THE EXPLOSION OF THE GRENADE FIRED FROM THE 92-TYPE 105MM CANNON WAS DEAFENING, AND EVEN SUN WEIGUO, WHO WAS STILL IN THE COUNTY SEAT OF PINGDING COUNTY, COULD HEAR IT CLEARLY.

After hearing this huge explosion, Sun Weiguo's brows furrowed tightly, and Zheng Jingjing, the lieutenant colonel artillery commander of the brigade headquarters, hurriedly came to Sun Weiguo, and the expression on Zheng Jingjing's face became solemn at this time.

"The caliber is more than 100 millimeters, it's a little devil's heavy artillery unit, brigade commander, I want to go to the front line to see." Zheng Jingjing said hurriedly.

Yin Jin, the deputy commander of the first regiment of the reserve, had already anxiously arrived at the brigade headquarters, and Yin Jin saluted Sun Weiguo, and the expression on his face became complicated.

"Brigade commander, the little devil in Xiyang County has heavy artillery, the first company of the first battalion was suddenly attacked by heavy artillery, and eighty casualties were paid, and Lao Zhang, who served as a guide of the Pingding County Independent Regiment, was also killed. I discussed with Regiment Commander Fu Tao, and we planned to send a small force to reconnoiter the Japanese artillery position, and the rest of the troops would be in action when it got dark. ”

Yin Jin looked at Sun Weiguo, and he reported softly.

"I asked the reconnaissance company to send people to reconnoitre, and you will send a group of elite troops to find a way to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery positions first. Zheng Jingjing, you took the artillery battalion to the first regiment to assist in the battle. Yin Jin, convey my order, the artillery unit of the whole brigade will obey Zheng Jingjing's command from now on. ”

Sun Weiguo immediately gave an order, and this heavy artillery made Sun Weiguo have to pay attention to it.

Artillery is the god of war, if the troops do not solve the heavy artillery of the devil soldiers, the next actions of the new second brigade will be attacked by heavy artillery, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

But Sun Weiguo didn't know that the reason why the Japanese heavy artillery opened fire was mainly because they were waiting for the troops of the 25th Brigade to return to Xiyang County.

At this time, the 117th Wing of the 25th Brigade had quickly returned to Xiyang County under the leadership of Kaichi Takashu, while the commander of the 25th Brigade, Major General Naozo Nakano, followed with the 132nd Wing of Ebimei Ichisa and the brigade headquarters.

TWELVE 105MM CANNONS WERE DEPLOYED ON SHIJIASHAN, AND THE JAPANESE TROOPS CLOSELY MONITORED THE MOVEMENTS OF THE CHINESE TROOPS IN PINGDING COUNTY, AND THE JAPANESE ARMY COMPLETELY BLOCKED THE SONGXI RIVER, AND THEY WOULD NOT LET ANY TROOPS CROSS THE SONGXI RIVER TO ATTACK XIYANG COUNTY.

At 7 p.m. on 5 April, a squad of the reconnaissance company of the New 2nd Brigade scattered across the Songxi River, and they began to reconnoiter Xiyang County.

When this squad came to Xiyang County, they were surprised to find that Xiyang County was a completely empty city, and there were no Japanese troops stationed here at all.

However, when they came to Shijiashan, the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad discovered the Japanese artillery position on the mountain.

The two fighters took the initiative to approach Shijiashan, and they wanted to find out the specific number of Japanese artillery on Shijiashan.

But just as they wanted to get close to Shijiashan, the Japanese shooters hidden in the bunker began to shoot.

Bullets shot out of the hidden firing holes of the bunker, and the two fighters were just revealed before they were sieveed by the bullets from the heavy machine guns.

The Japanese army deployed a field heavy artillery brigade, an independent machine gun brigade, and an infantry squadron on Shijia Mountain, of which the independent machine gun brigade and the infantry brigade were the guard units serving as the field heavy artillery brigade.

The infantry squadron of more than 100 people was deployed on the mountainside, and they set up positions, while the independent machine gun brigade set up a lot of hidden bunkers at the bottom of the mountain, and these bunkers were very hidden, even in front of the bunker, it was difficult to find them.

More than 30 Type 92 heavy machine guns of the Independent Machine Gun Brigade were all deployed around the mountain, and they firmly protected Shijiashan.

It can be said that Shijiashan can be called a huge fortress, and it is not a simple matter for the Chinese troops to take Shijiashan.

The reconnaissance unit saw that the Japanese were under heavy fire, and they quickly began to withdraw, and the reconnaissance unit was different from the combat unit, and their task was only to reconnoiter the situation, and they would not launch a strong attack on the Japanese position.

When night fell, the lights were on, and in the county seat of Pingding County, the New Second Brigade set up a brigade headquarters in the eastern district of the county seat, and Sun Weiguo and other brigade leaders commanded the operation here.

As night fell, the troops of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Reserve Regiment began to sneak across the Songxi River, and they scattered towards Xiyang County.

"There is heavy artillery of the Japanese army here in Shijiashan, and there are hidden bunkers set up by the Japanese army around it, I have ordered the first regiment to temporarily stop taking action against Shijiashan, judging from the situation of the Japanese army in Shijiashan, it is difficult for ordinary small forces to threaten them, but here we must find a way to defeat them." Sun Weiguo pointed to the location of Shijiashan on the map, and he said in a serious tone.

Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong, Deputy Chief of Staff Qin Xianliang, and Infantry Commander Sun Ziyuan were all by Sun Weiguo's side, and after hearing Sun Weiguo's words, they had a contemplative expression on their faces.

After receiving the report from the reconnaissance company, the two battalions of the 1st Reserve Regiment took action, and the troops were scattered forward, but Sun Weiguo wanted to destroy the Japanese artillery position on Shijia Mountain.

"Now we don't know how many heavy artillery the Japanese army has, if we want to knock out their heavy artillery, we still have to rely on artillery, and if the infantry attackes, I'm afraid we will pay a lot of casualties. Brigade commander, Zheng Jingjing has sent a telegram, at present, the eighteen mountain guns of the artillery battalion have begun to set up artillery positions on the north bank of the Songxi River, and Xiyang County has been shrouded in artillery fire. ”

After being silent for a while, the infantry commander Sun Ziyuan looked at Sun Weiguo, and he put forward his opinion.

"Send a telegram to Fu Tao, let the deputy regiment commander Yin Jin lead Chen Haojie's artillery company, and Huang Gang's second battalion quickly moved closer to Shijiashan and knocked out the Japanese heavy artillery position first."

After Sun Weiguo hesitated, he immediately gave the order.

He planned to use the artillery battalion to bombard Shijiashan, while the infantry was on standby around Shijiashan, and when the artillery was over, the infantry quickly rushed over and killed the Japanese artillery positions.

An artillery battalion, an artillery company, and an infantry battalion are no problem with such strength to deal with Japanese artillery.

But Sun Weiguo did not know that the Japanese army had deployed an independent machine gun brigade in Shijiashan, and this independent machine gun brigade had 36 Type 92 heavy machine guns.

THE Type 92 105MM CANNON ON SHIJIASHAN CAN PROVIDE ARTILLERY SUPPORT AT ANY TIME.

THE NEW 2ND BRIGADE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 94-TYPE MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY AND THE 41-TYPE MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY AND WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE THE OPPONENT OF THE TYPE NINETY-TWO 105MM CANNON.

Kunomura Momoyo is not a simple Japanese officer, he and Sun Weiguo command the same troops to fight, Kunomura Momoyo can ensure that the troops will not be quickly defeated by Sun Weiguo, but also can ensure that his troops will not be completely annihilated, and at the same time, he can also bring certain losses to Sun Weiguo at the right time.

Hashimoto Group is an excellent staff officer of the Japanese army, and his research on Sun Weiguo has not been a day or two, this time the two of them joined together, and they have formulated a lot of plans for Sun Weiguo's tactics, and Sun Weiguo will definitely suffer if he continues to fight according to the previous tactics.