Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 112 This is a tough nut to crack!

The sudden sound silenced all the Japanese officers, including Kawagishi Fumisaburo.

It turns out...his phone calls have been monitored by the Eighth Route Army.

Kawaishi Fumisaburo felt both ashamed and extremely angry.

The idiot Takeda Yonehachiro actually called himself the division commander on the radio channel, and now the division headquarters was completely exposed.

"idiot."

After a while, Kawagishi Bunsaburo asked in stiff Chinese with a gloomy tone:

"Who are you?"

"I am your Eighth Route Army grandfather."

These words once again caused the noisy Japanese radio channel to fall into a long silence.

at the same time.

Headquarters.

Commander Liu put down the receiver and microphone, turned around and said, "Boss, Deputy Chief of General Staff, we have confirmed that the Japanese surrounded in Hufeng Village are the headquarters of the Kawagishi Division."

At this time, the headquarters and the 129th Division were together.

Just now, Commander Liu spoke sweetly on the Japanese radio channel and greeted Kawagishi Fumisaburo warmly in his hometown dialect.

Commander Liu's words were also a reminder to the Japanese not to use radios to communicate anymore.

Although the Japanese's radio calls were under the surveillance of the Eighth Route Army, it was still convenient for the Japanese to communicate and seek help among their various units.

On the other hand, the reason for the forceful insertion was that it had been confirmed that Kawaishi Fumisaburo was in Hufeng Village.

That’s enough. As long as we kill Fumisaburo Kawaishi, this battle will be worth it!

Now, the strategic goal of the Eighth Route Army has changed from ambushing the Japanese supply troops to destroying the Japanese division headquarters.

"Finally caught a big fish."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff said excitedly:

"It's worth all the effort we put in to ambush them."

"But next, the Japanese will definitely do their utmost to reinforce the Kawaichi Division Headquarters." The commander's expression was solemn, and he threw his pencil on the map. "Order the troops fighting the reinforcements to stop the enemy reinforcements at all costs."

"Order the 686th, New 772st, and nd Regiments to destroy the Kawagishi Division Headquarters as quickly as possible."

"Whichever unit kills Kawaishi Fumisaburo, I'll give him the first credit."

In addition to the New 772st Regiment, the 686nd Regiment, which was closer to Hufeng Village, also received an order to reinforce its brother unit, the th Regiment.

At this time, the main force of Cheng Shifa's 772nd Regiment was commanded by the political commissar, and Cheng Shifa also brought a battalion to reinforce the 686th Regiment.

"Yes."

The staff quickly issued orders.

……

In only about 15 minutes, Li Yunlong led the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion and the artillery platoon, carrying weapons and ammunition and ran 3 kilometers to the outskirts of Hufeng Village.

At this time, the main force of the 686th Regiment was attacking the Japanese outside Hufeng Village, and the sounds of gunfire and grenade explosions were heard everywhere.

The reinforcements from the New 772st Regiment and the nd Regiment arrived almost at the same time.

With the reinforcement of two battalions, Captain Li of the 686th Regiment gained great confidence.

At the 686th Regiment Headquarters, Li Yunlong, Cheng Shifa, and Captain Li met. Inside the headquarters, Li Yunlong held up a telescope and observed the terrain of Hufeng Village.

Although Hufeng Village is also located next to Guangyang Highway, the entire village is built on the mountain. The entire village is on a slope. There is open land on the south side of the village, and hilltops on the east, west and north sides.

At this time, the soldiers of the 686th Regiment were launching a fierce attack on Hufeng Village.

suddenly.

Li Yunlong's eyes fixed on the village. There were bomb craters scattered around, some as big as houses. They were the craters left by the Japanese's heavy aerial bombs...

Cheng Shifa asked, "What's the situation now?"

Captain Li said, "The Japanese occupy the commanding heights to the east, west, and north of the village. They are armed with Type 92 heavy machine guns and Type 92 light machine guns, creating a crossfire. There are also two armored vehicles at the entrance of the village, like mobile bunkers. This is a tough nut to crack."

Cheng Shifa asked, "Are there any troops from your regiment behind the village?"

Commander Li: "There are two companies. They were the troops that ambushed us early in the morning."

Li Yunlong nodded. This was within his expectations. The map showed that there was a small path behind Hufeng Village. If there were no troops behind the village, the Japanese would have left some troops behind to cover their retreat and slipped away along this path.

Li Yunlong said: "We must first eliminate the Japanese firepower points on the commanding heights to the east and west of the village, otherwise the soldiers will not be able to attack the village."

"besides."

Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his hand, a serious expression on his face:
"The next wave of Japanese air support will arrive soon. We must rush into the village and engage in street fighting with the Japanese."

"We'll make sure the Japanese pilots don't dare drop bombs on our soldiers."

The power of the Japanese aerial bombs, especially the heavy aerial bombs, was extremely strong. Even if the soldiers were scattered across the battlefield, they still suffered heavy casualties from the explosions.

Regimental Commander Li's face turned slightly grim. "Our regiment attacked three times, but was repelled by the crossfire of the Japanese machine guns. We lack artillery support. The Japanese not only have two infantry guns, but also several small-caliber mortars and grenade launchers. They are very difficult to deal with."

115师的343旅炮兵连装备4门迫击炮，这4门迫击炮来自缴获的国军制式迫击炮，为民国20年式82毫米迫击炮。

This artillery company played a great role in the Pingxingguan battle, but it is currently seriously short of ammunition.

However, the 60mm mortar shells submitted by Li Yunlong and the ammunition for the 82mm mortar were not compatible.

"Damn those Japs, their shooting skills are really accurate!"

Cheng Shifa raised the telescope and glanced towards the battlefield in the direction of Hufeng Village. The firepower of the 686th Regiment was almost suppressed.

Li Yunlong said, "I have brought 10 60mm mortars and one Type 1 infantry gun. We have plenty of ammunition. Let's first capture the commanding heights to the east and west of the village, then have the artillery fire on Hufeng Village. Finally, we will rush into the village and engage in street fighting to resolve the battle."

Although Li Yunlong handed over 30 75mm Forbos mountain guns to the headquarters.

However, the Eighth Route Army was currently short of artillery and the artillery regiment had not yet been formed, so it did not participate in this battle.

If we had a mountain artillery regiment, this battle would be much easier to fight!
Cheng Shifa looked at Li Yunlong with a hint of envy in his eyes. This bastard is so rich.

Captain Li's eyes widened as he launched 10 mortars and 1 infantry gun at once, with plenty of ammunition. This guy was even richer than the 115th Division Headquarters.

Cheng Shifa said, "Old Li and I will lead two regiments to attack the Japanese high ground east of the village."

"Alright!" Captain Li nodded. "Our regiment will attack the enemy's commanding heights in the west, but Li Yunlong, you have to provide artillery fire support for our soldiers."

"No problem." Li Yunlong nodded and said, "I will have the artillery platoon allocate five mortars to assist your regiment's attack."

"As for the two armored vehicles at the village entrance, leave them to our regiment's infantry artillery."

Although the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun was not equipped with armor-piercing shells, the infantry guns produced by the system were equipped with armor-piercing shells.

The last time they ambushed the Sakata Regiment Headquarters, Wang Chengzhu used his infantry gun to fire armor-piercing shells, which penetrated the devil's small armored vehicles.

After the new tactics were discussed, Captain Li organized his troops and readjusted the offensive deployment.

(End of this chapter)