Chapter 23 It’s broken, Lao Li is in danger
The 3rd Regiment of the Moon Army attacked the 358th Regiment's position in an attempt to annihilate it in order to avenge the heavy damage to the mountain artillery squadron and the destruction of the regiment headquarters.
When the battle lasted until one o'clock in the morning, the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically.
The Hengshan Brigade broke into the second line position and was stubbornly blocked by the second line position.
Chu Yunfei took personal command, and the artillery units fully assisted in the operation. The Hengshan Brigade was hit by fire from three sides, and the number of casualties continued to increase.
Because Major Yokoyama was not willing to give up the attack just like that, he asked the troops to stay put and wait for the flanking troops to rush for reinforcements.
But the Ono Squadron he was waiting for was ambushed by the New Regiment, and was currently engaged in a red blade battle with the New Regiment.
The New Regiment is an elite unit led by Lao Li, and their overall combat effectiveness is not bad.
Especially Zhang Dabiao's battalion will not suffer at all in the Red Blade battle.
As for the Jingzai Brigade, after discovering that there was still strong firepower on the high ground, they continued to launch flanking fire to attack the Hengshan Brigade.
Major Jing Zai ordered all units to strengthen their attacks. He was preparing to break through quickly, seize the high ground, and assist the Hengshan Brigade in combat.
Four rapid-fire guns and four infantry guns opened fire one after another to provide cover.
Four infantry squadrons advanced with all their strength and continued to attack high ground.
The position on the left and the position on the right were on high ground and began to be violently attacked by the Moon Army.
But Chu Yunfei was already prepared. He immediately mobilized the fourth battalion of the reserve team, quickly detoured from the flanks, attacked the main brigade, and coordinated the entire regiment's operations.
Chen Ziyun then directed the two mountain artillery pieces of Li Yang's platoon to move, and they arrived at the preset artillery position.
Now Chen Ziyun is asking to command two mountain artillery pieces to attack the Little Japanese artillery unit with all his strength to assist in the defense of the highlands.
The two mountain guns of the second company of the artillery battalion and the two mountain guns of Sun Xiong continued to support the second line of defensive positions.
Around two o'clock, Chen Ziyun commanded a platoon to launch an artillery attack!
Armor-breaking grenades were fired one after another.
A Type 92 infantry gun of the Moon Army was destroyed on the spot.
Five minutes later, Chen Ziyun once again seized the opportunity and directly destroyed a rapid-fire cannon.
The Lunar Army artillery unit lost two artillery pieces one after another, and they became cautious.
Leftong's six artillery pieces no longer dare to blatantly support operations.
They temporarily took cover and did not continue the shelling.
The four squadrons of the Jingzai brigade lost their artillery cover and were unable to pose a major threat to the high ground.
Especially if the troops of the fourth battalion appeared from the flank and attacked them by mistake, there was pressure on the brigade and it was even more difficult to concentrate on attacking the high ground.
There was no frontal pressure on the high ground, so they began to deploy more firepower and shoot from the flanks, killing and injuring the soldiers of the Hengshan Brigade.
After Chu Yunfei received reports from all sides, he directly mobilized his troops and began to attempt a counterattack.
At the same time, he ordered the fourth battalion to launch a fierce attack and directly repel the Jing Zai Brigade, thereby cutting off the Hengshan Brigade's retreat.
Now, is Chu Yunfei ready to eat up the Hengshan brigade that has broken into the second line of defensive positions?
As for Chen Ziyun, at two o'clock, he commanded two mountain cannons to continue firing and once again destroyed an infantry cannon.
At this time, the Lunar Army's artillery force only had two infantry guns and three rapid-fire guns.
The battlefield situation changed drastically in an instant. The 358th Regiment, which had been hit one after another and suffered casualties, gradually took the initiative in combat!
The various ministries continued to shoot and kill the Yue army, and their morale became high.
Of course, Chen Ziyun was not very happy at this time, and the reason was very simple.
Then there are two mountain cannons in a row. They have fired hundreds of shells one after another, and there are not many shells left.
If Chu Yunfei had not ordered the artillery battalion to transport the stored artillery shells in the large baggage team, I am afraid that there would be no shells left in the row now.
"Company commander, there are four rounds of armor-piercing grenades and thirty rounds of grenades."
"The other two mountain artillery shelled one after another and continued to fight. The artillery overheated and the accuracy had a great impact."
"At present, he has arranged for the troops to quickly cool down..."
Platoon leader Li Yang quickly came to Chen Ziyu and hurriedly saluted and reported.
Chen Ziyun picked up the phone at this time and was talking to Zhou Wenbo of the Artillery Observation Post.
After hearing Li Yang's report, he nodded.
"There are eight soldiers on the flank who are having a red blade battle with the little devils?"
"The little Japanese who attacked from the front gradually retreated and gathered?"
"There are troops of the Lunar Army in the rear to attack?"
Zhou Wenbo quickly reported what he observed.
Chen Ziyun's face was solemn, and he immediately opened the artillery combat map to check it.
After the Battle of Cangyunling, the Eighth Route Army troops withdrew from the battlefield one after another.
And now the Eighth Route Army was fighting against the flanking Moon Army. Chen Ziyun thought about it and immediately thought of Li Yunlong's new regiment!
In the original drama, the new group broke through the encirclement head-on and suffered heavy casualties, and Li Yunlong was also dismissed from his post.
But whether it was because of his own appearance, Li Yunlong's new group failed to break through head-on.
That means Li Yunlong will not be removed from his post, and the new regiment will not suffer much losses.
According to Li Yunlong's character, it is completely unreasonable for him to bring his troops back without permission to continue fighting.
But Chen Ziyun was a little confused whether the main force was retreating and the Yue Army Command sent troops to rush for reinforcements.
When the brigade retreats, the fourth battalion of the 358th Regiment can block the Hengshan brigade's retreat in an instant. If so, the Hengshan brigade will become the turtle in the urn!
The Moon Army wants to completely abandon the Hengshan Brigade and allow the 358th Regiment to encircle and annihilate it?
Obviously it’s not possible!
"It's broken, Lao Li is in danger! A platoon leader and horses are dismantling the mountain cannon!"
"Zhou Wenbo, our artillery observation post, pay close attention to the whereabouts of the little Japanese!"
"Signal Corps, maintain contact between the company headquarters and the artillery observation post."
Chen Ziyun thought about it, his face full of solemn expression.
He quickly judged what the Moon Army was thinking. Those little devils were rushing to join Li Yunlong's new regiment!
Platoon leader Li Yang began to return to the unit and quickly dismantled the mountain cannon.
Some cannon legs accidentally touched the hot barrels and made painful sounds.
But even if you are burned, the order is not required to be carried out.
The two mountain cannons began to be broken down into parts, and the pack horses and mules of the transport team began to transport them away.
At this time, Jingzai's brigade was out of the firing range of the 358th Regiment's artillery, and they quickly assembled.
The first machine gun squadron dispatched by Hachiro Eguchi came to the rescue with eight heavy machine guns.
Major Jing Zai commanded four infantry squadrons, equipped with eight heavy machine guns, three rapid-fire cannons, and two infantry cannons, and quickly advanced toward the flanks.
The more than 700 little Japs quickly moved towards the New Regiment, preparing to assist Ohno Squadron in the battle.
Despite Jiangkou Baluo's combat order, the Hengshan Brigade held on with all its strength to contain the 358th Regiment.
The Jingzai Brigade was reinforced with heavy machine guns and artillery, and rushed to support the Ono Squadron in the battle.
They asked to cooperate with Ohno Squadron to quickly annihilate the new regiment.
Then they immediately penetrated from the flanks, cooperated with the Hengshan Brigade, and annihilated the 358th Regiment!
(End of chapter)
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