PDLP Chapter 305: The Japanese Year-End Sweep 4
Chapter 305: The Japanese Year-End Sweep 4
Shi Xiaoliu really had no way to deal with the Japanese, but it was impossible for him to just do nothing during his trip.
Therefore, the puppet army became his target.
In fact, the devil's deployment is very simple. They deployed the puppet troops in the front, back, left and right.
The first line of defense was under the charge of the regiment where Wang Shiqun was located, while other regiments of puppet troops were on the left, right and rear.
As for the remaining two regiments, they camped two kilometers in front and two kilometers behind them, and the Japanese were in the center of the puppet troops.
With such a series of defense lines blocking them, it is almost impossible for anyone to take action against them.
And if they are in danger, they can easily provide support.
Of course, if it was heavy artillery, it could still pose a threat to them, but Tanaka Shinichi was not a fool, he spread out the tents.
Heavy artillery bombardment would certainly have an effect, but the effect would not be that great.
"Company commander, the brothers are ready!" a soldier whispered to Shi Xiaoliu.
"Ask the artillery company if they're in position."
Shi Xiaoliu asked with a serious expression, the action is about to begin, whether something can be done depends on this.
After a while, the soldier came back from the darkness and whispered, "The artillery company will launch an artillery attack in ten minutes."
At this time, the artillery company of the second battalion was not far away from them and was making intensive preparations!
Shi Xiaoliu nodded, then continued to stare vigilantly in the direction of the tent.
His arrangement was actually very simple. The artillery company would take action first, and then the soldiers in his company would burn the nearest tents. The goal was to cause chaos.
The main purpose is to mess with the Japanese and puppet troops to see if the Japanese can be lured out to fight.
Ten minutes later, the artillery battery began shelling.
Boom boom boom...Boom boom boom!
The noise made by the 28 guns was quite loud. At a distance of several kilometers, the shells all hit the puppet army tents or their surroundings.
The puppet soldiers on guard at the second line of defense were immediately awakened and shouted: "Enemy attack, enemy attack..."
Their voices were filled with terror. The shells that kept falling in front of them frightened them so much that they could only lie under the sandbags and tremble.
As soon as the artillery company took action, the several teams sent by Shi Xiaoliu began to burn the tents.
The puppet soldiers in the tent were naturally awakened by the bombardment. When they were stunned, the tent was set on fire.
With the help of the cold wind, a raging fire broke out in no time.
Dozens of tents in the area were set on fire at the same time. The puppet soldiers panicked and began to flee in a hurry, but they were greeted by dense bullets.
Shi Xiaoliu gathered all the crooked-handled rifles just to deal with them.
The puppet army camp was in chaos, but the Japanese soldiers inside were very experienced. After hearing the sound of artillery fire, they immediately ran towards the artillery company.
Inside the tent in the central area, Tanaka Shinichi was awakened and roared angrily, "Damn these Chinese!"
He knew very well that the one attacking the camp at this time was none other than the Laiyuan Independent Regiment.
But with his arrangement, this level of attack would have no effect at all, and could only destroy some puppet troops.
If we understand it this way, the other party's purpose is very clear, which is to disgust him.
Colonel Morimoto, the operations staff officer in the nearby tent, heard the commotion and got up to go to Tanaka's tent. Looking at the angry Tanaka, he said directly, "Your Excellency, the Chinese are doing this, which proves that they have no good way to deal with our deployment."
Their mission was only to occupy Gaojia Town and open a path for the division, so killing the enemy was not very important to them.
Hearing the staff officer's words, Tanaka waved his hand and said, "Moriya-kun, you go and handle it."
His anger came from being awakened by the bombardment, and he saw the essence of the matter more clearly than Morimoto.
Of course, if it weren't for the division commander's order, he would definitely not be on the defensive like this.
He fought on the battlefields of China, chasing after the Chinese army every time. He had never felt so aggrieved.
If it were him, he would have ordered his soldiers to pursue them long ago.
He had only one order for any army that dared to challenge him, which was to completely destroy it.
On the first line of defense, Shi Xiaoliu saw that the situation was almost the same and directly ordered the soldiers to evacuate.
The goal has been achieved, there is no need to stay any longer. As long as the puppet army and the devils dare to chase them, there will be an ambush waiting for them ahead.
In fact, the whole process only lasted about twenty minutes. Under the cover of fire and the soldiers' machine guns, hundreds of puppet soldiers were sent underground.
As for the outcome of the artillery company, Shi Xiaoliu was not clear. He felt that the puppet soldiers inside must have suffered a lot of casualties.
But this is none of his business. His goal has been achieved anyway, and the rest depends on how the Japanese respond.
As they evacuated, the Japanese soldiers also ran from the chaotic puppet army camp to the first line of defense.
Looking at the vague figure in front of him, the Japanese captain hesitated for a moment, then turned around to deal with matters in the puppet army camp.
The main reason was that the regiment commander had ordered not to pursue, so even though he was not far from the enemy, he did not dare to make a decision on his own.
As for the pseudo-corps commander here, he was already scared and didn't dare to lead the team out.
Given the enemy's firepower, if they were ambushed, they wouldn't even know how they died. The puppet army commanders all made the same choice on this point.
Yang Zhenhua's subsequent arrangements ultimately did not work. Several companies waited on the roadside for a while, but seeing that there were no Japanese chasing them, they had no choice but to withdraw.
In the early morning, the long-awaited sunshine finally made the puppet soldiers feel a little better from their cold bodies and minds.
Within the first and second lines of defense, the surviving puppet soldiers looked at the corpses of their companions and felt a little sad.
The casualties were too severe. After all, there were 28 cannons firing at the same time, and there were forty or fifty puppet soldiers gathered in one tent. It would be strange if there were few casualties.
Tanaka was not interested in how many of these puppet soldiers died. Otherwise, if he dispatched a few heavy artillery, he could still restrict the artillery company of the second battalion or even destroy it.
But Tanaka did not move. The heavy artillery he brought was very important and could not be exposed in this place.
On Xianya Ridge, Gu Changfeng got up early. After listening to Zhao Chong's account of the Second Battalion's actions last night, he nodded and said, "Tell Lao Yang that since there's no chance of an ambush, then we should just attack head-on."
The Second Battalion itself had sufficient firepower, and with the M60 he exchanged later, the heavy machine guns of the Second Battalion at this time were enough to give the Japanese a hard time, so they were not afraid of fighting the Japanese at all.
After Zhao Chong left, Gu Changfeng opened the system page and saw that his points were over 5300.
It seems that the puppet army suffered more than a thousand casualties last night, and the effect was quite good.
After thinking about it, he closed the page and walked out of the office.
With the Japanese and puppet soldiers killed, the points still increased very quickly, especially after the system was upgraded again.
However, he was not planning to use it now. Last time, he exchanged 50 points for 6 M guns and bullets, which added up to rounds. It was definitely enough for the time being. He planned to wait until the Japanese took action before making any move.
Anyway, as long as he has points, he can exchange them for weapons at any time, so there is no need to rush.