A barrage of artillery fire killed 60 to 70 Japanese soldiers, and the Japanese army was completely enraged.
Captain Yoshino ordered the two squadrons covering the rear to support the first squadron at the front. They had to rush to the fire safety zone within ten minutes.
Xia Tian's guess was correct. The Japanese army's combat quality was indeed much higher than the Jinsui army.
Whether it was the officers or the soldiers, none of them panicked at the critical moment of being bombarded by artillery fire. Instead, they calmly gave orders and obeyed them.
The Japanese army had been through hundreds of battles since they came to China. They knew very well that if they retreated now, they would definitely be bombarded by the enemy and suffer heavy casualties.
If they stayed where they were, they would undoubtedly become targets, and it was possible for them to be completely wiped out.
Therefore, they could only attack and run to the safe area under the gunfire.
Cannons had a certain range and could bombard a long distance, but there were also blind spots.
The closer they were to the location of the artillery bombardment, the more obvious this blind spot would be.
Xia Tian watched from the earthen wall as the Japanese troops suddenly split up from their initial concentration. The three teams in front and behind seemed to have suddenly merged into one, but the area they spread out was even larger than before.
This was done to spread the people out. Even if the artillery bombarded, not many people would die.
Xia Tian sneered. He had to admit that the Japanese had their own way of attacking. With such military capabilities, it was no wonder that the Chinese army, which had not undergone much military training, could not defeat them.
Let them come closer!
The distance between them and Wenshui County was getting closer and closer.
At this moment, more shells suddenly flew out from the city.
The 105mm howitzers whizzed across the sky and smashed into the charging Japanese troops.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The howitzer smashed into the ground, stirring up a layer of soil. The lethality of the shock wave killed or blew away everyone within 30 meters.
The Japanese soldiers at the front were instantly blown into pieces. Broken hands and feet fell everywhere in the sky, as if they had been cut off by a scalpel.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
After the howitzer, another dozen or so artillery shells smashed down.
The Japanese who had been blasted into a daze did not even have the qualifications to dodge. They were mercilessly torn apart by the bomb.
Behind the Japanese, Captain Yoshino dropped the binoculars in his hand and shouted in disbelief,""How is that possible? Those are 105mm howitzers. Judging from the explosion just now, they have at least 20 of these howitzers. How could this be? How could the Chinese have such powerful artillery?”
"Even our division only has ten 105mm howitzers, but they have more than twenty." Sir, have we fallen into a trap? The Chinese deliberately used a large force to lure us here, but in fact, they want to annihilate us?”
Yoshino shook his head vigorously." That's absolutely impossible. How many people can this small town hide? There was no way to hide any large troops. They were surrounded by plains, so it was impossible for them to ambush the troops. But I really can't figure out where the howitzers in this city came from. Listen, they have 70mm cannons. Baka, who can tell me what's going on?”
As he spoke, the Japanese army in front of him had been blown up.
He sent out three squadrons in total. A Japanese squadron had between 150 and 300 people, and a brigade usually had between 1,200 and 1,500 people. They were divided into four to five combat squadrons.
However, in just a short while, at least half of the three squadrons had been killed.
The lethality of the 105mm howitzer was unquestionable. It was simply a nightmare for infantry.
"Baka, since we entered China, we have never suffered such heavy losses in such a short period of time!”"Inform the 4th and 5th squadrons to charge forward!" Yoshino roared furiously.”
"Sir, the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce. If we send all our troops up, I'm afraid…"
"I'm not that worried." " Haven't you noticed?" Yoshino growled." There are only cannons suppressing our attacks in the city. There's not a single infantryman." What did this mean? This meant that they had very few troops, only artillery.”
Yoshino seemed to have found the source of everything. He sneered and said,"I suppose there aren't many people in the city. The artillery might have passed by here, so they fired at us.”
"We must seize such a good opportunity. After killing so many of my subordinates, I must rush into the city and massacre them. As for those cannons, they are all our spoils of war.”
"Our artillery will provide cover, and the infantry will not allow anyone to retreat. Those who retreat, immediately shoot them and charge into this damn county.”
A few minutes later, Yoshino's two new squadrons rushed towards Wenshui County while shouting loudly.
At the same time, one of his artillery squadrons set up two 70mm mountain cannons and twenty 40mm mortars to bombard Wenshui County.
Natasha rushed over to protect Xia Tian, but Xia Tian refused to leave the city wall.
"Sir, your safety is more important.”Natasha said anxiously.
Xia Tian smiled." They've been fooled. They're going to be wiped out soon." How can I not see such a fun thing with my own eyes?”
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