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Chapter 968: We have 4000 people, and we are only qualified to clean up the battlefield? ? ?
The long night finally passed.

Its daybreak.

On the Xinkou battlefield, the soldiers of the Special Forces Regiment started to eat breakfast.

Everyone knows that there will be a tough battle this morning.

In the temporary command post on Yuwangling, Yang Yuanshan finished his breakfast and walked out of the command post to check the weather today.

I prayed in my heart that it would not rain.

Otherwise, when fighting in the rain, the soldiers would easily catch a cold, resulting in a large number of non-combat casualties.

……

As soon as he came out, Yang Yuanshan ran into Han Yang who had just gone on a tour and asked:
"Han Yang, have the people from the Wutai Division transported all the equipment away?"

“The first group of them only took away most of it.

At around six o'clock, another group of people arrived and everything was finally transported away.

Look at how happy they are, as if they had eaten honey!"

Han Yang replied with a smile.

“Haha, our troops have a hard time!

Who wouldn't be happy to get such a large number of weapons now? "

Yang Yuanshan was in a good mood and also laughed.

……

At this time, a telegraph operator ran out in a hurry and reported to him:

"Captain, the third and fourth battalions are calling!"

Yang Yuanshan's expression changed, and he asked quickly:
"What content?"

"Captain Wang and Captain Li reported: At 4 a.m. today, Captain Wei led the special operations company and sneaked into Yongxingling. They used bayonets to kill hundreds of Japanese defenders.

Now, their two camps have broken through Yongxing Ridge and rushed to the Hutuo River Valley!

Fortifications are being built!"

"Okay! Well done!"

Yang Yuanshan was very excited.

If the Japanese's escape route was blocked, then these Japanese in Xinkouguan City would become equipment of his special forces regiment!
Of course it’s delicious.

"But Captain—"

The telegraph operator had not yet finished speaking.

"Why are you breathing heavily when you talk?
Explain it to me quickly!"

Yang Yuanshan's heart tightened.

"Captain Wang reported: The Japanese soldiers on the Xinkou Pass are very alert and have posted sentries everywhere.

It seems that they have been discovered, and there is some commotion. "

The telegraph operator spoke out the rest of the message.

"Found?"

Yang Yuanshan frowned.

Then he nodded:
“That’s normal.

As long as the Japanese commander is not stupid, he knows to set up more guard posts.

It would be abnormal if so many people from Wang Quanfa's and Li Dahe's two camps showed up and were not discovered."

Han Yang next to him quickly suggested:

"Captain, it's already daybreak, and I think the soldiers have almost finished their breakfast.

It would be better to let Gao Yuanzhi launch the attack in advance to avoid any further complications!

As soon as they start shelling, the Japanese soldiers on the city wall won’t have the energy to deal with the third and fourth battalions.”

"In advance? That's not impossible."

Yang Yuanshan raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and found that it was almost 7:.

After a brief thought, he gave the order decisively:
"Telegraph operator, send a message to Gao Yuanzhi, and have his artillery battalion immediately open fire at full force and bombard for one hour!"

"Yes!"

"Captain, should we send a telegram to the other battalions to let them know that we have launched an attack in advance?"

Han Yang reminded.

"No need! The sound of the cannon is the order!
I believe our battalion commanders are not fools!"

……

At the artillery battalion, after breakfast, the battalion commander Gao Yuanzhi, who had already adjusted the artillery parameters with the gunners, had been looking at his watch from time to time, waiting for 8 o'clock to arrive.

Suddenly, the telegraph operator in his camp rushed over and conveyed Yang Yuanshan's order to him.

Gao Yuanzhi heard this and immediately excitedly ordered the soldiers loudly:
"Everyone, fire with all your might! Open fire!"

……

The artillery battalion of the special forces regiment fired an artillery shot, which instantly shook the entire Xinkou area.

The sound of cannons rumbled within a ten-mile radius!
The dense sound of artillery fire, like spring thunder, woke up both the enemy and us.

In the north of Xin County, Kong Dacheng, the commander of the tank company of the special forces regiment, and He Yunfu, the commander of the second battalion, looked at their watches and were immediately suspicious:
"It's not even 8 o'clock yet, why did Lao Gao suddenly start firing?"

But the next moment, they immediately ordered their soldiers to prepare for the attack.

Although they didn't know why Gao Yuanzhi opened fire in advance, they had no way back once the bombardment stopped. They would fight their way out of the city and rush towards Xinkou Pass!

……

At this moment, we are at Xinkou Pass.

Originally, the Chief of Staff of the Japanese 9th Brigade, Miyagi Yoshihiro, was troubled by the enemy situation in the Hutuo River Valley reported by the sentry.

He knew without thinking that a large group of enemies had suddenly rushed there overnight to build fortifications, and their purpose must be to block their retreat to the north.

However, before he could make any decision, the overwhelming artillery shells suddenly fell on the long city wall.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The dense sound of artillery shells exploding caused heavy casualties and screams among the Japanese soldiers who were guarding various places in the city.

Lieutenant Colonel Horiuchi Katsusei, commander of the 9th Independent Infantry Battalion of the 40th Brigade, immediately rushed to Miyagi Yoshihiro and shouted to him:

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the Tubalu troops in the south have launched a full-scale artillery attack on us. I think they will charge over soon!

what should we do? "

Upon hearing this, Miyagi Yoshihiro roared:

"Baga! The enemy is about to charge, and you're still asking me what to do?
You trash!
Quickly, order the warriors to take cover and prepare for battle?"

As he called out, he thought to himself:

Do the Eighth Route Army have a large number of radio stations?

Otherwise, why did they launch artillery attacks from the south just when we discovered that they were building fortifications in the Hutuo River Valley in the north and before we had time to react?

Jue Nei Shengsheng couldn't help but look extremely ugly when he heard his words.

Preparing for battle under this level of bombardment is simply seeking death, isn't that?
If the enemy continues to bomb like this, even the ants on the Xinkou Pass will be killed!

He quickly reminded:
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, from the sound of the artillery fire we know that they have at least 40 75mm mountain guns.

I suggest that we should immediately request tactical guidance, or... or turn north!"

"Baga! You coward!
Are you afraid of the enemy and afraid of fighting? "

Miyagi Yoshihiro was furious and slapped Horiuchi Katsusei in the face.

In fact, didn’t he also ask his superiors for help?
Isn’t that the commander of the First Army, Kazuo Iwamatsu, who ignored him?
It will only make him hold on and wait for help!!!

As for turning northward, the enemy is already building fortifications in the Hutuo River Valley, so there's no point in turning northward!
Once they abandon the sturdy city wall and lose the advantages of terrain and fortifications, they will only die faster!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curse in his heart the two guard teams he had deployed on Yongxing Ridge, what a waste!
They couldn't even give a warning before their defense line was breached.

He knew without even thinking that this bunch of losers would all be annihilated!
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the enemy to appear in the Hutuo River Valley silently!
……

Jue Nei Shengsheng was hit hard and felt extremely wronged.

He stood at attention immediately and answered honestly:

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I swear to be loyal to His Majesty Tian Huang until death, and I will never be afraid of the enemy and cowardly in battle."

"Then go and take your people with you and prepare to defend against the enemy!

We must stick to this!

The 2nd Brigade will be here soon!

By then, all these damned Tubalu will be dead!"

Miyagi Kihiro roared loudly.

"Hi!"

……

After sending Horiuchi Katsuei away, Miyagi Yoshihiro immediately shouted orders to the telegraph operator:

"Hurry up, send a telegram to the Commander-in-Chief, informing him that the Eighth Route Army has surrounded our Xinkou Pass and launched a full-scale attack.

There are more than 75 40mm mountain guns firing. Requesting tactical guidance!!!"

"Hi!"

……

And just after the war broke out at Xinkou Pass, at Wutai County.

Liu Changshun and Chu Kun, with their soldiers, prepared to launch an artillery attack on the Japanese defenders in the county town.

The Japanese artillery towers and bunkers outside Wutai County were destroyed one by one by the soldiers of the Wutai Division using "heartless cannons" yesterday.

So at this moment, all their artillery can directly fire at the Japanese on the city wall. Considering that each battalion of the Japanese is also equipped with two Type 92 infantry guns.

Therefore, Liu Changshun and Chu Kun discussed and decided to fire from the recoilless gun first to lure the Japanese infantry guns to expose their gun positions.

Then Liu Changshun's 12 Type infantry guns were divided into two groups, and they concentrated their fire on the two guns of the Japanese devils.

First, take out the enemy's infantry guns, and then launch a full-scale artillery bombardment on all parts of the city wall.

As for why the recoilless rifle was used to lure the enemy, it was naturally because the gun was light and the artillery soldiers could quickly change positions after firing a shot to avoid being killed or injured by the Japanese who were highly skilled in artillery.

……

After the two men had made their plan, Chu Kun led his artillerymen, carrying recoilless guns and shells, to a position about 1500 meters away from the Wutai County wall and launched an artillery attack.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Dozens of recoilless gun shells, with bright tail flames, smashed towards the Japanese soldiers who appeared on the city wall like fire meteors.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The sound of dense explosions resounded through the sky.

The little devils instantly became a mess, shouting miserably:

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Shock! Get down!"

"Infantry artillery! Counterattack! Counterattack!"

……

The soldiers of the Wutai Division were all stunned when they saw that Chu Kun and his men, who clearly only had a hundred people, launched such a terrifying attack in just one encounter.

After a while, they started talking loudly:
"Goodness! They used up dozens of shells in this one encounter. Isn't that too wasteful?"

"Yes! I saw several shells fall outside the city wall, and nothing exploded!"

"Look at the little Japanese soldiers on the city wall. They are crying for their parents because of the explosion! It's so fucking exciting!"

"That's right! It would be great if we had so many cannons and shells."

"We have been issued dozens of bullets each, which is enough, why do we need artillery?
With this Type 38 rifle in my hand, I can definitely kill at least three, no, five little Japanese devils!"

……

He Dingwei and several other regimental-level cadres from the Wutai Division also saw this scene and discussed it with horror on their faces:

“I didn’t expect this broken iron pipe to be so powerful.

The power of this concentrated fire is a bit scary!"

"Yes! The key is that this thing is lightweight, and it is absolutely perfect for us to fight guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare!

It would be great if we could get a dozen or so!"

"Hehe, even the consumption of shells is terrifying.

In this round of salvos, they used up dozens of shells!
Is this something we can afford?"

……

It has to be said that the Japanese soldiers from the 9th Independent Infantry Battalion of the 37th Brigade in Wutai County reacted quite quickly.

After Chu Kun and others fired two rounds of artillery fire, they launched a counterattack with their only two Type 92 infantry guns.

"Bang! Bang!"

After two gunshots, two 70mm caliber shells hit the artillery position of the recoilless gun company.

As soon as Chu Kun saw the shell flying over, he immediately shouted:
"Quick! Get down and avoid the cannon!"

They had just moved quickly to another position, so at this moment, facing the artillery fire, the soldiers were not panicked.

Following Chu Kun's order, he quickly put down the gun barrel and shells in his hand, and lay on the ground in the standard artillery avoidance posture.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Two gunshots were heard, and the shock wave of the explosion, carrying shrapnel, swept dozens of meters around the point where the shell landed.

Several unlucky soldiers were hit by shrapnel and couldn't help but let out short screams.

But no one was killed.

……

At this moment, on the other side of the battlefield, the gunners of Liu Changshun's artillery company carefully observed the direction from which the Japanese shells were coming, made some calculations in their minds, and quickly adjusted the firing parameters of their infantry guns.

Then he started firing three rapid shots.

"Bang bang bang..."

Twelve Type 12 infantry guns fired at the same time, and the sound of the gunfire was as dense as thunder.

The sound of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" of artillery shells whizzed past.

This immediately shocked everyone on the battlefield.

The little devils shouted in fear:
"Baga! How come the Eighth Route Army still has so many artillery pieces?
Or is it the Type 92 infantry gun of our Locust Army???"

On our side, the soldiers of the Wutai Division were surprised and discussed:

"Wow! There are more than a dozen cannons here! This is crazy!"

"I never had such a grand fight!"

“This special forces regiment has too many artillery pieces!

The shells are free too!"

……

Less than two seconds later, the shell hit the ground and exploded—

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

Amid the huge explosion, the area around the two Type 92 infantry guns of the Japanese was in a mess.

Each gun was saturated with 6 shells. Although no one hit the target exactly, the shock waves and shrapnel from the explosion caused heavy casualties among the Japanese gunners and ammunition handlers.

But it hasn’t stopped yet.

The next round of artillery shells came again.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

After the soldiers of the artillery company of the fifth battalion of the special forces regiment fired three rapid shots, the company commander Liu Changshun still felt that it was not safe enough, and immediately shouted:
"All guns, aim at the previous positions, fine-tune the firing parameters, and then fire three shells each!"

The gunners naturally obeyed the order.

Then, another 36 shells fell near the two Japanese artillery positions.

This time, the Japanese's two Type 92 infantry guns were completely destroyed.

It is not known whether the gun was completely destroyed, but at least the gunner and ammunition handler were wiped out.

……

Upon seeing this, Lieutenant Colonel Kimura Toshikuma, the leader of the Japanese army, immediately jumped up in anger and roared to the sky:
"Baga! How come these damn Eighth Route Army soldiers have so many artillery pieces and shells?

Didn't they have to use those explosive packs to attack our artillery tower yesterday?"

Neither Chu Kun nor Liu Changshun had any interest in answering his question.

They just commanded the soldiers to continuously throw the shells they brought at various parts of the city wall.

At first, they asked the gunners to aim at the firing points on the city wall before firing.

But later on, they simply let the gunners do what they wanted.

After all, all visible firing points were blown up.

Even the shadows of the Japanese soldiers could not be seen.

I want to aim, but there is no target.

Later, the gunners were tired of fighting, so Chu Kun and Liu Changshun simply let the ammunition go.

Let them indulge in the thrill of firing cannons.

This time, the Japanese soldiers on the city wall were completely stunned by the explosion.

They never imagined that there would be a day when they would be bombed so passively.

What they couldn't understand even more was why the Eighth Route Army under the city dared to waste artillery shells and bombard the city indiscriminately!
Is there really no place to throw the shells?
……

The soldiers of the Wutai Division were initially shocked by the powerful artillery fire of the Special Forces Regiment.

But later on, they started to get a bit boring.

I couldn't help but complain:
“Are these people from the secret service group going too far?

If we blow up all the Japanese, what war are we going to fight?
Rush directly into the city and clean up the battlefield?"

"That's right! This Type 38 rifle in my hand is so new, I want to use it to kill a few more Japanese soldiers!"

"That's right!
I can't just not fire a single shot from my Type 92 heavy machine gun, right?

The regiment commander also told me to practice hard and become an excellent machine gunner as soon as possible! "

"Yeah, I want to try some meat with my grenade launcher!"

……

(End of this chapter)