158. Chapter 158 Fierce fighting in hilly areas

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 Chapter 158 Fierce fighting in hilly areas

"Hahaha, look at those poor Jinsui Army, they can just let them bomb."

"Lower the altitude and let them drop the bomb directly over their heads."

"Those miserable Jinsui troops will become a pile of minced meat, and not even their intact corpses will be left."

"Huh, what an elite force the Botanians have. If they don't face their aviation force, they will just wait for the slaughter."

"Those Jin-Sui armies have gained victories one after another. If the army headquarters had arranged for them to dispatch earlier, they would have been able to deal with them long ago."

"The base camp should expand the establishment of their aviation force. Their aviation force can easily control all battlefields."

At this time, the Little Japanese Air Force was very arrogant. In their opinion, although the Jinsui Army on the ground had successively achieved victory, they could not defeat all the Jinsui Army.

The bombers began to lower their altitude one after another, and they were preparing to carry out precision bombing to completely destroy the defensive positions.

Zhou Wenbo decisively issued the artillery bombardment order, and the two Liao-made field guns, which were raised to the maximum elevation angle, quickly opened fire.

Two Liao-made Type 14 field guns continued to fire, firing grenades into the air one after another.

In just one minute, twenty grenades were fired one after another.

A bomber that lowered its altitude began to dodge after encountering artillery fire, but was hit accurately by an artillery shell.

There was a "boom" and a huge explosion.

The bomber was torn apart on the spot, and thick black smoke appeared in the sky.

The Moon Army aviation soldiers inside had no chance to parachute and died on the spot.

When the other five bombers saw that scene, they had panic expressions on their faces.

The bombers rapidly increased in altitude, and the eyes of the little Japanese aviation soldier were filled with shock.

Because they never dreamed that the Shanxi-Sui Army troops were very equipped with anti-aircraft guns!

"The horses are moving, and the infantry is quickly assisting."

"Quick, move the field artillery immediately!"

After shooting down a Lunar bomber, Zhou Wenbo quickly ordered the transfer.

The two field guns moved east of the joint operation of artillery and infantry and quickly left their original positions.

Not long after they left, aerial bombs fell there without any warning.

A deafening explosion sounded, and the dozen or so infantrymen trailing behind were instantly covered by the shock wave.

The infantrymen's bodies were instantly lifted up, and then they were thrown heavily to the ground, and died on the spot.

Fortunately, Zhou Wenbo responded promptly, otherwise the two Liao-made field guns would have been destroyed on the spot.

The Lunar Army aviation bombing continued. After learning from the previous lessons, they did not dare to lower their flying altitude.

After the bombing was over, those little Japanese airmen did not have the guts to carry out demonstrative strafing as before.

The bombers immediately left the battlefield one after another, and they did not dare to stop there at all.

Although the bombing by the Buluoyue Army ended, the artillery units of the two detachments launched a covering artillery bombardment.

Six field guns and fourteen mountain guns continued to fire grenades towards the position.

At 7:30, the Lunar Army artillery unit conducted an extended bombardment.

More than 2,000 Yuan troops carried six infantry artillery pieces and quickly advanced directly from the east towards the defensive position.

The more than a thousand Moon Army carried three infantry cannons and began to attack from the flanks.

Twenty mountain guns and field guns continued to shell, and a large number of shells were fired at them as if they were not asking for money.

After the Sato detachment and the Harada detachment met in the Xinxian area, did they receive additional combat supplies?

At present, whether the Japs have sufficient ammunition, they will be able to achieve victory quickly. Colonel Harada asked the artillery to suppress the firepower of the position to the death.

Does he intend to use artillery to continuously bombard the troops and charge directly to the position, thereby taking advantage of the Red Blade Combat of the Moon Army to completely eliminate the Jinsui Army?

Whether it can achieve the effect of completely suppressing the defensive position and whether the Japanese artillery can defeat everything.

The ten Type 41 mountain cannons had a range of just over 6,000 meters. Whether they were completely advancing forward, they did not worry about the artillery attack of the Shanxi-Sui Army.

"Liang Battalion Commander, tell the 1st Mountain Artillery Company and the 2nd Mountain Artillery Company that after the observation team has locked the position of the Moon Army's artillery position, they will launch an artillery attack with all their strength."

"At the same time, contact Zhou Wenbo's field artillery company and ask them to assist in the artillery bombardment. No matter how you do it, please destroy the Moon Army's artillery position quickly."

"The little Japanese infantry in front of Muchengqu is less than 500 meters away from the position. When it is 200 meters away from the position, the Moon Army artillery unit must be defeated."

"If the artillery battalion can't do that, my battalion commander, including the three company commanders, are all required to engage in military law!"

At Chen Ziyun's headquarters, he picked up the phone and contacted Liang Guoping directly.

The continuous bombardment and artillery shelling by the Moon Army caused great damage to the defensive positions.

A large number of little Japs are attacking from the front and flanks. Please let them get close to the position. It will be very dangerous.

Especially if they come to the position and start a red-blade battle, the Jinsui Army troops will be a living target!

Therefore, Chen Ziyun now seeks to suppress the Lunar Army's artillery units with all his strength so that their artillery can no longer continue bombardment.

Without artillery suppression, each battalion's firepower advantage can be fully unleashed.

"Commander Chen, don't worry, they are about to launch an artillery attack."

"The artillery battalion will definitely completely eliminate the Lunar Army's artillery so that they can't bombard their positions."

"He will quickly contact each company and convey your combat orders immediately."

Liang Guoping didn't expect that Chen Ziyun would call him, so he said a little flattered.

After listening to Chen Ziyun's instructions, Liang Guoping did not dare to delay and quickly conveyed the order.

At eight o'clock, the sky was gradually getting dark.

At that time, guided by the frontline artillery observation post set up by the observation team, the artillery battalion launched an intensive bombardment.

Six Bofors mountain guns, five Type 94 mountain guns, and four Liao-made field guns began shelling one after another.

Artillery shells were fired one after another in the distance, and the artillery observation post immediately observed the impact point of the shells.

Some artillery pieces that experienced shooting deviations began to receive adjustment data.

The two Liao-made field guns with complete firing parameter tables have accurately hit their targets.

Two grenades were fired, and a Type 38 field gun of the Moon Army was destroyed on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the artillery battalion made adjustments and began to launch verification shots.

Not long after, fifteen artillery pieces started firing.

One after another, grenades were fired towards the Moon Army artillery position.

The Xiaoguizi Mountain artillery position and the field artillery position were bombarded at the same time, and deafening explosions were heard.

A large number of Moon Army artillerymen barely had time to dodge, and fell into a pool of blood one by one.

At the same time, some artillery pieces were shelled and destroyed on the spot.

The Major Commander of the Lunar Army Artillery Battalion kept sending orders to the East. It was almost impossible for them to request a transfer now.

The artillery battalion continued to bombard the east, and the Moon artillery suffered heavy losses, and they could no longer support the front line operations.

"Da da da."

"Everything."

"Bah bang bang."

The defensive positions are in place, and troops from both sides have begun firing.

Weapons such as light and heavy machine guns, grenadier infantry guns, etc. all launched attacks.

Heavy bullets and artillery shells were continuously fired at the wrong side, and the two sides fell into a fierce battle.

The Little Japanese troops had a strength advantage, with more than 3,000 troops attacking from the front and flanks.

Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to hold on tenaciously and give full play to the firepower advantages of each squad's light machine guns and submachine guns.

By nine o'clock in the morning, the two infantry companies of the 7th Independent Infantry Battalion, which were controlled by Chen Ziyun's legs, quickly entered the battle.

The artillery pieces of the artillery battalion were also guided by the artillery, and continued to shell the Japanese infantry.

The battle has progressed to this point, and the fighting between the two sides has entered a fever pitch, with both sides suffering a certain degree of casualties.

The little Japanese troops continued to attack, and each attack was repelled, but they would soon organize their troops to continue the attack.

Colonel Harada and Lieutenant Colonel Sato all went to the front line to supervise the battle. They knew that this was their first chance.

If the battle fails, they will not have another chance to attack.

Now they have to continue attacking and quickly break through the position, which is their best choice.

"Warriors of the empire, kill them all!"

"The Jinsui Army troops continued to fight and have suffered heavy casualties."

"As long as they can attack the position repeatedly, they will definitely be defeated by them."

"And to break through their positions and engage in a red-blade battle with them, those Jin-Sui troops are absolutely right."

"Kill me!"

The captain and captain of the Yuejun Army waved their sabers and gave constant command.

A large number of little devils repeatedly attacked the position, and the light and heavy machine guns they deployed everywhere fired continuously.

Each grenade launcher fired grenades and smoke grenades one after another.

The little devil's rifle legs continued to attack the position with the help of various weapons.

At 9:40, the Japanese troops had already begun to attack the position.

Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yujie kept calling Chen Ziyun. They were under too much pressure and the troop casualties were beyond their tolerance.

Even their battalion headquarters began to be shelled. Did the two battalion commanders plan to command the troops to abandon their positions?

But after Chen Ziyun got their phone call, he came to the position in person to take command.

"Each platoon gathered their submachine guns. Once the Japs rushed into the position, their submachine guns concentrated fire and they must not be given a chance to attack."

"Each squadron's light machine guns fired bursts to suppress the advance of their follow-up troops, and grenades looked for opportunities to hit their light and heavy machine guns."

"Commander, contact the artillery battalion and ask them to concentrate their artillery to intercept the Japanese troops on the flanks."

"We quickly contacted the Zhangwu Cavalry Company and asked them to assemble the main force of the company and prepare to attack."

Chen Ziyun held the shell gun with a calm expression on his face as he successively issued combat orders.

As Chen Ziyun came to the front line of the position, the morale of the officers and soldiers was encouraged and they actively started fighting.

The sound of firing from Jin-made submachine guns was heard one after another. Some of the little Japanese who broke into the position were shot and killed directly.

Fifteen artillery pieces quickly concentrated their artillery fire and directly intercepted the little Japanese troops on the flanks.

A large number of grenades were fired at the flanking Lunar Army troops. The little devils there were heavily shelled and unable to advance.

The threat on the flanks of the position was reduced, and the troops began to concentrate on attacking the small Jaap troops in the front. It might be possible to intercept their attacks for the time being.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the little Japanese gathered the few remaining artillery pieces and launched a bombardment.

They wanted to organize their troops to launch a strong attack again and completely break through the defensive position.

At that time, Li Yunlong commanded troops and began to arrive on the battlefield.

More than two thousand troops, commanded by Li Yunlong, headed straight for the Moon Army's artillery positions.

Soon those troops were engaged in a fierce battle with the Harada Detachment's Eastern Engineer Brigade, and hundreds of Moon Army engineers were under great pressure.

After Colonel Harada and Lieutenant Commander Sato received the report, their faces looked solemn.

The two men had no choice but to issue an order to withdraw the Yue army that was attacking Chen Ziyun's troops and fight Li Yunlong's troops with all their strength.

Troops from both sides continued to fight in the hilly area west of the Tongpu Railway. The battle lasted until dawn, when the battle ended.

Li Yunlong commanded the troops to quickly disperse and hide, knowing that the Red Sky Little Devil Air Force would definitely appear.

Because there were no anti-aircraft weapons, Li Yunlong could avoid the Japanese air attacks.

As for Chen Ziyun's troops who were defending in the hilly area, they also began to disperse and avoid.

With continued fighting, the defensive positions were almost in ruins.

The troops asked if they could continue there. Once the bombing started, there would definitely be heavy casualties.

Moreover, the Little Japanese Air Force has suffered losses from Liao-made field artillery, and will definitely be more vigilant.

Do you want to continue arranging for the Liao-made field artillery to conduct shelling in the air? Maybe you will steal the chicken but lose the rice.

Are those four Liao-made field guns the treasure of treasures? Chen Ziyun doesn't want them to suffer any casualties.

Did Chen Ziyun or Li Yunlong accurately predict the actions of the Moon Army aviation force?

At around six o'clock, one bomber after another quickly arrived at the battlefield.

That time the Japs dispatched a total of eight bombers, and they came with great momentum.

After reaching the hilly area, they directly launched carpet bombing.

Aerial bombs fell one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

The sky was filled with dust and smoke, and the scorching air waves quickly spread in all directions.

The positions set up by the Jinsui Army troops had already been completely destroyed.

If the troops were not dispersed and concealed, I am afraid that the bombing would have brought a devastating blow to Chen Ziyun's troops.

After the Lunar Army aviation bombing, they did not leave immediately, but hovered in the air.

As early as eight o'clock, the eight bombers triumphantly left the battlefield.

At this time, the Sato detachment and the Harada detachment had withdrawn to the railway area, and they were in a defensive state.

When those two detachments are organized, they can easily put together an army of 10,000 people.

The continuous fighting cost them heavy losses.

After a night of fierce fighting, their losses were even greater.

The 13th Independent Infantry Regiment is directly under the artillery brigade, with only six Eastern Type 41 mountain guns left.

The mountain artillery brigade attached to the Harada detachment only has three Type 94 mountain artillery pieces left.

The field artillery brigade attached to the Sato detachment currently has four field artillery pieces.

Moreover, during the battle last night, their artillery position was hit. Although the artillery was evacuated in time, many artillery shells were completely captured by the Eighth Route Army.

As for the two detachments, the combat strength at this time was 4,000.

That means that from the time they organized the troops to fight until now, they have suffered 6,000 casualties.

(End of chapter)


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