After resting for half an hour, Liu Gen led the soldiers to set off again. This time Liu Gen asked the soldiers to slow down.
When the speed was reduced, the soldiers' condition recovered a lot, but the time they could continue to advance increased a lot. Calculated in this way, it seems to be quite good to advance at this speed. The soldiers wanted to speed up their advance, but it was
Being stopped by Liu Gen, what he needed was for the soldiers to retain enough physical strength to ensure that they could join the battle after arriving at Laiyuan Town.
Now let the soldiers speed up their advance and squeeze their physical strength. It will easily lead to the soldiers not having enough physical strength to fight after arriving at Laiyuan Town. This is not acceptable.
When Liu Gen and his soldiers arrived at Laiyuan Town, he could see Zhang Dabiao and his men waiting for him. He could see the smile on Zhang Dabiao's face, which made him understand that the Japs in Laiyuan Town were not very talented.
Yes. After saying hello to Zhang Dabiao, Liu Gen took the telescope from Zhang Dabiao and looked down at Laiyuan Town.
After careful inspection, Liu Gen found that it might not be that simple to take down Yuan Town. He could see that the Japanese had built artillery towers outside Laiyuan Town and deployed more than one heavy machine gun to ensure the safety of Laiyuan Town.
.For the Japanese, Laiyuan Town has a very important strategic value. Who makes Laiyuan Town the choke point from central Shanxi to Changzhi?
A large number of mountains and hills separate the Jinzhong area from the Changzhi area, which also makes the strategic position of Laiyuan Town even more important. The Japanese materials and baggage need to pass through here to ensure the connection and transportation of the two areas.
Because of this, the Japanese Zhongcun Squadron was stationed here in Laiyuan Town. Coupled with the cooperation of some puppet troops, it was very difficult for the Eighth Route Army to take Yuan Town.
Once Laiyuan Town was attacked, the Japs from all around would come to support quickly. With the Japs' reaction speed, the Eighth Route Army simply did not have enough time to attack Laiyuan Town.
Things are different now. Most of the strength of the Nakamura Squadron has been transferred away, leaving only a small team of Japs, less than fifty people. With the number of these Japs and puppet troops, it is still possible to defend Laiyuan Town.
, not to mention that there are several heavy machine guns and turrets in Laiyuan Town for defense. With the Japanese's combat effectiveness, the ordinary Eighth Route Army would not be able to capture Yuan Town in a short time.
In order to ensure the safety of Laiyuan Town, the Japanese were somewhat frantic in defense. Only on the periphery, Liu Gen saw four heavy machine guns. I don't know if there are still heavy machine guns inside Laiyuan Town. As for mortars
Liu Gen didn't know whether artillery existed in Laiyuan Town, but Zhang Dabiao had inspected Yuan Town in advance and determined that there were no mortars in Laiyuan Town.
According to Zhang Dabiao's investigation, due to the importance of Laiyuan Town, the Zhongcun Squadron was equipped with two Type 92 infantry guns. However, this time the Nanguan Railway Station was attacked, causing the squadron leader of the Zhongcun Squadron to use the two Type 92 infantry guns.
The infantry artillery was taken away, leaving Laiyuan Town without artillery for defense.
"It seems that Brother Zhang has figured out the situation in Laiyuan Town. I wonder when Brother Zhang is going to attack?" Looking at Zhang Dabiao, Liu Gen asked.
It was early in the morning. Through the telescope, Liu Gen could see that the Japanese were already on alert, and even the puppet troops were in their respective defensive positions. There was a certain risk in attacking the Japanese now. The Japanese were so tight in defense and wanted to forcibly capture them.
It may be a little difficult to take it off.
"The Japs' Nakamura Squadron may return at any time, so naturally the sooner we attack, the better!" Zhang Dabiao said solemnly.
Liu Gen nodded. He knew Zhang Dabiao would make such a decision. Looking at the soldiers around him, he could see the determination on their faces. The soldiers were also ready to attack Laiyuan Town!
"Then prepare to advance immediately! The soldiers of the artillery company are also under your command. Just leave a few soldiers for me to assist." Liu Gen said softly.
Zhang Dabiao had no objection. He didn't think the soldiers of the artillery company could have much fighting power, but Zhang Dabiao knew that if he wanted to capture Yuan Town, it would be a hard battle! The Japanese were not fools, and they would not stand there and let Liu
Gen fired the cannon to kill him! Moreover, once the Japanese retreated into Laiyuan Town, Liu Gen, the artilleryman, would not have much room to perform.
Watching Zhang Dabiao leading the soldiers down the mountain towards Laiyuan Town, Liu Gen also led a few soldiers to push the Type 92 infantry gun to find a suitable artillery position. Facing the Japanese in Laiyuan Town, Liu Gen
An artillery position with a wide enough field of vision is needed to ensure that every move of the Japanese can be seen, and then the artillery can be fired to clear the Japanese defensive positions.
His eyes fell on the Japanese turret, and Liu Gen frowned. The Type 92 infantry gun in his hand could not do much against the Japanese turret, unless he could get within 500 meters of the turret. But it was not at night, and he wanted to get closer.
The 500-meter range of the Japanese gun towers is undoubtedly a dream. The Japanese are not fools!
Liu Gen sighed lightly. He knew that to capture the Japanese artillery tower, he could only rely on Zhang Dabiao and his soldiers to seize it. His artillery would not be of much use.
He found a dirt slope less than a kilometer away from Laiyuan Town. Standing on the dirt slope, Liu Gen could see the situation in Laiyuan Town.
Several soldiers brought in the high-explosive bombs they carried. There were not many, less than twenty high-explosive bombs. Li Yunlong got these high-explosive bombs from the brigade commander. After leaving two soldiers to assist him, Liu Gen
Let these two soldiers go on guard to prevent Japanese soldiers from touching the artillery position. As an artilleryman, Liu Gen did not want Japanese soldiers to touch the artillery position while he was firing.
Looking towards the position of Zhang Dabiao and others, Liu Gen could see that Zhang Dabiao and his soldiers were approaching the Japs turret. If he wanted to take Yuanzhen, he had to deal with the Japs turrets. His eyes fell on the Japs turret not far away.
At the heavy machine gun position, Liu Gen calculated the corresponding shooting angle. He needed to solve this heavy machine gun position to reduce the pressure on Zhang Dabiao and others.
The explosive packets carried by several soldiers were taken off, and Liu Gen looked helpless. If the Type 92 infantry gun was powerful enough, then there would be no need for the soldiers to use explosive packets to attack the Japanese gun towers. As for the one thousand meters away,
Liu Gen did not have the ability to hit the shooting hole of the Japanese turret within a short period of time. He was sure that if the Japanese discovered his traces, they would definitely come to deal with him decisively.
Maintaining a sufficient distance from the front line can ensure that Liu Gen, the artilleryman, can play a sufficient role and prevent Liu Gen from being in danger. Zhang Dabiao also knew this, so he did not want to let Liu Gen advance with the infantry artillery to a point not far from the Japanese artillery tower.
to a range of five hundred meters.
"Cannonballs!" Seeing Zhang Dabiao and his soldiers getting ready for battle, Liu Gen said in a deep voice,
A high-explosive bomb was placed in Liu Gen's hand and pushed directly into the gun barrel. Three seconds later, the high-explosive bomb landed on the Japs' heavy machine gun position and directly killed several Japs in the heavy machine gun position. The heavy machine gun