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

Chapter 246 The Morale of the 358th Regiment Is Low

At six o'clock in the morning, because it was winter, it was still dark all around.

The artillery battalion began to calculate continuously based on the position provided by the signal flares, and launched shelling one after another.

Chen Ziyun commanded the third battalion, and the fourth battalion continued to attack the eastern highlands.

Because of the support of artillery units, the two infantry battalions gradually exerted their strongest strength and gradually advanced towards the high ground.

The two sides fought fiercely on the high ground east of Lancheng, and both sides suffered casualties.

However, as the artillery battalion continued to shell, the two reinforced squadrons of the Japanese army gradually locked their positions.

In addition, they immediately communicated with Kojima Shunxing by radio.

After Kojima Shun-hing received the report, he immediately dispatched four 105MM mountain guns to help them.

This Type 105 [-]MM mountain gun is the latest large-caliber artillery developed by the Japanese army.

The entire North China Front Army is issued with only one artillery brigade, only twelve.

At present, the main units of the Japanese army are equipped with 75MM caliber artillery, of which the Type 75 75MM mountain gun and the Type [-] [-]MM field gun are the mainstream artillery.

However, these two types of artillery can deal with some simple fortification positions, but they have no way to deal with permanent and semi-permanent defensive positions.

Although the little devil still has large-caliber artillery, these 150MM howitzers and other weapons are very bulky and cannot be transferred quickly.

Especially in the southern battlefield, they can hardly fight with the troops.

Therefore, the Japanese army specially developed a 105MM mountain cannon to attack some solid positions.

The Type 105 [-]MM mountain cannon can be disassembled into ten parts, which can be carried by horses.

And don't look at the range of this mountain cannon is only more than 7000 meters, but it has huge power.

Some semi-permanent fortifications made of reinforced concrete can be easily destroyed by it.

The preparatory I2 regiment was hit in Lancheng before because the position they worked so hard to reinforce overnight was destroyed by mountain artillery.

These positions were destroyed, and the 12th reserve regiment did not have any bunkers. It was obviously impossible to stop the little devils.

At this time, Kojima Xinxing sent four nine-nine-style mountain artillery to participate in the battle here in Lancheng County, and the meaning was obvious.

In this battle, he must completely destroy the artillery battalion.

Under the transport of horses, the four mountain cannons began to move quickly towards the north side.

At 06:30, they will join forces with the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line.

Up to now, as the artillery battalion continued to shoot, the Japanese and puppet troops gradually narrowed the search area.

They continued to carry out a dragnet search, and their vanguard was getting closer and closer to the artillery battalion position.

At seven o'clock, the sky was getting dark.

The squadron leaders of the two lieutenants of the Japanese army were already able to see through the binoculars the firing flames that appeared from time to time in the artillery battalion position.

Excited expressions appeared on the faces of the two people, and they directed the troops to accelerate.

But at this time, their whereabouts also began to be exposed.

The four Czech-style light machine guns fired directly at different positions, and the bullets were precisely aimed at the Japanese and puppet troops.

The advancing Japanese and puppet troops encountered a sudden blow and were instantly knocked to the ground by bullets.

Bright red blood flowed continuously along their wounds, and the smell of blood spread in the air.

The Japanese and puppet troops responded quickly, and they quickly dispersed and concealed themselves.

At the same time, the light and heavy machine guns and grenadier mortar infantry guns they were equipped with quickly set up and fired suppressively at the exposed positions of the Czech light machine guns.

However, the four Czech-style light machine guns had already moved quickly, and their bullets and shells came over without the slightest threat.

Instead, as their light and heavy weapons exposed their positions, dense gunfire began to sound.

Four 60MM mortars fired grenades one after another, and each grenade landed precisely near the Japanese and puppet troops as if they had eyes.

Accompanied by the sound of the explosion, the shrapnel quickly spread towards the surroundings. It didn't take long for the screams of the Japanese and puppet troops to kill pigs began to sound.

"Bang bang bang!"

The dull shooting sound of the Mauser sniper rifle sounded, and the 7.92MM bullets escaped from the barrel one after another.

Several shooters who were controlling the firing of heavy machine guns were shot one after another and fell to the ground one after another.

These Japanese and puppet shooters were all shot to the point and killed directly.

At the same time, Czech-style semi-automatic rifles fired continuously.

A commando took aim one after another and pulled the trigger continuously.

Bullets came one after another, and some little devils and light machine gun shooters were shot to death in an instant.

In just a few minutes, dozens of Japanese and puppet troops suffered casualties.

The Japanese and puppet troops realized that something was wrong, they quickly searched for a cover, and immediately hid themselves.

The captain of the Japanese army who commanded the battle couldn't help being stunned when he saw the corpses of the Japanese and puppet troops around him.

The attack launched by the other party caused more than 40 of them to be killed on the spot, and more than a dozen were seriously injured.

As long as it is hit, it will either die immediately or be seriously injured.

Such a striking ability left the Captain Lieutenant dumbfounded.

At this time, it was Wei Monk's reconnaissance platoon that launched a combat attack on them.

The four special operations squads operate in different areas. They have no fixed combat area and have the opportunity to launch an immediate strike.

Each squad has two sniper rifles, one light machine gun, one mortar, and six assaulters.

Up to now, the reconnaissance platoon can be said to be armed to the teeth, and all the assaulters are equipped with three guns.

Most of the other fighters will also be equipped with weapons such as shell guns, and their combat effectiveness is very good.

According to the system's judgment, there are five levels for soldiers, and three levels for troops!

Soldiers are judged according to recruits, veterans, elite soldiers, special forces, and soldier kings.

Troops are judged according to the main force, elite troops, and ace troops.

Chen Ziyun often checks the ranks of the ministries under the Independent 48th Brigade.

Up to now, the guard company directly under the brigade headquarters, the artillery battalion and cavalry battalion under the 358th regiment have all been judged as the main force level.

In these troops, the main ranks of officers and soldiers are elite soldiers and veterans, and there are also some ranks of recruits.

The 358 regiment is directly under the reconnaissance platoon, and the system is directly judged as an elite force.

This force is mainly composed of special forces and elite soldiers, and as they continue to conduct actual combat, their weapons and equipment continue to improve.

Up to now, the system's evaluation of the reconnaissance platoon has reached the first-class level of the elite troops!

This means that the current combat effectiveness of the reconnaissance platoon almost surpasses that of the soldiers of the Japanese elite divisions.

So these Japanese and puppet troops in front of them are obviously not enough to see in front of the reconnaissance platoon.

Of course, the reconnaissance platoon has the first-class level of elite troops, but this does not mean that they are invincible.

If you are facing a large number of troops, they are limited in number after all, if you force them head-on, they will eventually be wiped out.

After all, the reconnaissance platoon is only capable of combat, but they are not heavenly soldiers and generals.

The reconnaissance dispatched an unexpected attack, causing the little devil to pay the casualties.

But as they reacted and hid in place, the reconnaissance platoon was unable to obtain the results of the battle.

Especially the four 105MM mountain artillery of the Japanese army who cooperated in the battle. After they started shelling, the reconnaissance platoon was forced to withdraw from the battlefield.

The shells of the 105MM mountain cannon have a killing radius of tens of meters, but they pose a great threat.

The two captains of the Japanese army and the captain of the Shanpao Squadron discussed quickly.

They began to form a battle formation and quickly advanced towards the artillery battalion position.

The four mountain cannons immediately set up positions and prepared for support.

Two infantry squads, equipped with two heavy machine guns, and one infantry gun stayed at the artillery position.

Four infantry squads, equipped with ten heavy machine guns, six mortars, and one infantry gun, advanced to the artillery battalion position for a surprise attack.

Of course, with the sound of gunfire on the north side, the artillery battalion was already on alert.

After Li Yang and Sun Xiong realized that the artillery position might be exposed, they were ready to move.

However, with the shelling of four 105MM mountain cannons, the two men decisively issued an order to require the entire battalion to hide on the spot.

A mountain cannon began to be dragged into the bunker.

The transportation squads of each platoon, the ammunition platoons of each company, and the supply company directly under the artillery battalion began to get busy.

They first assisted the mountain artillery in concealment, then quickly armed themselves, entered nearby positions, and prepared for defense.

The second battalion deployed on the high ground west of the artillery battalion, and the seventh battalion deployed in the county area east of the artillery battalion also responded immediately.

The two battalion commanders realized that the artillery battalion might be hit, and without the slightest hesitation, they immediately mobilized the main force to help.

The two infantry companies of the second battalion accelerated towards the artillery battalion to ensure the absolute safety of the artillery battalion.

The two infantry companies of the Seventh Battalion quickly advanced towards the area where the guns sounded, and directly attacked the Japanese and puppet troops.

It was at this time that the four 105MM mountain guns began to attack immediately under the control of the Japanese artillery.

One after another, the grenade hit the artillery battalion position one after another.

With the deafening explosion, the shrapnel quickly spread around.

Everywhere, there are also areas that have been destroyed.

Fortunately, the artillery battalion was only concealed on the spot, otherwise if they moved, they would be completely exposed.

If the artillery unit was shelled to such a degree during the transfer, the consequences would be disastrous.

Fortunately, Chen Ziyun trained the artillery battalion the most strictly, and the artillery battalion also strictly implemented various regulations.

Their artillery positions were built with bunkers, which provided effective protection for artillery and artillery.

Four 105MM mountain cannons launched continuous bombardment, and a large number of little devils rushed towards this place quickly.

At around seven o'clock, the Seventh Battalion and other troops arrived one after another and fought directly with them.

The two sides began to fight fiercely on the west side of the artillery battalion, and both sides suffered casualties.

The two captains of the little devil commanded the troops to continue the onslaught. They relied on the cover of light and heavy weapons to repeatedly attack the position.

Six 82MM mortars fired continuously.

Although the four infantry companies of the Second Battalion and the Seventh Battalion had a superior force, they were still somewhat passive in the face of such an attack from the Japanese army.

What they can rely on is to use submachine guns and light machine guns to shoot when the Japanese infantry approaches, killing and wounding the little devil troops.

And up to now, the Second Battalion, Seventh Battalion, and Artillery Battalion have not been able to establish an effective joint command.

Liang Guoping, the regiment attached to the 358 regiment, did not have Chen Ziyun's command ability.

At eight o'clock, Chen Ziyun, who was commanding the battle on the east side, got the news.

Knowing that the county seat was also attacked by the Japanese army, Chen Ziyun decisively issued a combat order.

The troops of the third battalion immediately moved to the north and south of the county, while the fourth battalion dispersed and concealed themselves, and launched an attack on the spot.

Chen Ziyun returned to the county as soon as possible. He wanted to personally command the various ministries to fight.

However, it is also difficult for the two battalions to evacuate.

There were two reinforced squadrons of the Japanese army on the eastern highlands, and the overall casualties were not very large.

And they also have four mountain cannons, four field cannons to assist in the battle.

Kojima Xinxing found that the troops of the Jinsui Army were gradually retreating, and he ordered eight artillery pieces to continue shelling.

At the same time, he immediately contacted the Japanese troops fighting in the county area by radio and asked them about the fighting situation there.

"The 358 regiment is really extraordinary, they are really not simple."

"Order the combat troops in the county seat area to withdraw quickly and stop fighting."

"Our main force continues to gather on the eastern highlands, let's see how they react next."

"Chen Ziyun withdrew the attacking troops from the highlands on the east side. The intention was obvious. They planned to encircle and annihilate the Imperial Army troops in the county."

"We must withdraw our troops quickly before the main force of their regiment completes the blockade, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

With a serious expression on his face, Kojima Shinxing immediately began to issue combat orders.

The communications corps immediately generated electricity to make contact. At 08:30, the Japanese and puppet troops attacking on the west side of the artillery battalion stopped fighting one after another.

After they fired smoke grenades, they quickly evacuated towards the north side.

The officers commanding the operation wanted to pursue quickly, but the Japanese grenadiers began to fire gas bombs.

As the poisonous gas began to spread, some soldiers quickly put on gas masks and gave chase.

They also thought that the little devil would fire red and green bullets, both of which are irritating poisonous gases, and as long as they wear a gas mask, they can avoid poisoning.

But after the soldiers entered the poisonous gas area, they immediately felt something was wrong.

Their hands holding weapons began to fester.

The poisonous gas fired by the little devil this time is a yellow bullet, which is an erosive poisonous gas.

As long as it is in contact with the skin, it will cause festering.

After the officers discovered this situation, they quickly arranged for the troops to evacuate, and could only watch the little devil flee the battlefield.

By 09:30 in the morning, the troops of the 358th regiment had gradually withdrawn to the county seat and the area west of the county seat.

After Chen Ziyun learned about the situation of each battalion, he adjusted the deployment again.

In this battle, the 358 regiment suffered more than 200 casualties, of which more than 100 were killed or seriously injured.

Even the artillery battalion suffered casualties in the attack of four 105MM mountain artillery.

There were not many Japanese and puppet troops fighting in Lancheng, but they fought very flexibly, changing the Japanese army's previous rigid fighting style.

Of course, speaking of it, attacking from the flanks and sneak attacking at night are also tactics used by little devils.

At ten o'clock, Chen Ziyun reported to Chu Yunfei and called the battalion commanders to discuss.

After this battle, the expressions on the faces of several battalion commanders were not very good.

Seeing the expressions of these battalion commanders, Chen Ziyun could tell that the morale of the troops must be low now.

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