Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 965: Destructive Bombardment

Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, commander of the Third Army of Japan's Southern China Expeditionary Force and commander of the Nanning Campaign, was driving his officers at all levels crazy. All the orders issued from the headquarters of the Third Army were just six words: "

"Speed ​​up the march", hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, one

Like a turbid current, it rolled toward northeastern Guangxi. The villages and towns along the way were turned into ruins in front of the Japanese soldiers passing by like locusts. The thick smoke lingered all day long. Fortunately, the local people ran fast, leaving only empty villages and towns.

, allowing the Japanese soldiers to vent their bloodshed.

The Japanese pursuit troops, which were divided into three groups, regrouped in the Langshan area on the south bank of the Hongshui River. Masaharu Honma's purpose was very clear: to cross the Hongshui River, occupy Laibin, and then attack Liuzhou, Guilin and other places to defeat the Guangxi Army.

The remaining troops in the northeastern Guangxi area were eliminated, and the Central Army troops were transferred from the northeastern direction to attack the Guizhou direction to complete the combat tasks assigned by the general headquarters.

In all of Honma Masaharu's arrangements, the overriding main goal was to eliminate the Guangxi Army. It can be seen that he was almost driven crazy by the battle of Nanning. If Bai Chongxi knew, he had become Honma Masaharu's number one mortal enemy and would definitely want to

It was removed so quickly, I don’t know whether I should feel lucky or extremely unlucky.

For this goal of the Commander, all the Japanese soldiers almost broke their legs. Masaharu Honma was quite satisfied with the marching speed of each unit. Only the troops of the 57th Division outflanking from the direction of Kunlun Pass made Masaharu Honma

Very dissatisfied. In the previous telegram, it was said that they had captured a main force of the Gui Army, about 20,000 to 30,000 people, which really made the Commander happy for a while.

Not all of the 20,000 to 30,000 Gui troops were also very fat. However, after fighting for most of the night, they occupied Kunlun Pass at dawn. However, they reported that they found only more than a thousand corpses of Chinese soldiers. The imperial army

However, more than 3,000 soldiers were killed, and the rest of the Guangxi Army soldiers ran away without a trace. Masaharu Honma was so angry that he smashed a table into pieces, slapped two staff officers, and then ordered the withdrawal of the 50th

The position of commander of the Seventh Division was submitted to a military court.

Your Excellency the Commander was so furious that he showed off the chicken with this move, frightening all the Japanese officers. They urged the soldiers desperately, even if they broke their legs, they did not dare to complain. It was supposed to be around midnight today.

Only then can we reach the south bank of the Hongshui River. Now, we have arrived half a day ahead of schedule, and more than 90,000 troops have arrived. Only then did Honma Masaharu reveal a little smile on his livid face.

Masaharu Honma wanted to solve the problem in northeastern Guangxi in one fell swoop. He concentrated all the troops who rushed to the south bank of the Hongshui River in the direction of the guests, concentrated superior forces, and conquered several important towns in northeastern Guangxi. He did not have much time to waste.

On the Guangxi army that was defeated in one fell swoop.

The half-tired Japanese soldiers, barely breathing, received orders to immediately repair the pontoon bridge and cross the Hongshui River in the shortest possible time. Changfeng ordered the section of the pontoon bridge near the north bank to be demolished, allowing Honma to

Yaqing had the illusion that the Guangxi Army fled north in a hurry. It was so hasty and embarrassing that even the pontoon bridge was not destroyed in time. Doesn't this mean that the Guangxi Army did not go there for a long time? How long will it take if we don't pursue them now?

Carrying forward the bushido spirit of the Imperial Japanese Army, they pursued and fought fiercely. Of course, Masaharu Honma was not stupid. When he sent troops to repair the pontoon, the artillery troops behind had already set up artillery positions. Once there was the Guangxi Army on the other side,

He immediately used overwhelming artillery fire to bury all these frightened Chinese soldiers on the north bank of the Hongshui River. Faintly, Masaharu Honma actually had some expectations, hoping that the Guangxi army would ambush on the north bank of the Hongshui River.

Bai Chongxi and the officers of the Gui Army were on a mountain peak on the north bank of the Hongshui River, watching the Japanese soldiers appearing in groups on the south bank, first in small groups, and then gradually more and more, khaki-yellow.

Figures in military uniforms covered the south bank, transporting things back and forth. On the pontoon, there were many Japanese soldiers busy, obviously repairing the pontoon bridge.

"Why don't you fight? Are you waiting for the Japanese soldiers to repair the pontoon bridge and rush to the north bank before opening fire? In that case, you will be very passive," Bai Chongxi looked at Chang Feng in confusion, not understanding why he did not order to open fire. In fact,

, Chang Feng was still not satisfied in his heart. He planned to wait for the Japanese army to cross the river before opening fire. That would be a true half-crossing attack, and the effect would be much better. Unexpectedly, the Japanese commander relied on the pontoon bridge, so the result was just unsatisfactory.

"Order, each artillery group to carry out indiscriminate bombardment according to the predetermined target, fire!" Chang Feng finally gave the order. He had just put down the phone, and a loud thunder-like sound rang out along the north bank of the Hongshui River. In an instant, there was silence.

The north bank suddenly came to life. Groups of artillery shells, with screams, passed over the heads of Bai Chongxi and others and flew towards the pile of Japanese soldiers on the south bank.

The shells kept falling like locusts. Bai Chongxi saw through the telescope that the Japanese troops on the other side were like an ant nest scalded by boiling water. They were in a mess, with clouds of smoke rising up, and Japanese soldiers on more than a dozen pontoons.

, before he could run back, more than a dozen shells blasted the pontoon into the sky, causing a water column several feet high, and the bodies of Japanese soldiers were thrown up along with the water column.

Within ten minutes, the south bank of the Hongshui River was shrouded in smoke and flames, turning into a hell on earth. Bai Chongxi and the officers of the Gui Army were so surprised that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear. The troops of the Japanese Army had no intention of using light weapons.

Fighting against the Japanese army across the river, they used artillery fire. Looking at the formation of the artillery fire, it was impossible to do without more than a thousand large-caliber artillery. How much wealth did Tang Qiuli have? This is a corps, including

What about other troops?

Bai Chongxi did not dare to think about it. Chang Feng's unique fire attack method and the ferocious artillery fire of the First Division troops gave him too much shock. The Gui Army, the Gui Army he was proud of, and Tang Qiuli's troops,

They were not on the same level at all. Looking at Chang Feng, who looked as usual and used a telescope to observe the effects of the bombardment, Bai Chongxi actually had a little awe and loss in his eyes.

The first round of artillery bombardment caused huge casualties to the Japanese army. Masaharu Honma considered the possibility of an ambush, but did not expect it to be an ambush in this way. The Guangxi army actually used so many artillery pieces to catch him by surprise, until

Now, Masaharu Honma has not yet thought that this is the army of the Japanese Army, not the Guangxi Army that he thought was just trying to escape.

Not only did the soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but even his headquarters was hit by several large-caliber artillery shells, several tents were blown up, more than a dozen staff officers were killed, and the military radio station was damaged. If it hadn't been for a few guards to give him

As a human shield, I'm afraid Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma will become the first officer of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

A broken commander, which made the commander very angry, "Order the heavy artillery brigade and artillery regiment to which you belong to immediately fight back and destroy the artillery positions of the Guangxi Army," Masaharu Honma gave the order. This order,

Send the Japanese artillery into the hell of death.

As soon as the Japanese artillery fired, the artillery observation post of the directly affiliated corps on the north bank of the Hongshui River keenly captured the target, "Artillery point, artillery point, the Japanese artillery position was found on the other side, the position was 138, 150, five rounds were fired rapidly,

"The Japanese artillery positions were immediately shrouded in thick smoke. From the south bank of the Hongshui River to the rear within a range of seven or eight kilometers, any location where the Japanese troops were concentrated was the target of the artillery group directly under the corps.

This was a one-sided battle. Covered by a storm of artillery fire, more than 90,000 Japanese soldiers suffered heavy casualties and corpses everywhere. The Japanese artillery was still very effective. Although they were at a disadvantage, they desperately fired artillery shells to the immediate area.

On the regiment's artillery position, a counter-fire and artillery battle also formed in a small area.

More than a hundred officers of the Guangxi Army under Zibai Chongxi were dumbfounded. Even these veterans of the Guangxi Army, who had spent half their lives wallowing in gunfire, saw such a large-scale shelling scene for the first time.

, you don’t need soldiers to charge in a war, you just use artillery shells to blow up, little devil

The horse turned over and turned into a pot of porridge. As soon as a cannonball was fired, the little devil's arms and legs flew all over the sky. This battle was enjoyable and relieved, but then again, you have to have such a family, right?

While the officers of the Gui Army were relieved of their hatred, they were also envious and even more jealous.

Chang Feng frowned unconsciously. He was somewhat surprised by the stubborn resistance and the number of Japanese artillery. It did not pose much of a threat to his own artillery, but such an artillery battle could not form a one-sided deterrent. He

pick up the gun

A phone on the ammunition box said, "Commander Zheng, stop hiding it, take out your big gun and give the Japanese a final blow. If the Japanese army retreats, they will lose a lot of killed and wounded little Japanese."

It’s a great opportunity to make a living.”

On the other side of the phone, Zheng Yong, the artillery commander of the ** Division and the artillery commander of the directly affiliated corps, laughed and said: "Chief of Staff, this is also the first time for me to use these treasures that the division commander is most optimistic about in actual combat. Tell your guests

, cover your ears, don’t be scared for a while, I guess there won’t be many little devils left after this round.”

There was a harsh "chirp" sound, which was particularly unusual among the whistling sounds of ordinary artillery shells. There were rows of fire behind the buttocks. Even in the daytime, you could clearly see the strange-looking big guys with long tail flames.

, screamed and passed overhead, flew over the Hongshui River, and plunged into the Japanese army assembly area and artillery position.

In an instant, it was like streams of magma and flames pouring down from the sky, pouring onto the ground. The south bank of the Hongshui River boiled and burned. The smoke mixed with the flames and rolled up, making it impossible to see clearly what was happening on the other side.

, everything was shrouded in hellish black smoke and flames.

Bai Chongxi's eyes almost bulged out of his sockets. The sudden explosion completely destroyed his psychological defense. He swallowed hard and asked in a dry voice: "Chief of Staff Chang, what kind of weapon is this?" Chang Feng was also there.

Lost for the moment, Bai Chongxi asked twice before he came to his senses and replied somewhat dazedly: "That's the Thunder Rocket Launcher, our division commander's secret weapon."

(To be continued)