Chapter 467: Fighting in a Very Methodical Way

Sichuan Army!

Damn the Sichuan Army!

Toyota Ichiro is about to explode with rage now; as soon as the two regiments of the Sichuan Army arrived, the Imperial Army fell into a predicament.

Just as Toyota Ichiro raised his telescope to observe the battle situation, the Sichuan Army's artillery units opened fire, and countless shells landed on the Japanese Army's positions.

Although it was night, with the moonlight in the sky combined with the fire on the battlefield, Toyota Ichiro could still tell that the Sichuan Army was firing poison gas bombs at the Japanese Army.

Very fortunately, the Japanese Toyota Regiment and Ono Regiment possessed quite a few gas masks; the devil soldiers put on their gas masks and continued to exchange fire with the Sichuan Army.

Inside the command post!

Yu Hua learned from the frontline observation post's report that the Japanese Army possessed gas masks, and the poison gas bombs had a weak destructive effect on the Japanese Army.

"Banzai!"

Yu Hua issued a new order!

Four divisions of the National Revolutionary Army are currently stubbornly blocking the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade; this brigade is equipped with heavy artillery units, and although the National Revolutionary Army wiped out a small portion, the devils still have a large number of artillery pieces remaining.

Facing four Type A Adjustment Divisions of the National Revolutionary Army, the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade could still barely manage, but when one division and one Independent Brigade of the Sichuan Army joined the battle, Yamamoto Tatsuyama felt the pressure.

Since the Sichuan Army dispatched troops to support, it meant that the Japanese 6th Division had already been completely annihilated.

Currently, the th War Zone's troop preparations are insufficient and cannot effectively intercept; the Sichuan Army's operations should be concluded as soon as possible, otherwise, there is a danger of being completely annihilated by the Japanese Army.

The 6th Division has already suffered losses; the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade must absolutely not suffer losses again.

"For the Imperial Army's Holy War, for His Majesty the Emperor."

After the Japanese Army opened the gap at the 1st Division and 78th Division, a devil regiment stationed itself there to consolidate the position and cover the subsequent troops in their breakout.

At this moment, on the Japanese Army's position, there were only over two thousand men left, and this group of devils had no ammunition left in their hands.

When the Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade carried out its breakout, it first released special smoke at the National Revolutionary Army's units, then fired explosive shells.

This time, countless shells rained down on the Toyota Regiment and Ono Regiment; this was an artillery group, and facing such an artillery group, the Toyota Regiment and Ono Regiment could not hold their ground for a moment.

Now the battle has fallen into a stalemate; the two regiments lack ammunition and, facing the Sichuan Army's fierce bombardment, have no ability to resist at all.

"Warriors of the Imperial Army!"

After the thirty-minute bombardment ended, the various units of the Sichuan Army concentrated their infantry guns, mortars, and grenade launchers to shell the Japanese positions once more.

Many Japanese soldiers didn't even reach the front of the Sichuan Army before falling into pools of blood!

Inside the Sichuan Army command post, Yu Hua shook his head slightly upon seeing the devils' "pig-rush" style charge; he had originally thought the devils would come up with some new tricks!

So it turned out the 6th Division had already run out of ammunition!

"Order all units to clean up the battlefield immediately, and telegraph the Guo Xunqi Division and Liu Zhangqing Independent Brigade to immediately rush to the aid of Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, and the others."

Yamamoto Tatsuyama rode in a tank and charged out of the National Revolutionary Army's blockade line; he telegraphed the subsequent units to immediately coordinate with the Imperial Army troops that had occupied the National Revolutionary Army's positions, to cooperate with each other and advance steadily.

When Yamamoto Tatsuyama decisively ran away, he also reported his judgment to the 11th Army Commander Okamura Yasuji.

But the number of people breaking out toward the 1st Division and 78th Division was also over thirteen thousand, and coupled with the not-insignificant casualties of Li Wen and Li Zhengxian's units, they faced the swarming Japanese Army.

The devils' artillery units continuously fired poison gas bombs at the roads, the National Revolutionary Army's positions, and the Sichuan Army's positions.

Let the Japanese Army's tank and armored vehicle units pass first, then concentrate superior forces to strike the Japanese units left behind.

"Aim at the Japanese Army's defensive line and bombard it; at the same time, all units must pay attention to mutual coordination, and when advancing toward the Japanese positions, proceed steadily and surely."

Going to rescue the 6th Division himself had lost its meaning, so Yamamoto Tatsuyama decisively ordered his troops to withdraw from the battlefield immediately.

Regiment Commander Toyota Ichiro had his head wrapped in gauze; in the shelling just now, shrapnel had grazed his head, and he drew his command sword.

Otherwise, if they continued to block here, the unit's casualties would definitely be even more severe!

If they charged up now, they would only be living targets!

At the Sichuan Army command post, just as Yu Hua was judging what the Japanese Army's true intentions were, the th War Zone Commander Chen Cheng called.

First, for mountain guns and field guns, to avoid being wounded by shells, one must lie flat on the ground; however, for heavy artillery bombardment, one cannot lie on the ground and must crouch, otherwise, after the heavy artillery shells explode, the shockwave that spreads out can shake a person to death.

"Brothers... open fire... open fire... hurry up and open fire!"

They immediately reported the battle situation to Yu Hua!

At the Sichuan Army command post, Yu Hua received the telegrams from the several men; he looked them over carefully and had the staff officers draw up a map immediately.

The Toyota Regiment and Ono Regiment had almost exhausted the entire regiment's ammunition just now in order to break out.

The Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade had fought a bloody battle with the four divisions of the National Revolutionary Army for so long, and with other troops attached, the total number of people was equivalent to a Permanent Division; although half of the men had been lost, they still remained.

Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, and the others led a portion of their troops to support, and seeing the Japanese Army's method of fighting, they were so angry they could only curse loudly.

After Okamura Yasuji learned of this matter, he was so angry that he cursed Inaba Shiro as a good-for-nothing in his office.

Such a powerful firepower net was undoubtedly a massacre!

At the same time, the rear Grenadier Squads, mortars, as well as M2 Heavy Machine Guns, Maxim Heavy Machine Guns, and Type 26 General Purpose Machine Guns formed a powerful firepower net, pouring ammunition onto the Japanese Army.

This left Rao Guohua, Guo Xunqi, and the others somewhat confused; the two of them reported it to Yu Hua.

The Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade's infantry-artillery coordination and infantry-tank coordination were now very well-integrated, and combined with the Japanese Army on the positions, they were fighting in a very methodical way.

The Sichuan Army on the front line, seeing the Japanese Army charging down, shouted one after another!

After this bombardment, the devils' artillery unexpectedly had no counterattack; the charge bugle sounded, and the Sichuan Army units charged out.

The Japanese Yamamoto Tatsuyama Brigade's infantry-tank coordination was very well completed; Li Wen and Li Zhengxian had originally prepared to dispatch a dare-to-die squad to blow up the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.

The Japanese 11th Army mobilized a division to head south, coming along the waterway toward the area where the Sichuan Army was operating; in addition, there was another brigade heading south along the railway.

Poison gas bombs and various types of bombs, coupled with the coordination of tanks and armored vehicles, quickly opened a gap at the junction of the two National Revolutionary Army divisions!

Li Zhengxian and Li Wen were both stunned by the Japanese Army's fighting style; the two divisions even organized troops to prepare to retake the lost positions, but it was of no use, and they lost two battalions of soldiers.

Fighting this battle up to now, Guo Xunqi and the others still hadn't figured out Yamamoto Tatsuyama's intentions; they only knew that this group of Japanese soldiers was charging fiercely and fighting crazily.

The Sichuan Army Independent Brigade and Guo Xunqi's New 144th Division had not brought any anti-tank guns when they came to reinforce this time; there were a few M2 Heavy Machine Guns, but when they wanted to deploy the M2s to intercept...

At a distance of less than five hundred meters from the Japanese positions, the devils' artillery still showed no movement.

First came poison gas bombs, then explosive shells, and subsequently, the devils' tanks and armored vehicles led the way, with a large number of infantry gathered beside the tanks and armored vehicles, beginning to withdraw along the road.

The Japanese Army units were like moths to a flame, continuously surging toward this junction! After seeing this situation, Guo Xunqi felt that deploying the M2 Heavy Machine Gun was no longer effective.

When Wang Yaowu and the others made contact with the Sichuan Army, they had already followed Yu Hua's instructions to prepare buckets of water and towels on the front lines, so when the Japanese Army's poison gas attack came, the Central Army soldiers began to protect themselves against the gas.

After a shout, more than two thousand little devils jumped out of their trenches and charged toward the Sichuan Army.

However, many Japanese soldiers had gathered around the devils' tanks and Armored Vehicles, and there were even Japanese soldiers lying on top of the tanks and Armored Vehicles, providing cover with Machine Guns.

"Mountain Guns, Field Guns, Heavy Artillery, concentrate your fire for me, bombard for thirty minutes!"

"The devils are out of ammunition!"

Fortunately, the vanguard of the Sichuan Army this time was a Submachine Gun unit; one Battalion of Submachine Guns strafed the Japanese Army charging down the mountain.

After Yu Hua's order was issued, the Sichuan Army's Mountain Field Guns and Heavy Artillery began to show their power.

The Japanese Army's counterattack was very fierce; the Grenade Launchers and Mortars among the infantry continuously opened fire on the junction between the Central Army's 78th Division under Li Wen and the 1st Division under Li Zhengxian.

They could not hold them off at all now, and a gap appeared in the defensive line; after Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, Guo Xunqi, Liu Zhangqing, and the others met, they decided to open the road and let the Japanese Army pass.

The Japanese Army actually did not counterattack; Yu Hua also felt a bit strange about this situation, but he still ordered his troops to advance steadily and cautiously to take a look.

After receiving this telegram, Yu Hua was too lazy to figure out what the old devil Shanyuan Dashan was plotting, so he immediately sent a telegram to Wang Yaowu and the others, telling them to retreat while fighting.

No longer continuing to wear the Japanese Army down!

(End of this chapter)