Chapter 459: Luring Them Out

"This small group of devils—it's fortunate we discovered them early and set up defenses around the headquarters in advance."

"If a Japanese Army squad were all equipped like this, we might not have been able to take them down tonight."

Li Zhengxian nodded and said, "I agree with your assessment. This small Japanese unit's combat effectiveness is indeed stronger than ordinary devils. Fortunately, the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army had already annihilated most of them."

"Let's report this matter to Yu Hua; this is also a great merit."

"Agreed!" Wang Yaowu walked forward: "The four of us will sign off on the report together. At the same time, we will also report this annihilation of the elite small Japanese unit to the 9th War Zone."

On a hilltop!

Yu Hua received the telegram from the Central Army: a squad of elite Japanese soldiers had tried to sneak attack the headquarters but were wiped out by them. As for the Japanese war trophies, they would have soldiers deliver them immediately!

"Moreover, it is a division with very strong combat effectiveness, and their weaponry has also been reinforced."

Yu Hua smiled at this, and with a wave of his hand, he said: "We won't be busy for nothing. If the devils turtle up and won't come out, then we will lure the little devils out."

The battle has now entered a white-hot stage, with both sides beginning an artillery duel, trading blows back and forth!

Especially the Japanese Army's artillery; in terms of the number of shells, they are more numerous than the Central Army, and the frequency of their shelling also exceeds that of the Central Army's artillery regiment.

Xiang Yu grabbed Zhou Wang and pulled him out: "Retreat, my foot! Take this."

"These weapons and ammunition played a significant role in the battle just now, especially this M2 Heavy Machine Gun; this thing is extremely effective."

Immediately, Yu Hua had the Communications Soldier take out a map and hang it in front of everyone.

"Good!" Yu Hua shouted, "Since that is the case, I will announce the next operational deployment."

"This is a war for the entire nation. Without my order, you are not allowed to retreat, otherwise, I will have you shot!"

"This kid, he fooled our Central Army!"

After all, with few shells and the Japanese Army having so many heavy artillery pieces, if they were not careful, this heavy artillery regiment would be targeted by the Japanese Army.

In an instant, the telephone inside the headquarters rang!

"I am Wang Yaowu!"

"The 6th Division has suffered at least fifty percent casualties by now. Shall we launch a full-scale attack on the airport?"

At this moment!

Guo Xunqi came to Yu Hua's side: "Brother Yu, according to your plan, we have been shelling the Japanese in the airport for so long."

Tears were already in his eyes. Xiang Yu kicked him: "What are you crying for? Get lost, now! Ever since you came to our battalion, you've been the worst at everything."

These two Special Forces units are also elite small Japanese units in the Anti-Japanese War Fusion World. If they specialize in Decapitation Operations, one cannot be careless.

"Report to the Battalion Commander, I want to live and die with the brothers of the whole battalion."

"This kind of fighting style does not fit the usual operational plans of my Sichuan Army at all. I won't do this losing business."

Li Wen said slowly: "No wonder Yu Hua, that kid, told us to prepare ourselves mentally beforehand. He likely knew that the Japanese Army had sent a division's worth of troops."

Although the four divisions of the Central Army are now relying on the terrain to hold their ground, under the powerful artillery bombardment of the Japanese Army, the unit's casualties are not small.

"What's more, for this blocking battle, the Sichuan Army even sent us a batch of weapons and ammunition, all given free of charge."

Regarding the situation Wang Yaowu mentioned, Li Zhengxian and Li Wen understood it in their hearts, but thinking about the newly reorganized troops, after fighting one blocking battle here, they would probably need to be reorganized again. The devils' firepower is truly fierce as hell.

Zhou Wang looked at Xiang Yu: "Battalion Commander..."

"Xiang Yu, I'm telling you, as long as there are people, the position stays. Your battalion must be like a nail, nailed to the position for me."

"Yes!" Everyone responded one after another.

"Gentlemen!"

There is also one artillery battalion and two artillery squadrons, equipped entirely with 75mm Mountain Field Guns. Among them, the heavy artillery unit also has six 150mm type Artillery and 12 105mm Howitzers, which have already arrived at the battlefield.

The remaining Liu Yuqing, Rao Guohua, Guo Xunqi, and the 26th Group Army's reinforced Regiment Commander Zhang Yungang also expressed their willingness to follow Yu Hua's arrangements.

At Highland 780 and Highland 781!

Right now, this is a large fusion world, and Yu Hua is not sure if the little devils Wang Yaowu and the others wiped out belong to Yamamoto Ichiki's Special Forces or Takeshita Shun's Special Forces.

Yu Hua came to the map, "Everyone, please look, this terrain is shaped like a gourd; this place is very suitable for an ambush."

Inside the headquarters!

Li Zhengxian shouted loudly: "Damn it... the little devils opposite us have such strong firepower. This is not a brigade at all; this is clearly a division!"

Xiang Yu handed his personal briefcase to Zhou Wang!

On the position, Xiang Yu stood straight: "Yes! Division Commander, when the War of Resistance is won, remember to tell me. I will be your soldier again in the next life."

"Liu Zhangqing's Independent Brigade, immediately harass the enemy from the front of the airport. Liu Yuqing, attack the enemy from the flank. Remember, we are only conducting a siege, not a charge."

"We can't finish off the Japanese Army, but if the Japanese Army wants to pass through our defensive line, they won't get any cheap advantages either."

Fortunately, the Sichuan Army didn't really treat the Central Army as cannon fodder; they still gifted quite a few weapons and ammunition to the Central Army, which shows that the Sichuan Army still has a conscience!

After speaking, Xiang Yu put down the phone, his gaze looking at everyone: "Brothers!"

"I choose to set an ambush here to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 6th Division!"

However, the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade is a reinforced brigade, and the artillery it is equipped with, besides one Artillery Regiment...

He was more inclined to believe that this small group of Japanese soldiers belonged to the one led by Yamamoto Ichiki!

Now that Yamamoto Ichiki has fallen in the 9th War Zone, Li Yunlong will probably never meet Yamamoto Ichiki again.

In the team, no one stood out. Xiang Yu came to a short man: "Zhou Wang, why are you still standing there, kid?"

For Wang Yaowu, although the Sichuan Army didn't tell the Central Army the truth, the Japanese Army heading south, although having the designation of a brigade, already had the manpower of a Permanent Division.

After the Central Army sent over a batch of captured supplies, Yu Hua examined them carefully; judging from the equipment...

"The Division Commander has already given us a death order: as long as there are people, the position stays. Now, I announce: only sons, step forward."

The voice on the other end of the phone said: "Division Commander, our battalion is about to be wiped out. Let us retreat; there is less than a company of brothers left on the position."

Yu Hua waved his hand: "This 6th Division is turtled up in the airport, and the airport has solid defensive fortifications. If we launch a frontal assault, the unit's casualties will be very high."

"Didn't you hear my order?"

Upon receiving the telegram from the Central Army, Yu Hua learned that Wang Yaowu and the others' headquarters had almost been taken by the Japanese Army, and he was also scared into quickly sending telegrams to all units, telling them to pay attention to the defense at the cliff.

The Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade had fallen into a stalemate in its battle against Wang Yaowu and the others, because the Japanese Artillery Regiment had been wiped out by the Central Army's Heavy Artillery, and now less than one in ten remained, leaving them slightly inferior in firepower.

Hearing this!

"Lure them out?" Guo Xunqi and Rao Guohua looked at each other: "How are we to lure them out? Our two Divisions are willing to serve as the vanguard."

"Then wouldn't the campaign we've prepared for so long have been in vain!"

"Rao Guohua, Guo Xunqi, both of you, lead your troops immediately and head to Hulu Valley to set an ambush."

"Ring-a-ling-a-ling..."

Liu Zhangqing spoke first: "Adjutant Yu, just tell us how to do it; my Independent Brigade will follow your command entirely."

Wang Yaowu reached out his hand and pressed down: "Let's have less of this talk; our four Divisions are just enough to hold off one Japanese Permanent Division, and besides, we have a Heavy Artillery Regiment assisting us on the side."

"Give this to the Division Commander; all the brothers in our Battalion are here, some of them have families, and there are letters inside—you must hand it to the Division Commander personally, do you hear me?"

As for Ning Dabiao's Heavy Artillery Regiment, they would only take the initiative to open fire at this time if the Central Army's positions fell into crisis.

"Brother Yu!" The battle-hungry Rao Guohua said from the side: "Brother Yu, you say we shouldn't launch a frontal assault, but what if these little devils just turtle up and refuse to come out, holding out in the airfield until dawn?"

"Get lost, I get annoyed just looking at you!"

"Battalion Commander!" Zhou Wang saluted: "In the next life, I will still come to be your soldier."

(End of this chapter)