Chapter 83 I didn’t expect to become a joke!
"Colonel, what should we do with those heavy artillery?" The major asked with great sorrow as he looked at the heavy artillery in the distance.

"Discard all, discard all." Although Colonel Souji Tomei was heartbroken, he also knew that the most important thing at the moment was to save those artillerymen.

The heavy artillery is gone, so it’s not a big problem.

After all, there were artillery pieces abandoned by the British army everywhere.

But without the artillery, we were completely doomed.

Therefore, Colonel Souji Tomei decisively ordered to abandon all heavy artillery and ordered all artillerymen to run towards the distant Tangji Castle.

The soldiers of the Sichuan Army behind him had also received orders to pursue the Japanese army and take over Tangji City.

I learned all these from the Japanese army.

Who made the Japanese army's favorite thing to do was to chase after the enemy and seize cities, positions and the like.

So the Sichuan Army followed suit.

When Colonel Souji Tomei saw this scene, he was so angry that he vomited blood.

He now had only one way, to escape into the city, rely on the defenders in the city, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Otherwise, he would only have death as the way out.

But he knew that if the field artillery regiment was destroyed, the 56th Division would become the greatest shame in the history of the Imperial Army.

So he had no choice but to run towards Tangji City. Even if all the defenders in the city were destroyed or even the city was lost, he had to preserve the essence of the field artillery regiment.

"These little Japanese devils run so damn fast. It seems their short legs are the most powerful." Bu La joked while chasing them, panting.

"Everyone speed up, the regiment commander orders that as long as our Second Battalion can capture Tangji City, the next main attack will be handed over to our Second Battalion."

Hearing Bula's words, the soldiers of the Second Battalion's eyes lit up, and then they ran away as fast as they could.

Of course, the rifle in his hand did not stop shooting. After chasing for a distance, he stopped to shoot for a while and then continued chasing.

Krupp and his artillery company followed closely behind, and felt heartbroken when he saw the heavy artillery and mountain artillery abandoned on the road.

These are all good things!

If they can all stay, the artillery company will be able to stand up completely in the future, and all the battalions and companies will have to look to him for his blessing.

At that time it will no longer be called an artillery company, but an artillery battalion.

But he was just thinking about it. After all, there were Japanese troops at the airport behind him, and the fighting here was so brutal.

As long as the Japanese soldiers at the airport are not fools, they will definitely come to support us.

So we could only cooperate with the engineering company to lay mines.

Kang Huojian is worthy of being a member of the transport platoon. He has always been very conscientious and managed the engineering company very well.

After receiving the task of laying Bray, he took out all the family assets.

According to Cun Yunsheng, there are countless weapons and ammunition in the city, so don't be stingy.

"Kang Ya, your engineering company has moved out all its assets? Even the gunpowder for blowing up the bridge?" Krupp looked at the explosive packs in front of him and couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. See if we can find a way to bury those shells together, and then detonate them together to give the Japanese a big beating." Kang Huojian rolled his eyes and then asked.

Upon hearing this, Krupp did not answer immediately, but opened the ammunition boxes.

"The mortars are fine, but those heavy artillery pieces might be a little troublesome. They need to be installed with fuses, which will probably take some time. Besides, there are not many people in my artillery company who know how to do it. I'm afraid I can't install many by myself." Krupp said helplessly after looking at the ammunition boxes.

It is difficult for a heavy artillery shell to explode before it is equipped with a fuse. It can only explode after it is equipped with a fuse.

"Forget it, just install as many as you can." Kang Huojian didn't understand these things, but since Krupp said so, it meant that it must be very difficult. So he simply stopped forcing it and let the other party install a few first.

Hearing this, Krupp didn't waste any time. He immediately took out a wrench, found the fuse, and started installing it.

The people from the engineering company quickly laid mines, and when the people from the reconnaissance company informed them that the Japanese army was not far away, they immediately ordered a retreat and chased after the main force.

The Japanese troops who came to support arrived at the mountain road, looked at the mess on the ground and heard the sound of gunfire in the distance, and could only continue the pursuit.

The result was that the Japanese three-wheeled vehicle in the front stepped on a landmine.

boom!
A loud explosion sent the sidecar flying into the sky, and then it fell heavily down.

The three-wheeled vehicle behind it was unable to dodge and also crashed into it, causing a chain reaction.

chi chi chi...

The sound of gunpowder being ignited frightened many Japanese soldiers and they wanted to retreat, but it was too late.

Another explosion, louder than before, sounded.

Heavy artillery shells were detonated.

In an instant, a bomb crater as big as a basketball court appeared, and the original Japanese army was blown to pieces.

Such a horrifying scene frightened the Japanese soldiers in the rear so much that they immediately lay down.

The Japanese major who led the team was so frightened that he was trembling with fear.

He never expected that there would be mines buried here.

Moreover, the heavy artillery shells were dismantled and buried together with the mines. The power was truly terrifying.

Didn’t you see that an entire squad of Japanese soldiers were wiped out?

"Major, what should we do now?" A captain looked at the scene in front of him and said while swallowing his saliva. Although they were not afraid of death, the scene of a corpse being blown up without a single intact body still frightened them.

"Report the situation here to the Colonel and let him decide." The Major hesitated for a moment, but decided that he should be cautious and not rush in so hastily to see what the Colonel thought.

Colonel Hirai Usuke was also in disbelief when he received the report from his subordinates.

Landmines on the road?

Did the Sichuan Army anticipate all their actions?
so?

Is the airport a trap?
But why would the British troops cooperate with them?
Isn't this scientific?
If the British army had done this earlier, they would not have swept across half of Burma.

For a moment, Colonel Hirai Usuke was stunned for a long time, unable to figure out what was going on.

"Colonel, should we continue to send reinforcements? Otherwise, the field artillery regiment will be doomed." The chief of staff said anxiously.

"How to reinforce? If there are mines ahead, wouldn't that be a joke on the lives of the imperial warriors?" Colonel Usuke Hirai said unhappily.

"But if we do nothing to help and the field artillery regiment is destroyed, I'm afraid we won't end up well," the chief of staff advised again.

Who knows, Colonel Hirai Usuke just shook his head and said.

"We have other ways to remedy this."

"What method?" asked the chief of staff curiously.

"Let's turn to attack Lashio now. As long as we take this place, the expeditionary forces on the eastern front will be trapped. Then we can turn around and slowly destroy this damn Sichuan Army." Colonel Uesuke Hirai said murderously.

"But, just abandon Tangji and the field artillery regiment? The division commander will not agree." The chief of staff hesitated and said again.

From a strategic point of view, this is indeed very good.

As long as Lashio is captured, the expeditionary force on the eastern front will be cut off, and it will be useless even if they recapture Tangji.

In the end, the army will be wiped out due to lack of ammunition and food.

"Moreover, Lashio is a transit station. There must be a large amount of supplies there, and the lost heavy artillery can definitely be replenished." Colonel Hirai Usuke said ambitiously.

Because he knew that even if they could get to Tangji now, the field artillery regiment would be useless. Without heavy artillery, they were not even as good as the engineering regiment.

It would be better to take a big gamble. As long as we take over Lashio, all those doubts will disappear.

"Send a telegram to the division commander, and then the radio will go into silent mode until we capture Lashio." Colonel Uesuke Hirai decided to go alone, and immediately ordered his subordinates to send his battle plan to the division headquarters and then shut down the radio station immediately.

"Yes." The chief of staff was also convinced, and asked again when he was about to turn around.

"What about the British troops at the airport? Have they been released?"

"Take them all with you. We need their help. Any British soldiers who are unwilling to go will be executed on the spot." Colonel Hirai Uesuke was not a merciful person, so he said immediately.

"Hay."

On the other side, at the 56th Division Headquarters, Watanabe Masao received a telegram from the Field Artillery Regiment and felt heartbroken.

Unexpectedly, the field artillery regiment, which had high hopes, was attacked before firing a single shot and had to abandon all its heavy artillery.

"Damn, that bastard Souji Tomei, what the hell is he doing for a living?" He originally wanted to make fun of the 55th Division, but ended up becoming the joke himself, which made him extremely angry.

"Where is Hirai Usuke's search team? What is he doing? Why isn't he going to provide support?"

At this time, the communications staff hurried in with a telegram. Hearing Watanabe Masao's question, he immediately handed over the telegram and spoke quickly.

"Colonel Hirai Usuke called back and said they will lead the 56th Regiment to Lashio. In order to ensure the top secrecy of the plan, the radio has been turned off. We cannot contact them now."

Upon hearing this, Watanabe Masao flew into a rage. One of them was beaten to the point of throwing away his weapons and armor, while the other walked away alone and turned off his radio.

For the first time, he felt like a loser.

But they could do nothing about Colonel Hirai Uesuke's individual actions.

Because this is the traditional habit of the Japanese army, it is very normal to act alone and defeat the superior with the inferior.

So it didn't take long for Watanabe Masao to calm down. He believed that if Colonel Hirai Uesuke could quickly capture Lashio, the situation could still be turned around.

After weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided that the new 29th Division stationed in Lashio would not be a match for Colonel Hirai Uesuke, and immediately ordered the Tangji defenders to withdraw from Tangji.

After all, this place is useless and there is no point in continuing to hold on. It is enough to protect the artillerymen of the field artillery regiment.

After all, the British army had discarded so many heavy artillery that they could re-form a field artillery regiment at any time.

When the Sichuan Army arrived in Tangji, they found that the city was in chaos and the Japanese army had already withdrawn.

"These little Japanese guys run really fast." Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh.

"Okay, now is not the time to be sentimental. Notify all battalions and companies to take over Tangji immediately. Give them two hours to restore order in Tangji. If you encounter anyone burning, killing or looting, don't be polite and execute them all on the spot." Cun Yunsheng said in a cold tone.

"Let Sun Yunfei's volunteer team cooperate with the Sichuan Army Corps, especially carefully identify the natives to prevent them from causing trouble."

"At the same time, we will take over important areas such as railway stations and grain depots."

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.

"Fanla, send a telegram to the Allied Command and tell General Stilwell that Tangji has been recaptured by us and our troops are maintaining order in Tangji. We hope they can send other troops to take over as soon as possible." Cun Yunsheng said to Meng Fanle again.

"Yes, Commander." Meng Fanle stood at attention and said.

　Update first and then revise! I will revise it slowly later! There is more in the afternoon!

　　
　
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