The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 430 Commander, if the bombing continues, we will become a corpse collection team (first update)
Lieutenant General Sato was very aggrieved.

From the moment they entered the base area of ​​the independent regiment, the opponent disappeared, and even the villages they passed along the way were empty. The anger provoked by the independent regiment couldn't find a target, so they could only keep it in their hearts.

A day passed, and apart from the destroyed road proving that the Independence Regiment was still blocking him, there was still not a single figure of the Eighth Route Army on the marching road.

Just when Lieutenant General Sato couldn't bear to lose his temper again, a captain of the scouting force suddenly ran over: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is a situation in front of Duanjiabao!"

"There seems to be a lot of troops stationed there. There are scouts and patrols from the Independent Regiment everywhere. Our people will be attacked as soon as they get close!"

"The investigation team has lost more than [-] investigators, and they still haven't figured out the internal situation of Duanjiabao!"

Sato regained his energy in an instant, as if he had been pumped, and immediately ordered: "Where's the map? Find the Duanjiabao immediately, and judge whether the independent group is going to stop us in the Duanjiabao!

The chief of staff reacted very quickly, and he glanced at the map and said with absolute certainty: "Division commander, the independent regiment probably wants to block us here!"

"The Duan Family Fort is built on the hillside, and the only way to go deep into the Independence Regiment passes through the middle of the Duan Family Fort!"

"As long as the independent regiment occupies the high ground behind Duanjiabao and the village, our army will not be able to move forward!"

"Although the terrain there is not particularly conspicuous, it is enough for the independent regiment to rely on the mountain to build several blocking positions, forming a three-dimensional fortification, and blocking us head-on!"

"Yo Xi!"

The anger on Lieutenant General Sato's face was immediately replaced by a smile, and he said happily: "After waiting for so long, I can finally have a good fight with the Independence Regiment!"

"Chief of Staff... Immediately organize manpower to designate an attack plan!"

"If the independent regiment really intends to stop us here, the main force of the division must wipe out all the defenders at the lowest cost and take down Duanjiabao!"

"When making a plan, the location of the artillery position must be selected!"

"The report from the military department and the encounter with the Nakamura Regiment shows that the independent regiment is equipped with at least four 105mm caliber mountain guns, twelve 120mm caliber mortars, and more than twelve mountain guns and field guns!"

"Including the heavy weapons they seized in Longgong Village, there are more than thirty-six direct-firing artillery and large-caliber mortars!"

"This is an artillery force that cannot be underestimated. We must be cautious!"

"It's best to catch them all with the cooperation of the air force!"

"It's really impossible, we have to make sure that the 12 howitzers of the heavy artillery brigade are safe!"

"As long as they don't have any accidents, no matter what battlefield, we can suppress the artillery of the independent regiment!"

The chief of staff understood: "Regimental commander, don't worry!"

"The effective range of the 120mm caliber howitzer far exceeds that of the 105mm caliber mountain cannon. As long as we arrange the heavy artillery brigade outside the effective range of the opponent's artillery, they will be fine!"

At ten o'clock the next morning, Lieutenant General Sato arrived at the foot of the highland where Duanjiabao was located.

He was anxious to have a decisive battle with the Independence Regiment. If the guards hadn't stopped him, he wished he could go directly to the Independence Regiment's blocking position to investigate and find out how many people the Independence Regiment had arranged to block him here.

"Division commander, the independent regiment's blocking position is in front!" Noda Dazuo, who served as the forward, pointed to the village and introduced.

"Although it was camouflaged and concealed from aerial reconnaissance, it couldn't hide from the eyes of our army's scouts!"

"The first line of defense was built by the independent regiment relying on houses in the village!"

"The second blocking position is [-] meters behind the village, which is equivalent to halfway up the back mountain!"

"Whether there is a third blocking position in the back, the first two positions must be taken down, and we can only confirm after a close inspection!"

"Then we will attack one by one!" Lieutenant General Sato looked forward to the order.

"Are the artillery and attacking troops ready? The terrain here is not suitable for chariot attacks... If the infantry can't take it down, then consider dispatching chariot troops!"

"Aviators should also get in touch!"

"I heard that the Independence Regiment likes to use dark forts to stop us!"

"After the attack begins, first use heavy artillery and planes to blow up all the places on the position that may build dark forts!"

"The Eighth Route Army does not have reinforced concrete, and the bunkers they built are basically earthworks, which can only withstand the violent bombardment of ordinary artillery, but cannot withstand heavy artillery and aircraft!"

"When ready, attack in ten minutes!"

"I want to see with my own eyes that the attacking troops take down the Duanjiabao here!"

"Rumble..."

The sudden explosion instantly broke the tranquility of the battlefield, which meant that the Duanjiabao blockade had officially started.

Twelve 12mm caliber howitzers, twenty-four mountain field artillery, and sixteen infantry artillery, belonging to five artillery positions, fired round after round towards Duanjiabao.

In just half a minute, the Duanjiabao became thick with smoke...

"Weng buzzing..."

Three planes also ran over to join in the fun, whizzing down from the sky with a huge roar, and when they were about to hit the ground, they quickly raised their noses and climbed to the sky.

The aerial bombs hanging on the belly of the aircraft broke away from the restraint of the aircraft at the same time, and continued to fly to the ground along the direction of the aircraft's dive.

"Rumble..."

During the violent explosion, a larger fireball rose from the ground, billowing thick smoke straight into the sky, forming a huge mushroom cloud [-] to [-] meters high in the air.

"Weng buzzing..."

The second plane begins to dive...

After a while, a second mushroom cloud appeared over Duanjiabao...

When the first battalion and the seventh battalion were hiding in the artillery hole to avoid the artillery fire, Chen Daliang was wondering whether the heavy artillery battalion should take action.

"Battalion commander, let's fire..." The deputy battalion commander was impatient, and when he saw the infantry struggling under the artillery fire, he couldn't help standing up and asking for a fight.

"The observation post has determined the specific locations of all the artillery positions of the Devils. If our two companies deal with one artillery position, it will definitely damage the Devils artillery and greatly reduce the defensive pressure on the infantry!"

"After the Devil Artillery has been severely damaged, our next battle will be much easier!"

"Can't fire!" The trainer stood up and objected.

"You only counted the devil artillery, not the planes in the sky!"

"The troops are firing now, and the planes in the sky will definitely rush to attack us!"

"No matter how fast the troop moves, it can't escape the bombing of the plane!"

"Even if we succeed in injuring the Devil's artillery unit, the heavy artillery battalion will suffer heavy losses from the bombing of the Devil's plane. Maybe we will lose more artillery than the Devil!"

"This is an artillery counterattack that is not worth the candle!"

"That's all we have in our family, if you lose it, it's gone!"

"If the infantry still needs artillery support in the next battle, what are we going to use to fight the little devil!"

The deputy battalion commander said very unwillingly: "Then if the little devil's plane stays here and doesn't leave, our heavy artillery battalion will always be a coward, watching the comrades of the first battalion and the seventh battalion being bombed in the artillery fire!"

Chen Daliang interrupted suddenly: "These are not things we are considering!"

"When accepting the task, the head of the regiment repeatedly explained: our heavy artillery battalion doesn't need to worry about anything, when and how to join the battle, it's all up to us to decide!"

"As long as the devil's artillery can be hit hard with the least cost, it will be the greatest victory!"

"It can be seen from this that although the first battalion and the seventh battalion are on the ground to be bombed, all the regiment headquarters are prepared, and there is no need for us to care too much here!"

"The little devil's plane poses a great threat to us, but it is not invulnerable!"

"Each plane carries a certain amount of ammunition and fuel. It is impossible to cruise above us all the time and launch attacks!"

"When they finish dropping the bombs and run out of fuel, they have to go back to replenish fuel and ammunition!"

"Determine the time interval between the plane's return flight and find the pattern, then you can use the neutral position of the plane's return flight to launch an attack, and immediately transfer after the fight is over, so as not to give the return plane a chance to lock us!"

The instructor slammed the table and said excitedly, "Good idea!"

"Without the threat from the air, in the case of our preemptive strike, the mountain artillery and infantry artillery equipped by the devils can only be passively bombed, and there is no chance of counterattack."

"Their heavy artillery brigade is outside the attack range of our army. Although they don't need to be bombed, they can launch a counterattack immediately!"

"But the number of artillery pieces is limited, at most two artillery companies are threatened, and most of our artillery can still be withdrawn to the reserve position intact!"

The impatient deputy battalion commander also quieted down.

Analyzing while thinking: "At that time, the offense was indeed more secure than the current offense!"

"I'll go outside to observe now, and find out the return flight pattern of the devil's plane as soon as possible!"

"Rumble..."

The Sato Division's artillery strikes against Duanjiabao continued.

As far as the eye can see, there is no longer a complete house, and there are ruins and ruins everywhere...

If Duan Jiabao had hidden troops, there would definitely be none left.

Noda Dazuo grabbed the main attack task.

In his own words: In the battle of Longgong Village, the army lost seven or eight hundred people without even getting the shadow of the Independence Regiment!
Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, I finally met the main force of the independent regiment today, and I have to fight them no matter what!
Seeing that the artillery units bombed harder and harder, Duanjiabao was almost razed to the ground. Noda Dazuo was afraid that the independent regiment in the village would be blown up, and he would be useless, so he couldn't help but ran to Lieutenant General Sato for instructions.

"Master, it's almost time!"

"If the bombing continues, the attacking force will become a corpse collection team!"

Lieutenant General Sato kept observing the battlefield with his binoculars, and after confirming that all suspicious targets had been razed to the ground, he followed the command: "Expand the artillery fire in two minutes!"

"The Noda Alliance launched an attack at the same time, striving to take down the Duanjiabao in one assault!"

"Hayi!" Noda Dazuo said happily, "I guarantee that I will not let you down, and teach the independent regiment who is defending the position a lesson!"

"Battalion Commander... the devil's shelling has stopped!" The observation post guarding the firing port of the bunker suddenly reported.

"One battalion, one company, seven battalions, one company, all machine gunners, gunners, all go into the position... other troops continue to stand by!" Shen Quan ordered seriously.

At the same time, he walked to the shooting hole and raised the binoculars to look outside.

There was gray gunpowder smoke everywhere in the field of vision, and nothing could be seen.

Shen Quan had to prick up his ears and judge the specific location of the devil's attacking troops based on the sound...

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