The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 641 First World War Shocks North China Artillery Battalion Begins to Show Its Power ([-])
Xiao Song, a reporter with the army, looked at the artillery fortifications that were quickly built, and became nervous for no reason.

He hastened to adjust the camera in his hand, ready to shoot the shocking scene of bombarding the Japanese and puppet troops at any time.

South of Taihang.

The battle at the bottom of the cliff intensified.

Company Commander Huang led the soldiers of the two companies of the Second Independent Regiment, plus local comrades and militia comrades, totaling more than [-] troops.

He fought bravely with the rapidly increasing Japanese and puppet troops.

As time went by, the Japanese and puppet troops who rushed in from the southwest, plus the two brigades of the 47th Division of the Japanese Army who rushed in from the north.

More and more Japanese and puppet troops gathered at the bottom of the cliff.

Originally there were only more than 2000 Japanese and puppet troops, and the two sides exchanged fire.

Immediately afterwards, with the arrival of follow-up reinforcements from the Japanese and puppet troops, the number of teams quickly increased, with more than 5000 people, more than [-] people, and even more than [-] people.

The pressure on Lianchang Huang and Captain Zhao gradually increased.

Due to the back against the cliff, there is not enough depth, although the heavy artillery in the hands of the devil has not yet arrived, but even the bombardment of the grenadier is not easy to deal with.

Huang Lianchang and his team also suffered a lot of casualties.

But all the soldiers, whether they were cadres or ordinary soldiers, even if they were comrades in the militia, all gritted their teeth and just focused on resisting the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Without even asking:
When will the reinforcements promised by Commander Kong arrive?
The two sides had already entered into a fierce firepower confrontation, and the soldiers at the forward observation post then sent a message, "Company Commander, the situation is not good, the devil's follow-up infantry artillery has caught up! It is less than 1000 meters away from us."

The Devil's 70-type infantry gun, with a caliber of [-] mm, is quite powerful, and it is not comparable to a small-caliber grenadier.

No matter in terms of range or power, they can completely suppress the [-] mortars in the hands of Captain Huang and his party.

This is also the situation that Company Commander Huang has been most worried about during the confrontation with the Japanese and puppet troops.

The cliff behind is a piece of desperation, it can't be extended in depth at all, and the natural bunkers under the cliff are not enough, and it can barely resist the devil's small-caliber grenadier fire.

Once the devil's rear infantry artillery followed up.

With the little devil's normal fighting style, he could even directly plow the position of Lianchang Huang and his party four or five times with artillery shells.

At that point, the casualties of Company Commander Huang and his party were unavoidable. Whether they could persist until the reinforcements sent by Kong Jie arrived might be a problem.

"Company commander, the little devil is building an infantry artillery position, and it looks like the bombardment will be launched soon!"

"Company commander, make up your mind. Even if we die, we should die on the way to the charge. If we continue to stay behind the fortifications, we can only be blown to death by the little devil!"

The platoon leader couldn't help shouting, the time has come.

Company Commander Huang looked to his side, whether it was wounded or uninjured soldiers, whether it was the elite of the independent regiment, or local comrades and militia comrades, everyone's expression was determined.

Finally, Company Commander Huang, who stopped hesitating, shouted: "Comrades, the platoon leader is right. It is not the style of our independent regiment to wait for death, and our first detachment has no cowards. Everyone listens to my orders at any time. All combatants, Prepare to launch a full-scale counter-charge against the Japanese and puppet troops!"

The roar fell, and at the bottom of the cliff, the soldiers held the guns in their hands tightly one by one, fighting with determination, and the whole team was full of fighting spirit for a while.

...on a dirt slope one kilometer away in a straight line from the battlefield.

The artillery position on Wang Chengzhu's side was quickly built.

Wang Chengzhu, who personally served as an artillery observer, used a telescope to lock the area where the fortifications of the Japanese and puppet troops gathered at the bottom of the cliff and were confronting Huang Lianchang and his party were located.

But just in case, in order to ensure that the firepower on the hillside can exert the greatest power once it breaks out, and deal the heaviest blow to the Japanese and puppet troops.

Zhu Zi ordered the correspondents to quickly contact Huang Lianchang's team through the short-wave radio station.

When the communication message passed, Company Commander Huang was about to order an all-out counter-charge.

The ecstatic communicator hurriedly shouted at Company Commander Huang:
"Company commander, our reinforcements have arrived, and the comrades from the artillery battalion have arrived!"

At this moment, it is really a close call.

Huang Lianchang wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

It is the most helpless choice to launch an all-out counter-charge before the devil's shells fall.

Once a counter charge is launched, the soldiers lose their immediate bunker fortifications.

The Japanese and puppet troops, which already had an advantage in military strength, relied on fortifications and established firepower to wait for work.

Company Commander Huang didn't even have the confidence to break through with a three-pointer.

Fortunately, the support troops sent by the head of the regiment finally arrived.

"Quickly, immediately inform the comrades in the artillery battalion about the enemy's situation, especially the specific location of the infantry artillery positions that the devils hide behind the bunker!"

"Yes!"

……

The joy of victory has already appeared on the old face of Devils forward team leader Imamura Shangichi.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army, who were forced under the cliff and cut off their retreat, looked like trapped animals to him.

It is only a matter of time before these dirt roads are eliminated.

Imamura Shangichi was waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the arrival of the artillery squadron followed by the Imperial Army.

Once the artillery arrives, the Eighth Route Army guarding the bottom of the cliff in front of us will surely be unable to escape.

In the previous confrontation, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties before the arrival of the artillery, the combat order issued by Imamura Sakaichi was to focus on encirclement and attack as a supplement.

In the previous waves of offensives, the Japanese and puppet troops were not determined to attack.

Anyway, in Imamura Shangichi's eyes, these soil eight roads are like fish on a chopping board, which can only be slaughtered by him.

The Japanese and puppet troops gathered quickly, taking advantage of the steepness of the cliff, besieged Huang Lianchang and his party at the bottom of the cliff.

At this moment, the artillery unit behind the devil arrived, with more than a dozen cannons lined up, and all the shooting elements had been adjusted.

As long as Imamura Shangyi gives an order, the lives of more than 3000 elites of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment under the cliff can be ended in artillery fire.

Thinking of this, Imamura Shoichi, who was a little excited, pulled out his commander's sword, raised it high with his right hand, and just swung it down, and immediately launched a bombardment!

This is a memorable moment.

Talking and laughing destroyed thousands of main forces of the independent regiment.

Imamura Shoichi believes that this wonderful moment will make him unforgettable in his life.

"fire--"

Such words were brewing in his throat, and they were about to rush out.

boom boom --

First there was the sound of the cannon ejecting, followed by the explosion of the shell.

Amidst the roar, all this was so familiar to Shangichi Imamura. It was the sound of the Imperial Type 75 infantry gun being fired, the sound of the grenade exploding, and the sound of the [-]mm mountain cannon.

only……

Baga, he obviously hadn't swung his command saber yet, and gave the order to fire.

Who among these bastards made the decision to fire?

Until the rubble kicked up by the shock wave of the explosion pierced Imamura Shangichi's face at an alarming speed.

It was only then that Imamura Shangichi realized that the explosion actually happened in his own area.

He looked up in astonishment.

The dozen or so shells fired from the northwest direction looked like raindrops that had been magnified countless times and carried the aura of destruction before they fell from the sky.

The expression of astonishment froze on the old face, and Imamura Shangyi was stunned for a moment.

"hidden--"

There was a ghost officer who reacted quickly, exclaiming in a look of seeing a ghost.

boom -

The ensuing big explosion, the shock wave vented, and the gunpowder smoke scattered all around quickly enveloped the entire fortification where the Japanese and puppet troops were located.

The cannonballs hit like they didn't want any money, wave after wave, as if there would never be an end.

How could the devils and puppet troops have imagined that such a reversal would occur when the Eighth Route Army troops at the bottom of the cliff were already besieged by them.

The Japanese and puppet troops were even more caught off guard by the powerful artillery of the Eighth Route Army's sudden sneak attack.

"Three quick shots, three rounds of free bombardment, the firepower covered the Japanese fortifications!"

On the mountain bag one kilometer away, after receiving the target data from the forward artillery scouts in the company commander Huang's team.

Wang Chengzhu didn't hesitate any longer. Seeing that the devils were about to use artillery, he immediately acted first and gave the order to fire 150 rounds in a hurry.

According to Wang Chengzhu's command, fifteen artillery pieces fired in salvo, and each artillery piece had to fire about ten shells in the fastest time, so that the total amount could complete the task of rapid fire of 150 rounds.

Among them, the Devil's 1-type infantry artillery, under the skilled operation of the artillery soldiers, can fire a cannon almost every six seconds, and can fire about ten rounds in one minute.

The 75mm mountain cannon seized from the devils has a faster rate of fire, and the theoretical rate of fire can fire 20 shells per minute.

Fifteen cannons fired at once, and a round of fifteen shells fell towards the camp of the Japanese and puppet troops. The sound of a violent explosion echoed in the mountains and forests, and the birds were frightened. The fifteen rounds of the artillery shells smashed down again.

At the bottom of the cliff, looking at the Japanese and puppet troops who were about to use infantry artillery, they were completely submerged in the artillery fire.

Looking at the shocking situation of the collapse that almost bombarded the entire ground.

Not only local comrades and militia comrades, but even Company Commander Huang was secretly speechless.

As we all know, the Artillery Battalion is the first ace unit built by the head of the regiment.

But no one has really seen what it is like under the attack of the full-power artillery battalion.

Looking at the situation of the Japanese and puppet army camp that was screaming and howling not far away, the soldiers of Company Commander Huang and his party couldn't help but rejoice that these shells didn't fall on their heads.

The soldiers then gave birth to a deep pride.

This is the power of our Artillery Battalion of the First Anti-Japanese Independent Detachment in Northwest Shanxi!
Immediately afterwards, news came from the communications soldier, who almost shouted in Captain Huang's ear: "Company commander, the news from comrades in the artillery battalion is that the only ones that can support us are these few rounds of artillery, and it will be up to us next." !"

Lianchang Huang laughed boldly and said, "I've been waiting for this moment."

"Communications, send an order to prepare the melee weapons for clearing the trenches in advance. Submachine guns, shotguns, shell guns, and grenade teams will be the vanguard commandos!"

"As soon as the artillery fire stops, all will launch a general attack!"

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(End of this chapter)