allonlinenovel Chapter 158: We Must Fight a Battle
Chapter 158: We Must Fight a Battle
After talking with Liao Lei, Gu Changfeng fell into deep thought.
The route of the Japanese 6th Division was clearly aimed at him.
The grudge between the two sides is obvious, so Gu Changfeng is not surprised that the other party wants revenge. Now it depends on how to defend himself.
Just as I was thinking about how to deal with the situation, Wang Yaowu called again.
"Changfeng, you can't hold on any longer, evacuate immediately."
Wang Yaowu's voice was very urgent. He had just received news that the Japanese were dispatching.
As soon as he finished speaking, the communications soldier received the telegram and looked anxiously at Gu Changfeng who answered the phone.
Seeing this, Gu Changfeng waved his hand to signal the signalman not to speak and continued to speak to Wang Yaowu.
"Commander Wang, what are the Japs' arrangements? How many people are attacking?"
He remained very calm. The Japanese were coming, and no matter how many of them there were, they had to be fought first.
With his personality, there was no way he could just run away.
"The Japanese have deployed two infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, and they are heading towards you."
How could the small town of Hushu handle such a large scale event? This was also the reason why Wang Yaowu was anxious.
Given the terrain of Huxu, the Japanese could surround the town even if they took a detour.
"Commander Wang, are you saying the Japanese have three regiments attacking?"
Gu Changfeng was indeed a little surprised.
If the 6th Division is included, the total number of troops is more than 1. No wonder the division commander Wang Yaowu is so anxious.
"Changfeng, just one word, evacuate quickly. There are also many devils coming here, so I won't say any more."
Wang Yaowu hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
With thousands of people attacking Chunhua Town, he was under a lot of pressure.
"Changfeng, what should we do? The commander wants us to retreat directly to Chunhua Town."
Ji Hongru's face looked very ugly. He had dug the fortifications for so long, but the Japanese had to run away without killing many. He was unwilling to accept this.
But with so many devils coming, we have to retreat.
Gu Changfeng pondered for a while and said:
"We have to retreat, but we still have to play with the devils."
There are too many Japanese devils, and Gu Changfeng cannot risk the lives of his soldiers to fight against them.
So he decided to take advantage of the terrain of Hushu and fight the Japanese.
Ji Hongru's eyes lit up, and he asked anxiously, "Changfeng, what are you going to do?"
Gu Changfeng said: "Brother Ji, please don't get involved. The road from Huxiu to Chunhua Town cannot be strangled by the Japanese!"
"So you go take care of the rear, and my soldiers will play with the devils."
The Japanese have so many troops, it is definitely impossible for them to engage in a round-the-clock battle.
Moreover, the Japanese also have a cavalry regiment. If their retreat is cut off, he will be trapped.
We must fight, but we must ensure that there is a way to retreat.
"Okay, this time we have heavy artillery, we must bite off a piece of meat from the Japanese."
Ji Hongru had no objection to this matter. He knew very well that if there was no way to retreat, Gu Changfeng's men would definitely be wiped out without any surprises.
"No problem, then everyone take your positions. Brother Ji, have the artillery company transport the German howitzers to your side and be ready for the order to fire."
Gu Changfeng ordered.
The howitzer is quite heavy, and if it explodes during an emergency evacuation, it is better to transport it out first.
The range is 19 kilometers, which is enough even if it is transported out, and it can provide support at any time.
In the following time, each company entered combat status. Gu Changfeng had no intention of ambush, so he sat in the command center waiting for the Japanese to attack.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, the Japanese troops passed through Tuqiao.
At two o'clock, the first wave of the Japanese attack officially began.
The Japanese were very brazen this time. They started with artillery bombardment and then an infantry charge.
The Japanese soldiers had the upper hand in momentum, but Akiyama Yoshiyoshi also knew that artillery bombardment of the front positions would not be very effective.
So after fighting seven or eight rounds, he directly ordered the infantry to attack.
Seeing that the Japanese artillery bombardment stopped, the soldiers of each company hiding in the anti-artillery caves quickly returned to their positions.
Da da da.
The heavy machine guns with long shooting range opened fire first, followed by snipers from each company, as well as Zhao Ziqing and Liu Dazhuang.
There is actually no benefit in the Japanese attacking like this, as the shooting distances of the two sides are not at the same level.
They had not advanced far when nearly half of the Japanese squadron was killed on the way.
Under such circumstances, the Japanese soldiers felt very uncomfortable.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, do you have any good ideas? The Imperial warriors have suffered too many sacrifices!"
The captain of the corps, Fujii Miyoshi, was sobbing with heartache. Every time someone died, his strength decreased by one point. How could he bear this?
Akiyama Yoshiyuki looked through the telescope for a while and spoke lightly.
"Order the artillery to shoot down the enemy sniper."
This time he had the support of the artillery regiment and had made sufficient preparations, so he was not afraid of the enemy's mortars at all.
However, he was more interested in the enemy's sniper rifle and heavy machine gun.
The shooting distance was far beyond our own, which was why they suffered so many casualties!
whoosh…
The order was conveyed to the artillery regiment, and soon a loud roar was heard on the position.
"Damn it! The Japanese shelling is coming towards us. Run!"
Liu Si screamed in surprise, then pulled Liu Dazhuang and ran away.
Several shells fell just a dozen meters away from them. If they didn't run away, they would be easily covered by the Japanese artillery fire, and then they would be doomed.
Zhao Ziqing had a serious expression on his face, and then he followed Liu Dazhuang and started running away.
Entering the air-raid shelter, Zhao Ziqing said to Liu Dazhuang:
"We can't do this. Let's do it the same way as before. Quickly empty the magazine and then change positions."
"We can't choose a place inside the defense line. Let's find our own position."
The two men's shooting distance is far enough, unless the Japanese are so powerful that they can directly launch a predictive attack.
Or continue to provide artillery coverage, otherwise the two will always find an opportunity.
Upon hearing this, Liu Dazhuang turned to look at Liu Si and said:
"I'll leave the Japs to you. If we get hit by a shell, we'll both be dead together."
Liu Si nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry about fighting the Japanese. If the Japanese artillery fire really falls on my head, I will definitely die before you!"
In times of crisis, he must protect Liu Dazhuang under him!
After all, Liu Dazhuang's role is much more important than his, and he has been prepared for this.
Although the two often quarrel, their relationship is very deep, and they are like brothers.
"Let's go and continue killing the Japs. This time I want to see how many we can kill." Liu Dazhuang said cruelly.
There were so many devils this time that even he had different ideas.
"Be careful, this attack by the Japanese is different from the past."
After Zhao Ziqing finished speaking, he left the air-raid shelter with his deputy.
The two people were heading in opposite directions, one east and the other west.
Gu Changfeng did not take action. He was waiting for news from the artillery company at the command center. The Japanese artillery position had been exposed.
The order has been given, it's time to put the howitzers to work.
"The two enemy snipers have been scared away. Order the artillery to stop the shelling!"
Yoshiyoshi Akiyama didn't care whether the enemy sniper was dead or not, as long as he didn't cause trouble.
After all, there are only two people, and it is not cost-effective to waste too many shells.
As for the front-line positions, both sides are now within firing range, and further artillery fire will easily injure their own people.
In this case, only small artillery such as grenade launchers are suitable.