Chapter 1320 Li Yunlong: It’s useless even if the King of Heaven comes
The artillery brigade of the Kwantung Army was first dealt a devastating blow by the northward detachment.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the more than one hundred surviving artillerymen of the artillery brigade were defeated in one blow...
"The artillery immediately took over all the field artillery and mortars, covering the infantry and continued to attack the other little Japanese..." The leader of the second regiment of the northbound detachment glanced at the mountain field artillery that had been set up on the mountain road and shouted behind him.
Although the northbound detachment did not bring mountain field artillery into the Northeast, at Huang Yu's request, several dozen mountain field artillery gunners, heavy artillery gunners, and chariot drivers... were brought with them.
In Huang Yu’s words…
The Kwantung Army was well-equipped, and its main force was equipped with much more heavy artillery and tanks than the North China Front.
The Yizhong Eighth Route Army and the North China Front Army were able to capture a large number of heavy artillery and tanks...
The northbound detachment is fighting the Kwantung Army in the Northeast, and will surely capture more heavy artillery and tanks in the future.
The troops could not seize the equipment and no one knew how to use it. Dozens of elite gunners and tank soldiers were specially selected to mix in the detachment's guard camp, ready to use them as seeds at any time to form the northward detachment's own tank troops and heavy artillery troops.
Only one-third of the more than one hundred gunners had experience with mountain artillery and heavy artillery. The other gunners were all ammunition handlers drawn from various mortar companies.
Although I have never fired mountain artillery or heavy artillery, there is still no problem in helping the gunner.
After Captain Huang gave the order, these gunners seemed to have discovered piles of gold ingots and quickly dispersed into the Japanese artillery position.
"I'm in charge of this field gun... Damn it, I haven't touched the mountain field gun in almost half a year. I must have shot enough today..." The leading gunner touched the cold barrel of the field gun and said with gleaming eyes.
Then he ordered a group of gunners behind him who were also looking forward to it: "What are you still doing here..."
"Adjust the artillery direction with me and prepare to fire at the little Japanese Kwantung Army..."
Pointing at two of the ammunition handlers, he continued to order: "You two go move the shells... put the fuses on the shells..."
"Others came over to adjust the firing angle of the artillery with me..."
"Rumble..."
Two minutes later, a series of dull gunshots suddenly sounded on the highway, and a machine gun position more than fifty meters away from the Japanese wing headquarters was instantly blown away.
"Rumble..."
More and more mountain field artillery began, and six of them were all aimed at the location of the Kwantung Army captain Watanabe Colonel...
Explosions continued to sound, and the soldiers who gathered around the commander were blown up one by one...
Many soldiers were blown away in the explosion, flying everywhere in the sky like toys...
They were even torn into pieces by artillery shells, and not even their intact bodies were left behind.
"Machine gun cover... follow the impact of the artillery shells and attack... Comrades, charge with me..." The leader of the second regiment held up the box cannon and stared at the Japanese temporary position not far away that was already shrouded in artillery fire and shouted an order...
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Colonel Watanabe, the commander of the Kwantung Army, was completely panicked.
He didn't expect that he would be targeted so quickly.
The troops deployed based on the highway, resulting in a battlefield length of more than two kilometers, and their location was not very conspicuous. How could they be targeted by the Eighth Route Army so quickly?
Looking at the artillery shells falling closer and closer in front of me, my whole face turned pale...
"Captain...it's too dangerous here...you must move immediately..." the guard captain reminded with a panic face...
If the Eighth Route Army attacking the regiment headquarters is just a group of infantry, he is 70% to 80% sure to rely on the guards in his hands to block the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops and protect the safety of the regiment leader.
However, the opponent took action and snatched the artillery brigade from the commander's hand. He also turned the muzzle of the guns and used the mountain artillery that the Kwantung Army had just thrown away to attack him...
No matter how powerful the guard troops under his command are, they are still made of flesh and blood. They are also helpless in the face of the shells fired by the mountain artillery, which explode into a large area.
In this case, even if there is no Eighth Route Army infantry to attack, and only mountain artillery bombing is used, the guards will suffer heavy casualties in the battle.
Not only will the safety of the regiment commander not be protected, the guard troops will also be wiped out in the battle.
The guard captain did not want to die, let alone lose his wife and lose his troops, so he decisively reminded Colonel Watanabe to move.
Colonel Watanabe also wants to leave here...
Quickly raise the telescope and look around...
As a result, when he circled around, he was surprised to find that the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops were everywhere around him, and there were fireballs caused by exploding artillery shells.
Even if he wanted to transfer, he would have nowhere to go.
"Comrades, there is a big fish in front of you, all come after me..." The shouts of death from behind everyone just confirmed the judgment of the commander, Colonel Watanabe.
When I turned around, I saw more than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops rushing towards them in a skirmish line. They were equipped with seven or eight light machine guns and several grenade launchers.
In front of them, a small guard force was blocked, equipped with two light machine guns, and they fired desperately to block...
Although six or seven Eighth Route Army troops were killed in a short period of time, their machine gun positions were exposed to the Eighth Route Army at the same time.
"Boom boom boom..."
Four grenades fell from the sky, and a machine gun team suffered a devastating blow instantly.
Although the other machine gun team was not hit by the grenade, it was frightened and quickly moved the machine gun position.
The Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to launch an assault, advancing dozens of meters in just a few seconds...
Seeing this, the captain knew that his way back was completely cut off...
Unless you abandon your troops and gather some troops to focus on one place to break out, you may still have a chance to escape from the battlefield.
But if he did this, he would definitely be responsible for the Chaoyang Garrison losing two main brigades and an artillery brigade. He might even be labeled as a battlefield deserter and eventually be sent to a military court...
Instead of doing this, it is better to fight with the Eighth Route Army here...
Although the final result is doomed, at least the honor of the military is preserved, and his family members who stay in the country will also receive preferential treatment because he died on the battlefield...
Thinking of this, Colonel Watanabe's expression slowly became determined.
He pulled out the command sword with a swipe sound and ordered with a murderous look on his face: "Warriors..."
"We have been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army... We will definitely not be able to escape... I decided to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army that besieged us here..."
"Everyone is ready to fight with me..."
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The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
Seeing that the Second Regiment had captured the Japanese artillery brigade and was launching an attack on the Japanese wing headquarters under the cover of the artillery, a smile flashed across their serious face.
He knew in his heart that the victory of this battle was decided.
Without the artillery brigade, the Japanese became a group of hungry wolves without fangs, their combat effectiveness was sharply reduced, and they were separated on a two-kilometer-long battlefield, with no way to reinforce each other unless a Kwantung Army suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
Troops, otherwise I won’t be able to save the little devil in the pocket formation even if I come.
