gnovel Chapter 47 The Japanese Division Chief of Staff Flees in Panic
Chapter 47 The Japanese Division Chief of Staff Flees in Panic
Amid the shouts and curses, the cannon did not adjust its coordinates; instead, it bombarded even more enthusiastically.
At that moment, shells rained down on the Japanese troops, causing them immense suffering and making them cry out in agony.
Shimono Kazuho was also surprised, but he quickly realized that the enemy might be using the heavy artillery they had captured to bombard their troops.
It seems that only this explanation makes sense.
The whistling of the shells and the sounds of the explosions were undoubtedly from their heavy artillery.
It seems that the artillery positions have fallen faster than Shimono Ichiro had imagined; it has only been an hour.
"Damn it, which Chinese army is this? Why do they have such skilled artillery?"
Shimono Kazuho was quite surprised.
After all, they had rarely seen Chinese artillery units on the battlefield during previous battles.
In fact, after the 6th Division landed at Hangzhou Bay, the Nationalist army suffered a major defeat on the Shanghai battlefield. Many artillery pieces were destroyed or abandoned because they were too heavy, and very few artillery pieces were actually brought to Nanjing.
As Shimono Kazuho pondered whether to withdraw the troops in front and reorganize the attack, the enemy's artillery fire suddenly stopped.
He picked up his binoculars and looked ahead at the battlefield shrouded in smoke, illuminated by flares.
A faint buzzing sound came at that moment.
The soldiers of the Third Regiment drove trucks and motorcycles and charged towards the Japanese troops in front of the positions!
As Hua Pinzhang watched the motorcycles and trucks rushing past him, along with the roaring machine guns and submachine guns on them, he couldn't help but raise his arms and shout.
The other soldiers of the 88th Division were equally excited and, following the trucks and motorcycles, charged forward with their Chiang Kai-shek rifles in hand.
The hundreds of Japanese soldiers who charged forward had already suffered heavy casualties from the intense artillery bombardment.
Before the smoke had even cleared, they saw trucks roaring towards them, and the despair and fear they felt were unimaginable.
And then there were the motorcycles, the machine gun muzzles blazing with fire, the bullets flying out, covering the battlefield in the blink of an eye.
Many Japanese soldiers were about to open fire when their heads were smashed by bullets fired from the MG42.
Many Japanese soldiers were hit by trucks or run over.
Screams, gunshots, and explosions mingled together as Japanese soldiers fled frantically, but they were no match for the speed of the trucks, leaving behind even more corpses along the way.
Even after these hundreds of Japanese soldiers were completely defeated, Li Jianghe's Third Regiment did not stop its attack and continued to advance.
When Shimono Kazuho saw this scene, he realized that something was wrong.
He had just committed most of his troops to the front lines, leaving only a limited number of troops to defend the rear.
If the enemy's truck convoy were to attack directly, they would have no chance of resisting.
So Shimono Ichigo acted decisively, hurriedly jumping onto a motorcycle and shouting:
"Retreat!!! Retreat!!!"
After saying that, his motorcycle roared and fled backward in a sorry state.
After another charge, the convoy turned back.
Inside the 6th Division headquarters, Tani Hisao was observing the battle in the direction of Niushou Mountain, as that was the main event of the night.
As for the small raiding force sent by the Nationalist army, Tani Hisao did not take it seriously.
Just then, the screeching sound of a motorcycle screeching to a halt came from outside the door.
Shimono Kazuki returned looking disheveled.
"Division Commander, no...it's terrible! Trucks, lots of trucks!!!"
He spoke with a look of terror in his eyes, gesturing to his name while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Shimono Kazuho's escape just now was quite thrilling.
Several BMW R70 motorcycles were chasing after him, and machine gun fire was also spraying them with bullets.
If Huo hadn't been so lucky after stepping down, he probably would have died on the way.
Seeing Shimono Kazukatsu's bewildered expression, Tani Hisao frowned and said coldly:
"Calm down, what's going on? Weren't you leading troops to reinforce the heavy artillery position?"
Shimono Kazuhiro poured the scalding hot tea into his mouth without saying a word, which calmed him down a bit before he recounted what had happened.
"What? A whole squad was wiped out in just half an hour?"
Hisao Tani looked at Kazuhiro Shimono in disbelief.
"That's right, they... their attack was very sudden. They used trucks and motorcycles to build mobile firing positions, and they also had a lot of submachine guns and flamethrowers. We didn't even have machine gun positions in this kind of encounter, so we couldn't stop them at all."
"Where is this enemy force now?"
Tani Hisao questioned him.
"have no idea."
Shimono Kazuhiro's answer was simple and to the point.
In the pitch black, he and his soldiers were only focused on escaping and didn't pay attention to which direction the enemy was heading.
In another direction, the vanguard led by Lin Yongzhi had turned back and joined up with the troops that Li Jianghe had just assembled.
At this time, Xu Dingguo's Fifth Regiment had also completed the attack on the Japanese army's supply camp and successfully captured a large amount of supplies and ammunition.
"Didn't I send you to scout ahead? Why are you back?"
Li Jianghe asked with some surprise.
They had just finished fighting and were about to leave, returning to Yuhuatai.
Lin Yongzhi then explained the situation.
"A Japanese command post has been discovered on the right flank of Niushou Mountain. Only one company of soldiers is stationed there, while the main force is engaged in a fierce attack on Niushou Mountain."
"Sure?"
Li Jianghe's eyes lit up.
"There's no mistake. I even sent people to investigate closely. The Japanese communication antennas are sticking up really high; it must be their command post."
Lin Yongzhi said with considerable certainty.
"Captain, let's attack."
Long Wenzhang showed a very positive attitude.
Hua Pinzhang, who was standing to the side, also rolled up his sleeves and said menacingly:
"Beat them! Beat those bastards to death! Damn it, I've got cannons now, what are you afraid of!"
That counterattack just now really gave Hua Pinzhang, that Sichuan guy, a good beating.
After all, the infantry charge after the artillery bombardment was a tactic only the Japanese could use.
They used it this time too.
That felt so good, so incredibly good!
"Fire! The troops advance quickly; if we're fast enough, the Japanese won't be able to react."
Li Jianghe waved his hand, ordering the troops to move out of the way.
"yes!!"
Everyone answered instinctively, including Hua Pinzhang, whose position was higher than Li Jianghe's, and Xu Dingguo, who was at the same level as Li Jianghe.
They all subconsciously believed that following Li Jianghe would lead to victory, so they might as well just follow his orders.
Inside the headquarters of the Japanese 42nd Regiment, Sato Masakazu leisurely smoked a cigarette while listening to the report from his staff officer beside him.
"Report: Our main force has captured three enemy positions on the right flank. We will definitely be able to break through the enemy's defenses around Niushou Mountain before dawn."
Sato Shoichi was quite satisfied and said smugly:
"Hehe, it seems that despite the fierce fighting among the other teams, the fruits of victory will ultimately be snatched away by our team. I'm truly sorry."