The raiding cavalry regiment quickly occupied the Little Japs' artillery position and cleared out the last of the Little Japs. More than half of the more than a thousand Little Japs were dead, leaving a messy fertile field behind. However, they had no time to remove them before going to the ghost toilet. The destruction of 12 mountain guns and 12 field guns on the position was considered a good thing.
After Captain Liu spread the news through the walkie-talkie that he had successfully destroyed the artillery position and captured the Japs' artillery, the mountain artillery battalion sent by the brigade commander almost followed behind and came to take over at a high speed.
This group only relied on four machine guns and a twenty-gun artillery piece. It was actually very risky, but it came at the right time.
They didn't need to adjust the muzzle of the field artillery. After reporting the position of the 238th Regiment's rear guard infantry brigade through the artillery observation post on the front line, they immediately adjusted the angle and started bombarding!
At the same time, four mountain cannons were also adjusted to start direct artillery fire at the nearby Little Japanese Infantry Brigade. In a short time, the tight Little Japanese Infantry Brigade's position was blown to pieces!
This unexpected wave of shelling stunned Tatsuharu Yamaguchi, who was commanding the rear, because he clearly saw that the shells came from behind him. Could it be that Ohno Bino's artillery regiment had rebelled? Yamaguchi Tatsuharu Ozuo immediately denied himself as soon as this idea came to his mind.
During this period, not many little Japs chose to surrender, let alone the direct betrayal on the battlefield.
So the second, more shocking thought came to his mind: the artillery wing position was lost!
And it was completely captured by the enemy.
This is equally outrageous.
A few kilometers away, Yamaguchi Tatsuharu Ozuo did not see the shadow of the cavalry regiment. However, the fact that he was bombarded made him immediately call the division headquarters. The reply he received was that the artillery regiment was under attack. And it was more than half an hour ago!
Yamaguchi Tatsuharu's leftist mentality suddenly collapsed.
He directly ordered people to burn the regiment flag and issued a desperate order for the entire regiment to charge on board!
He won't be able to survive this day either!
A tidal wave of little devils began to pour towards the dangerous positions of the New Regiment and the 771st Regiment!
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Before the arrival of the mountain artillery battalion, the main force of the cavalry regiment had turned to attack the infantry brigade that was fighting fiercely with the New Second Regiment. As soon as the artillery disrupted the enemy's position, the cavalry regiment rushed in. This wave of artillery and cavalry regiments cooperated tacitly. , so that the little devil suffered a big loss.
With the strong support of the Mountain Artillery Battalion and the Cavalry Regiment, the little Japanese were in chaos. The originally suppressed Kong Jie First and Second Battalions also burst out with strong combat power and launched a full-scale charge!
Mortars, heavy machine guns and grenades began to provide crazy fire support, which basically made the Japs unable to hold their heads up, greatly speeding up the infantry charge. Although when approaching the position, it was time to be counterattacked by the Japs with more casualties, but in At present, the time factor is more important.
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During the bloody battle on the artillery wing, the 772nd Regiment and the Third Battalion of the New Second Regiment had just entered the blocking position when they were attacked by the 239th Regiment with all their strength. Artillery shells, grenades and heavy machine guns were all aimed at the 772nd Regiment's position. Smash it over.
The three brigades all launched a pig-like charge without any reservation, and the Gong Lili family could not survive! While he was pressing the entire 239th Regiment, the Engineer Regiment and the Baggage Regiment also began to organize the army. As the backup for the next group charge, they used all their strength to shake the opponent's blocking position!
The artillery regiment is crucial. He has sent a cavalry brigade and an infantry brigade to protect him. Who knows that the opponent actually has an elite cavalry regiment!
The black tiger's move caught the Gong Lili family off guard, and they had no choice but to go all out for rescue.
They are not too far away from the artillery regiment, that is, less than 2 kilometers, and the entire division is 5 or 6 kilometers away. Normally, the brigade commander cannot attack the artillery regiment at all.
However, the main force of Gao Jian's cavalry regiment was sent over for reinforcements, allowing the brigade commander to see a glimmer of opportunity.
The most important thing is that the brigade commander has something to rely on, and that is the hope of Gao Jianwu and the others to quickly move south to encircle them!
Therefore, even if the losses suffered by his main force may be serious, the Grand Brigadier did not hesitate to reveal his cards!
On the field position of the 772nd Regiment, Cheng Xiazi was sweating profusely. The three main companies on the front line, which were blocking layers of resistance, faced more than twice the crazy attacks of the Japs. With no fortifications to rely on, they suddenly entered into a bloody battle with the Japs. Their lives are being exchanged!
With Gao Jianwu's improved equipment, Cheng Xiazi's 772nd Regiment is almost the same as the Ping An Group. It only lacks the platoon-level 60mm mortars, but its machine guns and grenade launchers are no worse than those of the Japs. The regiment's mortars The artillery also exceeded the artillery of a regiment of little Japanese!
In this wave of direct hard steel, although Cheng Xiazi has some advantages, after all, he has fewer troops than the opponent. If the fight continues like this, he will definitely not be able to withstand the opponent's crazy attack!
So Blind Cheng felt extremely anxious as he watched the first layer of defense being worn away by the lives of the little Japanese at a speed visible to the naked eye!
When we were in trouble, the artillery observation post from the Shanpao Battalion came!
After a quick observation, he immediately began to command the mountain artillery battalion to launch an artillery attack!
Although the first round missed by almost fifty or sixty meters, after the revision, the shells finally hit the dense formation of the infantry brigade where the little devil was charging!
Cheng Xiazi was relieved when he saw the enemy's offensive, and quickly commanded three new companies to go up for reinforcements.
But at this moment, the roar of enemy planes came from the sky, and the brigadier's face changed when he heard the sound!
I'm really afraid that whatever comes next, at this critical moment, the little devil's fighter plane is coming!
No, the enemy plane came from the wrong direction. The brigade commander listened carefully to the sound, ran out of the command post, looked at the sky to the east, and then raised his telescope to see that there were more than twenty small black dots on the horizon heading towards it at the moment. Fly towards the battlefield!
This is not the Jinyang Imp fighter, but the new Imp fighter sent by the North China Expeditionary Army!
Looking at the number of enemy planes, the brigadier commander heard a bang in his head. So many enemy planes were the most he had encountered since the beginning of the War of Resistance!
This wave of losses has been huge.
At this time, the Cavalry Regiment and the New Second Regiment had just eliminated the artillery regiment and the cavalry and infantry regiments that escorted them! For this reason, the cavalry regiment has lost one-third, and the two infantry battalions of the New Second Regiment have lost more than half!
The 771st Regiment and the New Regiment had suffered more than one-third casualties, and the Japanese 238th Regiment had suffered more than half their casualties.
The 772nd Regiment lost three main companies, the Third Battalion of the New Second Regiment lost one main company, equivalent to one-third of the casualties, and the Japanese's 239th Regiment suffered casualties of more than three squadrons!
Except for the artillery and cavalry regiments and the two battalions of the New Second Regiment, the main forces of both sides are basically intertwined.
Li Yunlong and Gao Jianwu's Ping An cluster also opened a sparse charge formation of more than 3 kilometers away.
Looking down from a high altitude, nearly 20,000 people were engaged in a bloody battle over a radius of more than ten square kilometers, and tens of thousands more were desperately trying to come.
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The brigade commander returned to the command post and began to call various departments to report the situation. After understanding the situation, the brigade commander was silent for a while.
"The cavalry regiment, the first and second battalions of the new second regiment and the mountain artillery battalion, immediately evacuate to the two wings to avoid enemy air attacks!" the brigade commander ordered.
There was silence for a while on the walkie-talkie side, "Report to the brigade commander, the observation post reported that the 772nd Regiment's defense pressure is too high and the position is very dangerous. The mountain artillery battalion is willing to defend the artillery position to provide artillery support for the 772th Regiment! Please approve it from the brigade commander!"
The brigade commander was stunned. He didn't expect that after Li Yunlong, a new character would appear under his command who was ready to resist orders on the battlefield.
Only this time, faced with this situation, the Grand Brigadier didn't know how to deal with it for a while, but a mist rose from his eyeballs.
"Reporting to Brigadier Chen, all the more than 700 officers and soldiers of the Cavalry Regiment can still fight. Please continue to fight!" The voice of the Cavalry Regiment calling for battle came from the walkie-talkie again.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, I am Kong Jie, the first and second battalions of the New Second Regiment and the mortar company, requesting permission to immediately reinforce the 772nd Regiment! This battle was enjoyable, brigade commander, our New Second Regiment swears to work with the 772nd Regiment. Life or death!" Kong Jie's voice appeared on the walkie-talkie.
At this critical moment, it seems that all three units are ready to risk their lives and choose to live and die with the comrades who defend their positions when enemy planes attack.
"The enemy planes will arrive soon. This time, there are more than twenty enemy planes from the East." The brigade commander said in a hoarse voice, "You will be the last reserve team. After the enemy planes' air raids and bombings are over, Block the last effort of the 41st Infantry Division to escape south. Do you still want to decide to stay?"
There was silence on the walkie-talkie side for a while.
"Report to the brigade commander, the New Second Regiment will resolutely implement the brigade headquarters' orders!" Kong Jie took the lead in stating his position, quickly moving with the remaining first and second battalions of the New Second Regiment, as well as the mortar company.
"Report to the brigade commander, the mountain artillery battalion resolutely implements the brigade headquarters' orders!" The mountain artillery battalion also used the captured packhorses to drag the mountain artillery and artillery shells to begin the transfer. As for the bulky field artillery, it was left on the battlefield for the time being, waiting for the air raid before returning to receive it.
"Report to Brigadier Chen, the cavalry regiment will resolutely carry out the order!" Commander Liu of the cavalry regiment did not insist anymore. On the battlefield, even if it is desperate, it is more valuable to stay at the most critical moment and fight hard.
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Gao Jianwu also saw the news of the enemy plane's attack.
However, at this time, Gao Jianwu couldn't care less and could only order the troops to march more dispersed to form a more sparse marching column.
It's just that the mules, horses and artillery on the artillery side began to scatter and hide under trees or passing buildings.
This is not because of fear of death, but when we are marching and fighting, artillery is the strongest hammer of the army!
Gao Jianwu's eyes had already passed through the 41st Division in front of him, and seemed to see the direction of Jinyang.
Suddenly, the correspondent hurried to Gao Jianwu's side, "Report to the detachment leader, there is an urgent call from the headquarters. Jinyang Airport has been completely destroyed by our army. Three fighter planes staying at the airport were destroyed, and the remaining fighter planes were transferred by the Japs!"
"The cavalry regiment sent an urgent call. Yunzhong Airport was occupied by our troops and captured 5 enemy aircraft. We sent a call to ask if we want to destroy them!"
"Return to the Cavalry Regiment, hold on to the airport, and save the enemy planes!" Gao Jianwu was heartbroken when he heard these two pieces of good news. As a result, the Little Japanese fighter planes were destroyed or occupied by our army at the three main airports in Shanxi. .
The little Japanese fighter planes had to take off from Pingjin and Baocheng, so the time in the air was very short, and the pressure of air strikes was suddenly reduced a lot!
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