If the Japanese heavy artillery is set up on open flat ground, then the explosion of a total of 20 105mm artillery shells can basically cover and destroy the entire Japanese heavy artillery position.
But the problem is that the Japanese gun positions are strictly protected, and the gun positions are more than one meter below the horizontal line. Ring-shaped sandbags and compacted soil can also play a certain protective role.
If the artillery shells did not explode, the Japanese would still be able to save most of the artillery.
Unfortunately, suicide bombings still happened, and not just once.
The current situation of the Japanese artillery position is that the four 150mm howitzers were basically turned into parts and scrap metal because they were in the center of the explosion. However, there are still three 105mm howitzers on the edge of the position that remain.
In other words, the entire 6th Division of the Kwantung Army currently only has three 38-type 105mm howitzers left in its heavy artillery, and the helicopter of one of them was damaged by the aftermath of the explosion. Whether it can be repaired is a question.
Moreover, after knowing that the Chinese artillery was safely transferred, the remaining Japanese artillery did not dare to bombard without restraint. At least after firing a few shots, they had to consider moving their positions, because the Chinese artillery that was hidden somewhere had become a weapon hanging on the Japanese army. The Sword of Damocles above their heads could deal a devastating blow to them at any time.
It can be said that the threat of Japanese heavy artillery to Lengkou Pass has been greatly reduced.
As early as three minutes ago, Major Kyono Shunta, who was already lying on a stretcher, also received a telegram from the plane regarding the exact location of the Chinese army's heavy artillery positions.
Of course he knew that he only had three artillery pieces left, but after knowing the location of the Chinese artillery pieces, he still had the confidence to use these few remaining artillery pieces to destroy the Chinese artillery positions and let these hateful Zhi Na people have a taste of it. The taste of Imperial Japanese artillery shells.
Just when he endured the pain, cheered up, and prepared to avenge his shame, the results calculated by his officers caused his spirit to completely collapse.
"Your Excellency, Major, according to our calculated distance, the howitzer position of the Zhina Army is 11.4 kilometers away from us, which has exceeded the maximum range of our artillery. We should move as soon as possible."
"Baga! How could Zhi Na have such an advanced howitzer? And we lost so many precious cannons and loyal soldiers without any precautions. This is a complete conspiracy, a damn conspiracy. Intelligence The people in the department are all stupid pigs, the staff officers of the 6th Division are also stupid pigs, and we are all stupid pigs."
Kyono Shunta was so angry that he felt a rush of heat in his heart. He was dizzy, his energy and blood surged up, his throat was sweet, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out of his mouth. Then his vision went dark, and he fainted on the stretcher again.
At this time, Zhou Wen didn't know that the purpose of his operation had been basically achieved. He couldn't think about it now, because the Japanese army was now like a hornet's nest, and all the troops were mobilized to search for them.
Zhou Wen and Zhang Xiaoping, who were running towards the mountains to the southeast, had already encountered three waves of Japanese search teams along the way, escaped two waves, and eliminated one wave.
Fortunately, the large Japanese army had not yet fully deployed at this time. Zhou Wen and the others encountered a small group of Japanese troops in units, which seemed to be the original patrol. But before long, the Japanese army will find the bodies of these killed Japanese soldiers, and they will naturally be able to narrow the search scope.
Around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, in a mountain stream deep in the mountains, the thawed stream was flowing slowly. Two figures covered with weeds walked over slowly, hunched over, stepping on the cold stream. It's Zhou Wen and Zhang Xiaoping.
Although it had only been half an hour since they left the abandoned village, the two Qi Jinjing masters still ran for more than ten kilometers and had entered the depths of the mountain.
Zhou Wen squatted down and opened the map to carefully identify his location. At this time, there were beads of sweat on his forehead, which showed that the physical exertion of running all the way was not small.
Zhang Xiaoping, on the other hand, was holding a Suomi submachine gun and observing the surroundings vigilantly.
Zhou Wen confirmed the location, put away the map and said: "Xiaoping, we have walked 14 kilometers in the southeast direction. Now it is time to change our route and walk north, trying to reach the edge of the Shah River before dark, and then swim across the river after dark. , it’s basically safe once you enter Dushan.”
It turned out that Zhou Wen had planned the retreat route while observing the Japanese positions in the abandoned village.
In his opinion, once the Japanese army detects it, they will definitely search and pursue it with all their strength.
Judging from the perspective of the Japanese army, their retreat route is nothing more than the southwest or southeast direction, that is, they must return to the Chinese army-controlled area in the south.
However, the Japanese army has now launched attacks on Lengkou and Xifengkou in the south, basically blocking their route home. If they are followed by the Japanese search army again, even in this vast mountainous area , there is no guarantee that he will not be discovered by the Japanese.
So he could only run towards the south at first just to create an illusion for the Japanese. After finding a suitable place, he turned around and headed north, trying to get rid of the Japanese pursuers and get around to the edge of the Shahe River before dark. , crossed the river overnight and sneaked into the Dushan Mountains, evacuated to the east, and finally joined the mercenary group.
In other words, he had to go around in a big circle and travel hundreds of kilometers to get home safely.
So what is the right place to turn around and head south?
It's the small stream at Zhou Wen's feet, neither deep nor shallow.
What Zhou Wen was worried about was not actually the Japs' search team. With his sharp perception and the clever disguises of the two of them, the Japs would not be able to find them unless they lined up a search team with a distance of 1 meter between each person.
But Zhou Wen was worried about the Japanese military dogs.
You know, the role of a good military dog is very great.
After training, military dogs can take on tasks such as tracking, identification, vigilance, guarding, patrolling, arresting, communicating, carrying bombs, detection, and searching for drugs and explosives.
Moreover, military dogs are animals with a high degree of neural activity. Their ability to distinguish odors is tens of thousands of times higher than that of humans. Their hearing is 16 times that of humans. They have a wide field of vision, have low-light capabilities, and are good at observing things at night.
The role of military dogs in World War I has been valued by countries around the world. One of the American military dogs has made great contributions many times and was awarded more than a dozen medals and the rank of sergeant.
Japan will naturally not lag behind. After World War I, it began to vigorously cultivate its own military dogs.
The military dogs used in Japan are mainly Japanese wolf greens that were improved and bred from German shepherds. They have fierce personalities and are extremely aggressive.
Now, each Japanese division's baggage regiment has a dog squad with a total of forty dogs. They are trained and raised uniformly in peacetime, and will be assigned to combat troops together with dog handlers as needed during wartime.
