The entire Horiuchi detachment was wiped out, and this news was so fantastical.

Even Kamio Mitsutomi, who had always been calm and composed, shouted excitedly: "Nonsense, how can Jiaoxian have the main force of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance? It's impossible, even if the people of China divide their troops to help, they will never be able to rush to Jiaoxian so quickly! ”

Touching the fierce eyes of the two generals, the signal soldier trembled, and hurriedly handed the telegram in his hand to Terauchi Masayi, and said, "Your Excellency General, this is the last message sent by Major General Horiuchi. ”

Terauchi Masaki, who had recovered a little from a series of blows, took the message and looked at it, his hands trembled a little, and he said to Kamio Mitsutomi in a trembling voice: "No...... It's not true... Not really! Shenwei-kun, didn't you say that the people of China didn't have time to rush back to Jiaoxian? Didn't you say that the combat operation of the Horiuchi detachment to capture Jiaoxian was foolproof? How could this be, shouldn't it be like this......"

Terauchi Masaki shook his head and muttered, still unable to accept the cruel fact that the entire Horiuchi detachment was annihilated.

There is a saying that there is a great hope, as much disappointment as possible.

Previously, Terauchi Masashi was full of hope that the Honouchi detachment would capture Jiaoxian, the logistics supply base of the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army, in one fell swoop, and then move westward to attack the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army with the 18th Division, and finally win the war. And he will also seize Shandong for the Japanese Empire and become a hero admired and worshiped by the people of the empire.

However, in such a full expectation, what Terauchi Masashi got was the news that the entire Horiuchi detachment was annihilated, Jiaoxian was captured, and a series of perfect battle plans for the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army were completely shattered, how could he accept it?

However, Kamio Mitsutomi adjusted from the initial shock, and said anxiously to Terauchi Masatsuki: "Your Excellency, why did the Horinai detachment encounter an ambush by the main force of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance, and how the whole army was annihilated, it is not too late to find out later." The most important thing now is that we must completely defeat and annihilate the current part of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army before the troops of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army in Jiaoxian County return to help, so that our army can win this war! ”

"Yes, these despicable and shameless Shinas. I'm going to kill them all and sacrifice their heads to the six thousand Imperial warriors of the Horiuchi detachment!" Temple Zhengyi gritted his teeth and said, his face was hideous and distorted, if Wang Mo was here at this time. It is estimated that he can eat Wang Mo alive.

Just when Terauchi Masatsuki and Kamio Mitsutomi were shocked and angry at the news of the annihilation of the Horiuchi detachment, the artillery battle between the artillery regiment of the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army and the Japanese artillery wing became more and more intense.

This kind of artillery battle is not a trick, it is completely you stab me, I stab you again, whoever loses the blood first.

In order to destroy the artillery units of the Japanese army. Shen Huai also fought, after 20 105mm howitzers and 10 150mm heavy guns were fired, he once again ordered the artillery to enter the artillery position, so that the artillery that had not yet been destroyed also joined the artillery battle.

Boom-boom-boom

Shells smashed on the artillery positions, and artillery was constantly killed and wounded.

Although his heart was dripping blood, Shen Huai gritted his teeth, stubbornly ignored the casualties of his artillery, and shouted in a hoarse voice again and again and ordered: "Open the cannon, continue to fire the cannon for Lao Tzu!" ”

By this desperate time, those trainee artillerymen had already collapsed into the ground in fright. It's not a big deal at all, and the ones who can really come in handy are those old artillerymen who were transferred from Sichuan and Hubei.

In the face of the fierce shelling of the Japanese army, the veteran artillerymen raced against time to reset the artillery, carry the shells, send the shells into the gun compartment with their hands and feet, and pull the gun rope to open fire. At the fastest speed in his life, he kept repeating such actions, frantically shooting out one cannonball after another.

The old artillerymen knew very well that they fired one more shell and killed and wounded some more Japanese artillerymen. Destroy one more piece of Japanese artillery, then you will have fewer casualties, and you will have a better chance of winning this artillery battle.

Boom-boom-boom

Shells frantically smashed into the Japanese artillery positions, wantonly slaughtering the Japanese artillery. Destroying Japanese artillery.

Nobuyobu Yamazaki, who had been on his toes not long ago, fell to his knees on the ground, looking at his subordinates with heavy casualties and the almost destroyed artillery group with a bloodless face, his eyes glazed over, and his face full of despair.

At this moment, there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and a cannonball smashed down on the head of Nobumasa Yamazaki.

Nobuyasa Yamazaki looked up at the black dot in the sky that was getting bigger and bigger. smiled miserably, without the slightest intention of avoiding escape.

Boom -

With a loud bang, the commander of the artillery wing of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, Nobumasa Yamazaki, was suddenly engulfed in a cloud of fireworks.

With the death of Nobumasa Yamazaki, the artillery wing of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army was also completely wiped out. The 60 brand-new cannons that had just been transferred from Japan and had high hopes for by Terauchi Masashi and others were basically a pile of broken copper and iron at this time.

Although the artillery regiment of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army won this tragic artillery battle, its own losses were also extremely heavy. Less than 20 of the 100 artillery pieces are still intact, and the artillery, especially the old artillery, has suffered nearly half of the casualties, and the artillery regiment is truly disabled.

The greatest casualties to the artillery regiment of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance were the first two rounds of artillery shelling by the Japanese army, because they were sudden shelling without warning, so the damage of the shelling was very large.

If it weren't for the 30 large-caliber guns that immediately launched an artillery bombardment on the Japanese artillery positions, which contained and weakened the large-scale artillery bombardment of the Japanese army, I am afraid that the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army would not have had a chance to turn the tables at all.

The news of the annihilation of the artillery wing soon reached the Japanese headquarters, and Terauchi Zhengyi, who was just about to cheer up and launch a more ferocious offensive against the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army, heard the news, and almost spurted out a mouthful of blood on the spot, and kicked over the communication soldiers who came to report, and shouted angrily: "Baga, the people of China have heavy artillery, don't we have it?" 60 artillery pieces...... 60 guns are gone? Where is that waste Yamazaki, I'm going to chop him alive! ”

The communications soldier who was kicked over hurriedly got up and replied in a trembling voice, "Yamazaki Daisa has ...... Already jade shattered. ”

Although after seeing the large-caliber artillery group of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army shelling his own artillery position, Kamio Mitsutomi was somewhat mentally prepared for the destruction of the artillery wing, but when he really heard the news, he still felt that he had been stabbed in the heart.

How uncomfortable it is to fight without artillery support is something that the 18th Division of the Japanese Army knows deeply these days. When the 60 brand-new guns arrived, the Japanese officers and men who had suffered from the shelling were all cheering and excited.

However, the sound of cheers and celebrations was still in my ears, and 60 brand new guns were destroyed, and the artillery wing was completely wiped out.

Kamio Mitsutomi understood that no matter how unacceptable he was, he had to accept it, so he had to say to Terauchi Zhengyi with a strong fighting spirit: "Your Excellency General, although all the artillery wing is broken, the artillery regiment of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army must also have suffered heavy casualties, and it can no longer maintain the powerful artillery output as before, this is the best time for us to break through the defense line of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance." ”

"That's right, without powerful artillery fire, I'll see how those damn people can withstand the fierce charge of the Imperial Japanese Army!" Terauchi Masaki said murderously, "Order, with the wing as a unit, the whole army will attack the position of the Shina people without interruption. In any case, before sunset today, the defense line of the Shina people must be completely crushed! ”

With the order of Terauchi Masatsushi, more than 30,000 Japanese troops, including the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, launched the most ferocious offensive against the Yimeng Autonomous Allied Army in batches and echelons as a unit.

In the face of wave after wave of frenzied attacks by the Japanese army, the casualties of the 1st Division of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army began to increase in vain, and many defensive lines were in an emergency, and Li Jian even used the guard battalions around him as reserves to make up for the front-line positions.

Just when Li Jian led the first division of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army to support it, Wang Mo's side had just completed all the hands and tails of the Jiaoxian defense battle.

"Director Yan, the matter of cleaning up the battlefield will be handed over to your logistics troops, and if you don't have enough manpower, you can recruit some people for a fee. Also, you have to be responsible for the wounded of the Second Division to settle me, and no matter how much it costs, you must ensure the treatment of the wounded, understand? Wang Mo strode past the battlefield full of Japanese corpses, telling the logistics chief Yan Jin to deal with post-war related matters, followed by a large number of senior officers of the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army.

Yan Jin, the director of the logistics department, was originally doing this kind of miscellaneous work, so he naturally didn't dare to do his best, and hurriedly responded: "Understand, please rest assured, the commander will definitely handle all things after the war!" ”

Wang Mo nodded, Yan Jin was also an old man who followed his father in Sichuan, and he was trustworthy in terms of loyalty and ability. These things were handed over to Yan Jin, and Wang Mo was also very relieved.

"Report!"

At this time, a communications soldier trotted all the way to Wang Mo, and anxiously reported in front of him: "Division Commander Li is in a hurry, the artillery regiment has suffered heavy casualties due to the tragic artillery battle with the Japanese artillery wing, and the Japanese army has taken the opportunity to attack on a large scale, and the defense line is in danger, so I ask the commander to reinforce as soon as possible!" ”

Wang Mo raised his eyebrows, Li Jian actually took the initiative to ask for help, it seems that the situation on Jimo's side is indeed extremely critical.

"Chen Yifan, how much fuel is left in the flight team? Can you still support the bomber group to go to Jimo to support the 2nd Division? Wang Mo immediately thought of asking the Blue Eagle Flying Brigade to provide air support to the First Division of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance.

Chen Yifan replied: "Commander, rest assured, if you fly to Jimo to carry out bombing, the fuel of the flight group can still support 200 sorties, that is, the bomber group can also be dispatched twice!" ”

Wang Mo thought for a while and said: "In this way, the bomber group will be dispatched to Jimo once an hour in batches of 20 planes to provide air support for the first division, and try to buy time for the second division!" ”

In order to gain time, Wang Mo also let go and pressed the last bit of fuel of the Blue Eagle Flying Brigade.

Chen Yifan naturally understood Wang Mo's intentions, and immediately saluted with a "snap": "Yes!" Then he turned around and went to the airfield to arrange a bomber sortie.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Mo ordered again: "All departments of the Second Division immediately remove all the burdens on their bodies, only bring half a day's dry food, and urgently return to Jimo!" ”

"Yes!"

The officers of the Second Division of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army behind Wang Mo touched their heels, and with a "snap", they all responded in unison. (To be continued.) )