Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 402 Heavy casualties!

"Boom boom boom..."

The devils of the 4th Brigade and the puppet troops of the 4th Division of the two Locust Associations launched an attack.

The puppet army was in front and the Japanese were behind, spreading out in a skirmish line all over the mountains and plains.

On the opposite hill, Type 92, Type 99 handle and Czech rifles were set up.

No matter whether it was the attacking Japanese or the puppet army, anyone who dared to take a step back would be killed immediately.

At the same time as the Japanese and puppet army infantry, the mountain artillery battalion of the 4th Brigade and the field artillery regiment of the Guards Brigade opened fire on the Cuijiazhuang position.

Dense artillery shells fell like raindrops.

But soon, the 152mm howitzers and 105mm howitzers of the new regiment opened fire in the direction of the Japanese artillery positions, suppressing the artillery fire.

"Bagaya road!"

Seeing that his own artillery firepower was suppressed, Takeshi Sakurada was furious and swore foul language.

If the two infantry regiments of the Guards Division were wiped out here, it would be a huge loss of face!
As the commander of the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade, he didn't have the face to go back to see the division commander, let alone His Majesty Tianhuang.

"Your Excellency, the brigade commander, the distance is too far. Our artillery cannot determine the location of the Eighth Route Army's artillery position!"

Colonel Nakakuma Naomasa, commander of the Imperial Guards Field Artillery Regiment, walked up to Sakurada Takeshi, looking dusty and dusty.

The Type 95 field guns equipped by his troops had a long range, but were still suppressed by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire, and they had to quickly move their artillery positions.

"A bunch of trash..."

Sakurada Takeshi slapped Colonel Nakakuma in the face with his hands:
"Immediately order the balloon squadron to raise the balloons and locate the enemy artillery positions."

"Hi…"

Colonel Zhongxiong suddenly lowered his head and quickly gave the order to raise the balloon.

The Imperial Guards Division had a balloon regiment under its command, and this time when it went to China to fight, the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade also brought a balloon squadron.

After Colonel Nakakuma left, Takeshi Sakurada and Mitake Tsuda hurriedly raised their binoculars and looked towards the battlefield.

The attacking Japanese troops and Locust Army soldiers were fifty meters away from the Eighth Route Army's front-line position, and the Eighth Route Army on the position opened fire.

"Da da da…"

"Boom boom…"

Suddenly, tongues of fire appeared on the Eighth Route Army’s position, and bullet chains shot towards the Japanese and puppet troops.

The front-line puppet soldiers who served as cannon fodder fell one after another under the rain of bullets. Seeing this, the puppet soldiers in the back quickly lay down and pretended to be dead.

The Japanese soldiers behind continued to charge, and bullets rained down one after another, and the Japanese soldiers were beaten into pieces and piles of minced meat.

"Damn it!"

"The Eighth Route Army actually used anti-aircraft guns and machine guns to attack infantry!"

The artilleryman brought over a pair of artillery binoculars, and through the field of view, Sakurada Takeshi finally saw the weapons used by the Eighth Route Army on the position.

"Nani?"

Tsuda Mitake looked through the artillery telescope, and through the smoke rising and falling, he could vaguely see the Eighth Route Army's 20mm machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.

In addition to machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, there are also a large number of machine guns with extremely fast firing rates!

"idiot!"

Seeing this scene, Tsuda Mitake's mentality collapsed.

This is already the third attack. If the Eighth Route Army position fails to be captured this time, the casualties of the Fourth Brigade will be equal to that of an infantry battalion!
Although the 4th Brigade is also a mixed brigade, it cannot be compared with the ace Guards Mixed Brigade. The total strength of the 4th Brigade is only six infantry battalions and one artillery battalion.

I, Mitake Tsuda, am heartbroken!

At this time, Tsuda Mitake was in tears. In order to rescue the two surrounded Guards Regiments, Sakurada Takeshi did not treat the officers and soldiers of the 4th Brigade as human beings at all.

The 1st and 2nd Guards Regiments again requested tactical guidance over the radio.

Seeing that the third attack failed, Sakurada Takeshi cursed again:
"Useless! The Fourth Brigade and the Locust Alliance are all useless."

"Attack, continue attacking!" Soon, Takeshi Sakurada sent another battalion and a regiment of puppet troops to attack.

……

"It's so enjoyable, so enjoyable!"

at the same time.

At the Shaohukou defense line, listening to Guan Dashan's report that the frontline position had been recaptured, Uncle Kong smoked his pipe and exclaimed in excitement.

This is the only road from Datong to Ping'an County. The terrain is very dangerous and the road passes between mountains and cliffs.

After Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao surveyed the terrain here, they decided to build a group of defensive fortifications here to resist future enemy attacks from the Datong direction.

At the beginning of the war, according to the combat plan deployed by Li Yunlong, the 3rd Company of Kong Jie's independent regiment deliberately retreated to allow the enemy to capture the frontline positions.

Li Yunlong sent a telegram saying that the main force of the Japanese Guards Mixed Brigade had been surrounded, so he immediately ordered the first battalion to counterattack and recapture the frontline position.

"Captain, the Japs haven't continued their attack. Should we launch a counterattack?"

Guan Dashan asked, now the independent regiment has strong firepower, whether it is artillery firepower or infantry firepower, it will suppress the attacking Japanese and puppet troops.

"No hurries?"

Kong Jie smiled coldly: "Today is only the first day of the war, let's have some fun with the Japs!"

Guan Dashan raised the corner of his mouth: "Yes!"

……

at the same time.

Majiapo.

"Commander, the First Battalion's counterattack just now failed to recapture the frontier position. Please punish me!"

Qin Hu, the commander of the first battalion of the New Third Regiment, apologized to Ding Wei with a grim expression.

Majiapo is a large hillside. People used to raise horses here, so it was named Majiapo.

The road from Anhua County to Ping'an County passes under Majiapo.

The engineers of the New 1st Regiment and the common people almost hollowed out the mountain of Majiapo and built a number of concrete fortifications.

"Commander, this isn't your fault." Ding Wei put down his binoculars. "I underestimated the 14th Division. I should have ordered the heavy mortar battalion to open fire before you attacked."

Attacking Ping'an County from the direction of Anhua County was the Japanese 1th Division, plus the puppet army's 2st and nd Independent Divisions, which was a Type A division.

Although the 14th Division has a relatively low presence among the Type A divisions, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and its combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of ordinary Japanese troops.

At this time, a battalion of Japanese infantry and some puppet troops were still at the front line of the independent regiment.

The enemy intended to use this as a springboard to continue their attack on the Majiapo defense line.

Ding Wei immediately ordered: "The 105mm howitzer battalion will suppress the enemy's field artillery regiment, and the 120st and 1nd companies of the 2mm mortars will bombard the frontline positions!"

"Commander," the artillery battalion commander asked, "how many shells should we fire?"

Ding Wei said: "0.2 base points are enough. After the bombardment ends, the first battalion will immediately rush up to retake the position!"

There are two mortar companies, with a total of 24 120 heavy mortars. The base number of each gun is 100 rounds of shells, and 24 guns have a base number of 0.2, which is 480 rounds of shells.

It was enough to expose two Japanese soldiers to a 120mm mortar shell.

Although there is sufficient ammunition, and Li Yunlong can provide logistical supplies at any time.

But Ding Wei knew that the battle would not end in a short time, so he had to save some artillery shells.

"Yes!"

The commander of the first artillery battalion and Battalion Commander Qin turned and walked out.

As Ding Wei's order was issued, all troops immediately began to prepare. About 15 minutes later, from the mortar position of the New Third Regiment, 120 shells shot up into the sky, drew an arc in the sky, and landed on the front line.

The front-line position borders the highway, with a very flat slope. There are only a few concrete fortifications and no tunnel fortifications.

The Japanese and puppet troops who had just gained a foothold were bombarded by 120 mortar shells, and suffered heavy casualties!
(End of this chapter)