Chapter 464: The Japanese Army's Brains Short-Circuited

At this moment, Inaba Shiro was sitting inside an armored vehicle, carefully observing the surrounding environment with his Adjutant, just as he was preparing to use the shortwave radio to contact the Imperial Warriors who had seized the commanding heights!

Suddenly, the entire sky became bright!

Countless shells, trailing long tails of flame, fell upon the Japanese 6th Division; the ear-piercing sound waves in the sky terrified Inaba Shiro.

Judging by the whistling artillery fire, Inaba Shiro could already hear the sounds of 150mm and 105mm heavy artillery!

Moreover, the enemy's numbers were not small!

"Baka!" Inaba Shiro's eyes widened, "Quickly... take cover from the shelling!"

Inaba Shiro shouted desperately, tiny beads of sweat now appearing on his forehead because, from the sound of the Sichuan Army's bombardment, he roughly deduced that the enemy possessed at least two or three artillery regiments.

The Japanese 6th Division had already lost half of its personnel and weaponry at the airfield, and its current number of artillery pieces could not possibly hold an advantage.

With such powerful firepower, no matter which division was sent up, it would not gain any advantage; it would only be beaten black and blue by the Sichuan Army!!

The Rao Guohua Division, the Liu Yuqing Division, the Guo Xunqi Division, and even the Zhang Yungang Regiment of the 26th Group Army were now infected by this fervent atmosphere.

Many soldiers who had been replenished into the Japanese 6th Division now thoroughly understood how General Tani Hisao had been beaten black and blue by the Sichuan Army during the previous Taihu Campaign, resulting in the total annihilation of his entire army.

After obtaining permission from Liu Zhangqing, Xu Zilin began to lead the singing!

After hearing this, Xu Zilin also gave a thumbs up: "Indeed, that Adjutant Yu can arrange these matters in such an orderly fashion is truly worthy of my admiration."

The Communications Soldier spotted by Inaba Shiro died on the spot!

"Baka!! —" An enraged Inaba Shiro pounded the ground fiercely with his hands.

Inaba Shiro, this old devil, was very shrewd; after the Sichuan Army's bombardment began, he started looking for shell craters to hide in!

For a time, the mountain where the Independent Brigade was located was filled with loud singing; hearing Liu Zhangqing's troops singing in his command post, Rao Guohua also called over his Adjutant.

"If the motherland suffers invasion

Hot-blooded men must strive for self-improvement

Red flags flutter, bugles sound

Swords are unsheathed, thunder rumbles and lightning flashes

"Bakayaro!" Inaba Shiro's face was ferocious!

Having suffered such fierce artillery strikes from the Sichuan Army, Inaba Shiro had thoroughly understood that this was the Sichuan Army's strategy of luring the enemy deep, all to trick the Japanese 6th Division!

Thirty minutes of shelling!

The devils of the Japanese 6th Division finally tasted the flavor of thunderous artillery fire!

They could hear the heart-wrenching, soul-stirring screams of the little devils in the valley very clearly.

What the hell is this?!

Hearing the singing that filled the mountains and plains, Inaba Shiro's eyes revealed a look of astonishment; from the singing, he had already discovered that his 6th Division was now completely surrounded.

"This matter cannot be left for Liu Zhangqing to enjoy alone!"

One must know that for the previous Republic of China Army, having a mortar battalion fire in unison was already remarkable; now, nearly a hundred artillery pieces were concentrated in a salvo.

March forward, march forward..."

"Brigade Commander, we can't do much with this artillery bombardment, so we might as well sing to boost morale; in any case, the 6th Division is fish on our chopping block, and we can slaughter them however we want when the time comes."

Since it was currently the time for the bombardment, the infantry could only watch the artillery's performance; Liu Zhangqing, as a good partner of Yu Hua, was currently observing the battle situation in his command post using a telescope.

"It's not just me; Division Commander Rao Guohua, Division Commander Liu Yuqing, Division Commander Guo Xunqi, and the commanders of the Sichuan Army Second Route Army, everyone says that our Adjutant Yu is the Mr. Zhuge of the Shu Han period."

"Devising strategies within a command tent, winning a battle a thousand miles away, in the midst of laughter... the enemy's masts and oars are reduced to ashes."

"From the Songhu Campaign, the Taiyuan Campaign, to the Taierzhuang Campaign and so on, when has our Sichuan Army not been fully prepared, with high enemy casualty counts, and never a mistake with food and ammunition?"

However, Inaba Shiro searched around and found that most of his guards were already dead, and even his Adjutant was missing half of his body.

This could be called a single touch of green amidst the flowers, truly dazzling!

Shells fell, countless amounts of dirt swept through the surroundings, and many Japanese soldiers were blown into several pieces.

All around Hulu Valley!

The various units of the Sichuan Army that had been lying in ambush for a long time, seeing that the artillery brothers were so effective, all stretched their necks to watch.

"Go... start a song, our division will sing too!"

Inaba Shiro widened his eyes, searching the surroundings for Japanese soldiers, hoping that an Imperial Warrior would bring over the shortwave radio from the Communications Soldier.

A Japanese Communications Soldier carrying a shortwave radio was currently hiding behind a large rock; seeing this, Inaba Shiro was shouting at this Communications Soldier.

Sprinkled upon my chest

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhangqing's eyes lit up: "This will do."

It has always been that in a narrow encounter, the brave one wins

March forward, march forward

Although they didn't know how to sing, they hummed along!

Under the shouts of the Division Commander, the Communications Soldier also began to crawl toward the Division Commander's location!

However, this Communications Soldier's luck was very poor; during the crawl, a shell exploded not far from him, and several pieces of shrapnel pierced directly through the Communications Soldier's head.

"Communications Soldier..." Inaba Shiro roared: "Come forward quickly!"

As Xu Zilin sang, the soldiers in the Independent Brigade's trenches also began to sing along, and everyone started a chorus.

Give me life, give me strength

Let the fresh blood dye the most beautiful flower

"Boom—!!"

Liu Zhangqing's Adjutant spoke up: "Brigade Commander, this battle, the 6th Division will probably end up like the Taihu Campaign again!"

Most of the 6th Division was located within the range of the bombardment; Liu Zhangqing estimated that once the shelling ended and the infantry charged, the battle could basically be resolved.

There were not many surviving Japanese soldiers left, and many of them were experiencing such a level of bombardment for the first time; such firepower strikes completely overturned their views on the Chinese army.

"Hmm!" Liu Zhangqing nodded: "With Brother Yu as the Commander-in-Chief, when has our Sichuan Army not fought a great victory."

The 6th Division is currently under siege by the Sichuan Army, and Inaba Shiro urgently needs to establish contact with the outside world; he requires the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade to rescue them.

Drink dry this bowl of wine from home.

The brave warrior goes forth, never to return.

The rolling Yellow River, the surging Yangtze River.

For a time, inside this Hulu Valley, there was nothing but the singing of the Sichuan Army; when the Japanese Army inside the valley heard the singing that filled the mountains and plains, their brains all short-circuited.

Although many Japanese soldiers could not understand the songs sung by the Republic of China soldiers on the hillsides, they could clearly feel the power conveyed within the songs.

Many soldiers of the Independent Brigade all around, after hearing the words of Xu Zilin, kept nodding; since the Sichuan Army left Sichuan, their combat achievements had been outstanding, even far surpassing the Central Army led by Chang Kaishen.

"On the contrary, many friendly forces all around come to our Sichuan Army units to scavenge!"

This sound can greatly boost the morale of the troops!

This is just like an ordinary person who cannot understand foreign songs, but the cadence and rhythm of the foreign music let you know that this is a good piece of music, even if you cannot say exactly why it is good.

At this moment, this is the feeling of many devils in the 6th Division!!

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Note: ① The poem has been adapted.

(End of this chapter)