Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 252
In the early morning of May 1940, 8.

According to the previous combat plan, all regiments took advantage of the night to transfer to the predetermined location.

Among them, the 28th regiment and the fourth regiment had the farthest march and were the first to set off.

At five o'clock, the sky was already bright.

Regiment [-] and Regiment [-] cleared four large strongholds outside HD City at the same time.

To the west of Handan City, countless black shadows came out from the mountains on both sides of the Handan-Chang Highway. The soldiers of the Second Regiment lined up without any disguise, walking directly on the road leading to Handan City, followed by pack horses, horses What is carried on the back is a disassembled artillery.

The large stronghold at the intersection is clearly visible.

"Move quickly, destroy its stronghold fortifications as soon as possible, and prevent the enemy from fleeing into HD city!" Xu Dali said loudly.

The several battalion commanders in front of them all nodded to show their understanding.

Xu Dali, the head of the second regiment, waved his hand, and the soldiers of the entire second regiment were divided into three parts. The first battalion, the main force, rushed to the west gate of Handan City, the second battalion, the regiment headquarters guard company, and the mortar company raided the train station, and the third battalion rushed to the south of Handan City. The second regiment fought with the Type [-] infantry artillery company of the Artillery Battalion.

The Type [-] infantry artillery was quickly assembled by the artillery of the artillery company, and then pushed to a flat ground in front of the intersection stronghold.

The puppet army in the bunker outside the stronghold was the first to discover the whereabouts of the second regiment. At this time, the muzzle of Heidongdong had already aimed at the two three-story gun towers in the stronghold.

"Damn it, did the Eighth Route Army eat gunpowder? It won't be safe for a moment!" A puppet platoon leader in a bunker scolded.

"Platoon leader, let's run away. They are easy targets in the bunkers. I have heard that this group of Eighth Route Army is very evil, but they have artillery!" A puppet soldier continued.

"Do you think I don't want to wait to die? Going out now is running away. The Japanese in the gun tower will not be soft on us. They just come up with a shuttle of bullets. You kid, make sure you can live?" said the puppet platoon leader.

"Then you can't just sit and wait to die?"

"It's okay. The Eighth Route Army will definitely attack these two artillery towers first. Brothers, your legs and feet should be quicker. When the time comes, you should remember not to run into the city. I guess the Japanese in the city will not be able to stop the Eighth Route Army's attack. Run away." Entering the city was also treated as cannon fodder.

Run if you can run, and surrender to the Eighth Route Army if you can't run. These days, you can't live without death, as long as you have enough to eat! "The puppet platoon leader's words were bloody, and he predicted the end of the Japanese army in the city in advance.

When the seven puppet soldiers in the bunker heard what their platoon leader said, they nodded hurriedly.

"Da da da!" A little devil who was arranged on the top of the gun tower also discovered the whereabouts of the second regiment at this time, and hurriedly fired warning shots.

The ear-piercing gunfire was extremely ear-piercing in this silent morning, and the little devils in the two blockhouses were alarmed.

At the same time, the two [-]-type infantry guns arranged in the direction of the west gate have adjusted their muzzles, and the flags ordered the soldiers to wave the flags.

"Tom tom!" Two shells flew straight towards the two gun towers.

Under Chen Feng's training, the Artillery Battalion already had a high level of tactical literacy and had experienced repeated battles. Although the level of its artillery was not as good as that of the little devils, it was still somewhat up to par.

In fact, the tactical literacy of the artillery of the Japanese army ranks among the top three in today's world in terms of its level.

It has been three years since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. Although the overall combat effectiveness of the Japanese infantry is still stronger than that of the National Army, the Jinsui Army, and the Eighth Route Army, it has not returned to the level at the beginning of the war. A large number of retired veterans and recruits have been recruited into the army. The tactical quality is visible to the naked eye. speed drops.

However, there are only two arms of the Japanese army that are not included in this list, one is aviation and the other is artillery.

During World War II, Japan did not have an independent air force like the Soviet Union, Britain, and Germany, but had an army air force and a naval air force like the United States.

Judging from a series of actual combats, Japan's aviation strength was not weak at that time, especially before the Pacific War, through training and beating in the Chinese battlefield, Japan established a team of elite pilots with rich practical experience. Approve excellent designers represented by Kokoshi Jiro and Koyama Tei.

In the subsequent Southeast Asian and Pacific Wars, the Japanese naval aviation defeated the air forces of the United States and Britain.

It is a pity that the Japanese army did not establish a corresponding training system, and the reserve of pilots was too small.

When the United States mobilized as a whole and equipped a large number of excellent fighters, the moment Japan was dragged into a war of attrition, the result was already doomed.

Relatively speaking, few people know that the Japanese artillery has a very high level of tactical literacy.

Due to the wars in the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese army rarely lost large-scale battles. Even if the battle was unfavorable, the Japanese artillery units seldom lost staff.

Although the use of artillery is not as good as that of the U.S. military, there is no developed communication capability, and the guidance of artillery fire is on call, but the artillery quality of the Japanese army is indeed higher than that of the U.S. military.

The tactical-level support artillery is quite accurate. The main reason why the campaign-level cluster artillery support is not as good as the US military is the quantity and quality of the artillery.

In the later Pacific War, the Japanese army used artillery that was obviously at a disadvantage, and taught the US military a vivid lesson, especially the [-]-type grenadier.

"Boom!" Before the little devil in the gun tower could react, two shells hit the gun tower one after another.

The gun tower in the stronghold was forcibly knocked out a gap, and then two shells hit the gun tower, and the little devil in the gun tower was buried alive.

Seeing that the gun towers in the stronghold were destroyed, and the infantry of the Eighth Route Army did not charge, the puppet platoon leader in the bunker immediately ordered: "Run!"

A few oiled the soles of their feet and rushed out of the gun tower.

"Regimental Commander, the puppet troops in the stronghold have to run away!" Xu Dali's guard said.

"Comrades, charge!" Xu Dali didn't hesitate at all, he didn't have time to let the buglers blow the charge, and directly led the charge.

Soldiers from the Second Regiment and First Battalion rushed out like a tide and surrounded the stronghold. Seeing this, the platoon leader of the puppet army simply threw away his gun and set an example.

In Handan City, the commander of the 104th Brigade of the Japanese Infantry, Tomamidi, was awakened from his sound sleep by the sound of gunfire outside the city.

At the same time, Chief of Staff Yuzo Onodera, who was on duty at the brigade headquarters, broke in.

"Brigade Commander, there are a large number of Eighth Route Army troops outside Handan City. It is roughly estimated that there are four to five thousand soldiers, and they are equipped with a large number of artillery!" Onodera Xiong Sanhui reported.

"Nani? The Eighth Route Army? Hurry up, go to the city wall fortifications!" Tomidi said on the fourth floor. ,

Not long after, the two on the fourth floor of Tomato Zhanmidi, together with the adjutant, came to the tower of the west gate.

The reason why I came to Ximen is because there is a train station outside the city, and there are still many unfinished supplies stored in it.

"This group of Eighth Route Army should be the same group of Eighth Route Army that was active in the south of Handan yesterday. I didn't expect it to be so bold that they dared to call the attention of Handan City!" said the fourth floor of Tomidi in a ferocious voice.

"Brigade Commander, the current situation is very unfavorable to our army. This group of Eighth Route Army has artillery to attack the city. Now that the city is empty, I am afraid it cannot withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army!" Yuzo Onodera said worriedly.

By pointing the binoculars to the west, the two soon saw that the Eighth Route Army outside the city had captured the gun towers and was clearing out the bunkers outside the city.

The Eighth Route Army attacking the station had successfully raided the station under the cover of artillery fire. Both of them knew that Handan City had become an isolated city.

"The Eighth Route Army never fights unprepared battles. If there are [-] people attacking a city, there are at least [-] people fighting to help!"

"Brigade Commander, the next offensive and defensive battle will be more difficult than ours. On the premise that the Eighth Route Army has a large number of artillery, I suggest that only a small number of troops be deployed on the city wall." Yuzo Onodera shared the plan in his heart.

"Yo Xi, you're right, the Eighth Route Army is a group of guys who only know how to run around, but they don't have a tough battle, so let's give them a big surprise!" Tomidi Silou suddenly laughed.

(End of this chapter)