The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 273 Battle of Annihilation 6
In the area where the Japanese artillery marching column was raided, the smell of blood in the air was still strong, but the mobile team dispatched by He Wei had quietly arrived at the battlefield where a massacre-like battle had taken place not long ago.

Amidst the roar of the engines, more than a dozen No. 1 tanks spread out in two horizontal lines, leading the way in a combat search formation. After the tank company, there were trucks and Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicles carrying the first infantry company and artillery company of the special agent battalion. and three-wheeled motorcycles towing and transporting artillery. This mobile team, which could achieve a motorized march, once again broke into the tragic battlefield created by the tank company.

The aftermath of the battlefield was still bloody, with messy baggage and equipment everywhere, corpses of men and horses, and broken limbs, as well as rutted tracks of chariots covered with flesh and blood that looked like mud.

Some wounded Japanese soldiers who had not been evacuated were still lying in a pool of blood, crying and wailing. When these wounded Japanese soldiers who were not dead saw the Chinese tanks returning to the battlefield after they had left shortly after, their faces were suddenly filled with panic and despair. .

A few wounded Japanese soldiers who still had some strength actually chose to commit suicide with bayonets in desperation when they saw a dozen Chinese tanks that looked like murderous gods approaching again.

Of course, there are those who panic, but there are also those who are indifferent. Compared with the severely wounded Japanese soldiers who died of fear, the dozens of mules and horses around the battlefield were much calmer. Just now, the tank company launched a march against the Japanese artillery column. During the raid, the war horses used by the Japanese army to carry artillery and supplies faced the dozens of steel chariots that rammed left and right and fired in all directions. Chaos inevitably occurred.

And when the battlefield returned to silence, some of the scattered war horses also ran back on their own initiative and were grazing and resting leisurely on the spot.

Under the guidance of the chariot company, the mobile team's marching column also ran parallel to the messy corpses here. The tragedy and mess everywhere also reflected the officers and soldiers of the infantry company and artillery company of the special agent battalion who were crowded in the vehicles. in sight.

In a Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle of the Army Armored Corps, Lieutenant Chen Xinsheng, the commander of the artillery company of the special agent battalion, was holding a telescope and looking at the Japanese corpses everywhere with disgust. For the veterans and officers of the special agent battalion who have experienced many battles, The tragic scene in front of them will not touch them at all.

Even when Chen Xinsheng saw a pale-faced Japanese soldier sitting there holding a crushed, bloody broken leg and wailing hoarsely, he still turned a blind eye.

Chen Xinsheng had no interest in the tragedy of the Japanese army. As an artillery officer, he was more interested in the supplies and baggage left by the Japanese artillery. At the same time, he was also observing the nearby terrain and planning for his artillery company in the upcoming battle. What tactics are most appropriate.

Before the mobile team set off, He Wei had fully informed several officers of the mobile team of the current situation. Chen Xinsheng also knew that the Japanese army he would face would be several times or even ten times larger than his own. The situation could be described as Pretty grim.

Therefore, the artillery unit, as the firepower backbone of the mobile team, must be cautious in its use of tactics.

Chen Xinsheng held up the telescope, and the Mercedes-Benz SUV he was riding in slowly drove forward. The materials and baggage discarded by the Japanese artillery passed through the telescope like a movie. Looking at the materials in that place, Chen Xinsheng kept whispering in his mouth. Read: "Artillery carriage, baggage carriage, artillery auxiliary carriage, fodder, artillery shells, cart, pack horse"

At first, Chen Xinsheng kept talking about it, but later, the calm look on his face gradually turned into surprise, and the surprise finally turned into excitement.

Originally, Chen Xinsheng thought that the Japanese artillery marching column was defeated in such a short period of time, and its strength and strength may be mediocre. However, as the equipment and materials abandoned by the Japanese artillery passed by Chen Xinsheng's eyes like a horse, Only then did Chen Xinsheng discover that the scale and equipment level of the defeated Japanese artillery was far beyond his imagination.

Looking at the artillery equipment and the artillery shells scattered everywhere, and thinking that he was about to face a Japanese army that was several times, or even more than ten times larger than his own, Chen Xinsheng gradually had a bold idea in his mind.

"Stop, stop quickly!"

Chen Xinsheng put away the binoculars and shouted excitedly. The driver was startled and slammed on the brakes. Before the car came to a stop, Chen Xinsheng jumped out of the car and ran towards the abandoned place by the Japanese army. Carrying heavy equipment, regardless of the blood around them, they rushed to the body of a Japanese artillery pack horse and kicked away the Japanese soldier's body that was pressing on the pack horse.

Chen Xinsheng only felt the smell of blood coming to his nose. He saw a dark green gun barrel placed on the saddle behind the pack horse, and the inscription on the tail of the gun barrel read a few words - "Type 94."

Obviously, this was the barrel of a Type 94 75mm mountain gun. Chen Xinsheng looked around again and saw that the corpses of the packhorses around him were either carrying square mountain gun mantlets or round ones. Mountain cannon wheels, and some carry the sights and direction gears used by mountain cannons as well as the cradle used by artillery.

The Type 94 75mm mountain gun is currently the newest type of mountain gun in the Japanese Army, and it is also the mountain gun with the best performance. After complete disassembly, the gun can be divided into eleven parts. These parts can be transported by pack horses, even some weight The lighter parts can be transported by manpower, and it only takes ten minutes to reassemble these parts into the artillery.

As long as they are assembled, these mountain cannons that originally belonged to the Japanese army can be fired!
Chen Xinsheng was very excited when he looked at these intact artillery parts. He picked up a stick used by the Japanese mountain artillery to lift the cannon and ran around excitedly. He found it next to an overturned Japanese mountain artillery ammunition auxiliary truck. A big box was found, and after Chen Xinsheng opened the big box, he found something more exciting than the intact Japanese mountain artillery.

In this box, there are intact tactical observation equipment used by the Japanese artillery, including the Type 93 scissor artillery scope most commonly used by the Japanese artillery, the Type 91 seven-centimeter heavy artillery scope, the Type 98 ten Double heavy artillery scope.

Among these three types of artillery scopes, the Type 93 artillery scope is the most commonly used observation equipment by the Japanese army, the Type 91 artillery scope is the standard equipment of the Japanese heavy artillery, and the Type 98 artillery scope is the Japanese Type 41 The equipment of the mountain artillery and the improved "38-type" field artillery heavy observation vehicle, so it is also called "the heavy observation artillery mirror."

Chen Xinsheng, who was born in the artillery department of Huangpu Military Academy, looked at the mountain artillery unit of the Japanese army and brought three types of light artillery scopes. From mountain artillery and infantry artillery squad scopes to field artillery and even fortress heavy artillery squad scopes, he brought a complete range of them. , Chen Xinsheng's eyes almost glowed.

In addition to these artillery scopes used for artillery battlefield observation and measurement of blast point deviations, this box, which Chen Xinsheng regarded as a treasure chest, also contained a Japanese-made Type 93 field light range-finding aircraft imitated by Germany's Zeiss, and even major Equipped with Japanese infantry and engineers, Japanese-made Type 2 and Type 92 angular binoculars that allow for easy observation without the use of a bipod!

This box contains all kinds of observation equipment. The contents include almost all the optical observation equipment currently installed by the Japanese Army. Chen Xinsheng drooled when he saw it. Even though the observation equipment in this box is not as powerful as the mountain cannon, But these things are the key to artillery operations!
The more Chen Xinsheng thought about it, the more excited he became. If the assembled Japanese mountain artillery was paired with these specialized observation equipment, then the artillery equipment left by the Japanese army would exert great combat effectiveness. The entire mobile team noticed Chen Xinsheng's abnormal behavior. After Chen Xinsheng ordered to stop, the entire marching column stopped. The commander of the mobile team, the tank company commander Zhao Huzhen, and the commander of the first infantry company of the special agent battalion Fu Chen They all got out of the car and gathered around Chen Xinsheng.

When several people came over, Chen Xinsheng's eyes were red and his whole body was excited. Zhao Huzhen saw that he was very strange, so he took the initiative to ask: "Company Commander Chen, what are you doing?"

Chen Xinsheng pointed at the supplies and equipment all over the place with great enthusiasm, and said: "Captain Zhao, Commander Fu, we are about to fight with a small number against the Japanese army, which is much larger than us. The strength of the troops is inferior to that of others, but the troops are insufficient. We can use them to defeat the enemy." Use firepower to make up for it. Among the materials and equipment left by the Japanese artillery, there are many artillery pieces and artillery shells. We might as well sort out the materials discarded by the Japanese army as soon as possible and use the cannons left by the Japanese to fight against the Japanese. These are all mountain cannons. If we use Well, it’s really not a problem for us to block the Japanese reinforcements.”

Zhao Huzhen and Fu Chen looked at each other. Fu Chen quickly understood what Chen Xinsheng meant, and nodded to Zhao Huzhen and said, "Company Commander Chen is right. These are all cannons. If they are used properly, they can be used to kill all the enemies." A small Japanese army is not a problem.”

At this time, Zhao Huzhen still didn't understand what Chen Xinsheng wanted to do. It was just to use the artillery and shells dropped by the Japanese artillery to hit the Japanese. There was no reason to refuse such a free thing.

"Okay, then take action immediately. I'm worried that the Japanese will return to support. I will lead the tank company to search forward and guard and protect your artillery and infantry. The artillery unit will be led by Company Commander Chen to clean up this place. Company Commander Fu's The infantry company must also be ready for battle!"

Fu Chen said: "I will take my people to build simple fortifications on the spot!"

A few people decided on an action plan in a few words, and immediately started taking action with their respective troops. The dozen or so No. 1 tanks belonging to Zhao Huzhen's tank company further expanded their battle formations and continued to move forward to exercise their power. The search was conducted simultaneously with an outer alert for Japanese reinforcements.

Fu Chen's 1st Infantry Company of the Special Agent Battalion began to build simple individual shooting bunkers and foxholes based on the local conditions, and screened them in front of the artillery company to serve as inner security.

The officers and soldiers of the artillery company of the special agent battalion and the tank defense platoon of the Army Armored Corps, under the leadership of Chen Xinsheng, began to frantically rummage through the materials discarded by the Japanese artillery.

Following Chen Xinsheng's order, various parts of the Type 94 75mm mountain gun, ammunition, observation equipment, shells, and artillery shooting tools all became the targets of the artillery brothers.

The speed of this search operation was also very fast. Since Chen Xinsheng's main target was the disassembled Type 94 mountain cannon, the parts of these mountain cannons were all carried on special saddles by packhorses, which were very conspicuous. Therefore, the search It's not difficult to get up, and the mountain cannon shells mounted on the ammunition auxiliary car are even easier to find.

The only thing that troubled the artillery brothers who were searching for the equipment was the blood and flesh of the Japanese soldiers on the equipment, as well as the piles of human corpses and broken limbs.

Of course, while searching for mountain artillery parts, observation equipment and shells, the artillery brothers also showed their spirit of helping others and sent all the wounded Japanese soldiers they encountered to the west.

Just as the mobile team sent by He Wei was busy reusing the equipment left behind by the Japanese artillery, their opponents, the reinforcements and artillery sent by the Japanese army, finally came together at this time. It can also be said that they were busy. It's impossible to communicate.

However, compared with the calm officers and soldiers of the mobile team, the Japanese reinforcements and artillery were much more embarrassed.

Previously, because they could not withstand the impact and strafing of tanks, the two mountain artillery brigades of the Japanese army chose to retreat in the direction of the starting position. Then the captain of the 41st Regiment, Yamada Tetsujiro, sent a support force to the front. They rushed to reinforce the artillery. After a while of chasing each other, the reinforcements sent later finally caught up with the frightened Japanese artillery.

Once the two troops merged, the Japanese artillerymen who were running all the way were finally able to breathe and rest with peace of mind, and at the same time began to count their losses in the battle.

"Reporting to the captain of the brigade, everyone has been counted. This brigade and the first brigade have lost 375 people. Among the officers and soldiers who returned, 84 were injured. The two brigade brought out a total of six 75 mountain guns and ammunition. Twelve auxiliary vehicles and five large vehicles, Major Imada, the captain of the First Battalion, were unfortunately shattered in the battle! "

A disgraced Japanese artillery lieutenant was reporting the battle damage that had just been counted to an equally disgraced Japanese artillery major. This artillery major was one of the two Japanese artillery brigade captains.

The official designation of the unit he belonged to was the Second Battalion of the Third Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment. However, the other artillery brigade, Major Imada, the captain of the First Battalion, had already been crushed to pulp by the tracks of the tank.

After listening to the answer of the artillery lieutenant, the artillery major's face became even darker. Two artillery brigades, more than a thousand people, and twenty-four Type 94 75mm mountain guns were overwhelmed by the Chinese army's tanks in one rush. , not to mention the loss of more than 300 personnel, the huge equipment and baggage of the two artillery brigades was reduced to six mountain cannons, 12 ammunition trucks and five large vehicles.

The captain of the second mountain artillery battalion thought about the huge losses, and then looked at the embarrassed state of the artillerymen around him. Some of them fell to the ground and gasped for air, or they were stunned and stunned with pale faces, just like a defeated army.

Seeing such a scene, he suddenly felt ashamed on his face, and felt great shame and anger in his heart.

Next to the captain, several infantry officers stood solemnly, casting unabashed looks of ridicule and contempt at him, which made this artillery brigade who had just walked on the line of life and death even more... The captain was extremely unwell.

(End of this chapter)