The Eighth Route Army actually used large-caliber heavy artillery!
Is this a fight?
By this time, the commander of the garrison in Mongolia had come to his senses and was no longer paralyzed.
If we don't escape quickly, the entire Mongolian army will be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army used large-caliber heavy artillery. The left-wing attack column was probably wiped out before it could reach the Eighth Route Army's artillery position.
Following the order from the Mongolian Army Headquarters.
The 13th Japanese Chariot Regiment and the 17th Japanese Chariot Regiment.
As well as the 11th Independent Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Tank Division Infantry Regiment, they retreated one after another.
Even if Jutaro Amakasu didn't give the order to retreat, these two chariot regiments and two infantry regiments would soon be unable to withstand it.
The casualties were huge and it was on the verge of collapse.
That is to say, the Japanese soldiers understood bushido and had a high spirit. The soldiers' minds were full of locusts and loyalty to the empire, so they did not collapse.
If the puppet army and the ordinary national army were attacked by this level of artillery fire, they would have been defeated long ago.
"Captain, the Japanese seem to have withdrawn."
At the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the chief of staff reported to Kong Jiehui.
"oh?"
Kong Jie looked through the field of view of the telescope towards the battlefield on the left wing.
Sure enough, I saw that the Japanese tanks and infantry had turned around and were running wildly in the direction they came from, abandoning their armor.
Kong Jie's eyes were calm: "The Japanese are not retreating, they are trying to escape."
The power of the twenty-four B4 heavy howitzers is very huge. Each round of firing can cause casualties to an infantry squadron and nearly a tank squadron to the Japanese.
However, the rate of fire of the B4 heavy howitzer is relatively slow, and each gun can only fire two rounds per minute.
This is the rate of fire achieved by the new regiment's relatively high artillery quality.
Although this is the first time the artillery soldiers of the new regiment's heavy howitzer battalion have participated in actual combat.
However, the artillerymen's movements were as perfect as they had been refined over time.
For ordinary artillery, if it can fire 1 shell per minute, it is considered good.
After thinking for a moment, Kong Jie immediately issued an order:
"Order the artillery to use the Xu Jin barrage to bombard the Japanese left wing attack force."
"The cavalry battalions and infantry of the two regiments pursued the enemy on the left."
"The tank battalion pursued the enemy on the right flank."
"yes!"
The chief of staff shouted back.
After a while, the communications staff officer came over and reported to Kong Jiehui:
"Reporting to the head of the regiment, the 24 rocket launchers of the Katyusha Rocket Launcher Battalion have been reloaded and can be fired at any time."
"The commander of the rocket artillery battalion asked whether to shell the enemy's attacking troops or to shell the enemy's depth?"
Kong Jie's eyes lit up: "Order the Katyusha Rocket Artillery Battalion to bombard the enemy in depth. Wherever there are more Japanese soldiers, bombard them wherever they are. Don't save rockets!"
This battle also allowed Kong Jie and the Eighth Route Army commanders and fighters to see the true power of the Katyusha rocket launcher.
This is a real killer weapon. Its lethality and power against Japanese soldiers is no less than that of the B4 heavy howitzer.
The Katyusha rocket launcher alone killed more Japanese tanks than a tank regiment.
No wonder even Boss Chen admires it so much!
"yes!"
The communications staff officer turned around and went to deliver the order.
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On the Katyusha rocket artillery battalion position.
A telecommunications soldier put down the walkie-talkie phone in his hand and reported to the rocket launcher battalion commander Zhang Shuangyi:
"Report to the battalion commander, the headquarters orders our battalion to immediately shoot deep into the enemy!"
"Wherever there are many Japs, hit them!"
Zhang Shuangyi looked solemn: "Contact the rocket artillery observer immediately and ask the observer to report the enemy's shooting Zhu Yuan!"
"yes!"
The telegraph soldier turned around and immediately started calling with his walkie-talkie.
Not long after, the telegraph soldier came to Zhang Shuangyi again and reported: "The battalion commander has called the artillery observer, and the artillery observer is calculating the shots for Zhu Yuan."
After a pause, the telegraph soldier said again: "By the way, battalion commander, I just forgot to report something to you."
"What's up?"
The telegraph soldier said: "The communications staff of the headquarters just said that our rocket launcher battalion can kill more enemies with two salvos than a tank regiment and an infantry regiment."
"You brat, why did you report such an important matter to me?"
Battalion Commander Zhang Shuangyi laughed and cursed, but his eyes suddenly became hot. The result of this battle was great!
In this battle, the rocket launcher company of the New Second Regiment, the rocket launcher company of the Independent Regiment, and the rocket launcher battalion of the New First Regiment fought together.
A total of 24 Katyusha rocket launchers form a rocket launcher reinforcement battalion, which has actually reached the regiment level.
In this battle, whether it was the artillery observers of the rocket launchers, or the loading and adjusting of the shooting units, they were all operated by the rocket launchers and artillerymen of the Eighth Route Army.
In the two months after acquiring the Katyusha rocket artillery, the Eighth Route Army's rocket artillerymen not only participated in actual combat, but also conducted a large number of live ammunition firings under the guidance of Boss Chen's artillery instructor.
The combat literacy of rocket artillerymen has skyrocketed.
Then, Zhang Shuangyi looked at the artillery soldiers under his command and said loudly:
"Comrades, I have some good news for you!"
"Our rocket artillery reinforcement battalion killed an enemy tank regiment and an infantry regiment in the first two rounds of artillery attacks on the enemy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the artillery soldiers looked excited and their eyes were burning.
The rocket artillery reinforcement battalion suddenly became highly motivated.
Since the rocket launcher positions are relatively far away from the battlefield, artillery observers are mainly responsible for guiding the rocket launchers to bombard the enemy.
A volley was fired, and only the roaring sound of the cannon could be heard, but the results of the battle could not be seen, and it was not known how many Japanese soldiers were killed.
Even experienced artillerymen couldn't help but feel short of breath when they heard this achievement.
Two rounds of artillery strikes killed two regiments of Japanese soldiers. In the entire history of the New Regiment Artillery, this record is quite explosive.
"This next collective second-class meritorious service won't be able to escape."
A rocket launcher commander was muttering there.
"Second class collective merit?"
"It would be great if we could kill that old devil, Jutaro Amakasu, the commander of the Mongolian Army. We can strengthen the battalion with rocket launchers and get first-class collective merit!"
The other rocket launcher commander curled his lips.
At this moment, the walkie-talkie rang loudly, and the telegraph operator in charge of liaison quickly picked up:
"This is the rocket launcher camp..."
"Have you finished shooting Zhu Yuan?"
"Road... direction..."
As the telegraph operator loudly reported the firing points of the artillery bombardment, the artillerymen with loud voices on the side loudly announced the firing points of the artillery positions.
"The first gun position is ready!"
"The second artillery position is ready!"
"..."
On the six artillery team positions, behind the gun emplacements of twenty-four Katyusha rocket launchers, the gunners quickly adjusted their firing positions.
The muzzle of the gun was pointed at the depth of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia.
"Target, enemy deep area!"
Zhang Shuangyi, commander of the rocket artillery battalion, issued the order:
"Fire."
In the cab of the truck, the gunners responsible for shooting pressed the launch button of the Katyusha rocket launcher.
All of a sudden.
One after another, Katyusha 132mm rockets with a breath of death, propelled by propellant, dragged their orange-red tail fins and soared into the sky from the launch track.
About 10 seconds later, nearly 400 rockets were fired into the distance.
Countless trajectory visible to the naked eye streaked through the air.
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at the same time.
"Report to Commander, the attacking troops on the left and right wings are retreating."
"But the artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army is using Xu Jin's barrage to retreat to the left attack force, and the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army is rapidly approaching, with a strength of one cavalry regiment."
"The tanks and infantry units of the Eighth Route Army are chasing the locust army attacking troops on the right wing."
"Currently, both attacking forces of the Locust Army have suffered heavy losses."
In the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, a group of Japanese staff officers and guards were busy collecting radio stations, documents, maps and other items in preparation for retreat.
A combat staff officer reported to Shigetaro Amakasu and Issaku Nishihara.
Hearing this, Nishihara Issaku glanced sideways at Jutaro Amakasu.
I wanted to persuade you to retreat earlier, but you didn't. Now that the troops stationed in Mongolia have suffered so many casualties, are you comfortable?
Let's see how you explain it to General Okamura Neji now.
Your position as the commander of the Mongolian Army should be moved. The commander should be able to occupy it.
At this time, Jutaro Amakasu's cheek muscles twitched violently. If he had known that the Eighth Route Army was so powerful, with heavy artillery coverage and large-caliber heavy artillery, he would have fought against the Eighth Route Army.
Amakasu Jutaro conservatively estimated that half of the troops stationed in Mongolia were lost in this battle, close to two-thirds.
Fortunately, the retreat route was not cut off by the Eighth Route Army and it was not completely wiped out.
Slipping away.
Let the 1st Division and the 1st Army play with the Eighth Route Army.
Taking a deep breath, Amakasu Jutaro gave the order: "Send the order, all troops will speed up and move north, and then turn towards Gaoyang County."
The old Japanese decided that the remaining troops would first move to Gaoyang County and then return to Zhangjiakou.
Even if Okamura Neji gives the order to continue the attack, it will not work.
"Hi!"
A combat staff member suddenly lowered his head and turned around to deliver the order.
But at this moment, some strange whistling sounds appeared in the sky, and the sound passed over the battlefield where China and Japan were fighting, from far to near.
At first, the Japanese officers were slightly stunned, wondering what the sound was?
But soon, the faces of the Japanese officers such as Amakasu Jutaro and Nishihara Issaku suddenly turned pale.
not good!
"Commander, be careful!"
A Japanese officer exclaimed.
However, it was already too late. A large number of rockets came and landed on the Japanese headquarters and its surroundings.
Boom boom boom...
The whole headquarters and its surroundings were blown into a sea of fire amidst the explosions like earth shaking and landslides.
A 132mm rocket from six kilometers away landed right at the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, blowing up a group of Japanese officers, including Lieutenant Generals Jutaro Amakasu and Itachi Nishihara, into a pink mist of blood.
When the smoke cleared, the two Japanese lieutenant generals and a group of Japanese officers, along with the entire command headquarters, all disappeared without a trace.
As for the location of the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, Jutaro Amakasu naturally deployed heavy troops to protect it.
He had long heard that the Eighth Route Army was good at beheading operations.
Not only is there an infantry regiment guarding the surrounding area, but there are also two tank squadrons and three armored vehicle squadrons for protection.
During the war, these Japanese infantry and tanks were hidden.
As soon as Jutaro Amakasu ordered a retreat, the Japanese infantry and dozens of tanks all ran out of their hiding positions, packed up and prepared to flee.
Kong Jie's order was for the rocket launcher battalion to fire deep into the enemy's depths, where the enemy's strength was greatest.
At this time, where does the Japs have the most troops and tanks?
Of course, it was around the Japanese headquarters in Mongolia.
Of course, the artillery observers did not know that it was the Japanese headquarters, so they were doing it unintentionally.
The Katyusha Rocket Artillery Battalion's round of shelling not only killed the headquarters of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia, but also killed a large number of Japanese infantry, tanks and armored vehicles.
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