Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Although it is not like in northern Shaanxi, where the bullet production lines obtained from the Russians are constantly transported here, but relying on rivers, using the power of flowing water, using water wheels for transmission, using die forging to produce shells, and manually loading bullets, the bullet production capacity at the headquarters has reached 5 rounds per working day.

Let's just say that as time went by, the Eighth Route Army had more and more bullets, better equipment, and semi-automatic weapons were popularized in the combat squads of local regiments. That is, natural disasters and agricultural production capacity were limited, and they could not support so many troops. Otherwise, the development of the Eighth Route Army would be even more fierce, and it would not be limited to the policy of streamlining the military and government.

Therefore, the current policy of the headquarters is to streamline the bureaucracy, work hard on internal strength, increase equipment, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

The battle in Ping'an County also gave the headquarters leaders an opportunity to counterattack. Perhaps attacking Yangquan would be a good pilot project that could provide some information and experience for the next plan.

After all, this is different from the battle of Yangquan during the Hundred Regiments Campaign. Too many troops were mobilized at that time, and the equipment level was not at the same level as it is now.

Our attention returns to the main battlefield, where the main 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion of the Beishan Detachment are located.

At this time, Li Yunlong had already discovered the Japanese soldiers leaving Yangquan City and was ready to deal with them. On the other side of Zheng Changfeng and Guo Zhongmin, the modified vehicles that appeared in Ping'an County this morning also rumbled over and stopped behind a hill with a creak, waiting for the upcoming battle.

In the north, Yagi already knew that the reinforcements in the city had left the city. He even saw the mountain cannons through the telescope, which increased his confidence.

"Tell the Imperial Army that their artillery has left the city and they will be able to provide them with the most powerful artillery support soon! So, let them prepare for the attack and deploy at least a battalion of troops in front of each hilltop position of the Eighth Route Army! When the time comes, the Imperial Army will use artillery to support them and allow them to seize the Eighth Route Army's position!"

"Tell the captains and officers of the Imperial Army that if we capture the Eighth Route Army's positions, each soldier will be rewarded with 10 yuan in military notes, and each officer will be rewarded with an additional 20 yuan in military notes for each level higher!"

Yagi's order was passed to the puppet army, which shocked them. Although they had been asked to attack before and many brothers died, the main force of the puppet army did not suffer too much loss. When they heard that there was money to be made, the puppet army was naturally happy.

Of course, there were also those who were unhappy. For example, a puppet soldier was muttering: "What a bullshit military note! The common people don't recognize it. It's not as useful as the Eighth Route Army's Hebei banknotes!"

Although the puppet soldier muttered quietly, people around him heard it and nodded in agreement. After all, paper money is credit currency. In the case of large-scale devaluation of legal currency, the Hebei banknotes and border area notes issued by the Eighth Route Army, which have actual purchasing power, are highly recognized by the people, especially the people in the base areas!
As for the puppet army? Well, that's easy to say. The puppet army did interact with the people in the base area, especially the Shanxi merchants, who traveled between the base area and the Japanese-occupied area, accelerating the circulation of this currency...

The puppet army paused its attack, waiting for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements and artillery reinforcements. On the independent regiment side, the signalman carrying the radio was pressing his fingers at high speed, sending a report of the situation to the main regiment in the south, as well as Li Yunlong's temporary tactics.

"Signalman, send a message to the independent regiment - got it, fully cooperate! Our artillery battalion will have three rounds of shelling, and then a counterattack. Remember to switch to melee bullets when charging." Zheng Changfeng replied.

"Melee bullets? They are the ones with engraved bullets and reduced charge. They can't hit as far as normal bullets, but they make a big hole in a person's body, and sometimes they break apart." On the side of the independent regiment, veterans told the new recruits about the benefits of melee bullets, and then they received 5 rounds of homemade dum-dum bullets from the ammunition soldiers who came up from behind. Time passed by inadvertently. On the side of Zhang Dabiao of the first battalion, they hid and kept a close eye on the movements of the Japanese coming out of Yangquan, and occasionally looked back at their main position.

One, two... Under the protection of a squadron of Japanese devils, 12 cars towed the mountain cannons out of the city, followed by 6 ammunition trucks.

Soon, these vehicles drove across the stone bridge over Taohe River, drove across the railway track, and headed towards Yagi's position. The Japanese artillery was very valuable and elite, but as the war continued, the elite artillery was eliminated or transferred away. So now the artillery of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, if it wants to effectively support the battlefield and fight infantry-artillery coordination, the artillery position must be moved forward.

At the temporary headquarters of the independent regiment, the sound of running feet could be heard, and a sentry came back to report: "Captain, just now, the last ammunition truck of the Japanese has crossed the railway!"

"Okay, the signalman orders the artillery company to fire..." Li Yunlong gave the order decisively.

"Three rounds of rapid fire, ready... fire!" The artillery company of the main regiment, which had been waiting for a long time and had already set the parameters, immediately launched an artillery attack.

Although the artillery company of the main regiment only has 6 82 mortars, the artillery is elite enough, which is trained with more than 200 rounds. Well, it is not elite, but at a distance of more than 1000 meters, the hit rate is still very good under the premise of calculating the trajectory so long in advance!

Then, with a whistling sound, shells exploded one after another on the road south of the Yangquan Railway, and they were arranged in a line. Well, the shells started from the railway side, and the six explosion points were arranged in sequence to the south, forming a bombing zone of more than 6 meters, and two or three shells exploded here in a row.

Boom boom boom... The explosive power of the 82 mortar shell should not be underestimated. The explosion radius is more than 20 meters, and after spreading out, it is a circle of death zone of nearly 50 meters! Within this circle, whether it is the shock wave or the shrapnel, it is enough to take the lives of the devils!

With explosions and screams, the Japanese soldiers had just confidently left the city, ready to bombard the Eighth Route Army, but ended up being bombarded first!

Zhang Dabiao didn't care about that. When he heard the whistling of the shells above his head, he roared, pulled out his machete, and swung it forward. Of course, the machete was no longer his main weapon for killing enemies. The submachine gun he hung diagonally on his chest was!

There was artillery bombardment and a charge from the north, and Wang Zixian, who saw this, calmly waved his only remaining hand and gave the order to bomb.

So, the 27 120mm heavy mortars of the artillery battalion, plus the 6 82mm mortars of the first brigade, opened fire together... Boom boom boom... (End of this chapter)