Chapter 20 The first battalion position was breached
Near the position of the 358th Regiment, Li Yunlong was conducting deployment combat missions with Zhang Dabiao and other cadres.
But as the sound of cannons rang out one after another, Li Yunlong and others immediately took a look through binoculars.
As Chen Ziyun's company temporarily ended the bombardment, the cadres of the New Regiment were stunned.
"The machine gun squadron was knocked out, and the infantry artillery squad was also knocked out."
"What a divine artillery leg. There are dozens of cannonballs, and not a single one is wasted."
"Then...then what the hell is going on? They are all in the Shanxi-Sui Army army. Why is there such a big gap?"
"Captain, is he dazzled?"
Zhang Dabiao said with some disbelief, after all, Qian Bojun's first battalion performed very poorly before.
Could it be that now that he saw Jing Zai's brigade being shelled, with such losses, he couldn't believe what he saw for a while.
"Dabiao, I'm not fucking blind."
"As for the artillery, hehehe, I really didn't expect that the Jinsui Army has such powerful artillery."
"That time the little devil wanted to make a breakthrough, but I'm afraid it will be difficult. I sent an order to go east, and the troops will not move for the time being."
"First check the situation and then attack. That artillery is really amazing!"
"It would be great if they could help us fight..."
Li Yunlong said with envy on his face, and he temporarily stopped combat operations.
The new regiment continued to stay hidden and on standby, closely observing the battlefield situation.
Li Yunlong checked with his binoculars for a long time, but could not find a battery of artillery positions.
His face was a little depressed. At this time, he looked at the cannons of the little devil and felt bad.
At the Third Regiment Headquarters, Hachiro Eguchi, who was in charge of unified command, had a face full of anger.
He gritted his teeth and looked towards the right position, holding the saber tightly with both legs.
The Jingzai Brigade suffered more than 200 casualties. Twelve heavy machine guns and two infantry guns were all destroyed.
"No to them, Captain Ge Dong, no to them!"
"As for that artillery force, they severely damaged their mountain artillery squadron and knocked out the wing headquarters."
Commander Cao, the artilleryman of the Moon Army, who was standing aside, pointed to the position on the right and spoke directly.
"Bagaya Road, didn't I say that they have evacuated?"
Eguchi Hachiro raised his legs angrily, shot his bow left and right, and slapped Captain Cao more than a dozen times!
Chief Cao was so dizzy from the beating that he almost collapsed to the ground.
How could he have imagined that there would be such a gap between the artillerymen who were also in the position of the 358th Regiment?
The Second Company of the artillery battalion set up an exposed position and directly bombarded them. In the past, the little devils easily destroyed their two Shanxi orogenic guns.
The first company of the artillery battalion set up a shelter position and conducted indirect shelling, causing heavy losses to the Jingzai brigade.
After Eguchi Hachiro vented his anger, he raised his telescope to look at it, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
At that time, Chen Ziyun commanded the first company and launched artillery bombardment again.
The four Shanxi orogen cannons fired freely, directly attacking the infantry of the brigade to assist the second battalion in defense.
Under the guidance of Zhou Wenbo's artillery observation post, grenades were fired one after another at the Moon Army infantry.
Without heavy weapons support, the Moon infantry casualties continued to increase.
Major Jingzai, who was commanding the battle, gave Dongda the order to retreat with an angry face.
In that attack, the Jingzai brigade suffered heavy casualties.
Their total casualties exceeded 300, and all their heavy weapons were destroyed, and some of their light weapons were also lost.
The company fired seventy rounds of grenades and ten rounds of armor-piercing grenades, powerfully supporting the Second Battalion in the battle.
Of course, most of the Japs' losses were caused by the artillery unit.
At around ten o'clock, Jing Zai's brigade withdrew from the battlefield to rest and recuperate, and Major Jing Zai started to generate electricity to request tactical guidance.
At this time, Bu Nao was on the left position, and the Hengshan Brigade continued to attack fiercely. The casualties of the first battalion had already exceeded 400 people.
Moreover, a large number of their weapons were destroyed, and the infantry near the highlands completely lost their ability to defend themselves.
As a young Japanese soldier charged over with a rifle, the front line was completely broken.
The Jin-Sui army is relatively good at defense, but if they don't defend, they have to take advantage of their weapons.
Once the troops come into contact and start a red-edged battle, the Jin-Sui army will definitely be able to defeat them.
At eleven o'clock, the first battalion's position began to be breached.
Major Yokoyama decisively issued the order, and the two squadrons quickly advanced in depth.
The two squadrons quickly advanced and took up positions to support the front troops in the battle.
Rapid-fire artillery, infantry artillery, and heavy machine guns suppress highland firepower.
Based on past experience, Major Yokoyama knew that there would not be many troops on the high ground.
He wanted to defeat the main force of the 358th Regiment first, and then turn around and deal with the troops in the highlands.
"What on earth is Liang Guoping doing? Shooting!"
"Are you really a loser? Damn it. Look at Chen Ziyun's company. They severely damaged the Japs' troops with just one move."
"Where is Liang Guoping? What is his second company doing?"
The first battalion's position was breached, and battalion commander Qian Bojun's face was filled with anger.
He hoped that the two mountain guns of the second battery could fire quickly to prevent the little Japanese from advancing in depth.
Could it be that at this time Liang Guoping had already begun to order the dismantling of the mountain cannon and made preparations for transfer?
For a moment, the position on the right was in chaos!
A large number of Japs advanced in depth from the side of the high ground. The first battalion on the high ground received special attention and was successively bombarded by artillery and suppressed by heavy machine gun fire.
Qian Bojun hurriedly contacted the regiment headquarters to see if he was prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to quickly evacuate the battlefield and preserve the strength of the first battalion.
Chu Yunfei saw the situation on the front line through the telescope, and his face was ashen.
"Qian Bojun, Zhang Furun, Liang Guoping, those bastards are simply idiots!"
"Commander, contact the artillery battalion and transport all the artillery shells to the first company position!"
"The second and third battalions are operating according to the plan."
"Contact the first battalion and ask them to hold their position!"
Chu Yunfei frowned and said with an unhappy expression on his face.
The first battalion's position was in chaos, with almost no morale. Most of the officers and soldiers wanted to evacuate quickly.
After all, Eguchi Hachiro, who commanded the third regiment, had the ability. He decisively seized the opportunity.
The Hengshan Brigade commanded four infantry squadrons and one machine gun squadron, and pushed forward with all its strength to fight in depth!
Jing Zai brigade commanded four infantry squadrons, one rapid-fire artillery squadron, and two artillery squadrons, otherwise they would launch a diversionary attack from the front.
Otherwise, Ohno Squadron would quickly and secretly make a detour toward the right position, find the location of the Shanxi-Sui Army artillery position, and conduct an annihilation operation.
At the same time, Ohno Squadron can also directly cooperate with Hengshan Brigade in operations, completely disrupting the overall defense deployment of the 358th Regiment.
At one time, there were more than 700 little Japanese in the brigade, and they were deployed on the left and right positions to launch diversionary attacks.
Four rapid-firing guns and four infantry guns will provide them with support.
Major Yokoyama commanded about 900 troops, quickly crossed the positions near the high ground, and attacked in depth.
For a time, the 358th Regiment's position was in danger and could be completely broken through at any time.
Chapter completed!