Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 414: Shinozuka Yoshio's Sword Skill +10
Soon, the scouts brought news again that the Japanese reinforcements were only fifteen kilometers away from Datong.

According to the Japanese marching speed, they could arrive in one and a half hours at the fastest, or two hours at the slowest.

"Give me the order."

Chu Yunfei's expression became serious:
"The transport team must immediately load ammunition. Each soldier should take as much ammunition as they can carry. Any ammunition and food that cannot be taken away must be blown up. We will retreat in half an hour."

Just now, Chu Yunfei took a look at the Japanese arsenal and granary that was converted from a classroom. It was filled with weapons, ammunition and food.

Each weighs several thousand tons!
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army also lacked food and ammunition, but the shortage was not urgent.

Moreover, the Japanese ammunition and Jin-made equipment could not be used, but Chu Yunfei thought that since he was already here, he would take away as much as he could.

Unlike Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei led his troops to attack Datong not for the purpose of making money.

It was to kill the devils and puppet troops and serve the country, not to gain fame, but to prove his ability.

Although the 358th Regiment finally took down the city of Datong thanks to the mountain artillery company of the New st Regiment.

But you just tell me whether you took it down or not?

"Yes!"

Fang Ligong quickly went to convey the order.

As Chu Yunfei's order was issued, the transport team and the main force headed straight for the Japanese's supply warehouse.

Sun Ming led the guard company and went straight to the Japanese banks, hotels, and the homes of traitors. They arrested the Japanese and traitors without any explanation and confiscated all their valuables, including banknotes, gold, silver, and jewelry.

Some soldiers began to evacuate the civilians in the city, and the demolitionists prepared explosives.

About half an hour later, the 358th Regiment still had not finished packing.

The communications officer walked up to Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong with a telegram in his hand: "Commander, Chief of Staff... Commander Yan sent a telegram."

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong took the telegram and read it, their faces looked a little unhappy.

Yan Xishan had already learned that the 358th Regiment had captured Datong City. He commended them in a telegram, but at the same time ordered them to retreat immediately and not to touch the Japanese combat supplies in Datong City.

"Commander Yan, what are you doing..."

Fang Ligong didn't understand why he should spit out the fat meat that was already in his mouth?

Chu Yunfei sneered: "This batch of combat supplies is most likely the combat supplies of the Japanese First Army, attacking the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi. If anything happens to this batch of combat supplies, the Japanese attack will be forced to stop."

"I see."

After this explanation, Fang Ligong instantly understood why Commander Yan sent such a telegram at this time.

Commander Yan was eager for the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army to fight a bloody battle, with both sides suffering heavy losses and all their main elite forces being killed. Even if the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army could not gain the upper hand, the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army would have no time to care about the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, giving it time to recuperate and grow stronger.

Fang Ligong finally understood why Li Yunlong lent a mountain artillery company to the 358th Regiment. He probably knew that the combat supplies of the Japanese First Army were stored in Datong City.

In other words, Li Yunlong's troops were short of manpower, otherwise it would not have been the turn of the 358th Regiment to attack Datong.

Chu Yunfei showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth: "It's time for the country to be destroyed, and some people are still fighting among themselves."

After this battle, Chu Yunfei's mentality also quietly changed.

It turns out that the Japanese army is not invincible as long as you dare to fight and use the right tactics.

"In the Battle of Taiyuan, our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suffered heavy losses. Perhaps Commander Yan had no choice." Fang Ligong forced himself to explain to Yan Laoxi, but he was also a little unhappy.

Chu Yunfei glanced at Fang Ligong and said, "Brother Ligong, do you know what to do?"

"Don't worry, Commander." Fang Ligong nodded. "I'll tell you in a telegram to the headquarters afterwards that by the time you receive the telegram, not only have we captured Datong City, but we've also destroyed all the Japanese army's war supplies."

A general is not always bound by the orders of his king when he is away from home. If he disobeys orders once, he will do so again.

After coming here a few times, you will become familiar with it.

As a soldier, Fang Ligong also wanted to kill the enemy, serve his country, and die on the battlefield.

At this moment, rumbling sounds of artillery were heard from the west of Datong City.

"what's the situation?"

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong were suddenly startled, and hurriedly climbed up the city wall, raised their binoculars and looked in the direction where the artillery sound came from.

"Boom boom..."

Two shells struck the western wall, sending shrapnel and rubble scattering everywhere.

"Commander, it's too dangerous here!" Fang Ligong was about to cover Chu Yunfei's departure immediately. The Japanese tank troops had arrived, and the two leading Japanese tanks were firing at the city wall.

Following behind the Japanese artillery were some Japanese soldiers who were attacking Datong City from outside the west city. The Japanese had apparently discovered the soldiers of the 358th Regiment on the city wall.

Chu Yunfei said calmly, "Don't panic. The Eighth Route Army will help us deal with the Japanese tank troops."

Chu Yunfei looked at the watch on his hand: "The main force of the devils should not have arrived yet. It is just the tank troops and a small number of infantry."

According to the speed of infantry marching, five kilometers in half an hour is considered a lot.

Half an hour ago, scouts reported that the main force of the Japanese army was still 15 kilometers away from Datong, and it was impossible for the main force of the Japanese to arrive so quickly.

After a while, explosions really occurred in the Japanese formation.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong immediately raised their binoculars and looked in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery company.

At the Eighth Route Army artillery position, muzzle flames continued to flicker, and shells streaked across the sky and fell into the Japanese formation.

"Boom boom boom..."

The 12 mountain guns did not conduct any test firing in advance. Under the guidance of the artillery observers on the city wall, they began to fire rapidly. Each gun fired at a rate of 20 rounds per minute, covering the direction of the Japanese tanks with artillery fire.

"Rumble..."

Once the tank starts moving, it is very difficult for indirect fire shells to hit the tank.

but.

It was another matter entirely when the mountain artillery company fired at the Japanese attacking formation at an astonishing rate of fire of 240 rounds per minute.

If the precision is not enough, the quantity can make up for it.

When the number of falling shells is large enough, the probability of hitting the Japanese tanks increases.

In less than a minute, two of the 12 Japanese tanks were destroyed by 75mm high-explosive shells. The Japanese tanks were originally thin-skinned, and the defense on the top of the tank was one of the lowest parts of the entire tank in terms of armor penetration. It was impossible for them to withstand the 75mm high-explosive shells falling from the sky. A 75mm high-explosive shell hitting the Japanese tank from the top of the tank could directly send the Japanese tank and the entire crew to see Amaterasu.

In one encounter, two tank crews were killed.

The remaining Japanese tank crews were horrified, and the Japanese tank battalion commander immediately ordered a retreat with a changed face.

How arrogant they are when they come, how embarrassed they are when they run away.

Seeing the Japanese tanks retreating in the artillery's field of view, Chen Xiushan immediately led a slow-moving barrage of artillery fire and soon hit two more Japanese tanks.

The Japanese infantry squadron outside the tank also suffered heavy casualties.

Only when the Japanese disappeared from sight did Captain Chen order the shelling to stop.

"The Eighth Route Army's artillery company is truly formidable!"

Seeing the Japanese tank troops being driven away, Fang Ligong sighed:

"It would be great if this mountain artillery company belonged to our 358th Regiment."

"With this mountain artillery company," Chu Yunfei nodded, agreeing, "Our 358th Regiment can face an elite Japanese regiment head-on!"

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said with anticipation, "With an artillery unit like this, if we could get an American-style howitzer division, our 358th Regiment would be able to dominate North China."

Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei with a face full of expectation and yearning. Wouldn’t his own regiment commander be tempted?
Commander, ah, Commander, an American 105 howitzer division, this is the pie in the sky that Li Yunlong has painted for you, you can't be conquered by Li Yunlong's sugar-coated bullets.

Fang Ligong thought, an American 105mm howitzer, why do I feel a little tempted?

Afterwards, Fang Ligong thought about it and felt that this was normal. As a soldier, even if he was not an artilleryman, he also liked artillery support.

Which soldier could refuse a 105th Howitzer Division?
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong were naturally no exception.

Then Chu Yunfei led his troops to retreat quickly with large and small bags of spoils.

……

More than an hour later.

Taiyuan.

Japanese First Army Headquarters.

"General."

Yamamoto Ikki walked quickly to Shinozuka Yoshio, holding a telegram in his hand, and reported with a grim expression:

"I just received a telegram from Colonel Saburo Maze, commander of the 36th Division's Quartermaster Regiment."

"Before leaving Datong, the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army blew up 3000 tons of combat supplies and 2000 tons of food in Datong City."

"Nani?"

Shinozuka Yoshio stood up suddenly, his eyes widening suddenly:

"Didn't Yan Xishan promise to order the 358th Regiment to retreat?"

Yamamoto Ikki said in a deep voice: "Judging from the time, it is still in time. Either Yan Xishan did not give the order, or Chu Yunfei disobeyed it."

"idiot…"

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka could no longer hold back. He drew out his lieutenant general's sword and swung it at the blue and white porcelain vase in the office.

"Yan Xishan..."

"Chu Yunfei..."

"Li Yunlong..."

Every time he shouted a name angrily, Shinozuka Yoshio would angrily smash a blue and white porcelain vase into pieces, and his knife skills would improve at the same time.

Shinozuka Yoshio's swordsmanship +1+1+1...

(End of this chapter)