The second round of artillery shells fell quickly, setting off a sea of fire again in the chaotic field artillery position.
The chief of staff who received the order did not leave, but hesitantly reminded: "Sir, there is no time at all!"
"The direction of the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery group and their mortar group are exactly opposite. Our field artillery is all facing the Eighth Route Army's mortar group. If we want to counterattack, we must first turn around and reset the shooting elements before we can fire!"
"It took too long. Before we could fire the artillery, the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery group had almost blown us up!"
"Then retreat and move. Withdraw as many gunners as you can. Move out as many field guns as you can. Start retreating now!" Colonel Motoike turned into an angry lion and stared at the Chief of Staff.
He ordered loudly.
Two kilometers away from the Japanese heavy artillery group position, the captain of the Colonel-General finally waited for the artillery deployed by the commander of Kato's division.
Seeing that the shelling intensity of the Eighth Route Army's mortar group was getting weaker and weaker, the captain of the Colonel-General's Regiment decisively ordered the gunners to enter the position and counterattack the heavy artillery units of the Eighth Route Army that had not yet moved.
"Boom boom boom~"
As soon as more than a thousand people rushed to the artillery position, violent explosions rang in their ears, and then various screams rang in their ears.
Dozens of shells hit the crowd and exploded, and the open space directly allowed the mortar shells to maximize their power.
In the blink of an eye, dozens or hundreds of gunners fell into a pool of blood.
Before the living little devil had time to react, the second round of shells came over...
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army's mortar group is still next to us. There must be Eighth Route Army artillery observers around us, otherwise their artillery shells would not be so accurate, and they would specifically hit us where there are many people!" the captain of the Colonel-General responded.
He came over and cursed loudly.
"Retreat, all gunners will disperse and retreat immediately ~ we must wait until the infantry kills the mortar group on the 8th Route before we can enter the position!"
After the order was issued, before the colonel could react from his anxiety and anger, a lieutenant communications officer rushed over!
"Sir, our regiment was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. They had armored vehicles and artillery, and the offensive was very fierce. The troops were fighting and retreating, holding them back. Our regiment leader asked the heavy artillery regiment to move immediately!"
"Nani?" Captain Da Zuo was stunned.
Then he asked: "How does he want me to retreat? We can't even get close to the artillery position, how can we retreat? Do we abandon all the heavy artillery and retreat with only the gunners?"
"Absolutely not. These heavy artillery are the latest artillery pieces of the empire. They are too important to the empire. They must not be lost or fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army!"
"I'm telling you, captain, we must never retreat again!"
"I will report to the division commander immediately and ask him to dispatch more troops to reinforce you and protect the heavy artillery group!"
The lieutenant communications officer was stunned for a moment and replied: "The humble post must have brought the commander's words to our wing commander!"
"Boom boom..."
Several explosions sounded on the battlefield not far away. Two armored vehicles that rushed forward quickly stopped instantly as if they had hit a copper wall. Then they exploded and turned into a ball of fire!
"The Japanese rapid-fire artillery is coming, be careful to avoid it!" the commanders of the remaining tanks and armored vehicles quickly reminded.
A few hundred meters away, Zhong Chenggong also witnessed the scene of two armored vehicles being blown up.
Feeling heartbroken, he quickly ordered: "Company Commander Zhou, Commander Yang, your two mortar units immediately aim at the Japanese blocking position in front of the armored battalion. Each gun fires ten shells. Fire rapidly! Hurry up!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Soon, the Japanese rapid-fire artillery squadron fired its second round of shells.
"Boom~"
The tank at the front shuddered suddenly, then stopped and exploded.
"Hurry up, the armored battalion has lost another tank!" Zhong Chenggong urged.
"It's ready!" Company Commander Zhou roared not far away, and then ordered: "Fire ten rounds rapidly from each gun, fire immediately!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Soon, the Japanese army's temporary defense line established by the rapid-fire artillery squadron was shrouded in artillery fire.
Twenty mortars fired all 200 shells in just over a minute.
The remaining four armored vehicles of the armored battalion turned into four angry lions, roaring and charging towards the Japanese.
Eight truck-mounted heavy machine guns, with bullets free of charge, were firing forward as hard as they could.
Captain Watanabe did not curse loudly like the rapid-fire artillery squadron that only allowed the Imperial Army to maintain an advantage for less than two minutes before the entire army was wiped out.
"Bage Ya Road, it was the Eighth Route Army mortar group that did it again. I must destroy this mortar group!"
"Aren't our three mortar squadrons here yet? Fire back immediately and kill them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a scream of artillery shells above his head, and the adjutant next to him immediately said: "Sir, our mortars have begun to counterattack!"
Colonel Watanabe's face didn't look much better, and he replied sullenly: "The Eighth Route Army's mortar group has nearly a hundred mortars, and our three squadrons only have more than thirty. Even if we fire, we won't be able to hold on for too long!"
"Order the troops to retreat as soon as possible and break away from contact with the Eighth Route Army armored units as soon as possible!"
"Aren't there two more squadrons in the rapid-fire artillery squadron? Go up now and be sure to kill the remaining armored vehicles!"
"Sir..." When Watanabe was about to continue speaking, the lieutenant communications officer who rushed to the heavy artillery wing rushed over panting.
"The heavy artillery regiment refused to retreat and asked us to defend our position. We must not let the heavy artillery fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Baga!" Watanabe was angry.
No one knows how long the three mortar squadrons can hold out. This opportunity must not be missed. Once this opportunity is missed, the troops will not be able to retreat even if they want to.
Faced with this unexpected turn of events, Watanabe had the idea of killing someone!
"Sir..." At this time, another subordinate rushed over.
"A large number of Eighth Route Army troops appear on our left wing and are coming towards us!"
"Da da da~"
As soon as his subordinates finished reporting, intensive gunshots came from the battlefield.
Under the cover of night, the flames ejected from the muzzles of the light and heavy machine guns were clearly visible. Watanabe just glanced at the battlefield and made a judgment: "The opponent is equipped with at least ten light machine guns. It is a battalion of the Eighth Route Army. They want to attack from two sides.
Surround and annihilate us here!"
"Sir, an infantry squadron of ours has already passed by, but it certainly won't last long!" the adjutant next to him warned.
Watanabe stared at the battlefield with constant gunfire and did not answer with a sullen face.
But it only lasted a few seconds before the report from my subordinates arrived again!
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army that is attacking us from the front suddenly has many more troops. The firepower is very powerful. Even if the rapid-fire artillery passes by, it may not be able to stop it!"
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