When it was getting dark, two sneaky Japanese soldiers escaped from the camp where the Japanese brigade headquarters was located. They were heading to the southwest, which was where the reconnaissance company was located.
Previously, after learning that some of the Japanese troops setting off from Shangqiu were reinforced by the 21st Division, Dong Jiang immediately realized that this was an opportunity.
Then Lin Zhengxiong was sent to lurk in disguise with two soldiers to inquire and investigate the specific troop deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The two walked into a green gauze tent along the original path and found Dong Jiang.
"Why are you two back? Where is Lin Zhengxiong?" Dong Jiang asked.
"Company Commander, Lin Zhengxiong said that after the troops officially launch the attack, it will be dark, and he will stay in the little devil's camp to guide the artillery to the specific location!" said a soldier.
Dong Jiang's expression changed when he heard this. Lin Zhengxiong was left in the reconnaissance company because he was proficient in Japanese. Although he joined halfway, this guy could chat with everyone and had a good relationship with the soldiers in the reconnaissance company.
Dong Jiang never expected that Lin Zhengxiong, who usually looked at his life with pity, would take the initiative to take over the task of risking his life at the critical moment, and immediately said: "Isn't this fucking nonsense?"
At this moment, a radio station nearby started beeping. After the telegraph operator received the telegram, he immediately reported: "Company commander, the second team, and the third team have completed the search for the enemy's perimeter in the west and south directions.
Troops, ask if you can send the main force immediately!"
"Act now!" Dong Jiang said in a deep voice.
At this time, the main force led by Zhou Weihan had already set off, and was at most more than ten miles away from the location of the reconnaissance company. Dong Jiang also realized that it was impossible to find Lin Zhengxiong at this time.
The screen changes.
With the support of the soldiers of the reconnaissance company, the main force arrived at the outer position of the reconnaissance company.
After Dong Jiang reported the situation in detail, Zhou Weihan nodded. At this time, the troops following him included the New Regiment, the Artillery Regiment, and four brigades composed of more than 1,500 local armed forces.
I saw Zhou Weihan saying: "I order the first battalion of the New First Regiment and the first and second brigade of the local armed forces to attack the 19th Division of the Pacification Army on the west side. It is led by Zhang Dabiao, chief of staff of the New First Regiment. The remainder of the New First Regiment will coordinate with the third local armed force.
, the four brigades attack the Pacification Army and the Japanese Army Joint Headquarters from the southwest!"
"The attack time should be dominated by artillery fire!"
"Yes!" everyone present responded.
Once the order was issued, it was quickly reported to the First Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment. At the same time, Zhang Dabiao led the partial division to advance towards the north. Zhou Weihan and the headquarters stayed in place. The artillery regiment set up positions at the place chosen by Dong Jiang in advance. Li Yunlong personally led the new First Regiment.
The main force of the regiment quietly advanced towards the Japanese military base.
As time passed, Zhou Weihan watched the second hand on his watch freeze at six o'clock: "Notify the artillery regiment to fire immediately."
Not far from the headquarters, the artillery regiment was arranged on a small hill. Six Type 38 field guns, twelve Type 94 mountain guns, and two 105 howitzers were arranged respectively.
This location was more than ten miles away from the 19th Division of the Pacification Army and the Japanese headquarters, which was farther than the intended target of previous artillery bombardments.
This distance is close to the maximum range of the Type 94 mountain artillery. Even though the artillery position is on a small hill, the Japanese can't be seen at all.
As a result, the reconnaissance company is required to report the artillery effects by phone on the front line and adjust the firing parameters at the same time.
On the artillery position, each gun position has adjusted its firing elements according to the azimuth parameters provided by the reconnaissance company.
Only six Type 38 field guns were seen pointing their muzzles farther north, while the remaining guns were pointed at the camp where the Japanese headquarters was located.
"Get ready for test firing!" Shen Yulin shouted.
"put!"
After that, one artillery shell flew out from each of the two positions.
Not far from the Japanese headquarters camp, a soldier from the reconnaissance company who had sneaked into the Japanese camp not long ago was lurking in a hiding place, watching helplessly as a test-fired artillery shell passed over the Japanese camp.
"Why did you still miss the target?" The soldier scratched his head, then picked up the microphone: "Hey, pick up the Artillery Regiment No. 1!"
"I am in position No. 1, and the shooting parameters need to be adjusted..."
At the same time, in the headquarters tent, Kojima Yoshizo was greatly surprised when he heard the explosion near the camp, and at the same time immediately denied that the shelling came from a group.
"Baga, why are there explosions near the camp? Contact the search team immediately!"
"Hi!" the adjutant responded quickly.
The camp outside was in chaos. Lin Zhengxiong took advantage of the chaos and emerged from near the Japanese headquarters: "Quick, enemy attack, brigade commander, order to assemble at the headquarters immediately! Quick, quick!"
Although a group of brats from the 21st Division in the camp looked at Lin Zhengxiong with surprise, they happened to think that he was a member of the Brigade Headquarters of the 4th Cavalry Brigade.
After hearing Lin Zhengxiong's shouts, a group of little Japs gathered towards the Japanese military headquarters.
Upon seeing this, Lin Zhengxiong took out the flare gun hidden in his chest, fired three flares into the sky, and then ran out of the camp.
Just as the Japanese army was panicking, more intense artillery fire struck.
In the camp, Kojima Jizo was shouting loudly: "Bagaya Road, who told you to gather at the headquarters? Why are you shooting flares? Disperse immediately and beware of the Eighth Route Army's shelling!"
Then a group of little devils seemed to hear the scream of artillery shells piercing the sky from the sky, and they all looked up to the sky, only to see dozens of flaming tracks flying towards their direction.
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"The shelling is a large-scale shelling by the Eighth Route Army!" The adjutant looked at the sky with a horrified look on his face, pulled Kojima Jizo and ran north.
However, before the other Japs had time to react, dozens of artillery shells fell within the Japanese camp.
A deafening explosion sounded, and a huge fireball rose in the Japanese camp. The remaining power carried shrapnel and killed everything within the range.
Long-range artillery fire coverage does not require artillery fire on precise targets. It only needs to rely on the number of artillery fires to kill predetermined targets in a wide range.
Intense artillery fire fell like dumplings into the Japanese camp, and the little Japanese were thrown off their backs after being bombed.
The rate of fire of the Type 94 mountain cannon was 15-20 rounds per minute. In just three minutes, nearly 600 shells fell into the Japanese camp from just twelve mountain cannons.
"Brigade commander, the appeasement army on the west side has also been shelled!"
At this time, Kojima Yoshizo looked at the scene in front of him with a horrified expression, and couldn't help but feel horrified: "How come the Eighth Route Army has so many artillery pieces? This firepower is probably no less than that of the artillery regiment to which the division belongs!"
"Brigade commander, run quickly!"
"Defeated, the Imperial Army was defeated!" Kojima Yoshizo was unmoved. At this time, he felt endless regret in his heart, regretting that he should not have listened to Harada Kumonaki's words and withdraw his troops in time.
Immediately, under the guidance of the soldiers of the reconnaissance company, the artillery regiment began to extend artillery fire toward the north.
Under a new round of artillery fire, the small island of Jizo was destroyed in the flames.