September 20, 1938.

Hubei Huangshi Fuchikou.

Shigeichi Habata stood at the back of the position, looking ahead with a telescope from time to time...... It's been three days. Under his command, the Hata detachment had already made considerable progress and had driven the Chinese troops to the other side of Fuchikou. According to this progress, it is estimated that he will be able to conquer this strategic place in a few days.

"I heard that Fuchikou was the place where the Eastern Wu general Gan Ning was stationed during the Three Kingdoms period, known as the 'Chu River Lock Key'. I don't know what the commander of the Daochina Army will look like when he hears that this place is lost. ”

By Hata's side, Shojiro Iida, who was also a major general, put down the binoculars in his hand and began to show off his knowledge again. The Japanese are so contradictory, constantly expressing their contempt for the current China, and on the other hand, they are proud of learning Chinese culture.

"If I'm commanding the native soldiers, then you can see the face of the commander of the branch now." Shigeichi Hata was still observing the battle ahead through the telescope. He actually has nothing to command now, although he has a Taiwanese detachment under his command, but the combat effectiveness of this army is not weaker than that of the Chinese army, or even higher, and the commanders at all levels are also Japanese officers, and their combat qualities are very high, and they know what to do on the battlefield. Moreover, he has always been proud of the achievements of this unit that bears his name.

On 7 September last year, the Harata Detachment, whose real name is the Shigetō Detachment, was formed by the 1st and 2nd Wings under the Taiwan Garrison Command, the Taiwan Mountain Artillery Wing, the newly formed Taiwan 1st and 2nd Health Brigades, the Taiwan Temporary Automobile Detachment, and the 1st and 2nd Transport and Surveillance Teams.

On September 9, the Shigeto Detachment was officially assigned to the Shanghai Dispatch Army. On the 14th, the Shigeto detachment maneuvered in the direction of Changshu through Chuansha Town, and then rested in place, and on November 13, together with the 16th Division, landed at Baikou, and occupied Changshu on the 19th. The 1st Division of the 9th and 16th Divisions conquered Wuxi on November 25, and the Shigeto detachment was able to set out from Wuxi and advance westward through the Shanghai-Nanjing line. On December 5, the Shigeto detachment occupied Danyang, and on the same day, occupied Jurong. Two days later, the military headquarters transferred three units, including the Shigetto detachment, to form the Fifth Army, which was preparing to land on the coast of South China. Therefore, the Shigeto detachment did not take part in the general assault on Nanjing.

On 22 December, the Japanese military headquarters decided to postpone the landing in South China, and the Shigeto detachment returned to Taiwan to rest. On February 15 of the following year, Japan revoked the establishment of the Fifth Army, and on the 22nd, the Shigetsu detachment was transferred to the Central China Dispatch Army, and he Hakuda Shigeichi replaced Chiaki Shigetsu as the detachment leader. In June, the Botian detachment began to assemble in Hefei, and on July 4, it was incorporated into the 11th Army of the Central China Dispatch Army. Prepare for an attack on Wuhan. According to the operational plan, the Botian detachment and other units of the 11th Army marched west to the west, occupied Anqing, Jiujiang and other places, and in mid-August, they advanced to the northern part of Ruichang. On August 16, the 11th Army ordered an attack on Ruichang, and the Hatada Detachment, together with the Maruyama Detachment of the 9th Division, attacked Ruichang from the north and east. On the 24th, Ruichang fell. The Hatada detachment was ordered to rest on the spot. On September 7, the 11th Army ordered the Botian detachment to attack the northwest area of Ruichang. On the 11th, the Botian detachment launched an attack on the mountainous area northwest of Ruichang, and occupied the Ma'anshan-Yanjiashan line that night. On the 12th, the Hatada detachment advanced another 2 kilometers. On the 13th, the Potian detachment had left Ruichang 20 kilometers. On the 14th, the Nagai Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Wing of Taiwan under the jurisdiction of the Potian Detachment, in coordination with other units and the navy, captured the town of Wharf. On the 15th, the whole army of the Hatian detachment conquered Khao Wuke. On the 16th, a right-wing group consisting of the 1st Wing of the Taiwan Infantry, the 2nd Wing of the Nagai Brigade and the 1st Squads of the Mountain Artillery Wing attacked Fuchikou......

It can be said that since its inception, this detachment of his has made great achievements.

But it's a pity that despite his great achievements, Shigeichi Harata has always been proud of these achievements, but he still feels regretful in his heart. Because this is an army whose main soldiers are from Taiwan, although they wear the same clothes as the regular Japanese army, and the officers are all Japanese, but in the eyes of Hakata Shigeichi, it is still inferior to the regular Japanese army, and he even thinks that it is because the soldiers are not Japanese that he has dragged down his attack, otherwise, he would have crossed Fuchikou by now, occupied Huangshi, crossed all obstacles, and approached the three towns of Wuhan.

"Of course, these Taiwanese soldiers cannot be compared with local soldiers. But under the command of our officers, it is quite good that they can fight like this. And, I believe that it won't be long before you have the opportunity to command native soldiers. Shojiro Iida said with a smile.

"Let's hope that's the case." Hatada snorted lightly, "It's just a pity that the people of China have transferred four more armies, and the Ninth Division is fighting fiercely with them in the Yangxin and Daye areas, and they can't support us in a short period of time." Otherwise, we can now launch a general offensive on the opposite side. ”

"But now we are still on the offensive, and when the time comes, wouldn't it be more proud that we will complete the task of conquering this strategic place alone?" Iida Shojiro said.

"Fuchikou is important, but I hope to go straight to Wuhan." Shigeichi Hada.

"I think that's what all commanders think in common." Shojiro Iida said with a smile.

"Of course, I ......"

"Boom-"

Before Ha Tian Shige's words fell, he was interrupted by a heavy muffled sound on the battlefield in front of him, and before he could react, the muffled "boom" sound sounded one after another, and even, a few miles away, he could feel the trembling of the earth.

"Yaga, what's the matter with the artillery? Who let them fire? ”

Hatada was furious. He saw through the binoculars that his soldiers had rushed forward, and the distance between them and the position of the Chinese army was only more than 200 meters......

"This doesn't seem to be our cannon!" Shojiro Iida was also startled at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that something was wrong, "The sound is not like that!" ”

"Could it be the Shina people?"

The two looked at each other and raised their binoculars at the same time...... The Chinese army still has artillery, and Fuchikou is such a strategic location...... But the problem is that in the past few days of the offensive, the number of times the Chinese artillery has fired can be counted on one hand, and it has never been so dense. But the continuous "boom" sound just now, even if you haven't counted it carefully, I'm afraid there are thirty or forty times...... How can the Chinese army have so many cannons? Even if they did, how could they be willing to use it so much?

"The troops are still on the offensive."

In the telescope, after being stunned for a while by a short artillery bombardment, the Taiwanese soldiers of the detachment continued to attack the positions of the Chinese army under the compulsion of the Japanese officers. The same attire, the same roar, and even the same tactics as the native army...... Under normal circumstances, the Chinese army would hold its position as usual, first lying on the position and shooting, and when the soldiers of the detachment rushed to the front, they would jump up and fight hand-to-hand, either to drive the soldiers of the detachment down, or to be driven away by the soldiers of the detachment...... But this time it's different. Shigeichi Habata and Shojiro Iida saw black and slimy things suddenly "thrown" out of the enemy's position on the opposite side, and they were so far away that even with a telescope, they couldn't see what they were, but the effect of those things was obvious when they landed...... They clearly saw that with a muffled loud noise, the soldiers of the charging detachment were directly lifted away or simply blown into pieces, and in addition, those soldiers who were far away and were not affected by the explosion actually fell directly to the ground after the explosion and never got up again......

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"Our army has recaptured most of the positions of Fuchikou, Yangxin, and Daye, and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese Botian Detachment and the Ninth Division, killing more than 3,000 enemy troops and wounding countless people."

In the Wuhan camp, Tang and Chiang Kai-shek reported the latest war report, and it can be seen that he is now in high spirits.

"More than three thousand? Are there so many? Chiang Kai-shek asked in a deep voice.

"Headmaster, the students have already checked, a total of two thousand nine hundred and seventy-four." Tang Zong replied. He could understand Chiang Kai-shek's problems. Although it had been fighting the Japanese army for more than a year, from Shanghai, to Xuzhou, and now to Wuhan, the Nationalist army had fought many large-scale battles with the Japanese army, and had never destroyed so many enemies in a single battle...... The victory won by Li Zongren under the command of the troops of the entire Fifth Theater in Taierzhuang only killed more than 2,000 Japanese troops, less than 3,000, and only more than 10,000 wounded, but it was already an exciting victory. And this time, the Third Army and the other four armies actually killed nearly 3,000 Japanese troops in one battle, no wonder Chiang Kai-shek didn't believe it, even he didn't believe it, otherwise he wouldn't have sent someone to investigate again. You must know that this kind of behavior is very offensive to the front-line commanders.

"Are you sure there are so many?" Chiang Kai-shek still did not believe that there would be such a record. 3,000 Japanese troops. Although the national army has eliminated tens of thousands of enemy troops so far, this is only a battle...... Can people believe this when they say it?

"Back to the principal, the students can guarantee it." Tang Zong confirmed again.

“…… Just because of that 'flying thunder cannon'? Chiang Kai-shek finally believed it, but he still felt like a dream...... He knew very well that Sun Tongxuan's Third Army had actually been struggling under the attack of the Potian Detachment and the Ninth Division, and if he hadn't gritted his teeth and transferred the four armies, that direction would have been lost long ago. But even so, Sun Tongxuan still rushed from time to time and asked for support. But now, a counteroffensive has suddenly begun...... Sun Tongxuan was possessed by his old boss Han Fuqu? But even if it is possessed by a yin spirit, what is Han Fuqu? Without firing a shot, he lost the Yellow River and the bastard bastard in Shandong, he was able to repel the Japanese army, and let the other party suffer such huge losses? But if it weren't for Han Fuqu's possession, it would only be the hundreds of gasoline barrels that had been supported a few days ago, to be honest, if it weren't for Tang Zong and Dai Li's full recommendation, he wouldn't have planned to agree...... That thing can also be used for war?

"Headmaster, according to the report of the Third Army, the 'Flying Thunder Cannon' generally has a range of only 150-200 meters, but the explosion is huge, and it has great destructive power to the Japanese army's defense facilities. The students also heard that many of the Japanese soldiers who were killed had their bodies intact on the surface, but their internal organs were shattered...... "Tang Zong added.

"Is it really that powerful?" The internal organs are all shaken out? Rao is Chiang Kai-shek is well-informed, and he can't help but take a cool breath.

"It's really remarkable in close proximity. It was precisely because the Japanese army was caught off guard that it was forced to fight by our army, and the artillery could not exert its might, so it suffered losses again and again. However, in the eyes of the students, even if they can use artillery, I am afraid it will not be of much use, after all, our army has carried their artillery before...... What's more, this shell is much more expensive than an explosives bag. Tang Zongdao.

"Let Sun Tongxuan write a report and describe in detail the specific power and results of the 'Flying Thunder Cannon'." Chiang Kai-shek said.

"Yes."

"What is the name of the man who invented the Flying Thunder Cannon......" Chiang Kai-shek asked suddenly.

"Qin Wei." Tang longitudinal interface.

"Well, Qin Wei," Chiang Kai-shek nodded, "what is he doing?" ”

"He originally wanted to take refuge abroad, but now...... I became a professor at Chongqing University! ”

"Huh?"