Chapter 68: Takahashi Battalion Retreats (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

"Brothers!"

Yu Hua's gaze swept over the men, "The position is still in our hands."

"But, right now in the Dunwusi City District, our 1st Regiment has become an isolated force."

"Outside the church, the little devils still have two full companies."

"We of the Sichuan Army are no cowards."

Yang Jun and the others shouted, "Company Commander!"

"We of the Sichuan Army do not drag our feet."

Among them, Commander-in-Chief of the 19th Group Army, Xue Boling, urged them several times.

For this relief mission to Dunwu Temple, Chen Zhaohan's regiment was specifically reinforced with a mortar company.

"To think that even troops from Guangxi Province have arrived."

When the Guangxi Army 21st Group Army arrived at the Third War Zone.

Inside the church, the Sichuan Army was making preparations.

But!

Just at this moment.

"Retreat... retreat..."

Ge Wei looked at Yu Hua and said softly, "There is nothing to regret."

He put down the telescope in his hand, "Tony Helmet!"

Is charging toward the Dunwusi City District from the rear.

The 19th Group Army bore the brunt, and the entire defensive line faced immense pressure.

Type 92 Infantry Guns, mortars, and anti-tank guns were being transported from outside the city.

However, there was no look of fear in their eyes.

"Charge up and chop off the devils' heads."

Watching the endless stream of Republic of China Army troops charging over.

There were many of them; at a glance, there were at least a thousand people.

After driving away the little devils.

The 173rd Division was the vanguard of the Guangxi Army.

After saluting, Chen Zhaohan stepped forward and patted Yu Hua on the shoulder.

While ordering his troops to advance, he mobilized all the mortars in the regiment.

He stood straight and saluted the Sichuan Army: "Company Commander Yu, you have worked hard."

Gu Mosan then assigned the 173rd Division to the 19th Group Army.

However, after suffering artillery strikes from the 35th Regiment.

Forcibly attacking the church, the two companies he had left must have suffered heavy casualties.

Yu Hua stood up and shouted: "Brothers, reinforcements have arrived."

Chen Zhaohan looked at the twenty or so Sichuan Army soldiers.

Chen Zhaohan's regiment sped along the way, and halfway there, he received a report from scouts.

Takahashi Kawamoto intended to use his artillery advantage to raze the entire church to the ground.

This is the whistling sound of artillery fire; everyone, hide as best you can.

Inside the church, the Sichuan Army soldiers lowered their bodies.

A whistling sound suddenly came from the sky.

The little devils were hit by dense artillery fire, and the devil soldiers on the street fled in all directions.

After the shells exploded.

"Give it to me, hit them hard!"

After all, the Commander-in-Chief of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army, Matsui Iwane, was currently implementing the Central Breakthrough tactic.

Takahashi Kawamoto put down his telescope, "Adjutant!"

Following Yu Hua's shout, the Sichuan Army realized that their own side was shelling the devils.

Inside the church!

Yu Hua and the others waited quietly for the devils' shelling.

Having fought bloody battles on the Songhu Battlefield for several days, the entire army had no follow-up reinforcements.

Takahashi Kawamoto's adjutant, Suzuki Shinno, ran over quickly.

"The Republic of China Army's firepower is too fierce; let's retreat quickly."

Among them, the Sichuan Army at the Dunwu Temple Position had lost contact.

Yu Hua looked at Ge Wei beside him.

The Sichuan Army inside the church was very confused?

If they continued to pursue forward, the devils' artillery would certainly open fire.

"I am the highest commander of the 1st Regiment, 402nd Brigade, 133rd Division, Sichuan Army 20th Army... Yu Hua!"

After arriving at the Third War Zone, the Guangxi Army had not yet had time to rest.

From this, it can be seen that the 1st Regiment of the Sichuan Army 20th Army is an iron army.

At this moment, the Takahashi Battalion was suffering from artillery strikes.

"Boom, boom, boom!! ——"

"Toot, toot, toot!! ——"

Hashimoto Ryuji saw the troops entering the city retreating again.

Through his Telescope, Hashimoto Ryuji saw there were pursuers behind the Imperial Warriors.

"How much longer does the artillery unit need?"

His one battalion had actually suffered casualties of two companies.

"Kill the little devils!"

"On the Songhu Battlefield, people are dying every day."

Chen Zhaohan also admired this unit of the Sichuan Army.

These twenty or so Sichuan Army soldiers were all wounded.

Everyone inside the church also knew that the chances of survival were slim.

"Kill the devils..."

After blowing up the church, they went straight up to harvest the lives of the Sichuan Army soldiers.

The Charge Bugle was also growing louder at this moment.

"Let's fight the devils together again in the next life!"

A single battalion, yet they still could not take the Sichuan Army's position.

"Baka!"

Many devil soldiers were wailing and shouting.

For Takahashi Kawamoto... this was a supreme humiliation.

"This Songhu Battlefield really is a great melting pot."

The number of Sichuan Army soldiers in the church was not large.

The devil soldiers surrounding the church in the city district were very likely facing the remnants of the Sichuan Army putting up resistance.

Now he needed the Imperial Army's artillery fire to destroy the church the Sichuan Army was holding.

In an instant... the morale of the Sichuan Army soldiers inside the church was greatly boosted!

They picked up the Machine Guns in their hands and strafed the devil soldiers.

The Takahashi Battalion surrounded the Sichuan Army on all sides.

Two companies of devils were waiting for the artillery.

A dense rain of bullets slammed into the Takahashi Battalion.

After the briefing was finished, the twenty or so Sichuan Army soldiers immediately entered their combat positions.

Takahashi Kawamoto put down the Telescope in his hand.

The devils' artillery position.

"Whew, whew, whew!! —"

The commander was a Major, and he was waving his Command Sword.

"Brothers... charge for me!"

From the exchange of fire just now, Takahashi Kawamoto had already seen it.

This devil's artillery technique... had it malfunctioned?

"I am Chen Zhaohan... Regimental Commander of the 1034th Regiment, 517th Brigade, 173rd Division, 48th Army of the Guangxi Army."

Yu Hua led the Sichuan Army soldiers to clear the battlefield.

"Report to the Battalion Commander, it will take ten minutes," Takahashi's Adjutant said, bowing and scraping. "The artillery unit has already increased its speed."

A regiment of over a thousand men, and after fighting until now, only twenty or so remained.

His complexion was somewhat ugly.

After the Guangxi Army units drove the little devils out of the city district, they stopped their pursuit.

After the little devils' artillery entered the city, they set up an artillery position in front of the church.

"Battalion Commander!"

Many Republic of China Army troops were sniping at the retreating Imperial Warriors.

The little devils fled toward the outside of the city.

Gu Mosan immediately committed the Guangxi Army units to the defensive lines that needed reinforcements.

"I am already used to it."

Shouts came from behind the Dunwusi City District.

"Quickly..."

"The speed must be fast, measure the coordinates of the Sichuan Army immediately."

Yu Hua saluted Chen Zhaohan, and the remaining Sichuan Army soldiers followed suit.

Add six 82mm Mortars.

Just as Hashimoto Ryuji was preparing to go and find trouble with Fujii Sueyoshi.

He saw troops wearing light green shirts, black cloth shoes on their feet, and wearing Tony Helmets on their heads.

At this time, the Sichuan Army actually had reinforcements arrive.

"Let the Guangxi Army take over the position from here on."

"Inspector Ge, I told you to leave just now, why didn't you leave?"

Chen Zhaohan was very admiring of this Sichuan Army unit that had fought a bloody battle at Dunwu Temple.

After all, the Sichuan Army soldiers each had an Automatic Firearm in their hands.

"Company Commander Yu, you all should get some good rest."

The walls of some doors and windows had now already cracked.

"Hmm!" Takahashi Kawamoto nodded coldly.

He Weizhen, the Division Commander of the 173rd Division, already knew about the Sichuan Army 20th Army at Xue Boling's command post.

At present, no reinforcements had arrived, and there were still two companies of devils outside the church.

Upon receiving the order, He Weizhen ordered Chen Zhaohan to lead one regiment of troops to take over the Sichuan Army's defensive line at Dunwu Temple.

The devil soldiers were searching for cover everywhere.

"Da-da-da!! ——"

Takahashi Kawamoto's face turned black.

The Takahashi Battalion, which had originally been orderly, was now like a headless fly.

Chen Zhaohan arrived at the church that the devils had just besieged.

The Dunwusi City District was now plunged into silence, with only flames whistling.

Seeing a colonel walking toward him, Yu Hua hurriedly saluted: "Regimental Commander!"

The United States church, although it was a reinforced concrete building.

Of the two companies of devils, only one platoon successfully escaped to outside the city.

Countless devil soldiers were moving away from the church.

"Do you regret it now?"

Added to the three existing mortar platoons, each platoon had 2 82mm mortars under its command.

A total of 12 mortars bombarded the devils in front of the church.

(End of this chapter)