Rise from the sword

Chapter 129 Shelling
Sound water beach.

A new open space appeared at the east end of the village, the surrounding trees and grass were cleared, and even the land was leveled and compacted.

In the open space, under the threat of bayonets, dozens of ordinary people who were forcibly recruited by the devils were jumping over their shoulders to carry bricks or gravel on their backs. I was so rickety.

From time to time, ordinary people collapsed from exhaustion, and the bricks and stones were scattered all over the ground. When the devil saw someone fell, he exposed his whip and cursed angrily, like driving an animal.

Under the threat of bayonets, the common people did not dare to be angry or speak, so they could only hold on and continue to work.

Among the fallen bricks and stones, you can even see a lot of old green bricks. The devils actually forcibly demolished the houses of ordinary people to build gun towers.

In the middle of the clearing, a few plainclothes devils were pointing and drawing, directing the laborers to build the gun towers, and occasionally even doing it themselves. Reinforced concrete buildings are still a new thing for mountain villages, so the devils can only do it themselves.

On a small hillside not far from the open space, dozens of devils stayed in a temporary earthen bunker, posing with guns raised for vigilance, but the devil soldiers who yawned from time to time proved that this warning was only in vain its table.

After all, it has been five days since the ground was leveled and the foundation has been solidified. During this period, there have been no accidents. There have been no guerrilla attacks or night raids by the Eighth Route Army. The devils have long since ignored this order.

"Omori Kenichi, your team is in charge of vigilance, and the rest are resting."

At noon, the squadron leader's order came.

Immediately, the devil squadron in charge of the defense left the position one after another, gathered their guns and piled them up in piles, ran to an open space and started cooking. One guy even got a pig from nowhere and was about to slaughter it.

This pig was obviously snatched from the people's home.

Among them, the squadron leader was the most excited. This old devil actually held a samurai sword across his chest with both hands, posing like a classical samurai, as if he was not facing a pig, but an imprisoned enemy.

"Hi!"

Nodding reluctantly, the team leader called Kenichi Omori reluctantly led his men to patrol.

Where there are people, there are fights, not to mention that in the Japanese army, which has a strict hierarchy, Kenichi Omori is the most excluded squad leader among the three squad leaders of this squadron.

"idiot···"

After walking away, Kenichi Omori cursed harshly.

The officers of the squadron he was in were all from Nagoya, and he was from Tokyo. In addition, he was promoted very quickly. In less than two years after joining the army, he went from a recruit to a squad leader. He had no background, so he was excluded. The squad leaders and the squadron leaders didn't like him and pushed him out everywhere.

However, Omori Kenichi still dutifully completed the task, brought his subordinates to the position, put on a vigilant posture, and even hid in the bunker.It seems that there is an enemy on the opposite side preparing to attack.

The promotion system for devils has nothing to do with no background, and devils who have no military school experience are already cramped. They can be promoted to squad leader in less than two years.

When he came from Yangquan, the scale of more than 1000 people and the large-scale mobilization of reinforced concrete made him realize that the enemy he was dealing with this time might not be easy. As soon as he came, he and his colleagues originally stationed in Shouxian County inquired about intelligence and got Knowing that the nearby Eighth Route Army has excellent weapons, sufficient machine guns, and even mortars, their combat effectiveness is very strong. They once attacked a good citizen who was loyal to the empire in front of a gun tower, far from the kind of guns near Yangquan. guerrillas.

He also knew that the legendary thing was true.

The Eighth Route Army really has shooters who can hit shooters 500 meters away at night.

Moreover, I also know the troops to deal with this time.

Li Yunlong, and his independent group.

The Li Yunlong who killed the leader of Bantian United, the Li Yunlong who planned to attack Shuangfeng Town and the north of Yangquan.Li Yunlong, the famous Eighth Route Army in the North China Front.

As for the ambush and annihilation of a squadron of the Kwantung Army, these devils' grassroots officers are still not too clear.

Also because of these reasons, Omori Kenichi is very cautious, ordering his subordinates to maintain a high level of vigilance, and always hide in the bunker. Fortunately, Omori Kenichi has some prestige and strong control over his subordinates, and his subordinates obey his orders.

"Attention to strengthen vigilance."

Seeing that the soldiers were envious of the pig, Omori Jian said in a serious tone: "We will go get some delicious food by ourselves at night, there are many people around here."

Since he was promoted by military merit, Kenichi Omori has naturally infected the brutality of his father in the past few years of joining the army, and he did not hesitate to let the soldiers go.

"pity···"

Looking back at the squadron leader who was slaughtering pigs, Kenichi Omori muttered.

Relying on military merit alone, it is already the limit for a new recruit to be promoted to the team leader. If he wants to go further, his military industry is actually enough, but unless... his eyes flashed when he looked at his team leader.

pity····
If the Eighth Route Army...

He sighed secretly in his heart, and suddenly his ears moved, as if he heard an explosion...
"what sound."

He looked at the mountain in the distance, relying on the ability honed on the battlefield, he judged that the voice came from there.

It sounds like a mortar?
And there are quite a few.

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"You son of a bitch, little devil, grab the fellow's pig."

In the woods, Yansheng held up his binoculars, looked at the devils who were slaughtering pigs in the distance, and gritted his teeth.

Behind him, three 60mm mortars are being quickly erected.

Although the command of the regiment headquarters is to act alone, after investigating the enemy's situation on the spot, Yansheng decided to divide the artillery company into two groups, each with three 60 guns, because the damage effect of one 60 gun is very poor, and the firepower density is also very poor. , the threat to devils is not high.

Concentrating firepower is king.

After several days of investigation, Yansheng discovered that the devils at the Xiangshuitan were the best to deal with.

There are many dense forests here, and the vigilance of the devils is also very low. The point is, the devils' positions are far away from the common people, so there is no need to worry about accidental injury.

"Commander, get ready."

Behind, three 60mm mortars have been erected, the floor is fixed very firmly, and the shooting will be very accurate.

"Let me take a look..."

Putting down the binoculars, Yansheng walked up to the three cannons, aiming and fine-tuning them one by one.

The three gunners he led were all three with poor shooting skills, so he needed to be in control in the end. Because of his resentment against the devils for robbing the people's poultry, Yansheng pointed the muzzle at the group of devils who were happily slaughtering pigs.

2 minutes later...
"The distance is 1.1 kilometers, the open space where the target devils gather, shoot ten rounds in a hurry."

Holding up the binoculars, Yansheng said in a cold tone, "Dare to rob the common people's pigs? Let's see if labor and management can't kill you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the shell in the loader's hand fell into the chamber.

bang bang bang...

Fireworks exploded from the muzzle, and six shells roared and flew into the distance.

Without looking at the distance, the gunner took the shells handed over by the ammunition hand behind him, and stuffed them directly into the barrel with smooth movements.

The mortar, which was originally known for its rate of fire, could fire one shot in less than two seconds at the beginning.Ten rounds were fired rapidly, and all were fired in just 15 seconds.

"Ha ha····"

The results made Yan Sheng laugh.

"withdraw!"

After ten quick shots, Yansheng retreated without hesitation, without any hesitation.

The devils are already hidden, and if they continue to bombard them, it will only be a waste of shells.

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"Enemy mortars."

Under his gaze, Kenichi Omori even saw the muzzle fireworks in the distance, as well as the mortar shells flying in the air.

But before it was too late to remind, the shell had already exploded in the empty mountain.

And that's where the other two infantry squads gathered, where a group of people were killing pigs!

boom boom boom

The shells fell straight into the center, and one of them even hit the pig directly. The violent explosion directly blasted away the squadron leader who was cutting the pig's head, and the samurai sword was bent. Miserably.

The devils gathered together in the open space, so the bombardment of this wave of thirty shells killed and injured more than a dozen devils, eight of them were killed, even including the squadron leader and a small leader. The two were really happy to cut off the pig's head, and went directly to be buried with the pig.

Seeing the squad leader who was blown to pieces, and another squad leader, Kenichi Omori's first thought was...
Yoshi, here's your chance...

Here's my chance to be the captain...
Balu dry floating wine!

If the positions above are not removed, how can they be promoted below?For a while, Kenichi Omori forgot to command the troops.

"Your Excellency, Captain, shall we pursue?"

Said a sergeant.

It was Kenichi Omori who came to his senses. He raised his binoculars to look, and the guerrillas in the distance had already left with their guns ready. He only had time to see a few figures before disappearing into the forest. He even saw them with his sharp eyes. Ammunition box on the shoulder.

"Chase···"

The distance is too far, and I will definitely not be able to catch up... Although he knew it in his heart, Kenichi Omori still ordered the pursuit.

After all, the appearance still needs to be done.

"Be careful and spread out."

During the pursuit, Kenichi Omori maintained his vigilance and dispersed the team widely, sending out reconnaissance teams on both wings.

It is said that the Eighth Route Army is very good at ambushes, so Kenichi Omori is naturally very vigilant.

However, he did not see that Yansheng had no intention of ambushing the pursuing troops.

Instead, he commanded a group of artillery to retreat swaggeringly, and the other two artillery groups each carried a mortar and returned to the two wings of the devil's position to prepare for a return carbine.

It should be a horse cannon.

After the shelling stopped, the devils would definitely relax their vigilance, rescue the wounded soldiers, and clean up the corpses. At this time, the devils were most relaxed.

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New group.

Cheng He is reporting the situation to Ding Wei.

"Today, in the area where our territory borders the Independence Regiment, the devil's gun towers were overturned and shelled. The Independence Regiment made a big move this time, and the devils suffered a lot, especially in Xiangshuitan. Even a devil squadron leader was killed. Yes, it is said that more than 20 devils were killed or injured."

Although Xinyituan hadn't made a move yet, they were still closely observing the surrounding situation.

Because of the forced recruitment of civilian husbands, the news of the casualties of the devils spread quickly. The ordinary people who were forcibly recruited saw the devils being beaten and cried for their fathers and mothers, so they naturally spread the news everywhere.

"What did Li Yunlong do?"

Ding Wei muttered.

"Correct."

Cheng He nodded:

"Only Li Yunlong can make such a big move. Other troops don't have such rich shells."

"In one day, the devils were shelled no less than a dozen times, and no less than [-] rounds of shells were consumed. Only Li Yunlong has this capital, and it is said that the gun towers in other parts of the independent regiment were also bombarded. It is speculated that today the independent regiment consumed more than [-] shells. Not less than a thousand rounds."

"Damn it, so many shells, so fucking rich. According to his usage, this kid's shells are definitely no less than [-] rounds, and there are channels to replenish them."

Ding Wei immediately cursed.

Although Xinyi Regiment is also very rich, with more than 2000 mortar shells in the warehouse, he is absolutely reluctant to use them like this.

Cannonballs are such a thing, but every time you use them, you will lose one round.

Although the arsenal at the headquarters can also manufacture artillery shells, it only adds grenade grenades every month, and he can't get a few rounds even if he begs his grandpa to tell his grandma, let alone the poor quality of the shells.

"The first day should be the most ammunition consumption. The devils were caught off guard. After the devils are prepared, the effect will not be so great."

Cheng He said in a flat tone.

The reason why the independent regiment consumed nearly a thousand rounds of shells on the first day was because the devils were unprepared for the first time, and the surprise attack effect was the best, and they would definitely not be so prodigal in the future.

"Captain, shall we do the same?"

After saying this sentence, Cheng He's eyes were burning.

The new regiment has mortars and artillery shells. Although the shells are not as good as the independent regiment, there are still many, and the new regiment also has a top gunner.

Wang Chengzhu.

The last time Li Yunlong wanted to exchange two 82 mortars and 500 rounds of shells for Wang Chengzhu, the head of the regiment did not agree, which shows Wang Chengzhu's strength.

After all, Sakata's life is not in Wang Chengzhu's hands.

After thinking in silence for a moment, Ding Wei nodded:

"Okay, you can make arrangements, but be careful, the devil must be on guard against Li Yunlong doing this, don't be caught by the devil."

After being bombarded by long-range bombardment, the devil will definitely have corresponding countermeasures.

Ding Wei can even guess the devil's method. The construction of the gun tower cannot be stopped, but the range of the 60 mortars is more than one kilometer, and the surrounding defenses are not enough. Or send an observation post at the commanding heights.

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

Cheng He nodded.

The surprise attack can only be done once. After the devil is prepared, the next step is to fight the devil with wits and courage.

but···
This is the base area, the territory of our Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, many of the people who built the gun towers were intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army...
　On the way home... sorry for the real phone number.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)