Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 313 Tragic Cannon Fodder (First Update!)

"Regimental Commander, how did you stop the troops? Shouldn't you make persistent efforts and rush into Huangtu Ridge to end the battle as soon as possible! Stop now, isn't it to prepare time for the devils!" Political commissar Cheng Xiao asked back, frowning!
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "Time is important, but casualties are more important to us!"

"The Japanese and puppet troops in Huangtuling have already realized that if they continue to rush forward without a clue, it will only increase casualties!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Ping began to give orders: "All the artillery will be divided into three, provide artillery support to the three main battalions, break through the resistance of the Japanese and puppet troops as soon as possible, and enter Huangtuling!"

"Tell the battalion commanders that tonight's attack, regardless of bullets or artillery shells, I have enough control. You can use artillery shells on the battlefield and never use bullets!"

The Fifth Regiment of the Imperial Association Army, which had just blocked the offensive of the Independent Regiment, had not had time to take a breath when the screeching sound of shells crossing the sky reached their ears.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. It's shelling, everyone!" shouted the experienced imperial association army officer's complexion changed.

"Boom boom boom..." Before the order was spread, the explosion sounded on the temporary defense line.

Because there are no trenches, even if these imperial association troops hide behind sandbag bunkers, the shells falling from the sky can still easily kill them.

Ten shells of various kinds fell down, among which several powerful mountain artillery shells destroyed a machine gun position of the Imperial Association Army on the spot. People, weapons, and sandbags were blown away, and disappeared in an instant. .

"The artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is too fierce, our blocking position is simple, and the casualties are very heavy, we must not be able to withstand it!" The chief of staff of the Fifth Regiment saw that his subordinates were constantly being blown away amidst the screams and explosions on the battlefield, and pointed at him. The head of the group shouted anxiously.

"Devils are not a good thing. Obviously, they want us to go to the front as cannon fodder to buy time for them to build their positions!" The regiment leader replied with gritted teeth.

The chief of staff thumped in his heart, and shouted: "Then we are all going to die here!"

"Commander, this is more than 1000 brothers! By the way, we can ask the imperial army for artillery support. Didn't the imperial army bring an artillery brigade and several mortar squadrons? As long as the artillery is fired, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army will definitely be able to destroy it." Press down."

Hope was rekindled on the chief of staff's face, but the commander still had an angry expression of gnashing his teeth.

Then he sneered and said, "Don't even think about artillery support! Did you hear the explosion at the beginning? It was the explosion that instantly wiped out the Devil's artillery. Now, there is only one way to stop the Eighth Route Army from attacking us, which is to keep going to the defense line." Fill in human lives until the entire army of our five regiments is wiped out!"

The chief of staff, who didn't want to die, was stunned for a moment, and two words suddenly appeared in his mind, surrender.

However, these two words just flashed in my mind and disappeared.

As the chief of staff of the Imperial Association Corps, the Eighth Route Army is a veritable traitor.Even if they surrender, there will be no good results.

And the little devil is watching from behind, and many machine guns are facing everyone's back.Once the troops have the idea of ​​surrendering on the battlefield, the chief of staff is sure that they will shoot without hesitation and turn everyone into a hornet's nest.

At this time, the violent shelling had lasted for almost 5 minutes, and one or two hundred shells fell, and there were not many sandbag bunkers left.

On the temporary defense line, there were corpses of the Imperial Association Army who were killed, screaming wounded, and broken arms that were directly blown up by shells.

Facing a battlefield like hell on earth, the first thought of the still alive Imperial Association Army was to sneak away and escape here.

But the devils in the rear were not polite at all, just as the regiment chief of staff thought, as long as there were soldiers fleeing for their lives, the devils would shoot at their backs as soon as they left, and the swishing bullets would beat them into hornet's nests directly from their backs.

After more than a dozen people died in a row, the surviving Royal Association Army finally gave up the idea of ​​running for their lives, and lay down on the ground with their heads folded to avoid the artillery fire. Some people trembled, and some prayed in their hearts that the shells would not hit them!
The shelling finally stopped, and when many Imperial Association troops were still lying on the ground with fear on their faces, the officers had already started yelling and cursing on the ground!
"Get up and fight, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack. The imperial army is watching from behind again, if you don't want to die, block the Eighth Route Army's attack!"

"Bullets don't have eyes. If we don't kill the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will kill us. Get up and fight!"

Amidst all kinds of yelling and cursing, the Imperial Association Army stood up scatteredly.Because many bunkers were blown up, they lay directly on the ground, assuming they were ready for battle.

However, when the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops came into view and they started shooting, they realized that there were not many gunshots on the ground.

And as soon as they fired, the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side would be able to gather at least two machine guns to shoot over.

After the dense bullets swished over, because there was no cover, they didn't even have a place to hide, and they were instantly beaten into a hornet's nest.

"Regiment, there are too many casualties. There is less than one company left in my first battalion. There is no machine gun left. It can't stop the attack of the Eighth Route Army at all!" The nearest battalion commander rushed directly to the fifth regiment of the Imperial Association Army to command Ministry, exclaimed with heartache and grief.

The head of the regiment saw the situation on the battlefield, but faced with the Japanese army's order not to retreat, he had nothing to do.

"I have sent out the guards of the regiment headquarters, and I can't help it! Tell the brothers, stick to it!"

Then he said to Lieutenant Guizi who was supervising the battle next to him: "Mr. Zhongtian, you heard that the troops suffered heavy losses in the shelling and could not stop the Eighth Route Army from attacking. I need reinforcements from the imperial army!"

Lieutenant Nakata had a very indifferent expression on his face from beginning to end, without any change.

"I will report to the commander, but without the commander's order, your department cannot retreat one part. My troops will return to the back of the position to supervise the formation. If anyone is found to be retreating, no matter what their status is, they will be shot immediately!"

The head of the regiment wished he could shoot this high-ranking devil lieutenant dead.

However, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, who made himself a traitor and chose to work for the devil!
Although there was a thousand reluctance in his heart, the head of the regiment still pretended to be flattering and thanked the lieutenant.

Under the protection of the guards, Colonel Kato found a blind spot for shelling, and then transferred the headquarters to direct the operation in person.

After Lieutenant Nakata's report was delivered, the adjutant immediately suggested: "Sir, the rear defense line has not been repaired, and the outer defense line must not be lost. The combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army is too poor. I suggest that an infantry squadron be sent up. In this case , only the imperial army can block the fortifications of Tuba Road!"

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