Chapter 463: Everything is Settled Tonight

"Whew, whew, whew!! —"

In the sky, the Japanese Army's artillery let out a roar, and countless shells, like falling meteors, smashed into the Sichuan Army's positions.

This time, in order to lure the Japanese 6th Division to arrive quickly, the Liu Yuqing and Rao Guohua divisions of the Sichuan Army had not yet launched a counterattack, stubbornly letting the Japanese artillery bombard their positions.

Inaba Shiro of the 6th Division, after receiving the report from the Yoshida Regiment, ordered the entire division to speed up.

He wanted to personally lead the troops to annihilate the Sichuan Army units!

The bunkers of the Sichuan Army on Shituo Peak were still partially collapsed under the bombardment of the Japanese artillery.

This time, there were only two regiments of the Sichuan Army left on Shituo Peak, and under the powerful attack of the Japanese Army, the Sichuan Army units began to retreat.

Seeing the Sichuan Army units retreating, Yoshida immediately ordered the entire regiment to press forward!

Knowing that the Sichuan Army liked to bury Explosive and Landmine in their positions, the Yoshida Regiment Commander still had his artillery give the hilltop a round of artillery baptism before beginning to direct his troops to charge up Shituo Peak.

The Yoshida Regiment Commander also believed that his regiment holding the position for an hour would be absolutely no problem.

Just as Yoshida was shouting, he discovered a change in the Sichuan Army cavalry under the hillside; he saw that behind the cavalry were being dragged one Type 92 Infantry Gun after another.

"You must tell the truth!" Yu Hua said at this point, his face stern: "Speak the truth, that is the way to do it; don't come here and give me empty talk."

"Baka!"

The Yoshida Regiment Commander was so angry his face turned livid!

"Artillery... quickly... quickly!"

Yoshida roared, and immediately after, he heard the sound of tearing coming from the sky.

"It's good that you aren't afraid!" Yu Hua smiled: "Many of the soldiers brought by Division Commander Liu Yuqing this time are not my sons of Sichuan Province; they are all soldiers recruited in Jiangzhe."

In Hulu Valley, the main force of the Sichuan Army was already prepared, and now they were just waiting for the Japanese 6th Division to plunge headlong in.

Hulu Valley Sichuan Army Command!

"Oh?" Yu Hua asked, continuing: "There are many units fighting the devils, so why didn't you join other units? For example, Chang Kaishen's Central Army."

The Sichuan Army soldiers near the command post responded enthusiastically.

"Me?!" Yu Hua narrowed his eyes.

Due to the lighting conditions, the Japanese 6th Division and the Yoshida Regiment did not discover the treacherous terrain of Hulu Valley; after they chased to Hulu Valley and did not see a trace of the Sichuan Army units, Inaba Shiro ordered the troops to garrison.

If the Yoshida Regiment Commander hadn't been protected by his guards, a shell just now would have sent him to see the King of Hell!

"Banzai!!"

Seeing the Sichuan Army soldiers moving all around, Guo Xunqi now also revealed a satisfied smile; the Japanese 6th Division had already fallen into the encirclement, tonight is settled!

Whether it was the General Officer of the Sichuan Army, the ordinary Regimental Commander, or the soldiers, everyone was full of confidence, feeling that the sky was cloudless and the moonlight was just right—this was a good time to fight the devils.

Yoshida roared, wanting the artillery to set up their guns, preparing to show the Sichuan Army under the hillside some color.

Yu Hua held a large megaphone simply made of sheet metal: "This time participating in the ambush against the Japanese Army, are you afraid?"

For a moment, the soldiers of the entire army began to cheer, the sound rushing straight into the clouds, as if it had pierced the sky.

"Fight the devils... fight the devils... defend the land and resist the war... protect the home and defend the country!!"

"That's right, you're the one to do it!" Liu Yuqing on the side also egged him on: "You kid did a good job with the pre-battle mobilization; this time you want to run, no way."

"Kill the devils... kill the devils... protect the home and defend the country!!"

Yet they did not know that several divisions of the Sichuan Army had already aimed their muzzles at Hulu Valley.

Yu Hua received telegrams from various division commanders; the division-attached Artillery Battalion was already prepared and could open fire on the Japanese Army at any time.

At the same time, the Heavy Artillery unit of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army, with Yu Dazhu temporarily serving as the artillery commander, also sent a telegram to Yu Hua; the heavy artillery was ready and waiting for Adjutant Yu's orders.

"Adjutant Yu, join the Sichuan Army to fight the devils, protect the home and defend the country!" some soldiers responded.

But!

"Not afraid!"

The officer of the cavalry was currently pointing his middle finger at him; although Yoshida did not know what this middle finger meant, from the expression on this Sichuan Army officer's face, he knew it must represent an insult.

"Hahaha..." In the ranks, many sons of Jiangzhe also laughed happily.

Liu Zhangqing grinned and said: "Old Yu, next it's your turn to speak; give us a pre-battle mobilization, and once the lecture is over, we'll start fighting the devils."

"With so many of you, why did you join my Sichuan Army?"

At a glance, there were a full 12 Type 92 Infantry Gun!

"Baga Yaro!!"

The horses dragged the infantry guns, quickly chasing the main force; in order to escape quickly, Ma Zhitian and the others whipped the horses' rumps frantically.

Drawing his Command Sword, the Yoshida Regiment Commander launched a charge!

He had already received the telegram from the division commander; the main force was less than an hour's journey from his regiment, even if there was an ambush by the Sichuan Army ahead.

In order to trick the Japanese, Liu Yuqing had not let the Sichuan Army soldiers place any Explosive or Landmine on the hillside at all, so the Yoshida Regiment had wasted their efforts!

After charging up the hillside, the Yoshida Regiment Commander looked through his Telescope and discovered that there was a cavalry unit of the Sichuan Army under the hillside.

The moon in the sky seemed to know that the Sichuan Army had a big operation tonight; the black clouds dispersed, and the bright white moonlight shone on the ground, allowing the moving Sichuan Army soldiers to see the road.

Everything was ready, now it all depended on Yu Hua!

Since it was like this, Yu Hua felt he should go up himself!

"Brothers!"

"Brothers, the pay provided by my Sichuan Army is high; this is so that your families can have some money and grain to survive in these chaotic times. You also know that the Japanese Army is invading our country, and their heart to destroy us will not die."

"That's right!" Yu Hua laughed happily: "Many of you came for the high pay of my Sichuan Army at the beginning."

Everyone felt that such an Adjutant Yu had no airs of an official at all and was easy to approach.

"Adjutant Yu, the Sichuan Army provides high pay, and there is also a high pension; they even distribute land to us poor commoners in Sichuan Province and Xikang Province. Other units can rarely do this."

12 Type 92 Infantry Gun, one round of shelling, 12 shells landing on the hillside, still finished off dozens of little devils.

Inside the command post, the eyes of every Sichuan Army officer were also looking at Yu Hua.

Regiment Commander Yoshida shook the dirt off his body, his eyes erupting with flames; this was a provocation by the Sichuan Army against the Imperial Army.

Ma Zhitian directed 12 Type 92 Infantry Guns to fire at the Japanese Army on the hillside, then immediately ordered a retreat.

"Even if the Sichuan Army doesn't pay a salary, just by enlisting and being able to get a plot of land in Sichuan Province, I am willing to join the Sichuan Army."

"Now Sichuan Province is distributing land to you all; with land, we farmers won't go hungry. Now the devils have attacked, committing all kinds of evil on our soil, burning, killing, and looting. What should you do?"

Quickly seize the surrounding high ground to guard against the unexpected!

The stinging horses let out neighs and ran at increased speed; the horses were almost running madly.

"Good!" Yu Hua roared: "I now order the troops to form a combat formation, quickly head to the defensive lines in the rear, hold the positions for me, and annihilate the 6th Division."

Following Yu Hua's order, the Sichuan Army troops began to move rapidly, like a high-speed engine in operation.

The artillery battalions attached to each Division, as well as Yu Dazhu's Heavy Artillery unit, opened fire on the Japanese 6th Division simultaneously!

(End of this chapter)