"Qin Feng, what's wrong, are you worried about the ammunition for the brigade commander?
We should all adapt to the new way of fighting. If our previous tactic of charging after three shots were used on the 881st Regiment, the brigade commander would have to remove me as the regiment commander! "
"Captain, don't worry. I just sigh with emotion. If there is enough ammunition, who would be willing to let the comrades charge against the enemy's bullets?
If it weren't for the feint, our battalion would have captured Nirvana in less than a day. Even these three melons and two dates wouldn't be enough for us! "
After the training and change of equipment at Shenxianling, the 881st regiment is now very high-spirited. They dare to attack the county town as a battalion. It would have been unthinkable before.
"Qin Feng, sing a full set of operas, send a company to really do it, put some pressure on the Japanese, and use the artillery company's flying thunder cannon to fire three rounds at the Japanese at the East Gate!"
Qin Feng immediately became energetic when he heard this. He could finally give the Japanese some powerful information!
"Come here, let Captain Wang come over!"
Ten minutes later, the artillery battery was ready. Captain Wang personally operated a flying thunder cannon. He had personally calibrated all eight cannons in the company, so he could not waste the shells.
"fire!"
"Dong dong dong..."
Eight explosive packets roared towards the east city wall 500 meters away. The Wei Yixiao artillery had the best effect when it hit around 500 meters away.
"Boom boom boom..."
At least six explosive packets landed inside the city wall, one flew into the city, and the other hit the outer wall and was bounced off.
A squadron of Japanese soldiers who were fighting against the Eighth Route Army in the east wall were in bad luck. The huge explosion collapsed the city wall in two places. The Akita squadron suffered more than fifty casualties in one fell swoop.
"Bagayalu, the Eighth Route Army's firepower is too fierce, disperse quickly!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Before the Japs could take down the city wall, the second round of attacks came as scheduled. The Japs were once again ravaged by artillery fire, causing heavy casualties.
"Boom boom boom..."
"boom!"
The city wall finally failed to withstand the third round of bombardment, and a large hole was destroyed. The gap was more than 60 meters by visual inspection. All the Japanese and puppet troops who were on top were buried in the ruins.
No more than one squad of Akita Squadron can still fight!
"Blow the charge!"
A loud bugle sounded, and more than 200 commanders and fighters from a company lined up in the standard offensive formation of the independent brigade and launched a fierce attack towards the east city wall. This was the attack of the main force of the independent brigade, overwhelming and continuous!
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Two Type 92 heavy machine guns blocked the gap, and bullets poured over them like rain, suppressing them until they couldn't even raise their heads.
When Company Commander Wang saw that the Japanese machine guns had suppressed the infantry, he quickly led an artillery team and a Wei Yixiao cannon to support them;
The weight of the Wei Yixiao cannon can be carried by a big man on his back and maneuvered, or it can be carried by two people. The other two carry 5 explosive bags, plus the main gunner, there are exactly five people in a gun crew.
Under extreme conditions, three people can operate it!
Company Commander Wang and others moved forward more than 300 meters with a Wei Yixiao cannon, and by visual inspection they were less than 500 meters away from the Japanese machine gun firepower point.
With the assistance of the deputy gunner, Company Commander Wang set up the artillery. After Captain Wang took aim, the deputy gunner skillfully filled an explosive package into the barrel, took aim again, and then decisively lit the fuse.
Ten seconds later, there was only a "boom" sound, and the explosive package came out smoothly and flew straight to the Japanese heavy machine gun position!
The Japanese heavy machine gunners were in the midst of a fierce battle, and they didn't notice an explosive pack flying straight towards them...
"boom"
The explosive package landed seven or eight meters behind the machine gun position. This was considered a very accurate hit. The Wei Yixiao artillery relied on coverage to kill, so the error was about 20 meters, not to mention about ten meters. No one can survive the enemy's machine gun emplacement!
After the explosive pack exploded, hundreds of broken iron fragments and a large amount of chili noodles were thrown out. Almost all the Japanese within thirty meters were wiped out, either dead or injured, but those fifty meters away were still lethal!
"A sneeze! A sneeze!"
"Bagayalu, the Eighth Route Army used poison gas bombs, I want to protest!"
"Bagaya Road, my eyes can't see!"
"boom!"
Another explosive pack flew over, and the Japanese position was completely silent. The Akita Squadron was almost wiped out!
The channel for the company's attack was opened, and the soldiers got up from the ground, the ruins, and the craters, and rushed towards the city!
"Boom boom boom..."
The Japanese field artillery team finally opened fire. Two infantry guns and six 90mm mortars fired wildly at the company. More than a dozen soldiers were engulfed by the gunfire!
Hasegawa once again committed a squadron and launched a counterattack against the first company. The two sides fought hard within the ruins of the city wall, causing casualties on each other.
Seeing that the fire was almost over, Qin Feng ordered the buglers to blow the retreat trumpet. As soon as he received the order, he pretended to be exhausted and evacuated the city wall alternately with cover.
"Itaiya!"
"Italy..."
The Japanese who finally repelled the Eighth Route Army's attack couldn't help but cheer!
The Japs' rampage made Company Commander Wang unable to stand it any longer, so he stuffed the last explosive pack he carried into the gun barrel——
"Boom!"
——
"boom!"
The cheers of the Japanese turned into howls of ghosts and wolves, and the Japanese, who were extremely happy and miserable, killed and injured more than a dozen people.
After firing the three explosive packets he carried, Captain Wang withdrew to the artillery position with Wei Yixiao's cannon, which had just made a great contribution.
This time they sent troops to Yuci. In order to reduce the burden of marching, they carried 8 Wei Yixiao cannons, and the other 4 were left with the main force.
Not even a single Wei Shen cannon was carried, and they all moved with the main force. Only the artillery battalion accompanying Chu Xiong had 8 six-barreled Wei Shen cannons. It was the only long-range heavy firepower of the eastward detachment.
After repelling the Eighth Route Army's attack, Major Hase asked the Eighth Brigade for help again. This time he didn't even have the face to ask for tactical guidance!
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Eighth Route Army's offensive is too fierce. They have at least one battalion of heavy artillery. The city walls have been blown down in more than ten places. The Imperial Army has suffered heavy casualties. Less than half of the entire brigade can fight!
Those bastards of the Imperial Association Army are already ready to move. If there are no reinforcements yet, the Changgu Brigade can only hold on for one more day at most! "
Major General Harada of the 8th Brigade also felt Major Hase’s despair. This was definitely not a feint!
He called the headquarters again, and his voice changed:
"Miyamoto-kun, the Eighth Route Army is definitely not feinting. The city wall of Nie County has been breached several times. If Major Hase hadn't used the field artillery team to carry out indiscriminate bombardment, Nie County would have fallen!
More than half of the Changgu Brigade has suffered casualties. They cannot last a day. It is time to decide whether to reinforce them. "
After hearing this, Miyamoto also realized the seriousness of the battle in Nirvana. If Nirvana was really lost, the two main groups that Chu Xiong was restrained in Nirvana would be liberated. This was something they did not want to see.
After Miyamoto asked Yoshio Shino for instructions, he replied to Major General Harada:
"Harada-kun, leave a brigade to defend Yuci City. You personally lead the main four brigade to support Nie City. Be sure to pay attention to Chu Xiong's ambush. The three Tubal regiments he leads should be waiting for you on the road. Act as planned. !”
"Hey!"
Harada replied excitedly.