Bright Sword Military System

The time for the Japanese attack was perfect.

The Eighth Route Army's defense in Ping'an Village was a combination of inside and outside the village, and outside the village was a combination of defense lines and mechanized troops.

Two mechanized regiments of the Eighth Route Army are placed on both sides of the defense line, and one mechanized regiment is placed in Xinjing, ready for reinforcements. Once the Japanese launch an attack, they will be surrounded by mechanized troops at any time and cut off their supplies.

However, the Japanese chose to fight at night.

In the past, the mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army could still go out to provide firepower and cover for the defense line even at night, because they had the cover of artillery detection radar to avoid being bombed by the Japanese.

But not now.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army's artillery was held back by the Japanese troops and unable to fight. This directly caused the Japanese artillery fire to explode in the direction of the Eighth Route Army like crazy.

If the mechanized troops were dispatched in the dark at this time, they would probably be covered by Japanese artillery fire immediately... The main equipment of the Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops is half-track vehicles. Although these vehicles can block bullets and shrapnel, they cannot withstand enemy artillery fire. When the shells came over, they were shattered into a pile of scrap metal.

On the other hand, fighters at this time generally did not have night combat capabilities... Although the Mosquito night fighter was a "night fighter", it was a sea-to-air night combat using radar. The radar could capture enemy warships and fighter aircraft. , there is nothing we can do about land warfare.

So the Japanese attack on Ping'an Village had the upper hand from the beginning. The artillery shells were like hailstones all over the sky, hitting the Eighth Route Army's defense line. After each round of artillery shells, a wave of infantry surged up, a group of Another batch, like waves crashing against the rocks without pause.

If it were other troops, they would have been crushed by this Japanese offensive.

But stationed on the defense line was the Long March Regiment, one of the earliest main regiments of the Eighth Route Army. They were far inferior to the Japs in terms of military strength, firepower, and equipment, but they defeated the Japs' charges time and time again.

The Japanese even used artillery fire to cut off the supplies of the Long March Regiment. At the same time, they continued to charge at the front to consume the ammunition of the Long March Regiment in order to make the Long March Regiment run out of ammunition and food. However, the Long March Regiment was stunned to use bayonets, shovels, stones, and everything they could. Use the things to fight the devil down.

Wang Xuexin couldn't help but feel anxious as he read the battle reports one after another from the front line.

It had been less than an hour since the war started, but the battlefield situation was far more intense than the previous days of fighting. Naturally, the frontline troops were living like days.

Chen Songyong looked at the telegram and looked at Wang Xuexin with slightly frightened eyes, and said: "Captain, it seems that the Japanese are bound to win this time. They have no regard for life and death. Several troops took turns attacking without giving our army any chance to rest! In less than half an hour, our army's three bases of ammunition were almost consumed. They hoped to pick up the enemy's ammunition, but found that the enemy only brought ten rounds of ammunition each..."

Wang Xuexin frowned.

This is not to say that the Japanese are short of ammunition. The Kwantung Army may be short of fuel, but there is no shortage of bullets and artillery shells. The ammunition and materials they store in major fortresses are enough for them to fight against the bears for half a year.

The reason why each person charged with only ten rounds of ammunition was to prevent excess ammunition from being picked up and reused by the Eighth Route Army.

"Are the supplies still not coming in?" Wang Xuexin asked.

"It's impossible!" Chen Songyong shook his head: "The enemy's artillery fire was so fierce that it completely blocked the exit of Ping'an Village, and the tunnels were collapsed!"

Wang Xuexin had considered this situation, but he believed that this situation would only occur after the Japanese continued to attack for ten or eight days or even longer.

Unexpectedly, it was only one hour.

In principle, it would not be a big deal if the defense line was breached by the Japanese.

In fact, it doesn't matter even if the Japanese take over Ping'an Village...the troops have already prepared their retreat, and they can just withdraw when the time comes, and the oil inside is completely useless. The Japanese will get nothing.

But this time the strategic goal could not be achieved.Wang Xuexin hopes to use this battle to achieve the purpose of consuming the Kwantung Army's effective strength. Now the consumption is indeed consuming, and the Japanese are indeed using human lives. But if calculated at the current speed, the entire battle will consume at most 2 Japanese. People are far away from Wang Xuexin’s goal of [-].

"No!" Wang Xuexin said: "We cannot lose the defense line outside the village, we must hold on until dawn!"

"But the leader..." Chen Songyong reminded: "The Long March regiment suffered heavy casualties. There are only more than 3000 people left in the entire regiment of more than 900 people. If this continues, let alone dawn, there is a problem whether we can hold on for an hour!"

"What's going on with the artillery?" Wang Xuexin asked.

"A small part of the artillery has returned to combat status!" Chen Songyong replied: "But the Japanese artillery didn't pay any attention to it, and they continued to fight as they should!"

This is how Li Yunlong's method worked.

The artillery first asked the guard troops to shrink the defense line and prepare, and then let the artillery fire.

As soon as the artillery fires, no one is allowed to approach. No matter who it is, anyone who moves and dares to approach will be killed.

This makes it difficult for the Japanese to penetrate these artillery positions.

However, there are not many such artillery positions and terrain that meet defensive conditions. Only 7 artillery pieces can be restored to combat status.

The Japanese artillery just let the seven artillery pieces of the Eighth Route Army fire and explode as they pleased. They fired on themselves.

To be honest, that's all the devil can do.

Otherwise, what is the use of keeping artillery, artillery shells, and artillery?

After thinking for a while, Wang Xuexin asked: "Where is the Taiyuan Independent Camp now?"

Chen Songyong hurriedly flipped through the documents and replied: "Near Xinjing!"

When we attacked Xinjing before, we were worried about night battles, so we transferred this force equipped with night vision goggles to surround Xinjing. Since then, the reserve force that has been in Xinjing is ready to reinforce the front line at any time.

"Move it up for reinforcements!" Wang Xuexin ordered.

"But the regiment commander!" Chen Songyong said: "I'm afraid I can't make it over fifty kilometers in an hour, and the Taiyuan Independent Battalion is made up of half-tracks and tanks. They are not suitable for such a battle..."

"Helicopter!" Wang Xuexin's order was simple and direct: "Dismantle the night vision equipment and mount it on the helicopter, and the soldiers will rappel. In addition, contact the Long March Regiment and ask them to allocate the strong permanent fortifications to the Taiyuan Independent Battalion! In addition, use Helicopters lift ammunition, be careful to avoid enemy bombing areas!"

"Yes!"

Reinforcements from helicopters are the last resort.

Wang Xuexin was bullying the Japanese because they were not prepared for air defense... Everyone thought that there would be no aircraft participating in the battle at night, so there was no need for air defense. Who would have thought that helicopters can even hover because of their slow flying speed. Although flying at night is dangerous, it is still feasible.

The important thing is not to be discovered by the Japanese, otherwise when the equipment is dropped at a lower altitude, a barrage of artillery shells will come over...