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

Chapter 42 Why did the ragtag army have German equipment?

"Long Wenjian fought quite well. One battalion fought head-on against a Japanese battalion and inflicted heavy damage on hundreds of Japanese soldiers. Not bad, really not bad." This was the first battle of the 714th Garrison Regiment. Overall, under the command of the mobilized soldiers and the National Grenadiers, the fight was quite good.

As for Long Wenjian’s command level?

Lu Yuhua said he didn't notice it.

It can be said that it is equivalent to nothing.

Have you ever seen a commander carrying four guns?
"Commander, this battle was so damn exciting. These Japs are not as powerful as we imagined." Lu Yuhua had just finished speaking when Long Wenjian came to the regiment headquarters happily.

"I just killed three devils with my own hands."

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua looked at him speechlessly.

"You are the commander of the second battalion, not a private. Look at yourself. Do you look like a commander? This is a battalion with more than 800 people. Can't you be more careful?"

"Look, which commander carries four guns like you?"

"If the machine gun wasn't inconvenient, would you still be carrying it?"

After being scolded, Long Wenjian smiled awkwardly. He also felt that he seemed to have gone too far. He was obviously a battalion commander, but he was dressed like a private.

But he really likes this kind of fighting on the battlefield.

Especially cool.

"Commander, this kind of fighting feels really good." Long Wenjian still explained with gritted teeth.

"What about the casualties?" Lu Yuhua was too lazy to pay attention to him and asked directly.

"There were about thirty to forty casualties, mainly killed by the Japanese army's grenade launchers." Long Wenjian looked helpless.

Wenyan, Lu Yuhua nodded, he had some knowledge about the Japanese devils' grenade launchers.

It can be described as a perfect shot.

This is also the reason why he equipped the squad with a sniper team, the purpose is to kill those grenade throwers in the shortest time possible.

Fortunately, many grenade throwers were killed this time, otherwise the casualties would definitely be more than this.

"However, the Japanese army also suffered heavy casualties. Preliminary estimates show that at least two hundred Japanese soldiers were killed," Long Wenjian continued.

"Are there so many?" A hint of doubt appeared on Lu Yuhua's face. He judged through the telescope that there were only about a hundred people.

"Of course there are. Many Japanese soldiers were injured by artillery shells. Although they didn't die for the time being, they definitely won't survive." Long Wenjian said confidently.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua nodded. If this was the case, then it would explain why he only received merits from about a hundred people.

If both legs are blown off, the person will not die immediately, but if rescue is not timely, the person will still die from wound infection.

At this moment, a sharp whistling sound came from the sky, and the Japanese artillery shells covered the entire frontline position.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Fortunately, when building the position before, I dug a cat ear hole, which came in handy at this time.

But some new recruits, especially those recruited by Lu Yuyan, panicked when faced with artillery fire and ran around everywhere. No matter how the mobilized soldiers behind them shouted, it was useless.

boom!
The shell hit the ground, causing a huge explosion that blew the entire person into countless pieces.

Lu Yuhua had no good solution to this problem.

New recruits are afraid of artillery and can only grow up after experiencing a bloody battle.

This time the Japanese army seemed to be completely angry.

The bombing lasted for half an hour before it gradually stopped.

Many gaps were blown up on the battlefield, and even some cat-ear holes were collapsed.

Due to the tight time schedule and heavy workload, there was no time to build with cement, and naturally the wall could not withstand such heavy bombardment.

"Commander, the Japs are coming again. I'll go to the position to command first." After Long Wenjian finished speaking, he picked up his weapon and ran towards the position, while Lu Yuhua said to Lu Yuyan.

"Get ready. After the Second Battalion repel this wave of Japanese troops, let your Third Battalion take over." Because it was only the first day, Lu Yuhua naturally couldn't immediately send all his elite troops to the front. He could only rely on continuous rotation to consume the Japanese army's spirit. When the heavy artillery arrived, it would be the time for the Japanese army to perish.

"Yes." Lu Yuyan responded immediately and went downstairs to prepare.

The only difference between this attack and the last one was that the Japanese army had learned their lesson. Instead of charging as a battalion, they dispersed as a squadron.

Again, it ended in failure.

Major General Takeshi Sakurada, who refused to believe in evil, ordered his troops to attack again.

But still failed.

Three consecutive attacks were thwarted and the morale of the Japanese army was greatly reduced.

The main reason was that the casualties were too high, with a total of about six to seven hundred people lost.

When did the 1st Guards Brigade suffer such heavy casualties?

Even when they attacked Yangcheng, they did not suffer such heavy casualties.

Now, in just one day, half of the battalion has been lost.

This is the first time I have encountered this situation.

This is unique in the entire history of the Imperial Guards Division.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, the 2nd Guards Regiment has reached its limit. Let's withdraw and rest first." Prince Kitashirakawa spoke again to persuade.

At this moment, Major General Sakurada Takeshi was like a gambler who had lost the bet.

"Baga, send a telegram to Commander Ando Rikichi, requesting fighter planes to support tomorrow."

I used to think that fighter jet support was a shame, but now I don’t think so.

He must use fighter planes to teach these damn Chinese troops a lesson and wash away the shame.

When Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi received the telegram from Major General Sakurada Takeshi, he was stunned for a moment.

He originally thought that this group of gifted troops would not request air support.

I didn’t expect that just one day later, they would request the use of fighter jets.

Did something happen?

It was a pity that the telegram did not explain the specific situation in detail, but only requested that fighter planes be sent to bomb the Chinese army's position in Shankouxu at dawn tomorrow.

"Have you investigated what happened to the German-equipped regiment of the 36th Army?" Considering that the 1st Guards Brigade was composed of the Royal Guards and their combat effectiveness was very strong, he did not think much about it. He thought it was just that the attack was blocked and they requested air support, so he focused his attention on the 21st Brigade in Liutang and Qintang.

"Not sure. The headquarters hasn't given a response yet." Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura, commander of the 5th Division, shook his head and explained.

You know, when he first received the report from Motoichi Sakata, he was at a loss.

Didn’t the German-equipped division disappear long ago?

How could it appear here?
After asking repeatedly several times, he finally believed that there was indeed a German-equipped division. He immediately drove to the headquarters of the 21st Army to report to Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi.

Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi's reaction was the same as his, he was also confused.

Afterwards, they could only report the intelligence about the appearance of the German-equipped division at Kunlun Pass to the headquarters.

"Could it be the Chinese army's previous inventory? After all, when we were at Kunlun Pass before, the 21st Brigade was also bombed by German 150mm howitzers." Lieutenant General Nakamura Akito asked hesitantly.

"It's possible, but the 36th Army is a ragtag army. Why didn't Yamashiro equip it to the central army but to the ragtag army instead?" Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi nodded first, but then shook his head.

"Let's wait for the headquarters to investigate everything first."

"Hay."

(End of this chapter)