Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 53 Attack and Defense!
Japanese military headquarters.

Chang Gangkanzhi's face looked very ugly.

In the first attack, three infantry battalions were deployed. Although each battalion retained a reserve squadron, the attacking force still consisted of more than 3 elite soldiers.

If the enemy has built fortifications, it is normal that one attack fails to capture the enemy position and defeat the enemy.

After all, it was just a test attack at the beginning, to find out the enemy's weak points in defense and firepower points.

Let the artillery unit shoot accurately to destroy the enemy's firepower points, and then order the infantry to attack, and basically you can capture the enemy's position.

but.

In the almost flat terrain of the Xinzhou Basin, the enemy did not even have any decent fortifications, and even had no artillery fire support. However, relying on more than a hundred fire points, the enemy actually repelled the attack of the main forces of his three battalions.

Although the vanguard approached the enemy position, what good was that? They were still mowed down by machine guns.

This made him furious.

I don’t know what happened to the dike detachment in Wangdongbao. Even the radio signal disappeared. Was the dike detachment wiped out, or was the radio destroyed in the battle?

"General."

A radio operator came over with a radio on his back:

"Lieutenant General Itagaki just called us over the radio. Lieutenant General Itagaki wants to speak to you."

Tsuneoka Kanji took the receiver and microphone and put them to his ears and mouth: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I am Tsuneoka Kanji."

Itagaki's cold voice came to my ears: "Chang Gang-kun, has your 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade arrived at Wangdong Fort?"

Chang Gang's expression froze as he reported, "Reporting to the General, our troops have reached a position approximately 10 kilometers from Wangdong Fort. We have encountered a small obstacle, but please rest assured, Your Excellency, we will reach Wangdong Fort as soon as possible."

"Chang Gangjun, news just came from the First Flying Regiment."

Itagaki continued in a cold voice:

"The entire Dike Detachment has been destroyed. The Chinese are using mule carts to transport the Locust Army's combat supplies to the mountains. Your 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade must reach Wangdong Fort within half an hour and recapture all the combat supplies from the Chinese."

"In addition, there is an Eighth Route Army unit attacking Daixian County, and the locust army is stockpiling a large amount of combat supplies in Daixian County."

"This batch of combat supplies must not fall into the hands of the Chinese!"

The air force unit called by Itagaki Seishirō had already arrived over Wangdong Fort just as the battle was about to begin.

However, the Japanese air force was short of manpower, and only two Japanese fighter planes and four Japanese light bombers arrived.

The Japanese pilots saw that the Di Detachment had been wiped out and the Eighth Route Army was transferring combat supplies to the mountains.

However, the front line needed combat supplies, and Itagaki did not order the Japanese pilots to attack and blow up the combat supplies because the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade was nearby and there was a chance to snatch them back.

then.

Six Japanese planes bombed the Eighth Route Army troops attacking the county town, causing some casualties to the Independent Regiment and the First Battalion of the New First Regiment.

"Hey!" Chang Gang Kuanzhi suddenly lowered his head. "My troops will definitely reach Wangdong Fort within half an hour and Dai County within an hour."

After the call, Kanji Tsuneoka hung up the phone.

"Has the artillery battery arrived yet?"

Chang Gang Kuanzhi's face was gloomy.

The dike detachment and the transport squadron were wiped out so quickly. They were more than 1000 elite locust soldiers, which was completely beyond his expectations.

The enemy's combat effectiveness was much stronger than he had imagined. No wonder they dared to ambush the locust army in Wangdong Fort.

But no matter how strong the Chinese army is, can it be stronger than the elite locust army?

"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the artillery battalion has arrived."

Chief of Staff Xuesong Ogawa pointed to a location nearly 2 kilometers behind.

Chang Gang Kanzhi turned his head and saw that more than 40 trucks belonging to the artillery battalion had arrived, and the artillerymen were setting up the guns and unloading the ammunition.

Chang Gang Kanzhi said coldly:
"Order, artillery units concentrate all their firepower and fire towards the center for 5 minutes."

"After the bombardment is complete, the 1st and 2nd Infantry Battalions will attack forward at all costs and open a gap! We must reach Wangdong Fort within half an hour! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed immediately!"

Chang Gang Kuanzhi spoke in a harsh and murderous tone and directly issued a death order.

"Hi."

Ogawa Xuesong suddenly lowered his head, turned around and quickly conveyed the order.

……

"Hurry up!"

Under the urging of the Japanese artillery battalion commander, Major Hiromi Sakakura, the Japanese artillerymen were busy in an orderly manner, building artillery bunkers and transporting artillery shells.

Since the mountain artillery was directly pulled in by car, the Japanese artillery did not need to restore and install it, so they quickly set up the mountain artillery position.

And the shooting parameters were calibrated.

"Flag Commander, report to His Excellency the Brigade Commander."

Looking at the ten Type 10 75mm mountain guns lined up in a row, their muzzles pointed towards the Eighth Route Army positions, the artillery battalion commander, Major Hiromi Sakakura, raised his lips slightly, his expression confident:

"The artillery positions have been completed, and the 10 mountain guns are ready to fire at the enemy at any time."

The artillery of the original Independent Mixed Brigade 2 was equipped with 12 Type 75 mm mountain guns.

However, two of them were lost in combat and there was no time to replenish them, so there were only 2 10mm mountain guns.

Although mountain artillery is much heavier and more difficult to maneuver than infantry artillery, it is also much more powerful and has a much longer range.

Compared with other mountain cannons, the Type 500 mountain cannon weighs only more than 8300 kilograms and has a maximum range of meters. It is one of the three main mountain cannons equipped by the Japanese army.

The enemy had no air support unless they had deployed troops around the artillery positions in advance, and they were also equipped with 75mm mountain artillery for counter-suppression.

Otherwise, the other party can only passively take the beating.

But there are thousands of elite imperial soldiers ahead, and the enemy cannot get close to the artillery positions.

The flag bearer sent a signal to the front, and the flag bearer in front quickly responded: "Concentrate all artillery fire and bombard the enemy position area for 3 minutes."

"Distance 3500 meters, scale 31, left 002, one test shot, reload!"

Although the Type 94 mountain gun has high accuracy, in order not to waste shells, the Japanese artillerymen usually conduct preliminary test firing before the bombardment begins, which serves as a reference for the parameters of the formal artillery firing.

"fire!"

With a bang, fireworks burst out from the muzzle of a mountain cannon, and a strong wind swept across, raising smoke and dust.

……

at the same time.

At the position of the New 1st Regiment, Li Yunlong was frowning as he wondered how the Japanese would attack next.

He heard a sharp whistling sound coming from far away, and Li Yunlong instinctively lowered his head.

After a while.

With a loud bang, a shell exploded about 35 meters away from the front line, sending up a cloud of explosive mud.

"It's a 75mm mountain cannon!"

Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed slightly, but he did not panic. He gave the order calmly:
"Pass on my order. Everyone, immediately retreat 100 meters as quickly as possible and disperse the formation."

After giving the order, Li Yunlong jumped up from the attack position, bent down and retreated to the rear.

(End of this chapter)