The Japanese were running around in panic, because this place was too flat and there was no place to hide from the shelling.
At this moment, the artillery bombardment of the Independent Regiment began. In one minute, three rounds of rapid fire were fired, and more than 20 shells landed in the Japanese squadron.
The Japanese who were running around just now were all lying on the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
The second battalion in the woods had already moved as soon as it saw the artillery bombardment. After Yang Guohua finished firing three rounds of artillery, he also began to run away with the artillery battery.
The Japanese cannons are no joke. Once they find their location, they can destroy the artillery battery in minutes.
After the Japanese team on the hillside was annihilated, the third battalion quickly occupied the high ground.
Directly attack the Japanese artillery position 300 meters away. Even the new recruits at this distance will miss it completely. Even the veterans will take a long time to aim before firing a shot.
The captain of the Japanese artillery regiment saw that the guard squadron was being shelled and immediately arranged for a transfer.
One part of the artillery began to load artillery shells into the truck, and the other part, led by the Japanese captain, counterattacked the Eighth Route Army on the hillside.
The Japanese's 120mm howitzer can hit 8 kilometers, but the distance between the third battalion and the third battalion is too close, so they can only use the mortars in their hands.
Just when the Japanese were attracted by the third battalion, the most elite battalion of the independent regiment had already sneaked to the river.
As soon as the Japanese attack on the Third Battalion began, Yang Guohua took advantage of the moment when the Japanese were packing their things and preparing to run away.
The artillery bombardment was launched decisively. By this time, the Japanese artillerymen had become frightened.
Artillery without infantry protection is very vulnerable. Even if they know the location of the independent regiment's artillery position, they will not have time to counterattack.
Because the first battalion had launched a secret charge, with more than 1,400 veterans in front and recruits behind, they rushed into the Japanese position in less than two minutes.
Wen Su on the hillside saw that the first battalion had rushed in, and immediately shouted:
"The bugler blows the charge bugle, and the whole army attacks."
As soon as the charge horn sounded, the three battalions of soldiers rushed down from both sides of the hillside in two groups.
When the Captain of the Japanese Army heard the charge signal of the Eighth Route Army and looked at the Eighth Route Army rushing from both sides, he knew that he was going to fall this time.
"Hurry up, shoot right away..."
Before the Japs finished speaking, Wen Gu was shot in the head.
You want to blow up a cannon, are you kidding me?
Other Japanese officers also began to throw grenades at the howitzer.
The Wen Gu brothers and sisters became the busiest people on the battlefield. They kept sniping at the Japanese officers and the Japanese who were preparing to explode the artillery.
Even so, after the battle was over, only half of the 36 guns were left.
Yang Guohua arrived last. He looked at the cannons with dazzling eyes and murmured to himself,
"They are all good guns. These are all mine, all mine!"
Wen Su couldn't bear to see Yang Guohua's appearance, so he let him look good for a while.
"Captain, the battlefield has been cleaned. All the Japanese are dead and there are no prisoners. We have sacrificed 86 people and injured 288.
18 120mm howitzers and more than 1,000 shells were seized. Commander, we really made a fortune this time! "
When Wen Su heard the number of casualties, his face turned serious and he ordered:
"Arrange people to send all the casualties back to the base. We must ensure that all injured personnel receive treatment as soon as possible. We have no shortage of medicines.
The first battalion led the second battalion towards the west gate of Li County and ambush behind the Japanese.
After our bombardment is over, we must not be reckless when attacking, especially Van Der Biao. "
After speaking, he shouted again:
"Yang Guohua, immediately organize an artillery battery to bombard the Japs outside the west gate of Li County, so that the Japs can also have a taste of the 120mm howitzer."
Yang Guohua jumped up happily. He immediately arranged for people to prepare the cannonballs.
But suddenly he said awkwardly to Wen Su:
"Captain, that's not good. This place is about 6 kilometers away from the west gate of Li County. We don't have a tethered balloon or an observation post. We don't know the location of the impact point, so we can't hit it accurately!"
"Can't fight?"
"The regiment leader really can't fight. Even if he can fight, it will still take time. Arrange soldiers to go to the front to serve as observation posts."
Yang Guohua knew the importance of time at this time, so he was in trouble.
"I come!"
A childish voice sounded, and everyone looked around, not knowing when the Wen Gu brother and sister also came over.
"Go, go, you are there. Do you know how to use this cannon?"
Wen Su said with disbelief.
"Dad, there is no age difference when it comes to fighting. You will know if I can shoot a gun."
After Wen Gu finished speaking, he came to the cannon and directed the soldiers to carry the shells.
The reason why he was so confident was because he had already planned to bombard the various elements when he went to Ximen just now.
Wen Xin explained on the side, "Dad, don't worry, last time you were hospitalized, my brother and I blew up the Iwata brigade all over the place.
Don’t talk about my brother, I can do it too! "
"Really?" Wen Su still doesn't believe it. Such artillery must be professionally learned. Otherwise, someone will shoot it, and artillery won't be so rare.
Wen Gu just fine-tuned the parameters of the cannon. The Japanese were already attacking Li County, so there was no problem with the direction.
"Load."
The soldiers quickly loaded the cannonballs in, and Wen Gu pressed hard.
"Bang"
Everyone flew out with the help of the cannonball.
The Japanese commander outside the west gate of Li County was anxiously waiting for a reply. The brigade headquarters had lost contact twenty minutes ago.
"It's not good, your Excellency, Colonel, is not good!"
"Baga, I'm fine, what's wrong?
What happened to the brigade headquarters? "
The Japanese captain roared angrily when he saw the panicked signaling soldier running towards him.
"Reporting to Your Majesty Colonel, the brigade headquarters has been annihilated by the enemy. The ground is full of corpses of guard troops. The Matsushita brigade commander and chief of staff are missing."
The signal soldier's face was full of panic. The commander of a brigade was missing, and all the soldiers in the brigade would be punished.
"Nani, the brigade leader is missing?"
The Japanese captain ran over in panic, grabbed the signal soldier by the collar and roared.
"Are there no traces at the scene?"
The communications soldier said intermittently, "Your Majesty Colonel, there are only the bodies of our warriors at the scene, and nothing else was found."
The Japanese captain let go in frustration, looked at the chief of staff dejectedly and said:
"Your Excellency Jingbei, please inform the attacking brigade to stand back and arrange for the troops to retreat immediately. We don't have much time left."
The Japanese chief of staff was stunned, "Your Excellency Colonel, Li County is about to be captured. If we withdraw at this time, all the previous efforts will be in vain!"
"Baga, don't you understand yet? The brigade leader is missing, and the enemy will attack us soon. If we don't leave now, death will come soon..."
"Boom~...bang!"
While the Japs commander was explaining, the shells fired by Wen Gu exploded on the Japs position, and more than a dozen Japs flew into the sky.
"Where did the shells come from?"
The commander of the regiment quickly walked out of the headquarters when he heard the sound of artillery and ran towards the position.
