Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 115 I am the division commander and I am panicking.

"General."

Inside Hufeng Village, at the headquarters of the Japanese 20th Division, a young staff officer with the rank of Major on his shoulders rushed into the division headquarters in a hurry:

"The western machine gun positions have been lost, and the enemy is attacking from the south and east."

"Nani?"

Kawaishi Fumisaburo suddenly turned his head, his face suddenly darkening:

"Order the guard battalion to immediately recapture the western machine gun position."

Fumisaburo Kawagishi was a veteran of the battlefield and was well aware of the importance of the hills east and west of Hufeng Village to the 20th Division Headquarters at that time.

Deploying machine gun positions on the eastern and western hilltops could implement a fire blockade against the attacking Eighth Route Army.

The guard battalion carries enough ammunition. No matter how many Eighth Route Army troops come, they will be killed. They will definitely be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive.

On the contrary, once the hills on the east and west sides were lost, the Eighth Route Army could set up machine guns on these two commanding heights, suppress the Japanese troops in Hufeng Village with firepower, and take the opportunity to attack the village.

If the Eighth Route Army were to rush into the village, it would be disastrous for the 20th Division Headquarters.

Although the 20th Division's guard battalion was powerful, the disparity in troop strength was huge, and the demise of the 20th Division was only a matter of time.

and so.

We must and must recapture the commanding heights and absolutely must not let the Eighth Route Army occupy them.

"Hi."

The major staff officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and went to pass on the order.

Village entrance.

Lieutenant Colonel Takaichi Michimasa, who was commanding the troops' attack, had a serious expression on his face.

This new enemy is very difficult to deal with!

The individual soldier quality was not inferior to that of the elite Type A division, and the fierce and continuous machine gun fire suppression... Especially after the left-wing machine gun position was lost, the enemy mortars turned to fire at the Japanese positions in the direction of Hufeng Village, directly suppressing the guard battalion to the point where they could not raise their heads.

One of the armored vehicles, regarded as a mobile armored fortress, was destroyed by a surprise attack from the enemy's infantry artillery.

He quickly gave the order to start the other armored vehicle, so it was not blown up by the shells.

If this armored vehicle had not been providing machine gun fire support, the enemy would have already rushed to the village entrance.

If the situation continues like this and reinforcements don't arrive, I'm afraid both myself and the division commander will be killed...

Under fire, the Major came to Takaichi Michimasa and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Takaichi, the division commander orders you to immediately send troops to recapture the machine gun positions west of the village."

"Nani?"

Gao Shitong suddenly turned his head, his face full of confusion.

Is the division commander serious about this order?
At present, the guard battalion is short of manpower and firepower. Moreover, the distance from the village to the western commanding heights is several hundred meters, which is an open area. The troops sent to retake the western commanding heights will be exposed to the enemy's firepower points and become sitting ducks.

But military orders are like mountains, and since it is an order issued by the division commander himself, he can only carry it out.

"Uchiyama-kun."

Gao Shitongzheng called the captain of the 2nd Squadron of the Guard Battalion:
"You will immediately lead an infantry squad to recapture the captured positions in the west."

"Hi."

Uchiyama Ryudo suddenly lowered his head, turned around and quickly gathered a squad of infantrymen, and tied a victory scarf on his forehead:

"My lords, the time has come to serve His Majesty the Heavenly Locust."

Around him, the Japanese soldiers followed his example, tying a scarf on their heads and then grabbing their Type 38 rifles with bayonets.

As the squadron leader's voice rang out, the eyes of the Japanese soldiers became increasingly fanatical.

To be able to become soldiers of the Type A Division Guard Battalion, these devils must not only have excellent combat skills, but also have the Bushido spirit and the determination to be loyal to the Tianhuang.

Amidst the shouts of "Get on board", more than 60 elite Japanese soldiers, led by Uchiyama Takamichi and under the cover of a Taisho -year machine gun, rushed out of the village and headed towards the commanding heights west of the village.

At this time, after a brief hand-to-hand combat, Cheng Shifa led the soldiers of the 772rd Battalion of the nd Regiment to eliminate the remaining devils on the position.

They also used the bunkers left by the Japanese to build machine gun fire points.

As long as the 686th Regiment captured the Japanese machine gun position on the right wing, after a saturation bombardment, the Eighth Route Army would attack simultaneously from the four directions of east, west, south and north and would be able to break into Hufeng Village.

Seeing the Japanese rushing out of the village, Cheng Shifa asked the soldiers to stay calm.

He waited until the Japanese had rushed halfway before giving the order to open fire.

Four general-purpose machine guns, two Min-4 heavy machine guns, and three Czech light machine guns killed half of the Japanese squad with just one round of fire.

The Japanese squadron leader who was rushing in the front was the first to be hit. He was directly covered by the rain of bullets and was shot into a sieve.

The remaining Japanese soldiers with victory bandages on their heads were suddenly caught in a dilemma. They could neither advance nor retreat, and each of them became a living target for the Eighth Route Army machine gunners.

The news that not only did they fail to recapture the machine gun position on the commanding heights in the west, but they also lost an entire squad was quickly passed back to the 20th Division Headquarters by the combat staff.

A huge fear of death enveloped Kawagishi Fumisaburo, and his right hand, which was holding the lieutenant general's sword, was trembling slightly.

He panicked.

But he forced himself to remain calm. He absolutely could not show any sign of panic in front of his subordinates.

Otherwise, morale will be seriously affected.

"I really underestimated these Eighth Route Army soldiers."

Kawaishi Fumisaburo's gloomy expression became even more intense, and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

He had never expected that the commander of the Type A division of the Empire of Japan would be forced into such an embarrassing situation by a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers.

"After I lead the 20th Division to capture Taiyuan, I must turn back and completely wipe out this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers."

Taking a deep breath, Kawagishi Fumisaburo looked at the Chief of Staff, Colonel Hisazo Kitamura:
"Immediately inform Takagi Yoshito and Yamashita Tomoyuki by radio that if the reinforcements from the 39th and 40th Brigades fail to reach Hufeng Village within half an hour, these two major generals and brigade commanders will commit suicide by seppuku."

"Hi."

Hisazo Kamura turned and walked towards the radio, asking the communications staff to quickly call for the infantry artillery and mountain artillery.

Although the radio has been monitored, the current situation is such that we can no longer care about that. If the reinforcements do not arrive, everyone must be loyal to Tianhuang.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander."

Two minutes later, Kishura Hisazo reported:
"Orders have been issued to the 39th and 40th Brigades. The aviation unit has just returned to Daguo Village Airport and is loading aerial bombs. The planes will arrive in about half an hour."

However, before Kawagishi Fumisaburo could catch his breath, the major of staff rushed in in a panic.

"General."

"The machine gun position on the commanding heights of the right wing has been lost."

"idiot…"

Kawagishi Fumisaburo, Kitamura Hisazo, and a group of Japanese officers from the division headquarters all changed their expressions.

The machine gun positions on the commanding heights of the left and right wings had all been lost, which meant that the entire division headquarters was surrounded by the enemy on all sides.

At this moment, Kawagishi Fumisaburo and Kitamura Hisazo suddenly heard a strange sharp whistling sound coming from above their heads.

The faces of the two veteran Japanese soldiers who had been on the battlefield for a long time suddenly became even uglier. As professional soldiers, they certainly knew that this sound was the sound of high-speed projectiles cutting through the air.

"Anti-artillery."

A Japanese lieutenant colonel shouted loudly.

……

at the same time.

At the Eighth Route Army's left-wing artillery position, after conducting a preliminary test firing of two shells, Zhang Shuanglin roared loudly:
"Target Hufeng Village, distance 1210, all guns firing at full speed!"

(End of this chapter)