Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

Just as the general offensive was launched in the direction of Yungang, the Japanese and puppet troops in the directions of Weixian and Guangxian also collided with the defensive forces composed of the 3rd and 4th Regiments and two regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese and puppet troops from the North China Front Army were all new troops formed from the Japanese mainland, including both veterans and new recruits.

But in the propaganda, they all knew that the weapons and equipment of the Chinese troops were not very good, and when the imperial troops encountered the Chinese troops, they were bullied unilaterally.

For example, a regiment of the empire can chase a Chinese division, so the Japanese acted very arrogantly.

The Japanese and puppet troops responsible for the attack in the direction of Guangxian and Weixian were the 67th Brigade of the Japanese Army, a regiment of the 57th Division, and a puppet army corps, totaling more than 15,000 people, more than a thousand more than the Yungang City.

But they were stronger in terms of strength. After all, among the Japanese and puppet troops in Yungang, 5,000 were puppet troops, while the Japanese had only 9,000 people, including a tank battalion and an artillery regiment.

The real main infantry force is only a little over 5,000, while in Guangxian and Weixian, excluding a reinforced artillery battalion, the main infantry force has nearly 10,000 people.

"well!"

Looking at the men of the 1st Independent Brigade, who were on high alert, Major General Hirata Saburo, who was in charge of the 67th Brigade, did not frown. Instead, he nodded with satisfaction and said to the regimental commanders around him, "My dear, I just like the Chinese troops fighting positional battles with the Empire."

"Although the Chinese on the other side are masters of military tactics and tactics through their positional arrangements, in the face of the iron hoof of the Empire of Japan, even the best fortifications will be broken by the Imperial Japanese Army and become our defeated enemy."

"Order the artillery units to immediately build artillery positions. We should first shock the Chinese with the invincible artillery of the Imperial Japanese Army and let them know how powerful the Imperial Japanese Army's artillery is."

"At the same time, order the 135th Regiment and the 1st Pacification Corps to prepare. When the artillery bombardment begins, immediately organize troops to launch an attack on the Chinese troops' positions."

As orders were given, the Japanese and puppet troops immediately began to get busy, and this scene of the Japanese devils was seen by the people of the 1st Independent Brigade who occupied the commanding heights.

"Is that the Japanese artillery? Can our artillery reach it?" A cadre wearing an Eighth Route Army uniform next to Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu couldn't help asking after observing through a telescope.

"no problem!"

Wang Tiezhu smiled and said without hesitation, "Our 1st Independent Brigade's 1st Artillery Regiment, 1st Battalion, is equipped with American 155mm howitzers with a range of 15 kilometers."

"The Japanese are very arrogant. They clearly don't take us seriously and don't know our strength. Their artillery positions are only about six kilometers away from us."

Then he turned to the combat staff and said, "Call the front line and ask them to show me what type of artillery the Japanese have."

After a while, the combat staff officer returned and shouted, "Report to the Chief of Staff, the frontline says these are the Japanese's latest Type 94 75mm mountain guns, a total of 21."

"Ha ha!"

Upon receiving this news, Wang Tiezhu smiled and said, "It seems I was overthinking it. The Japs are indeed very bold, but more importantly, they have no choice. After all, the range of this gun is only 8300 meters."

"If they were deployed farther away, they wouldn't be able to reach our frontline positions."

At this point, Wang Tiezhu shouted, "Tell the First Artillery Battalion to target the artillery positions the Japanese are building. Blast them hard and knock them to the ground!"

After listening to Wang Tiezhu's words, the people of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army couldn't help but look at each other and saw the bitter smiles in each other's eyes.

In Wang Tiezhu's eyes, the Japanese's latest Type 94 75mm mountain gun was garbage, but in the eyes of other Chinese troops and the Eighth Route Army, it was a true king-level weapon.

The people of the 120th Division couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: "This 1st Independent Brigade is indeed rich and powerful."

Wang Tiezhu had no idea what his allies were thinking. After giving the order to fire two shots, he thought of something else and said, "Oh, right, send another telegram to the air base and tell them to get ready. Send bombers over in an hour to give the Japanese and puppet troops a little warning."

"Tell the air base to keep it under control and don't scare away the Japanese and puppet troops." The bombing situation in Yungang has been reported, and the battle in Yungang has not ended yet.

It is not impossible to deal with these Japanese and puppet troops with just the few troops they have, but it is still a bit difficult to wipe them out completely, so they have to fight cautiously.

Hearing Wang Tiezhu's words, the combat staff responded and quickly issued orders and sent a telegram.

The people from the 120th Division standing by felt even more uncomfortable.

This is so girly!

The 1st Independent Brigade is also a Chinese unit, how come it is so fat? It has artillery and aircraft.

They have never enjoyed the privilege of being able to call for air support when fighting the Japanese.

At the same time, the 1st Battalion of the 1st Artillery Regiment took its position.

After receiving the order, the battalion commander shouted in a loud voice: "Quick, quick, quick, all companies and platoons quickly prepare for battle, and observers immediately confirm the target of the Japanese artillery position with the front line."

The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Artillery Regiment rolled up their sleeves and worked hard. Soon, after the specific coordinates were determined, the information was immediately transmitted to each company and platoon, and the artillery under their command began to get busy.

The men shook the guns vigorously to adjust the angles and parameters, while other soldiers worked together to push the 44-kilogram shells over and install the fuses on top of the shells.

When the voices of preparations came, the battalion commander excitedly held the small red flag in his hand and waved it violently, saying: "All gun positions, five rounds of rapid fire, ready, fire!"

Along with the command, twelve 155mm howitzers shook violently, a huge roar sounded, and the terrifying recoil of the artillery raised a large amount of dust, and the entire artillery position was obscured by smoke.

One 155mm grenade after another was launched from the barrel at a speed of 564 meters per second, flying towards the Japanese artillery position seven kilometers away.

At the Japanese artillery positions, a large number of Japanese artillerymen were busy, some were building positions, and some were transporting ammunition.

At this time, the Japanese artillerymen did not follow the manual and place the shells at a certain distance behind the artillery, but placed them not far from the artillery in order to reduce physical exertion and provide convenience for themselves.

But their lazy behavior has now become a fatal scythe.

When 12 155mm grenades came with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, the Japanese artillerymen were stunned at first, and then their faces changed drastically. A Japanese major shouted in despair: "Baga, Chinese artillery fire, hide, hide!"

But it was obviously too late!

Before the battle started, the 1st Battalion of the 1st Artillery Regiment had already conducted on-site inspections, marked and tested the areas in front of the positions and within the range of the 155mm howitzers, and obtained complete data.

Therefore, they do not need to make test firing adjustments and can directly get to the point after determining the target location.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

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