Oh? For this mysterious incendiary bomb, did the 3rd Division and the 9th Division have any way to deal with it? ”

Gu Shoufu asked.

"Nope!"

Shimono Yihuo shook his head, frowned tightly and said, "The only way is to use absolute artillery power to eliminate the artillery position of the Tiger Regiment."

However, according to the intelligence that came back from the front.

The artillery position of the Tiger Ben Regiment was set up in the county town of Gushi.

With the field and mountain artillery that we have in our hands, we simply cannot pose a threat to it.

If the artillery position is moved forward rashly, it may fall into the range of artillery bombardment of the Tiger Regiment!

There is no need to move forward, the heavy howitzers of the Tiger Regiment can completely bombard the artillery positions of our army.

The reason why they did not attack our artillery positions may be that there are not many shells.

Second, because the distance is too far, with the ability of the artillery of the Tiger Regiment, it is impossible to inflict accurate bombardment on our artillery positions! ”

Gu Shoufu's face suddenly became even more gloomy and ugly, almost dripping water.

In his eyes, there was a strong intention to kill.

He also boasted that his 6th Division was the strongest division of the Imperial Japanese Army.

With the amazing combat power that the Tiger Ben Regiment had just shown, if it was to besiege Gushi, only his 6th Division was the only one.

I can't say it, and I will follow in the footsteps of the 3rd and 9th divisions.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, if you don't destroy the heavy artillery of the Tiger Regiment, if you continue to attack, the casualties of the imperial army will be too great!"

Seeing that the commander of the division, Gu Shoufu, was silent, and the chief of staff, Shimono Kazuho, persuaded him: "Therefore, I think that I should find a way to destroy them first, and then make plans!" I also ask Your Excellency the division commander to think twice. ”

Gu Shoufu frowned, pondered for a while, gritted his teeth, and said: "Send a telegram to Commander Okamura immediately, asking him to contact the land-based aviation unit and immediately send fighters to support us!"

Carry out aerial fire attacks on the positions of the Tiger Ben Regiment and the county seat of Gushi! Assist us in destroying the enemy's heavy artillery! Eliminate this great threat for the attacking forces! ”

"Haya!"

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Repelled the devil's first large-scale attack, Yang Chen knew that the little devil would never give up.

With their urine nature, having suffered such a big loss, they will definitely take retaliatory actions and even call for aviation units.

So Yang Chen immediately gave orders to the battalion commanders and asked them to pay attention to anti-artillery and air defense.

Sure enough, the Japanese army's air raids and artillery retaliation, as Yang Chen expected, arrived almost at the same time.

Nearly 100 Japanese fighters and bombers flew over Gushi County and began to carry out non-stop dive, strafing, and bombing on the positions of the various battalions of the Tiger Regiment inside and outside Gushi County.

The devil artillery units of the three divisions also opened fire again, under the combined attack of ground-air firepower.

The entire Gushi City inside and outside was plunged into a sea of fire.

Thick clouds of gunpowder smoke rose into the air one after another, almost enveloping the entire county seat.

It is extremely unwise to rashly use air defense weapons to hit planes under such a strong ground-air joint artillery bombardment by little devils.

Undoubtedly, it is tantamount to self-defeat.

There is no difference between him and the courtesan, who opens her clothes and scratches her head there, and shouts that the uncle is coming to me.

In a few minutes, it will become the target of the little devil's cannon.

Therefore, all the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Regiment hid in the tunnels, cat's ear holes and other fortifications to resist the bombardment of the devils.

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Under the headquarters of the Tiger Regiment, there is an underground air defense room repaired by the soldiers for a long time.

At this time, Yang Chen was leisurely smoking his favorite fine white sand in the basement, waiting for the devil's air raid to end.

There were continuous explosions on the ground, and mud and dust were constantly falling from the basement of the earthquake.

The two kerosene lamps hanging on the top of the basement also shook as if they would go out in the next second.

At this time, those who stayed by Yang Chen's side were Guan Sanliu, the commander of the special service battalion, and Li Jiufu, the deputy battalion commander.

In addition, there were also Chief of Staff Wang Gui, Deputy Regiment Commander Liao Yong, and a group of medical personnel from the field hospital, as well as a group of seriously wounded.

Seeing this, Guan Sanliu hurriedly stepped forward and held on to the kerosene lamp to prevent it from going out.

Liu Xiaoxiao, Ma Zhaodi and other medical staff from the field hospital were busy taking care of the wounded.

It's just that, unlike other medical staff, Liu Xiaoxiao will peek at Yang Chen, who is sitting there smoking, from time to time.

Suddenly, Yao Zhiqing, Minister of Communications, stood up violently, came to Yang Chen with two telegrams that had just been translated, and saluted: "Tuanzuo, the call from Chief Yan of Shanxi and the Eighth Route Army of Yan'an!" ”

"Huh?" Although Yan Laoxi's call was a little unexpected, the call from Yan'an shocked Yang Chen.

couldn't help but stand up suddenly, first read Yan Laoxi's telegram, and then took the telegram from Yan'an and read it carefully.

With a solemn face, he said to Yao Zhiqing: "The content of this telegram is rotten in the stomach, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense!" ”

Yao Zhiqing has joined the Tiger Ben Group since Shanxi, and followed Yang Chen all the way from birth to death, and there is no problem with loyalty.

"Yes! Please rest assured that you will understand. Yao Zhiqing immediately received the order.

Yang Chen tried to call Liu Zheping and Xu Ming outside, but found that the phone was busy and could not be reached.

Thinking that it was most likely blown up by the wild bombardment of the little devils, he turned to Guan Sanliu and Li Jiufu and said, "Guan Sanliu, you immediately take a few heralds and go out to inform the commanders of each battalion."

Quickly come to the regiment headquarters for a meeting, and say that I have an urgent matter to discuss! ”

"Yes!" Guan Sanliu immediately stood up and saluted, and was about to leave.

Yang Chen instructed: "Be careful on the road!" ”

"Don't worry, Tuanza!" Guan Sanliu nodded, and then took the two soldiers out of the basement and returned to the ground.

As soon as I got back to the ground.

I saw that the entire civilian buildings near the regiment headquarters had basically collapsed.

As far as the eye can see, the entire Gushi County is full of ruins.

After some of the explosions, there were still embers burning continuously, and the whole county was filled with choking gunsmoke and the smell of burnt fireworks.

After leaving the basement of the regiment headquarters, Guan Sanliu took two soldiers to find the underground tunnel where the soldiers of the other special battalion were hiding, and called out a few veterans.

Then he handed over the task of Yang Chen, in order to ensure that the order could be conveyed in time.

For each herald, Guan Sanliu arranged four people.

In the end, he himself took the two soldiers to the outside of the East Gate, where the battle was fiercest and the most intensively bombed by the Japanese army, and informed the first battalion commander Liu Zheping to go.

Along the way, you can see buildings that have been blown into ruins, all kinds of damaged furniture, and bricks and rubble all over the streets.

At this time, although the bombardment of the devils had entered the second half, it was not as fierce as it was at the beginning.

But their shells and aerial bombs also fell from a high altitude from time to time and exploded.

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