I am a wolf warrior

An hour after being attacked, the infantry of the 1st Division finally came to kill, but unfortunately, there was only one artillery position with traps waiting for them.

Not long after the Devil infantry entered the artillery position, there was a violent explosion.

The explosion produced a huge shock wave, which was transmitted along the ground several kilometers away.

When Wang Ye and the members of the Warrior Wolf Brigade looked back, they saw a huge mushroom cloud slowly rising from the position of the artillery position.

"Cannon! My cannon!"

Tu Feng slumped down on the ground, crying loudly.

Many artillerymen also held their heads in their hands and cried, these artillerymen really felt distressed.

For the Eighth Route Army, cannons are really treasures, but now that their treasures have been destroyed, they were destroyed by their own hands, which is even more distressing.

"Let's go!" Wang Ye knew that the matter was not over yet.

The devil has suffered such a big loss this time, and he will definitely retaliate wildly next time.

If nothing else, apart from the infantry, the air force will definitely be dispatched to chase them down.

There is a saying that the more you are afraid of something, the more something will come. Wang Ye was worried that the devils would send out aviation troops to chase them down, and as a result, there was a buzzing sound in the southeast sky.

Looking up quickly, I saw a dozen black spots emerging from the clouds.

"Scatter quickly!" Wang Ye yelled sharply, "Scatter, break out separately!"

Tu Feng didn't cry this time, he jumped up and shouted: "Split up and break out in units of platoons! Spread out!"

Liu Mangang and Lou Daqiang also issued orders at the same time, and the three artillery battalions were quickly dispersed in units of platoons. More than 1000 artillerymen and dozens of wolf warriors followed Fangshan wild boars and fled frantically in all directions.

But soon a dozen Devil fighter jets arrived and began to dive and shoot frantically.

It was not only the artillery and the wolf brigade that were swooped down and shot by the Devils' aviation. The temporarily formed heavy machine gun regiment also failed to go too far. After all, it only took less than half an hour, and the road was muddy and difficult to walk. It was only three kilometers away, and the Devils Air Force found it after a little search in the air.

And a dozen fighter jets are just the beginning.

Immediately after a dozen fighter jets, more bombers rushed over.

In the end, more than 50 bombers and more than 50 fighter jets swarmed in, biting the temporarily organized heavy machine gun regiment and the evacuated artillery of the Shanxi Northwest Column like a mad dog.

Along the way, soldiers, mules and horses were constantly swept down, and heavy machine guns were constantly blown up.

This is the brutal fact that there is a huge gap in strength between the Chinese and Japanese militaries.

Even Wang Ye's Wolf Warriors could only flee in embarrassment at this time.

……

The 1st Division has already begun to treat the wounded and count the battle damage.

Almost as soon as the shelling by the Eighth Route Army stopped, Mitsuo Nakazawa personally led Takahashi Mitsuzo and other officers into the artillery position of the bombed heavy artillery brigade.

On the position of the Heavy Artillery Brigade, Sanfu Nakazawa met the disgraced Watanabe Yujiro.

As the brigade commander of the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, Yujiro Watanabe had to be with his troops, so he stayed on the artillery position for the hour just now.

The old devil Watanabe was really lucky. He was not killed after such a long period of heavy shelling.

"Mr. Zhongze." Sanfu Nakazawa asked with a dark face, "Is the loss of the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade too big?"

Yujiro Watanabe paused and said, "I don't know what's going on with the 7th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, but 1 heavy artillery pieces of the 28st Field Heavy Artillery Regiment have been damaged to varying degrees and have basically lost their combat effectiveness. .”

"What? There are 36 heavy artillery pieces in total, but 28 of them were damaged?" Nakazawa said, "What happened? Didn't you tell me to increase the distance between the artillery positions?"

"Our artillery positions are already very far apart." Yujiro Watanabe said helplessly, "But the problem is that the artillery of the 1th Brigade is too intense. In the hour just now, the artillery of the [-]th Brigade At least [-] rounds of shells were fired at the positions of our [-]st Heavy Artillery Regiment!"

"What?" Sanfu Nakazawa said suddenly, "more than [-] rounds of shells? How is that possible!"

"That's right, it's simply impossible!" Takahashi Manzo also said, "Whether it is the Type 75 75 mountain gun or the Type 4 6 mountain gun, the normal rate of fire can only reach 12 to [-] rounds per minute. It reaches more than [-] rounds per minute, but the duration is very short, and the barrel will turn red and explode in a few minutes!"

After a pause, Takahashi Manzo said again: "According to my observations, the Eighth Route Army artillery that bombarded the barracks of our 1st Division last night had about 30 75-mountain cannons. Calculated at 6 rounds per minute, 30 cannons can be fired in an hour." Only 7 rounds were fired, and the artillery of the Eighth Route Army bombarded three artillery positions of the Imperial Army, so the shells that fell on the positions of the [-]th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment were at most about [-] rounds, where did at least [-] shells come from?"

Yujiro Watanabe shook his head and smiled wryly, "Takahashi-san, you have overlooked another possibility."

"I overlooked another possibility?" Takahashi Mitsuzo frowned, "What possibility?"

Watanabe Yujiro said: "If the artillery of the [-]th Brigade carried out suicide bombardment and didn't care about the damage of the barrel at all, they could cool the barrel with cold water, and the rapid fire could last for more than an hour!"

"What? Suicide bombardment!" Takahashi Manzo was dumb for a moment, because it was really possible.

"Bagayalu!" Nakazawa Sanfu said with a dark face, "From this point of view, this is a suicide attack!"

Speaking of this meal, Mitsuo Nakaze said again: "In exchange for 30 Type 75 or Type [-] [-] mountain guns, a field heavy artillery brigade of the Imperial Army basically loses combat effectiveness. No matter how you calculate it, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is a profit." Big, oh no, no, not just a field heavy artillery brigade, but also a cavalry brigade!"

While a few old devils were talking, the battle damage of the other two artillery positions was also counted and reported.

The 7th Field Artillery Regiment has 6 heavy guns left. The situation of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment and the Mounted Artillery Regiment is better. There are 13 guns left in total, but they are all 75 caliber guns.

After listening to the report, Sanfu Nakazawa's face turned green.

In other words, the 1st Division now only has 14 150mm caliber field guns and 13 75mm caliber field guns left, that is, two artillery brigades, and even one regiment cannot make up.

The only good news is that the damage to most of the cannons is not serious and can still be repaired.

But it takes time to repair the cannon, and it is impossible to catch up with this sweeping operation anyway.

This is undoubtedly an out-and-out bad news for the current mopping operation, because in the next mopping operation, the artillery support that the 1st Division can obtain will be greatly weakened.

Now, the 1st Division has no advantage over the other four divisions.

Mitsuo Nakaze originally wanted to attack Nao County before the other four divisions. In this case, their 1st Division first broke through the Yezhugou defense line, and then took the lead in capturing Nao County.

Even if the loss of their 1st Division is a bit bigger, Neiji Okamura has to admit it.

But now, with the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 1st Field Artillery Wing being hit hard, it will be very difficult for the 1st Division to capture Nao County before the other four divisions.

Chapter 575

At 1 o'clock in the morning, the battle damage of the [-]st Division was reported to Taiyuan.

After listening to the report, Neiji Okamura's expression turned extremely ugly.

Even though he was mentally prepared, when he actually heard the news, he still felt his eyes darken. Just one night, a field heavy artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade disappeared like this?This loss is so great that it hurts to the bone!

The entire war room was also silent.

Including Yoshimoto Teiichi, commander of the 1st Army, everyone looked dignified.

Even someone like Mizuhara Takuya put on a look of grief on his face, even more grief than his colleagues such as Inoue Yasushi and Sakuma Jiro, it was heartbreaking.

No one dared to speak out easily, and everyone looked at Neiji Okamura.

Neiji Okamura stared at the sand table, his expression uncertain.

Mr. Tojo and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be extremely disappointed when they hear the news.

But at this moment, Neiji Okamura is most concerned about whether Tojo and Hirohito will be angry or disappointed?What he is most concerned about now is the victory or defeat of this battle.

The price paid was already so huge. If he still failed to achieve the combat goal in the end, then Neiji Okamura might really have no way to explain to the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor, so he could only cut seppuku.

Therefore, this sweep must be won, and it must not be lost!

Thinking of this, Neiji Okamura quickly calmed down, and his thoughts returned to the clarity before.

"Everyone, let's talk about it." Neiji Okamura said, "How should we fight the next battle?"

After Okamura Neiji finished speaking, several senior officers in the war room did not dare to speak easily. Before they knew what Okamura Neiji was thinking, no one dared to answer easily. Asking for trouble?

In the end, Mo Jingsan continued: "Your Excellency, the street fighting yesterday afternoon has fully proved that tank troops and infantry alone are not enough to capture the city. It must be accompanied by powerful artillery and aviation firepower, but Now the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade has suffered heavy losses, and the aviation unit has extremely limited gasoline, so we have to think of a way.”

After a pause, Yusue Seizo said again: "So, I think the four divisions on the two wings can't wait any longer, and must attack Crouching Tiger and Jiugong Mountains immediately."

Okamura Ningji couldn't think of any good way.

Immediately nodded and said: "Okay, then launch an attack in advance."

"Hayi!" You Mojing paused slightly, then turned around and signaled to Inoue, the communications section chief, to give combat orders to the four divisions on the left and right flanks.

……

In the Huangshan official residence in Chongqing, the battle hall of Yunxiu Building.

"Principal." Tang Zong, Chu Yunfei and several staff officers stood at attention and saluted.

"Okay." Chang Kaishen returned the military salute with a smile, motioning for everyone to continue.

Tang Zong said: "Principal, the Military Command Taiyuan Station just sent another confidential telegram, saying that the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army launched another night attack last night."

"Really?" Chang Kaishen said, "How did it turn out?"

Tang Zong thought for a while and said, "The result should be a tie."

"No." Chu Yunfei said, "I think it should be the [-]th Lusheng."

"What's going on here?" Chang Kaishen stopped the two from arguing, and said, "Yunfei, tell me."

"Yes." Chu Yunfei responded, and then said, "The 30th Brigade used an artillery regiment, at least 1 or more mountain cannons. The position launched a precision strike, and it lasted for more than an hour!"

"What?" Chang Kaishen said in amazement, "for an hour?"

"Yes." Chu Yunfei said, "After an hour of shelling, the 1rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 3st Field Artillery Regiment belonging to the 1st Division of the Japanese Army suffered heavy losses, and the remaining cannons could not even be assembled. Artillery Wing, this has had a serious impact on the subsequent battle of Nao County."

"No, there is a problem here."

Chang Kaishen waved his hand and said, "Even if an artillery regiment is used, it will not be so easy to seriously injure the 1rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 3st Field Artillery Regiment of the 1st Division, right? Japanese soldiers And they're not going to line up their cannons for the [-]th Brigade to blow up, are they?"

Tang Zong said solemnly: "It is said that the 2th Brigade fired more than [-] shells in one hour!"

"What? More than 2 shells were fired in one hour?!" Chang Kaishen's face changed suddenly, and then he said, "It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible, how could 30 shells be fired in one hour? More than 2 shells?"

Chang Kaishen studied artillery at Zhenwu School in Japan, so he still has some experience in operating artillery.

Tang Zong shook his head and said, "Principal, if rapid fire has been adopted from the beginning to the end, it is still possible to fire more than 2 shells in an hour!"

"Rapid fire for an hour?" Chang Kaishen said, "Can't the gun barrel be scrapped?"

"The [-]th Brigade didn't intend to keep their cannons." Chu Yunfei said, "They adopted a suicide style of attack, using rapid fire from the beginning to the end. When the Japanese infantry reached the front of the position, they would blow up the cannons and kill them." Withdrew."

"No, it's still not right." Chang Kaishen shook his head and said, "If I remember correctly, there is a cavalry brigade in the formation table of the 1st Division, right? If the artillery of the 1th Brigade can reach the [-]st Division The division camps cannot be too far away, the farthest is only five or six kilometers, isn’t this distance a quarter of an hour for the cavalry?”

After a pause, Chang Kaishen said again: "How could the Japanese allow the artillery from the [-]th Brigade to fight for an hour?"

"Principal, I was about to say this." Tang Zong said solemnly, "The night attack of the 1th Brigade was a series of tricks. In addition to using artillery to attack the camp of the 2st Division, they also ambushed a large number of heavy troops in front of the artillery positions. Machine guns, the [-]nd Japanese Cavalry Brigade didn't notice it, and as a result stepped into a trap and was almost wiped out!"

Chu Yunfei continued: "The 2nd Cavalry Brigade dispatched a total of 4500 cavalry from three cavalry regiments, and in the end less than [-] cavalry fled back. Even the brigade leader Katsuo Miyamoto was shot dead on the spot."

"What?" Chang Kaishen couldn't help but gasped, it was so poisonous.

Tang Zong sighed: "The use of troops by the [-]th Brigade is really breathtaking."

Chu Yunfei said: "I'm sure, this poisonous plan must have come from Wang Ye's hands."

"Wang Ye?" Chang Kaishen said in a deep voice, "Is that the top student who graduated from the Berlin Military Academy in Germany?"

"Yes." Chu Yunfei said, "This man is really a military genius. He not only has Li Yunlong's cunning and Kong Jie's toughness, but what's more rare is that he has received a regular military school education, so his vision is far-sighted. Above Li Yunlong and others, especially the Wolf Warrior Squadron trained by him, it is really an elite force!"

Tang Zongdao: "According to the information provided by the Taiyuan Station, in this night attack, the Wolf Warriors under the command of Wang Ye seem to have played a vital role in the reconnaissance of the 1st Division camp, the observation of the target and the shooting. The corrections of Zhu Yuan and so on were all completed by this wolf army, and it can be said that without the wolf army, there would be no night attack."

"The party and the state must have such an elite army." Chang Kaishen asked with a flickering expression, "Yunfei, you have been in Northwest Shanxi for a while, and you have also come into contact with this Wang Ye, do you know what his wolf army is? What's the matter?"

"Principal, the students are ashamed." Chu Yunfei said, "Actually, the students have learned secretly a long time ago, and imitated his Wolf Warrior Squadron to form a Tiger Squadron, but the combat effectiveness is far inferior."

"Really?" Chang Kaishen frowned, "Is there any untold secret?"

"Yes." Chu Yunfei said solemnly, "Wolf Warrior Squadron has many combat skills and training methods that only Wang Ye can master, and even the ordinary troops of the [-]th Brigade cannot get in touch, and it is even more impossible for outsiders to get in touch, so It is a pity that the Tiger Squadron we formed can only achieve its shape but not its spirit."

"It's such a pity." Chang Kaishen sighed.

"If it had been a few years earlier, we could have sent people directly to study in Germany."

But now that Germany has formed an Axis alliance with Japan and has become an enemy country of China, it is no longer possible to send young officers to Germany to learn special operations.

……

Liao County, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The deputy chief of staff quickly walked into the war room and reported to the boss: "Boss, the night attack on the 1st Division of the Japanese Army by the Shanxi Northwest Column has ended and achieved great results."

"Oh, really?" The boss said happily, "How big is the victory?"

The deputy chief of staff said: "According to the information provided by our insider in Taiyuan, the 1rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 3st Field Artillery Regiment, and the 1nd Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese 2st Division all suffered heavy losses. Katsuo Miyamoto, the brigade commander of the regiment, was also shot dead, and it was Xiao Wang himself who killed him."

"It's Wang Ye again." The boss scolded with a smile, "He didn't kill the prisoners this time, did he?"

"No." The deputy chief of staff said with a smile, "The old devil was killed by Xiao Wang because he refused to surrender. It is said that Li Yunlong was very unhappy, thinking that Wang Ye stole his limelight."