[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 405: Powerful Firepower (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

Fort Dukou, this originally not famous town, with the rise of Ma Zheng's department, has unconsciously become the bridgehead of the North China Front Army and Ma Zheng's department, and every battle will inevitably start here.

Originally, this bridgehead had been controlled by Ma Zheng's department, but the last time the Japanese broke through the defense line of the 93rd Division, they controlled it in their hands, and even when they finally withdrew their troops, they did not give up here, and also placed the strength of an infantry squadron in Fort Ferry.

Although the large and medium-sized cities controlled by the Japanese army today are noisy and lively, the defenders still dare not slack off in such a small stronghold as Fort Dukou. The main reason is that this place is too close to the defense area of the Suicha Military Region, not to mention the enemy's large-scale attacks, small units often appear, and if they do not strengthen their precautions, cold guns and cold artillery can make them suffer a lot of losses.

Today's weather is not very good, the wind has been blowing for a whole day, and in the evening there is still no sign of abating, but there is a tendency to intensify.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the Japanese soldiers who were on shift at night in the stronghold of Fort Ferry had just changed shifts, and the biting cold wind made the soldiers in cotton coats shiver. Thinking of the warm climate of his hometown and the harsh conditions here, the soldier felt uncomfortable in his heart.

But there is no way, since he has put on a military uniform, there is no other choice, just like now others are sleeping in the bed, and he can only be on duty on the roof of this cold and windy turret.

While thinking wildly, the soldier on duty suddenly heard a loud noise, which was not very loud, and it was not very obvious in the sound of such a large storm, and it should not have been noticed. But the sudden sound of this sound is too neat, and the sound of stamping is like the footsteps of soldiers in a military parade.

The Japanese soldiers on duty listened carefully, and sure enough, it seemed that someone was walking, and there seemed to be quite a few people. The Japanese soldier on duty suddenly became alert, how could there be a large number of people rushing in such bad weather, he immediately pricked up his ears, turned the searchlight on the turret and shot it into the darkness in the distance, and at the same time grabbed the gun in his hand, ready to fire a warning shot at any time.

But the scene that caught his eye stunned him, and he saw black figures appear in his sight in the yellow sand in the sky. It's too familiar, it's the army of China, and it's the army under the command of that demon.

Looking at these Chinese troops less than a hundred meters away from their turret, the soldiers panicked and immediately pulled the trigger, and the crisp sound of gunfire was so harsh in the relatively quiet night, and the small turret suddenly became lively.

But at this moment, a dull sound sounded, and then a violent explosion sounded in the Japanese artillery tower and the barracks behind it.

On the night of March 27, the third phase of the operation of Ma Zheng's headquarters finally began.

The battle went smoothly from the beginning, and the battle at Fort Ferry lasted less than twenty minutes, and a fully reinforced squadron was completely annihilated, and the large army did not even stay at Fort Ferry for another minute before continuing to advance forward, and at 0:40 a.m. on the 28th, the army had already advanced to the county seat of Huai'an.

At this time, the 1st Brigade of the 38th Wing of the Japanese Army in Huai'an County had received a call from Fort Dukou, and immediately reported to the Wing Headquarters, Brigade Headquarters, and Division Headquarters level by level, and strengthened its defense, preparing to meet Ma Zheng's headquarters outside Huai'an City.

After receiving the telegram sent by the Huai'an garrison, the regimental headquarters of the 16th Division did not dare to slack off, and under the order of the division commander Fujie Huipu, the second brigade of the 38th Wing, the third brigade of Wanquan County, and the wing headquarters of the 38th Wing stationed in Guoleizhuang Town immediately marched west to reinforce Huai'an.

At the same time, Fujijiang Huipu also ordered the 1st Brigade of the 20th Wing, the 1st Brigade of the Artillery Wing directly under the division and regiment, and the Chariot Brigade stationed in Zhangjiakou City to assemble urgently, and then march to Guoleizhuang Town with the cooperation of a puppet infantry brigade, preparing to form a second line of defense in Guoleizhuang Town to block Ma Zheng's headquarters, and to reinforce the battle in the direction of Huai'an when the battle is urgent.

In addition, the regimental headquarters of the 16th Division also issued urgent orders to the defenders of the towns of Shanfangbao, Jiashihe, Ximalin, and Shalingzi, ordering all units to immediately prepare for battle and be ready at any time to deal with the attack from the Eighth Route of China.

However, what Fujie Meguma did not expect was that the defenders of Huai'an only held out for less than an hour before retreating, and according to the news from the troops at the front, the number of the Chinese army was quite large, with five or six thousand men in the vanguard, and the total strength was expected to be no less than 20,000.

At the same time, the firepower of the people of China was unusually ferocious, and when attacking the outer positions of Huai'an, the first round of attack used at least one wing of artillery and six or seven hundred light and heavy machine guns, and the dense fire network composed of bullets tore apart the defenders' positions in an instant, and a reinforced brigade had to withdraw to the city after holding on to the periphery for less than 20 minutes.

Even though reinforcements from two more brigades arrived, they still only lasted more than an hour before they were driven out of Huai'an City, and when they withdrew, there were only 15,600 people left in the department, and more than half of them were killed or wounded.

After receiving the report of the 38th Wing, Fujie Keipu was greatly shocked, what is the concept of artillery and six or seven hundred light and heavy machine guns in one wing, you must know that one of his first-class field divisions is only equipped with more than 400 light and heavy machine guns and artillery of one wing, and the people of China have such powerful firepower, and their strength is at least about two or three divisions.

According to the intelligence collected by the intelligence department, Ma Zheng's department now has only two divisions, the 93rd Division, and there is also a cavalry group equivalent to the divisional establishment, of course, there is also news that Ma Zheng's department has formed a new independent eighth division, but this news has not been confirmed.

Even if there is really this Duba Division, it is only four divisions, how could Ma Zheng's department concentrate three divisions to attack his troops at once, could it be that the demon general wants to have a decisive battle with his troops?

It stands to reason that it shouldn't be, after all, Ma Zheng's department also slept quite seriously in the battle some time ago, not to mention that they also occupied so many new banner counties, the most important thing is to make up for the battle damage and digest the new territory, what kind of attack on his troops is going to do at this time?

But anyway, since people are knocking on the door, he Fujie Huipu can't retreat!

Immediately, Fujijiang Huipu ordered the 38th Wing, which had been withdrawn from Huai'an, and some of the troops that had previously been stationed in Guoleizhuang Town, to immediately build a defensive line in Guoleizhuang Town, and to block the Chinese army in Guoleizhuang Town.

But what people didn't expect was that Fujijiang Huipu was still thinking about maintaining the face of the bullshit imperial army at this time, and he didn't order the city to cancel the curfew, let alone order the troops in Zhangjiakou City to cancel their vacations, which is really ridiculous.

At half past two o'clock in the morning, the main force of the guard brigade arrived in Guo Leizhuang Town, and immediately engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Guo Leizhuang Town.

As reported by the 38th Wing, which had been withdrawn from Huai'an City, the firepower of the Chinese people was unusually ferocious, and the ammunition was more dense than expected. Especially when launching a charge, the Japanese soldiers even saw that hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers actually had a light machine gun in their hands, and the powerful firepower suppressed the defenders and could not raise their heads, and the losses were extremely heavy.

What's even more terrifying is that the soldiers in the Chinese army who are carrying iron pipes, every time the fire comes out, a cannonball is fired, which means that a large number of soldiers are killed and injured. The Japanese troops in the forward positions were stunned, they had seen mortars, only mountain artillery and field artillery drawn by cars, and even those heavy artillery weighing dozens of tons, but they had never seen artillery carried on their shoulders.

The firing range of this gun is not known for the time being, but the accuracy of the shooting is quite amazing, and what is even more terrifying is that this gun is still an anti-tank gun. When the battle of Guoleizhuang Town had just begun, the Japanese army tried to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the Eighth Route Army was not firmly established, and used the powerful armored cluster in its hands to launch a counter-charge against the Eighth Route Army, but the result was that the battle had just begun, and more than 100 tanks were turned into scrap metal in just ten minutes. (To be continued.) )