He was used to heavy artillery bombings and infantry charges. Such tactics were always beneficial. Who knew that this tactic would not work in Jin Province?
Not only did the Eighth Route Army's tenacity exceed his expectations, but the emergence of new semi-automatic rifles made the Japanese scurry away.
Wing Chief of Staff Suzuki Kazuo looked solemnly at the opposite position and advised Ogawa,
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the fighting has been going on for half a month. Our troops have suffered more than 1,500 casualties. Now there are less than 3,000 people who can continue to fight.
So I think the priority should be to preserve strength at this time. "
"Baga, Suzuki-kun, is this how you serve the Xiaori Empire?"
"Ogawa-kun, the entire Jinzhong battlefield is now focusing on the Tongpu railway side. As long as the heavy artillery regiment and the 3rd independent mixed brigade there can break into the base area of Tubal Road,
The defense here will naturally shrink and collapse, so we don't have to worry. "
Suzuki Kazuo explained calmly.
After hearing this, Ogawa beamed with joy, "Yo Xi, Suzuki-kun's idea is very good, but don't you want to make a contribution?"
While the two sides were constantly analyzing the situation, the Wen Gu brother and sister had already run nearby. They were watching the battlefield on the hillside in the distance.
"Brother, the fighting here is very fierce!" Wen Xin looked at the battlefield with craters everywhere, the smoke filled the air, and the ground was scorched black.
The Japanese bombardment continued, and there was a dead silence on the Eighth Route Army position. All the soldiers were hiding in the bombholes.
"Strange, where is the artillery battalion of the regiment? Didn't you take it out and just watch the Japanese bombardment?" Wen Gu was very surprised.
What he didn't know was that not long after the battle began, the two sides engaged in an artillery battle.
The Japanese Regiment originally had an artillery squadron, and this time an artillery brigade was added. The entire Regiment was equipped with 24 92 infantry guns.
This does not include the mortars and grenade launchers of each brigade.
The first regiment is the main regiment of the independent brigade. The artillery battalion has 18 92 infantry guns. The battalion commander Wang Chen is a national artillery soldier and has studied in a professional artillery school.
At the beginning of the battle, the Japs followed their original routine and directly bombarded the Eighth Route Army's positions with artillery. After Wang Chen figured out the Japs' artillery positions,
He quickly organized an artillery battalion to attack the Japanese artillery positions. Although many soldiers fought less in actual combat and their shooting was not accurate.
However, because of the first attack, the regiment took a great advantage in this artillery battle.
The Japanese artillery brigade hurriedly evacuated, and in the end only 10 cannons were rescued. When Ogawa saw that there were professional artillerymen on the other side, he
Instead of continuing the attack, he asked Wu Chuannan for help. Finally, another mountain artillery brigade came from Yangqu.
The artillery battle has been going on so far, with both sides losing and losing. The only bad thing is that one ball of artillery shells is not enough.
Although the Independent Brigade already has an arsenal that can produce shells for the 92nd Infantry Cannon, the fighting on the Western Front is more intense and more shells are needed.
That's why the Wen Gu brothers and sisters saw the Eighth Route Army being crushed and bombed by Japanese artillery.
"Brother, what should we do? Just kill the Japanese artillery?"
"No rush, let's go find Captain Fan first. Now the entire independent brigade base is under siege, so we have to fight all the way and annihilate all the way, so that we can relieve the siege!"
Calm and thoughtful analysis.
The two bypassed the Japanese blockade and secretly entered the group's defense area.
"Who?" the Eighth Route Army sentry shouted.
"My name is Wen Gu, looking for the leader of the independent brigade!"
As soon as Wen Gu finished speaking, a soldier stood up opposite him. He looked at the brother and sister in surprise and said,
"My dear, our brigade commander's precious baby is back!"
Wenxin ran over in two steps, looked at the soldier strangely and said, "Xiaobao, aren't you in the independent reconnaissance camp? Why are you here acting as a secret sentry?"
Although the Eighth Route Army soldier Xiaobao opposite is young, he is a veteran of the Independence Regiment. Wenxin is deeply impressed by these people.
"Haha, I am now the company commander of a reconnaissance battalion and I am on a mission!
Where did you come back from? Does the brigade commander know? "
"I don't know. We met you when we came back. By the way, where is the headquarters?"
"I'll take you there!" Xiaobao said, letting the other soldiers keep an eye on him, and he took the Wen Gu brothers and sisters to the regiment command post.
"Captain, who do you think is coming?" Xiaobaoren shouted before he even entered.
Fan Debiao looked up and was overjoyed to see the Wen Gu brothers and sisters, "Why are you two here?"
While he was talking, he held Wen Gu's hand and didn't dare to pull Wen Xin because Wen Gu didn't want to.
"We just came back from Peiping and happened to meet you. What's the matter? The Japanese on the other side are difficult to fight?"
Who is Fan Debiao? This man never knew what it meant to complain. He patted his chest and said,
"What does it mean to fight hard? I have fought so many wars for so many years, and this is the richest one. Don't look at the fierceness of the enemy's cannons. My artillery battalion is not a vegetarian either.
After the brigade commander has dealt with the Japs on the Western Front, I must keep all these Japs behind! "
Just as Wen Gu was about to speak, he heard the soldiers outside yelling: "The Japanese are attacking, get back to your position immediately!"
When Wen Gu turned his head, Wenxin had disappeared. He hurriedly ran out and saw Wenxin rushing into the trench with a gun. He had no choice but to shake his head and follow.
The Japanese's infantry and artillery coordination tactics are still good. Although the 36th Division is all new recruits, the training time cannot be compared with the previous veterans.
But during this period of time in Yanhuang, the Japanese were not idle.
The shelling stopped, and the Eighth Route Army soldiers had just returned to their positions. The Japanese had already reached a range of 50 meters.
The Eighth Route Army's position was mainly built on three hills. The bottom of the hillside was very open, suitable for Japanese troops to charge. The only drawback was that there were no bunkers.
In the past, such terrain was not suitable for blocking because of the lack of guns and ammunition, but now there are semi-automatic rifles, which can barely cope with it.
Fan Debiao had no choice. This was the only way for the Japanese to enter the base area, and other places were not suitable.
When Wen Gu came to the position, a squadron of Japanese soldiers had already been suppressed to the ground. This was the time to test the shooting skills of the Eighth Route Army soldiers.
The two sides competed at a distance of 50 to 100 meters to see who could carry it better.
The addition of Wen Gu's brother and sister caught the Japs off guard. They used the same semi-automatic rifles and their marksmanship was extremely accurate. They defeated two Japs squads in just a few minutes.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Ogawa could only ask the Japanese to withdraw, "Suzuki-kun, where is the tank squadron supported by Yangqu? It's time to let the Tubal Road opposite see the powerful weapons of our Imperial Army!"
In order to make up for the lack of infantry in the 36th Division, Yutsuka Yoshio assigned a tank squadron to the 36th Division. Mai Denminami assigned one of the tank squadrons to the Ogawa Regiment.
This tank team has 2 light tanks and 7 medium tanks. With this configuration on the Yanhuang battlefield, it can easily penetrate the defense of a regiment.
