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The conscienceless cannon is very powerful and is a crude remedy devised by the Eighth Route Army, which lacks industrial capacity.

The projection distance is only over a hundred meters, which is not comparable to large-caliber howitzers.

But sometimes this thing is powerful enough to kill people. When it is thrown onto the top of the city wall, the rumbling sound is louder than the thunder in summer.

The explosion was powerful and swept across the area.

A large number of military police and puppet troops in Hunyuan died, and the soldiers who had not experienced much war were so frightened that their legs went limp when they saw the bloody scene.

The battle broke out simultaneously in the Huairen direction, with artillery attacks from both sides. With heavy mortars and howitzer battalions, Ding Wei's side definitely had the advantage.

The mountain and field artillery equipped by the Japanese brigades were all obsolete, such as the Type 41 mountain artillery, which generally had a range of about 5000 meters.

It's not even as far as the range of a 120mm mortar, let alone a howitzer with a range of 12 kilometers.

The fire suppression quickly shut down the Japanese artillery.

This was one of the few times in frontal combat that we were at a disadvantage, with the enemy being at a disadvantage in firepower.

The commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade is Hitomi Yoichi, which is a good name and quite poetic.

Feeling sorry for their own artillery, they adjusted their artillery positions and slowed down their fire support.

The news that the defense zone was attacked brought by the signalman also made the lieutenant general commander anxious.

The troops of the 40nd Independent Mixed Brigade are scattered across five major counties, with an overstrength of 7000%, reaching more than people, which is much stronger than the average independent mixed brigade.

They are good at mountain warfare and have sufficient mountain artillery firepower.

The news of the fall of Hunyuan County made the Japanese troops in Guangling and Lingqiu nervous.

Two infantry battalions plus the local security and puppet troops, totaling more than 3,000 troops, were stationed along the mountainous areas, ready to fight.

On the same day, after a brief rest, the detachment's troops pressed forward towards the Hengshan area.

The turrets leading into the mountains were destroyed by infantry guns.

The guerrillas active in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei received the news one after another, and the base area was connected with northern Shanxi, which increased the depth of their activities.

The Japanese invaders launched a fierce raid in the plains, but suffered a setback in Shanxi.

A batch of surrendered weapons and equipment flowed out from Hunyuan County and flowed into the Hengshan area to support guerrilla warfare, which involved the main forces of the Japanese and puppet troops in Lingqiu and Yuanyuan.

After clearing out the local bunkers, Gao Qing once again launched an offensive towards Guangling Grandma Temple Mountain.

The defenders had no artillery support, but this side had 6 mountain cannons, which easily destroyed the fortifications amid the whistling sound.

The comrades rushed forward to fight, sweeping across with their submachine guns.

The stubborn Japanese soldiers still charged forward with bayonets in hand in the face of the charging firepower.

Large grenades were thrown over, blowing up a large area.

The Shanxi-North Column's offensive was fierce, many mountain passes were lost, and the artillery towers were vulnerable.

More than 370 Japanese and puppet troops were killed, 3 strongholds were captured, 15 artillery towers were destroyed, and 31 bunkers were blown up.

After consecutive victories in battles, a main battalion occupied Naimiao Mountain and cut off the Guangyuan Highway.

The Japanese and puppet troops in Guangling and Lingqiu launched a counterattack and, under the cover of aircraft, repelled the defensive positions.

The gunfire was continuous and the fighting was extremely intense.

The defensive positions of the echelon blocking were indestructible, and a few rotary machine guns made it difficult for the Japanese to breathe.

The casualties of the counterattack were heavy.

At the same time, the offensive and defensive battles were going on in Huairen area. Zhang Dabiao's troops continued to capture the defenders' positions. The arrogant Japanese were defeated by the powerful Jinbei Column.

Under the cover of firepower, not only did they tear open the defense line, but the blasting team also moved forward.

Use explosive packs to destroy the Japanese firepower network.

The infantry guns continued to fire horizontally, knocking out the defending heavy machine guns.

Inside the Mongolian Army Headquarters, telephone calls and telegram messages continued to flow.

Naozaburo Okabe had a heated discussion with his staff, and some of them suggested that they should hold their ground and not retreat.

Another group of people meant that the defense of Huairen City was average and not as strong as that of Datong City. The main force should be withdrawn and defense should be built along Shili River and Datong City, which would definitely stop the Shanxi North Column.

The commander of the Mongolian troops, who was also the commander of the 26th Division, had a huge headache.

He insisted on the latter's suggestion, saying that Huairen was just a small town and could easily be surrounded by the enemy.

It would be better to retreat to Datong and hold on. It would be difficult to take it without a hundred thousand troops.

Whether it is offensive and defensive battles or street fighting, Datong has more advantages.

However, if the troops withdraw, most of the coal mines will inevitably be lost, and the coal resources will be lost.

General Okamura's order was to hold on and to draw troops from North China to provide support and destroy the Northern Shanxi Column.

The troops of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade are launching a fierce attack towards Hunyuan County. Once the flanking forces are defeated, they can advance straight into the area and relieve the pressure on Huairen area.

Planes continued to take off, dropping poison gas bombs, thermite bombs, and high-explosive bombs.

Cover the defending troops.

Cover is always cover. Under a wave of fierce artillery fire, the suicide squad approached the top of the city wall, blew up a gap, and rushed into the city to fight.

Grenades and grenade launchers moved forward, and the successive explosions overwhelmed the defending troops.

I particularly like the Soviet-style big-headed grenade. It is powerful and feels great when it explodes.

Grenade launcher shells and grenades were thrown by grenade launchers and landed all around the street, with a series of bang explosions.

The big knife team followed closely behind, rushed to the front line, swung out their big knives and fought with the Japs.

In close combat, the Japanese invaders had no time to pull the bolt of their guns and were forced to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The troops of both sides were mixed up in the county town, and the submachine gun fire gained the upper hand, quickly killing a group of crazy Japanese devils.

As the defending forces were exhausted, more troops poured into the city.

The sound of fighting makes one's blood boil.

Attack, attack, and attack.

Zhang Dabiao put all his reserve forces into battle with the Japanese army, engaging in street fighting and hand-to-hand combat.

The streets were stained with blood and corpses were scattered on the ground.

The Japs were being defeated and were being killed horribly by submachine guns in street fighting.

The guys who like to charge forward in a fit of rage can't stand the fire of submachine guns at all.

In close combat, the side with greater firepower advantage has the advantage.

After the strafing, the comrades rushed forward, outnumbered them, and used bayonets to end the lives of the Japanese devils.

The four-sided bayonet was stabbed into the heart, then pulled out suddenly, and then stabbed into another one.

Hundreds of corpses were found at the siege gap alone.

The Japanese intended to deploy a defensive firepower network in the county town, but the result was the opposite of what they expected, and they were directly defeated in the head-on confrontation.

There's no way to stop the offensive.

The battle lasted for more than three hours before the gunfire subsided a little. The main force of the Japanese army abandoned the city and retreated. Before abandoning the city, they set a fire to hinder the Eighth Route Army's pursuit.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties, with each leaving behind thousands of bodies.

Included here were many surrendered puppet soldiers who had just been reorganized into the army. Their combat effectiveness was indeed relatively poor, and they were forced to join the battle in order to die to atone for the guilt of serving the Japanese as dogs.

The casualties were close, but during the retreat, the Japanese were shot by the pursuing soldiers and lost more than 200 people.

After taking Huairen, the main force did not rest and pursued the Japanese invaders along the way.

It is advisable to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy, take advantage of the enemy's retreat, expand the results of the battle, and increase the advantage in killing the enemy.

The fighting on Gaoqing's side was equally fierce. The Japanese invaders attacked desperately, trying to counterattack and retake Hunyuan at all costs.

Along the route of the charge, the bodies were mutilated and torn to pieces by heavy machine gun fire.

Upon learning that Huairen had been captured, the Japanese army slowed down its offensive.