Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 77 What if I can provide warships? (Subscribe!)

"Damn it, can't contact the headquarters?" Major General Sadashita Shioda, commander of the Izyu Mixed Brigade at the Gaofengai position, looked at the communications staff and asked in surprise.

"Hai, we lost contact with the headquarters ten minutes ago." The communications staff explained.

"Has the radio station been checked?" Major General Sadashichi Shiota asked again.

"Hai, we have checked the radio and the antenna, everything is normal. There is absolutely no problem on our side. It must be a problem in the headquarters." The communications staff hesitated and guessed.

"Damn, how is this possible? The headquarters has multiple radios, how could there be a problem? Have you contacted the backup radio?" Major General Sadashi Shiota thought it was impossible for something to go wrong at the headquarters.

The high-power radio station there can directly contact the base camp.

And there is a backup radio station, so even if there is a problem, we can get in touch quickly.

"Keep in contact." Major General Sadashichi Shiota looked at the communications officer with his head down, thought for a while, and asked the other party to continue in contact.

At this time, Colonel Motoichi Sakata of the 21st Brigade walked in.

At this moment, Sakata Motoichi no longer had his former charm and looked listless. Now there were less than 21 people left in the entire st Brigade. He knew that if nothing unexpected happened, he would be finished and his future would be bleak, so he just gave up.

This visit is just a routine matter, to see if there are any new orders from the headquarters.

"Mr. Sakata, it's not a good thing for you to be so depressed. The military will definitely understand your situation. No one expected that the Chinese army would have so many heavy artillery, and the 1st Guards Brigade suffered a crushing defeat. This defeat is nothing." Major General Sadashichi Shiota comforted.

Hearing this, Colonel Motoichi Sakata was silent for a while and shook his head bitterly.

"Shiota-kun, I know my situation. I will definitely be facing a court-martial."

"Any new orders from the Commander?"

"No, and we have lost contact with the headquarters and cannot contact the headquarters for the time being." Major General Sadashi Shiota shook his head, looking helpless.

"Lost contact?" Colonel Motoichi Sakata's expression froze, somewhat unbelieving.

"Yes, we have lost contact for ten minutes. We are trying to get in touch now. Maybe there is something wrong with the line." Major General Shiota Sadashichi pretended to be calm and was not panicked at all.

After all, there are still tens of thousands of Japanese troops in Nanning City, and the 18th Division of the Japanese Army is not far away, so there will be no problem.

"Could it be that the Chinese army launched an attack?" Colonel Motoichi Sakata speculated.

To be honest, he now hopes that the Chinese army will attack Nanning, and it would be best if the imperial army in Nanning also suffers a heavy loss. In this way, his own guilt will not seem so serious.

Once you have made a mess, let a bigger mess cover it up so that no one will be held responsible for it.

"Impossible! Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem with the headquarters." Major General Sadashi Shiota took it as a joke.

Also attack Nanning City?

Does the Chinese army have that strength?
What a joke.

In fact, not only did they lose contact with the headquarters, but even the 18th Division lost contact with the headquarters.

"We lost contact half an hour ago? Are you kidding? Why are you reporting it now?" Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Momotake, commander of the 18th Division, asked somewhat dissatisfiedly.

"Hai, I thought it was a problem with the line, so I kept checking it, but after checking, I found that it was not our problem, so I hurried to report it." The communications staff reported with gritted teeth.

From a procedural point of view, there is no problem, because after losing contact normally, the first reaction is that there is a problem with one's own line. One must check it first. After the inspection is completed and the situation is clarified, it is not too late to report it.

"Okay, I understand. Go down and continue to contact the headquarters." Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Momotake didn't think much about it and signaled the other party to leave first. Mainly, he didn't think there would be any big problem.

"Mr. Division Commander, will there be any problems?" Colonel Kitayama, commander of the 55th Infantry Regiment, asked with some concern.

"No, what can go wrong?" Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Momotake didn't think much about it. Occasionally losing contact was not a big deal.

After all, accidents are possible.

Now the headquarters is unable to contact the various divisions. The headquarters must be anxious and they will definitely send out signal soldiers to carry out repairs.

"Get your troops ready. The attack should be launched in these two days." Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Momotake felt that the heavy artillery showdown should be decided in these two days, so he asked him to prepare for the attack.

"Yes." Colonel Kitayama, commander of the 55th Infantry Regiment, responded quickly.

Little did they know that the situation in Nanning City had become extremely critical at this moment.

The headquarters of the Japanese 22nd Army is now taken over by Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi.

"The telephone line hasn't been repaired yet?" asked Imamura Jun.

What he had to do now was to contact the various divisions as soon as possible, inform them that Nanning City was under attack by the Chinese army, and request reinforcements.

At the same time, contact the defenders on the city wall and make sure to hold their positions to the death.

If you really can't hold on, you can retreat.

"Commander, I'm sorry. The telephone lines are still being repaired. Our warehouse has also been attacked by heavy enemy artillery and the stored equipment has been damaged. Our radio station cannot be repaired for a while." The communications staff reported with gritted teeth.

"I understand. Send out signalmen and have them ride on horses to notify all divisions to assemble in Nanning City immediately." Imamura Jun thought for a moment and gave the order.

At present, the only traditional method of communication is to send messages on horseback.

But the efficiency will be slow.

It's better than waiting to die.

"Reporting to the Commander, our front-line positions have been broken through by the Chinese army, and we are now engaged in street fighting with the Chinese." At this time, the combat staff came in and reported quickly.

"Damn, what's the point of Colonel Koji Wada? How come his position was breached so quickly? He has a fully-strength regiment." Imamura Jun asked in disbelief.

Although they are engineers, it is at least a fully-staffed regiment with more than 3,000 people.

"Commander, the soldiers who have retreated report that Colonel Koji Wada has died."

"Bagayalu, what's going on?" asked Imamura Jun.

"The first round of the Chinese heavy artillery hit Colonel Koji Wada who was scouting the enemy situation. Unfortunately, Colonel Koji Wada was directly blown into pieces by the heavy artillery, leaving only half of his command sword." The combat staff said helplessly.

It is estimated that Colonel Koji Wada would never understand until his death why the Chinese army's heavy artillery was so accurate that it could kill the enemy with just one shot.

"Baga, order the 5th Engineer Regiment to hold their positions immediately and rely on the buildings to resist. Immediately send the 5th Quartermaster Regiment to support. No, send a message to the 5th Cavalry Regiment and have them support Nanning City immediately." Imamura Jun knew that now was not the time to show off.

He now regretted very much that he should not have transferred the 5th Cavalry Regiment earlier, otherwise he would not be left without soldiers.

"Hi." The combat staff officer also knew that the situation was critical and immediately turned around to convey the order.

"Let the military police assemble and be ready to retreat at any time." Imamura Jun said after taking a deep breath.

"Hay."

Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi felt that he might not be able to wait for reinforcements, so he simply prepared to retreat.

If the situation goes wrong, evacuate Nanning City immediately.

Thinking of this, Imamura Hitoshi could only pray that the messenger could convey the order to each division as soon as possible.

.........

The moment the 5th Cavalry Regiment received the telegram, Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto immediately led the 5th Cavalry Regiment southward to the Shitang position.

He prepared to look for an opportunity to see if he could attack the Shitang position from the flank.

If you are lucky enough to find the enemy's heavy artillery position, that would be even better.

As a result, after turning around, he actually found a heavy artillery position, but the problem with this artillery position was that it seemed to have no guards.

"Your Excellency the Commander, I feel like something is wrong." A major officer said to Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto beside him.

Hearing this, Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto seemed very calm: "Are you scared?"

"How could that be..." The major retorted with a red face.

"Then what are you worried about? Worried about those Chinese troops? We are cavalry. Even if there is an ambush, we can rush over and kill them all." Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto didn't care at all whether there was an ambush.

So what if there is an ambush?

They are cavalry and have extremely strong movement speed. Even though they are restricted by the terrain, they are not comparable to infantry.

In his eyes, the Chinese had only one choice when facing the cavalry, which was to kneel down and beg for mercy.

More importantly, Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto had never expected that the troops defending the heavy artillery would possess such powerful firepower.

"Attack, charge!" Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto ordered. Soon, the 5th Cavalry Regiment, under the command of Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto, began to line up and prepare for the attack.

"Kill all these Chinese." Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto drew out his command knife and swung it forward fiercely. The cavalry brigade behind him immediately rushed towards the heavy artillery position not far away.

The soldiers on the heavy artillery position, which had already discovered the Japanese cavalry, were setting up machine guns.

Not only that, the soldiers even used trucks as cover and placed machine guns on the front of the vehicles.

"Don't panic. Wait until the Japanese get closer before opening fire. Don't let a single cavalryman escape. Try to wipe them out completely." Captain Zhou Qi, who was manning the 170mm heavy artillery, gave the order calmly.

"Yes!"

In addition to these, the snipers also began to look for commanding heights.

When recruiting heavy artillery, Lu Yuhua considered the safety of the heavy artillery positions, so one heavy artillery was equipped with a company of soldiers to guard it.

The firepower of this company was equal to that of a German infantry company, and even the number of machine guns far exceeded that of the German army.

Therefore, the firepower is extremely strong, at least several times stronger than that of the Japanese cavalry regiment.

After all, the Japanese cavalry regiment did not have many heavy weapons.

"These should be the elite of the Japanese army, and their formation remains consistent." Zhou Qi put down the telescope and gave a compliment.

In the distance, the Japanese cavalry regiment, after lining up briefly, began to run, rushing towards the heavy artillery position like a whirlwind.

The sharp swords were raised, and the fierce aura soared into the sky. There was no doubt that judging from the charge of the cavalry phalanx alone, the Japanese cavalry regiment did have some strength.

At least the evaluation given by Zhou Qi was very good.

Of course, when it comes to cavalry, the Cossack cavalry should be the most powerful.

Even the Japanese cavalry regiment was slaughtered when facing the Cossack cavalry.

Of course, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, it is useless against machine guns.

Before, the Fifth Cavalry Regiment could show off its power only by bullying those ragtag troops who had no machine guns.

If the automatic firepower was strong, how could the Japanese cavalry dare to be so arrogant?

"Amazing! He can switch between holding the gun with one hand and with two hands. He is really well-trained." Zhou Qi couldn't help but sigh as he watched the Japanese cavalry getting closer and closer.

"Yes, they are definitely elite. Unfortunately, this is not their era." The officer next to him nodded.

"Yes, they are well-trained. If it were any other unit, they would have been defeated today." Zhou Qi continued.

If a miscellaneous army was really stationed there, this heavy artillery position would definitely be lost.

The garrison troops could only flee in panic.

But Zhou Qi and his men were all equipped with automatic weapons. Except for a small number of sniper rifles and two MG34 general-purpose machine guns in each squad, the other soldiers were equipped with MP38 submachine guns.

Faced with such powerful firepower, the Japanese Army's 5th Cavalry Regiment was in bad luck today.

When more than twenty MG34 general-purpose machine guns sounded like cloth-tearing machines.

The Japanese troops on the opposite side responded one after another.

The worst suffered were the war horses, which neighed and fell to the ground in pain.

The firepower is so dense that there is no blind spot.

A semi-elliptical formation was formed using trucks, and more than 20 machine guns mounted on them opened fire simultaneously.

The Japanese cavalry at the front had no way to escape at all.

Some trees were broken directly.

Faced with such powerful firepower, a flesh and blood body will only be slaughtered.

Unless the Japanese cavalry escapes at this time, this place will become their grave.

For infantry, if they encounter an ambush during the charge, they may just turn around and run away. However, it is different for cavalry. Unless they are interspersed, it is very difficult for them to turn around, especially during a group charge. Once they turn around, it will be very troublesome, and they can even run into the enemy without the enemy even firing a shot.

Those rushing in the front were all well-trained soldiers, but at this time there was no way for them to change direction, so they could only grit their teeth and continue charging forward.

If they stopped at this time, the cavalry behind them would crash into them, so the only option for the Japanese cavalry now was to charge forward and kill all these damn Chinese soldiers with their swords.

The key point was that the cavalry behind didn’t know what was going on and thought the attack was going very smoothly, so they also sped up their charge.

Only a hundred meters left.

This was what all the Japanese cavalrymen in the front were thinking.

As long as we rush through these 100 meters, we can capture this heavy artillery position.

At this moment, another dense fire network appeared.

Hundreds of MP38 submachine guns fired at the same time.

Like fire snakes, they flew towards the cavalry. A hundred meters was only about twenty seconds for the cavalry, but only one second for the bullets.

Countless bullets, from all directions, formed a crossfire network and shot at the Japanese cavalry. The leading Japanese major was directly shot into a sieve by dozens of bullets.

The first batch of Japanese cavalry fell like rice being cut, but the subsequent charge continued, and the corpses in front had formed layers of barriers.

So the Japanese cavalry behind them could only bite the bullet and continue to charge forward, hoping to outstrip the bullets with their speed, because if they slowed down, only death would await them.

When the Japanese cavalry behind saw this scene, they decisively chose to turn around. If they continued to charge at this time, they would only bring about their own destruction.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The MG34 general-purpose machine gun had a range of one thousand meters and could effectively kill.

So even if they ran away, the fire dragon behind them would continue to chase them.

"Damn, why do the Chinese have so many machine guns?" Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto, who was supervising the battle in the rear, said in disbelief.

Not only him, but also the two cavalry battalions behind him who did not charge forward also looked scared.

If they were the ones who just charged, they would definitely be doomed.

"Your Excellency Captain, what should we do next?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Retreat. We must report the true situation of the Chinese army. We have underestimated the true strength of the Chinese." Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto said after taking a deep breath.

Even though he was extremely heartbroken, he could only grit his teeth and retreat. He originally thought that he would easily win the battle, but he found out that this was a man-eating tiger.

If it wasn't for the fact that the terrain was too narrow to deploy the entire regiment at that time, I'm afraid the entire regiment would have been dispatched.

There are probably corpses all over the ground now.

Even so, an entire cavalry battalion was basically destroyed, and that was more than 300 cavalrymen.

Thinking of this, Colonel Kazuo Yamamoto had no choice but to retreat.

The news of the attack on the heavy artillery position soon reached the regiment headquarters, which scared Colonel William. If there was a problem with the heavy artillery position, there would be big trouble.

Fortunately, the guards defending the heavy artillery position were quite strong and repelled the approaching Japanese cavalry.

"Tanks can't move in this damn mountainous terrain, but it is convenient for cavalry. Fortunately, the guards are quite strong and they are all equipped with automatic firearms. Otherwise, we would suffer a great loss this time." Lu Yuhua was also surprised when he received the news.

The Japanese were really good at groping and even found his heavy artillery position.

At the same time, I am also interested in forming a cavalry.

In this broken mountain area, cavalry seems to be really good, and it is very convenient for reconnaissance or anything else.

Ah!
When it’s over, I’m going to form a cavalry unit myself.

"Lu, I think you may need more reinforcements." As the three infantry battalions began to enter Nanning, Colonel William's tone became relaxed. He felt that they should take advantage of the situation and pursue the enemy all the way to Qinzhou Bay.

"I will report to the theater command, but before that, I have a question, dear Colonel William, how do you plan to transport this tank back? Wait for your warship to arrive? Or rent a cargo ship? But in that case, this tank might be exposed." Lu Yuhua asked with a smile.

"Oh? Do you have any good suggestions?" He had indeed thought about this issue. It would take about three months to get here from Europe, and another three months to go back and do some research. He was afraid that it would be too late.

"What if I can provide cargo ships? Or warships? I wonder what you can give in return?" Lu Yuhua asked back.

(End of this chapter)