Chapter 483: Has This Little Devil Taken His Medicine?

Night!

The Japanese Army 106th Division was stationed in a village on a mountain peak at Wanjialing, and Matsuura Junrokuro's command post was set up in the courtyard of a landlord's house.

This mountain peak could overlook several surrounding peaks, making it convenient for Matsuura Junrokuro to observe his own troops.

In the night sky, the stars were brilliant; seeing this beautiful night sky, Matsuura Junrokuro very much wanted to recite a poem.

However, he pondered for a moment but still could not utter a word; for this reason, Matsuura Junrokuro ordered the main force to light fires and cook as soon as possible, as his stomach was already hungry.

These past few days, the Japanese Army 106th Division had been winning battle after battle; at the beginning, Matsuura Junrokuro was still afraid that if the troops cooked, the burning flames would become targets for the Chinese defenders' artillery.

After fighting for these past few days, the soldiers of the 106th Division had been chasing Ou Zhen's 4th Army the whole way, and now their courage had grown.

One must know that Special Smoke had always been a right used by the Imperial Army.

Once the rear of the Chinese army was outflanked, the initiative of the entire Wuhan Battlefield would fall into the hands of the Imperial Army.

Originally, the 106th Division, like other divisions, had four infantry regiments, but now the 106th Division possessed seven infantry regiments and five artillery regiments.

"Listen to my command, five rounds of rapid fire!"

At the artillery position, Xue Yue and Chen Cheng, seeing a Japanese battalion convulsing on the ground after being shelled, lowered their Telescopes.

The Japanese Army was prepared; not many little devils were killed!

At this moment, inside the 106th Division's command post, Matsuura Junrokuro roared: "Immediate artillery retaliation, wipe out the Chinese artillery position for me."

"Yes!"

"Baka!" Matsuura Junrokuro roared.

The Chinese army possessed an artillery battalion; with such powerful firepower, Matsuura Junrokuro concluded that there must be two divisions of the Republic of China Army in the vicinity.

Just as Matsuura Junrokuro had finished giving the order and the Communications Soldier was about to execute it, Sakurai Ryozo ran over in a panic, shouting in his mouth: "Quickly... quickly..."

Yu Hua nodded and looked toward Sun Zhen: "Commander-in-Chief, our artillery is ready, please give the order."

Each artillery position had 12 pieces of artillery, each firing at one of the Japanese camps.

After Sakurai Ryozo put on his Gas Mask, he gasped for air, "Division Commander, the army shelling us this time is definitely not Ou Zhen's 4th Army; I suspect it is the Sichuan Army?!"

"Nani?" Matsuura Junrokuro was stunned: "Tell me more!"

In these mountains where the Japanese Army's 106th Division under Matsuura Junrokuro was stationed, the Sichuan Army had long since measured the coordinates.

"Ready... fire!"

In an instant, the area where the 106th Division was stationed was filled with a large amount of mustard gas!

The 106th Division reacted very quickly this time; when the Yamaguchi Battalion was shelled, the other Japanese soldiers also began to put on their Gas Masks as the Sichuan Army's second round of artillery fire fell.

"Hmm!" Sun Zhen nodded: "You tell me, is this big treasure of ours effective or not."

It was indeed effective; a battalion of little devils all kicked the bucket within a few short minutes.

Soon, the artillerymen of the 106th Division, two artillery regiments, began to conduct artillery strikes against the Chinese artillery positions.

One artillery regiment had 48 guns; now that two artillery regiments were dispatched, the total number of guns was 96. In this way, the six Chinese artillery positions would be struck by 16 Japanese guns.

The massive artillery firepower gave Matsuura Junrokuro the confidence to say he would counterattack the Chinese artillery positions.

"On the way here, I smelled the scent of mustard gas."

The 106th Division was a Special Division, which was the little devils' original four-regiment division structure, in which the artillery regiment possessed 36 75mm Mountain Guns and 12 75mm Field Guns.

Following closely, under Sun Zhen's order, the Sichuan Army's artillery position, 12 Type 41 Mountain Guns, aimed at a battalion of Japanese troops inside the village.

Sun Zhen lowered his Telescope, "Fire five rounds and see the effect."

"Yoshi!"

In these mountains, according to the habits of the Japanese Army, they would certainly set up Circular Fortifications and camp at night.

The Japanese artillery of the 106th Division counterattacked!

"Boom—!"

"Boom—!"

"The Yamaguchi Battalion was shelled; the opponent fired Special Smoke, mustard gas. I was on the perimeter, and after hearing the explosions, I prepared to investigate."

You must know!

This time, Okamura Yasuji's mission for the 106th Division was to outflank; he not only replenished the 106th Division's troops but also specifically strengthened the Japanese artillery firepower.

Yu Dazhu came before Yu Hua: "Report to Adjutant Yu, all artillery is ready."

Soon!

The artillery positions set up by the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army were far more than just this; soon, the other five artillery positions also began to shell the 106th Division's Circular Fortifications.

Matsuura Junrokuro knew deeply that the Sichuan Army troops particularly liked to dispatch half of their artillery firepower, and then, when the Japanese artillery struck, use the other artillery to destroy the Imperial Army's artillery.

This camp was the stationing point for one battalion of the Japanese Army!

The village Matsuura Junrokuro chose was very large; it was a village combined from several surrounding villages, enough for the 106th Division to be stationed.

This Sichuan Army force was now like a nightmare to the Japanese Army; how dared they use Special Smoke, how dared they do this.

Throughout the village, the Japanese Army had lit many bonfires, and many little devils were laughing and talking around the bonfires.

Matsuura Junrokuro roared; through his Telescope, he saw one of his division's camps being shelled by the Chinese army, and, judging from the opponent's artillery sound.

As Yu Dazhu's command fell, the Sichuan Army's 12 Type 41 Mountain Guns fired!

It was very likely that Ou Zhen's 4th Army had begun a counterattack against his troops; after all, his own troops had been winning battle after battle and would soon be able to rendezvous with the 27th Division.

"Gas Mask... Gas Mask..."

A hint of a smile appeared on the corner of Matsuura Junrokuro's mouth: "Order the entire division to be on alert; additionally, ask the Yamaguchi Battalion how the troop casualties are."

"Bakayaro!! —"

This battalion of Japanese troops was located on the perimeter of the 106th Division; the Sichuan Army took them as the first target!

In their view, it must be that Ou Zhen's 4th Army was afraid; facing the Imperial Army's spearhead, the Republic of China Army could only flee frantically, without even the courage to fight.

Hearing Sakurai Ryozo's shouting, the surrounding Japanese troops were not idle either; they immediately took out Gas Masks and put them on the Division Commander and Sakurai Ryozo.

The 106th Division was stationed across several surrounding hills, and the five artillery positions of the Sichuan Army opened fire simultaneously, raining a large quantity of Special Smoke and High-Explosive Shells onto the Japanese Army's positions.

Just as the Japanese Army was cooking!

An Artillery Battalion of the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army was currently, under the command of Yu Dazhu, aiming the muzzles of their Type 41 Mountain Guns at a camp of the Japanese Army's 106th Division.

Now, the three remaining Artillery Regiments of the 106th Division were also following this method, waiting for the Sichuan Army's artillery counterattack so they could immediately destroy the Sichuan Army's artillery positions.

Dozens of shells smashed down toward the Japanese Army's camp; the sharp sound of airflow cut through the air, and many Japanese soldiers, hearing this whistling sound, shouted one after another: "Enemy attack... enemy attack..."

"Old Sun, is this that great treasure of your Sichuan Army!?"

Huge explosions erupted inside the village, and even Matsuura Junrokuro hurriedly ran out of the command post, taking out his Telescope to observe.

"Currently, among the Chinese forces, only the Sichuan Army is equipped with Special Smoke."

Countless shells fell continuously onto the artillery positions the 22nd Group Army had just occupied, sending rocks and soil from the mountain flying.

Not far away, Yu Hua, Sun Zhen, Xue Yue, Chen Cheng, and others also began to take out their Telescopes to observe the Japanese Army camp inside the village.

The powerful artillery strike capability also gave Sun Zhen and the others a sudden shock!

"Have these little devils taken medicine!?" Sun Zhen's eyes widened: "Coming in so fiercely right from the start!?"

Xue Yue and Chen Cheng, who were on the side, saw this situation, and their expressions were no better.

(End of this chapter)