I am a wolf warrior

Tonegawa Isamu remained calm enough, and said, "Division commander, please report to the headquarters immediately."

"No, you can't report to the headquarters!" Shi Hei Zhenzang was furious after hearing this, and said with a dark face, "Mr. Tonegawa, do you think that with our 28th Division, we can't defeat a mere brigade of the Eighth Route Army?"

After a pause, Shi Hei Zhenzang said again: "Isn't Your Excellency worrying about not being able to catch the main force of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army? Now that it's all over, they actually came to the door by themselves. Now the imperial army will save trouble, so don't report it for now. It will not be too late to report when we defeat or even wipe out the main force of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."

Tonekawa insisted: "Master, this is the procedure."

Ishiguro Sadazo said angrily: "Tonegawa-kun, am I not clear enough?"

"Sorry, division commander." Tonegawa Isamu still insisted, "I must perform my duties."

Speaking of this, Tonegawa Isamu, regardless of Ishiguro Sadazo's firm opposition, went into the shelter next to the command post and ordered the communication soldiers inside to send the news back to Peiping through the radio.

Although Ishiguro Sadazo was angry, he had nothing to do with Tonegawa Isamu.

At the moment Ishiguro Sadazo could only turn his attention back to the ground position.

But I saw that the shelling of the Eighth Route Army artillery was still going on, and there were constant explosions.

The gunpowder smoke and dust produced by the explosion had completely covered the entire barracks, so Ishiguro Sadazo could only see red lights flashing continuously in the diffuse gunpowder smoke, but he didn't know how much the specific loss was.

However, based on years of experience, Ishiguro Sadazo felt that the loss of the 28th Division this time might not be small. However, it would be naive for the 28th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to think that their [-]th Division could be defeated by shelling.

Chapter 549 The 28th Division is over

When the artillery regiment started artillery preparations, the brigade commander had already taken Wang Ye to the forward observation post.

This frontier observation post was also chosen by Wei Dayong. It has to be said that for this battle, Wei Dayong's reconnaissance team really made a lot of preparations, and even their legs were running thin.

In a word, the whole squad didn't rest for a moment during the whole night last night.

Wei Dayong even wore out the uppers of his cloth shoes, because he repeatedly ran back and forth between the mountains and mountains, and a pair of cloth shoes that had just been worn for a few days were worn out.

Standing at the front and looking down,

You can clearly see the entire Japanese camp outside the butcher's mouth.

But I saw that the entire Japanese camp had been engulfed in flames.

The artillery regiment of Cao Sanlian is still only an artillery regiment in name, but the number of cannons equipped has already exceeded one regiment, and it is enough to form an artillery brigade.

炮兵团现在下辖四个炮兵营，十六个炮兵连，每个炮连装备4门75mm口径山炮，全团共有28门美式M1A1型75mm山炮加36门日式四一山75mm口径山炮，之所以要统一口径是为了减轻后勤保障的压力。

Some of these Japanese mountain cannons were just restored by the arsenal.

After having an arsenal, it is different. Just repairing guns can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of troops.

By the way, 38 of the Meiji 75-style 12mm caliber field guns seized from the Second Guard Division had also been repaired.

不过这12门75mm野炮连同之前的4门，还有37mm口径战防炮以及20多门九二步兵炮，全部分配给了三个军分区并部署在要塞。

Therefore, these three military divisions of the Shanxi Northwest Military Region are definitely the best equipped military divisions in the Eighth Route Army.

If there is no such foundation, how dare the brigade commander let the three military divisions take on the elite Japanese divisions like the 1st, 28th, and 27th divisions?

……

Closer to home.

Even though the artillery regiment is only equipped with 75mm caliber mountain cannons, there are a total of 64 of them.

Sixty-four 64mm caliber mountain guns fired simultaneously from the artillery position five kilometers away, and poured rows of shells into the barracks of the Japanese 75th Division at a rate of fire of ten rounds per minute.

With this level of firepower, it seems that Cao Sanlian took the brigade commander's words seriously.

Because at a rate of fire of ten rounds per minute, 64 guns can destroy [-] rounds in half an hour!

In addition, in the later stage, the infantry regiments will be supported to clear out the firepower of the Japanese army. Therefore, after this battle is over, it is estimated that there are really not a few rounds left of the [-] rounds of shells carried by the army.

The Brigadier obviously didn't realize this yet.

This will continue to praise Cao Sanlian.

"Beautiful! Well done! Well done to the Artillery!"

The hands of the brigade commander holding the binoculars were trembling slightly.

At this moment, the brigade commander really felt that he would die without regret.

Unknowingly, our army has such a powerful artillery firepower!

For a long time, the weakest part of our army is firepower. Not to mention cannons, machine guns are seriously insufficient, and bullets have to be counted one by one. Poor!

But now, the Shanxi Northwest Column can ravage the devils with artillery fire.

Finally it's the devil's turn to hide in the barracks and be bombarded by our cannons!

Wang Ye turned his head and looked at the emotional brigade commander, but felt a little sad in his heart.

Said brigade commander, you must live a few more years in this world line, if you can live to ninety, your fear of insufficient firepower will be completely cured.

because by then,

China's army's firepower will be the only one in the world, unmatched by anyone!

With a sigh, Wang Ye turned his gaze back to the barracks of the 28th Division in front of him.

It has to be said that the tactical quality of the 28th Division is really good. Even if they were suddenly covered by the firepower of a group of 64 mountain cannons, their artillery wing quickly organized a counterattack.

野炮兵第28联队的12门105mm口径野炮以及36门75mm口径野炮，纷纷将炮口由刹猪口方向转向晋西北纵队炮兵阵地所在的方位。

After 10 minutes of shelling by the northwestern column of Shanxi, the Japanese artillery completed the parameter calibration.

Immediately, the Japanese artillery began to fight back. Although there were only half of the cannons left at this time, the remaining Japanese artillery was not affected at all, and they still fired and fired in strict accordance with the combat process.

However, this is futile, not to mention that due to the lack of aerial observation, the precise parameters of the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army cannot be obtained. , but it was difficult for the Devil Artillery to hit the Eighth Route Army.

After firing artillery fire at each other for about a quarter of an hour, the commander of the Japanese artillery finally realized this, and immediately ordered the artillery to turn around again, aiming at the infantry of the Eighth Route Army who had appeared outside the barracks.

However, it was too late to turn around at this time, because there were very few Japanese artillery left.

The artillery positions of the Japanese army were already dense, and they were the key targets of the artillery regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, after 10 minutes of shelling, the artillery positions of the 28th Regiment of the Japanese Field Artillery were basically destroyed. The Meiji 48-style field gun was also basically blown up.

The infantry and artillery coordination of the Eighth Route Army is also good.

Almost exactly half an hour, as soon as the artillery coverage of the artillery regiment ended, the six regiments of the first team and the third team appeared in the east and south of the Japanese camp.

A fierce exchange of fire ensued.

……

"what's the situation?"

Okamura Ningji walked into the battle hall quickly while buttoning up his buttons.

Okamura Ningji was just woken up by his adjutant. When he learned that the 28th Division outside the butcher's mouth was under attack, Okamura Ningji could hardly believe his ears.

"Your Excellency, General." You Mojing, who was on duty, said with three pauses.

Okamura Ningji waved his hand and said, "Youmo-kun, please get straight to the point."

"Hayi." Yousue Sanyi paused and said, "About half an hour ago, that is, around 28:[-], the main force of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the southeast of Shazhukou, and deployed a large artillery group , The entire camp of the [-]th Division was covered by heavy artillery fire!"

"Huge artillery group?" Okamura Neiji asked awe-inspiringly.

"Yes." You Mojing said three times, "Mr. Tonegawa estimates that the Eighth Route Army has at least fifty or sixty cannons, and all of them are 75mm cannons!"

After a pause, Yousue Jingsan said again: "Your Majesty, it seems that we have been deceived at present. The goal of the 28th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is actually not the Southern Group, but the 28th Division, so after arriving at Heifengkou, there will be no Continue to march eastward, but turn south over Heiyun Mountain and kill Zhukou's [-]th Division."

"Baga!" Okamura Ningji's facial muscles twitched violently for a moment.

"How is this possible? Heiyun Mountain is high and dangerous, let alone half a night, you can't get over it in one night, right?"

Youmo Jingsan shook his head and said, "Maybe there is an unknown trail in Heiyun Mountain, who knows? Anyway, the main force of the 28th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has reached the Killing Pig's Gate and is launching a fierce attack on the [-]th Division. This is a fact. "

"Damn it, really damn it!" Neiji Okamura walked quickly to the side of the sand table, holding the edge of the sand table with both hands to observe carefully.

While observing the deployment of the enemy and our troops from the sand table, Neiji Okamura asked Yusue Seizo: "Yousue-kun, how is the current situation of the 28th Division?"

"The situation is not very good." Arisue Seizo said in a low voice.

"The artillery positions of the 28th Field Artillery Regiment have been basically destroyed."

"The 28th Regiment of the Supplies, Division Headquarters, Field Hospital and the 28th Search Regiment also suffered heavy losses."

"How could this be?" Ningji Okamura said incredulously, "Even if the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army can cross Heiyun Mountain in half a night, after they arrive at the slaughterhouse, they will always need time to prepare for battle. , For example, if you choose a suitable artillery position, you still need time to determine the shooting parameters of the artillery, right?"

After a pause, he said again: "In any case, it's impossible to be so fast, right?"

Arisue Seizo said: "Your Excellency, we may have overlooked a fact."

"What?" Neiji Okamura frowned, "Youmo-kun, what have we overlooked?"

"The Eighth Route Army has a special force." Youmo Jingsan said solemnly, "If I'm not mistaken, the 28th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army may have already used this special force to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the 28th Division, and even The terrain of Shazhukou has already been repeatedly reconnaissance, so after the main force of the [-]th Brigade arrived at Shazhukou, there was no need to prepare at all, and a suitable artillery position could be found immediately, and artillery fire was launched on the camp of the [-]th Division cover."

"Special forces?" Okamura Neiji said awe-inspiringly, "It's really possible."

You Mo Jing said: "Your Excellency, but there is also good news. The 3rd Infantry Regiment and the 30th Infantry Regiment have built a large number of trenches and underground shelters, so there are not many casualties. There are also roads being built at Shazhukou The 28th Regiment of Engineers and the 36th Regiment of Infantry, which was responsible for protecting the engineers, were unscathed."

"In this case, the situation is still possible." Neiji Okamura quickly regained his composure.

The old devil is indeed powerful. Such a big change only made him flustered for a few minutes. After a few minutes, he quickly regained his composure and his brain regained his ability to think.

Okamura Ningji said in a deep voice: "Although the combat effectiveness of the 28th Division is very strong, especially the three infantry regiments under its jurisdiction are all elite regiments drawn from permanent divisions with a designation of less than ten, but in the previous three days During the battle, nearly one regiment has been killed or injured, and this time it was suddenly attacked by the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, so..."

Arisue Seizo continued: "So if there is no external force involved, the 28th Division is definitely not the opponent of the [-]th Brigade."

Okamura Ningji nodded slightly, and continued: "The question now is from which direction to deploy reinforcements? And what kind of method should be used to rescue?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Yusue said, pointing at the sand table with three fingers, "The closest to the 28th Division is undoubtedly the two divisions of the Southern Group stationed at Hongniwan, and the straight-line distance is less than [-] kilometers."

"But the problem is that there is not even a small road from Hongniwan to Killing Zhukou." Okamura Ningji said with a frown, "I don't know how long it will take to open a road in Fengshan, and it may not be successful, so the southern group can only go back to Ma. The customs base will then go north along the Tongpu Highway to reinforce Shazhukou, but in this way the distance will be close to 120 kilometers.”

Youmo Jingsan said: "Then we can only directly order the 4th Brigade in Taiyuan to go north. Although the straight-line distance is about [-] kilometers, we can maneuver by road along the way, and there is no need to detour or find a way."

"The 4th Brigade?" Neiji Okamura shook his head and said, "The 4th Brigade was repeatedly attacked by the 4th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Its weapons and equipment and veterans suffered heavy losses. It has not been replenished yet, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened. , In addition, they have been defeated by the [-]th Brigade many times. It is inevitable that they will be afraid of fighting against the [-]th Brigade. The combat effectiveness is so high that they can't even play six points, so it is extremely hopeless to pin their hopes on the [-]th Brigade. unwise."

Youmo Jingsan said: "Then we can only transfer the 36th or 37th Division from southern Shanxi."

"The 36th Division and the 37th Division are equally unreliable." Neji Okamura shook his head and said, "Firstly, the Eighth Route Army in the Taiyue Bandit Area and Taihang Bandit Area will never sit idly by. Corruption, the combat effectiveness is not as good as before, so it is foolish to expect them to rescue the 28th Division."

Youmo Jingsan said: "Or, let the 110th Division rush to help from Zhengding?"

"The 110th Division?" Okamura Ningji asked back, "Do you think the 28th Division can last until the 110th Division arrives?"

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult." Arisue Seizo calculated the time in his heart, and said, "From the assembly of the 110th Division to the transportation to Taiyuan Railway Station through Zhengtai Road, and then to reorganize the team and go north along the Tongpu Highway, it will take three days at the fastest." It takes a whole day and night, and if there is another unexpected situation in the middle, it will take even longer."

Speaking of this meal, Youmo Jingsan said again: "But the 28th Division can only last for two days and nights at most."

"Two days and nights?" Ningji Okamura said, "You Mo-kun, I'm afraid you overestimated the 28th Division. In my opinion, the 28th Division will hardly survive tonight!"

It is now one o'clock in the morning of June 6.

Neiji Okamura meant that the 28th Division would not last until dawn on the 29th.

That is to say, Neiji Okamura believes that the 28th Division can only last for 30 hours at most.

"Ah, this..." Youmo Jingsan was choked up when he heard the words, and then said again, "Then we have no other choice. We can only order the two divisions of the Southern Group to rush to the Shazhukou from Hongniwan."

"But the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will definitely not let us rush to help." Neiji Okamura said.

"If I were the brigade commander of the 28th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, I only needed the strength of one regiment. If I got stuck in a dangerous place, it would be enough to block the southern group for a day. With this day, it would be enough for the [-]th Brigade to eat [-] division."

"Ah, this..." You Mo Jingsan's face changed drastically. Doesn't this mean that the 28th Division is over?

Neiji Okamura stopped talking, but started pacing back and forth in the combat hall with his hands behind his back.

The gazes of Arisue Seizo and several staff officers on duty followed Okamura Neiji's figure back and forth.

At a certain moment, Neiji Okamura suddenly stopped, and said in a deep voice: "Order, the 4th Brigade will immediately go north to help, and all the aviation teams of the 3rd Flying Division will immediately go out and prepare for the attack."

"The southern group will start immediately from Hongniwan and advance towards Heyuan County at full speed!"

"Then order, the 28th Division immediately abandon the barracks outside the Shazhukou. Although the open terrain there is conducive to the counter-attack of the chariot troops, it is also conducive to the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to exert its firepower advantage. Therefore, the lesser of two evils should be chosen. Resolutely abandon the barracks in the open ground, retreat to the commanding heights on both sides of the killing pig's mouth, and stand by for help!"

After a pause, Ningji Okamura emphasized again: "This order is extremely urgent, and it must be strictly followed!"

"Hai!" Arisue Seizo recorded the telegram as quickly as possible, handed it to Neiji Okamura for review and signature, and then quickly walked into the communication room to hand the telegram into the hands of the communications staff.

……

Hongniwan is located on the edge of the Heiyun Mountains and the Tibet Basin.

Behind Hongni Bay is the vast Tibet Basin, and further ahead is the hilly area of ​​Heiyun Mountain, and the mountain becomes steeper as you go west, and the main peak of Heiyun Mountain is even more steep.

At this moment, the 73rd and 74th Divisions of the Japanese Army are still rushing to repair the fortifications.