Chapter 182 Attack on Xinxian County
The observation team of the artillery battalion directly under the 11th Reserve Regiment is currently divided into two. One part follows the Liyangshan Artillery Battery 1, and the other part stays outside the artillery battalion.
At this time, the observation team had quickly established a forward artillery observation post, and the communications corps immediately established contact with the artillery positions for them.
The Second Company of Sun Xiong Mountain Artillery quickly built a covering position, and the five Type 94 mountain artillery pieces were quickly assembled. The black muzzles were aimed at the sky in the distance.
After Liang Guoping conveyed the order from regiment leader Chen Ziyun, Sun Xiong commanded the second battery of mountain artillery to launch an artillery attack.
Based on the data provided by the Artillery Observation Station, those mountain artillery began to adjust and then directly carried out shelling.
For those five Type 94 mountain cannons, do they currently have detailed firing parameter tables provided by the system?
As long as the observation post provides relevant target distance positions, the artillerymen can quickly find the correct shooting parameters and adjust the artillery to accurately fire the artillery.
Grenades were fired one after another, and the artillery position and heavy machine gun position of the 14th Field Brigade were hit.
Two Type 92 heavy machine guns were destroyed on the spot, and a dozen little Japanese fell into a pool of blood instantly.
The artillery position had relatively complete bunkers, so after the shelling, no Moon artillerymen were injured, and no artillery was lost.
The squadron leader of the Yue Army who was commanding the battle did not dare to neglect and immediately organized the troops to transfer artillery and heavy machine guns.
Without the cover of heavy weapons, the fifth battalion actively launched fire interception.
The attack of the 14th Field Brigade was gradually repelled, and not long after they had evacuated, the 15th Field Brigade quickly attacked.
It was a wave-like tactic used by the Lunar Army. The troops in front were repulsed and the troops behind quickly advanced.
They are like waves, attacking one after another, which will bring great psychological pressure to the defenders.
Chen Ziyun knew Wu Ziqiang's troops of the 5th Battalion very well. He knew that the 5th Battalion did not have enough willpower to cope with the wave tactical attack.
If we go east like that, the fifth battalion will be defeated.
He immediately contacted the 7th Battalion's grenade launcher to launch smoke grenades, and the machine gun battery sent fire suppression to the Lunar Army.
The artillery unit launched a blocker bombardment against the 15th Field Battalion to cover the withdrawal of the 5th Battalion.
Is Chen Ziyun prepared to rely on high ground for defense, thereby attracting and containing the Moon troops facing him, and covering the first battle group for operations?
"Boom boom boom."
"Da da da."
"Everything."
Heavy machine guns, grenade mortars, mountain cannons and other weapons launched fierce fire.
The Fifth Battalion also began to receive orders to withdraw. Wu Ziqiang directed each company to alternate cover and gradually withdraw towards the high ground.
When the Little Japanese Artillery Troops discovered that the Fifth Battalion was withdrawing, they immediately launched a fierce shelling without any hesitation.
Eight field guns and eight Liao-made artillery bombardments continued, and the retreating 5th Battalion once again suffered casualties.
Those troops were dispersed and took turns covering the evacuation, so the casualties caused by the Lunar Army's shelling were not very large.
By four o'clock in the morning, the fifth battalion had withdrawn to the high ground on the west side, and their troops had a fighting strength of more than 500 people.
Although the Fourth Independent Composite Brigade does not have the designation of a composite brigade, its troops are not field troops.
Especially when the main force of the 11th Regiment was prepared to face the little devils, they were greatly strengthened by eight Liao-made artillery pieces.
Among the eight Liao-made artillery pieces, whether it is a 77MM field gun or a 100MM howitzer, they are both field guns with good performance.
The 100MM howitzer has strong lethality.
"Liao-made Type 14 77MM field gun, Liao-made Type 14 100MM howitzer."
"According to the news from the arsenal, those artillery pieces are all parts imported from abroad and are assembled in the Fengtian arsenal."
"The quality far exceeds that of many artillery pieces, including those of the Central Army. They are all good things."
"There were hundreds of artillery pieces, but a small number were brought outside the pass, and most of them were captured by the little Japanese outside the pass."
"Can we please add a few more howitzers to our brigade? Hey hey hey, then we can compete with the little Japs as a security division."
Liang Guoping, the commander of the artillery battalion, came to Chen Ziyun. He looked into the distance and said with emotion on his face.
Chen Ziyun was a little surprised when he heard those words. He obviously didn't expect Liang Guoping to know so much about Liao-made artillery.
Of course, he didn't know that after the Fengtian Arsenal was occupied by the Moon Army, many technicians and workers wandered outside the customs.
Could Yan Laoxi have taken in many of those personnel to expand the overall strength of the Taiyuan Arsenal?
Liang Guoping was an artillery officer, so it is not surprising to know those circumstances.
"The Moon Army is resting and recuperating. It seems they are willing to continue attacking."
"Battle Commander Liang, the Liao-made 100MM howitzer has a range of more than 7,000 meters. If the Moon Army wants to ask it to participate in the war, it will definitely move forward and set up artillery positions."
"Let the observation team find a way to pinpoint their specific location and try to destroy those Liao-made howitzers, otherwise they will pose too great a threat."
"The Lunar Army's artillery will also adopt sheltered positions. If the observation team cannot find it, they will delineate a rough area and let the infantry launch reconnaissance."
Chen Ziyun raised the telescope to observe, and then directly gave the order to Dongda.
He originally wanted to say that he was simply a prodigal, and even if he ran away, he would blow up whatever he couldn't take away.
But he didn't say it out loud, otherwise Keke would be snitched by Liang Guoping.
I don't know if all the big guys in the local army have the same problem.
The Northeastern Army withdrew from the Pass, and the Fengtian Arsenal was equivalent to giving a leg to the little Japanese.
Nowadays, the shortage of artillery in various units is very serious, and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops are doing very well.
When the artillery units of other units are most exaggerated, they need to be mobilized in two or three days and assigned to different units for combat.
But if the little Japs were at the Fengtian Arsenal outside the customs, they would have captured thousands of finished artillery pieces!
There are countless weapons and ammunition, and even tanks and airplanes have become trophies for the little devils.
Those guys, please give me the Eighth Route Army, so that the little devil can easily gain a foothold in Shanxi Province?
Yan Laoxi's situation is pretty good. The Taiyuan Arsenal has been relocated, but the Japs are fighting too fast.
As a result, the Taiyuan Arsenal did not have a considerable amount of equipment and materials, which directly became the trophies of the little devils.
Thinking of those things, Chen Ziyun felt unspeakably aggrieved.
After all, the Jinsui Army in Bu Nao was at Xinkou, but it was too far away to fight with the Japs.
In the battle outside the customs, are you really aggrieved and open the door for your mother? You are so aggrieved.
"No, group seats." Liang Guoping replied immediately.
After the artillery battalion was deployed, Chen Ziyun began to adjust the deployment and defense of the fifth and seventh battalions.
He went directly to the company officers and gave combat orders directly to those company commanders.
Of course, if the commander of the 7th Battalion did not disapprove of Zhang Fuli, he would not have to go to such trouble.
When the company commanders returned after receiving their combat missions, Chen Ziyun couldn't help but sigh.
He felt that being a human being in two lifetimes, no matter where Bu Cong was, it would be too damn depressing.
Is there no other way? After all, even Chu Yunfei cannot directly deal with Qian Bojun and Zhang Furun.
Chen Ziyun asked if he could kill them. I'm afraid even Chu Yunfei wouldn't let him go.
After all, he knew that those two people would rebel sooner or later, but Chu Yunfei didn't know, and Chen Ziyun had no evidence.
The only good news in Bu Nao is that after the battle at Zhuangmo Town, many officers and soldiers of the 7th Battalion misunderstood Chen Ziyun's orders and could not fully implement them.
Chen Ziyun can take his time and completely oust Zhang Fuyin bit by bit, thus kicking him out of the 7th Battalion.
Human relationships, thousands of years of inheritance, can change at any time.
Time is passing, and the scorching hot weather feels like entering a steam oven.
The corpse not far away gave off a fishy smell, and countless flies fell on it.
Chen Ziyun's military uniform was already soaked with sweat, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were shaking.
The Moon troops were not anxious to attack, they were organizing their troops.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, the officers and soldiers quickly strengthened their positions and actively deployed defensive arrangements.
As the leader of the group, Chen Ziyun was not idle and continued to conduct inspections.
"Where are the traffic trenches? If we don't dig the traffic trenches, the little Japanese cannonballs will hit us during the transfer. I'll have to use my body to block the shrapnel!"
"Please take your towel with you. The gas bombs are coming. I don't have time to look for towels!"
"Battle Commander Zhang, he thinks it would be great if my battalion headquarters is directly located at the independent 48th Brigade station in the Yangcun area. It is safer there."
"He doesn't expect you to have the courage to go to the front line to take command. Can my battalion headquarters at least be able to communicate with each company in a timely manner?"
"Let me see for myself whether my place is safe and how long the phone line is. A single shelling attack by the Moon Army can interrupt all communications with the 7th Battalion!"
"Officers have the responsibilities of officers. I beg you that I cannot command the seventh battalion. Get out of here as soon as possible and don't murder the lives of the officers and soldiers of the East Army there."
"I don't think it's okay if the troops suffer heavy casualties. They can be supplemented anyway."
"He told me that in the Preparatory 11th Regiment, there is no such thing as absolute error!"
"If we can't get results and the troops suffer heavy losses, then it's not easy for me to get out of here unless the officer is unqualified."
In the seventh camp, Chen Ziyun discovered many problems.
When he saw that Zhang Fuyun's battalion headquarters wanted to leave the front line directly, he was not polite at all, and mistakenly scolded Zhang Fuyin directly.
Zhang Fuyan lowered his head and remained silent, looking like a dead pig afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
Chen Ziyun was too lazy to continue talking nonsense with him and directly took over the command of the 7th Battalion to conduct the battle himself.
At five o'clock in the morning, the Japs attack began.
Still following the old routine, the artillery launched a bombardment, firing grenades one after another towards the high ground.
The 15th Field Battalion, which had not received any blow before, was directly responsible for the frontal attack.
The 14th Field Battalion divided its troops and carried out detours from both sides in an attempt to disperse and prepare the defensive firepower of the 11th Regiment.
Chen Ziyun had been prepared for this by mistake, and the troops on both sides began to fall into a fierce battle.
The deafening sound of gunfire continued in the area west of Xin County.
The 48th Independent Brigade directly launched a decisive battle with the Independent 4th Mixed Brigade.
The 358th Regiment, a field artillery company directly under the brigade, prepared the main force of the 11th Regiment and stationed in the highlands west of Hesuo Town, Qicun Town and other areas for defense.
The Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade will deploy five field brigades and deploy a large number of artillery to carry out attack operations respectively.
There was smoke everywhere on that battlefield, and dense bullets and artillery shells were fired continuously.
Major General Mitake Tsuda, commander of the Little Japanese Brigade, took personal command, and combat orders were passed on one after another.
Time is passing, and the sky is getting dark unconsciously.
At around eight o'clock in the morning, the sound of gunfire gradually stopped.
In Qicun Town, the headquarters of the eighth brigade of the Yue Army was formed independently.
The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff stood in front of the map, and he marked it based on reports from various ministries.
The battle map is here, and the positions of the troops on both sides are gradually clearly marked.
Mitake Tsuda stood in front of the map with a saber on his shoulder, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"The battle has progressed to this point, and they have to admit that what they are facing at this time is indeed an elite force."
"They have a very strong will to fight and have a certain level of technical and tactical skills."
"In terms of defensive operations, they performed very well, and their capabilities were almost the same as their field troops."
"It's really surprising to encounter such troops in Jin Province."
"Especially if they don't attack the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, that's simply unimaginable."
"But no matter how tenacious they are, they must seek to completely annihilate them."
After thinking for a while, Mitake Tsuda slowly spoke with a complicated expression on his face.
Do the little devils have a very strange character? Compared with the strong, they have always been able to give them enough respect.
But if they treat the weak, they will not have any sympathy, but will treat them cruelly.
The 48th Independent Brigade fought tenaciously, which touched Mitake Tsuda.
"The Qi War has been going on so far, and they rarely see the Jinsui Army troops among the Jinsui Army troops that can block their attacks one after another."
"The overall weapons and equipment of that unit are well-equipped, and they can implement pretty perfect defensive tactics."
"Qu Zhongqiu's point is that their defense is very inaccurate, which almost offsets all their advantages."
"Brigade Commander Ge Dong, judging from the current situation, it is almost impossible for them to completely annihilate them."
"Even if they want to inflict heavy damage on them, it would be difficult to do so. The only thing they can do now is to repel them."
"When Jiedong comes to fight, they must adjust their attack tactics, otherwise it will be difficult for them to achieve results."
The Chief of Staff looked at the map and made another suggestion.
Up to now, the Moon Army has been independently mixed into the Fourth Brigade, which has five field brigades in the east, directly under the cavalry and artillery teams.
As well as the eight Liao-made artillery pieces assigned to them, all of them participated in the battle. Will these troops have more than 7,000 troops at full strength?
But until now, the number of casualties in the Moon Army has exceeded 1,000!
That was almost the strength of a brigade, and those were very few seriously injured.
Such a loss is not insignificant.
Mitake Tsuda and the Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel both knew that if they could not quickly repel the 48th Independent Brigade in front of them and the two sides fought a battle, their losses would be even greater.
And as the mobile combat unit of the First Army, they do not need to perform other combat tasks.
Being pinned there for a long time will have a huge impact on the overall situation of the First Army's deployment.
Tsuda Mitake and others began to discuss at the brigade headquarters, and they needed to change the combat plan.
At the same time at the high ground, Chu Yunfei also held a combat meeting immediately.
At nine o'clock, Chen Ziyun also headed north and attended Chu Yunfei's combat meeting.
As of now, the 358th Regiment has more than 3,000 troops, and there have been more than 1,000 casualties.
Due to the continuous artillery support operations, the six Jinzos were unable to provide high-intensity artillery support.
Firstly, they don't have much ammunition, and secondly, the quality of the weapons made by Jin is generally not very good.
Jin-made weapons imitated moon-style weapons on a large scale. From this point of view, it is not difficult to see whether Yan Laoxi had received support from the Japs before.
The little devils have long had ideas about that land, and what they give is naturally not the best.
The Jin-made heavy machine gun was copied from the Type 38 heavy machine gun of the Yue Army, and now the Yue Army has used the Type 92 heavy machine gun.
The Type 38 heavy machine gun is a replacement for the Three-year-old heavy machine gun, and the Type 92 heavy machine gun is a replacement for the Three-year-old heavy machine gun.
This shows that the little devil has sinister intentions.
"The total casualties of the entire brigade are about to exceed 2,000. This shows that the little devil is absolutely right and not a soft persimmon."
"They want to defeat the independent mixed fourth brigade. It will be difficult."
"Of course, that battle was a wake-up call for them. I'm afraid none of you here will have the idea of underestimating the enemy again."
"Xuanyun has provided relevant combat ideas. After discussion between him and Brother Ligong, they decided to fully support it!"
After the officers gathered, Chu Yunfei said directly with a serious expression on his face.
Of course, Chu Yunfei said that the total casualties of the 48th Independent Brigade would soon exceed 2,000, but that was far less than 2,000, and what he said did not include injuries and deaths.
If the Little Japs independently formed the Fourth Brigade, more than a thousand people were killed, and that does not include the wounded. There is a big difference between the two.
And among the injured personnel of the 48th Independent Brigade, are there a certain number who were attacked by poison gas bombs?
Their eyes are currently injured and they cannot continue to participate in the war for the time being. But if they recover, they can join the war immediately.
Chen Ziyun's 11th Preparatory Regiment was also attacked by poison gas bombs during the battle.
But if they were prepared, it would not have much impact.
Especially now, the Seventh Army has urgently transported gas masks in accordance with the order of the commander's department.
Now artillery, light and heavy machine gun shooters, grenade launchers, and some squad and platoon leaders have begun to issue gas masks.
The little devils ask if they can continue to use tear gas. It will hardly pose a threat to them.
As for Chen Ziyun's battle plan for Dongxin County, Chu Yunfei will approve it, and he will fully cooperate with it.
"The 7th Battalion of the 11th Preparatory Regiment is temporarily placed outside the 358th Regiment."
"The brigade headquarters commands the 358th Regiment, and the field artillery company is directly under the brigade headquarters. They will stick to the high ground and continue to defend, attracting and containing the main force of the Moon Army."
"The cavalry company is directly under the brigade headquarters, and the guard company is assigned to the 11th Reserve Regiment. Chen Ziyun commands the 11th Reserve Regiment to undertake the task of attacking the wrong county."
"After the Preparatory 11th Regiment takes the eastern county seat, it will launch defensive operations with all its strength, so as to attract the Moon Army to attack as much as possible and consume its combat strength."
Immediately afterwards, Chu Yunfei pointed to the location of Xinxian County on the map and gave the battle order again.
"No, hostel." The officers immediately stood up and agreed to come east.
Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong left Chen Ziyun alone and discussed it in detail.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun commanded the artillery battalion and the fifth battalion troops began to secretly carry out roundabouts and advance towards the county seat.
As for the other troops of the 48th Independent Brigade, they will not stay on the high ground with all their strength.
At the same time, the front line position in Zhuangmo Town was completely abandoned, and the 7th Battalion would gradually move closer to the 358th Regiment position.
At that time, the troops of the First Battle Group had already arrived at the county seat of Xin County.
Shi Yujie and others also learned about the situation in the county through the reconnaissance platoon, and they were ready for battle.
The main force of Wei Monk's reconnaissance platoon had already arrived outside the city. Because they could not carry light machine guns and grenade launchers, they stayed outside the city.
After Chen Ziyun dispatched the first battle group, those personnel quickly reported.
After discussions between Shi Yujian, Chu Yu, Zhang Wu, Li Yang and other officers, they immediately formulated a combat plan.
The guard company will be the first to attack. They want to quickly break through to the east of the city wall, then use explosive packs to open a gap and enter the outside of the city, directly meeting with the reconnaissance platoon.
The cavalry company is responsible for guarding the battlefield to prevent other troops from rushing in for reinforcements.
The 1st Mountain Artillery Company covered the operations of the 6th Battalion. They requested the clearing of the gun towers and bunkers outside the city and supported the guard company's assault operations.
At half past ten, after some preparations, the mountain artillery company began combat operations.
Six Bofors guns directly fired armor-piercing shells and bombarded the turrets and bunkers.
Immediately afterwards, they began to fire smoke grenades, and as the smoke filled the air, the guard company quickly attacked.
At the same time, Shi Yujian also began to command four infantry companies and one machine gun company to conduct diversionary attacks against other bunker towers and position fortifications.
The guard company was the first unit trained by Chen Ziyun. They had four infantry platoons and one machine gun platoon.
The overall strength of that army was very strong. At this time, they were commanding the east of Chu Yu and quickly advanced towards the southern city wall of Xin County.
Because there was smoke bomb cover and the attack assistance from the 6th Battalion, we did not encounter any obstruction along the way.
After arriving at the city wall, the guard company quickly carried out blasting operations.
Not long after, a deafening explosion sounded.
However, although a small part of the thick city wall was damaged, the main body was not damaged.
Xin County has been known as the key to northern Shanxi since ancient times, and even now it is not an important town along the Tongpu Railway.
The fortifications there have been reinforced, and the thick city walls can be easily blown up with explosives.
When Chu Yu saw that scene, he frowned slightly. He looked at it and immediately directed his troops to advance towards the city gate.
The guard company moved to the city gate and began to blast the wooden gate.
Bu Nao was outside the city at this time, and the Yue puppet troops who heard the movement responded quickly.
More than a hundred little Japanese engineers carrying weapons and equipment rushed along the road towards the southern city wall for reinforcements.
At the same time, more than 200 Imperial Army troops and more than 200 heavy transport troops also urgently gathered together and quickly advanced there.
"Tu tu tu tu!"
"Bang bang bang!"
However, just when more than a hundred engineers arrived in the southern part of the county, they were preparing to rush through the streets to support the defense of the city wall.
Intensive gunfire rang out, then Monk Wei commanded five assault teams and four sniper teams started shooting.
Sixteen Jin-made submachine guns fired at close range, and dense bullets were fired at the little devil.
The little devils who were caught off guard fell into a pool of blood one after another. They had no defense at all.
At the same time, eight Mauser sniper rifles fired accurately, killing the Moon Army officers one after another with bullets.
After the submachine gun bullets were exhausted, one of the assault rifles quickly took out a Czech semi-automatic rifle without changing his legs.
They took aim with their rifles and then started shooting.
More than a hundred military engineers had no idea what was going on, and they were all killed one by one.
(End of chapter)
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