Mountain artillery is different from mortars and is more than twice as powerful.
More importantly, mountain artillery can not only kill people, but also destroy positions.
Four mountain artillery shells fell, and the two heavy machine gun positions that the Japanese had worked so hard to build were blown away.
The powerful lethality within a radius of ten meters blew up a dozen Japanese infantrymen around him.
Then these four mountain cannons fired at the Japanese security positions as if the shells were free of charge.
It is said to be a position, but it is actually the enemy lying behind the top of the slope, relying on the terrain to hide and shoot. There are no trenches to hide in.
The shells from the mountain artillery are hit accurately every time. Even if they don't hit directly, they can still affect nearby Japanese soldiers.
At this time, it was useless even if the Japanese light and heavy machine gunners kept moving their machine gun positions.
The shells of mountain artillery falling from the sky were not aimed at any specific place. Whichever Japanese soldier was unlucky would become the next target of the mountain artillery shelling.
"Sir, we don't have trenches, and we can't withstand the mountain artillery bombardment. The losses of the artillery force are too great. Every time a shell hits us, we have casualties. Now the number of soldiers lost in the hands of the mountain artillery has exceeded 30, and there are four light and heavy guns.
machine gun!"
The squadron leader was helpless. He watched helplessly as a heavy machine gun was blown up by an artillery shell. There was no solution except to be anxious!
"No, this is simply a passive beating, a massacre! We can't continue fighting like this. You command here and withstand the Eighth Route Army's attack. I'm going to find the captain. This situation must be changed, otherwise the Eighth Route Army will just use artillery shells to blow it up.
Let’s blow them all up!”
Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang looked very unhappy. The sudden exposure of the new mountain artillery squadron made him more sure that the Eighth Route Army was attacking him.
Mountain artillery is so powerful that even in the Imperial Army's field units, it is only deployed in regiment-sized units.
The reason why the imperial army was able to defeat the enemy on the battlefield and decimate the Chinese army was that mountain artillery played a very important role.
But now, this powerful heavy weapon is actually in the hands of the enemy, and the enemy is using it to attack him.
Almost as soon as the gloomy-faced Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang calmed down, the tragic scene of his subordinates being blown away by mountain cannons and their flesh and blood were mangled appeared in his mind.
"Sir, this battle can't go on like this. This is not a battle at all, it's a massacre!" The squadron leader shouted in pain as he rushed over with his face full of gunpowder smoke.
"I have a strengthened squadron, plus a security force of more than 200 people. After holding the position for less than 20 minutes, we lost more than 100 people. Now that the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery unit has opened fire, our losses will definitely be even greater!"
Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang still underestimated the losses on the front line.
Therefore, the squadron leader's report immediately stunned him, and it took him a long time to react.
"You are right, our troops are all elite, and even if they die, they should die on the battlefield fighting the enemy, instead of being blown up without even seeing the opponent!"
Speaking of this, Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang suddenly thought of the scene where he used artillery to bombard the Chinese army defenders on other battlefields.
After a burst of overwhelming artillery fire, the Chinese defenders were almost dead, if not completely wiped out.
And what he needs to do is to hold a rifle with a bayonet, rush to the battlefield, and reap the lives of the remaining Chinese troops!
"Is this retribution? I will be bombed like them, and then be wiped out by the new group!" Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang suddenly had this very bold idea in his mind, and then he broke out in cold sweat.
Can't stop!
"Sir, what did you say?" The anxious squadron leader asked, frowning without realizing that the group leader had already thought of their escape route.
Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang immediately calmed himself down: "I said I agree with your idea. This battle can't continue like this?"
"However, breaking out now is definitely not possible. It will provide the Eighth Route Army with more opportunities to attack us. After all, now is the night that is more suitable for the Eighth Route Army to fight. Therefore, we can only use the terrain to hold on here until dawn!"
"As soon as it gets dark and the aviation force arrives, the Eighth Route Army that attacked us will retreat."
The squadron leader frowned and reminded: "But the Eighth Route Army has artillery, not only mortars, but also mountain artillery. It's still at least four hours before the dawn aviation troops arrive. I don't know if the troops can hold on under their artillery fire."
"I will give you another infantry squad and a heavy machine gun squad. Make sure you withstand the Eighth Route Army's attack for at least an hour!"
"Third Squadron, Fourth Squadron, dig trenches behind you immediately. If the two squadrons dig together, they should be able to dig out a trench in an hour!"
"Trenches can reduce the power of mountain artillery to a minimum and protect our soldiers. Although mortars can hit the troops hiding in the trenches, the mortars of the Eighth Route Army have been held back by our artillery squadron, and their number is limited.
The defensive line has little impact!”
The squadron leader immediately assured: "Sir, please rest assured, unless all soldiers are killed in battle, the Eighth Route Army will never be able to break through our defense line!"
Rong Jun led the fourth battalion to lurk on the other side of the Japanese garrison for almost an hour. No matter how his subordinates asked for a fight, he always answered them with one sentence: "Don't be impatient, the time is not up yet.
Suddenly, the expression on Rong Jun's face changed.
Among the Japanese who stood in front of them, except for a small group of security troops from the 1st Squadron who still stayed in place with their guns in hand, everyone else was retreating back.
"Comrades, our opportunity has come!" Rong Jun ordered with excitement in his eyes.
"Infantry artillery and mortars are all set up. The 10th, 11th, and 12th companies are all ready to attack!"
"The artillery concentrated all its artillery fire and conducted a two-minute rapid artillery fire attack on the Japanese guard position. After that, it extended its artillery fire and used artillery shells to block as many reinforcements as possible from the Japanese!"
"Infantry, charge forward as soon as the artillery fire begins!"
"Stop fifty meters in front of the Japanese formation. We are all veterans. We should know that the error of mortar firing is very small. Fifty meters in front of the formation is definitely a safe distance!"
"After the artillery fire is extended, all light and heavy machine guns will fire, all infantry will attack, occupy the Japanese warning position, and then set up defenses on the spot and switch to defense!"
Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang personally directed two squadrons to build trenches.
In order to protect against artillery, the trenches were not built in a straight line, but curved. In this way, even if the artillery shells hit the trenches, they would only hurt the Japanese next to the trenches, but not those farther away.
"Woooooooo..." Suddenly, a harsh scream sounded from behind him.
Before Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang could react with his mouth open and a look of shock on his face, a violent explosion rang out from the security position behind him.
"How is that possible? Why does the New Regiment have so many artillery pieces? Sir, there is at least one mortar company and one infantry artillery company behind us on the Eighth Route Army!" The deputy captain next to him was also frightened, and his words were a bit incoherent.
The shocked Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang reacted quickly: "Attack from the front and back! On Bagh Ya Road, the new group wants to attack us from the front and back, kill us!"
"There is only one infantry team on guard at the back, and it will definitely not be able to withstand it. The third squadron, assemble immediately to reinforce the guard team behind and withstand the Eighth Route Army's attack!"
"Others continue to dig trenches, hurry up. The new regiment has so many artillery. If there are no more trenches, we people will not last until dawn!"
"Also, send a telegram to the headquarters to report the situation and request reinforcements!"
"The aviation force will come as soon as daybreak to reinforce us, the sooner the better!"
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