Gao Jiu said without thinking, "1876m."

The artillery staff carefully measured it, then took out a pen to calculate it. After calculating it, they calculated the approximate value of 1860 meters to 1890 meters, and it was impossible to be as accurate as Gao Jiu.

Only then did he believe that Gao Jiu did have extraordinary talents.

The following measurements and calculations were very complicated, so the artillery staff stopped and he wanted to see if the shooting elements reported by Gao Jiu were accurate.

Three minutes later, the whistling of artillery shells came from the sky, and then the Japanese camps were covered in thick smoke from the bombs.

The Mi army artillery staff were stunned and looked at Gao Jiu in confusion, not understanding whether this guy was a human or a ghost.

After the fierce artillery fire, the Japanese army's rear camp was basically flattened. Du Shengxi sent a squad of special forces to search in front of him.

Not long after, some sporadic gunfire came from the front, and the special forces were destroying the remaining enemies.

The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army received a telegram from Gao Jiu and led a large army to catch up. They came to the Japanese camp where they were bombed. Gao Jiu asked the Sichuan Army to dig trenches here and prepare to defend against the Japanese counterattack.

Wei Deman and others saw the miserable situation of the Japanese army. He whispered to the artillery staff officer, what was going on here?

The artillery staff kept shook their heads and said, "Mr. Gao is really amazing."

Gao Jiu led the members of the special forces team to continue to reconnaise the enemy situation.

This time, even Wei Deman couldn't help it. He firmly asked to go with Gao Jiu, and he wanted to witness Gao Jiu's magic with his own eyes.

After thinking about it, Gao Jiu asked the Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army to transfer him a guard battalion to escort the Mi Army advisory group to the front.

The Japanese army's rear camp was attacked, and nearby Japanese officers and soldiers reported the situation here to the 112th Division, which reported the information to the Japanese army's battle command center.

When the Chief of Staff of the Central China Expeditionary Army heard the news, his feelings became worse and worse. He now understood that the plan he had originally formulated to secretly cross Chen Cang had long been mastered by the Guo Army's troops. Not only did they take precautions in advance, but they also

We also took targeted actions using the Japanese army's layout. Now, not only did the Japanese offensive actions not achieve the expected results, but instead caused the Japanese 112th Division and 11th Division in Shayang County to fall into a dangerous situation of attacking from front and back

Among them.

The Chief of Staff of the Central China Expeditionary Army ordered the 112th Division to draw some troops to block the attacks from behind, and on the other hand, he reported the situation to the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army.

The commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army held urgent consultations with the Chief of Staff. They believed that it would be impossible to achieve the original battle goals in this battle. Now it can prevent the 112th Division and the 11th Division from being annihilated by the enemy.

That's the best result.

So they decided that the 112th Division and the 11th Division immediately attacked in reverse, defeated the surrounding Sichuan Army troops, and quickly got rid of the siege of the Guo Army troops.

The chief of staff of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army was an experienced general. He did not panic in the face of this situation. In order to prevent the Guo army from seeing through their intentions, he ordered the Japanese 3rd Division and the 6th Division in the direction of Jingzhou.

The division launched a fierce attack again, striving to defeat the 12th Corps and the 21st Corps, and shake the morale of the guo army.

The Chief of Staff of the Central China Expeditionary Army ordered the 11th Division to draw troops from a brigade and launch a fierce attack on the 9th Corps of the Guo Army in the front to cover up the Japanese army's attempt to retreat.

At the same time, he ordered the follow-up troops of the 3rd Division and the main force of the 112th Division to rush towards the Sichuan Army that blocked their retreat.

To the north of Shayang County, Commander Yang was leading two divisions of Sichuan troops to the east.

When Gao Jiu saw that the Ninth Corps could completely block the Japanese offensive, he issued a new order to Commander Yang to rush to the Japanese flanks and launch an attack on the flanks of the 112th Division.

Commander Yang is now old and it is not convenient to ride a horse. Fortunately, there is an American-made jeep. He sat in the jeep and kept urging the Sichuan soldiers to move forward.

Gao Jiu divided the special forces into three routes, left, middle and right, and opened the way in front and two wings. The troops of the guard battalion escorted the Mid-English advisory group forward.

Soon, the special forces members exchanged fire with the sporadic Japanese troops around, and Gao Jiu and others stopped moving forward.

Today is a rare and good weather, the sun shines away the faint mist, and the visibility in the fields is excellent.

Not long after, a large group of Japanese troops appeared in the distance, which were the troops of the 112th Japanese Division, heading towards this place.

Gao Jiu stood in the jeep and began to calculate the shooting elements. Soon, he reported the ruler and direction.

The Japanese army was marching, and suddenly the sound of artillery shells flying came from the sky. The sound of howitzer shells flying was not loud, and it cut through the air in the air, producing a slight "hissing" sound. For experience

The veterans could hear that some people shouted in the marching Japanese army, "Architecture, shelling."

The Japanese army had great combat experience, so they immediately scattered on the side of the road. However, the shells were shot too accurately, and dozens of shells exploded directly in the crowd. The Japanese officers and soldiers who had not had time to lie down were directly blown away.

Go out.

Even the Japanese officers and soldiers lying on the ground were unable to escape the explosion at such a close distance.

Just this row of shells came, a brigade of the Japanese vanguard was basically reimbursed. Gao Jiu's shells were limited, so he had to use them accurately. The artillery fired only one row of shells, and he ordered the stop of the shelling and continued to observe the Japanese army.

Movement.

After about 20 minutes, the Japanese army found that the enemy did not continue to shell the shelling, so they got up from the ground again. They now have urgent tasks and dare not delay on the spot, so they gathered their troops to run forward again, but this time, in order to avoid the team.

They suffered heavy casualties due to excessive concentration, which widened their formation.

When Gao Jiu saw the enemy rushing up again, he once again reported the ruler and direction.

Another row of shells covered the Japanese army running in front of them.

The Japanese army was a little stunned. They really didn't know what to do. The Japanese commander thought about it and decided to send a small group of troops to search forward. They were determined to first destroy the front-line commanders of the enemy artillery. So, they

The troops of a squadron were dispersed and rushed towards the positions of Gao Jiu and others.

It was the turn of the special forces to perform. These Japanese soldiers ran for less than 50 meters and were basically wiped out.

The Japanese commander really didn't know what to do. He stayed in place without moving, probably reporting to his superiors the strange situation he encountered here.

Although the vanguard stopped, their subsequent large troops were coming, and there were more and more people gathering.

Gao Jiu issued another order to bombard the artillery fire. The fire broke out in the dense Japanese army. He knocked down the enemy's front command on the spot, killed a regiment commander and hundreds of Japanese officers and soldiers.

The Japanese army in front felt really frightened, and they suddenly ran back to the back.

Weidman and the members of the Mid-English advisory group were very eye-opening. Unexpectedly, the artillery soldiers could still use this way, and even if they used ten times the ammunition, they would not achieve such an effect.

Under Gao Jiu's command, every cannon can be used to kill at least five Japanese troops on average. However, on the battlefield of World War II, after post-war statistics, it takes about 150,000 Japanese officers and soldiers to be wiped out on every Japanese officer and soldier.

Bullets, more than 1,200 shells.

This is simply incredible, and if it weren't for seeing it with your own eyes, it would be unimaginable.

At this time, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army, asking how their positions were built there were?

The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army said confidently: "With the trench excavator you sent to you, Mr. Gao, we have already completed the fortifications.

You'll be relieved."

Gao Jiu reminded him: "These trenches are far from enough. You use trenches to dig behind these trenches continuously in case we use trenches to block the Japanese army step by step and gain time."

The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army said: "Don't worry, I have done this long ago." The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army fought many battles with Gao Jiu, and he and Gao Jiu had a deep understanding of each other. Gao Jiuzhi

Therefore, this time he did not participate in the command operations of the Ninth War Zone and was willing to stay in the Sichuan Army because he was more trustworthy of the Sichuan Army.

Gao Jiu said to the people from the Mi Army's advisory group: "Okay, the Japanese cannons will be fired soon, and it's time for us to retreat."

Gao Jiu has excellent eyesight and he has already seen the Japanese army setting up cannons in the distance.

The people from the Mi Army's advisory group were now convinced by Gao Jiujin, so they all retreated 500 meters back together.

Sure enough, not long after, Japanese artillery shells fell from the place where they were originally waiting.

The Japanese artillery fire was very fierce. They hated the commanders of the enemy artillery in front of them, and wanted to destroy them all at once.

After the Japanese artillery fire broke out for a while, he saw that there was no movement in front of him, so he sent a squadron of Japanese troops to search forward with a scattered line.

Since the Japanese artillery position was not far away, Gao Jiu was unwilling to let the special forces members take risks again. After thinking about it, he ordered again and retreated 500 meters.

The artillery staff of the Mid-rank army said excitedly: "Mr. Gao, since you can command the artillery to fight so accurately, why not kill the Japanese artillery positions?"

Gao Jiu said: "The effective range of the 105mm howitzer is only 12 kilometers. Now the distance between the artillery positions of both sides is 15.2 kilometers, which is not the time yet."

In fact, the American artillery staff also understood this point, but for a moment, it seemed that they had forgotten these details. However, he had already developed great trust in Gao Jiu's magical artillery command ability. He said, "Then let's wait a little longer, wait for them."

Propel a few more kilometers."

The sudden fierce attack of the Japanese army made the guo army a little confused. They felt that Gao Jiu had made a wrong judgment. Gao Jiu's troops had clearly appeared in the rear of the enemy and launched an attack on the enemy. These Japanese not only did not

The panic instead increased the offensive force against the guo army, which was puzzling.

The commander and commander sent a telegram to Gao Jiu, asking if the enemy situation had changed.

Gao Jiu replied: "Commander, there is no change in the enemy situation. The enemy's actions are to make a feint and make an illusion to protect the evacuation of the Japanese main force.

In fact, the enemy's main force has begun to evacuate. At this time, don't relax the attack. The whole army must press forward in one go. The enemy will not be able to stop you!

I also have a suggestion that the Sichuan Army troops I led only have two divisions of troops, and can only block them in the east. I think the Japanese army will launch an attack on our positions. If the passage cannot be opened, they will definitely turn to the southeast.

, retreat to Jingzhou. In order to annihilate the Japanese army of these two divisions, I suggest that you attack with the two armies head-on, and use one armies to detour to Zihongshan Pass between Shayang County and Jingzhou.

Cut off the retreat route of the Japanese army to Jingzhou so that our army can annihilate the two Japanese divisions in one fell swoop."

The commander and the commander suddenly realized. They heard that the Japanese army was going to retreat and knew that this battle must have been won. The heavy stone that had been pressing on their hearts for so long finally fell to the ground.

The commander immediately conveyed the good news to the soldiers of the entire army, calling for bold attacks and bravely fighting the enemy.

At this time, there were no other senior generals by his side, and Li Fengming was still by his side.

Li Fengming said: "Commander, should you mobilize troops and, as Mr. Gao said, cut off the Japanese army's retreat route to Zihongkou?"

The commander shook his head and said, "Forget it! If you can block the Japanese attack and drive them to the direction of Jingzhou, you will have a great victory in this battle of Yichang. It's better not to take risks.

If this army's troops cannot stop the Japanese army and are defeated by the Japanese army, it will be more than worth the effort."

Li Fengming felt very angry, but based on his understanding of the superiors, it would be good that this battle could be fought to this level now. After he returned, he reported the situation to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu felt a little regretful, but he could defeat the two Japanese divisions and achieved great victory in this battle, so he no longer asked for it.

The search squadron of the Japanese army continued to move towards Gao Jiu and others. This time, Gao Jiu did not use the large-caliber artillery in the rear, but ordered the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion and the special forces to set up mortars to the Japanese army.

The three search teams bombarded.

Mortar shells were really accurate and could always fall into the Japanese crowd. Seeing that most of the Japanese troops in this squadron were wiped out.

There was a Japanese chief Cao who was a little dissatisfied, and he didn't believe that the enemy's shells could be so accurate. So he led a squad of Japanese soldiers, running forward without any fame, while running around the S-shaped type.

I don't believe that my movements are so fast that your mortar can hit me.

Gao Jiu looked at the speed of their running and issued the artillery shooting elements, which included the advance amount of Japanese operations.
Chapter completed!