Anti-Japanese War: Developing on my own, I brought back a US-equipped division

The powerful combat capability of the independent battalion once again refreshed Qingquan Masao's cognition.

Qingquan Masao's face was very ugly, and he said: "Bakayaloo... I didn't expect that this Eighth Route Army Independent Battalion had such a capability that they could actually shoot down our fighter planes. This is really outrageous!"

Lu Shitang beside him also had a very serious expression on his face, and said: "General... I think the independent battalion is much stronger than we thought, we must not be careless."

How can we fight if we can’t even gain an advantage through air strikes, the only way we have air superiority?

Lu Shitang had a bad feeling.

Qingquan Masao said with an unhappy face: "Brigade Commander Lu, don't boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige!"

"Pass on my order. Immediately order the artillery regiment to conduct a carpet bombing of the independent battalion's fortifications."

"The 101th Regiment and the st Regiment are ready to attack at the frontline. After the artillery regiment's bombing is over, they will launch the first round of assault under the cover of the tank and armored forces!"

"Hayi!"

The 700-man messenger next to him quickly conveyed the combat order.

Since fighter jets cannot achieve the intended bombing targets, they can only rely on tanks, artillery and armored vehicles.

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Xinzhong Village, the first line of defense at the entrance of the village.

Because Shangguan Yufei deciphered the Japanese military telegrams, learned about the Japanese air raids, and made preparations in advance, he shot down a total of five Type 99 bombers and one Zero fighter.

In addition, the soldiers hid in tunnels and bunkers in advance to avoid casualties from air raids and bombings.

The Japanese air force did drop a lot of artillery shells on the battlefield, destroying many defensive positions and fortifications, but the destructive power was limited.

The entire defensive position was fortified without damaging the defensive structure.

"call......"

Liang Fei breathed a sigh of relief after repelling the Japanese air raid and bombing.

However, before the independent battalion could fully come to its senses, the artillery regiment of the 9th Brigade began to bombard the first line of defense at the village entrance.

The artillery regiment of the 120th Brigade is equipped with thirty-six 90mm howitzers, twelve Type 75 mm field guns, and twenty Type infantry guns. The artillery firepower is very powerful.

The Type 91 120mm howitzer is considered a very excellent artillery of the Japanese Army. It has a long range, is light in weight, and has great power!

Generally speaking, only artillery units under the command of elite combat units at the brigade level and above are equipped with it.

This time, the 91th Brigade dispatched 120 Type mm howitzers, which meant that all the artillery pieces in the group were brought out.

"fire!"

Following Nagato Sanhe's order, thirty-six 120mm howitzers, twelve Type 90 75mm field guns, and twenty 70mm Type infantry guns all fired at the first line of defense fortifications.

dong dong dong...

　(bdda) Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

One shell after another was fired quickly, drew an arc in the air, and then slammed heavily into the defensive fortifications of the first position.

Rumble...

bongbongbong......

There were bursts of loud explosions.

Fire shot into the sky.

Smoke filled the air.

The shock wave generated by the explosion continued to impact and destroy the fortifications.

Many defensive trenches, sandbags, etc. were blown away.

dusty!

Mud splashes!

Shrapnel flew everywhere, flying in all directions without any pattern.

If there were people in the trench position fortifications, there would certainly be a lot of casualties.

It has to be said that the Japanese deployed a large number of artillery and heavy guns.

The calibers are getting bigger and bigger!

70mm, 75mm and 120mm calibers...these shells are quite powerful.

Rumble...

bongbongbong......

The shells kept falling.

It is estimated that more than ten tons of artillery shells were tilted onto the defensive positions.

This was to indiscriminately bomb the defensive positions and fortifications, destroy the fortifications, and at the same time annihilate the soldiers of the independent battalion on the fortifications.

After all, Masao Kiyozumi believed that the independent battalion must be in the trench fortifications at this time, ready for their attack.

Such artillery bombardment would surely destroy their fortifications and severely damage their defensive forces.

But Masao Kiyozumi didn't know that the independent battalion's defense forces had already hidden in tunnels and bunkers.

At this time, outside the trench on the first line of defense, Yang Zhihua was observing the Japanese artillery fire with a telescope.

Yang Zhihua’s artillery company hasn’t fired yet!

The main problem was that the Japanese artillery positions were not found.

I can’t hit you even if I want to!

Yang Zhihua observed for a moment and said, "Tsk... Trouble... We can't find the exact location of the Japanese artillery position and can't hit them!"

After watching the Japanese bombing for so long, Yang Zhihua only discovered the approximate location of the artillery position.

There is no way to pinpoint the exact location.

This means that there is no way to adjust the muzzle angle for bombing.

The deputy commander of the artillery company next to him said, "Captain, how about we try to bomb the Japanese artillery positions based on the vague location?"

Yang Zhihua: "It's meaningless to do this... it's a waste of shells, and it's also easy to expose our artillery positions."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk...the caliber of these Japanese artillery pieces is getting bigger and bigger!"

"No, we have to find their artillery positions as soon as possible and completely destroy their artillery strike capability."

Afterwards, Yang Zhihua began to observe the movement trajectories of these shells, hoping to infer the Japanese artillery positions.

I have to admit that the Japanese artillery is really powerful.

Although the Type 91 120mm caliber howitzer is not as advanced as the M2A1 105mm caliber howitzer, it still has its advantages, that is, its caliber is large enough, so its power is definitely not small.

Rumble...

bongbongbong......

Boom boom boom...

The Japanese artillery shells continued to pour down, and the fire and smoke produced by the explosions enveloped the entire first line of defense.

At this time, at the front observation point of Xinzhong Village, the boss, Su Zheng and others were using telescopes to observe the situation of the first line of defense.

The boss put down the binoculars and said to Su Zheng beside him: "Su Zheng... this little devil is determined to eat up your independent battalion, with both planes and artillery."

Just now, the boss witnessed for the first time the powerful anti-aircraft firepower built by the independent battalion using the M134 Gatling machine gun.

A total of six Japanese fighter planes were shot down!

Quite beautiful!

This is a great achievement!

This made the boss very happy and excited, and he was stunned!

At the same time, I also deeply felt the combat effectiveness of the independent battalion.

powerful!

Very strong.

Su Zheng smiled and said, "I'm not afraid... The caliber of the Japanese artillery is getting bigger and bigger!"

"The entire defensive position is now under fire... If I hadn't been prepared, I would have been in big trouble!"

The boss said: "The Japanese artillery strike capability is still very strong. The artillery strike capability of one of their brigades is stronger than the artillery capability of one of our divisions or even an army!"

"Ah... I wonder when our Eighth Route Army will be able to have such a strong artillery strike capability!"

Su Zheng: "Boss, don't worry, it will be soon... We will definitely have everything we need."

Now the defensive positions were being bombarded by the Japanese artillery of various calibers, but Su Zheng was not panicking.

Wait until the Japanese artillery fire stops, then it will be the independent battalion's turn to perform!

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Pingzipo.

Station front command post.

Masao Kiyozumi was observing the bombing situation ahead through a telescope.

Rumble...

bongbongbong......

Seeing that the defense positions of Shin-Nakamura were covered by artillery fire, Qingquan Masao showed a satisfied smile on his face and said, "It seems that air raids and bombings are still unreliable. This kind of bombing with firepower coverage is the real blow!"

The Major General Chief of Staff Taro Koizumi said, "Commander, under our fierce artillery fire, I believe this group of Eighth Route Army will suffer heavy casualties and their fortifications will be damaged!"

"As soon as the artillery fire stops, we will charge directly with tanks and armored vehicles as the vanguard. I believe there will be a breakthrough soon!"

Qingquan Masao nodded and said, "I thought so too!"

Seeing such a fierce artillery fire, Lu Shitang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No unit can withstand such a fierce artillery bombardment!"

But they didn't know that other troops might not be able to withstand such fierce bombing...but the independent battalion could!

Seeing such artillery strike capability, Lu Shitang and Qingquan Masao gained more confidence.

About half an hour later, the bombardment ended.

On the front line.

The commander of the 101th Regiment, Yoshino Changping, and the commander of the st Regiment of the Imperial Army, He Zhiwei, saw that the artillery bombardment was over and knew that it was time for the infantry to launch a charge.

Yoshino Changping drew out his command knife, waved it forward and said, "Kill Jiji! The 0st 0-0 Battalion and the 0nd - Battalion will attack, and the rd Battalion will be the backup force, charge!"

He Zhiwei also said: "Brothers of the 101st Regiment, now is the time to serve the Imperial Army. Charge!"

As orders were issued, the Japanese and puppet army's offensive forces composed of the 101th Regiment and the st Regiment launched an attack on the first line of defense of the Xinzhongcun defensive position.

Following them in the attack were tanks and armored vehicles...

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Chapter 299 Artificial bombing area! The independent battalion showed off its weapons, and the Japanese and puppet troops were stunned! (More updates, please subscribe)

In the first round of attack, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of troops!

The infantry attack force consisted of a regiment and a wing.

A squadron of more than 3,000 people!

A regiment has more than 1,500 people!

The total number of troops is more than 4,500.

This is infantry strength!

In addition, there are tanks and armored vehicles as vanguard troops.

The tanks deployed by the Japanese army this time were mainly Type 95 light tanks, Type 94 super light tanks and Type armored vehicles.

The Type 95 light tank is similar to the tanks of the previous th Brigade. Although it is not very durable, it is quite powerful when used to deal with anti-Japanese forces that lack anti-tank weapons.