With the 12th Division, wanting to play a poisonous trick of 'leading the water to the east', He Zhengdao also immediately changed his arrangement. Originally, in his plan, he wanted to slowly drag the 12th Division to the death and reduce the casualties of his own combatants.

But now that it has been judged that the little devils are going to catch the people who are based on them as human shields, He Zhengdao will naturally not let them go easily. Perhaps, as he himself said to his subordinates, only a dead devil is a good devil.

Even under the conditions of night fighting, it was not suitable for cavalry troops to attack. The 2nd Cavalry Division, which could be used as a reserve and pursuit force, quickly accepted He Zhengdao's order to encircle the 12th Division and widen the encirclement of the 12th Division.

In addition, the signal corps, which urgently conveyed the news overnight, also mobilized the guerrilla brigades and garrisons. The temporary strongholds of the people on the verge of a war zone have begun to be urgently deployed to guard against the little devils who may run into them.

As for the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade who were originally arranged to rest and recuperate with He Zhengdao, they were also all dispatched by He Zhengdao. Their task was to annihilate every squadron of infantry that had left the Japanese camp.

Although it was a little troublesome to fight at night, He Zhengdao felt that such a battle was fought in the base area of the independent column, and no matter how he said it, he also had the advantage of being a landlord. If you can't clean up these little devils, it's too incompetent.

Even the Second Division of the Column, which had just finished clearing and suppressing the Independent Mixed Third Brigade Regiment a few days ago, also received an order from He Zhengdao to end the night rest and recuperate, and moved closer to the main force overnight. Strive to solve the 12th Division that broke through in the shortest possible time.

Looking at the order sent by He Zhengdao, Wang Tianlin said with a little thought: "It seems that something should have happened to the front line, otherwise the commander would not have let us rush overnight." Order the troops, hold on, and try to converge with the main force as quickly as possible. ”

'Yes, Chief of Staff! ’

As the commander of the 2nd Division personally gave the order, several main regiments of the 2nd Division also began to accelerate the march. Fortunately, they were in their own control area, and they only had to pay attention to the road when marching at night, and they didn't have to worry about being ambushed.

At this moment, the 12th Division, which was temporarily stationed in Kongjiagou, also entered a rest. Many of the Japanese soldiers who were busy until dawn last night and had been on the road for another day looked somewhat exhausted.

In addition to the troops in charge of the guard, many troops began to find a random place to rest after dinner. Fortunately, the weather itself is relatively hot now, so you can find something to pad it on, and you don't have to worry about catching a cold or getting sick.

Just when the temporary station of the 12th Division became quiet. The heavy artillery units, which arrived a day earlier than them, also completed the preparations before the shelling. They are also full of anticipation for tonight's shelling.

'Commander, all gun emplacements are ready, whether to launch an artillery bombardment, please instruct!' ’

'Let's go!' ’

'Yes! ’

As the commander of the artillery brigade, Zhu Definition also looked very excited when he heard He Zhengdao's order. After all, the heavy artillery captured earlier, some 150-caliber guns, is the first time he has seen it as a soldier!

He hadn't even felt much of the power of this heavy artillery. Now that he has the opportunity to personally command such an artillery operation, as an artillery brigade commander, he has always been looking forward to this moment.

'Listen to me!' Heavy artillery battalions begin shelling! Pay attention to each gun position and adjust their shelling parameters at any time! ’

'Yes! ’

A heavy artillery battalion consisting of eight Taisho Type 4 150mm field howitzers and six Type 96 150mm field howitzers was reloaded. After understanding, the officers and men of the artillery brigade knew that the latter had better performance.

But no matter what, even the Taisho four-year field howitzer is not something they can produce now. Although the range of this gun is not as good as the latter, the power of the shells is also very impressive.

Fourteen heavy artillery pieces launched an artillery bombardment at the first time under the order of Zhu Definition. The deafening whistling sound made the ears of the artillerymen who tried to use this kind of artillery for the first time feel a little buzzing in their ears.

'It's fun! This is a cannon! ’

'What do you say?' ’

When the excited artillerymen couldn't help but say that it was very enjoyable to fight this kind of large-caliber howitzer, the soldiers next to him only heard the other party's mouth, but they couldn't hear what the other party said.

Fourteen heavy shells, after emitting blazing flames from the muzzles, soon flew to the temporary camp where the 12th Division was stationed. Even if it was a little far away, it was still noticed by the Japanese soldiers in charge of guarding the perimeter.

'Whistle! Eighth Route Army shelling! ’

The sharp whistle and roar woke up the Japanese soldiers who had just rested for a short time. Even the Japanese soldiers, who were not awakened by the whistle, knew what had happened to them as the first shell fell.

Watching as the shell crashed into the place where the explosion was generated, a huge crater appeared. Many of the little devils next to him were in a trance and said, "Na! Is this heavy artillery? At least 150 caliber artillery, how could the Eighth Route Army have it? ”

In their opinion, more than 150 field guns are basically unique to them. But now, they find that it is this kind of heavy howitzer shelling that they are enduring it, and it is no wonder that they find it unbelievable.

If a shell goes down, the little devils next to it will be hit hard. As for the little devil in the center of the shell, many of them could not even find a complete corpse. The terrifying power of heavy artillery is undoubtedly revealed at this moment!

If they were still stationed in the town where they were stationed before, in the face of such a heavy artillery attack, they might still be able to hide in the anti-artillery tunnel. But in the current temporary camp, many little devils are basically staying in the open air.

In the face of heavy shells falling from the sky, the wails of countless little devils were muffled by the sound of explosions. Seitaro Yamamura, who also woke up, was speechless for a long time when he watched this scene. He knew he had made a fatal mistake before!

That is, underestimating the Eighth Route Army's understanding of Japanese-style weapons. The Eighth Route Army, which underestimated it, was able to place this kind of heavy artillery that needed to be dragged by cars near Kongjiagou, where they were temporarily stationed, before them.

The people who were also watching this scene saw Xiusan, and they were also very sad and angry: "Baga! This is our heavy artillery! ”

Oh, yes! Using the heavy artillery and shells produced by the little devils to shell them, these little devils, really seems very dramatic. And Hinomi Shuizo also knew that in the face of such an artillery bombardment, he didn't even have the ability to fight back.

It is almost conceivable that at this moment, on the periphery of their camp, I am afraid that there are already many blocking troops of the Eighth Route Army on standby. If they rush out, they are afraid that they will fall into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.

If they didn't break through overnight, all they could do was wait for the Eighth Route Army to run out of the heavy shells they had grabbed earlier. But he knew that when he landed in the airborne last time, the number of heavy artillery shells captured by the Eighth Route Army was far more than them!

'Command the troops, centering on the crater, to dodge. Don't run around, that will only increase casualties needlessly! Fast! ’

Looking at the resting troops that had been bombarded by heavy shells and had been blown into a mess, people could only shout desperately, commanding those low-level Japanese officers to organize the troops to move closer to the center of the crater.

In his opinion, it is difficult for the same artillery to hit the same shell into one crater. This means that hiding in or next to a crater can also effectively reduce the possibility of infantry being killed by heavy artillery in the future.

Just when people saw Xiusan organize the officers and gather the chaotic troops. Looking at Kongjiagou in front of him, who was shrouded in artillery fire, He Zhengdao also felt very relieved. He felt that all this that these little devils had endured was brought on by themselves.

Fourteen heavy artillery, according to He Zhengdao's order, each artillery fired about ten shells at the Japanese camp in Kongjiagou. Even if there was some unfinished business, Zhu still asked the heavy artillery to stop the shelling at the right time.

After all, as Hitomi Shuzo guessed, the shells they are using now are all the shells that snatched the little devil's airborne from the previous time. One shot, it's really one less, so you naturally need to save some money.

'Commander, is it possible to put the field cannon on now?' ’

'Yes! According to the previous plan, you execute. Remember, there are not many opportunities for such a real battle, and it is necessary to let our artillerymen know the operating procedures of such heavy artillery. In the future, the accuracy of your shells must also be improved. ’

'Yes, rest assured, Commander! When this campaign is over, I will definitely let our heavy artillery battalion blow up that in the shortest possible time. However, the problem of shells must be solved as soon as possible. ’

'Rest assured! A few days ago, I had a convoy of transport vehicles to transport the captured heavy shells back to the arsenal for our experts to copy. I believe that it will not be long before we will be able to produce our own shells for this heavy artillery. ’

With the continuous expansion of the scale of the arsenal, experts and technicians recruited from all over the country and abroad gathered in the arsenal of the Eighth Route Army. This kind of heavy shell, for the arsenal, the pressure to imitate is relatively small.

After all, whether it is now or in the future, Huaxia has always been the world's leader in the ability to imitate!

At the time when the heavy artillery battalion ended its shelling tonight and began to prepare for evacuation. The Japanese soldiers in Kongjiagou also felt bitter when they looked at the scene of the shelling. Everyone knows that these heavy artillery pieces were originally the equipment of their divisions!

Just when the Japanese army felt that tonight's shelling might be over, and they would need to face the attack of the Eighth Route Army next. Another round of shelling began, which once again made these Japanese soldiers miserable. The whole temporary camp is like a hell of Shura.

'Yaga! This is our field cannon! ’

On the other hand, the attacking troops who were waiting on the periphery of Kongjiagou seemed very happy. Looking at the loud explosions, they were all very happy. After all, this is their artillery, shelling the little devils!

In the past, they tasted the power of the little devil's heavy artillery, but now the feng shui takes turns, allowing the little devil to also taste the power of their heavy artillery. This somewhat made the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army feel that this can also be called 'self-inflicted'!

Not to mention, the shelling was only the beginning of tonight's offensive. Next, the armored regiment, which really made the Japanese army uncomfortable, was also on standby for a long time. Even if you can't completely annihilate this Japanese division tonight, you must beat it to a half-crippled mass! (To be continued.) )