"The devils are coming, prepare to fight!"
Ye Anran stood up with a thud and took the lead in rushing out of the trench.
Follow-up troops came out of the trenches one after another. They held grease guns and stood guard in the shell crater more than two meters deep and on the slope of the collapsed trench.
Ye Anran was lying on the shell crater where the Gujiadian Japs were charging. He held up his binoculars and looked at the front position.
The Japanese flag fluttered in the wind.
More than twenty Renault tanks were heading towards Gujiadian in the mud.
These tanks were lined up in a row, followed by Japanese infantry behind the tanks.
Ye Anran took a rough look at the number of people. There were at least four to five thousand people.
He now regrets that the anti-tank pile built in Sanjianfang, Angang River, is a bit far back.
There is no way to intercept the Japanese tanks.
Ma Jinhai lay on the side and looked at the Japanese iron bastard, "Brother, what should we do now?"
what to do?
Ye Anran is thinking.
The 101st Independent Brigade had no high explosives and no anti-tank mines.
Tank with a grease gun? It’s unrealistic!
Just when Ye Anran was about to fold, the sound of an airplane suddenly came from the sky.
Six Japanese bombers were visibly flying towards the Gujiadian position.
Everyone looked up to the sky.
Infantry, tank and air coordinated operations? ? ?
Ye Anran's scalp went numb instantly. He didn't know when General Gallen's plane would arrive.
Facing the impending Japanese bombing, it was unrealistic to hide in the trenches again.
He shouted to the soldiers on the position: "Lie down!!"
Instantly.
The soldiers of the 1st Independent Brigade and the Shadow Regiment immediately fell down.
Less than a minute later, the Japanese dropped a 225-pound aerial bomb towards the Gujiadian position.
boom!
The shell exploded not far from Ye Anran.
The steel balls and iron fragments inside the shells were flying in the air.
The two soldiers lying in the shell crater did not survive...
Their bodies were torn into pieces under Ye Anran's eyes...
Ye Anran's eyes suddenly became bloodshot. He looked at the bombers flying in the sky and roared: "Communications Corps!"
"arrive!"
The communications soldier quickly crawled to Ye Anran with the phone in hand.
He and the soldiers of the communication company are responsible for ensuring the communication between the 101st Division and other units with their lives.
Communication is the most important part of an army on the battlefield.
Once the division's combat units lose contact with the troops under their jurisdiction, it is a very scary thing.
"Give me the artillery brigade!"
"yes!"
The communications soldier quickly shook the phone, and five seconds later he handed the microphone to Ye Anran, "Report, the artillery brigade headquarters is connected!"
boom……
The moment Ye Anran answered the phone, several more shells exploded on the Gujiadian position.
"Lao Lei, I am Ye Anran!"
Lei Suisheng, who received the call, immediately responded: "Teacher, please give instructions!"
"Xu Jin barrage, will you?"
He looked at the advancing Japanese troops below, and Ye Anran made a bold decision.
He wants to turn the defensive battle into an offensive battle!
Lei Suisheng was a man with advanced artillery education. He stood at the artillery brigade position and looked in the direction of Gujiadian with his binoculars.
"Xu Jin Barrage is a way of supporting infantry to break through the enemy's defensive positions!"
"As the attacking troops advance, the artillery shells form a dense barrage that extends deep into the enemy's defenses one after another."
"In other words, the artillery shells will explode 150 to 200 meters before the infantry charge, covering the infantry charge..."
"Teacher, I've never fought before!"
Lei Suisheng was a little confused.
As the teaching director of the artillery class of Baoding Military Academy, he only learned about Xu Jin's barrage in textbooks.
The Xujin Barrage was an artillery tactic used during World War I.
If used improperly, it is likely to cause heavy casualties to our infantry!
For the first time, Ye Anran was stumped.
Ye Anran didn't have time to listen to Lei Sui's nonsense, "I order you to launch an artillery bombardment on our Gujiadian forward position in the direction of enemy infantry tank attack in ten minutes to cover our infantry charge!!"
"Teacher..."
Lei Suisheng was worried. If something went wrong, Ma Jinshan would kill him.
"Stop talking nonsense, do you want to be beaten??"
Ye Anran was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Even if he died, he couldn't let the Japanese plane blow up! !
Soldiers will die on the way to charge.
Lei Suisheng gritted his teeth and said, "Obey the order! The bombardment will begin in ten minutes!!"
Ye Anran hung up the phone and issued the order for the infantry charge to all officers and soldiers of the 101st Independent Brigade!
ten minutes.
The Independent Brigade and the Shadow Regiment, squatting in foxholes and shell holes, all quietly came to the steep slope of the high ground in front of Gujiadian.
Ma Jinhai lay next to Ye Anran. He had never been so excited since he fought the Japanese.
After six Japanese bombers bombed the Gujiadian position, they then left toward the southeast Bingcheng direction.
Ang Ang Creek Highlands.
Ma Jinshan looked at the plane flying away and cursed in anger.
Xie Ke reminded him, "Commander, a new round of Japanese attacks on Gujiadian is about to begin."
"Why do they insist on taking down Gujia Store?"
Ma Jinshan looked solemn. He was stunned when he learned that the Japanese had killed more than 7,000 people in Gujiadian Heights!
It’s unimaginable!
Ye Anran's brigade and shadow regiment were able to withstand dozens of Japanese charges.
In the end, more than 7,000 Japanese soldiers were annihilated at the cost of 2,500 people.
This time charge.
Ma Jinshan decided to personally lead the 2nd Independent Brigade of the 101st Division to reinforce Gujiadian.
Xie Ke explained: "Commander, if a gun bed is set up in Gujiadian, the 105mm artillery will just hit the Hecheng gate."
"This is why Brother Ye insists on sticking to Gujia store."
"What a shame, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Independent 2nd Brigade, come with me to reinforce your division commander!"
The moment he finished speaking, Lei Suisheng's voice suddenly sounded from the artillery brigade position.
"The target is the Japanese army right in front of Gujiadian!"
Lei Suisheng held the command flag and he wanted to personally command the battle.
As he finished speaking, fifty artillery pieces were in position at the same time.
"High and low!"
“Good location!”
"Cannonball reload!"
"Deposit the elements!"
…
The gunner's voice echoed throughout the artillery brigade position.
In the silent war zone, it seemed to have its own reverberation, spreading throughout the Hecheng forward positions.
Lei Suisheng looked down at his watch, counting the time.
At the last second, he waved the command flag and shouted: "Xu Jin barrage, fire!"
boom! boom! boom!
For a moment, a huge shelling sound echoed through the position, and fifty artillery pieces fired in unison!
At this moment, the earth shook!
Ma Jinshan led the 2nd Independent Brigade and just ran out more than ten meters when he was shocked by the rumbling sound of shelling.
At this moment, almost everyone's eyes were looking towards the direction where the gunfire came from.
Rows of shells formed a barrage under the Gujiadian hillside.
The advancing Japanese tanks stopped immediately.
Ye Anran raised his submachine gun and shot into the sky, "Brothers, charge!!"
In an instant, 5,000 men from the Independent Brigade and 2,000 men from the Shadow Regiment charged at the confused Japanese soldiers at the same time!
Gao Qi stood in the charging position with a look of confusion on his face.
What happened?
His troops were all squatting on the ground.
The shells were like a curtain of water formed by a water curtain hole, blocking their way.
Just when the Japs hesitated, another series of explosions directly blew away the Japs in front.
At this time, the rested infantry of the 101st Division ran wildly following the direction of the shell explosion.
Ma Jinhai followed Ye Anran closely. In the past, when they heard the sound of cannons, they would hide and run around.
This was the first time they were so crazy, running after the shells.
Under the cover of Xu Jin's barrage, the Japanese did not find the charging infantry of the 101st Division.
They were looking for ways to escape the bombardment.
Some of their officers even thought that the Northeastern Army wasted ammunition and was not accurate at all!
Gao Qi retreated to a Renault tank in the middle of the fighting position.
"I don't understand how General Sakata fought!"
"The artillerymen of the Northeast Army are as scary as if they didn't have eyes."
They watched the shells explode in front of them, causing no casualties to them.
Everyone thought Takasaki was right.
Ye Anran and the soldiers ran at the speed of a track and field competition. With the help of Gujiadian's downhill slope, they were able to keep their feet about a hundred meters away from Xu Jin's barrage.
A few minutes passed.
Only then did Gao Qi realize something was wrong.
He found that the barrage was actually moving. After each shelling, the place where the shell exploded would move forward a certain distance.
Is there any explanation for this?
Just when he was confused, Ye Anran's troops arrived!
Seventy meters.
Fifty meters.
Thirty meters.
shot!
Da da da……
The soldiers holding grease guns opened fire on the confused Japanese soldiers at almost the same time.
Their tanks completely lost their ability to fight at such a close distance.
Xu Jin's barrage is still advancing.
Ye Anran held the grease gun and kept pulling the trigger towards the Japanese.
The grease gun explodes at close range and hits all the Japanese with high hit rate.
Those Japs holding 38 caps pulled the bolts of their guns and didn't know who they were aiming at.
With the artillery bombardment extending forward, they were killed before they even had time to counterattack the charging Northeastern Army.
The living remnants, armed with bolt-action rifles, were no match for automatic submachine guns.
Their minds were much dulled by the explosion and roar of artillery shells, coupled with the firing of Type 38 rifles.
He died before he could even take aim.
"Change the magazine!"
Ye Anran took a step back. He took out a spare magazine from his pocket, loaded it and continued to charge forward.
This kind of stepped attack is very practical.
The soldier changing the magazine automatically retreats, and the left and right wings are responsible for covering. After changing the magazine, the former takes over.
Gao Qi had long been frightened.
He turned around and ran away amidst the explosion. Once he, the commander of the unit, ran away, there would be almost no enemy left to fight.
Almost at the same time, everyone was running away in panic!
Ye Anran is still leading the troops to harvest the lives of the Japanese.
He not only brought a submachine gun, but also a machine gun battery.
Czech light machine guns chased the fleeing Japanese, forming a fire net on the left and right wings.
Ye Anran's orders were simple and rude.
No Japanese must leave the Gujiadian forward position alive.
