mtl008 Chapter 181 The Japs Retreat, the Artillery Company's Opportunity
Chapter 181 The Japs Retreat, the Artillery Company's Opportunity
"Captain Wan, it's time for me to join the battle. Have the soldiers remove the fortifications at the city gate!"
Gu Changfeng explained.
He is not the type to watch all the time, but sometimes he needs to take control of the situation.
Otherwise, he would rather be on the front line, sniping the Japanese, the joy of which is hard for others to imagine.
"Isn't it too early? What if..."
"There's no such thing as a chance of an emergency. Just wait and see what we can do. There are only a thousand or so Japanese soldiers." Gu Changfeng was as domineering as ever.
Wan Shijiong shook his head and said, "You young people really don't stick to any rules when fighting!"
"Haha, Captain Wan, this is called confidence." Gu Changfeng said with a smile.
"Brother Gu, you go first. I'll have someone move it away later." Wan Shijiong said.
They blocked the city gate just in case they could not hold out and the Japanese would not rush into the city all at once, which would become a roadblock.
After Gu Changfeng finished talking to Wan Shijiong, he left the city, taking with him the remaining hundred or so bullets.
At this moment, the Japanese soldiers on the front line were bombarded by 16 mortars, and the entire formation was in chaos, with most of the wounded soldiers lying on the ground wailing.
It just happened that the special forces who had just left the city took advantage of the situation. After a barrage of bullets, only more than 200 Japanese soldiers escaped back to the front line.
The rest were all left on the front lines.
The Japanese soldiers of the 5th Battalion originally wanted to go forward to support, but they were scolded by their captain and began to retreat one by one.
Captain Akao didn't want to go, nor was he afraid of death. He was just waiting for news from the rear.
If there was no artillery support and the flight team had just arrived, they would have to face so many mortars and large-caliber heavy artillery.
If they really go up, they have no chance of winning at all. This is what he, the captain, is worried about.
"Captain, what should we do now?" asked the squadron leader, Captain Chiba.
"Wait." Akao said lightly. He didn't have much to lose anyway. The only loss was the Miura Battalion.
"Captain, it seems the Miura Battalion has been crippled. The next battle will likely be handed over to us by the commander-in-chief."
Captain Suematsu, the operations staff officer, naturally understood what everyone had witnessed.
Moreover, they are closest to Zhongshan Gate. If there is still a fight, they will definitely go first, there is no doubt about that.
Akao glanced at Suematsu, his tone still calm: "The Chinese in the city deployed heavy artillery, plus a large number of mortars."
"Without support, Captain, it will be difficult to continue today's attack."
Facts proved that Akao's judgment was correct. Just as Ohno Nobuaki's anger subsided, he encountered another artillery squadron and was destroyed.
In addition, they were afraid of the heavy artillery in the city, so they didn't dare to even mention continuing the attack.
"Call that idiot Miura back to me, and have the Akao Battalion withdraw to the regiment headquarters."
"Immediately report to the brigade headquarters, explain the situation at Zhongshan Gate, and request tactical guidance from the brigade."
Even after issuing several orders in succession, Nobuaki Ohno still felt his blood boiling. He was really very angry.
It’s not entirely the fault of the Miura Battalion; the intelligence department also bears a lot of responsibility.
However, he didn't dare to say it clearly. Once the matter was reported, the brigade commander would naturally know what the situation was.
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"The Japs just withdrew like that?" Xiao Wu muttered.
Before they could even put in any effort, the Japanese ran away, taking the Japanese who were supporting them with them. This made him very depressed.
It’s like when you just let go and want to do something big, but you find out that the enemy doesn’t want to play with you anymore. Anyone would be depressed.
Of course Gu Changfeng wouldn't do that. What he wanted was for the Japanese to retreat so that the artillery company could come out to support Zijin Mountain.
"Brothers, hurry up and move the fortifications at the city gate." Gu Changfeng shouted loudly.
Soon, the special forces who heard the news began to help. Together with the other party, they worked very fast and soon all the sandbags blocking the city gate were removed.
"Brother Gu, is the battle over like this?" Wan Shijiong was a little bit incredulous when he heard the report, and ran directly outside the city to ask Gu Changfeng.
Gu Changfeng laughed and said, "How difficult is this? The Japs didn't dare to fight and just ran away, which just made room for the artillery company."
Wan Shijiong smacked his lips, but didn't know what to say.
"Captain Wan, you should quickly contact the defenders at Tiger Cave. We still need their cooperation!"
Gu Changfeng urged.
This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. If the Japanese react by then, this opportunity may be gone.
If we fight the Japanese again, Tiger Cave might be lost. Then what would be the point of him coming to support us?
"Yes, yes, I'll contact them now."
Wan Shijiong was pulled back to reality from his thoughts and immediately ran into the city. He planned to call the military commander in person.
In fact, Liao Lei had already informed the army commander Gui Yongqing about Gu Changfeng's support, but the army commander did not take it seriously.
If he wanted to support Zijin Mountain, he had to repel the Japanese invaders at Zhongshan Gate, which was extremely difficult. He didn't believe that it could be done with just a few hundred people!
This is also because Liao Lei didn't say it clearly. He only said that his subordinates would support a few hundred people to go to Zhongshan Gate.
After repelling the Japanese, we will support Zijin Mountain. Nothing else was said.
This is also the alertness of Liao Lei. The headquarters is like a sieve, how could he dare to say it clearly?
If you say it clearly, the Japanese intelligence department would have known about it long ago, so there would be no point in supporting them. The Japanese would be completely destroyed by a bombing.
Soon, Wan Shijiong called the command center on Zijin Mountain, but the person who answered the phone was Qiu Qingquan, known as Crazy Qiu.
"Captain Wan, is it possible that your 618th Regiment can no longer hold on? We have no support left. You..."
"No, no, Chief of Staff, that's not what I'm talking about."
Wan Shijiong interrupted Qiu Qingquan before he could finish his words.
"The team sent by Commander Liao has already repelled the Japanese invaders at Zhongshan Gate. Now we need the details of the Japanese invaders at Tiger Cave."
After Wan Shijiong finished speaking, he recounted the details of what had happened.
Qiu Qingquan listened quietly and asked, "Are you saying that the team sent by Commander Liao has 150-caliber heavy artillery and a large number of mortars?"
Wan Shijiong answered truthfully, "Yes, there's also a vehicle-mounted one called a rocket launcher. The caliber of the shells is also over 120mm. I've never seen one before."
It was Gu Changfeng who told him the name of this rocket launcher, but he didn't say it explicitly.
"How many shells do they have?"
Qiu Qingquan was a little excited. The battle on the front line of Tiger Cave was particularly difficult today.
Luo Yufeng's entire battalion was forced to fight the Japanese with bayonets several times, and the casualties were extremely heavy.
If there really was this kind of heavy artillery support, the first line of defense of Tiger Cave would definitely be able to resolve today's crisis!
"There are not many shells. I asked and found out there are only 200. There are not many shells for 150-caliber heavy artillery either." Wan Shijiong replied.
Qiu Qingquan nodded. Liao Lei still wanted to support them at this time. He had to accept this favor and the military commander had to acknowledge it.
He estimated that this was the last asset of the 21st Army, and they were willing to support Zijin Mountain. This behavior touched him deeply.
At this time, the various armies were in dire need of ammunition, and the headquarters could not provide support. After all, many armies had almost run out of ammunition.