Devil's Army

Division Commander Song looked at the Japanese tanks that were destroyed by explosions on the north bank of the Hutuo River. After a while, he said to Wu Lang:

"If you hadn't been here, I don't know how many lives we would have had to sacrifice to destroy these twenty Japanese tanks."

"The biggest threat to us right now is not the Japanese tanks, but the planes."

"The biggest threats to us are tanks and airplanes. If we had these weapons, we wouldn't be afraid of the Japanese tanks."

Wu Lang knew what Commander Song meant and said to him:

"This weapon lacks self-defense capabilities. We are currently preparing to phase it out and research a new generation of better drones."

As soon as Wu Lang finished speaking, the roar of an airplane was heard behind him.

The Japanese tanks on the battlefield had been destroyed, and their heavy artillery units should not have arrived yet. Soldiers from the Second Brigade and the 723rd Regiment were braving the enemy's mortar bombardment to stop the enemy from building a pontoon bridge to cross the river.

As soon as the Japanese planes arrived at the south bank of the Hutuo River, they began to bombard the Chinese defenders' positions. The entire south bank of the Hutuo River was engulfed in flames.

At this time, a captain with a face full of dust ran up to Wulang and asked him:

"Brigade Commander, the Japanese planes are bombing so hard that our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. Can you ask the headquarters to send aircraft to support us?"

Wu Lang looked up at the sky, shook his head and said:

"It's getting late now. It will be dark by the time the plane from headquarters arrives. Tell the soldiers to pay attention to air defense."

The bombing by Japanese planes and the last rays of the setting sun dyed the south bank of the Hutuo River a tragic and bloody color.

As the sky darkened, the Japanese army stopped their attack, and bonfires dotted the north bank of the Hutuo River.

The commander of the first regiment reported to Wu Lang the casualties of the troops during the day:

"The casualties today are quite heavy. In half a day, one and a half companies of the regiment are gone."

"What are the casualties of the 723rd Regiment?"

"Their casualties are greater than ours!"

"The first battalion of the 723rd Regiment was almost destroyed." Commander Song next to him responded sadly.

"Call Captain Fan and Captain He of the Heavy Artillery Battalion over here. If we don't beat these sons of bitches to a pulp, they won't know that the Emperor Ma has three eyes."

"Are you going to use the heavy artillery?" Commander Song asked Wu Lang.

"Our heavy artillery units were afraid of the Japanese planes during the day, but now it's night time and the world is ours."

"The problem is that your heavy artillery can't see the target clearly at night?"

"It's okay, we have the Golden Eagle drone."

Commander Song didn't say anything else. He forgot about it for a moment.

Captain Fan and Battalion Commander He quickly trotted to the headquarters of the 141st Division.

"Captain Fan, you provide a target for Captain He tonight and blow up the Japanese on the north bank of the Hutuo River."

"Yes!" Captain Fan and Battalion Commander He returned to the heavy artillery unit together. Captain Fan set up his battlefield next to the heavy artillery position.

Five Golden Eagle IIs flew to the north bank of the Hutuo River without anyone noticing, and reported the coordinates of the Japanese military camp to the artillery observer of the heavy artillery unit nearby.

Battalion Commander He immediately ordered the artillery to adjust the firing parameters.

The artillerymen of 14 150mm howitzers reported to Battalion Commander He one after another: Ready!

"Two volleys, ready to fire!"

Following the order from Battalion Commander He, the 150mm howitzers that terrified the Japanese roared and smashed into the Japanese camp on the north bank of the Hutuo River.

There were continuous explosions in the Japanese army camp on the north bank of the Hutuo River. Flames shot into the sky, the broken limbs of Japanese soldiers flew everywhere, and sand, gravel and soil were splashed everywhere.

"Brother He, your artillery bombardment tonight is enough to give the Japanese a hard time." Commander Song said excitedly while looking towards the north bank of the Hutuo River.

"This is just an appetizer. Let him drink another pot in half an hour!"

"Hahaha, you guys are tough and you speak with confidence."

Half an hour later, the Japanese army camp on the north bank of the Hutuo River was rescuing the wounded and cleaning up the mess when they were met with the roar of 150mm howitzers.

Following Wu Lang's order, Captain He fired two more volleys at the Japanese.

The captain of the Japanese 1st Battalion, who had luckily escaped the first shelling, was not so lucky this time.

He and a squadron leader were inspecting the wounded soldiers in the unit when a 150mm grenade exploded near them, blowing him and the squadron leader to pieces.

The deputy commander of the 77st Battalion of the th Regiment of the Japanese Army did not dare to camp on the north bank of the Hutuo River and ordered the troops to retreat two kilometers urgently.

"Hahaha, Brother He, it looks like you can sleep well tonight." Watching the Japanese invaders being bombed, Commander Song felt sweeter in the heart than drinking honey.

"The Japanese have always been vindictive. We should be careful to prevent them from attacking us at night."

"Okay, guards, tell Captain Wang of the 723rd Regiment to step up patrols to prevent sneak attacks by the Japanese invaders."

After the guards left, Wu Lang also said goodbye to Commander Song and returned to his command room.

His command room was not far from the 141st Division's headquarters, only about 500 meters away.

On the way, Wu Lang was thinking: The reason why I didn't request air force support from the headquarters today is because the headquarters is relatively far away, and it would be dark when the plane from the headquarters came.

At this time, he had already thought of a solution to the problem of the headquarters aircraft having a long distance and short air time.