Chapter 181 Cruel War (Please subscribe)

"Boom boom boom."

At around two o'clock in the morning, deafening explosions sounded one after another in the area south of Hesuo Town.

Without any warning, grenades began to fire one after another, and all the grenades fell on the 11th Reserve Regiment.

The scorching air waves quickly spread around, dust filled the sky, and black smoke slowly enveloped the surroundings.

After the independent mixed fourth brigade headquarters received the combat order, the long-awaited Lunar Army troops launched combat operations.

Eight 38-type 75MM field guns, four Liao-made 77MM field guns, and four Liao-made 100MM howitzers launched bombardments at different locations.

The sixteen artillery pieces had already set up artillery positions, and they were also paying close attention to the situation of the 11th Reserve Regiment.

After receiving the combat order, the Little Japanese artillery unit launched precise artillery fire.

The artillery roared, the grenades quickly left the barrel, and the 11th Reserve Regiment came under intensive shelling.

Especially the four howitzers, which can be said to be a fatal threat.

The grenades landed on the ground one after another, with a killing radius of tens of meters, causing a huge blow to the officers and soldiers.

And the four Liao-made field guns, with their range of more than 10,000 meters, can launch their effective fire unscrupulously.

A large number of grenades were fired at the 11th Reserve Regiment one after another as if they were not asking for money.

Unfortunately, some soldiers were hit and fell directly to the ground, sacrificing their lives on the spot.

"Hide, hide quickly, don't move around."

"Protect heavy weapons and don't let the little devil's artillery destroy them."

"They have been locked by the Lunar Army's artillery, grenades, looking for opportunities to launch smoke grenades."

"Develop defensive arrangements on the spot and prepare for battle. The Japs have already begun to advance towards them."

The officers of Wu Ziqiang's 5th Battalion and Zhang Fuyin's 7th Battalion shouted orders at the top of their lungs.

A new recruit was being shelled one after another. He could not help but froze in place as he saw arms and limbs being broken off on the ground, including various body parts.

The sound of grenade explosions sounded again, and the recruit woke up from a dream, quickly stood up, and ran towards the back as hard as he could.

But a grenade fell beside him without any warning, and with the sound of explosion, a cloud of blood mist appeared.

The recruit didn't even leave a complete body.

War is cruel, and any beautification of war is a sin!

"Smoke bomb...give him the smoke bomb quickly!"

One grenade launcher's leg had been hit by shrapnel, and bright red blood was flowing continuously from his chest.

At this time, the grenadier was like an angry tiger, his eyes were red, and he looked fiercely at the little Japanese who was approaching in the distance.

The ammunition leg had fallen to the ground, and blood was constantly flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Hearing the cry of the grenade leg, almost out of instinct of the body, the ammunition leg used its initial strength to pass the smoke grenade to the grenade leg.

With a "ping" sound, the smoke bomb was launched.

After the smoke grenade was launched, the grenade legs and ammunition legs fell to the ground one after another.

They don't have any signs of life, but there are calm smiles on their faces.

The grenades began to fire smoke grenades, and the area where the main force of the 11th Reserve Regiment was located began to be covered by smoke.

The Lunar Army Observation Team was unable to observe the positions of the Jinsui officers and soldiers, and had no way to provide accurate shooting for Zhu Yuan.

The lieutenant colonel of the artillery team who directed the artillery operations raised his binoculars to observe, and ordered the artillery troops to carry out extended bombardment.

The Japs have limited resources, so artillery is particularly important.

Their limited steel resources should be given priority to the navy, and the rest will be given to the army.

Therefore, for the artillery of the Lunar Army, every artillery is more important than life.

They will never waste any nuclear shells, let alone fire indiscriminately without hitting the target.

I want to know whether the barrel of the artillery has a service life even if it is decades later.

After firing a certain number of shells, does the barrel need to be replaced immediately, otherwise the barrel will explode.

Eight Type 38 field guns began an extended bombardment, firing grenades in depth at the 11th Reserve Regiment.

Eight Liao-made artillery pieces, otherwise the order to stop the bombardment would have been received.

The caliber of Liao-made artillery is completely different from that of Yuanjun artillery, so their shells need to be transported from outside the customs.

The Lieutenant Colonel of the Moon Army Artillery was worried that the Liao-made artillery had insufficient shells, so he directly asked them to stop the bombardment.

Two field artillery squadrons and eight moon-type 75MM field guns continued to carry out extended bombardment. Their bombardment was quite intensive.

The 14th Independent Field Brigade of the Yue Army was specially grouped together and sent to Chen Ziyun to prepare the 11th Regiment. However, the 15th Brigade quickly attacked.

The two brigades, one behind the other, quickly approached the Shanxi-Sui Army troops.

At this time, their tactical idea was very simple: break through directly from the center and cut off the front and back connections of the 11th Reserve Regiment.

The other artillery squadrons directly under the two brigades were merged together and were responsible for supporting operations.

Four infantry guns and four rapid-fire guns have already established an artillery position, and can launch artillery strikes at any time.

"Regiment, the Lunar Army has at least a dozen artillery pieces and more than 2,000 infantrymen charging. This is a strengthened regiment formation."

"They were violently bombarded by the Moon Army. The troops suffered certain losses and their morale was also greatly affected."

"Now do they want to quickly withdraw to the front line of Zhuangmo Town, so as to hold on to the high ground and fight a positional battle with the Yue army?"

Wu Ziqiang came to Chen Ziyun immediately, and he said solemnly.

The shelling just now caused more than 100 casualties in various units, and some light and heavy machine gun grenades were also destroyed.

The Fifth Battalion had previously attacked Baizi Mountain and there were no casualties on Wohu Mountain. At this time, their combat strength was about 700 people.

Wu Ziqiang's face was full of worry, fearing that Chen Ziyun would command the troops to defend in place, which would result in a devastating blow to the troops.

Even though Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to win every battle before, the situation is completely different now.

They do not have a solid position, and the Moon Army has an absolute advantage.

When fighting under such circumstances, Wu Ziqiang felt that he had no chance of winning.

"Captain Wu, the 5th Battalion disperses to defend and cover the 7th Battalion. The 2nd Mountain Artillery Company moves towards the high ground on the west side."

"If they retreat now, they will become a living target for the Moon Army, and they will definitely be hit by their fierce firepower."

"When the time comes, the little devils will concentrate all their heavy weapons and start shooting. If they don't die, they will have to shed their skin."

"And once they retreat back to Zhuangmo Town, the battle plan of the First Battle Group will come to nothing."

"Batalion Commander Wu, the fifth battalion must stay in place to block the Lunar Army's attack. He is worried about the seventh battalion. He has to take command personally."

Chen Ziyun took a deep breath, looked at Wu Ziqiang with a serious expression and said.

There are four battalions in the 11th Preparatory Regiment, but it would give Chen Ziyun a huge headache if he could not carry out the seventh battalion.

That army told him not to keep it, to make a fuss over it, and to worry about its use.

Chen Ziyun was worried about whether he could let Zhang Furun lead his troops to attack Xin County.

But if he takes them with him, Chen Ziyun has to personally direct them all the time.

Otherwise, if Zhang Fuyan acts like a monster at the critical moment, it will be a devastating blow to the entire army.

Taking into account all aspects of the situation, Chen Ziyun wished he could just shoot Zhang Fuyin on the spot, which would save him so much worry.

But don't talk about him, even Chu Yunfei can't do such a thing.

After all, there are many old brothers in the 48th Independent Brigade who got up early and followed Chu Yunfei through life and death.

If there is not enough evidence to get rid of Qian Bojun and Zhang Furun, those people will inevitably feel sad.

Even the slightest instigation from the outside will lead to the collapse of the 48th Independent Brigade.

"He...he is Minghong, Tuanzuo. I can rest assured that they will carry out the order and block the Moon Army's attack."

Wu Ziqiang glanced at Chen Ziyun and almost gritted his teeth and accepted Chen Ziyun's combat order.

Chen Ziyun immediately organized his troops to move towards the high ground on the west side, while Wu Ziqiang organized his troops to prepare for defense.

Hundreds of soldiers from the fifth battalion quickly established their positions with the help of smoke cover.

Of course, during that process, grenades would occasionally hit, causing some soldiers to suffer casualties.

Wu Ziqiang held the shell gun tightly with his right leg and glanced around.

"What the hell, the worst case scenario is death. It's not shameful at all to die on the battlefield fighting the Japanese."

"Brothers, block the Lunar Army's attack and buy other troops time to deploy."

"The regiment has never lost a battle since the battle at Cangyunling, and they won't lose that time either!"

"With the regiment leader personally commanding them, they will definitely achieve the same victory as before."
To be continued...