Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

"You little devils, die!"

Wearing a gas mask and a white towel wrapped around his neck, Huang Zhiyong pressed down on the firing button of the heavy machine gun with both hands, unleashing barrages of bullets.

Although the Independent Regiment had fewer artillery shells than the New First Regiment.

However, the Independent Regiment had a considerable number of bullets per person.

Enough for the soldiers to unleash their full firepower on the battlefield. What kind of Japanese devils?

As the muzzle of the M2 heavy machine gun sways, a dense hail of bullets pours out wherever the muzzle points.

Soon, the artillery group behind them began firing shells at the Japanese mortar positions.

The Japanese mortar units had to quickly relocate.

As the Japanese mortar fire ceased, the smoke in front of the Independent Regiment's position soon dissipated.

Major General Yuichiro Nagano witnessed this scene.

Immediately order the Guards Artillery Brigade to fire smoke bombs and shells toward the Independent Regiment's position.

However, the Guards Artillery Brigade was soon suppressed by the Independent Regiment's artillery units.

As the artillery fire from the Guards Artillery Brigade subsided, the smoke and gas in front of the entire position gradually dissipated.

Huang Zhiyong immediately looked in the direction of the Japanese attack.

All that could be seen in front of the entire position was not a formation of Japanese soldiers, but rather a vast slaughterhouse.

The Japanese soldiers never learned the essence of the Eighth Route Army's tactics.

Yuichiro Nagano ordered the Japanese soldiers to charge through smoke bombs and poison gas bombs.

The smoke and poison gas bombs also obscured the Japanese soldiers' field of vision during their attack.

This meant that the Japanese soldiers not only couldn't see the location of the Independent Regiment's tanks amidst the smoke and poison gas bombs, but also had to endure the Independent Regiment's fierce firepower.

Moreover, before the Japanese could reach the Independent Regiment's tanks, they had to first break through the first-line defensive positions formed by the Independent Regiment's infantry.

The remaining Japanese soldiers scattered, crawled behind cover, and began firing at the infantry.

The Japanese soldiers in the Imperial Guard Division were excellent marksmen; each of them was a sharpshooter.

Within a minute, many soldiers on the front lines were hit by the Japanese.

It should be noted that these soldiers had trenches and foxholes as cover.

"Infantrymen, retreat alternately, 50 meters!"

"Calling in the 1st and 2nd Artillery Battalions to provide artillery coverage over the area 100 to 200 meters from the forward positions!"

Upon seeing this, Huang Zhiyong, who was in charge of frontline command, quickly issued orders to the infantry.

At the same time, artillery support was called in.

Although the tank battalion's tanks and infantry were able to repel the Japanese attack.

However, given the Japanese soldiers' marksmanship, they would inevitably inflict significant casualties on the tank battalion's infantry.

If we could call in artillery support, who would bother to exchange fire with the Japanese?
As Huang Zhiyong gave the order, the soldiers on the front-line defensive positions began to retreat while taking turns providing cover.

When the attacking Japanese soldiers saw the Eighth Route Army retreating, they were immediately invigorated and prepared to close in under the command of their battalion commander.

"Covering fire!"

Huang Zhiyong sneered and gave the order to the tank battalion over the radio.

"Gnawing and chewing..."

Although the tanks had almost run out of shells, they still had plenty of machine gun ammunition, and the tank crews quickly opened fire in bursts toward the Japanese.

The Eighth Route Army opened fire when visibility was obscured, and because they couldn't see the exact location of the Japanese soldiers, the Japanese casualties were actually not high.

However, the firepower of several hundred machine guns forced the Japanese troops back, suppressing them so they didn't dare to even raise their heads. Wherever a Japanese soldier peeked out, dozens or even hundreds of bullets would instantly rain down upon them.

Basically, it's gone the moment it shows its head.

Just then, a series of sharp whistles rang out in the sky, clearly indicating that a considerable number of shells were approaching.

远处，独立团1营和2营的24门105毫米榴弹炮和36门120重迫击炮开火了。

Using precise methods to determine firing parameters, without prior test firing, a barrage of shells immediately rained down on the area where the Japanese soldiers were lying prone.

Although the Japanese soldiers could hide behind shell craters or corpses to avoid being mowed down by the barrage of bullets.

However, without a bomb shelter or air raid shelter, one cannot escape the attack of artillery shells.

Countless shells exploded in the area where the Japanese soldiers were lying prone. Each shell carried terrifying power, reaping the lives of creatures within dozens of meters of the point of impact.

The rapid firing of 60 heavy artillery pieces showed the Japanese soldiers of the Imperial Guard Division what true artillery barrage meant.

Moreover, this was not the firepower of ordinary mountain guns or mortars, but the firepower of heavy artillery.

Within minutes of being bombarded by heavy artillery fire, the Japanese troops quickly retreated.

Huang Zhiyong naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and quickly ordered all the tanks to open fire. A dense hail of bullets fired wildly at the backs of the fleeing Japanese soldiers, the dense bullets harvesting them like a sickle cutting wheat.

Through the artillery scope, they watched as the elite 3rd Infantry Battalion nearly stormed the Eighth Route Army's forward positions but ultimately failed, with less than a hundred of the thousand-strong elite battalion escaping back.

Yuichiro Nagano's eyes widened in fury: "Baka!"

In less than an hour, his 1st Guards Regiment suffered heavy losses, with three-quarters of its men killed or wounded!
The Eighth Route Army suffered only a few hundred casualties!

The nearly 10-to-1 casualty ratio against the Eighth Route Army made Nagano Yuichiro feel like his heart was bleeding.

"Nagano-kun".

Just then, Major General Masao Yokoyama, commander of the 2nd Guards Infantry Brigade, arrived with his troops and quickly walked up to Yuichiro Nagano:
"What happened? Why can't we contact the division headquarters?"

Nagano Yuichiro quickly recounted how the division headquarters had been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.

"Nagano-kun".

However, instead of offering any words of comfort, Masao Yokoyama revealed a mocking smile:
"They're just a mere Yujiashan and the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. Watch how our 2nd Guards Brigade takes them down and rescues the division commander."

Yuichiro Nagano sighed inwardly.

Major General Masao Yokoyama is someone with connections.

He's not very capable, but he has a bad temper. In the Guards Division, he looks down on everyone except the division commander and Sky Locust, and he acts all high and mighty.

A typical case of someone with a highly developed mind but limited physical abilities.

Nagano Yuichiro thought to himself, "I have two more brains than Yokoyama Masao, how did he become a major general?"
How could someone like that possibly be a match for Kong Jie?

“In that case,” Nagano Yuichiro nodded, “our 1st Guard Brigade will withdraw to rest and reorganize. We’ll leave the task of rescuing the division commander to Yokoyama-kun!”

"Order."

Masao Yokoyama nodded, inwardly mocking Yuichiro Nagano's incompetence. He stroked his chin and then gave the order:
"3rd Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Battalion, prepare for attack!"

In fact, Masao Yokoyama had led his troops to the Wujia Village area half an hour earlier.

The reason they only came out now is because the 1st Guards Brigade has been fighting the Independent Regiment for so long, consuming a lot of the Independent Regiment's ammunition and causing some casualties to the Independent Regiment.

Masao Yokoyama witnessed situations such as the Eighth Route Army infantry running out of ammunition and the Eighth Route Army tanks running out of shells.

At this moment, the 2nd Guards Brigade launched an attack, which was a perfect opportunity to reap some rewards.

Looking at the 9th Infantry Battalion about to attack, Masao Yokoyama sneered, "Major General Yuichiro Nagano, I gave you a chance but you failed."

The credit for rescuing the division commander and defeating the Independent Regiment will be gladly awarded to my 2nd Guards Brigade! (End of Chapter)