Rise from the sword

Chapter 539

Yangquan.

In a bunker at the forward position.

Shinji Kozuo came here with a group of captains, and looked at the distant battlefield with a telescope.

Same as Koza Shinji.

At that time, the regimental commanders and battalion commanders stationed in the division in Yangquan were originally low-level cannon fodder officers with no background. Because of the lack of officers during the large-scale expansion of the army, they were urgently promoted from the grassroots officers.

Answered that sentence.

Standing in the wind, pigs can fly.

But what is different about Yu Jiazuo is that this group of grassroots officers who have been promoted are all fanatics.

Even in the current situation, this group of people is full of confidence in the imperial jihad, thinking that the empire will win, and now it is just a small setback, and they are also full of confidence in the locust.

It can be said that this group of people are brain-dead fans.

But at this time, looking at the artillery fire in the distance and the continuous shells falling on the ground, the fanaticism in the eyes of these fanatics gradually dissipated, and despair began to crawl on the faces of every devil officer.

So, what did they see?
"At least seven hundred guns."

After all, he is a person who has seen big scenes, after all, he is a person who has experienced severe beatings by the independent group. Shinji Kosawa is very calm, even expressionless, without any change in tone:
"And all of them are new 125mm howitzers."

Squinting his eyes and pondering for a moment, Jia Zuo gave a more precise number.

"Eight hundred gates, the error is no more than twenty gates."

The long-term experience of being bombarded made Jiazuo very sensitive to artillery fire. In addition, it was sunny today, and he could see the entire surrounding area of ​​Yangquan clearly, so he accurately estimated the specific number.

"Eight hundred doors."

All the devil officers in the headquarters fell silent.

They are clear.

The 105 artillery that the empire is so jealous of, the independent regiment has already begun to phase out. The newly equipped artillery has a caliber of 125, a projectile weighing 26 kg, and a standard rate of fire of three rounds per minute. According to the calculation of [-] guns, that is...

[-] rounds per minute.

40 shells fall every second.

That is, a ton of shells falls every second.

Moreover, the 26 kg shells cannot be held by ordinary field bunkers at all.

It doesn't take long, within 10 minutes at most, the field fortifications outside Yangquan will be destroyed, and if it takes half an hour, all the anti-tank troops will be destroyed by the shelling.

"Wait until the shelling is over."

Shinji Kozuo looked calm:

"Send death squads into the position immediately."

Based on the experience of the Battle of Ping'an County, Jia Zuo knew very well that the tactics of the Independent Regiment were very simple. After the shelling was over, the Eighth Route soldiers would attack under the cover of tanks.

But this simple and clear move is very difficult for him to deal with, and it can even be said that he cannot deal with it.

Because, he has no weapons against enemy tanks at all.

"Hi."

All the officers nodded in unison.

After all, he is a fanatic, full of bushido spirit in his heart, and quickly regained his morale, and he wanted to bite off the enemy's flesh even if he was about to die.

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Yangquan.

On the artillery position of the independent regiment.

The 810 artillery pieces are divided into four clusters, arranged outside Yangquan City, and the muzzles point directly at the devils' positions outside Yangquan City.

Each running position has a telephone line.

Then the squads are connected to the squad, each squad is connected to the platoon through the telephone line, each platoon is connected to the company, each company is connected to the battalion, and finally, all the battalions are connected to the front of Iwamori.

After such a long period of development, after continuous, super large number of live ammunition bombardment training, experienced large-scale actual combat time and time again, through the hard study of artillery soldiers day and night.

At this moment.

The Artillery of the Independent Regiment has been completely reborn and has become an artillery force not inferior to the European and American powers.

Even the actual combat experience is beyond.

Under the unified command of Yansheng, the eight hundred artillery pieces are like a whole, and the firepower is not wasted at all.

Accompanied by the dense muzzle wind, the shells fell like meteors into the devils' positions in the distance, billowing up a cloud of gunpowder smoke and rolling up a cloud of soil debris, and even the devils who were blown up could be vaguely seen.

Although the devils reinforced their positions, there were no troops stationed there, and most of them hid in the anti-gun holes at the rear.

However, the 26 kg shells are so powerful that ordinary civil bunkers cannot withstand them, let alone the density of more than 2000 rounds per minute. Some anti-bunker holes were directly blasted because they were hit by multiple shells consecutively.

at the same time.

A half-track transport vehicle transports shells to and from the artillery position and the rear warehouse.

At a position ten kilometers away from the Yangquan front line, copper bullet casings were piled up like a hill.

"How long?"

Zhang Dabiao looked at his watch and asked a staff officer beside him.

In this battle, although Li Yunlong came to the front line, he was in charge of the front line command. After all, Yangquan was only the first step to wipe out the First Army. The overall plan was arranged by Li Yunlong, and Zhang Dabiao could complete the front line execution .

"The scheduled shelling time is three and a half hours."

The staff officer smiled and immediately replied:

"It's been shelling for an hour and a half now, and there are two hours left."

"Then wait another two hours."

Zhang Dabiao said with a smile.

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Compared to the group of smiles in the headquarters of the Independence Regiment, at this moment in the headquarters of the Japanese army in Yangquan, it was a scene of mourning and despair.

of course.

There is also a dignified face.

And a complete silence.

A group of devil regiment captains, battalion captains, and a division commander just stood there silently, staring dumbfounded at the distant position, letting the earth debris shaken off by the explosion fall from their heads.

"It's not over yet!"

After a long silence, a leader of the Devil Alliance couldn't help but said.

It's been two and a half hours!
The Eighth Route Army has been shelling for two and a half hours.

And yes, [-] artillery pieces fired continuously for two and a half hours at a rate of three rounds per minute.Although the continuous shelling speed will drop, the barrel will heat up, and the gun mount will be adjusted. The actual rate of fire will be higher than two rounds per minute and lower than three rounds per minute.

but!

Even if the minimum number of two rounds per minute is calculated, two and a half hours of shelling, that is, 24 shells, and 26 kilograms of shells without shells, that is more than 6000 tons of shells.

And that's just projectiles.

Excluding propellant, cartridge.

Counting propellants and cartridges, the actual amount of ammunition is more than 9000 tons. This is the amount of ammunition consumed by the entire North China Front Army of the Empire to launch an entire army dispatch at a time, and medium and large-scale battles.

But in the independent regiment, it was just the opponent's artillery preparation before a battle.

Even, the shelling continued.

At this time, the position outside Yangquan was already in a mess, with bullet holes everywhere, traffic trenches, foxholes, and anti-tank camps almost all disappeared. Even many half-buried bunkers and even underground bunkers were destroyed.

The independent regiment's artillery fire is much stronger than everyone expected, so it can also be inferred that the next independent regiment's attack must be much stronger than expected.

"Let the first, second, and third tie-breakers get ready."

Kozu Shinji said suddenly.

"Hi."

The staff officer beside him froze for a moment before nodding his head.

The decisive brigade is a brigade formed by the imperial army in response to the powerful armored forces of the independent regiment. Each brigade has 1000 people, and all of them are the most heroic warriors.

Yangquan formed a total of three, divided into the first, second, and third brigades.

Equipped with the latest domestic anti-tank weapons.

Type four anti-tank thorn mine.

All of them were dispatched at once, so that the staff didn't react at once.

Looking at the staff who left, Shinji Koza touched the samurai sword on his waist, and sighed silently.

If nothing else happened, this time, he was really broken.

But this time, it was completely different from the time of the Ping'an County Campaign. He had stronger power at this time. Of course, it was only a little bit stronger, but the independent regiment was indeed several times stronger than before.

There is no possibility of accidents.

Even if General Yamamoto personally brought someone to rescue him, there was no return.

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An hour later, the shelling finally stopped.

Before the smoke from the last explosion cleared, the Independent Regiment made a second move. Four infantry battalions with nearly 8000 troops, under the cover of more than 200 tanks, began to attack Yangquan City.

"Over two hundred tanks."

The staff quickly counted the tanks coming from a distance.

Hearing this, the devils who had just breathed a sigh of relief immediately changed their complexions.

According to the laws summarized in the Battle of Ping'an County, for every tank of the Independent Regiment to be eliminated, about [-] imperial troops were required.

Although there are stabbing mines, a large number of anti-tank mines, specially designed and manufactured anti-tank explosive kits, a large number of smoke bombs, and the troops have also done a lot of training for tanks, it is estimated that only [-] to [-] soldiers can destroy a tank. tank.

But the problem is.

They are making progress, and the independent group is also making progress, and the speed of progress is much faster.

During the Battle of Ping'an County, the independent regiment used Mauser rifles, and the tank crews were not skilled, and the cooperation with each other was extremely poor.

But now, a few months have passed, and the opponent has fully equipped with a new type of semi-automatic rifle, which has greatly increased its firepower. After such a long period of training, the absolute proficiency of the tank crew has also greatly increased, and the cooperation between infantry and tanks must also be very tacit.

How much does it cost to destroy a tank now?
Everyone has no idea.

But even if a tank can be wiped out at the cost of only 50 people, so what.

There are [-] tanks in front, and the Yangquan garrison has only [-] soldiers.

Moreover, the enemy is notoriously equipped with a lot of equipment. Tanks can be pulled out to build roads at will, and even use tank engines to generate electricity as power for light rail trains.

No matter how you think about it, you can't see the slightest chance of winning.

"You gentlemen."

Phew... Along with the sound of the knife being unsheathed, Shinji Kosa's frantic voice sounded:
"The time has come to be loyal to the locust."

At this time, Jiazuo, bowing, holding a samurai sword in his hand, with a ferocious face and a crazy voice, is like a warrior in the Warring States period who is about to charge to the death.

In fact, when he reached the position of Jia Zuo, he could see it clearly.

What is the spirit of Bushido, what is the jihad plan in the Japanese circle, what is the glory of being loyal to the locust, and the soul returns to Kuduanzaka after death, it is just a way for the country to improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

It is also a tool of government and locust rule.

In the final analysis, this battle was launched for the interests of the empire and the interests of the big domestic capital, and it was far less glorious than the propaganda.

But at this moment.

He had no other choice.

The base camp forbids retreat, and it is clear that they are sent to death, to consume the strength of the Tuba Road, and to delay the Balu.

As for surrender, he really wanted to.

But Balu was weird about surrendering.

Before, surrender would receive preferential treatment, and even this preferential treatment was a bit unbelievable.

But now, the soldiers of the imperial army who surrendered will be investigated. Once they have harmed the common people or embezzled the property of the common people, they will be taken to Ping'an County where the Independence Regiment is located.

Shoot in public.

Regardless of rank, regardless of status.

Therefore, he can only fight to the death.

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