Chapter 485: Wailing Aloud

The telegram came from the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service; according to the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service's reconnaissance, the 106th Division had deviated from its intended location by approximately eight kilometers.

Furthermore, based on their observation results, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service also informed Matsuura Junrokuro that the military maps in their possession were inaccurate.

Now that the division had deviated from its intended location, and the maps in hand were inaccurate, Matsuura Junrokuro's temper flared up significantly.

"Baka!" Matsuura Junrokuro roared: "Staff Officer, where did this military map come from?"

Sakurai Ryozo bowed his head and stooped as he said: "Division Commander, this map was provided by the 11th Army Commander, Okamura Yasuji."

"Nani!?" Matsuura Junrokuro frowned slightly.

Since this map was provided by Commander Okamura Yasuji, Matsuura Junrokuro could not easily vent his anger; if it had been provided by a minor staff officer, he would certainly have had to give them a good dressing down.

Wanjialing is a spur of the Mufu Mountains, and here there are Dajin Mountain, Xiaojin Mountain, Zhanggu Mountain, Biandanshan, and so on!

The combat mission had already been issued; inside the command post, there were not many people left. Yu Hua looked at the starry sky outside; thanks to his efforts, the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing had greatly extended the duration of the operations.

The three of them said in unison: "Synchronize watches!"

Okamura Yasuji demanded that the 106th Division reach the rendezvous point as quickly as possible to rescue the Japanese Army 27th Division.

To provide artillery support for the entire division!

However, the hill where the Japanese Army's Artillery Regiment was currently located had been targeted by the Sichuan Army's artillery, which used their guns to detonate the Special Smoke underground.

At present, during the Wuhan Battle, several Japanese Army divisions were reporting that their military maps were inaccurate.

However, the Japanese Army had no accurate maps of the terrain in the Wuhan region at all; the military map the Japanese Army was currently using was the one Okamura Yasuji had provided to the Imperial General Headquarters.

This mountainous area was very suitable for the Japanese Army to station and defend; the little devils would definitely camp in this place!

The Japanese Army 111th Brigade and 136th Brigade—one of these two brigades was located in the western part of this mountainous area, and the other in the eastern part.

Just as Matsuura Junrokuro's voice fell, a series of chain explosions rang out once again from the hills where the Japanese Army camp was located.

They shouldered Mortars, specializing in striking the Japanese Army's command system.

Sakurai Ryozo also ran into the command post at this time, wearing a Gas Mask.

The Sichuan Army's artillery regiment, Regimental Commander Hou Degui, shouted: "Brothers, open fire on the intended targets."

It was now eleven o'clock at night!

Yu Hua said: "The campaign is set to begin at eleven-thirty."

Twelve 75mm Mountain Guns, twelve Schneider M1919 75mm Mountain Guns, twelve 105mm Howitzers, and six 150mm Howitzers.

"Moreover, at the location where we are stationed, the other side has buried a large amount of Explosive and Special Smoke; this Special Smoke strike was triggered by the explosion of the Explosive."

Only the troops on the outer perimeter began to counterattack, but tonight was a counteroffensive by the Sichuan Army, the Central Army, and the Guangdong Army.

A large amount of Explosive, Ceramic Mine, and Glass Mine, detonated along with the Poison Gas Bomb, wiped out at least half of the Japanese Army Artillery Regiment's firepower.

At the same time, the two artillery regiments of the Central Army and their Bofors Mountain Guns were not to be outdone, and the four Heavy Artillery of the Heavy Artillery Regiment 11 also opened fire.

This caused the Japanese Army's 1938 attack on Wuhan to be dragged out for an entire year in this space-time before the little devils finally issued the order to march on Wuhan.

The Sichuan Army's Special Operations Battalion dispatched scouts who, while the devil camp was in chaos, donned Japanese Army uniforms and infiltrated the Japanese Army camp.

Two Cavalry Battalion followed closely behind the Infantry Regiment, followed by the Engineer Regiment and the Transport Regiment, while the remaining Mountain Field Gun regiments each occupied a small hill.

Subsequently, the 106th Division also sent a telegram to Okamura Yasuji's command post, stating that the military map in their division's possession was incorrect, that they had now deviated from the intended location, and requesting that the headquarters provide an accurate map.

Sun Zhen nodded, "Very well, proceed according to your plan."

Now, begin firing on the Japanese Army 106th Division!

The area where the 106th Division was currently located, this entire stretch of mountains, was filled with poison gas!

With so much artillery bombardment, many devil soldiers only realized what was happening when they were hit, and everyone crawled out from their bedding.

In an instant, a sharp whistling sound of airflow erupted in the sky; this sound was like "ten thousand guns firing in unison."

The location where the Japanese Army was stationed had been carefully surveyed by a group of staff officers from the Sichuan Army and the Central Army.

The Japanese Army camp!

On the night of October 2, in the 28th year of the Republic of China, Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army Commander Sun Zhen, 9th War Zone 1st Army Corps Commander Xue Yue, and 9th War Zone Commander Chen Cheng looked at each other.

Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army command post!

With so many units reporting inaccurate maps to him now, Okamura Yasuji felt very displeased: "Baka!"

Back when the National Government was on the Northern Expedition in Guangzhou, Okamura Yasuji served as a military instructor in Sun Chuanfang's troops; the Northern Expedition Army fiercely attacked Sun Chuanfang's troops, and Sun Chuanfang and Okamura Yasuji sat in command at Jiujiang, fighting a great battle against the Northern Expedition Army.

Countless artillery shells fell; many devils initially thought it was just a small detachment of the Sichuan Army coming to raid, and most of the Japanese soldiers lay in bed resting, feeling that it was a waste of time to go out and pursue them;

Moreover, judging from the previous few ambushes by the Sichuan Army, the range of their Mortars could not reach the depths of the camp, so many Japanese soldiers hid under their quilts.

This time, the entire 106th Division was in complete disarray because the first round of artillery fire from the Chinese side consisted entirely of large-caliber guns, and the targeted positions were all in the central area of the Japanese Army camp.

Time passed second by second, and soon it was eleven-thirty; three red Signal Flare rose into the sky.

At the same time, several command systems of the Japanese Army's divisions, brigades, and regiments were struck by Chinese Mortars.

"Do you know how difficult it was for me back then? To get this map, I was almost caught by Sun Chuanfang's men; if it weren't for this map, we wouldn't even have a decent map to fight Wuhan now."

At present, the entire Japanese Army division was covered by Chinese artillery fire, and the division command post was struck by an 82mm Mortar, losing contact with the frontline troops for a time.

Ever since they were attacked by Special Smoke while fighting the Sichuan Army, the Japanese Army units participating in the Wuhan Battle had carried a large number of Gas Mask.

"Division Commander, we have been hit by artillery fire from the Sichuan Army; it is preliminarily estimated that the other side possesses at least two artillery regiments!"

"Immediately call the various regiments and our own artillery units to inquire about the losses."

Just as Sakurai Ryozo was about to say the next sentence, a sharp whistling sound of airflow erupted in the sky.

"Boom—!"

As for the many Japanese soldiers on the outermost perimeter, they were still alive and well for now; everyone was just lying in the Circular Fortification, looking toward the camp in the central area.

The 54th Regiment and 53rd Regiment, as well as the 103rd Regiment, were in the northern and southern directions of the mountainous area.

Okamura Yasuji looked at the telegram in his hand, his brow furrowed so deeply it almost formed the character for "river"!

This ear-piercing sound was like an ammunition depot being blown up; just as Matsuura Junrokuro was about to call his Adjutant to ask about the situation.

At that time, Nanchang was in crisis, and Okamura Yasuji took advantage of his position at headquarters to secretly swipe a military map of the Wuhan region; after returning to his country, Okamura Yasuji even received a large bounty from the Imperial General Headquarters.

Okamura Yasuji felt that even if the map had some issues, the map only served an auxiliary role; the biggest problem was still the 106th Division itself, so he sent a telegram back to the 106th Division.

A pungent smell drifted into the command post, and as an old officer, Matsuura shouted: "Quickly put on Gas Masks, this is Special Smoke, give me a Gas Mask immediately, quick, quick, quick..."

The Japanese Army soldiers on the scene were not fools; this was the Chinese defending force launching an artillery strike on their location, and everyone scrambled to find cover to avoid the shelling.

106th Division Headquarters!

Matsuura Junrokuro was running while putting on his clothes, and his Adjutant saw that Matsuura Junrokuro's trousers were not yet pulled up, so he hurriedly went up to pull them up for Matsuura Junrokuro.

The Japanese Army soldiers on the outer lines discovered that the telephone lines were not working and were wailing in anxiety!

With the telephones down, this group of Japanese Army officers on the outer lines dispatched a Communications Soldier, preparing to contact the higher-level command department, but just at this moment, a terrifying thing happened.

(End of this chapter)