Chapter 980: In this battle, I want to break the myth that the Eighth Route Army is invincible.
at last.
A Japanese army of more than a thousand people was fully formed, and only less than 150 people managed to return to the attack position.
Immediately, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire also plowed the Japanese artillery positions, but the Japanese artillery had already moved their positions when they saw that the situation was not good.
Looking at their own position with corpses strewn across the field, Captain Zhang Ziyuan and the soldiers of the first regiment did not recover for a long time.
Although many artillerymen are new recruits, these new artillerymen are basically still in the learning stage and are responsible for carrying cannonballs, loading cannonballs and pulling match ropes.
The old artillerymen who adjusted the shooting of Zhuyuan and the observers who were responsible for providing shooting at Zhuyuan were all elites of the new regiment. The old artillerymen who were highly skilled in gunnery, plus the observers who cooperated tacitly, and the cannons provided by Boss Chen to the artillery.
Using team mirrors and precise maps, he severely damaged a full-strength brigade of the Japanese Army's Class A Division, causing the brigade to basically lose its combat effectiveness.
"This artillery support is so comfortable!"
The battalion commander had a happy expression on his face.
In the formation where the Japs were attacking just now, if his entire battalion charged forward, he would probably suffer most of the casualties, and the entire battalion might be wiped out by the Japs.
The combat effectiveness and assassination prowess of the Japs' Class A divisions are not just blown away.
Although the 1st Guards Brigade Regiment is the main regiment of the Eighth Route Army, its combat effectiveness is still far behind that of the Japs of the Class A Division.
certainly.
The gap between the two sides was huge, but the Eighth Route Army soldiers never gave in. Even if the entire regiment was wiped out, they still wanted to eat a piece of the enemy's flesh.
But now, looking at the mutilated corpses of the Japanese, the battalion commander felt that this Japanese Class A division.
It seems like nothing more than that?
But soon, a look of confusion appeared on the face of the first battalion commander: "When did our security brigade have such fire support?"
With the eyesight of a battalion commander, he could naturally see that the scale of the shelling just now was close to 400 shells falling on the Japanese formation every minute, and the artillery firepower was definitely no less than that of an artillery brigade.
And it's also a heavy artillery brigade.
And they are just an infantry brigade.
"It should be a new regiment of heavy artillery."
Zhang Ziyuan said with a slight smile, his heart suddenly filled with confidence and expansion.
Your 11th Division can only bully troops like our Garrison Brigade.
The new regiment of our Eighth Route Army's ace unit has arrived. Why are you, the 11th Division, so arrogant?
"I see."
There was a touch of envy in the tone of the first battalion commander. His cousin turned out to be a militia backbone, and was later selected to be the main force of the new regiment:
"My cousin also went to Xinyi Tuan."
"Now that the main force of the new regiment has arrived, our regiment can only cooperate in the battle."
Zhang Ziyuan said.
As Zhang Ziyuan expected, it didn't take long for a new regiment of infantry to come up and take over the position of the 1st Regiment of the Guard Brigade.
…
"Baga, Baga..."
In the Japanese Army Command Headquarters.
Seeing the captain of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, whose leg was blown off and being carried off the line of fire by several soldiers, Major General Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu stared angrily and cursed several times:
"The intelligence department is all a bunch of losers, stupid pigs!"
According to intelligence, what is in Jingxing County is the garrison brigade of the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region. The entire brigade has about 4,000 people and poor weapons and equipment.
An infantry regiment of the 11th Division can defeat it easily and happily.
But it is obvious that there is definitely more than one infantry brigade of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.
If he had known that the Eighth Route Army had such powerful artillery firepower, Heiyan Yisheng would never have allowed the troops to charge like this.
"Judging from the shelling just now, the Eighth Route Army has no less than 70 heavy artillery pieces and no less than 20 mountain artillery pieces."
Colonel Minoru Kobata, captain of the 11th Artillery Regiment, who led the troops to assist the 22nd Infantry Brigade in the attack, said in a deep voice.
Colonel Minoru Obata looked solemn.
After all, it is the artillery regiment of the Class A Division. His 11th Artillery Regiment is also a strengthened artillery regiment, equipped with 12 75mm mountain guns and 36 75mm field guns.
In addition, the 11th Division also has 12 47mm anti-tank rapid-fire guns, but it is an independent anti-tank brigade.
The artillery firepower of the 11th Artillery Regiment is already very strong, right?
However, compared with the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army, the gap was not even a tiny bit. The caliber and quantity were crushed to the point where nothing was left.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army implemented long-range artillery fire coverage as soon as it came up, without conducting test firings in advance.
After being covered by artillery fire, they also launched long-range barrage fire at the retreating 2nd Infantry Group.
Xu Jin's barrage... His 11th Artillery Regiment was also able to fire out, but without any pre-test firing, it carried out artillery fire coverage of more than 90 artillery pieces, and most of the artillery shells hit accurately.
With such artillery skills, Colonel Minoru Obata is ashamed of himself.
"General, the new regiment, which should be the main force of the Eighth Route Army, has arrived."
After a pause, Colonel Minoru Obata added in a more solemn tone.
"retreat."
Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat.
Now that the main new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has arrived, taking the initiative to attack is seeking death, and Heiyan Yisheng has a strong chance.
…
"Report."
"Major General Yoshikatsu Kuroiwa, commander of the 22nd Infantry Brigade, just reported."
"As soon as the attacking 2nd Infantry Battalion occupied the Eighth Route Army position, it was bombarded by heavy artillery the size of two heavy artillery regiments."
"lost heavily…"
"The 22nd Infantry Brigade has stopped attacking."
In Shimen City, inside the Japanese military headquarters, a combat staff officer reported to the commander of the 11th Division, Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi.
"Nani?"
Takamori Takashi's expression changed when he heard this, and he stood up suddenly:
"There are two Eighth Route Army artillery units with the size of heavy artillery regiments in Jingxing County?"
The expressions of the chief of staff, Colonel Masio Nishihara, and several combat staff officers on the side also changed suddenly.
"Hi."
The combat staff officer who came to report bowed his head.
"Division Commander, the situation has changed. Perhaps the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has arrived in Jingxing County."
"Do you want to order the 12th Infantry Regiment to abandon the ambush plan and return to Shimen City?"
Seio Nishihara stared at the map for a while, then asked Takamori Takashi with a solemn expression.
"No!" Takamori Koichi waved his hand and said, "Even if the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has arrived in Jingxing County, doesn't the Eighth Route Army not have to transport combat supplies and ammunition?"
"But..." Saihara Zhengfu looked worried, "Our original plan was to wait for the 12th Infantry Regiment to ambush successfully, and then the locust army in Shimen City would attack in the direction of Jingxing County to connect with the 12th Infantry Regiment, but now the Eighth Route Army's new
The main force of the regiment may have arrived at Jingxing County, and we may not be able to capture Jingxing County."
Takamori thought for a moment and said: "Then let the 12th Infantry Regiment return the same way after a successful ambush, move quickly, and enter Pingshan County before the Eighth Route Army can react."
"Now the main force of the Eighth Route Army has arrived in Jingxing County."
"The Eighth Route Army would never have expected that an elite unit of the Locust Army would have circled behind the main force of the Eighth Route Army to sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army's transport troops."
Takashi Takamori sounded confident.
After a pause, he asked again: "Has Mr. Xiyuan ever heard of the Battle of Pingxingguan?"
"I have studied that battle specifically." Nishihara Seifu replied, "In that battle, the Eighth Route Army used a main division to ambush the supply troops of the Locust Army's fifth division, breaking the myth that the Locust Army was invincible..."
"Same as fighting at Pingxingguan."
"In this battle, I want to break the myth that the Eighth Route Army is invincible."
Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi's words were filled with killing intent.