Bright Sword: Double penetration of the dealer, shocking Li Yunlong

"Where is the 27th Brigade now? Have them speed up their advance."

Matsumasa Ayane felt so depressed that he was about to vomit blood. When did the Imperial Warriors get forced to this extent by the Eighth Route Army?

He had to mobilize two brigades and 20,000 troops to deal with a regiment on the opposite side.

On the other hand, there was laughter and joy on the side of the independent regiment. All the Japanese were mobilized and put enough pressure on Datong.

Next, it’s time for Zuoyun County to take action.

The main mining area of Datong Coal Mine is backed by the Luliang Mountains, with the north side leading directly to Datong and the other three sides surrounded by mountains.

There are tens of thousands of miners who still work in the cold and hunger even in winter, working for more than ten hours a day.

Anyone caught slacking off will be whipped.

If someone was dead, sick, or something like that, they would just be thrown into a pit and buried.

In their eyes, these people are just animals, and they would not feel sad even if they all died.

It is precisely because of this that there are as many as 14 mass graves in modern time and space Datong.

These mass graves were filled with corpses, and the stacked bones looked like they were twisted into a doughnut.

The largest mass grave contains the bodies of approximately 6 miners.

The total number of bodies buried in these 14 mass graves is more than 20.

When the independent regiment arrived in Datong, Li Jingrong learned about the history of this place.

When he learned about this history, he hated it so much that he gnashed his teeth.

This time, we must take advantage of this operation to rescue all the people in the mining area.

Therefore, the anti-tank missile company and some heavy artillery of the artillery battalion will participate in this operation.

Since we want to put pressure on the Japanese, we might as well put it in a bigger amount.

That night, more than 3,000 people from the New 1st Regiment and the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Independent Regiment hid in the surrounding mountains.

The New Second Regiment, the Independent Regiment's Anti-tank Missile Company, and the 122mm Howitzer Company set out during the day and headed directly towards the mining area.

"Reporting to the captain, the guard troops have discovered a large group of Eighth Route Army, more than 2,000 strong, and they are carrying heavy artillery."

"The security patrol has already engaged them, and their firepower is very fierce."

Upon hearing the news, Captain Yuga Nagasawa of the 12th Independent Guard Battalion's face changed drastically.

"Over 2,000 Eighth Route Army soldiers, and heavy artillery? Damn it, isn't the Independent Regiment operating in the direction of Datong?"

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap. The Eighth Route Army's target isn't Datong, it's us."

Hanaga Nagasawa's mind was very quick and he understood it immediately.

No wonder the situation in Datong was so bad that they encountered only small combat units of the Eighth Route Army.

It turned out that they were making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, and their target was actually the Datong coal mining area.

Fortunately, they strengthened their forces yesterday and dispatched a local garrison battalion.

This was suggested by Yamamoto Ikki, who believed that the defense of the coal mining area must be strengthened.

If there are problems in the coal mining area, they will probably be to blame.

At this time, Taiyuan happened to dispatch a garrison battalion to him.

The combat effectiveness of this local garrison brigade is not strong, and it is mainly composed of people who cannot make it in the country.

It's okay to bully civilians and guerrillas.

If we fight a positional war, these people will be no match.

So he despised this local garrison battalion very much.

With the idea of out of sight, out of mind, we simply sent them here.

With sufficient troops at his disposal, Hanazawa did not think they would pose much of a threat to him.

As the most important mining area in western Shanxi Province, the defense force is very strict and various fortifications are available.

These included bunkers, machine gun bunkers and other fortifications, even though the Eighth Route Army had heavy artillery.

It is also very difficult to take over here.

After all, he now has nearly two thousand troops in his hands.

They only need to guard the gap in the north, and the defensive pressure is not very great.

So at this moment he had no intention of seeking help from outside.

He couldn't afford to lose face by asking his superiors for help before the battle even started.

"Order all troops to take up positions and withdraw to Meiyukou for defense. We must stop the Eighth Route Army's attack."

"At the same time, inform Datong of our situation and let them rest assured that we will be able to stop the Eighth Route Army's attack."

You don't have to ask for help, but you still need to report the war here.

Although the combat effectiveness of the New Second Regiment is much worse than that of the Independent Regiment.

But each of the 2,000 men in their regiment had a gun.

Weapons such as the Zhongzheng rifle, Type 38 rifle, and Hanyang rifle have disappeared from their regiment.

For the current Eighth Route Army, those weapons that are truly unusable will be destroyed, and those that are still usable will be distributed to guerrillas and militia forces.

Therefore, the rifle configuration of the new second regiment is basically a 56:56 ratio of Type semi-automatic rifles and Type assault rifles.

A squad consists of ten people, among which the squad leader, deputy squad leader and assaulter carry Type 56 assault rifles, and the rest of the soldiers use Type 56 semi-automatic rifles.

As for the Type 56 light machine guns and Type 80 general-purpose machine guns, the number of them was also quite large, with the entire regiment being equipped with about 70 of them.

In terms of firepower configuration, it cannot be said that they crushed the Japanese army, but at least they were far superior to them in terms of firepower intensity.

The New Second Regiment's offensive was extremely fierce. It took less than half an hour from the time they opened fire to the time they approached the coal mining area.

Soon the New Second Regiment arrived at the main position of Meiyuku.

Kong Jie looked at the well-fortified Japanese positions through a telescope and frowned slightly.

Many of the fortifications were built with reinforced concrete.

If they launch a forced attack, their New Second Regiment might suffer heavy losses.

But he remembered what Li Jingrong said to him before leaving.

"Don't charge headfirst when you encounter fortifications. Leave everything to the anti-tank company. Just identify the Japanese firepower points and they'll handle the rest."

Kong Jie sighed. Now he could only hope that this anti-tank company could perform miraculously.

The heavy artillery company's six 6mm howitzers directly placed the artillery position only five kilometers away from the main position of Meiyuku.

Although the Japanese army had complete fortifications in the mining area, they did not have any artillery positions.

The number of artillery pieces equipped is not large, mainly Type 41 mountain guns and Type 92 infantry guns, and lacks long-range suppressive firepower.

It is for this reason that the heavy artillery unit dared to place the artillery positions so close.

If the Japanese artillery dared to show up, the anti-artillery radar would teach them a lesson.

"put!"

The New Second Regiment sent out their heavy artillery without hesitation.

“Boom…Boom…Boom…Boom…”

Heavy artillery roared, and shells began to fall into the Japanese positions like raindrops.

"Bombardment, take cover!"

After being bombarded, the Japanese soldiers immediately hid in the anti-artillery fortifications, their movements were very agile and professional.

This garrison brigade is an elite force composed of trained veterans.

They are still very experienced in how to avoid artillery fire.

The power of the 122mm heavy artillery was very impressive, and the main position of the Japanese army was caught in continuous explosions.

Amid the continuous falling shells, the Japanese army could only hide in their positions and dared not move.

At this moment, the roles of both parties are completely reversed.

Before that, the Japanese army launched artillery bombardments and then launched a charge.

Now it is the Japanese's turn to be bombed.

Kong Jie couldn't help but burst into laughter as he looked at the Japanese positions where flames were constantly rising.

"Great! It's so cool to have artillery support. Bombard him for half an hour."

Anyway, this heavy artillery company belongs to Li Yunlong, so he doesn't feel sorry at all when Yao Kuai fires shells.

For example, the 122mm heavy gun has a firing rate of up to 5 rounds per minute.

A gun can fire 150 shells in half an hour.

The six guns together can produce a total of 6 heavy artillery shells.

Before the replacement, the entire Eighth Route Army had less than 100 artillery shells with a caliber exceeding 900mm.

Now we have to fire these 900 shots in half an hour.

This battle is still a luxury for Kong Jie.

After all, their New Second Regiment is different from the Independent Regiment and is not equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery.

"Damn it, how come the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery is so ferocious? Don't their shells cost money?"

Lieutenant Colonel Haga Nagasawa felt the roar of artillery fire on the ground and couldn't help feeling very depressed and aggrieved.

When will it be their turn to be bombarded by the Eighth Route Army? Times have changed.

Colonel Yamamoto Ikki had previously told him that this independent regiment was a unique Eighth Route Army unit.

He didn't take it seriously at that time.

War is not just about the quality of equipment.

If victory in war could be achieved through advanced equipment.

Then the winner can be decided immediately as long as both sides display their equipment. What's the point of fighting?

The Eighth Route Army is the Eighth Route Army. What’s the use of being equipped with advanced weapons?

In his eyes, he was just a beggar who suddenly became rich.

Beggars are always beggars, how can they compare with the powerful imperial army?

However, judging from the density and accuracy of their artillery fire, the enemy was a more professional artillery force.

Just six heavy artillery pieces were enough to suppress them, which requires a certain level of technical skills.

"Captain, should we ask Datong for help and have the 27th Brigade come to support us?"

Yuga Nagasawa shook his head and said, "The 27th Brigade should have arrived in Datong by now. It will take at least two days for them to arrive. Besides, we don't need reinforcements to repel this Eighth Route Army."

"What is the effect of the damage to the fortifications at the position?"

The officer said: "We built most of the fortifications with cement and stones. Except for some exposed parts, the rest are still well preserved."