Chapter 465: Everyone Was About to Burst

At this very moment!

At the Sichuan Army general headquarters in Hulu Valley, Yu Hua heard the singing echoing across the mountains and plains; to the east, west, north, and south, all the Sichuan Army units were singing at the top of their lungs.

Even soldiers from other Local Army units who had been integrated into the Sichuan Army system were having their eyes opened, astonished that the Sichuan Army could actually play like this while fighting the Japanese.

If it were any other army, they would be terrified of exposing their ambush positions while surrounding the Japanese, fearing the Japanese might break through!

A battle prepared to annihilate the Japanese 6th Division had now, with the Sichuan Army taking the initiative to sing, turned directly into a singing competition between Guo Xunqi, Rao Guohua, Liu Yuqing, and the others.

Whichever division's voice was quieter or whose momentum was weaker, they would certainly sing louder than before when the next song started.

The several songs Yu Hua had written for the Sichuan Army, such as "Republic of China Military Soul," "General's Order: Man's Journey," "Beacon Dawn," and so on—all these songs had now been sung through once!

As the Independent Brigade that had started this, after Liu Zhangqing's brigade sang two songs, Liu Zhangqing immediately ordered them to stop the singing competition.

He was afraid that Yu Hua would write his name down in his little notebook; after all, the Independent Brigade had started it and ruined the "situation" of the encirclement of the 6th Division tonight.

"Hai!"

After taking the radio, Inaba Shiro began calling the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade.

This also caused the casualties of the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade to surge, and furthermore, the four divisions of the National Revolutionary Army opposite them were, damn it, full-strength Type A Adjustment Divisions, with their numbers already reaching 56,000!

You have to know!

During the Battle of Songhu, three German-equipped Type A Adjustment Divisions could almost go head-to-head with a Japanese Permanent Division, and those German-equipped Type A Adjustment Divisions weren't even at full strength, most being around 8,000 men.

After learning the bad news from Yamamoto Tatsuyama, Inaba Shiro felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar in the dead of winter.

The Sichuan Army soldiers moved in groups of three, running at full tilt; among these units, the divisions of Rao Guohua and Guo Xunqi ran the fastest.

After all, he had previously sent a telegram to Central China Area Army Commander Hata Shunroku, stating that the 6th Division he led had soundly defeated the enemy and was currently pursuing the victory.

Although Inaba Shiro was not killed by the blast, the shockwave brought by the landing of this 60mm mortar shell, combined with Hashimoto Lang throwing himself over Inaba Shiro, occurred.

"Currently, we can only assemble less than one battalion of Imperial Warriors around us!"

Through communication between the two sides, Inaba Shiro learned that the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade was also in a predicament; first, at a mountain pass, the four divisions of the National Revolutionary Army occupied the terrain advantage and were launching a devastating strike against the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade!

The organic Artillery Battalions of the four National Revolutionary Army divisions, plus the Heavy Artillery Regiment, formed a standoff with the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade with their powerful artillery advantage.

"Baka!! —" Inaba Shiro's face turned livid; now that the 6th Division was trapped in a heavy encirclement, it left Inaba Shiro in a very passive position.

After the mountain pass blocking battle broke out, Yamamoto Tatsuyama finally realized that the National Revolutionary Army from before hadn't been trying at all; now they had bared their fangs and launched a lethal attack on his brigade.

The Independent Brigade might have been the first to take the fall, and Liu Zhangqing quit while he was ahead, no longer letting his soldiers sing.

Inside the valley!

A battalion commander of the Japanese 6th Division, taking advantage of the three or five seconds when the Sichuan Army's artillery paused, ran to the side of Division Commander Inaba Shiro and took the shortwave radio from the Communications Soldier along the way.

The Japanese hadn't even been fought yet, and the Sichuan Army had started singing on its own; if this alerted the 6th Division and the encirclement battle turned into a hard-fought siege, and if someone were to be held accountable.

But if this singing alerted the Japanese prematurely and let the 6th Division slip away, that would be a real slap in the face!

"Pass on my order!" Yu Hua said coldly: "Artillery, fire for another two minutes; after two minutes, infantry charge, all-out attack!"

"Charge... kill the Japanese, killing one is enough, killing two is a profit!"

These mortar gunners also began to provide fire cover for the charging infantry!

Among the charging soldiers, the Grenadier Squads and sniper teams cooperated with each other to take out the Japanese Firepower Points.

"Bakayaro!! —"

Many Sichuan Army soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs, jumping out of the trenches and charging out; at the same time, every regiment's mortar battalion, every battalion's mortar company, and every company's mortar platoon.

"Brothers of the artillery, you've already cleared the obstacles for us, now it's up to us infantry, charge!!"

"Division Commander!" Battalion Commander Hashimoto Lang shouted, "Make a decision now, should the warriors of my 6th Division hold our ground or break through."

"Division Commander!"

How long had it been? His 6th Division had actually fallen into such a predicament.

Yu Hua was constantly grumbling in his heart; although this battle was meticulously planned by him, and added to the fact that over the past year or so, the Sichuan Army had achieved many military successes.

"Give me the radio, I need to contact the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade."

As for the other divisions, they were all still singing, which had nothing to do with Liu Zhangqing anymore.

Just as some Japanese battalions and regiments were preparing to send out communications soldiers to find the Division Commander, the Sichuan Army's frontline units pressed forward.

A massive force caused Inaba Shiro's head to strike a rock, and the old devil fell directly into a faint.

Yamamoto Tatsuyama wanted to rescue the 6th Division now, but he himself was entangled by the National Revolutionary Army!

Just as Inaba Shiro was about to give the order, suddenly, three red Signal Flares rose into the sky, followed immediately by the sound of the Charge Bugle echoing across the mountains and plains!

A moment later, a 60mm mortar shell landed right in front of Inaba Shiro, and the sharp-eyed Hashimoto Lang immediately threw himself over Inaba Shiro.

What is all this fuss about!

What kind of situation is this!!

Rao Guohua, Liu Yuqing, Guo Xunqi, and the others had long been unable to restrain themselves; after all, they had been idle in Sichuan Province for a long time, and thinking about how long it had been since they fought the Japanese, they were excited now.

What a disaster!! —

Yu Hua's order, like a spark falling onto dry firewood, spread rapidly through all the Sichuan Army units.

This was all a conspiracy set up by the Sichuan Army; the intelligence from the Special Higher Police in the 9th War Zone was extremely poor, claiming there were no main Sichuan Army forces.

Although the Sichuan Army had a large number of people, with 50,000 to 60,000 gathered around Hulu Valley, occupying a numerical advantage, this singing could greatly boost the morale of the troops!

But, we are still in the middle of a battle, and haven't completely annihilated the 6th Division.

A group of Sichuan Army commanders were also watching the changes in Yu Hua's expression!

After all, the artillery was still firing, and the infantry had started a singing competition, which seriously violated battlefield discipline.

Where did this group of 50,000 to 60,000 Sichuan Army troops come from? Did they fall from the sky?!

"Pass on my order..."

Inside the command post!

After the Sichuan Army units charged, the Japanese 6th Division fell into chaos because they couldn't find the division headquarters!

Currently, the Central Army's four Type A Adjustment Divisions have full personnel, and their weaponry has been replenished, causing their combat effectiveness to explode instantly, which directly stunned Shanyuan Dashan.

Hashimoto Lang, who was on Inaba Shiro, had very bad luck; several pieces of shrapnel sliced open his head, and scalding blood kept spilling onto the ground.

"Brothers!"

The sound of intense gunfire and ear-piercing explosions came first from the east and west sides!

In the command post, Yu Hua saw the Japanese Army and the Sichuan Army exchanging fire on the east and west sides, and he said with a smile: "It seems Guo Xunqi and Rao Guohua have been idle in Sichuan Province for several months, and they were both bursting with impatience!"

(End of this chapter)