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

Chapter 187 Abandoning the First Defense Position

Under the command of the corporal commander of the Japanese army, a large number of little devils quickly advanced towards the south gate, and they wanted to enter the city from here.

Grenadiers fired smoke grenades in the rear, and light machine guns fired suppressive fire to cover the actions of these riflemen.

A group of little devils had already arrived at the south city gate, but just when they wanted to enter the city.

Without the slightest warning, grenades fell directly from the city wall.

As the grenade fell to the ground, an explosion sounded, and the shrapnel quickly spread around.

The Japanese riflemen fell in a pool of blood one after another, and the wounded little devil wailed in pain.

At this time, on the city wall, there were soldiers throwing grenades towards the bottom.

There are two kinds of hand grenades made in Jin Dynasty, one is conventional hand grenade, which imitates German hand grenade with wooden handle.

Although the other is also a grenade with a wooden handle, it has an increased charge, which is almost equivalent to a small grenade.

Different grenades began to be thrown at the city gate by the soldiers, and the little devils who wanted to pass through the city gate were simply living targets.

Occasionally, one or two little devils would enter the city through the city gate, but as soon as they arrived in the city, they were shot by Jinzao submachine guns.

These little devils were beaten into a sieve and fell to the ground one by one.

The 12th Independent Field Battalion continued to attack, but their attacks were intercepted by different firepower.

At this time, their casualties continued to increase, and they were forced to retreat, temporarily giving up passing through the south gate.

Immediately afterwards, the artillery squadron directly under the Japanese brigade launched shelling.

A series of infantry guns fired grenades directly at the city wall.

A rapid-fire gun fires armor-piercing projectiles at exposed firepower points.

The deafening sound of guns sounded, but the little devil's 70MM infantry gun and 37MM rapid-fire gun did not pose much threat to the city wall.

Xinxian County has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The city walls here are very strong and can withstand direct artillery fire.

The Japanese army wanted to use infantry artillery and rapid-fire artillery to directly destroy the city wall, which is very difficult to do.

"Bagaya Road!"

"Heavy machine guns pushed forward, trying to suppress the Jinsui army on the city wall and prevent them from throwing grenades."

"The grenade continued to fire smoke grenades, covering the Jinsui Army's shooting sight, and the light machine gun assisted the heavy machine gun to suppress the Jinsui Army on the city wall."

"The riflemen continued to organize their troops, quickly passed through the city gates, and entered the city to fight."

"At the same time, contact the brigade and regiment headquarters and request the artillery directly under the brigade and regiment headquarters to provide artillery support."

The Major Captain of the 12th Independent Field Brigade gritted his teeth and said that he was unwilling to let his troops end the attack like this, and retreated in embarrassment.

Not long after, the Japanese army organized powerful firepower to suppress and shoot at the city wall.

A soldier just revealed that he wanted to check the movement of the Japanese army, but a shuttle of bullets hit him, and the soldier was shot and sacrificed on the spot.

"Boom boom boom."

After receiving the order from the brigade and regiment headquarters, the lieutenant captain of the Japanese artillery team began to organize artillery to carry out violent shelling.

Eight [-]-type field guns focused their fire on the city wall.

A round of grenades hit the sky and covered the sky, and the city wall was instantly covered by artillery, and black gunpowder smoke filled the air.

After being repeatedly shelled by 75MM field artillery, the bricks and tiles began to fall one after another.

The soldiers here who were responsible for throwing grenades also suffered more than a dozen casualties.

Fortunately, Chen Ziyun and Shi Yujia have come to the second defensive position to command, otherwise they may all suffer casualties.

Shi Yu frame hurriedly conveyed the combat order, and the soldiers on the city wall quickly withdrew.

It was at this time that the 12th Field Brigade organized more than 100 riflemen and quickly rushed towards the city along the south gate.

The front of the light and heavy machine gun firing holes of the first defensive position is covered with white smoke, which hinders the sight of the machine gun shooters and prevents them from firing effectively.

The soldiers who threw grenades on the city wall were also suppressed by light and heavy machine guns, and they were also unable to throw grenades.

More than 100 little devils quickly passed through the south gate without any hindrance, and entered the city in a hurry.

But as they entered the city, grenades hit them without any warning.

This is the grenade launched by the subordinates of each platoon, and the grenades are fired directly to attack the attacking Japanese army.

At the same time as the grenade exploded, soldiers who had withdrawn from the city wall kept throwing grenades on both sides.

All kinds of explosion sounds came and went, and the shrapnel quickly spread around.

The little devil who had just entered the city and hadn't dispersed his attack was bloody and bloody.

The surviving Japanese army tried to disperse and advance quickly, but the sound of Jinzao submachine guns firing sounded.

"Suddenly."

The dense bullets hit the little devils, and all the little devils fell into a pool of blood instantly.

The smell of blood began to spread along the air, and the Japanese soldiers behind saw this scene, and they were too scared to continue advancing.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade temporarily withdrew its attacking troops.

Although the little devils opened a gap at the south city gate, after a few attempts to attack, they realized that the gap here was completely a trap.

The little devil's troops entered the city from here. The troops could not disperse and were very dense. As soon as they entered the city, they would be hit by fierce firepower.

It was almost impossible for the Japanese army to break through the south gate. After all, after they passed through the gate, they were simply a living target for the Jinsui army.

At 04:30, the enraged Japanese army began to launch retaliatory shelling.

Eight Japanese-style field cannons, eight Liao-made artillery pieces, and six Japanese-style mountain cannons all fired fiercely at the city wall.

A large number of grenades fell here one after another, and the deafening explosions continued.

Of course they didn't directly bombard the city walls, because they didn't want to waste shells.

The city walls of Xinxian County are strong enough to withstand a certain degree of shelling by the Japanese army.

Although these city walls were built for a long time, they are very strong. The wisdom of the ancients is unimaginable.

At [-]:[-], the little devil's aviation unit was dispatched, and two bombers came over Xin County.

Because there was a precedent of a bomber lowering its altitude and being shot down by the artillery of the Jinsui Army, the Japanese aviation now dare not lower the altitude too much.

After arriving over the battlefield, the Japanese bombers launched a bombing.

Aerial bombs fell one after another in different areas of Xinxian County, and there was a violent explosion in an instant.

Some residential buildings in the city were destroyed in an instant, and the soldiers of the 11th regiment also suffered casualties.

But fortunately, the little devil's air force didn't lower their altitude, and they couldn't carry out precise bombing, so the city wall was safe for the time being.

At five o'clock, the sun slowly shifted to the west.

Rays of golden light radiated, and the air became even hotter.

Xiaojia Village, the Brigade Headquarters of the Fourth Brigade, an independent and mixed group, is here.

The three major commanders in charge of the attack came quickly after receiving the order.

After seeing them, Major General Mitake Tsuda, the head of the brigade, walked over directly, bowing left and right with both hands.

The cheeks of the two major captains of the 12th Field Brigade and the 13th Field Brigade quickly became red and swollen.

"Trash, what a stupid pig!"

"The 13th Field Brigade paid more than 300 casualties, but you didn't even see the Jinsui Army."

"When attacking, you should think about it. They have a strong artillery force, and they must be on guard at all times."

"As a result, the shelling of the Jinsui Army directly caused you to lose one-third of your combat capabilities!"

"The 12th Field Battalion continued their onslaught, and the troops almost rushed into the city, but were repelled by them twice."

"The casualties of more than 200 people were just the outlying positions that were not defended by any personnel."

"Are you guys going to tell me that Xin County is something we can't conquer?"

"Baga, you idiots will lose all the face of the imperial army."

"The two of you are simply the biggest shame for the independent and mixed Fourth Brigade!"

Mitake Tsuda felt a pain in his beating hands before he stopped. Looking at the two major captains who were beaten, he roared loudly.

Three brigades of 3000 people launched a wave-like tactical attack, only to capture the outer positions that no one was holding on to.

The total casualties of these troops exceeded 500, and a large number of wounded completely lost their combat effectiveness.

Tsuda Mitake couldn't accept such a result, and he was full of anger.

Even though he severely slapped the two major captains, it still couldn't ease his emotions.

The three major captains hastily bowed their heads to admit their mistakes, their expressions were respectful and they didn't dare to say a word.

Tsuda Mitake looked at them coldly, his red eyes full of murderous intent.

He knew that if his brigade failed to take down Xin County within a short period of time, the consequences would be disastrous.

But judging from the current combat situation, it seems that it is not a simple matter for them to win the county.

"Your Excellency, the brigade commander, they dug shooting holes in the city wall, so as to concentrate light and heavy machine guns to shoot."

"Although we can fire smoke bombs to cover it, the only gap we have opened is the south gate."

"Troops advancing from the south gate of the city will definitely be attacked by them. Entering the city is also a living target."

"So we need to open more gaps in the next battle so that they can't take precautions."

"Of course we can't waste too much shells, so next we have to push forward and use blasting operations to destroy their walls and open more gaps."

"In addition, in order to prevent the Jinsui Army from concentrating its forces on defense, we will also send troops to conduct containment operations in other areas."

The brigade chief of staff stood in front of the map, and he kept thinking about the tactics of attacking the fortifications.

After Tsuda Mitake finished slapping the face, the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant General put forward his own combat proposal.

Tsuda Mitake glanced at the map with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Then he nodded and agreed directly.

The little devil readjusted his deployment, and a large number of explosive packages began to be distributed.

At the same time, several engineer mortars and blasting tubes were also distributed to the infantry, ready to be used to blast the city wall.

The little devils began to adjust their tactics, and more than 12 people from the 700th Field Battalion began to be responsible for diverting attacks from the west.

The 13th Field Brigade and the 14th Brigade with more than 600 people continued to attack from the south.

The south here is the main attack direction of the Japanese army, and all artillery must support the battle there.

Chen Ziyun in the city is currently making operational adjustments to deal with the next Japanese attack.

In response to the continuous use of smoke bombs by the Japanese army to quickly advance, Chen Ziyun will next arrange artillery battalions to focus on suppressing the Japanese army's grenadiers.

In addition, he drew some light machine guns and directly entered the destroyed city wall, where they set up firepower points to shoot.

"Tuanza, part of the Japanese army is gradually moving to the west, and they seem to be preparing to attack from the west."

"However, there are not many Japanese soldiers, only a few hundred. They are currently building positions."

"The little devil is very cautious now. There are not many troops in the digging position, and they are very scattered. I am afraid that they will be bombarded by us."

When Chen Ziyun was actively deploying, Wu Ziqiang, the battalion commander of the fifth battalion, came to Chen Ziyun and reported.

At present, the fifth battalion is mainly responsible for the defense of the west and north; the sixth battalion is responsible for the defense of the south and east.

The two battalions set up three defensive positions, and the troops were completely dispersed and stationed in different positions.

The Japanese army stormed the southern position before, and there was no fighting in the fifth battalion here.

As the 12th Field Brigade moved westward, Wu Ziqiang discovered the situation immediately, so he hurried over to report.

"The west side is just to divert the attack and will not pose much threat to us."

"However, your fifth battalion must also be vigilant, and you must not be sloppy."

"Use the firepower of light and heavy machine guns to suppress their troops as much as possible and prevent them from approaching the city wall."

"One more thing, we must pay attention to guarding against Japanese gas bombs, they may launch gas bomb attacks at any time."

After Chen Ziyun raised his binoculars and looked westward carefully, he immediately told Wu Ziqiang beside him.

"Yes, group seat." Wu Ziqiang agreed without any hesitation.

Chen Ziyun continued to discuss with Shi Yuframe, and they began to strengthen the first defensive position.

The two 81MM mortars directly under the Sixth Battalion were also transferred, ready to participate in the battle at any time.

After the deployment, Chen Ziyun opened the map. He looked to the west of the county with a thoughtful expression on his face.

There were only a few hundred Japanese soldiers attacking here, they were definitely soft persimmons, and Chen Ziyun wanted to squeeze them!

"Soldier, get Chu Yu, the company commander of the guard company." After a moment of silence, Chen Ziyun immediately issued a battle order.

Chen Ziyun began to make combat deployments, and the cavalry company and reconnaissance platoon, which had been deployed in advance at the outskirts of the county, were also paying close attention to the situation on the battlefield.

They were always looking for opportunities, and Wei Monk's reconnaissance platoon dispatched one after another to check the situation closely.

After Zhang Wudang knew that hundreds of Japanese troops had left the main force and moved westward, he did not hesitate.

After discussing with Monk Wei, more than 200 cavalry from the cavalry company began to make a large-scale detour.

In order to conceal their whereabouts, the cavalry company advanced towards the north, and then detoured towards the west through the north.

Fortunately, they are cavalry troops with strong mobile combat capabilities, otherwise, marching in such a range would take a lot of time.

At six o'clock, the Japanese army launched operations again.

Their artillery unit began to shell the city wall, and these shells were all shot towards the city wall.

If you hit the city wall directly, the shells will not have the effect of destroying the city wall.

Of course, if the little devil repeatedly fires and shells continuously, he will definitely be able to destroy the city wall and open the gap.

But they are not willing to waste so many shells, just to open a gap.

In particular, the eight Liao-made artillery obtained by the independent mixed fourth brigade was strengthened. These eight artillery and shells need to be supplemented from outside the pass.

And outside the pass, these shells are also fired one less time.

So now the Japanese artillery firepower has been significantly weakened, and more than 1000 little devils in the two brigades have begun to disperse from a distance.

They pulled apart the line of skirmishers and quickly advanced towards the city wall.

The four infantry guns, four rapid-fire guns, and more than twenty heavy machine guns of the two brigades were also prepared for cover in different positions.

As he got closer to the city wall, the little devil adopted the old routine, firing smoke grenades from the grenade to cover the shooting holes to prevent being suppressed by machine gun fire.

Light and heavy machine guns, infantry guns, and rapid-fire guns focus their fire on the city wall to suppress it, preventing anyone from throwing grenades here.

However, light machine guns are currently deployed on the city wall, and several machine gun shooters fired one after another.

They were condescending, clearly targeting the little devil, and shooting out bullets, there will be little devils falling in a pool of blood.

These shooters are all veterans, and they moved after the fight. By the time the Japanese suppressed firepower, they had already moved to other positions.

It's just that at this time, the Japanese army quickly approached the city wall regardless of casualties.

These little devils are holding explosive packs, ready to carry out blasting operations.

Several attached engineering mortars were also erected, and some blasting tubes were also ready to be fired.

As soon as the blasting of the explosive package progresses, these blasting cartridges are fired rapidly, thereby widening the gap.

But at this time, the artillery units in the city began to shoot.

Under the guidance of the artillery observation post, eleven mountain artillery directly attacked the Japanese grenadiers.

A grenade shot over, and with the sound of an explosion, the little devil's grenadier was hit.

Many grenades, together with the little devil, were blown to pieces on the spot.

It's just that these grenades have already fired smoke grenades, covering the line of sight of the first defensive position.

With the help of smoke and other cover, a little devil also began to approach the city wall.

It didn't take long for the deafening detonation of the dynamite packs to begin.

The guard company also used explosives when attacking the county before, but the effect was not great.

However, the Japanese army's explosive packs are more powerful, and some bricks and tiles on the city wall began to fall.

Especially the little devil repeatedly blasted in the same place. At 06:30, a gap appeared on the west side of the south gate.

After the little devils in the rear got the signal, the engineer mortars immediately began to throw the blasting tubes out.

The blasting tube landed precisely on the gap, and with the earth-shattering sound, a large area of ​​the city wall collapsed instantly.

There was a gap of four or five meters in the south gate. Seeing this scene, the little devil showed an excited smile on his face.

Immediately afterwards, the little devils began to continue blasting with explosives, and they wanted to blow up more gaps to allow the rear infantry to break through quickly.

It was at this time that Chen Ziyun decisively withdrew all the light and heavy machine guns in the first defensive position, and directly gave up the first defensive position.

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