Chapter 143: The Excited Guteng Regiment

Guteng Changying put down his Telescope!

"Order the artillery units to concentrate their fire for me, first round of shelling."

"I want them to blow up half of the enemy troops for me."

"Hai!" Guteng Changying's Adjutant bowed and scraped.

The artillery Battalion of the 31st Brigade was commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel.

Gongteng Daxiong kept urging the devil artillerymen to assemble the Type 92 Infantry Guns immediately.

In ten minutes, the first round of shelling would commence.

"Report to the Lieutenant Colonel, southeast wind, wind speed level four."

In the rear, the headquarters of the 31st Brigade.

The Observation Soldier responded immediately: "Report to the Battalion Commander, deviated from the target by ten meters."

Everyone finished constructing the artillery positions in the shortest possible time.

Forced to order a retreat!

This unit was truly different from other Republic of China Army troops.

"One hour time limit, you must take the Qiaotou Village position."

The casualties of the Chuan Army from this round of shelling were very small.

Several hundred devil soldiers were working huffing and puffing, moving shells and positioning the Type 92 Infantry Guns.

Except for some unlucky soldiers who were blown to death.

Seeing the firepower of the little devils so intense, they were secretly shocked in their hearts.

This time it was the Chuan Army defending and the devils attacking, not like the last time when the Hashimoto Detachment was annihilated.

Bai Zhangsheng also ordered his troops to retreat.

Gongteng Daxiong nodded, "Take your positions!"

"Now we only need our artillery units to aim at the Chuan Army's Firepower Points and bombard them."

Judging from the shelling of the 31st Brigade, the devils' Division-level field unit.

As Yamashita Kazuo's Adjutant, Gongben Wuzang echoed: "Regiment Commander, what you say makes a lot of sense."

After the order was conveyed, the Chuan Army soldiers of the New 10th Regiment were all prepared for battle.

This time the shelling, the devils' accuracy had greatly improved.

"This Chuan Army looks like a unit that was just formed."

After Yamashita Kazuo's Regiment began its attack, the pressure on the Chuan Army became very great.

"Ready... fire!"

When 12 shells landed in the village.

The New 10th Regiment had 1,500 men.

"Load one round!"

"The Chuan Army commander on the opposite side doesn't know how to fight a defensive battle at all."

"Adjust coordinates, high-explosive shells, instantaneous fuze, five-round volley."

The little devil artillerymen immediately did as the Lieutenant Colonel requested.

The combat mission of the New 10th Regiment was to lure the 31st Brigade.

To be able to remain calm when facing the shelling of the Imperial Army.

"Direction right zero zero seven, elevation zero, number three charge."

He was still a bit afraid that the Chuan Army would set up an ambush halfway to specifically strike his pursuing troops.

Bai Zhangsheng also had a new estimate of the little devils' combat effectiveness.

Yamashita Kazuo nodded: "Order the Mortar units to shell for ten minutes for me."

"Their defenses are really very simple."

"Order the troops to charge for me, occupy Qiaotou Village, and incidentally launch a pursuit against the Chuan Army units."

After loading the charge, the First Gunner handed the shell to the Second Gunner.

"If the pursuit troops cannot bite onto the Chuan Army, then turn back immediately."

No wonder Yu Hua valued the 109th Division so much, in order to cross swords with this division.

Yamashita Kazuo looked at the sky of Jin Province, "It will be dark soon."

"Report the situation!"

Seeing the command flag fall, the devil's third gunner immediately pulled the firing lanyard.

After the little devils' Mortars were set up, they aimed at the Chuan Army's previous Firepower Points.

Gongteng Daxiong said coldly.

"Hai!" Guteng Changying's Adjutant nodded and then turned to leave.

Bai Zhangsheng used two Battalions to defend and one Battalion as a reserve force.

The other two Battalions conducted a flanking maneuver and launched an attack on Qiaotou Village.

The Second Gunner took the shell, pulled the safety pin, and then inserted it into the barrel.

Dealing with a Group Army of Zhongtu was no problem at all.

After the shelling, Bai Zhangsheng called over his Communications Soldier: "Everything is proceeding according to plan."

"Yosh!"

After issuing the shelling order again.

Most of the Chuan Army soldiers of the New 10th Regiment were well hidden.

"Correct the coordinates immediately and commence shelling at once."

Bai Zhangsheng ordered the soldiers of the entire regiment to prepare for the shelling.

"Transmit an order to Colonel Yamashita Kazuo, telling him to lead a regiment and launch a charge against the Sichuan Army."

"If the infantry charges again, we will be able to take Qiaotou Village."

Upon hearing the battalion commander's order, the signal flag soldier immediately waved the signal flag in his hand.

After issuing two orders, Yamashita Kazuo walked out of the command post.

Against the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army, one still has to use some small tricks.

Even if it was just pretending to defend, Bai Zhangsheng was prepared to wipe out a company of devils.

12 Type 92 Infantry Guns began to bombard Qiaotou Village.

"All forces are placed on the front line, and furthermore, the Light and Heavy Machine Gun Firepower Points have not formed a Crossfire."

"They are currently in pursuit."

Even in the New 10th Regiment, many soldiers were hiding very well.

"Range scale 317, elevation angle 46 degrees 55 minutes."

The one or two companies of devils that launched a probing attack were half-wiped out by the Sichuan Army using Hand Grenades.

After all, the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army cannot be regarded as an ordinary Republic of China Army.

"After the devils attack, let them get close before you fire!"

After confirming that the loading was complete, the breech was closed.

Yamashita Kazuo led his own regiment, with one battalion as the vanguard.

Guteng Changying received the telegram from Yamashita Kazuo, and the corners of his mouth curled into an arc.

Guteng Changying observed through a Telescope and discovered the Sichuan Army troops in Qiaotou Village.

The remaining half also suffered heavy casualties under the firepower of the Sichuan Army's Rifles and Light and Heavy Machine Guns.

The barrels of the 12 Type 92 Infantry Guns emitted a "Boom" vibration.

"Send a telegram to the Brigade Commander; my regiment has successfully routed the enemy."

Many were still wounded by the shelling.

"They have no combat experience."

In fact, while the devils' artillerymen were constructing their artillery position.

Seeing that the artillery position was constructed, Gongteng Daxiong asked the Observation Soldier to report the coordinates.

Thinking of how the division commander had previously held a meeting specifically to study the 22nd Group Army.

Bai Zhangsheng was in his command post.

This shelling could just happen to make the devils think that the Sichuan Army could not withstand the devils' artillery fire.

"Remember, throw the Hand Grenades first, and then use the Light and Heavy Machine Guns."

Yamashita Kazuo put down the Telescope.

"I see it!" Yamashita Kazuo responded coldly: "The Sichuan Army... is vulnerable to a single blow."

Gongben Wuzang put down the Telescope in his hand: "Regiment Commander, the Sichuan Army opposite has retreated."

"Hai!" Gongben Wuzang nodded.

After the First Gunner took the shell out of the ammunition box, he attached an additional propellant charge to its tail.

Gongteng Daxiong received the report from the soldiers that every artillery piece was ready.

"Hold onto this Sichuan Army for me!"

Gongteng Daxiong frowned slightly; the first round of shelling had actually missed the target by ten meters.

They conducted ten minutes of shelling, and during this shelling.

The shells left the barrels, drawing arcs in the air as they flew toward the Sichuan Army's positions.

No Camouflage Net was set up either, and they just brazenly lined up the 12 Type 92 Infantry Guns like that.

The 12 Type 92 Infantry Guns responded one after another, and were ready.

When the artillery of the 31st Brigade was constructing the artillery position, they did not consider air defense at all.

Because the sky now belonged entirely to the Imperial Air Force.

The Sichuan Army in Qiaotou Village was truly vulnerable to a single blow; facing the artillery fire of the Imperial Army, they collapsed so quickly.

It seems... the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army is still no match for the Imperial Army in positional warfare.

(End of this chapter)