Watanabe Osa quickly calmed down, and while transferring, he ordered the adjutant beside him: "Artillery brigade, directly subordinate heavy mortar squadron, each infantry brigade directly subordinate mortar squadron, infantry artillery squad, immediately counterattack." ”

"Before setting up camp, I had an order that all artillery should be mounted in advance, so that they could participate in the battle at any time after being attacked."

"I'll give them ten minutes to take out all the artillery that is attacking us."

Persisting in being cautious in dealing with the enemy, strengthening vigilance, and making arrangements in advance, the benefits of these measures were soon revealed.

"Woooooooooo......oo Boom Boom Boom ......"

In less than half a minute, a roar sounded from the artillery position halfway up the mountainside, and in the piercing scream, several fireballs quickly rose from the artillery position of the Eighth Route Army two kilometers away, and billowing smoke also rose.

"Sir, the mountain artillery brigade has fired!" The adjutant exclaimed excitedly.

The panic in his heart disappeared in an instant, and it was obviously the mountain artillery brigade that gave him a lot of confidence.

"The reaction speed of the mountain artillery brigade is very fast!" Watanabe Osa also had a smile on his face.

But I didn't rejoice for too long, and the unexpected happened.

A string of explosions suddenly sounded in the mountainside artillery position, from which fireballs and black smoke rose at the same time.

"Sir, it's a heavy mortar, the Eighth Route Army attacking us is equipped with heavy mortars, and the mountain artillery position that opened fire just now is being targeted by them." The artillery staff officer reacted quickly and reminded in a hurry.

The smile on Watanabe's face disappeared, and he slowly became solemn, and analyzed in a deep voice.

"This is a common trick used by the garrison, and they used it when attacking the Yamamoto Wing."

"Divide the artillery into several positions, join the battle one after another, stare at our artillery one-on-one, and finally destroy it, it seems that the garrison regiment has a lot of plans tonight."

"However, in response to this, I have been prepared for a long time, and our artillery is also divided into several positions, which can counterattack-for-tat."

"We don't have to worry about this matter, I believe that the captain of the artillery brigade can solve this problem himself."

"The troops were ordered to strengthen their alert, and the garrison regiment built mountain artillery and heavy mortars were used, and the infantry would certainly not remain indifferent."

The sound of the cannons became denser and denser, and more and more artillery joined the battle, using itself to shoot the cannonballs out as fast as they could.

Ten minutes have passed, and there is still no end in sight.

"Woooooooooo......oo Rumble ......"

Suddenly, an even more piercing scream overwhelmed all the explosions on the battlefield and reached Watanabe's ears, and a few seconds later, the sound of an explosion like the ground shaking and shaking the ground beneath his feet was heard, causing his ears to buzz and the ground under his feet to tremble.

Watanabe's face changed suddenly, and he immediately realized that something was wrong from this unusual series of explosions.

The artillery staff officer reacted the fastest, his face turned white on the spot, and he shouted: "It's heavy artillery." ”

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army attacking us is armed with heavy artillery."

"Woooooooooo......oo Rumble ......"

The second round of unusual screams and explosions soon came, and the artillery staff officer's face turned even paler, and he was very sure of his judgment just now, and continued to shout.

"Sir, the humble position is certain: it is a hundred and five mm caliber heavy artillery that is firing now!"

"Independent Mountain Artillery Brigade!"

Watanabe Daisa reacted quickly, and immediately thought of the friendly forces that had been completely wiped out.

Then he wrinkled his brows and said to himself: "No! ”

"The telegram reported to us by the brigade commander made it very clear that all the mountain artillery lost by the heavy artillery brigade was destroyed by the aviation, how could the garrison regiment be equipped with heavy artillery that even the imperial army was rarely equipped with, this is impossible!"

The artillery staff officer replied in the affirmative: "Sir, I am very sure of my judgment just now, and I dare to take the honor of a soldier as a guarantee. ”

"What is being fired is a 105 mm caliber heavy gun, whether it is a mountain gun or a howitzer, and the humble position can only be determined after seeing it."

"Could it be that the aviation and brigade commanders made a mistake!" The deputy wing captain muttered quietly.

"What did you say?" Watanabe Osa stared at his deputy and asked rhetorically, his face gloomy to the extreme.

The deputy wing commander replied stubbornly: "Sir, I guess at the humble position: could it be that the aviation forces made a mistake?" ”

Watanabe Osa hesitated, he didn't want to question the commander's judgment and orders, but the facts were there, and he couldn't believe it.

In addition to the guns lost by the heavy artillery brigade, he could not think of any other way for the garrison to get heavy artillery.

"Yaga, who's there?" The captain of the guard suddenly shouted.

The guards reacted quickly, and more than a dozen rifles were pointed at the direction of the sound on the spot.

"Sir, it's over......"

A dark shadow stumbled over, its uniform tattered and blackened by the smoke of gunpowder, shouting as it ran.

"It's the captain of the artillery brigade, bring him over immediately!" The captain of the guard reacted quickly.

Watanabe Osa also reacted, looking at his subordinates who ran over, he was dumbfounded, and almost thought that he had made a mistake.

Quickly replied: "Bageyalu, what's going on?" How can you be the captain of an artillery brigade so embarrassed, and what about your troops, why don't you command the troops to fight on the battlefield? ”

"Plop ......"

As soon as the guard let go and retreated, the captain knelt on the ground and reported with a painful look on his face.

"It's over...... It's all over ......."

"Sir, the artillery brigade is finished, and the heavy mortar squadron is finished!"

"The garrison regiment is armed with more mountain artillery than us, and the number of heavy mortars is about the same as ours, but they are also armed with heavy artillery ......"

"All of them are 105 mm caliber, and they are very powerful, and if a shell is dropped, an artillery position will be gone, and the artillery will be blown into scrap metal."

"All twelve mountain guns of the artillery brigade were destroyed, none of them were spared, and the gunners were also blown up!"

"Only one gun was transferred out of the heavy mortar squadron, and all the others were destroyed......"

"The mortar squadrons equipped with infantry brigades also suffered heavy losses."

Watanabe Daisa's eyes widened, and he almost collapsed on the ground in fright by the news.

As a battlefield veteran, Watanabe was well aware of the fundamental reasons why the Imperial Army was able to match the Chinese battlefield.

The Imperial Army is one of the strong fighting powers.

But in his eyes, the real key should be that the imperial army is well equipped: there are planes in the sky, warships in the water, cannons and chariots on the ground.

Without these advantages, it would have taken at least twice as long for the Imperial Army to achieve its current achievements on the battlefield.

It's night, and it's impossible for the planes to reinforce themselves.

Now that the artillery is gone, the imperial army's equipment advantage over the garrison regiment is gone, and it is even at a disadvantage.

As for the combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army is strong, and neither of the two Eighth Route Armies is the opponent of the imperial army.

But they have artillery, and it is still heavy artillery, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the imperial army is, it is also flesh and blood, and it can never be an opponent of heavy artillery.

In this situation, Watanabe Daisa's first reaction was to suffer.

Then force yourself to calm down: "Without artillery support, the troops will definitely be pressed and beaten by the garrison with artillery fire." ”

"If the garrison takes the opportunity to attack, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties."

"Boom, boom, boom......"

A series of close-range explosions suddenly rang out on the hilltop high ground, interrupting Watanabe's words.

In the blink of an eye, the high ground on the top of the mountain was shrouded in artillery fire, and there were fireballs and black smoke rising everywhere, which was very dense.

"Sir, the artillery must have been lost, so the garrison changed its goal and continued to hit our infantry, wanting to blow up our infantry together." The captain of the artillery group stood up and shouted.

The artillery staff officer followed up and added: "Sir, there are mountain artillery and heavy mortars that are firing artillery. There was also heavy artillery, at least thirty of them. ”

"In particular, the heavy artillery and heavy mortars are extremely powerful, and I implore the commander to transfer them immediately."

After saying that, the artillery staff officer glanced at the captain of the guard.

Watanabe Osa must not have an accident, this is the duty of the captain of the guard.

Without waiting for Watanabe to speak, he glanced at his subordinates and ordered, "What are you still doing in a daze?" Immediately protect the wing captain and move to the bottom of the mountain. ”

"With such fierce artillery fire, the Eighth Route Army will definitely expand the scope of the artillery bombardment little by little after blowing up the top of the mountain. It's too tight from the top of the hill and dangerous. ”

"Go away, I can walk ...... myself," Watanabe Osa shook off the guard who wanted to help him.

Frowning, he ordered in a deep voice: "The garrison has gathered so many heavy weapons, and after blowing up the artillery, it is obvious that they want to eat us in one bite, and we must not let their plot succeed." ”

"Order the troops to prepare for anti-artillery, the defensive line troops to strengthen their alert, and guard against the garrison regiment from sneaking up on us."

"If the Eighth Route Army attacks, all infantry brigades and infantry squadrons must rely on favorable terrain to repel their attack and defend here."

"Communications staff officer, immediately send a telegram to the brigade headquarters requesting reinforcements."

The area covered by the artillery fire became larger and larger, and his subordinates were constantly being blown away under their own gaze.

Watanabe's worst fear happened: in the face of heavy artillery, no matter how good the food under his command was, he could only be slaughtered.

His face was full of heartache, and he was in a hurry, but there was nothing he could do but pray in his head that this shelling would end soon.

After ten minutes of suffering, the explosions finally stopped.

Forget about it, the high ground on the hill where the troops were defending has been covered with a thick layer of floating soil, and there are craters several meters deep everywhere.

The corpses of his subordinates fell around the crater in various postures, and the wounded also lay on the ground, letting out heart-rending screams.

"Boom, boom...... Dadada......"

Watanabe Osa looked at the tragic scene in front of him, and before he could recover from the shock, the explosion sounded again.

The power was no less than that of the heavy cannon that had just been fired, and it made the ears buzz.

There was also a large number of light and heavy machine gun fire.

"The Eighth Route Army has begun to attack, and the troops that can still move are immediately ready for battle." Watanabe Daisa didn't have time to feel heartache and immediately shouted.

"Boom...... Dadada......"

As soon as he finished speaking, the same explosions and gunfire rang out in all four directions of the heights, which was very dense.

"Sir, the garrison has begun to attack, they have dispatched a large number of mortars, flying thunder guns, and heavy machine guns, the troops have suffered heavy casualties, and they are asking for support." The herald rushed over and reported with a look of fear.

"We have to defend with heavy casualties, and if we can't hold it, we will all die here." Watanabe Osa forced himself to calm down and ordered firmly.

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