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Chapter 238 The big fish takes the bait!

Jiangxian County.

Under the order of the brigade commander, the New 39rd and New 11th Regiments of the Independent Regiment "lost" more than half of their positions, and finally waited patiently for the Japanese th Division to merge with the th Division.

"Mr. Yingsen, when will we be able to break through the frontline positions of the Eighth Route Army? Do we need our 39th Division to launch a flank attack?" The commander of the 39th Division was not polite when he saw Yingsen Xiao.

He had suffered enough from the guerrillas along the way and was already full of anger.

When they arrived in Jiangxian County, they found that the 11th Division had not yet broken through the Eighth Route Army's first line of defense, and they couldn't help feeling anxious.

"Mr. Sumita, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is very strong now. They are completely different from the guerrillas of the past. The powerful weapons of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas we encountered along the way are even more abundant in the regular Eighth Route Army, especially the 107 rocket launcher of the Eighth Route Army. Its mobility and firepower are so strong that one of them is no less than our 105 howitzer battalion." Ying Mori Xiao's eyes were red. After attacking for several hours and suffering thousands of casualties, they only gained a little bit of position.

Even the shadow of the main force of the Eighth Route Army has not been seen yet.

With their efforts, they finally figured out that the enemy they were defending was the New Third and New Fourth Regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, we encountered the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Hengshui Town.

But up to now, apart from the loss of soldiers and generals, there is almost no achievement to show for it.

But this finally woke Takamori Takashi up.

The current battle situation was briefly introduced to Lieutenant General Sumida on the map.

"In that case, my 39th Division will be divided into three routes and will immediately launch an attack from the side. It is best for our army to take the positions in these places before dark. Relying on the positions, we can get through the night relatively easily. The artillery of the Eighth Route Army is unexpectedly powerful, and it will be very difficult for us to resist without the support of fortifications." Lieutenant General Sumita said solemnly.

Although Lieutenant General Sumita was furious after being beaten along the way, he also realized that the Eighth Route Army was no longer what it used to be.

Their supply of weapons and ammunition exceeds what anyone previously realized.

The intelligence department's information about the Eighth Route Army is far out of date.

"Mr. Yingsen, I will hand over the 231st, 232nd and 233rd Regiments to you for command. Our two armies must capture the Eighth Route Army's positions." Lieutenant General Sumita said neatly. Now is not the time to fight for power. They must work together to seize the Eighth Route Army's positions as a support.

Otherwise, in this plain area, with the enemy's heavy artillery units coming and going like the wind, Sumita felt it would be more dangerous than in the mountains.

After all, if the army is attacked in the mountains, they still have the opportunity to hide in the forests.

In this small basin and plain, they had little room to maneuver.

Now the southern front is mainly composed of their two divisions. According to seniority, it should be Takamori Takashi who takes charge here temporarily.

So Takamori Takashi nodded and took over the command without hesitation.

A regiment of several thousand people, without a coordinated combat command, might end up fighting with their own people on the front line. The wing assists must have a unified and coordinated command to bring into play the coordinated combat power.

So after taking over the command, Takamori Takashi quickly authorized the command of his front-line squadron.

The three Japanese regiments on the front line were stuck in a quagmire. Seeing the new reinforcements coming in, they unceremoniously ordered the three regiments to fill the quagmire.

The frontline positions suddenly felt tremendous pressure.

Frontline commanders such as Ding Wei and Zhang Dabiao had to display the regiment's 107mm artillery and mountain artillery.

The battle finally reached a climax.

Even Sun Desheng's cavalry battalion was now constantly switching positions with the artillery company to fire rockets to support the front line. The Japanese used artillery to disperse the bombardment this time, and the infantry was separated by a few hundred meters in small teams, charging like a surge.

Relatively speaking, the impact of this charge formation is slightly weaker, but relatively speaking, the losses after being bombarded are also limited to a controllable level.

After being severely beaten in the front, the Japanese finally learned their lesson and endured the mortar shells whistling at the position almost all the time, as well as the terrifying rockets flying over from time to time.

Any Japanese soldier who could reach the Eighth Route Army's front line alive amidst the coordinated artillery fire was considered a lucky one among three or even four choices.

When it was confirmed that the main force of the Japanese had arrived, they no longer held back on the various positions. Hundreds of mortars and dozens of 107mm guns finally displayed their fierce firepower on the battlefield, covering all the positions within a dozen square kilometers in a cloud of smoke.

Hearing the continuous sound of artillery shells exploding, the two old Japanese soldiers, Takamori Takashi and Sumita, couldn't help but turn pale.

They were all Japanese soldiers who had fought in many battles. As soon as they heard the sound of artillery fire, they could tell whether it was from the enemy or their side.

Now it sounds like the opponent's firepower has far exceeded ours.

The two men couldn't help but look at each other in shock. After the firepower of the Eighth Route Army was exposed, they realized that even though they had repeatedly increased their attention to the Eighth Route Army, they realized now that they had still underestimated it.

The firepower of the Eighth Route Army has exceeded the most pessimistic estimates before. In terms of artillery density alone, the opponent has surpassed the field division.

The funny thing is that there was no reaction from the Intelligence Department to this huge change.

This is a huge dereliction of duty!

The two looked at each other and saw a hint of uneasiness in each other's eyes.

When the combat plan and troop deployment were formulated, the firepower equipment was made according to the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army a year ago.

While the opponent was improving rapidly, the Locust Army did not make any progress. The sound of mortar explosions continued throughout the battlefield, indicating that the opponent was already fully equipped with mortars and ammunition.

Just based on the firepower of the front-line positions, the infantry battalion had a huge gap with the enemy's infantry regiment.

However, at this point, we can only muster the soldier's spirit of determination to die.

Time passed minute by minute, and soon it was dark.

As it got dark, the Japanese attack had to stop and a stalemate formed on the battlefield, but the battle was not over yet, and the two sides continued to engage in artillery battles on the battlefield.

According to the prior deployment, the trenches occupied by the Japanese were destroyed by mines, which not only killed many Japanese, but also destroyed the anti-artillery holes. Therefore, when the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment bombarded, the Japanese could only bury their heads in the trenches and tremble. When the Japanese fired artillery, the Eighth Route Army had anti-artillery holes to hide in.

As time went by, many Japanese soldiers in the trenches died in the artillery fire between the two sides.

But the Eighth Route Army was very safe, and basically very few of them were killed directly by artillery fire.

In addition, the Japanese artillery had to be dispersed after being hit. The total number of artillery was much smaller than that of the Eighth Route Army. In the artillery bombardment, the two Japanese divisions were not as fierce as the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

Unknowingly, in just a few years, Ren Zhong had completely changed the Eighth Route Army's weak firepower, and now they no longer needed to rush out to fight the Japanese with bayonets.

Relying on the ammunition advantage of fighting at home, they continued to cover the Japanese positions with firepower.

No matter how many Japanese soldiers there were, with such fierce artillery coverage, plus the infantry firepower consisting of front-line machine guns, 56 semi-automatic rifles, and rocket launchers, like a barrage of bullets, they blocked the Japanese soldiers on the absolute defense line of the position.

Even if the Japanese organized multiple sudden attacks, it was of no avail. The fierce firepower killed the Japanese in their positions in a matter of minutes!
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