Warlord: Starting with Subduing Little A Qiao

The next moment, his face darkened, and his entire body turned purple.

He never expected that these Manchu bannermen would include German heavy infantry.

It should be noted that such weapons are extremely rare even within one's own army.

But now, they've only brought one.

In his view, was it really necessary to use such cannons to deal with those Eight Banner soldiers?

Why bother?

But he finally understood why Yoshio Tanaka insisted on carrying these heavy weapons on his back.

He had initially thought it was a siege, but now he suddenly understood.

Not for anything else, but for this independent regiment.

In fact, it wasn't just one.

Under the attack of this independent regiment, all their firepower was weakened.

"Damn it, where did they get this German heavy machine gun? Did the US and China team up?"

Many thoughts flashed through the officer's mind.

In that instant, he had already lost more than five hundred soldiers.

Originally there were more than 10,000 people, but now there are only more than 8,000 left.

In just over ten minutes, if this continues, their army will suffer heavy casualties in less than ten hours.

Such a price is simply not something a commander can afford.

His boastful words just now felt like a slap across the face.

It's been more than ten minutes, and not only have we made no progress, but we've been pushed back by the enemy, with casualties exceeding a thousand and approaching two thousand.

The officer wanted to roar, but his figure had already vanished without a trace.

It seems I did something wrong.

His arrogance and disregard for the Eighth Route Army led to such heavy casualties.

The officer was momentarily speechless.

Fortunately, he suffered repeated setbacks against the Independent Regiment.

However, the trenches and artillery remained completely undisturbed.

Another piece of good news came from ahead, which cheered him up.

The gun emplacements are in position! "All troops, move out and raze this Ping'an Town to the ground!"

Upon hearing this, the commander shouted to his men without hesitation.

Being suppressed by these Manchu bannermen was something his pride absolutely could not tolerate.

He was full of confidence before, but now he's been slapped hard in the face.

He hadn't spoken for a long time.

With these trenches and artillery, their strength would be greatly enhanced.

Moreover, there were trenches as cover.

Even if enemy artillery fire lands on them, it will greatly reduce their combat effectiveness.

He can handle all of these.

With the fortifications in place, Ping'an County was no longer of any use.

Once the walls of Ping'an County are breached, the Eight Banners forces on the other side will completely lose all their defenses and become as vulnerable as a child.

The difference in numbers was enough to annihilate this entire Eight Banners army.

The officer's face turned ashen; he could no longer hold back.

These Eight Banner soldiers are really troublesome.

Prior to this, he had also said that he wanted to deal with an unarmed Eight Banners army.

Unexpectedly, they were severely humiliated by one person.

This made him lose face.

No one would have known that these Manchu bannermen were not only fully equipped, but also armed with German heavy machine guns.

His fighting style is very composed, like a 5.6.

"I also have German heavy artillery."

A mocking smile appeared on the officer's face.

The Japanese received their orders and, without hesitation, chose to transport supplies using trenches.

Pushing forward step by step.

What they had to do was unleash the full power of this cannon.

The enemy can fire their artillery indiscriminately, but I'll make them taste what it's like to be attacked by bombs.

Chapter 169: Enough to Make Up for It!

The entire battlefield

Several Type 92 Hercules tanks were firing outwards, trying to get out of their range.

The German heavy infantry followed behind them.

That is their core.

With just one more attack, Ping'an County will fall.

Bang bang bang!

The independent regiment continued to bombard the city walls.

Shells tumbled through the air, kicking up dust in all directions.

Puffs of white smoke rose up.

This obstructed their view, and several Japanese were directly hit by the flames of the explosion and fell to the ground.

A life has been lost.

Countless people have died in this ravine.

However, the officer was not angry at all; instead, he revealed a mocking smile.

This is to be expected.

The existence of trenches greatly reduced Japanese casualties.

They didn't take any protective measures at all, they just let the enemy's artillery fire be released to the maximum extent.

But now, when the bombs explode, they can take cover in the trenches.

The losses are 30% less than before.

This greatly reduces the lethality of the shells.

In that case, it won't be long before they can get close to the city wall.

The destruction of the Independent Regiment was only a matter of time.

As for casualties, that's not a problem.

He still has more than 8,000 men, and in such an attack, at most 1000 will die.

He had planned all of this before he came here.

This is the essence of war.

Not only did they have to use human lives to fill the gaps, but the same went for the Japanese.

Many people have already prepared themselves to die.

In reality, he only intended for thousands of people to die.

Unexpectedly, his initial negligence caused him to lose his fighting spirit.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

He was very grateful to the moment when Yoshio Mangzuka gave him the chance to take over the peaceful county town.

He also believed that a few thousand people would suffice.

But Yoshio Shizuka insisted that he bring another army with him.

He even thought he was doubting himself.

A mere regiment needs 10,000 men to fight the Eighth Route Army?

But now, his heart is filled with fear.

If there really are more than a thousand people, then they probably haven't encountered the Independent Regiment yet.