Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 144: Artillery Battery Attacks Again

As all the soldiers returned to the fortifications, the Japanese became more cautious, their pace gradually slowed down, and their formation gradually dispersed.

Major General Yagi had been staring at the battlefield with a telescope, and now he saw the enemy retreating.

He immediately laughed and said, "These Chinese are scared!"

He couldn't help but sneer as he said this: "Our imperial warriors are the strongest in bayonet fighting, these Chinese are no match for them."

"These Chinese are no match for the Imperial warriors in a bayonet fight, but their courage is enough to earn our respect."

Colonel Ueda next to him said.

More than 30 soldiers chose to die calmly at the last moment. This courage made him, the captain, admire and respect them.

Major General Yagi nodded in agreement and then said.

"Order the artillery squadron to continue the bombardment. We must capture this place tonight."

He still understood the importance of making a concerted effort. Since the enemy retreated, his artillery squadron could continue.

"Sir, Captain, should we take turns to rest?"

"The warriors have suffered many casualties now. It's time to let them come down."

Colonel Ueda said hesitantly.

After more than an hour of hand-to-hand combat, both sides suffered many casualties!

Half of the Japanese squadron was killed in the initial confrontation, and the situation was gradually balanced in the subsequent hand-to-hand combat.

Under such circumstances, their two squadrons were already crippled.

As for Gu Changfeng's subordinates, their casualties were almost the same as those of the Japanese.

This kind of battle is uncomfortable for both sides.

So what if the Japanese's bayonet skills are better than those of several companies of soldiers?

Any soldiers from several companies who were seriously injured would die together with the Japanese!

How could the Japanese not suffer heavy casualties if this happened?

Major General Yagi observed through the telescope for a while and made up his mind.

"Let the warriors continue the attack. We still have more than 2000 warriors. I don't believe we can't take this place!"

Seeing that the regiment commander said so, Colonel Ueda could only bow and agree.

The Japanese artillery bombardment began again.

But this time the situation was different. After more than an hour, Lu Daya was fully prepared.

As soon as the Japanese artillery bombarded the position, the artillerymen of the artillery company began to adjust.

After a while, the 16 mortars of the artillery company fired shells one after another.

Rumble!

The Japanese artillery positions in the rear suffered damage.

The caliber of each one is similar, and the Japanese artillery squadron is well within range.

The artillery company led by Lu Daya had been hiding, and suddenly there was a bombardment, and the Japanese artillery positions were instantly silenced.

"Haha, Lao Lu and the others have finally taken action. You little devils, just wait for death!"

Huang Zhengkui laughed a little crazily. Although he was a veteran of many battles, he was still greatly shocked by the soldiers turning around and dying.

After returning to the fortification, he picked up the heavy machine gun again and fired at the Japanese.

In such a short period of time, more than twenty Japanese soldiers had died at the hands of his gun!

He kept his promise and took revenge. He wanted to bury the Japanese devils' heads with his dead brothers.

When the soldiers heard Huang Zhengkui's roar, their eyes turned red and they shouted "Kill these devils!"

When Major General Yagi heard the noise behind him, he turned around and looked at the artillery position seven or eight miles away, and his expression instantly became ferocious.

"Bakayashi, the Chinese are so cunning."

He originally wanted to use his own artillery squadron to lure out the Huxiu mortars, but he didn't expect that they would be lured out.

But from the sound, the shelling positions are very scattered. How can the division artillery fire?

"Sir, please report the enemy's artillery position first and destroy it first."

"Otherwise, they will immediately target the Imperial warriors on the battlefield, and then we will be in trouble."

Colonel Ueda said anxiously.

In just a short while, the enemy fired dozens of artillery shells, and the artillery squadron gradually became silent.

According to his thinking, since the enemy has been exposed, they will definitely turn their guns towards the position immediately!

In fact, he guessed wrong.

Each mortar in the artillery company only fired five shells and then moved away immediately after that. As soon as Colonel Ueda finished speaking, the shelling stopped.

Yagi's teeth were chattering. Just as he was about to contact his superiors, the shelling stopped immediately. How could he fight?

The main reason is that the enemy's artillery fire was too scattered!

It is still very difficult for the artillery regiment to provide fire coverage, unless they push forward all the way regardless of the cost, there may be a chance to kill some.

But this is still unrealistic. The division's artillery regiment will not mess around with him like this.

"Telegram to the brigade commander, order the division artillery regiment to directly bombard the Chinese in the position."

Major General Yagi was so angry that he could only vent his anger on the position.

Ueda opened his mouth and remained silent for a long time. If bombarding the position was useful, would they have to risk the lives of their soldiers here?

But he didn't dare to refute Yagi because he was angry and it was too late to refute him.

This means that he could easily get hit in the face with a few big punches, which is not worth it.

As Ueda thought this, he started running towards the temporary command center.

The artillery company was not finished yet. Their mission was to fight to the death. Facing the Japanese, no one could hold back any longer.

After the Japanese artillery fell silent, they directly adjusted the muzzle and began to bombard the Japanese positions.

The artillerymen had already seen the Japanese positions on the battlefield, so there was no burden at all in firing at this time.

Another five rounds of rapid fire, 16 mortars, and hundreds of grenades directly blew the Japanese soldiers on the position to the ground.

"Haha, you Japanese devils, you finally get a taste of being bombarded!"

Seeing the dead and wounded Japanese soldiers in front of them, the remaining Japanese soldiers began to retreat in fear.

Huang Zhengkui excitedly clapped his hands on the ground, he was so excited!

Yang Zhenhua and several other company commanders also looked very happy. They had suffered a lot of losses in the hand-to-hand combat, and now the artillery company had avenged them.

"Bakayaro." Upon seeing this, Yagi's face instantly became extremely distorted.

There were nearly two squadrons on the position, but after a round of artillery fire, not even half of the squadrons ran back.

How does he accept this?

Ueda's face also looked unhappy. He had just warned that the enemy would bombard the position.

But the captain didn't listen. Isn't this his own fault?

"The enemy has retreated into their fortifications again. Do we need to contact the brigade commander?"

Ueda asked cautiously.

Before Yagi could answer, the communications soldier ran over and reported anxiously.

"Your Excellency, the Regiment Commander, the Brigade Commander is calling."

When Yagi heard this, he felt sad and knew that he couldn't avoid this wave.

"Baga, Yagi, you idiot, what on earth are you thinking? Huh?"

The moment Yagi answered the phone, Iide Nobutoki's anger seemed to be about to overflow from the phone.

Yagi could even feel the brigade commander talking excitedly on the other end of the phone.

"Hey! Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, please listen to my explanation."

Yagi said stubbornly.

"What's there to explain? Even with the support of the division's artillery regiment, you still fought like this. What use are you?"

At this time, Ide Nobutoki also experienced the joy of the division commander.

What could Yagi say? He kept bowing and apologizing even through the phone.

Ide Nobutoki's anger only lasted for a moment because his face hurt.

He also knew very well that if the Yagi League failed, his fate would not be much better.

So he had to think of a new way.

After hanging up the phone, Yagi stayed hesitantly in the temporary command center.

Should we fight or not?

What should he do?