"Jinzuo, there are gunfire in front, it must be a fight between the enemy and friendly troops." said the army chief of staff Wan Jianfan, who was also sitting in Tang Enbo's command car.
Tang Enbo stared at the direction where the gunfire came from and said: "Immediately order the 52nd Army to advance in pursuit and detach a part to attack Zhangshan! Try to resolve the battle as quickly as possible!"
"Yes, Junzuo!" Wan Jianfan responded.
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After receiving Tang Enbo's telegram, Guan Linzheng, commander of the 52nd Army, immediately ordered Zhang Yaoming's 25th Division to march towards the Zhangshan area, while Zheng Dongguo's 2nd Division continued to pursue Yixian.
Chain reaction is a real thing. For example, when Tang Enbo's army marched into the Zhangshan area, wasn't it caused by chain reaction?
After all, in the original history, the entire Tang Enbo Army pursued Yixian County and launched an attack on the Japanese army at Jiuding Mountain the next morning.
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The camera turns back to Zhangshan.
Amidst the intensive artillery fire, the Japanese infantry troops began to attack Zhangshan.
Zhou Fangjie, who was in the artillery position on the top of the mountain, immediately ordered his troops to speed up the construction of the position after receiving Zhang Tianhai's order.
The artillery fire at the foot of the mountain was still rumbling, and Zhou Fangjie felt anxious in his heart. So, on one hand, he urged the troops to speed up the construction of artillery positions, and on the other hand, he asked the artillery soldiers to quickly build artillery, and then fired down the mountain. .
Soon, a clearing was cleared on the mountain, and a 38-type field gun was set up here, with the muzzle aimed directly at the bottom of the mountain.
The artillery battalion commander Zhao Chengge stood in front of the artillery and began to direct the artillery to gradually aim the muzzle at the position where the Japanese artillery was fired.
In fact, it is not that you can see the Japanese artillery positions in this dark night, but you need to rely on judgment. After all, in this dark night, the easiest thing to see is the trajectory of the artillery shells. Through the trajectory of the artillery shells, you can also You can roughly determine the direction of the Japanese artillery positions.
The Japanese artillery fire was very fierce. After all, they were in a hurry now. They also knew that the pursuers behind them would not give them too much time, so they tried their best to bomb Zhangshan without leaving any property behind.
One shot after another, very quickly, the shells made dazzling traces one after another in the air. Zhao Chengge stood in front of the field artillery, calculating the distance to the Japanese artillery position.
Finally, two minutes later, Zhao Chengge finally calculated the approximate location of the Japanese position, so he immediately ordered the only artillery that had been set up to fire.
"Bang!!!"
A hot shell burst out from the muzzle, then crossed the sky and hit hard near the Japanese artillery position.
Even if this shot misses, the key point is to form a fire deterrent to the enemy!
Even if there is only one artillery firing, this is telling these enemies: We also have artillery. You should not carry out bombardment unscrupulously, unless you definitely don't want the artillery positions.
Sure enough, after the shell exploded near the Japanese artillery position, it really stopped the Japanese artillery fire. If it really hit their shell pile, it is possible that no one present would survive.
"Your Excellency, squadron commander, do we still need to continue the artillery bombardment? The enemy has already opened fire, and it is very likely that it came from the mountain. Our position is very dangerous." An artillery staff officer ran to the artillery squadron leader Kawashima Tsu Reported in front of Shi.
Kawashima Tsumi thought for a while and said: "The enemy's artillery fire was just one. How can this mere shell scare away us warriors of the Sunrise Empire? Keep firing and ignore them!"
"Hai!" After the artillery staff member responded, he went back to direct the artillery bombardment.
For Kawashima Tsumi, this was a death order from Colonel Akashiba Yaezo. He must complete the mission, even if it means paying the price of death.
For the Japanese troops of the Tenth Division, this fierce artillery bombardment will determine whether they can capture Zhangshan, their future forward position.
Therefore, even at the risk of his life, Kawashima Tsumi felt it was necessary to help the forward troops capture the Zhangshan position.
On the other hand, the Japanese infantry troops were rushing forward with the Sanba Gai with a small flag on the muzzle of the gun, and they were still shouting words such as "Long live the Dog King".
"What should we do? The Japanese artillery fire has not weakened. Is it possible to set up a second or even a third artillery first, and then form fire suppression on the enemy?" Zhou Fangjie asked Zhao Chengge next to him.
The task of having the artillery battalion fire as soon as possible was given to him by Zhang Tianhai, and he had to complete it well. Moreover, Zhang Tianhai, a bold guy, would most likely go directly to the front line of the first battalion to direct the battle, or even "have fun" "Yes!"
"Just do your best to take on a humble position! Sir Zhou." Zhao Chengge looked a little embarrassed, but at the same time he also knew that there was nothing he could do about it. If the Zhangshan position was still captured by the enemy despite the advantageous terrain, So where should the whole straight face be placed?
And the most important thing is, if the artillery fails to fire in time, resulting in the loss of divisions and ground, who should take the blame? Can Zhao Chengge afford it?
To be precise, I can’t afford it!
"You continue to fire and adjust the position slowly. I will direct the erection of the second artillery!" Zhao Chengge directly ordered the commander of the second artillery company behind him.
"Yes, sir." The second company commander responded, and then directed the artillery to adjust its position, "tilt the muzzle two degrees to the right..."
The artillerymen of the first regiment were anxious, and Zhang Tianhai, who was in the center of the artillery fire, was also anxious: if at this time, a bold and elite Japanese force dared to brave the artillery fire and touch it, the Zhangshan position might really be in danger of falling. .
Now, Zhang Tianhai could only hope that the Japanese troops were not so mad that they would risk the entire army being bombarded to death by their own people and come forward to take over the position.
After all, if they were not so bold, at least when the artillery fire stopped, the officers and soldiers of the first regiment could launch a counterattack, and they would not be so passive.
However, God favored that when the Japanese infantry troops were about to charge into the position, the Japanese artillery fire stopped.
Countless officers and soldiers of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion immediately poured out of the trenches, picked up their weapons, shot down the mountain, and threw grenades.
The battle was fierce for a while.
Compared with the last battle, this time the Japanese army was smarter. They did not use the "pig attack tactic" that they were proud of from the beginning. Instead, they sent a small group of elite troops to climb the mountain first in the hope of gaining a firm foothold. After that, engage in group charge and melee combat!
Also approaching at the same time was the Japanese grenade detachment. This time, as in the previous attack, they focused on the use of grenade launchers, taking advantage of the grenade launchers' portability and fast rate of fire to quickly establish fire support points on the front line.
However, this time, the Japanese army had obviously many more grenade launchers than the last time, and the intensity of firepower was also much stronger.
Because this time it is a general attack launched by the Japanese army!
If a tracer bullet hits the sky at this moment, the Nationalist officers and soldiers will definitely find that the valley in front of them is filled with darkness, filled with Japanese heads!
It's a pity that they didn't have tracer bullets, so they couldn't detect this scene. They could only throw grenades and shoot down the mountain desperately. The battalion commander had already told them that as long as they could hold on until morning, it would be victory, and these little devils would definitely retreat!
Because the large forces of the national army are chasing them behind the Japanese army!
These words of the battalion commander were a shot in the arm for the officers and soldiers of the first battalion. Most of the people present came to serve as soldiers because they came to kill the enemy and eliminate the bandits. They must repel the Japanese army. This wave of attack!
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