While Liu Gen and others were resting, the main force gathered by the 129th Division was attacking the Japanese who were surrounded.
The Japanese's combat effectiveness was not weak. After knowing that they were surrounded, the Japanese quickly found a terrain that was conducive to defense and defended tenaciously. The troops of the 129th Division continued to attack the Japanese, but due to the Japanese fighter planes in the air
Faced with the powerful firepower of the Japanese fighter planes, the soldiers of the various units attacking the Japanese suffered heavy casualties.
During the battle, the soldiers were furious, and one by one the brave soldiers roared and rushed towards the Japanese defensive position. The Japanese artillery had long been killed by the main force of the 129th Division. The Japanese in the encirclement could persist like this
It took a long time, entirely due to the crazy cover of the Japanese fighter planes.
At the same time, the Japanese from all walks of life were approaching rapidly, hoping to use the Japanese in the encirclement as bait to eliminate the main force of the 129th Division. The battle continued. After the attacks by the troops of the 129th Division during the day, the high ground defended by the Japanese was lost.
Most of it!
After night fell, the soldiers launched another fierce attack. Without the presence of Japanese fighter planes, they successfully captured the high ground defended by the Japanese and successfully annihilated them here.
Moments before taking the defensive high ground, the division boss sent evacuation orders to all units. The fighting in the Yuliao area made the Japs aware of it, and more and more Japs came towards this area for reinforcements.
.In the direction of Yangquan, more than a thousand Japanese troops went south for reinforcements. In other directions, the Japanese troops made their own arrangements.
The division bosses considered that the 129th Division had frequent battles during this period, and the soldiers were relatively tired and suffered heavy casualties. They also judged that the Japanese troops in Liao County, Yushe and other areas might take advantage of the situation to carry out 'mopping up' the area north of the Taihang Mountains, so they decided
End of the Yuliao Campaign.
The Independent Regiment and the 772 Regiment, which were attacking and defending north of Liao County, also received orders from the division bosses. Their purpose of blocking Japanese reinforcements had been achieved. The division bosses ordered them to return to the base area for rest and recuperation. Considering that the Independent Regiment and the 772 Regiment
The regiment's casualties, the division bosses also hope that the two regiments can absorb additional troops nearby to make adequate preparations for the upcoming anti-'mopping up' campaign!
In the defensive position, nightfall did not affect the Japanese's continued attack on the position. In the afternoon, the Japanese reinforcements arrived and after the troops were replenished, the Japanese decisively launched another attack on the defensive position.
This time the Japanese had artillery cover and took the initiative to launch artillery attacks on the exposed positions of the artillery company. However, the Japanese reinforcements arrived and Liu Gen had already led his soldiers to move the artillery positions. He knew that the Japanese would attack the artillery positions.
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The Japanese had artillery, which undoubtedly made them more arrogant, but these Japanese also knew that the artillery skills of these defensive Tubal Roads were very powerful, and the artillery fire was also quite accurate! In order to prevent the newly arrived artillery from being killed by the artillery company, the Japanese placed the artillery in the
A relatively safe location, thousands of meters away from the frontline positions.
After launching an artillery bombardment on the artillery position of the artillery company, the Japanese artillerymen chose to hide again and did not choose to continue the bombardment, also to prevent their positions from being exposed. In real terms, the newly reinforced artillery units of the Japanese were unable to match the firepower.
Compared with an artillery battery.
After all, the current artillery company has two regiments of mortars: the Independent Regiment and the 772nd Regiment. Even if the artillery skills of ordinary soldiers cannot be compared with Liu Gen, the lethality they can cause cannot be underestimated.
After the Japanese artillery was hidden, they no longer had the option to fire. They wanted the artillery company to take the initiative to fire, so that they could find opportunities to deal with the artillery company. With the combat effectiveness of the Japanese artillery, as long as they could react in a short time
, it can really cause a lot of casualties to the artillery battery.
Liu Gen also knew this, so he simply let the 60mm mortars carried by Zhang Qiang disperse into the defensive positions. Once there were any unsolvable Japs in the frontline defensive positions, he could directly use the mortars to kill the Japs. This is how the artillery company
Even if they did, it still caused a lot of trouble for the Japanese artillerymen. If they didn't choose to fire, they could still maintain a considerable deterrent effect.
Once they choose to fire, they will probably switch from hunters to prey. Being able to fire so accurately shows that these Tubal artillerymen are not weak. In the end, the Japanese artillery still did not dare to choose to dispatch easily, and the Japanese artillery is not weak either.
From the sound of artillery and observation, they determined that the artillery in the defensive position had a limited range and could not threaten their rear.
Faced with such a difficult Japanese artillery, Liu Gen was a little helpless. With the Japanese artillery waiting eagerly on the side, he naturally could not take action easily. Even Liu Gen could not guarantee that he would not be hit by the Japanese artillery.
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Besides, after the Japanese artillerymen are hidden, it will be difficult to find their specific location. If they fire rashly, they will not pose the slightest threat to the Japanese artillerymen, so naturally they cannot choose to do so.
When night fell and he received information from Li Yunlong that he was about to retreat, Liu Gen directly ordered the soldiers to disassemble the mortars in their hands and prepare to retreat. As for continuing to shell the Japanese, there was naturally no need. Liu Gen
Before using 81mm mortars, the Japanese would not choose to fire easily.
Liu Gen was not a fool. He knew that he was going to retreat, but he still continued to engage in a wave of artillery battles with the Japanese. This operation was too wise for him to do.
When Yu Jin led the soldiers to leave the artillery company, he could see obvious depression on his face. He chose to take Liu Gen with him because they wanted to learn something from Liu Gen's artillery fire. But who would have thought that the Japanese artillerymen were so cowardly?
After a few rounds when they first arrived, there was no sound anymore. Knowing that this would be the case, Yu Jin took the initiative to go to Zhang Qiang's side. At least they could control the mortars and join the battle.
After watching Yu Jin leave with the soldiers, Liu Gen also breathed a sigh of relief. He did not choose to attack the Japanese artillery. It was because these soldiers failed to react in the first time. Otherwise, Liu Gen could have attacked the Japanese artillery.
Within a few seconds of firing a few shots, they launched an attack on the Japanese artillery.
Unfortunately, the artillery company suffered a lot of casualties, and many of them were sent by Liu Gen to follow Zhang Qiang. There were not many soldiers left with Liu Gen. In addition, the artillery company soldiers of the 772 regiment had just arrived with Liu Gen not long ago.
They are still unable to cooperate with each other, so it is naturally impossible to launch a counterattack against the Japanese artillery immediately.
The soldiers of the artillery company were ordered to return to Liao County in advance to prepare for the retreat. Liu Gen was preparing to follow Li Yunlong. He knew that the Japanese would not let the Independent Regiment and the 772 Regiment leave easily, and there would still be many small-scale battles tonight.