"Boom boom boom..."
The 72nd Division's attack on Guring City began, and naturally the division's artillery battalion was the first to take action;
Since the Jinsui Army lost the Taiyuan Arsenal, their life has been like Wang Xiaoer's New Year. Every year is worse than the last, and even a division's artillery battalion can't find a few decent guns.
A divisional artillery battalion only has a dozen 82mm mortars, four 75mm field guns, plus two 75mm field guns from the 338th Regiment, which can be used to attack the walls of Guring City.
Cannonballs rained down on the east city gate, and the Hoshino Squadron on the city wall was in bad luck.
"Bagaya Road, the artillery fire of the Jinsui Army is too fierce. Where is the artillery fire of the Imperial Army?"
Hoshino was completely stunned by the explosion. They were just an unsatisfied garrison group with only a few 81mm mortars. How could they dare to take the lead at this time?
Hoshino Squadron wish you good luck!
"Boom boom boom..."
The six 75mm field guns were really destructive to the city wall. The city walls of Guring City were trembling under the gunfire, and the rain of mortar shells continued to fly into the defensive fortifications of Hoshino Squadron, tearing apart the Japanese soldiers one by one.
Captain Hoshino no longer has the complacency he had before, and he will be bombarded if he is crazy!
The early Japs were also fierce. They just gritted their teeth and endured the artillery bombardment silently, waiting for the artillery fire to stop and inflict heavy damage to the Chinese infantry.
"Boom!"
The city wall finally couldn't withstand the bombardment, and a large section fell down. The 72nd Division's bombardment continued. Tanaka couldn't bear it anymore. This script exceeded his expectations. The Chinese people are serious. It's not that the Jinsui Army and the Is it the same as tofu?
"Moxi Moxi, I am the Guling garrison. The city of Guling was attacked by tens of thousands of Jin-Sui troops. The artillery fire was very fierce. Please give me tactical guidance!"
Major Tanaka finally asked for help from the headquarters. A one-to-ten battle was not so easy to fight.
Half an hour later, a call back from the headquarters came to Tanaka, with a simple line:
After holding on for three days, retreat to Zezhou City and stand by!
After Tianzhong got Shang Fang's sword, he knew for sure that it would be difficult for a large group to defend Guling City, but it would be no problem if it only lasted for three days.
Tanaka began to mobilize his troops. Hoshino Squadron could not hold the East Gate for three days. He decided to send more troops to Hoshino and immediately told Captain Hebian:
"Kawabe-kun, lead your squadron to reinforce the East City Gate. Under the unified command of Hoshino-kun, you must guard the East City Gate for more than three days!"
Captain Hebian took the order and left. Tanaka placed a squadron at the south gate and a squadron at the north gate, leaving only a small squadron beside himself.
The artillery preparations of the 72nd Division only lasted half an hour before stopping. The main reason was that there were not enough artillery shells. There was no arsenal, and there was no supply from the government. The artillery shells were missing every time.
Several holes were blown down in the east city wall, the largest of which was dozens of meters wide, allowing infantry to enter.
"The expedition is left to you. As for the three regiments, don't be too pushy and play it steady. There is a large group of Japanese in the city. Dogs will bite when they get angry!"
Li Chendong is his ace battalion as soon as he takes action. In such a technical battle that exposes his face, he naturally has to send his own people.
Li Yuanzheng had been gearing up for a long time, and he immediately took the order and left as soon as Li Chendong finished speaking.
He has already understood Li Chendong's intentions. After many years of tacit understanding, many words do not need to be said clearly. He, Li Yuanzheng, has never been a barbarian.
A few minutes later, the 338's infantry attack began. A full company of infantry, in a sparse and strange formation, rushed towards the blasted gap.
If Chu Xiong were here, he would definitely be able to recognize it at a glance. Isn't this my damn three or four offensive form?
Of course it’s the A-grade version, and the Chinese have their own attributes in this regard!
Li Yuanzheng fought with the guerrilla brigade for a few days. He was so clever that he copied the tactics in the whole camp after he returned. As for the patent fees, he didn't even have to think about it.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The Japanese gunfire sounded, and the Hoshino Squadron swept the rain of bullets at the attacking company, mowing down all of them in an instant, but there were not many real casualties, most of them just fell down.
The formation was too scattered, and the killing effect of the machine gun fire was not ideal. The two sides competed with each other with their marksmanship across the gap in the city wall, and the Japanese began to suffer casualties;
This surprised Captain Hoshino. He turned to Captain Hebian and said:
"Hebianjun, have you seen the attack formation of this group of Chinese troops? It's very interesting;
They seem disorganized, but if you look closely you will find that they are all in groups of three, and when one person attacks, the other two are covering.
Moreover, there are formations and coordination between their groups. The two groups in front are attacking, and the two groups behind are covering. Dozens of people occupy a large space. The machine gun firepower of the imperial army can rarely be used at the same time. mow down the two soldiers;
This unit is definitely the best among the best! "
At Captain Hoshino's prompt, Hebian also discovered this problem. The expression on his face became solemn and he said to Hoshino:
"Hoshino-kun, I have made some general statistics. The current casualty ratio between the two sides is about one to two, definitely not one to three. Considering that the Chinese are the attackers, being able to achieve this casualty ratio poses a threat to the imperial army. It’s quite big!”
"Hebianjun, I now retract my previous optimistic assessment. The combat power difference between us and the Chinese is at most one to five. The Chinese's military strength is ten times ours. This battle is not easy to fight."
Hoshino nodded and said:
"Fortunately, we only need to hold on for three days. What the Chinese want is the city, and they don't want to fight the imperial army."
"Hoshino-kun, then our two squadrons will accompany them slowly. As long as the imperial army is not impatient, it will not be easy for them to take down the city wall."
It is said that an expert can tell the enemy as soon as he takes action. Li Yuanzheng only used one attack to make the arrogant Japanese realize the reality.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
A Japanese machine gun knocked down a Shanxi-Sui Army soldier. It was difficult to achieve victory after that. They all lay down in the crater to avoid the rain of bullets.
"boom!"
A mortar shell flew directly towards the enemy's machine gun fire point and accurately hit the target.
In an instant, a Japanese machine gun team was wiped out. Both sides went back and forth, causing casualties on each other. Generally speaking, the Jinsui Army suffered much greater casualties because they were the attacker after all.
In the distance, Li Chendong and his two brothers were also observing the battle situation with binoculars. Judging from the expression on Li Chendong's face, he was still very satisfied and was in the mood to joke with Li Yuanzheng:
"Yuanzheng, you are stealing from the Eighth Route Army, right? You are not afraid of Chu Xiong protesting to you!"
Li Yuanzheng said disdainfully:
"The ability of a cat to catch mice is judged by whoever learns it. It's Chu Xiong's who didn't put a label on it."
"Expedition, it is no problem for those who learn tactics from the Eighth Route Army, but don't learn from the Eighth Route Army's political tactics. No one can save you if you are turned red!"
"Captain, don't worry about this. I know how to handle it. We and the Eighth Route Army are not the same people in the trenches, and we can't pee in the same pot!"
After we defeat the Japanese, we will use the tactics of the Eighth Route Army to destroy them. "
Li Chendong nodded with satisfaction and continued to watch the battle.
