Chapter 126: A Spendthrift

The soldiers of the 772nd Regiment killed the devils with swift strokes of their blades.

Hashimoto Ryuji saw the Republic of China Army engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Imperial Army soldiers, and furthermore, the Imperial Army was at a disadvantage in numbers.

"Baka!"

"Sato, immediately dispatch a company to first occupy a commanding height and construct field works."

Lowering his telescope, Hashimoto Ryuji shouted loudly.

Sato hurriedly directed the troops, letting a company of devils enter the positions of the 772nd Regiment first.

After this hand-to-hand battle, the 772nd Regiment also suffered no small losses.

After the mortars of the Artillery Battalion were set up, Hou Degui had the Observation Soldier report the coordinates.

The shells tore through the sky and landed toward the devils' positions.

"What a spendthrift!"

The Chuan army disregarded martial ethics; they were clearly the most poorly equipped unit in the Republic of China Army, yet now they suddenly produced so much good equipment.

Hashimoto Ryuji was currently issuing orders, having the devil soldiers renovate the positions.

Li Yunlong felt a bit of heartache; the first round of shelling by the Chuan army had already destroyed quite a few of the little devils' Machine Gun Firepower Points.

After the mortar barrage was finished, the Type 41 Mountain Gun company, pulled by horses, arrived from the rear.

On the hillside, Hashimoto Ryuji was hopping mad with rage.

Jin Jizhong specifically emphasized Li Yunlong, noting that this man was quick-witted and had excellent command ability.

Open the magazine, insert the shell inside, and after confirming it is loaded, close the breech.

Yu Hua grinned: "For each gun, fire ten rounds first; let's see the effect."

Because the positions constructed by the 772nd Regiment were not suitable for the devil soldiers to defend.

In this instant.

The two subsequent rounds were actually completely unnecessary.

Moreover, one barrage was forty shells, and that was just to see the effect.

"Baka!"

Use the devils' guns to fight the devils!

Division Commander Liu saw that the overall situation was settled and hurriedly had the bugler sound the Charge Bugle.

The first mortar barrage was 24 shells, and it was also fired very accurately.

After everything was ready.

"This is very good."

On the hillside.

"Their marksmanship is accurate, and their combat skills are strong."

In the valley, the Jin Jizhong Regiment and Shen Yunhua's regiment, relying on their powerful firepower, wiped out the resisting devils.

Under the encirclement and interception of the 129th Division and the Chuan army, the Hashimoto Detachment met its end at Yixiantian.

After the great bombardment!

"Why are you voluntarily admitting you didn't fight well today?"

The excited Eighth Route Army soldiers immediately picked up the devils' Arisaka Type 38 Rifles.

Hashimoto Ryuji widened his eyes, watching the shells flying in from afar.

The Type 41 Mountain Guns and mortars bombarded the little devils together.

Originally, they hadn't even finished renovating this position when it was first bombarded by mortars.

"Doo-doo-doo..."

Both of them also discovered the devil soldiers were consolidating the part of the position they had occupied.

With such familiar shelling sounds, how could Hashimoto Ryuji not know these were the Empire's Type 41 Mountain Guns.

There weren't many fleeing devil soldiers left.

After three rounds of shelling, Hashimoto Ryuji now only had about a hundred men left in his hands.

"I mistook the little devils for Principal's troops from before."

This didn't look like a unit nicknamed "the beggars" at all.

He felt like cursing right now.

This made him a bit confused.

For the four Type 41 Mountain Guns, Yu Hua immediately had the Company Commander set them up.

Li Yunlong and Division Commander Liu were summarizing, and Yu Hua was also summarizing here.

Li Yunlong discovered the devils had seized a commanding height, and the little devils had already begun firing on the 18th Group Army.

"Oh..." Division Commander Liu looked at Li Yunlong, "You, Li Yunlong, have always been one to never admit defeat."

"Taking advantage of the little devils not having a firm foothold, let's also do an artillery bombardment, then infantry charge, then after the infantry charge, another artillery bombardment!"

After a series of violent explosions, a deep crater appeared directly at the location where Hashimoto Ryuji was.

The third gunner pulled the firing lanyard!

"Boom!"

"However, the little devils are even more formidable than us."

"Battalion Commander Hou, set up the mortars immediately and bombard them for me."

If it weren't for Li Yunlong discovering the devils' intentions first, this battle would likely have been even harder to fight.

The 75mm Mountain Gun Company Commander happily directed his artillerymen.

Firing ten rounds first to see the effect—this made even Hou Degui feel a bit envious.

"What a waste of so many shells."

"A single round of shelling this time would have been enough!"

The power of the Type 41 Mountain Gun is much stronger than that of the 82mm Mortar.

Division Commander Liu looked at Li Yunlong, "As a qualified commander, you can reflect on yourself right now."

24 82mm mortars had their long barrels aimed at the Japanese soldiers on the hillside.

Yu Hua gave the order to shell.

The First Gunner took the shell out of the ammunition box, and after the Second Gunner received the shell.

This Type 41 Mountain Gun is much more powerful than the 82mm mortar in his own hands.

Hou Degui nodded and urged the artillerymen to set up the guns quickly.

"These little Japanese, their tactical adjustments are really fast."

Seeing the Japanese drop something, they would pick it up.

He himself was blown into charred remains, and blood scattered on the ground.

He would rather use mortars to wipe out most of the Japanese than let the soldiers use their own lives to fill the gap.

However, the casualties of the 129th Division were a bit high.

"It's already quite good that we fought like this for the first time."

Many positions had already been blown down, and now the Type 41 Mountain Gun is coming to bomb them again.

Hashimoto Ryuji immediately had people count the number of people.

Hashimoto Ryuji cursed angrily, and immediately after, he saw a shell land beside him.

The intensity of the Sichuan Army's shelling was very high, which made Hashimoto Ryuji feel truly helpless.

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong sighed deeply: "The 1st Battalion under my command suffered from the bayonet fighting."

Yu Hua saw the little Japanese abandoning their positions and fleeing upward, and immediately ordered the artillery fire to extend.

"Our troops have experienced many battalion commanders, and their bayonet skills are excellent."

The Japanese soldiers on the hillside were scrambling to run up the mountain one by one.

The Sichuan Army's artillery fire made the Imperial Army hide everywhere.

The barrels of the four mountain guns vibrated.

Let the entire 129th Division hurry to pursue the Japanese.

The Japanese soldiers all ran away, not daring to stay any longer.

He had thought that after the Sichuan Army finished one round, they would launch a charge.

Four 75mm mountain guns were lined up in a row.

Division Commander Liu looked at Li Yunlong, "This battle was fought quite well."

"Let's also let the little Japanese taste the power of this Type 41 Mountain Gun."

"Let's hear it!"

In this battle, the casualties of the Sichuan Army were smaller.

Li Yunlong cleared his throat, "First, I underestimated the enemy a bit."

"Boom... Boom..."

Yu Hua looked at the traces of the battlefield; how could the 129th Division's ammunition be even lower than in history?

After seeing this, Li Yunlong ordered the 772nd Regiment to attack and annihilate the remaining Japanese.

The positions occupied by the Imperial Army had not yet been fully modified when the Sichuan Army's artillery fire arrived.

After Hou Degui's Artillery Battalion arrived at Yixiantian with Yu Hua.

Li Yunlong felt envious seeing the Sichuan Army firing so many artillery pieces at once.

Li Yunlong said: "Division Commander, the casualties are a bit high, it was not fought well."

Some soldiers of the 772nd Regiment had no weapons in their hands, but after the shelling, many Japanese soldiers were killed.

"The combat effectiveness of the little Japanese exceeded my imagination."

"I will self-criticize and summarize immediately."

This first round of shelling reached a hit rate of 90 percent.

It was the first time Hou Degui had fought such a wealthy battle.

The Charge Bugle sounded, and the Eighth Route Army soldiers were like fierce tigers one by one.

Now that a company of little Japanese had occupied part of the 772nd Regiment's positions.

Now the Hashimoto Detachment had lost its supplies, and coupled with the bayonet fight just now, he only had 4 mortars in his hands.

"Set up the guns... set up the guns..."

Who knew that the Mortar Battalion would aim at the Japanese positions and carry out three bombings.

The remaining Japanese soldiers were moving toward here.

The four mountain guns, under the operation of the artillerymen, had their long barrels aimed at the positions occupied by Hashimoto Ryuji.

For Yu Hua, although shells are precious, soldiers' lives are even more precious.

The Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army still has many 82mm mortar shells now.

The mortar bombardment alone consisted of three full volleys, firing so many shells.

If the 129th Division's ammunition volume were the same as in history, this battle would have been even easier.

Brothers, I've caught the virus again; headache, body aches, high fever. Updates might be interrupted recently, it's really uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)