Rise from the sword

Chapter 538 Fierce Firepower!

"General."

Yangquan.

Inside the new Underground Command.

Shinji Kozuo was wearing a brand-new major general uniform, with a samurai sword hanging from his waist, sitting upright with a solemn expression and a calm expression. In front of him, a staff officer was reporting the situation:
"Five days ago, a large number of Eighth Route troops assembled near Yangquan. In Xiyang, He County, and Jing County, a large number of heavy-duty trucks loaded with supplies arrived, as well as a large number of tanks and heavy artillery."

"Although there is a lack of specific information, after front-line investigations and the information provided by the intelligence department, it can be deduced that the Eight Routes surrounding Yangquan have more than 5000 people, more than [-] tanks, and more than [-] new heavy artillery pieces."

"In addition, the passage leading to Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang was also cut off by the Eighth Route Armored Forces."

After the staff officer's voice fell, the faces of several devil officers in the headquarters all changed, with obvious despair in their eyes.

The gap is too big.

The total strength of Yangquan is only 5000, while the Eighth Route Army outside the city is conservatively estimated to be [-], which is more than double.

That's fine.

With a ratio of two to one troops, it is still possible to fight. The imperial army of the Japanese Empire is not afraid of any enemy. This gap in military strength can be made up by the Bushido spirit, and the elite grassroots officers of the empire can make up for it with command.

But the bigger problem is that the firepower gap is too large.

Big enough to make everyone desperate.

The enemy has more than [-] tanks and more than [-] new heavy artillery pieces.

The new heavy artillery of the Independent Regiment that was exposed during the battle of the Mongolian Army, at this time, the Japanese had already understood its power, with a range of up to 20 kilometers and a shell weighing more than [-] kilograms. It was a proper heavy artillery.

And Yangquan, an entire army division with 5000 people, only has fifteen 75mm mountain guns, five anti-tank guns, and even an old-fashioned anti-tank gun with a caliber of 37, which cannot penetrate the tanks of the independent regiment at all.

Such a huge gap in firepower and equipment cannot be made up by courage and tactics.

According to the experience in the battle in Ping'an County, the light infantry of the Independent Regiment is also clearly superior in firepower. Every time the imperial army destroys a tank, it takes at least 5000 warriors to die in battle, while Yangquan only has [-] soldiers.

Not to mention that the enemy still has planes.

But before everyone could speak and express their despair over the situation, there was a violent explosion outside, and at the same time, the overhead lights began to shake.

Qiqi's complexion changed in the headquarters.

At the beginning of the construction, the command strictly considered the safety issue.

The Yangquan headquarters is located at 240 meters underground, separated by several layers of civil structures, and a layer of cinder concrete, which can withstand the bombardment of the Empire's [-] heavy artillery, but even so, the devils inside clearly felt the obvious vibration, Even a little unsteady.

It can be seen that the number of eight-way artillery firing at this time is definitely far more than three hundred.

It can also be seen that the Eighth Route Army that attacked Yangquan this time is very strong.

"understood."

Koza Shinji nodded, letting the dust and mud fall on him, his face expressionless the whole time.

In the later stage of the Battle of Ping'an County, he had already been surrounded by the independent regiment, and he was ready to break the jade, but at the last moment of the battle, he was led by a small team of Yamamoto Special Agents to break out of the encirclement.

Fortunately, he survived.

In that battle, the First Army lost tens of thousands of soldiers and lost a lot of land, but like Yamamoto, he was just said by the base camp without any real punishment, but he was rewarded for fuel and food .

After that, he returned to Yangquan and was responsible for the defense of Yangquan.

It seems to confirm the old saying that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good fortune.

After several months of frenzied replenishment, Yangquan currently has a total of more than [-] imperial troops, and it has been newly reorganized into a Class C division.

At the beginning, the base camp planned to parachute a division commander.But after the Battle of Heian, the amount of heavy oil and food provided by the First Army to the country increased instead of decreasing. He made great contributions. After the operation of Yamamoto, Okamura and Shinozuka Yoshio, Kozuo was directly promoted to the division of the new division head.

If it weren't for the lack of qualifications, maybe the lieutenant general would have worn his epaulettes.

Based on the combat experience in Ping’an County, Shinji Kozuo carried out a drastic transformation of Yangquan, comprehensively strengthened the fortifications, and focused on strengthening the ability of the troops to resist violent artillery fire. In the absence of materials, the main fortifications can still resist 240 heavy mortars. bombardment.

Of course, the anti-tank capability has also been strengthened.

Because of the lack of equipment, materials, time, and manpower, the actual effect was not satisfactory, or in other words, it was far from what Shinji Kozu wanted.

But he can't help it, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

So in this battle, he will definitely lose.

Shinji Kozuo was aware of this reality from the very beginning.

But for some unknown reason, the base camp strictly prohibited any troops from the First Army from retreating, and even recruited a steady stream of recruits, so Jiazuo also understood that in this battle, they would all be destroyed.

No.

Based on the experience of the Ping'an County Campaign, Jia Zuo understood more thoroughly.

To be more precise, most of the soldiers of the imperial army had to be broken, and these officers could sneak out of the encirclement.

The idea of ​​the base camp, as well as the idea of ​​​​the locust, is actually very simple. It is to use the first army and a large number of low-quality recruits to consume the strength of the independent regiment and delay the progress of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, vaguely, he also grasped an interesting point.

The more jade fragments the imperial soldiers have, the more fuel and food the Independence Regiment seems to give.

"You gentlemen."

Thinking of this, he drew out his samurai sword and said harshly:
"The time has come to be loyal to the empire and to the locust."

"Long live the Great Japanese Empire, long live His Majesty the Locust."

"Hi!"

After Jiazuo's voice fell, a group of devil officers in the headquarters bowed their heads together, and their tone was fanatical:

"Long live the Empire of Japan, His Majesty the Locust is on board."

The middle and low-level officers who can be sent to the First Army to form a new division may not have enough command ability and experience, but the spirit of bushido and the determination to be loyal to the locust jade fragment are absolutely full.

Amidst the frenzied howling and the continuous rain of artillery fire, Shinji Koza led a group of officers to the outside of the headquarters and to the frontline positions.

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the same moment.

south.

Song County.

Outside the camp of the Independence Regiment.

"lets go."

Kong Jie nodded to Song Yun beside him.

"Set off."

After receiving the order, Song Yun waved his hand and set off with three newly formed infantry battalions composed of soldiers from the original government.

Although it has only been a few days, the three battalions have been completely reborn at this time.

As the saying goes, a man depends on his clothes, and this saying is not wrong in the army.

Uniform uniforms, uniform helmets, uniform new semi-automatic weapons, uniform machine guns, the whole has a trace of mighty and majestic momentum, which is completely different from the previous miscellaneous divisions.

"Captain, let's..."

Beside Kong Jie, a staff officer looked at the three leaving regiments and couldn't help asking.

Before the staff officer could finish speaking, Kong Jie glanced at the new staff officer and said with a smile:
"Worried about them leaving with someone?"

The staff officer nodded.

This group of fruit-preserved recruits had only joined the army for less than a week. Although the ideological training of the army had been carried out in the past few days, the time was too short, and the three battalion commanders were all former people, so it was difficult to guarantee that they would not leave the army.

"You can rest assured about this."

Kong Jie spoke confidently.

He can understand that the new staff officer has this kind of worry and lacks a deep understanding of the troops.

However, this is absolutely impossible.

Not to mention that the three battalion commanders who came here were all officers who really wanted to fight the devils. Even if the three of them wanted to leave with the troops, they didn't have the ability.

The Independent Regiment now controls the logistical supply of this force.

Unless someone can provide the same level of treatment as the independent group, or even higher.

Moreover, for a total of 5000 preserved fruit recruits, he stuffed in more than 50 company platoons of grassroots officers trained in the Pingan County Officer Training Course. Although the time was short, he also had a certain degree of control over the troops. inform him.

Seeing the confident tone of his head, the new staff officer also nodded, no longer worried.

"Let's go too."

Then Kong Jie set off with the remaining two battalions, the Mountain Cannon Company, and a recruit battalion, leaving only the main battalion to guard the airport and base.

Before setting off, Kong Jie said to the remaining troops:
"Get the message out."

In order to gain a foothold as soon as possible, in order to expand the base area as soon as possible, he needs some means of propaganda to enhance the confidence of the people near Songxian County in the army.

For this reason, he would rather kill less devils.

Anyway, there is still a long time to go in the tank business, and it won't be too late to deal with these devils after we wipe out the First Army.And the better Song County develops, the more devils it can eliminate in the future.

In the Changheng area, there are many devils.

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Seventy kilometers to the southwest.

There are three small counties here, and originally there was only one devil brigade stationed there.

But in recent days, more than 1 devils have come here one after another to station here, but these devils are very peaceful after they come here, they don't sweep up or clear the village, but station quietly.

at this time.

In the county seat, at the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army, a major general frowned as he looked at the map of Song County on the table.

Under the order of General Yokoyama, he led the 69th Division and an infantry wing to destroy the guerrilla airport here, prevent the Eighth Route Air Force from supporting the Changheng battle, and prevent the Eighth Route from expanding its base.

Today is different.

After Ping'an County, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is well known to everyone, and this devil major general is naturally not a fool. He knows very well that the enemy in front of him is very difficult to deal with.

Although he has an advantage in numbers, his 69th Division has not been formed for long, and the remaining regiment is also a Class C unit, with poor combat effectiveness and few veterans. According to intelligence, although the Eighth Route Army has only more than 5000 people, its firepower is several times that of his. Times, and even air support.

not to mention.

The information in his hand is half a month ago.

According to the combat experience against the Eight Routes in the past year, in half a month, the Empire needs to increase the strength of the Eight Routes by two-thirds, and it is still the lowest. The opponent's recruitment speed is too fast.

In a real fight, he has absolutely no chance of winning.

Attacking the airport is definitely delivering food to others.The intelligence said it was very clear that Balu's airport had concrete fortifications, a large number of anti-aircraft guns, and long-range heavy artillery, while he only had a few mountain cannons.

"General."

At this moment, a staff officer ran in:
"News from Pine County."

"Read!"

The devil major general suddenly looked solemn.

"In the surrounding areas of Song County, the Eighth Route Army is spreading a large-scale propaganda. The Eighth Route Army will dispatch [-] troops to launch a sweep against us."

The staff officer's words immediately stunned Major General Devil.

He froze for a long time before saying:

"Sweep against us?"

For a long time, it was the imperial army that launched a raid on the base of the Eight Routes and launched an attack. The Eight Routes launched a sweep against the Imperial Army, which made it difficult for him to accept and adapt to it for a while.

"Hi."

The staff officer bowed his head and said:

"Their people are widely advertised in various villages."

"understood."

Taking a few deep breaths, the major general nodded and regained his composure.

After experiencing the initial shock and unbelievableness, he regained his composure. After thinking about it carefully, he found that, considering the current strengths of the two sides, this was actually not surprising to him, and even normal.

Whoever is stronger will attack.

The reason why he couldn't adapt was because he hadn't really recognized the reality, and was still immersed in the memories of when the imperial army had the upper hand.

"Propaganda..."

Finally, the devil major general sighed faintly:

"Hey···"

As a person who has undergone formal military education and was finally promoted to general, he can understand the purpose of the opponent's move.

Through the promotion of combat operations, the local people's awareness of the strength of the Eighth Route Army will be enhanced, and people's confidence in the Eighth Route Army will be increased, so as to rapidly expand the troops and expand the base area.

The way to deal with it is actually very simple.

Just defeat the 'mopping up' of the Eight Routes.

But the problem is that it is really difficult for him to do it now, and it can even be said that he can't do it.

If he had a Type A division under his command, then he still had a chance of winning. Elite soldiers could make up for the lack of firepower to a certain extent, but at this time he only had a Type C division in his hand, which was all idiots.

No chance.

"Get ready to transfer."

Glancing at the fortifications outside the county seat, Major General Guizi sighed faintly.

He is clear.

The enemy is equipped with 105 mountain cannons, equipped with armor-piercing bullets, which can shoot directly. According to the intelligence of the First Army and the Mongolian Army, its power can easily destroy the city walls of the county, and can destroy standard fortifications and bunkers.

There are also 120 heavy mortars, and the field fortifications are completely unstoppable.

Plus there is aircraft air support.

slip away.

Just as the devil was running away.

Kong Jie led two main battalions of the independent regiment, an artillery company, and a recruit battalion, including some with a total of 500 people, and Song Yun led three battalions with a total of 100 people and marched towards the devil's garrison. .

Along the way, Song Yun and the other two battalion commanders were amazed:

"My dear, this equipment is too good."

'Yes, a battalion of 800 people has 120 machine guns, twelve 82 mortars, twelve 60 mortars, and four Type [-] infantry guns. '

'And shells, each gun has at least 160 shells. '

"Be good!"

Although it has been several days, everyone is still terrified.

At this moment, their firepower configuration is not comparable to that of the Central Army's German armorers.

"It is said that if we pass the assessment, then..."

As he spoke, the battalion commander clicked his tongue, but did not speak.

But the other two battalion commanders knew what he was going to say, and they also fell into longing.

At this time, the three positions are acting battalion commanders, actually company commanders, but as long as they pass the independent regiment assessment, their cultural level, command level, and ideological level, etc.

Then, their battalion will become the main battalion of the independent regiment.

At that time, the number of people will not change, but the weapons and equipment will be reborn, equipped with 120 heavy mortars, equipped with large mules with three times the transportation capacity of ordinary mules, and equipped with recoilless guns.

Just when several people were full of disbelief, in the sky, fifteen 'bomb trucks' loaded with bombs passed by at low altitude.

(End of this chapter)