Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 142 Gu Changfeng's Decision

The Yagi Regiment soon received a telegram, and as the shelling stopped, the Japanese soldiers, led by their squadron leader, quickly rushed into the position.

When the observer of the 301st Regiment saw the Japanese soldiers rushing up, he immediately began to notify everyone to return to the defense line.

As the Japanese soldiers in the front row entered the shooting position, the first wave of confrontation officially began.

When Gu Changfeng heard the sound of artillery fire disappear, he stood up, shook off the dust on his body and head, picked up his gun and walked out of the anti-artillery cave.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Ji Hongru who was following behind him.

"It's getting late. Let's not hold back. Let's just wipe out these devils first."

Such a tense battle has made him lose his patience, and the special forces have already gone out to cause trouble.

Let’s deal with the Japs ahead first!

When Ji Hongru heard this, he was a little confused for a moment. Why was this Brother Gu going crazy for no reason?

This is what he is thinking at the moment.

Without waiting for Ji Hongru to ask, Gu Changfeng continued.

"Time is running out. I don't have time to waste with the devils here."

Then he gave orders to the soldiers beside him:

"Tell Captain Huang and his men to get out their heavy machine guns and prepare to take over the first line of defense. Damn it, these devils think I have no temper."

After being bombarded by the Japanese heavy artillery, he changed his mind about taking his time.

First, get some points to exchange for heavy artillery, otherwise we will always be suppressed by the Japanese, which is meaningless.

Another point is that it is hard to say whether Xiaowu and the others will be of any use if they go out, so he has to make preparations in two aspects.

Zhao Ziqing next to him laughed happily and then said.

"It should have been done long ago. We have always been quick to resolve battles. I thought your temper had changed since you came here."

He was also a little annoyed with the fighting. Although he had killed quite a few Japanese soldiers, there was an endless stream of them. How long would it take them to defeat them on their own?

When Ji Hongru heard what the two said, he was speechless. He felt that Gu Changfeng's tribe was full of lunatics.

If we can slowly wear down the Japanese and prevent them from attacking, why rush?

But he didn't know that Gu Changfeng was still worried about other battlefields. What good would it do if they could hold on here? It would be of no use at all.

The real thing is to take advantage of this opportunity to kill more devils and then exchange them for heavy artillery.

Coming to the battlefield, he did change his mind.

Now the Japanese army of 20 is coming with full force. Even if he has the chance to ambush them, how many can he kill?

"Okay, let's arrange it this way." Gu Changfeng said and continued to look at Ji Hongru.

"Brother Ji, your firepower is much weaker. My soldiers will take over the defense later. You retreat to the second line of defense."

There were only a few sniper companies under his command, and the grenadiers and machine guns of several companies did not move much.

"This..." Ji Hongru hadn't finished his words yet.

Gu Changfeng interrupted and said, "Okay, listen to me, let's arrange it this way!"

After saying that, he strode off to find a sniper position. This time he wanted to let the Japanese experience what fire suppression was like.

Zhao Ziqing followed closely behind with his deputies.

Ji Hongru looked at the backs of several people and suddenly fell speechless.

But then he started to make arrangements. The division commander said to listen to Gu Changfeng, so what could he, who was good at cooperation, say?

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In the razed town of Huxiu, it is almost impossible to find a commanding height except for some ruins.

The two men simply stood on the wrecked tank that had been dragged back by the soldiers and shot.

These things were abandoned by the Japanese, and it would be inappropriate to leave them on the battlefield.

Therefore, the soldiers of the 301st Regiment took great efforts to transport these things back to the rear positions.

After the two snipers arrived, the killing began again.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Da da da."

"Boom!"

The sound of gunfire resounded throughout the battlefield, and for a moment the position was extremely lively.

Huang Zhengkui and several other company commanders received the order quickly, and they all smiled happily for a moment, obviously they were all very excited.

"Damn it, it's finally our turn. Brothers, take over from the 301st Regiment and go fight the Japanese."

Huang Zhengkui roared, holding a heavy machine gun and led the team to the first line of defense.

Yang Zhenhua and his men were not willing to be outdone. After the order was passed down, the soldiers under their command ran to the front line one by one, crying.

The soldiers of the 301st Regiment received the order and began to retreat one by one.

Before leaving, he looked back at the place occupied by several companies of soldiers, as if he had lost something important in his heart.

Indeed, with the snipers under Gu Changfeng suppressing the Japanese, they fought very comfortably that day, mainly because the losses were not too great.

How could they be willing to give up their position?

"Shuanzi, you have to work harder. These bastards won't leave any enemies for you."

Squad leader Niu Er said angrily.

Except for the sniper who remained in the second line of defense, the others were sent to the first line of defense.

He knew the firepower of his side very well, and knew that if they used all their strength, there was no way they could catch the Japanese.

Shuanzi didn't care. He had already killed 23 Japanese soldiers, almost all of whom were machine gunners and grenadiers.

He was very satisfied with the performance on the first day.

But seeing the squad leader say this, he could only cooperate and said: "Brother Niu Er, I will try my best."

"Okay, I'll watch it for you later, just fight well." Niu Er said gritting his teeth.

Major General Yagi had been paying attention to the battlefield since the bombardment began, and now he understood it clearly.

Under the bombardment, the other side did not suffer much loss at all, and this situation made him feel very complicated.

But I can’t help but fight…

Just as he was distracted, Colonel Ueda ran up to him and reported.

"Sir, the enemy soldiers seem to have changed positions. These new Chinese are very powerful."

"The Empire also had a lot of grenade launchers and machine guns, and the warriors suffered heavy casualties!"

The four companies under Gu Changfeng's command, with their grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns, are no match for the 301st Regiment.

As soon as the change of guard was completed, seventy or eighty Japanese soldiers who were charging were killed or wounded, and the casualties of the Japanese were still increasing.

The so-called wave attack of the Japanese might be useful against other nationalist troops, but it would have no effect against Gu Changfeng's men.

When Yagi heard the report, his eyes narrowed, he observed carefully for a moment, and said angrily.

"Let the regiment artillery attack and shoot down these Chinese for me."

Yagi had no choice but to do this, even if it meant the destruction of his own artillery squadron.

Otherwise, if he died like this, his entire regiment would have been destroyed here today.

He didn't dare to retreat because the brigade commander, Ide Nobutoki, was still angry.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is a Chinese artillery battalion in Huxiu, is that correct?"

Major General Yagi interrupted Colonel Ueda before he could finish his words.

"Have the signal corps send a message to the brigade commander, and have the division artillery regiment cooperate to destroy the Chinese artillery battalion."

How could Yagi not know that there was a Chinese artillery camp in Huxiu?

He just wanted to resolve these threats, otherwise his artillery squadron would be unable to take action.

Relying solely on infantry charges is completely useless and will only increase casualties.

From the morning till now, he has lost almost a battalion of troops.

Ueda immediately understood what the captain meant and said excitedly.

"Your Excellency, the Captain, is wise. I will make the arrangements right away."

When Iide Nobutoshi received the news, he agreed with Yagi's decisiveness.

He also believed that if the Chinese artillery camp was not destroyed, they would always be timid.

"Connect me to the division headquarters."

Having made the decision, the brigade commander Nobutoki Iide immediately took action.

Soon, Yoshizumi Ryosuke also agreed to this request and issued orders to the artillery regiment again.

Gu Changfeng didn't know that after his decision, the Japanese soldiers started to go crazy...