War of Resistance

Chapter 461 Battle of Zhangshan ([-])

"Jun Zuo, there are gunfire in front, it must be the enemy and friendly troops fighting." Said Wan Jianfan, Chief of Staff of the Legion, who was also sitting in Tang Enbo's command vehicle.

Tang Enbo stared at the direction of the gunfire, and said: "Immediately order the second army to advance and pursue, and separate a part to attack in the direction of Zhangshan! Try to resolve the battle as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Junzuo!" Wan Jianfan responded.

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After receiving Tang Enbo's telegram, Guan Linzheng, commander of the Second Army, immediately ordered Zhang Yaoming's No. 20 Fifth Division to march towards the Zhangshan area, while Zheng Dongguo's Second Division continued to pursue in the direction of Yi County.

The chain reaction is real. For example, if Tang Enbo's army marched into the Zhangshan area, wasn't it caused by the chain reaction?

After all, in the original history, Tang Enbo's army was chased by the entire army in the direction of Yi County, and launched an attack on the Japanese army in Jiuding Mountain the next morning.

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The camera turns back to Mount Zhang.

Amidst the dense artillery fire, the Japanese infantry began to attack Zhangshan.

Zhou Fangjie, who was in the artillery position on the top of the mountain, immediately ordered the troops to speed up the construction of the position after receiving Zhang Tianhai's order.

The bombardment at the foot of the mountain was still rumbling, and Zhou Fangjie was very anxious in his heart, so while he was urging the troops to speed up the construction of artillery positions, on the other hand, he asked the artillery to quickly build artillery and then shoot down the mountain .

Soon, an open space was cleared on the mountain, and a [-]-type field gun was erected here, and the muzzle was aimed right down the mountain.

Zhao Chengge, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, stood in front of the artillery and began to direct the artillery to gradually aim the muzzle at the position where the Japanese artillery was fired.

In fact, it is not that you can see the artillery positions of the Japanese army in this dark night, but you need to rely on judgment. After all, in this dark night, the easiest thing to see is the trajectory of the artillery shell. You can roughly judge the direction of the Japanese artillery positions.

The artillery fire of the Japanese army was very fierce. After all, they were in a hurry now, and they also knew that the pursuers behind them would not give them too long, so they tried their best to bomb Zhangshan almost without leaving any money.

One shot after another, very quickly, the shells streaked across the air one after another dazzling traces, Zhao Chengge stood in front of the field artillery, and was calculating the distance of the Japanese artillery positions.

Finally, after 2 minutes, Zhao Chengge finally calculated the approximate location of the Japanese army's position, so he immediately ordered the only artillery that had been erected at this time to fire.

"Bang!!!"

A hot artillery shell burst out from the muzzle, then across the sky, and hit the vicinity of the Japanese artillery position fiercely.

Even if the artillery misses, the point is to deter the enemy with firepower!
Even if there is only one artillery firing, this is telling these enemies: We also have artillery, so don't bombard them recklessly, unless you definitely don't want artillery positions.

Sure enough, after the shell exploded near the Japanese artillery position, it really stopped the Japanese artillery fire. If it really hit their shell pile, it is really possible that everyone present would not survive.

"Your Excellency Squadron Leader, is it still necessary for us to continue shelling? The enemy has already opened fire, and it is very likely that they are coming from the mountain. Our position is very dangerous." An artillery staff officer ran to the artillery squadron leader Kawashimazu Reported in front of the truth.

After thinking for a while, Kawashimazu said, "The enemy fired only one shot just now. How can this mere shell scare off us warriors of the Sunrise Empire? Keep firing and ignore them!"

"Hay!" After the artillery staff officer responded, he went back to direct the shelling.

For Kawashima Tsumi, this is the death order of Akashiba Yaezo, and he must complete the task, even if it means paying the price of death.

For the Japanese army of the Tenth Division, the heavy artillery fire this time will determine whether they can take Zhangshan, the future forward position.

Therefore, even at the risk of his life, Kawashima Tsumi felt that it was necessary to help the forward troops take the Zhangshan position.

On the other hand, the infantry units of the Japanese army were rushing forward with the [-]th cover with a small flag on the muzzle of the gun, and they were still shouting words such as "Long live the dog emperor".

"What should we do? The artillery fire of the Japanese army has not weakened. Is it possible to set up a second or even a third artillery first, and then suppress the enemy with firepower?" Zhou Fangjie asked Zhao Chengge next to him.

The task of getting the artillery battalion to fire as soon as possible was given to him by Zhang Tianhai, and he had to complete it well, and it was very likely that Zhang Tianhai, that daring guy, ran directly to the front line of the first battalion to command the battle, or even "have a good time" "Yes!

"Do as lowly as possible! Chief Zhou." Zhao Chengge's face was a little embarrassed, but he also knew that there was no way to do it. If the Zhangshan position was still taken by the enemy with such an advantage in the terrain, So where should I put the whole straight face?
And most importantly, if it was because the artillery could not fire in time, which led to the loss of troops and ground, who should bear the blame?Can Zhao Chengge afford it?

To be precise, it is unbearable!

"You keep firing, just adjust your position slowly. I'll direct the erection of the second artillery!" Zhao Chengge directly ordered the company commander of the Second Artillery Company behind him.

"Yes, sir." The second company commander responded, and then directed the artillery to adjust its position, "The muzzle tilts to the right two degrees..."

The artillerymen of the first regiment were in a hurry, and Zhang Tianhai, who was in the center of the artillery coverage, was also in a hurry: If at this time, a bold and elite Japanese army dared to touch it under the artillery fire, then the Zhangshan formation might really be in danger of falling. up.

Now, Zhang Tianhai can only hope that this Japanese army is not so frantic that it will come up and take the position even if the whole army is bombarded to death by its own people.

After all, if they were not so bold, at least when the artillery fire ceased, the officers and soldiers of Zhiyi Regiment could still launch a counterattack, and they would not be so passive.

However, God favored that when the Japanese infantry units were about to rush to the position, the Japanese artillery fire stopped.

Countless officers and soldiers of the regiment and battalion rushed out of the trenches immediately, took up their weapons, shot down the mountain, and threw grenades.

The battle was fierce for a while.

Compared with the previous battle, this time the Japanese army learned to be smart. They did not use the "pig sudden tactics" they were proud of from the beginning, but sent a small group of elite troops to climb the mountain first, hoping to gain a firm foothold. After that, carry out a group charge melee!

At the same time, the grenadier detachment of the Japanese army was also approaching. This time, as in the previous attack, the grenadiers were used intensively. Using the characteristics of the grenadiers to carry light and have a fast rate of fire, they quickly established fire support points on the front line.

However, this time, the Japanese army had significantly more grenadiers than the previous one, and the intensity of firepower was also much stronger.

Because this time it was the general attack launched by the Japanese army!

If a tracer bomb hit the sky at this moment, the officers and soldiers of the national army would definitely find that the dark valley in front of them was all the heads of the Japanese army!
It's a pity that they didn't have tracer bullets, so they couldn't discover this scene. They could only throw grenades down the mountain and shoot desperately. The battalion commander had already told them that as long as they could last until morning, they would be victorious. These little devils would definitely retreat!

Because the large troops of the national army are chasing and killing them behind the Japanese army!
The words of the battalion commander, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the first battalion, were a shot in the arm. Most of the people present came to serve as soldiers to kill the enemy and eliminate the bandits. They must repel the Japanese army. This wave of attack!
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