Rise from the sword

Chapter 508 The whole of Shanxi has been smashed into a pot of porridge!

"General."

When Huang Quan returned with four attack planes, Yamamoto also received news from the front:
"The Eighth Battalion and the Ninth Battalion have arrived at the predetermined positions and are launching an attack on the Eighth Route Army in the two places. The remaining twelve infantry brigades are expected to arrive within three hours."

"Yo Xi."

Yamamoto nodded in satisfaction.

The eighth and ninth brigades are elite brigades, the soldiers have rich combat experience, good weapons and equipment, and strong combat capabilities. Of course, it is unrealistic for these two brigades to want to open up the road cut off by the independent regiment.

Even if the independent regiment does not penetrate much this time without sufficient fire support, and can only rely on the weapons and ammunition it carries, its firepower advantage still exists, but it can also contain and consume the strength of the two interspersed troops.

No matter how powerful a lone army is, it is also a rootless apple.

"General."

As soon as Yamamoto's thought came here, a staff officer ran over in a panic:

"Telegrams from the Eighth and Ninth Battalions."

"Read!"

Instinctively, Yamamoto realized that something was wrong.

"Mashiling, Luojiaya's attack was blocked, and the enemy's aerial bombardment caused heavy losses to the troops, and they were unable to launch an attack."

"Nani?"

Yamamoto's eyes widened.

He knew that the enemy had an air force, and he also guessed that they would send out to support the two troops that blocked his road, but how long?The Eighth and Ninth Brigades had just launched an attack, so why did they suffer heavy losses?

Aircraft support is so effective?

"This is a briefing from the captain of the eighth team."

The staff officer handed over a telegram.

The captain of the frontline devils also knew that the matter was too unbelievable, so he sent a telegram detailing the specific process.

Yamamoto took the telegram and looked.

Looking at the detailed description of the battle situation in the telegram, his originally surprised face was suddenly stunned, and then solemn. After reading the telegram, Yamamoto understood why the eighth and ninth battalions that attacked had stopped cooking so quickly.

Facing the coverage of dozens of airbursts and heavy fragmentation bombs, it is normal to attack rashly without preparation.

Of course, I also saw that the planes equipped by Li Yunlong were fundamentally different from those of the Empire.

The enemy's planes carry a large amount of ammunition, estimated to be two to three tons per sortie, and have strong firepower. They are equipped with [-]-caliber cannons and are very fast... In short, the gap between the empires is very large.

Moreover, its air-to-ground communication is very smooth, and the bombs used are also very targeted.

Steel ball anti-personnel bomb.

Timed fuze.

Thirty bombs containing a large number of steel balls exploded in the air, and the dense steel balls fell at supersonic speed like raindrops. The locust army hiding on the ground was inevitable and shattered.

There is another plane circling in the sky...
Seeing the end, Yamamoto shrank his pupils, looked at the endless clear sky, and immediately issued an order:

"The rest of the brigade suspends its attack and regains its position at night."

Yamamoto is very decisive. His troops have almost no anti-aircraft weapons, and the air is completely dominated by independent regiments. Facing the threat of heavy fragmentation bombs, attacking now is tantamount to death, which is meaningless.

"Hi."

The staff officer quickly conveyed the order.

Zhang Dabiao also quickly received information about the devils.

"The little devil is cowardly?"

He spoke disdainfully, but his expression was serious.

The devil's decision was somewhat unexpected. He originally thought that the little devil would continue to attack for a few rounds, and would stop attacking after suffering heavy losses. In this way, the devil would definitely be extremely crazy at night.

but.

The effect of the plane support was beyond imagination. Two planes beat back the devil brigade, which was of great help to morale.Because the soldiers all know that as long as they persist until dawn, they will win.

"Send a report to Huang Quan."

Zhang Dabiao ordered:

"Let him bomb the devil troops gathered around."

"Yes."

The staff officer quickly sent a telegram to convey the order.

"There aren't enough pilots."

Looking at the miserable situation of the devils in the distance, Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but sigh again.

If there are enough pilots and not many, fifty or sixty will do. Given the terrain between Ping'an County, Pan County, and Yu County, there is no need for them to intersperse. These fifty attack planes alone can drag the devils away. Living.

After sighing, Zhang Dabiao picked up the shovel and put it into the excavation work.

Another advantage of the devil not attacking during the day is that he can concentrate on digging complete fortifications and allow the soldiers to rest and prepare for the tough battle at night.

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the other side.

The end of the road from Heyuan County to Taiyuan is in the mountainous area near Taiyuan.

Independent Reconnaissance Reconnaissance Company Third Platoon Second Squad.

"Squad leader, the devil has come out."

A soldier with a high-powered observation lens shouted.

"let me see."

The hand-held telescope could not achieve a high multiple due to the shaking, so the monitor of the investigation team walked to the observation mirror with a tripod to watch.

In his field of vision, he could see a devil's regiment rushing over in the distance of the road. In the ranks, there were several huge artillery pieces. The caliber seemed to be thicker than the 105 artillery pieces in the regiment.

"There are more than 4000 devils, a reinforced wing, and a heavy artillery brigade. The direction is to follow the road to Heyuan County."

After more than an hour of observation, the squad leader could clearly see the size of the devils in the distance and the direction of their march.

"Notify the regiment."

Then, he said to the soldiers behind him.

"Yes."

Several soldiers with radios on their backs quickly laid antennas and contacted the regiment headquarters.

With the sound of ticking, the movement of the devils in front of him was telegraphed back to the independent regiment headquarters.

At the same time, the same thing happened in two other places. The three regiments departing from near Taiyuan were clearly detected by the independent regiment's reconnaissance troops.

After the radio station became rich, Li Yunlong equipped each squad of the reconnaissance company with one, and then spread it widely with the help of the army's absolute advantage in the countryside. He would know any movement of the Taiyuan devils as soon as possible.

The news that the devil's three regiments were attacking Heyuan County in three directions also reached Li Yunlong's ears immediately.

"The soldiers are divided into three groups?"

In the headquarters of Heyuan County, Li Yunlong snorted coldly when he heard the news.

According to the information compiled by the General Staff Department, the three infantry regiments from Taiyuan set off from Taiyuan, Shuiquan and other places with heavy artillery, and at the same time moved towards Heyuan County. The Yoshino Regiment set out from Taiyuan and attacked the east of Heyuan County along the road. The other two wings attacked the south and west.

A look that wants to make the independent group happy now and then.

"Little devil, this is seeing that our remaining troops are running low."

Ding Wei also said with a smile.

After the troops took root in Heyuan County, they spread their construction to the surrounding areas and occupied Chu Yunfei's territory. The base area has been greatly expanded. Once the devil's army approaches, it will have a great impact on the base area.

After all, Heyuan County has many factories, warehouses, and an airport, a newly built iron mine, and a coal mine, which are important properties of the base.

"What are you going to do?"

Ding Wei asked.

The devils divided their troops, which was different from what was expected before, and they also had to change their coping methods.

It is impossible to break into Heyuan County. Ding Wei is very clear about how strong the troops left behind in Heyuan County are now.

But it is also true that the number of people is not as large as that of devils.

The devils divide their troops to attack. Heyuan County has a large area and the surrounding terrain is flat. Except for the mountainous area near Zhaojiayu, the rest of the direction extends in all directions. Big loss.

This is unacceptable to them.

"Hey hey hey."

Li Yunlong smiled and pointed his finger on the ground in the direction of Taiyuan:
"Offense is the best defense."

"You're thinking···"

Ding Wei's pupils widened with excitement.

"Correct."

Li Yunlong nodded:

"Three devil alliances, among them our old rival Yoshino United came along Taiyuan, the terrain in the middle is flat, there are only a few narrow terrains, we can use the plane to greet these devils."

"According to Zhang Dabiao's report, the new attack aircraft is very effective against the ground. It is estimated that five aircraft for a wing will be enough."

"Anyway, the little devils on Zhang Dabiao's side are afraid of being bombed, so they don't dare to attack during the day, and don't need air support for the time being."

"The remaining one seems to be the Kwantung Army Regiment, what is it called the Lijing Regiment, this group of devils followed the Zhengtai Railway and turned to the road to attack, so they asked the Sixth Tank Company to greet him, and finally the Regiment from Fuyu, when they got close, let them Let the artillery group deal with it."

In a few words, Li Yunlong arranged the combat mission.

"good idea."

Ding Wei nodded in agreement.

If you have enough and good cards in your hand, you can play with ease.

Now there are ten pilots in the base area, and they can take off ten planes at the same time, two of which are hovering in the positions of the first and second battalions, five are against the devils' wing, and three are left to deal with the devils' bombers.

Although the troops were unable to grasp the specific location and movement of the Devil's plane, they already knew that the Devil had dispatched ten twin-engine bombers, accompanied by four fighter jets.

It has only been more than half a month since the formation of the independent flight brigade. In addition, the aircraft provided by Boss Chen has very advanced performance, and the pilots are not proficient in the performance of fighter jets. They are not suitable for fighting against the elite pilots of little devils, but that's okay.

He didn't pay attention to this plane at all.

Artillery emplacements, industrial areas.

No matter where the devils bombed, it was wishful thinking.

Now the independent regiment has been organized into two air defense battalions, one is stationed in Zhaojiayu and the other is in Heyuan County.Artillery also has its own air defense units.

Following Li Yunlong's order, the newly formed Sixth Tank Company and an infantry battalion headed towards Taiyuan along the road, preparing to face the Devil Yoshino United head-on.

Thirty tanks, sixty armored vehicles loaded with infantry companies, and an infantry battalion of nearly 2000 people rushed towards the Kasai Regiment of the Kwantung Army.

Although the Sixth Tank Company has just been formed, its actual combat experience is not bad. Some of them are elite tank teams drawn from the First Tank Company and the Second Tank Company.

at the same time.

At the airport, five planes loaded with steel ball fragmentation bombs also took off, thinking about the Yoshino United planes.

The remaining three pilots stayed in the fighter cockpit, ready to face the Devil's bomber crew at any time. Although in this battle plan, they never thought of relying on fighter jets to shoot down the Devil's bomber, it was also a good opportunity to sharpen their skills and get familiar with the aircraft.

For this reason, Huang Quan even left the attack plane and flew a new fighter jet himself.

the other direction.

The artillery group stationed in Heyuan County and the remaining infantry battalion started to move, setting up positions and preparing to block the infantry regiment from Fuyu.

at the same time.

Near Fu'an.

The 772 regiment also began to assemble.

Standing in an open space, Cheng Shifa looked at the 772 regiment in front of him, and his heart was suddenly filled with pride and passion.

The 772 regiment at this time, strictly speaking, seems to be the 772 reinforced regiment, which is the strongest.

Not counting the members of the regiment headquarters, the regiment has a total of 900 people.

There is a three-unit howitzer battalion, and each company is equipped with four new 4 mountain guns.A three-unit 105 mortar battalion, each equipped with four 120 mortars, and a transport battalion equipped with 120 third-generation mules.

A heavy machine gun company equipped with twelve 12.7mm large-caliber machine guns.

The rest are three infantry battalions. The artillery company of the battalion has six 82 mortars. The 60 mortars are lowered to the platoon level. The machine guns of the squad are all replaced with general-purpose machine guns. rifle.

At this moment, the 772 Regiment, facing any devils full-staffed regiment, even the first-class division regiment devils regiment at the beginning of the war, Cheng Shifa is also confident that he can fight it head-on.

In the future, according to the plan, the troops will successively form fifty regiments of the same size.

"Set off."

With a wave of his hand, Cheng Shifa led his reinforced regiment towards Fu'an.

In order to cooperate with the actions of the 772 regiment, and also in order to cooperate with the Ping'an County campaign, the rest of the base area troops have also been dispatched one after another, planning to give the devil a ruthless blow.

In the afternoon of the same day, fierce fighting broke out centering on Heyuan County.

The encircled troops on the two wings of the Independent Regiment were blocked by Yamamoto. The devils used their positions to resist steadily and tried to delay the encircled troops on the two wings. The arm blocks the car, and it retreats steadily.

But relying on the heap of human lives can be regarded as slowing down the encirclement of the two wings.

On the road from Taiyuan to Heyuan County, Colonel Yoshino arranged his formation in a scattered manner, ordering the troops to be ready to deal with shelling at any time, and to be ready to deal with the resistance of the independent regiment.

In the previous confrontations, he suffered a lot from the shelling of the independent regiment.

But instead of shells, five planes arrived.

Yoshino United has anti-aircraft weapons.

After knowing that the independent regiment had an air force, Yoshio Shinozuka strengthened the air defense of each wing before departure.However, because the Shanxi garrison had never encountered an air threat before, they searched the entire First Army, and only took out four Type 25 13.2mm anti-aircraft guns and ten Type [-] [-]-caliber heavy machine guns.

And just this little weapon had to be scattered among the three wings.

The anti-aircraft firepower point of the Yoshino United was smashed into parts by the 30mm cannon on the attack plane before firing a few bullets.

Without anti-aircraft weapons, the Yoshino Regiment could only be bombed in vain. The steel ball anti-bombs starting at [-] kg made the Devils miserable. Even if the Regiment formed a wide formation, the loss was not small.

On the other side, the Kasai Regiment of the Kwantung Army also saw the incoming tank sixth company and an infantry battalion, and set up their positions to prepare for the battle.

Seeing that the two wings could not prevent the encirclement, and the reserve team and supply line were cut off again, and the planes were bombing the Yoshino Regiment, Yamamoto gritted his teeth and launched an attack on the first and second battalions in the afternoon, preparing to forcibly open the road.

In the Fu'an area, the 772nd Regiment also set up a formation and began to attack the Tongpu Railway. Facing the greatly strengthened 772nd Regiment, a new regiment staying in the Fu'an area was no match at all. Yoshio Shinozuka had to mobilize reinforcements from others. The troops in the surrounding base areas also cooperated one after another, delaying the reinforcements of the devils.

The Jinsui army who had been beaten up by the devils before saw that the devils couldn't make a move, so they were gearing up to find their way back.

The battle situation expanded explosively in an uncontrolled manner.

Immediately.

The whole of Northwest Shanxi, no, it should be said that the whole of Shanxi has become a pot of porridge.

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