Chapter 114: Give Them a Fierce Beating

Jin Jizhong grinned and said, "Such a good ambush spot!"

"How else can we fight? Isn't it just occupying the high ground, spreading out in a line, and beating the hell out of the little devils?"

Hearing Jin Jizhong say this.

Yu Hua also felt a bit of a sigh in his heart.

He had originally thought that, in the 122nd Division, he had requested the battalion and regimental level officers to study the devils' tactics well.

The officers below would all execute it properly.

After all, at the 122nd Division headquarters, Wang Zhizhong had indeed inspected the division and brigade level officers.

He was also a bit surprised!

"Boom... boom... boom..."

The minefield buried on the road erupted in violent explosions, taking out a company of devils in one wave.

"Quickly... occupy the left flank high ground immediately!"

"Let's arrange it this way!"

Watching the devils close in, Jin Jizhong personally picked up a rifle and aimed at a devil soldier.

Fujita followed within the ranks, waving the Command Sword in his hand.

"Fire... brothers... beat them hard for me!"

After hearing the gunfire, the combat engineers immediately pulled the ropes in their hands.

"Light Machine Guns, fire continuously; don't stay in the same spot, remember to change machine gun positions."

"Bang bang bang!! ——"

"Regimental Commander Jin, this way of fighting won't work."

After all, when Jin Jizhong ran into the Hashimoto Regiment at that time.

Fighting the devils this time, the Old Soldiers of the Sichuan Army had nothing to be nervous about.

Yu Dazhu had two 82mm mortars in his hands.

Under Yu Dazhu's operation, the two 82mm mortars specifically targeted the devils' Machine Gun Firepower Points.

Encountering the attack, the devil soldiers immediately began to raise the rifles in their hands to counterattack.

The combat proficiency of these devil soldiers was truly not bad.

Seeing Yu Hua say this, Jin Jizhong cast his gaze toward Zhang Kang.

"At the same time, regarding the firepower configuration, it must be arranged in echelons, presenting a stepped shape."

Four Type 92 Infantry Guns were also being assembled rapidly.

This is a bit difficult!

Because the Republic of China Army's snipers were suppressing the Imperial Army's Grenade Launchers tightly.

"On the Songhu Battlefield, our regiment lost an entire battalion on the first day."

Yu Hua estimated that the regimental and battalion level officers under each brigade.

"Avoid being bombed by the devils' Grenade Launchers."

Over a thousand people were lying in ambush on the hillside of the Y-shaped fork, waiting for the arrival of the devil battalion.

Jin Jizhong touched his head, "Brother Yu Hua, how do you say we should fight?"

Judging from Jin Jizhong's reply.

He knew that Yu Hua probably had some emotions in his heart.

Now Yu Hua's prestige in the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army was quite good, at least in terms of command.

The leading devil squad leader was hit and fell to the ground!

The 98K Rifle, fitted with an Optical Sight, could even see the whiskers on the cheeks of the devils running at the very front.

Upon hearing this, Jin Jizhong's brows furrowed slightly.

"Boom rumble!! ——"

"We have to change it up!"

While counterattacking, the devil soldiers moved toward the high ground on the left flank.

Yu Hua had long been prepared for the devils' artillery.

Especially the Republic of China Army on the mountain, which possessed a large number of Automatic Firearms.

Now most of them had already entered the ambush circle.

Yu Hua waved his hand, "Regimental Commander Jin, the past is the past, and now is now."

"Then the ambushers on the left flank, wait until the devils are close, and sweep them with machine guns."

In an instant!

On the high ground of the left flank, gunfire erupted.

This firepower was significantly stronger compared to the Imperial Army.

Each regiment was also equipped with 3 mortars, and Yu Hua had used the golden bowl to add three more to each regiment.

Now, relying solely on Light and Heavy Machine Guns and Grenade Launchers, they wanted to fight against the Republic of China Army that was ambushing them.

After the combat mission was issued, Jin Jizhong's regiment also began to take action.

On the road, the combat engineers had laid out a minefield.

"Tell me, our regiment is now under your command."

In fact, the Sichuan Army 122nd Division had undergone partial re-equipping in Baoji and Chang'an.

"This really won't work?"

After all preparations were complete.

Zhang Kang nodded, "Good!"

Bullets from machine guns and rifles poured down upon the Fujita Battalion like a downpour.

"Is this how I fought before?"

Casualties in the Fujita Battalion began to mount.

The K Rifles were used to pick off the Japanese artillerymen.

"The combat proficiency of the Japanese is simply not something our previous warlord infighting can compare to."

The snipers of the Sichuan Army opened fire.

The Sniper Platoon of the Reinforced Company, as well as the Sniper Platoon of Zhang Kang's company.

The soldiers of the two sniper platoons had long been waiting for the Japanese artillerymen.

Thirty minutes later!

The Japanese vanguard appeared in everyone's sight.

Even Deng Xihou, Sun Zhen, and the others were willing to listen to Yu Hua's opinions.

"You must have some ideas for dealing with the Japanese."

After hearing Yu Hua's arrangements, Jin Jizhong also realized that his own previous idea was indeed not very good.

At a distance of five hundred meters, there was no major problem at all for the K Rifles equipped with Optical Sights.

This method of occupying the high ground and lining up in a single row could not effectively contain the Japanese offensive.

He was just afraid that Jin Jizhong would be like the characters in television dramas, extremely stubborn and unwilling to listen to advice.

"The right flank opens fire first; the Japanese will definitely occupy the high ground on the left flank."

Because the main force was on the move, Wang Zhizhong had not yet sent anyone to inspect the battalion and regiment-level officers.

As for the Japanese's 4 Type 92 Infantry Guns, the Jin Jizhong Regiment organized 6 82mm Mortars.

Everyone just treated it the same as the previous warlord infighting.

Zhang Kang stood to the side, seeing a slight change in Yu Hua's expression.

"Bang!! —"

Yu Hua watched the leading Japanese soldiers and raised the K Rifle in his hands.

However, under the Japanese's powerful artillery fire, the Jin Jizhong Regiment suffered somewhat heavy losses.

The firepower on the left flank was fierce, and the soldiers of the Fujita Battalion were driven down the hillside once again.

Surely a large portion of the people failed to implement the plan for studying Japanese tactics that he had formulated at the beginning as required.

"Do not think that just because we occupy the terrain advantage, we should not pay attention to Circular Fortifications."

Jin Jizhong had, after all, occupied the high ground and stood firm against nearly two companies of the Hashimoto Regiment.

Now that the Japanese had no artillery, he could launch artillery strikes against them.

Fujita Battalion!

In the end, they had to retreat.

Furthermore, because the Republic of China Army occupied the terrain advantage, the firepower from a superior position put the Imperial Army at a great disadvantage.

Once the Japanese troops lost their artillery support, their combat effectiveness would actually drop significantly.

These 6 mortars then bombarded the Japanese soldiers who were in the middle of assembling their Type 92 Infantry Guns.

The 8 mortar crews were shot dead by the Sichuan Army's snipers before they could even fire.

Yu Hua waited for the Japanese soldiers to enter the Ambush zone.

Yu Hua looked at Jin Jizhong with burning eyes and said it directly.

For a moment!

At the same time!

Jin Jizhong watched the Japanese soldiers below the hillside, who were still able to carry out an orderly counterattack after suffering the ambush.

In Zhang Kang's view, his regimental commander's response had absolutely nothing remarkable about it.

The Japanese artillery unit in the rear also quickly set up mortars, preparing to cover the infantry's advance.

Except for some new recruits who had just been enlisted and were a bit nervous, Jin Jizhong's regiment was fine.

The rest of the soldiers did not feel any nervousness at all.

This was because the Sichuan Army had been fighting in the province for over 20 years, participating in over 400 battles between large and small warlords, and there were many veteran soldiers who had survived.

"At the Y-shaped intersection, bury ambush troops on both sides."

Zhang Kang nodded: "Regimental Commander, our firepower is not as good as the Japanese."

"I also want us to win the first battle and celebrate for the 122nd Division."

The sound of gunfire was the signal; Yu Hua was lying in ambush on the high ground of the right flank.

After suffering the firepower strike from the Sichuan Army, the artillery unit was gone.

"This method is not bad."

This kind of Ambush was truly the same old routine from the previous domestic warlord infighting.

Yu Hua continued: "Remember, for this ambush on the Japanese, our positions must be built with Circular Fortifications."

This plan was clearly a cut above his own.

"Fighting the Japanese like this is purely courting death."

"It won't work?"

Most of the generals also saw that Yu Hua's ability was not bad.

The K Rifle in Yu Hua's hands rang out.

"To deal with them, we must make adjustments."

He took a look; a battalion of devils had deployed in a long, snake-like formation on the road.

Seeing Jin Jizhong say this, Yu Hua also breathed a sigh of relief.

After a series of violent explosions, the devils who were in the middle of assembling the Type 92 Infantry Gun all fell into pools of blood.

At this moment!

The dense rain of bullets, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, was reaping the lives of the devils.

There were also many soldiers who had seen blood!

Fighting in domestic civil wars was one thing, but wanting to deal with well-equipped and well-trained devils was another.

The Sichuan Army soldiers hiding on the high ground were all quietly waiting for the order to fight.

"If you don't believe me, just ask Brother Zhang Kang if this way of fighting can hold back the devils."

At the very least, in this Ambush, the devil soldiers had not yet lost their composure even after fighting until now.

The company under Zhang Kang's command fought the devils as if they had been injected with adrenaline, firing continuously.

(End of this chapter)