Although Li Yan's betrayal surprised Kawasaki Hideo, he did not take it to heart.
From Kawasaki Hideo's point of view, the Imperial Association Army in Nanzhang County had very low combat power. It would probably only take one wave of charge for the Kawasaki Brigade to defeat Li Yan's troops.
At this moment, Furuda Genichi revealed a fierce smile. He looked at Kawasaki Hideo and said,""Major Kawasaki, the Li family is the largest landlord in Nanzhang County. Their family property is quite rich. Since Li Yan has already colluded with the enemy, we can use the name of colluding with the enemy to uproot the Li family and seize the Li family's property.”
"Gu Tian-kun, you're very smart!”Kawasaki Hideo gave him a thumbs up. Furuda Genichi had the same thought as him.
Kawasaki Hideo was naturally very jealous of the Li family's property. If he could seize the Li family's property, he could naturally plunder a very rich layer of oil and water.
The Japanese army had invaded the land of Xia in order to plunder resources and wealth.
"Major Kawasaki, the 168th Mixed Brigade hasn't met up with Li Yan's troops yet. Why don't we defeat Li Yan's troops first and then annihilate the 168th Mixed Brigade?”Gutian Genichi suggested.
Hearing this, Kawasaki Hideo nodded in agreement. He pulled out his sword and shouted,"Prepare for battle and advance at full speed!”
With this order, the Kawasaki Brigade started moving again.
However, before the Kawasaki Battalion could walk for five minutes, ear-piercing sounds of air being torn apart came from the sky.
Kawasaki Hideo looked up at the sky when he heard this voice. His eyes were filled with confusion. This voice sounded very familiar to him.
In an instant, Kawasaki Hideo's pupils constricted as he exclaimed,"" How is that possible? That's the sound of a large-caliber artillery shell…"
At the end of the sky, 12 152mm Howitzer shells had already pierced through the clouds and were rapidly falling.
In the next second, the 12 howitzer shells accurately landed on the Kawasaki Brigade.
Rumble!
A deafening sound rang out. The area covered by the 12 howitzer shells had already shaken the earth and mountains. The flames of the explosion became the only scene.
Looking down from the sky, the Kawasaki Brigade suffered heavy losses under this wave of heavy artillery bombardment. At least a hundred Japanese soldiers were blown into pieces.
Moreover, three military trucks were hit by the howitzer shells.
The three military trucks, along with the soldiers inside, were buried in the sea of fire.
"Heavy artillery, it's a large-caliber heavy artillery!”A Japanese lieutenant shouted in panic.
"How did this happen? How could there be heavy artillery in the Nanzhang area?”Kawasaki Hideo looked at the troops that had been thrown into disarray, and his heart turned cold.
As far as he knew, there were not many heavy artillery troops in China.
In the entire land of Xia country, only a military establishment of the level of a group army was equipped with a small number of heavy artillery.
However, Kawasaki Hideo had never heard of any Xia Army being dispatched to the Nanzhang area.
"Major Kawasaki, the heavy artillery that bombarded us was at least 150mm and above.”Gutian Genichi was very experienced on the battlefield. He immediately analyzed the caliber of the heavy artillery.
" Heavy artillery above 150mm…" Kawasaki Hideo felt a chill run down his spine as he quickly ordered,"" Retreat, everyone retreat…"
Due to the unknown situation between the enemy and himself, and the heavy artillery attack, Kawasaki Hideo did not dare to move forward. He even suspected that there was an army of Xia Country gathered in front of him.
It had to be said that the Kawasaki Battalion's military quality was still very good. Even if they were bombarded by heavy artillery and hundreds of people were killed, the Japanese soldiers of the Kawasaki Battalion could still effectively carry out the retreat order given by Kawasaki Hideo.
At this moment, the ear-piercing sound of air being torn apart could be heard again. The Japanese soldiers who were preparing to retreat quickly lay on the ground. They held their heads with their hands and did not dare to move.
Everyone knew that another wave of heavy artillery shells was coming.
Under the bombardment of the heavy artillery, the safest position was to lie on the ground.
As for whether he lived or died, that would depend on luck.
Rumble!
A violent explosion occurred in the Kawasaki Brigade, and 12 blinding flames engulfed everything in the surroundings.
This wave of heavy artillery bombardment was slightly weaker than the previous wave. About 70 Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces.
" Baka…" Kawasaki Hideo's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked extremely ferocious.
He had personally witnessed his soldiers lose their lives without firing a single shot. Even their complete bodies could not be found.
The power of the heavy artillery was too great. With a single cannonball, all the people, trucks, and motorcycles within a radius of more than ten meters were destroyed, leaving only a large black pit.
"Major Kawasaki, what should we do?”Gutian Genichi asked in a panic. He had just gotten up from the ground when his military cap was blown away by the blast of the howitzer shell.
" Retreat, everyone retreat..." Kawasaki Hideo shouted with all his might.
He knew that the Kawasaki Brigade was within the firing range of the unknown heavy artillery unit. If they continued to stay here, they would only be blown to pieces by the heavy artillery shells.
…………………
On the other side, Li Yan was watching the Kawasaki Battalion being bombarded by heavy artillery through his binoculars.
"Master, the Kawasaki Battalion has been bombarded by heavy artillery. Did the national team send heavy artillery?”Qian Sihai, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, put down his binoculars and asked in shock.
"What national army? This is my heavy artillery unit!" Li Yan said with a faint smile.
"Our heavy artillery unit? What do you mean?”Qian Sihai's eyes widened, and his thoughts short-circuited.
"Are you all shocked?" Li Yan turned his head and stared at the company commander and battalion commanders behind him. He explained,"At Qingshui Lake, I've deployed 12 152mm howitzers. This heavy artillery unit was secretly built by me. Today, it'll come in handy and test their power!”
"Master has brought 12 152mm howitzers. This is too scary. Those are large-caliber heavy artillery!”Ma Kui, the commander of the second battalion, gasped. He could not believe his ears.
"Don't just stand there. If you stay there any longer, the Kawasaki Brigade will run away!”Li Yan pointed in the direction of the Kawasaki Brigade. His intention was obvious. He wanted to pursue the retreating Kawasaki Brigade.
"D * mn, I've long disliked the Japanese. This is the perfect time to beat them up.”Ma Kui cursed.
After that, Li Yong, Ma Kui, Qian Sihai and the others hurriedly went down to pass down the order to pursue.
Of course, in order to reduce casualties, Li Yan directly let the clone soldiers rush to the front.
Although the Kawasaki Battalion had been bombarded by heavy artillery and their formation had been disrupted, the Kawasaki Battalion had not lost its combat effectiveness!
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