Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 404 I don’t want casualty figures, I just want the Guards Mixed Brigade!
Taiyuan.

Japanese First Army Headquarters.

"Yamamoto-kun, what is the status of the main force of the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade?"

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Yamamoto Ikki with a gloomy expression and asked.

"General, the situation with the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade is not good."

Yamamoto Ikki's face turned pale and his tone was gloomy:

"The main force of the New 1st Regiment is surrounding the main force of the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade."

"The New 1st Regiment mobilized at least a division-level artillery firepower to fire at the infantry of the Guards Mixed Brigade."

"The two Guards Regiments within the encirclement have suffered heavy casualties."

"Nani?"

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression grew increasingly gloomy as he asked:
"Didn't the main force of the New 1st Regiment go to Xing County? Where did the main force of the New 1st Regiment that appeared here come from?"

"General, since the battle to attack Ping'an County began until now, the reconnaissance planes of the 54th Squadron have not found the main force of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army on the road from Xing County to Ping'an County."

Yamamoto Ikki's face turned increasingly grim: "It's obvious that the main force of the New 1st Regiment is not in Xing County."

"Li Yunlong not only didn't fall for it, but on the contrary... he might have learned our true battle plan."

Hearing this, Shinozuka Yoshio's cheeks twitched and he wanted to get angry and practice his sword skills, but he forced himself to hold it back.

Shinozuka Yoshio's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he asked in a deep voice:
"How is the offensive going with the 4th Brigade and the 4th and 5th Independent Divisions of the Locust Alliance?"

"The enemy has deployed an air defense wing in Cuijiazhuang." Yamamoto Ikki pointed at the map. "The 4th Brigade and the Locust Army have suffered heavy casualties... over 2,000 so far."

Several combat staff officers beside him were still shocked.

In order to stop the attack of the 4th Brigade and the two locust corps.

The New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army actually mobilized an air defense regiment!
Air defense, air defense, nine out of ten defenses will fail, but anti-aircraft guns can hit infantry and vehicles, which is quite comfortable, so cool!

"Baka!" Shinozuka Yoshio's voice suddenly rose. "I don't want casualty figures, I want the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade! Mobilize all available troops at all costs and reinforce the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade with all your might!"

If an ordinary mixed brigade is destroyed, then it is destroyed.

Anyway, it’s not like the First Army had no mixed brigades that had been wiped out before, such as Yanagishita Shigeharu and his 3rd Mixed Brigade.

but.

The Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade is different. It is the unit beside Tian Huang and the pride of the Imperial Japanese Army.

If the main force of the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade was destroyed or severely damaged in northwest Shanxi.

This is not only a shame for the entire fraternal army, but also a shame for Tianhuang.

Both Shinozuka Yoshio and Yamamoto Kazuki will be nailed to the pillar of shame by the officers and soldiers of the entire brother country's army.

"Hi!"

Sanbon Ikki stared at the map for a while, then ordered the telegraph soldier to make a radio call to the 4th Brigade Headquarters.

"Moshimoshi, I'm the acting chief of staff of the First Army, Yamamoto Ikki!"

"Major General Tsuda, I order you to attack Cuijiazhuang at all costs and rescue the First and Second Guards!"

……

Northwest Shanxi.

General Ridge.

Tsuda Mitake: "...Hi!"

After hanging up the phone, Tsuda Mitake cursed Yamamoto's ancestors in his heart. He was just a colonel, but he used a feather as a token of authority to command a major general like him.

You are a piece of shit that no one cares about in the Kwantung Army. If Commander Shinozuka didn't appreciate you, what would you be, Yamamoto Ikki?

No matter how dissatisfied you are, orders still have to be carried out.

"Sakurada-kun."

The commander of the 4th Brigade, Mitake Tsuda, said solemnly:
"In the current situation, there is only one tactic to capture Cuijiazhuang."

Sakurada Takeshi was extremely anxious and asked hurriedly, "Tsuda-kun, what tactics?"

Tsuda Mitake's face turned grim: "The infantry will charge while the artillery will bombard!"

According to the Japanese infantry tactics, the artillery would stop firing when the Japanese infantry was about 300 meters away from the enemy's front line.

Artillery shells have no eyes. Beyond this distance, they can easily injure one's own soldiers.

But the distance of 300 meters was enough for the Eighth Route Army to get out of the tunnel and enter the position.

Now, Tsuda Mitake has finally understood the situation.

Without artillery fire support, even if the 4th Brigade fought with all its might, it would be impossible to capture the Cuijiazhuang position.

The Eighth Route Army built an air defense tunnel in Cuijiazhuang, so even aerial bombing would have had little effect, wasting strategic materials and aerial bombs!

Sakurada Takeshi hesitated: "But the artillery firepower of the Imperial Guards Field Artillery Regiment will be suppressed by the firepower of the Eighth Route Army heavy artillery."

The Eighth Route Army's long-range artillery was very powerful. Once the Guards Field Artillery Regiment opened fire, the Eighth Route Army's long-range heavy artillery shells could quickly hit the artillery positions of the Guards Field Artillery Regiment.

If the Guards Artillery Regiment continued to fire to provide fire support to the infantry, it would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The 1st and 2nd Guards Regiments and the Guards Field Artillery Regiment were all troops brought by him, and he was very loyal to them.

"The Eighth Route Army didn't have any observation balloons, so they must have set up an artillery observation post on a nearby high ground!"

Tsuda Mitake said in a deep voice.

"Bring the map over!" A staff officer handed over a map of northwest Shanxi, and the two old Japanese soldiers stared at the map.

Tsuda Mitake pointed at the map and said, "Look, Sakurada-kun, judging from the contour lines on the map, the highest mountain nearby is Yunshan. The Eighth Route Army should have set up an artillery observation post here!"

Sakurada Takeshi looked at the map, confirmed the direction, raised the telescope and looked, and sure enough, he saw a high mountain about five kilometers away.

The old devil immediately called the captain of the guard squadron and ordered him to lead a squadron to eliminate the Eighth Route Army artillery observer on Yunshan.

"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander."

The communications officer hurried over and reported to Sakurada Takeshi:
"The 1st and 2nd Guards Regiments request tactical guidance!"

"Also, Major Tanaka, commander of the 1nd Battalion of the 2st Imperial Guards Regiment, reports that Colonel Suzuki, commander of the 1st Regiment, has died..."

"Nani?"

Sakurada Takeshi's expression changed:
"Colonel Suzuki's body must be rescued."

The communications staff reported: "Colonel Suzuki was hit by a heavy artillery shell and was blown away..."

"Baga...road rolling!"

Sakurada Takeshi was furious:
"Attack, Tsuda-kun, attack immediately and destroy all the Eighth Route Army!"

"Order the Guards Field Artillery Regiment to provide uninterrupted artillery support to the attacking forces!"

"Hi!"

The communications staff quickly went to convey the order.

After half an hour.

The 5th Infantry Battalion of the 5th Brigade of the Japanese army and the 2nd Regiment of the th Division of the puppet army launched a new round of attacks.

The 5th Brigade was a second-line security force, with each infantry battalion having only about 3 people. The th Division of the puppet army had regiments under its command, each with about people.

In this wave of attack, the Japanese and puppet troops directly dispatched more than 2,000 people.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

"Kill me..."

The Japanese and puppet troops all over the mountains rushed towards the Cuijiazhuang position of the New 1st Regiment. The shouts of killing shook the sky and their actions were as fierce as tigers.

A very classic human wave tactic.

……

"Company commander, the enemy is coming!"

At the Cuijiazhuang position, the observation post on the position immediately notified the company commander of the fifth company.

"Comrades!"

In the tunnel, Captain Wang looked at the soldiers with a stern expression and asked loudly:

"Did you enjoy killing today?"

"no!"

The soldiers answered in unison, and their murderous responses shook the dirt on the top of the tunnel to fall.

As long as it involves killing the Japanese and puppet troops, no matter how many you kill, it will never be satisfying.

"Haha, I didn't enjoy killing either."

Captain Wang laughed heartily and said:

"The enemy is coming, follow me into position immediately!"

Captain Wang led the soldiers into the position quickly and efficiently.

The effects of dozens of rehearsals before the battle were evident in the battle. Even during the battle, the soldiers could enter their respective positions from the tunnels within a minute and prepare for battle.

What caught the eyes of Captain Wang and his soldiers were the Japanese and puppet troops charging towards them in skirmish lines all over the mountains and plains.

far away.

The Japanese Type 92 heavy machine guns and light machine guns, as well as dozens of light and heavy machine guns of the puppet army were set up, with their muzzles pointing in the direction of the position.

"Hug the fire!"

Seeing the vanguard of the puppet army entering the 50-meter range of the front line, Captain Wang gave the order to open fire.

"Da da da…"

"Boom boom…"

In an instant, 40 anti-aircraft guns, 20 machine guns, MG43 general-purpose machine guns, submachine guns and rifles opened fire at the same time.

The puppet soldiers in the front row fell down one after another. Many of them were shot and broken into two pieces and piles. The puppet soldiers in the back were frightened by this scene and fell to the ground pretending to be dead.

The Japanese soldiers behind cursed loudly when they saw this, but they could only continue to charge with their rifles. The Japanese puppet army's light and heavy machine guns opened fire, and the Eighth Route Army's 82mm mortars located behind the reverse slope also opened fire.

In the distance, the Japanese Guards Field Artillery Regiment and the 4th Brigade's Mountain Artillery Battalion also opened fire.

Dense artillery shells hit the Cuijiazhuang position.

Farther away, the New 152st Regiment's 105mm howitzer and mm howitzer groups opened fire, and the shells flew towards the Japanese field artillery and mountain artillery positions.

buzzing...

The roar of propellers and engines could be heard in the sky, and the Japanese planes had arrived!
(End of this chapter)