Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 145 Damn it, I've never fought such a satisfying battle! 3-word chapter!

Yoshino Masao looked at his soldiers falling to the ground one by one. He could not believe his eyes and shouted angrily, "Damn it! Enemy attack! Find cover immediately and fight back on the spot!"

Lieutenant Commander Yoshiharu smiled bitterly. The land was flat and there was no shelter to be used. He had no choice but to give the order: "Use the corpses as shelter and launch a counterattack immediately! Bring down the food we brought with us and use it as shelter. The artillery units will immediately bombard and destroy the enemy's firing points!"

But before Lieutenant Colonel Yoshichun could finish his words, hundreds of rockets and dozens of artillery shells flew towards the Japanese ammunition trucks and artillery units. With a few loud bangs, the ammunition trucks exploded and all the shells were destroyed. Not even a single shell was left. On the contrary, there were some artillery pieces left of the Japanese, but it was impossible to install bayonets on artillery pieces. Artillery without shells was not as useful as a fire stick.

Major Ono of the artillery squadron hurried over and reported to Yoshino Masao: "Your Excellency, all the shells we brought have been destroyed, and only about half of the artillery has been damaged. Now our artillery can only use the grenade launchers equipped by each squad. We can no longer provide artillery support to the front line. Please approve our tactical shift, Your Excellency!"

After hearing Major Ono's request, Yoshino Masao wanted to spit in his face, but he knew that there was nothing wrong with Major Ono's request. Artillery is a technical branch of the army and is much more valuable than infantry. Now there are enemies even in the rear of the regiment. Leaving the artillery here will not help at all on the battlefield, but may become a burden.

Yoshino Masao came in front of Yamamoto Ikki, lowered his proud head, and begged: "Mr. Yamamoto, I hope you can send two teams to cover the retreat of the artillery squadron. The artillery is a precious asset of our empire and must not be lost in vain on the battlefield. I hope Mr. Yamamoto can agree!"

Yamamoto Ikki didn't expect that his guess would come true. At this time, he didn't intend to pursue the previous events. Just when he was about to agree, the armored battalion led by Zhang Dabiao began to attack. Two tanks plus six armored vehicles formed six mobile fortresses on the flat ground and launched an attack on the Japanese.

The only weapon the Japanese can use now is the grenade launcher, but the power of the grenade launcher is simply not enough to break through the defenses of tanks and armored vehicles, not to mention that Lin Zhenhua has installed more solid armor steel to increase its defense capabilities.

The armored trucks following closely behind also drove out from behind and joined the assault on the Japanese. It took only three minutes for them to break into the Japanese position and cut the Japanese in a long snake formation into eight sections. The assault battalion following closely behind carried a large number of submachine guns and light machine guns, and under the cover of the armored forces, they desperately shot at the Japanese. The Japanese were directly stunned by the fierce firepower, and the defensive position that had been built with the bodies of their companions was directly knocked down by the tanks, and the tracks ran over it directly.

But armored vehicles and armored trucks dare not do this. Once the wheels are stuck in the corpse, it is very likely that they will not be able to get out, and they will become a fixed target. The fearless Japanese soldiers can destroy it with explosives!

With the protection of the infantry behind them, the armored forces' attack was very smooth. In addition, the Japanese had never experienced such a battle before, and for a moment, they didn't know how to deal with it. When the Japanese reacted and took the explosive packs or tied grenades all over their bodies to blow up the armored vehicles, they were shot into sieves by the assault battalion following behind the armored forces.

Lin Zhenhua looked at the armored troops on the battlefield charging forward without hesitation, and his heart finally settled down. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, raised his pistol and shouted loudly: "Hao Si, blow the charge! Move the heavy machine guns forward immediately, push them forward, and as long as the Japanese don't surrender, I will destroy them!"

For this battle, Lin Zhenhua was not idle. He specially made a batch of small carts. One person could just put the heavy machine gun on them and run with them, and even shoot while running.

At Lin Zhenhua's command, eight heavy machine guns were like they were given wings. With the cooperation of the soldiers, they were pulled up and ran very fast. It took only three minutes to reach the front line. They opened fire at the first moment to provide fire support for the attacking soldiers.

"Comrades, fight hard. Don't save bullets. We have plenty of bullets. As long as we can wipe out all the Japanese, we can afford to spend as many bullets as possible!"

"Zhu Zi, quickly knock down those Japanese machine guns, and destroy their grenade launchers!"

Lin Zhenhua was shouting while his hands were moving quickly. He made two box-shots fly high and kept shooting at the Japanese, emptying one magazine after another.

Zhang Dabiao led his armored battalion and moved back and forth among the Japanese troops, beating them so hard that they cried for their parents and even started to flee in all directions.

Li Yunlong's troops ambushed in the surroundings also opened fire at this time, beating back the fleeing Japanese soldiers. Seeing the Japanese soldiers being harvested like wheat, Li Yunlong laughed heartily and said, "Damn it, I have never fought such an exciting battle. The Japanese soldiers are running away one by one. If I were not sure that the Yoshino Regiment in front of me was not a puppet army in disguise, I would not believe that this scene was real!"

"Monk, you son of a bitch, what are you still standing there for? Move the two light machine guns forward for me. Can't you see that the Japs have already fled back? We can't let them gather together again. We must disperse them and annihilate them in the shortest possible time!"

"Commander, I'll go there right away and will never let the Japanese escape!" Wei Dayong quickly replied.

Yoshino Masao did not expect that the situation would change so drastically in just a few minutes. He was just about to ask Yamamoto Ikki to send someone to escort the artillery squadron to escape, but the independent regiment actually dispatched an armored unit to divide and surround the entire Yoshino Regiment. He turned from a hunter into a prey. The circumstances of his life changed so quickly that he was a little panicked for a moment.

Yoshino Masao roared madly: "Yoshiharu, you must lead your men to launch a counterattack immediately. You must blow up the enemy's armored vehicles and resist the enemy's attack. If this continues, our regiment will most likely be wiped out. We will become a shame for the division, and you and I will become a laughing stock in the eyes of others. Even our families back home will be implicated!"

"Yoshiharu-kun, please!"

Lieutenant Colonel Yoshiharu took the command knife handed over by Yoshino Masao. He knew that his life had come to an end. He bowed to the regiment commander Yoshino Masao and said, "Your Excellency Colonel, I will personally lead two infantry squadrons to launch a desperate charge to cover your retreat. As long as you are alive, our regiment can continue to exist. If it is impossible, please ask the regiment commander to burn the regiment flag immediately and never let it fall into the hands of the Chinese!"

After Lieutenant Colonel Ji Chun finished speaking, he led two infantry squadrons and launched a counterattack against the armored forces without looking back. For a moment, Zhang Dabiao was under great pressure, and even the coordination began to become chaotic. Fortunately, Zhang Dabiao stood up in time and shouted loudly: "Brothers, it has come to this time, we have nothing to be afraid of. This is the last counterattack of the Japs before they die. The Japs are not afraid of death, and we are even less afraid of death. There has never been a coward in our independent regiment. Hit them hard and use up all the ammunition. I want to see whether the ammunition is harder or the bones of the Japs are harder. Let's have a good competition with the Japs today!"

Zhang Dabiao's words were like a shot of adrenaline, calming the somewhat panicked soldiers down for a moment. They held the triggers of their machine guns tightly and poured bullets at the Japs desperately. The two tank guns also kept firing. The tank gunner vowed to use up all the shells before the end of the battle and blow the damn Japs back home.

The commandos whose formation had just been disrupted by the Japanese rushed forward again, and they immediately helped the armored battalion to repel the Japanese's desperate attack. Major Yoshimura launched three waves of desperate attacks, and the last time he personally led his men to rush forward, but they were wiped out after only reaching a dozen meters in front of the armored battalion. The Yoshino regiment completely lost the ability to counterattack.

Masao Yoshino was retreating with the flag guard squadron and the artillery squadron, but he encountered stubborn resistance from Li Yunlong. The ten minutes of breakout time that Major Yoshiharu gave him did not help him escape danger, but put him in an even more dangerous situation.

After Zhang Dabiao's armored battalion wiped out Ji Chun's desperate attack, they rushed up from behind. The fierce firepower forced Yoshino Masao to retreat step by step. However, Li Yunlong and his men blocked the attack from behind, and Yoshino Masao fell into a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides.

Yamamoto Kazuki saw at a glance that the Yoshino Brigade had no chance of escaping. If they had the support of the air force, they could easily open a gap and break out. However, due to the heavy fog in Taiyuan, the fighter planes had not yet taken off from the airport. Even if they had taken off now, it would take more than an hour and a half to reach the battlefield, and the battle would have been over by then.

Yamamoto Ikki stepped forward and said, "Yoshino-kun, Hirata-kun, the situation is very critical now. I can let my special forces team open a gap, but this gap can't last long, at most only five or six minutes. Once the enemy's armored forces arrive, my special forces team will not be able to resist at all!"

"I suggest that Yoshino-kun take away the regiment flag and half of the artillery, and let the remaining people launch a suicide attack to cover our transfer. Only in this way can more people survive!"

Masao Yoshino wanted to save the entire artillery regiment, but the critical situation did not allow him to refute. If he did not retreat, he, the regiment commander, would also be killed.

"Takahashi-kun, please hand over the regiment flag to me! Ono-kun, leave half of the troops under Takahashi-kun's command!"

Yoshino Masao suppressed his grief and gave the order. Major Takahashi handed the regiment flag to Yoshino Masao and replied reluctantly: "Colonel, please bring the regiment flag out safely. Don't let it fall into the hands of the Chinese. I will lead the warriors to resist the attack of the Chinese and buy time for you to evacuate!"