Captain Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang was the captain of the 7th Squadron of the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division and the 40th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army.
At this time, he was ordered to lead the 7th Squadron, a machine gun squadron and a company of puppet troops to defend the high ground on both sides of the road.
These two highlands are about 2.5 kilometers away from Dagu Town and 2 kilometers away from the New Regiment’s outer position in Dagu Town.
This place guards the throat of the highway entering Dagu Town, but the New Regiment did not build a position here to defend against the Japanese attack.
However, relying on this terrain, the Japanese built a lot of fortifications around it, and also buried several minefields and anti-infantry obstacles.
At about 12 o'clock in the evening, engineers from the Engineer Wing were digging tunnels.
Squadron Leader Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang was about to lie down in the headquarters to take a rest when he suddenly heard a sharp whistling sound.
The Japanese who have been on the battlefield for a long time can naturally judge that this is the sound of artillery shells flying through the air at high speed.
"Bombardment!"
"hidden!"
Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang's figure rushed into the nearest anti-gun hole at an extremely fast speed.
Many Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers also heard the whistling of artillery shells. They hurriedly looked up and saw dark red contrails filling the dark night sky.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers who saw this scene were so frightened that they quickly jumped into the civil engineering works in the trench to hide.
But it was already too late. The next second the whistle sounded, the first round of artillery shells had already fallen on the position.
"Boom boom boom!"
Amidst the explosions like landslides and earth-shattering, a series of explosions erupted on the Japs' positions, accompanied by fire and smoke. The sweeping shock wave contained shrapnel, harvesting the lives of the Japs and puppet soldiers like a sickle.
The Japanese built civil fortifications, which are difficult to defend against even 75mm mountain artillery, let alone 105mm and 150mm howitzers.
With just one round of artillery shells, the Japanese civil engineering works were blown to pieces.
The night was the same color as the smoke, but it made the fireworks produced by the explosion shine even brighter. The dense explosions of fireworks joined together and submerged the Japanese positions in a sea of fire.
Faced with such ferocious artillery fire, the Japanese puppet troops were blown up by large-caliber howitzer shells even if they were hidden in trenches or anti-aircraft holes.
"idiot!"
In the headquarters, Squadron Leader Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang was shocked for a while and cursed Baga.
The firepower of this artillery far exceeded the two artillery regiments of the Locust Army. From the explosion of artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army, it was not difficult to tell that the Eighth Route Army used 60mm mortars, 82mm mortars, 75mm mountain cannons, 105mm howitzer and 150mm howitzer.
That’s outrageous. Don’t you pay for cannonballs?
Two positions as big as a palm, using the firepower of two artillery regiments? How to fight this?
Eight-legged people, please be a human being!
Amid the curses, Guan Yuanzhang Erlang pushed away the telephone soldier. As soon as he picked up the phone, the captain's voice came to his ears: "Moses, Moses, is this the 7th Squadron?"
Guan Yuanzhang Erlang hurriedly paused and said: "Hi, this is the 7th Squadron, your Excellency the captain, I am the squadron leader Guan Yuanzhang Erlang!"
"What's the situation like there?"
Guan Yuanzhang Erlang said: "The Eighth Route Army used two artillery regiments to bombard our position, asking for tactical guidance!"
"Nani?"
"Two artillery regiments?"
Although the Japanese captain knew that the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army was very fierce, he did not expect that two artillery regiments were blasting the position at the same time.
"I will send the 8th Squadron over immediately. Your squadron must defend its position!"
"If the position is lost, just wait until you have a caesarean section to apologize!"
After the Japanese captain finished speaking in an indifferent tone, he hung up the phone.
Listening to the blind tone coming from the phone, Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang was so angry that he hung up the phone. No one else could have defended this kind of artillery firepower!
After being bombarded by two artillery regiments for a full 10 minutes, the explosions became sparse until they disappeared completely.
Guan Yuanzhang Erlang took a deep breath and saw that the position in front had turned into a sea of fire, and almost all the civil engineering works had been overturned.
"Prepare to meet the enemy!"
Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang knew the number of the Eighth Route Army, and the infantrymen of the Eighth Route Army would definitely charge after the artillery bombardment. They were all learning the tactics of the Locust Army.
Following his order, the Japanese and puppet troops who survived the shelling took up their weapons and aimed ahead.
Although the artillery fire of the new regiment was very fierce, it was impossible to kill all the Japanese and puppet troops on the position with one wave of artillery fire.
However, the tunnels of the Japanese Engineer Regiment had just begun to be dug, so the first round of shelling caused about two-thirds of the Japanese and puppet casualties.
Before the Japanese grenadier soldiers could fire the flares, there was a sudden cry of killing from the front. The surviving Japanese puppet soldiers immediately picked up their weapons and fired towards the front of the position.
Da da da…
The remaining 10 or so light and heavy machine guns screamed wildly, and bullets poured like raindrops towards the front of the position.
at this time.
Suddenly, a dark red shell trail streaked across the night sky. Amid the explosion, a heavy machine gun fire point was blown up.
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen artillery shells hit the heavy machine gun fire points on the position, and at least one third of the fire points instantly misfired.
The remaining firepower points also stopped firing immediately, but their positions were exposed and were blown up by the successive shells fired from the darkness.
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"Nani?"
Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang was dumbfounded.
There were no bullets fired in the darkness, but there were artillery shells fired. Judging from the power of the artillery shells, they must be at least 75 mm artillery shells.
The Eighth Route Army pushed the 75mm mountain cannon to a few hundred meters and aimed straight?
While thinking, Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang cursed angrily: "Baga, are there any grenade soldiers alive? Shoot the flares quickly!"
"Hugh, Hugh!"
Two groups of grenadier soldiers quickly fired two illumination bombs forward.
The area within a few hundred meters was instantly illuminated like daylight. The Japanese flares were not as effective as those provided by Boss Chen, and could only illuminate a few hundred meters around.
Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang hurriedly raised his telescope and took a look.
In the darkness, a few hundred meters away, a dozen tanks were firing at the positions of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army.
"Requesting artillery support!"
Guan Yuan Zhang Erlang grabbed the phone, shook the handle vigorously, and shouted loudly.
By the time the Japanese artillerymen finished reporting their positions and firing at Zhu Yuanhe, the 12 tanks had already left their attack positions.
After most of the Japanese machine gun firepower points were destroyed.
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Company and 3rd Company of the New Second Regiment began to attack. Since the minefields had been cleared by artillery fire coverage, it took less than 8 minutes for the infantry to occupy the Japanese and puppet troops. On the high ground on both sides of the road.
At this time, a Japanese squadron and a company of puppet troops arrived.
The Second Company and the Third Company took the initiative to abandon the newly captured positions and withdrew before the Japanese entered the position.
The Japanese and puppet troops had just entered the position, thinking that their arrival had scared away the Eighth Route Army. When they were complacent, groups of artillery shells fell on the heads of the Japanese and puppet troops.
After the shelling ended, under the cover of tanks, the second and third companies counterattacked and regained their position easily.
The main thing is a cannon and many cannonballs.
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at the same time.
More than 10,000 people from the new regiment launched the fiercest attack on the 10th Division from the main roads and byways, under the cover of tanks and artillery groups.
In order to prevent the New Regiment from breaking through, the Japanese engineer regiment built a large number of fortifications on both main roads and small roads. The New Regiment's counterattack was naturally a full-scale counterattack.
In less than half an hour, successful reports from various attacking units reached the headquarters of the new regiment one after another.
The first line of defense of the Japanese 10th Division was rapidly disintegrating.
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Heyuan County.
10th Division Regiment Headquarters.
"Division commander, Lieutenant General Tanabe, according to the battle report from the front line, the Eighth Route New Regiment has launched a full-scale counterattack from Dagu Town, Lijia Town and 9 Xiaolu."
The battle report compiled by the 10th Division Chief of Staff Asada Ryoichi was reported to Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake:
"The New Regiment received a large amount of air supplies a few days ago. The offensive was very fierce, especially the artillery fire. The artillery wing of the 10th Division was completely suppressed. Almost all departments are requesting tactical guidance!"
The faces of Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
They both guessed that the new regiment would counterattack, but they did not expect that the new regiment's counterattack would come so quickly and so fiercely.
Without saying a word, he directly hit the 10th Division on the head with a cannonball. Who can withstand this?
The Locust Army cannot afford to fight such a wealthy battle. Were the artillery shells of the new Eighth Route Army regiment blown by the strong wind? What is the origin of the aid channel behind Li Yunlong?
Ishikawa Jiro suddenly thought of the 108th Field Artillery Regiment. This field artillery regiment was originally used to strengthen the 10th Division during the war.
However, in the Xinzhou battlefield, the 108th Field Artillery Regiment was completely wiped out by the air support called by the Eighth Route Army in the open plain terrain.
Otherwise, with the artillery regiment of the 10th Division, the 108th Field Artillery Regiment, plus the mountain artillery, infantry artillery and mortars of each brigade and regiment, we would have the strength to compete with the artillery of the new regiment. High or low.
Of course, the 10th Division did not have as many artillery shells as the new regiment.
Moreover, a large convoy of troops is needed to continuously transport combat materials from Taiyuan and Datong to the front line.
The new regiment only needs to pick up the radio and call, and the transport aircraft can airdrop combat supplies overhead.
It's true that people have to die when compared with others, and goods have to be thrown away when comparing goods.
Ishikawa Erlang said in a deep voice: "I don't believe it, the new regiment can really defeat our 10th Division!"
The combat effectiveness of the 10th Division ranks among the best among Class A divisions. Unexpectedly, it is now facing the situation of being defeated by a regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
The main reason was that they did not expect that the new regiment's counterattack would come so quickly, and the engineer regiment had not had time to dig the tunnel fortifications.
Otherwise, with the tunnel tactics of the New Regiment, the New Regiment will definitely suffer.
"Ishikawa-kun, you are the commander of the 10th Division, you must calm down now!"
Tanabe Moritake reminded that he knew that Ishikawa Jiro was just being stubborn and could not accept the fact that the 10th Division could not defeat the Eighth Route Army.
"Tanabe-kun, you don't need to remind me, I'm very calm now!" Jiro Ishikawa said coldly, and then looked at the chief of staff, "Asada-kun, immediately order the engineering team to withdraw to the second line of defense and build it as quickly as possible. Tunnel fortifications, each regiment will hold the New Regiment at the first line of defense at all costs. If the New Regiment wants to defeat the 10th Division of Japan, it depends on whether they have the ability!"
"In addition, order the 10th Cavalry Regiment to prepare for attack!"
"Hi!" Asada lowered his head and began to draft a telegram.
Tanabe Mingwu said in a deep voice to the communications staff officer on the side: "Jinshan Jun, immediately report the situation here to the front army headquarters, and at the same time order the 21st Division, 23rd Division, 25th Division, and 35th Division , speed up the attack!"
The 10th Division has been fighting here for half a month with the Eighth Route New Regiment, and has a deep understanding of the strength of the New Regiment.
This half month of fighting not only allowed the entire Japanese army to get to know the new regiment again, not just the 10th Division.
Judging from the current situation, with a quarter of the 10th Division's casualties, it is no longer possible to defeat the new regiment with the 10th Division.
Now the 10th Division can only hold on and wait until the other four divisions encircle them and completely eliminate the new group.
"Hi!" Jinshan Zhongzuo paused, then turned around and started drafting a telegram.
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Dagu Town.
New regiment headquarters.
Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong: "Reporting to the head of the regiment, each artillery group is at full fire. In two hours, more than 15,000 artillery shells have been fired at the Japanese and puppet army positions."
The rate of fire of the 60mm mortar can reach 30 rounds per minute, and the rate of fire of the 82mm mortar can reach more than 20 rounds per minute.
The new regiment's more than 450 guns of various calibers poured shells at the Japanese positions as if they were free.
Once each attacking force discovered the enemy's massed counterattack position, the attacking force immediately withdrew from the position, then called for artillery fire coverage, and then recaptured the position after the artillery fire was completed.
After such repeated battles, the new group of artillery shells were quickly consumed, and the casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops also increased rapidly.
After such repeated pulling, the casualties of the new group of soldiers were not large.
"Be a good boy!"
"What is this?" Li Yunlong said in a arrogant tone, "We still have 200,000 rounds of artillery shells, and some of them are just for fun with the Japanese."
After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong looked at Chen Feng, his tone full of expectation: "Counselor Chen, after these 200,000 rounds of artillery shells have been fired, will you continue to airdrop them?"
Chen Feng on the side nodded: "In this battle, even if you destroy 1 million rounds of artillery shells, I will continue to arrange delivery."
"Hahaha!" Li Yunlong suddenly laughed, "It's comfortable to do business with Consultant Chen. I'll treat you to a drink after this battle is over!"
In the past, Commander Li Da always said that he had never fought such a rich battle in his life.
And this battle is the richest battle Commander Li has fought so far.
"Captain Li, you're welcome." Chen Feng said, "The more shells you can fire, the better. It's best to let the little devil know what Li Yunlong's ammunition capacity is."
Boss Chen still said the same thing, the wool of the dog system must be picked up hard.
"Li Yunlong's ammunition capacity?" Zhao Gang stared at the map and smiled without looking up, "This word is new."
"Old Zhao, why are you always staring at the map?" Li Yunlong asked.
"I'm thinking," Zhao Gang said, "These little devils from the 10th Division have a cavalry regiment. Our cavalry only has one battalion. How to deal with them?"
At present, the cavalry battalion of the New Regiment has nearly 600 horses. Although more than 200 horses were captured in the last battle in the Xinzhou Basin, these 200 horses must be left to the 2nd Battalion of the New Regiment Cavalry.
Li Yunlong has received a telegram from the headquarters that the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment was organized into a new regiment, designated as the 2nd Battalion of the New Regiment Cavalry.
At present, the 2nd Cavalry Battalion of the New 1st Regiment has returned to the team and joined the 6th and 7th Battalions of the New 1st Regiment Division to fight on the outside.
"Haha!" Li Yunlong laughed immediately, his tone was quite confident, "Don't worry, we, Old Li, have already thought of a way to deal with the Japanese cavalry unit!"
Zhao Gang hurriedly asked: "What can I do?"
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(Brothers, I am lovelorn. There is only one chapter today. I will try again tonight. No matter whether it succeeds or not, I will have to work hard to make money in the future.)
