Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 403: Battle of Changzhi Battle

Standing on the city wall are all old devils who have been on the battlefield for a long time. From the sound and power of the explosion of the shells, we can infer the strength of the artillery battalion on the north side.

I saw Zhongshan Mingxin, the captain of the Mountain Artillery Brigade, said: "There are six mountain artillery in the north, and they are [-]-type mountain artillery, and the Eighth Route Army launched an attack from all sides at the same time, and there were explosions of shells from all sides. Since when did the Eighth Route Army have so many? Artillery?"

"Baga, it must be the independent detachment of the Eighth Route Army. They were the ones who fought against the commander of the division in Lucheng. Unexpectedly, the independent detachment secretly moved to Changzhi. According to the last telegram sent by the division headquarters, the number of artillery pieces of the independent detachment can be A well-organized artillery regiment comparable to that of the Imperial Army, I thought the division chief was exaggerating, but I didn't expect it to be true!" Jiro Ikeda said with a gloomy face.

On the side, Moriyama Nobucheng, the head of the Changzhi Secret Service, said: "The commander of the independent detachment is called Zhou Weihan. According to the information conveyed by the Intelligence Department of the North China Dispatch Army Command, the troops led by this person first appeared in Heshun County. He once led troops to capture Heshun County, and in the recent raid by the Eighth Route Army, the independent detachment led by him captured Handan City!"

"The independent detachment has now become a confidant of the imperial army. Even if Changzhi is not captured this time, and it is allowed to grow in the future, it will not only threaten Changzhi where we are, but the imperial army's rule in southeast Shanxi and even the entire Shanxi will be destroyed by others. shake!"

Hearing the fear of the independent detachment contained in the words of Moriyama Nobusumi, Ikeda Jiro said dissatisfiedly: "Moriyama-kun, are you afraid, shame, today I want to let the outside world know that the Imperial Japanese Army will never be defeated !"

"Ikeda-kun, I'm only predicting the future situation, please don't think too much, we will definitely defeat the Eighth Route Army troops attacking the city!" Moriyama Nobusumi faced the big hat thrown by Ikeda Jiro, and quickly explained.

"It's not enough to defeat it, I have to completely wipe it out, so as to wash away the shame of my [-]st Division!"

"I have ordered the defenders of Gaoping, Huguan, Lingchuan, and Lin counties to reinforce Changzhi. The [-]th and [-]th divisions that the imperial army is sweeping in the hinterland of Taihang Mountain are gathering. Arriving in Changzhi, by then, the independent detachment will be completely wiped out!"

"Gentlemen, as long as we can defend Changzhi City for two days, you are all heroes of the imperial army. Imagine that an independent detachment that has defeated the imperial army many times collapsed outside Changzhi City. At that time, the commander of Gangcun Let's reward you!" Ikeda Jiro said in an encouraging tone.

"Hi!" Many Japanese officers responded as if they had been slapped with chicken blood.

Previously, under the dispatch of Ikeda Jiro, all the defenders along the roads from the suburbs of Changzhi to various counties were thrown back, and all troops were concentrated inside and outside the city of Changzhi, and they were bound to stick to the end with the independent detachment.

After the comrades of the Changzhi Intelligence Station of the Enemy Engineering Division lurking in the city learned about this situation, they wanted to report to their superiors, but the Japanese army locked the city gates tightly, and at the same time stepped up searches in the city.

Therefore, Zhou Weihan didn't know that Changzhi's defenders were different from the deployment of troops provided by the enemy engineering department.

As for Ikeda Jiro's plan, he also had selfish intentions.

At this time, the head of the 239st Division of the Japanese Army and the 237th Regiment were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in the area of ​​Lucheng. destruction.

He was the only senior officer in the [-]st Division, and he was out of reach for the position of division commander, but with his achievements in annihilating the independent detachment, he was more than enough qualified to seek the promotion of an infantry regiment commander.

While speaking, the Japanese army deployed twelve mountain artillery between the inner and outer cities and began to counterattack.

However, the two artillery companies of the artillery battalion moved away after the first ten rounds of rapid fire, and the infantry artillery and mortars on the east and west sides were carried away by several soldiers.

In addition, the Japanese army's twelve mountain cannons were deployed in four directions earlier, and there were only three artillery pieces in each direction, so the Japanese artillery counterattack did not play a role.

In the observation post of the artillery battalion, the two artillery companies in the north and the south reported to Chen Feng one by one.

"Okay, it's good that there is no loss. Set up a few more positions. I saw the battle situation just now, and the effect is good. But the little devil is prepared. Next time, don't shoot ten quick shots, but change to six!"

"What, do you want to counterattack the Japanese artillery positions? Your eyes are so wide that you see the Japanese artillery positions?"

"Okay, I don't care how you fight, the commander said, you don't need to save shells, as long as you take down Changzhi, the shells will be enough!" Chen Feng said proudly, and then hung up the phone.

The artillery positions of the Japanese army are inside the city, blocked by tall walls, while our artillery positions are outside the city. Japanese artillery observers stand on the city walls and can find out the approximate location of the artillery battalion after calculation.

On the north side of the mountain artillery company.

There was a dispute between the commander of the artillery company and the instructor as to whether to counterattack the Japanese artillery positions.

"Let me tell you, there are many ordinary people in the city. Your counterattack may cause accidental injuries to the ordinary people in the city. Can you bear this responsibility?" the instructor retorted.

"Hey, my instructor, the battalion commander didn't say anything just now, but you did. If the bastard little devil sets up an artillery position, he must not choose an open area. Even if it is placed near a civilian house, the little devil can't dismantle it." Residential houses? Can the little devil tolerate ordinary people staying near his artillery positions? Isn't this a joke, do you think it's possible?"

The artillery company commander asked questions one after another, and the embarrassing instructor was speechless.

Seeing the instructor's face turned blue and white, the artillery company commander said to himself, you are really an amateur.

However, many soldiers were still watching, and the artillery company commander could only say comforting words: "Instructor, you are right to worry about the common people, but the battalion commander must have considered these issues you have considered, otherwise I just mentioned counterattack. You will refuse, and besides, you don’t even know what our strength is, so you can fight wherever you want!”

After finishing speaking, the artillery company commander didn't write any ink, and directly divided the mountain artillery company into two, and arranged them on two artillery positions.

"In a while, the eastern position will bombard the outer fortifications, and the western position will be directed by me to counterattack!"

Not long after, the shelling started again, but this time the shelling fire was much weaker.

The Japanese artillery in the city did not become suspicious either, thinking that the Eighth Route Army artillery fired separately in order to maintain the continuity of the shelling.

In an instant, the three Japanese mountain artillery on the north side began to counterattack against the artillery positions on the east side.

On the artillery position to the west, the artillery company commander manipulated the artillery mirror to observe the trajectory of the Japanese artillery shells.

"Hey, I knew you had to change positions too, so let me catch you this time!"

Then the artillery company commander said a series of parameters, and the artillery crew of Sanmen Mountain Cannon quickly adjusted the parameters.

"No test firing, six salvos, then move immediately!"

Reloading the shells, and then pulling the fire, several shells pierced the sky one after another and flew towards the city of Changzhi.

At the same time, the three mountain artillery pieces of the Japanese army were being transferred.

The Japanese artillery squad leader on the artillery position quickly noticed the abnormality, and couldn't help but look up at the sky.

"No, there is shelling, protect the mountain cannon!" The artillery captain shouted.

A group of Japanese artillerymen were courageous, they gathered together one by one, and some even lay down on the mountain cannons.

A series of shells landed on the position, and in an instant, the sky and the earth were spinning, and the flames shot up into the sky.

Many Japanese soldiers were blown away by the blast of shells, but unfortunately, the desperate protection of the little devil artillery was doomed to be of no avail.

Subsequent shells detonated the shells in the ammunition box, and the power caused by the martyrdom of the shells devoured everything on the position, even the walls of Changzhi City shook.

(End of this chapter)