Chapter 538 Stand firm under our noses and throw people to death
Chapter 538 It’s embarrassing to gain a foothold under our noses (second update)
"Report to the leader, we have taken down the Japanese ammunition depot. All the ammunition that the Japanese brought to Shunping is in it. There are thousands of shells alone!" The correspondent rushed all the way to Kong Jie's face, panting and reporting, with a look on his face.
It's all smiles.
Kong Jie had already expected this result and didn't have much reaction on his face until another correspondent ran over.
"Captain, we have captured the Japanese artillery station..." the correspondent of the second battalion reported excitedly.
"They had no vigilance at all, and they didn't even arrange sentries... We directly blocked them in the barracks, exploded them with grenades, and fired machine guns. We killed more than 300 artillerymen in a few minutes."
"The field artillery, mountain artillery, and infantry artillery they brought to Shunping...were still wearing gun jackets, and none of them was lost..."
"Take me to see..." Kong Jie walked outside the headquarters after hearing this.
He stayed in Shunping County for nearly ten days and knew the layout of the city so well that he could even tell where the artillery station was with his eyes closed.
"Be careful...these are field artillery...we were not equipped with them when we were the only second brigade...Jin Gui is here!" At the Japanese artillery station, battalion commander Deng Jingye was leading his men to inspect the newly captured artillery one by one.
"Battal Commander, with such a long barrel, the field gun must be more powerful than the mountain cannon!" the commander of the fifth company asked, patting the long barrel of the field gun.
"Not only is it more powerful, it also has a longer range!" Deng Jingye introduced.
"On the battlefield, if the Japanese and puppet troops only had field artillery and no mountain artillery... we would place the field artillery outside the range of the mountain artillery! When the two sides exchanged fire, our field artillery could hit their mountain artillery position, but the Japanese mountain artillery could not get behind them.
When you come to our field artillery position, you can only be beaten passively!"
"What Battalion Commander Deng said is right!" Kong Jie arrived at the door of the artillery station and continued Deng Jingye's words.
"When I was still in northwestern Shanxi, the independent regiment was equipped with field artillery..."
"The same number of field artillery can suppress the mountain artillery on the battlefield... Even if the number of mountain artillery is twice that of the field artillery, the combat effectiveness of the field artillery is not far behind!"
Walk to the field gun, pat the cold barrel on the gun mount, and continue the introduction!
"In addition to artillery battles, field artillery is more suitable than mountain artillery for attacking fortifications and destroying enemy fortifications..."
"The longer the barrel, the faster the projectile is ejected and the more powerful the explosion..."
"When a field artillery shell hits a section of ordinary civil engineering works, it will be razed to the ground in an instant..."
"If it hits the city wall...it only takes a few dozen to blast a big hole..."
After listening to the regimental leader's introduction, Deng Jingye treasured the artillery in the yard even more, fearing that it would be rubbed or bumped somewhere!
After counting, he put the gun jackets on them again, walked quickly to Huang Yu and reported: "Regiment Commander, there are a total of twelve field guns, six mountain guns, and four infantry guns..."
"I have been fighting for so many years, and I have never seen so many artillery pieces at once!"
"With them, we don't have to be afraid of their artillery when we fight the Japanese again!"
Kong Jie said cheerfully: "With these artillery pieces, when the troops regain their combat effectiveness... I won't be afraid if the Baoding Japanese army sends a reinforced unit to sweep them up!"
"But seizing is only the first step... Only by allowing these artillery pieces to become combat effective can we truly fight the Japanese... Otherwise, no matter how powerful the artillery piece is, it is just a pile of useless scrap metal!"
"It's one o'clock in the morning, there are still five hours until dawn!"
"Inform the artillery company to immediately use the cars we captured to send all these mountain field guns, infantry guns, mortars, and supporting artillery shells back to the base area!"
"Young devil can do anything!"
"If the Baoding Japanese army knew that Shunping County had been lost again, and that the field artillery brigade and mountain artillery squadron they sent to Shunping had all fallen into our hands, they would definitely send out planes to bomb Shunping!"
"They have a kind of aerial bomb called an incendiary bomb... One incendiary bomb can burn a large area... With just a few dozen incendiary bombs, the entire Shunping County will be burned to ashes!"
"If we don't get these trophies away quickly, when they really use incendiary bombs, we won't be able to move them in time..."
"After the battle, we cannot leave too many troops in the city, and we must always be prepared for air strikes to prevent the Japanese from retaliating from bombing Junpei!"
At the Japanese Brigade Headquarters in Baoding, Major General Hase was just sitting at the cooking table when the flustered figure of the communications staff appeared at the door of the room. He rushed in without even shouting a report.
The brigade leader could be seen frowning, very dissatisfied.
Just as he was about to curse a few words, the communications staff officer spoke first, making him even more angry.
But the next report from the communications staff officer immediately suppressed the curse that was on his lips.
"The brigade commander...the chief of staff seems to have an accident!"
"According to the agreement, both parties have to contact each other at seven o'clock every morning... No matter how he calls from his humble position, the chief of staff has no response!"
"They are equipped with three radio stations. Even if there is an accident, it is impossible for all three radio stations to be destroyed at the same time!"
"There's no news right now, it's probably something happened!"
"Nani?" Major General Hase stood up from his chair.
He didn't eat anymore, so he grabbed the command knife and walked to the war room, looking at his watch as he walked: "It's half past seven in the morning...that means you've been in contact for half an hour, but there's no response from the chief of staff?"
"Hai!" The communications staff officer could feel that the brigade commander was furious now, like a powder keg that could explode at any time. He was afraid that if he said one more word and angered the other party and set himself on fire, he nodded quickly.
"When was the last contact with them?" Major General Hase asked with a stern face.
"Seven o'clock last night!" the communications staff member answered carefully as he cherished his words.
"Bagaya Road...can't you finish what you said in one go? What did their last telegram say?" Major General Hase asked dissatisfied.
The communications staff officer was startled by the brigade commander's question and quickly reported like he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube: "The troops successfully recaptured Shunping County..."
"After searching, there is not a single Eighth Route Army soldier in the city!"
"The troops have completed their defense in the city. The main forces are stationed in scattered places. After a night's rest, we will continue to search for the main force of the Eighth Route Army tomorrow..."
Major General Hase's already frowning frown deepened now, and he said in confusion: "Since they did not encounter any danger in Shunping City, and did not find a single Eighth Route Army soldier, how could an accident suddenly occur, and even the brigade headquarters
There’s no time to send out a battle report!”
The communications staff officer shook his head and replied helplessly: "I can't understand even my humble position, but Shunping County has indeed lost contact..."
"Immediately send a telegram to the Aviation Command: Ask them to immediately send a plane to conduct a low-altitude reconnaissance of Shunping County..."
"With so many troops and dozens of artillery pieces, it is impossible for them to disappear out of thin air..."
"Go and send the telegram now!"
The communications staff hesitated and reminded: "Should we send some cavalry scouts to Shunping to have a look..."
"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. Maybe they are giving the aviation troops a false impression like last time!"
Major General Hase became even more angry after hearing this!
After Shunping County was captured by the Eighth Route Army, it was because he believed the false information provided by the aviation force that he bought the enemy a lot of time to build positions.
The communications staff officer's sudden mention of this matter was tantamount to uncovering his scars.
He scolded unceremoniously: "Then why are you still standing there..."
"You are the communications staff officer. It is your duty to contact the chief of staff..."
"You still need to ask me for instructions on such a small matter, what do I want you to do!"
Half an hour later, two planes arrived at Shunping County at the same time.
He circled back and forth several times at an altitude of more than 100 meters before leaving.
Twenty minutes later, the aviation reconnaissance results appeared in the hands of the communications staff.
After a quick glance, his face darkened. He walked quickly to Major General Hase, lowered his head and reported: "Commander of the brigade... something has indeed happened in Shunping County..."
"The aviation force did not find any signs of large-scale troop movements in the city, and there was no imperial army flag flying on top of the city!"
"If the Chief of Staff and the others are safe, even if they go out to find the main force of the Eighth Route Army, they will still leave some troops in Shunping County..."
"The fact that there is no one in Shunping County now is enough to prove that something has really happened to them!"
"It's over!"
Major General Hase was so frightened that he lost his balance and fell down on the chair. The solemn expression on his face was slowly covered by despair, and his face became paler and whiter.
After looking over and over the telegram handed over by the communications staff several times, I regained my composure, took a deep breath and said, "It's so unexpected..."
"The Duer Regiment, which had just lost a battle, regained its combat effectiveness and gained a firm foothold under our noses...and took out two of our reinforced brigades...This is simply a shame for the Imperial Japanese Army!"
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