newbobooks Chapter 394 The Japs Divided Their Forces
Chapter 394 The Japs Divided Their Forces
At the main battlefield of Gaojia Town, after a day of fighting, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, but they were unable to defeat a few battalions, which made Junrokuro Matsuura furious.
Both regiments have been sent in. Logically, they should be able to eliminate the people hiding inside, and if that doesn't work, they should be able to drive them out of Gaojia Town.
But there was no way. The underground was too vast. The soldiers from the three battalions of the independent regiment kept shooting at the Japanese, and the Japanese troops were small and did not dare to go down, resulting in the Japanese making no progress throughout the day.
"Bagaya Road."
In the Japanese temporary command center, Matsuura's face turned red with anger, and he stared at the two regiment commanders who were going into battle.
Not only did they wipe out an entire battalion in one day's battle, but they also didn't achieve much, and the independent regiment was still active in various places in Gaojia Town. How could he accept this?
Another point is that there were hundreds of wounded soldiers who were rescued back to the camp, and their wailing was everywhere, which made Matsuura very upset.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, these Chinese have hidden themselves in the tunnels. When the Imperial Army is outnumbered, they won't come out. When the Imperial Army is outnumbered, they are always exposed to the Chinese's hidden guns. It's really..."
The commander of the regiment, Tanaka Seimichi, hesitated and said, "It's really embarrassing,
In fact, he also discovered that the other side did not have as many people as them. If they had not relied on their underground advantage, they would have captured these people long ago.
"Your Excellency the Division Commander, I have a suggestion," a fierce glint flashed in Kimura's eyes, and he saluted Matsuura respectfully.
"Yoshi, Kijima-kun, tell me!"
Seeing someone make a suggestion, Matsuura's expression finally looked better, and he also praised Kijima.
"Your Excellency, the Chinese are underground and we have no way to stop them. They do occupy the terrain, and we don't know their exact route. Even if we find some entrances and send a large force in, we will easily be ambushed by these Chinese."
"Instead of remaining in a stalemate, we should eliminate the problem completely. Send out the warriors to burn down the Chinese people's houses and crops, and exterminate their entire population. I want to see how the Independent Regiment responds."
When Kimura said these words, his face was very cold, as if he was talking about something insignificant. Even the division commander Matsuura shuddered after hearing it.
After thinking for a moment, Matsuura said, "The 26th Division and the Chida Regiment are already sweeping through the villages. There's no point in sending more warriors out."
"Xiyuanjun, telegraph to the Chida Regiment, leave no blade of grass behind after entering the village!"
When it comes to ruthlessness, Matsuura is naturally the best. Since he has decided to take action, he might as well be direct and see if he can force the independent regiment out of Gaojia Town...
"Hey!" Nishizono turned and left. After Nishizono left, Matsuura's orders continued.
"Sumita-kun, your cavalry regiment will also go out tomorrow and find the Chinese in the mountains. If they are not resisting, bring them all here."
"Kuniga-kun, your mountain and field artillery regiments, don't be idle either. Give them a blanket bombardment. These Chinese buildings don't need to exist anymore."
"Hi!"
Upon hearing the order, the captain of the field artillery regiment and the captain of the cavalry regiment, which the Japanese had reorganized, stood up and saluted respectfully.
The next morning, a light drizzle suddenly fell from the sky.
The cold weather and rain made the already demoralized Japanese soldiers even less willing to fight.
The casualties among the Japanese yesterday were not serious, but the three battalions and the militia fought so fiercely that it was difficult to defend against them.
Small squads of the Japanese were inexplicably wiped out, and when people nearby rushed over, only some shit-yellow corpses were left. It was no wonder that the Japanese soldiers were scared.
"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese cavalry regiment of more than a thousand people has been dispatched, and their target seems to be the direction of Huangjia Village."
After hearing the report, Gu Changfeng nodded slightly, then looked at Yang Zhenhua and the others and said, "It seems that the Japs can't stay any longer and are preparing to take the initiative to attack."
The Japs' intentions were obvious. They were simply sending troops to sweep the countryside. He hadn't worried about the Chida Regiment before, let alone now.
By now the people had already gone deep into the mountains. Although their defense force was not large, it would undoubtedly be very difficult to find them in this weather.
"Captain, let's end this battle as soon as possible. The Japanese are outnumbered. What if..."
Yang Zhenhua said hesitantly that he was still worried about the people living in the mountains.
"Well, today then,"
"Later, each battalion should let in some of the devils. Don't hit them too hard. Take your time and wear them down."
"Wait until the devils come in, then we'll give them a big show."
Gu Changfeng knew what Yang Zhenhua was thinking. At this time, the militias of each village were almost all near Gaojia Town and Majia Village. There was not much defense force in the mountains.
But it doesn’t matter. One day less is one day less. It won’t have much impact. There will be more fights later anyway. There is no need to rush.
Boom boom boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the Japanese artillery fire came and inhumanely bombarded the houses without caring about anything else.
Matsuura's intention was to destroy the buildings so that the independent regiment would have nowhere to hide. Anyway, he had enough supplies and the commander was still collecting them, so he was not worried about running out of ammunition at all.
With the end of the half-hour artillery bombardment, the Japanese infantrymen felt much more at ease and entered the town under the leadership of their squadron leaders...
"Pah, pah!" Gu Changfeng spat out the dust that had entered his mouth and cursed, "Damn it! If I hadn't brought the heavy artillery with me, I would have taught the devils a lesson this time. Damn it!"
The artillery battalion was actually located at Xianyaling. One reason was to prevent the Japanese from launching a surprise attack, and the other was that when they were fighting in street battles, mortars were enough and there was no need to use them. That was why he ordered the artillery battalion to go back. It was previously in Gaojia Town.
In fact, the reason why the Japanese dared to use mountain artillery for bombing was that Matsuura discovered that there was no heavy artillery in front of him, otherwise he would not dare to be so arrogant.
"Commander, how about we concentrate our infantry guns and mortars to fight the Japanese?" Yang Zhenhua asked with a wry smile.
Gu Changfeng waved his hand and said, "Come in the afternoon. By then, I won't leave a single shell behind. I want to make these devils regret entering Gaojia Town."
He was just angry just now. At the moment, he has no plans to use his ultimate move. He will play slowly. The trump card like heavy artillery will have to be saved for later.
Da da da!
Bang bang bang!
As the devils gradually advanced, the battle between the two sides resumed.
The Japanese bombing of houses did have some impact on the soldiers of the independent regiment, but fortunately the independent regiment still had powerful weapons such as the M60. Although they could not launch sneak attacks at close range, they were always able to deal with them at long distances.
Moreover, there were many snipers in the three battalions. Before the Japanese could see anyone at three or four hundred meters, their companions had already fallen down. By the time they got close, the snipers had already disappeared.
The ruins of Gaojia Town actually provide snipers with a good space to perform.
Of course, the Japanese have learned to be smarter today and are searching in groups. It is still quite difficult for the soldiers to replicate yesterday's results.