Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 414 The Japanese Commander's Final Order

In the Japanese headquarters, Umezu Michijiro sat dejectedly at the top seat. The order had been conveyed to the three divisions. He was completely defeated this time, but he was unwilling to accept defeat. He wanted to use the last bit of power in his hands to take revenge on the independent regiment.

"Mr. Yamaoka, send all the planes to bomb the Laiyuan Independent Regiment's base. Make sure there's not a blade of grass left there."

Umezu Michijiro was furious. He had mobilized a huge amount of supplies and manpower, but ended up with such a result. Being court-martialed was not the right fate for him as a commander. His best outcome would be seppuku.

"Commander, the anti-aircraft guns in the Laiyuan Independent Regiment's base..."

Yamaoka Takeshi had just said half of his words when he was glared back at by Umezu Mijiro with a murderous look. At this time, he didn't want to listen anymore.

Meizu Mijiro's final anger must be vented, otherwise he will not be willing to return to their aunt's arms!

Yamaoka Takeshi understood and immediately bowed, saying, "Hey! Commander, I'll make the arrangements right away!"

Yamaoka's words made Umezu Mijiro look better, and he waved his hand to signal everyone to go out.

Ten minutes later, more than 50 planes took off from Taiyuan City. An hour later, more than 40 planes took off from Shijiazhuang Airport.

The Japanese planes, which had already been loaded with ammunition, moved very quickly.

Nearly a hundred planes bombed Xianyaling. It must be said that the devils were really angry. They started bombing from the back of Xianyaling.

As bombs fell, large trees were blown down and the fire quickly spread.

It was not until the hinterland behind Xianyaling that the anti-aircraft guns began to show their power.

whoosh…

Boom...Boom...Boom!

The firing of shells caused violent explosions in the air.

"Hakazai!"

"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!"

This time, the Japanese pilots fought desperately, rushing towards the anti-aircraft guns without caring about their lives, just to destroy the anti-aircraft guns of the independent regiment!

The independent regiment's thirty anti-aircraft guns had to face hundreds of Japanese planes, and their firepower was actually far behind.

But at this time, not only the Japs were fighting desperately, but the artillerymen were also brave enough to risk it.

It doesn't matter if the main gunner dies, the secondary gunner will take over until they are all dead, and the high-speed gun is blown up by the Japanese...

The intensity of the battle at Xianyaling was far greater than all previous battlefields. The battle lasted for two hours. All 30 high-speed guns of the independent regiment were destroyed, and more than 40 Japanese planes were destroyed.

The Japs won, a tragic victory!

In the following hour, most of the buildings in Xianyaling were burned down by the Japanese, and more than 500 people were killed or injured.

If it weren't for the advance air raid alarm that made most people hide in the air raid shelters, the independent regiment would have almost been doomed this time.

After the Japanese plane left, Gu Changfeng came out of the air-raid shelter with a gloomy face. He really didn't expect that the Japanese would do this to him.

The reckless fighting style not only caused heavy losses to the artillery battalion, but also more than a dozen large warehouses were almost all blown up by the Japanese, leaving only some food hidden in the caves.

Fortunately, the first and second battalions and the artillery battalion have already gone out, and the fourth battalion guarding the base is also in combat status. Otherwise, there would be almost no need to fight against this wave of Japanese enemies.

If the Japanese turn around and attack Xianyaling again, the entire independent regiment will be in danger.

"Changfeng, the brothers in the artillery battalion did their best, and the Japanese aircraft suffered heavy losses this time."

"We can slowly make up for the losses, and everything will be fine."

Zhou Qianli looked at Gu Changfeng with a gloomy face and couldn't help but comfort him.

Gu Changfeng waved his hand and said in a cold tone: "Order the 106th Battalion to leave Laiyuan alone for the time being and block the Japanese 26th Division. The Japanese have caused such heavy losses to me. The 106th and th Divisions should not go back and stay in Laiyuan!"

The 356th Battalion of the Independent Regiment, with over 2,000 men, was still 50 kilometers away from Laiyuan.

They took a detour from the east and after marching all night along mountain roads and small paths, they finally reached the only way for the 106th Division to return to Laiyuan.

"Report to the battalion commander, the regiment sent a telegram saying that the Xianyaling base has been destroyed. The regiment commander asked us to stop the Japanese and not let a single one escape back to Laiyuan!"

"what?"

The signalman's words made the three battalion commanders exclaim in surprise. After looking at each other, Wu Mazi decisively ordered: "Everyone, build fortifications on the spot. Concentrate the infantry artillery and mortars. The soldiers in charge of the rocket launchers hide. Don't let a single Japanese soldier get through this time."

Their old nest was destroyed by the Japanese, and the supplies, weapons and ammunition they relied on for survival were all stored in Xianyaling. It would be strange if they were not angry.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Song Pu, who had just led the team out of Gaojia Town, looked a little better. Although he did not see the battle at Xianyaling clearly, based on the violent explosions over there, he had guessed that it was the commander who took action.

Subsequent news further confirmed this. The independent regiment's base was destroyed and all the anti-aircraft guns were destroyed by their warriors. This was indeed enough to make him happy. At least some revenge was taken.

In fact, Matsuura was still a little resentful. Since the commander was so courageous, why didn't he come out yesterday?

If Umezu Michijiro knew this idea, he would definitely slap him a few times.

It was clearly Matsuura's own fault for not being able to keep the Independent Regiment, so how could he be blamed? Didn't he know there were anti-aircraft guns at Xianya Ridge? How could he have dared to make such a bold decision before that time?

Sending so many planes to bomb was his last bit of strength.

At this time, in the Japanese headquarters, all the Japanese soldiers had sad looks on their faces. After learning that the flying team had completed the mission, Umezu Michijiro locked himself up.

Soon the Japanese received the news that the commander had committed suicide in the most courageous way possible: seppuku!

The reason why Umezu Michijiro committed suicide was very simple. The plan to encircle Jinzhong failed, and he, as the commander, must be held responsible.

Of course, what prompted him to commit suicide was that the pilots successfully completed the mission. Although it was a miserable victory, it was enough for him.

The independent regiment's anti-aircraft guns and a large amount of supplies were destroyed. When the next commander of the First Army takes office, someone will naturally take care of the independent regiment.

Of course, none of this was his business anymore, at least the last order he gave was correct.

However, he didn't know that if Gu Changfeng wanted, he could immediately exchange it for a hundred anti-aircraft guns. The Japanese would undoubtedly be dreaming if they wanted to suppress him in the air.

Gu Changfeng, who has more than 50,000 points, can indeed say this. The last battle in Xiaowangzhuang and the breakout contributed more than 10,000 points to him.

However, he had no intention of replacing the anti-aircraft gun at this time. Xianya Ridge had been destroyed, and what he needed now were suppressive weapons and ammunition like the M60.

After telling Zhou Qianli about this, Gu Changfeng left the devastated Xianyaling. Ten kilometers away from the back mountain, the Japanese 26th Division had completely evacuated, followed by the Lone Wolf Special Forces and nearly 2000 Eighth Route Army soldiers.

The next battle is still to be fought. If we want to wipe out all the Japanese, we must take drastic measures, so we will not leave any more than 50,000 points.

107 rocket launcher shells, 60 points, and the rest were directly exchanged for Ms and a large amount of bullets.

This time, Gu Changfeng was really ruthless. All the remaining Japanese soldiers from the two divisions must be left alive!