Hashimoto and Kunomura Momoyo had long anticipated the whereabouts of Sun Weiguo's new 2nd Brigade, and they also knew that the new 2nd Brigade would participate in the southeast of Jin.

This time, the Japanese army used an infantry brigade, a mixed combat brigade, a field heavy artillery brigade, and an independent machine gun brigade, and at the same time, Major General Nakano Naozo of the 25th Brigade and Major General Momoyo Kunomura of the 1st Mixed Brigade had the right to call for air support at any time.

The 25th Brigade was not targeting the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Qinxian County, they just wanted to attract Sun Weiguo's new Second Brigade to dispatch.

Different from the previous battles, this time the Japanese troops accurately grasped the actions of Sun Weiguo's troops from before the start of the war, and the Japanese intelligence organs were always watching every move of Sun Weiguo's new Second Brigade.

The stinger that was planted by the Japanese army in the new 2nd Brigade also played a role, and he secretly sent some information to the Japanese army.

There is a mountain six kilometers west of Xiyang County, this mountain is not high, there are almost countless small hills like this in Shanxi, many mountains, many waters, this is the characteristic of Shanxi.

This mountain is called Shijia Mountain, four kilometers north of Shijia Mountain, there is a Songxi River, standing in Shijia Mountain and overlooking it, you can faintly see this river.

Fukuda Hisaei is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old today, with the rank of lieutenant in the Japanese Army, and for Fukuda Hisaei, it is the greatest honor of his life to enter the Chinese war.

"Ladies and gentlemen, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, this time we must unleash the courage of our artillery of the Great Japanese Empire."

In a temporary bunker on Shijia Mountain, Fukuda Hisaei looked at several Japanese captains, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

The unit commanded by Hisaei Fukuda was called the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Wing of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, and his unit was equipped with 12 Type 92 105MM cannons.

THE INDEPENDENT FIELD HEAVY ARTILLERY BRIGADE IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE FIRST ARMY OF THE NORTH CHINA FRONT, AND THIS HEAVY ARTILLERY BRIGADE IS EQUIPPED WITH MORE THAN 70 HEAVY ARTILLERY, BUT THE 92-TYPE 105MM CANNON COMMANDED BY FUKUDA KUEI WAS ONLY FINALIZED AND PRODUCED BY JAPAN IN 1935, AND THIS KIND OF CANNON HAS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH PRECISION, LONG RANGE, AND GREAT POWER.

IN THIS ERA, THE TYPE 92 105MM CANNON IS THE LONGEST-RANGE ARTILLERY OF THE SAME CALIBER EQUIPPED BY THE ARMIES OF ALL COUNTRIES, THAT IS TO SAY, IN THE SAME 105MM CALIBER ARTILLERY, THE RANGE OF THE TYPE 92 105MM CANNON IS TO RANK FIRST IN THE WORLD, AND HIS RANGE EXCEEDS 18 KM!

"Hey, Captain." The Japanese officers bowed and said.

"Captain, the vanguard of the Chinese army has reached the north bank of the Songxi River, and there are more than 100 people in this force, which should be the vanguard of the Chinese army."

At this time, a Japanese second lieutenant quickly came to Fukuda Hisaei to report.

"The first squadron, carry out artillery shelling on the Chinese troops to prevent them from crossing the river." Hisaei Fukuda immediately gave the order.

This time, in order to be able to deal a blow to Sun Weiguo, the First Army invested enough money, and before the war, they secretly dispatched heavy artillery into Shanxi to fight.

If it weren't for the fear that the heavy artillery would be exposed, according to the plan of Kazuki Kiyoji, the independent field heavy artillery brigade was to send a wing to participate in the battle.

THE JAPANESE ARTILLERY ON SHIJIA MOUNTAIN BEGAN TO GET BUSY, THE FOUR 105MM CANNONS BEGAN TO ADJUST THEIR MUZZLES, THE CAPTAIN SQUADRON LEADER CALCULATED THE FIRING THROUGH THE ARTILLERY MIRROR, AND THE ARTILLERYMEN WAITED FOR ORDERS.

One by one, orders began to be given by the captain squadron leader, and the cannon was re-angled, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the sky to the north.

The grenades were loaded, and as the captain gave the order to fire, a gunner began to pull the firing cord, and large fireballs were fired through the chambers.

The troops who appeared on the north bank of the Songxi River were the officers and men of the first company of the first battalion of the first regiment of the new second brigade, and more than 100 soldiers quickly advanced towards Xiyang County.

When it came to the Pine Creek River, the warriors prepared to cross the Pine Creek River on foot.

"Lao Zhang, I really didn't expect that your kid would be mixed up with the position of staff officer of the Independent Regiment, you don't know a big word, how can you be a staff officer, you kid should hurry back to the combat unit, I think the Pingding County Independent Regiment will let you serve as a staff officer, and sooner or later something will happen."

The company commander of the first company looked across the Songxi River with a telescope, and he said with a smile.

Standing beside him was a man dressed in a common man's costume, this man was a staff officer of the Pingding County Independent Regiment, who was sent by Zhong Jian to guide the troops of the New Second Brigade.

The roots of the new Second Brigade are here in the Independent Regiment, and many people in the two units know each other, but they were all ordinary soldiers at the beginning, but now everyone who is alive is at least a platoon commander.

"Lao Liu, when Commander Sun was there, he emphasized the need to learn culture, every time you study, you either secretly sleep or desert, now that you are a company commander, you don't know how to read, and you are not afraid that the comrades below will laugh at you, I think you have time to ......" Lao Zhang's words were halfway through, and his face became solemn.

A sharp whistling sounded, shells began to fall from the sky, and by the time Lao Zhang realized that the Japanese artillery had begun to attack, it was already too late.

"Boom, boom." The explosions rang out one after another, the ground seemed to shake, and the scorching breath began to spread in all directions with the air waves generated after the explosion.

The thirteen soldiers of a squad of the first company were disgusted by the qi wave in the blink of an eye, and the severed limbs and stumps continued to fly, and bright red blood sprayed out.

Company Commander Liu squatted on the ground for the first time, and he shouted loudly, but as the shell exploded, no one would hear him.

A wave of air struck, and Company Commander Liu's body began to roll on the ground like a ball.

Shrapnel flew everywhere, and these shrapnel became the scythe of death, mercilessly harvesting the lives of the warriors.

A 60MM mortar and a Makqin heavy machine gun of the first company's machine gun squad were blown into a ball of scrap metal on the spot, and the soldiers holding the mortars and heavy machine guns were long gone.

Four grenades exploded, and the unprepared 1st Company suffered a devastating blow.

THE JAPANESE ARMY DID NOT CONDUCT A SECOND ROUND OF SHOOTING, AND THE TYPE 92 105MM CANNON WAS A TREASURE IN THE JAPANESE ARMY, AND THIS KIND OF CANNON SHELLS WERE VERY PRECIOUS TO THE JAPANESE ARMY, WHICH LACKED STEEL, AND THE JAPANESE ARTILLERY WOULD NOT WASTE IT.

There were four craters on the ground, which were three or four meters deep, and hot air continued to rise from the bottom of the crater, and the ground around it was completely overturned.

The first company of more than 160 people, less than 100 people survived at this time, the smell of blood and the pungent smoke of gunpowder mixed together, and everywhere you could see broken arms and stumps.

Company Commander Liu was covered in dust, and he was blown away by the air waves, which saved his life.

However, Staff Officer Zhang of the Independent Regiment did not have such good luck, there were no wounds on his body, but if an autopsy was carried out on his body, it would be found that his internal organs had already been shattered.