In Spring Valley City, the New Fourth Army's offensives came one after another, and the sound of guns and artillery could not be heard.
"Captain Xiong, add more fire to the Japs. Fire the thunder cannon three more times to blow down part of the city wall. Don't worry about the explosives. I'm not going to survive this time!"
Anyone who knows Commander Fu knows that he is cruel and wants to hurt the Japs in the city so that they will act as a harbinger for the New Fourth Army.
Captain Xiong responded excitedly:
"Okay, these are the last few explosive packets. Throw them all on the heads of the Japanese."
Konoe Shichiro has long been as anxious as an ant in a hot pot. He is definitely an outlier among the Japanese army;
Young officers like him all want to make achievements in the field troops, but he just wants to stay in the garrison.
Fighting means killing people, and the Konoe family doesn't need him to use his precious life to fight for merit. When the time comes, when it's time to upgrade, he won't miss a step.
"Bagaya Road, the New Fourth Army's offensive is too fierce. Why haven't reinforcements from Wucheng arrived yet?"
Konoe Shichiro wished that Colonel Aso could fly over.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Konoe Shichiro was frightened by the sound of shelling, and it reached his ears again. Although his command room was far away from the city wall, it still frightened him. He had never seen such fierce artillery fire from the New Fourth Army.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
After three consecutive rounds of shelling, the fragile city wall of Spring Valley City still failed to hold up and a large section collapsed, which caused the Guards Major to lose his last sense of security.
As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, an alarming sound of charging bugles sounded outside the city...
"Quickly, send a telegram to Wucheng, saying that the New Fourth Army has invaded the city several times and the situation is very critical."
Ten minutes later, Colonel Aso received the telegram from Wucheng. After reading it, he greeted Konoe Shichiro again:
"Bagayalu, Konoe, a scholar, is not a samurai. Why did the Konoe family have such a waste!
Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, but maids cannot give birth to true warriors. "
These words are no longer an insult to Major Konoe himself. The Konoe family has produced prime ministers. Major Kuroki did not dare to answer the question, and his ears were automatically deafened.
After Aso finished scolding, he realized that he was being rude. The Konoe family was not something he, a small commander, could humiliate. Although the Aso family was not weak, it was still inferior to the Konoe family.
Not only do the government and the army have connections, but the Japanese also have connections. Wherever there are people, there are connections, and no one is exempt from this custom.
"Kuroki-kun, speed up the march and get to the outskirts of Spring Valley City before dark."
Aso pinched his nose and endured the birdiness, speeding up the march. He couldn't bear the responsibility for losing Spring Valley City.
He didn't want his future to end with a colonel. A colonel who didn't want to be a general was definitely not from the Aso family.
"Your Majesty Colonel, further ahead is the Sunset Ridge. Do you want the search team to focus on searching the mountains on both sides?"
After hearing this, Colonel Aso shook his head and said:
"Kuroki-kun, there is no need. I know the terrain of Sunset Ridge very well. Although the road is sandwiched between two mountains, the terrain is very open, with the narrowest point being nearly a thousand meters. Such a distance is not suitable for an ambush at all.
The military situation is urgent, speed up the passage, a regiment of the Imperial Army is not something that the New Fourth Army dares to touch! "
Major Kuroki thought about it. The terrain of Sunset Ridge can only be used for field battles;
In field battles, not a single arm of the New Fourth Army could be a match for a regiment of the Imperial Army, let alone a military headquarters.
He just made suggestions out of habit, which was also the duty of a staff officer. Maybe the name Sunset Ridge made him panic and a little superstitious.
Major Kuroki took the order and left. Not long after he left, there was fierce gunfire in front of him.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
A series of gunshots also reached Colonel Aso's ears. His brows tightened, but he did not panic and waited for Major Kuroki to report the situation to him.
Sure enough, not long after, Major Kuroki returned and reported to Colonel Aso:
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the search team encountered an obstruction from the New Fourth Army in the front. The strength was about one regiment, which happened to block the exit."
Colonel Aso nodded and said:
"Yo Xi, this is in line with the New Fourth Army's combat style. It seems that they are bound to capture Spring Valley City and have sent a full regiment to stop the reinforcements."
"Order the tank squad, the first battalion, and the field artillery squadron to attack the enemy in front of you and defeat the enemy who is blocking the reinforcements;
The Second Infantry Brigade and the Regiment Headquarters camped on the spot, and the cavalry squadron guarded both flanks of the road. "
Colonel Aso quickly made arrangements and arranged his troops in a regular manner. This is also a good tradition of the Japanese. Once encountering an enemy situation, one must first defend.
The Japanese first dispatched a squadron to launch a tentative attack on the new regiment's position, and the Japanese's field artillery squadron began to establish artillery positions according to procedures;
The Japanese are crazy, but they are not brainless. They have a complete set of offensive tactics for positional warfare, which can be summed up simply as follows:
After the infantry charges, the artillery bombards them, and after the artillery bombardments, the infantry charges them again, simple and crude;
This tactic is very effective against the Chinese army that lacks heavy firepower. One trick can be used everywhere.
The Japanese infantry artillery is very light and poses a considerable threat to the Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army which lack heavy fire support in the field.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The two sides exchanged fire. Although the Japanese were only a squadron, they still put a lot of pressure on the new regiment, not to mention that the other side had not yet used tanks and artillery.
Half an hour later, the Japanese's tentative attack was repulsed, leaving dozens of corpses behind, and the new regiment also suffered more than a dozen casualties.
After the infantry charged, the Japanese prepared for the artillery attack. Eight infantry cannons and a dozen mortars were ready;
The chariot team and the thousands of infantrymen of the first team were also ready, waiting for the artillery fire to be ready to defeat the new regiment in one fell swoop.
The Japanese's Wing Headquarters and the Second Battalion are digging trenches in full swing. This is the style of the prairie dog. As long as they stop, they will dig fortifications.
On Sunset Ridge, Zhou Dapao's two Wei Shen cannons were also ready, waiting for Chu Xiong's order...
Chu Xiong asked the new group to block the attack, not to let them be exposed to the enemy's cannonballs. The purpose of gathering the enemy together has been achieved. It is time for the enemy to experience the sour feeling of raining bullets.
"Order Zhou Cannon to fire at the Japs' regiment headquarters area and fire a volley!"
Chu Xiong unexpectedly chose the joint headquarters and the second brigade to fight the Japanese. He was about to make dumplings.
"fire!"
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Both sides gave the order to fire almost simultaneously.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
The Japanese bombardment was imminent, and Colonel Aso, who was about to watch the show, saw the most gorgeous fireworks in his life...
"Bagaya Road, who is setting off the fireworks?"
Colonel Aso stammered, and his back instantly became wet.
"Captain, enemy attack!"
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Two 107mm 12-barreled rocket launchers fired out all 24 rockets within ten seconds, covering the areas of the Japs Wing Headquarters and the Second Battalion.
The explosion of 24 shells was like a storm from hell, swallowing up all the Japanese in the area!
These are 24 heavy artillery shells, and their lethality in field conditions is even greater than that of a 150mm heavy howitzer.
Colonel Aso and his regiment were blown to pieces, and the Second Battalion also suffered heavy casualties, with no survivors left;
Not only were the Japs stunned by the explosion, but the political commissar and others were also stunned. Their mouths were opened so wide that they could fit into their fists. This was too terrifying!
"Chu Xiong, this is too powerful. Don't shoot the remaining 12 shells. Keep them! We can handle the rest!"
The first thing the political commissar reacted to was to keep the last 12 shells
"This little Chu is such a waste!"
The Japanese command system was paralyzed, and the first brigade, which was on the offensive, did not know whether to attack forward or respond to the enemy's situation in other directions, and confusion arose.
"Order the artillery battalion directly under the military headquarters to smash all mortar shells at the Japanese iron bastards and blow the charge horn!"
The political commissar issued the order for a general attack!
Chu Xiong mentally praised the political commissar's decisiveness. This was the best time to launch a general attack.
Several loud charge horns sounded, and thousands of New Fourth Army troops ambushed on both wings began to launch a general offensive, shouting and rushing down the mountains...
"Boom boom boom boom..."
More than a dozen mortars from the military artillery battalion launched a fierce bombardment at the Japanese, which accelerated the Japanese chaos.
