"I really didn't expect this."
Li Yunlong nodded.
Xing Zhiguo also said: "Now the logistics supply line of the 10th Division has been cut off. Let's see what the Japanese can do to fight our new regiment?"
"We still can't be careless." Li Yunlong remained calm enough.
"That's right!" Zhao Gang agreed, "The 10th Division is a Category A division and will not be defeated by us so easily. The Japanese in the 10th Division will definitely adjust their deployment next."
"No matter what moves the 10th Division uses," Wang De said, "our new regiment will accept them!"
"Since the 10th Division still refuses to accept it." Li Yunlong's tone was stern and unyielding, "Then let's continue beating his son of a bitch!"
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The time came to three o'clock in the afternoon.
Direction of Heyuan County Highway.
Under the leadership of Zhang Dabiao and the cover of 12 150mm heavy artillery pieces, 12 105mm howitzers, 20 75mm mountain guns, and more than 30 tanks, the new regiment and 1st battalion launched an extremely fierce offensive.
As the most powerful unit of the new regiment, the First Battalion has captured 16 enemy positions from yesterday afternoon to this afternoon.
There were almost 200 Japanese and puppet soldiers on each position. After being captured, all these Japanese and puppet soldiers were wiped out.
Although the Japanese set up a war supervision team to prevent the Japanese and puppet soldiers from escaping, when the fire-breathing tanks and fire-breathing soldiers, under the cover of the infantry, rushed to the position to barbecue the Japanese and puppet soldiers, the Japanese and puppet soldiers still knew that they were afraid. .
At this time, the Seventh Company of the First Battalion was preparing to attack a position called Xiaoliangshan.嶏
This position seemed easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the Japanese and puppet troops hurriedly built some civil engineering works.
There is a thickened gun tower halfway up the mountain, and machine gun fire blocks the highway within 400 meters.
The 1st Battalion's offensive had long since caught up with the tunnel positions built by the 10th Engineer Regiment, so it was able to capture several Japanese positions within a few hours.
Without the protection of the tunnels, the Japanese and puppet troops in the position could not withstand the new group of artillery shells.
"Are the artillery fire ready?"
In the headquarters of the First Battalion, Zhang Dabiao put down the telescope in his hand and asked the communications soldier of the First Battalion.
"Report to the battalion commander!" The communications soldier covered the microphone of the high-power walkie-talkie, "The artillery fire has been prepared and can fire at the enemy position at any time!"
"Fire at the enemy's position!" Zhang Dabiao shouted when he saw the Seventh Company and eight offensive tanks entering the attack position.
"Fire at the enemy position!"
The correspondent put the high-power walkie-talkie to his ear and shouted loudly.
A few kilometers behind the battalion headquarters, on the artillery position next to the road, there are 12 150mm howitzers, 12 105mm howitzers and 20 75mm mountain guns.
The muzzles of a total of 44 cannons are pointed in the direction of Xiaoliangshan. The firing points of the cannons of various calibers have been adjusted in advance based on the communication from the artillery observers.
Unless it is an artillery mission that requires infiltration, the Sword Squadron will be dispatched. For ordinary artillery missions, the artillery observers of each artillery battalion can be competent.
Exuding a metallic light, the gun barrels were raised high, full of technology and ruthlessness, and the guns were evenly arranged. There was a military green camouflage net above the gun emplacements, which looked quite extraordinary.嶏
"put!"
The flag commander received the order, and while shouting, he suddenly waved his hand and put down the flag in his hand.
As the gunner pulled the match rope, there was a roar, the muzzle of the cannon burst into flames, strong winds swept across, and large swaths of dust and mist suddenly rose around the gun base.
The first round of shells rushed out of the barrel instantly, crossed dozens of graceful arcs in the sky, and hit the Xiaoliangshan positions of the Japanese and puppet troops.
There was no pre-test firing, and it was covered by artillery fire as soon as it came up. Not much else, mainly because there were many artillery shells.
Of course, using precise methods to determine the shooting elements can ensure that most of the cannonballs can hit the target.
More than ten seconds later, a series of rapid and sharp whistling sounds sounded above the Japanese infantry position.嶏
Immediately afterwards, dozens of shells from the first round landed on the Japanese position.
"Boom boom boom..."
Along with the sound of explosions, fireballs and gunpowder smoke continued to rise. A huge shock wave splashed up a cloud of soil and spread around, and shrapnel with the smell of death raged.
The power of the 150mm howitzer is terrifying.
In addition, there are 12 105mm howitzers and 20 75mm mountain cannons whose shell power cannot be underestimated.
The 150mm high-explosive artillery shells and 105mm high-explosive artillery shells can cause very powerful and complete damage to the battlefield.
The civil fortifications built in a hurry by the Japanese can even destroy the 75mm mountain cannon, let alone the 150mm howitzer and 105mm howitzer.嶏
As the shells continued to fall, explosive fireballs, gunpowder smoke, and mud mist continued to rise, and the Japanese foxholes, trenches, and bunker fortifications were blown into large and small craters.
"attack!"
Ten minutes later, Zhang Dabiao felt that at least half of the Japanese and puppet troops on the position had suffered casualties, so he ordered the Seventh Company to launch an attack.
This level of artillery firepower would have made Zhang Dabiao very excited in the past, but now his eyes and expressions did not fluctuate at all.
Dull.
However, Zhang Dabiao is looking forward to the 203mm heavy howitzer that has not yet been received.
Under Zhang Dabiao's order, more than 160 people from the Seventh Company, under the cover of tanks, followed the road and the wasteland on both sides of the road, maintaining a three-by-three formation and launched an attack on the Japanese positions.嶏
The Seventh Company originally had more than 200 people. In the defensive and offensive battles, dozens of people were injured or killed, and now there are more than 160 people.
Nearly 200 meters away from the Japanese forward position, in order to prevent accidental damage, the rear artillery group stopped shelling.
The power of 150mm high-explosive grenades is no joke. Even a Panther tank will be destroyed on the spot if it receives a 150mm high-explosive grenade.
Instead, a battalion of mortars began to operate. Nearly 30 60mm and 82mm mortar shells continued to fall on the Japanese and puppet positions.
The Japanese and puppet troops who had just survived the howitzers and mountain artillery were attacked by intensive mortar shells.
However, the Japanese and puppet troops still faced the dense artillery shells and opened fire suddenly at the soldiers of the 1st Battalion and 7th Company of the New Regiment.
The Japanese's 12 mountain guns in the rear, as well as the Type 92 infantry guns and mortars in the anti-slope position opened fire. Shells continued to fall, and the casualties of the Seventh Company continued to increase.嶏
Fortunately, the firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops in the frontal position was relatively sparse. There were only a few machine guns, and the firepower was directly suppressed by the four tanks at the front.
As the Leopard tanks advanced, the tank guns fired at the Japanese firepower points, and soon the Japanese firepower points were knocked out one by one.
As the tanks came to the forward position and entered the blind spot of the Japanese artillery, the Japanese artillery fire gradually stopped.
During this period, a soldier from the Seventh Company stepped on a landmine and had his leg blown off.
Although the observers directed the artillery to conduct fire coverage and demining the front of the position before the tanks and infantry attacked, it was impossible to completely guarantee that the mines would be cleared.
However, the Japanese only have infantry mines, not anti-tank mines.
Under the cover of the infantry, the fire-breathing tanks suddenly sprayed flames against the thickened turrets of the Japanese, but no screams were heard.嶏
The Japanese also knew how powerful the fire-breathing tanks were. When they saw the fire-breathing tanks coming up, they abandoned the turrets and fled into the position.
The Leopard tanks and Spitfire tanks were parked at the Japs' forward positions and did not drive into the positions to prevent the Japs from pretending to be dead and holding the explosives and dying together with the tanks.
There were not many living Japanese and puppet troops in the position.
The soldiers of the Seventh Company jumped into the Japs' position one after another and fired one last shot at the Japs and puppet soldiers lying on the ground, regardless of life or death.
Before the Seventh Company entered the position, the artillery shells falling on the Japanese and puppet positions never stopped. Most of the approximately 200 Japanese and puppet soldiers on the position were killed by the artillery shells.
Some Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers tried to resist with rifles, but were quickly beaten into pieces by submachine guns.
A platoon of soldiers rushed towards the top of the mountain. At this time, the Japanese artillery set up on the reverse slope had not yet been dealt with. If they were lucky, they could capture a few mortars and infantry guns.嶏
The hill was neither steep nor high. When the leading soldier of this platoon rushed all the way to the top of the hill, before they could gain a firm foothold, a bullet was shot up from the reverse slope.
The three vanguards fell in a pool of blood on the spot.
I saw a dense ambush of Japanese soldiers on the reverse slope, at least thousands of them. Thousands of steel helmets reflected a large cold light under the reflection of the sun.
The Japs' vanguard was already approaching the top of the mountain, and the Japs were aiming their light and heavy machine guns at the top of the mountain.
The soldiers from the Seventh Company who followed also heard the gunshots, but none of them flinched, preparing to occupy the commanding heights on the top of the mountain before the Japanese.
Soldiers from both sides met on the top of the mountain. The soldiers fired at each other without any protection, and the crowd fell one by one.
None of the soldiers of the Seventh Company flinched, and they roared up with submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles.嶏
The Japanese quickly occupied the commanding heights and mounted a Type 96 light machine gun and a Type 92 heavy machine gun at the commanding heights and continued to fire.
The new group of soldiers had strong individual firepower, but they were at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers. They did not flinch when faced with the tide of Japanese soldiers rushing down from the top of the mountain.
Now is not the time to start the offensive. We must not let the newly captured positions be taken back by the Japanese.
The Panther tanks in the forward position continued to fire, and the Japanese fell in pieces. The enemy's machine gun fire points and machine gunners were blasted into the sky by the tank cannons, but the Japanese continued to advance one after another.
Soon, the soldiers of the seventh company of the new regiment were overwhelmed by the hordes of Japanese soldiers.
Moments before the Japanese recaptured their position, Zhang Dabiao heard the Seventh Company Commander calling to him on the walkie-talkie: "Batalion Commander, I am the Seventh Company Commander, please fire on me, fire on me!"
Zhang Dabiao's expression was filled with murderous intent, and he shouted into the high-power walkie-talkie: "I am Zhang Dabiao, commander of the first battalion. Pass my order. The tanks will be withdrawn immediately, and the artillery group will immediately launch a 15-minute shelling on the Xiaoliangshan position!" "嶶
As Zhang Dabiao issued the order, the tank slowly retreated.
Not long after, the artillery group in the rear began to fire rapidly in retaliation. The Japanese had just regained their position and had not yet taken a breath.
There was a continuous rapid whistling sound above the head.
