Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 114: If you can’t win head-on, then play dirty! (Subscribe!)
"No response at all?" Lu Yuhua waited for several days, but there was no response at all.

Isn’t the US military really that lame?
More than ten warships were destroyed without even a fart?
This doesn't look like the US military at all?

This made Lu Yuhua feel a little depressed.

The fight that I was expecting to see didn’t happen at all.

"Wait a minute, did I make a wrong judgment?" Lu Yuhua murmured.

"Or was it that the attack wasn't strong enough? Did the American troops suffer too few casualties?"

"If that's the case, then we can only deal with the US military base in Pearl Harbor, which is where the US main fleet is located."

"But in that case, the price is a bit high."

As he spoke, Lu Yuhua showed a look of pain on his face.

This is the navy. The loss of every warship, even if it is just a submarine, is a considerable amount of money.

So Lu Yuhua was still hesitating whether to continue sending warships to attack the US naval base.

The main reason is that he doesn't want the US military to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between two tigers. In order to enhance his own strength, he must drag them into the water.

After weighing the pros and cons for more than ten minutes, Lu Yuhua gritted his teeth and decided to follow the German tactics in the Atlantic.

Use submarines to attack US warships and merchant ships.

He just couldn't believe that the US military could resist not joining the war?
As for whether the Japanese army will discover it?
Is it important?
Anyway, they were all flying the Japanese flag, and the senior soldiers knew several languages.

When the time comes, let them pretend to be Japanese soldiers to ensure that they cannot be discovered.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuhua immediately ordered the submarine forces to carry enough torpedoes and fuel to the Western Pacific to sink all US warships and merchant ships.

On the other side, the Qinzhou Security Corps led by Zhou Weiguo, with the assistance of heavy artillery, began to attack Zhanjiang City.

It is said to be a regiment, but after this period of expansion, it has almost 5,000 people, and is also equipped with an armored company.

This was also the first time Zhou Weiguo commanded so many troops.

Before this, the supplementary regiment he commanded had only more than 2,000 people.

He was later temporarily appointed as the regiment commander in the Battle of Shanghai. At that time, there were only more than a thousand people left in the German-equipped regiment.

Come to think of it, he does not have experience in large-scale command operations.

This is also the first time.

So he was also a little panicked.

What should we do if there is a mistake in command?

He was a little panicked, but the Japanese on the other side were even more panicked than him!
"The Japs actually ran away? Are they still the Japs?" Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but mutter as he looked at the telegram.

As soon as they came into contact, the Japanese soldiers in front of him ran away without much resistance, which made him a little confused.

In fact, the Japanese also want to resist!

But it’s no use!
We were bombed in the front-line fortifications and we were bombed again when we retreated.

Even if you hide in a bunker, you will still be bombed!
It’s better to retreat!

There were also some stubborn Japanese soldiers who insisted on trying the enemy's artillery fire.

The result was that those who were blown away fled in panic.

In the past, the Japanese army bombed others, but now it is the Japanese army's turn to be bombed.

For a moment, many Japanese soldiers felt uncomfortable.

So the remaining Japanese troops became smart and retreated directly.

"Is this squadron worth the effort of our entire battalion?"

"Just set up the cannon and fire at me!"

"Yes."

Upon receiving the order, the artillery battalion's 82mm mortars immediately bombarded the Japanese troops on the position.

After half an hour of bombing, most of the fortifications visible through the telescope were basically destroyed.

The plaster flag that was originally erected has long been gone.

"Stop shelling and prepare to attack."

"Yes."

Seeing that the bombing was almost at its peak, the officer in charge waved his hand, signaling his men to launch an attack.

When they arrived at the position, they found that the Japanese soldiers who were originally there had already run away.

The Japanese army is not stupid. Will they stay where they are and be bombed?

how is this possible.

Today's Japanese troops are all elite veterans, they are not stupid.

"This little Japanese runs faster than a rabbit, damn it."

"Okay, stop whining and keep chasing."

"Yes."

After breaking through the current line of defense, they continued to attack forward.

The Japanese army set up quite a lot of defense lines in the Zhanjiang area.

The purpose is to stop the enemy from advancing through these layers of defense.

Because the infantry attacked too quickly, the heavy artillery could not keep up.

"Advance the barrage slowly, target the Japanese positions ahead." Although the heavy artillery could not keep up, each battalion and company had mortars and sufficient artillery shells, so the firepower was still very strong.

In addition, the cooperation of barrage Xu Jin is very good, so the combat power that burst out is very strong.

However, the combat proficiency of the Japanese troops on the opposite side was also very high.

But it was of no use, as they were greeted by another round of artillery fire.

Who could blame Zhou Weiguo's Qinzhou Security Corps for having so many artillery pieces and ammunition that they had no shortage of them?

The unlucky ones are naturally the Japanese.

Under the cover of artillery shells, the infantry continued to attack forward and soon arrived at the Japanese position.

Da da da!
Bang bang bang!
There was an endless stream of gunfire and the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.

"Kill them!" The officer in charge waved his hand and led his men to continue the attack!
Before long, the Japanese troops in the position were completely wiped out.

"keep going."

"Yes."

"Commander, the Japanese have withdrawn their troops and retreated to the front of the city wall. It seems that they are determined to hold out." At this time, the communications staff came to Zhou Weiguo and reported.

"Keep moving forward, urge the heavy artillery, and tell them to speed up. We need their fire support." Zhou Weiguo gave the order calmly.

"Yes."

He was originally a little nervous, but now he became extremely relaxed.

"Commander, you don't seem so nervous anymore." Xu Hu on the side asked with a smile.

"Well, I was afraid that there would be some mistakes, but I thought too much." Zhou Weiguo chuckled and shook his head.
Until now, the battle is still going extremely smoothly, and the Japanese have basically not encountered any decent resistance.

So this made Zhou Weiguo feel much more relaxed.

Whenever the Japanese resistance was fierce, Zhou Weiguo would become much more nervous.

"What's next will be street fighting, and I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties." Zhou Weiguo sighed again.

Everyone knows that street fighting is very cruel. If the Japanese army is determined to engage in street fighting with them, I am afraid they will suffer considerable casualties.

Thinking of this, Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Then use artillery bombardment. We have so many artillery anyway. Didn't the Japanese rely on artillery to break our defense line back then? Now it's a good opportunity to let them taste the feeling of being bombarded." Xu Hu didn't think there was anything wrong. They had so many artillery that they could use artillery bombardment.

Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo's eyes suddenly lit up. This was a good idea.

"Well, tell the front-line troops to speed up their attacks. If they encounter resistance, use artillery fire. Don't worry about the shells," Zhou Weiguo ordered.

"Yes."

.........

The person stationed in Zhanjiang was Major General Kenji Kawabe, commander of the 48rd Brigade of the 23th Division.

After learning that the Chinese army was attacking, the first reaction was to order the troops to hold their positions.

But within two days, he received news that shocked him. The Chinese army's heavy artillery had blasted his so-called first line of defense to pieces.

The troops defending the first line of defense simply ran away.

Yes, he ran away.

Because no one can withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery.

Not to mention their Type B division.

Even though they were composed of retired soldiers, they were truly hopeless when faced with such heavy artillery that did not spare any shells.

Before this, Major General Kenji Kawabe had also learned that the Chinese army had heavy artillery.

But he always felt that the heavy artillery was so valuable, and considering the previous consumption, it should be gone soon.

There is no need to use heavy artillery to attack Zhanjiang.

It turned out that I was overthinking it. The enemy had simply too many artillery shells.

It was easy to reach the city wall, which was the so-called third line of defense.

You should know that the Japanese army's independent mixed regiment, the 48rd Regiment, was mainly composed of the Yamada Regiment of the 23th Division, with about 4000 people.

The first two lines of defense lost nearly a thousand people.

There is still a large battalion on the third line of defense.

That means he now only has more than 2,000 people.

It seems easy to defend the entire Zhanjiang city, but it is actually very difficult.

"It looks like we can only resort to street fighting." Kawabe Kenji murmured.

As for retreat?

How to withdraw?
Zhanjiang’s location is quite important. If it is lost, it will cause considerable trouble.

And he believed that Commander Ando Kinkichi would definitely not sit idly by.

In fact, at this time, Ando Toshiyoshi had already begun to draw reinforcements.

The original plan to attack northern Guangdong was delayed.

He didn't expect that the Chinese army would take the initiative to attack Zhanjiang. This was something he had not expected.

So after much thought, he decided to stop sending troops to northern Guangdong and instead focus on the west.

"Immediately ask the 48th Division to dispatch a brigade. No, let the 48th Division lead all the remaining troops to provide support." Ando Rikichi originally thought that it would be enough to dispatch one more brigade to provide reinforcements.

But after thinking about it, one brigade is definitely not enough.

Because the Chinese army’s firepower is very strong.

"Also, have the fighter jets at the airport take off and provide support at any time."

"Hay."

.........

The troops in charge of the attack on the front line looked at the sturdy fortifications in front of them and immediately gave orders.

"Bombard me with artillery."

"Let the snipers from each squad shoot those devils hiding in the windows."

"Yes!"

At the command, snipers from each class immediately looked for advantageous positions and then aimed at the Japanese troops in the windows.

As long as they dare to show their heads, they will be shot dead.

Hit wherever the Japanese showed their heads. After several attacks, the Japanese were beaten so hard that they dared not show their heads anymore.

"Hmph, the Japs still want to fight a street fight with us? Hmph, don't you even consider your own weight?" The officer in charge snorted coldly and continued to give orders.

"keep going."

"Yes."

After receiving the order, the other infantrymen continued to advance.

Occasionally, when we encountered difficult Japanese troops, we would just use mortars to deal with them.

The latter rushed in through the window and broke through the door, and threw a bundle of grenades directly at the Japanese soldiers inside.

When several grenades are bundled together, the explosion can have a very powerful effect.

The Japanese soldiers hiding in the room were taken away directly.

Battle scenes like this were played out throughout Zhanjiang City, as more and more soldiers entered the city.

Everyone knows that it is not far from taking over Zhanjiang City.

Kenji Kawabe was extremely troubled as the speed of the attack was too fast.

Now it seems that I can’t hold out for much longer in the so-called street fighting.

Thinking of this, Kenji Kawabe had already planned to retreat.

"Send a telegram to the commander and tell him that if there is no reinforcement, we will make a tactical shift." Kenji Kawabe took a deep breath and said to the signalman.

"Hay."

Not long after, Ando Rikichi received another telegram from Kawabe Kenji. He frowned as he read the contents of the telegram.

"Commander, what happened?" asked the Chief of Staff of the 21st Army of the Japanese Army curiously.

"Kawabe Kenji sent a telegram saying that the Chinese army is attacking Zhanjiang and has lost half of the city. If there is no reinforcement, they are preparing to make a tactical retreat."

Upon hearing this, the Chief of Staff of the 21st Army was speechless, but soon calmed down because he knew that the gap between the two sides was indeed quite large.

"Commander, why don't we let them withdraw first? We just need to defend Wuzhou." The Japanese chief of staff hesitated for a moment and then expressed his thoughts.

"Well, this is the only way for now. The Chinese army is attacking too fast."

"Tell them to find a way to withdraw. I will let the 48th Division take charge of the support."

It is impossible to hold on, after all, he knows exactly how strong the opponent is.

Rather than sacrificing in vain, it is better to withdraw first and defend Wuzhou to prevent the enemy from continuing to attack.

"Hay."

"Also send a telegram to the headquarters, telling them that they must find a way to contain the other side, preferably to disintegrate them from within, otherwise they may directly attack Yangcheng." Ando Rikichi added again.

"Hay."

.........

"Did you get it?" Lu Yuhua asked as he looked at the telegram that was sent to him.

"Yes, we have taken it, but it went so smoothly that the Japanese army seemed to have no ambition to resist," the operations staff explained hastily.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua was not surprised. At the beginning, the Japanese army might have been planning to defend to the death, and Lu Yuhua wanted to inflict heavy damage on them in Zhanjiang.

But after he showed his powerful strength, the opponent no longer had this idea.

Especially after the heavy artillery appeared at the end, a large number of shells hit the city, completely destroying the confidence of the Japanese army.

Therefore, the Japanese army was completely desperate and had no other way to defend Zhanjiang except to retreat.

"Let Zhou Weiguo eliminate the remaining enemies in the city as soon as possible. After everything is stable, his security team headquarters can be moved there." Lu Yuhua said after thinking for a while.

"Yes."

"Also, I heard that the public security in various places seems to be not very good in recent times, right?" Lu Yuhua asked casually as if he remembered something.

Hearing this, the operations staff spoke again.

"Yes, there have been a series of harassment incidents recently, and security groups in various places have also reported it, saying that it has affected the lives of ordinary people."

"Was it done by the bandits?" Lu Yuhua nodded and asked again.

"Well, basically. But there have been a lot of attacks lately. We suspect someone is behind this."

"Playing tricks? Needless to say, it's definitely the Japanese who are playing tricks, trying to mess us up." Lu Yuhua nodded expressionlessly.

The Japanese are the type that if they can't defeat you head-on, they will start to attack you secretly behind your back.

He was not surprised at all.

This is also the reason why he wants to suppress the bandits.

(End of this chapter)