The squadron leader of the Japanese mountain artillery squadron is responsible for commanding all artillery of the three brigades.
The captain was very aggrieved by the shelling just now. He obviously had twice the number of artillery and the power of the artillery was greater than that of his opponent, but he still failed to kill his opponent. In addition, two infantry cannons, two mountain cannons, and three mortars were blown up by the Eighth Route Army.
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Of course, he also killed nearly half of the opponent's artillery. This was the only thing the squadron leader felt lucky about, otherwise the squadron leader would have even thought of committing suicide.
Seeing that the Eighth Route Army started shelling again, the captain also gave himself an order to kill the opponent.
The squadron leader seemed to have been given a shot, and ordered with a fiery face: "God help me, all the remaining artillery pieces of the Eighth Route Army are gathered together. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can kill them all in one fell swoop!"
"All artillery is concentrated in the No. 3 artillery position. Mountain artillery, infantry artillery, five shells for each gun, and ten shells for each mortar. Use the shortest possible time to knock out the shells and kill them!"
At the former enemy headquarters, Rong Jun and Jin Kai were both staring anxiously at the artillery position not far away.
"Captain, isn't it too risky to do this? There are more than ten artillery pieces. Wouldn't it be too extravagant to use them as bait?"
"If you don't give the Japanese enough attractive bait, will they be fooled?" Wang Ping asked rhetorically.
Then he stared at Rong Jun and asked: "Those artillerymen are all your people. Have you told me that as soon as the Japanese artillery counterattack begins, we will retreat immediately. As long as we withdraw the people, if the artillery is bombed, we can still capture it from the Japanese hands."
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Rong Jun quickly replied: "It has been explained!"
"The artillery position selected by the artillery is very special and the terrain is very good. In half a minute at most, all the artillerymen can retreat to a safe place!"
"In addition, I also asked people to dig a lot of individual bunkers in the artillery position. There will definitely be no problem hiding twenty or thirty artillerymen!
"That's good!" Wang Ping's last worry was gone, he turned around and stared at Jin Kai and asked.
"Is your artillery ready?"
"Zhou Qiangdong of the Mountain Artillery Company is responsible for commanding all artillery. He is a veteran artilleryman who has been in the army for three years and has fired almost all artillery. As long as the Japanese army fires artillery for one minute, he will have the confidence to lock the Japanese artillery position and then counterattack!"
The scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky suddenly sounded above their heads, followed by violent explosions from nearby artillery positions.
Wang Ping immediately raised his telescope and looked at the artillery position where dozens of fireballs were rising.
"The Japanese counterattack has begun, and more than a dozen gunners have been injured or killed!" Wang Ping said with a solemn face.
Fortunately, the artillery responded quickly. Before the explosions stopped, they dropped the artillery and began to retreat!
After the second round of mortar shells fell, seven or eight gunners were still knocked over, but most of the gunners had already evacuated the artillery positions.
Soon, the artillery position was enveloped by artillery fire.
Fireballs rising into the sky and thick black smoke suddenly covered the entire battlefield. Although Wang Ping held up his telescope, he still couldn't see the battlefield clearly.
"Woooooooo..."
Fortunately, at this time, another scream of artillery shells reached Wang Ping's ears.
Then there was a violent explosion in the village heavily defended by the Japanese army. More than a dozen fireballs mixed with a large amount of black smoke also rose into the sky from the village. The huge firelight almost illuminated half of the village.
Although Wang Ping was not able to witness the specific situation of the Japanese artillery positions, the sudden stop of artillery fire from the Japanese artillery positions still made Wang Ping realize that the artillery in Jin Kai's hands was firing well...
The entire artillery battle lasted less than five minutes, but to Wang Ping, it felt like his days were like years.
After the artillery battle stopped, Wang Ping's tense nerves did not relax.
He was waiting for the result. He had to fight back with more than ten artillery pieces. If there was no good result, it would be a big loss!
The attacking troops on the battlefield seemed to feel Wang Ping's inner anxiety and stopped attacking at the same time. The lively battlefield became quiet at this moment.
"Commander, it's over, the Japanese artillery is over!"
Suddenly, an excited voice sounded at the entrance of the command department, and then a middle-aged man rushed in with a smile.
"The leader is my mountain artillery company commander Zhou Qiangdong!" Jin Kai, standing next to Wang Ping, introduced.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qiangdong reported: "Commander, the Japanese artillery positions have been razed to the ground by us!"
"I don't know about mortars, but the mountain artillery and infantry artillery equipped by the Japanese must have been killed by us. Even if they were not completely destroyed, they were destroyed by us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another person rushed in.
"Captain, he is the commander of my mountain artillery company!"
"Hello, Chief... I just made statistics. The three artillery companies that participated in the battle lost a total of 26 gunners and 18 people died~"
"There are still two mountain cannons, two infantry cannons, and three mortars out of more than ten artillery pieces!"
"Although the remaining artillery pieces were damaged and blown up, they were not completely destroyed. There is still a possibility of repair!"
"Okay~" Wang Ping's tense nerves completely relaxed.
"Without artillery, the Japs are just a bunch of hungry wolves without fangs, and their combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least 30%. If they can destroy the heavy machine guns they are equipped with, their combat effectiveness will not even be as good as the usual 50%!"
"Order all artillery companies, from now on, each company can fire freely, infantry artillery, mountain artillery, cover the infantry attack!"
"Mortars are heavy machine guns specially equipped for the Japs. If one appears on the battlefield, destroy it for me!"
"There are still four battalions, four new battalions, and four independent battalions launch attacks from the north, west, and east respectively! All artillery will reinforce these three battalions!"
"Jin Kai, take your men and prepare a pocket formation for me south of the village. Now the Japs have lost the capital and advantage to defend the village. If they want to survive, they have no choice but to break out! And the south of the village is their only chance to break out!"
At the Japanese military headquarters in the middle of the village, the three captains all looked desperate.
The artillery force was almost completely wiped out, which was a huge blow to them.
"Noda-kun, there is no artillery now, but the Eighth Route Army has artillery, which can suppress us on the battlefield. If we insist on holding on, even if we have a thousand more people, we will not be able to defend the village tonight!" A captain interrupted the command.
He asked in an increasingly serious atmosphere.
"The Eighth Route Army's artillery is very powerful, and the artillery battle just now showed it!" another battalion captain affirmed.
"As long as our light and heavy machine guns are exposed, we will definitely suffer a devastating blow. Therefore, if we insist on holding on, the possibility of us holding on until dawn is very small!"
"Breakout!" Major Noda said with a very firm tone.
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