Japanese Army 25th Field Infantry Brigade Frontline Command
Unlike the 101st Division, the 25th Brigade was in a gloomy mood. Yoshida sat in the command post without moving. His eyes were lifeless, and he looked as if he had aged ten years.
In just one day, the 25th Battalion had lost nearly half of their forces. The grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns, and mortars had all been lost. This made Yoshida's progress inescapable.
What made Yoshida even more embarrassed was that the regiment commander had just sent a telegram, ordering them to find an opportunity to break through!
Turn around and break through!
This was a shameful word for the Great Japan Empire.
Since when did the Japanese army break out of the Chinese battlefield?
Which time had he not beaten the Chinese army into fleeing? Listening to the painful howls of the injured beside him, Yoshida's mood became even more irritable. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already two in the morning.
On the first day of the battle, the Chinese soldiers 'fierce artillery fire had killed more than half of the 25th Battalion. If the reinforcements did not arrive tomorrow, the 25th Battalion would be attacked by the Chinese soldiers tomorrow. The 25th Battalion would even disappear tomorrow!
It vanished into thin air!
When Yoshida thought of this word, his heart trembled. If the 25th Battalion were to disappear, he would be a disgrace to the entire Japanese Empire!
He could not let the 25th Infantry Battalion disappear in his hands!
Yoshida roared in his heart. At the same time, he thought of breaking out of the encirclement.
Yes, they had to break out of the encirclement. As long as they broke out, the 25th Infantry Brigade would still exist. When the warriors of the Great Japan Empire came back, they would definitely take revenge!
Yoshida's mood improved a little as he thought about it. Just as he was about to go out and check on the situation of the Chinese army on the other side, a hurried voice suddenly came from the sky.
The experienced Yoshida immediately thought that it was the sound of a cannon. However, the cannons of the 25th Battalion had already been destroyed on the first day…
Not good!
This was the cannon of the Chinese!
Yoshida was about to lie down, but it was already too late. A cannonball accurately landed not far from him.
The 150mm Krupp Howitzer's range could reach tens of meters in diameter. Yoshida was only ten meters away from the landing point of the shell, so he was instantly blown into a pile of meat.
Not even a corpse was left!
Even the nearby command post was blasted into ruins by this artillery shell!
"Cannon!" At this moment, a shrill cry rang out, but the entire command center of the 25th Infantry Battalion had been blasted into ruins. The entire commander of the 25th Infantry Battalion had been killed.
The 25th Infantry Battalion was left without a commander.
"Ding…congratulations to the host for killing the 25th Infantry Brigade Captain Yoshida, the 25th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade. The reward is 10000 military merit points.”
The Japanese Army's Independent Mixed 91st Brigade
The main force led by KOne was on the way to the battlefield. When he heard that the 25th Infantry Brigade had been surrounded by the Chinese and suffered heavy losses, KOne did not believe it.
However, hearing the fierce and continuous cannon fire over the phone, Kamikaze believed it.
He decisively ordered the 25th Battalion to break out of the encirclement.
However, they had just lost contact with the 25th Battalion.
He didn't know how the 25th Infantry Brigade was doing, which made him extremely worried. At the same time, he ordered the troops to speed up and rush to the battlefield as soon as possible to reinforce the 25th Infantry Brigade.
It was already 2:30 in the morning, but Hidebun was still awake. When he lost contact with the 25th Infantry Battalion, he had a bad feeling.
However, he did not know what this premonition was.
When the troops marched to Tiger Head Mountain's Breeze Ridge, the guard raised his head to look at the surrounding terrain, and at the same time, his heart jumped.
Keibun's expression changed immediately and he said loudly,""Quick, order the troops to retreat! Hurry!"
The staff officer next to him was shocked by the sudden shout of the guard. He didn't hear what the regiment commander said and looked at the guard in confusion.
"Baka!" Major General Wen grabbed the staff officer's collar and shouted,""Get the troops to retreat! Didn't you hear that? You idiot!"
"What? Yes!"
Just as the advisor was about to give the order, a sharp screech suddenly came from the sky.
Immediately after, artillery shells fell on the dense Japanese army, killing and injuring countless Japanese soldiers.
"Bageya Road, it's the cannon fire of the cunning Chinese!”
Kyutomi said through gritted teeth.
No matter how angry he was, Keibun still quickly ordered the troops to disperse. At the same time, he relied on the surrounding terrain to form a defensive formation and counterattack the Zhina Army.
"Have you found out where the cannon fire came from?”Kone asked the captain of the artillery unit.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, due to the sudden attack of the Chinese army and the darkness, we have yet to investigate the artillery positions of the Chinese army.”
"Baka, we must find the artillery position of the Chinese army as soon as possible and let them taste the power of our Japanese Empire's artillery!”
"Hi!" The captain lowered his head slightly and said.
Keibun sighed. Initially, he had thought that this was just a division that had yet to become a combat force. He only needed to send out a large team to stop them. He did not expect that after only a day, there would be no news from the 25th team. And his main force was still being blocked by the Chinese army here. The absurdity was no less than a burly man being pushed back by a weak girl. This was simply a disgrace!
Moreover, it was a great humiliation for the Imperial Army of Japan!
Hidebun sighed and ordered the artillery battalion to immediately set up a formation. At the same time, he ordered a battalion to begin their formation and prepare to attack.
Because it was dark, the Japanese army could not figure out how many Chinese soldiers there were. The captain of the brigade was very cautious and only sent out a squadron to launch a probing attack.
The squadron advanced cautiously in a scattered formation. They had only advanced less than 200 meters when the Chinese soldiers on the other side started to fight back.
What surprised Kone was that the firepower of the Chinese army was quite fierce. As long as the imperial army fired, they would be fiercely retaliated. At the same time, there were also small-caliber mortar shells in the surroundings. In less than 20 minutes, half of the Empire warriors in a squadron were killed or injured. The remaining people were suppressed by the Chinese army's bullets.
As a last resort, Hideki had no choice but to order the troops to withdraw.
"Nani? Why was the firepower of the Chinese so fierce? And their basic combat units actually have small-caliber individual mortars? Could it be that this was the direct line of command of the Chinese army?
However, even the Chinese troops did not have such fierce firepower. They were all equipped with German Mauser 98K rifles, and the basic combat units had the support of small-caliber individual mortars. Moreover, the other party had many light and heavy machine guns. This made Hideki feel that the army he was facing was even an elite unit in Germany.
"Order the artillery to fire at the Chinese position immediately.”The guard ordered.
The artillery unit that had just set up their position immediately fired at the 101st Division's position. Instantly, the entire sky was blasted into daylight by the artillery fire, and the Chinese position opposite was also blasted into pieces.
"Hey, use this firepower to bombard the Chinese soldiers.”Konebun looked at the cannon fire with satisfaction.
However, just as his artillery unit launched a round of bombardment, they were discovered by the artillery regiment of the 101st division, so they immediately launched a counterattack.
The artillery regiment of the 101st Division was waiting for the artillery battalion of the Keiei Bunbun to fire.
In fact, in terms of the size of the artillery regiment, the artillery regiment of the 101st Division completely crushed the Japanese army. However, because the quality of the artillery of the 101st Division was lower than that of the Japanese army, they could only wait for the Japanese army to fire first and find the artillery position of the Japanese army before attacking them.
If they were to fight against the Japanese artillery, they might even suffer a loss.
At this moment, the 1st Battalion of the 101st Division's artillery regiment immediately launched a counterattack.
Four 150mm Krupp large-caliber howitzers, six 105mm infantry cannons, and 20 80mm artillery fired at the Japanese artillery positions.
"Woo…"
The shell streaked across the sky, and the experienced Konebun knew that it was at least a 105mm cannon. Due to the small size of Japan and the lack of resources, 105mm cannons were called heavy artillery.
Immediately, the Japanese artillery positions were covered by artillery shells!
"Boom…boom…boom…"
Seeing the balls of fire exploding, Keibun knew that his artillery brigade was finished!
He didn't expect the Chinese to have a cannon, which made his mood even heavier.
Not long after, the results of the artillery battle were determined. All the cannons of the artillery brigade of Keiei Bunori were destroyed, while the 101st Division only lost four 80mm infantry cannons.
However, this also made Li Jiasheng, who was used to being poor, feel heartache.
In all fairness, the quality of the artillery of the two armies was not on the same level. Li Jiasheng's artillery regiment crushed the Japanese army in terms of quantity and caliber. Moreover, he knew the Japanese artillery positions in advance. Even so, the artillery regiment still lost four cannons. It could be seen that the artillery quality of the artillery regiment still needed to be strengthened.
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