Chapter 348 Are these reinforcements still sent out?
Although the Japanese observers stationed on the city wall could not see the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery and howitzer positions.
However, the Eighth Route Army's artillery position was about 1.5 kilometers away from the city wall, so Japanese observers could see the Eighth Route Army's mortar position.
The Japanese observers calculated the orientation and distance of the Eighth Route Army's mortar positions under artillery fire.
Quickly use the semaphore to pass it to the Japanese artillery, and the Japanese mountain artillery regiment set up all the mountain and field artillery positions on the street.
After the Japanese artillery calculated the shooting points based on the distance and orientation, they quickly opened fire to counterattack the Eighth Route Army's mortar positions.
However, the Japanese observers could only provide a rough distance and orientation, so the first shell fired by the Japanese artillery was a test fire, which provided a reference for shooting Zhuyuan Xiuding before the official bombardment.
"Lao Kong, order the mortar position to be moved immediately!"
Seeing a 75mm shell falling and exploding near the mortar position, Li Yunlong shouted to Kong Jie.
"All mortar positions obey my order and move immediately, move immediately!" Kong Jie grabbed the low-power walkie-talkie and shouted.
Following Kong Jie's order, the artillerymen on the mortar position quickly packed up the mortars and artillery shells and moved them.
The M2 mortar weighs only 40 kilograms, and the base and barrel are even lighter when separated, making it very easy to transfer. As soon as the artillerymen walked away carrying the mortar and shell box, the Japanese cannon adjusted and fired the shells after Zhu Yuan.
They came over and fired continuously, shrouding the previous eight-way mortar position in gunpowder smoke.
"Damn it, our mortars and artillery were almost destroyed."
The Japanese artillery fire in the telescope made Kong Jie look frightened. If he had been more than ten seconds late, he would have lost a lot of mortars and artillery.
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Both mortars and artillery are treasures of the Eighth Route Army.
The quality of the Japanese artillerymen was also extremely high, and it only took a little over twenty seconds before the artillery shells were tested and covered by artillery fire.
However, the Japs' observer hand can only provide the Japs artillery with a rough direction and distance. It cannot, like Li Yunlong's observer hand, calculate all the shooting elements of the artillery directly based on the precise shooting method, and it can also command the rear artillery group.
The artillery fire was extended and the Xu Jin barrage was launched that frightened the Japanese.
Kong Jie looked at the low-power walkie-talkie in his hand, his eyes were extremely fiery. This thing was simply an artifact.
If walkie-talkies had not been used to promptly order the transfer of mortar positions, the losses would have been huge. The firepower of a Japanese artillery regiment should not be underestimated.
"Old Li, it seems that the Japs' artillery regiment is in the city. Let the artillery group directly cover the city with artillery fire." Kong Jie suggested.
Li Yunlong thought about it for a while, and then flatly refused: "No, there are still many ordinary people in the city. Let's cover it with artillery fire and not kill all the ordinary people?"
"That's right, you can't cover the city with artillery fire." Kong Jie said quickly.
He only thought about killing the Japanese mountain artillery regiment, but did not think about the common people in the city.
Kong Jie said in a worried tone: "However, the Japanese have an artillery regiment in the city. If our infantry rushes in later, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties."
Mountain artillery and field artillery can not only shoot in a deflected direction, but also aim and shoot directly. They are also extremely powerful in street fighting.
Li Yunlong hummed: "The Japanese have mountain cannons, and we have bazookas. They are much more numerous than the Japanese cannons. We won't suffer any loss in street fighting."
While he was talking, the first wave of attacking troops from the front had already rushed to the Japs' position outside the city.
The running submachine guns and light machine guns opened fire at the same time, forming a dense fire net. The Japanese fortifications were hit by the dense rain of bullets, sending smoke and dust everywhere.
On the city wall ahead, the Japanese and puppet troops were firing desperately.
The red light of the muzzle flash emerged from the crenellations of the city walls.
The dense bullets roared past, and the stream of bullets could still be vaguely seen.
It's just that there are only a few firepower points on the city wall that has been hit many times by mountain artillery, howitzers and mortars.
Instead, commandos equipped with submachine guns came down intermittently to shoot, suppressing the Japanese firepower points on the city wall.
The remaining Japanese soldiers who had been hit by the shelling emerged from the fortifications, shouting strangely and fighting back, showing no fear on their faces.
The Eighth Route Army commandos continued to fall, and the backup shooters quickly came up to replace them. The battle became intense as soon as it began.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army rushing towards the fortifications, the Japanese jumped out of the fortifications with bayonets in hand and faced the hail of bullets, hoping to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
But times have changed.
Half of the first echelon soldiers were armed with submachine guns and light machine guns.
The commando in front fell, and the commando behind picked up the submachine gun and light machine gun and continued to charge forward and fire.
Dozens of Japanese soldiers who attempted to counterattack were instantly beaten into a honeycomb shape.
Within one kilometer outside the city wall was the blind spot for the Japanese mountain field artillery, and the Japanese artillerymen did not dare to push the mountain field artillery to the city wall for direct fire.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army's commandos will not be hit by Japanese artillery for the time being.
But the Japanese reinforcements quickly climbed onto the city wall, and the red light of muzzle flash almost covered the entire city wall fortifications.
A dense rain of bullets poured down from the city wall. In less than half a minute, at least more than 100 Eighth Route Army soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
Fortunately, the second commando team had already reached the Japanese trench fortifications, and they all jumped into the trenches built by the Japanese and puppet troops to avoid the rain of bullets coming from above.
In just a few tens of meters, all the machine gunners and submachine gunners of Kong Jie's first commando team died, and no one survived. The second commando team also suffered heavy casualties, and the battle was extremely fierce.
"Donkey sun!" In the headquarters, Kong Jie looked at this scene with a telescope. Although he was very angry, his eyes were extremely calm.
Like Li Yunlong, Kong Jie has experienced hundreds of battles and has seen too many scenes of soldiers falling to count. He has been tempered to be as solid as a rock.
This is not cold-blooded, but as a qualified commander, you should not spend so much time feeling compassion for others.
As a qualified commander, you should always consider how to win the battle. As long as you win, you are a hero. If not, you are a piece of shit.
With calm eyes, Kong Jie grabbed the high-power intercom and shouted: "Attention 1st Artillery Battalion, 1st Artillery Battalion, shell the city wall immediately, shell the city wall immediately!"
Later, Kong Jie grabbed the low-power walkie-talkie and shouted: "Call the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment. When the artillery shells sound, press on them immediately. Once the shelling stops, immediately occupy the city wall!"
"Lao Kong's command was good. This is how cannons should be used."
Li Yunlong said: "The cannon is the king of war. If the cannon is used well, it can become a sharp knife that pierces the enemy's heart."
"This cannon is indeed a good thing." Kong Jie said, "There are many ways to use it. Not only the artillery, but our commanders also need to study harder."
While he was talking, more than a dozen streams of light roared in from a few kilometers away, then slammed onto the city wall, and then exploded into more than a dozen dazzling fires at the city wall.
Unfortunately, half of the cannonballs landed outside or inside the city walls, and only a few of the cannonballs landed on the city walls.
However, the observers of the Sharp Sword Squadron kept a close eye on the point of impact and communicated the revised firing parameters to each gun position one by one.
Immediately afterwards, the second row of artillery shells arrived as expected with a whistling sound. Most of the artillery shells landed on the city wall accurately. Amidst the rumbling explosions, the Japanese puppet troops and heavy machine guns behind the crenels were blown up.
The third row of artillery shells fell on the city wall. There were few remaining fire points of the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall, and the firepower suddenly became sparse.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the commandos hiding in the Japanese fortifications jumped up, and some soldiers continued to fire to suppress the city wall.
Another group of soldiers carried ladders, put them on the city wall, and climbed up.
The Japanese and puppet troops kept throwing grenades downwards, and the commandos were killed and injured one after another, but no soldier retreated, and they continued one after another.
Kong Jie used the walkie-talkie to promptly stop the mountain artillery and howitzers in the rear.
He also used a walkie-talkie to convey the experience of infantry and artillery coordination to the regiment leaders responsible for attacking the city walls in the other three directions.
With the coordination of infantry and artillery, the attacking troops quickly stormed the city wall and started a fierce battle for the city wall with the Japanese and puppet troops.
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Inside Changzhi City.
Hirata Kenkichi and Ishida Kinzo listened to Shinozuka Yoshio's order and moved the headquarters to the home of a hardcore traitor.
The sound of artillery boomed from the four walls, and the expressions of Hirata Kenkichi and Ishida Kinzo became extremely ugly.
Ishida Kinzo said with a dark face: "What on earth are those idiots in the aviation force doing? Can't they find a target as big as an artillery position?"
The plan to hope that the aviation force would destroy the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions failed, and Ishida Kinzo was already a little frustrated.
"Ishida-kun, don't get excited." Hirata Kenkichi waved his hand and said, "You shouldn't get angry now, but calm down and think about countermeasures."
Ishida Kinzo frowned and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, if you cannot destroy the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery and howitzer positions, then the firepower points on the city wall will be easily destroyed, and the Eighth Route Army should quickly attack the city wall."
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone in the headquarters started ringing.
Ishida Kinzo picked up the phone: "Moses Moses, this is the division headquarters, Nani? I will report to the division commander right now!"
After hanging up the phone, Ishida Kinzo turned around and reported to Hirata Kenkichi: "The division commander and the squadron leader guarding the northern city wall, Lieutenant Shiye, reported that the Eighth Route Army has captured the city wall, and the imperial army is fighting for the city wall with the Eighth Route Army. Lieutenant Shiye requested
Tactical guidance!”
Hirata Kenkichi spoke urgently: "Ishida-kun, immediately send a squadron to reinforce the northern city wall."
"Hi!" Ishida Kinzo paused and turned around to dial. Before he put his hand on the phone, the phone dinged again.
Ishida Kinzo picked up the phone and put the phone to his ear: "Moses Moses, this is the division headquarters. Nani? Eighth Route Army has rushed to the west city wall? Hold the city wall at all costs, reinforcements will be here soon!"
After hanging up the phone, Ishida Kinzo received two more calls one after another. The west and south walls were also attacked by eight groups, asking for tactical guidance.
"Which direction of the Eighth Route Army is the main attack, and which direction is the sheep attack?" Ishida Kinzo looked ugly.
"Li Yunlong fights without any rules. I'm afraid his siege tactics are all about main attacks and no sheep attacks." Kenkichi Hirata took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
"Division Commander, are these reinforcements still being sent out?" Ishida Kinzo also took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.