12dz Chapter 410 Who is the Boss of Zenda
Chapter 410 Who is the Boss of Zenda
Whoever bows his head first loses! And once you shrink your neck, you will never be able to raise your head again on the east bank of the Nujiang River.
"Deploy the artillery camp!"
Knuber's artillery battalion originally thought that they were there to boost morale and hide in the back to cheer for the enemy, but suddenly they had their own role and they immediately became excited!
"okay!"
The artillery regiment quickly deployed its forces, but the small position was somewhat limited in scope, so Krupp had to regretfully place the 150mm howitzers in the front and the 105mm howitzers and 37mm anti-aircraft guns in the back.
This was the first time that Master Yu had seen a cannon of such a large caliber at close range, which made them half surprised and half terrified. If a shell weighing dozens of kilograms hit their bodies, they would not even have the chance to feel any pain and would directly turn into a ball of blood mist.
But Tang Ji didn't take it seriously. He was an expert at creating friction with the Eighth Route Army in Shaanxi. According to his experience, Wang Meng was just trying to scare people and no one dared to fire!
"Chief of Staff Wang, this is not necessary! We will start the work as soon as possible, but you have to give us some time! How about eight days? No less!"
Wang Meng sneered and ignored Tang Ji who was pretending to be nice. Instead, he drove his jeep driver out of the car, turned the car around and ran out.
Tang Ji and Yu Shi's officers and soldiers were even more proud. Looking at Wang Meng who was running with his tail between his legs, their faces seemed to tremble uncontrollably, and they were almost grinning.
The other side was jubilant, while the Sichuan Army's momentum seemed to have declined, as if it had returned to the cannon fodder shelter in Zenda, being looked down upon and insulted.
Meng Fanle stood there in a daze. At this moment, his whole body was cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He didn't expect that his general would run away in the middle of the "battle". What was going on?
At this moment, Wang Meng seemed to be about to step on the accelerator and drive all the way to Knuber's side, staring at Knuber.
"Are you ready?"
Knuber was confused. What do you mean by "are you ready?" Isn't this just a scare tactic?
"I'm asking you, are you ready to fire? Target the Yu Division's position!"
When Knuber heard this, he immediately bent down and operated the cannon himself. According to the bound parameters, he set the impact point to the northernmost part of the Yu division's position.
"Report to the Chief of Staff, the bombardment area is the northernmost part of the Yu Division's position!"
"Is it guaranteed?"
"Guarantee! The error should not exceed fifty meters!"
Wang Meng gently turned the wheel, raised the muzzle two centimeters, corrected it two positions forward, then pulled the gun rope hard. With a bang, the shell was pushed out by the explosive force of the gunpowder.
A moment later, a sharp whistling sound passed over the heads of Tang Ji, Zhao Gang and Meng Fanle.
Immediately afterwards, there was an explosion that resounded through the heavens and earth, coming from the north side of Yu Shi’s position!
Tang Ji was so scared that his face turned green, and he pointed at Zhao Gang with trembling hands.
"This is outrageous! This is outrageous! Even the artillery is being used. Why can't we talk it out calmly? We are all brothers fighting the Japs in the same trench, why does it have to be like this?"
Zhao Gang, Long Wenjian and Meng Fanle also recovered from their shock.
When it comes to being bold, Long Wenjian and Meng Fanle are the best. One is a veteran soldier who has fought for many years and raised a regiment in the jungles of Burma like a ghost. The other has seen an entire company killed in battle and didn't say a word even when the Japanese bayonet stabbed him in the thigh.
But they asked themselves, the cannon rope weighs a thousand pounds, it is impossible to make it go off.
The stalemate seemed to have changed a little bit. The soldiers of the independent column raised their guns high again, with pride on their faces.
Wow!
There were bursts of footsteps and the sound of guns and ammunition colliding. Yu Xiaoqing brought another main force regiment to reinforce and surrounded the Sichuan Army.
Part of Yu's army surrounded the artillery regiment in the distance, and the other part surrounded the three infantry battalions on the position.
The two main regiments of the Yu Division had more than 6,000 people, which was twice as many as the Sichuan Army.
In close combat, the Sichuan Army's howitzers were unable to demonstrate their advantages.
In terms of light weapons, the Yu Division was also equipped with American carbines, and its individual firepower was basically on par with that of the Sichuan Army.
When Wang Meng returned to the position, he thought that this shot could destroy Master Yu's morale, but he didn't expect that it would hit Yu Xiaoqing instead.
"Master Yu, you are so impressive! You brought so many people to help?"
Yu Xiaoqing took off his white gloves and handed them to the smug He Shuguang along with the horsewhip in his hand.
"Chief of Staff Wang, I wonder how these useless subordinates of mine have offended you to make you so angry that you even dared to fire cannonballs at my Master Yu?"
Seeing that Wang Meng, with anger in his eyes, was about to start a quarrel with Yu Xiaoqing, Zhao Gang hurried forward and pulled Wang Meng aside.
"Mengzi, a wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. I will go and mediate first."
"Humph, let him show off!"
Zhao Gang patted Wang Meng's shoulder gently, then walked up to Yu Xiaoqing again and told him the whole story in detail. However, there was no ripple in Yu Xiaoqing's eyes, which were as calm as water.
"That's the way it is. There must be some misunderstanding. Why don't you give me some face and try to complete the identification within one day so that we can take the person back."
Yu Xiaoqing frowned and leaned slightly towards Tang Ji.
"Deputy Commander Tang, have they been cleared of suspicion?"
"Well, we are short of manpower, so we haven't started the screening yet. But don't worry, we will start the screening immediately and complete it as soon as possible. Please be patient and wait!"
Yu Xiaoqing turned around again and looked at Zhao Gang with an apologetic look in his eyes.
"Political Commissar Zhao, it's not that I don't give you face, but the war of resistance is a serious matter. I dare not take risks. If the Japanese really infiltrate us, both our troops will be in danger! Let's wait a little longer!"
Zhao Gang originally thought that Yu Xiaoqing still had some military integrity, but he didn't expect him to become as greasy as Tang Ji!
Yu Xiaoqing lowered his head to look at the puddle at his feet and saw his own hypocritical face. His stomach churned.
Originally, he couldn't stand the infighting among China's own armed forces, and he couldn't stand it even more when people used any means necessary for fame and fortune.
However, ever since they encountered the Sichuan Army Corps, they used the Sichuan Army Corps' organization to deceive American equipment and military aid. When they saw their elite troops becoming stronger step by step and tasted the sweetness, they began to get deeper and deeper into trouble.
The influence of the Sichuan Army in Zenda further expanded, and it was heard that in order to contain Chongqing, Country M was preparing to provide certain strategic assistance to the Independent Column, including military advisers and various supplies.
And all these supplies should have been given to Master Yu!
Therefore, Yu Xiaoqing became angry and prepared to establish his authority in Zenda, not only to show the Sichuan Army, but also to show Country M who is the boss of Zenda!