my bright sword career

"Boom boom boom..."

就在1149战车团对来犯的日军148步兵联队发起反攻的时候，200师所属的80多门60毫米和81毫米迫击炮也开火了。

As the most elite unit of the National Army, the 200th Division was originally equipped with 12 75mm howitzers, but these artillery pieces have already been lost during this period of combat.

It could be that Gao Hongming airdropped a lot of mortars to them a few days ago. Although they are not as powerful as those mountain cannons, they are better than nothing.

Unexpectedly, the counterattack of the 1149th regiment was met with a frenzied counterattack by the Japanese army. Accompanied by intensive gunfire, the offensive formation composed of more than 20 Weirtank and VC tanks could hear the crisp sound of metal bells from time to time, which was the sound of the tank being hit.

"boom!"

A Vik tank fired a shot at a Japanese firepower point in the front left, and the muzzle fireworks drifted around with black smoke.

"Bastard, you missed the shot!" A second lieutenant bent over beside the tank couldn't help cursing. Beside him, all the soldiers lowered their waists and carefully observed the surroundings with their regular rifles. From time to time, some people fired at the surroundings.

Gunshots and explosions instantly enveloped the Japanese positions, and occasionally the screams of the Japanese army and the creaking of tanks rolling over the road could be heard.

Colonel Shiota Yoshizo carefully hid behind a big tree and observed the movement ahead. The counterattack of the national army on the opposite side had been going on for more than half an hour, and there was still no sign of retreating, which also confused him.

As far as he knew, due to the poor national strength and economic conditions of the Chinese army, the military equipment has always been very bad. Taking the national army as an example, even the most elite troops, each soldier is not equipped with many bullets. Seventy or eighty rounds of ammunition is not bad.

Even if the bullets are like this, let alone the artillery shells, it is already a luxury to be able to prepare for artillery fire for 10 minutes before the attack.

But now, after more than 20 minutes, the shells fired from the opposite side still have no intention of stopping, which makes the Japanese army who are used to 5 minutes very uncomfortable.

But these are not the worst. Facing the counterattacking national army tanks, the 148th Infantry Wing, which lacked anti-tank weapons, struggled to resist.

Colonel Shiota Yoshizo called his chief of staff: "Hurry up and form a volunteer team, and we must stop the attack of the Chinese!"

"Hay!"

Soon, Colonel Shiota Yoshizo saw two figures rushing out of the bunker, running to a bomb crater and jumping in, and then the last soldier rushed over, but when he rushed out, there were dense gunshots in front, and the soldier screamed and fell to the ground.

Seeing the soldier fell to the ground, the first soldier who ran to hide in the crater stood up and tried to come back to rescue his companion, but was held back by another soldier.

"Baga, is that guy a stupid pig?" Yoshizo Shiota was furious as he watched from behind.

No one around said a word, the cruelty of the battlefield lies in this.

In a situation like this, if you go to the rescue, it might be fine if people can't be rescued, and maybe more people will have to be picked up.

But if you just sit back and ignore it, it will seriously affect morale.

But fortunately, it was the stand-up team that took the mission this time, and their life and death were decided as early as the moment they jumped out of the trench.

"boom……"

Just when Shiota Kichizo was feeling uneasy, a Vik tank suddenly fired a shot at the crater where the two volunteers were hiding.

Although the Wicks Tank Type B is only equipped with a 47mm short-barreled gun, its power is not small. One shot just hit the crater, and the huge shock wave blasted the two Japanese soldiers hiding in the crater into the sky.

The sound of the rumbling metal track friction is like the grin of death. As a rapid-fire gun, the main gun of the Vickers tank can fire at a rate of 10 per minute. Coupled with a Vickers 7.7mm machine gun, the powerful firepower beat the Japanese troops of the 148th Regiment back steadily.

Facing the ever-increasing casualty rate, the chief of staff found Yoshizo Shiota, "Your Excellency, Captain, the counterattack firepower of the Chinese is very strong, and our casualties are very high. Let's quickly retreat to the defensive position behind?"

Although Shiota Yoshizo was unwilling, but as an experienced commander, Shiota Yoshizo knew in his heart that in the face of menacing chariots, in the absence of perfect fortifications and anti-armor weapons, retreating is the best way.

He let out a long sigh: "Okay, immediately order the troops to cover alternately, retreat to the rear and reorganize the defense line."

"Hay!"
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"Master seat... the little devil has retreated!"

Seeing the retreat of the Japanese army, Gao Jiwen, who was watching the battle, heaved a sigh of relief and ordered the 1149 regiment to withdraw. This regiment was the only mobile force in his hands, and it could not be easily damaged.

However, he also looked up at the sky. At this time, the sky had returned to tranquility, as if the fierce air battle just now was just an illusion.

But Gao Jiwen knew very well that if his own planes did not arrive in time to wipe out the devil's fleet, the 200th Division would not know how many people would die.

However, he soon had troubles again. The two days of fighting had been too intense, and the ammunition supplies from the last airdrop were almost exhausted. It seemed that he had to send a telegram to the headquarters again.

Yangon Expeditionary Force Command
"Sir, the 200th Division has called. The Japanese army has been aggressively attacking these days, and the ammunition is consumed too quickly. Gao Jiwen requests the headquarters to airdrop Tonggucheng again." A staff officer handed a telegram to Luo Zhuoying with both hands.

"Nonsense!" Luo Zhuoying took the telegram and slapped it on the table in displeasure.

"A few days ago, more than 500 tons of supplies were airdropped to him, including 300 million rounds of ammunition, [-] original German grenades, dozens of mortars and anti-aircraft guns, and even several truckloads of medicines.

It's only been a few days, why do you need supplies again?What does Gao Jiwen eat?Could it be that he dared to steal and sell arms? "

Du Yuming on the side said helplessly: "My Chief Luo, even if Gao Jiwen dared to resell military supplies, but now he is besieged in Tonggu City, who can he sell to? He can't sell to the Japanese, right?"

When Du Yuming said this, Luo Zhuoying also thought of this, and said angrily: "But I also need to have supplies. Stilwell also said that it will take half a month for the U.S. military aid to arrive, so what should I give him?
The materials for the airdrop last time were coordinated by Chongqing, and the money was paid to Brother Gao according to the market price, so they sent a transport fleet to airdrop 200.

Now Gao Jiwen is clamoring to continue the airdrop, what can I do?You can't let me pay for it, can you?I have no money! "

Looking at the angry Luo Zhuoying, Du Yuming also felt a little headache.

The current situation is that the Liantai militia to which Gao Hongming belongs belongs to a private armed force, and all the military supplies and food and salaries of the army are paid by him personally.