"Commander, the 1st Regiment in the north has reported that they have exchanged fire with a small number of Japanese cavalry and infantry.”the operator reported.
"Order them to hold their positions. Reinforcements will arrive soon.”
"Commander, the Eighth Route Army has sent a telegram saying that if we can't hold on, we can ask them for help. They are willing to fight alongside us.”
"Call back and thank them for their support, but we can solve the current problem ourselves.”
Ye Tian looked at his own army structure. He had already reorganized two infantry divisions and a heavy artillery regiment. The Heavy Artillery Brigade had two 150mm howitzer regiments, one 150mm cannon regiment, a logistics regiment, an engineering battalion, a rocket artillery battalion, and a combat defense artillery battalion. Ye Tian immediately ordered Mo Lin to be the commander of the Ninth Route Army, while Li Feng was promoted to Division Commander. The names of the three divisions had already been chosen. They would be called the 1st Division, 2nd Division, and 3rd Division. As for the First Division of the National Government, they could just go to hell.
"Mo Lin, although we have occupied Shunde City, the current situation is not optimistic. We are still at a disadvantage compared to the Japanese army in North China. I want to launch a regional battle to eliminate the Japanese mobile forces, so that the Japanese army will not be able to draw out excess forces to encircle us in a short period of time.”
"Commander, I have the same intention. With our current strength, we can easily wipe out the two divisions and one exploration team of the Japanese army.”
"Alright, go ahead this time. Now that we have an air force, we should be able to win more easily.”
"Yes, don't worry, Commander."
After receiving Ye Tian's authorization, Mo Lin ordered the 2nd Division to garrison Shunde City. He led the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division, the armored brigade, and the heavy artillery brigade to meet up with the 1st Regiment to fight the Japanese 109th Division and the Chinese mixed regiment. The 3rd Division will go south to replace the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division and face the 10th Division.
North of Shunde, Mo Lin had already led the main force of the 1st division to this place. The second group was about to arrive. Mo Lin ordered the officers and soldiers to build a position first and wait for the Japanese army to arrive before starting the battle.
At this time, the main force of the Japanese army had finally arrived. The 109th Division and the mixed brigade of the Chinese garrison were on the move. These two units were directly under the First Army. The 109th division was the B-type division, formed by the 9th division. There were two exploration teams, four infantry regiments, engineer regiments, artillery regiments, and cavalry regiments, totaling more than 24,000 people. As for the mixed regiments, they were two infantry regiments less than the divisions, but they had an artillery battalion. He had fewer people than a division, and his individual firepower was more powerful than a normal Japanese division.
109th Division Commander Lieutenant General Kawayuki Oshima and the regiment commander of the mixed regiment stationed in China, Yoshio Saima, were chatting on horseback. A messenger suddenly came from the front.
"Reporting to Major General, there is a regular army of the Celestial Empire ahead, estimated to be at least a division.”
"Nani? Isn't the Independent Division in Shunde City? Did they have the guts to come out and fight us?”Kawayuki Oshima asked.
Saima Yoshio thought for a moment and said," Maybe a victory has made them lose their minds. We should quickly destroy them and report back. This time, the general in the temple is very angry."”
"No wonder. The two regiments that were destroyed and the cities that were lost were all within the First Army's defense zone.”
"Yes, we should quickly eliminate this beast. Otherwise, our First Army will become the laughing stock of the empire.”
At this time, Mo Lin also knew the news of the arrival of the Japanese army. He was holding a meeting with the high-ranking officers.
"Brigadier Song, after the heavy artillery bombardment, your armored brigade will be the vanguard. The 1st Division's division chariot regiment will also be assigned to you. The 1st Division will launch an attack behind you and tear through the Japanese defense line.”
"Yes, Commander, don't worry. I will definitely crush the Japanese's defense line.”
"Brigadier Yan, you will be the first to fire. The artillery regiment of the 1st Division will be assigned to you. Use all your firepower to knock the Japanese out and provide cover for the armored brigade.”
"Yes."
"Everyone, this is the first time we're facing the Japanese head-on. They don't know our background yet. We must seize this opportunity to teach them a lesson. Do you all know?"
"Got it."
The two sides finally met, but other than the reconnaissance troops engaging in a small-scale exchange of fire, the main Japanese forces were building fortifications and did not directly attack.
"Fire!"
All of a sudden, tens of thousands of cannons fired at the same time. The 1st Division's Artillery Regiment and the Heavy Artillery Brigade fired their 100mm caliber heavy cannons at the same time, causing the ground to shake. The Japanese soldiers who were bombarded were instantly stunned. The Japanese artillery hurriedly fought back, but they were no match at all. The Japanese had very few heavy artillery, most of which were 75mm in diameter. They could bully the Chinese army, but they couldn't compare to Ye Tian's army, which had the strongest firepower in the world. Heavy artillery shells were still roaring above the Japanese army. The Japanese army was praying that their Amaterasu God would be more powerful. It was a very tragic thing to not have strong fortifications to resist the artillery. Almost every time a shell landed, a Japanese soldier died. Some of them sent a group of Japanese soldiers flying into the sky. The bombardment on the real battlefield was not as gentle as in war movies and television dramas. The people who flew into the sky were almost incomplete.
Behind them, Kawayuki Oshima and Yoshio Saima knew that something was wrong when they heard the cannon fire. They were both high-ranking officers and knew more than ordinary soldiers. This level of bombardment sounded like a barrage of heavy artillery, and the two of them immediately changed their expressions.
"Impossible, how could China have such a level of artillery?”Kawayuki Oshima muttered. He didn't dare to think about the soldiers of the Vanguard Regiment anymore. He reckoned that there would be very few survivors after the bombardment.
"We couldn't defend against them at all. No wonder they took over Shunde City so quickly.”Saima Yoshio also sighed. Most of Japan's resources were given to the navy. If the army had more steel, they would not have so few heavy artillery vehicles. It wasn't that Japan couldn't make good things, but their resources were limited. They could only suffer from the army. This was the helplessness of the island nation. The British army wasn't much, but it was still much better than Japan's.
"Call for air support." Kawayuki Oshima said. At this time, they could only count on the Air Force.
After a while, the Japanese air support arrived, still Type 95 fighter jets and Type 96 attack planes. But this time, they were not as lucky as last time. Their opponent also had an air force. Moreover, it was extremely powerful. Wildhorse was simply crushing the Type 95. Not to mention the Type 95 at this time, even the performance of the Japanese Pride Zero fighter jet was far inferior to the Mustang. The Japanese had high hopes for the air force to resist for a while and suffered heavy casualties. All the Type 96 were shot down, and more than half of the 95 Division were shot down. The rest of the Japanese had run away. Mustang took advantage of its endurance and continued to hover, acting as a reconnaissance plane. When they saw the Japanese artillery positions, they told the dive bomber to dive down and destroy the Japanese artillery. The medium-sized bomber bombed the Japanese positions. The Japanese generals could not hold on any longer. Several generals ran into the trenches.
"Damn it, how could they have such a good plane? This is really troublesome.”Kawayuki Oshima said in exasperation.
"I'm thinking about how we can escape. With such strong firepower and Aiyo's air force, we can't deal with them alone.”sail now on the righteous and heroic road.
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