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

Chapter 177 The Japanese Army Wants to Use Special Ammunition

"According to the brigade and regiment department, there are only a few hundred troops of the Jinsui Army in Hesuo Town, and our troops have an absolute advantage."

"Now we have almost reached the front of their position, but they still haven't launched any firepower counterattack."

"I think these poor Jinsui troops may have escaped from Hesuo Town. I'm afraid we were going to capture an empty city in the past."

"Warriors of the empire, speed up and quickly take down the cooperation town. We have wasted too much time here."

Major Captain Ryozo Fukuda of the 13th Independent Infantry Battalion brandished his saber and gave orders loudly.

Fukuda Ryozo's voice fell, and the little devil who was wary of rushing before began to advance at full speed.

All the little devils felt that even if Hesuo Town was defended by Jinsui Army troops, they could easily break through.

Groups of infantry advanced rapidly, and weapons such as light machine guns and grenades behind them also began to move towards the front.

Heavy machine guns, rapid-fire guns, and infantry guns are ready to cover and shoot.

The four [-]-type mountain cannons that were covering at the back launched some effective fire at this time.

A total of twenty rounds of grenades were fired towards Hesuo Town one after another.

With the sound of the explosion, a large number of little devil infantry rushed to a position less than 100 meters away from the position.

The little devil riflemen began to bayonet their rifles quickly, and they alternated cover, advancing rapidly forward.

100 meters, 80 meters, 50 meters, 40 meters, many little devils began to take out grenades.

They were going to snap off the safety pin, then touch the helmet hard and throw it straight out.

But at this moment, the field artillery company deployed in Hezuo Town took the lead in firing.

Under the command of captain and company commander Zhou Wenbo, four Liao-made 77MM field guns roared.

A round of steel grenades quickly hit the Type [-] mountain artillery in the distance, and deafening explosions sounded one after another.

The Japanese army's four Type [-] mountain artillery continued to shell, and their positions had already been locked by Zhou Wenbo.

He hasn't fired back yet, mainly because he doesn't want to be exposed in advance.

The four Liao-made field guns have detailed shooting parameter tables, and Zhou Wenbo is from the observation team.

The field guns fired shells one after another, a total of twelve shells were fired.

The artillery positions of the Japanese Mountain Artillery Squadron are in a mess here, with bullet craters everywhere on the ground.

The two mountain cannons were blown up and down, and the barrels began to bend.

Although the remaining two mountain cannons were not hit, the corpses of Japanese artillery were everywhere near the mountain cannons.

The entire artillery position suffered heavy casualties.

The roar of the field artillery company ended, and they began to adjust the shooting angle, preparing to attack the Japanese rapid-fire artillery and infantry artillery.

The guard company defending the position launched firepower.

The guard company has four infantry platoons and one machine gun platoon, which are strengthened, with a total strength of about 220 people.

Each infantry platoon has three infantry squads and one grenadier squad, with a strength of 50 troops.

At this time, they invested two infantry platoons of 100 people on the front line for defense, and the machine gun platoon supported operations in the rear.

"Everything."

The two grenadier squads under the two infantry platoons fired first, and the six grenadiers directly attacked the little devil's exposed light machine gun.

At the same time, six infantry squads fired at the same time.

Six light machine guns, 24 submachine guns, and 36 rifles fired simultaneously.

For a moment, the dense bullets hit the little devil's rifleman precisely like raindrops in a torrential rain.

One after another, the little devils were hit on the way forward and fell in a pool of blood one by one.

If you look carefully, you can see that these little devils were shot in the vitals and died on the spot.

The guard company is an elite force, and the officers and soldiers have reached the elite level.

They relied on the excellent weapons in their hands to launch firepower, and the little devil had no ability to parry at all.

Two [-]-type heavy machine guns fired, and cooperated with the infantry to defend.

Two 81MM mortars fired directly to suppress the Japanese heavy weapons in the rear.

In just a few minutes, the little devil paid hundreds of casualties.

Seeing this scene, several captains and squadron leaders who commanded the battle froze in place, with incredulous expressions on their faces.

"Baga Road, the Jinsui Army here is equipped with a large number of submachine guns, machine gun squadrons, and artillery squadrons to quickly suppress them."

"They still have artillery to assist in the battle. Immediately contact the Mountain Artillery Squadron to ask if they are still capable of combat."

"Quickly contact the cavalry, let them break through directly from the south side, and attack the artillery position of Hesuo Town."

"They should be attached to a field artillery company. Damn, why are their troops here so well equipped!"

Fukuda Ryozo saw the situation on the battlefield through a telescope, and saw that his troops were about to break through.

As a result, the opponent's fierce firepower intercepted, causing heavy losses to the troops.

The mountain artillery squadron supported by the rear was directly bombarded.

Fukuda Ryozo was full of anger and made adjustments in time.

The Japanese army held a heavy machine gun, two infantry guns, and two rapid-fire guns and started shooting immediately.

The Type [-] rapid-fire gun equipped by the little devil, and the anti-tank gun called by the Jinsui Army, are actually just different names for anti-tank guns.

The 13th Independent Field Battalion was directly under the Machine Gun Squadron, and the Artillery Squadron opened fire immediately. They tried in vain to suppress the defensive firepower of the guard company.

But four Liao-made field guns and two Japanese mortars fought back one after another, and the little devil's heavy weapons suffered serious losses.

Especially the field artillery company, with four Liao-made field artillery under the command of Zhou Wenbo, launched precise bombardment.

They used artillery to shoot in a curved line, and a round of grenades accurately hit various targets.

The little devil had three heavy machine guns and one infantry gun was destroyed one after another.

The remaining heavy weapons quickly began to transfer and were forced to stop firing.

As for the little devil cavalry on the south side, more than 200 cavalry advanced rapidly.

However, the cavalry company commanded by Zhang Wu also launched an attack.

There are more than 200 cavalry in the Japanese army, mainly equipped with Type [-] infantry guns, twelve light machine guns, and twelve grenade grenades.

In addition, each of their cavalry is also equipped with a cavalry saber.

The Zhangwu cavalry company is mainly equipped with Czech-style rifles, Jin-made submachine guns, light machine guns and grenadiers in the same number as the Japanese army.

But they have a machine gun platoon equipped with two 81MM mortars and two [-] heavy machine guns. In addition, each cavalry is equipped with a saber as standard.

The machine gun platoon of the Zhangwu cavalry company fired first, and the four cavalry platoons rushed over quickly.

Before the cavalry units of both sides fought, the little devil cavalry was hit by heavy weapons and suffered casualties.

Immediately afterwards, as the distance between the cavalry of the two sides narrowed.

At about 200 meters, the four Jin-made submachine guns of each squad dragged behind, and they started firing.

The dense bullets hit the little devil's cavalry, and many cavalry fell from their horses in an instant.

Soon, the cavalry from both sides collided.

The saber and saber collided, and harsh sounds sounded one after another.

Corpses began to appear on the ground, and the wounded horses wailed in pain.

After fighting for more than ten minutes, more than 200 cavalrymen of the Japanese cavalry team paid dozens of losses, and they only had 150 people left.

Even here, the Zhangwu cavalry suffered more than a dozen casualties, but they held the absolute initiative.

Every time before the cavalry of both sides started a close-range hand-to-hand battle, the little devil cavalry would be hit by heavy machine guns, mortars, and submachine guns.

Naturally, their casualties would be very high. The Japanese cavalry major who commanded the battle had a gloomy face when he saw this scene.

"Baga, the cavalry of the Jinsui Army are cowards!"

"They don't have the guts to start a real cavalry battle with us!"

"Retreat, withdraw immediately to avoid greater casualties."

The cavalry major immediately issued an order. He knew that if he continued to fight like this, his troops would be wiped out sooner or later.

The little devil cavalry troops began to evacuate. After Zhang Wu discovered this scene, he immediately organized the troops to launch a fire attack.

To deal with these little devils, as long as they can be killed, as for how to fight, it is not too much.

When the Japanese army fought, they used all kinds of tricks. Before hand-to-hand combat, they used machine guns to shoot.

Continuously attacking positions that cannot be breached, they directly use gas bombs.

Brutal opponents of unarmed civilians, they can brutally slaughter.

Naturally, there was no need to follow any rules to deal with such an army of beasts.

The Little Devils Cavalry finally paid more than 100 casualties and fled back in embarrassment.

The cavalry company did not launch a pursuit, but quickly cleaned up the battlefield. Some Japanese cavalry weapons and horses became the trophy of the cavalry company.

It was at this time that the guard company launched an active operation.

Chu Yu mobilized three platoons to attack from the flanks, directly attacking the little devils' troops.

Although the guard company only has more than 200 troops, they have the initiative in front of the little devil.

The number of casualties in the 13th Brigade of the Independent Field Battle was close to 300, and the captain of the Major Brigade, Fukuda Ryozo, frowned tightly.

Knowing that the southern cavalry had been repulsed, at two o'clock in the morning he was forced to temporarily suspend his attack and withdraw his troops.

By [-]:[-], the Japanese troops attacking Hesuo Town were withdrawn.

But at this time their total casualties have exceeded 300 people.

The infantry, cavalry, and artillery all suffered casualties, and the mountain artillery squadron was completely beaten and lost its combat effectiveness.

As for the cavalry company and guard company in Hesuo Town, the total casualties were less than 40, and most of them were wounded.

The gap in combat power between the two sides can be clearly distinguished from this.

Of course, the four Liao-made field guns here in Hesuo Town also played a decisive role.

Artillery is known as the god of war, and their role in the battlefield is beyond doubt.

Time was passing, and at 02:30, the attack on Qicun Town was over.

Tsuda Mitake stood in front of the map with a gloomy face, and looked coldly at Qicun Town and Hesuo Town on the map.

The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer stood aside and bowed his head without saying a word, with a look of panic on his face.

After all, he said before that the battle in Hesuo Town could be easily resolved, but as a result, it has suffered heavy casualties.

Two of the four mountain cannons were destroyed, and although the remaining two can still be used, there is no artillery.

The artillery squadron suffered heavy casualties, and almost all the main gunners were killed.

As for Qicun Town, the 358th Regiment defended the defense with all its strength, and at the same time organized troops to counterattack.

Their casualties were controlled at about 400 people, while the Japanese army's two field brigades also had close to 200 casualties.

The loss of the two sides reached one to two, which is unacceptable to the little devil.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Independent 48th Brigade we are facing is indeed different from other Jinsui Army units."

"Their weapons and equipment are more sophisticated, and they still have not weak combat effectiveness, and their fighting will is considered tenacious."

"There are not many Jinsui troops here in Hesuo Town, but they are all elite troops. They have infantry, cavalry, and artillery."

"The weapons and equipment are more sophisticated. There are four mortars, four field guns, and four heavy machine guns for hundreds of troops."

"And in their troops, they are also equipped with a large number of Jin-made submachine guns, so in close combat, they have combat strike capabilities."

Some officers began to come to Tsuda Mitake and reported softly.

Tsuda Mitake looked at the lieutenant officer, and without saying a word, he came up with both hands left and right.

One slap after another was slapped on the cheek of the captain officer, and it didn't take long for the officer's cheek to become red and swollen.

The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer looked terrified. He knew that these slaps were supposed to be slapped on his cheek.

It is very common for superiors to beat and scold subordinates in the little devil army, and they are also used to being slapped.

After all, for them, everyone came here like this.

"Hi, Your Excellency the brigade commander."

The captain officer who had been severely beaten stood at attention and bowed with a respectful expression on his face.

He must not be unconvinced or dissatisfied, otherwise he will be beaten more severely.

Mitake Tsuda has a fiery temper, and his opponents beat and scold at every turn, especially when he is in a bad mood.

The captain officer kept reporting how powerful the Jinsui Army was, which made him very dissatisfied.

"Order the troops to take a short rest before continuing to prepare for the attack."

"No matter what, we must bring enough threats to the Jinsui Army in Qicun Town and Hesuo Town before dawn."

"If we can't even deal with them, let alone the Jinsui army in Zhuangmo Town."

Tsuda Meiwu had a cold face, and he continued to give orders.

The lieutenant officer nodded, and was about to convey an order just now, but at this moment, the chief of staff of the lieutenant officer stood up.

Although he was afraid of being beaten, he also knew that if he continued to attack, even if he won the battle, these troops would suffer heavy losses.

The Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant knew Tsuda Mitake's capabilities very well, so he did not agree to continue to use conventional means to attack.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, now is the time to use special bombs."

"Otherwise we continue to attack and will only increase the heavy losses of our troops."

"Only by using special bombs can we quickly bring them a deadly threat."

Looking at the vicious Major General Tsuda Mitake, the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant General made a suggestion.

"Nani?"

"Ba Ga Lu, are you questioning my order?"

Tsuda Mitake came to the Chief of Staff of the Zhongzuo and asked angrily.

(End of this chapter)