Grenades roared in one after another, covering the mountain road where the Japs were charging. The dirt on the ground was mixed with gravel and flew everywhere. Many Japs were hit by the gravel and fell into a pool of blood. Some were still struggling while struggling.
While moaning.
On the town wall of Meiling Town, 105 mortars were neatly arranged. Two gunners stuffed the shells into the breech one by one, then squatted down and let them fire out, and then continued to load another round. As they
Next to him were boxes of opened cannonballs, their golden shells shining dazzlingly in the sunlight.
Just ten minutes ago, Xu Minghan, the commander of the third brigade, issued an order to them. The order required them to suppress the enemy within half an hour and cover the retreat of the large forces. At that time, a force would cover their retreat to the third position after Meiling Town.
Second position.
After receiving such an order, the mortar soldiers were of course extremely happy. It was rare to have such an unrestricted time, so they fired the shells desperately.
At this time, everything was boiling in front of Meiling Town. The explosions of artillery shells were loud and clear. There were explosions and smoke everywhere. No matter where the Japanese went, there seemed to be artillery shells following them.
The explosion made them miserable.
The mortars in Meiling Town poured out shells, and the 301st Regiment of the Third Brigade stationed in Meiling Town had quietly withdrawn from Meiling Town and retreated towards the rear.
This is the plan to lure the snake out of the hole. The purpose is to create the illusion that the ammunition is exhausted, attract the Japanese to chase them, and then wait for them to enter the encirclement and then annihilate them.
In order to make the performance more realistic, the 301st Regiment "held on" in Meiling Town for three days and three nights. In fact, it was completely ravaging the Japs. It had completely superior weapons and equipment, the terrain was superior, and the combat literacy was not at the same level. The result was that the Japs were
The attack lasted for three days and three nights, but nothing was achieved except leaving nearly 300 corpses behind.
Seeing that the time agreed upon with Political Commissar Zhu Daguang was almost here, Brigadier Xu Minghan led the withdrawn 301st Regiment and quickly left Meiling Town, leaving an empty city to the mortar battalion.
46 mortars left them with 138 boxes of shells. After the attack, a platoon would be responsible for protecting them from Meiling Town so that they could leave Meiling Town to the Japanese.
Xu Minghan and Zhu Gongguang's appetites are not small. What they plan is not to block a Japanese brigade, but how to defeat all the two brigades that come this time.
For this plan, Xu Minghan decided to use the tactic of showing weakness to the enemy, deliberately creating the illusion that he was consuming too much ammunition for pleasure, so as to attract the Japanese to catch up.
Nearly a thousand people were killed in this attack. For the commander of Matsushita's brigade, he was really angry. If he could not take the opportunity to catch up with the fleeing enemies in front and eliminate them, he would not be able to wash away the shame on his brigade.
It can be said that failure can also go to people's heads!
On a mountain about four or five miles away from Meiling Town, the leader of the Matsushita Brigade was observing the fighting here with a telescope, and his subordinates from the brigade headquarters stood beside him.
The traitor Jin Shaoshan was wearing a security army officer's uniform, standing beside him with a box cannon, and looking at the scene in the distance through a telescope.
While watching, Jin Shaoshan was frightened and couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, "Grandma, the firepower of this Yanhuang Army is so fierce. There are dozens of small cannons. The firepower of this artillery is like exploding beans."
With such intensive artillery fire, trying to rush up to it would be a sure way to death. If you want to attack, you can only wait until the artillery fire stops.
"Matsushita Taijun, I think the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce. How about we withdraw our troops first and take a rest before coming back." Jin Shaoshan was used to being a bandit, so he had the gene in his heart not to suffer losses. Seeing how fierce Xu Minghan's artillery fire was, he
I backed down first.
Captain Panasonic Brigade put down the telescope, turned to look at Jin Shaoshan, then shook his head and said, "Captain Jin, you guessed wrong. I think the opponent is running out of ammunition, and they will probably retreat soon."
"How could it be possible?" Jin Shaoshan had a look of disbelief, shaking his head like a drum. "Impossible, absolutely impossible. If they were preparing to retreat, how could there be such fierce artillery fire?"
"This is the last struggle, and it is also to cover the retreat of their troops. If you don't believe it, there will be no one in the city as soon as the artillery fire stops." The commander of the Matsushita Brigade said and waved his hand behind him, "Pass my order.
, prepare immediately from behind. Once the enemy's artillery fire stops, immediately seize Meiling Town, then leave a squadron to garrison, and the rest of the troops will follow me to pursue the enemy."
All the troops in the Panasonic Brigade were refreshed after hearing this, and finally saw a little hope.
After these few days of fighting, it was as if they were spending time in hell. When it was the turn of the troops to charge, it was as if they were rushing to die.
The Vulcan minigun of the Yanhuang Legion is so sharp. The barrel is made of a special alloy mixed with rare metals, which completely solves the problem of the barrel overheating when fired for a long time. It can empty a box of bullets in one go without any problem.
Fortunately, Xu Minghan also knew that bullets were not easy to come by. In the past two days, he obviously used less Vulcan miniguns. He mainly used automatic rifles and squad machine guns to block the enemy. Of course, the Japanese were not able to break through their defenses.
The mountain artillery unit was completely wiped out, and the mortar and grenade units were also beaten to pieces by the snipers of the Yanhuang Legion. The remaining tank units were even worse. The Rhino tanks used for demolition by the Yanhuang Legion were destroyed.
He got it to the bottom of the cliff and is still holding it there. The only one left is the infantry brother.
The Japanese soldiers who were used to the tactics of suppressing artillery fire, clearing the way with tanks, and outflanking infantry were really a little bit like dogs biting hedgehogs now - they had nowhere to say anything.
The infantry charged, and in less than three days, the two squadrons were completely defeated in front of Meiling Town. Even the squadron leaders died for their country, but they could not even touch the town wall of Meiling Town.
Half an hour passed quickly, and sure enough, the sound of the mortar quickly disappeared. From the telescope, you could see that the artillerymen on the wall dismantled the mortar, then picked it up and ran away.
In a flash he disappeared without a trace.
"Sure enough, he escaped. The troops are charging. The target is Meiling Town." A captain roared excitedly, pulled out his command knife and pointed forward, and rushed out first. The Japanese soldiers who had been holding back for three days swarmed behind him.
Go and rush towards Meiling Town.
The mountain road in front of Meiling Town was damaged beyond recognition by artillery shells. There were pits several meters deep everywhere, and handfuls of shrapnel could be easily picked out of the soil.
Stumbling and rushing to the gate of Meiling Town, the Japs raised their rifle butts and smashed them with all their strength, trying to break open the solid wooden door. But how could the rifle butts work? They had broken three or four rifle doors.
Not moving at all.
"Find a log and have a few people carry it and hit it!" Jin Shaoshan, who was standing next to him, was a local after all, so he immediately thought of a way. The Japanese cheered loudly.
Soon a big tree was cut down, and then the Japanese lifted it up and crashed into the gate.
Bang——. An earth-shaking loud noise sounded, and the door shook. Seeing that it was effective, the Japanese immediately banged harder.
After about forty or fifty blows, the latch of the door finally gave out and broke into two pieces with a click, and then the door opened with a bang.
Groups of Japanese soldiers rushed into the town gate, passed through the gatehouse and rushed straight into the town. After entering the town, they quickly dispersed. Small groups dispersed into various streets and began to search.
For a moment, there was the sound of Japanese suede shoes and Japanese shouting everywhere, mixed with the sounds of rummaging through boxes and cabinets, smashing doors and kicking in doors.
Captain Panasonic Brigade rode his horse into Meiling Town. He stopped his horse, raised his head and looked at the rows of houses and neat streets in front of him, feeling a little excited in his heart, "Meiling Town, I still conquered you.
, this is just the beginning, I believe there will be one where I will be able to sing the military song of the Kwantung Army and lead the team into Fengtian."
I originally planned to leave one squadron behind, but I didn't expect Meiling Town to be so big. Later, two squadrons were left behind. Then the remaining two brigades plus a regiment of Jin Shaoshan's security forces immediately chased out of Meiling Town without any rest.
Go straight to the direction where the 301st Regiment was evacuated and pursue it.