Chapter 621: Shelling! raft

General Umezu Yoshijiro of the Kwantung Army soon received a telegram from Okamura Ninji.

Although because of the heavy losses of the Kwantung Army in Shanxi, Umezu Mijiro was extremely dissatisfied with Okamura Ninji.

However, Umezu Mijiro also knew very well that once these 5,000 tons of war materials fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, it would be extremely unfavorable to the Japanese army in North China.

So.

Umezu Mijiro immediately ordered the air force of the Kwantung Army stationed in Shenyang to immediately dispatch five Type 97 heavy crit planes to bomb Datong Station.

As for bombing the infantry of the new regiment, dispatching large-scale aviation units, and reinforcing the North China Front to fight, Umezu Mijiro never thought about it.

The anti-aircraft firepower of the new regiment of the Eighth Route has long been famous, and even the commander of the regiment, General Umezu Mijiro, knows about it. raft

What's more, if Balu called for air reinforcements again, the group of planes he sent out would basically go and not return.

However, the five Type 97 heavy crit planes sent out this time, Umezu Mijiro gave the pilots a death order, even if it was a suicide attack, to destroy the combat materials in the Datong Station.

The maximum endurance of the Type 97 heavy crit is 2,500 kilometers.

The maximum speed is 432 km/h.

It has a crew of seven and is armed with five 7.7 mm heavy machine guns and carries a 1-ton aerial bomb.

The straight-line distance between Shenyang and Datong is about 900 kilometers.

It took about three hours for the Devil bombers to take off from Shenyang and arrive at Datong to drop bombs. raft

In addition, the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Brigade has received an order to return to Datong from Gaoyang County to prepare for a counterattack on Datong Station.

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Datong.

The second battalion of the new regimental division, under the leadership of Wei Dayong, arrived outside the northern city wall.

Although Wei Dayong was promoted from the deputy captain of the Sword Squadron to the battalion commander of the second battalion of the new 1st regimental division.

But no one was unconvinced, after all, Wei Dayong's exploits were there.

Moreover, the formation of the sword squadron of the new regiment is at the battalion level, and Wei Dayong is the deputy captain, so it is at the level of deputy battalion commander. raft

It is reasonable to be promoted from the rank of deputy battalion commander to battalion commander.

After entering the Sword Squadron, Wei Dayong has a strong learning ability, is still relatively diligent in learning, and has also learned to speak pure Japanese.

In those days, Chinese who could speak Japanese were welcomed no matter where they were.

A proper intellectual.

Of course, Wei Dayong is still brave and ruthless, unruly.

However, he used this courage and ruthlessness to train and fight.

He told the company commanders and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the Division that the 2nd Battalion of the Division would strive to be the first in both training and combat. raft

Wei Dayong is like a brother to the soldiers under his hands, and if the soldiers under his command are bullied, he will directly bring people to the door to ask for an explanation.

Although Wei Dayong was in charge of the 2000 people, his management ability was a little worse, but with the cooperation of the instructor and the deputy battalion commander.

Coupled with the unique training method summarized by Wei Dayong from the Sword Squadron, the combat effectiveness of the second battalion of the division is second only to the four main battalions and the first battalion of the division.

At this time.

The 2nd Battalion of the Division, under the leadership of Wei Dayong, had already entered the attack position.

However, the tank battalion to accompany the 2nd Battalion of the Division was not yet in place.

So, the battalion commander Wei Dayong called all the 10 company commanders of the second battalion of the division to him, and said with a fierce expression: raft

"The Commander's order!"

"Which battalion will attack the city first and kill the commander of the 3rd Brigade to see Yin Sanxiong again, which battalion will be the first achievement!"

"The first merit of this battle, our second battalion of the division has decided!"

"If anyone drops the chain for labor, see how labor-management cleans him up!"

Between the words, Wei Dayong's big fist in the casserole was pinched, and there was a rattling sound like popping beans.

The company commanders couldn't help but shudder, the battalion commander was very kind to the soldiers

Okay, but it's not so easy to talk to their company commanders.

If any company loses its chain during the battle, the company commander will definitely be beaten by the battalion commander. raft

With the strength of the battalion commander, their group of company commanders plus one piece is not necessarily his opponent.

After the Sword Squadron learned special operations and training in the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, Dagger Technique Special Forces and other killing moves, Wei Dayong's strength is now more than two levels higher than in the original play.

The commander of the second company said, "Battalion commander, there are only 32 tank guns with a caliber of 75 mm that cooperate with us in attacking the northern city wall."

"Look at the main battalion, there are more than 30 150mm howitzers to cooperate with the attack, and a few rounds of shelling can collapse the city wall."

"How do we compare with the main force of the first battalion?"

Another company commander also said: "The 2nd Battalion of the main force and the 1st Battalion of the Division also have more than 30 75mm mountain guns, and more than 10 105mm howitzers each.

This battle was different from the last attack on the 10th Division. raft

In the last attack on the 10th Division, 2 artillery battalions and 1 heavy artillery battalion were disorganized, and each artillery group was equipped with 10 heavy guns, 10 105-mm howitzers and more than 20 72-mm mountain guns.

And the city wall of Datong is only stronger than the city wall of ordinary county seats.

It can be destroyed with 75mm mountain guns or field guns.

Therefore, in this battle, all artillery battalions formed a formation to cooperate with the infantry to attack the city, blasting open the city wall to open the way for the infantry.

"You two dare to complain?"

Wei Dayong's eyes glared suddenly, and the two company commanders quickly shut up, not daring to say more.

Hehe smiled, Wei Dayong showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Hit a city wall, 75 mm cannons are enough!" raft

"What's more, I have already analyzed that in this battle against Datong City, in addition to cooperating with the caliber of our siege artillery, our battalion has two advantages."

The second company commander hurriedly asked suspiciously, "Battalion commander, what advantages do we have?"

Wei Dayong's expression was cold, and his eyes were sharp: "The first advantage, the devil's headquarters is relatively close to the northern city wall, and far from the other city walls."

"The second advantage, after the second battalion of our division enters the city, the tank battalion of the brother army will cooperate with us to enter the city to fight the devil in the street."

"Do the other battalions have tanks for street fighting?"

When the company commanders heard Wei Dayong say this, they were shocked.

According to the battalion commander, the second battalion of our division really has a chance to get the first credit! raft

"Battalion commander, the tank battalion is here!"

Wei Dayong's guards ran to report to him.

Wei Dayong hurriedly raised his binoculars to look, only to see that 2 kilometers away, dozens of tanks from the tank battalion were driving towards this side.

The corners of Wei Dayong's mouth curled slightly, a mouthful of white teeth was revealed again, and he turned his head to look at the company commanders:

"It's all gone!"

"When the shelling is over, attack immediately, this time, the second battalion of our division has decided!"

"Yes!" The company commanders responded in unison, and then dispersed in a hurry, walking briskly towards their respective companies. raft

From the strides of each company, Wei Dayong could see that these guys were full of fighting spirit, and his expression also showed a touch of satisfaction.

The 32 tanks of the tank battalion, led by Sun Desheng, drove to a position about 800 meters from the city wall.

32 tanks lined up, including 22 Leopards and 10 Xiafei.

In addition, the tank battalion was equipped with 13 Satan Spitfire tanks, but they were not used for this battle.

On the city wall, you can vaguely see the devils and puppet soldiers setting up light and heavy machine guns.

and there are devils and puppet soldiers who carry ammunition boxes and run through the battlements in the city wall.

Although the devil knew that the artillery fire of the new regiment was extremely fierce, the city walls were condescending after all, and it was impossible for the new regiment to blow up all the city walls. raft

Therefore, the city wall is still the focus of the devil's defense.

But see Yoon again

Major General Mio did not put all the soldiers on the city wall, but left some soldiers to fight street battles in the city.

Otherwise, once the walls are lost, it will also mean the end of the battle.

However, when I saw Yin Sanxiong again, there were not many troops, and after deploying some troops on the city wall, there were not many troops who could fight street battles.

With the attack, the four infantry battalions, three artillery battalions and tank battalions all went into attack positions.

Li Yunlong gave the order to attack without hesitation.

In the walkie-talkie, Sun Desheng heard Li Yunlong's roar of opening the artillery, and after putting down the walkie-talkie, Sun Desheng shouted in the walkie-talkie channel of the tank battalion: "Open fire to labor and management!" raft

With Sun Desheng's order.

Gunners of 32 tanks, firing almost simultaneously.

"Tom ......"

As the tank shook violently, shells streaked through the air, and the trail was clearly visible in the air.

The next moment, the tank's 75-mm high-explosive shells hit the city walls, and fireballs and smoke rose from the walls.

Because the devils in the city did not even have a single 75-mm mountain gun or field artillery.

The tank crew could drive the tank to the front of the city wall and aim directly, and at this distance, the target was so large, so almost all the shells hit the outer wall of the Datong city wall. raft

Datong City has a long history, as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a large-scale city.

The current Datong urban area, after several dynasties in the Ming Dynasty Hongwu years to build, the main city gate set up four, southeast and northwest respectively and Yang Gate, Yongtai Gate, Qingyuan Gate, Wuding Gate.

There is a moat outside the city and an urn city inside the city, which is extremely strong for cold weapons, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If you don't have artillery, it will be very difficult to take this city.

However, the new regiment not only had artillery, but also a lot of them in number and a large caliber.

There is no problem at all with the destruction of this wall.

In the command. raft

Li Yunlong held up the binoculars and looked at the heavy artillery position of the new regiment in front of him.

It was the 1st battalion of the main force that attacked Datong City from the southern city wall, and it was the heavy artillery battalion of the new regiment that was responsible for providing artillery support to the 1st battalion of the main force.

Similarly, the heavy artillery battalion also placed the artillery position under the nose of the devil, about 800 meters away from the city wall, and almost aimed at the devil's city wall.

The power of the 150mm howitzer made the entire city of Datong tremble.