Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

They could only watch the plane circling over them.

The artillery brigade commander, Major General Watanabe Kintaro, angrily fired at the planes with his Type 38 rifle, but to no avail.

I can only say helplessly and angrily: "Shoot it down for me"

Upon hearing this, many Japanese soldiers hurriedly raised their guns and fired.

Bullets rained down in the air but none of them hit the target.

The plane circled twice, determined the location of the ammunition depot, and then flew straight over it accurately.

When Watanabe Kintaro saw the direction of the plane, he immediately understood the other party's intention and shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and shoot them. We must shoot them down as soon as possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed countless wooden boxes being thrown down from the plane.

His face turned pale and a bad premonition came over him.

Just a few seconds after the box landed, suddenly, there was a loud bang.

A burst of fire shot into the sky.

Then there were countless explosions, one after another, deafening.

The explosion also ignited all the artillery brigade's shells.

boom! boom! boom!

A huge explosion, accompanied by flames shooting into the sky, engulfed all the people in the artillery brigade.

Countless artillerymen shouted in fear: "Run!"

Then, a series of explosions began.

An explosion was heard almost every 3 seconds. A huge "mushroom cloud" rose into the sky. The flames dyed the entire sky red. The scene was filled with thick smoke, and the whole scene looked like "the end of the world."

The ammunition of the two heavy artillery brigades was all together, and five or six tons of bombs exploded at the same time.

The area within 3 kilometers was covered by the explosion, and countless shrapnel flew around, claiming countless lives.

Two artillery brigades, an artillery regiment and an engineering regiment, totaling five to six thousand people, all had no time to escape and were engulfed by the flames.

There was a loud rumbling sound and the earth shook.

On the battlefield, all the attacking soldiers couldn't help but look back in that direction.

Then, they felt a huge gust of wind coming close to the ground, flying towards them at a speed visible to the naked eye, and dust filled the sky wherever it passed.

Chai Goro looked at the direction of the artillery brigade behind him, where flames, thick smoke and explosions were rising into the sky, and his face turned pale.

My heart almost suffocated.

The air waves can be felt five kilometers away from the artillery, which shows how powerful it is.

There is only one possibility for such a powerful explosion, that is, the ammunition depots of the two artillery brigades were blown up.

This is his specialty, a strategic force.

Without the heavy artillery brigade, the army is a joke.

The firepower is simply not enough to suppress the opponent.

At this moment, Chai Goro was in no mood to attack anymore, and immediately ordered a retreat, determined to see the bodies even if he died.

On the 'Dutch City' artillery platform, Chu Yunfei and others also saw the flames rising into the sky and were immediately surprised.

This means that the bombing mission was completed.

421. Another great victory, Shen Hao goes to the Bay

Others were also excited.

Without artillery, Japan is nothing to worry about.

A group of Japanese soldiers holding Type 38 rifles were nothing more than cooks holding firewood sticks in the eyes of Chu Yunfei and others.

Maybe it was okay to bully other Beiyang warlords, but facing Chu Yunfei's well-equipped troops with a Maxim heavy machine gun deployed every fifty meters, they were no match for him.

This firepower is a direct crushing force.

Chu Yunfei saw the Japanese army retreating and sneered, "Fight back! Make as many shells and bullets as you can. I'm not afraid of using them up."

"Yes"

So the situation on the battlefield changed, and offense and defense became different!

Once hundreds of thousands of troops retreated, the people behind had no idea of ​​the situation. Once the people in front ran away, the people behind became even more panicked and had no idea what to do.

The situation collapsed in an instant and everyone ran backwards desperately.

The battlefield was filled with smoke and the Maxim heavy machine gun made a rattling sound again.

It was like a death song. Seeing their teammates falling down one after another, the Japanese soldiers were frightened and ran even more desperately.

Looking down from the sky, the artillery shells were as dense as raindrops, falling among the Japanese troops.

Every shell claimed dozens of lives.

The battlefield was littered with the corpses of Japanese soldiers.

About half an hour later, Chu Yunfei saw that the artillery fire had stopped and frowned, "What happened? Why is there no more artillery fire?"

"Commander, the shells are exhausted."

Chu Yunfei said dissatisfiedly: "It's gone so soon?"

"Yes, Commander. We only have 10,000 shells. We used them all up in two rounds. We only have a few hundred mortar shells left."

Chu Yunfei frowned, the lack of firepower made him a little disappointed. Such a good opportunity to beat the enemy when he was down was wasted.

So, he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Then don't chase them anymore. Clean up the battlefield quickly and send the Japanese soldiers who are not dead to the west."

"Yes, Commander."

From time to time, crisp gunshots were heard on the battlefield.

As for the bodies of the Japanese soldiers, they were not cremated but buried directly in the artillery pits.

It's like digging your own grave.

When Shiba Goro led his troops to the artillery position, he was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

At this moment, there were broken limbs everywhere, and most of the artillery pieces were damaged. A huge deep pit with a radius of several hundred meters was blown up where the shells were placed.

More than half of the two heavy artillery brigades suffered casualties. It can be said that the artillery was useless in this battle.

Chai Goro just felt his head buzzing and didn't dare to face it.

He didn't know how to explain this to the cabinet.

"What should the General do?"

Shiba Goro took a deep breath and rubbed his pale cheeks vigorously with his hands.

"Count the number of people and clean up the mess."

"Hai"

Looking at the dilapidated position, and then looking up at the sunset, it no longer seems to be orange, but blood red.

There was thick smoke, fire and the smell of blood everywhere, it was a desolate scene.

Chai Goro was disheartened. The two defeats in battle were a great blow to him.

He also understood that once he reported the battle situation here, his military career would be over.

As the commander-in-chief, he cannot escape the blame for such a huge loss. The cabinet will definitely remove him or even execute him.

The more I think about it, the more depressed I become.

It took about an hour to clean up the battlefield.

5037 Type rifles and Type heavy machine guns were seized.

30 mortars and hundreds of boxes of grenades.

More than 4 Japanese soldiers were killed, more than half of whom were killed by artillery shells, and the others were killed by bullets.

Two heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese Army were destroyed, with more than half of the artillerymen killed or wounded (an unknown number).

On Chu Yunfei's side, less than a hundred people died, and most of them were killed by artillery shells, with only a few being killed by bullets.

Two consecutive big victories boosted the morale of the entire Wanwan team, and everyone shouted with excitement.

Especially the casualty ratio made them excited.

Chu Yunfei's prestige was completely stabilized, and no one dared to question it anymore.

Not only that, a large number of Taiwanese people signed up to join the army because they saw hope.

The long-accumulated humiliation of the past was gone forever, and I became more confident.

"Commander, there are people out there who want to sign up to join the army. Do you think we are recruiting some soldiers?"

Chu Yunfei said: "Recruiting soldiers is reasonable. Recruit 6 more, and make a total of . But I will make a decision after consulting General Shen."

"Yes, Commander."

"How is the battle going in Taipei?"

"The Japanese navy forcibly landed on the island from the north. Because we had no coastal defense guns, Ma Feng and his men retreated several dozen miles and gave up defending the island because of the bombardment of the naval guns.

The Japanese army successfully landed on the island.

However, their attack was blocked. Ma Feng and his men repelled four or five waves of the Japanese attack. The Japanese suffered heavy losses and had to retreat. The two sides were in a stalemate.

Chu Yunfei nodded to show his understanding. After all, all the Japanese heavy artillery brigades were attacking Keelung Port, and the Japanese troops on the Mafeng side had no ability to launch a strong attack.

After the navy landed on the island, the naval guns were of no use, after all, their range was limited. With the Maxim heavy machine guns guarding the island, the navy could do nothing.

The Japanese heavy artillery brigade is all here, and it is impossible to suppress the firepower from the north.

It’s still no problem to guard a group of navy soldiers with light weapons.

Chu Yunfei said: "Let the soldiers have a good rest and attack tonight.

While the Japanese are dying, collect all the light machine guns and organize a machine gun company with only one goal, which is to destroy the Japanese headquarters.

Capture the Japanese Army Commander-in-Chief Shiba Goro alive"

"Captain Chu, do you mean to attack them tonight?"

"Of course, the Japanese attacked twice in a row and we were on the defensive the whole time. Now the situation has reversed and it is our turn to play.

We must penetrate directly into their center like a sharp knife and disrupt the Japanese defense."

"I understand, Commander."

"Kill a few more pigs. We have a tough battle tonight. Let the soldiers eat and drink well," Chu Yunfei said.

"Yes, Commander."

Then, Chu Yunfei said again: "Send a telegram to General Shen immediately to report the situation here."

At the same time, the Japanese cabinet also received news of Shiba Goro's defeat.

Two heavy artillery brigades were destroyed, with a total of 6520 deaths and 7 casualties. It can be said to be a disastrous defeat.

The Japanese cabinet was completely furious and immediately revoked Shiba Goro's command.

Let him return to the country immediately and atone for his sins to the Emperor.

He then called Vice Admiral Kato Tomosaburo and asked him to temporarily command the remaining 18th and 12th Divisions of the Army as the commander-in-chief.

Kato Tomosaburo was also shocked when he received the order.

I never expected that Keelung Port would suffer such a devastating defeat and two heavy artillery brigades were lost?

What a joke! Without two heavy artillery brigades, half of the army would be useless.

His attack in the north was thwarted, but he didn't expect that Shiba Goro in the south was even more useless.

After receiving the order, Kato Tomosaburo no longer cared about the north and immediately ordered a retreat.

We drove the warship to Keelung Port.

Ma Feng looked at the Japanese warships that had all withdrawn with a look of surprise, and then telegraphed the situation here to Chu Yunfei.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, Shen Hao received a telegram from Chu Yunfei.