Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1047: Songshaoguan Blockade Battle

The Japanese army conducted an artillery bombardment on the front line of Songshaoguan for more than an hour, hitting tens of thousands of artillery shells on the front line of the 29th Corps.

Speaking of which, Temple Shouichi was cautious enough, and he was also a cunning guy who did not follow common sense. He did not even send out troops to conduct a tentative attack, but used overwhelming artillery fire to attack three sides of the road from Songshaoguan to Kunming.

Within a kilometer range, all targets are covered.

Juichi Terauchi's fighting method aroused the opposition of all Japanese commanders. He had never seen such a battle. He didn't even know where the enemy's position was, so he just shelled blindly. The shells can grow eyes and find the location of the Chinese soldiers on their own.

?Although it attracted unanimous criticism, Shouyi, the bastard in the temple, took the weight and became determined.

Shouichi in the temple secretly sneered, "They are all idiots who stick to the rules. Do they still need to determine the position of the Chinese army? Judging from the terrain of Songshaoguan, the most suitable place for establishing a blocking position is the hill, which is three kilometers on each side.

The passage allows troops to pass through quickly without any delay."

He even expected that the Chinese troops who had just attacked more than 3,000 imperial soldiers were on the hill, with proud eyes, expecting the imperial infantry to attack. Well, I will use sudden artillery fire.

, turn the pride of the inferior Chinese people into the screams of fear, into the broken corpses in the rainy night, and avenge the warriors of our empire!

The Japanese artillery bombardment stopped, and the casualties of the front-line troops of the 29th Corps were quickly reported to the corps headquarters. Looking at the casualty figures, Li Honggang's face turned pale. Terauchi Juichi's sudden bombardment did indeed cause relatively large casualties to the troops.

, a total of more than 3,000 casualties were suffered.

The nearly 50,000 troops of the four brigades deployed on the front line were indeed waiting for the Japanese infantry to attack. No Japanese soldiers were seen, but artillery shells dropped from the sky. Fortunately, the front-line commanders were quick to see the opportunity.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately ordered the troops to enter the anti-gun holes and hidden areas.

Even so, the 29th Corps still suffered a small loss. After a back and forth, Li Honggang and Shouichi Terauchi had a draw. Chief of Staff Wang Bingde tentatively suggested: "Commander, should we adjust the combat plan?"

, when the Japanese infantry attacked for the first time, use artillery fire to cause them a lot of damage?"

Li Honggang shook his head slowly and said: "I underestimated Juichi Terauchi, an old Japanese soldier, and I suffered a hidden loss. The original battle plan remained unchanged. I ordered the front-line troops to repel the first Japanese attack and immediately withdraw to the second line.

It is disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. Inform the artillery and rocket artillery troops to prepare for bombardment of the first-line positions and the Japanese army's deep attack line."

The sound of rain and strong wind could not cover up the shouts of the Japanese soldiers. Fighting in this unlucky weather, only shouting wildly could make their cold blood boil and boost their morale.

It was raining heavily and the mountain road was muddy. The Japanese soldiers fell down and got up, falling and chewing mud from time to time. The Japanese soldiers who appeared in front of the soldiers of the 29th Corps were almost like mud monkeys.

Dragging their heavy feet, the Japanese soldiers were about to climb up the hill. Although the heavy rain made them unable to open their eyes, they could still see in their eyes that countless streaks of rain suddenly erupted in the white rain.

The dark red tongues of flame appeared so suddenly and so densely, like a metal wall crashing head-on.

The first row of Japanese soldiers had more than a dozen bloody flowers sprouting from their chests, like weeds blown by the strong wind. They all fell down in the rain. The dense rain of bullets immediately hit the Japanese soldiers behind.

The soldiers of the Twenty-nine Corps stared wide-eyed and poured bullets from their guns on the Japanese soldiers.

I couldn't tell whether it was the sound of gunfire, the sound of rain or the sound of wind. I could only see streaks of tracer bullets chasing countless climbing shadows in the rain curtain. Forty minutes later, the attacking troops of a Japanese division were beaten.

They fled in despair and retreated in embarrassment, leaving thousands of corpses on the rainy ground.

Jing Zhanqi, the commander of the first brigade, reluctantly ordered: "The whole brigade should evacuate the position immediately. Damn it, the little devil has done something dirty." The Japanese shelling just now caused hundreds of casualties in the first brigade. This made

Jing Zhanqi, who had always suffered no losses in battles, was grudged. He was unwilling to retreat to the second line of defense, but he had just received a warning and did not dare to grind his teeth with the commander. In normal times, he would be very courageous.

The attacking troops were repulsed. Terauchi Shou said expressionlessly: "Don't stop, order the 103rd Division to join the attack sequence, and the 58th Division to enter the attack position. Two hours later,

"The troops passed Songshaoguan," the blocking Chinese army did not even have artillery. It should not be the troops of the ** division, at least not the main force. This gave him a lot of confidence.

There was another fierce bombardment, and the Japanese army that had just retreated immediately began a second attack. As if to take care of Juichi Terauchi's good mood, the heavy rain weakened a lot and turned into a drizzle. The Japanese soldiers also became energetic.

Somersault-style, he stepped over the corpses of his companions and rushed up the hill. The deadly rain of bullets did not appear. There were only bullet casings everywhere. There was no trace of the Chinese army that had been desperately trying to block it just now.

"Commander-in-Chief, the attacking force reported that it has occupied the position of the Chinese army. Unfortunately, the Chinese army escaped," the chief of staff reported in surprise, "Hani? There was no blocking by the Chinese army. You mean, the second attack,

Did you achieve your goal without fighting?" Terauchi Shouichi asked suspiciously.

"Yes, your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Kobayashi, commander of the 103rd Division, reported this," the chief of staff replied accurately. Terauchi's eyes rolled around a few times, but he always felt that something was wrong.

The Chinese army, which had been fighting fiercely just now, suddenly disappeared.

He didn't believe that the shelling just now killed all the Chinese soldiers on the battlefield. It was possible that there were heavy casualties, but why did they give up the blockade? Strangely, there was a weird feeling on the battlefield. "Order the troops to expand the breach and go to

Launch a search within ten kilometers on each wing to see if there are any traces of the Chinese army?" Terauchi Shouichi ordered.

After giving the order, he watched the chief of staff walk towards the telephone. Terauchi Juichi seemed to be calling him back, but gave up the idea. For some reason, he felt an indescribable uneasiness and panic in his heart. This feeling was so gripping.

You can't reach it, you can't touch it, but you can't get rid of it from your heart.

"Boom, boom, boom", the earth-shaking loud noise made Shouichi Terauchi, who was in a deep thinking state, jump with fright. He could naturally tell that this was not thunder, but the sound of countless artillery salvos.

Suddenly, Terauchi Shouichi jumped up and shouted, "Quick, quick, order the troops to retreat immediately." The chief of staff was not stupid, and his face turned pale. The sound of artillery was naturally not the artillery of the imperial army, shelling the position of the Chinese army.

, he did not issue such an order, there is only one explanation, the Chinese artillery is shelling the imperial army.

All calls to communicate with the attacking troops failed to get through. The chief of staff put down the phone dejectedly, followed Juichi Terauchi, and rushed out of the tent in the direction of Songshaoguan. The fire when the artillery was fired reflected half of the rain curtain, and the meteor-like shells

, streaked across the night sky, and then plunged towards the earth.

That direction was the position occupied by the attacking troops just now. An even more unforgettable scene appeared for Juichi Terauchi and his chief of staff. On a rainy night with heavy clouds, a meteor shower that would never appear suddenly flew in the sky.

Burning meteors, dragging longer and thicker tail flames, fell overwhelmingly on the ground. In an instant, a sea of ​​fire rose up in the rainy night, and a huge explosion spread into the night.

Terauchi was stunned. He had never seen a Thunder rocket launcher. He had only read about this type of artillery, which Japanese soldiers called "Devil's Punishment", in the enemy situation report from the General Intelligence Bureau of the base camp. He still remembered that he laughed at it and thought it was

Those frightened troops exaggerated, and even the Imperial Japanese Army didn't have such powerful artillery. How could the inferior Chinese possess it? Isn't it a big joke?

After witnessing it with his own eyes, Juichi Templeuchi realized that this was not a legend. With the burning sea of ​​fire, the flying soil and trees, and such a rain of bullets, there was no way his two divisions would survive. It was terrifying.

Terrible, indescribable trembling, like a giant's hand, tightly grasped his heart.

Turning his head, he saw the equally stunned Chief of Staff. Juichi Terauchi could not suppress his trembling voice and asked: "Sato-kun, what kind of weapon is that?" After hearing the Commander-in-Chief's question, Chief of Staff Sato came back to his senses.

, shook his head with a confused look on his face. Like Juichi Terauchi, he was so frightened by the horrific scene that his brain temporarily short-circuited.

"Boom, boom, boom", more than a dozen large-caliber artillery shells fell in the woods, and the mud from the explosion was flying all over the sky. A piece of broken wood that was blown up into the sky happened to fall on the tent. The majestic Imperial Japanese Army general

The headquarters was crushed by a broken log, and the staff officers in the tent escaped in embarrassment, with a look of horror on their faces.

The captain of the guard of Shouichi in the temple rushed over very loyally. Regardless of the situation, he pushed the commander-in-chief down to the muddy ground. The action may have been too violent. The general was so lucky that he was zero distance away from the muddy water.

The contact made his face covered with mud and water, almost blocking his breathing.

More than a dozen artillery shells flew in. The guards held up Juichi Terauchi regardless of the situation and ran back quickly. There was nothing to worry about there. If they didn't run away, the man's artillery shells would hit the Commander-in-Chief on the head.

After repeated efforts, the Commander-in-Chief no longer had the strength to speak.

There was a heavy rain all night. It came and went quickly. When the fiery red sun rose in the east, it was another sunny day with the bright sun shining high. The heavy rain washed away the smoke of war and diluted the blood everywhere, but it could not erase last night.

Thrilling traces of shelling.

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