Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 258 I dare to conclude that Guo Jun must be involved in this!

An hour later, the battle was over.

Chen Chengxing and Ding Wei went down the hill and came to the battlefield.

Ding Wei looked at the soldiers who had already started cleaning the battlefield, his eyes rolled, and he pretended to shout:
"Hey, hey, hey, everyone from the new group, stop grabbing!"

"The New Second Regiment is a friendly force! We can't just take all the good stuff for ourselves!"

"Half for each family! Half for each family!"

"Old Chen, don't worry, I will keep an eye on it myself and make sure that the New Second Regiment will not suffer any loss!" Ding Wei looked like he was taking on a big responsibility.

"Hehe. You are still a playboy."

Chen Chengxing sneered and pointed at Ding Wei, but didn't say much in the end.

Although the New 1st Regiment did not contribute as much as the New 2nd Regiment this time, it still suffered heavy casualties in the final bayonet stage.

The more than 2 reinforcements dispatched by the Japanese this time should be two understaffed infantry battalions.

In order to increase the marching speed, the Japanese did not carry any artillery.

The Japanese probably wanted to use the tanks as fire support, but they didn't expect that the tanks would be the first to be destroyed.

As for the intact weapons that were seized, no matter how they were divided, it was just a matter of a few dozen guns, and Chen Chengxing didn't want to worry about it too much.

Seeing that Chen Chengxing didn't say anything, Ding Wei immediately smiled.

"Old Chen, what do you want to do with these bastards?"

Ding Wei circled the tank twice.

This is a tank! A tank!

If they could drive back, the New 1st Regiment would immediately become the brightest among the Eighth Route Army.

"This is an oil guzzler. We can't afford it." Chen Chengxing sighed.

"Without oil, it's no different than an iron coffin."

"And if the tanks are lost, the Japanese will definitely desperately look for them and then blow them up with planes."

Naturally, Chen Chengxing also coveted these tanks.

After the rocket jet penetrated the armor, it killed the Japanese and the equipment inside, but the main body of the tank was still intact.

However, the Eighth Route Army now has no fuel and no mechanics.

Even if we find a way to tow it back, it will be useless and can only be dismantled into scrap metal.

"What a pity, what a pity." Ding Wei kept circling around the tank.

"Okay, stop wandering around. The tank gun on the tank is difficult to remove now, but the vehicle-mounted machine gun can be removed."

"We have two groups, four cars each."

"Tear down everything that can be dismantled, and then burn it," said Chen Chengxing.

Each of the Japanese tanks has two Type 2 7.7mm vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns.

This gun was copied from the Czech light machine gun. Although its performance is very poor, it is better than having nothing.

When I get back, I can just make a bipod and use it as a light machine gun. If I make a tripod, I can also use it as a heavy machine gun.

"Ah, this is the only way." Ding Wei nodded.

With these tanks destroyed, the Japs will definitely go crazy. I'm afraid the planes will come here soon.

They need to move faster.

The New 1st and 2nd Regiments were moving very fast and waited for the two Japanese planes to swoop over.

All that was left were corpses and several burning tanks.

The soldiers of the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments had already hidden themselves in the woods and ravines and disappeared without a trace.

After receiving the report, Yoshio Shinozuka swept everything on the table to the ground.

"Bagaya road!"

Yoshio Shinozuka is so angry now. The entire First Army has only one tank unit, with a total of no more than 12 tanks.

Four of them have been organized into an independent tank squad to support the battle on the Zhengtai Line.

These eight tanks are stationed in Taiyuan.

Originally, Yoshio Shinozuka wanted to quickly resolve the battle in Zhengshan Town and then transfer the tanks back.

As a result, the tanks were eliminated before they even reached Zhengshan Town.

"Sir, there may be something wrong here." said Yamaoka Michifumi on the side.

"Even if the Eighth Route Army had a few infantry guns or mountain guns, they could not threaten eight tanks."

"And according to the investigators' report, the tank was not destroyed by a violent explosion."

"There are only a few holes in the tank's armor, probably caused by small-caliber armor-piercing rounds."

Infantry guns and mountain guns are both short-barreled howitzers. The shells leave the gun at a slow speed and mainly rely on explosions to kill.

If the tank was destroyed by a mountain artillery, it should have caused a huge explosion and deformation.

"What do you mean?" Yoshio Shinozuka's attention was immediately attracted.

Yes, the Eighth Route Army has no anti-tank means.

"I dare to conclude that the Guo army must be involved in this." Yamaoka Michifumi said firmly.

During this period, it was not only the Eighth Route Army that attacked everywhere.

According to intelligence, both the Kuomintang's Jinsui Army and the Central Army have made unusual movements.

"Well, what you said makes sense." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded.

The Kuomintang does have anti-tank guns.

Although the hole the investigators saw was small, it was most likely caused by fire.

After all, the tanks that had been burned by the fire were somewhat deformed.

"Guo Jun! Humph! So treacherous!" Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Yan Xishan had clearly secretly informed the Locust Army that the Second War Zone would not cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in this battle.

But now they are secretly sending troops to participate in the battle!
Moreover, it targeted the tank unit that posed the greatest threat to the Guo army.

Are you treating the locust army as fools?

I swear I won’t be a human being if I don’t avenge this!

Zhengshan Town.

When the Taiyuan reinforcements were completely destroyed, Fukushima Sugi also received a telegram.

"Baga. Mizutani-kun, I'm afraid we can't escape this time." Fukushima Sugi was already somewhat desperate. The Locust Army only deployed three tank regiments in the whole of China, with a total of less than 3 tanks.

To put it bluntly, the cost of these tanks could exchange for two or three Fukushima battalions.

Now all the reinforcements have been destroyed and the tanks have been burned.

Next, I’m afraid there will be no more reinforcements.

After all, there is war everywhere in Shanxi now, and Zhengshan Town is not the only place that needs support.

"Captain, the warriors are ready to sacrifice their lives for the Sky Locust!"

Mizutani Toru said seriously from the side.

Whether it was Fukushima Sugi or Mizutani Toru, they both knew very well what they would face next.

Without the distraction of reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army could devote all its strength to the attack on Zhengshan Town.

Tonight is going to be a tough night for the Fukushima Brigade.

"Mizutani, have all the warriors prepare their gas masks and be ready to use poison gas bombs," said Fukushima Sugi.

It is basically impossible to stop the Eighth Route Army's offensive with conventional weapons alone.

The poison gas bomb was the only weapon he could use at this moment to deal with the Eighth Route Army's attack.

"Hai!"

After nightfall, the New 1st and 2nd Regiments once again launched an attack on the core fortifications of Zhengshan Town.

This time, the Japanese used poison gas bombs even faster than before.

As long as any bunker was threatened, the Japanese inside would immediately call for artillery fire.

Or use poison gas directly.

Although the Japs would be affected to a certain extent even if they were wearing gas masks, they still didn't care.

Faced with this kind of fighting style, the soldiers could only retreat temporarily.

"Damn, the Japanese are simply crazy!" Ding Wei said gritting his teeth as he looked at the retreating troops.

"The Japanese think that poison gas can make us retreat. It's just wishful thinking."

"Order the troops to adjust the direction of attack and launch an attack from the northwest!"

"Since the Japs want to use poison gas, let them use it!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

The New Second Regiment and the New First Regiment are now inside the city, not outside it, and can launch an offensive from any direction.

And now the wind has started to blow.

Since the Japs are going to use poison gas bombs, let's all bear it together.

After releasing the poison gas, the Eighth Route Army can run away, but you Japanese bunkers can't escape.

"Old Chen, now is not the time to act on impulse."

"The Japs have gas masks. If we continue fighting like this, we will suffer too many casualties!" Ding Wei immediately stopped them.

"Old Ding, you don't understand. Gas masks are not omnipotent." Chen Chengxing waved his hand.

"If you want to filter the poison gas, you must have a gas filter canister, and a canister can only be used for half an hour."

"Based on the gas masks we have seized before, the Japs can only use one as a backup at most."

"As long as the gas canisters are used up, they will be poisoned first if they use gas bombs again."

Let’s not talk about how effective the Japanese gas masks are, and whether all personnel are equipped with gas filter canisters.

Even if it is worn perfectly, it cannot withstand the long-term erosion of poisonous gas.

According to the red barrel poison gas used by the Japanese, the duration of one use is 20-40 minutes.

The Japanese can release poison gas twice at most, and then all their own gas filter canisters will become ineffective.

"Since you have confidence, let's do this!" Ding Wei nodded vigorously.

He didn't understand these things, and now that Chen Chengxing had an idea, he had to give it a try regardless of whether it worked or not.

We can't just withdraw our troops like this.

"Old Chen, our two regiments will take turns sending troops." Ding Wei said.

Poison gas is extremely dangerous. No matter how fast you run, someone will definitely get poisoned.

Taking turns is the best option.

"Okay." Chen Chengxing nodded.

After finalizing the battle plan, the attacking force began to shift its focus.

The northwest direction, which was originally a feint attack, became the main attack direction of the next operation.

After the troops were transferred, they did not launch an offensive immediately.

Instead, they first identified several routes for dispersed retreat.

The entire road was cleared and anything that might hinder the transfer speed was removed.

After completing preparations, the 1st Battalion began to advance and launch an offensive.

Faced with the Eighth Route Army launching an attack under the cover of darkness, the machine guns in several Japanese bunkers in the northwest direction immediately opened fire.

"Da da da" "Da da da".
Seeing that the first battalion's attack was blocked, Chen Chengxing ordered:

"Machine gun team! Carry out fire suppression according to the previous division of labor!"

Chen Chengxing had already taken countermeasures against the Japanese machine gun suppression.

That is to suppress one machine gun with two heavy machine guns, and use light machine guns and sharpshooters to deal with one bullet hole of the Japanese.

The Japanese's Type 92 heavy machine gun bullets all came in pre-pressed magazines of 30 rounds.

And there is one tracer bullet on the magazine for every five bullets.

At night, the fire is particularly conspicuous, and you can hit wherever you point.

After receiving the order, the machine gun teams, which had been prepared in advance, began to carry out suppression tasks according to their division of labor.

"Da da da" "Da da da".
Whether it's a heavy machine gun, light machine gun or rifle, the Japs always give accuracy as their first priority.

Now with the two Type 92 heavy machine guns cooperating in suppressing fire, the Japanese in the bunker couldn't even raise their heads.

Although not every bullet could hit the firing hole, the Japanese did not dare to fire under the hail of bullets.

Even if you just stretch out your hand and shoot blindly, there is a chance that your hand will be shot off by the bullet.

Faced with the Eighth Route Army's comprehensive suppression, the Japs had no choice but to use poison gas on a large scale again.

(End of this chapter)