Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Major Shuichi Kurokawa, commander of the 3rd Battalion, and Major Maogong Kato, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment, also gathered all the officers and soldiers of their troops as quickly as possible.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, personally called them to his side and made some pre-war deployments, then asked them to organize their troops and prepare to launch an attack on the last line of defense of the Chinese army opposite them.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, was also preparing to launch a concerted attack to break through the last line of defense of the Chinese army. He ordered the 3rd Battalion and the 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment to take charge of each side and launch the attack at the same time.

Lieutenant General Anriyoshi felt that the Chinese army's strength on the position must be very insufficient. Under such a comprehensive attack, it would be difficult for the Chinese army to concentrate the few troops on the position for defense. Facing such an attack by his own troops, it would be difficult for the Chinese army's defensive positions to be tightly defended everywhere. As long as he found a weak point, his own troops would be able to successfully open a breakthrough, and the Chinese army's defensive positions would naturally collapse, and then his own attacking forces would be able to successfully rush into Sanshui City.

Lieutenant General Anriyoshi was very proud and confident of his own arrangements and analysis. He felt that the commander of the Chinese army was simply a clown. He did not concentrate his forces to defend this last line of defense for a while, but instead sent a large number of troops to attack his field artillery regiment. This allowed him to seize his loophole. Did the commander of the Chinese army think that the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division would not attack without the support of artillery fire? Naive.

"咻" "咻" "咻"

In the camp of the Japanese infantry attack force, all the officers and soldiers heard a whistling sound from the air. They were very familiar with this sound. It was the sound of shells fired from the field artillery they were proud of, flying through the air. Every time this sound rang out, they felt a sense of intimacy and confidence. Looking at the soil blown up by the shells and the destroyed fortifications of the Chinese army, they felt a sense of security.

However, when the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, and the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, heard this sound, both of them showed extremely frightened and panicked expressions on their faces. They knew that the Chinese army's sneak attack force had occupied the field artillery regiment camp, and that the Chinese army was using the field artillery company's artillery to bombard their own camp.

"Beware of the artillery, quickly, everyone, beware of the artillery." The commander of the regiment, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, shouted to everyone in the camp to quickly find a place to hide.

However, what surprised the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, and the commander of the regiment, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, was that all the shells in this wave flew over their heads and did not fall into their camp. This made them wonder, could it be that the field artillery regiment had not been occupied by the Chinese army? Was this the artillery support provided by the field artillery regiment to cooperate with their attack?

The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, first denied this possibility. How could the field artillery regiment know that he would take this opportunity to launch an attack on the last line of defense of the Chinese army? Moreover, the radio station on the field artillery regiment had lost contact long ago, and the two sides had no contact, unless the commander of the field artillery regiment, Yoshio Kudo, could predict the future.

Although this wave of artillery shells did not fall on the Japanese camp, it happened to fall on the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion and the 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment who were ready to launch an attack. This inexplicable burst of artillery fire covered the officers and soldiers of these two battalions. Many Japanese soldiers had not yet figured out the situation. Seeing their companions being blown to pieces by the artillery fire, they also cursed the officers and soldiers of the field artillery regiment.

The explosion also allowed the sentries on the last line of defense of the new 100th Division to discover the Japanese troops preparing to attack by the light of the explosion, so they blew their whistles one after another.

"Division Commander, Li Zhengying and his men have destroyed the Japanese artillery unit. Now Hao Jian is leading the suicide squad to bombard the Japanese camp with their artillery. But their accuracy seems to be quite poor. The first wave of shells landed in front of our defensive position, which accidentally allowed the officers and soldiers on our position to discover that the Japanese were preparing to launch an attack at night. I have already notified Hao Jian and his men by radio and asked them to correct their shooting accuracy." Ouyang Heng reported the latest news he had received to Zhang Wenwu with a bit of a smile on his face.

Zhang Wenwu also smiled helplessly. The officers and soldiers of the suicide squad had never fired live ammunition with artillery. They had only learned some theoretical knowledge before. It was understandable that such a problem occurred. Moreover, they accidentally discovered the Japanese army's intentions, which was also an unexpected surprise.

"It seems that the Japanese army is going to make a desperate attempt. They don't even want the artillery unit. They are really courageous. But how do they think they can break through our defensive positions? Who gives them the courage?" Zhang Wenwu said jokingly.

"I guess the Japanese army misjudged our troop losses. The Japanese commander must have thought that we had lost a large number of troops in the previous defensive operations, and now they sent a large number of troops to attack their artillery units. Then they were smart enough to think that there were very few troops on our defensive positions, and they wanted to take this opportunity to occupy our positions in one fell swoop and rush to Sanshui City." Ouyang Heng also explained the Japanese army's behavior with a smile.

Zhang Wenwu smiled contemptuously, and then said: "Dear Japanese commander, if there is a chance after the war, we must arrange a place with good feng shui for him. I guess he doesn't even understand our strategic intentions, and thinks we will just wait for them to attack."

"Tell the troops on the front defensive position to fight hard and let the Japanese know how many troops we have on the defensive position. Since the Japanese rear routes and artillery have been destroyed as planned, we should also make the Japanese commander on the opposite side wake up. Otherwise, he will blame us for being dishonest, which would be bad." Zhang Wenwu also felt that he could now show his strength.

After receiving the telegram from the division headquarters, Hao Jian felt that he had lost face. He had fired so many shells but all of them missed the target. So he quickly asked everyone to readjust the shooting parameters and resume shelling based on the impact points sent back by the division headquarters.

The 3rd Battalion and the 1st Battalion of the 21st Regiment, which had been bombarded by artillery fire in the front, also launched attacks on the Chinese army positions in front under the command of their respective captains after the artillery fire stopped. Since their actions had just been discovered, they might as well fight openly.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, felt very upset when he heard the sound of aerial shells cutting through the air. This was the property of the Imperial Japanese Army, but it was being used like fireworks by those country bumpkins in the Chinese Army. The Chinese Army themselves probably didn't even know where the shells they fired fell. It was such a waste, such a waste.

When the shelling stopped, the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, felt a little better. When he heard the gunfire between the attacking troops in front and the Chinese army's defensive positions, he became excited. He thought that this move of his would definitely surprise the commander of the Chinese army. Thinking of the panic-stricken look of the Chinese army commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi felt very happy.

"咻" "咻" "咻"

Baka, will the Chinese army's sneak attacks ever end? Can't you use your shells sparingly? You just fired more than a hundred shells aimlessly at the field. Don't you know that your bombardment can only kill a few rats at most? It's a waste.

However, what surprised the division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, was that this time the shells all fell into the camp. Although the uniformity of the shelling was very poor, it did cause substantial damage to the officers and soldiers in his camp.

"Your Excellency the division commander, the Chinese army has begun shelling the camp using the field artillery regiment's artillery. Please evacuate to a safe place as soon as possible to avoid the artillery fire." Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, the regiment commander, rushed into the tent with an anxious look on his face and said sincerely to Lieutenant General Anriyoshi.

Now Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko regards Lieutenant General Angelichi as his mentor. For him, the most important purpose of this operation is to gain the appreciation and recognition of the division commander, Lieutenant General Angelichi. Now that this goal has been achieved, he must do his duty to protect the life of Lieutenant General Angelichi. Only if Lieutenant General Angelichi is alive can his future promotion path be smooth.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, also knew that this was not the time to be a hero, as he was about to lead his troops to complete the combat mission set by the headquarters. His Fifth Division would definitely rank first in terms of post-war merit.

"Take the important documents and radios with you, and we will retreat to a safe place to avoid the Chinese army's artillery fire. After the attacking troops in front capture the Chinese army's defensive positions, we will follow the attacking troops in front and advance towards Sanshui City." Lieutenant General Anriyoshi also gave orders to the officers around him, and then he walked out of the tent under the leadership of the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko.

The shells falling in the Japanese camp were becoming more and more frequent, which caused great casualties to the Japanese army. After all, there were still many wounded Japanese soldiers who were not convenient to transfer quickly. They could only pray desperately in their hearts that the Chinese army's shells would not fall near them.

The commander of the First Battalion, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, was very unhappy now. Just now, his troops had attacked to within 30 meters of the Chinese army's blocking position. When they were about to enter the Chinese army's blocking position with a charge, the firepower of the opposing Chinese army's position suddenly increased a lot, and directly drove back the officers and soldiers of his First Battalion.

However, after being unhappy for a while, Major Masaaki Yasukawa discovered that the camp behind him was being bombarded by artillery fire from the Chinese army. Now Major Masaaki Yasukawa did not organize his troops to continue the attack. He thought that he should immediately take his troops back to the camp to provide security protection for the division commander and the regiment commander. This was a good opportunity to show his ability.

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