Chapter 322 Is this still the Fourth Army?

"Baga, can anyone tell me what is going on?" Major Jiro Murata frowned and asked with some dissatisfaction as he felt the sound of artillery fire outside.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any gunfire in the middle of the night.

Could it be the Chinese army?

impossible!

There's no way they can be that fast.

"Hello, Major, I'll send someone to check out what's going on." Captain Kawamoto asked respectfully.

"Yeah." Major Jiro Murata nodded.

At this time, several fierce gunshots were heard again.

Other than that, there is nothing.

This made Major Jiro Murata feel much more relieved.

It should be just a small force.

The guerrillas near Yangcheng have always been there.

The reason why there were three independent brigades stationed in Guangzhou, as well as two divisions in several nearby cities, was because the guerrilla attacks gave the Japanese army a lot of headaches.

Therefore, Major Jiro Murata subconsciously thought that it was another guerrilla group.

As for why there was an explosion, he didn't think too much about it and just thought that the guerrillas had obtained a mortar again.

After a long while, Captain Kawamoto came in and said, "Attack."

"Reporting to the Major, the people sent to investigate have not returned yet, but just now the sound of gunfire became unusually dense, and it is suspected to be the main force of the Chinese army."

"Has the Fourth Army arrived?"

"Is it the Fourth Army? Or those guerrillas?" Major Jiro Murata asked hurriedly.

"I'm sorry, Major. We need to wait for reports from the front-line troops to know the specific situation, but judging from the density of the gunfire, it is most likely the Fourth Army." Captain Kawamoto felt that he should not delay the incident. If it really was the enemy's main force, it would be a false report of military intelligence.

"Baga, send someone to find out the situation immediately, and let your squadron go to the front line immediately." Major Jiro Murata was no fool, and naturally understood what his subordinates meant.

Due to insufficient manpower, the area defended by their brigade was very large.

It is impossible to deploy all the soldiers in such a large area.

That way, if you are attacked, you may not have time to take care of other things.

Therefore, he would always keep one or two squadrons as reserves, and another infantry squadron to defend important sections of the road.

This is to prevent sneak attacks and provide quick support.

As for whether we will be surrounded?

impossible.

They have been stationed in Yangcheng for two years.

The troops of the Fourth War Zone were never able to quickly penetrate their positions.

"Hi." Captain Kawamoto responded quickly and respectfully.

Here, Captain Kawamoto was leading his headquarters and rushing to the front line.

The 176th Regiment of the 59th Division, led by its commander Tang Lian, launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops in front of them.

"Brothers, follow me and kill the devils."

"We are now equipped with American weapons."

"It is American equipment that only the Central Army can equip."

"It's not the fire stick we used before."

Tang Lian's voice echoed throughout the battlefield. For him, this was his first battle after changing his outfit.

He has to play well.

We must not lose face for the Fourth Army.

Behind them, the regimental artillery company was setting up artillery and launching fierce bombardment in front.

Originally, it was supposed to be equipped with six 6mm howitzers and six 105mm mortars.

However, howitzers are difficult to transport, and the terrain in Guangdong Province is complex, making it difficult to keep up with the pace of the infantry regiment.

Therefore, Cun Yunsheng took the initiative to replace the six 6mm howitzers with six 105mm mortars.

Therefore, Tang Company’s artillery company had a total of 12 120mm mortars.

Such firepower was unimaginable in the past.

In addition to these, 81mm mortars and 60mm mortars were also decentralized to the battalion and company levels.

Originally, Tang Lian wanted to keep them all in the regiment's artillery company.

But Zhang Deneng scolded him.

Tell him to stop being so arrogant.

They have no shortage of artillery now.

Since it is according to the standards of the US military, it is natural to delegate them to the battalion and company levels.

There's no way. I'm tired of being poor, and now I'm not used to suddenly becoming rich.

Under the cover of artillery, the 176th Regiment launched a charge towards the Japanese positions.

The Japanese troops on the position were completely stunned.

Is this still the Chinese army of the past?

In their opinion, there are no decent artillery other than the main forces.

The results of it?
The 60mm and 81mm mortar shells were fired at their positions as if they were free.

The usually proud Japanese army was now so badly beaten that they couldn't even raise their heads.

More importantly, when their mortars start to counterattack.

They were greeted by 120mm heavy mortars.

For a while, the Japanese army was a little uncomfortable.

It’s because the enemy’s firepower is several times stronger than theirs.

This is the first time I have encountered such a thing, so I am naturally not used to it.

"Target the Japanese positions, free fire, fire." With the order, a sharp whistling sound continued in the air, and countless shells began to fly towards the Japanese positions, exploding immediately after the shells hit the ground.

Countless simple fortifications were torn apart mercilessly, and the ground was littered with broken body fragments.

"Baga, it's heavy artillery, the Chinese's heavy artillery, how is this possible?"

“Why is there heavy artillery?”

"Since when do they have heavy artillery?"

"Why didn't the intelligence services tell us in advance?"

"Bagayalu, call the captain immediately and ask for tactical guidance."

According to the logic of the Japanese army, artillery with a caliber of more than 105mm is considered heavy artillery.

Therefore, the 120mm heavy mortar is also regarded as heavy artillery.

As a result, the simultaneous firing of 12 120mm heavy mortars made the Japanese troops on the front line feel terrified.

Originally, their fortifications were built according to the previous Chinese military firepower standards, so there were no problems at all.

I never thought that the other side would have a 120mm heavy mortar.

And there are 12 doors, who can handle this?

The surroundings were filled with the tragic cries of Japanese soldiers.

Looking at the Japanese camp shrouded in artillery fire in the distance, Tang Lian felt so relieved.

This was his first time commanding the 176th Regiment after it was equipped with American weapons, and he was quite excited.

At the same time, I also deeply felt the power of American equipment.

The firepower is simply too strong.

More importantly, there is no need to worry about the consumption of artillery shells.

"You damned little Japs, I haven't killed you in a while, and my hands are a little rusty." Tang Lian muttered through the telescope.

"Brothers, did you see that? I am avenging you. Just wait, I will kill all these sons of bitches sooner or later."

His troops had recently participated in the Battle of Changsha, but due to the severe shortage of ammunition, many soldiers could only fight with the Japanese with bayonets, resulting in heavy casualties.

Now that he can get his revenge, he is naturally very excited. "Signalman."

"To!"

"Also, tell each battalion and company that I want to see them break into the Japanese position within half an hour."

"Yes!" The signalman quickly turned around and issued a combat order.

At the front line, Zhang Chu, the third company commander of the first battalion of the 176th regiment, led his commandos and fought towards the Japanese positions regardless of the danger of stray bullets.

Da da da!
Da da da!
The Thompson submachine gun in his hand continued to pour out anger, like a long tongue in the dark, flying towards the Japanese position.

Hook eight!

A gunshot rang out, and a soldier next to Zhang Chu fell to the ground.

It was obvious that Japanese troops were shooting in the distance.

"Damn it, where's the mortar? Where's the mortar? Destroy the Japanese's firing points for me." Zhang Chu took a glance and then ordered the 60mm mortar soldier who was following closely.

In the past, this was used for fire support.

As a result, they now fight with the infantry.

In other words, the 176th Regiment is a veteran unit and its soldiers all have combat experience.

Only then dare they follow behind the infantry and provide support at any time.

Of course, what's more important is that they have changed their equipment now, are wealthy and powerful, and don't care about the consumption of ammunition.

If it were other troops, they would suppress with machine guns and then charge with infantry.

But in order to break through the Japanese position as quickly as possible, Zhang Chu was too lazy to do so.

Direct mortars knocked out the Japanese firing points.

He wanted to use powerful firepower to make the Japanese army feel the pain of being bombed.

They are now taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army is stunned and has not yet reacted. Once they react, the Japanese army's shooting advantage, plus the support of aircraft after daybreak, will cause them to suffer greater casualties.

boom!
There was a loud explosion!
The firing point that was just firing was knocked out.

Seeing this, Zhang Chu immediately gave the order.

"Charge, follow me and kill all the devils."

"Yes."

After saying that, the commando soldiers behind him followed Zhang Chu closely and rushed towards the Japanese position.

"Baga, hold on quickly, we must not let the Chinese army rush over."

"Where's the support? Where's our support?"

"Where are our grenade launchers?"

"Nani? Everything is destroyed?"

"Where is the cannon fodder support?" Captain Matsukawa was directing his men to block the attack.

After the previous chaos, the Japanese army began to counterattack, but their firepower was far inferior to that of the Chinese army on the opposite side.

The shells that kept exploding around them became their biggest enemy, and the flying shrapnel made it impossible for the Japanese to hide.

Especially the addition of the 120mm heavy mortar.

The Japanese army had nowhere to hide.

After a 20-pound artillery shell exploded, all Japanese soldiers within a radius of 30 square meters were either killed or injured.

Faced with such powerful firepower, they were simply unable to organize effective resistance.

What’s more crucial is that the enemy’s artillery shells are coming down like crazy, as if they are free, with no signs of stopping at all.

Under such high-intensity bombardment, the Japanese army had only one squadron but was unable to organize an effective counterattack, which made Captain Matsukawa extremely angry.

"Baga, baga, why do the Chinese have heavy artillery?" Captain Matsukawa still couldn't believe until this moment why the Chinese army had so many heavy artillery.

Watching the falling shells, Captain Matsukawa's mood was boiling like boiling water. His heart told him that this was not real, but the constant explosions in front of him told him that this was real.

The Chinese army in his impression has now become extremely powerful.

At this time, the gunshots were getting closer and closer, and the grenades thrown by the Chinese army attacking from the opposite side had already landed in their positions.

From time to time, some soldiers who didn't have time to dodge were taken away.

But the Japanese army continued to shoot desperately, but the attacking Chinese army showed no fear and continued to charge forward stepping on the corpses of their comrades.

boom!
boom!
boom!
When they reached fifty meters, some soldiers with strong arm strength were able to throw grenades into the Japanese trenches.

With the explosion of artillery shells, the entire Japanese position was shrouded in smoke.

"60mm mortar? 81mm mortar? And 120mm mortar, why do they have such powerful firepower?"

"Is there a division coming? And it's the Central Army? Otherwise there wouldn't be such a fierce artillery fire."

"Baga, we can't go on like this, if we continue like this the entire defense line will be in danger of collapse!"

Captain Matsukawa went from being angry to being calm.

He knew that the enemy was definitely not the Fourth Army.

This kind of powerful firepower density can only be found in the American-equipped troops that Shancheng has just replaced.

So the enemy must be the Central Army.

"Report the intelligence here to the captain, and tell him that the enemy is the Central Army. The density of their firepower is far beyond our imagination. Please ask for tactical guidance." Captain Matsukawa's tone was very urgent.

In fact, Captain Matsukawa didn't even need to say anything, as Major Jiro Murata in the rear had already felt the intensity of the Chinese army's artillery fire.

"This is definitely not the Fourth Army. It must be the Central Army pretending to be one. The intelligence is wrong."

"Baga, what a bunch of stupid guys."

"Let the Kuroda Squadron attack and make sure to stop the Chinese army's attack. Report the battle situation here to the brigade commander. Our defense line is in danger. Please provide tactical guidance." Major Jiro Murata said.

"Hi." The lieutenant next to him responded immediately.

"Major, I have a plan."

"What plan?" Major Jiro Murata was staring at the position in the distance and asked subconsciously.

"Let the Imperial Army launch a counterattack, and we can take the opportunity to destroy their artillery." The Japanese lieutenant said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Major Jiro Murata was stunned and subconsciously looked at the commander of the Imperial Army not far away.

"Li Sang, come here."

Li Youquan had a sad face when his name was called. He knew that it must be no good thing if the Japanese called him at this time.

As expected, Major Jiro Murata spoke directly.

"Mr. Li, you must lead your troops to launch a counterattack against the Chinese army on the opposite side. You must drive that group of Chinese soldiers out of our position. Do you understand?"

"Ah?" Li Youquan was immediately dumbfounded.

"Do you understand? As long as you drive them away, I guarantee that you can become a division commander."

Hearing this, Li Youquan cursed the Japanese in front of him countless times in his heart. Even a fool could see that counterattacking at this time would be tantamount to seeking death.

And the opponent's firepower is very strong.

With just those few people he has, how could he fight back?

I'm afraid they would scatter like birds and beasts just halfway through their run.

This damned little devil just wants him to die, right?
If I had known this earlier, I would never have become a traitor.

"Madam, I don't have many people left, can I..." Li Youquan wanted to struggle.

As a result, Major Jiro Murata gave him a big slap.

clap clap!

After the beating, he took out his tortoise box and pointed it at Li Youquan.

"You, go now, or you will die." Major Jiro Murata was already blood-thirsty.

At this time, someone must attract the Chinese army's firepower and then attack their artillery positions from the flank.

Only by destroying the artillery positions can we hold the positions.

"Yes." Under the threat of death, Li Youquan had no choice but to agree.

　It’s a new book, looking for some support. It’s also about the regiment commander, but it’s the prequel to the regiment commander, the Liuzhou garrison regiment that was despised by Long Wenjian!

　　I'll also talk about the reasons for the late update. One is that I have two accounts open at the same time, and the other is that I went to the hospital to pick someone up at around 9 o'clock this morning, and came back at 3 o'clock. Then I took a nap and updated immediately after getting up! There is still one chapter left, don't rush!

　　
　
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