Chapter 281 A show of force!

Author: Lonely Jungle

Chapter 281 A show of force!

When Xu Rui heard this, he immediately said: "I understand what the chief of staff meant."

"Okay, then until the more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers commanded by the old Japanese Taro Takeshita reach the south bank of the stone bridge on the Nanliu River, the friendly Independent Regiment and the 28th Regiment will not launch a surprise attack on the important town of Datongcheng in northern Shanxi for the time being!"

Luo Youdu nodded, definitely agreeing.

Immediately, Xu Rui said to Gu Jiaping, the communications staff officer, "Follow the chief of staff's suggestion and call back the friendly new regiment!"

"Yes, group seat."

Gu Jiaping nodded, then immediately turned around and walked aside, ordering the communications soldier to immediately return a secret message to the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Xu Rui and Luo Youdu continued to look at the map on the table.

Not long after, Gu Jiaping came over with a freshly translated telegram, handed it to Xu Rui, and reported: "Regiment, secret telegram from the reconnaissance company."

"Um!!!"

Xu Rui nodded after hearing this, then took the telegram from Gu Jiaping and quickly read it.

After reading it, Xu Rui was also a little surprised!

"Eh!"

Seeing Xu Rui so surprised, Luo Youdu asked: "Tuanzuo, what's wrong?".

"Chief of Staff, look, this little devil is really extravagant!"

Xu Rui smiled, handed the secret telegram from the reconnaissance company to Chief of Staff Luo Youdu, and then said with a smile.

"oh?"

Hearing this, Luo Youdu also smiled and said, and then he took the telegram and read it without any delay.

However, after Luo Youdu read the contents of the telegram sent by the reconnaissance company.

Luo Youdu also smiled and continued, "This old devil, Taro Takeshita, is really extravagant. He used mortars all the way north to blast the highway and the minefields dozens of meters on both sides of the highway, detonating the metal mines we planted.

and ceramic mines.”

"It is indeed a luxury. The distance to the south bank of Nanliujiang Stone Bridge is about five kilometers. How many mortar shells will be fired like this!"

After pausing for a few seconds, Luo Youdu relaxed his tone and continued to smile: "If it were our 303rd group, group seats, would you be so extravagant?"

"If I have as many artillery shells as the Japanese and use them without restraint, of course I will bombard minefields with artillery shells and detonate mines. That is the best way to have zero casualties. It's a pity that although we have a lot of artillery shells captured now,

But you should also use it sparingly.”

Xu Rui smiled when he heard this and said to Luo Youdu: "It's not as luxurious as an old devil like Taro Takeshita."

"According to the Japanese bombardment, the landmines laid by the 1st Battalion along the road from Mingjia Town to the entrance of the south bank of the Nanliujiang Stone Bridge and within tens of meters on both sides of the road were all detonated."

Luo Youdu, chief of staff of the 303rd Regiment of the Jinsui Army, nodded and said: "With such a bombardment by the Japanese, it is estimated that their army will most likely reach the south bank of the Nanliu River Stone Bridge around 1:15 to 1:30 in the afternoon."

"It's almost time!"

Xu Rui looked at the map on the table in front of the two of them, and then said: "But, this is enough!".

"The road from Mingjia Town to the entrance of Nanliujiang Stone Bridge on the south bank of the First Battalion and the landmines placed within tens of meters on both sides were disorderly, forcing Taro Takeshita, an old devil, to kill Nanliujiang Stone Bridge as quickly as possible.

At the bridge entrance on the south bank, artillery bombardment must be used, this is the most convenient way to clear mines."

"Actually, this method of demining was also what I expected. I was surprised just now because I didn't expect that an old devil like Taro Takeshita would use this method to demining quickly. It was indeed unexpected."

Seeing this, Luo Youdu said: "Wait for the Japanese to make thunder and thunder all the way north."

"It's such a hot sun. More than 40,000 Japanese soldiers are slowly marching northward on the highway. Hahaha, they must be sweating under the sun!"

Xu Rui smiled and said: "This is also the original intention of our mine laying, to consume the energy of the Japanese army.".

"After all, on the day when the war started, it was sunny all day long. The sun was very big! Although broad daylight is suitable for fighting between the enemy and ourselves, the temperature during the day is very high! If we do this, the Japanese army of more than 40,000 will be on the highway.

Slowly wait for the front bombardment to detonate our mines, and the forward speed is naturally not fast. Even if we can hide in the woods on both sides of the road to rest, but there are so many people and horses, it is impossible to do so."

Luo Youdu nodded, naturally understanding what Xu Rui meant.

"The first battalion, second company, and third company have almost withdrawn to the south bank of the Nanliu River."

Luo Youdu reminded.

"Um!"

Xu Rui nodded, and then said: "Let them cross the Nanliu River through the restored Nanliu River Stone Bridge according to the plan, and wait until Chen Zhenping withdrew his battalion and company."

"Once we have completely evacuated to the north bank of the Nanliu River, we will blow up the stone bridge of the Nanliu River again. Although it is a pity, there is nothing we can do about it."

Luo Youdu nodded and said: "I understand, the order has been passed on."

"Regiment, our current temporary headquarters is on Woyupo Mountain. Next, we will confront each other across the river. This is about five kilometers away from Nanliu River. The distance is a bit far. Do you want to move the headquarters south?"

Hearing this, Xu Rui stared at the map, then thought about it and said: "Okay, the headquarters will move south."

"By the way, let Wang Dazhu of the artillery company put the twelve 105mm howitzers of the Japanese that we captured after we killed the 36th Japanese Division and the 41st Infantry Regiment and put them on Woyupo Mountain!"

After a pause, Xu Rui continued, "In the next step, I will need the artillery fire cooperation from the howitzer group on Woyu Slope at any time."

"Okay! I will immediately ask Wang Dazhu to place the twelve howitzers on Woyupo Mountain!"

Luo Youdu nodded and smiled.

"That's it for now!"

Xu Rui looked at the map, and then said to Luo Youdu: "Chief of Staff, the headquarters packed up our things. We went down to Woyupo and rushed to the woods near the north bank of the Nanliu River."

"yes!"

Luo Youdu's expression became serious, then he nodded and said.

Immediately, Xu Rui and Luo Youdu ordered everyone in the headquarters to pack up their things, and then the headquarters moved south to a place in the woods about two hundred meters north of the north bank of the Nanliu River to re-establish a new temporary headquarters.

However, as the Japanese army marched north from Mingjia Town, they encountered disorderly minefields and delays from the 1st Battalion of the 303rd Regiment, and their marching speed was very slow.

Although Taro Takeshita finally ordered the commander of the artillery regiment, Colonel Jiro Fukuto, to directly mobilize mortars for a cluster artillery attack, detonating the metal mines and ceramic mines planted by the 1st Battalion of the 303rd Regiment along the way north.

However, after all, it delayed the Japanese's northward advance of more than 40,000 troops.

Sure enough, more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers waited for the Japanese artillery unit in front to use mortars to detonate the mines at a safe distance before continuing their march north.

As a result, the three Japanese armies of the 41st Division, the 2nd Brigade and the 16th Brigade commanded by Takeshita Taro, with more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers, were stunned from Mingjia Town to the south bank of the Nanliu River Stone Bridge.

By that time, it was already 1:23 pm.

And this is when the sun is strongest in the afternoon.

Along the way, more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers were sweating profusely due to the sun. Each Japanese soldier drank water from time to time, which was a torture.

When Taro Takeshita, an old Japanese soldier, led his army of more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers to the south bank of the stone bridge on the Nanliu River, he was not only sweating profusely.

Moreover, before Takeshita Taro could catch his breath, he immediately heard a piercing scream.

"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo often

Major General Hideki Tada, the chief of staff of the Japanese 41st Division next to Taro Takeshita, had keen ears and immediately led several Japanese guards to protect Taro Takeshita, "Division commander, bombardment!"

"Tada-kun, hold on tight, the shells can't fall on us!"

Taro Takeshita saw the artillery shells coming from the north bank of the Nanliu River, but after the screams of the artillery shells came over, the old devil almost predicted the impact position of the artillery shells, and directly waved his hand to tell Tada Hideki not to panic.

Sure enough, although there were more than ten artillery shells fired from the north bank of the Nanliu River, they were all fired from 75mm caliber mountain cannons.

However, the dozen or so shells that suddenly hit the river only landed near the entrance of the south bank of the Nanliu River Stone Bridge and exploded about 70 meters away from the river.

"Boom boom boom, boom boom boom!"

More than ten cannonballs landed and exploded. One of the cannonballs, whether intentionally or unintentionally, fell into the Nanliu River and exploded into a cloud of sparks that shot up into the sky, which looked very spectacular.

"Baga, Xu Rui is giving me a showdown!"

Taro Takeshita immediately realized what the meaning of the artillery shells coming so fast from the 303rd Regiment of the Jinsui Army on the north bank of the Nanliu River was, and he couldn't help but sneered.

At this time, Hideki Tada, the chief of staff of the 41st Division, saw that the enemy's artillery shells fired from the north bank of the Nanliu River did not even hit the forward of our own army. He knew what the enemy meant and felt a little blushing. It was true just now

I was a little panicked.
Chapter completed!