Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 237 The smile disappeared in an instant!
Dagushan.

The headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

In the exquisitely decorated hall, there was a huge sand table on the central table. Chu Yunfei, wearing white gloves, was looking at the sand table with a solemn look in his eyes.

"According to intelligence, the Japanese 20th Division has come out in full force, along with two puppet army divisions."

"A large-scale sweep was launched against Li Yunlong's Jinzhong base."

"This time, Li Yunlong and his troops are doomed."

Fang Ligong sighed.

Dagu Mountain is very close to Mount Wutai. The fact that the New 358st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New rd Regiment evacuated the civilians to Mount Wutai could naturally not be hidden from the eyes of the th Regiment.

Ever since the last ambush on the Japanese army column in Songjia Village, Chu Yunfei also knew that Li Yunlong had established a base north of Zhengtai Road.

This situation was also known by Chu Yunfei's old superior Yan Laoxi.

So Yan Laoxi sent a telegram to Chu Yunfei, ordering Chu Yunfei to go to Meng County to meet with Li Yunlong and win over Li Yunlong.

The conditions offered by Yan Laoxi made Chu Yunfei very jealous. If Li Yunlong could join the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, he could directly serve as the army commander.

If you want food, we will give you food; if you want people, we will give you people; if you want guns, we will give

However, before Chu Yunfei set out from Dagu Mountain, the Japanese invaders launched a sweep of the Jinzhong base in full swing.

"The 20th Division is a regular Type A division of the Japanese Army, and its combat effectiveness is extremely strong."

Sun Ming, who was standing aside, couldn't help but look solemn.

"What a pity! If Li Yunlong had listened to me and withdrawn his troops to Dagushan and joined the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, perhaps the losses wouldn't have been so great."

Chu Yunfei shook his head.

A few days ago, he sent someone to deliver a secret letter to Li Yunlong, saying that the 358th Regiment could lend a helping hand.

But Li Yunlong knew Yan Laoxi's character very well. There is no free lunch in the world. Moreover, Li Yunlong could break through without relying on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

So Li Yunlong ignored Chu Yunfei at all.

After a pause, Chu Yunfei continued, "The Eighth Route Army excels at guerrilla warfare. Li Yunlong will definitely succeed in breaking through this battle, but he will also suffer heavy losses. It's a pity for those Eighth Route Army soldiers, they are all part of China's national defense."

"Hey…"

Fang Ligong and Sun Ming also sighed.

……

In Bianjia Village.

The artillery positions of the three regiments of the Jinzhong Military Region have been deployed, and a total of 6 artillery positions have been built.

In order to prevent bombing by Japanese planes, every gun in every artillery position was camouflaged.

And around each artillery position, 20mm anti-aircraft guns and some anti-aircraft machine guns were deployed.

at the same time.

More than 140 snipers from the three regiments led by Zhao Gang, armed with Mauser rifles and wearing ghillie suits, were ready for sniping, with the muzzles of their guns pointed towards the positions of the Japanese and puppet troops from various hidden sniper points.

"fire."

After the artillery positions were deployed, Li Yunlong gave orders in a harsh tone.

Each artillery position began preliminary test firing as a reference for the formal firing parameters.

Soon, each artillery position calculated the accurate firing parameters based on the impact points of several test shells and began rapid firing.

Dense artillery shells fell like rain, one after another continuously. Before the smoke from the previous explosion began to dissipate, the next one had already arrived. At least ten artillery shells exploded almost every second.

At least six hundred shells fell every minute.

The battle-hardened Colonel Li Dengxing easily estimated the density of the bombardment.

This made Li Dengxing's eyes widen.

How could the Eighth Route Army’s artillery firepower be so strong?

In order to better command, General Li Dengxingyi placed the regiment headquarters 300 meters away from the front line, and it was also attacked by artillery fire.

Explosions continued to occur around the regiment headquarters, and countless hot dirt and sand poured down from above the regiment headquarters and penetrated into the Japanese soldiers' uniforms.

The same thing happened to the command post a few hundred meters away from the front line, not to mention the Japanese and puppet troops on the position, who were directly blown to pieces.

The puppet army lost the courage to resist on the spot, and the Japanese had never been subjected to such intensive artillery fire and were stunned on the spot.

The Japanese squad leaders quickly withdrew their troops to the reverse slope of the mountain to stop the casualties.

Seeing this scene, Li Dengxing knew that this was going to be a tough battle.

Taking a deep breath, Li Dengxing shouted sharply, "As soon as the artillery fire stops, all troops will immediately take up their positions!"

"The guard squadron has all their weapons ready in the rear. Anyone who dares to desert, including me, will be killed!"

The Japanese puppet army built some trenches, foxholes and other fortifications on the main slope, and these fortifications did repel a wave of attacks by the Eighth Route Army.

"Hi."

The Japanese staff officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and went to deliver the order.

Li Dengxing knew that he had no way out.

He was rewarded for blocking the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

otherwise…

No need to commit seppuku, I will die in battle today. ...

New regiment headquarters.

Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his wrist. The artillery had been firing for several minutes and many shells had been fired, causing considerable casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops.

But the Japanese and puppet troops had already retreated to the reverse slope and were hiding. Even if they continued to fire, it would be difficult to hit the Japanese and puppet troops.

This can't go on. It's a complete waste of time and ammunition.

Captain Li's eyes rolled around and he immediately had an idea.

After he said a few words to the communications staff, the staff quickly made a phone call.

After waiting for a while for the order to be issued, Li Yunlong shouted: "Pass on my order, stop the shelling!"

"Stop the shelling!"

The communications officer picked up the phone and called all the artillery positions simultaneously.

The command center was near the artillery position, and engineers had laid telephone lines between each artillery position and the command center to facilitate the transmission of orders.

at the same time.

The 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment, led by its commander Guan Dashan, launched an attack on the positions of the Japanese and puppet troops.

This time, the Japanese puppet army's position was large and the defense line was relatively long. Only by sending a battalion or more of troops would there be a chance to capture the position.

"Comrades, charge!"

Guan Dashan held a Mauser pistol in his hand, and his rough and fierce voice reached the ears of every soldier.

"Kill--"

Amidst the overwhelming shouts of killing, dense crowds of independent regiment soldiers leaped up from their attack positions and rushed towards the positions of the Japanese and puppet troops.

"Haaagu!"

"Haaagu!"

On the top of the hill, the Japanese soldiers and puppet troops, urged by their squad leaders and company leaders, bent over with rifles and machine guns in hand, and quickly ran to the slope positions and entered trenches, foxholes and bomb craters.

"It seems that I overestimated Li Yunlong..."

In the Japanese army regiment headquarters, Colonel Li Dengxing, who was observing the Eighth Route Army's attack formation through a telescope, saw the Eighth Route Army's attack and immediately laughed.

Li Dengxing admitted that Li Yunlong was indeed a very cunning person.

However, the combat quality of his troops was really poor.

This offensive capability is comparable to that of the locust troops of the Type A Division, not to mention the infantry battalions of those stupid Type B Divisions.

If so many people gather together and charge forward, won't they just be sitting ducks for machine guns?
This wave is stable.

"Old Kong."

"Your ability to lead troops is really not that good. Look at your troops. How dare you charge like this?"

At the New 1st Regiment Command Headquarters, Li Yunlong also criticized Kong Jie mercilessly.

The test attack and the first attack just now were carried out by the troops of the New 1st Regiment, and this time they were replaced by troops of the Independent Regiment.

"Is there any problem with fighting like this?" Kong Jie's face flushed. "Didn't we always charge like this when we fought the Nationalist Army before?"

In fact, this is not Kong Jie's fault. Even during the War of Liberation, many battles of our army were won by using the tactics of group charge.

Li Yunlong said angrily, "What's the problem? The enemy puppet army has dozens of machine guns. If they open fire, they can wipe out your entire battalion in less than ten minutes."

Ding Wei acted as a peacemaker: "Old Li, please be quiet. We are in the middle of a war. If there are any shortcomings in the army, we can slowly study them after we return from this battle."

In fact, his troops also fought in this way. The Eighth Route Army mainly used guerrilla warfare such as sparrow warfare and ambushes. They rarely fought positional assaults like this and lacked combat experience.

"Hmph." Li Yunlong snorted, "After this battle, I'll teach you a lesson."

After saying that, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie all raised their binoculars and looked towards the battlefield.

At this time, the first battalion of the independent regiment had arrived 100 meters away from the front line of the Japanese puppet army.

A large number of Japanese and puppet troops have re-entered the positions. Rifles, Type 99 light machine guns, and Type 92 heavy machine guns have been set up, with the muzzles pointed at the soldiers of the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment, waiting for the order to fire with cold eyes.

"Pass my order, get down!"

Before the Japanese puppet troops opened fire, the company commanders, platoon leaders and squad leaders of the first battalion of the independent regiment shouted loudly.

The soldiers were all stunned. The Japanese front-line positions were so close that they could be killed with a single charge, but they could only follow orders.

In the command center, Li Yunlong, who saw this scene, shouted the order: "Fire."

As soon as the voice fell, the communications staff grabbed the phone and gave the order: "Fire."

This time there was no need for a preliminary test firing. All artillery positions immediately began to fire rapidly and cover the area with artillery fire.

Boom boom boom... On each artillery position, muzzle fireworks continued to flash one after another.

With every flash, a cannonball shot into the sky.

The dense firepower composed of dozens of mortars, infantry guns and mountain guns firing at full speed, with a density of almost ten shells per second, allowed the Japanese and puppet troops to experience the enjoyment of being bombarded with artillery shells.

"idiot…"

In the regiment headquarters, the smile on Colonel Li Dengxing's face disappeared instantly.

Through the telescope, he watched as the locust soldiers and their allies were killed in the dense explosions, their limbs flying everywhere, before they could retreat to the reverse slope. Li Dengxing, holding the telescope, roared in anger with bloodshot eyes:
"Artillery bombardment followed by artillery bombardment? That's not how the Locust Army uses tactics!"

(End of this chapter)