Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Asada's question made the majors stop talking, not knowing what to say. They were all leading troops in battles, and although this group of majors was not as elite as the field divisions, they also had a lot of combat experience. Therefore, they knew very well how difficult the county town in front of them was.

Moreover, the road ahead was cut off, and the railway could not be relied upon. Even if Shouyang City was captured, they would have to walk to support Yangquan. As for the cars in the team, they were used to carry supplies and combat materials.

Therefore, going to Yangquan from the railway line seems to be not much different from going through the mountainous area! Of course, Shouyang must be recaptured, otherwise even if Yangquan is recaptured, it will be an isolated city. And looking at Shouyang’s defensive measures, Yangquan is still not sure how difficult it will be to attack...

Well, after the previous tests and battles, the devils have infinitely raised Shouyang's defense strength! After all, it's not that we don't work hard, but the enemy is too strong.

After some discussions, especially after the arrival of a major general officer in charge of the attack, the Japanese finally decided to disperse their forces and penetrate the Eighth Route Army's base. But before that, they did not give up the battle in Yangquan. For example, the puppet soldiers who came back with corpses were re-deployed to the battlefield, and the Japanese mountain artillery battalion also recalibrated the target and continued to bomb the county town.

Chirp, chirp, chirp... Boom, boom, boom... Shells kept exploding on the city walls, inside the city, and on the earthen ridges outside the city. Black smoke rose, flames shot out, and countless pieces of rubble were thrown into the sky...

Inside the city, the soldiers hid in underground bunkers that had been dug over the past two days, avoiding the bombardment of artillery shells, listening to the rumbling of artillery fire, and occasionally feeling the earth shaking.

Outside the city, watching the bombing in the city, Zheng Changfeng and Guo Zhongmin were extremely worried about Xing Weiguo, fearing that something might happen to Old Xing.

Old Xing was naturally fine, hiding in the underground bunker, he could even call outside. But being bombed like this by the Japanese would make anyone feel irritated, and Old Xing was no exception.

"Damn it, I've moved all the people into the underground bunkers! The ones you helped dig these past two days! The comrades from the two county brigades were not affected either. The Japanese bombed the east side of the city, and they were hiding in the west, also on guard against the Japanese coming up from the west! You guys better keep an eye on the position outside the north gate for me, and don't let the Japanese block our retreat..."

Amidst Old Xing's cursing, Zheng Changfeng's voice came over the receiver: "Captain, I have good news for you. Our artillery observers have already identified the enemy's mountain artillery positions! Do you want to wipe out the enemy's mountain artillery positions?"

"Let's take it all down, all at once. I've had enough! Yes, your mortars can reach it, right?" Xing Weiguo calmed down after hearing the good news.

"The Japanese placed their mountain artillery at a distance of more than 3 kilometers, so they can shoot so accurately! And our range just happens to be able to cover the Japanese mountain artillery positions!" Zheng Changfeng said.

"Then don't wait any longer! I'll stay on the phone and listen to your good news right here!" Xing Weiguo's voice was a little hoarse.

East of the city, on the small hill, the artillery battalion team returned to this side, but they did not bring many shells, only 5 shells for each mortar. That's right, this is the rhythm of fighting and running away. Although the reverse slope of this hill is good, it is easy to be attacked by the Japanese bombers.

It's better to be safe than sorry. If the devils bring in bombers again, we really can't afford the loss! At this time, Wang Zixian, as the battalion commander, was standing on a stone at the westernmost end of the hill, watching the shells flying from the south and exploding in the city. He was indeed a battalion commander, and he was responsible for specific matters such as administration and logistics. As for the firing of the artillery, naturally the three company commanders were responsible for it personally! The three company commanders were specially arranged by the headquarters for the guerrillas at that time, and they were of very high level.

For example, right now, Shi Peican was holding a phone and confirming the specific coordinates of the Japanese mountain artillery position with the artillery observer in front: "The crooked locust tree that we use as reference No. 23 is at 3 o'clock, about 50 meters away. It is the first position of the Japanese mountain artillery, right? We will confirm it later, the second one..."

"Okay, the artillery position is determined. I'll fire a test shell now. You report the coordinates to me!" After Shi Peican said this, he put down the radio microphone and arranged the test firing himself.

As the best combat unit in the entire detachment, the artillery battalion's communication means were naturally the most advanced. For example, the artillery battalion was equipped with four radio stations that could be used for communication, which were captured from the Japanese. At this time, artillery observer Wang Xiang was hiding behind a hill more than 4 meters away from the railway line, looking at the Japanese artillery position with a telescope.

The Japanese soldiers' attention was all on Shouyang in the north, and they did not arrange too many guard posts to guard the east. Although Kong Jie had arranged a surprise attack to attract the Japanese soldiers, the Japanese soldiers did not fall for it and still focused on Shouyang City. After that, Kong Jie also gave up the idea of ​​fishing and moved to another position to become an observer.

Of course, Kong Jie's position was much further back, and the troops around him were also well hidden, but Wang Xiang needed to observe closely before he could move forward like this.

Chirp, chirp, chirp... Chirp... Just as the enemy's artillery shells broke through the air, a mortar shell also flew over from the north with a whistling sound, and then exploded on the side of the railway line. After looking at the landing point, Wang Xiang quickly reported the coordinates of the landing point to the radio. Then, under the protection of his comrades, he continued to observe the enemy's artillery positions.

The test-fired shells alarmed the Japanese artillery commander, and also paused the Japanese artillery fire. Because the Japanese also knew that the Eighth Route Army had artillery that could counter them, they were very cautious in the previous bombing. In the end, they were still targeted by the Eighth Route Army's artillery...

"Baga, should we move? Should we hide for a while? This must be a test firing of the Eighth Route Army's artillery. If the Eighth Route Army's artillery is large in scale, we will be in danger..."

Less than a minute later, the Japanese soldiers were apprehensive and frightened, and the whistling sound of artillery shells came over. Before the Japanese soldiers could react, all the gun positions were hit by artillery fire, and some were even hit by multiple shells.

Boom boom boom... The explosions were so loud and powerful that even though some of the shells were more than 40 meters away from the mountain cannons, the huge power blew down some artillerymen. What was even more terrifying was that such bombings were one round after another...

When the artillery bombardment was over, the Japanese artillery positions were in a mess and all the mountain artillery were destroyed.

"Baga, now, immediately, right away, according to the plan, split into three groups and enter the Eighth Route Army's base, and go to Yangquan..." The Japs finally couldn't sit still anymore and arranged to split into three groups, planning to enter the base.

After hearing the news that the Japanese had divided their forces, Zheng Changfeng and his men could no longer sit still! The Japanese had divided their forces? We... Hey (End of this chapter)