my bright sword career

Chapter 97 Appearing in the Telescope

Compared to the shock of the second battalion, Nakagawa Jiro on the opposite side was shocked and heartbroken.

Just one round of shelling wiped out the entire No. [-] Squadron. He looked at the No. [-] Squadron, which was less than a squadron standing in front of him, and felt so distressed that he almost vomited blood.

His brigade is a standard infantry brigade of 1100 people, with four infantry squadrons, a logistics squadron, an artillery squadron (equipped with two [-] infantry guns) and a machine gun squadron (eight [-]-type heavy machine guns) .

Judging from his experience in China over the years, such a force would not be afraid to deal with a Chinese infantry battalion, even against the previous brigade, but today's battle was less than half an hour, and a The squadron is gone, so how can he continue to fight?
Anyone who is careful will definitely notice that Nakagawa Jiro's hand holding the command knife is trembling slightly: "The Chinese people actually have large-caliber heavy artillery, how is this possible?"

The sudden shelling made Nakagawa Jiro, who had planned to crush the Chinese defenders on the opposite side, sink to the bottom of the valley.

The order to rush to Ping'an County this time was an order directly given to him by the head of the division over the head of the regiment, which was very rare in the past.

No matter which country you are in, it is a taboo to leapfrog command, because it will disrupt the deployment of troops, and it is easy for subordinates to be at a loss as to who to listen to, especially in the hierarchical Japanese army.

However, once a leapfrog command occurs, it proves that the gaffe is very urgent, and it is too late to convey orders from level to level.

From this, Nakagawa Jiro also learned that the situation in Ping'an County has really reached a very dangerous point, and the division head went uncharacteristically over the wing and directly gave orders to his son.

But the problem now is that, judging from the current situation, let alone defeating the defenders in front of them and rushing into Ping'an County to meet Major Hataka Kaichi, his brigade will be blown up by heavy artillery if they continue to fight like this.

Looking at the remaining three squadron leaders around, Nakagawa Jiro didn't know what to do for a while.

"Your Excellency, Captain, shall we continue to attack?" A squadron leader asked, but Nakagawa Jiro could hear an imperceptible tremor in the other party's words.

Nakagawa Jiro understands this very well, after all, the lesson from the past is right in front of us.

In less than 10 minutes, a squadron was crippled like this, and the people who came back couldn't even make up a small team, which made them not panic.

Nakagawa Jiro did not speak, took out the map and looked at it carefully for a while, then shook his head: "There is only this way to Ping'an County, that is to say, if we want to join up with the troops in Ping'an County, we have to defeat the Chinese defenders on the opposite side. "

He sighed softly, turned to a lieutenant and said, "Ueda-kun, it's your third squadron's turn to attack next.

Remember, the formation must be as dispersed as possible. Don't concentrate like the Second Squadron. I will let the Artillery Squadron cover you. "

"Hi!"

The lieutenant bowed to him and strode away...

"Tuan Zuo... Good news, the devil's arsenal in Ping'an County was captured by the Fourth Battalion."

At the same time, Gao Hongming of Qixia Pass also received good news.

"very good."

Gao Hongming was overjoyed when he heard the words. In fact, he didn't have much confidence in whether he could take down the Japanese army's arsenal.

He curiously asked the staff officer who came to report: "Tell me, how did Nong Tiancai win the arsenal?"

"Tuan Zuo, it's like this..." the staff officer said eloquently.

It turned out that when Nong Tiancai attacked the arsenal, the defenders had already installed explosives, ready to detonate them at any time and die with the enemy.

But things in this world are just so coincidental, three soldiers who were alone climbed into the wall through a small hole that could only accommodate one person after being blasted open, and then entered the arsenal.

The three of them not only destroyed the fuze of the explosives in the arsenal, but also killed two Japanese soldiers who were responsible for the detonation. After being discovered by the Japanese soldiers in the arsenal, the two sides fought on the spot.

Since both sides were shooting at each other, they were just shooting at each other without using grenades and other weapons. It was not until the tanks rushed into the wall that the defenders realized that the situation was over, but it was too late to blow up the arsenal at this time.

Nong Tiancai and others cooperated with the three soldiers in the arsenal, and after annihilating the remaining ten Japanese soldiers, they finally successfully occupied the arsenal.

"I didn't expect Nong Tiancai to be so lucky."

After listening to the staff's narration, Gao Hongming was also amazed. He had to admit that sometimes fighting is a matter of luck.

Some people walked through the hail of bullets without being injured, and some people were clearly far away from the battlefield, but were hit by a stray bullet that flew from nowhere.

Now that the arsenal has been occupied, the devils in Ping'an County will be trapped, and they will no longer be able to make waves.

He immediately said: "Pass my order, tell the third battalion and the fourth battalion to be steady, the progress can be slowed down, and unnecessary sacrifices will never be allowed."

The staff officer didn't understand: "Tuan Zuo, if time drags on and more and more reinforcements come from the devils, it will be difficult for us then."

"It's okay." Gao Hongming smiled coldly, "As soon as they come, I'll show them what it means to fight for aid.

You immediately order the first battalion to transfer two companies, and then withdraw the armored battalion from the county town. Let's eat the devil's brigade opposite the second battalion first! "

Having said that, he slammed his fist on the table, making a muffled "bang" sound...

"day……"

"Boom boom boom..."

Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, several mortar shells landed in the Japanese attacking formation, and a grenadier team was instantly submerged in gunpowder smoke.

"Eight Grid Road!"

Nakagawa Jiro, who was directing the battle, was about to grit his teeth, the Chinese army on the opposite side was really unspeakable about martial arts.

They relied on the super fast-firing machine gun to firmly block the attacking troops at a distance of 400 meters. He really didn't understand where the opponent got so many shells. It's been half an hour, and the opponent's mortars have not stopped. Don't they need money for their shells?

But fortunately, after the opponent's heavy artillery bombarded for a round, perhaps they found that their attacking troops were too scattered, so they did not carry out any more bombardment, otherwise once the opponent's heavy artillery would be as disregarded as those mortars. If they carried out cover bombardment, the third squadron might have followed in the footsteps of the second squadron. "

However, Nakagawa Jiro understood that the Second Squadron had been fighting for so long, and their physical strength might have been almost exhausted.

He decisively issued an order: "Order, the fourth squadron will take over from the second squadron to launch an attack, and we must continue to put pressure on the opponent's Chinese people."

"Hi!"

At this moment, there was a dull roar in front of him, and then a steel monster painted iron gray appeared in his binoculars.

(End of this chapter)