Rise from eight hundred.

Not only did the scouts who had found the location of the howitzers begin to snipe and kill them one by one without mercy, the officers and soldiers of the guard company and infantry company that had rushed in even let them know with pouring bullets, and then gathered around the cannon , is death.

Of course, there are also successful ones.

Several mushroom clouds and loud noises that exploded in succession knocked down the soldiers who were rushing forward 200 meters away.

There was even a group of Japanese soldiers who threw a hand grenade into an ammunition point storing 105 howitzer shells without fear of death. At least 40 20 howitzer shells weighing 105 kilograms exploded and formed a fireball that illuminated most of the sky above the battlefield. up.

The loud sound shook the eardrums of most people on the battlefield with a radius of nearly one kilometer. Even the Chinese and Japanese armies on the front line of Niangziguan, five or six kilometers away, heard it.

Such a terrible big explosion, let alone a few Japanese soldiers who were only a dozen meters away from the explosion center were blown to ashes, even the 1900 howitzer with a gun body and a gun mount weighing 105 kg was overturned tens of meters away. If it weren't for the fact that the howitzer was placed in a valley, and there were rocks on both sides to minimize the power of the explosion of more than 300 kilograms of shells at the same time, let alone the howitzer made of steel would be destroyed. One infantry squad of Mimi had to finish playing.

Even so, several people were injured by the flying rocks from the explosion, and seven or eight others were injured by the shock wave formed by the explosion, and an infantry squad basically lost its combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, Pang Da, who was not far away, arrived with two scouts and directly established a defensive position around the wounded soldiers until another infantry squad arrived with health soldiers five minutes later.

That was also the biggest loss suffered by the two companies in this battle, and the soldiers injured by the shock were basically included in the category of seriously wounded.

At 6:20 in the morning, five or ten minutes after the battle broke out, the sky was already bright, and the figures tens of meters or even a hundred meters away were clearly discernible, and the battle had come to an end.

Except for a Japanese army that took advantage of the previous darkness and either fled into the mountains, or followed the northern side where there was no gunshots, joined a defender of an infantry squad, and fled in the direction of Jiuguan, the rest of the Japanese army was wiped out at the On the position of the 21st Artillery Regiment.

In the wilderness, the corpses of Japanese soldiers lying around can be seen everywhere.

However, this time they did not kill them all. As long as they knelt on their knees and raised their hands and surrendered, none of them were killed, and they were all guarded by special personnel.

This is the suggestion of Second Lieutenant Kobayashi Koichi of the Allied Army. His original words are that he does not want to be a polished commander. At least he is a second lieutenant, right?Of course Tang Dao knew the little Jiujiu in this guy's heart, and he just hoped to save some of his compatriots, which is also human nature.

Considering that the 21st Division has only entered China not long ago and has not committed heinous crimes, with the precedent of Second Lieutenant Kobayashi Koichi's testimony, there must be many people who want to survive, and especially the technical arms of artillery, living is better than dying It is very useful, even if you don't want to help fight, you can always be an instructor!

No matter how bad it is, it is okay to keep it as a bargaining chip with the Japanese North China Front Army. Tang Dao knew that there were many patriots imprisoned in Pingbei City, and many of them were people in the literary and art circles who had a little friendship with Old Tantai.

In any era, don't underestimate the power of scholars. They have no power to restrain themselves, but they have a lot of ink in their stomachs.

Of course, for those who are unwilling to surrender, they should die!
Tang Tuanzuo still prefers to be a little softer than the foreigners of the Wa Kingdom.

If the number is enough, Tang Tuanzuo would not mind letting this group of "soft and cute" short legs walk around in front of Niangziguan holding flowers and holding the banner of "Long live the Chinese nation" after the Battle of Jindong.

In the end, there were 197 captured Japanese soldiers, but more than 1300 were killed. According to the size of an artillery regiment of about 3000 people in the Japanese Horseman Division, there may only be a large part of it. The total force here is about 2100, and the Japanese army who can escape is only 500 at most, and more than 70.00% of the prisoners and kills are basically wiped out.

However, for Tang Tuanzuo, who personally planned this night attack plan, the number of Japanese soldiers killed is not the most important thing, but the number of artillery captured. This kind of "evil thing" of bombing cannons is not uncommon.

What's wrong with the small days, how can you start with the precious artillery?The two company commanders, Yang Xiaoshan and Qian Dazhu, felt heartbroken every time they heard a violent explosion, and they couldn't live their lives now!
What was more painful than them was the 160 artillerymen who entered the battlefield at the end. Each of them only carried a Black Star pistol. If the artillery was gone, what would they do here?Carrying a pistol and the little days who are about to rush over 'biu~~~biu~~~biu'?
It can only be said that with the victories one after another since the establishment of the Four Elements Regiment, the officers and soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment are more and more motivated. 500 people raided an artillery position and wiped out the enemy bandits, which is no longer enough to satisfy them up.

In the past, it was basically the big guys who slapped their buttocks and carried the captured guns and ammunition back to drink the celebration wine cheerfully. How could they still be here patting their thighs and thinking about how many intact cannons they had seized? Trouble?

Even if there is, she can't pull it away!The 75 mountain cannon weighing seven to eight hundred kilograms is okay, but the nearly two-ton 105 howitzer can't be pulled away even if they give them dozens of cows?

Of course, Tang Tuanzuo didn't want to leave at all!

First, the purpose of snatching the Japanese artillery positions is not only to destroy the heavy firepower of the Japanese army, but also to play the meaning of "use the barbarians to control the barbarians"!
Relying on its own 10 howitzers with a range of up to 105 kilometers, the 21st Division has been arrogant this week. Both the main position and the farther flank highlands have 105 large-caliber howitzers participating in the regiment. cause great damage.

According to statistics, the first battalion, the second battalion and the third battalion have killed more than 700 officers and soldiers this week, 800 were seriously injured, and 1500 were damaged in battle, one-third of which were lost to the Japanese artillery fire! The 105 howitzer is the biggest accomplice of the 21st division.

That's good, now, it's their turn to be bombed.

The Four Elements Mountain Artillery Company and the Heavy Force Company have also been prepared for a long time, and will respond together when the artillery group here starts to bombard the Japanese army. At that time, there will be 12 Bofors mountain artillery and 12 150 heavy mortars participating. shelling.

The number of artillery that joined the regiment to beat the frontline Japanese army depends entirely on how many artillery can be captured in this battle.

Second, and most importantly, the artillery regiment is located between Jingxing and Niangziguan. It is only a thousand meters away from the only mountain road that can be opened to traffic. It firmly locks the 21st Division to Jingxing The retreat of the county seat.

The 21st Division with pack horses, carts, and various types of tanks had to go this way if they wanted to pass, and there was no other way to go.

Yang Xiaoshan and Qian Dazhu have been ordered by Tang Dao. Except for a platoon left by the guard company to be responsible for the security of the artillery position just occupied, the other 5 infantry platoons and a fire support platoon all rushed to the high ground on the two wings near the mountain road to establish a blocking position !
This artillery group, together with 500 infantry, will become the iron bolt that blocks the 21st Division!

In fact, from the very beginning, Tang Dao never thought that this battle between Jindong and East was just a purely defensive battle!What he wants is not the heads of thousands of Japanese invaders, but the lives of tens of thousands of Japanese invaders.

This night attack was Tang Dao's deadliest blow in the counterattack against the 21st Division. He actually used inferior forces to encircle the 21st Division!
If Tang Dao did this when the 21st Division was in its heyday, he would definitely be looking for a dead end. The 1.9st Division with a strength of 21 troops only needs to allocate 5000 people to block the main force of the Four Elements Regiment. In half a day, these 1 elites could be swallowed without any scum left, even with the help of cannons.

It's a pity that even if the 21st Division is still a lion now, it is still a half-bleeded lion. Not to mention fighting with a group of hyenas, a takin might overwhelm it.

The week's arduous defense only gave the Japanese commander the illusion that no matter how tough the Chinese side was, they just wanted to hold the line of defense to prevent themselves from being wiped out by an opponent with superior military strength.

Nagano Kameichiro, acting head of the 21st Division, was completely deceived by Tang Dao!
What's more terrible is that this week's tactical deception is not a pull battle in which the enemy advances and I retreat. The head-to-head defensive battle has consumed a wave of consumption. The four-row regiment battle lost 1500, but the 21st division consumed a lot Vitality.

The number of remains and wounded transported to Jingxing County and transported to Shimen alone has reached more than 4000. That is not counting the many corpses that were blown into fly ash and unrestrained corpses on the battlefield. The 21 regular infantry brigades under the 9st Division , 6 of them have been disabled, and a 3600-strong logistics wing has replenished half of its troops to the front-line troops.

Tang Dao is so stingy, if the Japanese killed his brother, he must pay back with ten times his life!The three Japanese infantry regiments on the front line of Niangziguan must all die!
It's just that the premise of all this is that the captured artillery is enough to stop the coming fierce counterattack of the Japanese army.

Tang Dao's prediction was correct, Nagano Kameichiro who received the farewell message from Nakasa Awahara became a 'crazy man' at that time!
There was no time to roar in the command post, and immediately picked up the phone to notify the two infantry regiment captains on the front line of Niangziguan, and immediately mobilized an infantry brigade to bring infantry artillery back to the 21st Artillery Regiment position where the reinforcement division headquarters was located. A tank team with 5 Type 94 and 2 Type 89 tanks accompanied it.

This is already the power that the front line of Niangziguan can do its best to mobilize!

As a division head commander, Nagano Kameichiro understands what it means to lose artillery positions.

That not only lost most of the division's heavy firepower, but what was even more frightening was that the area blocked the only way out for the 21st division.

Even if he thinks that the same weak Four Elements Regiment, which has been fighting for a week, has no ability to surround him, but leaving the rear in the hands of the opponent is undoubtedly an existence that no commander can sleep peacefully.

Therefore, the failure of the 21st Division is not without reason. Until now, Nagano Kameichiro does not know how big his heart against the Chinese commander is.

Sometimes, greed will lead people to destruction, but if a commander who has reached the peak of his ability to control the battlefield is greedy, it may be "how bold the man is, how productive the land is".

After the two infantry brigades arrived aggressively 30 minutes after the gunfire from the artillery regiment had stopped, they were blocked by the highlands on both sides of the mountain road.

Just when the two Japanese majors blushed, each ordered two infantry squadrons under his command to cover all the tanks of the chariot squadron in an attempt to eat up the hundreds of Chinese troops who dared to stop them without perfect fortifications.
"咻~~~~咻~~~~咻" shrill screams filled the entire sky.

Unfortunately, the 160 artillerymen of the Four-row Regiment who entered the occupation artillery positions have picked up their most familiar 'guns'!
The distance of more than a thousand meters is exactly the range of various types of howitzers!

3门完好无损的105榴弹炮以及14门还可以使用的75山炮是这场战斗的最终缴获，也就是被掀翻的那台105榴弹炮太过沉重，短时间内无法进行修复，不然此次加入炮击日军的应该是4门105重炮。

Without these to rely on, how could Tang Tuanzuo be willing to let the elites of the two companies under his command do that kind of life-and-death blocking work?

It seems to be the commander's ruthlessness to pay a huge sacrifice in exchange for the final victory, but it is actually more helpless. If the victory can be won at the smallest cost, then the commander is not willing?

The 400 infantry with almost no fortifications on the highlands on the two wings are actually more of just soy saucers. What really determines the direction of the battlefield is the captured artillery and the incoming shells.

The faces of the two Japanese army majors quickly turned from red to white, especially when the shock wave formed by the explosion of a 105 howitzer bomb scattered the bodies of more than a dozen Japanese infantrymen who had already prostrated on the ground like leaves before the hillside. after.

They all know that it's over, everything is over!

Not only their two infantry brigades, but even the entire division!

Because, the Chinese even robbed the 105 heavy artillery!Moreover, the Chinese themselves have artillery, the kind of Western-made artillery with extremely long range and high accuracy.

Then, the Chinese seemed to hear the thoughts of the two of them, and the howling sound of sharp shells piercing the sky came again. This wave came from their rear and belonged to the direction of Niangziguan.

Yes, the Mountain Artillery Company of the Four Elements Regiment Artillery Battalion, was ordered by Tang Tuanzuo to join the battle!

In this small area, there were actually three 3 howitzers and 105 26 mountain guns bombarded with concentrated fire. These two Japanese infantry brigades are really something to be proud of.

At this time, the sky is already bright, but what is even brighter is the entire lit mountain!

Mountains and forests exceeding 0.5 square kilometers are within the range of shelling!

"Terian, retreat, I retreat!" The Chinese officers and soldiers on the high ground on the two wings started to speak as early as the 105 howitzers, and after the two originally brave Dalian roared, they scrambled and climbed to the back of the mountain. Run away.

Before leaving, the artillery platoon leader who led the team embarrassedly explained to the two of them that they had never operated the 105 howitzer before, and the error was inevitable. They would try their best to hit the high ground in the first few shots, but once they fired at the back, they would not I can't control it.

What it really means is that the area will be under heavy artillery fire anyway, so there is no need for you, infantry brothers!
As the saying goes, "Listen to people's persuasion and eat enough food." Seeing that the artillery platoon leader claims to shoot forward, they are only 300 meters away from their own high ground. God knows if they will bombard the top of the mountain in one shot. The two Dalian commanders are still running away with their heads in their arms. .

Bravery is not for Sharkey!
Seeing the green signal flares fired on the infantry high ground to indicate a smooth evacuation, Tang Tuanzuo, standing in front of the field radio station, waved his hand and ordered: "All artillery positions, two shell bases, 30 minutes!"

That means, 1500 shells will be poured here.

War is also a part of life, since you can't resist, then enjoy it!Even if what you enjoy is only despair.

At this moment, the Japanese soldiers who were struggling under the artillery fire finally realized what it was like to face the Chinese soldiers who could only be covered by their artillery fire on the North China battlefield. It is probably the same as their extremely desperate mood at this time.

No matter how strong the fortress is, it is also fragile in the face of raging artillery fire.

A year ago in Songhu, the Great Wall built with flesh and blood by 75 Chinese soldiers faced the crazy naval guns of the Japanese army, and the average daily casualties were thousands.

The failure of the Japanese invaders to annihilate all of China within the so-called three months, and they were not even allowed to advance in Songhu, was the result of the bloodshed of more than [-] officers and soldiers on the battlefield.

That is a fortress built with flesh and blood, and that is a line of defense built with will.

The struggle of the two Japanese infantry brigades without any bunkers in the mountains had nothing to do with willpower at that moment. They ran around, just trying to survive this crazy shelling.

But it is a pity that it is futile. No matter brave or cowardly, they will all be wiped out in this rain of shells!

In fact, it didn't take half an hour at all, and there were not many Japanese infantrymen alive on the battlefield.

All the 94 tanks on the mountain road have long been overturned by the turbulent air waves. The two surviving Type 89 tanks still stay on the mountain road alone because of their thick armor and bulk, or because of good luck.

It's not that they don't want to run, but they can't. Huge shell craters trap two poor Type 89 tanks in the middle of the road.

When the infantrymen of the Four Lines Regiment returned to the battlefield, they couldn't help being happy to see these two tanks that seemed to be trapped on an isolated island.

The Japanese, they captured; the artillery, they robbed; but the tanks of the old days, they have never really driven, I don't know what it feels like.

Now, the opportunity is here!

A phoenix without hair is not as good as a chicken, and a tank without infantry protection is nothing!