"Quick! Quick! Quick!" Kato's captain kept urging.

It was sent by the commander of the 11th Independent Brigade Shigeyasu Suzuki to reinforce the artillery.

Captain Kato Daichi knows only too well the importance of heavy artillery to the entire brigade.

The tanks of the national army rely on these heavy artillery to suppress them.

A few days ago, the Riverside Brigade and the Moon-watching Brigade were defeated by the national army on the opposite side in one day.

What the national army uses is the joint use of tank clusters.

The Heavenly Kingdom Army has not used tanks on a large scale these days, whether it is because of the mountainous terrain or fear of heavy artillery.

The heavy artillery of the brigade cannot be abandoned.

When Commander Shigeyasu Suzuki gave the order to Captain Kato Daichi, he said directly: "Protect the heavy artillery brigade at all costs!"

There was originally an infantry squadron protecting the artillery position, and the artillery regiment of the 20th Division joined in.

They also sent an infantry squadron to protect the artillery positions.

Although there were two infantry squadrons, Kato's captain was not sure at all.

What it fears is that two infantry squadrons cannot protect those artillery pieces!

Captain Kato Daichi kept urging the Japanese to run faster and faster.

By sprinting at such a rapid march, Miyazaki Sho's squadron at the front of the group completely lost its role as a forward.

Apart from the fact that they are at the front of the whole brigade, they cannot play any role in warning, discovery, and exploration.

All the Japanese soldiers had only one thought: run faster! Rush to the artillery position as early as possible.

When Squadron Leader Sho Miyazaki could already see the valley entrance of the artillery position, he vaguely heard shouts of killing coming from that direction.

The hurried footsteps and breathing of these devils affected its hearing.

Those shouts of killing seemed to be gone again.

There is no gunfire at the artillery position, which is something to be thankful for!

Captain Kato Daichi was lagging behind and could not hear the gunshots.

It is believed that the artillery position has repelled the national army that came to attack.

This made his nervous heart finally relax!

"It seems! Those who came to attack should be nearby guerrillas, or an armed group like the Anti-Japanese Alliance.

Their fighting power is extremely weak, they just fired a few shots and then retreated!"

This inference made Captain Kato Daichi a little excited, but it did not relax the requirements for the entire brigade's forward speed.

Still urging the Japanese to go faster and faster.

The trap, or sniper position, arranged by Commander Liu Mantian starts from the valley entrance in front of the Japanese artillery position and extends to the front.

The soldiers of the May 17th Regiment could hear the gunshots and killing sounds coming from the artillery position.

When the sound of killing stopped, Gu Zuozuo sent a signal soldier to pass the news: The Japanese had been completely wiped out!

This is good news!

It also gives great comfort to the soldiers who are blocking the front!

They can concentrate on fighting the Japanese who come for reinforcements without having to worry about the Japanese suddenly coming out from behind.

When he saw that the Japs forward was about to break out of the ambush circle, Commander Liu Mantian gave the order: "Fire!"

"Click, click, click" sound of machine gun fire began to sound.

A group of soldiers rushed out from the mouth of the valley, and they set up mortars and infantry guns at the mouth of the valley.

"Dong dong dong!" Fired continuously.

This is the first and second battalions sent out to reinforce the May 17th Regiment.

That's right, Battalion Support Group!

The May 17th Regiment also had infantry artillery, and at this time it was also firing at the Japanese who entered the ambush circle.

Squadron Leader Sho Miyazaki looked at Taniguchi and felt excited: We are about to reach our destination.

At this moment, all illusions were shattered by ruthless machine gun fire.

When the battle just started, the soldiers in his squadron reacted very quickly.

They looked for hiding places on both sides of the road.

Squadron Leader Miyazaki Sho also hid behind a rock and shouted an order: "Fight back! Machine gun suppression! Knock out their machine guns with grenade launchers."

At this time, it doesn't want to do anything else. It just wants to knock off the machine gun on the top first.

The machine gun fire from the mountainside caused too much damage to the entire squadron.

In just a short period of time, it saw more than a dozen Japanese fallen.

These Japs just fell in the middle of the road. Two Japs were still struggling to climb to the edge of the road, trying to save themselves.

The dozen or so other Japanese who fell to the ground all fell to the ground motionless.

Obviously dead!

The two of them walked toward the Japs crawling on the roadside, leaving a long trail of blood behind them. Looking at them, they worried: How much blood can these two Japs have left?

Saburo Kazama is the machine gunner of Kato's squadron, which had just found a very good shooting position.

The machine gun is mounted on a stone, and the body is perfectly protected by the stone.

"Click, click, click!" When the machine gun sounded, Saburo Kazama also calmed down.

The location it chose was very good, as it was the perfect shooting blind spot for those on the mountainside.

You can't hit it on the mountain, but it can hit the mountainside very well.

Sergeant Tsubasa Toda was the grenade launcher. The distance from its current hidden position to the machine gun fire point on the mountainside was more than 100 meters.

The grenade can almost be raised vertically and fired into the sky.

It also just happened to find a hiding place, squatting on the ground and firing grenades, without having to worry about being hit by machine gun bullets from the mountainside.

Squadron Leader Miyazaki Sho watched the team counterattack in an orderly manner, and finally felt a little at ease in his heart.

The entire team must react as if everything is normal!

Captain Kato Daichi staggered when he heard the gunshot.

Fall down directly!

This was not a tactical dodge, but a psychological defeat from the sudden sound of gunfire.

However, its action saved a life, and three of the Japs following it were knocked down.

Kato Daichi, whose head was bruised and bleeding on the ground, heard gunfire for a while.

Only then did he have to accept the reality and crawl to the side of the road.

Hearing the sound of gunfire coming from the mountainside, he also heard and saw the sound of gunfire from his Japanese soldiers who fired back.

This made me feel a little more at ease.

But then it saw a group of national troops rushing out of the valley mouth, setting up machine guns and infantry artillery and started firing.

The heart that had just been at ease suddenly became completely cold.

Seeing this scene, of course it was clear: the artillery position had fallen!

This team is definitely not an ordinary national army!

A team that can deploy ten infantry cannons for bombardment is a team with more powerful firepower than this infantry brigade.

Must be the elite of the national army!

In fact, Captain Kato Daichi has never heard of any team in the national army that can be equipped with so many infantry artillery.

After the initial panic and tension passed, the Japanese soldiers in Kato's brigade returned to their usual training.

They each looked for a suitable hiding position and began to counterattack under the command of the squad leader and squadron leader based on the terrain.

The initial panic has passed, and Kato's battalion has begun a counterattack.

The May 17th Regiment occupies a favorable geographical location, and this regiment is the first batch of troops in the national army to be equipped with German weapons. Both the weapons and equipment and the combat quality of the soldiers are very strong among the national army.

At this time, facing the Japanese counterattack, there was no panic at all.

The machine guns fired continuously, and the rifles also fired at one location.

Gu Zuo and Li Dahai have already arranged the defense of the artillery position.

They each left a company behind to guard the cannon.

There are two other infantry companies lurking at the entrance of the valley.

The soldiers had just gone through a fierce battle and needed to rest for a while.
To be continued...