Quartermasters can also fight the devils

When the time came to 1:30 in the morning, the Japanese sentries on the periphery went to see Amaterasu almost at the same time. After the Japanese sentries fell, Li Zhengying waved his hand and led the officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion to sneak into the Japanese artillery camp.

The Japanese artillery camp is now very quiet, and most of the artillerymen are sleeping in the tents. Since the troops of the escorting infantry squadron have been fully withdrawn, there is only a small team of infantry guarding the artillery camp. This means that the team can only deploy sentries around for guarding and defense, and the remaining soldiers are used for shift rotation. As a result, the patrol troops that should have been in the camp do not have enough troops to be organized.

The entire Japanese artillery unit's camp was very quiet, and only the snoring sounds coming from the tents indicated that there were indeed people here.

As soon as Li Zhengying led his troops into the Japanese artillery camp, the troops dispersed and quietly went into tents to do good deeds. The remaining officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion also divided into several groups and began to control various important areas in the camp according to the previous plan.

The officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion had been quietly wreaking havoc in the tents of the Japanese artillery camp for more than twenty minutes before they were discovered by a Japanese soldier who was awakened by the urge to urinate. The loud shouting of this Japanese soldier seemed so abrupt in the quiet night.

After hearing the shouting of the Japanese army, the officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion guarding various places in the camp decisively threw a smoking grenade into the tents beside them. This was Li Zhengying's requirement for them. As long as the Japanese army discovered the actions of the suicide squad, they would need to decisively throw grenades into the tents they were responsible for, and then guard various places in the camp, and open fire when they found the Japanese army rushing out of the tents, and try to eliminate as many Japanese troops as possible in the camp.

The commander of the artillery regiment, Colonel Yoshio Kudo, was sleeping in his tent. He was extremely tired today. His infantry unit had broken through two Chinese army's defense lines, and he had been commanding the artillery unit in combat for a whole day. His mental and physical strength had basically reached the limit.

Due to the shortage of troops in the infantry guard company, Colonel Kudo Yoshio was very considerate and did not let the captain of the infantry company arrange guards to stand guard outside his tent. He felt that judging from the speed at which the Chinese army was retreating today, they would not have the manpower and energy to launch a surprise attack on the artillery unit. What the Chinese army had to do now was to quickly concentrate its forces to deal with the attack by the infantry after daybreak.

The shouting in the camp did not wake up Colonel Yoshio Kudo who was soundly sleeping. In his daze, he subconsciously believed that the non-existent patrol infantry squadron would handle the matter.

Two smoking grenades flew in from outside the tent. One of the grenades hit the sleeping artillery regiment commander, Colonel Kudo Yoshio, squarely on the face. The pain woke Colonel Kudo Yoshio up.

Colonel Yoshio Kudo felt great pain on his face. He touched it in a daze and found that his nose seemed to be bleeding. This made Colonel Yoshio Kudo sit up from the camp bed. He turned his head to look at the head of his bed in confusion, trying to see what had suddenly disturbed his sweet dream.

Upon seeing this, Colonel Kudo Yoshio was so frightened that his soul almost scared out of his wits. He saw a standard wooden-handled grenade of the Chinese army at the head of his bed.

"Boom" "Boom"

After two explosions, Colonel Kudo Yoshio was blown out of the tent with blood all over his face. He died on the spot. Only his wide-open eyes recorded the fear in Colonel Kudo Yoshio's heart at the last moment.

As the sound of grenade explosions rang out one after another, the Japanese artillery camp was in complete chaos. In the absence of infantry protection, the unarmed artillerymen rushed out of their tents in panic, but they were greeted by the black muzzles of the guns of the special forces battalion officers and soldiers guarding outside the tents.

In a tent farther away in the camp, the Japanese officers and soldiers had just come out of the tent when they saw the Chinese army carrying out a massacre not far away. This frightened all the officers and soldiers and they were a little overwhelmed. The officers who reacted ordered the soldiers to run away quickly. Now the artillerymen were unarmed and had no way to organize an effective counterattack. If they didn't run, would they wait here to be massacred by the Chinese army?

However, these Japanese troops did not know that there were Chinese troops waiting for their arrival outside the camp.

When the battle was over, except for some scattered Japanese soldiers who escaped from the encirclement, the Japanese artillery units were basically completely wiped out. This asymmetric night battle made all the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad and the special service battalion feel very happy. They liked to see the Japanese army's powerless resistance and even more liked to see the Japanese army's meaningless dying struggle.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese soldiers who ran out of the camp have been basically eliminated. However, we have fewer people in the north and south, and some Japanese soldiers still escaped from the encirclement." After resolving the outer battles, Hao Jian and the soldiers of the suicide squad rushed to the camp. They needed to quickly use the Japanese artillery to satisfy their needs.

"Well, Deputy Captain Hao, it's the job of the suicide squad next. Bomb those Japanese troops in front hard. I'll leave you a company of troops to assist you in defense. I'll take the others to reinforce the second line of defense. The fighting has already started there, and I have to take the troops there quickly." Li Zhengying also quickly explained the task, and then took the troops to run to reinforce the second line of defense position.

Hao Jian also knew that time was precious, so he quickly led the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad to move the Japanese army's artillery positions in the camp apart, adjusted the artillery according to the shooting parameters that had been set long ago, and then stuffed shells into the gun barrels and fired them.

As soon as the explosions and gunshots were heard in the artillery unit's camp, all the officers and soldiers in the camp of the 5th Division's infantry attack unit were awakened from their sleep. As a field infantry regiment, the Japanese troops in this camp were much more vigilant.

"What's going on? Where is the fighting?" Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, commander of the 5th Division, rushed out of his tent quickly in his military uniform. He asked the two soldiers who were standing guard outside the tent.

The two Japanese soldiers on guard were also holding their rifles and looking around vigilantly. After hearing the division commander's question, one of the soldiers replied: "Your Excellency, the gunshots and explosions came from behind us."

Behind him? Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, the division commander, was startled. Did the Chinese army attack his rear? There were not many defensive troops behind him now, and they were more of a symbolic defense. How many people did the Chinese army send to attack his rear? His artillery unit was still behind him. The Chinese army would not attack the artillery regiment, right?

"Sir, the sounds of gunfire and explosions seem to be coming from the artillery regiment camp. Should we quickly dispatch troops over there to reinforce them? The defense of the artillery regiment is a bit weak right now." Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, commander of the 11th Regiment, trotted over to the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, and asked for instructions.

Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko did not want any accidents to happen on the field artillery regiment's side. After daybreak, his own troops' attack would still need the support of the field artillery regiment's artillery fire. Without the support of artillery, it would be impossible to quickly break through the Chinese army's defense line relying solely on the infantry attack.

"Well, Captain Watanabe, you must quickly dispatch troops to reinforce the field artillery regiment and make sure to protect the safety of the artillery." The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, was also well aware of the severity of the situation and quickly ordered the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, to send troops to support the field artillery regiment's defense.

The regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, also quickly ordered the commander of the first battalion, Major Yasukawa Masaaki, to take his troops to reinforce the field artillery regiment. He felt that the Chinese army's sneak attack troops should not be large, and there was a small team of officers and soldiers on guard and defense at each of the two positions in the back. They could more or less block the Chinese army's sneak attack. When the reinforcements he sent arrived, they would definitely be able to defeat the Chinese army's sneak attack troops.

Major Masaaki Yasukawa was helpless about the orders of the regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe. He and the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion were staying at the back. After witnessing the tragedy of the Second Battalion, Major Masaaki Yasukawa became more convinced of the idea of ​​slacking off at the back.

Major Masaaki Yasukawa also felt that the Chinese army was simply bored and had nothing to do. You don't have many troops left, so why send a sneak attack force to attack your rear? You should stay in your positions and wait for the attack of the Imperial Japanese Army. The sneak attack force you sent out will not have any effect at all.

Major Masaaki Yasukawa led the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion and ran towards the camp of the Field Artillery Regiment. When they reached the second line of defense, a burst of fierce gunfire suddenly came from the front of the team. This scared Major Masaaki Yasukawa who was in the team. Had the Chinese army occupied the second line of defense?

Major Masaaki Yasukawa and his troops also rushed to reinforce. In the dark night, he could not see clearly how many Chinese troops were on the opposite position. He could only roughly judge the size of the Chinese army by the gunshots and the flickering muzzles of the guns.

"The troops in the front should withdraw first, and then reorganize the attack. The Chinese army on the opposite side does not have many troops. Organize the attack quickly." After observing the situation in front, Major Masaaki Yasukawa decisively ordered the troops in the front to withdraw.

After Major Masaaki Yasukawa withdrew his troops, he sent someone to report the situation on his side to the regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe. He felt that the Chinese army had occupied the positions on the second line of defense so quickly, which meant that the scale of the Chinese army's sneak attack force might not be too small. After all, the gunfire and explosions from the field artillery regiment camp had never stopped.