Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 131: Defense of the Headquarters Building
The Japs brought in several infantry guns, intending to concentrate their firepower to blast open several side gates, so that they could launch attacks from multiple channels, making it difficult for the defenders to defend themselves.

Li Jie naturally couldn't let the Japanese get their wish, so he sent out a mortar platoon to destroy the Japanese infantry artillery. There were 6 mortars with a range of nearly 3 kilometers, so it was not yet the turn of the infantry artillery to run wild.

The mortar platoon stayed on the rooftop with a wide field of vision, and the commander was equipped with a telescope, so the enemy's artillery positions could be seen clearly;

After calculating the firing parameters of the enemy's artillery positions, rounds of mortar shells fell from the sky, destroying the Japanese infantry guns one by one, and the artillery suffered heavy casualties.

After losing four infantry guns in succession, the Japanese were finally frightened and withdrew the remaining two infantry guns several kilometers away.
They then sent out mortars to attack the artillery group on the roof, but they destroyed one mortar and there were casualties on both sides.

Both sides had mortars, so they fought much more cautiously, firing two or three shots as quickly as possible and then retreating to avoid being locked on by the enemy's artillery;
Since the Japanese Army's 90mm mortar had a combat weight of more than 160 kilograms and its mobility was not as good as the 69-kilogram Min-20 mortar, once their position was exposed, it would be difficult for them to avoid the artillery fire from the rooftop.

The artillery of both sides fought wits and courage for several hours, and the infantry guns and mortars of the 7th Regiment were almost exhausted, and only two guns were left in the 1st Battalion;
In order to strengthen the firepower on the roof, Li Jie lifted up the three "heartless" cannons of the second company and fired explosive packs from a high position. The range could reach more than 3 meters, which was very effective against the cluster charge of infantry.

The Seventh Regiment had no infantry gun, so they placed the 75mm mountain gun horizontally and fired bombardment. Unexpectedly, the effect exceeded that of the 70mm infantry gun. It has to be said that the Japanese had a lot of ideas, and the Seventh Regiment had the capital to be so arrogant!
After the 7th Regiment's reckless bombardment, several gaps were blown in the headquarters building, and the channel for attack was opened.

The long-lost smile finally appeared on the face of the regiment commander Okado Takeo. Although they lost most of their artillery, they finally made significant progress. He said proudly:
"Mr. Sugiyama, there is no unbreakable fortress in this world. As long as you are willing to use your brain, there are always more solutions than problems."

Major Sugiyama's gaze towards Colonel Okado was full of admiration, like the endless waves of a river, and his compliments flowed out like a spring:
"Putting the 75mm cannon flat to blast open the outer shell of the permanent fortifications is definitely an epoch-making tactical innovation. Your Excellency will definitely be written into the history books and be on par with the famous generals of the Warring States Period!"

Although Colonel Okado knew that Major Sugiyama's words were a little exaggerated, he still felt very touched. Flattery never fails, and he was proud of it. He pretended to be modest and said:
"Mr. Sugiyama, it's a bit of an exaggeration to compare you to the famous generals of old. As long as I can reduce the casualties of the warriors and capture the headquarters building, I will be satisfied.

I don't want to be famous, I just want China to be peaceful!"

"Wonderful! You are indeed an expert on Chinese culture. Your poetry is as good as Li Bai and Du Fu's. Even the ancient Confucian generals cannot be compared with you."

Hearing Major Sugiyama's bragging getting more and more out of control, he waved his hand and said:
"Sugiya-kun, it's just a casual thing, keep a low profile - keep a low profile!

Tell Araki-kun that the channel of attack has been opened for them, and the rest depends on Araki's team. I am waiting for their victory report! "

Major Sugiyama took the order excitedly and left. He was also confident that the Araki Battalion would be able to capture the headquarters building in one go.

Major Araki could no longer hold back, and immediately launched an attack after receiving the order. This time he sent out almost all of his main forces, except for Takahashi's squadron that dug the tunnel, all the other Japanese soldiers pressed forward, ready to kill the enemy in one fell swoop;

Seeing the Japanese coming in like a tide, Li Jie was not afraid, but said excitedly:
"Fuck you, if you want to fight us to death, then we will fight you to the death. No need to hide anything. As long as you have a penis, come and fight me!

kill! "

Following Li Jie's order, hundreds of machine rifles opened fire at full power, pouring bullets towards the shit-yellow "torrent". The Japs fell down row after row. The firepower was so fierce that even Major Araki was a little terrified. He thought that the defenders had hidden some of their strength, but he didn't expect that the hidden part was the bulk. There were dozens of light and heavy machine guns alone. There was a machine gun in almost every window on the second floor, and there were also a large number of rifles!
"Baka, the Chinese are so cunning!"

But now the arrow was on the string and had to be shot, so he had to rush forward under the hail of bullets, ignoring the dense corpses lying on the ground.

The casualties of Araki's battalion were soaring, but the Japanese still rushed forward fearlessly. Major Araki could only order heavy machine guns and rapid-fire cannons to support the infantry, and the defenders also suffered heavy casualties.

When the Japanese skirmishers were about to advance to the front of the building, several flying thunder cannons on the roof opened fire, and huge rock-like explosive packs fell from the sky and exploded in the group of Japanese soldiers. Dozens of them were blown up at a time, and many of them died with blood gushing out of their seven orifices and their internal organs were shattered.

Some explosive packs exploded in the air, throwing hundreds of rusty iron pieces in all directions, causing area casualties without any blind spots.

The Japanese soldiers disappeared visibly, and the corpses were piled up on the ground. Even Major Araki, who never took other people's lives seriously, was shocked after seeing it.

This was not a battle, this was a massacre. When the targets of the massacre became themselves, Major Araki could no longer bear it and cursed:
"Bagayalu, you have no moral principles!"

At the same time, the 1st and 3rd companies, which had previously been invisible, also launched an attack on the Japanese soldiers on guard outside;

Duan Yulin adopted the tactics of harassment warfare, continuously attacking the defensive positions of the 7th Regiment, tying down the Japanese forces and preventing them from sending too many troops to support the headquarters building. This greatly reduced the pressure on the battalion headquarters.

The harassment from the periphery gave Colonel Okado a headache. He had been planning to send the 3rd Battalion to support, but now the 2nd Battalion in charge of the alert was under heavy attack;
He also had no idea of ​​the strength of the harassing troops, so he could only keep the reserve troops just in case, while asking the detachment commander for tactical guidance.

After receiving Colonel Okado's call for help, Major General Akiyama angrily cursed:
"Bakayaro, that bastard Okado is getting more and more powerful. A main regiment was beaten by a few hundred stragglers and had to ask for help. He has brought shame to the martial arts group."

It's no wonder that Major General Akiyama was angry. He was nominally the highest commander, but Colonel Okado basically ignored him.
When he is not needed, he is "Mrs. Niu", and now that he is needed, he is "Sweetheart".

The brigade commander has never had a strong presence among the Japanese. He has no troops directly under his command and is very awkwardly sandwiched between the division commander and the regiment commander. Most regiment commanders only listen to the division commander.

Although the Akiyama Detachment was established this time, he could only command the artillery battalion and the tank squadron. The commander of the 7th Regiment treated him as "Mrs. Cow", and the chief of staff of the brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Okumura, had to persuade him:

"General, Mr. Okado has always been arrogant and self-righteous. He should have learned the power of the Chinese now.

However, the first person responsible for attacking the headquarters building is the General. We cannot let Okado-kun do whatever he wants. This time, we can use the name of reinforcing the 7th Regiment to take back the command. The Akiyama Detachment still has to be led by you."

Major General Akiyama nodded, and then sent the tank squadron to support the 7th Regiment's outer operations.

(End of this chapter)