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Chapter 875 The Eighth Route Army is very powerful, just hold on!
In fact, without Yang Yuanshan's reminder, Gao Yuanzhi, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion of the special forces regiment, had always been ready to bombard the Japanese.

There were several observers around him, all holding binoculars and observing the flags in the observer's hands.

These observers are now working in groups of two, scattered far away.

One person was observing with a telescope, while the other was holding a flag and constantly transmitting various signals.

Soon, an observer on the artillery position came over and reported to Gao Yuanzhi:

"Battalion Commander, the frontline observer reports that the large Japanese force is about 4.5 kilometers away from us, at the 3 o'clock direction!"

Gao Yuanzhi nodded and immediately ordered:

"Order the gunners to adjust the firing parameters and prepare to fire!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the order, the gunners of the artillery battalion immediately took action.

Just at this time, the communicator sent by Yang Yuanshan also came here and conveyed his orders to Gao Yuanzhi.

After Gao Yuanzhi received the order, he saw that the gunners on his position were ready, so he immediately ordered:

"All fire!"

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Following Gao Yuanzhi's order, the gunners on the artillery battalion's position immediately pulled the gun ropes.

Twenty or thirty artillery shells were fired at the Japanese.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The sound of dense artillery explosions resounded throughout the world.

Everyone in and out of Qubei County knows that this war has just officially begun.

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As soon as the mountain artillery of the special forces regiment's artillery battalion opened fire, the Japanese were naturally greatly shocked.

They were originally marching in a dense formation, but now seeing the black shells coming towards them, they were all panicked.

Especially the 3000 men of the Locust Association led by Chai Xiongfei, who were placed at the end by Murata Takasei, wanted to run away as soon as possible.

The Japanese officers were well-trained and shouted:
"Quickly, get down and avoid the cannon!"

However, cannonballs cannot be avoided by simply lying down.

As shells fell, many Japanese soldiers were hit by shrapnel or torn into pieces by the shock waves of the explosion, with their limbs and arms flying everywhere.

There were screams and cries everywhere.

When the Japanese division commander Murata Takashi saw this, he couldn't help but gasp in anger.

Shouting loudly:

"Hurry up, disperse! Disperse!"

"Order the artillery, quickly, counterattack! Counterattack!"

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On the side of the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the regiment commander Kazuo Mitsui saw that our army fired first, causing his own infantry to wail everywhere, but he was not angry.

On the contrary, I was very excited.

——In his opinion, the enemy foolishly exposed their artillery position first, which was just a gift to him!

As for the life and death of the infantry, what does it have to do with his noble artillery?

He knew that Murata Takasei would soon order him to fire back.

Therefore, without waiting for orders, he briefly observed the distance and knew that the enemy artillery position should be within the range of his artillery.

He immediately commanded his artillery to deploy to the west.

Prepare to start shelling.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, he received an order from Murata Takasei.

At this time, several of the 36 artillery pieces under his command had already been deployed.

So, Kazuo Mitsui immediately yelled:
"Warriors, hurry up, open fire, and blow up the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army!"...

In this way, a shocking artillery battle broke out between the enemy and our armies before they officially came into contact.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

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Amid the dense gunfire, Yang Yuanshan sent someone to give an order to the tank company leader Kong Dacheng:
"Tank Company, attack immediately and hit the Japanese artillery positions so that they can't engage the artillery battalion with all their might.

But be careful to protect yourself and don't risk your life rashly!"

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At the intersection east of Qubei County, the soldiers of the tank company were here, replenishing gasoline, shells, bullets and other supplies, and also giving their own vehicles a simple inspection.

Only then did we have time to sit on the tank and eat while listening to the sound of artillery fire in the distance.

Everyone was eating when suddenly Yang Yuanshan's communicator came hurriedly and conveyed orders to Kong Dacheng.

Kong Dacheng took the order excitedly, then finished his meal in a few mouthfuls and shouted:
"Comrades, it's our turn to deal with the Japanese again!
Quick! Don’t let the artillery battalion eat up all the meat!”

The soldiers of the tank company all roared with excitement and immediately climbed into their tanks.

Soon, four Chaffee tanks and four M4 tanks rumbled towards the Japanese.

When they reached the south of Qubei County, Kong Dacheng observed the situation in the distance and ordered the entire company to detour to the west in preparation for an attack on the Japanese artillery positions.

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On the battlefield, the dense sound of artillery explosions drowned out the rumble of moving tanks.

The Japanese's attention was all focused on the artillery bombardment.

So no one noticed that Kong Dacheng's eight tanks were rushing at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour!

It was not until they appeared less than 1.5 kilometers in front of the Japanese artillery position that an artillery observer shouted in fear:
"Look, what is that?"

Hearing the observer's warning, the other gunners and ammunition handlers also looked over, their eyes bulged and they shouted loudly:

"Baga! The Eighth Route Army's chariots are coming!

What a fast speed! "

The artillery regiment commander, Kazuo Mitsui, was originally using a telescope to carefully count the shells flying in from the opposite side and assess the enemy's remaining artillery. When he heard his men shouting, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

He was about to yell at them and tell them to fire faster, but the next second, he saw the black smoke coming out of the tanks running wildly in the distance and was stunned on the spot.

He couldn't help but curse angrily:
“Bagya Road!
The Eighth Route Army is going too far!
It's these damned tanks again!"

Seeing that the tanks were charging at a very fast speed and would reach his position in a few minutes at most, he immediately shouted:
"Second and third battalions, hurry up, adjust the artillery fire parameters and bombard the Eighth Route Army's tanks!"

The two battalions under his command were each equipped with 12 Type 41 75mm mountain cannons, whose firing rate was slightly faster than the 105mm howitzers of the First Battalion.

More suitable for dealing with tanks that are rushing forward.

After giving this order, he handed over the command of the artillery to his deputy, and then went to find the division commander, Murata Takasei, in person:

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army's tanks are coming again!

And it is less than 1.5 kilometers in front of our position. Request tactical guidance! "

When Murata Takashi heard this, he was immediately shocked.

He knew very well that if the enemy tanks were far away, his artillery regiment could use mountain artillery and howitzers with a range of at least six or seven kilometers to concentrate fire and block them.

But the opponent is already 1.5 kilometers away, so they can’t stop them no matter what!

After all, although mountain artillery and howitzers are powerful, their firing rate is too slow!
Thinking of this, he quickly asked a corps commander beside him:

"Miyajima-kun, has the anti-tank gun that the Commander-in-Chief sent us arrived?"

Colonel Etsuki Miyajima, commander of the 215th Regiment, was about to answer with a bitter face that he had not received any response, when suddenly a messenger came running over on a sidecar and reported to Takaaki Murata:

"Your Excellency, the division commander, Major Keisuke Yoshino of the temporary anti-tank artillery battalion has arrived with his troops and is expected to be here in five minutes!"

Hearing this good news, Murata Takasei was very excited and quickly said to Mitsui Kazuo:

“Mitsugi-kun, please ask your people to hold on!
When Yoshino-kun arrives, the Eighth Route Army’s chariots will be reduced to ashes!!!"

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(End of this chapter)