HCB Chapter 212: The Japanese and the puppet army acted so much alike that I almost got fooled! 3-word c
Chapter 212: The Japanese and the puppet army acted so much alike that I almost got fooled! 3-word c
At the foot of Xiaoyun Mountain is the headquarters of the Second Mixed Brigade.
"Huang Sang, your proposal is very good. It has deceived the Chinese army on the opposite side. I had planned to launch the attack tomorrow, but after listening to your suggestion, I decided to launch the attack in advance. This time, as long as we can take the first line of defense of the independent regiment, I will ask the headquarters for credit and recommend you as the first commander of the Northwest Shanxi Security Army!" Katayama Ichiro promised with a smile on his face.
Huang Jinbao said with a flattering look of gratitude: "Thank you for your kindness, Madam Madam. It is my honor to work for you. I hope General Katayama will take good care of me in the future!"
In fact, at the beginning, Ichiro Katayama looked down on Huang Jinbao. He didn't care too much when the headquarters sent a division of puppet troops to support him. But what he didn't expect was that Huang Jinbao was very capable and good at dealing with people. Only then did he agree to meet with him. What he didn't expect was that Huang Jinbao would give him such a big surprise and help him come up with such a good plan. The possibility of the plan's success was very high. This made him have a good impression of this person and was willing to promote him.
"Hatoyama-kun, order the engineering squadron to start clearing mines in half an hour, and send another squadron of soldiers to drive away those fake civilians. The show must be done in full and realistically. Don't be careless. The Chinese army on the other side is cunning and we must not let them see any flaws!"
"Hi! General, I'll arrange it right away!" Junichiro Hatoyama bowed and said.
Temporary command post of the independent regiment’s front-line blocking position.
"Lao Zhao, it's so damn hot today. It's only around nine in the morning and I'm already sweating. You should quickly ask the kitchen staff to cook some more mung bean soup so that the soldiers can cool down! In such hot weather, even if the Japs attack, they won't be able to fight for several hours. I estimate that the battle will only last two hours! No one can stand a long battle. I just checked the outdoor temperature set by the college students. The temperature here has reached 30 degrees. I estimate that by noon, it will definitely be as hot as or degrees!" Li Yunlong kept complaining while fanning himself.
Zhao Gang also felt that the headquarters was very hot and stuffy. The sweat on his forehead never stopped. He took a sip of the cold tea beside him and felt better. He replied in a calm tone: "Lao Li, I have already arranged this matter. I think the mung bean soup will be delivered in half an hour! I don’t know what’s going on. Since it rained last time, the weather has been getting hotter day by day. The highest temperature a few days ago was only 30 degrees, and it reached 36 degrees yesterday. It’s really hot!"
"Fortunately, we were prepared in advance and prepared various anti-heat medicines. No one, whether it was the villagers or the soldiers, suffered from heatstroke. The hot water drinking campaign organized by the college students was a great help this time. It was very convenient for the soldiers and the people to drink water. The unfinished water can be temporarily stored and used whenever needed!"
Li Yunlong's face was also full of smiles when he heard Zhao Gang talking about this. He laughed and said, "Old Zhao, this college student has taken your position as the logistics manager. Sometimes I suspect that this guy is almost becoming our superior. Our independent regiment cannot do without this guy for big and small things. I am really frustrated as the regiment leader. In the past, I was the one who had the final say and could scold anyone I wanted. Now there is a tight hoop on my head, I have really become Sun Wukong with a tight hoop!"
Zhao Gang knew that Li Yunlong was joking. Just as he was about to reply, he found that Li Yunlong's face suddenly changed. When he was about to ask, Li Yunlong had already picked up the phone next to him and called the artillery battalion directly. He ordered in a hurried tone: "College students, the Japs are starting to move. You must be prepared immediately. This time, if the Japs dare to come, don't let them go. Use our heavy artillery as well. Let the Japs have a taste of our heavy artillery!"
Lin Zhenhua's sonorous and powerful voice came from the phone: "Old Li, our artillery battalion has been on high alert, waiting for the Japanese to take the bait. If the Japanese dare to come, we will kill them all and teach them a lesson. Let the Second Mixed Brigade know that our independent regiment is not easy to mess with, and we are not a soft persimmon that they can squeeze at will!"
After Lin Zhenhua hung up the phone, he gave an order in a serious tone: "Zhu Zi, notify the first and second companies to prepare to open fire. As long as the Japanese enter the predetermined range, fire hard. Fire half the base number of shells first, let the Japanese see our strength!"
"And don't forget our 18 heavy artillery pieces. Replace all of them with extended-range shells. As long as the Japanese heavy artillery dares to fire, we will resolutely shoot them down. As long as we can destroy the Japanese heavy artillery pieces, even our anti-aircraft shells won't be able to stop them. We will definitely be able to hit them with one shot at a time. You have been thinking about anti-aircraft guns hitting tanks before, but as long as the opportunity is right, you will see it soon!"
"College student, we are already ready, just waiting for your order to fire!"
While Lin Zhenhua was keeping a close eye on the movements of the Japanese through the artillery sighting rangefinder, he was silently calculating the distance between the two sides in his mind.
Driven by Murakami's squadron, more than 1000 fake civilians slowly approached the minefield. Due to the long distance, it took nearly half an hour just to walk on the road. I have to say that the acting skills of the Japanese devils and the puppet army were really good, and they acted really realistically.
As the fake civilians got closer and closer to the minefield, Lin Zhenhua's heart rose to his throat. When the distance between the two sides was only about 2100 meters, Lin Zhenhua roared in a sharp tone: "Zhu Zi, hit them hard for me. The heavy artillery will block the enemy's retreat route. The mortars and mountain artillery will cover the enemy with artillery fire. Even if we have to use up all the shells today, we must keep these thousands of fake civilians and teach the enemy a hard lesson. Let them never dare to take risks with civilians against us again. This is the only way to protect the safety of the civilians!"
Upon hearing Lin Zhenhua's order, Zhuzi waved the red flag in his hand heavily and shouted loudly: "All artillery positions are to fire immediately. The first company is responsible for covering the Japanese, the second company is responsible for blocking the Japanese's retreat, and the third company is ready to counterattack the Japanese heavy artillery. Hit hard and use up half of the base ammunition first!"
As the red flag on the pillar was waved, the first and second artillery companies, which received the order, immediately began shelling. Hundreds of shells were fired directly and fell into the crowd of fake civilians who were slowly advancing forward, killing more than 300 puppet soldiers and Japanese on the spot. Before the puppet soldiers and Japanese could react and find cover to hide, hundreds of shells from the second round of shelling flew over again, and the fragments produced by the explosion scattered everywhere, causing more than 200 casualties to the Japanese.
Lin Zhenhua looked at the effect of the attack through the artillery sight and said cheerfully, "You damned little devils and puppet troops, you've reaped the fruits of your own actions, haven't you? You're still pretending to be ordinary people. Ordinary people can't have such good hands and feet as you, and you're holding guns in your hands. You really think we're fools. We're not fools, we're cunning!"
Li Yunlong listened to Lin Zhenhua's cheerful words and cursed: "College student, how the hell are you talking? Are we cunning? It's obvious that we have seen through the devil's plan. In ancient times, that would be the level of a military strategist. How can you say that? It doesn't sound right."
Zhao Gang replied angrily, "Old Li, if you don't know how to speak, then don't speak. Your words are so incoherent that it confuses people. We both understand what you mean, but the Japanese's plan this time was really vicious. We almost fell for it. If the college student hadn't insisted, we might have really fallen for it. You don't deny this, right?"
Li Yunlong replied in a dazed tone, "Old Zhao, I have to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. I really didn't expect the Japs to be so insidious. Plus, those damn puppet soldiers acted so much like the Japs that they really fooled my eyes! Especially today's weather is so fucking weird. Everything looks foggy. Will it be foggy tomorrow?"
Lin Zhenhua rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "Old Li, you can rest assured. It's too hot to form fog. The reason why it's a little foggy today is because the Japanese have been clearing mines in the past few days. The smoke from the violent explosions has not completely dispersed in the air, which has affected the vision. In two days at most, this situation will completely disappear. You don't have to worry about it!"
Lin Zhenhua chatted casually with Li Yunlong for a few words, then went to the observation and aiming equipment again to carefully observe the effects of the shelling.
"Zhu Zi, immediately have the third company use two 150mm heavy artillery to fire a tentative artillery attack on the Japanese positions. Set the angle to 45 degrees and 80 meters to the left. Start with two rounds of test firing to give the Japanese an appetizer!"
As Lin Zhenhua's order was issued, the two 150mm heavy howitzers of the third company fired two grenades, hitting the front line position of the Second Mixed Brigade, stirring up a large amount of dust and causing more than 30 Japanese casualties.
Immediately afterwards, two more heavy grenades were fired, destroying the simple fortifications of about ten meters that the Japanese had just built, causing quite a stir among the Japanese.
"Damn it! Find obstacles to hide from immediately and counterattack immediately! Counterattack!" Captain Murakami roared.
"Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, let's retreat quickly. Noda and Murata's squadrons have lost most of their soldiers, and our retreat route has been blocked by the enemy's heavy artillery. Only with the cover of the artillery regiment can we evacuate safely. Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, please ask Major General Katayama for help immediately!" The Japanese sergeant suggested hurriedly.
"Damn it! The damn Chinese actually tried to destroy the imperial warriors with artillery fire. They were clearly wearing the clothes of ordinary Chinese people, so why did the Chinese army dare to fire? Aren't they afraid that we will leak this news?"
"Xiaodao, contact the brigade headquarters immediately and request the artillery regiment to immediately destroy the enemy's artillery unit. I will lead the warriors to attack the position of the China Independent Regiment!"