Four hundred and seventieth chapters heavy artillery show prestige
The commander of the first regiment reacted very quickly. As soon as the Japanese troops blocked the attack, he pressed on the remaining two companies of the first battalion. He used light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to attack the Japanese puppet troops.
Not only that, he also set up nine mortars from the mortar company directly under the regiment.
"One cannon fires five shells, shoot them out as fast as possible, and kill the Japanese and puppet troops in front of us."
After all, this line of defense was hastily established by the Japanese and puppet troops, with a total strength of only over a hundred people. How could it withstand such a fierce attack?
In less than five minutes, a group broke through the defense line and continued to fight towards the highway.
"Your Excellency, General, an Eighth Route Army unit is coming towards us. They have broken through two of our defense lines in succession." A captain and staff officer gasped and reported as soon as he rushed into the temporary headquarters.
"Deploy a squadron from the reserve, plus a regiment from the Imperial Army, to meet them and stop them!" the brigade commander, who was staring at the map, ordered without looking back.
"Hi!" The captain rushed out immediately.
As soon as the captain left, the brigade commander's eyes fixed on the map finally moved. He turned to analyze to the chief of staff beside him: "This Eighth Route Army is killing us very fast. It must be trying to divide us into two, and then divide and destroy us.
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"Chief of Staff, we must not let Tubal Road's evil plot succeed. Infantry reinforcements alone are not enough, we also need artillery. Contact the artillery unit, deploy a brigade of field artillery, and give me a fierce bombardment of the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops. Give me
They dispersed and were unable to concentrate their superior forces to break through our defense line."
The third line of defense of the Japanese and puppet troops that one team encountered was a hill next to the highway, with an altitude of less than fifty meters. It was also the last line of defense of the Japanese army.
In order to capture this hilltop, the regiment and battalion had already charged twice. After losing nearly a company, they were still blown down by a burst of grenades from the Japanese and puppet troops.
At present, this is the third attack launched by the first detachment on the mountain. The attacking force has been replaced by a battalion.
"Detachment leader, the troops are about to charge forward!" the regiment commander shouted excitedly, holding a telescope and staring closely at the battlefield.
"As long as the Japanese have no reinforcements, we will definitely be able to capture this hilltop!" the detachment leader was also full of confidence.
"Woooooooo..." But at this moment, the scream of cannonballs streaking across the sky suddenly reached everyone's ears.
The detachment leader's face changed and he shouted loudly: "No, it's the kid bombardment. Our attacking troops are in danger!"
"Rumble..." As soon as he finished speaking, a violent explosion sounded on the battlefield.
Everyone saw with their own eyes that dozens of soldiers were enveloped in the smoke after the explosion of the artillery shells, and their life or death was uncertain. There were even a few soldiers who were directly blown away by the artillery shells and fell motionless to the ground, turning into corpses.
Not to mention, hundreds of people suddenly appeared on the hilltop where there were not many people just now, including Japanese soldiers and Imperial Army troops.
As soon as they rushed up the hill, they opened fire on the second battalion. The suddenly increased firepower mopped down the soldiers of the second battalion who were rushing at the front in droves.
The second battalion quickly suffered over 100 casualties from the shells smashed overhead and the bullets fired in the face.
And as the fighting continues, casualties continue to increase.
"Retreat, order the second battalion to retreat immediately. The artillery battery will cover and continue to bombard the hilltop. The firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops on the hilltop is too fierce!" When the first regiment commander hesitated to give the retreat order, the detachment leader had already made a decisive decision.
Decide.
Watching the shells fired by the Japanese field artillery battalion on the battlefield, which continued to kill and injure the attacking troops, Wang Ping, who had been silent for the whole time, spoke.
"Detachment leader, give me the field artillery brigade that the Japanese are firing! Don't forget, I also brought a heavy artillery battalion!"
After finishing speaking, he ordered without waiting for the detachment leader's answer: "First company, quickly find the Japanese field artillery brigade position, fire five rounds rapidly, knock it out for me, and then move quickly!"
"Second Company, support the artillery company in shelling the hilltop. Every gun has five rounds. Once the attack is over, retreat. Third Company is on standby!"
The heavy mortar detachment leader Wang Ping brought over had seen it and was full of expectations. However, as the battle continued, the detachment leader ignored it. After all, the heavy artillery battalion did not belong to the first detachment. It was temporarily strengthened by the military region.
After listening to Wang Ping's order, the detachment leader said nothing and quickly raised his binoculars to stare at the battlefield, hoping that the heavy artillery battalion would bring him an unexpected surprise!
Soon, a dull shelling sound like an explosion sounded behind everyone, and then a piercing scream reached everyone's ears.
"Boom, boom, boom..." A few seconds later, a violent explosion sounded on the top of the mountain.
Because the Japanese and puppet troops were lying on the ground, or squatting in temporary bunkers. Unless ordinary mortar shells hit the side and exploded, the flying shell fragments would not be able to cause much damage to the Japanese and puppet troops.
However, the scene of the shell explosion in front of me was different.
A fireball mixed with a large amount of black smoke rose into the sky, and more than a dozen Japanese and puppet troops were directly blown into the air.
There were also several Japs who were probably too unlucky to be dismembered into several large pieces by the fragments of shells flying in the air.
Taking the impact point as the center, all the Japanese and puppet soldiers within a radius of six to seven meters, whether they were lying on the ground or not, were silent after the explosion. Many Japanese and puppet soldiers who were lying on their stomachs were directly blown over by the explosion, and then lay on their backs.
On the ground, motionless.
A total of nine fireballs flying into the sky, in the opinion of the detachment leader, caused at least fifty casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops on the hilltop.
"Okay, good job, just blow up like this and blow up all the Japanese and puppet troops on the mountain!" the excited detachment leader shouted loudly.
After the second company fired its third round of shells, the first company started firing.
The Japanese field artillery brigade consisted of twelve field artillery pieces arranged in two rows, and more than a hundred artillerymen shuttled back and forth around these artillery pieces, busy.
At this moment, the screaming shells came over.
Artillerymen are most familiar with artillery. They can tell the caliber of artillery shells just by the sound, especially the Japanese artillery officers in the middle.
As soon as he heard the scream, his face turned pale. He threw himself on the ground subconsciously, opened his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Baga, it's a heavy artillery. There are heavy artillery on Tubal Road. The shells are flying towards us, everyone take cover!"
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"Rumble..." A violent explosion immediately sounded in their ears.
A field gun was hit on the spot, and the field gun, which weighed several kilograms, was overturned in the explosion.
"It's a heavy artillery, definitely a heavy artillery! Only heavy artillery shells can be so powerful!" the Japanese officers who were lucky enough not to be killed shouted one after another.
The captain of the field artillery brigade was stunned when he saw the tragic scene after the explosion in front of him.
On the Chinese battlefield, one has always used field artillery in hand to ravage the Chinese army. When has the Chinese army used artillery to ravage itself, and the first is heavy artillery?
But he quickly reacted and quickly thought about whether he had the ability to fight back.
"Bageya Road and Tubal Road are equipped with heavy mortars. They are right under our noses. They have a fast rate of fire and great power. We are definitely no match for them in crossfire unless we are outside the range of the mortars! That's okay.
There is a chance to counterattack!" The captain soon realized that he had no way to counterattack, and shouted helplessly.
Then he ordered: "Retreat and move, leave here immediately, we don't need the cannon. The rate of fire of the mortars is too fast. Even if we are all killed, we will not have time to move the field artillery out!"
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