Yancheng, Tieshiling Hutong, North China Front Army Headquarters
General Okamura answered the same question from the Chief of Staff:
"Kangbe-kun, it's not that I want to give up the First Army, but it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The empire's stall is too big!
Before China's problems were solved, they impatiently headed south, provoking Yingjiang, an almost impossible opponent to defeat;
The pitiful advantage the navy gained through undeclared warfare was completely lost on Zhongtu Island in just half a year. The army was defeated by the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the Emerald Kingdom, losing hundreds of thousands of elites.
The south had just been driven out of the Jade Kingdom, and the Kwantung Army was attacking the Black Bear Kingdom in the north. All the elites of the empire in China had been mobilized. The front army was now an empty frame, with insufficient self-protection. How could it have the troops to support the Hedong battlefield thousands of miles away? ? "
The look of powerlessness on General Okamura's face after he finished speaking made Major General Okabe choke. Even General Okamura, the most intelligent general in the empire, was helpless. This can only show that the empire has really grown from its peak to its decline.
"Your Excellency Commander——"
Gangbu's words reached his lips but he swallowed them again. It was related to the empire's strategy and the general trend, which could not be controlled by the commander or the front commander;
Now they are feeling sorry for the First Army. In the future, the entire North China Front Army and even the Chinese Expeditionary Force may become a pawn abandoned by the base camp. The empire is now stretched thin. Although it looks promising on the surface, in fact it has fully shown its decline. It collapsed suddenly within a few years.
When the time comes, no snowflake will be innocent under the avalanche!
Minister Gang sighed before dropping a chess piece onto the chessboard. This chess piece was both the first army and himself, and it would only be a matter of time before it was eaten.
On Wuyue Mountain, the outer battlefield of Taiyuan, the sound of machine guns rang out like fried beans. The Eighth Route Army finally launched a ground attack, committing a main force group at once. Without too many tests, the first battle was the decisive battle.
The person responsible for the main attack task is Xiong Jun, the first general under the new first brigade and the commander of the first regiment.
When the 882 regiment was divided into Heiquan Town two years ago for development, Xiong Jun was just a company commander. Now he is the commander of the first regiment of the new first brigade of the military division. The regiment has more than 3,200 people and has three infantry battalions and one artillery battalion under its jurisdiction. , the battalion commanders are all old brothers from the past.
"Deng Wu, I don't care what you think of, you must take down the bunker in front of me!"
Deng Wu, the former commander of the first platoon and the company commander of Wang Village Soldiers, is now the commander of the main first battalion. As the sharp knife battalion, the first battalion is responsible for the frontal attack on Wuyue Mountain. It has destroyed more than a dozen firepower points and was repaired halfway up the mountain. The permanent fortifications in the mountain blocked the way forward, and they were defeated after three attacks. The hillside was filled with a battalion of earth-gray figures.
The bunker group consists of 1 main fort and 6 auxiliary forts, named Seven Star Formation. The main fort and auxiliary forts rely on each other, and the 6 auxiliary forts guard near the main fort.
The six auxiliary forts are arranged in an inverted triangle, three on each side. Each auxiliary fort is equipped with two to three machine guns, forming a cross-fire network. The main fort is entirely embedded in the mountain tunnel. There are at least six machine guns, including one. It was an anti-aircraft machine gun. It was leveled and fired by the Japanese. One bullet would tear his whole body to pieces.
The Mulan Cannon cannot get close due to its range...
The commandos tried several times to get closer and attack, but were shot back by the Japanese's anti-aircraft machine guns, which were too lethal.
After Deng Wu carefully studied the characteristics of the Japanese bunkers, he decided to patiently clear out the peripheral auxiliary bunkers first. He called several company commanders over and said:
"The first company is responsible for the three auxiliary forts on the left, and the second company is responsible for the right one. The third and fourth companies attract the firepower of the main fort. Use Mulan cannons one by one to remove the outer shells of the main fort!"
Several company commanders took the order and left. Each of their companies had a fire platoon, equipped with four 107mm Mulan cannons and three mortars.
After the second company commander returned and observed the distribution of the three bunkers, he began to organize the attack. The biggest problem they faced was to cover the artillery team to advance within the 300-meter attack range;
The firing range of the second-generation Mulan cannon has been increased to 350 to 400 meters, and the attack effect is best within 300 meters.
The enemy cleared the firing range of several hundred meters around the bunker. One 92 heavy machine gun and two crooked machine guns were deployed in a zigzag pattern, forming a crossfire with almost no blind spots.
The first battalion failed to charge forward several times before, but suffered more than a dozen casualties.
After the second company commander received the mission, he mobilized 16 combat backbones from each platoon to form an attack commando. Their mission was to attack within 200 meters to attract Japanese firepower and give the Hua Mulan artillery crew a chance to attack.
"fire!"
Three mortars from the second company's fire platoon opened fire into the Japanese bunker at the foot of the mountain a few hundred meters away, using barrages to cover the commando attack.
The commandos formed a group of three and formed an inverted triangle. Three groups went up at once and charged towards the Japanese's deputy fort group.
When the Japanese saw that the Eighth Route Army was charging forward again, they picked up their machine guns and opened fire wildly to prevent the commandos from approaching them.
Raining bullets kept pouring at the commando team. The barrels of the Japanese machine guns were red. From time to time, commando team members fell down after charging.
At the same time, a company on the right wing was also launching an attack. The gunfire from both sides was like fried beans. A battalion of more than a dozen mortars were fired at the bunker group for free. Although it had no effect, the smoke screen generated by the explosion was It seriously interfered with the enemy's vision and distracted the enemy's attention.
Several Mulan artillery groups took the opportunity to rush forward. Within a distance of two to three hundred meters, which was only a matter of tens of seconds, all the Japs' attention was attracted by the commandos. Their machine guns were frantically preventing the commando's attack. Due to excessive casualties, two other groups also joined in.
Fu Jianteng carried a Mulan cannon and successfully rushed into a bomb crater in front of the Japanese bunker. He estimated the distance and found it was about 270 meters. At this distance, he could almost hit the target with perfect accuracy in his usual training. This is The opportunity that the commando comrades fought for him with their lives was only once, and there was no room for failure!
The deputy shooter had already loaded the rocket. He aimed at the middle one of the three deputy shooters. He was about to pull the trigger when he stopped again. His palms were already sweating due to nervousness, but it did not affect the effect. He felt relieved. Take a breath and encourage yourself secretly in your heart:
"Fu Jianteng, believe in yourself, there will be no problem!"
He wiped the sweat from his palms, picked up the Mulan gun again, pointed it at the flames of the Japanese machine gun, and decisively pulled the trigger, from aiming to firing in one go, without any hesitation, because he knew that he would not hesitate. time.
Every time you hesitate, you will pay more blood, for your comrades, for victory...
"boom!"
A rocket roared and hit the Japs' underground bunker. The 107mm armor-piercing projectile penetrated the front wall of the bunker very smoothly and exploded in the tunnel, killing all the Japs who were hiding in the tunnel and shooting wildly.
After being knocked out of a firepower point, the Japs' firepower was much weaker, and another rocket launcher group took the opportunity to also kill a bunker.
Another rocket launcher group was found in the remaining bunker on the left. A long barrage of bullets swept towards him. The main gunner was hit by several bullets and died on the spot. The deputy gunner also fell down injured.
Fu Jianteng's eyes were on fire. The deputy shooter skillfully loaded another shell and pulled the trigger at the Japanese bunker.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"boom!"
The Japanese bunker flew into the sky, and Fu Jianteng also fell in a pool of blood...
The deputy shooter had no time to grieve. He picked up the squad leader's fire tube, loaded the last rocket he carried, and aimed at the Japanese main bunker. He wanted to avenge the squad leader.
