Following Liu Gen's order, the soldiers of the artillery battalion quickly put the shells into the mortars as ordered. By the time the Japanese artillerymen on the city wall realized that the 714th Regiment also had artillery, it was already too late. It was a short distance.
, the Japanese artillerymen had no time to escape, and were directly hit by the shells fired by the soldiers of the artillery battalion. The shells exploded and took away the lives of the Japanese soldiers one by one.
Suddenly being bombarded by the Eighth Route Army, the Japs on the city wall were stunned, and the battlefield became strangely calm. However, these Japs quickly reacted, and they pulled the triggers again and fired wildly at the bottom of the city wall.
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The Japs defending on the city wall know that no matter what happens, they need to defend with all their strength. Unless there is really no hope, these Japs will not choose to surrender. As for the puppet soldiers responsible for assisting in the defense, their expressions are
Things became a bit strange, the Japanese artillery was killed, and the puppet soldiers realized that it would be difficult to defend Wubao County against the crazy attack of the Eighth Route Army.
The puppet troops who were not very attentive to defense in the first place became even more careless when it came to defense. Except for a few puppet troops who had committed a lot of crimes in daily life and knew that they would die when the Eighth Route Army came, most of the puppet troops
When shooting, he subconsciously raised the muzzle of the gun a lot.
In the frontline command post, Captain Zhang saw the explosions on the city wall and knew that these Japanese artillerymen were directly killed by Liu Gen and the soldiers from the artillery battalion of the division. During the interval between the shelling by Liu Gen and others, Captain Zhang could hear
The Japanese artillerymen who came out of the city wall did not make any counterattack, and the result was very obvious.
"Pass my order! In two minutes, the entire regiment will fix bayonets! Launch a general attack on Wubao County!"
"All our comrades from the 714th Regiment must rush forward, with the county brigade and district teams behind us. We will wait until our 714th Regiment can no longer rush forward!" Captain Zhang ordered loudly.
The soldiers of the 714th Regiment took out the bayonets they carried with them and put the bayonets on the rifles in their hands. Their faces were firm, and in the night, they looked like turbulent waves about to break out. The soldiers' faces were firm. When they encountered the Japanese, they
He will unleash his strongest power, tear apart the Japanese defenses on the city wall, and capture the county in the shortest possible time.
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"
Shells continued to fly out of the mortars and landed around the enemy's exposed fire points. Liu Gen personally controlled a mortar, killing 50% of the enemy's fire points. The remaining Japanese fire points were destroyed by artillery.
The soldiers of the battalion were killed. The skills of the soldiers could not be compared with Liu Gen, but compared with Liu Gen, they undoubtedly had many more mortars in their hands.
If one round of artillery shells cannot kill the enemy's firepower points, then just fire a few more rounds and so many soldiers fire at the same time. No matter how well the enemy's firepower points are arranged, it will have no effect.
Of course, Liu Gen and the others were able to do so smoothly because the 714th Regiment put enough pressure on the Japanese when they attacked Wubao County, so that the Japanese exposed these firepower points and the artillery they owned. If this were not the case, then Liu Gen
Gen will definitely need to spend more time in Wubao County.
"You guys stay! Assist the 714th Regiment in the attack on Wubao County. The other comrades will move with me." After Zhang Wei left behind soldiers from an artillery company, he led other soldiers to quickly pack up the artillery and prepare to move again.
The location of Wubao County is somewhat special. It cannot be compared with Lishi County in terms of strategic location. However, Wubao County is the bridgehead for the Japanese in Yan'an. The success of the 714th Regiment in taking Wubao County is not the end. They can only wait until the Japanese react.
Come here and successfully resist the Japanese attack on Wubao County.
A company of artillery battalion soldiers can presumably help relieve a lot of pressure on the 714th Regiment. Even if Japanese reinforcements arrive, the 714th Regiment will still be able to fight.
"Kill! Kill!"
"Comrades! Follow me and rush up to kill the Japanese on the wall!"
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Liu Gen and the soldiers of the artillery battalion had just put away the artillery and were preparing to move it with them, when they saw the soldiers of the 714th Regiment rushing towards Wubao County. I don’t know when, a soldier had already touched it.
In front of the gate of the Japanese city, the soldiers placed the explosive packs. In less than twenty seconds, a loud bang was heard from the gate of Wubao County.
Compared with the sound caused by the explosion of mortar shells, this loud noise was undoubtedly much louder, and the city gate was directly blown open!
"It seems that the 714th Regiment will have no problem taking Wubao County." Seeing that the gate of the county seat was blown open, Liu Gen said in a deep voice.
There was obvious joy on the faces of the soldiers of the artillery battalion. They followed Liu Gen and continued to move and fight. What was their purpose? Isn't it just to help other troops successfully capture Guizi County? Seeing that Wubao County was under control with the help of themselves and others
It was about to be successfully captured by the 714th Regiment. The soldiers were very excited.
"Okay! Next we have to move to other places to fight, and we need to set off immediately!" Liu Gen looked at the soldiers around him and said seriously.
The soldiers in the artillery battalion looked stagnant and did not dare to say any more words. They followed Liu Gen and quickly rushed towards the location of the cavalry detachment. From time to time, stray bullets from the Japanese flew past, but this time the soldiers did not have any
What if he is afraid of being hit by a stray bullet? As long as he can capture the county seat, then all sacrifices will be worth it.
Ten minutes later, Liu Gen and others arrived at the position of the cavalry detachment. The soldiers of the cavalry detachment helped Liu Gen and others place the artillery on the horses again. This was the only time Liu Gen and others could rest.
"Set off!"
After Liu Gen and the soldiers of the artillery battalion were all mounted, Captain Yao directly issued the transfer order. Next, they needed to go to Shilou County, which was nearly fifty kilometers away and took at least an hour and a half. This was based on everything going well.
situation.
At the same time, at the headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan, Shanxi, Yoshio Iwamatsu continued to issue orders to mobilize various units. At the same time, all the officers in the headquarters who had been preparing to take a rest were summoned to the headquarters by Yoshio Iwamatsu.
, he needed these officers to see the Eighth Route Army's combat intentions in the shortest possible time.
Yoshio Iwamatsu didn't know much about the 120th Division. When he became the commander of the First Army, the 120th Division had already been transferred back to Yan'an and was responsible for the protection of Yan'an. Tonight, he suddenly learned that the troops under the 120th Division took the initiative
When he launched the attack on Lishi County, Iwamatsu Yoshio thought he was joking.
The 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army is responsible for protecting the security of Yan'an. It is rarely mobilized on weekdays, let alone directly attacks the county occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army. Iwamatsu Yoshio felt that unless there was something wrong with the thinking of the commander of the 120th Division,
Otherwise, they would not choose to attack Lishi County.
But when Yoshio Iwamatsu actually saw the request for help telegram from Lishi County, his face was extremely ugly. He realized that this was not a joke on him. The 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army had really launched an attack on Lishi County.
According to the telegram sent from Lishi County, the Eighth Route Army troops besieging Lishi County were fighting vigorously and should be the main force of the 120th Division.
Yoshio Iwamatsu was a little confused as to why the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, which rarely made any moves, would choose to launch a sudden attack. The defense of Lishi County was not weak, so it would not be easy to capture it in a short time.
However, considering the important strategic location of Lishi County, Yoshio Iwamatsu still issued an order to have troops from the surrounding areas go to support as quickly as possible.
"Gentlemen, have you seen why the Eighth Route Army troops are attacking Lishi County? Is there something we don't know about it?" Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at the officers and staff who were talking and asked in a deep voice.
Yoshio Iwamatsu did not dare to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army. He would not forget why his predecessor, Yoshio Shinozuka, was transferred back to his homeland. The reason was that he failed to suppress the development of the Eighth Route Army. Especially when the Eighth Route Army initiated
After the Hundred Regiment War, the Army Base Camp paid special attention to the encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army troops in the occupied areas.
After Yoshio Iwamatsu took over as commander of the First Army, he also launched several raids on the Eighth Route Army base areas and achieved good results.
Who would have thought that the Eighth Route Army troops would suddenly make such a big move just after they had been quiet for a while. Could it be that these Eighth Route Army troops were not worried about being encircled and suppressed again by the Imperial Japanese Army?
The officers and staff members lowered their heads. They knew too little information and could not see the combat intentions of the 120th Division at all. The only information they could see was that Lishi County needed emergency rescue! The strategic location of Lishi County was too important and must not be
fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
"Baga! A bunch of trash!" Yoshio Iwamatsu yelled angrily.