Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 269 The Eighth Route Army attacked from the rear?
The Japanese army dispatched additional siege heavy artillery and field artillery units to Meng County.

Li Yunlong ordered the Sharp Blade Commando to use sparrow warfare to harass and destroy roads to slow down the marching speed of the Japanese artillery units.

The Japanese were afraid that the artillery unit would be attacked by the Eighth Route Army, so they sent a regiment of infantry to escort it.

If it is just a large group of infantry escort, the Blade Commando can still try to blow up the Japanese field artillery.

But with the enemy's strength of an infantry regiment, the Blade Commando didn't even have the chance to get close to the Japanese artillery unit.

Whenever the Japanese reached a hilltop, they would first send a squadron to search carefully.

In front of the Japanese artillery unit, the Japanese engineers were using mine sweepers to clear the way.

However, the sniper from the Blade Commando was shooting at the Japanese with a sniper rifle from a farther distance.

They also used artillery shells to blast large holes on the road and blew up a few key bridges in advance, effectively delaying the Japanese army's march to the Wangjiawan front line.

To the northwest of Meng County, the main force of the Jinzhong Military Region was also not idle.

After Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie determined the combat plan and emergency plan.

That night, under the guidance of the reconnaissance platoon leader of the New Third Regiment, Kong Jie led the main force of the independent regiment to the ambush in Baijiazhuang and Lingnan Village in the Xiyan Basin.

Early the next morning, the soldiers of the New Third Regiment and the New First Regiment got up early and quickly finished their breakfast.

At the headquarters.

Li Yunlong said to Zhang Dabiao, "Dabiao, your first battalion will be the main attacker later. You must fight with great momentum in the first battle."

"When the Japs and puppet troops attack, your battalion will defeat the enemy's offensive in one wave, and then chase them to their positions."

"The artillery observer will be with you, carrying a radio and ready to call for artillery support at any time."

"How about it, do you have the confidence to complete the task?"

For this first wave of attack, Li Yunlong directly mobilized the most elite troops of the New 1st Regiment to set an example for other brother units.

"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao was full of energy and his eyes were sharp. "Please rest assured, Commander. The First Battalion will complete the mission!"

As the unit with the largest number of elite veterans in the Jinzhong Military Region, it has the best weapons and equipment, the most abundant ammunition, and the most arduous training.

The officers and soldiers of the first battalion had been holding back their energy, just waiting to go to the battlefield and give the Japanese and puppet troops a good beating.

"You're quite spirited." Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction. "Go get ready!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao turned around and walked towards the location of the first battalion.

Then he led a battalion into the tunnel of the main position.

About an hour later, the Japanese artillery fire arrived as expected.

The 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade consists of 5 infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, as well as an independent artillery unit, an independent engineering unit, and a communications unit.

This artillery battalion had 12 75mm mountain guns under its command, and at this time it was these 12 75mm mountain guns that were firing at the positions of the New st Regiment.

Boom boom boom...

The huge explosion was deafening, enveloping the new regiment's position in artillery fire and smoke.

The Japanese also knew that there was no one on the New 100st Regiment's position, so after firing only more than artillery shells, the Japanese mountain artillery position stopped shelling.

A squadron and two companies of puppet troops, numbering about three or four hundred, formed a skirmish line formation and launched an attack.

The puppet troops were also serving as cannon fodder in the front, while the Japanese hid behind them, raising and positioning their guns, attacking and shooting while bending over.

However, the shooting skills and positioning of these devils were quite different from those of the 20th Division.

As soon as the Japanese artillery fire stopped, Zhang Dabiao led the soldiers of the first battalion of the new first regiment into the position.

at the same time.

Two kilometers away.

On a hidden hilltop, a Japanese officer with the rank of major general was secretly observing the battlefield with an artillery telescope.

This person is Major General Shigeharu Yanagishita, commander of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade. He, Kenkichi Hirata, Nobuhide Abe and Ikki Yamamoto were classmates at the Imperial Army University. Shigeharu Yanagishita's face did not have the usual coldness and determination of Japanese military officers, but rather a face full of cunning and viciousness.

"Your Excellency, the first wave of attacking troops has begun its attack, and the second wave of attacking troops has also entered the attack position!"

On the side, the slightly younger Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Tatsuo Yamazaki reported to Major General Shigeharu Yanagishita.

Yanagishita Shigeharu nodded and said, "I saw it. Yamazaki-kun, did you see that this time, the Eighth Route Army has more troops entering the position than in the past few days."

Although the commander of the 77th Regiment, Colonel Matsuo, was sniped and killed 1.5 kilometers away from the battlefield.

However, in order to obtain first-hand battlefield dynamics and conditions, Yanagishita Shigeharu still moved the brigade headquarters to a location 2 kilometers away from the battlefield.

The command center made careful camouflage and was not worried about being seen by the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.

"It seems so, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander."

Yamazaki Tatsuo's six-fold telescope was far inferior to the 16-fold artillery telescope. Only after careful observation could he see that there were indeed many more people on the Eighth Route Army's position.

After a pause, Yamazaki Tatsuo asked in a puzzled tone, "What is the Eighth Route Army going to do?"

Yanagishita Shigeharu said with a forced smile, "The Eighth Route Army is offering military merit to my 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade. If we don't accept the merit, it would be a shame to the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army."

"That poor student, Kenkichi Hirata, actually managed to command a Type A division. On the second and third days of the mopping-up operation, his regiment commander was killed, and the brigade's field artillery battalion was wiped out. He's a complete waste."

"And the commander of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side is also an idiot."

"The passive offensive of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance in the past few days is actually the Locust Army playing the 'crying wolf' game with them."

“Little did they know that this time the wolf really came.”

"Order the mountain artillery, infantry gun, and mortar positions to prepare."

"As soon as the Eighth Route Army opens fire, immediately drop the shells on their positions."

"The second echelon of locust troops will attack immediately and seize the Eighth Route Army's position in one fell swoop!"

Yanagishita Shigeharu, that old devil, was no pushover either. With the 39th Brigade's attack failing, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade had its chance.

If the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade could be the first to attack the Eighth Route Army base and destroy the main force of the Eighth Route Army, then Yanagishita Shigeharu would be able to turn the assist into the main attack. If he could kill Li Yunlong, it would be an even greater contribution.

Thanks to this achievement, Yanagishita Shigeharu had the opportunity to be promoted to lieutenant general.

"Hi Yi!"

Tatsuo Yamazaki quickly made a phone call to convey the order.

……

"Fire!"

Seeing that the vanguard of the puppet army had reached 50 meters from the front line, Zhang Dabiao gave the order to open fire.

"Da da da…"

"Boom boom boom..."

In an instant, all kinds of firepower, including general-purpose machine guns, submachine guns, rifles, machine guns, bazookas, 60mm mortars, etc. on the front slope positions poured down on the attacking Japanese and puppet troops.

Where had the Japanese puppet army ever seen such firepower?
I was stunned in an instant.

The puppet troops lay down in front of the position and pretended to be dead, and the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army started shooting at each other.

However, the Japanese machine gun firepower was completely crushed, and their manpower was inferior to that of the Eighth Route Army. In a short time, the Japanese suffered dozens of casualties.

……

"Order the artillery to fire!"

At the headquarters of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, Yanagishita Shigeharu frowned slightly and immediately gave the order to fire.

The firepower of this Eighth Route Army is much stronger than that of the Eighth Route Army in the previous few days.

The old devil had already smelled something unusual.

But Yanagishita Shigeharu didn't think too much about it. Even if your Eighth Route Army has powerful firepower and your soldiers have high individual quality, do you think your Eighth Route Army soldiers are made of steel and their flesh bodies can withstand the artillery shells of the Locust Army?

Chief of Staff Tatsuo Yamazaki yelled, "Hi!" and immediately grabbed the phone. He said in a deep voice, "The brigade commander orders all artillery positions to fire immediately!"

Then Yanagishita Shigeharu put his eyes close to the scissor-shaped artillery telescope, and Yamazaki Tatsuo and several Japanese staff officers also raised their telescopes, ready to enjoy a magnificent large-scale fireworks show.

If this wave of artillery fire doesn't kill hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers, it would be a waste of the shells.

As for the puppet troops who were close to the Eighth Route Army positions, they would most likely be killed in the explosion. However, the puppet troops were just cannon fodder raised by the devils, so they would die if they died, and no devils cared about their life or death.

"Boom boom boom..."

The Japs heard loud explosions, but the explosions on the Eighth Route Army's positions in the telescope's field of view were very small.

While the Japanese were puzzled, a sudden loud explosion sounded from two kilometers behind the brigade headquarters.

Yanagishita Shigeharu, Yamazaki Tatsuo and the other Japanese soldiers felt their anus tighten and their expressions suddenly changed.

The Eighth Route Army attacked from the rear?
Judging from the power of the explosion, it seemed to be the explosion of the Eighth Route Army's 82mm mortar.

Rumble…

The sound of more violent explosions made Yanagishita Shigeharu feel confused and alert at the first moment.

But the next second, Yanagishita Shigeharu's face suddenly changed.

The explosion seemed to come from the direction of the mountain artillery position!

ding ding ding-

The phone rang, and Yamazaki Tatsuo picked it up. After a moment, he hung up and reported grimly, "Your Excellency, the mountain artillery positions came under enemy fire. The piled shells exploded, causing heavy casualties among the artillerymen. Most of the mountain artillery pieces were destroyed by the exploding shells."

Yanagishita Shigeharu was furious and angrily threw the telescope on his chest to the ground.

……

"Haha, retreat..."

On a hill about 2 kilometers away from the Guizishan artillery position.

In the field of view of the telescope, smoke covering the sky and the sun rose from the Japanese field artillery positions. Huang Zhiyong, the cavalry company commander of the independent regiment, grinned and gave the order to retreat.

The artillery position on Guizi Mountain was bombarded by six 6mm mortars from the second company of the independent regiment's artillery battalion.

During this operation, the cavalry company lent its horses to the mortar company to facilitate the carrying of ammunition and retreat.

"This wave of artillery coverage is comfortable."

The second company commander couldn't help laughing.

They reached this area in the early morning, but they still couldn't find the Japanese mountain artillery positions.

It was not until the morning when the Japanese artillery opened fire that they saw the Japanese mountain artillery positions.

So they quickly built a mortar position and used 82mm mortars to cover the Guizishan artillery position with artillery fire.

In three minutes, six mortars used rapid fire to fire more than 6 shells at the Guizishan artillery position.

At this time, a group of Japanese soldiers responsible for defending the mountain artillery position had discovered them and were rushing towards them in a rage.

The artillerymen dismantled the mortars, placed them on their horses, then mounted their horses and quickly retreated.

slip away...

By the time the Japanese infantry arrived at the mortar position panting, the independent regiment's artillery company had already ridden away on horseback.

The Japanese squadron leader was so angry that he took out his tortoise shell and fired in the direction where the Eighth Route Army was riding away.

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(End of this chapter)