Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 241 Colonel! Wake up!

the more you hope, the harder you fall!
The two Kwantung Army generals, Matsusaka Jiro and Fujita Tsuyoshi, had seen through their telescopes that the Vanguard Armored Battalion had occupied the south gate of Qingdao City.

The main force was about to pour into the city and completely capture Qingdao.

but,

The situation suddenly reversed!
In less than ten minutes, the Kwantung Army was defeated and fled.

Total defeat!

Grenades were everywhere and heavy machine guns were firing at full power.

This purgatory-like tragic scene deeply stimulated Matsusaka Jiro and Fujita Tsuyoshi.

The key is,
The reversal was so fast that Matsusaka Jiro couldn't accept it.

If Matsusaka Jiro hadn't experienced it himself, he would never have believed it.

Just when the situation was looking so good, it collapsed in an instant.

Fujita Gang looked through the telescope at the overwhelming grenades in the distance, and his head was buzzing.

Ximen Tang's fighting style overturned his cognition.

and,

The scene of the Krupp infantry guns' fierce firing just now, which had defeated the Kwantung Army's armored battalion, made him shudder all over.

He really couldn't understand how Ximen Hall, with only a few thousand people, could have such terrifying firepower?

Lost——!
Although he was reluctant to admit it, Fujita Tsuyoshi knew in his heart that the situation was hopeless.

Wanting to take over Qingdao city today is like a foolish dream.

He turned to look at Matsusaka Jiro next to him and said:
"Colonel, we are now——!"

retreat!

That’s right, at this moment Fujita just remembered Matsusaka Jiro’s plan last night.

If they fail to capture Qingdao City, the Matsusaka Army will retreat.

But before he could finish his words, he stopped instantly.

Matsusaka Jiro looked up at the direction of the south gate of Qingdao City and his face turned pale.

He was mumbling to himself, looking distraught.

“Baga——We lost! How could we not be able to capture it——How could we lose!?”

"Impossible! This is impossible! It's impossible to lose--!"

It seems that Matsusaka Jiro can't accept all this in his heart.

Right,

The Matsusaka Corps reorganized 20,000 elite troops, plus 10,000 Daqian "fake troops", and was completely defeated after two days of fierce attacks.

There are less than five thousand people left!
No senior commander would be able to accept such an outcome.

Fujita was shocked when he saw this scene.

Seeing that Matsusaka Jiro was about to fall to the ground, Fujita stepped forward, supported Matsusaka Jiro, and shouted:
"Colonel! You——!"

Cough cough—cough cough—!
Matsusaka Jizo started coughing violently, and seemed to be having difficulty breathing.

puff!
Then, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire condition was extremely bad.

"Retreat—all lines retreat!"

He said dumbfounded.

in fact,

It doesn’t matter whether to order a retreat at this point.

The Matsusaka Army was completely defeated. All the elite soldiers were frightened and had no fighting spirit.

Even if Matsusaka Jiro told everyone to continue charging, probably no one would listen to him.

Fujita Tsuyoshi quickly ordered the orderly to take care of Matsusaka Jizo and at the same time ordered a withdrawal.

Boom boom——!
Just as the Matsusaka Corps had withdrawn less than a kilometer, more than a thousand people rushed out of the south gate of Qingdao City.

They marched very quickly, and the people at the front were wearing military bulletproof vests and helmets.

Simultaneously,

Some of the artillerymen carried mortars on their shoulders, others carried boxes of shells.

These people are none other than the elite Ximen Tang troops stationed in Qingdao City.

Take advantage of the victory!

After seeing the complete collapse of the Matsusaka Army, Ximen Tang rushed out of the city directly.

After leaving the city, the artillery immediately bypassed the rocky mountains, and when they saw the retreat route of the Kwantung Army, they directly put down their mortars.

The accuracy of the aiming was a little off, but a burst of bombardment frightened the retreating Kwantung Army into panic, causing them to flee faster.

At this time, the Matsusaka Corps had long lost the courage to continue fighting.

They were also unable to launch a counterattack, as their shield formation was broken and all the Japanese field artillery was destroyed.

How to fight back?

Therefore,
They could only retreat and escape Ximen Tang’s pursuit.

Matsusaka Jiro finally woke up after hearing the sound of cannon fire.

Then he was shocked.

If the retreat was caught up, it would be a disaster for the Matsusaka Corps.

Because at this time all the Kwantung Army soldiers had no fighting spirit and only wanted to escape for their lives.

If it had been an orderly retreat, perhaps there wouldn't have been such a panic.

but,

The retreat situation of the Matsusaka Legion at this time was completely different. They were completely defeated and fled in defeat.

Once caught up by Ximen Tang, the remaining several thousand people in the Matsusaka Legion would most likely be wiped out.

hiss--!
Matsusaka Jiro couldn't help but take a breath, sensing the deadly danger.

He quickly ordered Fujita Tsuyoshi, "Quick! Organize people to cover their retreat and stop them from chasing us!"

at this time,

A suicide squad must be arranged to cover the rear, otherwise the entire Matsusaka Corps would be completely finished if surrounded by the pursuers.

The words just fell.

I only heard the sound of artillery fire from behind.

Boom-boom-boom--!
The mortar roared at this moment.

It turned out that Ximen Hall's artillery battalion confirmed the escape route of the Matsusaka Corps and opened fire decisively.

In a hurry, the accuracy is far from enough.

However, the Kwantung Army no longer had its stainless steel shields, its formation was completely messed up, and the mortars did not require very high accuracy.

After a round of artillery fire, a large number of fleeing soldiers of the Kwantung Army fell down again.

The remaining remnants of the Matsusaka Army fled with all their might.

Matsusaka Jizo panicked and shouted, "Cover the rear! Quickly - cover the rear -!"

Unfortunately, there was chaos all around at this time, so who could hear his voice?

Woohoo——!
suddenly,
Several mortar shells fired in succession from the sky.

As the explosion sounded, Matsusaka Jiro only felt a buzzing in his ears and could not hear any sound.

The orderly beside him was instantly knocked to the ground by the shock wave of the bomb.

A trace of fear arose in the hearts of Kwantung Army generals such as Matsusaka Jiro and Fujita Tsuyoshi.

damn it--!
Why is Ximen Hall’s artillery so powerful?
What was that shot just now?

Why does it have such a terrifying shock wave?
The power of the 120mm mortar is much greater than that of the 60mm mortar.

After a shell explodes, the effective killing radius can reach twenty-five meters.

Chen Jie never thought that the artillerymen who chased out of the city actually carried out 120mm mortars.

You should know that this 120mm caliber mortar is several times heavier than the ordinary 60mm caliber mortar.

It is generally used for defending cities. If it is a field march, this heavy artillery needs to be pulled by a horse-drawn carriage.

But now, a new artilleryman was actually chasing after them with a 120mm mortar.

Who is this guy? Is he born in the Year of the Ox? He is so strong!
I saw a tall and strong man taking aim.

have to say,

The 120mm caliber heavy mortar is much more lethal.

Several consecutive artillery fire caught the defeated Kwantung Army off guard.

"Watch out! Colonel Matsusaka--!"

Several orderlies suddenly looked up into the sky.

I saw several shells whizzing down from the sky, making a sharp roar.

Since the mortar falls in a parabola, its speed is not very fast when it falls.

You can clearly hear the sharp roar caused by the friction between the mortar and the air.

hiss--!
Matsusaka Jizo was startled and looked up.

"not good--!"

His mind skipped a beat, and he heard the sound of artillery fire around him.

Countless shrapnel and lead bullets flew around.

The orderly who was standing not far from Matsusaka Ji'o was smashed to pieces by the bomb.

For a while,
The entire Matsusaka Army was in complete chaos.

Matsusaka Jiro's arm was scratched by shrapnel, and blood stained his military uniform red.

Fortunately, he was wearing armor and was more than ten meters away from the point where the mortar landed. Although his arm was slightly injured, it was not fatal.

The characteristics of mortars are their fast marching speed and strong mobility. Once fired, the firepower is very dense, creating fire coverage.

Although the accuracy is not very high at close range.

However, continuous bombardment is very lethal.

at this time,

After Ximen Hall's elite troops rushed out of the city gate, they saw the people from the Matsusaka Legion and started bombarding them directly.

no way,
Although the Matsusaka Legion was defeated and fled, its military strength was still several times greater than that of Ximen Hall.

If we don't bombard them, what if the Matsusaka Army comes to its senses and launches a counterattack?

Ximen Hall is not at an advantage in numbers and is likely to suffer a heavy loss.

To know,
Although the Matsusaka Corps no longer had the Oriental field artillery at this time.

However, their heavy machine guns are still there.

If a head-on fight breaks out, Ximen Tang will not have the advantage.

Therefore,
Directly firing can not only shock the Matsusaka Army, but also prevent the enemy from calming down and counterattacking.

suddenly,
A group of people appeared from the side of the retreat route.

They held imitation AK47 assault rifles in their hands and fired at the soldiers of the Matsusaka Corps.

Ximen Hall's 'Eagle Division' Special Operations Company!

The Eagle Special Operations Company was dispatched last night, outflanking the enemy from the side and blocking the retreat route of the Matsusaka Corps' east gate.

Unfortunately,

The special operations company did not expect that the Matsusaka Corps did not attack the east gate, but attacked the south gate.

As a result, the Eagle Special Operations Company waited in vain for more than half an hour at the east gate.

After hearing the sound of gunfire from the south gate, the Eagle Special Operations Company quickly moved and finally caught up!

With the special operations company's super firepower siege.

The Matsusaka Army was completely defeated and continued to flee to the seaside in a hurry.

Boom-boom-boom--!
Arrived at the Kwantung Army's temporary camp on the seashore.

I saw the troop transport ship of the Fifth Fleet of the Oriental Ocean docked at the seaside.

Simultaneously,

The heavy artillery on the ship launched a fierce bombardment in the direction of Ximen Tang's pursuit.

Chen Jie had to order everyone in Ximen Hall to retreat.

Matsusaka Jizo has always been careful and cautious.

Before he sent out his troops, he had already docked the gunboats of the Fifth Fleet on the shore.

At the same time, other ships of the Fifth Fleet were arranged at irregular angles from far to near.

Once the bombardment is launched at the shore, the entire coastline within a visible range of two kilometers will be covered by the gunboat's heavy artillery.

As for the area beyond two kilometers, there are too many reef obstacles.

Simon Hall’s mortars could not fire at the naval guns, and the gunboats could not hit them either.

Therefore,
The Kwantung Army retreated to a camp on the seashore, and Ximen Tang's pursuers had to retreat.

in addition,

Before setting off, a thousand elite soldiers were left to guard the Kwantung Army's camp.

Chen Jie saw through the telescope that Matsusaka Jio led the remnants of the Kwantung Army into the Japanese military camp, and he had no choice but to withdraw his troops back to Qingdao City.

There are more than a dozen enemy gunboats docked on the shore. If Ximen Tang fights head-on, he will have no advantage and casualties will easily occur.

After returning to the temporary military camp.

The orderly began to count the losses of the Kwantung Army.

In this battle, including the Daqian "fake army", the Kwantung Army dispatched 21,000 people, and the number of casualties reached 18,000.

These include three thousand elite armored soldiers, artillery battalions, vanguard battalions, and so on.

The other two thousand men sent to the east gate to attract firepower were also completely wiped out.

There are about three thousand people left in the Matsusaka Legion!

The vitality is severely damaged!

Since the establishment of the Kwantung Army in Northeast China, the Japanese army has never suffered such a devastating defeat.

That night, Matsusaka Jiro fell ill while lying on the ship of the Fifth Fleet in the East!

Originally, Matsusaka Jiro was an Oriental samurai and a real military commander.

Although his martial arts skills are not very high, he is only at the Bronze Skin Ming Jin level. He is not old and is in very good health.

but,

He was injured today.

The shrapnel hit his arm, and he was so angry on the battlefield that he spat out blood.

Although he had been trying hard to command the troops to retreat.

but,

When he returned to the ship, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and fainted.

"Colonel! Wake up, wake up--!"

All the generals of the Matsusaka Army were horrified.

After a person suffers a major blow, his immunity will plummet.

His arm was originally just a skin wound, but as Matsusaka Jiro became depressed, the wound became inflamed.

When Fujita Tsuyoshi and other generals saw the colonel faint, they quickly asked a doctor to see Matsusaka Jiro.

There are no antibiotics available at the current level of medical care.

The doctor simply rinsed Matsusaka Jiro's wound and cleaned the inflamed area and shrapnel.

As for whether he can recover, it depends on Matsusaka Jiro's own resistance ability.

but,

After all this trouble, Matsusaka Jiro finally woke up.

After seeing this scene, Fujita was deeply saddened.

Although he knew that Matsusaka Jiro's wound was infected and he needed to rest.

but,

Now the Matsusaka Corps is still on the ship and is not absolutely safe.

The Fifth Fleet cannot continue to roam the sea, nor can it approach the Shandong coastal area.

therefore,

Fujita Tsuyoshi could only ask Matsusaka Jizo for instructions and ask him to order a retreat to Lushun in Northeast China.

After all, Matsusaka Jio is the supreme commander of the Matsusaka Army.

QD City is definitely not something that can be taken down, and Ximentang has troops stationed in other places in Shandong.

As for Weihai, Yantai, Dongying and other places, Ximen Hall is heavily guarded.

If we can’t defeat them, we can only retreat completely!

Although Matsusaka Jiro had a fever, his brain was not confused.

Now there are only 3,000 people left in the Matsusaka Army.

The main elite troops were all wiped out, and even the Japanese field artillery was completely destroyed.

If we don't retreat completely, are we going to die here?
With the current strength and firepower configuration of the Matsusaka Corps.

Not to mention attacking Shandong which was guarded by Ximen Tang, it would be difficult to gain an advantage even in a battle with an ordinary Daqian army.

The only thing that made Matsusaka Yino feel fortunate was that the Daqian Dynasty had no navy.

After Daqian's Beiyang Fleet was destroyed, it completely lost control of the sea.

Therefore,
The Fifth Fleet is at sea and will not encounter any danger.

Matsusaka Jio handed over the command to Major Tsuyoshi Fujita, and asked him to be responsible for the retreat of the remnants of the Matsusaka Army.

As the Kwantung Army retreated.

In Qingdao City, Chen Jie was also ordering people to count the losses of this battle.

At the same time, people were arranged to clean up the corpses, sprinkle lime on the deep pits dug, and bury the bodies of these Japanese people on the spot.

In this defense battle, 806 people from Ximen Hall were killed.

Most of them were new soldiers recruited by Ximen Tang to expand the army after he came to Shandong.

The recruits lack combat experience, are unskilled in the use of weapons, and have no sense of self-protection.

but,

I believe that the other recruits who have experienced this life-and-death battle will soon grow into elite troops!
One hundred Japanese field guns were destroyed.

But if it is sent to the Ximentang Arsenal for repair, it can still be used for defending the city.

As for the muskets used by the Japanese, more than 15,000 were confiscated, and the rest were completely blown to pieces.

Chen Jie looked at the statistical report and couldn't help but frowning, his mind falling into deep thought.

The Ximentang arsenal in Qingdao City had been emptied of grenades and almost 80% of the artillery shells had been used.

War means money!
Although the battle was won, it was only a siege and the spoils obtained were not much.

Riding on horse——

We lost this battle!

Every shell is money!
If they continue to fight like this, Ximen Tang’s wealth will soon be emptied out.

We have to find a way to make money as soon as possible!
(End of this chapter)