People are shining their swords, secretly helping the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi

Chapter 117 The Japanese Army Changes Attack Tactics
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Major General Shotaro Katayama, head of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, issued a combat order.

After the two Japanese and puppet troops were reinforced with heavy machine guns and mortars, they began to attack from the left and right sides.

Koichi Mori commanded the advancing artillery unit and began shelling the positions of the new regiment in Yangcun.

Six mountain cannons and six field cannons fired grenades and shrapnel on the position one after another.

With the cover of artillery units, the Japanese and puppet troops quickly advanced forward.

At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops on the left and right sides were reinforced with thirteen heavy machine guns and fourteen mortars.

This time the heavy machine guns and mortars will not cover the rear, they will follow behind the infantry and launch support operations at close range.

On the position of the new regiment in Yangcun, Li Yunlong calmly commanded the troops to fight with a shell gun.

He was going to repeat the same trick, bringing the Japanese and puppet troops closer and then launching firepower interception.

The soldiers held different weapons and paid close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese and puppet troops. They were ready to shoot.

A large number of Japanese and puppet troops advanced rapidly under the cover of artillery, and mortars stopped about 1000 meters away from the position.

The artillerymen quickly set up the mortars and quickly built artillery positions.

A heavy machine gun was built at a distance of less than 800 meters from the position, and the black muzzle was aimed at the position.

Counting the heavy machine guns of the five independent infantry brigades, there are more than forty heavy machine guns ready to shoot everywhere at this time.

Not long after, the machine gun teams of each unit of the Japanese army and the grenadier unit directly under each team also set up their weapons.

A large number of light machine guns and grenades are scattered at a distance of 500 meters from the position.

The weapons were aimed at the new regiment, and they were ready to fire.

A large number of riflemen worked in groups of four, and they alternately covered the advance.

When they advanced to less than 300 meters from the position, the little devil riflemen stopped advancing one after another.

They pulled the bolts of their rifles at the ready to fire.

And a Minghuangxie army, under the urging of the Japanese army, continued to advance towards the new regiment position.

"Go forward quickly, we will provide you with cover behind."

"Rush into their positions and break through their defensive positions, we will reward you with rewards!"

"Yangcun's defense is only Tuba Road. We will concentrate our firepower to cover your advance. They won't have any chance to shoot."

An officer of the Japanese army brandished a saber and directly asked hundreds of puppet troops to charge forward.

The little devils troops all stayed behind, and they deployed light and heavy weapons in different positions, ready to shoot.

It is obvious that these puppet troops are to be used as bait. As long as the puppet troops advance, the new group of positions will definitely launch firepower to intercept them.

After the new group of soldiers started shooting and exposed their position, the Japanese army could gather all their firepower to strike.

The Japanese army wanted to use the puppet army to attract a new regiment to be exposed, and then kill all the exposed soldiers!

Naturally, the hundreds of puppet troops were not fools, and they quickly realized the little devil's strategy.

But now they have no choice. After all, there is a large number of Japanese firepower deployed behind them.

If these puppet troops directly violated the Japanese combat orders, these little devils would definitely shoot them without hesitation.

All the hundreds of puppet troops can do at this time is to bite the bullet and continue to move forward.

"Regimental Commander, why did this little devil stop advancing, but these puppet troops are constantly approaching our position."

"The little devil has a problem with his head. They can't take our position. These puppet troops are here, aren't they here to die?"

"However, the weapons and equipment of these puppet troops are really good. When they get close, let's focus our fire and kill them all directly."

After the first battalion commander Zhang Dabiao saw the actions of the Japanese and puppet troops, he asked Li Yunlong with a puzzled expression.

Li Yunlong carefully observed the situation in front of the position. When he found a large number of little devils staying in different positions and hundreds of puppet troops continued to advance, he frowned tightly.

The combat effectiveness of the puppet army is very poor, even if they have hundreds of people, but with the current weapon configuration of the new regiment, it is very easy for the regiment to destroy them.

But Li Yunlong knew very well that once he launched a firepower attack on the puppet army, they would be completely exposed to the little devils.

The light and heavy weapons that the little devil built in different areas can completely launch precise strikes, so as to shoot and kill his own troops!

Lao Li has been fighting the little devil for several years, and he knows the little devil's shooting ability very well.

The light and heavy machine gun shooters have a distance of hundreds of meters, and the hit rate is very high. Seven or eight bullets can hit in ten rounds.

The rifleman is within 300 meters, and the grenadier is within 500 meters, that is simply one hit and one accuracy!

In this regard, even the most elite battalion of the new regiment cannot compare with them.

After all, the little devils have enough ammunition for training, and they have been tempered in actual combat, and their individual combat capabilities are very strong.

The soldiers of the new regiment can only bite meat with guns and guns within 200 meters!

"Damn it, the little devil is going to use the puppet army as a bait to attract us to expose, and then attack us."

"It's not cost-effective to kill these puppet troops and expose them to attack. We have to find a way to directly repel these puppet troops without being exposed."

"Da Biao, do you see that, this little devil is not a fool, after being beaten and suffering, they will immediately change tactics."

"As long as you despise them, you must pay a heavy price!"

The expression on Li Yunlong's face became serious, and he began to think about defensive strategies.

The hundreds of puppet troops are getting closer and closer to the position, and the more than 100 puppet troops in the front have advanced to a distance of about 100 meters from the position.

These puppet troops were also terrified, they fired indiscriminately as they advanced.

Most of them are equipped with captured Zhongguan and Hanyang rifles.

These puppet troops had sufficient bullets, and the rifles fired bullets one after another.

Of course, the dense rifle bullets hit the position, just stirring up layers of dust.

The new regiment of soldiers was hidden in the trenches, and their shooting could not cause the slightest damage to the soldiers.

The shooting of the puppet army is nothing but to embolden oneself.

Li Yunlong is still thinking about the countermeasures. The second regiment of Ding Weixin, who has arrived at the Yangcun battlefield, is already in place.

The new second regiment has been deployed on the Yangcun flank, and the barriers assist the new first regiment in combat.

After the Japanese and puppet troops launched an attack, Ding Wei raised his binoculars to observe.

When he saw a large number of little devil troops building positions in different positions, and hundreds of puppet troops continued to advance towards the positions, Ding Wei instantly saw through the little devil's plot.

"This little devil is cunning, he directly grabbed Lao Li's lifeline."

"Lao Li regards his little possessions as treasures. He is afraid of melting them in his mouth, and afraid of losing them in his hands."

"You let him fight these puppet troops to expose their weapons and equipment, isn't that killing him?"

"Not to mention the hundreds of puppet troops, even if there are hundreds of little devils, Lao Li is not willing to risk the destruction of weapons and equipment to start shooting."

Ding Wei slowly put down the binoculars and said with a smile on his face.

He has been Li Yunlong's old comrade-in-arms for many years, so he naturally understands Li Yunlong's character.

"Regimental Commander, Xinyi Regiment is getting rich again. I heard that there are more than a dozen heavy machine guns on their machine gun position!"

"And they have nine grenadiers in one battalion, and they have two infantry guns in their artillery positions."

"The last time we fought in Wanjia Town and Qingshan Town, they didn't have so many weapons and equipment yet."

"This regiment leader Li is really capable. I haven't seen him for a few days. The improvement of the firepower of the whole regiment is not just a grade."

Several cadres of the New Second Regiment stood near Ding Wei. They looked towards Yangcun and said with envious expressions on their faces.

After their troops arrive, they will definitely contact the new regiment as soon as possible.

They also have a general understanding of the deployment of the new regiment in Yangcun.

After knowing the weapon configuration of Li Yunlong's troops, the cadres of the New Second Regiment were envious.

After all, their whole regiment has only a few grenadiers, and the number of light and heavy machine guns may not be as many as the new regiment and battalion.

"He, Li Yunlong, is so rich now, we have to beat Li Yunlong, a local tyrant, no matter what."

"Mr. Li muttered that he came from a poor background, and he has been working as a day laborer for the landlord since he was a child."

"We will also give him Li Yunlong a part-time job this time. We don't want food, but we should also ask him for some weapons and ammunition."

"Drop out the light machine gun shooters and riflemen, touch them from the flanks, and launch a fire attack on the puppet army."

"Be careful, leave as soon as you finish fighting, don't stay, otherwise the firepower behind the little devil will definitely launch a retaliatory strike."

Ding Wei looked at Yangcun, and immediately issued a combat order.

The New Second Regiment deployed four machine gun shooters and dozens of riflemen to carry out combat operations.

These fighters are naturally veterans with rich combat experience, and their individual combat capabilities must be the strongest.

Ding Weixin's second regiment is not easy, the head of the regiment, Ding Wei, is appointed by the boss himself.

The weapons and equipment were obtained by the brigade commander from the Xinyi Regiment and other troops, and the soldiers were supplemented by veterans selected by the division commander.

After Ding Wei took office, he led his troops to Wanjia Town and Qingshan Town to fight.

Through this battle, with the cooperation of Chen Ziyun's troops and Li Yunlong's troops, the New Second Regiment can be described as a shotgun change.

The main rifles of the whole regiment are medium and formal, and there are more than 20 light and heavy machine guns.

Ammunition is also very sufficient, and their overall combat effectiveness is not weak.

This is also the reason why the brigade commander transferred them to the flanks to assist in the operation and asked the Kongjie Independent Regiment to set up a deep defense position in the rear.

The New Second Regiment launched operations from the flanks, and dozens of fighters dispersed to fight.

Not long after, a Czech-style light machine gun launched precise bursts.

Bullets were fired one after another, and the puppet army advancing towards a new group of positions did not expect troops to attack from the flanks.

They fell one after another in a pool of blood and were shot dead on the spot.

A rifleman held a regular rifle and fired one after another.

The soldiers kept pulling the trigger at three points and one line, and fired 7.92mm pointed bullets one after another.

The Chinese official rifle is a weapon produced by domestic arsenals imitating the German Mauser rifle, which is also used to replace the Hanyang-made rifle.

Its overall performance is not bad, with the advantages of long range and strong lethality.

After the full-scale war broke out, a large number of central troops rushed to aid the North China battlefield.

Some of these troops fought very tenaciously and achieved certain results.

However, some troops were in rapid decline, and even a division was defeated by a brigade of little devils.

So this led to a large number of official rifles becoming the trophies of the little devils, and after the little devils supported the formation of the puppet army, they distributed these weapons to the puppet army.

It's just that the overall combat effectiveness of the puppet army is very poor, so these rifles were transferred to the Eighth Route Army.

The dozens of fighters of the New Second Regiment continued to maneuver and fight, shooting one after another.

There were dozens of casualties in the puppet army in an instant, and the others were so frightened that they immediately hid, and they dared to continue to advance forward.

The commander of the Japanese Army's Major Commander did not expect troops to appear on the flanks.

Seeing that a large number of puppet troops were about to rush to the Yangcun defensive position, the appearance of the new second regiment on the flank disrupted their plan.

These Japanese officers were full of anger, and started to turn the direction of the 90MM mortars one by one.

A grenade hit the flank one after another.

"Boom boom boom." Explosions sounded one after another, and it was the soldiers of the new second regiment who were constantly conducting mobile operations.

However, the continuous shelling of a large number of mortars still caused casualties to them.

The soldiers were forced to disperse and hide, unable to continue shooting.

When Ding Wei saw this scene, he couldn't help frowning. Facing these mortars, he had nothing to do!

"Issue an order to the Royal Association Army and let them continue to advance."

"The mortar brigade pays close attention to the situation on the flanks, and once it finds the eight roads, it will immediately launch shelling."

"All imperial troops are ready to shoot. As soon as the firepower of the Yangcun Eighth Route New Regiment is exposed, we will launch a fierce attack on it immediately."

"No matter what, we must completely take down the Yangcun defensive position before night!"

A Japanese army officer showed an indifferent expression on his face, and they issued combat orders one after another.

The puppet army continued to advance forward, and the artillerymen paid close attention to the situation on the flanks.

As long as they find the troops of the New Second Regiment, they will definitely fire without hesitation.

Li Yunlong looked at the puppet troops close at hand with a serious expression on his face.

Ding Wei also didn't arrange for troops to continue shooting, after all, his family was not rich in the first place.

If there are heavy casualties, it will directly affect the combat effectiveness of the new second regiment.

Facing the tactics of the Japanese and puppet troops, the two seemed to have no way to deal with it.

But at this moment, without the slightest warning, grenades shot directly from the left and right sides.

These grenades landed precisely on the Japanese mortar positions, and with the sound of the explosion, the shrapnel quickly spread around.

The little devils who controlled the mortar fell one by one in a pool of blood.

Six shells hit, and the kid's two 90mm mortars were destroyed!

"Jin Sui Army Artillery Unit, Baga Road, how did their artillery unit advance to fight on both sides!"

"They...they started shelling at close range, this...this is a bayonet on the artillery!"

"Baga, please contact the brigade headquarters immediately and ask for tactical guidance!"

"Conceal all heavy weapons immediately, don't expose them easily!"

"The mortar locks on to their artillery position, launch a counterattack!"

For a while, the little devil officers were in a mess, and they issued combat orders one after another.

Indeed, at this time, Sun Xiong's artillery company, according to Chen Ziyun's order, adopted the tactic of bayonets on artillery to fight.

Using artillery squads as units, they advanced to the front lines on both sides, and carried out artillery operations at close range, thus attacking the Japanese and puppet troops!

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