Chapter 153 Five Type 94 Mountain Cannons Captured
The First Battalion of the Mountain Artillery and the Second Battalion of the Infantry were attacked from the north and south. Their situation was precarious and their positions could be breached at any time.
After Colonel Harada learned the news, his face inevitably showed a solemn expression.
That time, the Shanxi-Sui Army guard company attacked from the north, and the 1st Battalion of the Eighth Route New Regiment attacked from the south.
Did they catch the Moon Army completely off guard, leaving them with no chance to react?
In particular, Li Yang, the commander of the first artillery company of the artillery battalion, personally commanded two Liao-made field guns and continued to conduct long-range support artillery strikes.
The Moon Army troops suffered heavy losses one after another, and their own casualties and losses continued to increase.
Colonel Harada knew very well that if reinforcements could not be dispatched quickly to support the operation, all the precious Type 94 mountain artillery would be threatened.
I want to know that the little devils have limited resources and attach great importance to artillery. If any artillery is lost in combat, they will be severely held accountable.
"I really didn't expect that they would join forces to fight, let alone that they would have such an elite force!"
"The Eighth Route Army has always been very difficult to deal with, and after they seized a large amount of weapons and equipment, their own combat effectiveness has continued to improve. The First Army is simply their transport team!"
"The Jinsui Army has excellent weapons and equipment. At this time, their combat capabilities have been improved, and they have strong combat effectiveness, not to mention a very difficult opponent."
"The First Army can be said to be the grindstone of the Jin-Sui Army. It continues to make the Jin-Sui Army grow stronger, and the series of consequences are unimaginable."
"Order, the Third Battalion gradually gets rid of the harassment of the Jinsui Army in Suohe Town and quickly withdraws to the mountain artillery position."
"Order, the First Battalion and the Artillery Battalion give up the search mission and immediately rush to the mountain artillery position to help!"
"Continue to contact the Sato detachment and ask them to dispatch troops for investigation to see if there are Eighth Route troops in the Xinxian area."
"If the Eighth Route Army is not found in the Xinxian area, let them move closer to them quickly."
Colonel Harada gave the battle order with a complicated expression, and he began to gather the main force of the detachment at the mountain artillery regiment.
As for the mission of searching and intercepting the Jinsui Army, Colonel Harada gave up completely.
For him, protecting the mountain artillery unit is the most important thing now.
Orders began to be transmitted one after another, and the various brigades of the Moon Army who received the telegrams marched desperately towards the mountain artillery position.
Chen Ziyun continued to direct two hundred troops to launch harassment operations to contain the third brigade and prevent them from retreating to the mountain artillery position.
At the same time, he handed over the command to the two company commanders who led the battle, and quickly returned to the Suohe Town area.
After arriving at Suohe Town, Chen Ziyun immediately contacted the artillery battalion.
The six Bofors Mountain Cannons began to move towards the front and also joined the bombardment.
As early as 6:40, six mountain guns and two field guns continued their shelling.
One after another, as if they were not asking for money, the artillery shells were fired towards the position of the First Battalion of the Yuejunshan Artillery Battalion.
At that time, Zhang Dabiao's battalion and company had already eliminated more than 100 Moon troops in the security position on the west side.
They quickly attacked from the west, and the Lunar Army's artillery position was attacked from three sides. At the same time, they were constantly hit by long-range artillery.
One grenade after another landed on the position, a deafening explosion sounded, and shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.
At seven o'clock, Chu Yu commanded the guard company to rush into the position.
Each submachine gun combat team advanced rapidly, and the soldiers holding Jin-made submachine guns continued to shoot.
A dense barrage of bullets was fired at the exposed little Japs, and many of them were instantly beaten into sieves of flesh.
Groups of rifle legs were in different positions. They held the captured Yue-type 38-type rifles and pulled the triggers one after another.
Bullets were fired accurately at the Moon Army. A young Japanese was hit and fell directly into a pool of blood.
"Bah, bang, bang." A series of Czech-style light machine guns fired bursts not far away.
Those Lunar troops whose legs were exposed by precise machine gun fire were also killed by many of them directly by light machine gun bullets.
The Moon Army's position showed signs of collapse. Although its infantry and artillery fought desperately to defend, they were unable to intercept the troops on the north side.
Chu Yu commanded the troops to advance quickly, heading straight for the Yue Army's mountain artillery.
"Bagaya Road, if you stop them, you must stop them. You must not let them get close to the artillery."
"Heavy machine gun fire, the infantry rushed over and started a red blade battle with them. Those Jinsui troops are not good at red blade battles."
"Arm the artillery troops, and no matter what happens in Bufu, don't let the Shanxi-Sui army get close to their mountain artillery."
"Move quickly and intercept them. Their reinforcements will be here soon."
The two major captains of the First Battalion of Mountain Artillery and the Second Battalion of Infantry kept giving orders.
They were afraid that the Type 94 mountain cannon would be threatened, so they desperately begged the ministries to ensure the safety of those mountain cannons.
However, the overall security company has well-equipped weapons and equipment, and the troops have strong combat effectiveness.
And after several battles, there was close cooperation between the officers and soldiers.
The Type 92 heavy machine gun of the machine gun squadron was just about to start firing, and the 81MM mortar and Type 92 infantry artillery covering the distance were shelling one after another.
The grenades landed accurately on the heavy machine gun ambush, and countless shrapnel spread rapidly.
The little Japanese heavy machine gun shot the leg, the deputy shot the leg, the ammunition leg and other personnel fell directly into a pool of blood.
"We can't bring back four field guns this time. Battalion Commander Liang is very wrong about our security company."
"What I didn't say that time was that I had to bring back a few mountain cannons for them. A long platoon was on hand to capture the little devil's mountain cannons."
"Second platoon leader, assist the first platoon in preparing to transport mountain artillery and leave. Third and fourth platoons will provide cover and suppress the Moon Army."
The commander of the guard company held a submachine gun. He fired while giving combat orders.
At this time, the Yuejunshan artillery position was in chaos, the position on the north side was breached, and their defense system was disrupted.
The little Japs not only rushed into the guard company's position, but also rushed into Zhang Dabiao's 1st Battalion on the south and west sides.
Whether it is the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Eighth Route Army, or even a little devil, it is not a challenge.
In particular, the gun platoon of the guard company is constantly bombarding. Can they carry out the attack at the risk of their lives?
Heavy machine gun bullets, infantry artillery, and mortar shells are all given the same red color, so shoot with all your might.
For a while, fierce gunfire sounded from the mountain artillery position.
There was thick smoke everywhere, and of course there were many little Japs lying in pools of blood one after another.
As early as around 7:30, more than 100 soldiers from Zhang Dabiao's 1st Battalion on the west side began to break through.
The first company commander carried a broadsword and led his troops into the mountain artillery position, and directly started a red blade battle with the Moon Army.
At this time, the Yue army already had five Type 94 mountain cannons, which landed directly on the legs of the guard company.
"The commanders of the first platoon and the second platoon will stop when they see a good situation and immediately withdraw with the mountain artillery. The third platoon, the fourth platoon, and the machine gun platoon will provide cover."
When Chu Yu saw that scene, he decisively issued the battle order.
At that time, the First Infantry Battalion and Artillery Battalion of the Harada Detachment had quickly arrived near the mountain artillery position.
The Type 41 mountain guns belonging to the east part of the artillery brigade have been quickly assembled, and they are ready to carry out artillery attacks.
The First Infantry Battalion then launched an attack formation and quickly advanced towards the mountain artillery position.
Chen Ziyun, who was commanding the battle in Suohe Town, immediately gave the battle order in the east.
Wu Ziqiang commanded the 5th Battalion of the Independent Infantry and immediately launched an attack. The 1st Infantry Battalion of the Cuoyue Army and other units conducted diversionary attacks and supported the evacuation of the guard company.
Shi Yujian commanded the troops of the 6th Battalion of the Independent Infantry to attack quickly and coordinate the withdrawal of the troops of the guard company.
Otherwise, the artillery battalion troops should use all their strength to suppress the artillery brigade and prevent its east-affiliated Type 41 mountain artillery from shelling.
In addition, Chen Ziyun also immediately dispatched messenger troops to directly contact Zhang Dabiao's 1st Battalion fighting on the south side to explain the relevant situation.
Is it time to give up now? Otherwise, wait until the first and third corps of the Lunar Army withdraw.
Then the guard company and Zhang Dabiao's battalion will be attacked from outside, which may lead to the annihilation of the entire army.
The artillery battalion quickly changed the target of attack, and eight artillery pieces bombarded the Lunar troops in the northwest direction.
The two battalion commanders Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuji did not dare to delay and quickly commanded the troops to launch an attack.
At eight o'clock, the guard company and Zhang Dabiao's 1st Battalion gradually gave up attacking the artillery positions on the mountain, and they gradually left the battlefield.
Of course, when those troops evacuated the battlefield, they were attacked by Moon army artillery and suffered certain casualties.
At nine o'clock, Zhang Dabiao's first battalion took the lead in withdrawing from the battlefield. They moved southward and began to meet with the main force commanded by Li Yunlong.
At half past nine, the guard company withdrew to the Suohe Town area. Did they directly capture five Type 94 mountain guns that time?
Looking at the 1994-type mountain cannons dragged back by mules and horses one by one, Chen Ziyun's face was filled with joy.
The Type 94 Mountain Cannon of the Lunar Army is definitely an artillery piece with excellent performance.
Five Type 94 mountain cannons, six Bofors mountain cannons, and those eleven mountain cannons are fully capable of building a powerful artillery support capability for the artillery battalion.
Equipped with two Liao-made Type 14 field guns, the overall combat effectiveness of the Independent 48th Brigade can be improved by several levels!
At this time, Wu Ziqiang's camp and Shi Yuzhen's camp were withdrawing one after another, and the two hundred veterans who had harassed the third battalion of the Lunar Army also began to get new tasks.
After Chen Ziyun learned about the situation of the cavalry company from the guard company, he ordered Chu Yu to unified command the guard company and the veterans and quickly make a detour to the south.
They requested a quick response to the cavalry company and allow them to safely retreat to Suohe Town.
After all, can the cavalry company transport a large amount of trophies, and can those trophies be destroyed by the Moon Army?
Moreover, if they take a circuitous route to the south, they will most likely encounter Li Yunlong's troops.
They don't know what Li Yunlong's temper is, but Chen Ziyun doesn't know much about it?
In the original drama, Qian Bojun and Zhang Fuyin of Lijiazhen mutinied, and Lao Li commanded the troops to rescue Chu Yunfei. It turned out that the weapons and equipment of a battalion of 2,000 people were taken away!
Who knows if Li Yunlong, seeing so many trophies at this time, would say "I don't want to do free part-time work" and just take away the trophies.
If those trophies were stolen by Li Yunlong, it would be even harder for Chen Ziyun to get them back than to climb to heaven.
Chu Yu commanded the troops to set off quickly, but at this time, the Japanese troops launched a crazy retaliatory bombardment.
The artillery brigade's ten Type 41 mountain guns and the Mountain Artillery's First Battalion's six Type 94 mountain guns continued to carry out shelling.
It's worth mentioning that the two brigades currently only have sixteen artillery pieces left in the East.
Of their twenty-four mountain cannons, three were destroyed and five were captured. The losses were considerable.
The angry little Japanese artillery bombarded Suohe Town one after another, and a large number of artillery shells continued to hit.
Chen Ziyun arranged for the troops to hide, but as for the artillery battalion troops, there was no counterattack.
Because of the continuous fighting, the artillery battalion has always been unable to defend the main force.
Even though they are not fighting on the front line, their continuous artillery support plays a decisive role.
The constant shelling caused them to consume a lot of shells.
There are only one hundred rounds of artillery shells left for the eight artillery pieces. On average, each artillery piece has less than twenty rounds.
And whether there are a certain number of armor-piercing shells in those shells.
Therefore, Chen Ziyun chose to be patient at this time and let the little Japanese attack him.
After all, they occupy high ground and seek shelter in the anti-slope position. The Japanese bombardment will not pose much threat to them.
The Lunar Army troops continued the bombardment until after ten o'clock, when they began to carry out extended bombardment.
At eleven o'clock, the Japs stopped shelling, and all the troops of the Harada detachment began to disperse and garrison in the area east of the position of the First Battalion of the Mountain Artillery.
Several major captains were all dejected. After all, so far in the battle, their various units had suffered different casualties.
It was at that time that Chu Yu commanded the guard company and other troops to join the cavalry company.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the group transported a large amount of loot and quickly retreated towards the Suohe Town area.
They were currently in the Xinxian area, so Li Yunlong quickly discovered that troop.
When he saw many Jinsui troops and the people transporting a large amount of loot, Li Yunlong's eyes lit up and he almost drooled.
Especially when he saw the towed artillery piece, Li Yunlong was even more excited.
But seeing that the Jinsui Army had hundreds of troops and was equipped with many submachine guns, light machine guns, and many cavalry troops, Li Yunlong just stood where he was.
"They made a fortune again that time. Are they really talking about it? Are we going to have no chance?"
"Da Biao, my boy is not living up to expectations. After fighting for so long, not a single mountain cannon was captured."
"I beg you to get them some mountain cannons. I'll also have a reason. Let me see, there are so many trophies."
"The Jin-Sui military family has great achievements, and they don't lack that little bit of stuff. I wonder if there is no chance now."
Li Yunlong put the telescope eastward, looked at Zhang Dabiao next to him, and said resentfully without shaking.
If Zhang Dabiao can get some mountain cannons for the Jinsui Army, Lao Li will probably find a reason why he can't do part-time work for free.
But now that the guard company has captured five mountain cannons, Li Yunlong can watch a large amount of loot being transported away before his eyes.
"Captain, our regiment has a lot of weapons and equipment, and we don't lack a few weapons and ammunition." Zhang Dabiao said straightforwardly.
"Don't you know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive if you don't become a householder?"
"Tell me, our new regiment will never lack weapons and ammunition."
"Regardless of the fact that we have a lot of weapons and equipment now, could you please give me a call from the brigade commander? I would be very reluctant to send some of them over."
When Li Yunlong heard this, he became even more angry and said with wide eyes.
(End of chapter)
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