Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 360 Gu Changfeng's Preparation

As the Japanese briefly withdrew from the battlefield, Gu Changfeng also found a place to exchange weapons.

He also heard the noise more than an hour ago. He was originally a little worried about the battlefield, but now he was completely relieved.

Such a big commotion, whether it was the destruction of the Japanese mountain artillery group or the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, would greatly reduce the strength of the 26th Division, so he felt relieved.

After looking for a while, he ran directly towards the artillery camp. After walking for half an hour, he finally stopped five kilometers away from the artillery camp.

The points are close to 45,000, which can solve the problem of insufficient heavy machine gun ammunition in each battalion.

After thinking for a while, Gu Changfeng directly exchanged for fifty M60s and a base of bullets, and he did not use the rest.

He now has enough heavy artillery and artillery shells; the only thing he lacks is heavy machine gun fire suppression.

As for guarding against the Japanese's poison gas bombs, there is no need for that anymore. After today's wave, he is no longer prepared to fight. If the Japanese continue, he wants to go back to Gaojia Town and play with them.

In fact, just from the points, it can be seen that the Japanese casualties have exceeded 10,000. It has only been the second day since he came out, and such a result can indeed be called a great victory.

As for taking over the entire 26th Division, he didn't have the confidence, nor did he have the need to do so for the time being.

He can indeed hold on, but his entire battalion has suffered heavy losses so far, so he should go back and rest before fighting again.

The soldiers of the independent regiment are not made of iron. If the Japanese use all their strength, he will be the one to worry.

Near the artillery battalion, Lu Daya was happily sharing the news from the special forces when the communications soldier suddenly approached and said urgently, "Report to the battalion commander, Commander Gu sent a telegram asking you to go and receive the equipment."

Since the militia company does not have a fixed supreme commander, the overall command this time still lies with Lu Daya.

Gu Changfeng originally asked the militia to come out to defend the artillery camp, and Lu Daya was the right person to be in charge.

"Haha, good news comes one after another." Lu Daya laughed and said, looking directly at the company commander Zhong Guoliang next to him and ordered: "Old Zhong, you are in charge here. I will personally lead the militia company brothers to receive the weapons."

There wasn't much he needed to do at the artillery position, so he actually wanted to go and see what weapons had arrived.

There was actually another reason why Gu Changfeng asked Lu Daya to take over the weapons. He planned to let the militia company participate in the battle.

Half an hour later, Lu Daya led a group of militiamen to the area where Gu Changfeng was.

Seeing so many M60s and ammunition, Lu Daya was immediately delighted and asked with a smile: "Changfeng, are you planning to wipe out the entire 26th Division of the Japanese this time?"

Two hundred thousand rounds of ammunition neatly arranged in boxes, plus fifty M60s on the ground, it feels very exciting.

The brand new M60 amazed the militiamen; it was so eye-catching.

"Let everyone get ready. Those who know how to use machine guns can use them. I will lead the team myself, and everyone will go to deal with the Japanese 26th Division." Gu Changfeng said calmly.

After these words were spoken, Lu Daya did not say anything, but the militiamen became excited.

Although they have been training for so long, not many of them actually participated in the battle. Only the group that participated in the battle last time had entered a state of rest and recuperation due to heavy losses. The ones coming out at this time were basically new recruits who had never seen blood.

Many militiamen have been following the independent regiment for a long time. To be honest, they are somewhat envious of their brothers who can enter Xianyaling for training, and even more envious of the soldiers from various battalions who can kill the Japanese on the battlefield.

When everyone heard what Gu Changfeng said, they were all very happy and shouted that they wanted to teach the Japanese a lesson.

Gu Changfeng's original intention was to let the militiamen see blood, so he was naturally very happy to see this situation.

After thinking for a while, Gu Changfeng said to Lu Daya, "Old Lu, you should go back to the artillery camp. I guess you guys will have to take action later."

"Okay, we can let go this time. The Japanese heavy artillery regiment has been destroyed anyway, and the Japanese field artillery is no match for us."

After Lu Daya finished speaking, he explained what happened, which made Gu Changfeng laugh.

Lu Daya's news was confirmed to be true after the special forces took risks. Lu Daya was quite excited about the destruction of the Japanese heavy artillery regiment.

Like Gu Changfeng, he also felt that destroying the Japanese heavy artillery regiment would be a great thing for the soldiers.

After hearing Lu Daya's explanation, Gu Changfeng said with a smile: "It really is the Japanese heavy artillery regiment. I thought it was the Japanese mountain artillery!"

This news was better than he expected, and it must be said that it was a surprise.

After thinking for a while, Gu Changfeng continued, "Then wait a minute, don't hold back any Katyusha rocket shells or heavy artillery shells, fire them all out."

"Ask the special forces later if there are any Japanese military camps deployed. If you can send the Japanese brigade commander home this time, our mission can be completed early."

"As for the defense of your artillery battalion, I sent a telegram to the 115th Division an hour ago. They should be here soon."

After explaining the situation, Gu Changfeng led more than 2000 militiamen to Huangtuling. There were no problems along the way.

He sent a telegram to the Fifth Battalion when he set out, and an hour later he attacked the Japanese in the western position from both sides, opening a path for the militia to enter the battlefield.

Gu Changfeng's consideration was only to let the militiamen see blood, and he had no intention of letting them attack the Japanese defense line, which was definitely unrealistic.

Another reason is that the artillery battalion does not need to be guarded at this time. Anyway, they will evacuate after the battle, so it will be difficult for the Japanese to find them.

Especially after the 115th Division arrived, the Japanese would not be able to break through the artillery battalion for a while even if they wanted to cause trouble.

Of course, the brigade commander Kobayashi Ichizo would not let go of the culprit who destroyed their heavy artillery regiment.

After the offensive on the front battlefield failed, he sent out a regiment of the 110th Division, targeting the direction of the artillery battalion's fire.

At the same time, he also requested air bombing from the division headquarters. It can be said that Kobayashi Ichizo's anger level had exceeded the limit at this time. Despite being scolded by the division commander, he still managed to get support for him.

However, this was his only chance. If he failed, he would commit seppuku. There was no other way out. If he really failed, he would not have the face to go back and stand trial.

He is the one who is going all in.

Hou Gongjun was of course very dissatisfied with Kobayashi Ichisan for bringing so many people and so much supplies and still fighting like this. He greeted Kobayashi Ichisan on the phone for half an hour.

But at this point, there was nothing that Hou Gongjun could do. He could only hope that Kobayashi Ichizo could succeed. Even if he could only destroy the heavy artillery battalion of the independent regiment, he could save face.

In fact, during this morning, Jun Hougong, the commander of the 26th Division, was speechless.

The Sakura Special Attack Team was almost wiped out, with only a small team escaping. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, news of the heavy artillery regiment's destruction came.

What could he do? He was unwilling to retreat directly, so he had to continue fighting.