Rise from the sword

Chapter 367 Taiyuan, here I come again.

On the third day, it was just dawn.

Shinozuka Yoshio then ordered the troops to re-launch the attack north of Shou County.

The two full-staffed regiments had more than 6000 people, plus the five thousand imperial alliance troops. This time, the little devils were full of troops. Although the attack the day before had a lot of casualties, overall, it didn't hurt at all.

A brigade of devils, with the assistance of the second devil, continued to attack the north of the city, with the goal of occupying the collapsed ammunition depot.

On the two wings, the same two non-full brigades launched an attack on the two highlands on the two wings of Shou County, capturing the best artillery positions for the mountain artillery units, and bombarding the city of Shou County condescendingly.

"pity."

At an observation post in the rear, watching a brigade that attacked Shou County again after the artillery fire passed, Yamamoto secretly thought it was a pity.

According to information from Zhu Ziming on the ammunition depot, the ammunition depot in the north of Shou County, which stores tens of tons of ammunition, is ten meters deep underground. Even the 240 heavy artillery can only collapse the supporting structure, but cannot destroy it deeply.

The ten-meter-deep underground ammunition depot, even if it is an earthen structure, the army's largest caliber heavy artillery is powerless.

If it can be destroyed, there won't be so many troubles. There is no need to attack the north of the city, and you can choose the attack location more flexibly.

"Why did Li Yunlong build the ammunition depot in the city?"

At the same time, a trace of doubt appeared in Yamamoto's heart.

Whether it was Zhu Ziming's intelligence or the spies sent by the intelligence agency of the First Army, they all confirmed that an ammunition depot was indeed excavated here, and the collapse caused by the heavy artillery also proved this point.

But the problem is.

The imperial army's intention to attack Shou County was not concealed at all. As a mature commander, Li Yunlong should not have placed the ammunition depot in the north of Shou County. Put it in the city.

It should be that Li Yunlong did not expect that the empire would dispatch 240 heavy artillery, and planned to use Shou County's complex terrain and solid tunnel system to hold on for a long time to consume and kill the imperial army.

The tunnels in the north of the city are less than three meters deep and are supported by wooden beams. Even 150 heavy artillery can't do anything.

Thinking of this, Yamamoto also felt that the reason was justified.

It's just that he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell the specifics.

"idiot···"

After struggling in his heart for a while, Yamamoto suddenly cursed secretly.

He suddenly realized that after fighting Li Yunlong for a long time, he actually became suspicious and lost a little bit of confidence in his mind. This is not the mentality of a special forces commander.

"It's a pity, Yamamoto-kun."

After Yamamoto returned to the temporary headquarters in the rear, Yoshio Shinozuka thought the same thing: "It's a pity that we failed to directly destroy the ammunition depot of the independent regiment. Now we and the independent regiment are forced to fight a war of attrition here."

The counterattack of the Independence Regiment was very fierce yesterday. It used 82 mortars for intensive bombardment many times, vowing to recapture the ammunition depot. He also had to send troops to consume with the Independence Regiment in the north of the city.

Before Yamamoto could answer, Shinozuka Yoshio changed his regretful expression, and his tone became arrogant and complacent:
"However, this time my first army can afford it. Li Yunlong has no ammunition depot and no reinforcements. Can he afford it?"

At this time, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region was under sweeping sweep, and it was impossible for other troops to support the independent regiment. However, he still had a full regiment of troops who had not arrived, and the supply channels were unblocked, and he had an absolute advantage in terms of strength and supplies.

After the words fell, fighting broke out ahead, and the devil brigade that broke into the north of the city fought against the independent regiment again.

On the two wings of Shou County, shells fell from time to time, and the two brigades of the devils also launched an attack on the high ground on the two wings, and Shou County was full of guns for a while.

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at the same time.

Taiyuan.

Hiding behind a haystack, Yan Sheng held up his binoculars and looked at the Devil's Wing that was gathering around Taiyuan Airport, squinting his eyes: "This should be the 97th Wing that is preparing to attack our Shou County."

According to the information provided by the headquarters, there are three devils' alliances attacking Shou County, and Yansheng is very clear about this one.

"Then let's..."

Beside him, a gunner subconsciously licked his lips.

Shou County was attacked by two regiments of devils, and it must be difficult. The gunner subconsciously wanted to support Shou County.

"Hey hey..."

"No, we'll start after these devils set off."

Yansheng chuckled, with a sinister tone:

"Looking at the movement, this group of devils should set off in the morning, so we will do it later in the afternoon. At that time, I see whether these devils are here to rescue Taiyuan, or to attack Shou County."

Last night, they had taken some of the shells out of the ammunition depot and put them on the back of the big mule to be ready at any time, and even dug out the artillery positions.

Although the Taiyuan devils have a regiment, which is not suitable for the current shelling, the range of alert has been greatly reduced due to the reduction of troops, and the actions of the artillery company have not been noticed by anyone.

The gunner looked at his company commander, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help complaining.

Why did everyone learn the creepy laughter of the head of the group?
Yansheng didn't pay attention to the expression of the gunner on the side, but stared closely at the devil planes taking off from Taiyuan Airport and the Taiyuan Airport below. At this time, he was calculating the bombardment plan later in his mind.

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noon.

Shou County.

After a morning's truce between the two sides, the devils stopped attacking and retreated for repairs. Then the artillery continued to bombard the city of Shou County, and the independent regiment also took advantage of this rare time to breathe, and seized the time to rush to repair the fortifications and collapsed tunnels destroyed by the heavy artillery.

"Commander, the situation is not good."

Zhang Dabiao's tone was a little dignified:
"Today, the devils used 240 heavy artillery, and several tunnels were destroyed. Some of the fortifications and bunkers outside were also destroyed by 150 heavy artillery. The mortars have been suppressed by the devils, and they can only support the front for a short time. There is a lot of pressure on the North City side. .”

"The third battalion suffered a lot of casualties."

According to the plan, the North City side would stick to it for at least ten days, but it was only the third day, and Zhang Dabiao felt a little tricky.

"Also, the high ground on the two wings was also fought very hard. The devils attacked fiercely. There were mountain artillery support behind them, and ten devil planes strafed. The position is still there, but the casualties of the second battalion are not small."

"If this continues, we'll probably last for less than a month..."

After hanging around with Li Yunlong for so long, Zhang Dabiao still has a good eye.

If the north of the city is lost, the devils will find that the place where a lot of shells have been wasted after being bombarded for a long time is just an empty shell. I am afraid that they will quickly change their attack methods, attack the two wings with all their strength, occupy the surrounding high ground, and use the advantage of artillery to supplement their superiority in troops to flatten their lives little by little. county.

When encountering super strong fortifications, use the 240 heavy artillery or 150 heavy artillery to solve it. The independent regiment is powerless about this, and can only retreat step by step, taking the opportunity to kill the devils.

Once the highland devils on both wings set up mountain artillery or even the 105-caliber division-level artillery, the 82 mortars of the independent regiment will have absolute suppression.

Li Yunlong fell into deep thought when he heard what Zhang Dabiao said.

From the very beginning, he predicted that the devil's heavy artillery would be very powerful and a great threat, so he dug a whole set of tunnels around Shou County to avoid the devil's shelling and mobilize troops. It was also the first time for Li Datuan to play, and he didn't have a template for learning, so he could only explore by himself.

Urban street fighting is also the first time for the independent regiment.

Now it seems that the tunnels in Shou County and the fortifications in the city are very insufficient, and many mistakes have been made.

The support structure of the tunnel is not perfect. The tunnels with an average depth of nearly three meters are often collapsed by the devil's 150 heavy artillery, let alone the 240 heavy artillery. The internal structure is unreasonable and there is not enough margin. After the collapse, I am dumbfounded.

The fortifications in the city are also unreasonable, and the firepower layout is also unreasonable.

In addition, the strength of the devils exceeded expectations. Counting the puppet army, nearly ten thousand enemies launched an attack, and the independent regiment was a little flustered for a while.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yunlong snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand:
"Everyone is moving to strengthen the tunnels in the southern city. The heavy machine gun company dispatched two heavy machine guns to support the highlands on both wings. It is absolutely impossible for the devils to occupy these two highlands. As for the north of the city, try to hold on for as long as possible."

There is no way out in the north of the city, but the experience summed up in the past few days has given the independent team a deeper understanding of the tunnel tactics. As long as they improve and reinforce it, and hide in the tunnel, they can completely ignore the devil's 150 heavy artillery, and can even greatly weaken it. 240 heavy artillery damage.

"We don't feel good, the devil doesn't feel good."

"It depends on who can't stand it first."

Afterwards, Chief Li's tone was harsh.

Judging from the scale of the devil's attack in the past three days, it was only the size of two regiments, and the devil still had one regiment that had not yet come. In other words, the more difficult time was yet to come.

But the independent regiment is far from reaching the end of its rope at this time.

There are sufficient reserves of weapons, ammunition, food and medicine. The three main battalions have not yet exerted their full strength. Waiting in the mountains and forests behind Shou County, it can be replenished at any time.

"Yes."

Zhang Dabiao nodded, with heartache in his tone.

Once the heavy machine gun is on the high ground, it can kill the devils greatly. It has a strong fire suppression ability, but it is bound to be targeted by the devils. Even the two high grounds have a solid position system, facing the devils' cannons and planes.

Two heavy machine guns on each high ground will definitely not last long. I am afraid that after a while, another heavy machine gun will have to be sent up.

The head of the group is so cruel that he plans to use up the heavy machine gun in a fight with the devils.

"Don't worry too much."

It was Zhao Gang who spoke, and he saw Zhang Dabiao's heartache. After all, he brought out the heavy machine gun company himself:

"Yansheng should do it soon, and there should be a lot less devil planes by then."

"Too."

Zhang Dabiao's eyeballs light up slightly.

But only slightly lit.

He knows very well that the really difficult time is yet to come.

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in the afternoon.

The battle started again, and the devils launched an attack, still attacking from three sides at the same time.

Even mobilizing more troops than in the morning, Shinozuka Yoshio saw that the No.90 Seventh Regiment was about to arrive, so he completely let go.

For a while, the pressure on the three battlefields of the independent regiment increased sharply. The first and third battalions in the northern city area, as well as the second battalion guarding the two highlands had to use part of the reserve team to resist the devil's attack.

Around four in the afternoon.

When the battle in Shou County was in full swing,
When the No.90 Seventh Regiment of Devils rushed to Shou County,
In Taiyuan, Yansheng quietly erected two 120mm heavy mortars behind a hillside about [-] kilometers away from the First Army Airport, and hundreds of neat shells were piled up beside him.

"Hey hey..."

'Taiyuan, here I come again...'

After a smug smile, Yansheng raised his right hand:

"Prepare····"

　There will be two chapters tomorrow...

　　
　
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