Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

In an instant, the Japanese troops on the entire city wall began to become chaotic.

With the two artillery battalions of the 180th Regiment, the angle was constantly adjusted.

Continuous artillery bombardment began at the Yuncheng city walls.

For a time, the Japanese troops on the city wall suffered heavy losses.

Inside the city.

When Yoshito Takagi heard the explosion on the city wall, his face immediately changed.

As a garrison troop stationed on the peninsula for a long time, he could tell that it was the sound of 76.2mm field artillery from the north.

And there are quite a few of them, two full artillery battalions.

At the same time, Takagi Yoshito's face changed drastically as if he remembered something.

Since these are artillery pieces from two battalions, according to the organization of the northern artillery regiment, there must be a 122mm M-30 howitzer battalion.

Their two divisions don’t have 105mm heavy artillery now.

As soon as he thought of this possibility, Yoshito Takagi immediately sent the situation to the Pinglu front.

At the same time, request air force support from Xinxiang Airport.

Pinglu Front.

After receiving the telegram from Takagi Yoshito, Ushijima Mitsugu immediately ordered two flight squadrons to take off from Xinxiang Airport without giving it much thought.

Go to Yuncheng front line to provide support.

Yuncheng.

After twenty minutes of shelling by the two artillery battalions, Yuan Fusheng hurried out of the command post.

"Hurry, hurry~

Move position quickly.

Second Battalion Commander, pull out the artillery model you made."

"Wan Ze, where is your anti-aircraft company? Pay attention to the Japanese planes. They are probably arriving soon."

After the shelling stopped.

On the front line, the 81st and 82nd Regiments began to send out a company, alternating between covering each other as they advanced towards the city wall.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers on the city wall, after discovering that the Eighth Route Army's artillery bombardment had ended, immediately stood up and began to prepare to resist the Eighth Route Army's attack.

However, the Japanese soldiers on the city wall just set up the machine gun that had fallen to the ground and were about to shoot.

Then he was hit in the shoulder by a bullet and fell to the ground in a mess.

As the two sides fought, Li Dengxing, the commander of the 77th Regiment who was commanding the Japanese on the city wall, suddenly changed his expression.

Previously, they observed the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side and found that it was equipped with new weapons.

But they had no idea what the specific situation of this weapon was.

But at this time, Li Dengxing discovered it.

The Eighth Route Army troops currently attacking the city under the city wall are at best a reinforced squadron.

But this firepower is obviously not possessed by a single squadron.

Where did the Eighth Route Army get so many machine guns?

Even the Empire was not equipped with so many machine guns.

But when Li Dengxing risked his life to check on the Eighth Route Army troops under the city wall, he discovered it.

The weapons used by the Eighth Route Army troops below are actually semi-automatic weapons.

And it looks very similar to the Garand rifle equipped by the country across the ocean.

Is this what happened on the other side of the ocean?

Li Dengxing felt something was wrong.

After all, as a standing division, he still knew about it.

Their army discovered this weapon when it was first equipped a few years ago on the other side of the ocean.

But the logistics of this weapon are simply too much for them to handle.

Moreover, most of the empire's resources were taken away by the navy.

When he thought of this, Li Dengxing suddenly wanted to curse.

Even the Eighth Route Army was equipped with semi-automatic rifles, but they, the locust army, didn't even use them.

"Damn navy idiot~"

Li Dengxing couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Although they said at the time that using semi-automatic rifles was a sign of "fear of death" and they preferred to use traditional weapons such as bayonets?6?8.

But that's only what is said to the outside world.

Moreover, in their view, ordinary rifles were sufficient to resolve the China Incident.

Moreover, their army cannot afford the consumption of semi-automatic weapons.

But how could they have imagined that the beggar troops they looked down upon would one day be better than them.

Even if we ask the headquarters to develop it now, they won’t be able to use it.

There was no other way, Li Dengxing could only send a messenger to quickly report what happened on the front line to the brigade commander.

At the same time, pray that the aviation troops can arrive quickly.

It seemed as if Li Dengxingyi's call was answered.

After a while, there were bursts of roaring sounds in the clouds in the distant sky.

Then, a Japanese air force consisting of 12 fighter planes and 12 bombers was seen flying towards Yuncheng.

At the front line, when the commanders of the Eighth Route Army discovered that Japanese planes had arrived.

Start organizing air defense immediately.

Afterwards, the anti-aircraft firepower network formed by the anti-aircraft companies of each regiment took advantage of the Japanese army's dive attacks and bombings.

Some began firing at the Japanese planes.

When the Japanese planes discovered that the Eighth Route Army troops below had anti-aircraft firepower, their faces suddenly changed.

He quickly ended the attack and started pulling the joystick to climb up.

But three planes were hit and fell outside the city.

At the same time, four aircraft were damaged.

Seeing this scene, the Japanese squadron leader who was commanding on the plane suddenly screamed in anger.

Then they began to organize the aircraft to change tactics, allowing the bomber squadron to eliminate the air defense forces first.

After a fierce battle, the Japanese flight formation, except for five damaged planes, staggered and evacuated quickly.

The rest were shot down by anti-aircraft fire.

As a result, the troops below almost lost two air defense companies.

After the air defense operation ended, Xun Bai stood in the observation post at the rear.

"Let the artillery regiment bombard me directly~"

Hearing the commander's words, Chief of Staff Wang Fusheng nodded.

Then the artillery regiment was contacted and the attack order was issued.

Inside the city, Yoshito Takagi saw the battle between the Imperial Air Force and the Eighth Route Army outside the city.

His face looked gloomy and scary.

Judging from the air defense of the 389th Division just now, basically each regiment is equipped with an air defense company.

Moreover, most of the locust army's planes were shot down.

I guess the time for the general attack is coming.

Think of this.

Yoshito Takagi immediately sent part of the troops in the city to the front line.

Another part began to set up blocking points on the streets in the city.

Yoshito Takagi saw that even the air defense company was equipped with it.

I'm afraid the 24 76.2mm field guns just now were just foreplay.

The city wall may not be able to withstand the bombardment of 122mm heavy artillery.

Sure enough, not long after Takagi Yoshito gave the order.

Then I heard a whistling sound in the air.

Then, bursts of violent explosions continued to sound on the distant city walls.

Seeing this scene, Takagi Yoshito suddenly felt that his day was in danger.

He then quickly ordered the signalman to send the situation in Yuncheng to the divisions on the front line.

Then he led his men to the city gate to block the siege troops of the 389th Division.

Outside the city, when the artillery regiment's heavy artillery began to bombard the city walls, large pits were immediately left under the walls.

In some places, the city walls could not withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery and were blown into huge gaps.

The 81st and 82nd Regiments, which were responsible for the main attack on the front line, also began to order their troops to launch a general attack.

By the time the bombardment ended, the entire city wall was riddled with holes.

Under the cover of troops from other regiments, the two regiments began to run towards the gap in the city wall with ladders.

At the same time, the artillery of the artillery regiment in the rear began to extend further behind the city wall.