Quartermasters can also fight the devils

"Sir, the soldiers who went to the rear to investigate the situation are back. Just now, a small group of Chinese troops launched a sneak attack on the pontoon bridge, but they were all wiped out by our troops guarding the bridge. The officer in charge there said that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese sneak attack force was not high, which is consistent with our previous speculation about the situation of the Chinese army." Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya happily told the good news to the commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Kyo.

When the commander of the regiment, Colonel Maori Qiao, heard that the troops guarding the pontoon bridge had wiped out all the Chinese troops that attacked by surprise, he felt better. He ordered the captain of the second battalion, Major Kurokawa Akebukuro, "Kurokawa-kun, you can lead the troops to launch an attack. Pay attention to this attack. Be fierce and bold. Do you understand? There are many new Chinese soldiers on the opposite side. We must keep putting pressure on them. In this way, the Chinese army's position will soon collapse."

After listening to the instructions of the regiment commander, Colonel Mori Joe, Major Kurokawa Aku also bowed respectfully and said: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency the regiment commander, the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion will definitely break through the defense line of the Chinese army on the opposite side." Major Kurokawa Aku was not bragging. He had already had a rough idea in his mind from the trial attack just now. Facing the Chinese army positions composed of all recruits, he was still very confident that he could complete the attack mission assigned to him by the regiment commander.

All the officers and soldiers of the Japanese Second Battalion, under the command of their commander, Major Kurokawa Aku, participated in the attack. Faced with this large-scale attack by the Japanese army, the shooting of the new 100th Division troops on the defensive positions was still so chaotic and disorderly.

This really wasn't something the new 100th Division was pretending to do. The main reason was that the positions of the new 100th Division were basically defended by new recruits. Zhang Wenwu also deliberately arranged the new recruits in his own troops and the new recruits in the 211th Division to train on the positions. This would not only allow the new recruits to feel and train, and grow up quickly, but would also cause the Japanese troops to misjudge the combat effectiveness of the new nd Army, laying a perfect foundation for subsequent plans.

"Aim and shoot, just like in normal training. Don't be anxious. I'm talking to you. You're shooting birds in the sky?" The people who are working the hardest right now are the officers and veterans on the battlefield of the new 100th Division. In order to make the new recruits grow up faster, these veterans and officers are required to train them in actual combat, which has made the veterans' voices hoarse from exhaustion.

After entering two hundred meters, the Japanese army began to cause casualties to the soldiers of the New 100th Division on the position. After seeing their comrades falling down beside them, the soldiers on the position became shaken, making the already unstable defense line even more shaky.

Major Kurokawa Aku led the attacking force to continuously advance towards the field fortifications of the New 100th Division. He could clearly see through the telescope that the Chinese defenders on the opposite position were beginning to show signs of panic. He felt that as long as his troops made a little more effort, they would be able to capture the opposite Chinese army's position.

The regiment commander, Colonel Mori Kyo, and the regiment chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, who were watching the battle from behind, were excited when they saw how effectively the soldiers of the Second Battalion attacked. If they could occupy this field blocking position of the Chinese army in the first attack, it would be of great help to the subsequent attack on Shunde City and would also greatly boost the morale of the troops.

"Let the Third Battalion send out a squadron to support the Second Battalion's attack. Major Kurokawa Aku is almost there, and the positions of the Chinese army on the opposite side have begun to waver." The commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Kyo, held up a telescope and ordered the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, beside him.

Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki put down the telescope in his hand and nodded to indicate that the commander's judgment was correct. He then turned to Major Ito Takuma, the captain of the 3rd Battalion not far behind him and ordered: "Captain Ito, please dispatch a squadron to the front to support the attack of the 2nd Battalion. The Chinese army on the opposite side is about to be overwhelmed."

After a squadron sent by the 100rd Battalion joined the attack, the intensity of the Japanese attack increased a lot. The officers and soldiers on the positions of the new th Division had begun to retreat quickly. This made the regiment commander, Colonel Mori Kyo, and the regiment chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, who were watching the battle from behind, very excited. Now they finally had a good battle report to report to the brigade commander.

When Major Kurokawa Aku saw that the Chinese army on the position began to flee, he stood up, drew his command sword, and joined the charge with the soldiers around him.

After running back more than 100 meters, the officers and soldiers of the new th Division came to another field fortification that had been dug long ago and prepared for defensive operations. All the officers and soldiers were staring at their previous positions, their eyes full of anticipation. At the same time, everyone was urging the Japanese army to rush up and occupy their previous positions as soon as possible.

Major Kurokawa Aku led all the officers and soldiers to the position. Although the Chinese troops had all fled, this still filled all the Japanese officers and soldiers with a sense of pride. This was a position that they had occupied through their brave attacks, and it was their own glory.

Major Kurokawa Aku was also very excited. He asked the signalman beside him to go back and report to the regiment commander that his troops had occupied the blocking position of the Chinese army. He also saw another line of defense of the Chinese army not far away, but he now needed to let the officers and soldiers take a short rest before launching an attack on the new position of the Chinese army in one go. He felt that the Chinese army was simply too cute. Did they naively think that building a few more trenches could stop the attack of their own troops?

"Congratulations, Commander. We have defeated the Chinese government's ace New 22nd Army." Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki was so happy that he did not forget to flatter the commander.

The commander of the regiment, Colonel Maori Qiao, also put down his binoculars and said with satisfaction: "Major Kurokawa Aku has done a great job. Now the Chinese government's new 22nd Army will have nothing to brag about. They are so weak that they can't even withstand one of our attacks. I really want to meet the Chinese government's new 22nd Army when it is in normal combat mode."

The commander of the regiment, Colonel Maori Takashi, had just figured it out. If his regiment could defeat the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government, he could still find a way to make up for his previous mistakes. Thinking of this, Colonel Maori Takashi suddenly said to the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki: "Hiramiya-kun, send someone to ask Major Kurokawa Akuto if he has captured any Chinese soldiers. We need to find out what happened to the First Battalion and give a reasonable explanation to the brigade commander and the division commander."

After hearing what the regiment commander said, Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya quickly sent someone to ask Major Aku Kurokawa to handle the matter. This was related to the reply to the brigade commander and the division commander, as well as the future fate of the regiment commander, so it must be taken very seriously.

On the floating bridge, just as the Japanese Second Battalion launched the attack, a soldier of the suicide squad who was on sentry duty ran up to Hao Jian and reported: "Deputy Battalion Commander Hao, the Japanese artillery is coming here soon. The battalion commander asked me to come and inform you."

When Hao Jian heard that the Japanese artillery unit was about to arrive here, he immediately asked all the team members to get ready and take action according to his instructions.

Major Shuichi Ito, commander of the 104st Battalion of the 104th Field Artillery Regiment of the th Division of the Japanese Army, was heading towards Shunde City with his troops who had just landed. He looked very unhappy. On the way out of Zhongshan City, the Chinese army had planted mines in several places, which had caused his infantry escort company to lose more than a dozen officers and soldiers.

The 104th Field Artillery Regiment had a total of two artillery battalions assigned to fight on the west bank of the Pearl River. Currently, only the First Artillery Battalion led by Major Shuichi Ido has completed its landing. As for the officers and soldiers and equipment of the Second Battalion, they are still on the transport ship. The regiment commander, Colonel Kazue Fujii, is waiting for the Second Battalion to land at the landing site.

After receiving the news that the commander of the 137th Regiment, Colonel Mori Joe, requested cooperation in the attack, the commander of the Field Artillery Regiment, Colonel Fujii Kazue, hurriedly dispatched the First Artillery Battalion. Although the First Artillery Battalion did not have enough ammunition at present, it could still help the infantry play a role in the attack.

"May the military fortunes prosper!" Hao Jian stood on the road on the side of the pontoon bridge and shouted loudly to the marching artillery unit. In the fortifications around the pontoon bridge, the suicide squad officers and soldiers dressed in Japanese military uniforms also pointed all the light and heavy machine guns originally assigned by the Japanese army here at this Japanese unit.

"Decisive victory in Yangcheng!" A second lieutenant in front of the artillery unit also responded loudly to the command.

When Major Idou Shuichi discovered that the troops had stopped advancing, he quickly came to the front of the team to check what was going on. When he saw the captain of the infantry escort squadron talking to a lieutenant officer at the side of the pontoon, he asked the second lieutenant officer who was waiting there, "Why did the troops stop?"

When the second lieutenant officer at the front of the troops saw the captain asking him a question, he quickly said, "Captain, the men from the 137th Regiment guarding the bridge said that part of the pontoon bridge was damaged in a previous Chinese sneak attack. They suspect that the pontoon bridge cannot withstand the passage of artillery. Captain Ishida and his men are going to go up to the pontoon bridge to check it out."

Hearing that there was a problem with the pontoon bridge made Major Shuichi Ito feel even worse. The journey since leaving Zhongshan City had not been smooth, and he felt that this was a very unlucky thing. He could clearly hear fierce gunfire in front of him. It must be that the 137th Regiment was fighting fiercely with the Chinese army, but his own artillery unit was still marching on the road, which made him feel very bad.

After waiting for about five minutes, Captain Ishida, the infantry squadron leader who checked the pontoon bridge, brought two soldiers to the battalion commander, Major Ito Shuichi, and said respectfully, "Captain, the pontoon bridge ahead was damaged by grenades during the Chinese army's sneak attack. It may be dangerous to pass the cannons through. I just checked the pontoon bridge. The safest way is to only pass one cannon at a time, so that the pontoon bridge can still withstand it."

When Major Shuichi Ido heard that the result was not too bad, he felt relieved. As long as the pontoon bridge could withstand the passage of cannons, it would be fine, even if it was slow. It was still better than not being able to withstand the cannons.