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

Chapter 152 Attacking the Japanese Mountain Artillery Position

Around 35:[-], the sky gradually became a little brighter.

The first battalion commander of the new regiment, Zhang Dabiao, commanded the troops, led by scouts, to approach the Japanese army's mountain artillery position.

The First Battalion of the Mountain Artillery is affiliated to the 26th Division and directly under the Mountain Artillery Wing. It has twelve [-]-style mountain artillery under its jurisdiction.

The Artillery Battalion of the Independent 48th Brigade currently has eight artillery pieces, but only has more than 300 personnel.

Of course, not all of these personnel are artillery, they have a certain number of transport soldiers, heavy soldiers and other personnel.

In contrast, the Japanese Mountain Artillery First Battalion is full of more than 600 people.

Among the more than 600 people, in addition to artillery, they also have many non-combatants.

Personnel such as veterinarians are specially prepared for the horses they equip.

The Japanese army rarely had fully mechanized units, and their main means of transportation was horses.

In the artillery unit, the Japanese army has a lot of horses to match.

They have a large number of mules and pack horses, and these horses are mainly responsible for transporting artillery and shells.

At this time, here in the First Brigade of the Mountain Artillery, including the Second Brigade of the Infantry under the 13th Independent Infantry Regiment, their total strength is more than 1000.

The second battalion of the infantry is naturally responsible for protecting the safety of the mountain artillery unit, and their combat strength is not at full strength.

The Second Battalion has always been the main attacking force during the attack in Suohe Town. At present, they have suffered nearly 300 casualties.

And their troops are currently not only responsible for protecting the safety of the First Brigade of the Mountain Artillery, but also guarding the west.

After all, the detachment headquarters of the Harada detachment is in the JS area, and there are not many guards around the detachment headquarters.

Once the detachment headquarters is hit here, they also need to send troops to support it immediately.

After Zhang Dabiao commanded the troops to come here, he learned about the deployment of the Japanese army in detail.

Zhang Dabiao soon discovered the loophole in the Japanese army's defense, that is, on the west side of the mountain artillery position, they had more than 100 people in charge of guarding.

These more than 100 little devils broke away from the Japanese army's position, and there was a gap between them and other troops.

Zhang Dabiao was going to attack here first, so as to mobilize the Japanese troops, and then attack the Japanese artillery positions on the mountain.

"The first company is equipped with two mortars and two heavy machine guns to attack the Japanese positions on the west side."

"You have to launch a strong attack to pose a threat to the Japanese army as much as possible. Of course, if you have the opportunity, you will eat this Japanese army."

"The second company and the third company are equipped with two mortars, and four heavy machine guns are deployed on the spot. Once the little devils are found to be mobilized, they will be attacked immediately."

"This time, the combat regiment commander gave us an order to get at least a few artillery pieces and return them to the Jinsui Army."

"So we must not only do our best to kill and injure the Japanese troops, but also directly attack their positions and seize a few artillery pieces."

Zhang Dabiao called the cadres together, and with a serious expression on his face, he directly issued the order and said.

It is worth mentioning that at present, Li Yunlong's troops have continuously seized weapons, and the weapons and equipment of Zhang Dabiao's first battalion have also been expanded.

Their machine gun company had only four heavy machine guns before, but after some captures, they had six heavy machine guns.

If it weren't for other weapons and equipment that didn't have relevant shooters and grenadiers, Zhang Dabiao would definitely have to add more weapons and equipment to himself.

Zhang Dabiao's [-]st Battalion currently has improved overall weapons and equipment, but their soldiers are lacking.

However, the Eighth Route Army developed a lot of local armed forces in the Japanese war zone, and there were countless guerrillas, district squads, and county brigades.

With such a big commotion in the Xin County area, the armed forces in these places were naturally alarmed, and they came to check the situation one after another.

Li Yunlong temporarily recruited them into the army to undertake non-combat tasks such as transportation.

Therefore, Zhang Dabiao's current first battalion still has hundreds of people, and the overall strength is not weak.

At around [-]:[-], the first company was reinforced with heavy weapons and directly attacked the Japanese guard position on the west side.

Two 90MM mortars directly fired grenades, and more than 100 soldiers quickly approached the Japanese positions.

After the light machine guns and grenades reached the relevant area, they were set up immediately and ready to shoot.

The security position on the west side is the ninth squadron under the second brigade. They have been hit to a greater extent, and the current combat strength is only more than 130 people.

And in the previous battles, they also suffered continuous blows, and light machine guns and grenades were also lost.

After being attacked by the first battalion, they hurriedly organized firepower to intercept.

But as their firepower was exposed, a company of light and heavy weapons fired at the same time.

Light and heavy machine guns, grenade mortars greeted the Japanese positions one after another.

A large number of riflemen quickly moved forward, and they quickly approached the Japanese positions.

Li Yunlong's troops have their own characteristics. They are good at close combat and hand-to-hand combat.

Therefore, these soldiers advanced quickly, preparing to directly attack the Japanese army's position and directly engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.

"Baga, Lu, this... is this the Eighth Route Army?"

"How is this possible? Where did they get such sophisticated weapons and equipment."

"And these weapons and equipment are ours, what the hell is going on."

"Damn it, stop them, don't let them get close, they all carry big knives behind their backs, this must be the eight-way army that is good at hand-to-hand combat."

The squadron leader of the Japanese lieutenant on the ground had a solemn face. He saw through the binoculars that many soldiers were carrying swords, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

He hastily issued an order, intending to concentrate fire to launch a fire strike, thereby intercepting the advance of this force.

However, once their light machine gun grenades were exposed, they were directly suppressed, and the Japanese army could not organize effective suppression firepower.

Two heavy machine guns, nine light machine guns, two mortars, and nine grenades continued to suppress and shoot.

A large number of riflemen took this opportunity to quickly advance forward and wait until they advanced to a certain distance.

These soldiers took out grenades without hesitation and threw them directly at the Japanese positions.

With the cover of smoke and dust after the grenade exploded, the soldiers quickly advanced towards the position.

Not long after, some soldiers drew out their swords, jumped directly into the trench, and started hand-to-hand combat with the little devil.

The first battalion and the first company are the absolute main force companies, and many soldiers in them have received the true biography of Zhang Dabiao.

They fought in the trenches with big knives, and many little devils were eliminated in an instant.

As more and more soldiers jumped into the trenches, the troops of both sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

The company commander even rushed over very quickly, brandishing a big knife directly, hacking at the little devil.

The squadron leader of the lieutenant showed an anxious expression on his face. Seeing that his troops suffered more and more casualties, he hurriedly ordered the signal soldiers to contact the brigade headquarters immediately.

At this time, the captain of the second infantry brigade in the mountain artillery position was surprised when he got the report.

He didn't expect that there would be an eight-way army attacking here, and the opponent only had more than 100 people to attack.

"They are really crazy. There are more than 100 troops, and they want to solve a squadron of our west guard position!"

"It was a daydream, in their terms. The infantry artillery squads were firing rapidly, suppressing their heavy weapons."

"The Tenth Squadron is attached to a machine gun squadron, and they rushed to help them quickly, and we must quickly wipe out this group of dirt roads."

With a serious expression on his face, the captain of Shao Zuo immediately issued a combat order and said.

More than 200 little devils quickly attacked the security position on the west side, and the two infantry artillery also launched a direct fire attack.

But after the more than 200 little devils left the mountain artillery position, Zhang Dabiao decisively seized the opportunity.

He concentrated two infantry companies, strengthened four heavy machine guns, and immediately launched a fire attack with two mortars.

The dense bullets and shells hit the little devils, and more than 200 little devils were caught off guard and were directly hit by fire.

The little devils of the machine gun squadron carrying the [-]-type heavy machine gun and moving quickly were knocked down one by one by the bullets.

A heavy machine gun fell directly to the ground.

The little devil's troops quickly hid, with surprised expressions on their faces, because they didn't expect that there were Eighth Route troops near the mountain artillery position.

The main firepower of the first battalion was launched, and a rifleman quickly advanced forward.

"The artillery unit of the mountain starts shelling immediately, curb their attacks, and don't let them get close to the artillery positions."

"Baga Road, this is the main force of the Eighth Route, and their goal is the artillery position."

"Launch the defense with all our strength, and we must not allow them to break into the artillery positions and threaten the artillery units on the mountain."

The Japanese Artillery Major and the Infantry Major gave orders immediately.

A series of [-]-type mountain artillery began to shell, directly launching artillery strikes on the first battalion.

The second infantry brigade immediately dispatched the 11th squadron to help, thereby strengthening the frontal defense.

For a while, Zhang Dabiao's battalion launched an attack on the south side. The main force of their battalion was suppressed by the Japanese mountain artillery and infantry, and they were temporarily unable to advance.

But on the west side of the artillery position, the Ninth Squadron, which was hit by a company, did not have any reinforcements.

As more and more soldiers came to the trenches, the little devils suffered more and more casualties.

That is to say, while the first battalion was attracting the attention of the Japanese troops, the troops of the guard company began to break out from the north side.

Two 81MM mortars and two [-]-type infantry guns from the machine gun company started shelling.

Two heavy machine guns quickly followed the four infantry platoons, and they hit the Japanese troops violently from the north side in an instant.

Some Japanese heavy machine guns and artillery were still firing intensively towards the south side, but the dense shells that appeared on the north side caught them off guard.

"Captain, it's not good. There are a large number of Jinsui Army troops on our north side. They have very sophisticated weapons and equipment."

"And they had two mortars and two infantry guns. Some of our weapons were hit and destroyed."

"And now a large number of their infantry are rapidly advancing towards the position. According to our observations, these Jinsui troops have sophisticated weapons and equipment."

"They are equipped with a certain number of submachine guns, light machine guns, and grenades."

From the brigade headquarters of the second infantry brigade, a little devil officer rushed over and quickly reported.

After hearing the report, Captain Shao Zuo showed a solemn expression on his face.

He took a deep breath and hastily issued an order. The 12th Squadron, attached to the machine gun squadron, will defend the north side.

At the same time, he quickly contacted the First Battalion of the Mountain Artillery, asking them to quickly suppress the artillery of the guard company.

It was at this time that the grenadier squads of each platoon of the guard company had already reached the firing range.

A grenadier hand quickly took the smoke bombs from the ammunition hand, and the smoke bombs hit the position one after another.

White smoke filled the air, a large number of submachine gunners, and riflemen advanced rapidly.

The squad leader of each squad commanded the machine gun team to constantly change positions to provide cover for the advancing soldiers.

The Japanese army was attacked from the north and the south, and the situation became a little urgent.

In particular, a large number of troops are getting closer and closer to the position, and the Japanese mountain artillery can no longer threaten.

The Ninth Squadron of the Second Brigade of the Infantry was attacked by Zhang Dabiao's first battalion in the west security position, and the operation was very passive.

Its subordinate tenth and eleventh squadrons are attached to the machine gun squadron to defend the south side.

12 Squadron, attached to a machine gun squadron to defend the north side.

The infantry artillery squad was hit by the artillery of the guard company, and the two infantry artillery were hit by dense shells, and they are currently unusable.

There was a crisis in the artillery position of the Japanese army's mountain, and the two captains of the Shaozuo brigade quickly began to contact the detachment headquarters.

At [-]:[-], Li Yang, the commander of the artillery battalion's mountain artillery company, personally commanded the field artillery platoon to start shelling.

Two Liao-made 77MM field guns directly shelled the Japanese artillery position on the mountain, and a large number of shells continued to hit the Japanese artillery position.

The Japanese artillery was hit by two field artillery, and they naturally could not carry out effective artillery operations.

It is worth mentioning that the Japanese Type 300 Mountain Cannon has a range of about [-] meters.

The Liao-made 77MM field gun has a range of more than 1000 meters, and the range can exceed [-] meters when using shells that pass the quality standard.

The two field guns continued to shell, and the Japanese artillery positions were greatly disturbed.

Even under the precise data of Zhou Wenbo's artillery observation team, the field artillery began to shell the position of the second infantry brigade.

The Japanese artillery positions are in jeopardy and may be completely broken through at any time.

At this time in Jinshan, in the detachment headquarters of the Harada detachment.

Grand Master Harada looked at the telegrams sent from the front line, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, showing an angry expression.

"Your Excellency, Captain, the third brigade has been restrained by the Jinsui Army, and it has not been able to evacuate from the combat area of ​​Suohe Town."

"The Jinsui Army has adopted guerrilla warfare tactics of the Tuba Route. They continue to harass and harass, and their weapons are sophisticated, which has a great influence on the third brigade."

"The First Brigade and the Artillery Brigade have launched a search, but nothing has been found so far."

"The mountain artillery position was jointly attacked by the Tuba Road and the Jinsui Army. They were flanked, and the Jinsui Army Artillery Unit provided long-range artillery support."

"The most elite troops are attacking our artillery positions, and they have a high chance of breaking through the defense of the artillery positions."

"Once they enter the artillery position, the Type [-] mountain artillery is likely to be destroyed."

A major staff officer came to Harada Colonel and said with a serious expression on his face.

Colonel Harada looked at the map and clenched his fists tightly. He never expected that he would fall into such a passive combat situation in a short period of time.

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