mtl008 Chapter 232: Artillery Fire: The 4th Column Conquered 2 Places in a Row
Chapter 232: Artillery Fire: The 4th Column Conquered 2 Places in a Row
The news of the fall of Xin County was reported to Yoshimoto Sadaichi at 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. The newly appointed commander of the First Army had just arrived at his post and was facing a life-and-death crisis.
The people arranged by Okamura are more or less capable.
At least they dared to proactively dispatch troops to reinforce the Yangqu area in the north, which is the northern gateway of Taiyuan, and deployed two infantry battalions and an artillery squadron.
The information in front of Yoshimoto Sadaichi was the information when Mr. Fu was guarding Taiyuan a few years ago.
At the beginning, the Japanese army pressed forward from Xinkou and Niangziguan.
It took only one and a half divisions to take it.
Yoshimoto Sadakazu had over 10,000 soldiers under his command, which put him in a better position than Fu was at the time, and the morale of the army was sufficient.
The only pity is that there is a lack of veterans in the army, and the proportion of new recruits is relatively high, resulting in a serious lack of combat effectiveness.
His idea was simple. He must make full use of the defensive fortifications to tightly surround the First Army Headquarters.
Near the city defense, civilians and coolies were conscripted to help the Japanese troops defending the city build positions.
Trenches, bunkers, barbed wire, chevaux de frise, etc.
At the same time, the Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding areas were gathered into large strongholds and abandoned unimportant artillery towers.
The Japanese and puppet troops voluntarily withdrew, which made Kong Jie very happy. He arranged for several troops to rush in and confiscate the remaining supplies of the puppet troops.
At the same time, they made use of the enemy's retreat route and launched continuous surprise attacks.
The Jinzhong Column, equipped with a large number of submachine guns, had strong combat effectiveness, and life and death were decided the moment the two sides encountered each other.
The PPSh submachine gun has an effective range of 200 meters and provides fierce firepower.
In the hands of well-trained veterans, all of them were hit in the face.
In an encounter, the accuracy of the Japanese Type 38 rifle is difficult to bring into play. By the time you pull the bolt and aim, the enemy has already broken through to you.
They wanted to fight with bayonets, but what greeted them was a charge and a sweeping gunfire.
The firing rate of 900 rounds per minute is enough to form intensive fire suppression.
"Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed. Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed."
As the soldiers pressed forward, they shouted at the puppet troops in an attempt to undermine their will to resist.
The Jinzhong Column fought its way into the Yuci, Taigu and Qingxu areas, forcing the Japanese and puppet troops into the county seat. All other towns and villages were captured by the soldiers.
After three consecutive days of fighting, they only attacked the transferred Japanese and puppet troops and did not launch a fierce attack on the city where the devils were stationed.
Allow the other side to strengthen their fortifications and continue to reinforce the fortress.
"Old Ding, are we going to advance towards the city defense?"
Ding Wei shook his head and asked Kong Jie's Jinzhong Column to boldly charge into the plains and capture the surrounding counties one by one. He had a plan for the final general attack.
In the direction of Yangqu, Wang Chao's troops took a brief rest but did not stop and pressed into the Yangqu area.
They absorbed a batch of Japanese weapons and also took the captured mountain artillery.
In the past, mountain artillery was a valuable item, but after the Soviet Union came into being, ordinary mountain and field artillery was no longer taken seriously.
Yangqu County has no strategic location to defend. Are the Japanese sending two infantry battalions and an artillery squadron here to die?
Or do you think this group of people can hold their ground and stop the Fourth Column's offensive?
Behind Wang Chao, there are two artillery regiments.
After realizing that the Japanese army's fortifications were well-prepared, they decisively deployed the howitzer regiment, and 122mm howitzers flew over their heads.
The shells spun and smashed into the surrounding areas of the defenders.
It instantly turned into a sea of fire. The anti-artillery fortifications built by the Japanese could not stop the howitzers at all.
Even those hiding in the cat-ear holes built to protect against artillery fire were trembling all over from the explosion, and many of them had blood coming out of their ears.
Infantry guns and mortars pressed forward, and in the chaotic fortifications, they pinpointed and knocked out the enemy's heavy machine gun fire.
Infantry guns have a slow rate of fire, and their only advantages are penetration and direct firepower.
Specialized in heavy machine gun attacks, every shot is accurate.
Use the enemy's infantry gun to attack the enemy's heavy machine gun, and hit the target with one shot.
The water-cooled heavy machine guns were quickly deployed. In order to prevent any further danger, Wang Chao prepared to launch a general attack overnight to capture the Yangqu defenders and completely open the northern gateway to Taiyuan.
Arrange four companies to advance and test the enemy's firepower.
As expected, these beasts really like to hide concealed firepower in their fortifications.
As soon as the heavy machine gun sounded, the shells were fired towards the Japanese's heads.
The roar of the explosion came from the hidden firing point, blowing away both the people and the bunkers.
Based on the offensive situation of the front-line soldiers and the enemy's firepower deployment, the second wave of howitzer bombardment fell.
The shells were fired from above the soldiers and landed accurately within the shooting range.
The rumbling sound shook the entire ground.
The Japanese soldiers at the center of the explosion were either killed or wounded, especially the new recruits who were trembling with fear from the shells.
Veterans may perform better, but they may not have better luck.
More than a dozen Japanese soldiers were where the shells landed. All they saw were flying torn pieces of clothes. More than a dozen people disappeared in the explosion.
Boom, boom, boom! The flames from the explosion could vaporize the flesh and blood of the devils.
The shock waves emitted have extremely powerful destructive power.
The Japanese artillery squadron was given only four field guns and had no room to maneuver.
Four field guns against two artillery regiments, even if the king of heaven came, he would have to eat dust.
The smoke from the explosion covered the sky, and the small county town was under pressure that it should not have been under.
Gaps were blasted into the fragile city walls, which had to be propped up by the bodies of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Eighth Route Army had become so powerful that they were able to lead two artillery regiments.
Ding Wei informed Zhang Wanhe of the logistics department in advance and asked for sufficient supply of artillery shells in the next few days.
He also had a large amount of ammunition in his own warehouse, and with the outbreak of war, these reserves increased repeatedly and inadvertently.
For example, two howitzers were provided for the small bridge that was blown up in Xin County.
These small rewards are not worth mentioning and can be easily transferred to strengthen the troops.
What he was concerned about was a serious bridge, an important bridge that could provide a large amount of arms.
The Fen River is now running across here, and the Fen River Bridge nearby is very beautiful.
The artillery fire pressed in to give the Japanese a hard time. Even if we fired 1000 shells at them, they only had 5 tons of explosives.
The artillery fire stopped, and Wang Chao's troops quickly rushed into the city, firing mortars continuously.
There are 8 shells in a box, and they are quickly used up in one round of rapid fire.
Each gun received 5 boxes of shells, and after firing all of them, they waited for new arrangements.
The attacking front-line troops used more throwing weapons such as grenade launchers and hand grenades to break through the last line of defense of the Japanese.
The Fourth Column attacked the core of the Japanese invaders overnight.
Those who came from the Northwest Army fought fiercely, wielding broadswords and swords, and fighting the Japs.
Many underage Japanese soldiers were hacked to pieces and had their heads bloodied. Some were so frightened that they dropped their guns, as if they had lost their souls.
Blood flowed along the streets as the warriors, their bodies stained with scarlet blood, charged forward fearlessly.
The old Japanese soldiers would rather die than retreat, but the new recruits huddled together and trembled.
The old soldier was holding a bayonet and fighting with the Eighth Route Army soldiers, but he suddenly felt a chill on his back. A group of three soldiers seized the opportunity and stabbed him in the back with a knife.
The Eighth Route Army was composed of three people. The old Japanese soldier looked behind him and saw that the new recruits who were supposed to cooperate with him in the fight were so scared that they dropped their guns and held their heads in their hands.
"Die to me!"
While he was distracted, the man in front of him chopped with a knife, and the old Japanese soldier's head and helmet rolled away.
Wherever he rolled, the Japanese soldiers were frightened and panicked, fearing that they would get blood on their hands.