Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Pistols are only equipped to bazooka soldiers like Gu Xiaomai. This is to prevent soldiers carrying bazookas from encountering emergencies on the battlefield and having no weapons to fight back.

The ability to equip so many pistols was also thanks to the Japanese in Datong. In addition to mountain cannons and field cannons, the arsenal contained almost a division's reserves, including many Southern pistols, all of which were sent to Li Yunlong's troops.

"Why are the Japs starting a bayonet fight?"

Milong pulled the bolt of his gun and walked quickly to the side of the Japanese soldier's body. After a quick inspection, he found that there was no bullet in the Japanese soldier's gun chamber and no ammunition on his body.

"The Japs are out of bullets?"

Not only did Milong discover that some of the Japanese soldiers had run out of bullets, but the soldiers attacking the defensive positions of the Japanese 23rd Regiment also gradually discovered that the Japanese who had been shooting before were now engaging in hand-to-hand combat.

However, the soldiers of the independent column did not give the Japanese a chance to engage in hand-to-hand combat. After discovering the Japanese, they immediately pulled the trigger and killed all the Japanese with bayonets.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao in the command center looked at the time. An hour had passed. Most of the positions of the 23rd Regiment had been taken, and only the last two lines of defense were left.

"Report, the attacking force sent a telegram saying that the Japs seem to have run out of bullets and want to engage us in hand-to-hand combat!"

"No more bullets? Hand-to-hand combat?"

Zhang Dabiao knew that Li Yunlong had bought a lot of bullets from the Japanese. When he heard this, his eyes immediately lit up: "The damn Japanese will run out of bullets one day. Notify the heavy artillery company and the 88 rocket launcher company to cover the Japanese's last two lines of defense with artillery fire. Order the reserve troops to press forward and capture the Japanese position for me!"

"Yes!"

Chapter 257 Eat the Sixth Division, I'll Give You My Position

"Cannon number one is ready!"

"Cannon number two is ready!"

"..."

Five 105mm caliber heavy artillery pieces were fully loaded. After readjusting the firing angles, they locked onto the last two lines of defense deep in the position of the Japanese rd Regiment.

"put!"

At a command from the heavy artillery company commander, five heavy artillery pieces opened fire almost simultaneously, and the heavy artillery let out an earth-shaking roar, as if to break the sky.

The 88 rocket launcher company also reloaded, adjusted the angle, and quickly completed the launch.

"Tom!"

"Tom!"

"..."

Above the Japanese position, a group of Japanese suddenly heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air above their heads.

"Heavy artillery, it's heavy artillery..."

"Disperse..."

Before these devils could finish their words, 105mm heavy artillery shells had already hit their positions.

The Japanese position had been bombarded by heavy artillery several times before, but this was the first time it was hit by five heavy artillery pieces at the same time.

At this moment, something happened that made these Japanese soldiers, who were about to run out of ammunition, even more desperate. Another meteor appeared in the sky.

"run!"

After seeing this scene, some Japanese soldiers immediately turned around and fled for their lives, while some Japanese soldiers squeezed into the cat ear holes, although these Japanese soldiers knew that if the missiles fell near them, they would die if they hid in the cat ear holes.

But if you run around at this time, you will only die a more miserable death.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

A huge explosion sounded. The power generated by the explosion of the 105 heavy artillery directly collapsed the Japanese trenches. No one or animals were alive within a dozen meters of the point where the shell landed, and the Japanese within a range of nearly meters would be severely damaged.

Those who are lucky will be knocked unconscious, while those who are unlucky will be killed.

At the front line of the Japanese army's position, the Eighth Route Army soldiers hid in the trenches, covering their ears with their hands and their mouths slightly open.

Gu Xiaomai wanted to stick her head out to see the shell explode, but was grabbed by the platoon leader: "Are you trying to kill yourself? The blast from the heavy artillery can blow you away! Crouch down, squat down!"

The heavy artillery fired four rounds, and twenty shells fell on the Japanese positions, destroying almost all of the Japanese deep firepower points.

Immediately afterwards, the 88mm rocket launcher carried out a ground-clearing attack, covering the area near the command post of the Japanese position, causing certain casualties to the reserve troops of the Japanese rd Regiment.

"Come at me!"

After the shelling ended, the attacking force immediately re-engaged in the battle and rushed towards the headquarters of the 23rd Regiment.

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army is charging!"

"idiot!"

Okamoto Zhenxiong took a telescope and saw the Eighth Route Army attacking troops less than 500 meters ahead. He gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat!"

"Turn in!"

"Hayi!"

The 23rd Regiment suffered heavy casualties at this time. At least half of the Japanese soldiers were killed or injured, and their positions were lost one after another. In addition, they were short of ammunition. If they did not retreat, the entire 23rd Regiment might be wiped out when the Eighth Route Army troops on both sides surrounded them.

"withdraw!"

"withdraw!"

The Japanese soldiers had no time to talk about turning around and started to flee in panic to the rear. Behind them was the position of the field artillery regiment, but now the field artillery regiment had been destroyed, with only large craters left that were blown out by the 107 rocket launchers.

These shell holes became the best cover for these devil soldiers when they were escaping. Using these cover, they fled madly towards Nanlou Town behind them.

"Send a telegram to the commander. The Japanese 23rd Regiment's position has been captured!"

After Zhang Dabiao saw the 23rd Regiment retreating in haste, he checked the time and said to the signalman, "Report to the headquarters. We have captured the 23rd Regiment headquarters and request to continue the attack."

At the same time, on the defense line north of Yun County, the Japanese soldiers of the 45th Regiment also began to shrink their defensive positions, requesting tactical guidance while preparing to continue to resist stubbornly.

After receiving the telegram, Li Yunlong picked up a telescope to observe the situation in Yu County in the distance. One of the two positions outside Yu County had been captured, and the Japanese 23rd Regiment retreated in a hurry.

As long as we take over Nanlou Town, we can march to the city of Yu County.

However, Li Yunlong also knew that the closer they got to Yu County, the more difficult it would be to fight. The Japanese were only repelled, not defeated. The casualties of the 23rd and 45th Regiments were only more than 3,000 people, which was the same as the casualties of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

There are still nearly 20,000 devils in the Sixth Division.

"Order Zhang Dabiao to continue the attack on Nanlou Town and capture the outer areas of Yu County in one fell swoop!"

Looking at the time, Zhang Dabiao had little time left to attack. The first batch of Japanese planes that took off from Sijiu City should be arriving in Yu County soon.

If we can press on with the victory now and defeat the 23rd Regiment in one fell swoop, it will be easier to besiege Yu County next time.

However, Li Yunlong did not think that the Sixth Division would sit there and wait for death. They would definitely make corresponding adjustments and would most likely start to break out with the cover of bombers. Li Yunlong wanted to block the Sixth Division of Yu County's breakout route.

"Division Commander, Chief of Staff, Brigade Commander, I think the Japs' Sixth Division might be trying to break out!"

The division commander and the chief of staff nodded and said, "I had the same idea. The Japanese don't have much ammunition. If they hold on and wait for reinforcements, they might not be able to hold out until they arrive. The best way is to break out and move closer to the reinforcements! Which direction do you think the Japanese will break out from?"

Looking at the smiling division commander and chief of staff, Li Yunlong knew that this was another test and thought for a while.

Then he pointed to the place where the 763rd Regiment and other troops were defending on the map: "If I were the commander of the Japanese Sixth Division, I would definitely break out in the direction of Wenchang Mountain. As long as we break out from here, we can escape to Yangquan. The Japanese Fourth Division is here in Yangquan."

"Yes, that's basically consistent with our judgment. However, we believe the Japanese will launch a counterattack. It should be when the Japanese bombers arrive that they will use their firepower to cover their attacks and try to recapture the lost positions!"

When the chief of staff said this, he changed the subject: "Then the main force of the Japanese army will immediately launch a fierce attack on the defenders of Wenchang Mountain, catching them off guard!"

The division commander immediately added: "The Japanese used this method to break out during the Battle of Shanggao and the Battle of Changsha, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west."

Li Yunlong understood what the division commander and chief of staff meant. They were telling him that he couldn't just attack blindly, but also had to consider the enemy's counterattack. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Send a telegram to Zhang Dabiao to cancel the attack on Nanlou Town and immediately reinforce the position to prevent the enemy's counterattack!"

Li Yunlong also thought of his feint to the east and attack to the west during the Battle of Cangyunling, and immediately changed his battle strategy. At the same time, he said to the division commander: "Division Commander, Chief of Staff, I am lucky to have you, otherwise I might have suffered a great loss this time."

"Boy, don't be polite. If we don't remind you, you will probably react soon. You have commanded the battle well so far. We are all looking forward to your results this time."

"Hahaha, yes, if you can defeat the Sixth Division, you can take my position!"

"Really?"

"Hahaha……"

Chapter 258 The Devil Prince was sent out of the emergency room

"Gas bombs, wear gas masks!"

"Hurry up and put on your gas mask!"

"..."

The Japanese planes arrived, and the first batch of light explosives from Peiping appeared over Yun County and began to drop bombs.

When the bomb landed, there was no explosion, but a yellowish gas began to spread around. The soldiers of the surrounding independent column quickly realized that the Japanese were using poison gas bombs.

"Tighten my cuffs and trouser legs, and try not to expose any skin!"

“Don’t scratch if you have an itch!”

"Those without gas masks retreat immediately!"

"Hurry up!"

Because Li Yunlong discovered some clues when he was selling the corpses of the Japanese 13th Regiment. The Japanese corpse collection team all carried gas masks, so he bought a lot of gas masks in advance and asked each team to conduct drills to defend against gas bombs. Therefore, after discovering the gas bombs, the soldiers were not too panicked.

Soldiers who had gas masks put them on immediately, and those who did not have gas masks retreated quickly.

At about the same time, the Japanese planes flying from the direction of Zhangjiakou also entered the sky over Yun County and began to bomb the area attacked by Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo.

The Japanese planes flying from Zhangjiakou did not use poison gas bombs, but various high-explosive bombs and even incendiary bombs. Many positions instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire, and some soldiers unfortunately died.

At this time in the city of Yu, Kanda Masatane was observing the situation in the distance with a telescope. When he saw the Eighth Route Army troops attacking from the south being covered by poison gas, a smile appeared on his face.

"Which army still wants to eat up an entire imperial division? They are so naive!"

After saying this, he put down the telescope and said, "Order the 23rd Regiment to re-enter the battle and recapture the positions occupied by the Chinese troops!"

"Order the 47th Regiment to launch an attack in the direction of Wenchang Mountain. Open up the communication line between the 4th Division and us, so that the 4th Division's support can smoothly enter Yu County."

Neither Li Yunlong nor the division commander fully guessed the movements of the Sixth Division.

The division commander's guess was indeed correct. The Japanese would take advantage of the cover of the bombers and take the opportunity to launch an attack.

The division commander thought that the Japanese would make a feint to the east and attack in the west, launching a counterattack on the lost position of the 23rd Regiment while breaking out in the direction of Wenchang Mountain.