8th Brigade Provisional Headquarters
"Arai-kun, finally withstood Chu Xiong's three attacks. Their troops are obviously insufficient. If the independent brigade had not had the advantage of the terrain, the imperial army could have fought back Chu Xiong. This time Chu Xiong's ambush was a mixed bag!"
Lieutenant Commander Arai said excitedly:
"Your Excellency, General, Chuxiong is really unpopular this time. There are only three regiments. They want to attack Yuci City again and ambush my 8th Independent Brigade. Their belly is just that big and they have a lot of appetite. I have it." I really admire his courage."
At the end, Arai didn't forget to tease Chu Xiong. After stabilizing his position, he was in a good mood. They were really optimists!
Old Japanese Harada nodded and said:
"Yoshi, Arai-kun, have the various troops suffered heavy losses? Approximately how many troops do we still have?"
As a commander, he must master his own troops and weapons. Arai, the staff officer, naturally understands this truth, so after stabilizing his position, he roughly calculated the losses;
When Harada asked, he gave the number. Although he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but exclaim:
"Baga, more than 800 people were lost in just this moment? Five tanks were also destroyed?"
Arai smiled bitterly and said:
"The Wei Yixiao artillery of the Independent Brigade was too lethal. Fortunately, we learned from the previous lessons. The ammunition and supplies were run separately, and there was no tragedy in which the ammunition exploded!
At present, there are about 3,600 warriors in the imperial army who can still fight, and 60% of the supplies and ammunition they carry are left. Although the remaining three tanks are blocked, they can be used as fixed forts, and the artillery shells are also sufficient;
The artillery position of the field artillery brigade is being constructed. In half an hour at most, the independent brigade will receive the wrath of the Papal Army. "
"Arai-kun, don't be discouraged. Casualties are inevitable. Although the Imperial Army is blocked in the canyon by the Independent Brigade, the terrain here is very open. Except for the dozen or so Wei Yixiao cannons of the Eighth Route Army, they can cause harm to the Imperial Army. , all light weapons cannot reach the imperial army;
Unless they rush down from the mountain ridge, the Eighth Route Army will have to withstand thousands of light and heavy firepower attacks from the Imperial Army. They only have two to three thousand men, so I really look forward to them charging over. "
"Your Excellency, General, the situation has gradually reversed. Once the Imperial Army's artillery positions are built, the good days of the Eighth Route Army will be over. It is obviously impossible to fight a positional war with the Imperial Army relying on more than a dozen medieval mortars!"
"Yoshi, Arai-kun, let's just wait and see and wait for the roar of the imperial army's God of War!"
"Chirp!"
Not long after Harada finished speaking, a rocket roared from the ridge, and Arai's face instantly turned pale.
"boom!"
Before the old Japs could react, the shell exploded in front of the Japs' position, creating a huge crater!
"General, this is a test firing of heavy artillery. It is the artillery group that bombarded us before. The Eighth Route Army still has heavy artillery, not Wei Yixiao's mortar!"
Harada also realized that this was obviously not Wei Yixiaopao, and the fear he felt when he was attacked by surprise once again flooded into his heart.
He almost roared:
"Enemy attack, heavy artillery group, get down quickly!"
Zhao Hui corrected the firing parameters of several guns based on the impact point of the corrected bullets, and then issued the order to fire the salvo with great confidence.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp..."
Chu Xiong’s favorite rocket launcher attack has begun!
Thousands of Japs are now crowded into a relatively narrow area, with no cover. Although the Japs are also building field fortifications, they can't dig very deep in their haste. The covering fire on the archery and artillery groups has little defensive effect, which is better than nothing. .
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The cluster shooting of 47 107mm rockets is simply a nightmare for the infantry group. Each shell explosion can take away the lives of several or even a dozen Japanese soldiers. Harvester!
Harada was completely dumbfounded. Everything he saw was blooming mushrooms, swallowing up the warriors he had high hopes for. The three tanks did not escape their fate...
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Round after round, this is not a war, it is a massacre!
"Chu Xiong!"
Harada finally couldn't hold back and spurted out a mouthful of old blood.
"You are so disrespectful of martial ethics! Yours is not a true samurai!"
Harada's expression was like that of a resentful woman who had been ravaged, full of grievances...
"Bagaya road!"
Harada now finally understood why Chu Xiong dared to ambush his entire brigade with only two or three regiments!
Chu Xiong had no intention of relying on infantry to resolve the battle. His use of artillery was simply superb...
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Harada closed his eyes in pain. At this time, he wished he could become blind or deaf, so that he wouldn't have to hear the warriors' screams like they were coming from hell;
No need to see groups of warriors being set on fire and torn apart...
The artillery position just built by the 8th Brigade did not escape the artillery fire. Harada's headquarters was lucky enough to escape due to the distance!
He would rather he had not escaped and died a hundred times, instead of having to suffer the torture of failure;
It's not that Chu Xiong is arrogant, it's that he underestimated Chu Xiong. There are no empty warriors under such a great reputation!
After five rounds of shelling, the land returned to tranquility. Only faint screams could be heard. Even the instigator Zhao Hui was shocked.
There are truly corpses everywhere!
The coverage of 240 rounds of 107mm rockets has exceeded the understanding of this era. Even in the West where firepower is paramount, it is still an artillery bombardment that is still fresh in people's memory. This is the power of the artillery era!
More than 90% of casualties in modern warfare are caused by artillery fire. This is definitely not an exaggeration...
In just ten minutes and five rounds of shelling, the mighty Eighth Brigade was littered with corpses, and not many were left standing!
A few minutes passed, but Harada still refused to open his eyes because he was afraid of seeing such a cruel reality.
He, Harada, also wants to become a backdrop for Chuxiong’s brilliant achievements;
He thought he would become the most special one, but the cruel reality told him that here in Chuxiong, he was a prey!
"Bagaya road!"
Major General Harada sadly and angrily took out a famous suicide pistol from his body, preparing to give himself a blow——
As a result, the gun was taken away before it was even put on the head.
"Your Majesty General, you can't be like this. Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. You should not bear the responsibility for the Eighth Brigade to be in such a tragic situation!
The intelligence department, including the headquarters, cannot shirk the blame. It was they who forced us to send troops to rescue a small Nie County, and that’s how they fell into Chu Xiong’s plan of encirclement and rescue! "
It takes courage for a person to commit suicide. If he doesn't succeed the first time, he won't have the courage to let him die again.
"Arai-kun, you are right. This is the result of Miyamoto-kun's self-righteousness, and he also wants to implement the central blooming tactic. This is a crime against the thousands of warriors of the 8th Brigade!"
"Arai-kun, Chuxiong probably has no more artillery shells. We still have a chance. You go and reorganize the troops;
Stand firm and wait for reinforcements, requesting tactical guidance from the Commander! "
