Chapter 772 Okamura Neji is at a loss (second update)
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Chapter 772 Okamura Neji is at a loss (second update)
"Hurry up and call me the two artillery company commanders. I will lead them to do a big deal..." Huang Yu suddenly ordered to the chief of staff behind him.
Then he looked at Tang Chen, the leader of the 22nd Regiment: "Commander Tang..."
"This is better than business. At least we can kill a large group of little Japs."
"Just in case, the 22nd Regiment is also involved."
"Inform the troops to assemble immediately and bring all the weapons and equipment that the troops just wore for hunting. Don't miss out on the infantry artillery and mountain artillery."
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When Okamura Neiji was once again shaken to pieces by an armored vehicle, the roaring sound of explosions reached his ears again.
The impact point of this time was only five or six hundred meters away from him. Under the firelight, the explosion of the shell was clearly visible.
A field artillery unit was attacked by more than ten mortar shells at the same time. In an instant, the field artillery company and the car pulling him were covered in artillery fire.
"Rumble..."
A more violent explosion reached Okamura Neji's ears again.
A more dazzling fireball suddenly rose from the center of the field artillery unit shrouded in gunpowder smoke.
Compared with the mortar shell that exploded just now, this fireball was at least ten times larger.
Thick smoke billowed into the sky, and an orange-red fireball rose to an altitude of tens of meters before spreading around, forming a huge mushroom cloud.
At this time, no matter how stupid Okamura Neji was, he knew what was happening there.
His face instantly became extremely ugly. He clenched his fists and cursed angrily: "Bagya Road..."
"The field artillery shells in the carriage exploded..."
"Why is the Eighth Route Army so lucky? It can hit targets as small as a car compartment..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Just as Okamura Neiji finished speaking, the second round of shell explosions sounded again.
About two hundred meters away from the explosion point just now, what was covered by artillery fire this time was a large-caliber mountain artillery unit.
Before the officers could react from the shock, the third round of explosions had already reached their ears.
A field artillery unit was instantly crushed by artillery fire, and its life or death was uncertain.
"Report to your Excellency, Commander..." The artillery staff member was the first to react and ran to Okamura Neiji and said anxiously.
"The Eighth Route Army attacking us is equipped with at least forty mortars..."
"Divided into three, each artillery unit is equipped with more than ten mortars and takes turns to launch attacks."
"The three rounds of artillery shells that just bombarded us came from three different directions."
"Hiss, hiss... so many mortars..." Even though Okamura Neji had been on the battlefield for a long time and had hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal, he was still frightened by the artillery staff's analysis and gasped.
It wasn't because of how strong the opponent was, but because I was shocked by the opponent's massive sneak attack.
The sneak attack in his mind should be to use several mortars, scattered around the reinforcements, fire one in the east, one in the west, and then move away, without giving the reinforcements any chance to counterattack.
The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong did the opposite and assembled thirty or forty mortars to sneak attack on the reinforcements. Aren't they afraid that after the artillery position was exposed, dozens of mortars would be used by themselves?
The artillery staff officer seemed to understand what Okamura Neiji was thinking. Just as the fourth round of artillery shells fell, he continued to report after the explosion: "The artillery unit that first attacked us has moved to a new position..."
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army..."
"The three artillery units take turns to launch attacks and fire a round of artillery shells to move to one position. This not only ensures the frequency of mortar firing, allowing the reinforcements to be under uninterrupted artillery fire attacks, but also ensures the safety of the artillery units to the greatest extent."
"According to their style of play, no matter how much artillery we gather to counterattack, we will not be able to lock the target. We will only be passively bombed all the time."
The division commander from the Kwantung Army suddenly changed his expression and said solemnly: "We have to find a way to kill them even if we can't lock the target..."
"Even if we take the initiative, lose some troops, and pay some price, we still have to eliminate the Eighth Route Army artillery that sneaked up on us. The sooner the better."
After saying this, he explained to Okamura Neji: "Your Excellency, Commander."
"The Eighth Route Army used mortars to sneak attack our infantry from a long distance."
"As long as the troops are dispersed as much as possible during the march, losses can be minimized."
"Artillery is not good, especially the field artillery and heavy artillery under the artillery regiment."
"They can't live without the highway. No matter how dispersed they are, they can only park on the highway and become living targets."
"The Eighth Route Army assembled more than a dozen mortars to attack one of our field guns or heavy artillery. A blind cat can kill a mouse but it can also hit the target."
"Less than five minutes have passed, and three field guns and one heavy artillery in the artillery wing have been bombed. The specific loss is unknown."
"If the Eighth Route Army artillery is allowed to continue bombing like this, all the field artillery and heavy artillery equipped by the artillery regiment will be lost before we reach Baoding."
"Without artillery, how can the troops retake Baoding from the Eighth Route Army and raid the base areas in the Eighth Route Army's wings?"
Okamura Neiji didn't think about this at first, but he realized the seriousness of the problem after being reminded by the division leader, and his brows instantly twisted into a big "Chuan".
"Boom boom boom..."
Before he could speak, the second heavy cannon was destroyed in the explosion.
The division commander became even more anxious and said bluntly: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"The artillery must counterattack immediately..."
A lieutenant ran towards them at the same time, found Okamura Neiji, and reported while panting: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"The artillery unit was attacked by a large number of mortars from the Eighth Route Army..."
"Two field guns and one heavy gun have been lost..."
"Artillery casualties exceeded fifty..."
The division commander expressed his thoughts directly to Okamura Neiji: "We can mobilize artillery, infantry, tank troops, and cavalry troops to temporarily form a mixed force, which can attack when advancing and defend when retreating, chasing the Eighth Route Army artillery.
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"It's best if you can eliminate them. If you can't eliminate them, you have to hit them hard and drive them away so that they can't continue to attack the artillery regiment."
Okamura Neji still didn't nod.
Previously, the troops had suffered too many losses from the Eighth Route Army's efforts to lure the enemy in. He would never allow the troops to attack rashly unless it was absolutely necessary.
What's more, it's still night time.
He turned to look at the artillery staff officer and asked seriously: "Can the artillery counterattack really defeat the Eighth Route Army artillery unit?"
"Ha Yi..." the artillery staff replied bravely.
"The Eighth Route Army only fired one round of artillery shells at each artillery position. The time was so short that we couldn't even calculate their specific positions and couldn't lock the target at all."
"There is no target, and the goal of destroying them on the transfer path by expanding the coverage of artillery fire cannot be achieved."
For the first time, Okamura Neiji felt helpless. The expectant expression on his face slowly disappeared. Finally, he let out a long sigh and stared at the field artillery and heavy artillery not far away that were constantly being grinded by artillery fire. He gave orders with a look of helplessness.
"I will do as you say, immediately form a mixed force, take the initiative, and kill the Eighth Route Army artillery unit."
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