The temporary Japanese army headquarters and brigade commander were also frightened by the sudden explosion, and immediately arranged for people to check the situation.
As soon as the dispatched troops left, an officer rushed in and reported breathlessly.
"General, it's heavy artillery. Tubal Road is equipped with heavy artillery!"
"The hilltop highlands in the northeast of us are being attacked by heavy artillery from Tubal Road. The troops that have just been reinforced have suffered heavy losses. We are asking for reinforcements!"
After the report was finished, before the brigade commander had time to speak, another second lieutenant rushed in.
"General, the field artillery brigade was bombarded by Tubal Heavy Artillery and suffered heavy losses!"
"Tubal Road used at least one company of heavy mortars. The first round of shelling destroyed one of our field artillery on the spot! The field artillery brigade is definitely no match for a head-on confrontation. Our captain has ordered the troops to withdraw from the artillery position!"
"Baga, your captain is a coward and is not worthy of being an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army!" The opponent gave up his position as soon as he fired a round of artillery shells, and did not even have the courage to fight. This is absolutely a shame in the eyes of the brigade commander. The Imperial Army's
The humiliation would make any officer furious.
"Hey, the brigade commander taught you a lesson!" the artillery second lieutenant lowered his head, not daring to say a word in rebuttal.
The chief of staff rescued him at the right time and said: "General, calm down and retreat without counterattack. It is indeed inappropriate. However, at least he has retained more than a hundred elite artillerymen of the Imperial Army. He has served as an artilleryman in a humble position and knows how to carry out heavy mortar attacks."
The power of the cannon!"
"Although it is not as good as a heavy howitzer of the same caliber, it has an advantage. It has a fast rate of fire and the gun is very light, making it easy for us to move."
"For short-range shooting, the field artillery we equipped is indeed no match for the heavy mortar."
"Even if the field artillery brigade sticks to its position and continues to fight, it will end up with the entire army destroyed. In this case, it is better to withdraw the gunners. As long as the gunners are alive and equipped, the field artillery brigade can form combat effectiveness at any time!"
The brigade commander looked much better, but it didn't last long before he stared at the chief of staff and asked.
"We must find a way to knock out the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery. The heavy artillery is too powerful. As long as the heavy artillery is not destroyed, our warriors may be torn into pieces by the shells at any time!"
"The humble post will be arranged immediately!" the chief of staff said!
"Heavy mortars are not without their weaknesses. The biggest weakness is their short range. As long as we find a suitable opportunity, the medium-sized mortars we equip can shoot against them and destroy them!"
As a manufacturer of 120mm heavy-duty mortars, Wang Ping must be aware of the shortcomings of mortars.
Therefore, when issuing the order, Wang Ping specifically emphasized that the number of shells fired by a mortar at the same location cannot exceed five. Even if the Japanese army planned to use mortars to counterattack, it would be difficult to locate the specific location of the heavy mortars.
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Of course, except when the enemy planes arrive during the day. The speed of the planes is too fast, and they can keep an eye on ground targets and chase them.
Even if each mortar fired only three shells, it would be impossible to avoid being chased by planes in the sky.
Under the cover of Wang Ping's two heavy artillery batteries, it took only half an hour for a team to break through the last Japanese defense line and enter the highway.
In front of the enemy headquarters in Division 1, the communications staff officer rushed in with excitement on his face.
"Chief, a team has completed the first penetration of the Japanese and puppet troops. Now the Japanese and puppet troops have been divided into two. The independent brigade has moved in place and is launching an attack on the front and rear Japanese troops from the penetration point to separate the two Japanese and puppet troops.
Military distance!"
"Captain Chen reported that the heavy artillery battalion supported by the headquarters played a great role during the insertion."
"Currently, one team has been divided into two, each equipped with a heavy artillery battery to continue to penetrate the remaining Japanese and puppet troops, and strive to divide the remaining Japanese and puppet troops into four within two hours!"
"The third detachment reports that more than half of the Japanese and puppet forward troops have suffered casualties, and the remaining Japanese and puppet troops have been compressed to three highlands and trapped. According to the current attack speed, the battle can be over in three hours at most!"
"No, three hours is too long. The battle must be over in one and a half hours!" Commander Yang said very decisively.
"After the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops is divided into four, a large number of troops are required to cooperate with one detachment to complete the division, and then surround and attack the divided Japanese and puppet troops. The three detachments must end the battle within an hour and a half, and then quickly surround the Japanese and puppet troops closest to them
, continue the attack!”
"Isn't there a company in the heavy artillery battalion that has no combat mission? Send it to the third detachment and end the battle quickly!"
On the battlefield, the power of heavy artillery is definitely not comparable to ordinary ones.
Under the cover of heavy artillery, the Japanese and puppet troops blocking a team could not hold on for more than half an hour no matter how strong their defensive positions were.
Therefore, in less than two hours, the remaining more than 11,000 puppet troops, excluding the forwards, were divided into four.
There is no suspense about the next battle.
After one day and two nights of bloody battles, more than 10,000 Japanese puppet troops, except for a few who broke through, the rest were either wiped out or became prisoners of the Eighth Route Army.
"Reporting to the leader, a team has been ordered to complete the task and eliminate 2,456 Japanese troops and more than 2,800 Imperial Army soldiers, including more than 2,100 Imperial Army soldiers who were captured!" said Chen, leader of the first team.
As soon as he rushed into the headquarters, he reported excitedly.
"Are the casualties of the troops high?" As the well-deserved main force of the military division, the battle results and casualties of a team are the most concerned. Knowing the battle results is very satisfying, but the next thing that worries everyone is the casualties.
The smile on Chen's detachment leader's face disappeared immediately, and he replied in a serious tone: "The whole detachment had more than 8,000 people before the war, and the total casualties were more than 4,000, of which more than 2,000 were directly killed, and the largest loss was in one regiment. As an interlude
The main force of the army, the entire regiment had 2,500 people at the beginning of the battle, but less than 800 people were still able to move at the end of the battle. Most of the others were sacrificed, and a few were seriously injured!"
Having said this, Captain Chen seemed to have thought of something, and said to Commander Yang with bright eyes.
"If the military region hadn't strengthened and given us a heavy artillery battalion, there would have been more than 5,000 casualties!"
"Chief, one team is really exhausted this time. I don't have any other requests. I just hope that considering the heavy casualties of the troops, we can be given some heavy mortars that were used on the battlefield! One company, I just want
Just one company will do!"
The captain of the second detachment next to him immediately shouted: "Chief, I have seen the power of heavy mortars. They are bigger than mountain field artillery. If they are arranged well, one company can completely suppress the Japanese army and one field artillery brigade has no chance to counterattack. Our second detachment
The casualties are not small, I also want a company!"
Several detachment captains quarreled over heavy mortars in front of Commander Yang and Commander Nie!
Commander Yang was also frightened by the performance of heavy mortars on the battlefield, and wanted to keep this heavy mortar battalion.
Therefore, when faced with the quarrel among his subordinates, he not only did not stop him, but also showed a fleeting smile on his face.
Then he pretended to look at Commander Nie with a helpless expression.
"Commander? Look at this!"
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