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

The officer covered his swollen face, ignoring the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, and muttered, "Division Commander, we were on a reconnaissance mission. When we reached the foot of a mountain, we were attacked by the Eighth Route Army's anti-tank artillery unit."

"We were caught off guard and eight tanks were destroyed at once."

"Three more were destroyed on the way in."

Takahashi Shunta wanted to slap him again.

At this time, Naosaburo Okabe came over and rescued him.

"What's going on? Did you see how many Eighth Route Army soldiers there are?"

The officer nodded and said, "We can see clearly that on that high ground, the Eighth Route Army has dug a large number of fortifications, and they are quite large."

Okabe Naosaburo sneered and snorted, saying, "Yoshi, I didn't expect Li Yunlong to be so bold."

"Faced with the siege of the imperial army, they actually dared to divide their forces to stop them. This is simply courting death."

"Order the troops to prepare for an attack and capture this high ground within two days."

Naosaburo Okabe did not ask to take the high ground today.

Because he knew that the independent regiment was very well-equipped and had a lot of anti-tank firepower.

It will probably take some effort to take this high ground.

On the other side, the 14th Division and the 116th Division arrived near Shilihe Village faster because they were closer.

This army was under the full command of Lieutenant General Kawanami Mitsuki, commander of the 14th Division.

They walked until they were about 10 kilometers away from Shilihe Village and had not encountered any ambushes from the Eighth Route Army.

This made Lieutenant General Kawanami very confused.

This is totally inconsistent with the style of the Eighth Route Army.

"Could it be that this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers have abandoned this place and moved all to Zuoyun County?"

Major General Kengo Kosuge, commander of the 116th Division, speculated.

Lieutenant General Kawanami looked at the high mountains on both sides, then at the white snow-capped mountains in the distance, shook his head and said, "We'll know when we get to Shilihe Village."

"Let the advance reconnaissance team pay attention."

This terrain was relatively narrow and their troops were very dense, making them easily ambushed.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Kawanami was very cautious and directly sent out five squad-level reconnaissance troops.

Shilihe Village.

There are not many troops left in Shilihe Village at present.

The 3rd, 4th and 5th Battalions of the Independent Regiment, the 1st and 2nd Artillery Companies of the Heavy Artillery Battalion, the Surface-to-Air Missile Company and the 1st Anti-aircraft Artillery Company.

There is also the protagonist of this incident, the temporarily formed Second Rocket Artillery Battalion of the Independent Regiment.

Most of the soldiers in this rocket artillery battalion are from the Deep Blue Guard.

The independent regiment still has too few people, but fortunately Li Jingrong has been accumulating combat personnel, so there are enough people.

The blocking positions of the third and fourth battalions were located in a valley less than three kilometers away from Shilihe Village.

The high ground on the left and right sides is very suitable for blocking.

The terrain here is quite dangerous, and the Japanese army must pass through the middle of the valley.

This is also the reason why Li Yunlong decided to base his base in Shilihe Village.

It is completely sufficient to have three battalions of more than 2,000 people garrisoned.

The political commissar Zhao Gang and the chief of staff Xing Zhiguo were responsible for commanding the Shilihe Village blocking battle.

Zhao Gang is still a little weak in combat.

However, Xing Zhiguo, who was formerly the deputy commander of the independent regiment, had fought in wars for more than ten years and had a relatively steady style of work.

Very suitable for commanding this kind of blocking battle.

Of course, in the eyes of Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo, the Japanese army might not even be able to reach the blocking position.

In the former regimental headquarters compound, an officer walked into the house.

"Reporting to the Political Commissar and Chief of Staff, according to the drone reconnaissance report of the Second Fire Battalion, the Japanese troops are approaching the cordon. Should we fire?"

The cordon was set up about ten kilometers away from Shilihe Village.

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo exchanged a glance, and then Zhao Gang said, "Old Xing, you stay here. I'll go directly to the Second Rocket Artillery Battalion to take a look."

Xing Zhiguo nodded and said, "You go ahead, I'll just keep an eye on it here."

The rocket artillery position is located in a depression next to Shilihe Village, with a reverse slope in front, which is more suitable as an artillery position.

There are also artillery positions for the 12 Type 54-1 122mm howitzers of the First and Second Artillery Companies set up nearby.

With 12 howitzers and 30 30-barrel 130mm self-propelled rocket launchers, the artillery firepower can be considered powerful.

Without going into details, let’s just take these 30 Type 85 self-propelled rocket launchers as an example.

Up to 900 rockets can be launched at one time.

For this battle, Li Jingrong directly prepared 10 130mm rocket launchers for the independent regiment.

Among them, there are four types: high-explosive rockets, steel ball blasting and killing bombs, blasting and killing incendiary bombs, and enhanced blasting and killing bombs.

If these 10 rockets are calculated at 900 rockets per round, more than 100 rounds can be launched.

Can the tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers withstand more than 100 rounds of salvos? Obviously, this is unlikely.

As for the 12 Type 54-1 howitzers, their main function is to supplement firepower and counter artillery.

Li Jingrong also brought several anti-artillery radars this time, one of which was used to command 12 howitzers, and one was assigned to the Second Rocket Artillery Battalion.

When Zhao Gang arrived at the artillery position, Fang Tianrui was still inspecting the artillery position.

Check around to see if there are any issues.

After seeing Zhao Gang coming, he hurried forward and asked anxiously: "Political Commissar, the Japs are coming up, should we open fire?"

"Let me check the situation first. Where's the footage from the drone?"

"Commissar, I'll take you to the car."

The car Fang Tianrui was talking about was the launch vehicle used by artillery to calibrate unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and the command console was on the co-pilot seat.

This drone is a piston-type unmanned fire detection and reconnaissance aircraft that can carry out fire detection and reconnaissance within a hundred kilometers.

It is launched on a rail behind a truck and recovered by parachute when it lands.

This is also the high-tech weapon that Li Jingrong equipped the artillery unit.

At least in this era, this is already black technology.

The images taken by the drone can be clearly seen through the co-pilot's large screen.

What caught my eye was the Japanese army marching on the road by the river. I couldn't see the end of the march at first glance, and the entire marching team stretched for more than ten kilometers.

"Start shelling immediately. Don't let them cross the second cordon."

The cordon starts from ten kilometers and there is one every two kilometers.

"Yes, the chairman!"

Fang Tianrui immediately picked up the car radio and shouted: "All gun positions, fire on the Japanese according to the predetermined plan."

Then he said to the drone operator: "Transmit all real-time data to each gun position."

In less than half a minute, the first round of volleys began.

Ten Type 10 self-propelled rocket launchers raised their rocket launchers.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Rockets rose into the sky like a rain of arrows, and the roaring sound of the launch resounded through the sky.

The 14th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Brigade of the 59th Division served as the vanguard and was at the forefront of the march.

Even as a unit of a permanent division, the 59th Regiment's motorization level was still very low.

The entire 14th Division had only more than 14 vehicles, so the th Division basically marched on foot.

Cars are mainly used to load supplies, tow artillery, etc.

But even so, the Japanese army still boasted about their motorization.

In Asia, this number of automotive equipment is indeed not small.

But if placed in Europe, it would at best be the standard of an ordinary infantry division.

The regiment commander, Ogura Takashi, rode a Japanese horse at the edge of the team.

His eyes occasionally glanced at the mountains on both sides of the road.

Even though a reconnaissance team had already explored the route, he was still a little worried.

"Captain, look up at the sky!!!"

"Meteor? That's not a meteor, that's..."

"The bombardment was caused by Chinese rocket launchers."

In the distant sky, a patch of orange-red flames rushed directly towards them.

Looking closely, one can see a number of cylindrical objects with flames flying in the sky.

The 14th Division, which had contact with the Independent Regiment, was deeply impressed by this thing.

So when he saw the rain of rockets coming from the sky, he recognized it immediately.

However, even though they recognized it, the rocket was moving so fast that they had less than ten seconds to react.

"Dodge, hide from the shelling..."

After seeing this scene, Ogura Takai jumped off his horse and rushed towards the small ditch beside the road.

At this time, the rain of rockets in the sky was approaching.

Ten Type 10 self-propelled rocket launchers fired a total of 85 explosive steel ball fragmentation rockets in one round.

This type of anti-personnel bomb is most suitable for dealing with enemy troops marching in open areas.

A steel ball blasting rocket explodes in the air and can cover a large area, even if you are lying on the ground.

Of course, if you hide in a bunker, you can still avoid the damage caused by the steel balls.

However, there were mountains on both sides and the frozen Shili River next to them, so there was nowhere to hide.

“Boom….Boom boom boom…”

The rain of rockets arrived above the heads of the 59th Regiment, and when they were still dozens of meters away from the ground, the steel ball blasting rockets exploded in the air.

Thousands of small steel balls loaded in the warhead fell like raindrops.

Driven by the kinetic energy generated by the explosion, these steel balls are deadly and are as powerful as bullets.

Just this one steel ball blasting and fragmentation bomb can effectively kill an area of more than 7000 square meters.

This is the terrifying killing power of rockets.

A total of 300 rockets fell into the area within 15 seconds.

The exploding steel balls were so dense that it was terrifying.

In an instant, the Japanese troops within the coverage area were shot into a sieve.

The road suddenly turned into a Shura field, and the Japanese soldiers who were hit died in extremely miserable ways.

Even those who were still alive were rolling on the ground howling in pain, their bodies embedded with dense steel balls.

With precise calculation, 300 rockets covered most of the 59th Regiment's marching troops.

When the smoke from the explosion cleared, the entire 59th Regiment was basically crippled.

Many surviving Japanese soldiers in the rear witnessed all this, which had a great impact on them.

"Scatter, everyone, scatter and retreat."

An officer reacted at this time and shouted frantically.

However, this was only the first round, and these surviving Japanese troops were already targets of attack.

In less than half a minute, the second round of blows came.

It was still a salvo of ten Type 85 self-propelled rocket launchers, and 300 rockets issued an invitation to death.

In an instant, the earth shook and the explosion became the theme of this area.

Under the precise salvos guided by drones, two rounds of salvos totaling 600 steel ball killing rockets directly wiped out the elite 59th Regiment of the Japanese Army.