"Boom boom boom..."
"what happened?"
Suddenly there was a roar of artillery fire from the right rear, which made Captain Jixiu on the front line feel a little confused. What are the Chinese people doing?
Jixiu looked back in the direction of the sound, but there were two hills blocking his view.
wrong! That direction seems to be...
Just when Jixiu was panicking, a major hurriedly ran over to him and reported the situation: "It's not good, your Excellency, the captain! The forward command post has been shelled by the enemy!"
"Nani!?" Jixiu asked quickly: "How are the co-captain and the others doing?"
"The Chinese artillery fire was very fierce, and the entire command post was covered. The commander and the others..." The major shook his head with difficulty. Although the words were not explained, the meaning was self-evident.
The news was like a thunderbolt from the blue that struck Jixiu's ears. He suddenly felt dizzy and a layer of cold sweat broke out involuntarily.
How did the Chinese do it? What to do next? Do you want to continue fighting? At this moment, he was thinking a lot, and he was beginning to think about quitting.
"Send someone over immediately to check the situation. No more fighting. Let the soldiers withdraw first. Hurry!"
The shelling continued, and the Japanese forward command post had turned into a sea of flames. Countless little Japs met their Amaterasu amidst screams.
In order to cause greater damage, Krupp also replaced three of the 155 howitzers with incendiary bombs. A base bombardment lasted for 5 minutes. There were not many living Japanese in the entire artillery coverage area.
"Kaima, did you see? This is a call for artillery fire. We killed the little Japs without even being seen. Hehe, isn't it great?" Long Wenwen said excitedly, holding Kaname's neck.
"Okay, okay, I got it. Oh, don't strangle me...ahem..." Kaname quickly knocked his hand off, because this lunatic would act randomly when he got excited.
The special operations were really effective. They wiped out a wing headquarters without anyone noticing, without any losses themselves. This was something that would have been unimaginable before.
Long Wenwen was so high-spirited that he immediately called for a communications soldier and told him: "Notify the regiment leader, uh no...notify the chief of staff that the target has been killed and we can counterattack."
…
At the same time, on the Nantianmen position, the originally heated battlefield changed.
"I'm sorry! Xiao Dongyang seems to have run away?"
The sound of gunfire all around gradually stopped, and Bula poked his head out and looked out. The Japanese in front actually stopped attacking and began to retreat.
"I saw it! Everyone hide, the infantry are running and firing, and the Japs are probably going to fire again."
Meng Fanxiao shouted loudly, his inertial thinking made him think that the retreat of the Japanese attack would definitely be another artillery bombardment.
However, the experienced Bu Lai saw something different: "Is there something wrong with the tortoise lid dripping?"
Meng Fangli frowned, now he also saw some clues.
Although the Japanese army withdrew, it was different from the orderly retreat before. At this time, the Japanese seemed to be fleeing in a hurry, and the artillery cover that was supposed to be incoming did not appear. It was as if the rear did not know that their troops were retreating.
There was actually a team running forward from behind the road, and they collided with the retreating troops in confusion.
"どうしたの?"
"Baga! What are you doing?"
"Why are you retreating? The captain asked us to assist you in your attack!"
Because the order they received 20 minutes ago was to support the front line, but no one told them that they had begun to retreat?
At this moment, there was a commotion in the Japanese camp. Most of the soldiers and officers did not know what was going on, and they were unable to get in touch with the commander. They just acted according to the orders of their respective commanders.
"Captain, the latest telegram!"
A communications soldier hurried over. Meng Fangliao took it and took a look. His eyes widened due to the contents of the telegram.
"I'm sorry, I want to be Mo Zi, right..."
"Whoosh..."
Before Bu La next to him finished speaking, artillery fire from the rear suddenly came, and the shells hit the Japanese army's chaotic formation like a meteor shower.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Meng Fan threw away the telegram and shouted loudly: "Everyone in the group obeys the order! Attack the little devil!"
Explosions were heard one after another, and the Japanese on the front line suffered a devastating blow. Captain Yoshihide ordered the troops to retreat, but the other brigade wanted to continue the attack, which exacerbated their confusion and the entire command system was almost paralyzed.
"Come on, I can compete with Yang Liulang, but I can't compete with rice soup!"
"kill!"
The First Main Regiment launched a charge like a tiger descending the mountain, carrying the kid's ass and hitting hard. The artillery shells seemed to have eyes and began to delay backwards, continuing to create chaos for the Japanese army.
At the same time, the guard battalion that had been ambushing in the jungle on the other side of Jiqipo also joined the battlefield from the side. Chen Jize followed closely with the third regiment, and the three parties worked together to crush the little Japanese.
"Stop the Chinese, stop them quickly!"
"Ha Ya Ku! The captain ordered us to retreat quickly!"
"Nani?"
…
The morale of the Japanese army was greatly reduced. Seeing the enemy surrounding them, they were unable to do anything. Some Japanese wanted to continue fighting, but more were retreating. The orders could not be unified, and their defeat was a foregone conclusion.
The artillerymen seven or eight kilometers away were even more unaware. They sent several inquiry telegrams to the regiment commander but received no response. They did not know whether to fire or what to do at this moment. When they learned that the front line was beginning to retreat, it was already too late. It's too late.
"Let's go, follow them and take a look!"
Seeing that the Japanese army began to collapse, Long Wenwen was ready to take action and followed the little devil to see if there was any opportunity.
I have to say that the 114th Regiment is really considered the elite of the Japanese army. If it were another unit, it would have disappeared long ago. However, after a brief period of panic, most of them regrouped under the command of a captain. Come together.
With unified command, they displayed extremely high military literacy and began to build a defense line based on artillery positions to block the pursuing Chinese soldiers.
"撃つ!"
"Da da da da da...!"
"Puff...ah!"
"Stop, take cover!"
Because the troops rushed too fast and failed to coordinate well, the soldiers were too far apart from each other. The soldiers at the front suffered a big loss due to the resistance of the little Japanese.
Countless soldiers were knocked down by the dense bullets, and the charge momentum of the group was also curbed. The little devils took the opportunity to transfer their artillery and supplies.
"Ha Ya Ku! The logistics team transports the artillery away, and the others go to the front to stop the enemy. There are no cowards in the warriors of the Japanese Empire!"
A lieutenant colonel shouted at the top of his lungs that as long as there were soldiers taking the lead, they would have a backbone. Many Japanese soldiers who had fled into the woods also ran out again and began to fight back under the leadership of the officers.
The Japanese army's camp is relatively long because they have a lot of supplies and countless artillery shells. All these must not be captured by the Chinese, and they must stop the enemy even if they risk their lives.
But as more and more soldiers of the Honorable Third Division arrived, the Japanese's temporary defense lines could no longer be defended. In desperation, Lieutenant Colonel began to command the troops to retreat while fighting.
Fighting was going on everywhere in the woods near the highway, with gunshots and shouts coming one after another. The bodies of dead soldiers could be seen everywhere, and the entire battlefield seemed like a mess.
…
At this time... on the road to the west, more than 20 trucks and hundreds of mules and horses were pulling artillery and carts of ammunition and supplies to evacuate backwards. Their marching speed was not fast, especially on this winding and rugged road. On the Burma Highway.
The winding road is like a coiled snake, surrounded by overlapping peaks. The road is so winding that even a car cannot drive too fast.
Long Wenwen led the Falcon team through the mountains quickly. The group was like a group of agile monkeys, and the difficult mountain road could not stop them at all.
You must know that this group of people carries a full set of equipment and cross-country for 30 kilometers in the depths of the Hengli Mountains every day. The long-term training has already tempered them to be extremely tenacious, and such a rapid march is not a problem at all.
The Burma Highway to the west of the Nujiang River is very difficult to walk. Long Wenwen is not worried about the little Japanese running away. It should not be a problem for them to take a shortcut and reach the front with their feet.
After climbing over the last hillside, the road at the foot of the mountain suddenly appeared in front of them, and they had already reached the front of the Japanese logistics team.
Gunshots continued to be heard from a few kilometers away, and the blocking battle behind them was still fierce, but the Japanese knew that they had lost this time, and they could only find a way to withdraw from the battle as soon as possible and stop the losses immediately.
And the dozens of artillery pieces in the entire artillery regiment are a top priority and must not fall into the hands of the Chinese. Therefore, even though he had left the battlefield, the artillery company captain still did not dare to let down his guard and quickly urged the soldiers to speed up.
"Kaima, take a group to plant mines and explosives on the highway. Keep it hidden so that the little devils can't see it at a glance. Do you understand?"
"Got it!" Kaname agreed and led the people down the mountain and ran towards the highway.
Long Wenwen raised his binoculars and watched. One kilometer away, he could vaguely see the group of people driving slowly towards them.
"Dong Dao, take the second group to set up sniper points on the hillsides on both sides."
Long Wenwen had a serious expression on his face, pointed forward and said in a deep voice: "Remember, our task is not to kill that group of Japanese soldiers, but to find a way to intercept them here and delay time until the brothers from behind come over."
"Understood!" Dong Dao nodded seriously.
There are at least a thousand people in that artillery regiment. Long Wenwen is not stupid enough to hit an egg with a stone. Moreover, this place is beyond the shooting distance of the artillery regiment, and it is no longer possible to rely on radio to summon artillery fire.
However, he had already reported the location to Liao Mingyu, believing that the latter would be able to react and make arrangements as soon as possible, and he only needed to find a way to delay the Japanese army.
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"Reporting to the commander, the enemy's 114th Regiment has withdrawn all the way back. Our two main regiments and the guard battalion have advanced 12 kilometers, but there are still many Japanese who are still blocking the way."
In the Nantianmen Tree Fort headquarters, a communications soldier was reporting the entire situation to Liao Mingyu.
"Notify Meng Fan, continue to attack forward without giving them any chance to breathe, until they are completely defeated." Liao Mingyu stared at the sand table and said without looking back.
"yes!"
Now the three main regiments of the Honorable Third Division plus the guard battalion have been put on the battlefield. Although the 114th Regiment has fully retreated, there are still some who are still fighting to the death. Liao Mingyu does not intend to let them go just like that.
As the main force of the Longling garrison, there is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the 114th Regiment. Even though all the military commanders were killed, they still did not lose their will to fight. After a short period of chaos, they actually reorganized their defense. This made Liao Mingyu They all couldn't help but be a little surprised.
If they were allowed to run away like this, it would be difficult to attack Longling. That's why Liao Mingyu ordered the troops to continue the pursuit and kill as many of their effective forces as possible until they were disabled.
"Report, the battle in Heshun Town is coming to an end. Commander Xing reported that the enemy's 146th Regiment is retreating towards Gaoligong Mountain and asked whether to pursue."
Another good news, Liao Mingyu nodded and walked to the big map on the wall to observe carefully, quickly analyzing the direction of the battle in his mind.
"Let Xing Fuquan not have to pursue, and send out reconnaissance posts to pay attention to the enemy's position immediately."
"Yes!" the communications soldier replied immediately.
Gaoligong Mountain and Longling are in two directions, so there is no need to send troops to pursue them. Moreover, Liao Mingyu's first target is Longling. At this time, he doesn't want to worry about Gaoligong Mountain, which is close to Tengchong. At that time, he only needs to send a force to block the reinforcements in this direction. Just the Japanese army.
Looking at Liao Mingyu, who was high-spirited and showed the demeanor of a general in his movements, Yu Xiaoqing, who was also staying in the headquarters, felt strange.
I thought that becoming the deputy commander could help me win some battles on the battlefield, but in the end I still had to rely on Liao Mingyu to save the situation. I couldn't beat him after all.
The last bit of competitiveness in Yu Xiaoqing's heart also disappeared at this moment.
But now Liao Mingyu had no time to care about other people's psychological activities. After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered to the communications soldier:
"Inform the transportation group to quickly send the supplementary supplies to the front line. Ask Zhao Gongming to cooperate with Xing Fuquan to immediately organize an armed convoy, load the soldiers and attack quickly along the highway. Eat that artillery regiment!"
"Understood, take a seat."
An artillery regiment of the Japanese army was quite powerful, and they worked hard to retake Nantianmen.
If it can be killed, it will definitely make the top brass of the Japanese army furious, and the huge losses will also play a great role in the development of the subsequent war situation.
That's a total of thirty or forty field guns. If there is no artillery of suitable tonnage at the regiment level, if these field guns can be captured, an artillery battalion can be added to each main regiment.
I remember that the Type 95 75mm field gun currently used by the regiment-level artillery wing of the Little Devils Division has pretty good performance. The total weight is only a little over one ton, but the range is comparable to the Krupp 105 howitzer.
This field gun can be towed by mules and horses. The transportation requirements are not too high, and it is quite suitable for the current situation.
"Longling, it's almost here..."
Liao Mingyu's eyes slowly focused on the location of Longling County on the map, where there was an armored force waiting for him...
(End of chapter)
