Age of Rebirth

17th Chapter [-] Songshaoguan Blocking Battle

The Japanese army shelled the front line of Songshaoguan for more than an hour, smashing tens of thousands of cannonballs on the front line of the No. 20 Ninth Corps.

Speaking of it, Terauchi Shouichi was cautious enough, and he was also a cunning guy who didn't play cards according to common sense. He didn't even send troops to conduct a tentative attack, but used overwhelming artillery fire to attack three people on both sides of the road from Songshaoguan to Kunming. Within kilometers, all targets are covered.

Terauchi Shouichi’s fighting style aroused the opposition of all the Japanese commanders. He had never seen such a battle. He didn’t even know where the enemy’s position was, so he bombarded blindly. The cannon can grow eyes, and he went to find the position of the Chinese soldiers. ?Although it attracted unanimous criticism, Shouyi in the temple was determined to eat weights like a bastard.

Shouyi in the temple sneered inwardly, "They are all idiots who stick to the rules. Do you still need to determine the position of the Chinese army? Judging from the terrain of Songshaoguan, it is not the hill that is suitable for establishing a blocking position. passage through which troops can pass quickly without delay.”[

He even expected that the Chinese army, which had just attacked more than 3000 imperial soldiers, was on that hill, looking forward to the attack of the imperial infantry with smug eyes. Well, I will use the sudden artillery fire, Turn the pride of the inferior Chinese into screams of fear, into fragmented corpses in the rainy night, and avenge the warriors of our empire!

The Japanese artillery bombardment stopped, and the casualties of the No.20 Ninth Corps' front-line positions were quickly reported to the Corps headquarters. Looking at the casualty figures, Li Honggang's face turned pale, and Terauchi Shouichi's sudden bombardment did indeed cause relatively large casualties to the troops. , a total of more than [-] casualties.

The four brigades deployed on the front line with nearly 5 troops were indeed waiting for the Japanese infantry to attack. They did not see the shadow of the Japanese soldiers, but they were waiting for the artillery that fell from the sky. Fortunately, the frontline commanders saw the opportunity quickly. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately ordered the troops to enter the artillery holes and concealed parts.

Even so, the No.20 Ninth Corps still suffered a small loss. Li Honggang and Terauchi Shouyi fought to a tie. Chief of Staff Wang Bingde tentatively suggested: "Commander, should we adjust the battle plan?" , When the Japanese infantry attacked for the first time, they used artillery fire to inflict a lot of damage on them?"

Li Honggang shook his head slowly, and said: "I underestimated the old devil Shouyi in the temple, and suffered a dark loss. The original plan of the battle remained unchanged. I ordered the first-line troops to retreat to the second line immediately after repelling the first Japanese attack. Come and do not reciprocate indecently, inform the artillery and rocket artillery, and prepare to bombard the frontline positions and the Japanese deep attack line."

The sound of rain and wind could not conceal the shouts of the Japanese soldiers. Fighting in this unlucky weather, only shouting wildly could make their cold blood boil and boost their morale.

It was raining heavily, and the mountain road was muddy. Japanese soldiers fell and got up, and from time to time they fell and gnawed on the mud. The Japanese soldiers who appeared in front of the soldiers of the No. 20 Ninth Corps were all like mud monkeys.

Dragging their heavy feet, the Japanese soldiers who were about to climb up the hill, although the torrential rain was blinding their eyes, they could still see in their eyes, in the white rain, several bursts suddenly burst out. The dark red tongues of flame appeared so suddenly and densely, like a metal wall hitting head-on.

The first row of Japanese soldiers, with more than a dozen bloody flowers sprouting from their chests, fell down in the rain like weeds blown by a strong wind. The dense rain immediately looked for the Japanese soldiers behind, No. The soldiers of the 20th Nine Corps poured bullets from their guns on the Japanese soldiers with wide eyes.

I couldn't tell if it was gunshots, rain or wind, but I saw traces of light, chasing several black shadows climbing up in the rain. Four or ten minutes later, the attacking troops of a division of the Japanese army were captured. They were beaten and fled, retreating in embarrassment, leaving thousands of corpses on the rainy ground.

Jing Zhanqi, the commander of the first brigade, ordered reluctantly: "The whole brigade evacuates the position immediately. Damn it, the little devil has made a dirty move." The Japanese artillery bombardment just now caused hundreds of casualties in the first brigade. Jing Zhanqi, who has never suffered a loss in war, is brooding on his heart. He doesn't want to just retreat to the second line of defense, but he just recited a warning, and he dare not grind his teeth with the commander. In normal times, he would be very courageous.

The attacking troops were repelled, and Terauchi Shou said with an expression on his face: "Don't stop, order the [-]rd Division to join the offensive sequence, the Eighth Division, enter the attacking position, two hours later, the troops passed Songshaoguan "The blocking Chinese army didn't even have artillery, so it shouldn't be an independent division, at least not the main force, which gave him a lot of confidence.

There was another burst of fierce shelling, and the Japanese army that had just retreated immediately started a second attack, as if to take care of the good mood of Terauchi Shouichi, the heavy rain weakened a lot and turned into a drizzle, and the Japanese soldiers also regained their spirits. Somersaulting, stepping over the corpse of his companion, rushing up the hill, the deadly rain did not appear, there were only shells everywhere, and there was not a single ghost of the Chinese army that was fighting desperately just now.

"Commander-in-Chief, the attacking force reported that the Chinese army's position has been occupied, but unfortunately, the Chinese army has escaped," the chief of staff reported pleasantly, "Hani? There is no blocking by the Chinese army, you mean, the second attack, Did you achieve your goal without fighting?" Temple Shouichi asked suspiciously.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Kobayashi, the head of the [-]rd Division, reported this," the Chief of Staff answered accurately, and Shouichi Terauchi rolled his eyes a few times, feeling that something was wrong there. The Chinese army, which had been fighting fiercely just now, suddenly disappeared.

He didn't believe that the shelling just now had killed all the Chinese soldiers on the ground, and it was possible that there would be a lot of casualties, but why did they give up blocking?Strange, there was a strange strangeness in the battlefield, "Order the troops to expand the breakthrough, and search within ten kilometers of each flank to see if there is any trace of the Chinese army?" Terauchi Shouichi ordered.

After giving the order, watching the chief of staff walk towards the telephone, Terauchi Shouichi seemed to call him back, but he dismissed the idea again. For some reason, he felt an indescribable uneasiness and panic in his heart. Can't reach, can't touch, but can't dispel from the heart.

"Boom, boom, boom", the earth-shattering loud noise startled Shouichi, who was in a state of deep thinking, jumping up. He could naturally hear that it was not thunder, but the sound of several cannons firing in volley.

Suddenly, Terauchi Shouyi jumped up and shouted, "Quick, quick, order the troops to retreat immediately." The chief of staff was not stupid, and his face turned pale. The sound of the artillery was naturally not the artillery of the imperial army, which was bombarding the positions of the Chinese army. , He has not issued such an order, there is only one explanation, the Chinese artillery is shelling the imperial army. [

All the phone calls to communicate with the attacking troops could not be reached. The chief of staff put down the microphone dejectedly, followed Shouichi in the temple, and rushed out of the tent, towards Songshaoguan. , crossed the night sky, and then plunged towards the earth.

That direction was exactly the position occupied by the attacking troops just now, making Terauchi Shouichi and his chief of staff an even more unforgettable scene. On a rainy night with dark clouds, a meteor shower that would never appear suddenly flew in the sky. Burning meteors, dragging longer and thicker tail flames, fell overwhelmingly on the ground. In an instant, a sea of ​​flames rose in the rainy night, and the sound of huge explosions spread into the night.

Terauchi Shouyi was stunned. He had never seen the Thunderbolt rocket launcher before, but he had read about this kind of artillery called "Devil's Punishment" by the Japanese soldiers in the enemy situation bulletin of the General Intelligence Bureau of the base camp. Those frightened troops, exaggerated, such powerful artillery, even the imperial army of the Japanese Empire did not have it, inferior Chinese people.How can you have it? Isn't it a big joke?

Seeing it with his own eyes, Shouichi in the temple knew that this is not a legend. The burning sea of ​​fire, the earth and trees flying into the air, under such a rain, his two divisions would never have a reason to survive. Horror, horror The indescribable trembling, like a giant's hand, tightly grasped his heart.

Turning his head and seeing the chief of staff who was also stunned, Terauchi Shouichi couldn't restrain his trembling voice and asked, "Satou-kun, what kind of weapon is that?" Hearing the commander in chief's question, Chief of Staff Sato came back to his senses , shaking his head blankly, he, like Shouichi Terauchi, was shocked by the terrifying scene and temporarily short-circuited his brain.

"Boom, boom, boom", more than a dozen large-caliber cannons fell in the woods, and the mud that was blown up was flying all over the sky. A piece of broken wood that was blown up to the sky happened to land on the tent. The headquarters was crushed by a piece of wood, and the staff officers in the tent escaped in embarrassment, with terrified expressions on their faces.

The head of the guard of Shouichi in the temple rushed over very loyally, regardless of 21 or [-], and pushed the commander-in-chief down on the muddy ground. It may have been too violent. The general was very lucky to have zero distance contact with the muddy water. The muddy water on his face almost blocked his breathing.

More than a dozen cannonballs flew in, and the guards carried Shouichi in the temple regardless, and ran back quickly, where there was nothing to worry about, if he didn't run away, the cannon from that man would hit the commander-in-chief's head Going up, after repeated tossing, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, has no strength to speak.

One night of heavy rain, it came and went quickly. When the fiery red sun rose in the east, it was another bright and sunny day. The heavy rain washed away the flames of war and the blood everywhere, but it couldn't erase last night. Thrilling traces of shelling.

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