The 25th Infantry Field Brigade of the Japanese Army, which acted as the vanguard, had already fought with the Second Regiment of the 101st Division at Hutou Mountain.
" Wuu…" A grenade launcher landed on the Second Regiment's position, rolling up the soil on the ground. Li Youcai spat out a mouthful of soil and shouted,""Quick, Gousheng, set up the three mortars in the platoon and destroy the grenade launchers of the Japanese.”
"Yes, sir!" A skinny young soldier on the side said loudly. At the same time, he took down a mortar barrel from his back and asked the others to assemble the mortar parts.
These mortars were 50mm small-caliber infantry cannons that could be disassembled. They were very light and could be carried by a soldier. Zhou Weiguo installed these mortars in the platoon as a small artillery support.
Soon, the three mortars were set up and aimed at the Japanese grenade launchers 300 meters ahead.
"Release!"
"Bang…"
Three shells accurately landed on the Japanese's grenade launchers, and the Japanese's grenade launchers, which were originally rampant, suddenly went silent.
"Beautifully done! Quick, hide the mortars. Don't let the Japanese blow them up!”
Li Youcai said.
Sure enough, as soon as the mortars were hidden, the shells of the Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery fell on the original mortar position, making Li Youcai secretly sigh in his heart.
Due to the lack of officers and Li Youcai's good performance during the recruit training period, he was promoted. Now, Li Youcai was already the first lieutenant of the second platoon of the second regiment, third battalion, first company.
On the day of fighting with the Japanese, except for the initial panic, Li Youcai did not look like a recruit who had just entered the battlefield. His military talent was like a fish in water on the battlefield. Today, the second platoon he led had already destroyed seven or eight grenade launchers of the Japanese army. He himself had also personally killed a squadron leader of the Japanese army. If nothing unexpected happened, after this battle, Li Youcai could be promoted to captain and company commander with these achievements.
25th Field Brigade Frontline Command
Captain Yoshida had already launched four attacks today, but under the powerful firepower of the enemy, other than leaving behind corpses on the ground, the 25th Battalion had not obtained anything.
This made Yoshida very angry. Since when did the Chinese army have such powerful firepower? Especially the enemy's artillery.
To the warriors of the Great Japan Empire, it was a nightmare.
The enemy's artillery fire rained down like it was free. The cannons of the imperial army had just opened fire, but before they could attack the Chinese army, they were covered by the artillery fire of the other side. The artillery of the 25th Battalion was destroyed in the instant they exchanged fire. Then, the Chinese artillery fire unscrupulously covered the imperial army, causing huge casualties.
What annoyed Yoshida even more was the enemy's basic combat units. Every time the machine guns and grenade launchers of the Great Japan Empire fired, they would be targeted by their small mortars. In just half a day, the 25th Brigade lost dozens of light and heavy machine guns and most of the grenade launchers.
Moreover, the 25th Battalion had also suffered heavy casualties. Although the enemy soldiers were all new recruits, with their powerful artillery support, they still caused huge casualties to the Japanese Imperial Army. Up until now, the 25th Battalion had more than 1400 people, and more than 600 people had been killed or injured. It could be said that the 25th Battalion had lost half of its combat effectiveness.
Seeing that the sky was already dark and that the reinforcements had not arrived yet, Yoshida could only order the attack to stop and wait for the arrival of the main force led by the captain of the Imperial Guards.
Second Regiment Command
The regiment commander, Xu Hu, looked at the results with satisfaction and said with a smile,"Well done, Master is right. Only in the flames of war can the soldiers be trained. Today is only the first day of battle, and the soldiers have already learned some tricks of war. Today, we have already killed more than 600 people in the 25th Brigade, causing half of the 25th Brigade to suffer casualties. It can be said that as long as Master gives the order tomorrow, we can completely wipe out this part of the Japanese army.”
Li Jiasheng also smiled and said,"Regiment Commander Xu, why would we need a few regiments to wipe out such a large battalion? Our master's intention is to surround the 25th Battalion and attack the reinforcements.”
" Haha, Master is really amazing!" Xu Hu laughed and said," This way, not only can we eliminate the Japanese, but we can also use this opportunity to train the new soldiers and let them grow up quickly in the flames of war!”
"That's right. Otherwise, how could Master be a lieutenant general? Speaking of which, it was really fun to fight with the master. In the past, it was always the Japanese who bombed us with their cannons. Now, it's time for us to bomb the Japanese. Let them have a taste of the power of our cannons!”Li Jiasheng smiled and said," Sigh, Commander Xu, you're an old man who has been following Master for a long time. Why do you think Master has so many cannons and advanced weapons?"”
"Who cares where he came from, as long as he can fight the Japanese! Regiment Commander Li, you're thinking about the wrong place. You should think about how to hurt the Japanese!”Xu Hu said meaningfully.
Although Xu Hu did not understand where Zhou Weiguo got so many powerful weapons, based on the principle of being a subordinate and his loyalty to Zhou Weiguo, Xu Hu could not help but remind him when he saw Li Jiasheng asking about the master's background.
"That's right, that's right. As long as we can fight the Japanese, it's fine.”Li Jiasheng clearly understood this point and also took the opportunity to change the topic. The two of them tacitly stopped talking about this topic.
"Guild Leader, Master is calling!" The radio operator handed the phone over.
"Master, this is Xu Hu. What orders do you have?”
"Regiment Commander Xu, your regiment did well today. You wiped out half of the Japanese's brigade. Now, Yoshida of the Japanese's 25th Brigade must be feeling very distressed! " Haha…" Zhou Weiguo's voice came from the microphone.
Xu Hu grinned and said,""This is all thanks to Master's leadership and Regiment Commander Li's support.”He glanced at Li Jiasheng.
"Stop flattering me. I say, Xu Hu, why did you learn to flatter me after becoming the leader? " Alright, cut the crap. Don't be happy too early. The Japanese reinforcements are about to arrive. It will be a tough battle then. You have to be mentally prepared.”
"Master, don't worry. It's fine if the Japanese don't come, but if they do, we'll make sure they never come back!”Xu Hu said loudly.
"Yes!" Zhou Weiguo said," The 25th Brigade is just an appetizer. The independent mixed 91st Brigade under Keiei Bunbun has four infantry field battalions and an artillery battalion. They will probably arrive at the battlefield tomorrow morning. You must surround the 25th Brigade and not let them escape. Otherwise, the Japanese will definitely retreat after knowing our combat strength. When they gather a large number of troops again, it will be difficult for us to deal with them.”
"So, this time, we must cripple Keibun's independent mixed regiment, the 91st Brigade, or even wipe them out. Do you understand?”
"Yes, I understand! Don't worry, Master. If our regiment can't surround the few hundred Japanese, we might as well find a piece of tofu and kill ourselves. I guarantee that we won't let the 25th Infantry Battalion break through!”
"Mhm, I'm relieved now. Fight well! We must show off the might of our 101st division. This battle will be the battle for our 101st division to establish our might!”Zhou Weiguo said firmly on the phone.
"I promise to complete the mission!" After hanging up the phone, Xu Hu gave an urgent order to all the troops to be on alert to prevent the Japanese from escaping.
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