641 The First World War shook North China and the artillery battalion first showed its power (End)
After the three rounds of free artillery bombardment, Wang Chengzhu ordered another half of the base number of 30 rounds of artillery shells to be reissued.
What is the concept of destroying more than 150 artillery shells in less than two minutes?
Use the words of Wang Chengzhu, the commander of the artillery battalion of the first anti-Japanese detachment in northwestern Shanxi, to express it:
It's really refreshing.
But after feeling happy, I felt heartbroken.
Even though the first detachment now has a big business, it fired more than 150 shells without even blinking. Even Wang Chengzhu, the commander of the artillery battalion, was trembling with distress.
Not to mention too much, even if the artillery regiment from the headquarters is pulled out, they will not be willing to fight like this!
Xiao Song, the reporter accompanying the army, was in a state of panic.
The distance was too far, but he used his camera to capture the shocking scene of fifteen artillery salvoes.
But what is the specific effect of the attack? What was the scene like when the Japanese and puppet troops were bombarded by artillery fire?
I can only take a rough outline and can’t see the specific situation clearly.
"Captain Sun, no, it's too far. I can't take a clear picture of the situation with the Japanese and puppet troops!"
Xiao Song was so anxious that he almost cried, and his heart was full of anxiety. As the first large-scale operation of the anti-Japanese detachment in northwestern Shanxi, if he couldn't take wonderful photos, how could he live up to the great trust given by Commander Kong before leaving?
I feel even more sorry for the soldiers who fought bravely.
Sun Desheng was also helpless, "There is no way, there is a cliff further ahead. Our artillery shells can fly over, but we people can't get over it."
Anxiously, Xiao Song took a few more photos of the Japanese and puppet army positions that were still submerged by artillery fire, but were not satisfied with them.
In his anxiety, he had an idea and said to Sun Desheng:
"Captain Sun, can you do me a favor?"
"How to help?" Sun Desheng asked.
Xiao Song said: "It's very simple. You first use the telescope to adjust it to ensure that you can clearly see the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops being bombarded. Then I will point the camera lens at the telescope. Maybe I can magnify the situation in the distance and take pictures.
Come here."
"The effect of a camera's lens barrel should be similar to that of the eye."
After coming back to his senses, Sun Desheng quickly took action, and the two of them worked hard.
In the last ten seconds before the bombardment ended, Xiao Song finally succeeded in taking a few photos.
After the bombardment was completely over, the smoke quickly dispersed with the wind.
Xiao Song quickly used the telescope held by Sun Desheng to take pictures of the Japanese and puppet camp after the bombardment.
Like a purgatory on earth, the entire fortification was littered with corpses of Japanese and puppet soldiers, many of whom only had stumps and broken arms.
On the earthen bags and in the earthen trenches, a large number of corpses were discarded casually in a rather tragic condition, as if they had been ravaged.
Even some of the larger rocks in the explosion were soaked in blood, and the blood quickly evaporated and dried in the high temperature of the shell explosion, leaving only pieces of stone that looked like they were dyed with red paint. p>
The large number of Japanese and puppet troops who originally relied on fortifications to fight against Captain Huang and his party suffered more than half of their casualties under round after round of shelling.
Dudududududududu——
The loud and clear Charge, unique to the Eighth Route Army, cut through the sky.
After the bombardment ended, the battlefield situation reversed instantly.
Captain Huang seized the opportunity and led the soldiers to launch a brave general attack on the remaining Japanese and puppet troops.
Click——
Xiao Song quickly filmed this scene again.
He had even thought about it in his mind and named this photo:
"The heroic Eighth Route Army charging under artillery fire!"
At the bottom of the cliff, the distance between the two sides was less than 500 meters.
With the help of the gunpowder smoke that had not been blown away by the wind, and while the Japanese and puppet troops were still battered by artillery shells, Captain Huang and his party launched a swift and violent general attack.
In less than one minute and twenty seconds, the leading assault team had arrived at the Japanese and puppet army's position.
This is the combat team that took the lead in clearing the trenches.
The soldiers are equipped with explosive firepower for close combat and rapid clearing of trenches.
Submachine gun fire continued, and the Japanese and puppet troops who were lying behind the fortifications and had not yet recovered from the aftershocks of the shelling were swept away.
The American shotgun Kong Jie got from John is an excellent tool for clearing trenches at close range.
With a bang, the bullets swayed down like splashing ink. In the trench a few meters away, everyone, dead or alive, was hit by the bullets.
An unlucky Japanese soldier was hit directly in the face by a projectile, resulting in a pockmarked face, and died on the spot after experiencing a short period of severe pain.
The counterattack speed of Captain Huang and his party was quite fast.
Local comrades and militia comrades also have no lack of training in normal times. To attack these Japanese and puppet troops who have not recovered their combat effectiveness after shelling is purely a unilateral massacre.
The speed at which everyone started taking action was not slow at all.
Xiao Song, the reporter on the mountain bag, quickly took pictures of this scene.
The situation shown in this photo shows that after the bombardment, the Japanese and puppet troops were like weak chickens without any resistance, being slaughtered wantonly by the charging Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Xiao Song can even imagine what kind of shock this photo will cause when it is exposed.
The arrogant and arrogant little devil is actually so weak and weak.
"Xiao Song, let's go!"
It wasn't until Sun Desheng's voice sounded that Xiao Song woke up.
After the bombardment ended, Wang Chengzhu and Sun Desheng immediately ordered to quickly dismantle the artillery, reload it on the truck, and quickly evacuate.
At this moment, everything was ready, everyone had jumped on the car, and Sun Desheng called out to Xiao Song, who was still filming at the end.
"Captain Song, why are we leaving in such a hurry? There are still many photos that I haven't taken yet!"
After getting in the car, Xiao Song said with some regret.
Sun Desheng explained: "Our Eighth Route Army does not have many artillery. Once exposed, the Japanese will definitely come to retaliate. If we continue to stay here, it will not take long for the Japanese bombers to arrive."
"So the regiment commander gave the order early in the morning, after the artillery support is received, immediately move to cover!"
"So that's it!" Xiao Song nodded, expressing deep admiration as he spoke, "Commander Kong is really awesome. He can strategize and win decisively thousands of miles away. I'm probably talking about a general like him."
Sun Desheng said happily: "That's because our regiment leader and I have never suffered a defeat in a long time!"
Xiao Song nodded secretly, thinking that when he goes back, he will use these photos, plus the interview with Commander Kong, to publicize them as anti-Japanese materials.
Under the cliff.
The situation on the battlefield has become one-sided.
Under the bombardment of the independent regiment's artillery battalion, the battlefield showed its tragic scene.
More than 5,000 Japanese and puppet troops originally surrounded Captain Huang and his entourage at the bottom of the cliff.
Since they also rely on natural bunkers as fortifications, they have almost no anti-gunner capabilities.
Under the fire coverage, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties.
More than 1,000 Japanese and puppet troops were killed on the spot, and more than 2,000 were injured, 30% of whom were seriously injured.
This speed is amazing, even killing more than a thousand pigs would take some time.
How can it be like this? After several rounds of artillery fire, in just a moment, it achieved such an astonishing effect of killing the enemy.
After the forward artillery scouts in Captain Huang's team passed the communication message, Wang Chengzhu commanded the artillery battalion and focused on attacking the Japanese artillery squadron.
At this time, not only more than half of the original Japanese and puppet troops suffered casualties, but the artillery positions constructed were also destroyed in one fell swoop.
Company Commander Huang led his team to launch a general offensive, clear the trenches, and continue to eliminate the remaining Japanese and puppet troops.
Almost all the Japanese and puppet troops on the front-line fortifications were not spared. Some fled in a hurry, and were directly beaten into transparent holes by the soldiers from behind.
The Japanese and puppet troops on the second line still had time to react. They recovered from the remnants of the bombardment and saw the beleaguered Eighth Route Army rushing over uncontrollably. They still had no will to fight. They were defeated on the spot and fled in a hurry. p>
The roles of both parties were instantly reversed.
The hunter becomes the prey, and the prey becomes the hunter.
It was Captain Huang's turn to lead his team to hunt down the remaining Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese's communications troops did not die and used the radio to convey the bad situation here.
By the time it reached the rear, it had become an urgent request for tactical guidance.
At the Japanese rear command post, the Japanese officers, a brigade commander and several Japanese captains who received the news were all silent.
Their faces look even more ugly than the others.
After a moment of silence, the leader of the Japanese Brigade said helplessly: "Immediately notify the flying team to reinforce the vanguard force. Also, report the news to the Commander!"
Taiyuan City.
Japanese enemy headquarters in Shanxi.
When the news came, the face of the Japanese staff officer who answered the phone was even filled with joy.
"Xiao Sangjun, but the good news came from the front that the main force of the independent regiment was destroyed?"
The other end of the phone: "…………"
Snap.
The Japanese staff officer who hung up the phone didn't know how to speak under the huge contrast of information.
Yoshio Shinozuka asked in a deep voice: "How?"
The Japanese staff officer swallowed his saliva and replied with some apprehension:
"General, originally our unit had besieged the main force of the Independent Regiment at the bottom of the cliff. The artillery squadron had also arrived and was about to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop... However, we were suddenly attacked by a large number of heavy artillery pieces from the Eighth Route Army. Under the coverage of firepower, our unit The vanguard force suffered heavy casualties. The originally besieged Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and the vanguard force was forced to make a strategic shift!"
"Nani?"
Yoshio Shinozuka was dumbfounded. This situation was completely different from what he expected.
A large number of artillery pieces. Where did the artillery unit come from in this independent regiment?
Also, how did these Eighth Route Army artillery units get to the cliff area without concealing the truth?
What do intelligence agencies do for food?
You didn’t notice anything along the way?
"Baga, trash, everything is trash!"
Yoshio Shinozuka, who could no longer hold back, cursed angrily.
"Have the aviation units already set off?"
"Yes, General!"
"Tell the flying team that at all costs, this sneak attack of the Eighth Route Army artillery unit must be destroyed in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles!"
"Hi!"
Facing the furious commander, the communications soldiers did not dare to say anything and hurriedly conveyed the order.
At this time, the battlefield situation in the Taihang Base Area continues to evolve.
As the Japanese and puppet troops originally advanced from the southwest and north, they were defeated by the bombardment of the independent regiment's artillery battalion and the counterattack by Captain Huang and his party.
What the Japanese and puppet troops should consider now is no longer how to prevent the first detachment from going south.
Instead, we should consider whether we can escape the pursuit of the first team.
The Japanese and puppet troops who were originally deployed from the Japanese southwest advancing force to block the independent regiment's roundabout force were quickly hit on the back by the advancing Company Commander Huang and his entourage.
When the originally roundabout troops of the Independent Regiment learned of the victory of Huang Company Chief, their morale was greatly boosted and they accelerated the pace of the attack.
Under attack from two sides, the Japanese and puppet troops were defeated and had no choice but to retreat towards the county seat and some strongholds.
This is the step of closing the door and beating the dog.
Naturally, Kong Jie would not just watch the Japanese dog that had been locked up in the door escape.
Several lines of troops that had been prepared for a long time quickly detoured from all directions, preparing to cut off the retreat of the Japanese and puppet troops in one fell swoop.
Commander Kong’s order is very clear:
Eat the Japanese and puppet troops who enter the base area, leaving no one behind!