Chapter 157: A Crushing Victory (I)
The 113th Wing of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, which had been fighting hard for half a day, dropped a large number of corpses and retreated under the shelling of the mountain artillery battalion, and hurriedly joined up with the attacking 147th Wing, in an attempt to join forces and break through the defense line of the Chinese Army, which was not in danger to defend......
"Battalion commander, the mountain artillery is shelling the devils opposite the 13th Regiment, what is the field artillery doing next?" The third company commander asked,
"Go and move the phone," Huang Wujun ordered,
"Pick me up the fifteenth regiment!" Huang Wujun roared directly, there was no way, he had been in the artillery position for a long time, and his ears were still buzzing......
"Hey! I'm Huang Wujun, how is the position of the 18th Regiment now? Need support? Huang Wujun asked,
"Camp Commander Huang, Uncle Huang, you are finally empty; Hurry up and give me some artillery support in front of the line! Labor and management guards are running out. Zhu Binqiu almost cried on the phone,
"Then you call my observer to answer the phone, and you tell him to call that place!" Huang Wujun roared,
"Tell your artillery battalion to bombard the position on the edge of the forest, prevent the follow-up squadron of the devil from breaking in, and I will handle the less than 300 people who have entered the forest! If the shells are really rich, shoot a few shots at the devil's assembly position! Zhu Binqiu said to the observer,
"Understood! Commander, don't worry! But give me your binoculars! The observer took the phone as he spoke, pointed to the binoculars around Zhu Binqiu's neck and said,
Zhu Binqiu took the telescope and handed it to the observer, there was no way! Artillery is now the uncle!
"Commander, the Eighteenth Regiment suffered heavy casualties; Area 24, 120-54 to the south, nearly 20. Test firing! The observer shouted,
"Understood! Elevation angle 32 degrees, area No. 24, 120-54 to the south, nearly 20. One test shot! Huang Wujun roared,
"Boom!" The shell fell directly outside the woods, exploding in the middle of the devil's infantry assembly area and the forest, except for stirring up the dirt in the sky, not a single devil hit......
"Commander, 100 meters to the west." The observer looked at the landing point of the shell and shouted,
"Understood! 100 meters to the west. One test shot! Huang Wujun ordered,
"Boom" This time, the shell fell directly next to the trench on the edge of the forest occupied by the devils, and the devils around the landing point flew into the sky with a scream.
"Only that man shelled and ordered the troops to retreat!" The commander of the 147th Wing, Yoshio Sonoda, saw that it was his own soldiers who were being bombed, and understood that the artillery position of this branch had still not been destroyed, and he was afraid that he would be too wounded and wounded and would not be able to explain, so he directly called for retreat.
"The drop point area is correct!" The observer yelled,
"Adjust the coordinates collectively, two rounds of salvos! Fire! Huang Wujun ordered,
Seeing that the position of the 18th Regiment was about to be breached, the devils heard the whistle of beeping and thinking, and the Japanese troops who were accustomed to ordering each other to cover each other retreated towards the edge of the forest, but these Japanese soldiers were not stupid, they did not withdraw directly, bypassed the area that was being shelled, and bent down and ran towards the assembly area of the wing headquarters......
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
In the area of the Japanese advance trench on the edge of the forest, the simple trenches are trembling violently, and there are not many trees left around the trenches that have been bombarded by the mountain artillery of the Japanese devils for several rounds, and there are many big pits left around the simple trenches under the collective artillery bombardment of the field artillery, and the condition of the screaming and screaming devils is not much better than that of the 18th Regiment when it is bombedIn addition to the shells falling like hail in the sky over the area of the Japanese advance trench on the edge of the forest, there was also the dirty blood of the little devils splashing everywhere......
"Request for artillery fire extension, target: Area 23, 125-84 to the south, 120 to the distance. The Japanese army is massing positions, and the devils are currently in the open area. The observer was roaring with a telescope in one hand and a phone in the other,
"Understood! One test shot! Huang Wujun immediately ordered,
"Boom!" In less than 2 minutes, a test-fired grenade fell around the starting position of the devils, and the Japanese officers who were frightened and were waiting for the return of the attacking troops at the starting position immediately lay on the ground, looked at the sky in fear, and retreated with their troops with a pale face......
"The drop point area is correct! Keep firing the artillery, you can do the bombing extension to the east! "Observers report the effects of the shelling,
"Boom, boom, boom......"
The continuous and violent roar sounded in the starting position of the Japanese army, in the open area, the power of the howitzer explosion was like being amplified, like fireworks, competing to bloom on the position of the defenders, the huge roar accompanied by the rising smoke and dust enveloped the entire open position, the terrifying air wave with mud and shrapnel swept away, the running devils were swept to the ground by the terrifying shock wave and shrapnel, and the wail was drowned in the rumbling cannon.
"Brethren! Follow me! Zhu Binqiu roared and jumped out of the trench,
"Rush!" The brothers of the 18th Regiment, who had been pressed and beaten for a day, were not good-tempered, and when they saw the support of artillery fire, they jumped out of the trenches one after another, the guard company with box guns and broadswords, the infantry company with rifles full of bullets, and the light machine gunners with straps around their necks, hung Czech-style offensive ......
"Da da da ......" light machine gunners were firing continuously, and the bullets strafed the ghosts who were retreating in embarrassment.
"Stop!" Kankan rushed to the edge of the forest, and Zhu Binqiu signaled the troops to stop,
"Why are you so?" Zhu Binqiu asked suspiciously,
"Commander, the second battalion is here; The rest of the brothers had no way to attack, and just kept shooting! The second battalion commander said gloomily,
"Damn, let's build a position on the spot! Just don't let the little devils come in again, I'll go and ask the third battalion to send you a company. Zhu Binqiu sat on the ground and said,
"Yes, Captain!" The commander of the second battalion signaled to the brothers of less than two full companies to set up positions on the spot......
The starting position of the Japanese army was trembling violently, the sky was full of mud and mist, and the scattered monoliths were sprayed in the air, messily burrowing into the devil's body, and the blood was flying.
The scene of the starting position being hit by howitzer shells is being staged without even basic bunkers, and the key is that there are still a lot of devils gathered around, and in the face of the bombardment of field artillery shells, the bushido of devils can't resist the shock wave of shrapnel, and the flesh and blood turn into powder, and the screams are endless.
After fighting until nightfall, the 113th and 147th Wings of the Japanese Army, which had attacked the positions of the 18th and 13th Regiments, retreated to the road area with heavy casualties, relying on the road to build bunkers and collect scattered personnel.......
However, the 15th Regiment that resisted the attack of the 123rd Wing of the Japanese Army in Phoenix Mountain did not have such good treatment, the artillery range was not enough, and there was no way to support the 15th Regiment, but fortunately, the 15th Regiment relied on a large number of Japanese machine guns and strong fortifications left by He Jianye to hold the defensive line, and the 15th Regiment, which was not subjected to large-scale bombardment by the Japanese Field Artillery Wing, suffered small casualties.
The front of the 15th Regiment's Phoenix Mountain position had become a mess, the grass and trees were burning, and the soil had become charred black, mixed with sharp explosives. Thanks to the fact that the Japanese wing headquarters was stationed here, most of the fortifications were ready-made, and in addition to the large number of fixed fire points temporarily added after the arrival of the 15th Regiment, the officers and men of the 15th Regiment had to endure for a day, except for the captured light and heavy machine guns and ammunition of the Japanese army, their own machine guns and mortars were not greatly consumed; The officers and men of the 15th Regiment, who had been fighting viciously for a day, looked at the devils who were gradually retreating, and sat in the trenches to rest with a rough kick, while the sanitary soldiers were busy taking care of the wounded......
"Brothers, food has been delivered; Everyone has it, go get it yourself. Pan Zhen roared,
"Commander, is there any water? Die of thirst! "Some of the brothers had dry lips, and after a high-intensity half-day battle, each soldier only had a pot of water, and they had to take care of the heavy machine gun to drink, and they couldn't hold on for a long time.
"There are a few large barrels in the back, don't drink too much; Drink slowly and go for it! Pan Zhen looked at the tired brothers, and after speaking, he returned to the regiment headquarters, and it was time to report the battle situation to the division headquarters.