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

Chapter 181 Cruel War (for Subscription)
"Boom boom boom."

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, deafening explosions sounded one after another in the area south of Hesuo Town.

A round of grenades started to shoot without any warning, and all of these grenades fell into the 11th reserve regiment.

The scorching air wave quickly spread towards the surroundings, the sky was full of dust, and the black smoke slowly enveloped the surroundings.

After the independent mixed fourth brigade issued a combat order, the Japanese troops who had been on standby for a long time started combat operations.

Eight 75-type 77MM field guns, four Liao-made 100MM field guns, and four Liao-made [-]MM howitzers fired at different positions.

These sixteen artillery pieces have already built artillery positions, and they are also paying close attention to the situation of the 11th reserve regiment.

After receiving the combat order, the Little Devil Artillery Unit launched a precise bombardment.

The artillery was roaring, the grenade quickly escaped from the barrel, and the 11th regiment was under intensive shelling.

Especially the four howitzers can be described as a deadly threat.

A grenade fell on the ground, with a killing radius of tens of meters, which brought a big blow to the officers and soldiers.

And the four Liao-made field guns, relying on their range of more than tens of thousands of meters, launched their effective fire unscrupulously.

A large number of grenades hit the reserve 11th regiment one after another as if they didn't want money.

Unfortunately, some soldiers were hit, fell directly to the ground, and died on the spot.

"Hidden, hide quickly, don't move around."

"Protect the heavy weapons, and don't let the little devil's artillery destroy the heavy weapons."

"We have been locked by Japanese artillery, grenade launchers, look for opportunities to launch smoke grenades."

"Start defensive deployment on the spot and prepare for battle. The little devil has already started to advance towards us."

The officers of Wu Ziqiang's Fifth Battalion and Zhang Fugui's Seventh Battalion gave orders loudly.

A recruit was being bombarded one after another. Seeing the broken arms and limbs on the ground, with various body parts, he couldn't help but freeze in place.

The grenade explosion sounded again, and the recruit quickly got up as if he had just woken up from a dream, and ran back desperately.

But a grenade fell beside him without any warning, and with the sound of an explosion, a cloud of blood appeared.

The recruit did not even leave a complete body behind.

War is cruel, any beautification of war is a crime!
"Smoke bomb...give me the smoke bomb!"

A grenadier has been hit by shrapnel, and bright red blood is continuously flowing from his chest.

At this time, the grenadier was like a raging tiger, his eyes were red, and he looked fiercely at the little devil who was approaching from a distance.

The ammunition hand had fallen to the ground, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Hearing the grenadier's shout, almost out of physical instinct, the ammunitionist exhausted his last strength and handed the smoke grenade to the grenadier.

With a sound of "pass", the smoke grenade was fired.

But after the smoke grenade was launched, the grenade launcher and the ammunition hand fell to the ground one after another.

They didn't have any signs of life, just a calm smile on their faces.

The grenades began to fire smoke grenades, and the area where the main force of the 11th reserve regiment began to be covered by smoke.

The Japanese military observation team could not observe the positions of the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army, and there was no way to provide accurate shooting.

The lieutenant captain of the artillery team, who commanded the artillery operations, raised his binoculars to observe, and he ordered the artillery units to carry out extended shelling.

Little devils have limited resources, and artillery is especially important to them.

Their few steel resources should be given priority to the navy, and the rest will be given to the army.

Therefore, each artillery is more important than life to the Japanese artillery.

They will never waste any shells, let alone fire indiscriminately without hitting the target.

You must know that even after decades, the barrels of artillery have a lifespan.

After firing a certain number of shells, the barrel needs to be replaced immediately, otherwise the bore will explode.

Eight 11-type field guns began to conduct extended bombardment, and one round of grenade bombarded the [-]th regiment in depth.

The eight Liao-made artillery had already been ordered to stop shelling.

The caliber of the Liao-made artillery is completely different from that of the Japanese artillery, so their shells need to be transported from outside the customs.

The Lieutenant Commander of the Japanese Artillery was worried that the Liao-made artillery would not have enough ammunition, so he directly asked them to stop shelling.

Two field artillery squadrons and eight Japanese 75MM field artillery continued to conduct extended shelling, and their shelling was not very intensive.

The 11th Brigade was specially organized to deal with Chen Ziyun's 14th Regiment, and the 15th Brigade attacked quickly.

The two brigades, one in front and one behind, quickly approached the Jinsui Army troops.

At this time, their tactical idea was very simple. They broke through directly from the middle and cut off the connection between the 11th reserve regiment.

In addition, the artillery squadrons directly under the two brigades were merged together to support operations.

Four infantry guns and four rapid-fire guns have already built an artillery position, and can launch artillery strikes at any time.

"Tuan Zuo, the Japanese army has at least a dozen artillery pieces, and more than 2000 infantry are charging. This is a strengthened formation."

"We were heavily bombarded by the Japanese army, and the troops suffered a certain loss, and their morale was greatly affected."

"Should we quickly withdraw to the first-line position in Zhuangmo Town, so as to stick to the high ground and fight the Japanese army?"

Wu Ziqiang came to Chen Ziyun's place immediately, and he said solemnly.

The shelling just now caused more than 100 casualties in various ministries, and some light and heavy machine gun grenades were also destroyed.

The Fifth Battalion also suffered casualties in the previous attacks on Baizi Mountain and Crouching Tiger Mountain. At this time, their combat strength was about 700.

Wu Ziqiang was full of worry, for fear that Chen Ziyun would command the troops to defend on the spot, which would cause a devastating blow to the troops.

Even though Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to win every battle before, the situation is completely different now.

They did not have a solid position, and the Japanese army had an absolute advantage.

Fighting under such circumstances, Wu Ziqiang felt that he had no chance of winning.

"Battalion Commander Wu, the Fifth Battalion spread out their defenses to cover the Seventh Battalion, and the Second Mountain Artillery Company moved to the highlands to the west."

"If we retreat now, we will be a living target for the Japanese army, and we will definitely be hit by their fierce firepower."

"When the time comes, the little devil will concentrate all the heavy weapons and start shooting, and we will have to peel off our skin if we don't die."

"And once our side retreats back to Zhuangmo Town, the battle plan of the first battle group will come to nothing."

"Commander Wu, the Fifth Battalion must stand still to block the Japanese attack. I am worried about the Seventh Battalion. I have to go and command it myself."

Chen Ziyun took a deep breath, looked at Wu Ziqiang with a serious expression and said.

The 11th Preparatory Regiment had four battalions, but Zhang Fugui's seventh battalion gave Chen Ziyun a headache.

For him, this army is indispensable, it is a pity to discard it, and it is a worry to use it.

If Zhang Fugui were to take the troops to attack Xin County, Chen Ziyun would be very worried.

But with them by his side, Chen Ziyun had to personally command them all the time.

Otherwise, if Zhang Fugui acted as a monster at a critical moment, it would be a devastating blow to the entire army.

If he hadn't considered all aspects of the situation, Chen Ziyun would have wished to shoot Zhang Fugui on the spot, saving him so much anxiety.

But let alone him, even Chu Yunfei couldn't do such a thing.

After all, the Independent 48th Brigade has many old brothers who got up early and followed Chu Yunfei through life and death.

If there is not enough evidence to get rid of Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui, these people will inevitably feel sad.

Even a slight provocation from the outside will lead to the collapse of the independent 48th brigade.

"I...I understand, Tuanzao, don't worry, we will carry out the order and block the Japanese attack."

Wu Ziqiang glanced at Chen Ziyun, and almost accepted Chen Ziyun's combat order through gritted teeth.

Chen Ziyun immediately organized the troops to move towards the highlands on the west side, while Wu Ziqiang organized the troops to do a good job of defense.

Hundreds of soldiers from the Fifth Battalion quickly built their positions with the help of smoke cover.

Of course, during this process, grenades occasionally hit, causing some soldiers to pay casualties.

Wu Ziqiang held the shell gun tightly in his right hand, and he glanced around.

"What the hell, the big deal is to die. It's not shameful to die on the battlefield of fighting devils."

"Brothers, block the Japanese attack and buy time for other troops to deploy."

"Tuan Zuo hasn't lost a battle since the battle at Cangyun Ridge, and we won't lose this time either!"

"With the regiment personally commanding, we will definitely win the final victory."

"The little devil will come over in a while and beat me hard!"

Wu Ziqiang looked around and said loudly to encourage morale.

The officers and soldiers of the Fifth Battalion saw that the battalion commander Wu Ziqiang was so determined, and their morale rose for a while.

Four infantry companies, with squads as units, launched defensive deployments.

The machine gun company has four Jin-made heavy machine guns and two 81MM mortars, and quickly digs positions and builds bunkers.

Chen Ziyun personally commanded the Artillery Battalion, and the Seventh Battalion gradually moved towards the highlands on the west side.

Of course, Liang Guoping's artillery battalion at this time, except for Sun Xiongshan's Second Artillery Company, was a combat unit, with five [-]-style mountain artillery.

There is also a transport company. Although they are equipped with weapons, they carry a large amount of combat materials.

These combat materials cannot be lost in the slightest, so the transport company cannot fight, and they must take good care of these materials.

At around 14:500, the smoke gradually dissipated, and the [-]th field brigade in the front was less than [-] meters away from the position.

Their light and heavy machine gun grenades were ready to shoot, and a large number of infantry quickly moved forward.

The little devil riflemen formed a group of four, and they quickly charged towards the fifth battalion as a unit.

The Japanese detachment has 13 people, a machine gun team of four people, equipped with a light machine gun.

The remaining nine people are all equipped with [-]-type rifles. When fighting, the team leader holding a [-]-type rifle is responsible for commanding the battle.

The eight riflemen fought in two rifle teams, and they usually charged alternately.

Most of the time, the team leader will direct the machine gun team to carry out effective shooting cover.

After advancing to the position to start hand-to-hand combat, the squad leader will quickly follow up and command the two rifle teams to fight.

At this time, the machine gun team will be directed by the team leader to shoot.

500 meters, 400 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters!
A large number of little devils advanced to a position 200 meters away from the fifth battalion and began to pause, and they all took cover.

If you stand on a high ground and observe, you can clearly see that the Japanese attacking troops at this time are divided into squadrons.

A squadron leader named Lieutenant began to command his subordinate troops and directly launched a fire attack on the position in front of him.

Light machine guns, grenades, and rifles fired one after another.

Bullets and grenades hit the position one after another, and the position was filled with dust for a while.

After a concentrated fire attack, a large number of rifle groups quickly crawled forward, and light machine guns and grenades closely watched the situation on the ground.

At this time, once the firepower is deployed in the position, the little devil's light machine gun and the grenadier will immediately suppress it and cover the advance of the rifle group.

"Kill it!"

"Warriors of the Empire, the time has come to prove your mighty fighting power."

"Rush over and kill all these hateful Jinsui troops."

"Warriors, let these Jinsui troops tremble under your bayonets!"

The little devil officers waved their sabers and shouted loudly.

The Japanese infantry accelerated and approached the position, while machine gunners and grenadiers kept an eye on the position.

The little devil's various tactics are very rigid, and he rarely changes them.

But they brought these rigid tactics to the extreme, and the coordination of various weapons reached the peak level.

Like a swordsman, he has only practiced one move for decades, but this is a deadly move!
The little devil's strength is not weak, not to mention the Jinsui Army and other troops.

Even if the Sun Never Sets, Beautiful Country and other troops are armed to the teeth, they are still overwhelmed by the little devils in Southeast Asia.

Even the weapons and equipment of these troops are generally stronger than those of the Japanese troops.

"100 meters!"

"80 meters!"

"60 meters!"

"50 meters!"

Battalion Commander Wu Ziqiang's heart was beating faster, and his right hand holding the pistol was even trembling slightly.

He could clearly see the facial expressions of many little devils!
Seeing the little devils with grim expressions throwing grenades, Wu Ziqiang bit his tongue hard.

He tilted the shell gun and pulled the trigger decisively.

An 11.43mm bullet was fired, but because of the shaking of the right hand, the bullet missed.

However, Wu Ziqiang's gunshots sounded, and the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Battalion opened fire.

A Czech-style light machine gun made in Jin Dynasty, and a captured Japanese [-]-style rifle.

A grenadier, a heavy machine gun, and a mortar all fired.

"Tu Tu Tu!"

The squad leaders of each squad started shooting with Jin-made submachine guns, firing bullets one after another.

At a distance of tens of meters, with 11.43mm bullets, a little devil was directly smashed into pieces.

A little devil second lieutenant captain brandished a saber and wanted to speed up the advance.

However, the dense bullets from the Thompson submachine gun made by Jin made the second lieutenant's chest full of blood holes.

Bright red blood flowed down the wound, and the captain of the second lieutenant was shot dead on the spot.

A Japanese grenadier quickly adjusted the grenade, and he had already taken the grenade handed over by the ammunition hand.

It's just that the grenade was put into the grenade, and before the grenadier pulled the firing belt, a string of Jin-made light machine gun bullets hit.

The 6.5mm bullet penetrated the grenadier's body in an instant, and even the ammunitionist behind was hit, and they were killed on the spot.

It is worth mentioning that Jin-made rifles, light and heavy machine guns all use 6.5MM caliber bullets.

Jin-made sheller guns, submachine guns use 11.43MM caliber bullets.

Fierce battles ensued, with both sides launching fire.

Dense bullets and shells continued to hit each other, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke permeated the air.

It didn't take long for more and more corpses on the ground.

The bright red blood condensed together on the ground and slowly flowed down the ground.

Severed arms and limbs can be seen everywhere, and this place seems to be a hell on earth.

The 14th Battalion has an absolute advantage in strength, and they continue to oppress the [-]th Battalion.

The four infantry squadrons were like a flood hitting the dam, one wave was blocked, and the next wave came again.

The Fifth Battalion adopts team defense tactics to intercept, and Jin-made light machine guns and Jin-made submachine guns are the main defensive force.

The rifle squads fought around the light machine guns, blocking the Japanese attacks time and time again.

The 11th Reserve Regiment is Chen Ziyun's unit, and he attaches great importance to the training of this unit.

Now, the fifth battalion has shown effective training results.

What is even more commendable is that the battalion commander Wu Ziqiang gave up the habit of commanding operations at the rear battalion headquarters before the battle.

He was at the forefront with a shell gun, and he fought directly with the soldiers.

At this moment, it doesn't matter whether Wu Ziqiang can hit the little devil with his shell-breaking gun.

What matters is that he is here and the morale of the Fifth Battalion is high.

It will be the courage of the soldiers. When fighting, you can see your company commander and battalion commander by your side, which will greatly improve morale.

"Baga Yalu, the artillery unit, the heavy machine guns are firing, suppressing their firepower."

"Damn Jinsui Army, they have too many light machine guns and submachine guns!"

"These timid Jinsui troops dared to shoot us within 50 meters."

"This is simply contempt for the imperial troops, suppressing their firepower, and covering the infantry to charge past."

"Kill it, start hand-to-hand combat, and use bayonets to deal with these bastards!"

The Major Commander of the 14th Field Brigade gritted his teeth and said, he roared loudly.

Seeing that the troops were about to start hand-to-hand combat with the fifth battalion, the fifth battalion launched intensive firepower.

A large number of bullets hit like a torrential rain, which made the captain of the Shao Zuo brigade burn with anger.

A [-]-type heavy machine gun from the machine gun squadron launched burst fire, and bullets fired towards the position one after another.

At the artillery position, four Type [-] rapid-fire guns fired armor-piercing projectiles one after another.

The four infantry guns fired grenades directly.

For a while, the Fifth Battalion was suppressed by heavy Japanese weapons, and some firepower points were destroyed on the spot.

"Quick... quickly transfer, leave me alone..."

At the position of the fifth battalion's machine gun company and heavy machine gun, a squad leader had already fallen in a pool of blood.

Several soldiers wanted to come and transfer the squad leader with them, but the squad leader stared and roared loudly.

The soldiers held back their tears and quickly moved with heavy machine guns.

A grenade hit again, and with the sound of the explosion, the squad leader died.

A large number of heavy machine guns, infantry guns, and rapid-fire guns suppressed the firing, and the firepower of the fifth battalion came to a standstill.

The little devil infantry saw the opportunity, and they accelerated towards the fifth battalion.

"Throw the grenade, throw the grenade all!"

"Light and heavy machine gun grenades, the light machine gun grenade that suppresses their cover."

"Riflemen threw grenades, fired rapidly, couldn't let them get close."

"Mortar, bombard the little devil's heavy machine gun position."

Wu Ziqiang shouted loudly, and he hastily issued a combat order.

Jin-made grenades began to be thrown out one after another. This time the soldiers were carrying ordinary grenades.

Jin-made heavy grenades are too heavy to be carried in mobile combat.

There was an explosion, and some little devils were hit and screamed in pain.

The Fifth Battalion is still fighting tenaciously, and it is here on the highlands on the west side.

After Chen Ziyun led the troops to transfer, he took over Zhang Fugui's command of the Seventh Battalion immediately.

The machine gun company of the Seventh Battalion quickly established a position and quickly launched fire support to the Fifth Battalion.

Two 81MM mortars quickly shelled the follow-up troops of the little devils.

As for the Liang Guoping Artillery Battalion, it didn't take long for Chen Ziyun to receive combat orders.

(End of this chapter)