Thirty miles away from Qi County, a mixed force of infantry and artillery was secretly advancing towards Qi County.
Everyone had a leaf in their mouths, the horses 'mouths were sealed with cloth, and even the hooves were wrapped with cloth to prevent them from making any noise.
This troop did not have many people, only a regiment of about 3,000 people.
More than half of them were infantrymen, and only a small portion were artillery.
However, the firepower of the infantrymen was unprecedentedly luxurious. Almost everyone was armed with Garland M1 semi-automatic rifles. Each squad was equipped with an MG42 general-purpose machine gun. Each squad was also equipped with three grenade launchers, and each platoon had ten mortars.
The 40 cannons were all 105mm howitzers. This caliber of howitzers was nothing on the world stage, but in China, it was already a very powerful heavy artillery.
Even an army could not be equipped with 40 of these cannons. However, this was only a regiment, and they already had so many howitzers. This was enough to prove the strength of this unit.
When they were about to approach Qi County, Commander Lei Meng suddenly stopped the troops from advancing.
Lei Meng was also a prisoner of war that Xia Tian had rescued. His abilities were on par with Zhang Hu's.
Xia Tian did not hesitate to hand over this difficult task to him because he believed that Lei Meng was the most capable candidate to complete this task other than Zhang Hu.
Raymond came from a poor family and became a child soldier in his teens just to earn a living.
He had fought for warlords, worked for the landlord's security group, and even been a bandit for a while. After the Japanese came in, he fought with the Japanese. He could be said to be a battle-hardened soldier.
Lei Meng was lying on the ground, using binoculars to observe the movements in Qi County from afar.
"Just as Officer Xia said, there are very few Japanese here.”Raymond snorted and put down his binoculars.
Then, he turned around and waved to his subordinates." 1st Battalion, go from the right. 2nd Battalion, go from the left." The artillery will fire in ten minutes. We'll take this place in one fell swoop.”
His subordinates were as shrewd and experienced as him, and they quickly dispersed after receiving the order.
The 1st and 2nd Battalions sneaked towards the two sides of Qi County while the artillery set up their cannons and fired after aiming.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The 40 howitzers roared at the same time, and the whistling shells directly blew up the devil camp outside the city into ruins.
The Japanese in the city were stunned by the explosion. They had no idea who was attacking them. For a moment, they were like ants on a hot pan.
"Baka, who is attacking us?”The commander of the city defense was a major. He led his subordinates and hurried up the city wall.
However, the next moment, he was completely dumbfounded. A large number of Chinese soldiers suddenly appeared on both sides.
The other party was still two to three hundred meters away, but as they ran, they fired at him. The bullets were as dense as raindrops.
The Japanese commander and his men did not even stay on the city wall for a minute before they were beaten down by a storm of bullets.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The city gate was blasted into pieces by the mortars. A large number of Chinese soldiers roared as they rushed in. When they saw the Japanese, they immediately opened fire.
The Japanese commander was so scared that he ran to the command center. He stopped several counterattacks along the way, but each time, he was defeated by the Chinese troops within a few minutes.
"Bageya Road, where did these Chinese people come from? Why was their firepower so fierce?”
The Japanese major was beaten into a pigsty and he shouted with a stench,""Are their guns machine guns? Can't you stop fighting?"
One of the Japanese shouted," Sir, there are too many of them. We can't hold this place anymore. Let's run!"”
The young master punched the pig dung, which splashed all over his face.""Retreat, all of you retreat with me!"
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It was another cold morning. Shinozuka Yoshio woke up and did a set of exercises as usual.
He was old, but he had to go to war, so he had to keep his body in tip-top condition. Otherwise, he would not be able to adapt to the life of war.
Shinozuka Yoshio's body was a little hot, and he was ready to use the Japanese army's boxing techniques.
At this moment, his chief of staff rushed over with a pale face as if he had eaten a bunch of flies.
"So early?" "Come, come, come, let's fight together." Shinozuka Yoshio laughed.”
"You're still in the mood for boxing?" the chief of staff roared. I just received a report from the frontline. That summer, they sent troops to take down our Pingyao, Qi County, and Taigu overnight. The army is already approaching Jinzhong.”
"Nani!" Shinozuka Yoshio's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
"How is this possible? Are you mistaken?”Shinozuka Yoshio said," Yesterday, I received a telegram from Little Tachinan and Kawashima. They are already preparing to attack Wen City. At this time, that little brat should have gathered all his forces to deal with them." Where did he get so many troops? How could he split them up?”
"Besides, Yamamoto Ichiki is also secretly active. If he dared to divide his forces, Yamamoto would take his life at any time.”"You must have received false information," Shinozuka Yoshio laughed.”
" What?" The chief of staff was so anxious that he was spitting saliva." Shinozuka-kun, the defenders of Taigu have already fled to Jinzhong. They were the ones who brought the news back." I don't know what happened in Xia Tian, but three of our counties are gone. We've lost at least a thousand people.”
Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes were twitching wildly. He was so angry that he threw the towel in his hand."Baka, what are Little Li Nan and Kawashima doing? And Yamamoto, did they go out for a barbecue? A bunch of idiots!"
At this moment, an officer rushed in from outside. Shinozuka Yoshio was angry when he saw him."What now?"
The officer was shocked, but he still quickly reported,""General, we received a wooden box with Yamamoto's head inside. In addition, Tachio and Colonel Kawashima sent a distress telegram. They were dying!”
"Nani?" Shinozuka Yoshio blacked out and fainted on the spot.
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