The two divisions of the Japanese army did a detailed investigation of the previous battlefield, Zhang Sen, and Cheng De.
The result was that Zhang Sen was not the real commander of the Northeast Army, and he only had about three thousand soldiers.
Hearing this news, the two major generals were exasperated and immediately led their troops to attack Chengde.
A fake commander had led more than three thousand men and wiped out more than ten thousand elites of the Guandong Army. This was a great humiliation.
The two major generals couldn't wait for the heavy artillery regiment to arrive.
They wanted to kill Zhang Sen before the scandal spread, and then take down Chengde, so that they could answer to the Kwantung Army.
Both the Takeda and Kimura Regiments had lost one-third of their forces, so they were not at full strength.
However, with the two troops charging towards Chengde at the same time, they had the advantage in both numbers and momentum.
"Pass down my order. When we get close to Chengde, all the artillery teams will immediately fire at Chengde and blow up the Chinese defense first!”Commander Takeda ordered.
Regiment Commander Kimura also gave the same order. They wanted to use the advantage of firepower to completely destroy the Chinese army's defense as soon as possible.
Then, the two Regiments of elites charged into the city and killed all the Chinese soldiers.
It was a good idea, but when they arrived near Chengde, the two major generals, Takeda and Kimura, as well as their subordinates, were all stunned.
They looked through binoculars from afar and saw that Chengde's city defense was filled with people and machine guns.
Not only were there machine guns, but there were also hundreds of mortars on the city wall, which made the Japanese soldiers dumbfounded.
Commander Takeda swallowed hard and asked his subordinate,""Are you sure this isn't the main force of the Northeast Army?”
His subordinate was also dumbfounded." That shouldn't be the case. The main force of the Northeast Army has retreated to the Central Plains. There shouldn't be any main force of the Northeast Army here!"”
"Can an ordinary army have so many machine guns and mortars? The firepower of our two divisions combined is not as strong as theirs. Only the main force of the Northeast Army would be so rich.”
On the other side, Regiment Commander Kimura's expression was equally ugly.""Why do I have a feeling that we're not here to attack the city, but to die!”
His chief of staff advised,"Sir, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Why don't we wait for the Heavy Artillery Regiment to send reinforcements? If we let the troops charge up, we might suffer countless casualties!”
Regiment Commander Kimura nodded in agreement,""We absolutely cannot attack. Quickly contact Major General Takeda. We'll defend here and wait for reinforcements to arrive. No matter what, we can't charge."
Right at this moment, an ear-piercing whistling sound suddenly came from the sky.
The Japanese were too scared to attack, but the fourth artillery regiment of Chengde took the lead.
Twenty-four K18 field cannons were aimed at the two divisions, and the artillery shells mercilessly whizzed over. When they landed in the Japanese camp, they exploded in large numbers, killing countless Japanese in an instant. The two divisions were in complete chaos.
"Explode! Explode fiercely!" The fourth regiment commander, Liu Hu, shouted at the artillery with a loudspeaker,""Recruits, watch carefully. Our artillery regiment has never been stingy with artillery shells. Don't f * cking save your ammo. If you save, I'll let you eat what you save.”
At first, the recruits were heartbroken, but when they heard the regiment commander's order and the ex-soldiers 'enthusiasm, they quickly integrated into the group.
In a few minutes, hundreds of shells exploded on the Japanese army.
Before Takeda and Kimura's division could defend themselves, all their troops were exposed to the artillery fire. They were blown up and were crying for their parents.
The Japanese wanted to fight back, but their artillery squadron only had 92 infantry cannons.
If it was in a mountainous environment, the Japanese might be able to use artillery to counterattack.
But now that they were in an open area, the 92 Infantry Cannons were completely overwhelmed by the new division's K18 Field Artillery.
After two rounds of attempts, the Japanese army paid a painful price. Two artillery squadrons were completely annihilated, and more troops suffered along with them.
Regiment Commander Kimura couldn't hold on any longer. He immediately shouted to his subordinates,""Retreat five kilometers and avoid their artillery fire. Inform the Takeda Regiment to retreat as well.”
Zhang Sen stood on the city wall of Chengde and saw the Japanese army retreating in panic from afar.
"You want to leave?" "Do you think you can come and go as you please?" Zhang Sen sneered.”
"Long Wenzhang, Han Ligong, Li Fangting!”Zhang Sen shouted.
"Your humble servant is here!" The three of them stood upright in front of Zhang Sen.
Zhang Sen pointed at the Japanese army." This is the first battle after the establishment of our new division. I want to let the whole world know how powerful our Northeast Army's new division is.”
"Let the Japanese know what it means to be as fast as the wind, as aggressive as fire, and as swift as thunder!”
"Kill them!"
"Understood!" The three of them shouted in unison.
A moment later, the city gates opened wide, and Long Wenzhang led his submachine gun battalion out."Brothers, it's time to repay the Young Marshal!”
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
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