Chapter 441 Killing the Japs with the Help of Stones
Chapter 441 Killing the Japs with the Help of Stones
General Yuan was really generous. He had ten Maxim heavy machine guns, thirty Czech machine guns, and a lot of Pheasant Necks and Type 99 rifles.
Even if they were given supplies from above, they would not be given so much weapons and ammunition at once.
However, General Yuan never gave them anti-aircraft guns, which still made them very unhappy.
Yuan Shuai asked helplessly.
"Who among you has ever used a 20mm anti-aircraft gun?"
All the national army officers blushed with embarrassment.
After all, they were a team formed in Xiangxi and were not well-received in the National Army. Therefore, their weapons and equipment were not very good. Even their brigade commander had only seen anti-aircraft guns but had never used them.
Yuan Shuai continued.
"Anti-aircraft guns are not the same as mortars and infantry guns, nor are they Maxim heavy machine guns. When they are firing at the sky, it is difficult for people who have never used them to operate them. Five magazines and a hundred rounds of ammunition may not be able to hit a plane. We don't have time to train you now, but you let us go. After we kill the Japanese planes, I promise to give you two anti-aircraft guns for your brigade!"
"Boss Yuan Shuai, you said it yourself. A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!"
The third captain suddenly became excited.
Two anti-aircraft guns, of course he wants them.
"Don't worry, we have a lot of anti-aircraft guns in our base, they just didn't have the chance to come over! I wouldn't even blink an eye at two anti-aircraft guns!"
"Okay, I'll go back then! I'll wait for you to send me an anti-aircraft gun!"
The third captain nodded quickly.
Yuan Shuai continued to point at the map and arrange the battle plan...
However, when the meeting ended.
A soldier ran over quickly and reported to Tan Guohao.
"Commander, good news! The county militia is here with their brothers!"
The captain of the militia who was following behind ran over, breathing heavily and laughing happily.
"Damn it, how come you guys are done fighting? You made me run all the way! I'm so tired!"
"Good to see you guys come, how many of you are here?"
"Not many, only more than a thousand brothers came!"
"You're here, help transport the supplies immediately! Those who can drive, get in the car quickly."
When the militia brothers arrived at the convoy and saw dozens of trucks filled with weapons and ammunition, they couldn't believe their eyes.
"Oh my god, so many!"
"Nonsense, hurry up and help, unload some of it, and take the rest back to the county!"
"Why do you still have to unload part of it? Can't you just take it all back?"
"Nonsense, this is what we captured. We still need a lot of ammunition to carry out defensive operations here. Hurry up!"...
the other side.
The Japanese advancing troops were getting closer and closer to them.
The Japanese in front were only 4 kilometers away from them in a straight line.
Yuan Shuai had already arranged scouts to hide in this place.
Xiao Digua and a class of his brothers were lying in the jungle. When they saw the Japanese coming, Xiao Digua and the others pulled out an evil smile.
"Damn it, it's finally here!"
"It's a pity that we didn't have time to plant mines, otherwise, we could have killed many Japanese soldiers in the minefield!"
"Don't worry, even if there are no minefields, field artillery can still kill many Japanese! Notify the boss, the Japanese are here!"
When General Yuan heard the news, he immediately ordered a field gun to conduct a test fire.
After all, it was night time. Although he was standing on the hillside, the hillside blocked his vision in the darkness, making it impossible for him to see the position of the Japanese.
But he had already communicated with Xiao Digua before and calculated the coordinates and shooting elements.
A shell, trailing a tongue of fire, cut through the darkness and whistled towards the Japanese.
Seeing the tail flames of the shells in the air and hearing the whistling sounds of the shells, the Japanese soldiers were so scared that their faces turned pale and cold sweat broke out.
"Bagayalu, there is an artillery attack, get ready to dodge the shells!"
Unfortunately, this shell did not fall among the Japanese troops, but exploded on the hillside on the right side of the road.
But on the right is a steep hillside with many huge rocks on it.
After being blown up, several huge rocks rolled down the mountain.
"Bagaya road!"
Seeing the large and small rocks rolling down, the Japanese soldiers screamed in fear and quickly dispersed.
But the Japanese troops were concentrated on the road, and some of them had no time to dodge and were directly smashed to death by stones.
Little Digu had no time to be happy, and quickly asked the signalman to contact Yuan Shuai to adjust the shooting parameters.
The second time, General Yuan only ordered all six field guns to fire.
A series of artillery shells whizzed towards the Japs.
Some shells landed among the Japanese troops on the road and exploded, killing and injuring many of them.
Some shells landed and exploded on both sides of the road.
But there are many big rocks on the hillsides on both sides.
Because the hillsides in this place are all rocky mountains, there are not many trees but many rocks.
As a result, the stones rolled down.
Many of the Japanese soldiers who were not killed or injured by the artillery shells were instead killed or injured by stones.
For a moment, waves of painful wails rang out throughout the entire Japanese army.
"Bakayaloo, retreat, retreat, retreat!"
The Japanese captain was at the rear and seeing that the team in front had suffered heavy casualties, he could only order the team to retreat quickly.
Because it's almost dawn.
He didn't want his team to continue charging forward, but instead hoped that the detachment commander would call for air support and let the planes bomb first before attacking.
Seeing the Japanese retreat, Xiao Digu continued to guide Yuan Shuai's artillery to bombard. After the bombing, he ordered Yuan Shuai to cease fire.
The Japanese captain retreated and reported the situation to Captain Tiangu.
"Bagayalu, Bagayalu!"
Captain Tian Gu was so angry that he slapped him several times.
"Damn Chinese, they stole Yamazaki's field artillery!"
"Rest here, wait for our field artillery to arrive, and contact the air force for support!"
At this time, his field artillery was still behind and had not arrived. Besides, they were unfamiliar with the terrain here, and fighting at night would be disadvantageous to them.
And they don't even know how many troops are on the other side...
After receiving the news, the Japanese Air Force in the rear immediately issued an order and sent planes to provide support after dawn.
Because they had planes bombed Pingpan Castle before.
They all knew that the National Army in Pingpan City had no anti-aircraft guns at all.
So, this time their pilots were also very rampant.
After taking off at dawn, it flew directly in the air only more than 500 meters above the ground, while also being able to scout the situation on the ground.
Twelve planes roared towards Pingpan City.
I saw a plane appear in the distance.
The Japanese soldiers cheered one by one.
"Yoshi, let's see how these Chinese can fight us this time!"
Captain Tian Gu even had a sly smile on his face.
"Notify the field artillery units to get ready. After the bombing, immediately carry out a blanket bombing of the bombed area to cover the rapid advance of the infantry! This time, I want to take Pingpan City in one fell swoop!"
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