Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"Battalion Commander, this cannon is really powerful!"

In the command post, after seeing the 150mm caliber howitzer, the monk sighed from the bottom of his heart: "If this one shot goes down, won't the Japanese be wiped out?"

That's right.

This shell was fired on the order of Lin Qiang.

This is also the main reason why artillery support is slow and there is no timely strike when anti-tank artillery cannot cause effective strikes.

He just wanted to let everyone see how powerful the 150mm caliber howitzer was, so that people wouldn't be shouting all day long that when the Japanese charged, one artillery shell could solve the problem.

Not wanting to hear any more, they deliberately let a large number of Japanese troops in and then used howitzers to carry out a saturation attack.

After the 150mm caliber howitzer exploded, it not only caused immeasurable damage to the Japanese, but also caused great changes to the geographical environment near the impact point.

The impact point has become a big pit, like a dried-up pond.

Even if the Japanese tanks were not destroyed in the explosion, they were turned upside down by the huge shock wave and lay on the ground unable to move.

The Japanese assault force lost one-third of its troops, but the remaining Japanese did not retreat. Instead, they continued to charge with high morale.

Lin Qiang put down the telescope. This abnormal scene made him realize that something was wrong.

He was very familiar with the Japanese's suicidal style of fighting.

Suddenly, Lin Qiang seemed to realize something and gave an order through the intercom: "Air defense team, pay attention to air defense!"

Sure enough, as the Japanese army continued to charge, several black spots appeared in the distant sky, followed by more black spots.

"Battalion Commander, it's the Japanese bomber!"

Without the monk's reminder, Lin Qiang knew what the black spot flying in the sky was.

Lin Qiang flipped the channel on his intercom and issued an order to the companies preparing to counterattack: "The Japanese bombers are coming again. All companies, listen to my order, enter the cat-ear holes for air defense!"

"Yes!"

The intercoms relayed responses from the company commanders one after another, and Lin Qiang then notified the artillery positions to launch a saturation attack on the Japanese on the front battlefield, forcing them to withdraw.

Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky from the artillery position, and shells whizzed towards the Japanese charging team. The Japanese were blown to pieces, but they still rushed forward madly, as if they were determined to die.

At this time, the Japanese bombers in the sky were getting closer and closer, and the command post where Lin Qiang was located was also in danger.

With so many anti-aircraft weapons, Lin Qiang was not worried that the Japanese bombers would bomb the Xiaowangzhuang position.

The purpose of these bombers coming here is probably to attract some of Lin Qiang's attention, but the Japanese infantry can take the opportunity to charge and seize the forward position of the independent battalion.

Conditions do not allow it.

If conditions allowed, Lin Qiang would also like to call the brigade headquarters and loudly tell the brigade commander: "Request air support!"

The anti-aircraft guns and DShK machine guns opened fire at full power, scaring the Japanese bombers so much that they dared not fly over the Xiaowangzhuang position.

In fact, let alone passing by, there was no chance even to get close to the front line, let alone carry out bombing operations.

At this moment, Lin Qiang discovered that there was a subtle movement behind the Japanese assault troops.

He picked up the telescope and took a closer look, only to see a group of Japanese soldiers wearing special equipment quietly moving to the side, apparently trying to bypass the front battlefield and attack the flank.

"Qiangzi, be careful of your flanks, the Japanese are making some small moves." Lin Qiang said quickly into the walkie-talkie.

After receiving the news, Qiangzi quickly ordered the team to come out of the cat ear cave. Risking being bombed by the Japanese, he quickly adjusted the deployment and directed heavy firepower towards the flank.

The Japanese thought that the soldiers of the second company were hiding in the cat ear caves and dared not show their heads, so they were speeding up to rush towards the front line.

As soon as the group of specially equipped devils showed up, all the guns and artillery of the Second Company opened fire.

It was not until these devils were killed that Qiangzi saw clearly that these devils were carrying new weapons such as flamethrowers. If they succeeded, the consequences would be unimaginable.

On the front battlefield, due to our fierce artillery fire, the Japanese finally couldn't hold on and began to retreat.

The Japanese bombers in the sky saw the ground troops suffer defeat and could only return unwillingly.

Gourd mouth.

Inside the devil's temporary camp.

Yuanping Koizumi had just learned that the supplies had been robbed. In anger, he shot the Japanese squadron leader who was rescued by Zhang Zizai and Ma Dashan in the hail of bullets.

This batch of supplies was planned to be used for negotiations with Lin Qiang. Yuanping Koizumi still firmly believed that once Lin Qiang had no source of food, defeat was inevitable.

However, they never expected that the supplies were robbed by the Eighth Route Army on the way before they reached the battlefield.

In fact, Harahira Koizumi was not very angry. The reason why he was so angry that he shot his subordinates was because the front battlefield happened to be defeated again at that time, and the last few tanks were scrapped.

Not only did the bombers fail to achieve any effect, but they also caused hundreds of infantry casualties in vain.

With all the failures added together, Harahira Koizumi was very angry, and the squadron leader in front of him naturally became a tool for him to vent his anger.

Apart from anything else, after executing his subordinates, Harahira Koizumi felt much better.

The troops were withdrawing from the battlefield, and he seemed to have used up his last bit of energy.

"Telegram to Taiyuan Headquarters: The 4th Brigade was unable to break through the defenses of the Eighth Route Army Independent Battalion. Exhausted by the prolonged battle, the troops are withdrawing to the county seat for rest and recuperation today."

"Hi Yi!"

The radio operator quickly sent a message to the Taiyuan headquarters.

Without waiting for a reply, Harahira Koizumi had already issued an order for a general retreat.

The Japanese troops retreated like a tide, leaving only corpses and weapons and equipment on the battlefield.

Even their camps had left behind a large number of weapons, ammunition, and even mortars.

When the scout told Lin Qiang about this situation, he immediately ordered the logistics troops to bring back the weapons and equipment left behind by the Japanese.

After being with Lin Qiang for a long time, the monk also learned to think: "Captain, what if this is a trap set by the Japanese?"

The monk's worries were not unreasonable. If the Japanese pretended to retreat, they could wait for the Eighth Route Army to clean up the battlefield, and then suddenly attack, catching them off guard.

Lin Qiang looked at the monk approvingly and patiently explained, "The Japanese have been fighting us for so long, what methods haven't they tried? Their commander is no fool, he knows that these little tricks will not work on us."

"This hasty retreat of the entire army is, in my opinion, nine out of ten times true. With so many people, moving them back and forth would be a hassle."

This time, Lin Qiang personally led the logistics troops to clean up the battlefield and took away all the weapons and equipment that could be used.

Outside the position, the large pits created by the 150mm caliber artillery shells became the final resting place for the bodies of the Japanese soldiers.

This is a big project, but it is something that has to be done.

It was okay in winter, but when summer came and the weather was hot, the Japanese corpses rotted and stank, which easily bred viruses.

If it is eaten by animals such as wild dogs, there is no telling where the virus it carries will spread.

Therefore, Lin Qiang ordered that the battlefield must be cleaned up carefully, even if it meant vomiting bile.