Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 312: The Japanese Year-End Sweep 1

Da da da!

Da da da!

At the moment when Wen Jiayi's gunshot rang out, dozens of Type 99 rifles opened fire almost simultaneously.

There is no need to aim at a distance of 50 meters, just fire directly.

After the puppet troops were hit, the infantrymen who were not knocked down lay on the ground and launched a counterattack against the soldiers in the first line of defense.

The puppet army's heavy machine gunners also opened fire at this time, and bullets rained down on the position, causing dust to fly all over the ground.

Before they could show off their arrogance for long, the grenadiers on the second line of defense took action.

Boom boom boom!

More than a dozen grenade launchers were fired, and the power was quite strong. The five heavy machine guns of the puppet army plus ten heavy machine gun operators and deputy operators were instantly destroyed. The other groups of puppet soldiers were frightened and stopped immediately and quickly changed positions.

Just when the puppet army grenadiers wanted to follow suit, they were already targeted by the sharpshooters of the third battalion.

Bang bang bang!

After a series of gunshots, more than 20 puppet army grenadiers fell to the ground with regret, some of them were shot twice.

Gu Changfeng's bullet feeding finally took effect, and the subsequent battalion commanders did not slack off, so such a result was achieved against the Japanese and puppet troops.

Boom boom boom!

A burst of artillery fire hit the position of the third battalion. The old Japanese devil Tanaka could not bear it anymore and directly ordered the artillery to take action. He must capture those who were hindering him today, there was no room for negotiation.

Now, the casualties of the Third Battalion began to increase. Wu Mazi naturally would not watch his own people being bombed. He first ordered his men to retreat and hide in anti-artillery caves, and then ordered the artillery of his own battalion to take action.

The cannon that had been prepared long ago received the command, the muzzle was slightly adjusted, and after dozens of seconds, the shelling began.

The puppet soldiers who failed to escape were in a miserable state. Limbs flew everywhere on the battlefield. A large number of puppet soldiers were killed in the explosion. Those who were not dead were lying on the ground wailing. The scene was extremely tragic.

Tanaka Shinichi peered through the telescope for a while, a smile gradually forming on his lips as he muttered to himself, "You Chinese say that the dead should rest in peace. This can be your cemetery."

He still didn't use heavy artillery at this time because there was really no need to do so. He had better weapons.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, your plan is truly brilliant!"

Sadao Chida knew what the brigade commander meant. The plan that was not carried out yesterday seemed to be the best opportunity now.

What Wu Mazi didn't know was that the trenches dug with great effort by the soldiers would become his biggest casualties.

"Moriya-kun, contact the division commander. The plan can begin now."

The old devil Tanaka said something with a sinister look in his eyes, then turned to the two regiment commanders and ordered:

"Kouki-kun, your squadron is responsible for taking the side ridge."

"Chida-kun, you are in charge of the front line. You must not let these Chinese escape this time."

Originally, he wanted to send the puppet army to fight. After all, if one is not careful, the secret weapons can easily hurt his own people. But now it seems that there is no hope of sending the puppet army, so he can only send his own people.

On the battlefield, the puppet soldiers retreated, leaving weapons, ammunition and corpses all over the ground.

Wen Jiayi didn't care about that and quickly sent people to collect the weapons. Anyway, there was the artillery company and M60, so unless the Japanese bombarded them, the soldiers would not suffer much harm.

However, it seemed a bit wasteful for the Japanese to launch artillery attacks for just a few dozen people, so they did not move.

Wen Jiayi was very sensible and only allowed the soldiers to collect some grenade launchers, Type 99 light rifles, heavy machine guns and ammunition, leaving almost everything else where it was.

After all, they have no shortage of Type 38 rifles and the like, and now is not the best time to pick them up, so it doesn't matter whether they take them or not.

Half an hour later, Wen Jiayi excitedly walked into the anti-artillery cave and said to Wu Mazi, "Battalion Commander, we've recovered three heavy machine guns, five Type 99 rifles, and eight grenade launchers."

"It's okay, a little bit adds up to a lot,"

Wu Mazi's expression was relatively calm. After so many battles, he had not noticed this little gain. Instead, he was thinking about what Yang Zhenhua said yesterday.

The Japs' actions were so strange that he had no sense of urgency at all about the approaching army, and fighting with the puppet army was like playing house.

If it were that simple, he would doubt the intelligence of the Japanese emperor.

However, the fact that the Japanese were able to occupy large tracts of Chinese land proved that they were definitely quite capable.

Wu Mazi was well aware that there must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary.

Similarly, Yang Zhenhua, who was watching the battle on the mountain, frowned deeply. After a moment, he said to the guard company commander:.

"Contact the regiment headquarters and tell them about the situation here. I always feel that something is wrong with the Japanese."

"Yes, battalion commander." The guard company commander immediately went to make arrangements.

The telegram soon reached Gu Changfeng, which made him confused.

After being away from the Nanjing battlefield for a long time, he actually became a little careless in his heart and gradually forgot the cruel methods of the Japanese devils.

"What's the problem on the front line?" Zhao Ziqing didn't go out on guard today. Looking at Gu Changfeng who was frowning, he couldn't help but ask.

Gu Changfeng casually handed the telegram to Zhao Ziqing and said, "Take a look at it yourself. Lao Yang said the Japanese's actions were very strange. I haven't figured out what their trump card is."

"So far, the Japanese haven't deployed their planes or heavy artillery. I guess they are also taking our artillery battalion into consideration."

He was prepared for the Japanese with these things. His points had reached 107. At worst, he could just exchange them for some rocket launchers to fight a mountain war with the Japanese. He was not afraid of this.

Zhao Ziqing said nothing as he quietly read the telegram. Then, with a serious expression, he asked, "The Japanese used a lot of equipment on the Jinling battlefield. Do you think they will bring any of it with them this time?"

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment after hearing this, then hesitantly said, "Old Zhao, do you mean poison gas bombs?"

He had been in Shanxi for nearly a year and had killed many Japanese devils, but he had never seen this thing, so he subconsciously ignored it.

Now that I think about it, the Japanese didn't care about so many things in order to win. Many of the inhumane weapons were developed by them.

Zhao Ziqing nodded and said, "In the previous battle at Zhonghuamen and on the battlefields of Nanjing, the Japanese have used many biological and chemical weapons. I think they will definitely use them this time."

"As for whether it's a poison gas bomb, I can't tell."

Gu Changfeng was silent. He was completely unprepared for this. Otherwise, it would have been no problem to exchange some gas masks in advance. It would definitely be too late to exchange them now.

After thinking for a moment, he turned and went to the Telecommunications Department and instructed Zhao Chong:

"Contact the Second and Third Battalions immediately. The Japanese may use biological and chemical weapons, perhaps poison gas bombs or something else. Remind them to prepare countermeasures in advance."

"Contact the 4th and 5th Battalions to send support, and have the artillery battalion take Katyusha with them."

Fortunately, Yang Zhenhua contacted in advance, and Zhao Ziqing made his guess, otherwise the Third Battalion would definitely be in trouble. He certainly couldn't figure this out at the moment.

On the battlefield, the Japanese soldiers lined up in order to prepare for the attack, and Kuchi Kiyoshi was also commanding the troops to encircle the mountains on both sides.

The battle between the two sides started immediately, but this time the Second and Third Battalions had to face elite Japanese devils and puppet troops, so the pressure was naturally not small.