"Have all teams reported safety?"

Wang Laohu asked a staff officer beside him.

The staff officer replied:

"As of 12:59, all teams have evacuated the shelling area and can shell."

Jia Dalin and everyone in the 5th Division Headquarters all looked at Wang Lao Lao seriously. Wang Lao Lao glanced at everyone with the same serious look, then grabbed the microphone of the stepper next to him, suppressing the excitement in his heart,

He ordered the two heavy artillery regiments in as calm a tone as possible:

"Fire! Don't miss any... target!"

The battalions of the two artillery regiments have already allocated targets. The two most valuable targets will be taken care of by the two heavy artillery battalions. Under the shells of the 150-meter howitzer, no one or any animal will survive.

Wang Laohu and Jia Dalin quickly walked out of the headquarters, climbed to a high point, and waited for a fireworks show with binoculars.

The firing direction and angle of each artillery piece have been corrected, the shells and propellants have been stuffed into the breech, and the breech block has been locked.

This is destined to be a feast of artillery fire. Although the artillery brothers cannot see the shocking scene when artillery fire plows the ground, they believe that they are one with the artillery and artillery shells, and they will witness such a scene together with the roaring artillery shells.

Several red command flags were suddenly waved down at the same time, the match rope was quickly pulled away, and the firing was to ignite, and the cannonball was violently pushed out of the barrel. The cannon body slammed backwards, splashing smoke and dirt.

More than a hundred cannonballs shot into the sky like meteors.

The brothers of the artillery regiment did not raise their heads. They quickly reloaded and took aim.

…

…

The headquarters of the Japanese 119th Brigade.

Brigade commander Yamazaki Uyoshiku sat on a chair, looking at the battle map with dull eyes.

This is not the first time he has fought against Jiangdong's troops.

The first time was in Snowflake Mountain, when the 109th Regiment under the 119th Brigade lost an infantry brigade.

The second time was in the Datong Valley area, where they were beaten so hard by the so-called cold-blooded attack launched by the Jiangdong troops.

The carefully organized sniper team of the North China Front was wiped out in front of the 119th Brigade. Yamazaki Ukichi even saw the miserable Hosokawa being stung to death by a wasp.

After two battles, the 119th Brigade suffered from "River Fear" inexplicably.

When facing the Jiangdong troops, the soldiers looked as determined and brave as ever on the surface, but in fact they had an extra layer of fear in their hearts. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were timid before fighting.

Yamazaki Ukichi believes that such symptoms must not only occur in the 119th Brigade, but also in other units of the 116th Division, but the situation in the 119th Brigade is relatively serious.

The 116th Division was driven from the mountainous areas of Datonggu area to Xiyang County by Jiangdong's 4th and 5th Divisions. By the time Xiyang County could no longer defend itself, the "River Fear" was becoming more and more serious.

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In order to eliminate the instinctive fear of the Jiangdong troops in the hearts of the soldiers, the 116th Division can only defeat Jiangdong and achieve a great victory.

But the defense was already powerless, and counterattack was out of the question.

Yamazaki Ukichi thought about these things with some sadness in his heart.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The sudden recollection of the shrieking sound of artillery shells frightened Yamazaki Ukichi so much that he trembled all over, lost control of his buttocks, and fell from his chair to the ground.

The people in the brigade headquarters thought that the Major General was trying to avoid a cannon. Everyone praised his skill, and then they all squatted down with their heads in their hands, praying in their hearts for the protection of Amaterasu to prevent the cannonball from falling on their heads.

Yamazaki Ukichi struggled to stand up from the ground, and all he saw were the "warriors" of the Imperial Army holding their heads. His heart felt sad, when did the soldiers of the Empire of Japan end up in such an embarrassing situation.

But there was no time for him to express his sighs, as the rumbling explosions and the trembling of the earth came almost at the same time.

Having dealt with Jiangdong many times, the officers and soldiers of the 116th Division knew that it was heavy artillery shelling.

The power of these two calibers of heavy artillery cannot be compared to the mountain artillery and field artillery equipped by the division and regiment headquarters.

"Boom boom boom..."

The world seemed to be filled with only this kind of sound. Everyone in the brigade felt that their eardrums were swollen, and all the internal organs in their bodies seemed to be shaken off by this endless tremor.

"puff……"

"vomit……"

Some people vomited and some had bleeding from their nostrils.

The explosion was so close, as if it was happening right next to them, and their bodies were being tested to the limit every moment.

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"Your Excellency, Division Commander, it's not good... it's not good..."

Colonel Yamada Mir, the chief of staff of the 116th Division, rushed to Shinohara Seiichiro in horror and said stumblingly:

"The shelling... the Chinese shelled the 130th Infantry Regiment Headquarters, the 109th Infantry Regiment Wing Headquarters, and the 138th Infantry Regiment Wing Headquarters!

Also...the infantry brigade we used as a reserve force was also shelled, and the losses were...heavy!"

"Bagaya road!"

Shinohara Seiichiro slapped the table and stood up, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The roar of cannons still rings in my ears, but it has become gradually sparse.

It only took 5 minutes before and after the shelling. Why were so many headquarters covered by artillery fire?

Is it because the Chinese are very lucky or is there a spy in the imperial army? Or is there an infiltration force?

"Order the frontline soldiers to strictly guard their positions. Anyone who dares to retreat without authorization will be subject to military law!" Shinohara Seiichiro roared and issued the order. Such an order had never been issued before because the imperial army never retreated, but the situation is different now.

"Send people immediately to rescue the wounded, especially the brigade and regiment headquarters!

There must be Chinese people who have gotten in, Yamada-kun, you personally lead people to search and kill every one you find!"

"Hiyi!"

Colonel Yamada Mir bent down to accept the order, then drew out his command sword and rushed out in a furious manner.

There is one brigade headquarters, two wing headquarters, and several group headquarters. What methods did the Chinese use? They were able to achieve such an accurate artillery attack.

Shinohara Seiichiro couldn't understand. He could only pray in his heart at the moment, hoping that the casualties of the officers would not be too many.

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Yamazaki Ukichi, commander of the 119th Brigade, walked out of the headquarters with a look of confusion and confusion in his eyes, as if his soul had disappeared.

There were people running around in panic, and some of them were shouting with their mouths wide open. Yamazaki Ukichi could see their mouths wide open and their hands raised high, but he could not hear clearly what they were shouting.

His upper lip felt warm. He licked it with his mouth and found that it smelled like blood. He raised his sleeves and wiped the tip of his nose randomly. The noise around him became louder and louder, and his hearing was slowly recovering.

The brigade headquarters of the 119th Brigade was not directly attacked, but it was not far from the 109th Regiment Wing Headquarters.

The 109th Regiment was bombarded by 150mm howitzers. The entire Regiment Headquarters had blended into the rubble, with only an occasional trace of scarlet visible.

"Your Excellency, Major General, Colonel Kamizumi Yoshiyoshi, the commander of the 109th Regiment, has served His Majesty the Emperor with great loyalty. We can't even find his body, everything... is all gone."

A second lieutenant whose ears were bleeding said in a tearful voice.

Yamazaki Uyoshi nodded numbly, his eyes still staying at the original location of the 109th Regiment Wing Headquarters.

Several soldiers were hurriedly picking up something in the dust pile. Yamazaki Ukichi thought that these soldiers must be looking for the body of their regimental commander.

He suddenly felt that this was a very interesting thing, so he simply sat down and watched the soldiers busy.

"Your Majesty, Major General..." Just as Yamazaki Ukichi was watching with great interest, the messenger from the division headquarters trotted closer.

"The brigade headquarters of the 130th Brigade was bombarded by Chinese heavy artillery. Major General Miura Nakaji was seriously injured and he may not be able to be saved. Your Excellency, the Division Commander, ordered you to command the 119th Brigade and the 130th Brigade to strictly guard the position to prevent the Chinese

People attack after shelling!”

The blood in Yamazaki Ukichi's upper lip and nostrils had solidified. He was stunned for a moment and then nodded to express his understanding.

"Your Excellency, Major General, we only found the commander's sword..."

The second lieutenant held the saber in both hands and presented it to Yamazaki Ukichi.

Yamazaki Ukichi took the knife and pulled it out of the scabbard. He found that the blade was still sharp. He smiled bitterly and murmured in a low voice,

"The saber is still the same as before, but will people be the same?"

The 109th Regiment lost one and a half troops during the Battle of Snowflake Mountain. It received a small amount of reinforcements during this period, but its organization was never complete.
Chapter completed!