Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 131: 3 Kid, you son of a bitch, how did you fire the last few shots? 3-character chapter!

Yoshino Masao said with a faint smile on his face: "Yoshiharu, I just like the way you refuse to admit defeat. This time my opinion is slightly different from yours. I think it will take two hours to break through the defense line of the Chinese troops in front of us."

"If you lose the bet, I will give you the calligraphy and painting I treasure. If you win, you can lend me your ancestral samurai sword for a month. Isn't this a fair bet?"

Lieutenant Commander Yoshiharu bowed his head and said, "Your Excellency, I am willing to bet with you this time. I have admired your calligraphy and painting for a long time, and I firmly believe that I will not lose!"

"Yoshi! Jichun, go and give the order. Have the tank squadron launch an attack immediately. The artillery unit will provide artillery cover. Also, send a telegram to the Taiyuan headquarters. May I ask where the supporting fighter planes are?"

"It's already eight o'clock in the morning. We can't wait any longer. Let the warriors launch the attack!"

"Hey! I'll pass on the message right away!"

The blocking position of the independent regiment's front-line anti-aircraft artillery company.

"Sanwazi, have you loaded the rockets? The Japanese are about to launch an attack. Our first wave of attack must kill the Japanese vanguard. The Japanese immediately deployed a battalion of infantry, hoping to directly break through the defense line of our independent regiment."

"Damn it, the Japanese are so bold. They look down on our independent regiment. It's a good opportunity for us to teach them a good lesson and let them see how powerful our independent regiment is!" Lin Zhenhua put down the telescope in his hand and asked Li Sanwa beside him.

Li Sanwa straightened up and reported: "Captain, all rockets have been loaded and can be fired at any time! All gun positions are ready, targets have been set, and we are just waiting for the captain's order to beat up those damned Japs again!"

Lin Zhenhua issued a combat order: "Sanwazi, prepare to launch in one minute. Use up all the rockets in our stockpile at once and kill the Japanese tanks and infantry. The artillery battalion will be responsible for the artillery!"

"Captain, just wait and see. Our anti-aircraft artillery company will never embarrass you!"

Lin Zhenhua came to the heavy rocket launcher's position and readjusted the shooting elevation angle. After confirming that it was correct, Lin Zhenhua took out the signal gun and fired towards the distant sky. The signal flare emitted an orange-red flame.

The moment they saw the fire, the soldiers of the anti-aircraft artillery company powered on the rocket launcher, and ten seconds later hundreds of rockets flew towards the Japanese tanks and infantry.

Three minutes ago, Lieutenant Colonel Jiro Sakai was giving a speech to his men, shouting passionately: "Warriors, the trenches and fortifications dug by the Chinese army can't withstand our tanks at all. We must let the Chinese army see the power of our tanks. No one will be left alive in this battle. We must kill all the soldiers of the independent regiment on the opposite side. When dealing with these diehard rebels, we can only solve the problem by killing them all!"

"The command center has just received an order requiring us to launch a general attack in ten minutes and cooperate with the following infantry to occupy the Chinese positions. Warriors, start warming up the engines immediately and launch the attack on time in ten minutes. Long live the Empire, and long live the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere!"

Jiro Sakai had just finished his speech. He picked up the telescope hanging around his neck and looked at the independent regiment's defensive position. He happened to see a group of black dots flying from the direction of the independent regiment. He rubbed his eyes and made sure that he was not mistaken. Then he shouted, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Prepare for artillery defense immediately!"

"Bagayalu! Start the car quickly, we need to leave here as soon as possible!"

But the weather is cold now, and the Japanese tank engines need to be warmed up ten minutes in advance. Before the Japanese soldiers finished warming up and started the tanks, hundreds of rockets fell on the location of the Japanese tank squadron. The violent shock waves generated by the explosion directly blew the tanks upside down, and the Japanese soldiers in the tanks were directly shocked to death. The ammunition of several tanks exploded, and even the turrets were blown away, hitting the nearby Japanese infantry, directly causing fifty or sixty casualties.

Immediately afterwards, 30 150mm heavy rockets fell at the rear of the Japanese and hit the No. ammunition stored there. The violent explosion detonated the No. ammunition of the Japanese. After the explosion, the No. ammunition released yellow-green gas, which scared the Japanese artillerymen so much that they immediately put on gas masks and risked their lives to transfer the No. ammunition that was being released.

"Sanwazi, use anti-aircraft guns to destroy the remaining Japanese tanks and armored vehicles. We must not let the remaining armored forces of the Japanese escape! Hit them hard, even if you use up all your shells!"

Lin Zhenhua quickly gave the order. Li Sanwa, who received the order, did not dare to delay. He personally operated an anti-aircraft gun and fired at the Japanese armored vehicle that was about to escape. The Japanese armored vehicle with thin skin and crispy filling could not withstand the power of the 75mm artillery shells and was directly destroyed on the road.

"Sanwazi, you fought well. Keep up the good work and destroy the remaining five armored vehicles and three tanks of the Japanese. Attack the ones that are far away first, and then the ones that are close at last!"

Under the command of Lin Zhenhua, the two anti-aircraft guns kept firing. After all the shells were used up, the remaining tanks of the Japanese were all destroyed. Only two armored vehicles escaped by relying on their speed advantage.

"Sanwazi, you son of a bitch, how did you fire the last few shots? You let the Japanese armored vehicles escape. I'm so angry that I want to kick you twice!"

Li Sanwa replied bitterly, "College student, it's not that I'm too bad, but the rifling of our two anti-aircraft guns has been worn out, and the accuracy is indeed quite poor. It is too difficult to accurately hit the Japanese armored vehicles. I feel that our luck is good enough today. The two tank squadrons of the Japanese were basically wiped out. The two armored vehicles that escaped must have been scared out of their wits. They can't even hide from us, so how could they take the initiative to attack?"

Lin Zhenhua did not continue to curse, he also knew that what Li Sanwa said was the truth. So far, the independent regiment has not solved the problem of artillery manufacturing. Although Lin Zhenhua obtained a full set of manufacturing technology for the 75mm howitzer when he signed in yesterday, there is no way to get the key materials and processing machine tools now. Even if they want to replace the barrel of the anti-aircraft gun, they can't do it.

"Sanwazi, get the soldiers into the air-raid shelter immediately. The Japanese fighter planes are coming!"

Listening to the buzzing sound in the distant sky, Lin Zhenhua picked up the telescope hanging around his neck, saw the Japanese Zero fighter plane about to arrive at the battlefield, and asked the bugler to blow the air defense alarm.

At the moment the air defense alarm sounded, the soldiers of the independent regiment hid in the air raid shelters. Five minutes later, the Zero fighters flew over the air defense positions of the independent regiment, dropped more than 20 bombs on the defense facilities on the defense positions, and continuously strafed the defense positions with machine guns, causing more than 30 casualties in the first battalion.

Lin Zhenhua originally wanted to use the anti-aircraft firepower prepared before, but was stopped on the spot by Li Yunlong. This time, the Japanese dispatched too many fighter planes, including 12 Zero fighters alone, and 12 land attack aircraft and nine bombers following behind. With the independent regiment's strength, the anti-aircraft firepower could not withstand the Japanese bombing at all. The only response was to hide in the anti-aircraft position.

Facts have proved that Li Yunlong's decision was correct. The Japanese bombarded and strafed the independent regiment's defensive positions for nearly an hour before leaving, causing a total of hundreds of casualties to the independent regiment. An entire company of troops was lost within two hours of the start of the war. This shows how fierce the Japanese bombing was this time.

Back to an hour ago, after learning that the No. 3 ammunition had been attacked, Yoshino Masao's first consideration was not to continue the attack, but to order the infantry battalion to retreat immediately and withdraw from the front battlefield before the poison gas arrived.

"Ji Chun, immediately give orders to the infantry battalion, tell them to abandon unnecessary baggage and leave the battlefield quickly!"

"Order the remaining troops of the two tank squadrons to leave the front-line battlefield as quickly as possible and preserve their manpower!"

"Order the artillery squadron to open fire immediately to cover the evacuation of the main force. Have the chemical defense squadron immediately resolve the crisis of the No. 3 ammunition and transport the No. 1 ammunition as soon as possible. The same problem must not occur again!"

"Contact the aviation wing immediately and have them rush to the battlefield to provide us with air fire cover so that we can transfer safely!"

"Give the warriors an order and ask them to leave the battlefield within half an hour. We lost this attack. After we have rested, we will launch another attack on the independent regiment!"

Under the orderly command of Masao Yoshino, the various units of the Yoshino Regiment cooperated with each other, and under the cover of the Air Force, they safely evacuated the battlefield and retreated back to the Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold.

After Yoshino Masao returned to the base, he asked Yoshiharu to quickly count the losses of the troops. When he got the final casualty figures, Masao Yoshino's face changed drastically and he cursed angrily: "Damn it! The damn independent regiment caused us thousands of casualties. Add to that the loss of two tank squadrons, and we have almost lost half of our combat power. I must have revenge!"

Lieutenant Colonel Yoshiharu hurriedly advised: "Colonel, please calm down! The key now is to treat the injured soldiers. The reason why we have such heavy casualties this time is mainly because the warriors were attacked by poison gas. Most of the casualties can be treated, and the actual casualties will not exceed 200. The Chinese artillery bombardment did not cause much casualties to us. Only more than 200 people died and more than 200 were injured."

"So far, we have only lost 400 warriors this time, plus two mixed tank squadrons. We still have the ability to fight again. Please cheer up, Colonel!"

Yoshino Masao raised his mustaches on both sides and said with deep approval: "Ji Chun, your analysis makes sense. It is too dangerous to bombard the No. 1 and No. 3 ammunition. Immediately telegraph the Taiyuan Command and ask them to release the No. 1 and No. 3 ammunition by airdrop. This way, our safety can be guaranteed!"

"Hi! I understand!" Major Yoshiharu bowed his head.