Chapter 119: The Head and Tail Cannot Look After Each Other

"Listen up, everyone!"

"In this Ambush, we are going to take down the devils' convoy."

"Aim carefully when you fire; don't you dare damage the trucks and motorcycles."

Yu Hua had his soldiers pass down his orders.

Every soldier of the Sichuan Army passed the word along, telling everyone that when they opened fire, they were to hit the devil soldiers, not the trucks or motorcycles.

"Bang!! ——"

On the road, the devil machine gunner on the lead motorcycle had his head tilt to the side and slumped to the ground.

After more than twenty Mortars were set up, the devil artillery commander began having the Observation Soldier report coordinates.

After being urged by Sato, the devils' Mortars were the first to open fire.

Hashimoto Ryuji, at the rear of the unit, also received the news.

"Baka!"

"Regiment Commander Gao Jian, in front of the Imperial Army's artillery, the Light and Heavy Machine Gun Firepower Points of the Republic of China Army are nothing but living targets."

After Sato stood up, he shook the dirt off his body.

Now that they were suffering from enemy shelling, it was estimated that fewer than one in ten of their artillery pieces would survive.

"Order the artillery unit to bombard the Republic of China Army on the mountain guns for me."

Because the convoy was on the road without any cover, many devil soldiers lost their lives while still in the truck beds.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!! ——"

Yamamoto Jiro looked at the sky with an expression of astonishment.

First of all, he had not expected the Republic of China Army to possess so many artillery pieces.

The Mortar shells exploded, triggering secondary explosions.

"Hai!" the devil Communications Soldier nodded and bowed.

"Especially since they have a large number of automatic weapons in their hands; their staggered Firepower Points can effectively inflict casualties on the warriors of the Imperial Army."

"Attention, everyone!"

Now that the devils had no artillery, they could only obediently endure the shelling.

Through the Telescope, Yu Hua saw everything very clearly.

This made Yu Dazhu feel restless, and he also wanted to take out his Mauser 98K Rifle and fire at the devil soldiers down the hillside.

Upon hearing this, Sato smiled with satisfaction.

The devil artillerymen who were adjusting coordinates were blown straight into the sky.

Because the devils' Mortar position, Type 92 Infantry Gun, and Type 41 Mountain Gun were set up in the same location.

Having received the order, the Sichuan Army began to focus their strikes on the devil infantry within the ambush circle.

"Hit the devils, charge, brothers!"

The devil commander immediately gave the order to adjust coordinates.

What a pity!

Yu Hua was no ordinary person.

"The devil regiment behind has stopped."

Seeing that the first round of shelling missed the target, Sato called over the artillery commander.

But their luck was not good at all; several shells happened to land right next to the devils' ammunition crates.

The assembled devils, under the command of the Regiment Commander, were maneuvering toward the hillside where Yu Hua and the others were located.

Such dense firepower, combined with the fact that the artillery position on the road had been constructed in such a rush.

"The Imperial Army has not encountered such an intense strike since breaking through Shimen Town."

As for the devils' convoy, it was too far forward and now lacked support from the infantry behind.

"Moreover, the configuration of their Light and Heavy Machine Gun firepower is also very fierce."

The few remaining devil soldiers hid on both sides of the road and raised their weapons to counterattack.

The shells that missed their targets also landed among the devil ranks.

Furthermore, this was also a provocation to the dignity of the Hashimoto Detachment.

After obtaining the coordinates, the little devils' Mortars began firing at the Sichuan Army's positions.

"Your... target is so far off."

"The Republic of China Army actually possesses so many artillery pieces?"

"Company Commander!"

"Regiment Commander, be careful."

"Attention, everyone!"

Light and Heavy Machine Guns, MP40 Submachine Guns, and Mauser 98K Rifles formed a massive net of firepower, raining down upon the devil soldier convoy on the road.

Especially since the weak Republic of China Army lacked artillery; as long as the Imperial Army's artillery exerted its power, the Republic of China Army's positions would collapse very quickly.

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

When the devil Mortars shelled them, Yu Dazhu ordered the Observation Soldier to report the coordinates of the devil artillery position.

"I am going to annihilate them completely!"

"I will let them know the power of the Imperial Army's artillery."

"Dazhu, after this battle is over, I'll treat you to a drink."

The wounded devil soldiers let out painful wails.

One could see the devils' trucks all stopped on the road, and the devil soldiers in the truck beds had all disembarked and were assembling.

In an instant!

The vanguard of the Hashimoto Detachment was cut into three sections by the Sichuan Army, leaving its head and tail unable to support each other.

The artillery bombardment from the Sichuan Army immediately plunged the Imperial Army Infantry Regiment into a passive position.

"This Republic of China Army has quite decent combat effectiveness."

Seeing the information on the telegram, a Republic of China Army of over two thousand men actually dared to conduct an Ambush on his brigade in broad daylight.

In a moment, all over the hillside, more than two thousand men began firing at the Imperial Army soldiers.

"Dudu-du..."

Smashing down toward the Imperial Army's artillery position.

The Imperial Army soldiers were climbing the slope.

The remaining forces, along with the 122nd Division 2nd Regiment, were responsible for blocking the Imperial Army infantry battalion within the Ambush circle.

The Imperial Army Regiment's infantry were maneuvering, and the artillery within the regiment was also moving.

Gongben's back was torn open by a massive blast... a bloody mess!

Revealing stark white bones!

Through the Telescope, Yu Hua saw an explosion occur at the Imperial Army artillery position.

Within twenty seconds, the Sichuan Army fired off five artillery shells.

Gongben nodded: "Yoshi!"

Zhang Kang took the lead, charging down the hillside and using the Czech Light Machine Gun in his hands to sweep across the Imperial Army soldiers who were still resisting.

He shouted loudly: "Well done."

The Hashimoto Detachment vanguard was attacked.

Just as he was preparing to leave.

The command expertise of the Imperial Army Regiment Commander was quite good; he did not immediately rescue the ambushed Imperial Army battalion.

The Imperial Army's motorcycle and truck convoy happened to be at an S-shaped curve.

Sato was tackled by Gongben; he suffered a slight injury, but Gongben's luck was terrible.

After the Charge Bugle sounded, the Sichuan Army soldiers lying in ambush on the hillside began to charge down the slope according to the previously scheduled plan.

"Give me fire suppression on the Imperial Army infantry on the road."

This was completely beyond Sato's expectations.

Yamamoto Jiro clearly saw one, two, three... artillery shells constantly smashing into his own artillery position.

"Kill!"

The motorcycles and trucks were further ahead, so they were at a distance from the infantry behind.

The horses dragging supplies were also killed in large numbers by the explosions.

"Hai!" Artillery Lieutenant Colonel Yamamoto Jiro nodded heavily.

The first round of Imperial Army shelling was completed; this was a test fire, missing the target by about twenty meters.

Sato sneered, "In front of the Imperial Army's blade, all of this is not worth mentioning."

Violent explosions erupted within the Imperial Army Regiment.

"Let the Republic of China Army know that the dignity of the Imperial Army cannot be provoked."

Suddenly, a harsh sound wave came from the sky.

The Hashimoto Detachment was ambushed.

Sato's Adjutant, Gongben, grinned and said: "Indeed."

Now they were specifically maneuvering, preparing to outflank the Sichuan Army; it seemed they wanted to surround and annihilate the more than two thousand Sichuan Army men.

The regiment following closely behind immediately stopped in its tracks.

Therefore, this time the artillery bombardment dealt a devastating blow to the little Imperial Army's artillery position.

Time returns to one minute ago.

Regiment Commander Sato put down the Telescope in his hands.

The motorcycle convoy led the way, followed by trucks, and finally the infantry.

More than twenty artillery shells landed on the Sichuan Army's position.

Gongben took a swift step, arrived at Sato's side, and tackled him down.

Yu Hua's gunshot was the signal.

Yu Hua took out his Telescope to observe the Imperial Army Regiment behind.

In this Ambush, his regiment suffered too great a loss.

Jin Jizhong Regiment 1st Battalion, along with Yu Hua's Reinforced Company, were responsible for going down the mountain to mop up the Imperial Army's motorcycle and truck convoy.

This resulted in his regiment now lacking artillery to support the infantry.

Sato's Adjutant, Gongben, shouted: "Enemy artillery fire."

"Charge!"

In this Ambush, the artillery had a specific mission, and Yu Dazhu forcibly suppressed his impulsive thoughts.

But!

Charging down the hillside now was to seize the Imperial Army's motorcycles and trucks.

The Type 92 Infantry Gun and Type 41 Mountain Gun were still being assembled.

Most of the artillery shells falling from the sky landed on the Imperial Army's artillery position.

The dense web of fire left the Imperial Army soldiers at the bottom of the slope unable to react in time.

The little Imperial Army's Regiment Commander did not immediately come to rescue the ambushed Imperial Army battalion.

Yu Dazhu saw the Sichuan Army on the defensive line firing at the Japanese soldiers below, and everyone was having a blast.

Even if a small portion deviated from the target, this still turned the Japanese artillery position into a sea of fire.

"Correct the coordinates for me immediately and take out the Republic of China Army's Light and Heavy Machine Gun."

As for those Japanese artillerymen assembling the Type 92 Infantry Gun and Type 41 Mountain Gun, they saw the first shell land.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!! ——"

His regiment in the 1st War Zone of the Republic of China had chased one or two Brigades of the Republic of China Army.

In this Ambush, the Japanese Mortar had already constructed a position.

"No need for a test shot!"

Sato also put down the Telescope in his hand, "Nani?"

The bugler came to Yu Hua's side.

"Fire!"

Yu Hua told the Sichuan Army soldiers that after going down the mountain, they should use their guns to finish the battle directly.

They directly took this group of Japanese soldiers away.

The three formations were now cut off by the Sichuan Army.

Hashimoto Ryuji was very angry: "Order the Sato Regiment to hold onto this Republic of China Army for me at all costs."

The sharp sound of airflow tore through the sky.

This made it very difficult for the Japanese infantry inside the Ambush circle to approach the convoy.

With such an intense tearing sound, Sato, as the Regiment Commander, also realized that the opposing Republic of China troops possessed more than twenty pieces of artillery.

This group of Japanese soldiers threw themselves onto the ground one after another.

The courage of this Republic of China Army was truly too great.

"Regiment Commander, according to my observation, the Circular Fortification of this army is constructed with quite a bit of method."

"Fire five shells for me."

Yu Hua called over the bugler: "Blow the Charge Bugle for me."

Following Yu Dazhu's order, countless shells were like meteors falling from the sky.

Yamamoto Jiro looked at his own artillery position, a look of helplessness appearing in his eyes.

After obtaining the coordinates of the Japanese artillery position, Yu Dazhu immediately had the Sichuan Army's Mortar position begin shelling the Japanese.

Bursts of dust spread out, and countless smoke filled the road.

Twenty motorcycles and thirty trucks transported about three hundred Japanese soldiers.

After charging down the hillside, Yu Hua commanded the troops to use guns to finish the battle entirely.

(End of this chapter)