HLnovel Chapter 30 Remarkable Results
Chapter 30 Remarkable Results
"Major Matsushita, take cover!" Captain Nokoro immediately realized they had been ambushed again after hearing the first explosion.
Without a second thought, he immediately pulled Major Matsushita out of the car, ran to a low-lying area by the roadside to hide, and directed the soldiers to defend the area.
Just as Captain Nobu and Major Matsushita had taken cover, a mortar shell whistled through the air and struck the vehicle they were in. The vehicle burst into flames, followed by a series of explosions.
Seeing this, Major Matsushita, having survived the ordeal, said to Captain Nokoto, "Nokoto-kun, thank you for saving my life. I will repay you handsomely in the future."
Captain Nobu was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said, "Major Matsushita, judging from the gunfire, the enemy is using weapons from our Empire. It should be the same mysterious army that attacked Sakata Company last time. Major Matsushita, what should we do? The Imperial soldiers in the transport convoy are currently organizing a defense."
"Send a telegram to the regimental headquarters requesting their support. Based on the enemy's artillery fire just now, this army is very strong. We are in a narrow area, which is not conducive to counterattack. We should immediately organize a surprise attack and break out. After that, we will fight back with the regimental support troops," Major Matsushita said immediately.
Although Major Matsushita was arrogant, he was not stupid. Thanks to his officer training at the academy, Major Matsushita's command skills were beyond question.
"Yes, Major Matsushita. Once the enemy's mortar fire stops, I will immediately organize a breakout." Captain Nobu immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare to break out towards the mountain pass.
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"Great, that was awesome! How many shells are left?" asked the mortar company commander of the first battalion.
"Reporting to the company commander, there are three rounds left."
"Alright, quickly use up all the shells, then prepare to charge with the soldiers of the combat company. This is something I fought hard for, so don't let me down."
"Company commander, don't worry. Although we are artillerymen, our soldiers' combat skills are no worse than theirs."
"Okay." Just as they were talking, the first company ran out of shells. At the same time, the second battalion's artillery company also ran out of mortar shells.
For a moment, only the sound of bullets could be heard on the battlefield. At this moment, the Flying Thunder Artillery Company had taken advantage of the cover of the previous wave of artillery fire to reach the Japanese's pre-set Flying Thunder Artillery positions within 200 meters.
"Major Matsushita, the enemy artillery fire has stopped. We're preparing to break out." Captain Nokoro noticed the change in the battlefield.
"Alright, our two squadrons will take turns providing cover for our breakout." Major Matsushita decisively gave the order.
"Alright, everyone, pay attention, launch an attack towards the mountain pass," Captain Noko ordered.
Just as the Japanese troops were charging towards the mountain pass, the sounds of gunfire suddenly erupted from both sides of the road. Two Flying Thunder God artillery companies, with a total of 20 launchers, were firing explosive charges at the Japanese breakout ranks. Each volley of 20 Flying Thunder God launchers fired 20 explosive charges.
Captain Nobuko, seeing the numerous unidentified objects flying overhead, immediately sensed danger and quickly pulled Major Matsushita to dodge again. However, this time, fortune did not smile upon them; a bomb landed right at Captain Nobuko's feet. With a deafening boom, Captain Nobuko and Major Matsushita beside him vanished into thin air.
Before his death, Captain Nobuko was still dreaming of returning and being promoted with Major Matsushita. But now, both he and Major Matsushita were blown to smithereens by the explosives. Only their surviving swords remained, as if they were repenting for their crimes of aggression.
After another round of artillery fire from the militia, the remaining Japanese troops were few in number; Tang Weiguo estimated that less than 100 men remained. Seeing this, Tang Weiguo ordered a full-scale attack.
Just as Tang Weiguo was about to lead his team in a charge, he was tightly held back by the squad leader of the guard platoon standing beside him.
"Commander, you can't charge into battle. You're the backbone of our militia. If something happens to you, our militia will fall apart. The two battalion commanders specifically instructed me to protect you."
"You guys have really gone too far." Tang Weiguo was displeased at the thought of not being able to personally fight the Japanese. But then he thought that if he went to the battlefield, Tang Xiaohu and Tang Dazhuang would have to be distracted protecting him. With that in mind, Tang Weiguo gave up the idea of going to the battlefield and stood in the command post, constantly monitoring the situation.
Despite the death of the Japanese commander, the remaining Japanese soldiers, under the command of their respective squad leaders, launched an orderly counterattack against Tang Weiguo and the militia's attacking forces.
At this moment, the light machine gun platoons that Tang Weiguo had organized in advance played a crucial role. Two battalions of light machine gun platoons charged towards the remaining Japanese troops from both sides of the road, and the dense bullets kept the Japanese from raising their heads.
The few remaining heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and other weapons of the Japanese were also eliminated one by one under the care of the special forces company. The remaining rifle firepower of the Japanese was no match for the firepower of their light machine guns.
In this way, the light machine gun team, along with the militia soldiers, quickly advanced to within 50 meters of the Japanese troops. At this moment, the militia soldiers following behind the light machine gun platoon began throwing grenades at the remaining Japanese soldiers. Thousands of grenades were thrown into the Japanese area, and immediately, a dense barrage of explosions rang out from the Japanese positions.
By the time the assault team stormed into the Japanese convoy, almost no Japanese soldiers were left standing.
"Communicator, quickly inform the regimental commander that we have annihilated the Japanese and are now preparing to clean up the battlefield," Tang Xiaohu hurriedly told the communications officer.
"Yes, Captain."
"Commander, we have successfully encircled and annihilated the Japanese transport convoy. The two battalion commanders are currently cleaning up the battlefield," the communications officer reported.
"Alright, tell them to hurry. The Japanese will definitely take us seriously this time and will send a large force to investigate," Tang Weiguo ordered.
Under Tang Weiguo's orders, the soldiers, with expressions of victory in their eyes, quickly cleaned up the battlefield.
On the other side, the Japanese regimental headquarters.
"What?! We can't contact Major Matsushita right now?" the regimental commander said upon hearing Staff Officer Jiru's report.
"Where is the Black Vine Battalion located?" the regimental commander asked.
"Yelingpo, it's still two hours away from the ambush position," the regimental commander ordered.
"Yes, sir. Regimental Commander."
“Our intelligence was wrong. This transport convoy has more than 250 brave warriors. How could they be ambushed so easily? What kind of unit did they encounter?” the regimental commander asked rhetorically.
"Based on the battlefield photos from the staff squadron last time, their heavy weapon craters are exactly the same as the Eighth Route Army craters that ambushed our transport team at Pingxingguan. According to intelligence, this is a simple projectile device that can throw explosive charges. I suspect they are the Eighth Route Army," Staff Officer Ji Lu analyzed.
"It couldn't be the Eighth Route Army. Judging from the distribution of mortar craters in the last battlefield photos, the enemy was equipped with a considerable number of mortars. The Eighth Route Army doesn't have that many weapons for several regiments. Last time, they used a whole division to ambush our transport convoy at Pingxingguan. But according to intelligence, the current troops are assisting in the defense of the Xikou line and cannot suddenly move to the rear to ambush our transport convoy again."
"Moreover, the Eighth Route Army doesn't have the strength to send another military unit, at least what they call a brigade-level unit. So I'm even more suspicious that it's the Nationalist Army," the regimental commander analyzed.
"However, the intelligence department still hasn't discovered this unit of the National Revolutionary Army," Staff Officer Jilu said.
"Those incompetent intelligence officers! Notify headquarters and order them to find out about this unit immediately," the regimental commander cursed under his breath.
"Report! The division commander has sent a telegram," the Japanese communications soldier reported.
"read."
"The division commander reprimanded my unit's transport convoy for being attacked repeatedly and ordered my unit to annihilate the convoy at all costs."
"Report to the division commander that my regiment is sending troops to sweep through the reorganized forces. Request intelligence support from the division headquarters."
"Yes, sir. Regimental Commander."