He Dong, commander of the 1st regiment and 1st battalion, once again seized the task of the commando team. Before the war, the 1st regiment was awarded the banner of the Quancheng Attack Regiment by the column, and the 1st battalion was the sharp knife battalion of the entire regiment. Their mission was to break through the Japanese positions from the front. The troops arrived at the gates of the inner city;
This was undoubtedly a very difficult task, and he, the battalion commander, personally led the charge.
The first battalion's assault front was more than one kilometer, and the second and third battalions were dragged back several hundred meters. On the two wings of the first battalion, there happened to be a big "pin" character.
The first battalion was responsible for tearing the hole, while the second and third battalions were responsible for tearing the hole into a big hole.
The bombing effect of Wei Yixiao Artillery was indeed good. The first battalion assaulted for two or three hundred meters without encountering almost any enemy resistance. They drove straight in, with destroyed fortifications along the way, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood;
Although I didn’t see too many corpses of Japanese soldiers, blood would come out of my shoes when I stepped on them in the mud. Broken limbs and broken arms were thrown everywhere. Occasionally, I encountered a few corpses, all of which were in horrible death conditions. Many Japanese soldiers were It's the body and head in a different place.
He Dong constantly reminded the soldiers to be more vigilant. The more careless it was at this time, he never expected that all the Japanese would be eliminated by shelling and fire coverage alone;
Ten minutes later, they penetrated the enemy more than 600 meters deep, which meant that they were beyond the range of Wei Yixiao's cannon. He judged that there must be the remaining Japanese soldiers behind them.
"Comrades, be careful. The team must cooperate well and the formation must not be disordered!"
In this era where communication basically relies on shouting, grassroots commanders must learn to use loudspeakers and give more reminders, which can save a lot of blood.
He was really right. In a trench a hundred meters away from them, hundreds of Japanese heads poked out, waiting for the Eighth Route Army to kill them.
Suddenly there was a gunshot, and He Dong yelled reflexively, fell down, and then rolled into a crater;
A long stream of machine gun shells hit his original position, and the Japanese hiding in the trench opened fire.
Because he was too nervous, one of the Japs trembled and fired. The other Japs thought it was an order to shoot, so they followed suit and fired violently in the direction of the Eighth Route Army;
At least a dozen soldiers were shot because of the intense Japanese firepower. Others found bunkers on the spot and exchanged fire with the Japanese. Both sides suffered casualties.
He Dong made a general observation and judged that this was a trench defense line for the Japanese. There were about four to five hundred Japanese soldiers and more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns. No artillery was found yet.
Now that the enemy has appeared, it will be easy to handle. He believes that the heavy firepower of the brigade will come up to support him. He only needs to lead the comrades of the first battalion to hold off the Japanese.
The light and heavy machine guns on both sides were firing fiercely, and a battalion lay down obediently, waiting for fire support.
After another ten minutes, He Dong heard the familiar sound of artillery shells breaking through the air. He knew without looking that Wei Yixiao's artillery group was coming up again to support him.
Explosive packs exploded on the Japs' positions, knocking them down in pieces. They exploded in large areas. The brutality of the heartless cannon was vividly displayed, which made He Dong feel extremely happy and excited. shouted:
"Okay! Damn it, let's kill these sons of bitches!"
The Wei Yixiao Cannon's high mobility and huge lethality make it an excellent support firepower for infantry. Once the cannon is fired, it will be useless for the Japanese to hide in the trenches. The shock wave will kill them.
If you are lucky and land on the Japanese machine gun position, one explosive pack can destroy half of the machine gun position. What kind of bicycle is needed to have such a killing effect?
Seeing that the bombardment had stopped, He Dong waved his hand and said:
"Comrades, rush with me and collect the corpses for the Japanese!"
Hearing these words invigorated them, and the soldiers of the first battalion got up from the ground and charged forward with guns in hand;
When they set foot on the enemy's position, they were completely shocked. There were corpses everywhere, many of the enemy's bodies were blown up, their arms and legs were broken, and their internal organs were thrown everywhere.
I originally thought of giving the Japs a touch-up after coming up, but seeing the Japs' dead state, it was completely unnecessary. Aunt Amaterasu shook her head when she saw it, and she even disliked feeding it to a dog!
The first battalion continued to attack. Behind them, the artillery brothers moved their positions with Wei Yixiao cannon;
Not long after they left, more than a dozen mortar shells fell, blasting away the loneliness.
The Japanese division belongs to the artillery brigade. It had been completely destroyed in the previous bombing. Only some light artillery that was easy to maneuver was left. The position of the 75mm howitzer group had long been marked, and a few aerial bombs blew them up. Component.
Positional warfare without air superiority is very difficult for the defenders, and the firepower will be suppressed everywhere.
Lieutenant General Ishii felt the powerlessness in it, and the fight was very frustrating. He had never fought such a battle where he was unable to use his strength. A division was beaten by the Eighth Route Army and had almost no power to fight back.
The attacking group's attack speed was very fast. With the support of Wei Yixiao's artillery group, it continuously broke through several lines of defense of the Japanese and finally reached the core position of the Japanese.
The cluster of bunkers that had high hopes before the war did not play a big role. They were turned into living coffins under the three-dimensional firepower of the Eighth Route Army;
In the face of absolute firepower, the so-called easy to defend and difficult to attack is a false proposition. The reason why the Japanese heavy group was difficult to annihilate before was not because of how strong the Japanese were, but because the Chinese firepower was too weak.
In the core position, the morale of the Japanese was extremely low. Everyone seemed to see Amaterasu waving to them, as if they were mourning their concubines.
Lieutenant General Ishii had long lost his previous arrogance. Like a dog whose backbone had been broken, he dejectedly said to Chief of Staff Colonel Kobayashi:
"Xiao Lin, please order all regiments to destroy the military flags! Everyone will be loyal to His Majesty!"
Colonel Kobayashi glanced at Lieutenant General Ishii with great reluctance. It would be a lifetime of bad luck to follow such a commander.
He was only in his 30s, and he really didn't want to die. In his opinion, Ishii couldn't see the situation clearly, and the commander was just waiting for these thorns to die so he could retreat.
Ten minutes later, Lieutenant General Ishii heard the frightening sound of shelling again. The Wei Shen Cannon of the Eighth Route Army Artillery Regiment rained down shells into the Japanese positions;
Those trenches that had been bombed to pieces had limited protection against the Japanese hiding inside. They were useless in the face of 130mm rockets and were only vulnerable to bombing. If one was covered, there would only be a few people left on the position.
The Japanese finally couldn't hold it anymore and were defeated on all fronts. It was nonsense to be loyal to the emperor and to sacrifice one's life for the empire. Preserving one's life was the most important thing.
The frightening bugle sound of the Eighth Route Army sounded. Thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers took the opportunity to launch a general attack, chasing the devils' butts and beating them hard, knocking groups of short-legged devils to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was over, Lieutenant General Ishii took out his pistol and committed suicide. Colonel Kobayashi and the remaining more than a thousand Japanese wanted to escape into the inner city. Unfortunately, the gates of the inner city were closed and they were not allowed to enter the city at all. In the end, they chose to surrender.
At the same time, the Japanese in the South City and North Gate were also defeated. Some were eliminated by the Eighth Route Army, and the other part retreated into the inner city.
At this point, the battle in the outer city of Quancheng was over, more than 13,000 Japanese soldiers under Lieutenant General Ishii were annihilated, and all other Japanese soldiers were driven into the inner city.
