Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

The Imperial Guard Division moved its headquarters to Yujia Mountain.

The Independent Regiment's monitoring radio station naturally detected it as well.

However, Kong Jie did not send a flight squadron to bomb Yujiashan.

The main concern was that they might alert the enemy.

Since the Japanese had moved their division headquarters to Yujia Mountain.

It is obvious that an air-raid shelter was built on the mountain.

If they fail to kill Iida Sadako, it will only alert the old Japanese soldiers.

However, Kong Jie had already devised an offensive plan.

Moreover, all units of the Independent Regiment were ready to launch an attack.

"fire!"

As Kong Jie's order was given.

After half an hour.

The planes of the Independent Squadron of the New First Regiment have taken off.

"fire!"

The artillery battalions of the five independent regiments simultaneously received orders from the regimental headquarters.

A barrage of nearly 200 mountain guns and heavy artillery pieces opened fire.

Dense artillery shells rained down on Yujiashan and the area behind it.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the Independent Regiment's more than 90 tanks and hundreds of trucks, carrying thousands of infantrymen, headed toward Yujia Mountain.

"What happened? Why is the Eighth Route Army shelling us in broad daylight?"

Inside an air-raid shelter on Mount Yujia, Iida Sadako frowned as he listened to the enormous roar coming from above.

Although the air-raid shelters were reinforced with wood and concrete, under the continuous bombardment of numerous shells, all sorts of dirt and debris still flew down, covering the Japanese soldiers and seeping into their uniforms.

"I don't know. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army is planning an attack during the day?"

Colonel Imai shook his head, his brow furrowed.

Iida Sadamoto wanted to go to the air-raid shelter entrance to observe the situation, but Colonel Imai stopped him.

With such intense shelling, going out would be suicide.

"Order the sentries to closely monitor the movements of the Eighth Route Army's main force and report any abnormalities immediately."

Iida Sadaharu narrowed his eyes, as if he had sensed something unusual.

This is the first time since the start of the battle in Datong that the Eighth Route Army has launched a daytime artillery barrage.

"General."

A moment later, a staff officer rushed in, his voice serious and fluent:
"Six kilometers away, we spotted nearly a hundred tanks and several hundred trucks from the Eighth Route Army heading towards Yujia Mountain. The vehicles were full of soldiers."

The Japanese soldiers of the Imperial Guard Division were all determined to die for the Emperor.

If it were a Japanese staff officer from a second-line division, they would already be in a panic.

"Nani?"

Iida Sadako frowned slightly. Could it be that the location of the division headquarters had been leaked?
"Your Excellency, Division Commander!"

Colonel Imai said in a deep voice:

"Should we order the Guards Artillery Brigade to fire on the Eighth Route Army's tank units and convoys?"

The Guards Artillery Brigade consists of two field artillery regiments.

Currently, the Eighth Route Army's tank units and convoys are within firing range of two field artillery regiments.

But there's a problem!
During the day, both field artillery regiments are concealed. Once they open fire, they will inevitably be spotted by the Eighth Route Army reconnaissance planes circling overhead. If they are then targeted by the Eighth Route Army aircraft, the Guards Artillery Brigade will suffer heavy losses.

After all, the Guards Field Artillery Brigade did not have the same powerful anti-aircraft weapons as the Eighth Route Army.

Iida Sadako issued the order.

"Order the 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment to open fire on the Eighth Route Army convoy."

"The 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment is in concealment and awaiting orders."

"Yes, sir!" Colonel Imai quickly went to relay the order.

As Colonel Imai gave the order, the Japanese 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment, which was concealed in the woods near Wujia Village, opened fire for test firing, and several explosions rose up in the Independent Regiment's attack formation.

Immediately after a test firing, the Japanese 1st Field Artillery Regiment, guided by artillery observers, launched a rapid-fire attack on the Independent Regiment's attack formation.

A field artillery regiment is equipped with 36 75mm field guns, which are quite powerful. Soon, some casualties were suffered in the attacking force of the Independent Regiment.

Inside the headquarters of the Independent Regiment.

The communications officer came over to report: "Reporting, Commander, the Independent Regiment's flight squadron has arrived!"

Kong Jie breathed a sigh of relief: "Order the Independent Regiment's flight squadron to attack the Japanese artillery positions!"

The Japanese artillery continued to bombard the attacking troops, who inevitably suffered heavy casualties.

The Independent Regiment's reconnaissance planes had been circling overhead. By the time the Japanese opened fire, the reconnaissance planes had spotted the Japanese artillery positions and reported their location to the regimental headquarters.

"Give me the order!"

Immediately, Kong Jie glared and issued a command in a harsh tone:
"Concentrate all artillery fire and bombard the Japanese division headquarters!"

If the Japanese launched an artillery barrage against the attacking troops, then they must have guessed Kong Jie's attack intentions.

What Kong Jie needs to do now is to prevent that old Japanese devil, Iida Sadako, from escaping.

The Independent Regiment's monitoring radio could only detect the approximate location of the Guards Division headquarters.

However, Kong Jie was familiar with the terrain of Yujia Mountain and knew where it was suitable to dig air-raid shelters. Combining the two, Kong Jie deduced the exact location of the Japanese division headquarters.

"Five artillery battalions, equivalent to five artillery regiments, could unleash more than a thousand shells per minute on the Japanese division's air-raid shelter and its surroundings."

"This time, we'll make sure that old devil has nowhere to escape!"

Kong Jie gave a crooked sneer, revealing his fangs.

……

"This is an artillery interdiction tactic!?"

"Damn it, Kong Jie is coming for the Guards Division headquarters!"

At Yujia Mountain, in the command post of the Imperial Guard Division, Colonel Tadashi Imai finally realized what was happening as he listened to the bombing overhead, which was several times more intense than before.

At the same time, the pupils in both eyes contracted.

The other Japanese staff officers and officers also had their expressions change drastically.

They are now unable to retreat.

If it were an artillery regiment, bombarding their position would still allow them to retreat.

But even five artillery regiments, not even mosquitoes or flies, could not possibly leave Yujia Mountain alive.

As expected, the Japanese reconnaissance sentries outside the air-raid shelter would have been killed by the bomb by now.

Iida Sadako frowned slightly and said, "Immediately contact the 1st and 2nd Guards Brigades by radio and order them to send reinforcements to repel the Eighth Route Army's attack."

"Reporting to the division commander!" The communications staff officer rushed over with a grim expression and reported, "The radio antenna has been blown up."

Without an antenna, the radio station could not send or receive telegrams.

Although there was a spare antenna, anyone who went out to install the antenna under this level of shelling would be committing suicide.

Moreover, even if an antenna were installed, it would be destroyed very quickly.

Colonel Imai's face darkened, and despair immediately appeared on the faces of some of the Japanese staff officers.

"Gentlemen, do not panic."

Iida Sadamoto calmly stated:
"Our air-raid shelter is quite sturdy, and the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire cannot destroy it. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army does not have unlimited ammunition and cannot possibly blockade my Guards Division headquarters on Yujia Mountain."

"The 1st and 2nd Guards Brigades will certainly not stand idly by and watch us die."

Although Iida Sadamoto maintained a calm and composed expression on his face, he was actually a little flustered inside.

He originally wanted to destroy the Independent Regiment's command post, but he didn't expect that Kong Jie had the same idea.

In matters of beheading, the one who strikes first gains the upper hand, while the one who strikes last suffers the consequences.

Thinking of this, Iida Sadako began to curse under his breath again, "That good-for-nothing Tada Shun!" (End of Chapter)