One kilometer away from the attack site, in an inconspicuous observation post, gathered Gao Hongming, Commander Liu, Political Commissar Ping, and all the brigade commanders of the 386, 685, and the New First Brigade and other generals.
Seeing the Japanese positions on the opposite side shuddering under the artillery fire, the bunkers, trenches, machine gun bunkers and other fortifications were wiped out in the explosion. The 129th Division, from the division commander to the brigade commander, although all the generals did not speak, everyone felt special in their hearts.
Shocking.
Brigadier Chen was better. After all, when he was in Zhongtiao Mountain, he had seen the artillery style of fighting advocated by the Liantai Militia. However, Commander Liu and others, who had seen the fighting style of the Liantai Militia for the first time, were not so calm.
The bombardment has lasted for a full half hour. Someone estimated that the hundreds of artillery pieces fired during this half hour amounted to more than 10,000 shells, almost sifting through the Japanese positions with a radius of several kilometers like a plowed field.
All over.
The generals of the Eighth Route Army who saw this scene were all moved. For the Eighth Route Army, which even counted bullets, such shelling scenes were definitely very rare.
Brigadier Wang of the 385th Brigade sighed lightly and said to Brigadier Chen beside him: "Old Chen, it would be great if these artillery pieces belonged to our Eighth Route Army.
If there are so many big guys, we don't need to be afraid of the enemy's blockade. Any bunker that dares to block the road will be shot, no matter how strong the bunker is, it will be wiped out."
Brigadier Chen rolled his eyes at him, "Old Wang, why don't you go and take a look behind. Those artillery pieces are not 92 infantry artillery pieces that weigh only a few hundred kilograms and can be pushed all over the mountain by two or three soldiers. These large artillery pieces are easily
More than ten tons or even dozens of tons cannot be separated from the road. Even if they are all given to us, where are you going to put them?
Moreover, these artillery pieces cannot be pulled by mules and horses, and can only be towed by large trucks, so at this stage we can only think about it."
Brigadier Wang thought for a while and could only helplessly shake his head, showing a regretful expression.
At this time, Brigadier Zhao of the New 1st Brigade on the side suddenly said: "Look, the New 1st Regiment and the armored forces are ready to attack!"
While the two were talking, the sound of artillery stopped at some point, and soon Japanese troops began to appear in twos and threes on the position. They could even see Japanese troops starting to set up machine guns.
It should be mentioned here that today's attack is actually just a trial attack. Its purpose is to allow the newly arrived Commander Liu and the generals of the Eighth Route Army to better integrate with the Liantai militia.
At the same time, it is also to familiarize them with the tactics of infantry-tank coordination. The unit that is most familiar with infantry-tank coordination is the New Regiment. After all, as early as the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the New Regiment had a relationship with the 1st Armored Battalion.
We have cooperated several times, so it has become the best demonstration object.
Soon, dozens of Panzer IV tanks painted iron gray began to appear in the sight of the Japanese army. They moved forward while rotating their square turrets, and their huge muzzles kept pointing at the possibility of appearing.
The direction of the Japanese army.
"boom"
With a loud noise, a 75mm high-explosive bomb fell on the position, and several Japanese soldiers suddenly disappeared.
"Fire quickly!" the Japanese commander on the position quickly issued the order.
"Da da da da" bursts of bullets immediately poured forward like raindrops, hitting the armor of the tank with a "ding, clang" sound and flying sparks, but this did not affect the speed of the tank at all, it was still moving.
He rushed over quickly.
With a "bump" sound, a Type 94 37mm anti-tank gun fired. This anti-tank gun was copied from the Pak36 37mm anti-tank gun that Japan imported from Germany.
It stands to reason that if you imitate, just imitate honestly, and just follow Xiao's rules.
But the Japanese just like to come up with new tricks. Because Japan doesn't like capped armor-piercing bullets that cannot explode, they insist on using their own armor-piercing blasting bullets.
The result of this is that at the same distance, the imitation Type 94 anti-tank gun has 10 mm less armor-piercing capability than the original German Pak36 anti-tank gun.
The original Pak36 anti-tank gun could no longer keep up with the development of the times by the middle and late stages of World War II. Now faced with the 50 mm thick and sloped armor of the Panzer IV, it had no choice but to bounce away.
"Bagaya Road, keep firing!" The officer on the Japanese position quickly ordered the soldiers to keep firing.
At this time, the first company and platoon of the newly established 2nd Armored Battalion were leading the charge, and the platoon leader was Huang Jianhua, the former 1st Battalion.
"Quick, blasting bombs, 12 o'clock direction, 300 meters away, release!" Huang Jianhua, who was still commanding Tank No. 2134, ordered loudly.
"Boom!" There was another loud bang, and the Type 94 37mm anti-tank gun that was pointing at them more than 300 meters away and the three shooters disappeared immediately.
Suddenly there was a loud "ding" sound on the tank. It turned out that it was hit by a 37mm anti-tank explosive round. The tank that was advancing rapidly stopped suddenly.
"Onboard!"
There was a burst of cheers from the Japanese position in front, and the gunners were all smiling. Just as they were preparing to continue their efforts, they saw the stopped tank start to move again.
This scene shocked the Japanese soldiers on the position. They saw that the tank was getting faster and faster. After a while, it rushed to less than fifty meters in front of the Japanese position. The Japanese soldiers could even clearly see the tank on the ground.
There is a small recessed hole in the armor on the left side of the tank.
"Amaterasu, what kind of monster is this?" the Japanese sergeant in charge shouted desperately.
"Kakakaka..."
At this time, the parallel machine gun located in front of the tank turret poured out tongues of fire, and the Japanese soldiers on the gun emplacement fell in a pool of blood one after another.
"Look, the tanks are charging forward. They have already charged forward!" Brigadier Wang in the observation post pointed to the front and shouted excitedly.
The Eighth Route Army generals on the side looked at me and I looked at you, and they all saw the wonder in each other's eyes.
Brigadier Zhao asked his political commissar on the side, "Old Zhou, if our New 1st Brigade were to storm the Japanese position, how many troops and time would it take to take it down?"
The political commissar slowly stretched out three fingers: "Without the strength of three regiments, it will take three to five days to win. We still have to prepare for one-third of the casualties. Old Zhao, you are not one of our soldiers."
, but our firepower is really too poor."
"Yes, who made us poor?"
Brigadier Zhao shook his head helplessly at first, and then said with some dissatisfaction: "Okay, let's continue to look at it. Next, the new regiment of the 386th Brigade should start. I want to see the combat effectiveness of this unit that has undergone a change of uniforms.
How strong can it be?"
At this time, thanks to the rapid breakthrough of the 2nd Armored Battalion, the first line of defense of the 45th Regiment of the 6th Division had been torn open. The 2nd Armored Battalion was continuing to expand its results on the position.