"Battal Commander! Should we go immediately to support He Feiyang's troops?"
"They seem to be suppressed by the Japanese artillery troops to fight! Moreover, the front-line positions have fallen, and now they and the Japanese troops are engaged in a melee in the cotton fields!"
"I think if they don't have reinforcements to support the operation, I'm afraid they will be completely defeated by the Japs' troops, or annihilated. Although they just had some heavy firepower weapons and equipment to counterattack the Japs, it was also very successful.
We killed some Japs, but the Japs troops that attacked this time were a full regiment, coming from behind to attack our troops who were defending the rear!"
After seeing He Feiyang's troops engaged in a melee with the Japanese troops, the Sichuan troops lurking on the other side of the rear, Deputy Battalion Commander Gao Jinming, also immediately persuaded Battalion Commander Li Gao.
"Take a closer look. The fierce artillery support operation just now seems to have come from our rear. Is it the national army artillery troops that our military commander said came to support the operation? Or is it also the unit of He Feiyang?
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However, Battalion Commander Ligao's focus was not here, but another place, so he responded without answering the question.
"Ah! I don't think this is He Feiyang's command! What they just used were Japanese Type 92 heavy machine guns, grenades, and Japanese Type 38 75mm field guns!"
"But that round of intensive artillery fire was obviously the Bofors 75mm field artillery group imported by the national army. We don't have such good things!"
"If I hadn't seen such artillery before, I wouldn't have known about it!"
"Moreover, the military commander has told us about this kind of artillery several times. It's a pity that we are poor and have never been able to buy such imported good artillery! Otherwise, why would we be afraid of those Japs!"
"I just used the military telescope and I could see very clearly!"
After hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Gao Jinming responded immediately without thinking.
"That should be the artillery unit invited by the army, but why did it disappear after only two rounds of shelling? Moreover, most of the artillery bombings still fell on Chenjiaxing's frontline positions, and only a small part came towards our rear.
The attacking Japanese troops!"
After hearing this, the battalion commander Ligao, who came back to his senses slightly, also said with confusion on his face.
"Then you still need to ask? Didn't you see the Japanese artillery troops' intensive shelling and bombing counterattack?"
"It would be strange if the exposed artillery units of the national army don't move their artillery positions immediately!"
"And these guys are not part of our Sichuan Army's system, so there is no need for them to follow our orders and continue fighting desperately!"
"Moreover, the senior officials of the National Army and the Military Commission attach great importance to the safety of these artillery units, so it is a great honor for our army to be able to invite them to support two rounds of shelling and bombing of the Japanese!"
"If we go to beg someone, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to meet!"
"So we should be content! And even without the support of these precious artillery units, wouldn't we be able to kill the Japanese? You must know that Commander Xiang Wenbin's battle at Dunwu Temple did not have any heavy firepower weapons and equipment.
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"Didn't we also inflict heavy casualties on those Japs, and also captured a lot of Japs' weapons and equipment!"
"Even He Feiyang's headquarters did this. Otherwise, he would have so many Japanese-style heavy firepower equipment there now, and I would be greedy just looking at them. So this time so many Japanese troops came, I felt that maybe it was a capture
It’s a good opportunity for them to have heavy weapons and equipment!”
"What others can achieve, why can't our 3rd Battalion do it?"
"battalion commander!"
In response to Battalion Commander Li Gao's confusion, Deputy Battalion Commander Gao Jinming focused his attention on seizing the Japs' heavy firepower weapons and equipment, and persuaded him.
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The battalion commander is very powerful.
"Okay! You are right, then let's learn from He Feiyang and others and seize their heavy firepower weapons and equipment from the hands of the Japanese! What they can do, our 3rd Battalion can also do, although they were
We used the method of attacking the Japanese at night, but now we can do it too!"
"It should be okay!"
Being persuaded by Deputy Battalion Commander Gao Jinming, Battalion Commander Li Gao was stunned for a moment, and then quickly weighed the pros and cons, and immediately agreed to the other party's persuasion, focusing his troops' attention on snatching the heavy firepower weapons and equipment in the hands of the Japanese.
"Then go inside the cotton field and use the cover of cotton to kill the Japanese and seize their weapons and equipment!"
After seeing that Battalion Commander Li Gao agreed to his battle plan, Deputy Battalion Commander Gao Jinming was immediately excited, his blood boiled, and he responded loudly.
Then he waved his hand and quickly led a company of troops under his command into the cotton in the cotton field, lurking past the Japanese troops who were in a melee with He Feiyang's troops.
Get ready to kill the Japanese and seize heavy firepower weapons and equipment.
The battalion commander Li Gao also quickly led the other two groups of Japanese troops to lurk into the cotton fields to kill the Japanese and seize weapons and equipment.
As their 3rd Battalion entered, the remaining small groups of Sichuan troops also began to enter the cotton fields to support He Feiyang's troops in killing the Japanese.
Because they were all left behind in the cotton fields to prevent the Japanese troops from lurking from other directions to carry out outflanking operations in the rear.
Therefore, in addition to the troops of He Feiyang's battalion, there are also troops of two other battalions left here. Together they form a reinforced regiment of Sichuan troops. However, the officer responsible for the combat command here is only at the battalion level.
Because these Sichuan Army troops are not from the same regiment, but are selected from each regiment.
It is not only the defense rear area, but also the reserve force used in the final battle.
If the rear is safe, then they will be treated as a reserve team by the division commander and put into Chen Jiaxing's final battle.
If there is danger in the rear, then they must stick to the rear to avoid being surrounded by the Japanese all at once, without even a chance to escape.
"Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta!"
However, as soon as the Sichuan Army troops entered the cotton field to fight, they were quickly fired upon by the Japanese's Type 92 heavy machine gun troops.
At the same time, the Japanese grenadiers quickly set up their grenades and aimed at the fire of the Sichuan troops 200 meters ahead, launching a crazy bombing attack.
"Boom-boom-boom! Boom-boom-boom! Boom-boom-boom!"
"Boom-boom-boom! Boom-boom-boom! Boom-boom-boom!"
Bursts of dull artillery firing sounds quickly sounded.
"Be careful of the enemy's grenade bombardment and the strafing of their damn heavy machine guns. Hurry and hide!"
"Quick!"
Faced with the heavy firepower attack of the Japanese, all the officers of the Sichuan Army who had just entered the cotton fields to support the operation immediately subconsciously loudly reminded the surrounding soldiers and asked them to quickly evade.
But even so, there are still some Japanese grenade grenades that hit the Sichuan officers and soldiers who came to the rescue without any bias. The extremely lethal shrapnel flew everywhere and killed these Sichuan officers and soldiers.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."
Even the bodies of some Sichuan Army officers were blown away by the exploding grenades, and their bodies rolled heavily several meters away. The firearms in their hands also fell to the side, and they lost their breath.
For a time, the Sichuan troops who had just entered the cotton fields were thrown into chaos.