Chapter 176: Can war still be fought like this? (First update!)

Many people turned around and looked at the impact point of the shells in the distance, feeling a little confused.

Isn't there no fire support?
How come it happened again out of nowhere?
Especially those who had just scolded Yu Xiaoqing were at a loss as to what to do.

Did I wrongly blame Yu Xiaoqing?
However, they soon discovered something was wrong.

Because the shells were coming from right in front of them, not from the artillery positions behind them.

"Reinforcements?" He Shuguang asked puzzledly as he looked at the fortifications in the distance filled with smoke.

"Commander, where do the reinforcements come from?" the subordinate asked in confusion.

Hearing this, He Shuguang rolled his eyes and said, "You ask me, who should I ask?"

How the hell was I supposed to know there would be reinforcements?
At the same time, he felt chilled to the bone and was completely disappointed with Yu Xiaoqing.

Two groups, more than 2,000 people were sold in this way.

I don’t know whether this is a mutiny or something else.

For a moment, He Shuguang was filled with worry, and suddenly understood why Zhang Lixian would rather escape to the Sichuan Army than go back.

If it were him, he would probably rather run away than come back.

"Commander, what should we do now?" The voice of his subordinates brought him back to reality. Looking at the shells falling in front of him, He Shuguang turned around, met his subordinates' expectant eyes, and then spoke loudly.

"Follow me to kill the devils."

After saying that, he stood up, holding a Thompson submachine gun, and rushed towards the Japanese position.

"Kill the devils."

"Kill the devils."

"Kill the devils."

On the other side, Zhang Lixian and his men were attacking the Japanese positions.

With the cover of artillery fire, they did not encounter any major obstacles for the time being.

The main reason was that the Japanese army was stunned and they never expected that someone would attack them from behind.

Zhang Lixian picked up the telescope that he had put down again, feeling very anxious.

He also thought that the bastard Yu Xiaoqing actually let two regiments of soldiers attack Nantianmen without any artillery support.

This is simply a way to die.

He didn't understand why Yu Xiaoqing let them attack Nantianmen without making any preparations.

Do you really not care about these people's lives?
Are they just cannon fodder in his eyes?

For a time, Zhang Lixian was extremely disappointed with Yu Xiaoqing.

I originally thought that Yu Xiaoqing had changed his mind and was really going to attack Nantianmen.

Now it seems that everything is an illusion.

Yu Xiaoqing is still the same Yu Xiaoqing from beginning to end.

"Battalion Commander, we have captured the Japanese positions according to the predetermined plan, and the front-line positions are being advanced." The voice of his subordinates brought Zhang Lixian back to his senses. He pondered for a moment and continued.

"Tell them not to think too much, break through the Japanese defense line, and try to join forces with Yu's troops."

"Yes."

At the same time, Cun Yunsheng was also on a high ground, looking at everything in front of him with a telescope.

"The terrain of Nantianmen is indeed very complicated, much more difficult than the hilltops we captured before. Yu Xiaoqing doesn't provide firepower support, and he wants these two American-equipped regiments to be annihilated."

Hearing his words, Meng Fan, who had just arrived, couldn't help but sneer.

"Yu Xiaoqing really doesn't regard us as human beings at all. Two elite infantry regiments were lost just like that."

"Damn it, these guys are unlucky to be following Yu Xiaoqing."

Cun Yunsheng glanced at him without saying anything, but he was muttering in his heart, "If you hadn't met me, how good do you think you would have been?"

The ending is the same as others, and another thousand graves will be added to the South Gate of Heaven.

"Okay, now we are here. We have recruited all the soldiers that Yu Xiaoqing didn't want. I was originally thinking about where to get veterans to expand the army. Now it's just right. Yu Xiaoqing has sent us two regiments of veterans. We finally have a place to expand the army." Cun Yunsheng's smile was almost broken.

He originally thought that Yu Xiaoqing had taken his words to heart, but who knew that this guy didn't listen at all.

"Commander, so you came to Nantianmen in person, besides for revenge, to target Yu Xiaoqing's two regiments, right?" Meng Fanle said meaningfully.

"Hahaha, that's not the case. The main purpose is to chop off Hirai Usuke's head. Watanabe Masao was burnt last time, so he can't be burnt again this time, right?" Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Meng Fan was full of disbelief.

He knew very well what his own commander was thinking.

"Tell the artillery battalion to aim at that tree fort and blow it up." Cun Yunsheng picked up the telescope, took a look, and said again.

"Isn't that just a big tree?" Meng Fanle asked puzzledly.

From his perspective, it was a big tree.

"Really? Take a closer look at what it is?" Cun Yunsheng did not answer, but asked Meng Fanle to continue looking at the tree fort.

"Didn't you notice that there are no trees around except for that one lonely big tree? Do you think that's normal?"

"Hey, it's a bit abnormal when you put it that way." Meng Fan nodded, then kept adjusting the focus, and finally saw traces of cement pouring on the tree.

"Commander, this isn't the Japanese headquarters, is it?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be basically fine." Cun Yunsheng put down the telescope. He didn't expect that Hirai Uesuke would finally use this big tree again. Perhaps the design of Nantianmen was designed by Takeuchi Renzan.

"Tell the artillery to continue bombarding the tree fort and fire all the shells they carry. I want to see how long this tree fort can last." Cun Yunsheng sneered and ordered.

"Yes, Commander." Meng Fanle responded.

Then several 120mm heavy mortar shells hit the tree fort in the distance.

Colonel Hirai Usuke in the tree fort was terrified as he watched the shells keep falling.

It started out as an 81mm mortar, but eventually became a 120mm heavy mortar.

The killing radius exceeded 25 meters, and since there was nothing but bare land around, the shock wave was borne by the people inside the tree fort.

Although there is cement to block it, people will not be able to bear it if it keeps exploding for a long time.

"Baga..." Colonel Uesuke Hirai cursed loudly as he looked at the non-stop artillery shells. He now hated Takeuchi Renzan to death.

He had disagreed with placing the headquarters in the tree fort at the beginning.

As a result, the other party told him that it was absolutely safe here.

Ordinary artillery shells cannot penetrate the tree fort's defenses.

This sentence is correct!

With Master Yu's strength, it would probably be impossible to destroy this tree fortress.

But no one expected that the Sichuan Army would intervene at this time, and not only that, but also come up from the rear.

This made Colonel Hirai Uesuke very uncomfortable.

"Colonel, there are about four to five thousand enemy troops on Nantianmen now, and the firepower of the Sichuan Army is obviously stronger than ours. They used a special weapon, causing heavy casualties to our soldiers." The chief of staff's words made Colonel Hirai Usuke feel a little uneasy.

No way!
He suddenly remembered the demise of the Takeuchi Unit.

The Sichuan Army should have mastered the tactics of how to break through the pits.

Thinking of this, Colonel Hirai Uefu felt disheartened.

Especially since he had an irreconcilable hatred with Cun Yunsheng, he was ready to back down for a while.

Retreat?

This thought kept coming up in the mind of Colonel Hirai Usuke. After all, why would you want to die if you can still live?

If the Sichuan Army had not joined, he would definitely not have retreated, and might even have wiped out the two attacking regiments.

It’s different now. The arrival of the Sichuan Army means that Nantianmen will inevitably be breached. If we continue to defend it, we will only be seeking death.

Thinking of this, Colonel Hirai Usuke spoke.

"Burn the regiment flag first."

Hearing this, the chief of staff was stunned and looked at the other party in confusion.

"Colonel, are you burning the regiment flag so early?"

Although the war situation is somewhat unfavorable now, there is no need to burn the regiment flag so quickly.

"Just in case." Colonel Uesuke Hirai shook his head and said.

It’s better to burn it first to be safer.

If this is captured again, the 15th Army will lose all face.

"Yes." The chief of staff nodded and immediately ordered his men to burn the regiment flag.

"After the shelling ends, retreat immediately, retreat to the east." Seeing more and more shells falling, Colonel Hirai Usuke was frightened, and finally gritted his teeth and decided to retreat.

"Ah? Retreat?" The chief of staff was even more surprised.

"Retreat. The Sichuan Army is well prepared, and now we are attacked from both sides. If we don't retreat, the 56th Search Regiment will be completely finished." Colonel Usuke Hirai said in a firm tone.

If the pits at Takeuchi Renzan had blocked the attack of the Sichuan Army, he might have continued to hold on.

As a result, Renzan Takeuchi, who designed this set of drawings, died. Now he doesn't believe in the potholes designed by this guy at all.

So he made up his mind to start retreating.

"Hay."

Here, Colonel Hirai Uesuke was preparing to retreat with his subordinates.

Yu Xiaoqing, who was on the other side of the Nujiang River, was crying like rain and kept muttering, "I'm sorry, brothers. I'm sorry, Xiao He."

Especially when the Japanese mountain artillery began to counterattack, Yu Xiaoqing felt heartbroken, for he knew that his two American-equipped regiments were doomed.

But he had no choice but to watch them perish.

As for artillery support?

Tang Ji disagreed at all. He thought there was no need to waste artillery shells.

It would be a good idea for those two regiments to go up there. In addition to providing reconnaissance firepower, they can also consume some of the Japanese artillery shells.

It will also reduce casualties in future counterattacks.

"Commander, are you going to ignore Xiao He and the others?" A soldier behind him couldn't stand it anymore and asked.

"How can I manage it? I can't command anyone now. Xiao He and Xiao Zhang once reminded me to be careful of Tang Ji, but unfortunately I didn't listen." Yu Xiaoqing said regretfully.

The last person who reminded him was called Cun Yunsheng, but he didn't take it seriously, and as a result, only half of the group returned.

Now no one is taking it seriously, and as a result, no one can give orders.

At this time, a violent explosion was heard from the Nantianmen Gate. From the sound, it could be determined that it was a heavy artillery.

The Japanese army on the opposite side had no heavy artillery at all.

"Where did the heavy artillery come from?" Yu Xiaoqing asked puzzledly.

Not only was he confused, but everyone else was also confused.

They didn't expect there would be heavy artillery.

You have to know that the artillery regiment of the Yu Division only has a few 105mm howitzers and no large-caliber heavy artillery at all.

The explosion sound on the opposite hill was definitely not the sound of a howitzer exploding.

They are all veterans, and they can still hear this.

But they were just as confused as Yu Xiaoqing, not knowing where the sound of the artillery came from.

"Could it be that the Sichuan Army has fought back?" Yu Xiaoqing was stunned by a soldier's words.

Then he picked up the telescope and kept looking for something.

If the Sichuan Army really fought back, then his idea of ​​capturing Nantianmen would be completely ruined.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaoqing wanted to slap himself in anger. Why did he listen to Tang Ji's nonsense again?

In fact, he didn't want to listen to Tang Ji's nonsense, but was fascinated by the titles of deputy commander and commander.

If you really want to attack Nantianmen, you should capture Tang Ji first.

On the Nantianmen, Zhang Lixian personally held a submachine gun, crawled forward, and shouted loudly.

"Xiao He, Xiao He, are you fucking dead?"

"boom!"

While yelling, he threw a pepper grenade into the pit.

The intense stimulation caused the Japanese soldiers in the pit to choke.

They didn't expect the enemy to be so mean.

Some Japanese soldiers who couldn't bear it anymore ran out.

As a result, it was riddled with bullets.

"Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, here, here." A soldier pointed at the fallen soldiers of the Yu Division not far away and shouted loudly.

Hearing the sound, Zhang Lixian's heart skipped a beat. He immediately trotted over to the soldier from Division Yu, touched his neck, and found that he was still breathing.

"He's still alive. Let the medical staff carry him away quickly." Zhang Lixian called out loudly.

Then they pushed forward again. This time, they saw more and more soldiers of the Yu Division falling to the ground, so they quickly sent people to rescue the wounded.

Put aside those who have died and try to rescue those who are still alive.

"Xiao He, Xiao He, where are you?" Zhang Lixian shouted anxiously.

"I'm here, I'm here." It seemed that his cry finally got a response. Zhang Lixian heard someone responding in front of him and immediately rushed over with his men.

There were only a dozen people left around He Shuguang.

"Xiao He, Xiao He, are you dead?" Zhang Lixian exclaimed when he saw He Shuguang lying on the ground.

"Go to hell, you can die but I am not. Damn, these Japanese are really good at digging. The whole mountain is dug and there are shooting holes everywhere. So, how about your casualties?" He Shuguang cursed and then became worried about Zhang Lixian.

At the same time, I felt touched. I didn't expect that the only person who really cared about me was Zhang Lixian.

"My people are okay, probably about a dozen of them." Zhang Lixian thought about it and felt that there should be casualties. Because they had experience in mountain warfare, they were very skilled at Nantianmen this time.

"Ah? How is this possible? More than half of my subordinates were killed or wounded, and some companies were directly wiped out." He Shuguang said in disbelief.

"You'll understand in a moment." Zhang Lixian did not explain, but let him watch how his subordinates should attack.

Chili grenades and recoilless guns were used to blow up the holes and block the shooting holes. Then special chili grenades were thrown, and the Japanese soldiers inside could not bear the choking and crawled out by themselves.

This series of operations simply stunned He Shuguang.

So war can be fought this way?

He finally understood why in the same mountain battle, Yu's troops suffered heavy losses, while the Sichuan Army could easily capture the Japanese positions.

　First update! More to come!

　　
　
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