"Boom boom boom boom boom..."
It really exploded a large area. In less than a minute, eight 6-barreled rocket launchers and the remaining 40 rounds of 107mm rocket launchers overwhelmingly covered the Japanese brigade and baggage brigade. This is equivalent to 40 107mm heavy artillery. Qi, although the power is not that great, but in the field, the lethality will not be much less than 40 heavy artillery.
Rockets are area-killing, and their armor-piercing ability is far inferior to howitzers, but their damage to living forces is very terrifying. It is no exaggeration to say that one explosion can destroy a squadron or a squad!
Although Major General Harada is an old guy, his ability to survive on the battlefield is not much worse than that of young people like Lieutenant Colonel Arai.
He immediately threw off his feet and fled out of the road. The targets of the Eighth Route Army's attack were obviously the brigade and regiment headquarters, as well as the baggage corps.
Therefore, Harada, who cherishes life, first thinks of staying away. This is a heavy artillery group!
The best defense is to run faster than others. Cannonballs don't recognize whether you are a major general or a major. If you are hit by a cannon, you will be dead.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
In less than two minutes, there was another round of artillery fire. This time, 48 shells covered the entire baggage brigade, detonating a large amount of ammunition in the brigade without any suspense. The terrible explosion began, just like setting off a lot of firecrackers. , and exploded with a crackle!
Then came the third round, this time the bomb was a group of Japanese. At this time, the Japanese were like headless flies, running everywhere, and another large group was blown up. The Harada Brigade completely let go.
Bodies were spread on the ground, and wailing sounds were everywhere...
Yan Haoyu put down the telescope with satisfaction. Although he still wanted to see the Japanese lively, his reason told him to withdraw;
The Japs have already escaped, and the effect of further explosions will not be very good. It is better to save some rockets and use them at critical moments.
"Old Zhao, clean up these guys and retreat!"
"Old Yan, how many Japanese soldiers do you think this hammer killed?"
Yan Haoyu replied without thinking:
"Only ghosts know, but one thing is for sure. The Japs' baggage is completely destroyed. The brigade commander said that the war is fought with the Japs' logistics and baggage;
Without the baggage, the Japanese will become like grasshoppers after autumn. They won’t be able to jump around for long before someone comes to deal with them. Let’s retreat! To avoid being stuck by the devils. "
The Eighth Route Army's attack came and went quickly. A wave of the hand did not take away a single cloud, but only caused damage to the Japanese all over the ground...
Harada looked at the mess on the ground, the broken arms and legs thrown everywhere, and listened to the endless wailing, his whole head was pounding, and he was filled with anger but had no way to vent it.
"Bagaya way! Bagaya way!"
"Chu Xiong's work is not the work of a warrior. It's too despicable!"
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Apart from scolding Chu Xiong like a resentful woman, Harada had no other good idea. He didn't know where to use his strength.
This storm-like attack took less than five minutes in total. All I knew was that the "fireworks" came from a mountain ridge in the distance, and the visual distance was more than one kilometer!
"The Eighth Route Army has a large number of heavy artillery, with a range of more than one kilometer, and at least one artillery regiment. How did they get so many artillery pieces? What are the intelligence departments doing?"
No one gave him an answer to Harada's doubts. Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Arai went to deal with the aftermath. The defeated troops of various departments had to be regrouped. A large number of wounded needed treatment, and the dead needed to be cremated. There were so many things to deal with that there was no one morning to deal with them. Before it was over, the plan to reach Nie County before dark fell through.
Harada was already very sure that Nie County was Chu Xiong's bait, and he was the one who surrounded him for reinforcements, and it was him who was beaten!
This lesson is too painful. The tiger Chuxiong bites people really painfully...
Half an hour later, the cavalry squadron had finished searching the ridge opposite, and the Eighth Route Army had evacuated. Not a single ghost was seen, not even the artillery position was found. It was as if they had never been here, but the damage they caused to the ghosts was real. .
"Master Xishan, I can't see... I can't see! Where are you? Will the empire throw me away like trash?
Xishanjun! Can you just tie a piece of gauze on it? The wound will become infected and it will hurt! "
A wounded Japanese soldier with a piece of white gauze tied around his eyes was calling for a health worker, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him. For a wounded soldier like him who had no value for recovery, it was kind enough to tie a piece of gauze around his eyes!
"Bagaya Road, Matsubara Jiro, the warriors of the empire must be brave enough to face death and injury. Shouting is not the job of a warrior!"
Next to him, Sergeant Takagi, who was missing a leg, cursed impatiently. He was already in a irritable mood.
Private Matsubara was often scolded by Sergeant Takagi. When he heard that Sergeant Takagi was angry, he immediately endured the pain and closed his mouth. If he angered Sergeant, he would be scolded.
Lieutenant Colonel Arai just shook his head when he passed by. There were too many wounded people to take care of, and medicines were even tighter. They should save what they could and use them on valuable wounded people.
A blind man, a broken leg, such wounded people will be a burden in the future!
All morning long, Lieutenant Colonel Arai was dealing with the aftermath and counting the losses. He didn't come over to report to Harada until three o'clock in the morning. Lieutenant Commander Arai looked exhausted and full of frustration.
"Your Excellency General, the scattered troops have been gathered together. 383 people are broken, 237 are missing, 661 are injured, and the loss of ammunition and materials exceeds 30%-"
Harada stopped Lieutenant Commander Arai from continuing with a gesture. In just one attack, a brigade of troops was lost without even seeing the shadow of the Eighth Route Army. The so-called missing persons were nothing more than being blown to pieces, making it difficult to count;
It is estimated that only the seriously injured are counted. This is a routine operation, and Harada will not point it out.
"Arai-kun, wait until all Yusui's warriors are cremated before setting off. You must expand the search area along the way and prefer to go slower. The target of the Eighth Route Army is not Nirvana County, but us. Even if they arrive tomorrow afternoon, the Eighth Route Army will not capture Nirvana." county!
The closer we get to Nie County, the more careful we have to be. Chu Xiong's three regiments have not yet appeared. If we are ambushed by two or five regiments from Nie County, the consequences will be serious. "
Lieutenant Commander Arai is a smart man. He heard the subtext of the general. Whether Nie County can be saved or not is no longer the most important thing. The survival of the 8th Brigade is now the first priority!
The Eighth Route Army has heavy artillery. Once it is surrounded, it is hard to say whether it can hold out until the main force arrives. What's more, they have just suffered a defeat and their morale is low.
"Your Excellency, General, I understand. There is no false warrior under the reputation. Chuxiong is far more cunning than we thought. Do we need to report the sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army to the headquarters?"
Harada thought for a while and said:
"Report it truthfully, and let Mr. Miyamoto understand how much variables there will be in the battle plan made on the map in the command room. Chuxiong is not as simple as they think."
