Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 9 The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind!

The Sakata team arrived faster than expected.

noon.

The vanguard of the Sakata Regiment approached the front line of the 73rd Division, and an exchange of fire broke out.

However, the Japs were quickly repelled.

Sakata Regiment Headquarters, a few kilometers away from the battlefield.

At this time, Sakata Nobutsu was not as arrogant as Cang Yunling in the original drama, and he set up his command center at the forefront of the battlefield.

Although the Chinese army was poor, poorly equipped, had no air support, and had poor individual soldier quality, according to intelligence, the Chinese army was also equipped with long-range artillery of 75 mm and above. For safety reasons, in accordance with the Japanese army's regimental-level stationing regulations, the command center was absolutely prohibited from being deployed near enemy positions.

At this time, Colonel Nobutsu Sakata was staring at the map with a firm and cold expression.

"Report to the regiment commander, Lieutenant General Itagaki sent a telegram!"

Adjutant Lieutenant Colonel Uratomujiro walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand.

If you look closely, Lieutenant Colonel Uramajiro looks about 70% similar to Colonel Kuroshima Morita, commander of the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese Army.

"Hi!"

Lieutenant Colonel Uratomo held the telegram in both hands and read:

"According to intelligence, the troops in front of you are the 73rd Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army of China. I order your troops to defeat this unit within two days. The aviation unit will support you. Your Majesty, the Heavenly Locust, embark. The Great Japanese Locust Army, embark."

Sakata Nobutsu said confidently: "Yoshi! Order the troops and prepare to attack!"

Not only the Sakata Regiment, but almost all the attacking Japanese troops are now infected with a virus called "must win".

But as the saying goes, pride comes before a fall, and the Japanese army eventually paid the price for their arrogance on the Xinkou battlefield.

Although the Sakata Regiment only arrived in Tianjin on September 9 and was subsequently sent to fight in Shanxi, it defeated the 11th Division of the Central Army in less than two days and captured a large number of prisoners.

From Colonel Sakata to the soldiers, they were all arrogant and thought that the Chinese army was vulnerable.

This time we will definitely be able to defeat the 73rd Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army within two days.

"Hi!"

Uratomojiro suddenly lowered his head, turned around and went to convey the order.

Following Colonel Sakata's order, the Japanese first organized a test attack on the 73rd Division to test the strength of the 73rd Division's firepower and the deployment of its firepower points.

Afterwards, the Japanese called in five fighter planes and launched a fierce bombardment on the first position of the 5rd Division.

Then, the Japanese used mortars, infantry guns, 75mm mountain guns and other firepower to cover the positions of the 73rd Division again.

The artillery fire roared continuously and extended wantonly, covering the entire 73rd Division position in smoke.

The first line of defense of the 73rd Division was blown to pieces, but the artillery fire did not stop and the Japanese infantry attack began.

Despite the tenacious resistance of the reinforced battalion of the 73rd Division deployed on the first line of defense, it was still forced into the front trenches by the first wave of Japanese invaders.

Hand-to-hand combat immediately broke out between the two sides. The Japanese's bayonet fighting skills were not to be underestimated. The commander of the 73rd Division, Liu Fengbin, sent reinforcements to repel the Japanese's first wave of attack.

In this attack, the Japanese suffered more than 100 casualties, but the reinforced battalion of the 73rd Division of the Shanxi Army was almost wiped out.

Immediately, Liu Fengbin sent another reinforced battalion to defend the position and provide fire support to the frontline position. He ordered the machine gun company to move forward to build a position and provide fire support to the frontline position.

After the Japanese launched another round of artillery fire on the 73rd Division's front-line positions, the Japanese infantry launched a new round of offensive.

The machine gun company's eight Shanxi-made Type 8 heavy machine guns opened fire, spraying out barrages of bullets, effectively blocking the Japanese's second attack.

The Japanese soon discovered the machine gun position behind the Shanxi Army's front-line position. Then the Japanese captain in charge of the front-line attack ordered the artillery to fire at the Shanxi Army's heavy machine gun position while ordering the infantry to attack.

The equipment of the Shanxi Army is much better than that of the Eighth Route Army.

After the heavy machine gun company lost half of its troops, Commander Liu added another four heavy machine gun groups to the company.

While the Japanese infantry launched a frenzied attack on the 73rd Division's positions.

The Japanese guard and reconnaissance troops also began to clean up the surrounding area and eliminate danger.

A small group of Japanese soldiers entered Gouzi Village. After a search, they found that Gouzi Village was already deserted.

However, the Japanese searched very carefully, and two of them found the cave where Li Yunlong and his men were hiding.

However, the two Japanese soldiers did not dare to enter the cave to search. One of them stood at the entrance and threw a grenade in. Seeing that there was no movement in the dark cave, he left with peace of mind. Before leaving, the Japanese soldiers set fire to the houses in Gouzi Village.

The Japanese and the 73rd Division fought for an entire afternoon, with both sides suffering casualties. The Japanese failed to capture the Shanxi Army's forward positions.

Colonel Sakata was furious and called Major Toshio Kumagai, the commander of the 1st Battalion in charge of the attack, to the regiment headquarters and slapped him more than a dozen times.

Major Kumagai Toshio issued a military order: before noon tomorrow, he must take down the first line of defense of the Jin army, or else he would commit seppuku to thank the locusts.

After breakfast, the Japanese first organized a squadron to launch a test attack.

After confirming that the Jin army's heavy machine gun positions were still on the top of the hill, he ordered the artillery to bombard while the infantry charged.

The cunning Japanese captain secretly called for air support from the Japanese Air Force at Yangmingbao Airport.

When the battle was getting intense, the Japanese planes arrived!
boom boom boom…

As the Japanese planes flew over the Jin Army's heavy machine gun company's position, a huge explosion erupted from the machine gun company's position, and a dazzling orange-red fireball rose up.

The Japanese pilots dropped incendiary bombs, and the bare hills were completely turned into a hell on earth.

The machine gun company's position was destroyed, and the Japanese took the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack. Large groups of Japanese poured into the first line of defense of the 73rd Division.

After a fierce battle, a reinforced regiment of the 73rd Division was defeated. The Japanese captured the front-line positions of the 73rd Division and continued to attack.

At the Sakata Regiment Headquarters, a communications officer ran in with a happy look on his face:
"Reporting to the regiment commander, Major Kumagai Toshio reports that we have captured the enemy's frontline positions and eliminated more than 1000 enemy troops. Major Kumagai is leading the 1st Battalion and is continuing the attack!"

Colonel Sakata's expression brightened: "Yoshi!"

After a pause, Colonel Sakata's expression froze. "The morale of the Chinese 73rd Division is on the verge of collapse. Order the 2nd and 3rd Battalions to immediately support the 1st Battalion and defeat the Chinese 73rd Division in one fell swoop."

"Hi!"

The communications officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and went to deliver the order.

Lieutenant Colonel Uratomujiro said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, the command center should also move forward."

Colonel Sakata glanced at Captain Takeo Sawa, the captain of the guard squadron.

Sawa Takerō immediately understood and bowed his head, saying, "Reporting to the regiment commander, the guard squadron and scouts have conducted a five-kilometer reconnaissance and have eliminated all danger."

Colonel Sakata nodded and said, "Yoshi! Command center, move forward immediately!"

……

On both sides of the road near Gouzi Village, Li Yunlong led the reinforced battalion, lying quietly.

Li Yunlong's eyes passed through the gaps in the dry grass and saw the planes still bombing on the other side of the mountain, circling with strange buzzing sounds.

"Listening to the noise, the first line of defense of the 73rd Division of the Shanxi Army has been captured by the Japanese."

On Li Yunlong's left, Zhang Dabiao, with sharp eyes, whispered that Zhang Dabiao not only brought a PPSh, but also brought his shiny machete, but put it in the scabbard to avoid the reflection that would be noticed.

On the road, the Japanese supply troops appeared from time to time, delivering food and ammunition to the Japanese on the front line.

Li Yunlong and the soldiers, covered with dead grass, lay on the gentle slopes on both sides of the road.

Late last night, Li Yunlong led the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment and came here from the cave with a large amount of dry grass to ambush.

Not far away, there were two Japanese infantry battalions gathering. Most people would be scared to death facing the Japanese at such a close distance.

But Li Yunlong and the soldiers were not scared to death, but rather excited.

During the pre-war mobilization before departure, Li Yunlong told the soldiers that this time they were here to eat meat, the flesh of the Japanese devils. Not only did they have to eat the flesh of the Japanese devils, but they also had to crush their bones and swallow them.

Should we be afraid of eating meat?

On Li Yunlong's right, Song Daying raised his binoculars and took a look: "Commander, the Japs are starting to move."

Li Yunlong hurriedly raised his telescope and looked, and sure enough, he saw two assembled Japanese battalions moving towards the battlefield.

Li Yunlong said with regret: "What a pity! If we had long-range artillery and aircraft, we could have targeted the Japs' gathering place with a round of firepower coverage. We could have killed at least a thousand of those damn Japs."

Song Daying said helplessly: "Who told us we don't have it?"

Li Yunlong whispered, "Comrades, keep calm. The Japanese main force has moved forward, which means their headquarters will soon move forward as well!"

Song Daying: "Yes!"

About 20 minutes later, Song Dayinghui reported in a low voice: "Report to the regiment commander, the lookout on the hill ahead has given a signal."

Li Yunlong raised his telescope and saw that the dead tree on the hill in front had fallen down. This was a secret signal that the target had appeared.

The person in charge of the lookout was an old Red Army scout who was good at reconnaissance and camouflage and was very experienced. Since he had given the secret signal, it could not be wrong.

Li Yunlong put down the binoculars, his expression bright with joy: "Finally they have come. I don't know how many people there are, but it doesn't matter. It's all the same. We have to fight to the death. If the enemy comes with a squadron, we have to fight with them. If they come with a regiment, we have to fight with them too."

Li Yunlong shouted, "Pass on my order, prepare for battle!"

(End of this chapter)