"Batalion Commander, this method of fighting is indeed very good, but the Japanese are not stupid. After an artillery raid, it will definitely be very difficult to use the same method to attack them again!" Wei Dayong said with a worried look.
"Then it depends on the ability of Platoon Commander Wang of the Flying Thunder Artillery Platoon!" Huang Yu didn't seem to be worried about this problem at all and looked directly at Platoon Commander Wang.
"The effective range of the thunder cannon is between 100 meters and 300 meters. In such a large area, there are too many places to mount the cannon."
"Even if the Japanese were prepared, they wouldn't be able to blow up the entire area with artillery fire!"
"As long as the thunder artillery platoon is well concealed and plans its retreat route in advance, it will have no fear of the Japs' artillery fire coverage and aerial strikes!"
"If the Japanese and puppet troops changed their attack and sent only a small number of troops to attack the blocking position...even if the flying thunder artillery platoon escaped the enemy's artillery coverage and successfully ejected the explosive packets, we would not be able to kill many Japanese..." Wei Dayong immediately
Ask another question.
"Then I need help from you three company commanders!" Huang Yu answered while meeting Wei Dayong's gaze.
"Each of our blocking positions is connected by traffic trenches..."
"It can not only retreat quickly, but also quickly reinforce blocking positions..."
"If there are not many Japanese and puppet troops attacking the blocking position, you can allocate a platoon of troops to secretly reinforce the position, put the Japs in, and use the bunkers that have not been completely destroyed to eliminate them, forcing the Japs to deploy heavy troops to attack
Blocking position..."
At 10:30 in the morning of the next day, the Japanese army's middle-road mopping up troops encountered the first blocking position of the day.
The troops fought very well yesterday, and Ando Daizuo directly copied yesterday's offensive method.
In just fifteen minutes, dozens of artillery pieces were ready to fire.
"Rumble..."
The sound of explosions quickly enveloped the battlefield, and soon the blocking position in front of the army was filled with smoke...
Ten minutes later, a squadron of Japanese soldiers rushed out of the offensive position, carrying a 38-meter cover and a crooked handle, and quickly advanced towards the blocking position.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
When they were still seventy or eighty meters away from the position, the violent explosion suddenly stopped.
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers also suddenly sped up at this moment, roaring and rushing forward as if they had been given blood.
At this time, there was still no gunfire from the blocking position.
Yesterday, when we attacked this blocking position, the battle situation was basically locked by this point in the battle.
Ando Daizuo immediately put down his telescope, thinking that the attacking troops would be able to seize the blocking position naturally without any accidents.
He turned around and ordered to the adjutant beside him: "Get the troops ready to go!"
"As soon as the offensive force takes over the blocking position, we will move forward!"
As soon as the order was issued, the excited report from the observation post sounded in his ears: "Sir, the offensive troops have rushed into the blocking position without encountering any resistance..."
The adjutant answered with a smile on his face: "From the day before yesterday to today, the resistance we encountered when attacking the blocking position became weaker and weaker... It shows that the Eighth Route Army was really frightened by our heavy artillery, otherwise it would never have given up such a good blocking position...
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"I'll go organize the troops now and move forward..."
"Try to advance twenty kilometers today during the day, and reach Baipogou as early as possible, forcing the main force of the independent regiment to come out and fight us decisively!"
Ando Daizuo smiled and nodded, indicating to the adjutant to give the order now.
"Rumble..."
As a result, before he could even take a step forward, a series of dull explosions suddenly came from directly in front of him.
Ando Daizuo was startled and subconsciously looked in the direction where the sound came from.
Six clouds of thick black smoke have risen into the sky from the blocking position, forming a mushroom cloud more than ten meters high in the sky.
After looking around the smoke column, his face instantly darkened.
Several black smoke pillars were surrounded by imperial soldiers...
One of the smoke pillars was located right in the middle of the attacking troops, and the circle was filled with the corpses and wounded of his subordinates...
At a glance, there were at least twenty people...
"Sir... it's a thunder cannon... a projectile device modified from gasoline barrels used by the Eighth Route Army. It can project explosive packets two to three hundred meters away..." a brigade captain exclaimed.
"The Eighth Route Army has hidden thunder cannons behind the blocking position...at least six..."
"We must find them immediately and kill them!"
"The artillery unit will counterattack immediately and destroy the grenade launcher unit of the Eighth Route Army..." Ando Dazuo reacted very quickly. The first thing he said when he calmed down was the order for artillery counterattack...
"Rumble..."
The Japanese artillery quickly joined the battle, and soon a large amount of black smoke rose from the flying thunder artillery position.
However, the flying thunder artillery platoon had already moved more than 200 meters away, with no intention of stopping and continued to run towards a safe area.
Although the flying thunder cannon is welded from two gasoline barrels, in order to facilitate transportation, a handle is welded to the muzzle and barrel.
A group of three warriors, one in front and two in back, can fly directly on the battlefield carrying the thunder cannon, which is particularly convenient for transfer.
It was very difficult for Ando Dazuo to kill the thunder cannon platoon with artillery fire.
Ten minutes later, the adjutant answered Ando Daizuo from the battlefield with a very solemn expression...
"Captain...we just suffered six explosive charges..."
"Four explosive charges hit the target, two explosive charges missed..."
"A total of 39 warriors were killed and 18 warriors were seriously injured... an infantry squad was directly lost!"
"Did you kill the Eighth Route Army's flying thunder artillery unit?" Ando asked with a heartbroken look on his face.
The adjutant shook his head and said: "The enemy is too cunning..."
"A flying thunder cannon will retreat after hitting an explosive pack..."
"By the time the shells we fire hit the thunder cannon position, the Eighth Route Army will have already been defeated!"
"idiot……"
Ando Daizuo pulled out his command sword with a "swish..." sound and slashed at the trees on the side.
The force was so strong that a tree trunk as thick as an arm was completely cut off by him, which shows how angry he is now.
After slashing several times in a row, he stopped, put the knife into its sheath, and ordered with a stern face: "Every time you learn a lesson, you will gain wisdom. We must never make the same mistake again!"
"Give me an order. If you encounter a blocking position next time, you must not only cover the blocking position with artillery fire and destroy all the fortifications and anti-gun holes on the position, but also cover the area one hundred to two hundred meters behind the position with artillery fire!"
"Don't be afraid of wasting shells..."
"I have sent a request for reinforcements to the military headquarters to replenish our artillery shells..."
"In the next battle...as many artillery shells as the artillery unit fires, I will replenish them when the supplies arrive...I won't miss one for them!"
Three hours later, a second blocking position stood in front of the mopping up troops.
In order to destroy the independent regiment's thunder artillery unit as well, Ando Daizuo's artillery fire coverage lasted for a full fifteen minutes before stopping.
As soon as the explosion stopped, the Japanese who were 70 to 80 meters away from the blocking position began to launch a desperate assault...
In less than a minute, they entered the blocking position...
Ando Daizuo was very nervous at the moment, fearing that the explosives fired by the thunder cannon would visit the attacking troops again.
He was not completely relieved until the attacking troops completely captured the blocking position and the scouts confirmed that there was no ambush behind the blocking position.
The adjutant seized the opportunity and began to flatter him: "Captain..."
"The Eighth Route Army's flying thunder artillery unit must have been frightened away by the artillery fire we just covered!"
"As long as the troops adhere to the offensive method you formulated, we will definitely be able to capture Baipogou at the minimum cost and annihilate the independent regiment..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Six thunderous explosions reached their ears again.
This time the explosion came from behind them. When they turned around, they saw six plumes of black smoke rising into the sky along the highway. Two plumes of black smoke were right on the highway. The remaining four plumes of black smoke were on both sides of the highway, but they were not close to the highway.
The distance is no more than ten meters...
A large number of soldiers who stopped to rest gathered there, and no fewer than thirty soldiers fell around the two plumes of black smoke on the highway alone...
Together with the other four fallen soldiers surrounding the black smoke, the six explosive packets in front of them caused even more casualties to the mopping up troops than before.
"Bage Ya Road... Can anyone tell me why the Eighth Route Army's flying thunder artillery unit ran behind us!" Ando Dazuo was very angry, opened his mouth and started to curse.
Especially the adjutant who just hit the horse's butt with the flattery. When he saw him, he got angry and said: "Didn't you just say that the Eighth Route Army's flying thunder artillery units were scared away by us?"
"Then where did the flying thunder artillery unit that attacked us just come from..."
The adjutant was left speechless after being scolded. He wanted to explain but could not find a reason, so he could only lower his head and endure the scolding, hoping that the captain's anger would be vented soon.
"All retreat with me... Go faster, no one can fall behind..." As soon as the soldiers ejected the six explosive packets, Platoon Leader Wang gave the order in a hurry, without even thinking of observing the results of the battle.
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
Just after running more than a hundred meters, the harsh sound of gunfire rang out behind him.
The Japs reacted very quickly. As soon as they were attacked, the Japs who were not about to attack rushed out of the team and went straight to the thunder cannon artillery position.
But they were still too late, so they could only shoot at the rapidly disappearing back of the thunder artillery platoon, not daring to continue the pursuit...
This is the fatal order given by Ando Daizuo to the mopping up troops...
They are deep in the independent regiment's base, and there are traps everywhere. The troops will be in danger if they are not careful.
Without his order, no troops could leave the main force for more than 500 meters to prevent the attacking troops from going deep alone and being defeated by the Eighth Route Army one by one.
"Platoon leader, the Japs stopped when they reached our position and did not continue to pursue us!" An observer from the rear of the Fei Lei Artillery Platoon caught up with Platoon Leader Wang and reported.
"How was the result?" Platoon Leader Wang asked immediately.
"It killed and injured more than 60 Japanese and puppet troops!" the observer reported excitedly.
"So many?" Platoon Leader Wang didn't expect that his sudden idea would achieve such a great result, and then he became excited and shouted with his fists clenched.
"This style of play has a head start..."
"I'm going to find Camp Commander Huang now..."
"If we have the help of infantry, we can sneak attack the Japanese anytime and anywhere, and retreat as soon as we hit them. The Japanese and puppet troops will have no way to counterattack!"
