Chapter 382: Why Did It Collapse So Suddenly?

The Shanhia Regiment now feels like it has been dragged down by pig-teammate allies, and it still has to clean up the mess for the Shanmu Yikou Battalion.

Under the strikes of the Sichuan Army Independent Brigade, the Shanmu Yikou Battalion is retreating step by step, completely unable to organize an effective defense.

It was only after Shanhia Kazuo dispatched a battalion of troops to assist Shanmu Yikou in blocking the Sichuan Army that the defensive line gradually stabilized.

In fact, in this battle, the Sichuan Army merely occupied favorable terrain to strike at the Shanhia Regiment.

Many of the field works had just been constructed and had not yet been reinforced; it was simply that the combat effectiveness of the Shanmu Yikou Battalion was too poor.

Once the hand grenades, grenade launchers, mortar shells, and the heavy machine gun M2 and Type 26 General Purpose Machine Gun opened fire, their powerful firepower simply stunned the Shanmu Yikou Battalion.

After all, the Shanmu Yikou Battalion, as part of the Chongteng Detachment, had strong combat effectiveness during the Battle of Songhu only because the Republic of China Army lacked heavy weapons.

Yu Hua replied directly: the mission is correct, annihilate the Chongteng Detachment, and tell the two Division Commanders that the Chongteng Detachment does not count as real Japanese soldiers.

Under the strikes of two divisions and one brigade of the Sichuan Army, the defensive line of the Chongteng Detachment has now loosened, and some soldiers have retreated directly, abandoning their positions.

With the Chongteng Detachment in rout, the Shanhia Regiment has fallen into a desperate situation; first of all, the ammunition they are carrying is already scarce.

Shanhia Kazuo was dumbfounded; have they poked a Sichuan Army nest?

He told the two of them to set their minds at ease, go full throttle, and sweep through everything along the way.

This group of Japanese soldiers fleeing the battlefield in a panic is actually just like the Jing'an Army encountered before!

"The battalion commander guarding the southwest direction reports that he has discovered about four or five thousand Sichuan Army troops."

As a Staff Officer of the Sichuan Army Second Route Army, Yu Hua should not have made such a mistake.

The frontline troops are currently requesting support from Major General Chongteng Qianqiu?!

Right now, the Shanhia Regiment has sent a telegram for help, but the Chongteng Detachment is simply powerless to help; furthermore, the division-level artillery battalions of the two Sichuan Army divisions are continuously extending their artillery fire.

Where has your Bushido spirit gone?

"What on earth is going on here?!"

Some Taiwan soldiers, in order to move quickly, threw away their firearms and marching backpacks.

"Annihilate the Chongteng Detachment, the opportunity must not be missed!"

Chen Li and Chen Zongjin, in the command post, frowned upon seeing this telegram returned by Yu Hua.

It was just that when the mountain artillery troops were setting up their artillery positions, they let the Sichuan Army's artillery hit their ammunition storage depot; all 12 mountain guns were destroyed, and the mountain artillery soldiers were killed in action.

How did so many Sichuan Army troops suddenly pop up, and in such large numbers?!

"Baka... Communications Soldier."

When the Japanese Army retreats, such a situation would absolutely never occur; they would all retreat in an orderly manner with alternating cover.

With Adjutant Yu's order, the two divisions followed the Three-Three System formation to fiercely attack the Chongteng Detachment, while the artillery of the two divisions kept their eyes on the Chongteng Detachment's Artillery Regiment, increasing their firepower output.

The Chongteng Detachment's artillery unit only had 12 mountain guns; all other artillery pieces were Type 92 Infantry Guns.

They were routed by two divisions and one brigade of the Sichuan Army, and now they have abandoned the Shanhia Regiment to move closer to the Segaya Detachment.

"Baka!"

Originally, Shanhia Kazuo wanted to wait for Major General Chongteng Qianqiu to lead troops to reinforce them; who would have thought that the Chongteng Detachment would be so fragile.

Its configuration was entirely that of a small division, combining infantry, transport troops, cavalry, artillery, and other branches.

What kind of situation is this!!

"They are moving toward us, and furthermore, they have cut off the retreat route of our Imperial Army."

Just after finishing his curse, a communications soldier ran over, "Regiment Commander!"

Despite the shouting of the Japanese officers, the fleeing Taiwan soldiers paid no attention at all; some soldiers even threw away their firearms.

Now, even their Type 92 Infantry Guns cannot compare to the Sichuan Army's artillery in terms of range or quantity.

The remaining personnel of the Chongteng Detachment—infantry, transport troops, cavalry, and other branches—outnumbered his Shanhia Regiment; facing the Sichuan Army's charge, how did they collapse all of a sudden?!

"Hai!" The communications soldier bowed and scraped.

The Chongteng Detachment is of brigade-level establishment, under which are two infantry regiments, and it possesses transport, cavalry, and artillery regiments, etc.

After receiving the report from the frontline troops, Chen Li and Chen Zongjin believed that this Japanese force was definitely not authentic Japanese soldiers, and the two also ordered a full-line pursuit to latch onto the enemy and encircle and annihilate them.

"Baka Yaro!"

His own regiment had stabilized its formation and resisted the Sichuan Army's offensive while surrounded by them.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Chongteng Detachment all fled in a swarm, breaking away from the engagement site without any alternating cover at all.

"The Taiwan Garrison is not reliable at all."

This weaponry, in the absence of Japanese aircraft support, could completely go head-to-head with a Japanese regiment.

For this reason, the two even specifically replied to Adjutant Yu, asking if the combat mission had been issued incorrectly?

Just as Shanhia Kazuo thought the situation was stabilizing and improving, the Sichuan Army troops pursuing from Dagu Mountain, numbering about seven thousand, were attacking the outer Japanese positions.

A large number of Sichuan Army troops, holding Type 26 Submachine Guns with very fast rates of fire, had already suppressed the Chongteng Detachment.

"Immediately send a telegram to Major General Chongteng Qianqiu, requesting support."

A few shells happened to land in the ammunition depot of the Chongteng Detachment's Artillery Regiment, directly triggering a secondary explosion that took away over a thousand soldiers.

Chen Zongjin and Chen Li immediately sent a telegram to the command post to report the combat situation.

Seeing the Chongteng Detachment routed, the 123rd Division and the 127th Division were both stunned for a moment; how had this group of Japanese soldiers become so unable to take a beating?

75mm mountain guns and field guns opened up with covering artillery fire, and furthermore, the Sichuan Army also replenished Type 92 Infantry Guns and mortars to their frontline troops.

The remaining brigade of the 122nd Division has now also joined the battle, suddenly increasing the pressure on the Shanhia Regiment.

Added to this, the Republic of China Army, having fought bloody battles for three months, had combat effectiveness far inferior to before, and naturally could not compare to the Chongteng Detachment, which was equipped with mountain and field guns.

After receiving the telegrams from the two divisions in Teng County, Yu Hua replied directly: "Full-line attack!"

Seeing this scene, the Sichuan Army troops responsible for the pursuit were also stunned for a long while; many Old Soldiers of the 123rd Division and 127th Division were also muttering to themselves: is this group of Japanese soldiers abnormal?

These two divisions had fought against Itagaki Seishiro's division, Nakajima Kesago's division, and mixed brigades within the Japanese Army's Chahar Corps during the Niangziguan and Jinyang Defense Battle in Jin Province.

Now, the Sichuan Army Independent Brigade is "oily and fat"—they are not lacking in anything, be it mortars, grenade launchers, or Type 92 Infantry Guns.

Yamashita Kazuo was so angry that he began to curse loudly inside the military camp.

However, at this critical moment, the Chongteng Detachment itself had fallen into a predicament.

Why these were fake devils, Chen Li and Chen Zongjin were not clear for now; the two of them intended to talk about it after the battle was over.

First, the Sichuan Army launched a heavy attack on the Chongteng Detachment, especially with large-caliber artillery.

To have two Divisions and one Brigade launch an all-out attack to encircle and annihilate the Chongteng Detachment did not seem to fit the consistent style of the Sichuan Army.

Since the Chongteng Detachment was retreating, Yamashita Kazuo had no choice but to ask Segu Qi for help, having a Communications Soldier send a telegram to Segu Qi.

What's more, this was still a Chongteng Detachment of fake devils.

After all, the Segaya Detachment was composed of proper Imperial Army soldiers, all of whom were Imperial Warriors.

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