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The perspective returns to the Independent Group.

Base area around Yangcun.

"Damn it, let the little devil run away..."

The commander of the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 14th Regiment was suffering from serious injuries and was being scolded. The soldiers of the new regiment who had changed their positions were cleaning up the battlefield - mainly collecting corpses for the Japanese, and also collecting the junk left by the Japanese.

With the popularity of the Czech style, the Japanese troops no longer look down on the Japanese soldiers' crooked tactics and crooked weapons, and they are all thrown directly to the local militia forces. However, the grenade launchers and 38-meter caps will remain.

Wang Chengzhu, commander of the artillery company of the Independent Regiment, slapped his thigh in annoyance and spoke a series of eager greetings to the Japanese.

Last night, the little devils launched a night attack, and the entire regiment attacked the independent regiment's position. It greatly exceeded the independent regiment's expectations. However, relying on the preset solid positions, strong firepower, and sufficient reserve troops,

The independent group defended very easily.

Not only did the little Japanese fail to take advantage, they also suffered a huge loss and retreated hastily, leaving hundreds of corpses behind.

This battle also completely proved that the Japanese battalion-level firepower was completely inferior to the level of independent regiments.

In last night's battle, one or two Type 92 infantry guns equipped by the Japanese brigade were suppressed by the battalion's two Type 82 mortars throughout the entire battle, and had little effect.

Of course, the natural accuracy disadvantage of mortars makes the shell consumption higher than that of Type 92, but now that the independent regiment has sufficient ammunition, these are not problems.

It was also proven.

After making up for their equipment disadvantages, the Eighth Route Army troops were able to fight head-on with the Japanese troops of the same size and win.

And it's a big victory.

A huge victory with a loss ratio of three to one.

But in the battle last night, the Japanese still showed a force that made the independent regiment even more troublesome - an artillery squadron directly under the regiment, equipped with four Type 41 mountain guns.

It has a long range, high accuracy, and powerful power. It has caused the Independent Group to suffer a lot of losses many times, and several times it has made the Japanese who were in the mouth of the Independent Group fly away.

If these four guns were not able to exert their full strength at night, the independent regiment would definitely have suffered more casualties than this, and the results might have been even less.

But things are relative.

The night restricted the use of the Japanese's four mountain cannons, but it also restricted the use of the eighty mortars of various calibers at the independent regiment's forward position.

In comparison, the independent group is more affected by the night.

Commander Li is not someone who just takes a beating. Back then, he only had one mortar to target the Sakata headquarters. Now, with half of his troops hidden, he still has eighty mortars...

Not long after the battle started, he asked Wang Chengzhu to lead the team to pick up the Japanese artillery squadron, and sent the second battalion to cooperate with Wang Chengzhu in the battle.

Old Japanese Tano also knows the importance of artillery,

He deployed four Type 41 mountain guns three kilometers behind the position, away from the range of the 82nd Army of the Independent Regiment. He also deployed an infantry squadron and a cavalry squadron around the artillery position, and required the artillery to move positions at a high frequency.

After receiving in-depth training from the instructors of the system, Wang Chengzhu is well versed in the advantages and disadvantages of mortars, as well as the overall strength of the independent regiment's artillery company.

He first sent out a large number of cavalry observers to look for Japanese artillery positions.

It has to be said that the young Japanese artillerymen of the Taye Regiment are indeed elite and experienced. They have appropriately selected artillery positions, and consciously used woods, mountain cols and other terrain and natural shelters to conceal muzzle fireworks.

Even though they were very familiar with the terrain, it took the scouts sent by Wang Chengzhu an hour to track the approximate location of the Japanese artillery.

After discovering the target, Wang Chengzhu asked the Second Battalion to repeatedly attack the Japanese artillery, attracting the attention of the surrounding cavalry and infantry squadrons of the Japanese artillery squadron, and forcing the Japanese artillery to continuously move.

Then he took four 82 mortars and approached them covertly, approaching two kilometers away from the Japanese artillery position.

This process is not easy.

The Japanese artillery was very vigilant, and would stop the artillery fire and move positions covertly at the slightest sign of trouble. During the attack of the second battalion, in addition to facing the Japanese artillery garrison squadron, it would also be blocked by other Japanese troops.

Leading the team at night was more difficult than expected.

The position of a Japs regiment was still commanded by the cautious and suspicious old Japs Tano. Even during the attack, even if it was completely suppressed by the fierce mortar firepower of the independent regiment, it still maintained its integrity and there were very few loopholes for penetration.

It was not until the morning that Wang Chengzhu found an opportunity and led his team to approach the Japanese artillery position two kilometers away and launched an artillery bombardment.

Unfortunately, the Japanese had already begun to retreat when he took action, so he was a few minutes late.

Wang Chengzhu could only vent his anger by yelling at the Japanese.

"Zhuzi, how the hell did you let the little Japanese artilleryman escape?"

Next to him, Li Yunlong naturally didn't want to comfort him, and directly poked at Zhu Zhu's heart where it hurt.

Li Yunlong knew it very well.

Although Wang Chengzhu and the Second Battalion failed to kill the Japanese artillery, they also successfully contained the four Japanese mountain cannons, causing the Japanese artillery to move most of the time, which greatly interfered with the performance of the Japanese artillery.

But as the person he single-handedly brought out, Captain Li knew very well that this piece of shit like Zhuzi was not worthy of praise...

As soon as he boasted, his tail would go up to the sky.

"Captain, it's the labor force that can't do anything this time."

Wang Chengzhu gritted his teeth and said fiercely:

"Next time, I will never let the Japanese artillery escape."

Talking about it on paper is ultimately shallow...

At this moment, Wang Chengzhu thought of this sentence in his heart.

He learned a lot of artillery knowledge and artillery theory from Boss Mo's instructor. Before last night's action, he already had a complete plan in mind and even conducted training a long time ago.

But theory is theory and practice is practice.

During the actual combat, he led the team and encountered many problems that he had not expected before.

Of course, although this battle failed, he also accumulated a lot of practical experience. Next time, he was sure that the little Japanese cannon would not be able to escape.

He is Wang Chengzhu!

"Okay, I'm just waiting for your words."

Seeing that Zhu Zhu still had high fighting spirit, Li Yunlong patted Wang Chengzhu on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"Captain."

Wang Chengzhu found the right opportunity and said:

"Next time, go ask Boss Mo if there is a radio station?"

"It's best if it can be operated by a single soldier."

"This time I fought against the Japanese artillery. The biggest problem was communication. The cavalry correspondent discovered the crossing passage and the location of the Japanese artillery, but by the time the notification came to me, it was too late."

"The message transmitted by signal flares is limited, and they are easy to interfere with each other. Semaphores are completely useless at night."

"Okay, I'll ask next time."

Li Yunlong also felt that there were communication problems in the independent group this time.

A Japanese regiment has 3,300 people. The infantry brigade, artillery squadron, cavalry squadron, and regiment headquarters add up to nearly ten radio stations.

The Independent Regiment is currently twice as many as the Japanese. He commands more than a dozen battalions, but does not have one. There is no telephone line, so he can only rely on cavalry for communication. His command response is much slower than that of the Japanese.

If each battalion had several radio stations...

He really chased him out and killed him all the way to Yangpo.

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"Commander, this is the battle report from Colonel Tano."

In the Northern Review, Naosaburo Okabe, who had not slept all day and night, received a telegram from old Japanese Tano.

"Battle report?"

Naosaburo Okabe strode over with a happy face.

The battle reports compiled yesterday showed that the locust army was being beaten.

Strongholds, gun towers, train stations, and mines everywhere were attacked by Tubal Road, and railways, bridges, and machinery and equipment were destroyed.

His heart was bleeding.

However, due to insufficient troops and too much territory, he could only respond passively, while transportation was still damaged, the march was slow, and he had to face harassment from the Eighth Route Army, so the support was slow.

Further aggravating the losses...

Gangbu estimated that by the time the matter was over, the actual losses would be hundreds of millions of national currency.

After all, a single piece of Jingxing Coal Mine machinery and equipment is worth 30 million yuan.

Gangbu is very clear that the Empire of Japan is currently unable to make ends meet, with a fiscal deficit of several billion last year, and the country is focusing on North China to help the empire regain some blood.

Now that he has suffered this loss, some people in the country may want him to commit suicide.

The main reason why Tubal Road can be so arrogant is that, in addition to the lack of troops in the Locust Army, Tubal Road has recently obtained a large number of weapons, equipment and ammunition.

As long as the independent regiment is defeated and Yangcun is destroyed,

So··
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