Japanese army base camp,

"What do the guys in the 23rd Army do for a living? Have you all read Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi's report?"

"All the heavy artillery units of the entire group army have been defeated by the China Army. The worst thing is that they only have 20 remaining artillery pieces, which are small-caliber artillery. Even all the imperial tanks have been destroyed by the China Army.

It was destroyed by the explosion!"

"The most ridiculous thing is that even when the Imperial Air Force went to support the battle, it still suffered heavy losses. Many Imperial pilots were shot down by these damn China forces, both man and aircraft, and were killed!"

"Such a loss is simply the most failed battle since our imperial army went south to start the war. It has really ruined the face of our imperial army, and even the face of the entire empire!"

"They are all trash. If their commander and division commander hadn't been bombed, I would definitely punish them!"

"Such a bad record can actually be achieved by us!"

"What a disgrace to the empire! What a disgrace!"

"Bagayalu! I'm really angry to death!"

When Tojo Hideki received the true loss report of the Japanese 23rd Army from Lieutenant General Ando Toshiyoshi, his face suddenly became extremely ferocious, and he roared with a fiery temper.

"The Prime Minister is right to scold you, but how should we deal with this matter now?!"

"Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi asked us to dispatch the aviation force, heavy artillery unit, and tank combat vehicle units as soon as possible to support him in the battle. However, our tanks are currently expanding southward, and we want to dispatch enough aviation units immediately, and

Heavy artillery unit, that’s not easy!”

However, after Tojo Hideki finished his hysterical roar, Shanshan, a minister from the base camp next to him, frowned and asked.

"Didn't he already send an order to the 20th Group Army stationed in Yangcheng to dispatch a heavy artillery unit, an artillery unit, a tank and chariot unit, and a flying unit to rush over to support him in the battle?

"

"So we don't have to be so anxious and dispatch support troops to support him!"

After Tojo Hideki vented his furious temper, he immediately responded.

"The problem is that the 20th Army also needs these troops to maintain the security of their Yangcheng occupied area! Because those Chinese Army troops in Yangcheng are still gathering in the peripheral areas there, but they are constantly harassing them with guerrilla warfare.

!”

"What if these damn China forces mobilize a large number of sophisticated weapons and equipment and heavy firepower troops from the 20th Army to support the 23rd Army in combat? If they launch a major attack, it will probably be very detrimental to the 20th Army.

!”

"And the new commander of the 20th Group Army may not necessarily agree to all Lieutenant General Ando Rikichi's requests for support in operations!"

"So I think we should find another way to mobilize troops from other places to support him in combat!"

Minister Shan Shanmu retorted.

"Baga! Then tell me, where can we deploy so many troops with heavy firepower to support their operations? And we still need quick support! Otherwise, if the battle on the Hong Kong Island side drags on for too long,

It will seriously hinder the mobilization of troops on all fronts in our fight southward!"

"Such a result is not what we want to see. We will never allow any abnormal failure to occur when we go south!"

"Otherwise, all the fronts of our empire will be brought down. This will be a disaster! I absolutely cannot let it happen!"

"Of course such an irreversible thing won't really happen!"

"I still believe in the combat effectiveness and fighting will of our imperial army!"

Faced with the rebuttal of Minister Shan Shanmu, Tojo Hideki's face became condensed and he came back with the same retort in a very bad mood.

"..."

Minister Shanshan.

Seeing Tojo Hideki's arrogant and confident look, he was speechless for a moment.

He felt that no matter how much he objected next, the other party would not listen.

So he simply prepared to shut his mouth and stop talking.

"Now everyone, please come and discuss with me. We can mobilize some troops with heavy firepower from there and transport them immediately to the 23rd Army so that they can continue to encircle and suppress the city center on the other side of Hong Kong Island and fully occupy the entire Hong Kong Island.

, end the messy war there!”

"It would be a shame for our empire to give up the territory that is about to reach our mouth like this!"

"Especially since we paid a heavy price in casualties for this!"

"So no matter what the cost, we must fully occupy the place within these few days!"

Looking at Minister Shan Shanmu who was speechless by him, Tojo Hideki became more confident and proud as he continued.

Regarding his words, many ministers in the base camp looked at each other.

Then, they gradually began to discuss it heatedly.

And Hideki Tojo also participated emotionally from time to time.

As for the minister Shan Shanmu, he remained silent, listening to everyone's discussions, and acted as a marginalized Buddhist.

...

...

At this time, Liu Feiyang's troops were also launching a fierce attack on the positions held by the defeated and reorganized frontline troops of the 23rd Group Army.

"Thud, tug, tug, tug!!!"

"Da da da, da da da!!!"

“TOM, TOM, TOM!!!”

Fierce gunfire continued, and Liu Feiyang's troops and the defending Japs started a fierce battle.

"Mortar ready!!!"

"Bombardment!!!"

Liu Feiyang's two artillery companies simultaneously launched mortar salvos.

These mortar companies are equipped with medium and large caliber mortars, and the power of the shells is enough to kill many Japanese.

“TOM, TOM, TOM!!!”

"Tum, tom, tom..."

As bursts of deafening artillery fire fell, groups of artillery shells densely bombarded the defensive positions occupied by the Japanese army.

The artillery shells came very suddenly, and the little Japanese who had not yet completely prepared themselves were caught off guard by such a sudden bombardment and suffered heavy casualties.

"Boom, boom, boom!!!"

"Boom, boom, boom!!!"

The shells exploded in all directions, hitting the dense crowd of Japs on the defensive position.

The little Japanese soldiers who had not yet fully reacted were brutally killed by a hail of shells.

Artillery shells exploded everywhere, and the little devils continued to die miserably under the fire cover of these dense groups of artillery shells. The surviving little devils fled in embarrassment, or desperately found bunkers to hide.

"Ah, ah, ah..."

"Oh, ah, ah..."

The screams of the Japanese soldiers were endless. Many Japanese soldiers were quickly blown into cannon fodder by these ferocious groups of artillery shells, and their lives were harvested. Groups of three or five were bombed and died on the ground.

"Help me, help me!!!"

"Medical soldier, please help me, medical soldier..."

Many Japanese soldiers who were not killed were lying in a pool of their own blood, in agony on the ground, begging for help and howling miserably, which was horrifying.

The problem was that the Japanese medical personnel who came to rescue them were blown up by Liu Feiyang's fierce artillery fire before they could drag the injured Japanese soldiers to a safe point.

The shells of Liu Feiyang's mortar group flew in one wave after another without any gaps, leaving the little Japanese troops on the front line who had not yet completely stabilized no chance to breathe to carry out counterattacks.

Especially since they now have artillery units at all, and can be assembled to carry out large-scale artillery fire coverage operations to counterattack the bombing of Liu Feiyang's mortar group.

Therefore, these Japanese troops who did not have artillery troops to support operations were quickly bombarded and became confused and fled.
Chapter completed!