"Rumble..."
The explosion soon sounded behind Lieutenant General Sato. When he turned around and looked over, he saw eight columns of black smoke rising from the infantry artillery position closest to him...
The artillery staff officer beside him immediately made a judgment: "Division commander, the No. 1 infantry artillery position was attacked by four mountain guns and four field guns... The enemy's artillery shells had a very high hit rate. Judging from the point of impact, almost all of them hit the artillery. position!"
"Division commander, the mountain artillery position was attacked by four mountain guns and six large-caliber mortars of the independent regiment. The losses were heavy and had to be relocated..." the artillery staff continued to report.
"Division Commander, the field artillery position was also attacked by four field artillery pieces and six large-caliber mortars from the Independent Regiment. It suffered heavy losses and had to be relocated. There was no way to counterattack..."
Lieutenant General Sato started to panic a little and quickly ordered: "The Independent Regiment is really cunning!"
"There has been no artillery fire in the previous battle. They must be targeting the specific location of our artillery positions!"
"But they missed our heavy artillery group!"
"The heavy artillery position is outside the effective range of the independent regiment's heavy artillery battalion. There will be no danger!"
"Let them fight back immediately and name the exposed artillery positions of the Independent Regiment one by one..."
"Contact the aviation force again... let the planes return to replenish ammunition and fuel faster. We are in urgent need of air support..."
"Woooooooo..."
A series of more piercing screams soon sounded above Lieutenant General Sato.
Twelve heavy artillery shells whizzed past his head, split into three, and flew straight towards the independent regiment's field artillery position and mountain artillery position.
Unfortunately, they were too far away from the battlefield, and Lieutenant General Sato pushed too hard. As a result, their reaction time was too short and they had no time to review the shooting members...
As a result, only two of the twelve cannonballs hit the target, and all the other cannonballs hit nearby...
When the Japanese heavy artillery battalion continuously corrected its firing according to the point of impact, the heavy artillery battalion's artillery counterattack was like a bursting flood, the attack became fiercer and fiercer, and it was out of control...
"Rumble..."
A heavy artillery shell accurately hit the Japanese infantry artillery position...
The explosion was so powerful that even though the impact point was at least three meters away from the artillery position, the powerful shock wave still overturned the infantry cannon. Six or seven Japs squatting next to the artillery were blown away at the same time and fell to the ground without any movement...
The former enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment...
As soon as the heavy artillery battalion opened fire, Kong Jie realized that the Independence Regiment had reached a long-lost turning point.
At the same time, they also began to worry about the safety of the heavy artillery battalion.
The Japanese heavy artillery brigade was deployed five kilometers away, beyond the effective range of all artillery in the heavy artillery battalion.
This means that the Japanese heavy artillery brigade can hit the heavy artillery battalion from a long distance, but the heavy artillery battalion cannot hit them.
As long as the heavy artillery battalion exposes its target, the Japanese heavy artillery brigade can conduct roll calls one by one, causing a devastating blow to the heavy artillery battalion.
While paying attention to the battle situation on the front line, he ordered the chief of staff to send people to keep an eye on the heavy artillery battalion and report their losses at any time!
The Independent Regiment still needs the help of the heavy artillery battalion in several major battles. It must not be severely damaged by Sato's division in the first battle and lose its combat effectiveness...
"Regiment commander...the heavy artillery battalion's field artillery company was attacked...the troops are being transferred..." A correspondent ran in to report.
"Regiment Commander... The Second Company of the Heavy Artillery Battalion was attacked and lost two artillery pieces. It is being relocated quickly..."
After hearing the bad news, Kong Jie frowned unconsciously...
It wasn't until a phone call came that a smile appeared on his serious face.
"Regiment commander, the reconnaissance company reported... The Japanese field artillery positions, mountain artillery positions, and infantry artillery positions were all covered by artillery fire from the heavy artillery battalion, causing heavy losses... They are moving positions against our artillery fire..."
"Okay..." Kong Jie said, patting the sandbag.
"If Chen Daliang could severely damage the Japanese heavy artillery battalion, mountain artillery battalion, infantry artillery squad... it would be worthwhile to light up all three companies of the heavy artillery battalion that were attacked..."
While I was talking, most of the screams above my head had disappeared...
Before Kong Jie could react, a correspondent ran in and reported: "Regiment commander...the first round of artillery counterattack of the heavy artillery battalion is over!"
"All artillery companies have been transferred to the reserve artillery positions, preparing to implement the second round of artillery coverage on the Japanese artillery troops!"
The smile on Kong Jie's face grew wider. He looked at the battlefield in front of him that was getting smoother and smoother, and sighed: "Chen Daliang's move is amazing~"
"If you don't take action, that's it. If you do, you'll give Sato's division a fatal attack..."
"Quick, accurate, ruthless...the retreat was also very decisive, not giving the Japanese any chance to target them..."
"well played……"
"Contact Xiao Yuanchang immediately... The heavy artillery battalion successfully damaged the Japanese mountain artillery force... In the next battle, it will be difficult for the Japanese to assemble a large number of mountain field artillery and infantry artillery to raid the blocking position. Let him clean up the attacking troops and destroy the previous I will make up for all the losses I suffered..."
Less than two minutes after the order was given, the World War II position halfway up the mountain erupted into six flames, which looked particularly dazzling from a distance, like fireworks.
Then I saw six thick clouds of black smoke rising from the center of the Japanese attacking troops. After another two or three seconds, a series of earth-shaking explosions reached the headquarters.
Kong Jie knew at a glance that the Second Battalion's Thunder Cannon Platoon had taken action...
Centered on the impact point, all the Japs within a radius of twenty to thirty meters were either dead or injured, and a large area fell...
Even though the enemy's attack formation was very scattered, a small explosive pack the size of a millstone still killed more than twenty enemy soldiers. The result was remarkable...
"Boom boom boom..."
Another explosion sounded on the battlefield, some coming from the independent regiment's second-line position, and some coming from the Japanese offensive position...
They set up their mortars in the Duanjiabao they had just captured, and approached the fire points attacking the 2nd and 8th Battalions to cover the attacking troops...
But the independent group that blocked them was too familiar with the terrain of Duanjiabao!
As soon as the Japanese artillery unit fired a round of artillery shells, the 2nd Battalion and 8th Battalion artillery companies locked their positions through pre-determined shooters and immediately launched a counterattack...
In previous battles, Xiao Yuan was often worried that the two mortar companies in his hands would be targeted by the Guizishan Field Artillery Battalion, and he never dared to let them take action.
After the heavy artillery battalion successfully damaged the Guizishan Field Artillery Battalion, the two mortar companies finally came into use. Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, they disabled a mortar squadron of the Guizi.
The Japanese army attacked the position, Lieutenant General Sato's face became more and more solemn.
There are two reasons in total.
One is that the mountain artillery brigade under his command suffered heavy losses in the artillery raid...
The second is that the frontline offensive troops still haven’t made much progress, and the battle losses have reached an astonishing 300 people...
"We can't attack anymore!" Lieutenant General Sato ordered with a stern face!
"We must destroy the fixed firepower points on the position before we have a chance to rush forward..."
"The mountain artillery brigade and the infantry artillery squads immediately covered the position halfway up the mountain with artillery fire to cover the retreat of the attacking troops..."
Lieutenant General Sato decided to repeat the old trick, but the chief of staff did not immediately accept the order, but looked embarrassed.
"Division commander...the mountain artillery brigade and the infantry artillery squad have just been attacked...they are still on the way to transfer, and there is no way to fight back immediately..."
"Then let them hurry up!" Lieutenant General Sato ordered in a bad tone!
"The attacking troops must wait until they fire the artillery before they can retreat..."
"This is a great opportunity for us to severely damage the ground forces of the Independent Regiment!"
"If we withdraw first and then fire artillery, the troops of the independent regiment guarding the surface position will definitely withdraw into the anti-gun holes immediately!"
"Everyone has seen the anti-gun caves and machine gun bunkers built by the Independent Regiment. They were all built with steel rails. Although no cement was used, they are no worse than the bunkers built with reinforced concrete..."
"Except for incendiary bombs, heavy artillery shells, and aerial bombs... ordinary shells are difficult to destroy..."
"If we fire again at that time, we won't be able to blow up anything, and we'll be wasting a lot of shells!"
The chief of staff understood: "I urge the mountain artillery brigade to establish a position as soon as possible to cover the retreat of the attacking troops..."
Ten minutes later, the Japanese attacking troops had suffered more than 400 casualties, almost half of them...
Lieutenant General Sato could hardly wait, and the roar of artillery finally sounded behind him.
It was much weaker than the previous cannon sounds.
"Rumble..."
A column of fire and black smoke quickly rose from the blocking position, and the attacking troops took the opportunity to retreat...
All of this developed according to Lieutenant General Sato's ideas.
But his frown did not relax. Instead, he frowned deeper and deeper. He turned around and asked the chief of staff: "Why are there so few shells..."
"The intensity of the artillery fire is not half as good as before... How can these shells severely damage the independent regiment's troops defending the surface positions!"
The chief of staff quickly explained: "Division commander, calm down..."
"In the artillery battle just now, the field artillery brigade was too heavy and difficult to move. It took more than two hundred field artillery shells and large-caliber mortar shells..."
"In the end, only four field guns were transferred, less than 30% of the gunners!"
"The mountain artillery brigade received nearly two hundred shells, and six mountain artillery were transferred, with about 40% of the gunners..."
"The two infantry artillery positions received more than 200 artillery shells, but the shells that were fired in time were fired by 105mm caliber mountain artillery, which was extremely lethal..."
"Only ten mountain cannons were transferred, less than 50% of the gunners!"
"Nani? How could the losses be so huge?" Lieutenant General Sato was startled. He ignored the retreating offensive troops on the front line and stared at the chief of staff and continued to ask.
"How many artillery pieces have been lost by the heavy artillery battalion of the Independent Regiment...how many artillery pieces are left to continue fighting..."
"Why haven't the aviation troops supporting us arrived yet?"
"I also expect them to cooperate with the artillery to annihilate the heavy artillery battalion of the independent regiment!"
Faced with this series of questions, the chief of staff thought for a while before answering: "I believe that the shelling just now was a premeditated action by the heavy artillery battalion of the Independent Regiment..."
"Accurately locking our artillery positions and taking action will cause us huge losses, making it impossible for the mountain artillery brigade, field artillery brigade, and infantry artillery squad to launch an immediate counterattack."
"Although the heavy artillery brigade launched a counterattack immediately, they had too few artillery pieces and only locked three artillery positions of the independent regiment!"
"By the time they were ready to move the attack target, the heavy artillery battalion of the Independent Regiment had stopped firing and moved their positions..."
"We can kill at most three of their artillery batteries..."
"It will take ten minutes for the first three planes dispatched by the aviation force to arrive on the battlefield..."
