The sound of shell explosions soon rang in the ears of the chief of staff.
However, these shells were not fired by the artillery brigade and heavy mortar squadron under his command, nor did they fall on the Eighth Route Army artillery positions.
It was the Eighth Route Artillery that came towards them, as if they had eyes, and they steadily hit the mountain field artillery positions and large-caliber mortar positions.
Although the caliber of the artillery shells is small and the explosive power is limited, it is difficult to destroy even mountain artillery and mortars.
But there are a lot of shells.
After one artillery shell exploded, it turned into dozens of fragments flying in all directions. If more than ten artillery shells exploded at the same time, hundreds of artillery fragments were flying in the Japanese artillery position.
The gunners were caught off guard and a large area was blown up in an instant.
Many gunners were hit by several shell fragments at the same time. Their bodies were covered with blood holes and they fell to the ground without moving.
The Japs chief of staff was about to be driven crazy.
Mortar Squadron The mortar squadron is unreliable, and now even the mountain artillery battalion and the heavy mortar squadron are unreliable. Even the heavy artillery battalion that I had high hopes for encountered a waterloo in the battle, and two armored vehicles were killed during the attack.
A feeling suddenly appeared in the chief of staff's mind.
Compared with the guerrilla brigade, I am more like the Eighth Route Army who was passively beaten.
The guerrilla brigade is more like the overwhelming Japanese elite on the battlefield.
From the beginning of the war to now, I have been passively beaten at every turn, and have almost never taken the initiative on the battlefield.
Next to him, Major Miyata also frowned.
Facing the constant artillery counterattacks from the guerrilla brigade, he also felt worried.
In previous battles, they used artillery fire to suppress their opponents, but now the situation is reversed. They don't even know how to break the situation.
He thought for several seconds before speaking: "Chief of Staff..."
"The Eighth Route Army has more artillery than we do. Although the caliber of the artillery is not as good as ours, they are light mortars that are easy to transfer and have a very fast rate of fire. Although it is difficult to destroy the mountain guns and large-caliber mortars equipped by our army
, but it can kill a large number of our gunners."
"Both sides are going head-to-head, and it will definitely be us who suffer in the end."
"The humble position suggested that the tank troops be dispatched immediately to cover the infantry and launch another attack on the Eighth Route Army's blocking position."
"Only by breaking through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position can we leave here quickly, get rid of the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire coverage aimed at us, and reduce troop losses."
The chief of staff frowned and asked, "What about the mountain artillery equipped by the guerrilla brigade?"
"It's not like you didn't see it just now."
"As soon as the tank troops were dispatched, they were jointly attacked by more than 20 mountain field guns from the guerrilla brigade, destroying two of our armored vehicles on the spot."
"The more than twenty mountain field guns are not participating in the battle now. They must be waiting for our tank troops to be dispatched again."
"Wouldn't letting them join the war now be a direct hit to the cannon of the guerrilla brigade?"
Major Miyata frowned and explained: 'We can let the tank troops disperse and attack.'
"The infantry followed them and attacked the Eighth Route Army's blocking position together."
"As long as we successfully capture the Eighth Route Army's blocking position and leave here, the initiative on the battlefield will return to our hands."
"Mountain field artillery and heavy mortar squadrons will not be chased and bombed by the small-caliber mortars equipped by the guerrilla brigade."
"For this reason, even if we lose a few tanks and armored vehicles, it's still worth it."
"Otherwise, the mountain artillery brigade and heavy mortar squadron will definitely lose a large number of gunners."
"When they lose their combat effectiveness, the Eighth Route Army will concentrate its artillery fire on our infantry."
"If any other accident occurs to the troops during the battle, we will not even have artillery support and will have to be passively bombed."
The chief of staff's mind was running rapidly. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he used his brain, he could not think of a better way to break the situation. He could only bite the bullet and order: "Then let the tank troops come..."
"Miyata-kun immediately mobilized two infantry squadrons to coordinate the attack and must capture the Eighth Route Army's blocking position."
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The former enemy headquarters of the guerrilla brigade.
Seeing the Japanese tank troops and two infantry squadrons reappearing on the battlefield, Zhang Xuan was very happy.
He has been thinking about how to kill the Japanese tank troops.
Tanks and armored vehicles can easily block bullets shot by rifle guns. The best way to destroy them is to use mountain artillery to shoot directly.
But it is impossible for the guerrilla brigade to place the mountain artillery on the roadside and wait for the Japanese chariot to come in front of them and suddenly open fire.
The Japanese soldiers are not fools. A weapon as big as a mountain cannon cannot be made silent no matter how concealed it is.
If they were discovered, not only would they be unable to destroy those tanks and armored vehicles, but the mountain artillery that the troops had finally captured would also fall into the hands of the Japanese, and they would lose both their wives and their troops.
Zhang Xuan must not do such stupid things.
Therefore, the plan to use mountain artillery to ambush the Japanese tank troops was almost impossible to realize.
As a result, the guerrilla brigade only has the option of blasting.
But the heavy machine gun on the tank and the little Japanese infantry protecting the tank are not vegetarian.
Let the soldiers carry explosive bags to destroy the tanks. Losing a platoon may not blow up one tank.
The little devil in front of him had two squadrons of more than twenty tanks. If he used all infantry to blast them, he would not be able to capture them without losing two main battalions.
As a result, I never expected that this small blocking battle in front of me would actually give me an excellent opportunity to severely damage the Japanese tank troops.
Zhang Xuan's eyes suddenly became hot and he immediately ordered: "The artillery battalion immediately launched artillery fire on the Japanese attacking troops and tried to kill a few more Japanese tanks."
"The mortar companies will continue to pursue the Japanese mortar squadrons, mountain artillery battalions, and heavy mortar squadrons. They must not be allowed to threaten the safety of the artillery battalion."
After saying that, he turned his attention to Chief of Staff Feng Jiashan: "Contact the 3rd and 4th battalions immediately and ask them to return here immediately. I want to fight the little Japanese here."
"Notify the first battalion on the blocking position..."
"I don't care what means the Japanese use to launch an attack. As long as they don't receive the retreat order from the group headquarters, the first battalion will be nailed to the position like nails and cannot take a step back."
"Second Battalion, Guard Company, immediately launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops on the battlefield."
"Set up two commando teams to launch attacks where there are many puppet troops, quickly move forward and divide the Japanese and puppet troops on the battlefield into several parts."
"As soon as the second and third battalions are in place, we will concentrate our superior forces to fight a battle of annihilation and eliminate the enemy here bit by bit."
Feng Jiashan was dumbfounded and asked with disbelief: "Captain..."
"Aren't we just here to block?"
"First pull out the tiger's teeth and eat hundreds of puppet troops, and then go to the back for a decisive battle?"
"Would it be too hasty to bring the decisive battle here in advance? Moreover, the three and four battalions have to fight back from several kilometers away. Can they catch up with the battle?"
