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

Chapter 123 Japanese Carpet Bombing

The captain of the Japanese army's heavy soldiers in Qingshan Town saw the old sleeve rifles through the binoculars. He believed that these dozens of soldiers were just local armed forces.

The status of the heavy soldiers in the Japanese army is very low. There are also heavy soldiers in the Japanese army, and they are considered soldiers. Dragonflies can also be used as proverbs such as eagles to ridicule the heavy soldiers.

But in fact, the little devil's heavy soldiers have also received training, especially the heavy soldiers of their permanent divisions, which have certain combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the Japanese captain believed that with the troops in his hands, these dozens of soldiers could be easily wiped out.

The soldiers of the independent regiment continued to shoot, but because of the distance, the bullets were not accurate.

The so-called old sleeve troops are the early products of Hanyang-made rifles. Because there is a sheath on the barrel, it is commonly called the old sleeve.

In the later period, the Hanyang-made rifle was improved, and the sheath was cancelled.

Of course, the overall performance of this rifle is very poor, far inferior to the [-]-type rifle and the official rifle.

However, the production of official rifles in China is limited, so the standard weapons of most troops are still rifles made in Hanyang.

It is already considered pretty good that the subsequent expansion of troops like the Independent Regiment can be equipped with old sleeve rifles.

"Clap clap clap!"

As the soldiers approached, the little devil's heavy soldiers began to shoot.

Dense bullets shot out and hit the soldiers directly.

Dozens of fighters were hit, and they began to evacuate quickly.

The Japanese captain saw that the roast duck was about to fly away, with an anxious expression on his face.

After pondering for a while, the Japanese captain directly drew out his saber.

"Kill it!"

"It's just the local armed forces on the Tuba Road. They wanted to take the opportunity to attack Qingshan Town, but they didn't expect that they were not our opponents at all."

"Warriors of the empire, the time has come to prove the strength of our heavy troops, attack quickly and wipe them out!"

"We want those arrogant infantry and cavalry to know that our supply soldiers are also capable of combat."

With a resolute expression on his face, the Japanese captain directly gave the order to attack.

Eighty little devils quickly pursued the soldiers with rifles in their hands, while twenty little devils stayed behind in Qingshan Town.

Not long after, the eighty little devils who were chasing were directly attacked by the independent regiment.

Under the command of Kong Jie, more than 300 soldiers quickly encircled these little devils.

A large number of Hanyang-made rifles and a small number of [-]-type rifles started shooting.

The three light machine guns also fired bursts, and the dense bullets hit the Japanese army's heavy soldiers.

In the Independent Regiment, every soldier has a rifle, but they have very few light machine guns, only three in a battalion.

In addition, they also lack ammunition, which is why Kong Jie wants to fight a beautiful battle.

After all, the battle has been won, and the brigade and other superiors can also look at the independent regiment with admiration.

Secondly, the independent regiment can also capture through combat to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Fierce gunfire rang out from the outskirts of Qingshan Town, and the little devils staying behind in the town were panicked when they discovered that the main force had been encircled and attacked.

A Japanese commander Cao didn't dare to delay, so he quickly picked up the microphone and hurriedly got in touch with the Shao Zuo captain of the supply team in Wanjia Town.

Captain Shao Zuo knew that the troops in Qingshan Town had been attacked, so he hesitated for a long time.

After thinking about it for a while, Captain Shao Zuo mobilized a hundred heavy soldiers and rushed towards Qingshan Town to help.

However, not long after the hundred soldiers left Wanjia Town, they were directly hit by the troops of the New Second Regiment.

More than 300 troops of the New Second Regiment gathered more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns to start shooting, and grenade launchers immediately fired grenades.

After a round of shooting, the riflemen rushed over and started a hand-to-hand battle with the little devil's heavy soldiers.

At the same time, the two 90MM mortars of the New First Regiment were also bombarded under the personal command of Wang Chengzhu.

It's just that these two mortars are supporting the independent regiment.

Kong Jie immediately issued an order for encirclement and annihilation operations, and the soldiers, supported by mortars, launched an attack directly.

At nine o'clock in the morning, one hundred heavy soldiers in Qingshan Town were dealt with by the Independent Regiment.

The [-] heavy soldiers sent by Wanjia Town to support them were also annihilated by the troops of the New Second Regiment.

After Kong Jie commanded the troops to gather together, he began to attack Wanjia Town.

After this battle, the independent regiment seized a certain number of [-]-type rifles, and they replaced the Hanyang-made rifles.

Hundreds of troops stormed Wanjia Town. At this time, there were only a hundred heavy soldiers here, and they had no resistance at all.

Every position was broken one after another, and the Japanese army's heavy soldiers fell one after another in a pool of blood.

After observing this scene through the binoculars, the major captain of the baggage team showed a serious expression on his face.

At this moment, he realized that he was completely fooled. The other party adopted a series of operations to disperse and annihilate their troops.

"Contact the brigade department immediately and report the situation here in detail."

"All the troops immediately withdrew to the warehouse and stood firm. There are a lot of supplies in the warehouse. These Tuba roads will definitely be afraid."

"As long as we can stick to it, the brigade and regiment headquarters will definitely quickly deploy troops to help us fight."

Captain Shao gave orders decisively, but he was very cunning.

More than 50 little devils and heavy soldiers immediately withdrew to the warehouse where the supplies were stored. At the same time, they took out all the machine guns and other weapons in the warehouse for use.

With a large number of Japanese troops scattered around the warehouse, heavy weapons could not continue to shoot.

After all, if one is not careful and directly detonates the warehouse supplies, the loss outweighs the gain.

For troops such as the Independent Regiment, it is very necessary to preserve the spoils of war as much as possible during combat.

They have no place to replenish, and can only make up for the loss of their own weapons and ammunition by seizing them.

Kong Jie raised his binoculars to observe, and he began to deploy troops to carry out precise strikes.

Heavy machine guns, grenades, mortars and other weapons temporarily stop shooting.

At 09:30, there were still gunshots in Wanjia Town.

At this time, at the position of the Japanese puppet army in the Yangcun area, the chief of staff of the independent and mixed fourth brigade hurriedly came to Shotaro Katayama with a message.

Katayama Shotaro, who was wearing the uniform of a major Japanese army general, was sitting on a chair at this time, his eyes were red because he didn't get enough rest in a row.

Following the report by the Chief of Staff, Katayama Shotaro got up angrily, clenched his fist with his right hand, and slammed it on the table.

When the staff of the brigade and regiment heard the noise, they were so frightened that they dared not even breathe out.

"Wanjia Town must not be lost, otherwise not only will we not be able to get any supplements, but our retreat will also be completely cut off."

"Contact the supply troops and let them defend Wanjia Town with all their strength. Wanjia Town must not be lost!"

"In addition, we need to immediately formulate a combat plan to ensure that we can effectively support Wanjia Town."

Katayama Shotaro walked quickly to the map, and said with a serious expression on his face.

The Chief of Staff of the Zhongzuo first contacted the communications corps to generate electricity, and then hurriedly stood behind Katayama Shotaro and put forward combat suggestions.

In the Japanese army, their staff officers have very strong capabilities.

Being able to become the chief of staff of the brigade is not a simple person.

After the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant General saw the content of the telegram, he immediately thought of a countermeasure.

At this time, for the Japanese and puppet troops, there are only two ways they want to rush to fight in Wanjia Town.

The first is to attack the Yangcun area with all their strength. As long as they can bring a threat to the Eight Routes here, the Eight Routes in Wanjia Town will definitely return quickly.

The second is to break out of the encirclement immediately to the north, and then quickly advance towards Wanjia Town to directly support the supply troops in combat.

The Chief of Staff of Zhongzuo made a suggestion and waited for Taro Katayama to make a decision.

Katayama Shotaro looked at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Suddenly, a bold idea appeared in his mind!

"Quickly assemble all the troops and launch a fierce attack towards the Yangcun area."

"At the same time contact the aviation unit and ask them to bomb the nearby Jinsui Army."

"Let Koichi Moriki's artillery unit prepare for the transfer. Once we break through Yangcun's defense, we will keep fighting!"

Katayama Shotaro pointed at the map and said with a serious expression on his face.

He knew that as long as he could break through Yangcun's defense, he could directly advance and threaten the Eighth Route General Headquarters.

The last time the Yamamoto Special Forces fought in the Yangcun area, they wanted to raid the headquarters.

At this time, Taro Katayama believed that the main force of the Eighth Route in the Yangcun area was likely to be transferred to Wanjia Town to fight on the front line, so they might break through the defense of Yangcun.

Once they break through, these troops advance quickly, and with their strength, it is very likely that they will hit the headquarters.

And as long as they destroy the Eighth Route General Headquarters, such military exploits can offset all defeats.

"We are advancing in depth towards the eight-way defense, and the Jinsui army will not pursue it."

"There is a defensive division between the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army, and they will not easily enter each other's defense zone."

"We still have a lot of heavy weapons in our hands, and we have a chance to destroy the Eighth Route General Headquarters."

"In this way, even if Wanjia Town is captured and we suffer heavy losses, we will be able to make up for our mistakes."

"And as long as we can annihilate the Eighth Route General Headquarters, then the Army Headquarters will spare no effort to support us to break through the siege."

Katayama Shotaro pointed at the map and said with a firm expression on his face.

Now he is going to completely abandon the Wanjia Town supply team, and go directly to raid the Eighth Route General Headquarters.

The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer glanced at the map, thought for a while, and nodded in support.

The Japanese and puppet troops began to prepare, and a large number of artillerymen were ready to shoot.

At [-]:[-], a large number of Japanese mortars, mountain artillery, and field artillery launched a covering bombardment towards the Yangcun position.

Dozens of mortars, mountain artillery, and field artillery continued to shell.

In particular, the eight field artillery with a range of tens of thousands of meters carried out fixed-point bombardment of the Yangcun position.

Hundreds of little devils rushed towards the position, and a large number of heavy machine guns followed directly to fight at close range.

More than 100 cavalry and more than 300 puppet troops stayed in the position, directly undertaking the task of defense.

Up to now, the little devils have been able to take out infantry to attack, and there are less than 1000 infantry, which shows their heavy losses.

About [-] Japanese troops quickly advanced towards Yangcun, and a large number of light and heavy machine guns continued to shoot for cover.

A series of grenades fired grenades and smoke bombs one after another to cover the infantry.

The troops of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment were suppressed tightly, and the soldiers didn't even have a chance to look up.

"Stand still, don't be exposed, and wait for the firing order."

"Shoot the little devil at a distance of less than 100 meters, and kill him as much as possible."

"Grenaders, mortars, infantry guns and other weapons are ready for shelling, and suppress the Japanese army's light and heavy machine guns and other weapons."

"In addition, quickly contact the independent regiment behind to make them fully ready for battle."

Here in Yangcun, Ding Wei had a serious expression on his face, and he immediately issued a combat order.

The new first regiment and the new second regiment have more than 1000 troops, all under the command of Ding Wei.

He directly made deployment arrangements based on the Japanese attack situation.

As the Japanese army began to attack Yangcun, the regiment headquarters of the 358th regiment decisively issued a combat order here.

Chen Ziyun, who was in charge of unified command of the operations of the various ministries, established contact with the battalions immediately and asked them to carry out operations according to the established combat plan.

The guard company and the cavalry company quickly attacked, and they quickly advanced towards the two sides.

But at this moment, bombers came directly over the battlefield.

This time, the Japanese army dispatched a total of twelve bombers.

These bombers came over the position of the 358th regiment, and they launched a carpet bombing.

One after another, the aerial bombs began to fall on the ground, and with the deafening explosion, the shock wave quickly spread around.

Huge craters appeared on the ground, and the scorching air waves instantly raised the temperature of the battlefield.

The 358 regiment was bombed by Japanese aviation, and their combat operations were naturally affected.

After some troops were bombed on such a scale, they suffered considerable casualties.

Even Chu Yunfei's regiment headquarters was affected.

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong, two respectable people, are now covered in mud and look very embarrassed.

Chen Ziyun was affected even more, and a wave of air hit him, knocking him to the ground directly.

Just as he was about to get up, a stone that was knocked into the air flew directly across his cheek.

After a while, bright red blood continued to flow, and Chen Ziyun's face was covered with blood.

At this time, his ears were buzzing, and he couldn't hear anything clearly.

Seeing the gunpowder smoke and dust everywhere, Chen Ziyun couldn't help clenching his hands into fists.

After the twelve bombers finished their bombing, they did not leave the battlefield immediately.

The crazy little devils airmen lowered their altitude, and they began to use their aviation machine guns to shoot wildly at the ground.

A large number of bullets struck, and some soldiers were caught off guard and fell to the ground in an instant, dying on the spot.

Even a string of bullets flew directly by Chen Ziyun's side, just a little bit, Chen Ziyun was about to be beaten into a sieve.

"Little devil, I..."

Chen Ziyun looked at the Japanese bomber and cursed directly!

He took out the shell gun on his waist and kept shooting into the air, but it would have no effect.

This time, Chen Ziyun deeply felt the helplessness!

Obviously they are occupying the initiative, and they can even completely annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops.

However, the little devil's bombing brought an unexpected blow to the 358 regiment.

Such a sudden blow completely disrupted their combat deployment.

At this moment, Chen Ziyun gradually understood the cruelty of war!
(End of this chapter)