Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 41 Something bad happened
The six captured Type 94 mountain cannons were lined up in a row.

General Wang Feng deployed the temporary command post on one side of the artillery position.

It can be said that we were extremely lucky to be able to seize these six mountain cannons. We would laugh even in our dreams.

This directly brought about a qualitative leap in the long-range firepower of the Temporary 1st Brigade.

As a mountain artillery suitable for mountain warfare, it is also made as convenient as possible in terms of transportation.

The total weight of the entire gun when deployed is more than 500 kilograms.

It looks heavy, but it is quite convenient to transport.

Under the conditions of skilled artillery operation, the artillery can be disassembled into 5 parts in 11 minutes.

Assembly is also simple.

"Correct all parameters and prepare for launch!"

The mountain artillery battalion had just been formed and lacked a suitable artillery commander. Zhao Fangyuan held the command flag and temporarily served as the battalion commander of the mountain artillery battalion.

The reserve troops were temporarily transferred to serve as transport soldiers for the mountain artillery battalion.

As for artillery.

Wang Feng also had a plan in place.

As early as the 414th Regiment period, Wang Feng provided basic training to his soldiers.

I can’t say I’m good at everything, but I have dabbled in all aspects.

"Hurry, hurry, that cannonball come over here!"

"Adjust the angle, adjust the angle, why are you moving this?"

"What do you know? Go away, don't come and cause trouble!"

Wang Feng couldn't help feeling ashamed when he saw the soldiers operating the mountain cannon clumsily and unskillfully.

It seems that systematic training of soldiers, especially new recruits, is crucial.

With everyone busy and busy, the preparations before launch were finally completed.

At this time, the group was ready to attack.

Zhao Fangyuan received the signal and raised the signal flag in his hand high. He shouted loudly:
"Everyone is in position!"

"preparation!"

"put!"

Give an order.

Six 75mm mountain guns fired simultaneously.

In front of Dongpaochi, on the Japanese position.

The troops of the Temporary 1st Brigade were discovered by scouts as soon as they arrived.

However, the Japanese army was outnumbered and did not choose to take the initiative to attack.

Instead, they used the fortifications built in advance and hid behind bunkers to delay the battle.

Instructions have been received from the front line, requiring the rear to hold on for three hours.

The main force will be able to break through the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defense line and break out from the northwest.

boom.

The shells streaked across the sky and landed near the Japanese positions.

Only two shells caused effective casualties to the Japanese army; the remaining four shells only raised a cloud of yellow sand because they landed in off-center areas.

The sound of cannons is the order to attack!
Zhang Hu fired the first shot, and then the regiment relied on its numerical advantage to suppress the Japanese army with intensive firepower.

"The first and second battalions will attack from both sides, and the third battalion will provide frontal cover."

"quick!"

The Japanese army was stationed on a high ground, and in order to prevent the attacking enemy from hiding, all the trees on both sides were cut down in advance.

A regiment of soldiers had no cover to take during the charge.

Da da da!
Inside the highland bunker, the Japanese heavy machine guns kept firing bullets, and the fierce firepower network directly blocked the attack route.

The soldiers who rushed forward, with no cover at all, were beaten so hard that they dared not show their heads and could only hide at the bottom of the slope.

Temporarily inside the 1st Brigade Command Headquarters.

Zhao Fangyuan walked over quickly, looking anxious: "Sir, something terrible has happened!"

"Itagaki Seishirō was determined to get the 21st Brigade to break out, and he launched a massive aerial bombardment, the scale of which was unprecedented."

"The troops on the front line were beaten back one after another, and the encirclement was in danger. The Japanese army could break out from the northwest of Tuanchengkou soon."

Wang Feng stood up suddenly, his brows knitted together: "Didn't Commander Yan send reinforcements to Tuanchengkou?"

"Why did they fight like this?!"

After the Eighth Route Army wiped out the Japanese army's logistics troops, Yan Laoxi saw that there was still room for maneuver at Pingxingguan, so he planned to make a big move there.

Three brigades were immediately dispatched to reinforce the front line at Tuanchengkou.

It seemed that the historical situation was about to be reversed, but at the last moment, a mistake occurred.

All the efforts over the past few days are about to go to waste.

It is true that the higher the virtue, the higher the evil.
Zhao Fangyuan sighed and said, "Sir, the headquarters has received news that the Japanese army is attacking Ruyuekou fiercely. The troops originally transferred to Pingxingguan have turned back to reinforce the defense."

Ruyuekou?
Wang Feng's brows relaxed, and he paced back and forth in the room. From a strategic point of view, the main attack direction of the Japanese army was Yanmen Pass, and Pingxing Pass was only a secondary attack.

In front of Yanmen Pass, Hideki Tojo had two divisions of troops under his command.

Far better than Itagaki Seishirō.

Ruyuekou is located between Yanmenguan and Pingxingguan.

Among them, two checkpoints are no less important.

Once Ru Yuekou was lost, the influx of Japanese troops would split the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army into two sections.

The troops on the Pingxingguan side could easily be attacked by the Japanese army one after another.

"Ugh"

Wang Feng sighed.

During the entire Shanxi battle, the two sides had a combat force of hundreds of thousands of troops.

In such a large-scale battle, the strength of a brigade is really like a small boat in the ocean.

Thousands of people are just a string of numbers on Yan Laoxi's desk.

Zhao Fangyuan was standing aside: "Sir, what should we do?"

Wang Feng remained silent, and the only sound in the command center was the dull footsteps of military boots.

After a moment, he looked up.

"beat!"

"Why not fight?"

"When faced with a powerful enemy, there is no reason not to fight."

"We cannot rely too heavily on friendly forces."

"The frontal troops have withdrawn, we will be the main attacker!"

"No matter what, even if we can't eat them all, we have to bite off a piece of meat from the Japanese invaders!"

"Telegram to the Second Regiment!"

"Change the attack method, cooperate with the first regiment, and outflanking the Japanese troops on the high ground. I want to take the front position in half an hour!"

Zhao Fangyuan was excited, he put his heels together and stood straight: "I understand!"

On the battlefield, both sides were in a stalemate.

The 686th Regiment attacked a little late. As the right wing was attacked, the Japanese troops on the front high ground were forced to send some troops to provide support.

Da da da!
The Japanese army built a total of four simple bunkers on the high ground.

Inside the bunker, the machine gun fired bullets desperately, mowing down the enemy troops below.

Zhang Hu was watching anxiously from behind: "Inside the infantry gun?"

"Bring it to me!"

The Type 92 infantry gun has a wide range of uses.

It can be shot in an indirect manner or in a horizontal manner.

boom!
After several battles, the gunner's operational proficiency has obviously improved a lot.

The first shell hit the Japanese bunker accurately.

Looking at the debris flying in the sky and the machine gun position that had gone silent, Zhang Hu laughed out loud.

"Damn you Japanese devils, keep firing your artillery!"

at the same time.

Wang Feng obtained the specific location of the Second Regiment through a bird's-eye view.

Two companies of its subordinate first battalion had already bypassed the Japanese army's rear and were about to launch an attack.

The Japanese troops on the high ground were very alert and immediately turned their guns and aimed at the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers below the slope.

The Japanese army is not large in number, but their fighting power is indeed strong enough.

The bare high ground, with no cover to block the view, gave the Japanese soldiers extremely high shooting accuracy, which was fully utilized.

But the soldiers of the Temporary Brigade are not pushovers after so many battles.

"kill!"

They formed a charge formation in twos and threes, roaring and rushing towards the high ground.

When the soldiers in front died, the soldiers behind immediately filled the vacancy.

He fought his way through a bloody path and arrived before the Japanese army.

"Sir, we are surrounded!"

"The Chinese army rushed to the position from the rear."

The Japanese commander was a major, who should have served as a battalion staff officer, but was temporarily deployed here to serve as the commander of three squadrons.

"idiot!"

"Fight them! Fight those damned Chinese soldiers!"

"Go!"

(End of this chapter)