Nearly a thousand rounds of 75 mm caliber artillery shells and 250 two-kilogram explosive packets exploded simultaneously. It is conceivable that after such a dense explosion, what could be left on the entire road with a length of less than 2,500 meters?
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"Comrades, rush... follow me and kill the Japanese..." Just when a dozen blasters hidden in the trenches had just recovered from the shock, there was already a loud shout of killing outside the trenches.
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It turned out that the two battalion commanders of the engineering regiment who were ambushing a few hundred meters away saw that the Japanese 2nd Infantry Regiment had almost no fighting strength left after the intensive explosion... The eyes of the two people showed up almost at the same time.
The idea of annihilating the remaining soldiers of the Japanese 2nd Infantry Regiment...
As soon as this idea was raised, the two hit it off and decided to use the strength of the two engineer battalions to eliminate the remaining Japs of the Second Infantry Regiment, and finally annihilate the Japanese Second Infantry Regiment... So, right there
On the highway, the Japs' ammunition continued to explode, and when the entire highway was still in a sea of fire, more than 700 soldiers from two engineering battalions, led by two battalion commanders, marched towards the people who were struggling in the sea of fire.
The little devil launched a desperate charge...
"Comrades, kill me..." Each engineer soldier waved a variety of weapons in his hands...machine guns, rifles, pistols, and some soldiers even directly took a handful of engineer shovels and launched an attack on the road in a sea of fire.
Charge... And amid these bursts of roars, with a charging distance of several hundred meters, the soldiers charged in front of the little devil in less than a minute...
The soldiers, who seemed to have gone crazy, kept waving the engineering shovels in their hands, slashing at the little Japanese who were at a loss and had not yet reacted to the explosion. As for the soldiers holding machine guns, there was no
He was so polite that he quickly shot the bullets in the magazine down at the surviving little devils on the road... One by one, they managed to survive the explosion just now. The little devils who had not yet reacted from the shock were rushed towards them.
The soldiers on the road were cut to the ground and fell in a pool of blood...
The killing was simply a one-sided killing. At this moment, the little Japs, who had always been invincible, had no fighting power in front of these engineers who had almost no fighting power. They were like wooden sculptures, waiting for the soldiers.
The bayonet stabbed into their bodies... The whole battle went surprisingly smoothly...
Two battalions, more than 700 soldiers, under the command of their respective company commanders, were divided into six groups. Waving their weapons, they shuttled back and forth on the road less than 2,500 meters in length, killing the enemy... The little devil was too far away
If the enemy is close, just use the machine gun to shoot. If the distance is close, use the rifle to kill. For the injuries of the little Japanese lying on the ground close at hand, you can directly use the engineer shovel in your hand to deal with them...
The whole battle process can be said to have gone surprisingly smoothly. When the regiment leader Li Guohua was dumbfounded, among the more than 3,000 little Japs, in addition to the more than 2,000 people who were directly killed, less than 1,000 remained.
The remaining Japanese soldiers and various minor and serious casualties were easily dealt with by the two engineering battalions. The entire battle took less than twenty minutes. At the same time, the two engineering battalions only suffered losses.
Almost a company of troops...
"Okay... a good fight. I really didn't expect that our engineering regiment completely wiped out an infantry regiment of the Japanese army. I can't believe it... it was a great fight..." Looking at the man standing in front of him, his body was covered with blood.
The two battalion commanders of Xie. As the regiment leader, Li Guohua couldn't help but praise loudly. He completely forgot that just now, he was thinking about how to deal with the two in front of him after the battle. He acted without his own orders.
The attacking battalion commander.
"Comrades, take the weapons and equipment that are still usable and retreat immediately. The main division of the Japs is about to arrive... Also, all the heavy weapons that cannot be taken away will be blown up by me. They must not be left to the Japs.
…" Seeing the soldiers collecting trophies on the bumpy road on the battlefield, the regiment leader Li Guohua quickly ordered. However, after the violent explosion just now, except for some light weapons that could still be used, the rest of the
Almost all heavy weapons have been turned into their most primitive parts.
And as the engineer battalion completely wiped out the Japanese Second Infantry Regiment and safely withdrew from the battlefield...the next step was the action of the artillery regiment. After a busy morning, the entire artillery regiment had 36 artillery pieces lined up.
, according to the different firing ranges of the artillery, they aimed at a one-kilometer-long section of the highway, waiting for the arrival of the main division of the Little Japs.
"Reporting to the regimental commander, the forward artillery observer sent a telegram that the Japanese main division has entered the firing range of our artillery regiment. In addition, there is about a regiment of little Japanese cavalry surrounding the Japanese main division. The observer reminded that we must
Pay attention to the possible harassment of the Japanese cavalry..." Just when the regiment commander Zhou Zhigang was checking whether each artillery piece of his artillery regiment was arranged in place, the regiment's communications staff came to him carrying a radio on his back...
"What, the Japs cavalry regiment... suffered. At that time, we only considered the outflanking of the Japs infantry. We completely forgot that the main division of the Japs was also equipped with a cavalry regiment with more than a thousand Japs... Correspondent, hurry up
Call Battalion Commander Wang of the Duer Regiment, there is an emergency..." Upon hearing the word cavalry, Zhou Zhigang slapped his head suddenly and woke up from the shock. At the same time, he shouted loudly to the correspondent behind him
The command said...
"Captain Zhou, did something unexpected happen? You are so anxious." In less than half a minute, the calm voice of the commander of the 1st Battalion of the Duer Regiment rang in Zhou Zhiguo's ears.
"Batalion Commander Wang, you are here. Now there is an accident. Surrounding the main division of the Japs, there are more than a thousand Japs from a Japanese cavalry regiment. This is something we did not expect. You also know
, if the little devils sent out cavalry, they would have rushed into our artillery position within ten minutes at a distance of four kilometers." Looking at Battalion Commander Wang in front of him, Zhou Zhigang couldn't help but smile bitterly...
Battalion Commander Wang, who hurried over in a hurry, also stayed there in a daze after listening to Zhou Zhigang's words. Because he knew what a Japanese cavalry regiment represented... If the Japanese cavalry attacked by then, not only would the artillery positions on the
Nearly a thousand artillery personnel, not even the 500 soldiers of his own battalion, could not escape the sabers of the little Japanese cavalry...
"Captain Zhou, no matter what, we have to stop the little Japanese cavalry. We must not let the little Japanese cavalry rush into the artillery position..." After thinking quietly for a few seconds, the first battalion commander said harshly.
"Yes, Battalion Commander Wang is right. No matter what, we cannot let the little devil's cavalry rush into the artillery position. Otherwise, nearly a thousand soldiers of our artillery regiment will really have to be punished here. However, Battalion Commander Wang, this
But there are more than a thousand cavalry, what can you do to stop them?" Although he knew this truth, but thinking of more than a thousand little Japanese cavalry holding sabers and running fast, Captain Zhou Zhigang still asked with lingering fear.
"Captain Zhou, there are more than a thousand little Japanese soldiers, and one of my battalions is definitely no match..." Looking at Zhou Zhigang's expectant eyes in front of him, the first battalion commander shook his head and said. However, in Zhou Zhigang's eyes, just now,
Just when the glimmer of hope was about to be shattered, the first battalion commander changed the subject and continued.
"However, Captain Zhou, it is not impossible to block the cavalry regiment of the Little Japs. You see, the terrain in front of the artillery position is very suitable for blocking. If the Little Japs Cavalry wants to enter the artillery position, it must pass through the front
Yamaguchi. If Commander Zhou can give me some support, I can guarantee you that I will stop the Little Japanese Cavalry Regiment at the Yamaguchi for at least twenty minutes until your artillery regiment has safely retreated..."
"Really? Battalion Commander Wang, if you have any demands, just say it and I will definitely support you. As long as you can block the little devil for fifteen minutes, my artillery regiment will be able to completely pull into the woods behind. By then,
Even if the Japs catch up with us, they are cavalry and they can't do anything in the woods..." Zhou Zhigang immediately looked at the battalion commander in front of him with bright eyes and asked eagerly.
"Captain Zhou, you're welcome. I need the support of the artillery regiment to give me 500 rounds of artillery shells. In addition, I also need the support of the artillery regiment to give me some artillery personnel. At the mountain pass in front of the artillery position, I need the support of the little devil's cavalry unit.
Team, arrange a battlefield properly, the sooner the better..." The first battalion commander did not hesitate and immediately stated his request.
"Okay... I agree. I will give you the manpower you need right away. However, you must ensure that you can block the Japanese cavalry unit's attack for at least 15 minutes..." Zhou Zhigang replied affirmatively. At the same time, he faced a soldier beside him.
The staff began to assign specific tasks... In less than a minute, more than a hundred soldiers arrived in front of the battalion commander carrying boxes of artillery shells.
The first battalion commander, with Zhou Zhigang puzzled, took the artillery supported by the artillery regiment and a reorganized battalion of his own, and began to arrange at the mountain pass in front of the artillery position... It should be said that the artillery position chosen by Zhou Zhigang was in defense.
It also took a big advantage, especially against cavalry troops.
The entire artillery position is in a depression. Two hills with an altitude of less than 100 meters stand in front of the artillery position. If the little devil's cavalry wants to attack the entire artillery position, it must pass through the passes of the two mountains.
Rush in. Therefore, if your battalion wants to block the Japanese cavalry attack, it must be like a nail nailed to this mountain pass and remain motionless until the entire artillery regiment retreats safely...
"Report to Battalion Commander Wang, Li Tao, commander of the first company of the Artillery Regiment, reports to you. The commander has given orders. There are now more than a hundred soldiers in the company, and they fully accept your orders. Please assign tasks..." Looking at the situation in front of him, it is quite advantageous.
The first battalion commander breathed a sigh of relief. The first artillery company commander who followed the first battalion commander frowned and asked...
"Captain Li, you are all artillery personnel. As far as I know, our engineering soldiers can bury artillery shells directly on the ground, expose the shell casings, and use them as landmines. I don't know if you will use it..." Regarding the situation in front of me,
Artillery, a battalion commander immediately thought of a weapon that was crucial to blocking this time, 'landmines'...
"Captain Wang, it's absolutely possible. This kind of landmine is made based on the principle of firing artillery shells. What's more important is that the Japanese cavalry troops we are dealing with now will be demolished as long as the horses' hooves step on the shells of the artillery shells.
The shell with the fuse will definitely explode immediately..." After hearing the question from the first battalion commander, the artillery company commander immediately reacted.
"Okay, from now on, your company will be under the command of my engineer platoon. At the mountain pass, use the 500 shells in hand to lay out a mine array about fifty meters wide for the Little Japanese Cavalry Regiment... By then,
Let's use these shells to entertain these little devils..." After receiving the affirmative answer from the first company commander, the first battalion commander quickly ordered...
With all the officers and soldiers of the first company of the artillery regiment, under the command of dozens of engineers, they began to lay "landmines". Of the three main companies of the first battalion, except for one company, which used an engineer shovel in its hand to set up a horse trap at the front of the position... the rest...
The two companies below were all sent by the battalion commander to the nearby mountain forest to cut down various trees, hoping to use tree trunks to set up an obstacle for the little devils in front of their positions to slow down the charge of the little devil cavalry.
.At the same time, provide your soldiers with more time to aim and shoot...
As time went by, the entire mountain pass, under the arrangement of hundreds of soldiers, slowly turned into a blocking position specifically for the Japanese cavalry troops... At the same time, after almost half an hour of rapid march, the area stretched for several kilometers.
More than half of the main force of the Japanese army has passed through the firing positions that the artillery regiment had already marked... and what follows are the artillery regiment's shelling targets. The 36 members of the 20th Field Artillery Regiment attached to the Japanese division
Various types of field guns…
36 artillery pieces of various types, dragged by mules, horses and cars, slowly walked into the battlefield carefully prepared for them by the artillery regiment. At this time, the thousands of little devils in the entire artillery regiment had no idea.
In a few minutes, there will be raindrops of shells falling on their heads, harvesting their lives...
Finally, when all the artillery personnel of the artillery regiment were in place a few kilometers away, the news that the artillery observers at the forefront had brought the entire Japanese artillery regiment into the ambush circle reached the regiment commander Zhou Zhigang, who had been waiting impatiently.
in the ears.
"Political Commissar, have the 1st Battalion of the Duer Regiment arranged the blocking position at the mountain pass..." After listening to the communications staff's report, the regiment leader Zhou Zhigang, who was full of excitement, did not forget the biggest weakness of his artillery regiment. He quickly turned his head away
, and cast a questioning look at the political commissar beside him.
"Regiment Commander, Battalion Commander Wang reports that we will be able to hold off the attack of the Japanese cavalry regiment for at least twenty minutes, so you can feel free to fire..." the political commissar replied confidently...
"Okay, order each battalion to fire immediately, use up all the artillery shells in the shortest possible time, and fire..." Zhou Zhigang nodded, and then gave a loud order to the artillery personnel beside him.
"Boom, boom, boom..." In an instant, the artillery regiment's position, which had been silent just now, suddenly erupted with thundering roars... 36 artillery pieces roared together when they received the order... 36 artillery shells, in the artillery
Amidst the huge roar, it quickly flew out of the barrel, with bursts of sharp whistling sounds, and smashed towards the location of the Japanese artillery regiment a few kilometers away...
The 36 artillery pieces, after many measurements by the artillery personnel, almost all fired... The 36 artillery shells, under the shocked eyes of all the little devils, were lined up and fell neatly on the one-kilometer-long stretch of the artillery regiment.
On this section of the road... amidst the loud explosions, the unlucky little devils were torn into pieces by the flying shrapnel, and there was not even a complete body...
At the same time, one artillery piece after another was overturned to the ground in the huge air wave generated by the explosion of the artillery shell, and the little Japanese walking beside the artillery piece were smashed into a pulp... What's more important is that 12 cannons were thrown to the ground.
The heavy field artillery that was dragged by the car, under the accurate shells, the cars filled with shells were directly hit, turning into huge fireballs...
Just the 36 rounds of artillery shells in the first round of the artillery regiment destroyed almost one-fifth of the Japanese artillery regiment... The wailing of the soldiers, the explosion of ammunition, the neighing of mules and horses... soon came.
There was a sound on the long road... Suddenly, in the Japanese army's several-kilometer-long march, the position of the artillery regiment was like magic, and a huge fireball appeared from time to time...
Of course, everything that happened in the Japanese artillery regiment was seen in the eyes of the surrounding artillery observers... As a round of artillery shells flew out of the barrel, the artillerymen who had fired all the shells immediately began to react in the shelling.
In the smoke of gunpowder, he was shirtless. He pulled out the hot shell shells one after another. At the same time, he pushed the shells weighing more than ten kilograms into the barrel and continued to fire... The entire artillery position was
The artillery personnel repeated this single action at their fastest speed, and everyone was full of passion and fighting spirit...
With the enthusiasm of the soldiers, the speed of shelling on the entire artillery position reached an unprecedented speed... Each artillery piece, under the command of these artillery personnel, poured down on the Japanese position at its fastest speed.
Artillery shells. Under the intensive bombardment of the artillery regiment, the artillery shells were like rain, falling one after another on the location of the Japanese artillery regiment...
Suddenly, a road section less than one kilometer long was completely covered by dense artillery fire. Each little Japanese artillery was torn into pieces amidst the non-stop explosions... Cars turned into big fireballs, and each car
A brand-new artillery turned into piles of scrap metal... In less than five minutes, more than a thousand artillery shells landed on the road less than one kilometer long. On average, every meter of road,