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Chapter 153: The manufacture of trebuchet is completed

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    And this is the time to test the commander¡¯s ability in battle and his commanding ability.

    This Japanese attack was actually not only a test for Xia Yang, but also a test for all the commanders and soldiers of the Fourth Regiment.

    Only if Xia Yang shows sufficient command and strong leadership ability can everything go according to plan.  Only when his soldiers are truly brave and fearless can they carry out his orders well.

    Putting all these factors together, they can have some possibility of victory when facing the fierce and well-equipped Japanese army with a large number of people.

    On the afternoon of August 28, the news that the Japanese army successfully crossed the Nanjuma River had already reached Xia Yang.

    He had long known that the 235th Division of the National Army stationed at Nanjuma River had little combat effectiveness, but he did not expect that these guys were so incompetent.

    The Japanese army started attacking at noon. They didn't even hold out for three hours before they dispersed and began to retreat towards Baoding City.

    What left Xia Yang speechless the most was that the division commander even forgot to blow up the bridge because of his haste to retreat.

    As a result, the Japanese army crossed the Nanjuma River without any obstruction, and the frontline pointed directly at Xushui, a town in the north of Baoding City.

    Facing the defeat of the 235th Division, Xia Yang was a little happy.  Because now it¡¯s time to pick up equipment again.

    Of course, he will not contain these defeated troops of the 235th Division.  The soldiers of the 235th Division had no combat effectiveness at all. If he took in these broken soldiers and used them to defend the city, these people might throw away their guns and run away when the Japanese artillery fire.

    He asked Liu Fudong, the battalion commander who looked a bit like a bandit, to lead his men outside Mancheng to intercept the defeated troops.

    But Liu Fudong is also good at this. He was the one who intercepted and routed troops before.  He did nothing else with Xia Yang, but he did a lot of things like blocking people and grabbing things.

    Of course, the interception of the soldiers did not want these soldiers who had no war, but to take off their weapons and ammunition.

    Although the ammunition of Xia Yang's Fourth Regiment is relatively sufficient, if they want to fight a long war with the Japanese army, no matter how many bullets they have, they may not be able to withstand the consumption of their Fourth Regiment.

    Of course, it would be best if we could capture a few machine guns or something.

    On the morning of August 29, the sound of Japanese artillery bombardment of Xushui came from a distance.

    Xushui is only a few dozen miles away from Baoding City, and the rumbling sound of Japanese artillery is like bursts of muffled thunder, coming from a distance.

    Although Xushui is the gateway to Baoding, there is no danger to defend and the road is smooth, so there is no need to defend it.

    The national army stationed in Xushui only offered a symbolic resistance and then chose to retreat.

    The entire battle lasted only two hours, and Xu Shui surrendered to the Japanese army.

    The national troops stationed in the 59th Army and the 29th Army have no choice but to abandon these peripheral cities.  Their combined strength is only more than 50,000. Trying to defend these peripheral cities will only lead to the dispersion of their forces.

    Rather than doing this, it would be better to concentrate our efforts to protect the area along Baoding City and stay here for half a month.

    In Xia Yang¡¯s opinion, these things are still a little far away from him.

    What he needs to focus on now is not the strategic issues at the top, but how to hold on to Mancheng.

    Mancheng is located on the west side of Baoding City, and Mancheng is a prominent location. If the Japanese army attacks Baoding City, Mancheng will definitely be a key area to attack.  In this way, the Japanese army can ensure the safety of their flanks.

    On August 29th, the tense atmosphere in the entire city reached its highest point.

    The sound of Xushui's cannons seemed to remind them that those demons were coming.  And the devil's next target is to fill the city with them.

    In the evening, Xia Yang heard good news.

    The trebuchet has been manufactured.

    The carpenters made ten trebuchets in just three days.  These trebuchets have been tested by Xia Yang and basically meet Xia Yang's performance requirements for these trebuchets.

    Xia Yang distributed two of these trebuchets to each battalion.  This ensured fire coverage of the Japanese troops on the north and east walls.

    The remaining five are used for mobile support.  If the Japanese charge in any direction is fierce enough, he will adjust theseGather over there and provide fire support.

    Xia Yang did not let his men place these trebuchets directly on the city wall, but placed them in the air-raid shelter dug under the city wall.

    After the Japanese troops came up, they used ropes to hang them up on the city wall.

    The reason why we do this is actually very simple.

    ¡°If these trebuchets were placed directly on the city wall and bombed by a round of Japanese artillery fire, these trebuchets would probably be blown up.

    The air-raid shelter placed under the city wall can effectively avoid this problem.

    When the Japanese artillery bombardment ended and the Japanese infantry began to charge, Xia Yang asked the soldiers to hoist the trebuchet.

    Although it is troublesome to go back and forth, it only takes a few minutes to lift the trebuchet.  The Japanese army charged from the position and rushed to a distance of about 300 meters across the city wall. It would take at least seven or eight minutes!

    This period of time was enough for Xia Yang and the others to hoist these trebuchets to the city wall and bombard the Japanese charging infantry.

    And when the Japanese infantry began to retreat, they withdrew these trebuchets from the city wall into the air raid shelters below.

    Liu Fudong, who was sent by Xia Yang to intercept the defeated troops yesterday, also gained a lot.

    The two trucks he drove past were filled with bullets, grenades and other weapons and equipment.

    The soldiers of the 235th Division who withdrew from Nanjuma River were as frightened as birds.  When one of Liu Fudong's men pointed a gun at him, he obediently disarmed and threw all the weapons and equipment on his body into Liu Fudong's hands.

    Some of the defeated soldiers even thought Liu Fudong and the others were bandits wearing national army uniforms.  Little did he know that Xia Yang would not mind at all if his soldiers turned into bandits for the sake of the Fourth Regiment.

    These weapons and equipment are of little use if they are left in the hands of these soldiers who only know how to run away. It is better to bring them to the city and provide some help to the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment in the city.

    In addition to ammunition, there are indeed many good things on these two trucks.

    Xia Yang even saw a somewhat old Maxim machine gun from inside.  Although the machine gun was a little worn out, Xia Yang checked it and found that as long as it was oiled, there was basically no problem.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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