Chapter 150 Lao Li repels the Sato detachment

More than 2,000 people from Sato's detachment quickly rushed to the north along the railway for reinforcements. They were ready to execute Harada's order and quickly attack the Shanxi-Sui Army troops.

As a staff member of the First Army Headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Sato naturally knew how heavy the demands of the artillery supported by the Kwantung Army were on the southern Shanxi front.

If those artillery pieces had no shells, they would be completely useless and would not play any role.

Therefore, after understanding the relevant situation in detail, Lieutenant Colonel Sato ordered the troops to march urgently.

Dozens of cavalry took the lead directly, followed by more than 2,000 infantry and artillery, and they quickly advanced along the railway.

The Meuchengteng detachment has a certain number of artillery units, and they have eight 38-type field guns.

Unlike the Jinsui Army and other troops, the Yue Army had a large number of horses to increase its marching speed.

Each of their field guns was dragged directly by mules and horses, and could fully follow the infantry.

Especially because there was a flat road near the railway, the little Japanese troops advanced rapidly without being affected at all.

"There are a large number of artillery shells and some artillery in the army. The main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is fighting in Suohe Town, and only small groups are attacking."

"Now we ask them to advance quickly, and we will be able to intercept them completely, annihilate them, and recover the requested batch of combat materials."

"The reason why the southern Shanxi front was able to make great progress was because each department strengthened a large number of artillery, so Wei Junru's troops were beaten in a panic."

"But if there are not enough artillery shells and artillery reinforcements, they may not be able to continue to gain results on the southern Shanxi front line."

"So what's going on with Bufu now? They all want to recover those batches of combat materials. We must not let them fall into the lap of the Shanxi-Sui Army."

Nakasa Sato took a sidecar motorcycle and said with a serious expression on his face.

The nearby messengers began to pass on orders, and a famous Moon Army officer urged the troops again.

The Sato detachment of more than 2,000 people quickened their pace again, and they almost tried their best to rush to the north for reinforcements.

Of course, Lieutenant Colonel Sato had no way of saying some of his words. If he had to say those words, it would definitely affect the morale of the troops.

In the battle of Suohe Town, Sato's detachment suffered a loss of 2,000 people, not counting the loss of hundreds of puppet troops.

That battle allowed Lieutenant Colonel Sato to see the power of the artillery of the Jinsui Army. In his opinion, those artillery pieces and shells must have fallen on the legs of the Jinsui Army.

Then their artillery will definitely be even more powerful. It will definitely be more difficult for the Moon Army to deal with them in the future.

Therefore, even if the batch of combat materials was destroyed, Lieutenant Colonel Sato was not willing to let them fall into the lap of the Jinsui Army.

At around two o'clock in the morning, there was still a fierce battle between the Harada detachment and Chen Ziyun's troops in Suohe Town.

The Lunar Army focused its attack on Yangpo Village, and two infantry brigades continued to attack east of the cover of two artillery brigades.

Wu Ziqiang commanded three infantry companies and one machine gun company for defensive operations.

Up to now, Liang Guoping's artillery battalion, with six Bofors mountain guns and two Liao-made field guns, has also rushed to support Yangpo Village in the battle.

At this time, Chen Ziyun also came to the highlands of Yangpo Village to fight in person. After all, if it fell, the consequences would be disastrous.

With Chen Ziyun personally coming to command the operation, the morale of the officers and soldiers was high, and they repelled the attacks of the Moon Army time and time again.

The sound of light and heavy machine guns, grenade mortars, rifle leg grenades and other gunfire continued to sound.

The air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke, and the soldiers defending Yangpo Village had begun to grow up in the battle.

The Yue army wants to capture Dongyangpo Village, but it will obviously take a while.

Of course, the fierce offensive and defensive battle between the two sides was not the first time Chen Ziyun encountered it.

The Yuejun Port had an absolute advantage in terms of both the number of troops and artillery. If Yangpo Village had not been on high ground, I am afraid it would have been lost by now.

Moreover, the Harada detachment is composed of the 13th Eastern Independent Infantry Regiment of the 26th Division as the core. This unit has considerable combat effectiveness.

Although when he was in Cangyun Ridge, Chen Ziyun also fought with the elite third regiment of the Moon Army.

But at that time, the wing headquarters of the 3rd Regiment was destroyed, and the troops also suffered casualties.

More importantly, they don't have many artillery pieces, so it's difficult for the third wing's attack force to get artillery support.

But now the situation is completely different. Can the Moon Army be supported by two artillery brigades at this time?

Even though Li Yang continued to command the artillery to carry out artillery bombardments to the east of the observation team, the two artillery brigades still maintained more than twenty mountain guns at this time.

Yangpo Village is under great pressure, and troop casualties are rising.

The Moon Army has never been weak, and some of their tactics and individual combat capabilities are not very strong.

I want to know whether those little devils would have achieved dazzling results even if they had attacked the British, American and other troops a year or two later.

"All troops have been deployed to the frontline positions for defense, and there are no reinforcements at the battalion headquarters."

"If we are in urgent need of reinforcements, then he will deny our reinforcements. Until now, he has nothing to say and is holding on to his position."

"Commander Chen is also in Yangpo Village. We also know the consequences of losing our position!"

Wu Ziqiang had already brought the orderlies around him to the front line. Facing the front line and asking for help, he stared and roared angrily.

Chen Ziyun came to Yangpo Village and personally directed the battle. Wu Ziqiang, the battalion commander, naturally couldn't hide behind him.

Fierce fighting continued, and the Moon Army's offensive was fierce.

The artillery battalion led by Chen Ziyun himself was also not a soft persimmon.

Six Bofors guns continued their bombardment, and grenades were fired one after another.

The two Liao-made field guns were able to hit the target accurately because they had detailed shooting parameter tables. Each grenade fired.

The number of casualties of the 1st Battalion and the 2nd Battalion of the 13th Independent Infantry Regiment in the east is increasing.

In other words, there was a fierce battle in Yangpo Village on the north side of Suohe Town, and at the Tongpu Railway.

Sato's detachment was directly ambushed by Li Yunlong's troops while rushing north for reinforcements.

Four 90MM mortars and one 75MM field gun let go of their legs and started shelling.

A large number of artillery shells were fired directly at the artillery unit and heavy machine guns of the Sato detachment.

Deafening explosions sounded one after another, and countless shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.

Immediately afterwards, light and heavy machine guns opened fire.

In the dark night, strings of scarlet tongues of fire spurted out.

6.5MM and 7.7MM bullets were fired one after another, and a large number of little devils were instantly beaten into sieves by the bullets.

"Zhuzi, shoot the damn thing faster, what are you doing with the cannonballs? Those cannonballs are so small, aren't they?"

"Zhang Dabiao, what's going on with our first battalion of machine gun companies? They're firing intermittently. So many bullets produce such an effect."

"Don't be afraid of wasting ammunition. Give me a hard hit. Even if you use up all the bullets, I won't scold you."

"Commander of the Fourth Battalion, Commander of the Seventh Battalion, let's not hold back. We will fight with all our might. When the battle is over, I will replenish our ammunition."

Li Yunlong was shooting with a shell gun and calling Han Xuan loudly.

Now he has a completely different attitude than before. Before, anyone who asked me to fire one more bullet would definitely get scolded by Lao Li.

Can Li Yunlong ask all his troops to use all their firepower at this time? It doesn't matter even if some bullets are wasted.

Although Li Yunlong is usually a powerful and powerful person, he is very capable in commanding troops in combat.

Although the Sato detachment has more than 2,000 people, its overall strength is not weak. They have all kinds of weapons.

If we were to ambush them now, we would naturally need to concentrate fire and fire violently, leaving them with no time to react.

Otherwise, please allow them to react and launch suppressive fire with a large number of weapons. Li Yunlong's more than 1,000 people will not be able to control the situation at all.

Even Sato's detachment can seize the initiative and directly attack them with a counterattack by supporting Dong in various Zhiwan forces.

The first battalion of the new first regiment, the fourth battalion of the new second regiment, and the seventh battalion of the independent regiment successively received combat orders from Li Yunlong.

It was a rare opportunity for the soldiers to relax their legs and feet without worrying about running out of bullets. They opened fire one after another.

The light and heavy machine guns shot at the legs, not to mention the rare long burst shot, and the shots were fired continuously.

Wang Chengzhu was even more arrogant, firing cannonballs one after another.

Grenades landed on the Moon Army one after another, explosions sounded, and shrapnel continued to spread.

The Sato detachment was completely caught off guard, and they had no time to react.

Many Moon Army officers rushed to Dongda to give orders and want to organize a counterattack.

But accurate bullets were fired at them one after another, and many officers were killed directly.

The Eighth Route Army's individual combat capabilities generally exceed those of the Shanxi-Sui Army troops, and they are good at close-range ambush operations.

The famous Qi Gen Village set up overlapping ambushes, and their ambush positions were tens of meters away from the Yue Army.

"Da da da."

A Yuanjun heavy machine gun shooter had just set up the heavy machine gun, but a string of heavy machine gun bullets from a distance hit him directly.

The little devil was shot in the leg and was hit on the spot. Blood was flowing from several holes in his chest, and his body fell directly to the ground.

Lieutenant Colonel Sato immediately dodged the car. At this time, his head was bleeding, so it must have been the collision with the car.

The medics naturally focused on other treatments, and soon Sato Nakasa's head was wrapped with gauze.
To be continued...