Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to move north from Xin County. Li Yunlong did not intend to follow him. After all, heading north meant that they were too far away from the Yangcun area.
Please tell me if something happened in the Yangcun area, Li Yunlong would not be able to respond.
The three battalions currently commanded by Li Yunlong are affiliated with three regiments, and their combat effectiveness is not bad.
Especially the first battalion from the New Regiment, which is the number one main battalion. The entire battalion has more than 30 light and heavy machine guns!
With such a configuration, not to mention all the basic regiments, even if I search several old main regiments, there is no infantry battalion with such equipment.
Is it because of this that Li Yunlong was worried that the Yangcun area would be attacked by the Yue army, which would cause problems, so he did not dare to distance himself too far.
Bu Nao followed Chen Ziyun's command of troops to confront the Yue army in the Suohe Town area, and launched a battle.
After Li Yunlong got the news, could he rub his legs in excitement?
Suohe Town is not far away from Xin County, and their troops can go there at any time.
Therefore, Li Yunlong kept sending scouts to find out the news. As early as seven o'clock, Li Yunlong had already commanded the troops to set off towards Suohe Town.
During the battle in the Xinxian area, Lao Li killed about 200 puppet troops and seized a certain number of rifles and light machine guns.
Those few weapons and ammunition were too small for Li Yunlong to stuff his teeth into.
What's more, during the battle, the Seventh Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the Fourth Battalion of the New Second Regiment fought extremely hard.
The overall weapons configuration of the two battalions is different from that of the first battalion, and even some infantry platoons only have one light machine gun.
They fought very actively. When the battle was over and the weapons and equipment were seized, Li Yunlong would be too shameless to stretch his legs.
After all, if you drink and eat meat, you have to leave some mouthful for them.
So far, the new regiment and battalion have caught nothing. Li Yunlong must be unwilling to give up.
"Are there more than 4,000 Japs in Suohe Town, and they are already at war with the 48th Independent Brigade?"
"According to the scouts' report, the main force of the Moon Army has been quickly dispatched to fight directly with the Shanxi-Sui Army in the Suohe Town area."
"And their artillery position is very far behind, and there are about a thousand little Japanese in charge of defense."
"Hehehe, if we catch them off guard that time, we will definitely get some results."
"Although the scouts don't know how many artillery pieces their artillery has, they definitely have 75mm caliber artillery pieces."
"Da Biao, our old Li doesn't ask for much. Our battalion has to get him two artillery pieces no matter what."
"Mortars alone are not enough now. Not to mention bunkers and turrets, even stronger fortifications cannot be destroyed."
"Without decent artillery, our regiment will definitely suffer losses in future offensive battles."
When Li Yunlong was marching, he specifically found Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, and he said with a serious expression on his face.
"Captain, don't worry. Just ask them to rush in. He will capture as many artillery pieces as the little devil has."
"Please, if the little devil has a brigade, he will have to get me an artillery battalion no matter what."
"Bu Nao made an agreement that time not to let the Fourth Battalion and the Seventh Battalion compete with them for the main offensive mission. They will be like hungry wolves."
Zhang Dabiao looked at Li Yunlong and said firmly.
When Li Yunlong heard this answer, his face showed an expression of satisfaction.
That force of thousands of people was rapidly advancing towards the Suohe Town area, and Li Yunlong had already made a plan in his mind.
What's wrong with Bufu? That time he wanted to seize several artillery pieces up to his legs.
In his view, the new regiment should not just have a few mortars.
Even though it was a lunar-style 90MM mortar, and there were six of them, Li Yunlong, who was posthumously named, had no regard for that type of mortar at all.
The battle in Suohe Town continued. The two infantry battalions, Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuji, continued to fight with the Yue army.
The two sides fought fiercely, with various bullets and artillery shells being fired continuously.
Even if you are far away, you can clearly smell the smoke.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato, who was observing the battlefield with a telescope, gradually became gloomy.
He frowned, and his eyes gradually showed a dissatisfied expression.
The two independent infantry brigades held an absolute advantage, but they continued to attack and never made much progress.
On the contrary, their Eastern machine gun squadron was attacked by mortars deployed on the high ground one after another, and suffered certain losses.
Seeing the heavy machine guns being destroyed one after another, Lieutenant Colonel Sato was filled with anger.
"The Jinsui army dispersed for defense. They lured the infantry to a distance of 100 meters to launch a fire attack."
"They can make full use of light machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles to cooperate in combat, and the mortars on the highlands pose a great threat to their heavy weapons."
"Their heavy machine guns and infantry artillery were bombarded one after another and had to be relocated. They could not guarantee continued suppression support."
"But if the two brigades do not have an advantage in the number of light machine guns and grenade launchers, why can't they take advantage of those light weapons."
"The two major captains who commanded the battle are simply stupid. Facing the Jinsui Army with such scattered defenses, they are very aggressive in flanking attacks."
"If we had assembled three infantry squadrons on the front and launched a wave-like tactical attack, we would have achieved results by now."
Sato Nakasa gradually lowered his telescope and said with a dissatisfied expression on his face.
The two independent infantry brigades indeed adopted relatively rigid attack tactics, with two squadrons attacking from the front and one squadron taking a detour from the flank.
However, the main force of the two battalions of the Jinsui Army adopted a dispersed defense. They waited until the Moon Army entered less than a hundred meters away from the position and launched a fire attack.
Combining shooting with weapons such as light machine guns and submachine guns can bring about relatively intensive firepower strikes.
At the same time, heavy machine guns and mortars continued to expose the Moon Army's heavy weapons to suppress them.
The Moon Army troops have not made any progress since their attack. Instead, their casualties continue to increase.
Especially the Type 92 heavy machine guns that could not be moved quickly, and four of them were directly destroyed on the spot.
Are the machine gun squadrons worried about mounting losses, so they are unable to effectively carry out support operations?
After losing the cover of heavy machine guns, the Lunar infantry attack was naturally greatly reduced.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato was very dissatisfied with the mistake of fighting in the east of the eye. He looked at the map and thought about the wrong strategy.
At that moment, a signal soldier hurried over.
"Detachment leader Ge Dong, the cavalry squadron sent an urgent message. They found a large number of Eighth Route troops on the south side."
"The Eighth Route Army is currently advancing towards them rapidly, and their specific combat objectives are unknown."
"But according to the cavalry report, they have more than a thousand troops and are well-equipped with weapons and equipment, including heavy machine guns and mortars."
The signal soldier came to Lieutenant Colonel Sato and said with a serious expression on his face.
After hearing the report, Lieutenant Colonel Sato widened his eyes and showed an expression of disbelief.
He quickly looked over at the battle map and frowned tightly.
"Bagaya Road, did those Eighth Route Army troops come from nowhere?"
"There is no chance that there will be a main force of the Eighth Route Army nearby, and even if it is a main force of the Eighth Route Army, they will not have such weapons."
"Moreover, the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army rarely engage in coordinated operations. How could they take the initiative to attack them and coordinate the Jinsui Army's operations?"
Lieutenant Colonel Sato was very surprised and said that it was obvious that Li Yunlong's troops appeared there, otherwise he did not expect it at all.
In fact, during the battle in Xin County, Li Yunlong's troops fought a battle of annihilation. The Yue puppet army had no idea about the appearance of their troops.
After the battle was over, they quickly dispersed and hid. Sato's detachment was eager to catch up with Chen Ziyun's troops but did not find them.
Now Li Yunlong's troops arrived quickly, and they encountered the Yue Army cavalry squadron.
More than 100 cavalrymen of the Little Japanese Cavalry Squadron were scattered near the battlefield. Li Yunlong's troops encountered only more than 20 cavalrymen.
Since the advent of the machine gun, the cavalry has clearly had its nemesis.
Even on level ground, the cavalry troops charged quickly, but they could not withstand machine gun fire.
Zhang Dabiao's battalion under Li Yunlong's command has more than thirty light and heavy machine guns. Those weapons are enough to make the little Japanese cavalry drink a pot.
Those cavalrymen suffered heavy losses, and the remaining cavalrymen fled and reported quickly.
"Contact the Eighth Independent Infantry Brigade and ask them to quickly build a position to block the Eighth Route Army on the south side."
"The field artillery brigade will dispatch an artillery squadron to fully assist in the defense. Don't let those Tubal Road come over."
"Let the artillery units fight with caution and not be easily exposed to avoid being attacked by the artillery units of the Shanxi-Sui Army in the highlands of Suohe Town."
"In addition, quickly contact the Harada detachment, ask them so far, and continue to urge them to speed up the progress."
Lieutenant Colonel Sato frowned, with a slightly annoyed expression on his face, and he quickly gave the battle order.
Now that the main force of Sato's detachment is fighting the Jinsui Army, it is obviously impossible to withdraw.
Facing more than a thousand eight lines appearing on the south side, Lieutenant Colonel Sato could arrange his legs to intercept them with the only infantry group.
In order to ensure that he could intercept the Eighth Route Army, he specially strengthened the Eighth Independent Infantry Brigade with four field guns.
More than a thousand troops quickly advanced toward the south, and they quickly established positions to block the attack.
At eight o'clock, the Moon Army troops directly engaged Li Yunlong's troops.
The Eighth Independent Infantry Battalion of the Lunar Army currently has three squadrons, a machine gun squadron, a field artillery squadron, and an infantry artillery squad.
Their heavy weapons include twelve heavy machine guns, four 75MM field guns, and two Type 92 infantry guns.
Captain Shao Zuo built a blocking position with heavy machine guns as the core to prevent Li Yunlong's troops from approaching.
At the same time, the field artillery squadron and infantry artillery squad were deployed behind to provide cover.
In order to avoid the artillery attack of the Shanxi-Sui Army on the high ground, those six artillery pieces could be deployed as far east as possible in an attempt to get out of the artillery range of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Li Yunlong discovered that the Jaap troops had hardly built any positions, so he immediately organized his troops to attack without any hesitation.
Li Yunlong currently commands three battalions of troops, with a total of a thousand troops.
They have four 90MM mortars and about eight heavy machine guns.
The number of light machine guns is about fifty, and the overall strength is not weak.
"Boom boom boom."
Artillery from both sides began shelling, and explosions were heard one after another.
The sky was full of gunpowder smoke mixed with dust flying in the air. The first battalion of the new regiment, the fourth battalion of the new second regiment, and the seventh battalion of the independent regiment all went into battle.
Can Li Yunlong be able to stabilize the cadres who command the battle in the rear? He carries a broadsword on his back and personally directs the troops to charge with a shell gun.
Guard Hu Zi kept pulling him, and Li Yunlong probably ran straight to the front.
"Everything."
"Da da da."
"Bah bang bang."
Both sides fired continuously with light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and other weapons, and dense bullets and artillery shells were fired at the wrong side one after another.
Please tell me about the weapons and equipment. Are you sure the Jinsui Army needs better weapons than those of the Eighth Route Army?
However, in terms of individual combat capability, the Shanxi-Sui Army was far inferior to the Eighth Route Army.
Especially the 1st Battalion, the number one main force battalion of Li Yunlong's new regiment. They commanded the east of Zhang Dabiao and launched a series of fierce attacks.
The machine gun battery consists of four heavy machine guns, providing constant fire cover.
Each row of grenades fired continuously, and each squad of light machine guns provided cover. The soldiers held rifles and quickly jumped forward.
Of course, the Japs did not show any weakness at all. Their light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and infantry artillery and field artillery continued to fire.
Six artillery pieces played a decisive role in the battle.
In particular, the four Type 38 field guns continuously fired grenades, posing a greater threat to Zhang Dabiao's 1st Battalion.
"Da Biao, you have to find a way to break through the position, hit their artillery position directly, and kill their artillery unit."
"Otherwise, with those few artillery pieces suppressing them, we wouldn't be able to break through their defensive arrangements."
"I organized the commando team, and after a while he rushed over with it, letting the 4th and 7th Battalions cover from both sides."
"Commander, tell Zhu Zhu that he must protect the four mortars."
"Please let the little devil's artillery shoot down the mortar. Let's see how he deals with him when he goes back."
Li Yunlong began to shout at the top of his lungs, with a serious expression on his face.
At this time, the attacking force commanded by Li Yunlong was attacked by the Moon Army's concentrated fire. Four field guns and two infantry guns opened fire.
A large number of grenades and shrapnel were fired, which posed a great threat to the attacking troops.
Li Yunlong knew that it was impossible to quickly kill their artillery units. They wanted to deal with the little Japanese in front of them, which was almost impossible.
Therefore, he planned to organize a battalion to form a commando team and lead it himself to break through the weak points of the Moon Army's defense.
Zhang Dabiao immediately selected and organized a commando team of dozens of people.
Of course, Zhang Dabiao would not let Li Yunlong take command personally. He directly led the commando team to attack the Moon Army's position.
But those troops had just advanced forward, and the Lunar Army's infantry artillery started firing.
Two shrapnel rounds were fired, and countless steel balls and small steel arrows spread in all directions.
More than a dozen soldiers were hit, and they fell to the ground, with bright red blood starting to flow out from the wounds.
It was at that time that Chen Ziyun had already started to send out signal flares.
When Li Yunlong's troops launched an attack, Chen Ziyun immediately contacted the field artillery platoon.
He planned to use two Liao-made field guns to quickly knock out the Moon army's artillery and support Li Yunlong's troops in the battle.
However, the field artillery platoon received data from the artillery observation station, whether they had a firing range of 10,000 meters, or whether the Moon Army was out of their artillery strike range.
After Chen Ziyun received the report, he rushed to arrange for the firing of flares and directly sent the guard company to attack to assist Li Yunlong's troops in breaking through.
In addition, he also asked Zhang Wu to direct the main force to attack the cavalry company, leaving the eastern part to guard.
