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

Chapter 98 I Blame It on My Young Age (Please Subscribe!)

"How many artillery shells have been delivered?" The time originally planned to launch the general offensive had already arrived, but the bombardment by heavy artillery had not yet ended. Zhou Weiguo had no choice but to order a halt to the attack.

At the moment, it seems that the heavy artillery shows no signs of stopping.

"I don't know, but it's far more than a few thousand." Colonel William didn't show much expression, he put down the telescope and sighed.

"It seems that your superiors are reluctant to let you risk your lives."

Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo looked at the other party in confusion.

How can there be undead in war?

After several years of experience, he has become numb to death.

"Can't you see? According to you, artillery shells are much more valuable than human lives. But in the current situation, it is obvious that in the eyes of your superiors, human lives are more precious than artillery shells." Colonel William sighed.

"You have met a good commander."

Hearing this, Zhou Weiguo did not refute.

Heavy artillery!
Apart from the German-equipped divisions of that year, there were almost no heavy artillery to be seen.

But now the heavy artillery shells are like free and they are bombarding as fast as they can.

Zhou Weiguo guessed that the Japanese troops on the opposite side must be going crazy.

The fact is indeed like this. Most of the Japanese soldiers on the battlefield were lying in a mess. There were basically no intact ones. The few intact ones were also bleeding from the shock.

Of course there are some who are still struggling.

But it was just a dying struggle.

Finally, after about half an hour of bombardment, the artillery fire finally stopped.

The faces of the remaining Japanese soldiers were filled with fear. They did not expect that the Chinese army's artillery firepower would be so powerful.
Now they just want to escape from here.

At this time, the soldiers of the Qinzhou Security Corps, who had been waiting for a long time, launched an attack on the Japanese positions under the leadership of their respective commanders.

The Japanese soldiers who came to their senses were already terrified and only wanted to escape.

The opponent's heavy artillery is like free of charge.

What's the point of fighting?
Withdraw!

stop fighting!
There are planes and cannons again.

If a tank comes by then, what will we fight?
Many Japanese soldiers were very suspicious. Who were they?
This used to be their standard configuration, but now it has become the Chinese Army's, and for a while the Japanese Army could hardly accept it.

"Contact Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Momotake immediately and tell him that we need to make a tactical shift." Colonel Toru Tanaka, who had come to his senses, no longer mentioned any reinforcements and chose to retreat directly.

He didn't care whether you agreed or not.

"Hay."

After receiving the telegram from Colonel Tanaka Toru, Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Momotake naturally did not look very happy. The reinforcements he had sent out before also suffered heavy losses.

Although the enemy's heavy artillery has stopped now, the firepower of the infantry is far more powerful than imagined.

"Send a telegram to Commander Ando Toshiyoshi, asking him where the reinforcements are." Lieutenant General Momotake Haruyoshi was silent for a while, then instructed the communications staff officer beside him.

In fact, he had no good solution. The enemy's firepower was too strong and his troops could not withstand it.

Now we can only hope for the arrival of reinforcements and then hold on to Qinzhou.

In this way, when the navy warships arrive, there may be a turning point.

"Hay."

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"Order the troops to speed up and provide reinforcements to Qinzhou immediately." Upon receiving the order, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo immediately summoned all officers and said.

He knew that the military was very dissatisfied with his marching speed, and in fact he himself was also very dissatisfied, but he could only coax his subordinates.

It took two days to travel only more than 30 kilometers, which is really too slow.

Not only that, people report being sick from time to time.

As a result, non-combat casualties increased.

This naturally made Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo look unhappy.

I just thought that the situation on the front line was not urgent, so I slowed down a lot.

As a result, problems arise now.

The front line is in crisis and they need reinforcements as soon as possible.

The tone of the telegram sent by Commander Ando Rikichi was very dissatisfied.

Ask him why the marching speed is so slow?

There was no other way, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo could only bite the bullet and take out orders, urging his subordinates to speed up.

Under the military's orders, these officers cooperated extremely well.

There is no shirking of responsibility.

"Hayi!" everyone responded in unison.

Originally, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo thought that these people had become afraid and had begun to change their nature.

But he was soon wrong.

What the 108th Regiment did was no more outrageous than what the th Division did.

It’s even worse than that.

"Report to the colonel, the first squadron has a stomachache and is temporarily unable to attack."

"Report to the colonel, the second battalion has a broken leg and cannot assemble for the time being."

"Report to the Colonel..."

As a result, nearly half of the personnel in one wing suffered non-combat casualties.

"Damn, these bastards." Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo was so angry when he found out.

"I want to go and see if they are really sick."

When we arrived at the field hospital, we saw everyone sighing.

But their complexions looked very good, and some of them were even talking about what business to start when they returned home.

For example, they learned how to make rice noodle rolls and Buddha jumps over the wall.

Hearing these words, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils.

"Baga, you bastards, get back to your original units and leave immediately, otherwise I will kill you." As he said this, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo pulled out his pistol in anger, pointed it at the sky, and fired a shot.

Now, seeing that the regiment commander was really angry, all the soldiers dared not pretend to be sick anymore.

Although I can't pretend to be sick, there are other ways.

After all, they are retired soldiers from the 4th Division, and they are quite skilled in finding excuses to delay the advance.

As expected, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo was blinded again.

"Why is the speed still so slow?" Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo roared with some dissatisfaction.

"Report to the Colonel, many soldiers have stomach upsets and are squatting in the toilet."

As a result, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo still didn't believe it and really went to the toilet.

The overwhelming stench made him vomit immediately, and Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo roared in anger.

"Baga, you bastards..."

His stubborn temper also came up, and he wanted to see what tricks these people could play.

Just wait there for them to finish squatting in the pit, and this time the troops have also assembled.

Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo thought everything was fine.

Who knows something strange will happen again.

"Baga, why don't you bring your water bottle?"

"Your Excellency, I forgot."

"Baga, why don't you go back and get it?"

"Baga, where's your gun? Are you going to fight the Chinese army with your bare hands?"

"Baga, where are your bullets?"

Anyway, there was always something missing or something else, which made Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo so angry that he trembled all over.

This was the first time he encountered such a force.

Finally, after wasting another two hours, we can set off.

But the speed was horribly slow.

Even worse than those buffaloes!
Yes!

Certainly not as good as those buffaloes.

Because the buffaloes were faster than them.

"Baga, why are you so slow?"

"Your Excellency, my legs hurt a little and I can't walk fast."

"Your Excellency, my leg disease is acting up..."

"Report to the Colonel, the motorcycle is out of gas." "Report to the Colonel, the truck's gas tank is broken."

Upon hearing this, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo was so angry that he laughed.

Such a force is actually the reserve of the Type A division.

Or the elite of some empire?

This is simply a disgrace to the empire.

But he couldn't beat or scold her.

Because they will really resist.

The motorcycle's oil was refilled, the truck's fuel tank was repaired, and the team was ready to set off again.

Finally, it's time to eat again.

The soldiers ignored him and just sat down to start living and cooking.

And while making a fire and cooking, they sang happily.

By the time we finished our meal, it was already dark.

Marching at night was very unsafe. The 108th Regiment, which inherited the fine traditions, directly refused to march at night, saying that they needed to have a good rest.

Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo had no choice but to accept this.

After calculating at night, Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo realized that they had only advanced a dozen kilometers today.

This almost made him spit out blood again.

These guys definitely did this on purpose.

"Baka, baka, baka..."

"You are simply a disgrace to the empire. You are not worthy of being called warriors of the empire."

But those people were indifferent, as if they hadn't heard it at all.

There is no sense of shame at all.

This made Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo's defense break down directly.

If he knew these people, he would find it normal.

Because the tradition of the 4th Division is "don't make unnecessary sacrifices", "don't participate in unreasonable battles", and "don't pursue desperate enemy troops".

It is because of these traditions that they refuse to move forward.

Because they knew that the enemy's firepower in Qinzhou was very strong.

They have powerful heavy artillery.

Moreover, it was a heavy artillery with a very long range, and its firepower was obviously far superior to theirs.

If they rush over now, they will be committing suicide.

They must reject this unreasonable fight.

"Baga, we only advanced 15 kilometers in one day? Those women and children walked faster than you." Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo was at the command center, swearing at the officers in front of him.

The only thing I got in return was Hai!
The others showed no expression.

A regiment has about 3,000 people. According to the normal marching formation, it would be at least 50 to 60 kilometers.

Moreover, they were a packhorse corps, so their marching speed was not slow.

After all, the march also includes reconnaissance troops, vanguard troops, main forces in the middle, baggage transport troops in the rear, and so on.

Normally, an army of tens of thousands of people would be spread out very widely.

A force of several thousand men can be densely packed.

This speeds up the march.

Large-scale military operations will never be densely packed.

Because your camp can be destroyed with just one ambush, so normally the main force will set out after the vanguard has walked 20 to 30 kilometers, while the baggage train is still packing up supplies.

But this was not the case with the 108th Regiment. Their vanguard took a whole day to cover only kilometers.

That's right!

It was fifteen kilometers, which means that the logistics and supply troops had only set out for a few kilometers when they stopped.

If anything unexpected happens on the front line, they can withdraw immediately.

It can be said that these Osaka businessmen have shrewdness engraved in their bones.

Everything was calculated perfectly.

As for those who asked for leave, some of them did so by deliberately getting a stomach upset.

They are all the main forces in the middle.

As for why there is such rich experience.

Do not ask!

The answer is the experience passed down for hundreds of years.

They are used to fighting with the emperor and the princes.

So Colonel Katsuaki Matsunoo became desperate and didn't want to care anymore.

It is estimated that by the time the 108th Regiment arrives, Qinzhou will have been lost.

Thinking of this, Colonel Katsuaki Matsuno sighed and sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Ando.

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"Damn it, damn it, this damn 108th Regiment, these damn Osaka merchants, they are the shame of the empire." Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi was numb.

He now feels a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have sent the other party to support him.

Now you can withdraw.

But wouldn’t that be what the 108th Regiment wanted?
Aren’t they doing this just to avoid going to the front lines?
So he couldn't let the other party withdraw.

They must be allowed to move on.

He was just angry, but the other officers were outraged.

They felt that the 108th Regiment had brought shame to them and considered it a disgrace.

Unfortunately, no matter how furious they were, they could not change the outcome, which was that the 108th Regiment could not reach Qinzhou for the time being.

They must send more reinforcements.

His subordinates had previously reminded him that the 108th Regiment might cause some trouble, but he did not believe it at the time.

Now that I think about it, I can’t help but believe it.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi couldn't help feeling sad.

He thought it would be better to submit an application to transfer the 104th Division.
Or just arrange a remote place for them to deal with it slowly?

He didn't want to see them at all now.

"Let the 18th Division retreat eastward, first to Pingnan County. At the same time, let the Guards Division be responsible for the support. Then notify the Army Aviation Corps and ask them to send fighter jets to provide support and try to delay the Chinese Army's offensive." Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi said after thinking for a while.

At this time, the combat staff officer next to him spoke.

"Let the 108th Regiment arrive at Pingnan County as soon as possible and let them take charge of the defense."

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi thought it made sense and nodded in agreement.

.........

"Damn it, those bastards in Osaka are not reliable at all, they are just a bunch of bastards." Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Momotake of the 18th Division received the telegram and became furious.

He knew the 4th Division well enough to know that the Osaka people's shrewd calculations were ingrained in him.

For them, unless this war can bring them benefits.

Otherwise they will definitely find ways to delay the speed of rescue.

Now it seems that it is just as he expected.

"Mr. Commander, what should we do now?" asked Major General Sakurada Takeshi.

"According to the order of Commander Ando Toshiyoshi, retreat to Pingnan County first and join the 18th Regiment." Lieutenant General Momotake Haruyoshi knew that he could not reverse the defeat.

Their firepower was obviously far superior to theirs, with a large number of automatic firearms, and the two sides were not on the same level.

Not only that, the firepower is also very strong.

So they were completely powerless to resist.

Wait until the enemy's heavy artillery adjusts its firing range, and then all the shells will fall into the city.

Faced with such fierce artillery fire, there will probably be heavy casualties, so it is better to retreat first.

Reduce casualties!

As for naval assistance!
never mind!

I guess he won’t come for a while.

"Hai!" Major General Sakurada Takeshi didn't have any better solution. He also felt that apart from retreating, the chances of winning the battle seemed too slim.

Another earthquake happened. I was writing a manuscript! Suddenly there was an earthquake, and I ran downstairs. In the past 31 years, this month has the most earthquakes! I give up. People are panicking and have no mood to write!
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(End of this chapter)