Leaving the Qingniu Mountain position, Yang Yuanshan quickly bypassed the battlefield and sprinted towards Huangling Village.
It took more than half an hour for Yang Yuanshan to arrive at the position of the third company in Huangling Village.
It was still quiet here at this moment, the soldiers were hiding in the trenches, quietly waiting for the enemy to come.
"Where is Li Dahe? Let him come to see me!"
Yang Yuanshan shouted.
At this time, a man with only one arm appeared and answered:
"Battal Commander, our company commander is on the hillside in the northwest. I don't know why he hasn't opened fire yet."
Yang Yuanshan took a look and saw that this person was Wang Quanfa, deputy commander of the third company, and immediately nodded and said:
"Come on, take me over there!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Quanfa immediately called Li Youqiong, the platoon leader of the third company, and asked him to give temporary command. Then he took Yang Yuanshan and ran to the northwest hillside.
Seeing Wang Quanfa doing things so steadily, Yang Yuanshan couldn't help but nod secretly.
I know I have a candidate for the commander of my next infantry company.
…
Following Wang Quanfa around the two peaks, Yang Yuanshan came to the position northwest of Huangling Village. He saw that it was facing the Second Company's position in Qingniu Mountain, and the shooting range was very good.
The trenches are crisscrossed and hidden among the weeds. At first glance, it is difficult to find that there is an ambush here.
But at this moment, the soldiers who were ambushing in the trenches were all holding their guns tightly, and no one was shooting at the little Japanese armored train on the railway down the mountain.
"Li Dahe, what are you doing?"
When Yang Yuanshan saw this scene, he immediately became angry.
He thought to himself: What the hell, the soldiers of the second company are fighting with the Japs, and the third company is actually watching a show here?
This is a bit too much!
Where did Li Dahe learn the bad habit of "unmoving when friendly forces are in trouble"?
I’ve never seen this kid so wilted before!
When Li Dahe saw Wang Quanfa coming with Yang Yuanshan, he quickly got out of the bombproof hole:
"Batalion Commander, why are you here?
If you have any orders, just send a correspondent to convey them. "
Seeing Yang Yuanshan's angry face, he was suddenly confused.
"Hmph, if I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that you were sitting there watching the Second Company and the Japs fight, motionless as a mountain!"
Yang Yuanshan sneered.
After hearing this, Li Dahe finally understood why the other party was angry.
He immediately pointed to the little devil's armored train below and explained to Yang Yuanshan:
“Battal Commander, I’m not just sitting back and watching the comrades of the Second Company bleed, but the time has not come yet.
Look, only two to three hundred people came out of the little devil's armored train and fired guns, and more of them were shooting at our troops inside the train.
I have observed that the armored train of the little devils is thickly armored, and our rifles and grenade launchers may not be able to do anything to them.
Now even if we attack from behind the Japs, we can only attack two to three hundred people, and we will not be able to exert the maximum effect of this position at all.
That's why I ordered the soldiers not to rush into action, but to wait until the Japs couldn't hold it any longer and more people came out, and then suddenly attack, catching the Japs off guard. "
He was a reconnaissance platoon leader and had very keen observation skills. He had long understood the power of the little devil's armored train.
After hearing Li Dahe's explanation, Yang Yuanshan felt relieved and quickly asked:
"How long are you going to wait?
Now that the little devil's armored train has strong defenses, it is obviously difficult to destroy them with the current strength of the Second Company alone.
If we continue to delay, the Japs bombers will come and we will be in trouble! "
"I'm going to wait and see for another half hour. If the little Japs still don't come out, we will have no choice but to attack by force."
There were also fine beads of sweat on Li Dahe's forehead.
He also felt tremendous pressure.
Half an hour, can you wait?
Yang Yuanshan thought in his mind.
However, before he could figure it out, there was a sudden loud bang, which startled him.
He looked around and saw a heavy cannon at the head of the Little Japanese armored train suddenly turning its barrel and firing.
The huge cannonball flew out of the barrel and made that loud noise.
Then he saw the artillery shells falling like lightning on the position of the Secret Service Battalion Artillery Company on the opposite hillside, making a huge noise——
"boom!"
With the fire blazing, the cannonballs blew away countless rocks, vegetation and trees!
Shrapnel and gravel shot in all directions like locusts.
"No! The little devil's heavy artillery!"
When Yang Yuanshan saw the power of this gun, he knew that it was probably a 150mm caliber heavy gun.
He picked up the binoculars and took a look at the appearance of the gun and the length of the barrel. He immediately understood that this was probably the Japanese Taisho 4th-year-old 150mm field howitzer!
Although this thing is far behind the old American M1-type 155mm howitzer and the German sFH 18-type 150mm howitzer, for the current spy battalion, it is simply an invincible killer!
Seeing the power of this cannon, Yang Yuanshan immediately said to Li Dahe:
"Li Dahe, we can't wait any longer. We must not let the Japs' heavy artillery continue to fire, otherwise all our artillery will be destroyed!"
Compared with this terrifying cannon with a range of 9 kilometers, a weight of five or six thousand kilograms, and a grenade fired that weighs more than 70 kilograms, the two Miss 75 cannons equipped by the artillery company of the Secret Service Battalion can be said to be really weak. .
It’s not on the same level at all!
Of course, Li Dahe also saw the power of this heavy artillery fire, and was shocked in his heart. When he heard Yang Yuanshan's words, he could only grit his teeth and ordered:
"yes!
I immediately ordered the soldiers to open fire! "
At this time, Yang Yuanshan suddenly thought of something and reminded:
"Are those Type 94 37mm rapid-fire guns from the artillery company here with you?
Fire armor-piercing explosive shells with these rapid-fire cannons now!
This thing is specially designed to fight tanks!
Just give me all the cannonballs! "
He remembered that although the rapid-fire cannon of the Little Devil was useless against the frontal armor of heavy and medium tanks, it was still accurate against armored vehicles or thin-skinned tanks.
Now the armor of the little devil's armored train looks scary, but it is just to scare our troops who do not have anti-tank guns. If they really encounter anti-tank guns, they are probably of no use!
At this time, he extremely regretted that he had not asked for a few more rapid-fire cannons when he and Li Yunlong divided the artillery captured in the battle of Heyuan in Lujiacun last time.
If we take away all the 5 rapid-fire cannons, the secret service camp will now have 7 rapid-fire cannons. It will definitely have a miraculous effect on the armored train like the little devil!
Sure enough, anything that can pull out pus is a good plaster. This 37mm rapid-fire cannon is not powerful against Japanese infantry, but now it should be stronger than mountain artillery and cannons against armor!
After hearing what Yang Yuanshan said, Li Dahe immediately agreed loudly:
"yes!
Our artillery position has four rapid-fire guns, two mountain guns, and four Type 92 infantry guns.
I'll order it now! "
Then he ran to the artillery position and ordered the artillery company platoon leader Ding Yongkuan:
"Old Ding, the battalion commander ordered your artillery battery to fire.
Use all your strength to use rapid-fire cannons loaded with armor-piercing explosive shells to quickly bombard the little devil's armored train and smash the little devil's iron turtle!
Burn out the armor-piercing explosive shells!
The other artillery pieces are also firing with all their might! "
Among the three platoon commanders of the artillery company, Ding Yongkuan performed the most outstandingly.
That's why Wang Gensheng was sent here to stand alone.
After hearing Li Dahe's order, he immediately directed the four Type 94 37mm rapid-fire cannons to target the infantry vehicles, heavy artillery vehicles, light artillery vehicles, etc. of the Little Japanese armored train.
The other artillery pieces were aimed at the little Japanese who was lying on the roof of the armored vehicle and firing towards the second company's position.
After making preparations and adjustments to bombard Zhu Yuan, Ding Yongkuan immediately ordered:
"fire!"
With an order, ten artillery pieces fired loudly, and in the blink of an eye, ten shells hit the little devil's armored train at the foot of the mountain, making a huge explosion.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
A series of explosions frightened the little devils.
No matter what, they never expected that there would be an enemy ambushing behind them!
At this moment, Captain Shimokawa Seiya, who had run out of the armored train command car, was hiding behind a rock and directing the Japs to counterattack. Suddenly, he saw an armor-piercing explosive shell tearing open the armor of his command car and crashing in the carriage. The explosion blew up several guards and staff members who had no time to run out, turning them into limbs and limbs!
The Type 94 37mm rapid-fire gun uses armor-piercing explosive shells, which can penetrate more than 40mm of steel plates when fired at a distance of about 500 meters!
Of course, the armor of the little devil's armored train does not have 40 mm, so now it can be penetrated by one shot!
When Shimogawa Chengya saw this situation, his eyes almost popped out and he screamed:
"Nani? There are anti-tank guns on Tubal Road?"
And just as he screamed, he also heard dense explosions. Countless Locust Army warriors were blown away by the shells from behind, making them cry for their fathers and mothers.
Seeing that the situation was so serious, he immediately ordered:
"Quick, quick, the infantry withdraw from the armored vehicles and spread out!
Find cover and fight back with all your strength! "
As a veteran who has been in the military for more than ten years, he knows very well that since the enemy has anti-tank guns, if his people continue to hide in the armored train, they will be waiting to die.
As long as one armor-piercing bomb explodes in the carriage, it can take away the lives of dozens of Locust Army warriors.
It is better to withdraw quickly, spread out to find bunkers, and confront the enemy.
This will last longer.
At this time, a squadron leader under his command rushed over and shouted to him:
"Your Excellency, Captain, there are only two infantry cannons left in the artillery squadron intact!"
"idiot!
Why don't you pull it out quickly and bombard this group of Tubal people? What are you waiting for? "
Shimogawa Chengya was so angry that he thought to himself: What are these idiots still doing?
Haven't you seen that the Locust Army warriors have suffered heavy casualties under the enemy's artillery fire?
The artillery squadron he brought was equipped with a total of four Type 92 infantry cannons, plus the two Type 92 infantry cannons originally owned by the artillery squad of the brigade, a total of six cannons. Unexpectedly, they have not yet exerted their power. Four gates were damaged by Tubal Road, which is simply unreasonable!
"Your Majesty the Captain, our gunners were all killed by Tubal Road's shells just now. Now only the ammunition hand and observer are left!"
The squadron commander of the artillery squadron almost cried.
Of course he also knew how to quickly pull out the cannon and fight with the Eighth Route Army, but what a coincidence. Just when the gunners lined up and jumped out of the carriage, an 11-pound mountain cannon shell landed at the door of the carriage. The more than 20 gunners were blown to pieces on the spot, causing heavy casualties. No one could fire at all!
So he could only bite the bullet and ran over to report to Shikawa Seiya.
"Nani?
Were all the gunners killed?
Baghya Road! "
Shimogawa Chengya's teeth were almost broken.
He was so angry that he was shaking all over, wishing he could chop the trash in front of him with a knife.
What kind of commander is this?
On this dangerous battlefield, all the gunners were actually gathered together?
This is not how you seek death!
The great cause of the Locust Army was destroyed in the hands of these losers!
However, he was able to reach the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and he was naturally experienced in the battlefield. Although the current situation was bad, he had not lost confidence. After all, the sound of the 150mm heavy artillery firing was still reminding him that he still had enough strength to fight back.
He immediately put his foot on the artillery squadron leader and shouted angrily:
"The gunner is gone, so you have to do it yourself!
The anti-tank guns on Tubal Road must be destroyed immediately! "
"Hi!"
The artillery squadron commander could only agree with a grimace.
…
After sending this waste away, Shimokawa Narumi glanced at the entire battlefield. The entire battlefield was like a symphony of shrapnel, bullets, artillery, gunfire, and wails.
All kinds of weapons on both sides of the enemy and ours were firing with all their strength, and the fight was fierce and inexhaustible.
However, the Eighth Route Army set up ambush positions on both front and rear hillsides to attack from both front and rear. The Locust Army warriors were obviously at a disadvantage.
Seeing this situation, he immediately gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Telegraph operator, send a message to the commander of the regiment as soon as possible, informing me that the First Battalion was ambushed by Tubal Road on the railway.
Tubal Road has at least two regiments in size, and has more than 20 artillery pieces, as well as multiple anti-tank guns that fire armor-piercing projectiles. There are plenty of artillery shells!
Our army is currently at a clear disadvantage and is expected to be able to hold on for only 24 hours at most. We request tactical guidance! "
(End of chapter)
