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Chapter 947 This is your blessing!
no doubt.

The soldiers who are now shelling the Japanese are from the artillery company of the second battalion of the Special Forces Regiment.

Under the leadership of Battalion Commander He Yunfu, they advanced to a position about 2 kilometers south of Xin County and began to deploy artillery, aiming at the Japanese's three-dimensional defense facilities such as artillery towers and bunkers set up outside the city and began firing.

The Japanese soldiers on the city walls, in the watchtowers and in the bunkers were naturally terrified when they saw the overwhelming artillery fire and screamed.

They could only lie on the ground and wait for their own artillery's counterattack.

At such a long distance, the light and heavy machine guns and rifles in their hands are just decorations!

……

However, this was not the end. Amidst the heavy artillery fire, the tanks of the special forces regiment's tank company, emitting black smoke, covered the soldiers of the second battalion and approached the city wall little by little.

When they reached a distance of about 700 to 800 meters from the city wall, they stopped and began to use the tank's main gun to fire at the Japanese artillery towers and bunkers set up in stages two to three hundred meters away.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The dense explosions of artillery shells caused bricks and stones to fly and shrapnel to fly everywhere.

From time to time, the unlucky Japanese soldiers would let out screams.

……

On Yuwang Ridge.

When Yang Yuanshan heard the dense artillery sounds like thunder, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he muttered:
"Lao He's not slow!"

However, Han Yang next to him complained:

"Captain, isn't it a bit far from the battlefield if we set up our headquarters here?
Even with a telescope, I can't see the battle situation clearly!"

This Yuwang Ridge is about four kilometers away from Xin County.

Although the telescope Han Yang used was a German-made Puxu 8*30 telescope that was seized from a Japanese general who had purchased it at great expense, and was considered one of the most sophisticated military telescopes of that era, and much more powerful than the Type 7 x telescope that was standard equipment for Japanese officers, it still could not clearly see the specific battle situation there.

Yang Yuanshan knew that this was not a very good command position, so he could only smile bitterly:

"Do you think I'm afraid of death and don't dare to approach the battlefield?

Isn't it that the area to the south and east of Xin County is flat and unobstructed?"

"Yes.

We didn't ask the soldiers to dig trenches on a large scale, and there was nothing we could do to set up a headquarters here."

Zhan Haishan nodded in agreement.

When he had examined the terrain earlier, he had thought about where to establish the headquarters.

Considering that Yang Yuanshan's idea is to take Jinchang County first, the west is definitely not an option, and the east and south of Xin County are the only suitable places.

At this time, Yang Yuanshan explained:
“Moreover, as our team grows stronger, it is time to delegate power to the battalion commanders below, allowing them to independently command operations and develop their ability to command in battle.

Otherwise, if we let all the battalions go out and develop and fight independently in the future, we will suffer great losses."

He was naturally thinking that it would be impossible to wipe out the Japanese devils with just the current 15,000 men.

So after this battle, it will be time to let each battalion develop in a dispersed manner and expand the force rapidly.

By then, the battalion commanders of each battalion will have to be able to take charge on their own.

After hearing what Yang Yuanshan said, Han Yang nodded:

"Captain, you are right.

But it would be too passive for us to just sit here and wait for news from all sides."

"Humph, be calm when faced with a big event.

If you really can't stay idle, go to the guard battalion and the fifth battalion at the foot of the mountain and give tactical command lessons to the company and platoon leaders. They are idle anyway."

Yang Yuanshan rolled his eyes at him.

……

As they were talking, they suddenly heard gunfire coming from the Xin County town.

"Boom boom boom..."

Zhan Haishan said quickly:

"Commander, this should be the Japanese artillery firing back.

Listening to the gunfire, the Japanese have very few artillery pieces, and their power is not very strong. "

"Well, it's just a brigade, with at most a dozen Type 92 infantry guns. How much noise can it make?

I guess Gao Yuanzhi will teach them a lesson soon!
Without an artillery regiment, you dare to expose your artillery positions in front of our artillery battalion?

Hehe, it's really like an old man eating arsenic - he thinks his life is too long! "

Yang Yuanshan sneered.

……

Sure enough, two or three minutes later, a series of huge artillery explosions resounded throughout the battlefield.

The sound of artillery, which was obviously louder than that of the Type 48 infantry gun, announced that the 75 mm mountain guns of the special forces regiment's artillery battalion were wreaking havoc.

……

In the county seat of Xin County.

After ordering his artillery squadron to counterattack and try to destroy the artillery of the artillery company of the 2nd Battalion of the Special Service Regiment, Yun Sheng Toranosuke quickened his pace and ran towards his brigade headquarters.

Soon, he returned to the brigade headquarters and began to collect intelligence from all sides and prepare for the attack.

By the way, report the situation to Kazuo Iwamatsu in Jinyang City.

At this time, he heard the sound of his own artillery and nodded slightly:

"Mr. Songye led the warriors to open fire. With their artillery skills, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army should be destroyed soon!

These idiots dared to offend the majesty of the locust army. They all deserve to die!"

However, his chief of staff, Miyagi Yoshihiro, was not as optimistic as him, and reminded worriedly:
"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army seems to have only 12 Type infantry guns firing now.

I think this is unlikely to be their entire artillery strength."

Yun Sheng Toranosuke frowned when he heard this, and waved his hand quickly:
"Miyagi-kun, perhaps the Eighth Route Army is moving too slowly, and their other artillery pieces haven't caught up yet.

As long as our artillery moves quickly enough, we can destroy this part of their artillery first!"

As he said this, his voice gradually became smaller and smaller, and he lost all his confidence.

He also understood that it seemed unlikely that the enemy would be so stupid as to attack the city before the artillery arrived.

I can only use cursing to cover up the embarrassment:

"The damn Eighth Route Army destroyed all the artillery towers and strongholds to our south, making it impossible for us to accurately grasp their movements!

The conscience is very bad! "

Miyagi Kihiro felt that cursing would not help the current situation, so he reminded them with a serious look:
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, let's quickly report the situation to the Commander!
It would be best if you could ask the Commander to mobilize the Army Aviation bombers to blow up the Eighth Route Army's artillery.

Otherwise, the Warriors will surely suffer a huge loss."

Yun Sheng Toranosuke nodded and immediately ordered the telegraph operator:
"Telegraph operator, hurry up, send a message to the Commander!
Report our situation! Request tactical guidance!"

……

However, before the telegram was sent, Yun Sheng Toranosuke heard a huge explosion outside -

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

"Baga! The Tubalu's mountain artillery???"

Yun Sheng Toranosuke screamed loudly.

Miyagi Kihiro shouted loudly:

"Order Matsuno-kun to move his artillery quickly!

Our Type 92 infantry gun can never be a match for the Eighth Route Army mountain gun!

The range is simply not enough!"

A messenger at the door immediately received the order and ran out in a hurry to pass on the message.

At this time, Yunsheng Toranosuke also reacted and asked Miyagi Kihiro with an unpleasant look:

"Miyagi-kun, could this be the secret of how the Eighth Route Army was able to bring about the demise of the 33rd Division?

How come they have so many mountain cannons?
And judging from the sound, it seems to be the same as the 75mm mountain cannon of our Locust Army???"

Miyagi Yoshihiro was naturally full of questions, so he could only bite the bullet and answer, "Maybe the Tubalu copied the mountain artillery of my locust army.

Judging from the sound of the cannons, they have at least thirty of them.

Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, our situation is very dangerous!!!"

“Bagya Road!
They just fought a fierce battle in Qubei County. Could it be that they haven’t used up all their artillery shells yet?

The artillery regiment of the 33rd Division is all damn trash!!!

All of them died in battle, but they didn't even manage to destroy the artillery of this group of Eighth Route Army, use up all their shells, or kill their artillerymen???"

Uno Toranosuke was furious.

He vaguely felt that he was about to follow in the footsteps of his good friend, Major General Pinglu Yongfu of the 4th Brigade, and die in glory on this unyielding land.

I was very flustered.

Seeing that he had lost his composure, Miyagi Yoshihiro couldn't help but despise him in his heart.

He usually shows off his might and looks like the backbone of the Imperial Army, but when it comes to a tough battle, his mind is completely confused.

He quickly said:
"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, we should quickly order the warriors to avoid the artillery fire, and then carefully observe the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army, and prepare to charge out tonight and destroy their artillery.

We can’t put all our hopes on the aviation force!”

Yunsheng Toranosuke also reacted and nodded:

"Yoshi! Miyagi-kun, what you said makes sense.

Hurry up, deploy it immediately!"

Miyagi Yoshihiro: ???
……

When Wei Dayong of the Special Operations Company of the Special Forces Regiment heard that the mountain artillery shells had fallen into the city, he gave a decisive order:

"Comrades, let's go to the South Gate!
Prepare to escort the leader into the city!"

As he spoke, he took the lead and sneaked towards the south gate of Xin County.

……

In Jinyang city.

Iwamatsu Kazuo was naturally very angry when he received the telegram from Kumo Toranosuke.

He roared angrily:
“Damn Tubalu!
Can't they just stop and be quiet?"

Prince Asaka Sakehiko also had a gloomy face and said in a cold voice:

"Mr. Yansong, Yan Laokou replied that he would attack the 9th Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Are there any actions?"

"The Special High Police has not sent any intelligence yet!"

Iwamatsu Kazuo answered with a bitter face.

"Bageyalu! Damn bastard!
He must be fooling us!
There is not even a trace of sincerity in taking action!

He has several armies at his disposal, but he only sent a brigade. Is he taking us for fools? ? ? "

Prince Sakuhiko Asaka roared with his fangs bared.

Kazuo Iwamatsu still agreed with this statement.

But he couldn't do anything about Yan Laokou, the old sly guy, so he could only ask:
"General, this cunning guy took advantage of the weakness of our locust army's current shortage of manpower!

How do you think we can deal with him?"

Prince Asaka Sakuhiko was also stunned when he heard this.

He knew very well the current strength of the First Army.

Not to mention dealing with several enemy armies, even dealing with the Eighth Route Army that is wreaking havoc in Xinkou is impossible!

As for the Hebei-North Front Army, they can't be relied upon at all.

He could only grit his teeth, paced around the office for a few steps, thought for a while, and then gave a decisive order:

"Mr. Yansong, since this old Yan is so ignorant, let's make public all the details and telegrams of his communication with us!"

"Nani? Announce?

This...from now on, we have no room for maneuver.

Yan Laokou can only fight against my locust army to the end!"

Kazuo Iwamatsu was a little confused.

I don’t know what the other party is trying to do by doing this.

"Since Mr. Yan is so ignorant, we should ask the Chinese to send someone else!
Just like Tang Xiangsheng in Jinling back then!"

Although Prince Sakuhiko Asaka despised Kazuo Iwamatsu for his slow reaction, he still explained.

After hearing what he said, Iwamatsu Kazuo suddenly understood.

I thought of this guy in front of me. Back then in Nanjing, he defeated Commander Tang, who had hastily taken office, and crushed him to a pulp.

He understood that the other party wanted to discredit Yan Laokou and force him to step down, thereby creating internal strife and chaos among the enemy.

Moreover, this trick is indeed useful. For example, in the previous battle in southern Shanxi, didn’t Lao Chang replace Wei Junru with Liu Jingfu, allowing their locust army to win a great victory?
However, he has been in charge of Jin for several months, and has been dealing with Yan Laokou for so long that he has a very thorough understanding of this guy.

I know this guy is not an easy person to deal with.

He felt that Prince Sakuhiko Asaka's move might not have much effect.

But at the moment, he had no good ideas and could only try his best.

——Anyway, if things went wrong, it’s not Kazuo Iwamatsu’s fault!
So he nodded quickly, agreed to this matter, and immediately called the confidential staff officer to ask him to select the telegrams between him and Yan Laokou that would not harm himself and send them out in plain text.

Prepare to make Yan Laokou notorious!

……

After arranging this, Iwamatsu Kazuo proposed:

"General, since the main force of the Eighth Route Army has already left Qubei County, should we send a battalion out of the city to recapture Qubei County?"

"No, send a telegram to Mr. Okamura and ask him to send a reconnaissance plane to conduct further reconnaissance!
What if the Eighth Route Army was feinting an attack on Xinkou, and their main force was lurking near Qubei County, ready to swallow up our troops leaving the city? That would be terrible!
We must never again blindly sacrifice our troops!

Everything will have to wait until the 2nd Brigade and the 26th Division arrive!"

Prince Sakuhiko of Prince Asaka was firm in his attitude.

Obviously, he was frightened by the secret service group.

Wiping out his entire division in three days, this is too fucking terrifying!

We’re almost catching up with the Russians!

Hearing what he said, Iwamatsu Kazuo also nodded.

Then he reminded with a worried look on his face:
“In addition, we should also ask the Commander for help from the Army Air Force bombers.

As Yunshengjun said, there are still dozens of mountain artillery pieces in the Tubalu outside Xin County. If we don’t deal with them, I’m afraid our 9th Brigade will suffer heavy casualties in a very short time.”

"Yoshi! Sure, go send the message!

Our time cannot be wasted casually! "

Prince Asaka Sakehiko naturally summoned Kazuo Iwamatsu, making the old Japanese want to kick him.

Remind him again: You are just a consultant!!!
……

Soon, Okamura Jining in the capital received their telegram.

Seeing that the Special Forces Regiment had indeed attacked Xinkou as his chief of staff Seigo Tanabe had expected, he did not panic.

In Okamura Jining's opinion, even if Xinkou was really lost, it would not be so terrible if the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi could establish connections with Wutai and Yanbei areas.

This area is all mountainous, with insufficient population and food, and limited war potential.

Even if it is occupied, it is just a minor disease!

Therefore, in the face of Prince Asaka Sakehiko's request for reconnaissance planes and bombers, he chose to partially agree.

Send four reconnaissance planes to take a look.

Two go to Qubei County, and two go to Xin County!

As for the Beijing airport, the dozen or so bombers and fighter planes that had been reorganized and deployed with great difficulty were sent by him towards central Hebei.

To reinforce the offensive of the 1st and 8th Divisions.

He already felt the tremendous pressure and knew that he had to continue to speed up the attack in Ji Zhong!

……

If Kumo Toranosuke knew that the bomber he wanted turned out to be a reconnaissance plane, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot.

Then he cursed: Okamura, you old devil, you bastard!

Are you treating the brave warriors of my 9th Independent Mixed Brigade as abandoned pawns?
If Okamura Ji Ning heard his question, he would probably answer coldly with an expressionless face: You are a small 9th ​​Brigade, and you all should die in battle and be loyal to His Majesty Tian Huang. Isn't that what we should do?

This is your blessing!!!
……

(End of this chapter)