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For the cost of just one mountain gun company with six cannons, the experience gained was invaluable. It was absolutely worth it.

Our army is best at summarizing, and once the summary report is submitted, it is estimated that within a month, all artillery units in the army will receive the corresponding improvement plans.

If the enemy tries to use the same tactic to launch a surprise attack again, the difficulty will likely increase significantly.

Although Company Commander Xie did not understand how Political Instructor Wang was handling the problem, since the friendly forces had said so, he went along with it and ordered the entire company to stop advancing.

To be honest, rushing into the artillery position under enemy fire to salvage artillery and ammunition was like gambling with your life against the King of Hell. It would be good if half of the whole company survived.

It would be best if we didn't have to work so hard now; there's no need to take it so seriously.

The enemy's series of attacks did not end there. While their mountain guns were launching a surprise attack on our mountain gun positions, their Type 92 infantry guns also opened fire, targeting our mortar positions.

Fortunately, our mortar positions were relatively spread out, and the mortars and ammunition were relatively lightweight. Upon hearing the sound of enemy artillery fire, we immediately moved to a different position, and the losses were not significant.

However, it will certainly be difficult to support the fighting on the front lines in the short term.

Seeing the great effect of their artillery fire, the Japanese soldiers raised their guns and cheered.

Previously, the enemy's morale had plummeted to rock bottom due to our artillery fire, but now it is rising rapidly.

On the Jin-Sui Army side, this incident had little impact, but they were a little worried about the losses their artillery might suffer.

"Damn it, this is absolutely awful!"

At this moment, Regiment Commander Zhang watched the entire process through binoculars in the regimental command post. He was so angry that he pounded the ground with his fist, and the composure he had shown when he ate breakfast that morning was gone from his face.

Chief of Staff Sun, standing to the side, also had a grim expression and spoke through gritted teeth:

"Those little devils are too cunning. They didn't react at all yesterday after we bombarded them all day, but today they pulled this stunt on us."

"This is troublesome. If our friendly forces suffer heavy losses, how are we going to explain this to Commander Chu?"

Just then, a call came from the walkie-talkie next to him, and Chief of Staff Sun quickly picked it up to receive the latest intelligence.

After a while, he put down the walkie-talkie, and his complexion improved slightly.

Regiment Commander Zhang quickly inquired, "Old Sun, what's the situation? How much have we suffered?"

"Commander, I have good news and bad news to tell you. Which one would you like to hear first?"

Seeing that Chief of Staff Sun was still in the mood to joke, Regiment Commander Zhang understood that the situation was not as bad as he had imagined, and his worries were completely relieved.

"Let me tell you the good news first. I was really scared just now, and I need to calm down."

"The good news is that the friendly artillery was all detected immediately. Apart from a few minor injuries, the others are all fine. In addition, four mortar soldiers were killed and three were seriously injured. The losses are not as serious as we imagined."

"What about the bad news?"

"The bad news is that four of the six mountain guns were rendered scrap metal by enemy artillery fire, and six mortars were also lost."

"The main reason is that the enemy is too cunning and gives us too little time to react."

Upon hearing this, Commander Zhang's anger flared up again, and he shouted several times, "Damn it, it's absolutely outrageous!"

Then, with a wry smile, he said, "When the commander arrives, I'm afraid I'll have to go and apologize profusely. We've suffered so much loss; I'll have lost face in front of my old brothers."

After hearing this, Chief of Staff Sun also fell silent. The cause of this matter was that the two of them had underestimated the enemy and were a little too complacent.

They thought they had an absolute artillery advantage and could bombard the enemy's positions with impunity, but they never expected to end up like this.

This is the price to pay for such arrogance, but it seems to be a rather high price.

In the afternoon, Chu Yunfei's main force finally arrived, and Regiment Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Sun went to greet them immediately.

"Commander, I am guilty. I have failed your trust and caused heavy losses to our artillery."

At this moment, Chu Yunfei's face was expressionless; he simply said coldly:

"I understand about this incident. It should serve as a warning for the future, and I will not let it happen again!"

"Go to the regimental headquarters and give me a proper briefing on the latest situation."

After hearing this, Regiment Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Sun were finally relieved.

In fact, when Chu Yunfei learned of the situation from the telegram before he arrived, he was extremely furious.

Despite having an overwhelming artillery advantage, the regiment was still successfully ambushed by the enemy, causing the Jin-Sui Army to lose all face.

However, the battalion commander of our accompanying howitzer didn't care when he heard this. To be honest, it was just a few 75mm mountain guns, nothing to worry about.

On the contrary, the lessons learned on the battlefield are worth at least ten or eight times over. As long as our artillery is safe, we still come out ahead and make a huge profit.

After hearing these words, Chu Yunfei finally understood the difference between the Jin-Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army.

The loss of four mountain guns was a great loss, even to him, the commander of the main force division. However, the friendly forces valued the lessons learned more than the artillery.

This is the source of their confidence in mass-producing artillery; the Jin-Sui Army is far behind.

Perhaps when the Taiyuan Arsenal was still in existence, they treated other Chinese armies the same way.

Things are very different now, and the only way to survive is to try and align ourselves with that direction.

After Chu Yunfei understood the situation, he didn't waste any words and immediately ordered the heavy howitzers and heavy mortars to quickly build positions, preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Languan.

In this situation, the only way is to let steel collide with the city wall to see whether the spear is sharper or the shield is stronger.

With the battle order issued, the entire regiment was ready for battle. Everyone knew that the real contest had only just begun.

Moreover, the recent events have intensified everyone's sense of revenge; this humiliation can only be washed away with the blood of the enemy.

Captain Kobayashi was still basking in the joy of the huge victory achieved in the surprise attack, but when he saw the main force of the Jin-Sui Army arrive, he was immediately terrified.

He originally thought that he was facing only a regiment of the Jin-Sui Army, and that by launching a surprise attack and taking advantage of the thickness of the Languan city wall, he could completely neutralize the firepower advantage of both sides.

Unexpectedly, this was just a vanguard unit of the Jin-Sui Army. Now that the main force has arrived, he is in big trouble.

So he rushed to the brigade command post and called the regimental commander again, only to be told to hold out to the death.