sovbooks Chapter 107 Setting an Example for the Sichuan Army Brothers
Chapter 107 Setting an Example for the Sichuan Army Brothers
He tried to pull out the samurai sword, but found that the blade and the wood were tightly fitted together, so he had to call on Kitano Suzuki to help him pull it out.
At 7:00 a.m., the main force of the Japanese attack, the 10th Regiment, led by Regiment Commander Yaezo Akashiba, approached the east gate of Teng County.
In the battles outside Tengxian a few days ago, they had already clashed with the Sichuan army several times and reached a basic conclusion.
That is, the overall combat level of this unit is low, its weapons and equipment are outdated, and its ammunition is severely insufficient, but some units still have a good fighting spirit.
Kei Seya personally went to the front line and used his binoculars to observe the city wall of Teng County.
This city wall is quite old, and it's not very high overall, so it could be easily destroyed with artillery.
"It seems we should be able to finish before dark."
Kei Seya said with considerable confidence.
Regimental Commander Akashiba Yaezo sneered:
"Your Excellency, it seems you still lack confidence. If you ask me, we should have lunch at the American church in the city."
As he spoke, he pointed to the towering spire of the church bell tower.
Seya Kei gripped the samurai sword bestowed upon him by the Emperor, and chuckled:
"If that's the case, then that would be perfect. But we still shouldn't underestimate him, after all, Li Jianghe is still a troublesome person."
Akashiba Yaezō chuckled inwardly, thinking that they were just a group of defeated soldiers who had escaped from Nanjing. What was there to fear?
On the eastern city wall of Teng County, Li Jianghe personally arrived at this spot and looked at the Japanese army deployment in the distance.
Twenty tanks, roughly two armored vehicle squadrons, along with an infantry regiment, have been slowly deployed on the front.
It's estimated that the battle will begin soon.
On the city wall, the Sichuan soldiers who were also stationed there, fighting alongside the Independent Third Detachment, were all talking in hushed tones.
"Oh, it's a Japanese iron lump. Those things are not easy to deal with. We encountered it before at Niangziguan. A whole company of men rushed up and couldn't blow it up."
"This battle is really tough. Can we really hold out for three days?"
A child soldier, only twelve or thirteen years old, asked the old sergeant beside him in a low voice.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a matter of risking one's life. We'll prepare a few more grenades, and I don't believe we can't blow it up."
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While the Sichuan soldiers were discussing this, Li Jianghe said at this moment:
"Don't worry, brothers of the Sichuan Army. These Japanese tanks look intimidating, but they're all made of paper. They're just taking advantage of the fact that you don't have anti-tank guns. Otherwise, we could take down as many as they come."
Several Sichuan soldiers, seeing Li Jianghe in his officer's uniform, hurriedly stood up and gave him a somewhat awkward salute.
"Good morning, sir."
Several people answered at the same time.
The child soldier asked with a hint of anticipation:
"Sir, are you telling the truth? Are we really not afraid of those Japanese tanks?"
"Of course there's nothing to be afraid of. We have something to deal with him. Just watch and see."
Li Jianghe chuckled, looking at the child soldiers, but he felt a pang of unease.
He's not even as tall as a rifle with a bayonet. In the future, at that age, he'd still be dozing off in class and passing notes.
But with the Japanese invasion raging, children have no choice but to go to the battlefield, shed their blood, and defend their homeland.
"That's great, sir. My brother was crushed to death by that iron lump."
As the child soldier spoke, his eyes gleamed with grief and indignation.
"Alright, brothers of the Sichuan Army, just watch and see how we deal with these lumps of iron."
As soon as Li Jianghe finished speaking, several anti-tank gun crews, in a heated discussion about the plot, began to move the disassembled anti-tank guns to the city wall and reassemble them.
Just as everything was ready, a whooshing sound suddenly came.
"Boom!!!"
The shell landed less than forty meters from the city wall amidst the explosion.
There was only one shell; it was for calibration.
Li Jianghe shouted:
"Japanese artillery fire! Take cover!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers retreated from the city wall and hid behind it.
Amidst the roar of artillery fire, the Japanese army mobilized more than fifty cannons and launched a fierce bombardment on the city walls of Tengxian.
The city wall of Tengxian was already dilapidated. Although it was repaired by engineers last night, it could not withstand the heavy artillery bombardment.
Several sections of the city wall at the East Gate collapsed under the bombardment.
The collapsed blue bricks and wall fragments form gentle slopes that people can climb up.
As Wang Mingzhang watched the city walls crumble amidst the artillery fire, his heart pounded with anxiety.
"The Japanese have also deployed quite a few tanks this time, so this battle will be difficult."
Chief of Staff Zhao Weibin couldn't help but say.
Wang Mingzhang nodded and said:
"It's not easy to fight, but don't forget that Jianghe's troops also have armored vehicles. I think they're no worse than the Japanese, except they don't have covers on them."
Japanese artillery fire blanketed the area, firing thousands of shells in a short period, which destroyed many houses in the outer city of Teng County and caused many sections of the city wall to collapse.
While the artillery was firing, the Japanese infantry, under the cover of several tanks, began to advance.
After half an hour of shelling, the entire Tengxian county town was shrouded in smoke, and many houses caught fire, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.
While civilians and soldiers were trying to put out the flames, Long Wenzhang personally led his soldiers to guard the city wall, keeping an eye on the Japanese army's attacking force, the Setani Detachment, as the smoke cleared and their figures gradually became visible.
Under the cover of tanks, these Japanese soldiers were arrogant and overbearing.
Their previous battles with the Sichuan Army and the Northwest Army gave them ample confidence.
Because these two units had very poor combat effectiveness when fighting against them in Hebei and Shandong.
Some of them collapsed at the slightest touch, they were nothing but a rabble.
With tank protection this time, the enemy's light weapons were even more difficult to match. In previous battles on the periphery, they could be described as invincible and unstoppable.
On the city wall, Sichuan soldiers gripped their Hanyang rifles tightly.
They now have plenty of bullets and have been replenished with grenades, but they are unsure how to deal with these iron lumps in front of them.
Some even strapped grenades to their bodies, intending to jump off the city wall when the Japanese soldiers approached, hoping to perish together with the Japanese tanks.
"fire!!!!"
Finally, Long Wenzhang let out a furious roar.
"boom!!!!"
The anti-tank guns began to roar.
The Japanese tanks, which were swaggering and advancing, were suddenly hit by a 40mm anti-tank gun.
The turret burst into flames instantly, and jets of flying metal poured into the cockpit in a flash.
"Pfft!!!"
Inside the cockpit, it was a bloody mess. Flying shrapnel easily tore through the flesh and internal organs of the Japanese soldiers, embedding themselves in their bones.
The sudden explosion of the tank left the advancing Japanese infantry somewhat bewildered.
"This...an anti-tank gun?"
The Japanese soldiers were immediately thrown into a panic.
The next moment, Iron Fist 60s were launched.
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