In the direction of the Japanese army position, an observation balloon slowly rose up in the sky several hundred meters high.
In the gondola of the observation balloon, a Japanese artillery observer held up his binoculars and looked toward the rear of the Eighth Route Army's defensive position.
The mission of this Japanese artillery observer was to observe and report on the Eighth Route Army artillery positions when Japanese tanks and infantry attacked the Eighth Route Army positions and the Eighth Route Army artillery fired at the tanks and infantry.
As well as providing the rear artillery with the distance and direction of the Eighth Route Army artillery positions and reporting the impact points of the artillery strikes.
The artillery positions of both sides were more than 6 kilometers apart, and there was no commanding heights. The Japanese army could no longer see the other side's artillery positions with the naked eye.
However, the artillery observers of the Eighth Route Army had already occupied the commanding heights of the surrounding hills with their artillery scopes.
As soon as the Japanese artillery position's cannon fires, Eighth Route Army observers can immediately see the Japanese artillery position.
Just now the Japanese's 92 infantry artillery and mortars opened fire, and the artillery position had been occupied by the Eighth Route Army's artillery observers, who reported their shooting to the artillery positions in the rear.
The artillery position of a mountain artillery battalion is ready.
The muzzle pointed in the direction of the Japanese Type 92 infantry guns and mortars.
Being an artillery observer in a balloon is a dangerous job. If you are not careful, you may fall down and be shot down.
However, the Japanese army still has liaison reconnaissance aircraft flying from Peiping, which can observe the location of the Eighth Route Army artillery positions and impact points for the artillery.
at this time.
In the field of vision of the Japanese artillery observer's telescope, more than 20 tanks were holding more than 2,000 infantrymen, and khaki waves surged towards the Eighth Route Army's position.
Although this wave of attacks was not a test attack, it was nothing more than a bait thrown by the commander.
Lead out the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions and tanks.
The artillery observer then guided the artillery bombardment. At the same time, more than 40 aircraft dispatched by the North China Front arrived just in time to cooperate with the air and ground to suppress or even destroy the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions and tanks.
Immediately afterwards, the 3rd Tank Regiment and the 2nd Brigade attacked across the board and defeated the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
Poor Tubal Road, although they are equipped with powerful artillery and heavy tanks, they no longer know that they have fallen into the commander's scheme.
In the field of vision of the telescope, more than 20 Locust Army tanks and more than 2,000 infantrymen were advancing forward in coordination, getting closer to the Eighth Route Army's forward position.
100 metres…
30 meters…
0 meters…
More than 20 Locust Army tanks and more than 2,000 infantrymen swarmed the Eighth Route Army's position. They were not subject to machine gun fire or artillery fire as expected.
Didn't it mean that this Eighth Route Army was the main force of the elite?
How could he become so vulnerable that he was so frightened that he gave up his position?
Why did the main elite force of the Eighth Route Army, which had beaten the First Army to a pulp, suddenly become ineffective today?
Suddenly, dense explosions suddenly appeared in the field of view of the telescope. The entire area where the Japanese army broke into the Eighth Route Army's position was connected with explosions.
Fiery and dazzling explosions burst out from the Eighth Route Army's positions. More than 20 tanks and more than 2,000 locust troops were torn into pieces and drowned in the fire.
"Nani?"
When the Japanese saw this scene, his eyes suddenly widened with disbelief on his face.
Only one encounter, two tank squadrons and two infantry brigades, seemed to be gone...
The Japanese quickly moved the telescope to the rear of the Eighth Route Army position, and could see some camouflage nets, which seemed to be the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions, but they did not see the Eighth Route Army's artillery firing at all.
"What exactly is going on?"
At this moment, a booming explosion sounded like a landslide.
The Japanese observer had just figured out the reason. He used the radio to urge the results, asking what happened on the Eighth Route Army's position, whether he had seen the Eighth Route Army's artillery position, and asking about the distance and direction of the Eighth Route Army's artillery position.
soon.
The Japanese observer immediately reported the observed situation to Jutaro Amakasu via radio call.
"Nani?"
"The Eighth Route Army buried a large amount of explosives on the position, more than 20 tanks and more than 2,000 locust troops. Almost all of them were shattered?"
In the temporary headquarters of the Mongolian Army, the commander of the Mongolian Army Jutaro Amakasu stood up suddenly, his face full of disbelief.
This wave of attacks was mainly to find out the location of the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions and provide distance and direction for the aviation and rear artillery positions.
Let our artillery and aviation cooperate with each other. Even if the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions cannot be destroyed, they must be severely damaged.
It would be perfect if the Eighth Route Army tanks could be drawn out.
Jutaro Amakasu was still a little happy about the explosion just now. Judging from the sound of the explosion, it was definitely the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army that was firing.
However.
The Eighth Route Army did not fire a single shot, and its two tank squadrons and two infantry brigades were almost completely destroyed.
"Baga, press the road!"
Amakasu Jutaro suddenly drew out his command saber and cut the table in front of him into two pieces with a gloomy look on his face.
The Eighth Route Army is really cunning and cunning!
…
In the headquarters of the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment, I looked at the defensive position that had been almost razed to the ground.
The second battalion commander Shen Quan, the second battalion teaching battalion and the second battalion deputy battalion commander, as well as several staff officers, all grinned almost to the ears.
"The regiment commander is very knowledgeable and knows that the Japanese artillery regiment will not fire on our position."
The teaching camp smiled slightly and expressed emotion.
On the Second Battalion's position, thousands of high-explosive bombs over 105 mm and hundreds of bundles of explosives were buried. Each high-explosive bomb and explosive bundle was bound with a detonator and connected with wires.
After the Japanese tanks and infantry rushed to the position, the soldier in charge of blasting a few hundred meters away pressed the detonating device.
As a result, the two squadrons of tank squadrons and the two infantry brigades of Japanese soldiers were wiped out almost instantly.
It was naturally Kong Jie's order to bury artillery shells and explosive packets on the position, and this trick was learned from Li Yunlong, using wires to detonate and lay a large mine array on the position.
The entire defensive position was covered with minefields, tens of thousands of high-explosive bombs over 105 mm and thousands of bundles of explosives were buried.
All the explosives were buried in the civil fortifications, and the Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery and Type 97 mortars could not destroy the civil fortifications.
Unless the Japanese use mountain artillery and cannon, they can destroy the civil fortifications and detonate the explosive packages and high-explosive shells buried in the ground.
"More than 20 Panther tanks and American equipment for 2,000 people were obtained."
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan also smiled slightly. An American infantry battalion and two tank companies have been obtained.
Just then, there was some buzzing sound in the sky.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly. The regiment leader did not apply to Commander Li for an airdrop of supplies, so the Japanese plane must have arrived!
Judging from the sound, there were quite a few Japanese planes coming!
Everyone quickly raised their telescopes and looked in the direction where the sound of the Japanese planes came from. They saw dozens of Japanese planes appearing in the northeast sky!
(End of chapter)
