Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 644 The Division Commander Must Live!

With the roar of cannons overhead, Iida Sadako's expression gradually grew serious.

There is also a guard battalion in several air-raid shelters nearby.

But what's the use?

Faced with this level of shelling, let alone a guard battalion, even a guard regiment would suffer heavy losses.

However, the thought that his two elite brigades were nearby eased his mind somewhat.

The Japanese army was not the army of the Chinese Nationalist government, and there was absolutely no reason for the various units to abandon each other in order to preserve their own strength.

Regardless of the circumstances, the 1st and 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiments will fight to the death to provide assistance.

After half an hour.

Shen Quan, the commander of the Second Column of the Independent Regiment, led more than 90 tanks and more than 5,000 soldiers to surround Yujiashan Regiment.

Kong Jie breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered all artillery groups to cease fire.

Including mortar shells, the Independent Regiment had approximately 20 artillery shells in stock for this battle.

This half-hour bombardment consumed approximately 3 shells.

Including the artillery shells used in the battle against the Japanese two nights ago, the Independent Regiment has already used up about 5 artillery shells.

Mortar shells made up the majority of the supply, along with mountain gun and heavy artillery shells, totaling approximately 8 rounds.

Kong Jie wasn't as wealthy as Li Yunlong.

However, Li Yunlong had many ammunition depots in Ping'an County, northwestern Shanxi. When ammunition was insufficient, transport teams could be sent directly to Li Yunlong's depots to transport shells.

Even though Kong Jie used his artillery shells sparingly, the Japanese were still shocked, thinking that the Independent Regiment was too extravagant!
Soon, the artillery groups that received the order ceased firing.

The transport team brought in a large number of shells, preparing for a larger-scale artillery bombardment.

"First Battalion Commander, take your battalion up the mountain and see if the Japanese are still there."

The moment the encirclement was formed, Shen Quan gave the order to the battalion commander:
"If the Japanese are still here, trap them in the air-raid shelter and don't let them escape."

"Yes!"

The battalion commander received the order and quickly led his battalion up the mountain.

At this moment, the battalion commander saw Japanese soldiers coming out of the cave on the mountainside through his binoculars. He immediately called for artillery fire. The Japanese soldiers thought that they were about to be shelled again, so they hurriedly hid in the air-raid shelter.

Soon, the battalion commander led his battalion to discover several air-raid shelters on the mountainside.

Near the air-raid shelter, Japanese soldiers were firing out from inside.

"Reporting to the squad leader."

At the same time, the battalion commander excitedly reported to Shen Quan via walkie-talkie:
"The Japanese soldiers are still in the air-raid shelters on the mountainside. There are at least several hundred or even a thousand of them. Should we use fire immediately?"

Although the flamethrower tanks couldn't reach Yujia Mountain, the soldiers carried flamethrowers up there.

Even if the flamethrower can't kill the Japanese soldiers inside, you can use fire to create smoke and drive them out.

Alternatively, you can use chili peppers to smoke it; the smell is enough to make the Japanese soldiers come out to greet you with tears streaming down their faces.

"Don't rush." ​​Shen Quan immediately chuckled coldly twice: "Your battalion's mission is to surround the cave entrance and fire immediately if any Japanese soldiers come out."

If we just wipe out the Japanese division headquarters like that, wouldn't that be a waste of an opportunity to besiege the enemy and attack their reinforcements?

Battalion Commander: "Yes, sir!"

A convoy of several hundred trucks has returned to the front lines to transport reinforcements.

Shen Quan immediately gathered the surrounding troops and set up an ambush at the foot of Yujia Mountain, waiting for the main force of the Japanese Imperial Guard Division to arrive.

In the original drama, Zhang Dabiao's assessment of Shen Quan was that this kid likes to play dirty tricks.

Indeed, Shen Quan was quite adept at using underhanded tactics, especially when fighting the Japanese.

……

Wujia Village, in a cave on the back mountain, is the headquarters of the 1st Guards Brigade.

"Still no contact with the division headquarters?"

Major General Yuichiro Nagano asked with a hint of anxiety on his face.

Although Wujia Village is only two or three kilometers away from Yujia Mountain.

The division headquarters was attacked, and the 1st Guards Brigade headquarters ran forward, arriving as reinforcements in a maximum of ten minutes.

However, the reinforcements sent out by Yuichiro Nagano were bombed by Eighth Route Army aircraft and then attacked by Eighth Route Army tank units, suffering heavy losses and retreating. Of course, even if the Japanese reinforcements from the 1st Guards Brigade arrived at Yujia Mountain, it would be of little use.

With a bombardment density of thousands of shells per minute, even if Iida Sadako had wings, he couldn't possibly fly out of the shelling zone.

"Hi."

The communications staff member suddenly lowered his head.

"idiot!"

"I don't care what method you use, you must contact the headquarters of the division within half an hour."

"Hi."

The communications officer wiped away his cold sweat, quickly walked to the radio station, pushed the telegraph operator aside, picked up the receiver and microphone, and started calling.

"General."

Just then, another staff officer rushed in:
"The Eighth Route Army's air force has left, and the Yujiashan Division Headquarters has been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. In addition, the 1st Guards Artillery Regiment has lost more than half of its troops."

Yuichiro Nagano said angrily, "Baka! The most urgent task now is to rescue the division commander."

"Order!"

"The main forces of the 1st and 2nd Guards Regiments, immediately attack Yujia Mountain to rescue the division commander!"

"In addition, notify the 2nd Guards Brigade and the field artillery regiment to provide artillery support for my brigade!"

"Hi!"

The staff officer suddenly lowered his head and quickly went to relay the order.

Following Nagano Yuichiro's order, the Japanese soldiers of the 1st Guards Brigade quickly assembled and launched an attack on Yujia Mountain in battalion-sized units.

"Fire!"

In a hidden command post, Shen Quan watched as the Japanese soldiers, like a tidal wave, entered the encirclement formed by tanks and infantry.

Then, without hesitation, he gave the order to fire.

"Da da da……"

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Various light and heavy machine guns, semi-automatic rifles, tank guns, machine guns, mortars and other weapons were unleashed at the Japanese soldiers, and countless shells and bullets rained down on them.

In an instant, the Japanese soldiers, like a tidal wave, fell one after another, just as ripe wheat in the field met a sharp sickle.

The Japanese soldiers in front fell, but those behind continued to charge forward wave after wave.

The Japanese soldiers received a death order: to rescue the division commander at all costs.

In less than ten minutes, more than a thousand elite soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Imperial Guard Regiment had been killed or wounded.

"The shelling is over!"

"Order the 2nd Infantry Battalion to continue the attack!"

On the hill behind Wujia Village, watching his 1st Infantry Battalion be wiped out through his binoculars, Nagano Yuichiro felt his heart bleeding.

But his expression remained cold and ruthless.

Now, with the Eighth Route Army's forces surrounding the division headquarters being relatively small, there is still a chance to rescue the division commander.

Once the entire main force of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment arrives.

The chances of rescuing the division commander were slim.

The Japanese artillery opened fire. Dozens of cannons from the 1st and 2nd Guards Brigades and the Guards Field Artillery Brigade, after conducting test firings beforehand, launched a rapid barrage at the Eighth Route Army's positions.

However, the Eighth Route Army artillery observer on the top of Yujia Mountain quickly provided the location of the Japanese artillery positions to the artillery group of the Independent Regiment in the rear.

Soon, the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells were fired towards the Japanese artillery positions, carrying out artillery suppression and artillery warfare.

Even though the Japanese artillery positions were widely dispersed, the Independent Regiment's artillery fire was so intense that some Japanese artillerymen had to quickly relocate their artillery positions.

Before long, the Japanese artillery firepower was reduced significantly.

"2nd Infantry Battalion, attack!"

The 2nd Infantry Battalion Commander led more than 1000 elite Japanese soldiers in a fierce attack on Yujia Mountain.

(End of this chapter)