Chapter 192 Brigade commander, the independent regiment rushed over
The battle that followed was indeed similar to what Kong Jie had predicted.
Under the cover of a rain of grenades, the assault platoon took the opportunity to break into the first blocking position of the Japanese army.
More than ten submachine guns, more than ten Mauser pistols, and ten crooked handles were fired at once. The only thirty or forty Japanese soldiers left in the trench were beaten into sieves before they could react from the explosion!
"Keep the formation and continue attacking the Japanese's second trench!"
Huang Yu slowly poked his head out of the trench he had just occupied, and while observing, he ordered: "The guard squad will attack from the traffic trench on the left... The real squad will launch an assault from the trench on the right... Prepare more grenades, and explode them if the Japanese block a frontal attack!"
After saying that, he took out his flare gun and fired a second flare into the sky.
He continued to order: "Others, prepare grenades..."
"As soon as the bombardment stops, throw it into the second Japanese trench and launch an assault directly without waiting for the artillery to continue firing..."
"Rumble..."
The Japanese soldiers who had just escaped from the shelling had not yet recovered, and a dense rain of grenades was already falling from the sky.
The little devil who was about to stand up from the trench and fight back had to squat down again...
The assault company took the opportunity to jump out of the first trench, formed a battle formation and rushed towards the Japanese's second trench.
"Comrades... fight with me... seize the trench in front and charge..." Huang Yu held a newly captured submachine gun and shouted while charging forward, running very fast.
"Machine gun fire... stop the Eighth Route Army, shoot quickly..." In the second trench, some quick-reacting little Japanese shouted anxiously.
"Dong dong dong..." A heavy machine gun that was not damaged suddenly opened fire. The bullet rain instantly covered an assault team directly in front, and two soldiers fell to the ground.
The shooting distance between the two sides was very close. The moment the heavy machine gun fired, the two submachine gunners of the assault company focused on him and fired at the approximate location of the firepower. The heavy machine gun position was hit with bullets flying everywhere and dust flying. The two machine gunners were on the spot.
Beaten into a sieve!
The heavy machine gun misfired, and the assault company's attack was even more fierce than before.
There were soldiers carrying submachine guns and light machine guns to suppress the surviving Japs in the trenches... Some continued to throw grenades into the trenches to eliminate the Japs hiding in the trenches without showing their heads!
The Japanese defending the third trench subconsciously sent reinforcements to provide long-distance fire support to the second-line defenders, and they did the same.
The only three heavy machine guns and eighty-nine light machine guns remaining in the trench immediately joined the battle, and the two infantry squads quickly marched towards the communication trench, preparing to reinforce the second trench from there.
"Rumble..." the explosion of artillery shells suddenly sounded around them. More than ten artillery shells fell from the sky, instantly interrupting their reinforcement plan. The sound of light and heavy machine gun fire also stopped abruptly at this moment, and the third trench was once again followed by artillery fire.
Thick smoke covers...
"Come on...comrades, kill me...ta da da..." Huang Yu yelled and rushed to the edge of the Japs' second trench. Holding the crooked handle, he started to fire at the little Japs in the trench.
The other soldiers were unwilling to lag behind, and intensive gunfire suddenly rang out, causing the Japanese to flee. The assault company took advantage of the opportunity to seize the second trench of the Japanese, and directly handed over the task of chasing down the remaining enemies and expanding the results to the guard battalion.
"Keep the formation and prepare to attack the Japanese's third trench!" Huang Yu ordered in a deep voice and took out the signal gun again...
At the headquarters of the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade in Yangquan, Major General Miyazawa had been standing by the sand table and refused to leave. He was very anxious and would ask about the latest battle situation on the front line every ten or twenty minutes.
"Where are the reinforcements?" Major General Miyazawa continued to ask, staring at the sand table.
"There are still 18 kilometers away from the battlefield. We can kill them by marching in more than two hours!" the combat staff ordered, pointing to the small red flag on the sand table representing the reinforcements.
"Too slow..." Major General Miyazawa ordered with a frown.
"Their marching speed will be accelerated... They must reach the battlefield within two hours, otherwise I will punish their captain!"
"I'll contact them immediately!" the combat staff officer directly accepted the order without saying a word.
He is just a messenger, and whether the execution troops can do it or not has nothing to do with him.
Major General Miyazawa continued to ask: "How is the Kurokawa Brigade? Do you have the latest battle report from Major Kurokawa?"
"As long as they persist for two more hours, the Independent Regiment will be unable to escape, and more than half of our goal of annihilating the Independent Regiment will be achieved!"
Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Harada responded: "I will send a telegram to the Kurokawa Brigade now to inquire about the battle situation..."
In less than five minutes, the hurried figure of Lieutenant Colonel Harada appeared in Major General Miyazawa's field of vision...
The confidence on his face was obviously gone, and there was even a trace of panic.
Major General Miyazawa's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition. Before he could speak, he heard the chief of staff report in a panic: "General, the Kurokawa Brigade is almost unstoppable!"
"Major Kurokawa just called. The troops have lost two lines of defense in a row and destroyed nearly three infantry squadrons. Reinforcements are requested to attack immediately!"
"How is this possible... A full infantry brigade faced a regiment of the Eighth Route Army and couldn't stop it for even an hour... What did Major Kurokawa do for a living..." Major General Miyazawa felt like he had heard a big joke and was full of laughter.
He asked back with a disbelieving face.
Lieutenant Commander Harada shook his head and explained: "I don't know why even though I'm in a humble position..."
"The telegram said that the Independent Regiment used an attack method that he had never seen before... They captured two of their trenches in less than ten minutes and were attacking the third trench..."
Before Lieutenant Colonel Harada finished speaking, he saw the communications staff officer running towards them in a hurry, with a solemn look on his face. He knew immediately that something big had happened!
"General...Major Kurokawa just sent a farewell telegram: Their defense line was broken through by the independent regiment..."
"Bang..." Major General Miyazawa punched the sand table in front of him. Blood was already visible on his face. He didn't feel anything on his face. He gritted his teeth and cursed.
"A bunch of stupid pigs, so many people couldn't even stop them for an hour. They are all a bunch of cowards...a disgrace to the Imperial Army of Japan..."
After cursing, he stared at the sand table and asked: "Where are the reinforcements now and how long will it take to reach the battlefield?"
"An hour and a half..." reported the staff officer who had just contacted the reinforcements.
"Tell them not to go to the battlefield!" Major General Miyazawa ordered, pointing to the sand table.
"One force will go straight into this position, and another reinforcement force will go straight into Xiaoli Village..."
"These two places are the only way for the independent regiment's breakout troops. The reinforcements must occupy them before they do, and set up defense lines on the spot to stop them!"
"If we don't catch up, we will follow you and pursue..."
"The independent regiment carried a large number of light and heavy weapons and ammunition to break through, and the marching speed will definitely not be as fast as ours..."
"As long as we run fast enough, we will be able to block the independent group and annihilate them all..."
At the headquarters of the 386th Brigade, the brigade commander was concerned about the safety of the Independent Regiment. Knowing that they were blocked by Japanese soldiers, he ordered the troops to stop advancing less than an hour after the transfer, turned on the radio, and asked about the latest battle situation of the Independent Regiment...
Chief of Staff Zhou stood guard next to the radio station. He read every word the telegraph operator wrote. Before he could put down his earphones, he grabbed the telegram, took three steps at a time, and hurried to the brigade commander.
"good news……"
"Brigadier, the independent regiment has broken through the Japanese blocking defense line... We can move with confidence!"
"The telegram said that Captain Huang of the Assault Company used a new method of attack. With the cooperation of artillery, he continuously broke through three Japanese defense lines within twenty minutes and successfully defeated the Kurokawa Battalion!"
"The independent regiment is passing through the Kurokawa Brigade blocking position at full speed to get rid of the reinforcements killed by the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"New fighting method?" the brigade commander asked curiously: "This Huang Yu is really a treasure chest. He can always come up with some wonderful ideas when facing difficulties..."
"If the battle situation hadn't been too tense, I would have wanted to go to the Independent Group to see their new style of play..."
"In less than twenty minutes, we successively captured three trenches defended by a Japanese infantry brigade. This is another miracle!"
"Call Kong Jiehao right away: tell them to hurry up and get on their way!"
"I also want to remind him that the main force of the independent regiment must not only find a way to get rid of the Japanese and puppet troops who are chasing them, but also prevent other Japanese and puppet troops from imitating the Kurokawa Brigade and inserting themselves in front of the team to act as roadblocks!"
Chief of Staff Zhou understood: "I'm going to call them back now!"
After the worries in the brigade commander's mind disappeared, his mood improved for the most part, and he opened his mouth and ordered: "You will gain wisdom after you have learned a lesson. I believe that the independent regiment will not make somersaults on the same problem again..."
"We can move safely now!"
Chief of Staff Zhou arranged the troops and returned to the brigade commander.
He suddenly thought of another problem just now, and he had to remind the brigade commander to make him mentally prepared in advance.
"Captain, I did a little calculation: the independent regiment lost about two companies in the battle to break through the Kagawa Brigade..."
"We were ambushed when we encountered the Kurokawa Battalion and lost two more companies!"
"The troops lost in the two attacks must have exceeded two companies!"
"As a result, the independent group began to break through, and now, it has lost thousands of people in less than a day..."
"At this rate of loss, I'm afraid that all their troops will be wiped out before they reach Jinzhong!"
"Ammunition replenishment is also a big problem. The two attacks will definitely consume a lot of ammunition, especially artillery shells..."
"If all the ammunition they carry is consumed on the crossing road, they won't have ammunition to attack the city until they reach Jinzhong!"
The brigade commander replied confidently: "You underestimate Kong Jie too much!"
"He has already prepared for the question you asked..."
"Before the breakout, the total strength of the independent regiment exceeded 5,000 people. The main combat force consisted of more than 3,000 people. The remaining 2,000 people were all recruits who had completed recruit training!"
"There are still many people with heart problems who have been on the battlefield. If you add the main force, you can join the battle."
"Regardless of the fact that the Independent Regiment lost a thousand men in the two attacks, as long as Kong Jie is willing, abundant recruits can replenish the main force at any time and restore 70 to 80% of the pre-war combat effectiveness."
"Ammunition is not a problem..."
"They defeated two Japanese infantry brigades in two battles. One of the brigades was reinforced and carried a large amount of ammunition!"
"Battlefield seizures can definitely make up for the independent regiment's losses on the battlefield."
"As long as they keep winning on the crossing road, the troops will have inexhaustible ammunition!"
"Maybe their equipment level will get stronger as we fight!"
