Chapter 175: A Huge Shock

Chu Yunfei led one battalion of the Jin-Sui Army to join the battle.

Yu Hua had Chu Yunfei's troops join his own Reinforced Battalion.

At the same time!

Wei Lihuang and Fu Zuoyi at the Xinkou Battlefield also received a secret telegram from Yan Laoxi.

Tonight, launch a Night Raid on the 5th Division.

And informed the two of them of the news that the Japanese forces were insufficient.

The Night Raid must be kept confidential; the Japanese infiltration of the Jin-Sui Army is currently very severe.

Itagaki Seishiro's troops are too far forward, which has formed a huge pocket.

The Xinkou Battlefield has begun.

"It has actually brought an opportunity to the 2nd War Zone."

"These Japanese artillerymen react so quickly."

The 22nd Group Army dispatched the 122nd Division and the newly arrived 123rd Division and 125th Division.

After a roar, the barrels of the Mountain Field Guns vibrated.

Soon, Itagaki Seishiro received reports from two Regiment Commanders again.

The first line of defense has already fallen.

The positions of the ten artillery regiments of the Jin-Sui Army aimed their long muzzles at Itagaki Seishiro's 5th Division.

"I am glad that this Captain named Yu Hua dared to rebuke Huang Shaohong back then."

Which unit attacks, which unit defends, and which unit strikes the Japanese reinforcements.

They would certainly obey happily; who would dare to question it?

The generals attending the meeting also widened their eyes upon learning of the attack on the Japanese 5th Division today.

Many Japanese soldiers were even killed by explosions while sleeping.

Hundreds of artillery shells fell toward the position of the 5th Division.

Among them, the six 82mm Mortars of each regiment also aimed at the Japanese artillery positions one after another.

This angered Itagaki Seishiro so much that he drew his Command Sword and split an office desk inside the bunker in two.

The 124th Division and 127th Division served as reserves.

Large-scale artillery group bombardment.

Fu Zuoyi nodded, "The 22nd Group Army, this fresh force, was indeed used on the cutting edge."

Many Japanese soldiers were wailing and shouting.

From this, it can be seen that this Sichuan Army Captain named Yu Hua is no ordinary person.

Artillery shells flew across the sky, drawing arcs.

This truly gave the Japanese of the Chuan'an Corps a huge shock.

The Sichuan Army's artillery bombardment just now was to lure the Japanese artillery into counterattacking, then reveal their coordinates.

"After this Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army annihilated the 109th Division."

The enemy's attack is very fierce, the unit's casualties are heavy, and they are now requesting tactical guidance from the Division Commander.

The Central Army and the Jin-Sui Army fought in coordination, jointly launching a counterattack against the 5th Division.

"Baka!"

The Mountain Artillery Regiment of the 22nd Group Army, with over twenty pieces of artillery, began shelling the positions of the Chuan'an Corps.

Itagaki Seishiro also scrambled out of his military Tent and hid in a bunker.

After the Mountain Field Guns finished firing, the various attacking units of the Sichuan Army had arrived one after another.

This person Yu Hua, who had rebuked Huang Shaohong at the train station, is now known to many generals in the 2nd War Zone.

Most of the Japanese soldiers were still sleeping.

When the artillery regiment of the Jin-Sui Army shelled Itagaki Seishiro's 5th Division.

At night, the Japanese troops rested one after another, and after restoring their spirits, prepared for a great battle during the day.

After the meeting, the commanders of each unit issued attack orders to the brigade-level generals.

Fu Chang grinned and said: "Is this still our surprise attack?"

Sun Lianzhong and others on the front of Niangziguan, the Mountain Field Guns of the troops under their command, simply could not compare to the Japanese.

Each division was locked onto by 36 Mortars.

The 5th Division could not withstand so much artillery either.

Such a fast reaction speed shocked Liu Dashuai and his party.

One must not engage in artillery warfare with the Japanese.

Wei Lihuang laughed.

Zhang Sike gasped, "Fortunately, Yu Hua said to fire one round and then retreat."

On the Xinkou Battlefield, because the Republic of China Army had not yet launched a large-scale artillery bombardment against the Japanese at night.

Issued the Night Raid order for tonight.

"Boom—!!"

Everyone had roughly judged from the counter-artillery fire just now that the Japanese 75mm caliber Mountain Field Guns.

Although they had doubts in their hearts, most of the generals still followed the orders.

Itagaki Seishiro looked at the map and discovered that his division's position was too far forward.

Now the Republic of China Army on the Xinkou Battlefield is concentrating artillery fire for bombardment, followed by infantry attacks.

Tell them to hurry and reinforce the 5th Division.

There are at least eighty-some, the number of these artillery pieces is four times that of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army.

Countless artillery shells landed on the reverse slope where the Sichuan Army artillery had set up their guns.

They also each hurried to the command post, waiting for the arrival of Fu Zuoyi and Wei Lihuang.

After the generals of the Jin-Sui Army and the Central Army received the emergency order.

Fu Zuoyi and Wei Lihuang each summoned their own Adjutants.

After three red Signal Flares rose into the sky.

Especially Fu Chang and the others, their eyes were wide open.

It was their first time encountering such large-scale shelling from the Republic of China Army.

The Niangziguan direction also started fighting; the 18th Group Army had already outflanked the rear of the 20th Division and the 108th Division.

"Baka!"

Wei Lihuang and Fu Zuoyi met.

Itagaki Seishiro had no choice but to order the frontline troops to hold their ground; at the same time, he also sent telegrams to the other three Independent Mixed Brigades.

The ten artillery Regiments of the Jin-Sui Army, with hundreds of artillery pieces, bombarded the 5th Division wildly.

"Pointing out that the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army has even greater power when concentrated and used."

Before Itagaki Seishiro had a chance to catch his breath, he received reports from two Regiment Commanders.

Everything still depends on the Sichuan Army.

The Republic of China Army on the Xinkou Battlefield launched a counterattack against the Imperial Army.

"Boom!"

The three divisions participating in the attack were divided into 12 Regiments, with six Regiments dealing with one division.

After observing, Fu Zuoyi and Wei Lihuang intended to first wipe out Itagaki Seishiro's 5th Division.

The purpose was to wipe out this protruding section.

Sure enough, the counter-battery fire from the Chuan'an Corps arrived.

Kawakishi Bunzaburo had never expected that the Republic of China Army would dare to take the initiative to attack the front of Niangziguan.

The troops of Sun Lianzhong, Feng Qinzai, and Ceng Wanzhong also took the initiative to attack the two divisions of the devils.

Eleven o'clock at night!

After everything was prepared, on the Xinkou Battlefield.

They started Guerrilla Warfare, specifically ambushing the Supply Troops of the two divisions.

When these hundreds of artillery shells landed, they directly blasted the devils of the 5th Division into a daze.

After Fu Zuoyi and Wei Lihuang arrived at the command post, they directly issued the orders for tonight.

Judging from the current situation, everyone also looks at Yu Hua with new eyes.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!! —"

The 22nd Group Army had gone to great lengths to scrape together this little bit of assets.

The 356th Regiment under his command had indeed crossed swords with the devils on the Xinkou Battlefield.

During the first engagement, he was also surprised by the combat effectiveness of the devils.

Yu Dazhu commanded the artillery, and after firing the first round of shells, he immediately ordered the troops to relocate.

"The devils' artillery groups are much stronger than my Sichuan Army."

It was the first time everyone had witnessed the reaction speed of the devils' artillery.

Therefore, in this battle, the troops of Sun Lianzhong and the others were only responsible for containment.

The joint attack by the Jin-Sui Army and the Central Army suddenly increased the pressure on the Itagaki Division.

Following the commander's order, the Mortars of the Sichuan Army emitted a roaring sound.

If it were someone else, a Captain facing an order from a theater Deputy Commander.

The artillery Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army began loading shells and then shelled the 5th Division.

His position is now being bombed by the Jin-Sui Army, and the troops have suffered significant losses.

Furthermore, having attacked Xinkou for so long, Itagaki Seishiro's troops were also very exhausted.

Among these Mountain Field Guns, there were 75mm caliber Mountain Field Guns, 88mm Field Guns, and 105mm Howitzers.

Sun Ming and Chu Yunfei were fine, not to mention Chu Yunfei.

The first to speak was Wei Lihuang, "Old Fu, I didn't expect this."

Therefore, Itagaki Seishiro believed that the probability of a Night Raid by the Republic of China Army was very low.

Everything had also been arranged one by one.

Outside, the fire was soaring into the sky, and the sound of artillery was rumbling.

Additionally, the Itagaki Division had transferred the 9th Brigade south, and the troops now lacked infantry.

Under the night sky, countless artillery shells, trailing long tails of flame, fell toward the devils' artillery positions.

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