Rise from the sword

Chapter 364 Cannon fodder and shells (a lot of water, I will write another chapter at night)
In an open space four kilometers away from the gate of Shou County.

The Mountain Artillery Brigade of the 33rd Regiment, the Mountain Artillery Battalion of the No.70 Eighth Regiment, and the artillery mobilized by Shinozuka Yoshio from other places, a total of [-] [-]-caliber mountain artillery were lined up neatly, pointing at the gate of Shou County .

As the artillery commander's flag fell, the muzzles of the thirty mountain cannons burst into flames.

boom boom boom

Dozens of shells crossed an arc at high speed and flew towards the gate of Shouxian County. In an instant, dense shells fell on the first line of defense of the Independent Regiment, and in the rumbling explosion, gunpowder smoke filled the sky.

"My dear mother, with so many cannons firing together, even the gods can't hold back when they come."

Outside Shouxian City, about one kilometer away from the first position, Liu Hong, the captain of the Ninth Regiment of the Imperial Association Army who came from the Beiping area, looked at the position engulfed in gunpowder in the distance, dumbfounded in horror.

"This is the true strength of the imperial army."

"It's a good thing that I surrendered early, otherwise I would have been bombarded. I'm afraid I couldn't even get the corpses together in the end."

At this moment, the artillery fire in front of him made the captain of the Ninth Regiment of the Imperial Association Army in North China, and the former head of a miscellaneous division in Shandong, very grateful for his original decision.

"Fortunately, big brother was wise back then."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone beside him patted him flatteringly.

"This is just the firing of the mountain cannon. There are six [-] heavy cannons behind that haven't fired yet, and the three big guys haven't fired yet. This is the real strength of the imperial army. The usual mopping up is just a play. .”

"It's thanks to my brother who was wise back then, otherwise..."

Another sycophant ensued.

"Ha ha·······"

Liu Hong, a hardcore traitor, was very satisfied with the horses of his subordinates and younger brothers. He smiled triumphantly, then, looking around at his subordinates, he raised his tone:
"Notify the brothers, when you will charge, use more strength. This time, it is our chance, a chance to become bigger and stronger. If anyone dares to hold back, hehe!"

"Yes."

All the subordinates raised their voices together.

"Big brother."

Beside Liu Hong, a 'big captain' spoke:

"Why don't we be more cautious. This time we are going to deal with Li Yunlong. This person is extraordinary. He has suffered losses for the imperial army many times. It is said that several generals of the imperial army died at the hands of this person. Don't underestimate the enemy and be careless."

"In order to deal with this person, the imperial army mobilized so many troops, and even so many heavy artillery, it is enough to show that this Li Yunlong is very strong."

"Don't get all the credit for it, and invest all your capital in it."

Seeing that someone refuted the captain of his eldest brother, and was praising the enemy and slandering the strength of the imperial army, the other 'captains' suddenly became unhappy, and someone retorted:
"This Li Yunlong is said to be the main force of the Eighth Route Army. It is indeed not weak. It is said that it is equipped with artillery, but that was when the imperial army was not serious. It sent out a small group of troops casually and was taken advantage of by the Eighth Route Army... ·”

"This time, the imperial army is going all out."

"Right now, these are the regiment-level mountain artillery units of the imperial army. Behind them are division-level heavy artillery, and even the legion-level large-caliber heavy artillery has not yet fired. Everyone has seen those three heavy artillery."

"Besides, our goal is to attack all the way to the core area of ​​the Eighth Route Army base. With so many people and so many cannons, how could it be used to deal with Li Yunlong?"

"A mere head of the regiment is worth the effort of the imperial army?"

The speaker is also worthy of being an elite who can get a "captain" in the Imperial Association Army. His combat skills are not clear, but his speech skills are very good. He recognizes the strength of the independent regiment, and then further praises his master on this basis.

"Don't say anything."

Finally, Liu Hong made a final decision:

"Hurry up when you're going to charge. It's okay to go to the countryside to sweep up foreign workers. Even if the imperial army knows about it, they won't say anything. But this time, the imperial army is serious. We must also be serious."

"Yes."

Liu Hong's subordinates raised their voices one by one, and their morale was high.

At this time, the artillery fire continued, thirty mountain artillery fired continuously, and the independent regiment positions outside Shouxian County seemed to have fallen into a sea of ​​flames, and then the artillery fire began to extend and fell into the city of Shouxian County.

The division-level 105 guns on the rear artillery positions also joined the bombardment, and the 150 heavy guns occasionally showed their power. Many small gaps were blasted into the ancient city walls of Shou County, and the city gates were crumbling.

As the last city gate was blown down by artillery fire and the fortifications on the city wall were destroyed, the phone rang at the headquarters of the two devils.

After Liu Hong answered the phone, he lowered his head and said "Hi" in a non-standard or broken voice, then hung up the phone, looked back at his younger brothers, and raised his tone again:
"Attack immediately."

"This time, the imperial army will also send a brigade to launch an attack on our two wings together."

"With the imperial army?"

Immediately, all the 'captains' seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood.

They, a group of high-end devils, naturally understand that the so-called Imperial Association Army is essentially cannon fodder, and usually rushes to the front to die, and the Imperial Army follows behind them to supervise the battle.

But this time the imperial army actually attacked together on both wings.

This is the first time.

"This shows that the imperial army has a good chance of winning this battle."

There was a 'big captain' with an excited tone, and the rest of the people also echoed, and the morale increased greatly for a while.

But the captain who persuaded his boss to be cautious frowned.

When things go wrong, there must be demons. It is rare for the devils to launch an attack with their group of cannon fodder, instead of rooting behind their buttocks to supervise the battle as before. This must be a problem.

"Who is in charge of the main attack this time?"

Liu Hong looked around the group.

"I, I, I..."

In an instant, a series of 'captains' raised their hands together.

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Compared with the high morale of the dog legs, the No.30 triple leader Shinji Kosawa, who was in charge of the first round of offense, was very uncertain.

He was also on the front line, hiding in a newly excavated fortification, looking at Shou County in the distance.

At this time, the offensive had already begun. Outside Shou County, nearly a thousand puppet troops were in the middle, plus more than 500 devil soldiers on the two wings, rushing towards the battered Shou County that was bombarded by artillery fire.

Through the intermission of the gunfire, Shinji Kozuo could see that outside Shouxian City, which had just been plowed by the gunfire, a lot of firepower points suddenly appeared, and many soldiers rushed out, densely packed with muzzle fireworks one after another.

This made Kozu Shinji's complexion even more serious.

This is a hidden underground bunker, which cannot be handled by the 75 mountain artillery, while the 105 division heavy artillery and the 150 heavy artillery are mainly aimed at the city walls and gates.

At some incomplete city walls and gates in Shou County, you can occasionally see traces of a large number of small-caliber mortars, and 60 mortars roared and flew towards the attacking Japanese and puppet troops.

Facing the intensive firepower of the Independent Regiment, whether it was the main attacking Royal Association Army, or the third brigade he specially arranged for the two wings to coordinate attacks and supervise operations to prevent the Imperial Association Army from collapsing, the offensive formation was instantly broken up.

I have to say that the second devil that the little devil mobilized this time is still a bit capable. The skirmish line is very wide, the offensive formation is also remarkable, the positioning is quite good, and the combat effectiveness is quite good.

But it didn't help. Facing the intensive firepower of the independent regiment, those two devils who were used to the mountainous county brigade, district squad, and other basic regiments died no differently from those of the security team.

Only half an hour later, the attacking force withdrew.

Whether it was the main offensive of the Royal Association Army, or the third brigade that he specially arranged for the two wings to coordinate the attack and supervise the operation to prevent the collapse of the Imperial Association Army's waste, they all suffered heavy losses.

Afterwards, those exposed bunkers and firepower points were reported to the artillery positions, and the 105 guns fired again, and even the 150 heavy guns joined in.

But Shinji Kozuo could see that there was no one in the bunkers that were opened by shells, the independent regiment had already withdrawn, the imperial army was just wasting shells, and these bunkers were just cannon fodder.

How much is a shell for the imperial army?

Shinji Kozuo didn't know, but these bunkers, these bunkers with civil structures, are definitely much, much cheaper than shells.

"Your Majesty."

Soon, a staff officer came to report, and the casualties were counted: "The third brigade suffered 90 casualties, of which 52 were from Yu Sui, and 180 people from the Ninth Wing of the Imperial Association Army died."

For the Imperial Association Army, the staff naturally wouldn't use the word jade pieces.Even directly statistics the death data.

"idiot···"

Cursing secretly, Shinji Kozuo took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

He is very clear about his duties, and its main purpose is to attract the firepower of the independent regiment, expose its firepower point, let the artillery destroy it, and clear the obstacles for the follow-up troops to attack.

Just cannon fodder.

In the first attack, the duty of cannon fodder failed completely.

The loss of more than 50 imperial troops, a non-full brigade reduced by one-tenth, counting casualties, reduced by one-fifth, only exposed some bunkers of the independent regiment, and did not even shoot 82 mortars.

"An hour later, the second team continued to attack."

Koza Shinji gritted his teeth:
"Order the Ninth Wing of the Imperial Association Army to send two brigades to continue the coordinated attack."

Lieutenant General Shinozuka's death order, he must attract the 82 mortars of the independent regiment and let the artillery destroy them. Shinozuka Yoshio knows very well that the biggest threat to him is the large number of 82 mortars of the independent regiment up.

Either destroy these mortars or expend shells before attacking.

"Hi."

The staff officer bowed his head in response.

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On the position of the Ninth Wing of the Imperial Association Army, one kilometer away from Shou County.

In an underground headquarters.

After a round of attack, the internal atmosphere suddenly changed, and all the 'captains' of the Imperial Association Army were crying and showing fear.

"Brother, we have lost more than 200 brothers."

"More than 200."

A 'big captain' voice trembled.

The captain of the alliance, Liu Hong, was also pale, and his fingers were trembling.

Although the Ninth Wing of the Imperial Association Army has a tall name, its size is actually a little more than a brigade, and its total strength is only about 600 people. This time, he dispatched 900 people, but in just half an hour, it was all over the place. Losses exceeded 200 people.

Although the actual death rate was only 180 people, those who were seriously injured had already lost their combat effectiveness, which was no different from being dead.

"Is this really the Eighth Route Army?"

The tone of the other 'Captain' with a bandage on his head was also trembling:
"There are so many tricks and machine guns. Each squad has a machine gun, and the squad leader is equipped with tricks and mortars. How can they have so many mortars?"

"It's stronger than the firepower of the imperial army."

Recalling the intensive firepower he faced just now, the captain was trembling all over, and even now he hasn't recovered.

After so long fighting with the imperial army, this is the first time he has seen such a ferocious Eighth Route Army, and it is also the first time he has experienced the feeling of being strafed and bombarded. He was afraid of death and hid at the back, but a mortar shot The cannonball exploded next to him. If he hadn't died, he would have died long ago.

"This Li Yunlong is indeed extraordinary, different from the ordinary Eighth Route Army."

Liu Hong's voice was serious.

After being severely beaten, Liu Hong deeply realized the strength of the independent regiment.Moreover, as an officer, although his skills are not very good, he still has vision. This is only an outlying position and has not yet entered the city, which means that the independent regiment has not yet exerted its full strength.

He also finally fully understood why the imperial army had to deploy so many troops and cannons in this attack.

At this time, the devil's attack order came down again.

"What, let me send two brigades to participate in the attack?"

Liu Hong's voice was also trembling.

He has a brigade of 350 people, which means he is asked to send 700 people there.

As soon as the words fell, all the 'captains' around him took a step back. Everyone saw the scene just now. The firepower of the independent regiment was stronger than that of the imperial army.

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In Shou County.

In an underground blast hole.

"How about the casualties?"

Zhang Dabiao is also counting casualties.

"good."

The two company commanders in charge of the outlying positions reported:

"More than 20 soldiers were sacrificed, and more than 20 were injured. The power of the little devil's heavy artillery is indeed a bit ruthless."

The strong underground bunker and the cross-fire prepared in advance caused the independent regiment to suffer very little casualties, most of which came from the devil's artillery.

"The 150 heavy artillery is really powerful."

Zhang Dabiao also nodded:

"I observed it just now. Judging from the actual effect, the diameter of the damage on flat ground may exceed 100 meters, and a large crater one and a half meters deep can be directly blasted on solid ground."

"To avoid such powerful heavy artillery, the tunnel supported by civil engineering must be under [-] meters."

"The fortifications outside can't hold this kind of heavy artillery, so the soldiers have all withdrawn and rely on the fortifications around the city wall to fight. The outside is just an appetizer."

Zhang Dabiao spoke confidently.

Everything is under control.

Although the power of the Devil's 150 heavy artillery was unexpected, even the city wall collapsed several big holes, but there are houses in the city, broken masonry and tiles can greatly consume the power of the shells, the bunkers in the city are also stronger, and the terrain is more complicated. It is more suitable for the firepower of the independent regiment.

　I came back too late, for the sake of full attendance, the water chapter.

　　Then, continue to code words, there will be another chapter tomorrow morning, and there will be another chapter in the evening, all of which are about [-] words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)