Chapter 133: How many shells does the Eighth Route Army have?
"Then I'll make a long story short." Li Yunlong looked solemn, "I will now give your sharp sword unit a task. Go around to the back of the hillside and kill the Japanese artillery positions for me."
"We have scouted the reverse slope of the hillside in advance. Behind it is a cliff nearly 20 meters high."
"Others can't get up there, but it's not a big problem for you, the Sword Special Forces."
"What you need to pay attention to is to go as far away as possible to avoid being discovered by the Japanese in the front stronghold."
"Yes!" Lu Yingjun expressed his position, "The Sharp Sword Squadron guarantees to complete the mission!"
Li Yunlong waved his hand: "Go!"
Lu Yingjun rushed down the slope and ran quickly towards the location of the Sharp Sword Special Forces Team.
The members of the Sharp Sword Special Forces Team were impatient for a long time. The first battalion was fighting lively at the front, while the Second and Third Battalions were protecting the left and right wings. The Sharp Sword Special Forces Team had nothing to do.
Each of the team members had a military horse beside them. When they saw the captain running over, their expressions changed.
"Mount!" Lu Yingjun quickly ran to his horse, quickly turned over and mounted with one lunge.
Li Changshun asked: "Captain, do you have a mission?"
Lu Yingjun said: "The regiment commander asked us to go around and take out the Japanese artillery positions."
"Hey, this is a good job." Wei Dayong grinned, "Let's poke the devil in the ass."
"Let's go!" Lu Yingjun gave the order, and the team members rode their military horses towards the left direction of the stronghold.
In order not to be discovered by the Japanese in the stronghold, the Sharp Sword detachment needs to circle several kilometers. At this time, the advantage of the Sharp Sword detachment equipped with military horses is reflected, which can greatly save the physical strength and time of the members of the Sharp Sword detachment.
On the front of the battlefield, under the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese and puppet troops rushed toward the battlefield of the first battalion with rifles in hand.
The Japanese and puppet troops did not charge mindlessly like in the TV series, but spread out widely and approached the 1st Battalion's position in a skirmish line.
This group of Japanese soldiers are also very clumsy. They basically follow behind the puppet soldiers and try to be in the same line as the puppet soldiers in front, so that they are difficult to be hit by bullets.
"Fire."
Subsequently, Zhang Dabiao ordered to open fire.
Suddenly, three companies of the first battalion started shooting at the puppet troops and Japanese soldiers who came up.
From the beginning, Zhang Dabiao did not hide anything and used all his firepower.
Ta da da, da da, da da da...
The gunshots rang out like exploding beans, and a dense rain of bullets immediately poured towards the puppet troops at the front. Even if the puppet troops dispersed widely, they fell in pieces.
In addition, the artillery battery was covering the Japanese hiding behind the puppet troops with artillery fire. Let alone the Japanese using grenades to bombard the firepower points, the Japanese were already like mud Buddhas crossing the river and could not protect themselves.
The first wave of attacks by the puppet troops and the Japanese were easily repelled, and the front of the first battalion was filled with corpses of the puppet troops.
As soon as the Japanese and puppet troops retreated, the Japanese artillery on the reverse slope immediately began to operate, and the artillery fire began to sweep across the first battalion's position.
Stone box stronghold, inside the cannon tower.
"Your Excellency Major, the Eighth Route Army has strong firepower and has established a solid defensive position."
A staff officer reported to Honda Takeo what was observed during the trial attack.
Honda Takeo's face was also a little solemn at this time. The firepower of this eight-pronged group was really beyond his expectation.
He believed that the Eighth Route Army battalion in front had at most five or six machine guns, which would already reach the sky.
However, the fact is that he just saw more than 100 tongues of fire sticking out from the Eighth Route Army position. The puppet army of more than 200 people was caught off guard and killed and injured most of them.
Damn it, is this Eighth Route Army equipped with more than 100 machine guns?
In fact, there were about 30 machine guns in the first battalion, and the other flames were mainly fired by the submachine guns of the assault company. However, when the fight started, the smoke was filled, and Honda Takeo could only see the flames.
The Eighth Route Army has such strong firepower, and with the troops at his hands, it is impossible to eliminate this Eighth Route Army from the front.
The Eighth Route Army's fortifications have been dug, and artillery fire can kill very few Eighth Route Army troops, not to mention that the Japanese army does not have unlimited artillery shells.
Moreover, the artillery positions set up by the Eighth Route Army on the reverse slope posed a great threat to the Japanese and puppet troops attacking from the front.
If we can take out the Eighth Route Artillery Position on the reverse slope...
Thinking of this, Honda Takeo ordered.
"The artillery continues to fire half of the base ammunition towards the Eighth Route Position."
"The first squadron attacked from the front, and the second and third squadrons attacked in a roundabout way."
"The Imperial Alliance Army cooperates with the attack."
Artillery suppression, infantry frontal attack and containment, and flanking attack, Honda Takeo showed his military qualities as a Japanese major.
During the battle, the Japanese army found that the tactics of artillery bombardment and infantry charge were ineffective, and they often adopted a flanking attack strategy.
The Japanese artillery observers received the order from the flag soldiers, and the artillery continued to fire. Amidst the booming and rumbling sounds, patches of mud and mist were raised on the first battalion's position.
Before the artillery fire stopped, there were more than 100 puppet troops and more than 100 Japanese soldiers in the front, carrying rifles and launching an attack on the 1st Battalion's position.
Behind the Japanese who were attacking from the front, there were more than 100 Japanese and more than 100 puppet troops on each side of the left and right wings, and they circled towards the hillside where the artillery position was located.
The Japanese knew they could not hide from the eight-way observers on the top of the mountain opposite, so they boldly attacked the two wings on the top of the mountain opposite.
But the Japanese did not expect that Commander Li had already prepared on both wings to wait for the Japanese and puppet troops to arrive.
Two companies each of the second and third battalions established temporary positions on the flanks and set up firepower points.
Moreover, Li Yunlong also placed 11 machine guns on both wings, and each battalion was also equipped with 4 bazooka rocket launchers.
Faced with the Japanese and puppet troops who were rushing towards them without concealing their whereabouts, the soldiers of the second and third battalions naturally entertained them in a friendly manner with weapons.
Various light and heavy machine guns, machine guns, bazookas, and rifles greeted the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese and puppet troops initially tried to stabilize their position and find bunkers to counterattack, but they soon tasted the terrifying power of machine guns and bazookas.
The fired 20mm machine-gun shells smashed the Japanese into flesh and blood. After the shells shattered the Japanese or puppet soldiers, they continued to fly forward, reaping the lives of the Japanese and puppet soldiers.
The bazooka, which was as powerful as a 105 howitzer, flew into the crowd of Japanese and puppet soldiers with a long tail flame, and exploded into a large area.
Under the strong firepower, the puppet army collapsed first, turned around and ran away, unable to muster any courage to resist.
Although the Japanese soldiers were highly skilled in fighting, they could not resist the puppet soldiers who took the lead in escaping and retreated one after another.
During the rout, many Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers were shot in the back, and almost half of the Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers on the left and right wings were lost.
The enemy who attacked from the front was not much better. Faced with the artillery fire from the turret and the powerful firepower of the first battalion, the losses were more serious than those on the left and right wings.
"Baga, how is it possible?"
"Why does the Eighth Route Army still have so many artillery shells? How can it have such strong firepower?"
Seeing that the attacking troops on the left, center, and right were defeated almost simultaneously, Takeo Honda looked as if he was constipated.
This eight ways is so evil...
With the strength of 400 Japanese troops and 400 Imperial Army troops in his hands, it was enough to defeat a regiment of the Eighth Route Army. In his understanding, each soldier of the Eighth Route Army regiment could not hold more than 10 bullets on average, and there were almost no artillery shells. This was also his reason.
The reason why he dared to launch an attack with inferior troops.
Could it be that Li Yunlong's new group was on the opposite side? The more Takeo Honda thought about it, the more likely it was.
The name Li Yunlong is also very famous in the Japanese First Army, and Li Yunlong is even more well-known in the Fourth Brigade, because the Bantian Regiment that originally belonged to the Fourth Brigade was defeated by Li Yunlong. The Fourth Brigade
The brigade commander Mitake Tsuda asked the soldiers to remember the name Li Yunlong, not to worship him, but to let the soldiers remember that one day they would cut off Li Yunlong's head and wash away the Fourth Brigade who was nailed to the pillar of shame.
group.
Judging from the intelligence, Li Yunlong's new regiment is known for its ferocious firepower.
Thinking that the opponent was most likely Li Yunlong, Honda Takeo breathed a sigh of relief, and losing this battle was not so uncomfortable.
After all, the more than 3,000 elite troops under Colonel Nobutetsu Sakata were defeated, let alone his mere few hundred people?
On the slope opposite the Shixia stronghold is the temporary headquarters of the New Regiment.
Seeing that the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties, they hurriedly retreated to their stronghold.
"Captain, the Japanese have finished swinging their three axes." Zhao Gang said, "It's time for us to attack."
Li Yunlong looked at the sky and said calmly: "It's still early, don't rush, we have plenty of time to play with the Japanese today."
The new regiment now has 70mm infantry guns, 75mm field guns, and bazooka rocket launchers from each battalion that pose a threat to the Japanese artillery towers.
Needless to say, the bazooka must be fired at least within 300 meters of the turret to have a chance of hitting the turret. For infantry artillery and field artillery, it is best to aim straight at the turret.
The premise of aiming and shooting directly is that it is absolutely safe, but the Japanese still have artillery positions and will not watch you aim and shoot directly.
When the sharp sword detachment takes out the artillery array on the reverse slope, it is time for the new regiment to attack.
Therefore, the key to whether the stronghold can be taken down today is to see whether the sharp sword detachment can successfully take down the Japanese artillery position on the reverse slope.
The remaining several hundred Japanese and puppet troops began to build fortifications in the stronghold, assuming a posture of long-term confrontation.
About 15 minutes passed like this, when suddenly there was a booming sound like thunder from the opposite side, and then Li Yunlong saw through the telescope a large cloud of gunpowder smoke rising above and behind the stone box stronghold.
Li Yunlong beamed with joy: "Haha, it must have been the enemy's shell that was detonated. It looks like the Sharp Sword Squadron succeeded."
"Send my order and the artillery battery will immediately cover the stronghold with artillery fire!"
The artillery company soldiers who received the order had a calm expression. The most common order they heard during this period was artillery fire coverage.
A moment later, there was a continuous rapid muffled sound from the artillery battery position, and the dense shells penetrated the rising smoke and passed over the road with a sharp whistling sound.
Zhao Gang saw in the optical sight that the Japanese heavy machine gun position built with dozens of sandbags on the left was hit by several shells. The Japanese machine gunners and Type 92 heavy machine guns were thrown high, and the rocks were thrown high.
The box stronghold was shrouded in fire and smoke.
"How many shells are there on the Eighth Route Army!?"
The Japanese and puppet troops wailed in the Shixi stronghold.