Chapter 125 Chasing the Commander of the Lunar Army Brigade
At this time, Chu Yunfei began to personally command the troops in combat. Five infantry battalions assembled about 2,000 troops and attacked the Moon Army troops from three sides.
Even though Tsuneichi Moriki commanded the artillery to continue bombarding, their artillery could not completely intercept the advance of those troops.
More importantly, after several days and nights of fighting, the Lunar Army's artillery unit ran out of ammunition.
They don't have many remaining artillery shells. If they continue to bombard them, they will most likely use them up.
Once those shells are completely fired, those artillery pieces will naturally have no effect at all.
"Brigade Commander Ge Dong, they currently have insufficient artillery shells. Please continue the bombardment. I'm afraid it won't be long before all the artillery shells are used up."
"At present, the Jinsui Army's attacking troops are relatively scattered. Can they temporarily stop shooting and look for suitable opportunities to launch shelling again?"
Moriki Tsuneichi quickly contacted the brigade headquarters and asked with a solemn expression on his face.
Even though Shotaro Katayama was unwilling, he also knew that if all the shells were fired, the artillery would have no fighting capability.
After pondering for a long time, he agreed to come east and let the artillery troops temporarily stop shelling.
The artillery of the Moon Army could no longer continue the bombardment. A large number of Shanxi-Sui Army seized the opportunity and continued to advance towards the Moon and Puppet Army positions.
At about 11:40, the troops of the 358th Regiment began to exchange fire with the puppet troops.
The 400 puppet troops stood firm and tried to mount a tenacious resistance, but they obviously did not deny the Jin-Sui army.
More than a hundred Yuan Army cavalry began to participate in the battle, and they took the initiative to attack directly.
The cavalry used the mobility of the war horses to disperse and shoot directly at the horses.
Type 44 rifles fired one after another. Whether the Yuan cavalry had strong combat effectiveness, their shooting caused certain casualties to the Jinsui Army.
At the same time, Tsuneichi Moriki seized the opportunity and arranged mortars to support the operation.
Once the Jinsui Army concentrated its light and heavy machine guns on the cavalry to fire, the 90MM mortars would immediately open fire.
The Lunar Army's artillery didn't have many shells, so now they fired very accurately, and could almost hit the target accurately with one shot.
The 358th Regiment and the puppet troops temporarily engaged in a war of attrition, with both sides suffering casualties.
When the battle in Bu Nao lasted until 12 noon, the situation on the battlefield changed greatly.
Li Yunlong commanded the new regiment and battalion to quickly rush out from the north, and they began to attack the Yue army in Yangcun by mistake and launch a flank attack.
At this time, the little Japanese army had a combat strength of more than 600 people, and they were attacked on three sides.
Wanting to evacuate towards the rear, Yongwai was intercepted by ten mountain guns from Chen Ziyun's artillery battalion.
Under such circumstances, they are very passive in fighting, and those little devils can adopt the strategy of staying put.
However, Chu Yu commanded the guard company, and Zhang Wu commanded the cavalry company to attack from the south.
Li Yunlong personally commanded Zhang Dabiao's first battalion to attack from the north, and Ding Wei commanded troops to gradually press in from the east.
The three forces launched combat strikes at the same time, and the casualties of the Japanese troops continued to increase.
They were under tremendous pressure at this time, otherwise they would have a certain number of heavy machine guns to follow.
So based on the current situation of the Moon Army, they will definitely be annihilated.
"Bagaya Road, all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army have returned. They were attacked from three sides by the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops."
"To the south of them are the elite troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army. They have strong individual combat capabilities and are equipped with a large number of automatic weapons."
"There are elite troops from the Eighth Route Army on their north side. Those Eighth Route Army troops are well-equipped with weapons and equipment, and they have super combat effectiveness."
"A pincer attack from the north and south will definitely bring them a devastating blow, not to mention that there are more than a thousand Eighth Route Army troops on their east side."
"And when they tried to withdraw to the west, they were attacked by the Shanxi-Sui Army artillery unit!"
"The current combat situation is very unfavorable for them. Ma is contacting the brigade headquarters and requesting tactical guidance."
The Yuejun Major who was commanding the battle had a solemn expression on his face. At this time, he could already smell the danger.
He hurriedly called the communications troops and immediately arranged to generate electricity.
At the same time, he begged the little devil to hold on to his position with all his strength, so as to block the attacks of the three armies.
At the Moon Army Brigade Headquarters, there was already some confusion.
The staff began to burn some requisition documents, and the signal soldiers also gathered the code books together and were ready to burn them at any time.
"Brigade Commander Ge Dong, the 400 puppet troops have already suffered more than 100 casualties. They will be completely defeated at any time."
"The main force of the battle is their artillery team, mortar battalion and cavalry team."
"The cavalry alone has dozens of combat troops, and the artillery unit is about to run out of shells."
"The combat strength of the troops attacking Yangcun was more than 600. They were attacked by the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army."
"Moreover, the artillery troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army continued to shell them, making it difficult for them to retreat to their positions."
"Now...now they need to make a transfer plan, otherwise...otherwise they will all be shattered!"
The brigade's Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff had a solemn expression on his face. He came to Katayama Shoutaro and reported immediately.
At this time, if the Lunar Cavalry and artillery units had not fought desperately, the main force of the 358th Regiment would have directly broken through the defense position.
Now the Moon Army has assembled a large number of 90MM mortars, 75MM mountain artillery, and field artillery to conduct repeated shelling.
In particular, four 38 modified field guns and four Liao-made field guns continued bombardment.
They no longer cared about the number of artillery shells. Those Lunar Army artillerymen could only fire artillery shells quickly to intercept the troops of the 358th Regiment from approaching the battlefield.
Katayama Shoutaro had a solemn expression on his face. Looking at the orderlies and other non-combatants who were all armed, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Then he called the communications troops and begged them to continue contacting the military headquarters.
Then Shotaro Katayama took out his southern leg gun and wiped it carefully for inspection.
The little devil's southern leg gun, commonly known as the Bastard Kezi, is a leg gun with an unusually high cut.
Obviously, Katayama Shoutaro had already prepared for the worst at this time.
"Li Yunlong's new regiment of Yangcun 8th Route has a strong overall fighting ability. They are one of the few troops that can fight with them in positional warfare."
"It's really hard to imagine that such troops would appear in the Eighth Route Army, and their performance is really unbelievable."
"Of course, the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army they faced was even more unusual. The Jinsui Army did not have such a unit at all."
"Their artillery concepts are very advanced, not to mention super capable in actual combat. That unit is really terrifying."
"If Chu Yunfei is from the Huangpu family, then there must be officers under his command who have received German education."
"If the 358th Regiment cannot be dealt with early, sooner or later they will become a serious nuisance to their First Army!"
Katayama Shotaro looked outside and said in a solemn tone.
Of course, whether the troops under his command had suffered serious losses at this time, it was still unclear whether they could preserve their troops.
Fierce fighting continues, with the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the 2nd New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army continuing to attack in the Yangcun area.
The two sides fought repeatedly, and the battle once reached a fever pitch.
At two o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun began to assemble his carefully organized commando team, cavalry team, and artillery team together.
"Sun Xiong, have you seen the location of the antenna? It is very likely that the command center of the Lunar Army is located there."
"At present, the main force of the regiment is almost trying to break through their position. Our artillery team immediately launched an artillery bombardment."
"The two Shanxi orogen cannons started firing, firing twenty rounds first, and then quickly moved away to avoid retaliation from the Moon Army's artillery."
"Commando team, cavalry team, our target is not the Lunar Army command organization."
"After the artillery team started firing, we pushed forward with all our strength towards the Lunar Army command center and tried to defeat it."
"The Foyue Army currently fighting against them has formed an independent fourth brigade. Our mission is to find their brigade leader and kill him directly!"
After Chen Ziyun assembled his troops, he directly stated his battle plan with a serious expression on his face.
And whether he would personally command the commandos and cavalry to fight and kill the commander of the Little Japanese Brigade, Katayama Shoutaro.
At around 2:10, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to start taking action.
At that time, the main force of the 358th Regiment had already begun to break into the puppet army positions.
At this time, less than 100 of the 400 puppet troops were beaten. Dozens of people watched the Jinsui Army attack. They did not hesitate and chose to surrender directly.
In fact, if it were not for the coercion of the Moon Army, those puppet soldiers would not have the idea of resisting at all.
If there are little Japs behind them supervising the battle and they ask to evacuate, the Moon Army will shoot them immediately.
So those puppet troops could fight bravely, but now that they saw the Jinsui Army attacking, they did not hesitate to throw away their weapons.
The puppet troops wanted to surrender, but the red-eyed Jinsui Army would not give them that chance.
The squad leaders holding submachine guns directly pulled the triggers, and dense bullets were fired at the puppet soldiers. Each puppet soldier was instantly beaten into a sieve.
After capturing the defensive positions, the soldiers continued to charge forward.
But at this time, the Lunar Army's artillery units responded immediately and dispersed their artillery.
At the same time, the transport troops and baggage troops in the artillery unit were all armed.
Those soldiers fought alone with a mountain cannon, field artillery, and mortar.
Tsuneichi Moriki completely dispersed the artillery units to build firepower points one by one.
Those firepower points are mainly required to be artillery, and be equipped with a certain number of armed and heavy troops for protection.
When the soldiers of the 358th Regiment rushed through the trenches and prepared to advance in depth, the artillery shelled one after another.
At the same time, a small number of light and heavy machine guns also began to fire, causing the soldiers to intercept.
"Boom boom boom."
"Bah bang bang."
"Da da da."
The Moon troops began to fight desperately, relying on those firepower points to fire fiercely.
A large number of bullets and artillery shells were fired at the soldiers, and many soldiers were attacked as soon as they jumped out of the trenches.
"Suppress them and never let them pass through the trenches."
"The artillery troops fired all the shells, then picked up their rifles and started shooting."
"They tried their best to kill them. Even if they were completely annihilated, the Shanxi-Sui army also wanted to pay heavy casualties."
"The brigade headquarters has already begun the transfer, and they are begging to buy the brigade headquarters enough time for the transfer."
Officers such as Moriki Hengzhi roared loudly, and they urged the Moon Army troops to fight to the death.
At this time, Major General Katayama Shotarō, commander of the Yue Army Brigade, was already under the cover of dozens of Japs and was quickly moving away.
Of course, the artillery team commanded by Sun Xiong and two Shanxi orogenic guns completed the bombardment.
However, the Brigade Headquarters of the Lunar Army must have been reinforced, so the shelling brought a certain degree of blow to the Brigade Headquarters.
However, the brigade commander Katayama Shoutaro, who was under special protection, was not harmed at all.
And they used the smoke and dust generated by the shelling to quickly move around in an attempt to break out.
Those little devils didn't know that Chen Ziyun had led his troops and quickly advanced towards them.
There was a "boom" and a grenade was fired directly without any warning.
The grenade landed near the team. Even though the two commando soldiers responded, there were no casualties.
"At the camp, the observation team fired a signal flare."
At that time, a soldier shouted loudly towards Chen Ziyun.
Members of the commando team quickly approached the wounded and began treatment.
Chen Ziyun raised his telescope and looked directly in the direction of the signal flare.
Soon, some observers made a sign that the roc was spreading its wings.
Chen Ziyun looked carefully, then he raised his telescope and searched the position.
Not long after, dozens of little devils appeared in his telescope sight.
"To the northwest of the Lunar Army command center, 800 meters away!"
"Monk Wei, rush over with the commando team. Captain of the Little Japanese Brigade, please run away!"
"Contact the cavalry and ask them to pass through from the flanks. No matter what happens, don't let them escape."
Chen Ziyun put the telescope eastward and shouted loudly.
As he finished speaking, the sound of artillery sounded in the distance, and artillery shells were fired towards the front of the commando team.
So Sun Xiong commanded two Jin orogenic cannons to start firing, and their target was a Moon army firepower point.
There are more than a dozen little Japs deployed there, and they have a 90MM mortar.
The grenade just now was not fired by the mortar.
Of course, Chen Ziyun was a little lucky. The mortar only had the last grenade left.
Otherwise, if the mortar continues its bombardment, Chen Ziyun's troops will definitely suffer casualties.
As two grenades landed at the Moon Army's firepower point, an explosion sounded.
Monk Wei held a Jin-made submachine gun and rushed over at the lead.
Seven soldiers followed closely behind him, and those soldiers also carried Jin-made submachine guns.
Ten soldiers were scattered in different areas, taking aim with their rifles.
There were several little devils at the firepower point holding rifles and wanted to be shot, but they were quickly called out by those rifle legs and were killed directly.
Monk Wei and his men had already arrived at the firepower point. With the firing of Jin-made submachine guns, all the little Japs there were eliminated.
The commando team advanced rapidly, and Chen Ziyun was also in action.
They quickly pursued the troops led by the leader of the Little Japanese Brigade, Katayama Shoutaro, and prepared to kill them completely.
It was at that time that the 358th Regiment Artillery Battalion began to receive orders from Chu Yunfei.
Four Shanshan orogen cannons and six Bofors mountain cannons directly missed the puppet army positions and fired suppressively at various fire points.
The battalion commanders of each battalion also came to the front line one after another to command their eastern troops and launch a rapid attack.
Groups of troops quickly advanced towards the fire points. Intense gunshots rang out, and the little Japs at the fire points were killed one after another.
(End of chapter)
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