Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 324: Death of the Japanese Brigade Commander

The 115st Regiment of the 4th Division did not have many mortars, only were allocated.

After receiving the order from the regiment commander, the artillery company commander, Yang Jiuping, immediately led the mortar shooters up the mountain.

Another twenty minutes passed. Yang Jiuping looked at his own Chen Zhengrong and asked doubtfully, "Captain, is there a mission?"

Chen Zhengrong handed the telescope to Yang Jiuping, pointed in the direction of Shangzhuangzi and said, "Look, I suspect that's the Japanese headquarters over there. Calculate the distance later and see if you can shoot them down."

After hearing this, Yang Jiuping, the artillery company commander, became excited. He took the telescope and observed for a while, then said excitedly, "Commander, the distance is more than enough. Should we fire now?"

He couldn't help but be excited. The Japanese command headquarters was where their senior officers were. If he killed the Japanese commander with one shot, wouldn't the division commander reward him with a big chicken leg when he returned?

Yang Jiuping's excitement actually calmed Chen Zhengrong down. To ensure success, he planned to cooperate with the division's artillery regiment. He believed in his own judgment.

"Commander, the First Regiment sent a telegram saying they've discovered the enemy headquarters and need our heavy artillery support."

The artillery regiment commander of the 115th Division was named Wang Yuan. The artillery regiment was on its way to relocate when it heard a report from the signalman.

Wang Yuan immediately shouted, "Everyone stop."

Then he looked at the signalman again and asked, "I didn't hear you clearly just now. Can you say it again?"

In fact, he heard it clearly, but he just couldn't believe it.

Is it so easy to find the Japanese headquarters?

Why doesn't he believe it so much?

"Commander, the first regiment has sent us the specific location. Please take a look." The signalman handed the telegram to Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan took it curiously, glanced at it, and immediately shouted excitedly: "Old Chen is so lucky that the Japanese headquarters can find him."

"Damn it, reply to Lao Chen immediately and give me ten minutes."

There was even a specific address, and Chen Zhengrong made it very clear in the telegram that if the artillery regiment did not take action, he would do it himself.

Having said this, it can be seen how confident Chen Zhengrong is. Wang Yuan is not stupid. It is obvious that Chen Zhengrong is sharing the credit with him. How can he not cover it up?

In fact, Chen Zhengrong was afraid that his few mortars were not enough. If heavy artillery was added, the success rate would definitely be greatly improved.

He is not a person who seeks credit. As long as he can defeat the Japanese command center, there is nothing wrong with sharing the credit.

After instructing the signalman, Wang Yuan walked to the two heavy artillery pieces in front, handed the position to the artilleryman in charge, and said, "I'll give you five minutes. If you can't adjust it after five minutes, I'll replace you."

These words frightened the artillerymen so much that they dared not say a word and quickly prepared themselves.

The feeling of using heavy artillery is different from using a mortar. This thing not only looks powerful, but is also very fun to use. One shot can overturn the Japanese tanks, and no one wants to be replaced.

Five minutes later, under the commander's calculations, the two heavy artillery pieces were adjusted one after another.

Wang Yuan contacted Chen Zhengrong again. Without saying much, he just said one sentence: let's bombard the Japanese headquarters together in three minutes.

Chen Zhengrong was delighted when he received the news. He looked at Yang Jiuping and said, "The artillery regiment is ready. Whether you can hit the enemy first depends on you."

Although he doesn't care about the credit, it's still good to use it to motivate Yang Jiuping.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jiuping said confidently, "Captain, just wait and see. I will definitely kill the Japanese commander."

At this time, in the temporary command post of the Japanese, Abe Nobuhide looked at the battle report in his hand with a smug look, and said to the staff with a smile: "The Eighth Route Army is the Eighth Route Army, how can they be a match for the Imperial Army."

The battle report from the front line was indeed not bad. Under the counterattack of thousands of devils and puppet troops, the besieging Eighth Route Army suffered heavy casualties. He was happy to continue like this, because he could not lose anyway.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Shimoda, the staff officer, could not help but remind him, "Your Excellency, I still feel that this place is unsafe. Should we move the headquarters first?"

He had reminded this when he first entered here, but the brigade commander insisted on his own way, leaving him, the chief of staff, with no good ideas.

Especially now, his feeling of uneasiness became stronger, so he couldn't help but remind her.

"Baga, Shimoda-kun, if you continue to shake the morale of the army, you will be sent back to Laiyuan City."

Abe Nobuhide was angry at this staff officer who always spoiled his fun.

In his opinion, there were civilians around, and given the relationship between the Eighth Route Army and the civilians, how could there be danger where he was?

In fact, the Eighth Route Army had no idea that the people had not evacuated, as they had already notified them.

Lieutenant Colonel Shimoda was speechless at the brigade commander's words.

Abe Nobuhide didn't want to stay with Shimoda anymore, so he got up and went out.

Just as he reached the door, his ears suddenly moved, and two words suddenly appeared in his mind: "bombardment".

There was a very obvious sound of artillery shells whistling, and Abe Nobuhide was very experienced in this.

However, in his opinion, the first shot fired by an artillery shell is almost always inaccurate. Basically, the first shot is used to measure the distance, and the second and third shots are fired closer.

But what he didn't expect was that three shells arrived one after another and landed directly in the courtyard.

The six subsequent artillery shells turned the command center into a sea of ​​fire, and a shell fired by artillery company soldier Liu Erxi exploded right in front of Abe Nobuhide.

There was no time to regret not listening to the advice of the staff officer. At this moment, Abe Norihide seemed to see Aunt Amaterasu waving at him in the sky.

With the end of the shelling, the Japanese temporary combat command center was destroyed, and a large number of brigade and regiment personnel were killed in the explosion or burned to death.

The brigade commander, Abe Nobuhide, was hit by shrapnel in the abdomen and legs and fell to the ground dying.

The Japanese soldiers on duty outside were frightened when they heard the noise and quickly ran to the temporary command post.

Seeing the brigade commander lying on the ground covered in blood, the Japanese soldiers were helpless. Fortunately, there were still some Japanese medical soldiers left behind, otherwise no one would dare to touch the brigade commander.

It was so scary that ordinary soldiers could almost be declared dead under such circumstances.

However, the Japanese medical soldiers' skills were indeed quite good. With their treatment, Abe Norihide's bleeding finally stopped.

However, Abe Nobuhide was already in a coma at this time, so he could no longer command the front line.

The Eighth Route Army's temporary command received telegrams sent simultaneously by Chen Zhengrong and Wang Yuan, and Commander Yang was shocked.

The evacuation time is almost up, and you tell me that the Japanese commander might be dead?

What should he do in this situation?

If they continue to fight, each regiment will have suffered heavy casualties. If they don't fight, once the news reaches the Japanese front line, the Japanese soldiers will likely be in chaos. It can be said that Commander Yang is in a dilemma at this time.

The main thing is that we can't be sure whether the Japanese brigade commander is dead or not. If he is not dead, it will be a lot of fun.

"Division Commander, let each regiment hold on a little while, maybe we will get unexpected gains." Staff Officer Li suggested.

Anyway, the telegram said that the Japanese brigade headquarters had definitely been destroyed, so there was no harm in holding on.

After a moment's hesitation, Commander Yang finally reacted and immediately ordered:

"Notify the 120rd Regiment, the th Division Special Forces Regiment, and the th Regiment to spread the news of the Japanese brigade commander's death. Make sure the Japanese soldiers hear it."

His current thinking is to treat the matter as dead or not.

As for whether there are people in each regiment who understand the Japanese language, it is not important. It is enough as long as the puppet soldiers can understand it.

His strategy was to first shake the morale of the puppet army, and then naturally lead the ordinary Japanese soldiers, obviously Yang.