Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 89: When has the New Second Group ever done a business that lost money? (4K plus more)

On the hill south of Nanzhuang, Chen Chengxing looked at the busy Japanese soldiers and asked, "Have you connected with the field artillery platoon?"

"It's connected. The artillery reconnaissance has communicated with the position." said the combat staff officer on the side.

"Okay, keep the phone open and be ready to fire at any time." Chen Chengxing nodded.

Now the 1st and 3rd battalions are building positions on the periphery. Once the positions are completed, they will let the Japanese have a taste of the Italian artillery.

Nobuo Yasuda saw the movements of the Eighth Route Army very clearly, but he was not too worried.

Nobuo Yasuda felt that he had the advantage in artillery, and as long as he could reorganize, he could replicate the situation when he fought against Guo’s army in Shanghai.

Use grenade launchers and infantry guns to shoot down the enemy's light and heavy machine guns, and then use your own heavy machine guns to provide fire cover while the infantry forces open a gap in the defensive position. The enemy troops in other positions on the line will inevitably flee in a panic.

By then, I can hunt and kill at will.

"Is the infantry artillery squad ready?" asked Nobuo Yasuda.

"Preparations are complete!"

"Yoshi. Order all troops to prepare for counterattack!" Nobuo Yasuda nodded with satisfaction.

But Nobuo Yasuda didn't know that at this moment, Chen Chengxing, who was standing opposite him, had already given the order.

"Fire." Chen Chengxing ordered as he looked at the Japanese soldiers who were ready to make a move.

"Fire!" The combat staff officer who received the order immediately shouted into the phone.

Half a minute later, a shell fell from the sky and landed in Nanzhuang.

"boom!!"

"Damn! It's a large-caliber artillery!" After hearing the explosion, Nobuo Yasuda immediately determined that it was a 75mm artillery shell.

"Order the infantry artillery to bombard the enemy positions immediately, and the first and second squadrons to launch the attack!" Nobuo Yasuda ordered immediately.

Although Nobuo Yasuda didn't know where the Eighth Route Army got the cannon from, he was very clear that the previous shot was just a test shot. Once the enemy finished adjusting, the troops would face a devastating disaster.

Now the only way to ensure our own safety is to quickly break through the blockade of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side and climb over the reverse slope of the southern hill.

Chen Chengxing curled his lips in disdain as he looked at the Japanese who quickly launched an attack.

Now the rope is around your neck, you still want to run? The New Second Regiment has more than just two Italian guns!
"Infantry artillery, attack the Japanese offensive firepower points!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

After arriving at the hill, Chen Chengxing ordered the infantry artillery to build a position.

The distance from the artillery position on the hill to the Japanese attack position was only 1.2 kilometers, and all of the Japanese machine gun fire points were within the attack range of the New Second Regiment's infantry artillery platoon.

"Boom!" "Boom!".
Nobuo Yasuda's eyes almost popped out as he looked at his own firing points that were being bombarded.

Even though his nerves were slow to react, he still understood.

"Damn it! We've been fooled by the Eighth Route Army!" Nobuo Yasuda said gritting his teeth.

What Nanzhuang is suitable for reorganizing troops? This is definitely a trap set up by the other party on purpose.

The enemy's artillery had probably already set up their positions and was waiting for him!

"Deputy Captain, let's move the infantry artillery forward!" suggested Kujo Rokuro.

For them, the only chance of survival was to break through the Eighth Route Army's frontal defense line.

Faced with Kujo Rokuro's proposal, Nobuo Yasuda was hesitant to make up his mind.

Nobuo Yasuda knew very well that Kujo Rokuro meant to move the infantry artillery forward and engage in an artillery battle with the opposing infantry artillery.

It may be that the opponent's infantry artillery has an absolute position advantage, and our own infantry artillery can hardly threaten the opponent's safety. It is more of a target to attract fire.

"Deputy Captain! It's too late to hesitate any longer!" Kujo Rokuro said anxiously.

Now the opposite side's artillery is constantly bombarding our positions. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us.

"I know! But once we lose our infantry artillery, we will completely lose our ability to resist!" said Nobuo Yasuda.

Before the infantry guns were destroyed, it would be a good thing if the troops could break through, but what if they failed? Then they would just be passive and take the beating!

"The Eighth Route Army does not have the ability to produce artillery and artillery shells. I don't think they have too many artillery shells and may not be able to sustain long-term artillery strikes," said Nobuo Yasuda.

According to Nobuo Yasuda's understanding, each artillery piece of the Eighth Route Army was equipped with an average of 20 to 30 rounds of ammunition at most. He did not believe that the Eighth Route Army would use up all its ammunition for their unit.

"Deputy Captain, in March, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade lost two French M3 field guns, and also lost two bases of new high-explosive bombs." Kujo Rokuro only stated the information he knew and did not continue.

But his meaning was very clear. These two 2mm artillery pieces that suddenly appeared were probably dropped by the 75rd Independent Mixed Brigade, and the basic number of artillery shells was 3 rounds.

Given the current state of the Locust Army, they can't withstand even half a base of artillery shells, let alone one base.

After hearing what Kujo Rokuro said, Nobuo Yasuda's face became frighteningly gloomy.

If the commander of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade was here, Nobuo Yasuda would have to let him know what it means to defeat the strong with the weak, even at the cost of his life. This is too damn unfair.

"Infantry guns move forward!" Nobuo Yasuda almost squeezed out this order from between his teeth.

However, in order for the main force to break through, he had to abandon the infantry artillery.

"Everyone else, prepare for the assault," ordered Nobuo Yasuda.

With so many artillery shells in hand, the Locust Army certainly cannot continue to stay in the open area of Nanzhuang and must break out as soon as possible.

As long as they can get out of the range of the enemy's field artillery, the locust army still has a chance.

Looking at the Japs' actions, Chen Chengxing immediately knew their plans.

"Haha. Cutting off the tail to survive? You're thinking too much." Chen Chengxing laughed.

"Let the mortars play with the Japanese infantry artillery, and our infantry artillery should still aim at the Japanese machine gun firepower." Chen Chengxing ordered.

The mortars were not allowed to fire before because the infantry guns had a higher hit rate. Now that the Japanese have moved the infantry guns forward, it would be fine to let the mortars engage in an artillery battle with the enemy.

After all, the 82mm mortar's transfer speed and firing speed are enough to fight against the opponent's two infantry guns.

"Yes!"

As the mortars opened fire, Nobuo Yasuda was completely desperate.

Compared with the 82mm mortar, the infantry gun is better in every way except that it is heavier and has a slower rate of fire.

But this was almost fatal in an artillery battle.

Now our own infantry artillery has been exchanged by the enemy, but the enemy's infantry artillery is still in good condition. Now our firepower points dare not stay in one place for too long.

This resulted in the troops being unable to advance when faced with the Eighth Route Army's heavy machine guns.

As time went on, the casualties of the Japanese trapped in Nanzhuang increased.

Seeing that the troops had no hope of breaking out, Nobuo Yasuda stood up and said, "Gentlemen! The time has come to serve the Heavenly Locust!"

At this stage, except for the top military officers, the rest of the Japanese soldiers have been severely brainwashed by militarism and Bushido spirit.

Therefore, facing this situation of inevitable death, the Japanese were not afraid, but became even more crazy.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that they took the "Assault Ingot". "It's a black card, load it!"

"The Empire is in great danger, board!"

"Attack!" Nobuo Yasuda drew out his command knife and shouted!
"Get on board!" The Japanese soldiers around immediately followed, shouting wildly.

The rest of the troops blew up all the heavy machine guns and infantry guns that were unable to lead the charge, then picked up whatever was at hand and followed behind.

"Haha. The Japs have run out of tricks." Chen Chengxing said disdainfully.

"Blow the charge!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

Now, all the Japanese who can still move add up to less than 200 people. Excluding those who are seriously injured and unable to move, there are only 150 people.

With such a small number of people facing the attack of the entire New Second Regiment, they couldn't even make a wave.

In less than 10 minutes, there was no Japanese soldier standing on the position.

"Clean up the battlefield quickly." Chen Chengxing ordered.

When Chen Chengxing saw the destroyed infantry guns and heavy machine guns, he trembled with heartache. These were all the spoils of the New Second Regiment.

"Strip the Japanese naked! Not a single hair should be left!" Chen Chengxing said angrily.

However, after the battlefield was cleaned up and the spoils were counted, Chen Chengxing felt even more distressed.

"Why is it just this little?" Chen Chengxing asked.

From Shangguanzhuang to Nanzhuang, after cleaning up everything, there were less than 250 intact rifles and only 10 light machine guns, and the rest were just junk boxes.

We did seize 18 grenade launchers, but there were only 35 shells. So many grenade launchers were useless.

As for bullets, the total number of all calibers was less than 2, which was far less than the ammunition consumed by the New Second Regiment, and the hole could not be filled at all.

You know, in this battle, the New Second Regiment used nearly 30 shells from the Italian artillery alone, and also used a lot of shells from the infantry artillery.

As a result, this is just a small amount of what we have seized now. It is a complete loss-making deal.

"There's nothing we can do. The Japs blew up all their heavy weapons before launching the attack," said Xu Wu.

"And this time the Japanese probably wanted to launch a surprise attack and didn't bring too many supplies," added Zheng Hua on the side.

Zheng Hua looked around the positions and baggage trucks and found that there were not many ammunition boxes, which meant that the Japanese did not carry any extra supplies.

"TND, we can't just let it go like this." Chen Chengxing said after thinking for a while.

When has the New Second Regiment ever suffered such a loss? Nearly 300 casualties, and this is all they caused?

"Everyone, put down the wounded and heavy weapons, and immediately march north with light troops to raid Liangzhuang!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

Now more than half of the Japanese troops in Liangzhuang have been wiped out, and the New Second Regiment is fully capable of launching a surprise attack on Liangzhuang overnight.

According to intelligence, this group of Japanese soldiers brought a lot of baggage when they entered the mountains from Zhangjiahui.

As long as they can defeat the Japanese in Liangzhuang, the New Second Regiment will have a prosperous year.

And most importantly, the Italian artillery on Erlang Mountain can also reach Liangzhuang. When necessary, the Italian artillery can open a gap for the New Second Regiment to attack.

"Yes!"

Chen Chengxing led his troops to attack Liangzhuang. The wounded and heavily armed troops left behind returned to Shanggezhuang with the regiment headquarters and logistics team that followed, carrying the seized supplies and seriously wounded.

As for the damaged weapons, they did not give up on them, thinking that they might be worth repairing if they were sent to the arsenal.

At midnight, Chen Chengxing led the New Second Regiment to the outskirts of Liangzhuang.

"Ma Zhiyuan, take the reconnaissance platoon and go out for reconnaissance immediately. The rest of you should rest here." Chen Chengxing whispered the order in the grove outside Liangzhuang.

"Yes!"

Ma Zhiyuan waved his hand and disappeared into the night with the reconnaissance platoon.

After the reconnaissance platoon left, the grove fell silent again. The soldiers sat on the ground and rested silently, and no one made any sound.

An hour later, Ma Zhiyuan quietly returned to the grove.

"Captain, the Japanese are on very tight guard, so we can only conduct reconnaissance from the periphery." Ma Zhiyuan said as he took out a piece of paper with a picture of the situation in Liangzhuang.

"Captain, look, the Japanese are now divided into three positions. There is a group of Japanese in front of Fanjiagou, a group of Japanese in Liangzhuang, and another group of Japanese in Zhengjia Village."

"Zhengjia Village should be an artillery position. The Japanese artillery has no cover. The black gun barrel can be seen through a telescope." Ma Zhiyuan explained.

"Haha...it seems that the Japanese don't know that the troops he separated were eaten up." Chen Chengxing breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Zhengjia Village is the Japanese artillery, the Japanese in Fanjiagou must be the main combat force of the Japanese, and Liangzhuang is the Japanese command center and logistics personnel.

Although there are the most Japanese devils in Liangzhuang now, their fighting capacity is the weakest.

"Since the Japanese have divided their troops, we have no choice but to divide them as well. Sun Xun, you lead the third battalion to raid Zhengjia Village. The two mountain cannons brought by the Japanese will be handed over to you." Chen Chengxing said.

"Don't worry, Commander. I can definitely grab the cannon." Sun Xun said confidently.

According to Ma Zhiyuan's investigation, the Japanese artillery position had only two heavy machine guns as defensive firepower.

Moreover, the Japanese artillery were not equipped with rifles, at most they had a few pistols and bayonets.

Facing such an enemy, if you can't eat, what's the point of being a battalion commander?
"Okay." Chen Chengxing nodded, then remembered something and immediately added: "If there are devils who surrender, we can accept their surrender."

The New Second Regiment is now in great need of technical troops. If any Japanese artillerymen are willing to surrender and cooperate, Chen Chengxing is willing to accept it.

"Yes!"

"Zheng Hua, you take the Second Battalion, the Special Service Company, together with the three guerrillas from Fanjiagou and the county brigade to attack the Japanese Fanjiagou position." Chen Chengxing turned his head and looked at the commander of the second battalion.

Each Japanese battalion had only three infantry squadrons, and two of them had already been eaten up by us.

After deducting the guards of Liangzhuang, the Japanese should only have an understaffed infantry company and one and a half machine gun squads on the front line of Fanjiagou, with a total number of no more than 250 people.

The Second Battalion, the Special Agent Company, the guerrillas in Fanjiagou, and the county brigade totaled more than 1200 people. Although the guerrilla county brigade was short of guns, the night battle was a hand-to-hand fight, so the problem of guns could be minimized.

"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"

The Second Battalion itself is the unit that is best at raids and night combat, so Zheng Hua is well aware of the tough task he is facing.

"The rest of you, come with me to attack Liangzhuang. Ma Zhiyuan, you lead the reconnaissance platoon to ambush at the west end of the village. No matter whether the Japanese in Liangzhuang want to meet up with Fanjiagou or Zhengjiacun, they have to go through the west end of the village. You will then be responsible for blocking and encircling them." Chen Chengxing ordered.

"Yes!"

"Check the watches, and start at the same time at 2 a.m.!"

(End of this chapter)