Chapter 404: Blasting Tactics in the Battle of Changzhi. Please subscribe.
After the battle started, both the enemy and us were extremely cautious about the use of artillery. The Japanese army set up multiple artillery positions in the city.
The explosion of artillery shells in Changzhi City attracted the attention of both sides.
Xing Zhiguo has just returned from inspecting the forward positions: "The mountain artillery company has just shelled the Japanese artillery positions in the city. The sound just now should be the sound of artillery shells exploding!"
"I saw it. Meng Youzhi of the mountain artillery company did a good job. He was able to blow up the enemy's artillery position through a city wall. He really has two brushes!" Zhou Weihan put down the telescope and said with a smile.
Then he picked up the phone and said, "Call the artillery battalion reconnaissance post, Chen Feng? Increase the intensity of the artillery fire for me, and the artillery battalion will clear the outer fortifications as soon as possible!"
"Lao Zhou, I just turned around and started building positions forward while shelling from four directions to shorten the attack distance with the Japanese army. After the shelling is over, we can launch an attack!" Xing Zhiguohui reported.
Because the Japanese mountain artillery on the north side was blown up, the mountain artillery company conducted shelling on the enemy's fortifications for fifteen minutes, and a total of 240 shells fell within the enemy's fortifications.
The smoke from the fortifications had not yet dissipated. The first regiment and the battalion were divided into three groups. The first company's taxis were along the northeast side, the second company was in the center, and the third company's northwest side launched a probing attack.
On the northeast side, a company of more than a hundred soldiers advanced rapidly in a skirmish line. Soon they entered the smoke and were less than a hundred meters away from the Japanese position.
A ball of fire suddenly appeared in front of him. Seeing this, the platoon commander who was walking at the front of the offensive formation felt frightened and suddenly shouted: "Everyone lie down!"
In an instant, fierce bullets were fired from the Japanese position, and several soldiers who could not escape were immediately knocked down.
A platoon leader lay on the ground and turned around and shouted: "Everyone lie down, lie down, the enemy also has heavy machine guns!"
The machine gunners of the first company quickly began to fight back. When the smoke cleared, they saw two bunkers standing on the northeast side of the Japanese position. All the dozens of surviving Japanese and puppet troops were concentrated near these two bunkers.
Although the mountain artillery battery continuously bombarded the Japanese fortifications outside the city, the mountain artillery fired in a straight direction after all. When it came to attacking bunkers, the effect of the gun towers was not as good as the infantry artillery and field artillery on the other three sides.
In addition, Jiro Ikeda, an old devil, is really smart. For the bunkers outside Changzhi City, the lower half is buried underground and the upper half is exposed on the ground. The outside of the bunkers is covered with thick soft loess.
On the one hand, it forms a natural camouflage; on the other hand, even if a cannonball hits, it may be embedded in the soft loess, making it impossible for the cannonball to detonate.
Before the Eighth Route Army surrounded the Japanese and puppet troops on the fortifications outside the city, in addition to strengthening the fortifications, this was what they were busy with.
Two bunkers, more than 200 meters apart, formed an angle with each other. A heavy machine gun inside with a crooked handle formed a crossfire and fired at the soldiers. In addition to the scattered shooting outside the bunker, a company of mortars carried
Cannons are unable to carry out effective counterattacks.
"How come there are still two bunkers that haven't been blown up? The first platoon is responsible for the left one, and the second platoon is responsible for the right one. Send people up to blow up the bunkers for me!" shouted the commander of the first company behind.
"Yes!" the two platoon leaders in front responded.
"Er Lin, come on, machine gun cover! You three get ready!"
Erlin, who was called by the platoon leader, did not hesitate at all. He threw his rifle on the ground, accepted the explosive package handed over by his comrades, and then resolutely rushed towards the bunker.
Under the cover of three light machine guns, the enemy's firepower outside the bunker was temporarily suppressed, and Erlin rushed towards the bunker on the left where the heavy machine guns were deployed.
The kid manning the heavy machine gun in the bunker saw someone rushing towards the bunker, laughed ferociously, and immediately pointed the gun at Erlin.
A string of heavy machine gun bullets hit the ground at Erlin's feet, raising bursts of yellow smoke. Erlin jumped sideways and ran eastward with long strides, bullets chasing behind him.
Several precision shooters in a row pointed their guns at the Jaap's machine gunner at the same time. Several gunshots were fired in succession, and the Jaap's machine gunner's forehead and neck were all made with bloody holes by bullets.
Erlin, on the other hand, took advantage of this opportunity to breathe and ran forward a few steps quickly, and then relied on instinct to hide in a shell crater. Then a grenade from a Type 89 grenade exploded behind him.
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"The Eighth Route Army has sharpshooters!" The kid in the bunker was furious. The deputy shooter stepped forward and pushed away the dead kid's body, trying to control the heavy machine gun to continue firing.
Unexpectedly, several precision shooters in a row had been staring at the shooting hole. As soon as the deputy shooter touched the weight of the heavy machine gun, the gunshot rang out and he fell to the ground again.
At the same time, while the heavy machine gun firepower in the bunker was extinguished, the enemy's firepower outside the bunker was suppressed. A row of three 50mm mortars fired three salvos, quickly attacking the Japanese and puppet troops outside the bunker.
"Boom boom boom!"
Mortar grenades continued to explode near the bunker. Although the strong bunker could not be affected, the Japanese and puppet troops outside were suppressed by three light machine guns and could not move. It was a bad luck.
Taking this opportunity, Erlin mustered up his courage, grabbed the explosive bag in his hand and rushed towards the Little Japanese bunker.
Seeing the bunker close in front of him, Erlin pulled the fuse on the explosive bag, inserted his hands along the shooting hole, and then rolled away in the direction of the bunker.
"Boom!" an explosion sounded, and the little devil's bunker instantly turned into a ball of fire.
"Charge, comrades!" shouted a platoon leader, and dozens of soldiers in the platoon charged towards the enemy's position.
While charging, the soldiers threw more than twenty grenades into the trenches outside the bunker, and then strangled the few remaining enemies to death.
"Er Lin, Er Lin, wake up!" The soldiers on the side carried Er Lin into the trench and tried to wake him up.
"Ahem!" Erlin opened his eyes, and then cursed: "Damn it, who slapped me in the mouth just now!"
Everyone turned their attention to the platoon leader, who glared: "Do you need someone to help you to the back to have a rest?"
"No need to be a platoon leader, I'm fine!"
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The situation on the second platoon's side was even smoother than that of the first platoon. The blasters took advantage of the discontinuity of the Japanese machine gun's crooked handle and successfully blew up the bunker.
In the daily training of each regiment of the independent detachment, how to blast enemy fortifications without artillery support is an important training.
The blasting process of a platoon can be called a perfect example. When all members were suppressed by the enemy's firepower, the breaking point was Er Lin, the blaster.
The first platoon leader chose Er Lin to play because Er Lin is the top of the platoon and the backbone of the battle. He must step up when necessary.
As soon as Erlin moved, he instantly absorbed the firepower of the heavy machine guns in the bunker. A row of light machine guns and mortars took the opportunity to suppress the Japanese and puppet troops in the trenches, while precision shooters aimed at the Japs machine gunners.
If Erlin was knocked down, the following three blasters would rush out of the trench again from three directions. Fortunately, a row of soldiers had been training frequently and with tacit cooperation, they successfully blew up the Japanese bunker.
At this time, the regiment and the battalion fully occupied the first line of defenses on the north side of Changzhi City. The soldiers of the heavy machine gun company quickly followed up. After arriving at the trenches, they quickly launched an offensive towards the second position.
At the same time, there were Type 92 infantry guns and Type 38 field guns that could be used as direct-aiming artillery. Japanese bunkers in the east, west, and south directions were successively removed, and offensives were launched in the other three directions.
It's around ten o'clock in the morning, inside the headquarters.
The first regiment and the second regiment called one after another to report their current results.
"Tell the soldiers to work hard and capture the second Japanese position outside the city. I have told Chen Feng that the artillery battalion will provide sufficient artillery support to the infantry!" Zhou Weihan said happily.
"Does this mean the battle is progressing smoothly?" Xing Zhiguo asked.
"Smooth, very smooth. According to the current progress, we hope to win Changzhi today!"
Xing Zhiguo nodded, and then said: "Comrade Wei Guo sent a telegram to annihilate the reinforcements coming from the direction of Pingshun at the junction of Pingshun and Changzhi. There are more than 120 Japanese troops and more than 300 puppet troops!"
Zhou Weihan was not surprised that Zhou Weiguo could achieve such a record. Not to mention anything else, the firepower configuration of the three guard companies could not be matched by anyone in the entire Tainan Military Region except the reconnaissance company.
"We have to prepare for the future. Fighting Changzhi is a wedding dress for the national army, but taking Pingshun is our own. Tell Zhou Weiguo to contact the local armed forces in Pingshun and take Pingshun in one fell swoop!" Zhou Weihan said solemnly.