japanese devils, he would have given Gao Yuanzhi dozens of mountain cannons and tens of thousands of artillery shells right now to surprise him.

The Special Forces Regiment had never been short of artillery and shells, so Gao Yuanzhi did not doubt Yang Yuanshan's words and immediately nodded and agreed:

"Okay, I'll go make the arrangements right away."

……

Coming down the hillside, Yang Yuanshan called Wang Quanfa, Guo Youqing, and Wang Ye over and said:

"Comrades, according to the previous report from the special operations company, the Japanese in front of us only have one regiment, and their strength is smaller than ours.

In addition, they have been fighting with the New 1st Regiment for such a long time, and they must have suffered heavy casualties.

So I want to swallow them all up in one gulp, not letting a single Japanese soldier slip through the net." "Captain, you decide, how should we fight?"

Guo Youqing asked anxiously, he didn't want to use his brain at all.

"We now have 5000 troops, and our firepower should be more fierce than that of the Japanese.

As long as we can block the Japanese's escape route, it will not be difficult to wipe them out.

So I want you to leave your artillery company behind, and take three infantry companies to go around to the west of Shibangou with light equipment, block their way, attack eastward, and attack us from both sides."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Wang Quanfa accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

"Considering the firepower problem of your battalion, I will reinforce you with the first and third companies of the guard battalion.

Their machine guns and recoilless guns can provide you with the greatest firepower support."

Yang Yuanshan added another sentence.

"Yes! Thank you, Captain!"

Wang Quanfa became even more confident.

"Okay, then you guys act now.

Gao Yuanzhi's artillery battalion will open fire soon. Once their artillery fire stops, you must launch an attack. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Wang Quanfa felt a sense of urgency.

He didn't know how long Gao Yuanzhi's bombardment would last.

And his soldiers were all very tired after the previous journey.

Whether we can reach the designated location before the shelling stops is completely unknown!

However, he did not fear the difficulty. Instead, he immediately announced Yang Yuanshan's order to the soldiers and led them to act quickly, taking a small path and rushing to the west of Shibangou.

……

Wang Quanfa left with more than 1000 people, and Gao Yuanzhi also led 1500 soldiers from the artillery battalion, dragging their cannons up the hillside in front.

Yang Yuanshan immediately took the remaining 2000 people and continued to march towards Shibangou.

But he did not forget to send out scouts to investigate the situation.

Not long after they walked, they heard the rumbling sound of mountain artillery firing.

Yang Yuanshan immediately shouted to the soldiers:

"Comrades, the artillery battalion has already started eating meat, we can't fall behind.

Otherwise, you won’t even have soup to drink later, don’t blame me!”

Hearing this, a new strength immediately surged in the tired bodies of the special forces regiment's soldiers.

It made them suddenly increase their speed.

As the sound of gunfire became louder and louder, everyone knew that they were indeed getting closer and closer to the battlefield.

……

After running a few hundred meters, the scouts sent out in front came back to report:

"Captain, the battlefield is 800 meters ahead.

The Japanese are frantically attacking the New 1st Regiment, and now they are a little overwhelmed. "

Upon hearing this, Yang Yuanshan immediately ordered Lv Wenyi, the commander of the artillery company of the third infantry battalion:
"Wenyi, take your men immediately, set up artillery on this hilltop, and bombard the Japanese fiercely.

Your infantry guns have a range of 2700 meters, and should be able to easily bombard the large Japanese forces."

"Yes!"

Lu Wenyi quickly agreed.

"We must send more observers to provide guidance and avoid bombing our own people."

Yang Yuanshan explained again.

"Yes!"

Lu Wenyi roared and called his men to drive the mules and horses, dragging the 12 Type infantry guns in his battalion up the hillside nearby.

……

Next, Yang Yuanshan continued to lead the remaining soldiers forward.

Soon, they turned a corner and arrived at the boundary of Shibangou.

At this time, everyone saw the Japanese soldiers, although they were being bombarded by Gao Yuanzhi's mountain artillery.

However, they did not stop their frantic attack on the positions of the New 1st Regiment, showing great courage and fearlessness.

The soldiers of the new regiment were constantly hit by bullets and fell on the battlefield.

Seeing that the shooting range in front of him was wide enough, Yang Yuanshan immediately said to Guo Youqing:

"Youqing, deploy your machine guns immediately and beat these little devils hard.

Dare to use your large numbers to bully Captain Ding, who has only a small number of men. Let us also let the little devils know how it feels to be bullied!"

"Yes!"

Guo Youqing agreed, and then directed his men to deploy the Oerlikon 20mm machine guns in the camp one by one and put them in a horizontal firing position.

Then he gave the order:
"Everyone open fire! Hit hard!"

……

(End of this chapter)