Chapter 211 The artillery blasts the infantry and rushes!
Mo Shi Ao, Japanese camp.
When the first row of shells fell and exploded, some Japanese soldiers thought that the Eighth Route Army was setting off thunder again.
However, most of the Japanese were awakened and rushed out of the tent with guns in hand.
The sound was as loud as muffled thunder roaring in the ears, but it was not comparable to the thunder that soared into the sky.
Zhenmu Wuji Dazuo rushed out of the tent in disheveled clothes and holding a sword. Wherever he looked, the camp almost turned into a sea of fire.
There was a strange whistling sound in my ears, and the sound passed through the night sky, coming from far away and getting closer.
Zhenmu Wuji turned around and saw streams of light crossing the sky and falling towards the Japanese camp.
Adjutant Iwasaki Toyoji on the side looked horrified and shouted in disbelief: "How is this possible? The Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery group?"
"The Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery group?"
Zhenmu Wu Zhi also had a look of horror on his face. Looking at the number of streamers, the Eighth Route Army actually had a group of more than forty mountain cannons?
Almost at the same time, more than 40 small meteors rose in the night sky around the camp.
"Nani?"
"And the mortar group?"
The orange-red ballistic trail as dense as a spider web was clearly reflected in the hole of Zhenmu Wuji.
At this time, the 3000 Japanese soldiers in the camp who were disheveled and carrying rifles also noticed the bright light in the night sky.
This is already the second round of shelling.
In the first round of shelling, many Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces in their sleep.
Immediately afterwards, under the horrified gaze of the 3,000 Japanese soldiers, more than 80 dazzling streams of light fell like meteors in the Japanese camp with a harsh whistling sound.
The experienced veterans immediately took defensive postures.
But it's too late.
"Boom!" The first artillery shell landed in the Japanese camp and made a loud thunder-like sound.
"Boom!" Two more artillery shells hit the ground, raising large amounts of mud and mist.
Immediately afterwards, more cannonballs fell to the ground with the breath of death, and then exploded violently, with fireballs and smoke rising into the air.
With a loud thunderous noise, Zhenmu Wuji saw soldiers being blown into the air one after another in front of him.
Almost all the mountain field artillery and infantry artillery placed nearby were overturned to the ground.
As early as half a month ago, the First Army Headquarters reminded the 37th Division that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with about two battalions of mountain artillery.
Although you are careful, it is impossible to guard against this thing. The Eighth Route Army fired artillery a few kilometers away. How can you guard against it? What should you use to guard against it?
Unless attack planes are called in during the day to blow up the mountain artillery on the Eighth Route, but now the aviation force of the First Army has been completely lost.
What's more, it was at night, and the Japanese Army Air Forces did not have attack aircraft capable of performing missions at night. Even if they could fly over, the pilots would not be able to see the target at all.
"The Eighth Route Army must not have many artillery shells!" Zhenmu Wuji's eyes were about to burst, his cheeks were twitching violently, and his eyes were spitting fire.
Two 60mm M2 mortar shells crashed from the top of the head with a distinctive scream. The guards and Yutaka Iwasaki pinned Takeji to the ground.
The mortar shell landed not far from the regiment headquarters, raising a large cloud of mud and mist, and the falling gravel and soil hit several Japanese soldiers.
Takeji Jinmei pushed away the guards and Iwasaki Toyoji, and loudly said again: "The Eighth Route Army must not have many artillery shells!"
"Iwasaki-kun, convey the order to the soldiers immediately, let's turn towards Heshun County!"
The commander of the town, Wu Zhi, turned around and shouted filial piety to the communications captain: "Immediately send a signal to the division commander. Our unit was camping in Moshi'ao and was attacked by the Eighth Route Artillery Group. We were about to turn towards Heshun County. Please request the headquarters to order the defenders of Heshun County.
Go out of the city to respond and send the telegram quickly!"
"Hi!"
The communications captain quickly called the telegraph operator and got into the tent to send the telegram.
Iwasaki Toyoji handed the order to retreat to the communications troops to convey, while he followed Takeji Tsumuji.
However, the communications soldier had just run out a few dozen meters when he was hit by a mortar shell. His legs were blown off and he screamed pitifully.
Both Jinmei Takeji and Iwasaki Toyoji felt that the Eighth Route Army must not have many artillery shells.
After firing three rounds of artillery shells at most, the eight groups will rush out and fight hand-to-hand.
In the previous battles with the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army almost always fired a few rounds of bullets before rushing forward to fight with bayonets.
However, what made Takeji Jinmei and Toyoji Iwasaki despair was that the artillery shells from the Eighth Route Army seemed to be inexhaustible.
Continuous shells were pounding down, reaping with the smell of death, and the Japanese finally couldn't stand it any longer.
The Japanese have never fought such a battle.
Since coming to China, even when facing the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
The Japanese army's artillery fire also always had a great advantage, overwhelming the Chinese army.
It was always the Japanese artillery that beat the Chinese artillery until they were unable to fight back.
But tonight, the Japs were actually attacked by Tubal Road, which was known for its backward equipment, inferior weapons, and lack of ammunition.
Can you believe this?
This huge gap made the more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers feel very confused.
These Japs are worthy of being elites. They were able to organize a counterattack in the face of such a level of artillery shells.
The Japs on the edge of the camp had discovered that the Eighth Route Army's mortar position was very close to them. Each squadron leader and squad leader organized a counterattack, using grenades to cover the Japs towards the new regiment's artillery position.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Meteors and fire showers continued to fall on the Japanese camp, and overwhelming explosions were heard.
Lu Yingjun used the radio to direct the mountain artillery group to clear the ground of the Japanese camp, almost hitting wherever he pointed.
The artillerymen on the mortar position could see the Japanese camp, and wherever it was not bombed, the shells would hit.
The entire Japs camp was blasted back and forth with shells, and the entire camp was littered with corpses.
The Japs on the edge of the camp can still escape, but the Japs in the center of the camp cannot escape.
The Japanese who attacked the Xinyi Regiment's position were surprised to find that they actually ran to a distance of 50 meters from the edge of the basin, and no one from the Eighth Route Army noticed them, and no one from the Eighth Route Army opened fire.
Is there only the Eighth Route Artillery and not the Eighth Route Infantry?
When we were more than 30 meters away from the mortar position, several illumination bombs were raised, illuminating the surrounding one kilometer as if it were daytime.
The Japanese could clearly see the rows of gun muzzles, and the surprise on their expressions suddenly turned into fright.
Because many Japanese soldiers saw the big thing lined up between the gun muzzles - machine guns!
Shooting infantry with machine guns?
The Eighth Route Army does not talk about martial ethics!
The Japanese in the front row were almost frightened to death when they saw this scene.
But now that we are so close, we have no choice but to bite the bullet.
However, the battalion commanders of the new regiment deliberately let the Japanese in and then beat them.
Weapons such as semi-automatic rifles, light and heavy machine guns, bazookas, and machine guns opened fire almost simultaneously.
Although the Japanese were also shooting, their firepower was not at the same level.
Under the dense rain of bullets, the Japanese who came to attack the new group of mortar positions fell to the ground in large numbers.
The terrifying power of the machine gun made all the little devils frightened. After receiving a burst of fire, they were directly beaten into pieces of minced meat.
Just one quick shot of the enemy and they were beaten back.
The artillery fire had stopped at this time, because mountain artillery shells and mortar shells had already washed away the Japanese camp's artillery fire.
Although the new regiment has more shells, it will not be wasted for no reason.
There are not many Japs left alive, and it would be a waste of artillery shells to cleanse the Japs camp again.
Looking at the masses of Japanese corpses in front of the position, and the Japanese camps with corpses strewn across the fields.
Duan Peng was a little surprised and said: "Captain, that stupid little devil was beaten badly this time."
"It's only been one round of artillery fire and that's it." Monk Wei sneered, "A bunch of trash!"
After saying that, Monk Wei looked around at his teammates and said in a ferocious voice: "No one can compete with me when I go down later, or else I'll beat him up!"
All the team members nodded repeatedly.
But what I was thinking was, haha, wait and see who can move faster and shoot more accurately.
On the other side, Lu Yingjun received Li Yunlong's general attack order from the radio.
Then he put down the receiver, turned around and said to Zhang Dabiao: "Battle Commander Zhang, the regimental commander ordered a general attack!"
"Bullhorner, blow the charge horn! Start the general attack!"
Zhang Dabiao took a deep breath and suddenly shouted, the roar making Lu Yingjun's ears buzz.
The next moment, the rapid charge horn sounded, and then a battalion of soldiers jumped up with Garand semi-automatic rifles with bayonets in hand.
Zhang Dabiao even took off his military cap and threw it on the ground. He picked up a Garand semi-automatic rifle and led the charge.
Almost at the same time, loud bugles sounded from the other two directions.
The second and third battalions of the new regiment also launched a general attack on the Japanese at the same time.
"kill--"
More than 2,000 soldiers of the New Regiment, holding bright bayonets, approached the Japanese camp from three directions like a tide.
However, the Japanese soldiers in the 37th Division were also fierce enough.
Having just been exposed to artillery fire, the Japanese were still in a state of confusion.
But when they heard the tide of shouts of killing, they immediately regained their strong character. They all pulled out their bayonets and inserted them into the slots of their rifles, and then came forward with sharp bayonets in hand.
The Japanese thought that the Eighth Route Army was really going to rush down and fight hand-to-hand, so they all started making weird noises.
However, the two sides were twenty or thirty meters apart, and the continuous fire from the submachine gun and the Garand semi-automatic rifle in the Eighth Route Army's hand sounded like exploding beans.
Although it was still night, the Japanese camp was already a sea of fire, and the soldiers of the new regiment had extremely clear vision.
The bullets penetrated the flesh, and the bloody mist shot out. The Japanese who rushed over to fight hand-to-hand fell to the ground one after another.
The Japs of the 225th Regiment were really beaten this time.
First, you were attacked and harassed by the cavalry battalion, which made you very tired. At night, you prepared to ambush the Eighth Route Cavalry, but your ambush intention was exposed. Just when the Japanese thought that the Eighth Route Army was just playing some tricks, the Eighth Route Army unexpectedly came for you.
It's a big one, and when it comes up it's bombarded with fire. Who can withstand it?
This is not the most outrageous thing.
Forget about clearing the ground with artillery fire, the eight groups rushing up were not here for hand-to-hand combat.
My bayonet is sharpened, you shoot me?
What about the most basic trust between people?
After several years of fighting, the Japanese have never seen any Chinese army fighting like this.
Not only was he caught off guard, but he was pressed and beaten the whole time.
