Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 381 What are you so arrogant about?

Upon receiving the telegram, the two cannons that had remained untouched in Luye were immediately loaded onto a train and headed towards Suxian.

The cannons were busy all night, and it wasn't until 10 a.m. that the two cannons were finally set up and the firing data was set.

Inside the temporary command post at Zuoguanzhuang, the operations staff officer put down the phone and stood up to report:

"Commander! The independent cannon company is ready!"

"Aim at the south city wall of Suxian and fire!" Chen Chengxing ordered. "The Second Mountain Artillery Battalion will also join the attack."

The current mountain artillery regiment has twelve M1 75mm mountain guns, twelve Type 41 75mm mountain guns, and six Type 94 75mm mountain guns.

However, due to limited transport capacity, Chen Chengxing only brought the Type 41 artillery battalion with him this time.

The remaining mountain guns were left in Taiyuan and Luye to be responsible for city defense.

"Boom!" "Boom!"
The combined fire from two 105mm cannons and twelve 75mm mountain guns caused the city walls of Suxian to tremble continuously.

Qiao Huawen looked at the city wall completely engulfed in firepower, his face grim.

"Damn it! The G army's firepower is too intense!"

"Call Commander Yan immediately and request air support!" Qiao Huawen ordered.

When the Japanese surrendered, Qiao Huawen used Yan Xishan's letter of appointment to receive Japanese supplies.

Therefore, he also had several mountain guns at his disposal.

However, with only a few guns at his disposal, he was simply no match for the G army in an artillery battle.

The only thing that can suppress G army artillery right now is aircraft.

Without wasting any words, Qin Zhiqiang picked up the phone and called Yun Zhongcheng.

"Hello? Hello! This is the 283rd Division of Suxian County!"

"My unit is under heavy artillery bombardment from the G army! The city walls are about to collapse!"

"Requesting air support!"

"Yes! Yes! We need to be fast!"

Yan Xishan responded to the 283rd Division's request for assistance without delay and immediately dispatched an aircraft.

After the plane arrived in Suxian County, the air raid siren of the Second Independent Detachment sounded.

The artillery positions that were bombarding the area immediately ceased firing and put on their camouflage.

Guo Jun pilot Wu Zhiwei was very satisfied with the sight of the G army coming to an abrupt halt.

"Even the local government knows how powerful airplanes are."

However, Wu Zhiwei's expression immediately darkened.

Although the G army's artillery had stopped, the infantry offensive did not cease.

On the contrary, the trend is becoming increasingly fierce.

"Hmph! I'll show you what true crushing dominance is!"

The plane circled in the air and then swooped down towards the G Army's position to the south.

"Da da da".
The machine guns on the plane swept a trail of smoke across the position.

The 12.7mm bullet is extremely powerful; a person hit by it will not even be able to leave a complete corpse.

"Damn it, this is outrageous!"

Xu Wu looked at the planes flying around the soldiers' heads and roared angrily.

Looking at the circling planes, Chen Chengxing thought for a moment and then ordered, "The troops shall suspend the attack."

While other friendly forces are still clearing out the counties in northern Shanxi, the Second Independent Detachment has plenty of time.

"Xu Wu, call each regiment and ask how many anti-aircraft gun mounts they brought. Gather all the gun mounts together."

"We must shoot this plane down today."

Every Type 24 heavy machine gun was equipped with an anti-aircraft gun mount when it left the factory.

However, the G army does not have aircraft, so most of the KMT troops do not carry them.

However, in the previous Battle of Southern Shanxi, Chen Chengxing had taken a lot from the 31st Division.

Although it can only hit low-altitude targets, this showy aircraft is just right.

"yes!".
Wu Zhiwei, who was circling in the air, was extremely pleased to see that the G army on the ground had stopped its operations.

After circling a few times, Wu Zhiwei had a sudden idea and lowered the altitude even further.

They then hovered low over various positions, occasionally firing in a show of force.

The actions of the Guo army's aircraft infuriated the soldiers.

What's the difference between this and shitting on their heads?
If it weren't for the strict orders from officials at all levels prohibiting indiscriminate firing into the air, the soldiers would have already opened fire.

After Wu Zhiwei circled for more than an hour, another explosion suddenly occurred on the position of the 283rd Division in Suxian County.

"Boom!" "Boom!"
"The G army is courting death, they actually dare to fire!" Wu Zhiwei's expression changed.

Wu Zhiwei immediately increased the altitude, preparing to use the altitude advantage to locate the G army's artillery positions.

In the end, he found it.

There were several 82mm mortars on the ground, firing continuously.

"die!"

Wu Zhiwei piloted the plane and swooped down toward the artillery position, while the machine gun in the nose of the plane began firing bullets.

The soldiers on the ground were prepared. When they saw the plane swooping down, they flipped over and jumped into the foxholes next to them.

Wu Zhiwei didn't care about this.

He didn't care about the lives of the G soldiers, as long as he could destroy the cannons or shells.

However, before his bullets could even sweep across the ground, dozens of large craters suddenly appeared on the previously flat ground.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of tracer bullet marks shot out from the crater.

The Type 24 heavy machine gun was equipped with a limited number of tracer rounds, so Chen Chengxing gathered almost all the tracer rounds from each regiment this time.

"Damn it! The G army is playing dirty tricks!"

Wu Zhiwei had no time to spare for firing; he pulled the control lever sharply, preparing to climb higher.

The machine guns firing on the ground are Type 24 heavy machine guns, with a firing range of about one kilometer.

As long as you maintain your height, they can't hit you.

However, by this point, it was clearly too late; the actual rate of fire of the Type 24 heavy machine gun could reach 400 rounds per minute.

The designated airspace was filled with a barrage of thousands of bullets, and the Kuomintang planes plunged into it.

Upon hearing a few clanging sounds, Wu Zhiwei realized that something was terribly wrong.

Sure enough, the plane, which was climbing, quickly lost control and began to descend while emitting smoke. "Damn it!"

Wu Zhiwei tried to restart the engine, but there was no response at all.

"It's over!"

Wu Zhiwei completely broke down. He was now at too low an altitude to escape, as his parachute wouldn't open.

"boom!"

As the plane crashed into the ground and turned into a fireball, the soldiers cheered with joy.

"Let his bastard be so arrogant! He'll be roasted chicken by now!"

"Captain, should we launch an attack?" Xu Wu asked.

"Keep firing the cannons and mountain guns and blow down the city walls of Suxian!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

"yes!".
In Su County, Qiao Huawen was furious when he saw the plane emitting smoke and then bursting into flames.

"Damn it, is this pilot an idiot?"

You only have one plane, can't you just use it to intimidate people from the air?
What are you doing, flying low? I need you to help me take out those G-forces.
"Commander, what should we do? Should we apply for another one?" Qin Zhiqiang asked.

"Call Commander Yan and explain the situation. One isn't enough; send a few more," Qiao Huawen said irritably.

However, just as Qiao Huawen finished speaking, an explosion was heard.

"Boom!" "Boom!"
"The G army has started again. Quick, contact them immediately," Qiao Huawen said urgently.

He had already inspected the positions during the previous ceasefire and knew that the city walls wouldn't hold for long.

Without saying a word, Qin Zhiqiang began frantically shaking the phone handle, as if he wanted to pry it off.

"Hello! This is Suxian County! Send another plane immediately."

While waiting, Qiao Huawen kept his eyes fixed on the city wall that had been bombarded.

However, his prayers had little effect.

A dozen minutes later, with a loud 'boom,' a gap of more than ten meters appeared in the city wall.

"Call the Third Regiment Commander. We must hold the breach!"

"The cavalry battalion must be ready to support the Third Regiment at any time!" Qiao Huawen urged.

With a breach in the city wall, the G army will surely launch a strong attack on this place.

Seeing the breach in the city wall, Yang Hao, commander of the Third Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army, shouted:
"Brothers, push them up!"

"Artillery company, prepare to provide fire support at any time!"

A gap of more than ten meters could be sealed off by six 82mm mortars.

To Yang Hao's surprise, however, the G army did not appear when the smoke cleared.

Before he could react, a sharp shriek suddenly came from the sky.

"Mortar!" a soldier shouted.

"Boom!" "Boom!"
The positions at the breach were directly covered by fire.

Without trenches to hide in, the Jin-Sui army suffered heavy casualties.

As the barrage of comments began to move backward, Yang Hao realized that the G army was about to advance and immediately shouted:

"Save them immediately!"

"Fourth and Fifth Company, take over the position!"

Yang Hao glanced at the Third Company on the original position and knew that they had basically lost their fighting capacity.

However, to Yang Hao's surprise, the fourth and fifth companies had just rushed up and hadn't even started rescuing people yet.

More than a dozen shells fell again.

The situation was even worse for the fourth and fifth companies this time; they were almost all standing up while trying to save people.

This salvo of 120mm shells wiped out the fourth and fifth companies.

Yang Hao was stunned as he looked at the battlefield filled with cries of agony.

In just a few minutes, an entire battalion was wiped out.

"Beep beep beep beep."

The piercing bugle call brought Yang Hao back to his senses.

"The G army is advancing! Sixth Company, take up positions! Take up positions!"

This time, Yang Hao was right; he saw the G army charging in this direction.

At this moment, he couldn't worry about saving people; he had to stop this wave of attacks first.

"Fire! Fire!"

After entering the position, the Sixth Company Commander shouted.

"Da da da".
Several tongues of fire erupted from the position.

The firing of the Jin-Sui Army seemed to be a signal, and the G Army, which was charging, immediately lay down and began to fire back.

Upon seeing this, Yang Hao realized something was wrong; the G army should have advanced quickly.

But before he could give any new orders, the shells started falling again.

"Boom!" "Boom!"
The Sixth Company, which was engaged in blocking the attack, also fell silent.

Yang Hao was so frustrated that he vomited blood.

Without the cover of fortifications, a dozen or so shells would leave the narrow position with virtually no chance of survival.

The soldiers lying on the slope of the earthen mound were almost riddled with shrapnel.

But now he has no time to build fortifications.

Yang Hao called the division headquarters directly.

"Commander! Commander! Requesting reinforcements! The Third Regiment has already suffered more than half its casualties!"

Yang Hao burst into tears; the Third Regiment had been beaten so badly.

In just a few minutes, four companies were lying on the ground groaning in pain.

By this time, Qiao Huawen already knew about the tragic state of the Third Regiment.

After hesitating for a moment, Qiao Huawen chose to let go of the south wall.

"Yang Hao, have the Third Regiment construct three defensive lines centered on the breach."

"Commander Yan's plane will arrive soon, and it will then halt the G army's offensive."

"I'm telling you, you have to hold on!" Qiao Huawen shouted into the phone.

"yes!".
(End of this chapter)