Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Artillery battles may not seem as fierce as the rain of bullets on the front line, nor as brutal as the white knife in and red knife out, but artillery is definitely the protagonist in killing the enemy on the battlefield! The guy holding the wheel said that the cannon is the god of war; the northern bear country also pursues artillery doctrine.

Even our Eighth Route Army would definitely set up an artillery unit if conditions allowed, and it had to be 155mm howitzers!

Of course, it is not bad now. At least in the Beishan Detachment, the mortars have been organized from squad to detachment, so that each company has 4 60mm mortars!
How much artillery firepower can be found on the battlefield now? All the Second Battalion has, including the 60mm mortar of the special forces, that is a total of 25 60mm mortars. Add to that the 6 82mm mortars of the artillery company, all the infantry companies plus the special forces, reconnaissance companies, and quick reaction companies, that is a total of 68 grenade launchers.

If these artillery shells were fired at the same time, and the explosion points were limited to a width of more than 100 meters and a span of more than 1500 meters in the middle of the river valley in front, what would the killing effect be?
Look, 20 seconds after the battle started, the comrades who were at the front line and were shooting at the Japanese witnessed with their own eyes the effect of the bombardment of more than 100 artillery pieces!

That's right, before the battle started, Guo Liandong said that each company could command their own troops and play freely. Therefore, the three company commanders on the southern blocking position thought of letting all the artillery fire to bomb the enemy's puppet army in rows! After seeing the landing point of the first round of bombing in the south, the three infantry company commanders in the north naturally did not want to lag behind, and also let their 3 mortars and grenade launchers bomb together.

As for the 82 mortar company, they saw that the tail of the Japanese army to the east was more than 60 meters away, which was beyond the reach of their 82 mortars. So, the 6 mortars also joined the battle, directly firing at the last part of the Japanese army to the east of the valley, and directly let 82 200 mortars fire 12 shells at the more than Japanese puppet soldiers.

Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom... In the river valley and in the river, the mud and water from the blasts flew up, and some unlucky fish were blown out of the river by the shock waves and hit the faces of the surrounding Japanese soldiers. Of course, the Japanese soldiers who were hit were already unconscious, because they were being blown up by the shock waves and then torn apart...

"Haha, that's right! Comrades, remember, our Beishan Detachment is the best detachment of the Eighth Route Army, with the best weapons and the most abundant ammunition! So, if you can kill the enemy with artillery shells, don't use bullets, and if you can kill the enemy with bullets, there's no need to fight with bayonets! We train you to fight with bayonets, and that's only used when you're out of ammunition and food! So, hit hard..."

At the front of the battlefield, the company commanders shouted excited sentences loudly, inspiring the soldiers' emotions! Even several platoon leaders stood on the slope behind the trenches, giving loud commands.

Why were they so bold? Weren't they afraid of being hit by the Japanese firepower? They were really not afraid, because the Japanese puppet troops at the foot of the mountain were still being bombarded and were being intoxicated by pepper smoke.

In short, this was not a battle, it was a massacre, a one-sided massacre using all weapons...Okay, the shotgun was not used, but that doesn't matter anymore!

The Second Battalion had sufficient firepower, and the rumbling sound of artillery echoed in the river valley, among the mountains, and reached the ears of the comrades who were responsible for pinching the waist and beating the tail.

Because they had to pinch the waist and hit the tail, these two parts of the team were located relatively far back, more than 400 meters away from the river valley ridge, in order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese in advance!
Now, the officers and soldiers in charge of commanding the two units feel that these 400 meters are really too long!

"Okay, the fight has begun, comrades, hurry up the mountain!" On the south side of the ridge east of the 6th Company of the 772nd Battalion, the nd Regiment was hiding in a ravine, and they were responsible for pinching the waist. At this moment, the comrades ran hard, along the path, along the gentle slope, with guns on their backs, holding on to the bushes on the hillside to gain leverage, so that they could run faster.

Da da da... Boom boom boom... From their angle, they could see the 9 Type heavy machine guns on the western hilltop firing, and they could also hear the sound of light machine gun bursts and heavy machine gun sweeps. Such rapid gunfire stimulated their nerves, making their adrenaline soar and their blood boil. They wished they could get to the top of the mountain and fire at the devils.

In fact, this is nothing. The key is that there are still chirping sounds of shells breaking through the air in the sky. If you count carefully, this is the fifth salvo. How many shells are needed? There are only so many Japanese puppet troops. If we are a step slower, we may only be able to collect the corpses of the Japanese puppet troops! We are the main force among the main forces. We are the oldest, most experienced, and most veteran Red Army regiment in the 386th Brigade!

If I go up in a battle and end up not getting anything... No, I can't even think about it, it's too embarrassing!
The comrades of the 772nd Regiment were rushing up the mountain, and in the mountain cave more than 1000 meters to their east, the comrades of the 16th Regiment were also rushing! They had to rush up! The mortar shells from the north were whistling continuously, and the rumble of the artillery echoed in their ears. How many Japanese puppet troops could withstand such a fighting style?
Our 16th Regiment is going to northern Shaanxi, to the rear area, and I even heard that the army will be converted into production soldiers to engage in construction... Maybe this will be the last time we take up guns and fight the devils in this life! If the second battalion wipes out the devil puppet army... This will definitely be the biggest regret in this life!
Well, when we win and have peace, and have children and grandchildren, when we tell them stories about our last battle, how should we tell them? Should we tell them how many Japanese soldiers we killed in our last battle? Or should we tell them how many Japanese soldiers we rushed to collect their bodies in our last battle? We didn't get any?
Well, you can’t think about it, you can’t think about it, just charge quickly, you must charge, even if everyone kills one person, there will be something to talk about!
With these thoughts in mind, the two regiments finally climbed up the mountain ridge and saw today's enemy! At first glance, it was not too bad that the comrades of the second battalion did not go too far. At least there were still some people moving in the river valley below the mountain, so it was okay!
"Comrades, fight..." Since there are still enemies, there is nothing to say, just shoot and fight!
So, after the gunfire from the Second Battalion stopped, gunfire was heard again in the valley. It was the comrades from the 772nd and 16th Regiments who were carrying out the final harvest of the Japanese. Then, only three shots were fired, and the charge horn was blown, and then the teams on both sides rushed down the hillside, across the river, and into the Japanese team.

At this time, there were no Japanese soldiers standing, so they came up to finish off the enemy and collect the bodies! (End of this chapter)