Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 267 The Independent Battalion Don’t Take Prisoners, The Eighth Route Army’s Most Hated Weapon

Devil artillery positions.

The Devil Artillery had already disassembled the [-]-type infantry artillery on the emplacement under the artillery fire of the independent battalion, and installed it on mules and horses.

As for other mortars, since they are not heavy, they are all carried as a whole.

At this time, the Artillery Brigade, under the leadership of Lieutenant Lieutenant Kasahara Koizumi, retreated to the north col together with the Guard Squadron and Engineer Squadron.

Not long after they ran out, a few grenades suddenly fell from the sky, falling into the crowd and exploding violently.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom!—"

In the flames of the explosion, dozens of little devils were blown out even with their weapons.

Several mules and horses were also injured and frightened. After neighing a few times, they ran away in all directions.

Knocked down a lot of devil soldiers, and the parts of the [-]-type infantry artillery that they carried on their bodies also fell down.

Immediately afterwards, another burst of dense bullet rain poured over.

The little devils who were caught off guard suddenly fell like grass, and fell down a large area.

"Don't panic, this is just a small army of China Tuba Road!"

"Guard squadron, cover fire!"

After the initial panic, Kasahara Koizumi immediately ordered the devil soldiers of the guard squadron to cover fire.

And he and Chief of Staff Shimono Jun, under the cover of the engineering squadron, led the artillery brigade to continue to break out forward.

……

at the same time.

The 2nd Battalion and 3rd Battalion of the Japanese Army on the main battlefield also received an order to retreat from the regimental commander Kasahara Koizumi.

Originally, seeing that the position of the Independence Battalion was close at hand and was about to be breached, they were unwilling to retreat at this time.

But there was no way, the captains all ran away.

The 1st Battalion was disabled again, so it would be impossible to withstand the main attack of the independent battalion. Once the blocking line of the 1st Battalion was torn apart, they would be in the embarrassing situation of being attacked from the front and back.

Therefore, the captains of the 2nd Battalion and the 3rd Battalion only hesitated for a moment, and they alternately covered each other and retreated towards the rear.

"Brothers, the battalion commander and the others are back, don't let these little devils run away!"

Seeing so many soldiers dying in front of his eyes one after another, Xu Hailang naturally wouldn't let these culprits leave easily.

After receiving the order, several trumpeters immediately took out their bugles, jumped out of the bunker, puffed up their cheeks and blew.

"Di da da, di di di di, di da da, di di di!—"

"Come on, kill!"

Amidst the loud charge horns, thousands of independent battalion fighters and militiamen roared and chased the devils in the direction they were retreating.

They will shoot when they are far away, and they will stab bayonets mercilessly to some devil soldiers who are injured and abandoned by their companions.

The Independence Battalion does not need prisoners!
No, these devils are not prisoners, they are war criminals!

……

On the other side, with the death of Tanabe Jiro, and other grassroots commanders were successively killed by Wang Chengzhu and three other Spike snipers.

The 1st Brigade lost its unified and effective command, and its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. Soon, the main force of the independent battalion broke through the defense line from the front, and then ran to the north col together.

Soon, Xu Hailang found Wang Chengzhu, and reported with regret on his face: "Battalion Commander, I'm sorry, I failed to defend the base area, and I let you down."

Wang Chengzhu's face sank, and he said, "I basically know the situation. The little devil has invested too many troops. It's not your fault."

"Okay, let's get rid of this devil first!"

Immediately, Wang Chengzhu led the independent battalion to continue to chase forward.

In this way, the enemy retreated and we pursued, and the pursuit continued for 20 kilometers.

Although Kasahara Koizumi wanted to find a dangerous position to defend, he waited for the reinforcements of Masao Nishiyama, head of the brigade.

However, he was not familiar with the nearby terrain, and the independent battalion behind had been chasing and fighting fiercely, so he didn't give him a chance at all.

So we can only retreat all the way to Wanjia Town.

During the period, although the Japanese army's counterattack caused some casualties to the Independence Battalion, their casualties were more than twice that of the Independence Battalion.

At this moment, Wang Shugen, the reconnaissance company commander, suddenly found Wang Chengzhu and reported to him: "Battalion Commander, a large number of devils have been found in the direction of Wanjia Town, and they are marching towards us in a hurry."

Hearing this, Wang Chengzhu's face sank immediately, and he asked, "How many people are here, little devil?"

Wang Shugen: "There is at least one wing. The exact number is not known yet. They have dispatched several tanks this time."

Wang Chengzhu: "Masao Nishiyama really spent all his money. This time, in order to deal with my independent battalion, he actually dispatched their armored vehicle squadron!"

Wang Chengzhu has specifically investigated the firepower configuration of the Japanese 4th Brigade.

At present, in addition to two infantry wings, the 4th Brigade also has an artillery brigade and an armored vehicle squadron, with a total of 12 Type [-] light tanks.

This tank has a 37mm caliber main gun and two 7.7mm caliber heavy machine guns, with very strong firepower.

Its armor thickness is 6-12mm, which is enough to withstand the direct fire of heavy machine guns.

Strictly speaking, the armor thickness of the Devil Tank is about 10mm, which is actually a thin-skinned can, and Maxim can penetrate it with a steel core bullet.

However, the equipment of the Eighth Route Army at that time was too poor, not to mention steel core bullets, and even pointed bullets were pitifully scarce.

Due to the lack of anti-tank heavy weapons, the Eighth Route Army usually can only use cluster grenades or explosives to bomb, but the effect of this is very unsatisfactory.

Many times, the Demoman is sacrificed, but the Devil's tank is still there.

If the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were allowed to choose the most hated weapon, tanks would definitely rank ahead of cannons.

Even if the Molotov cocktail can restrain the tank very well, the bombardier must be able to get close to the tank, otherwise it is useless.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army at that time did not know that Molotov cocktails could deal with devil tanks.

Wang Shugen: "Battle Commander, what should we do now?"

Wang Chengzhu: "Stop chasing, withdraw! In addition, your reconnaissance company stays behind and strictly monitors every move of this Japanese army, and report to me immediately if there is anything unusual!"

Right now, the casualties of each company of the independent battalion are very heavy, with more than half of the casualties, and less than 1500 troops can be put into battle.

Although there are still many militias, the combined total strength exceeds 3000.

But the militiamen are not only poorly equipped, but also have much worse combat effectiveness than the fighters of the independent battalion.

Although the 22nd Wing of the Japanese Army suffered a lot of casualties, there were still at least 2000 people. With the addition of another Wing, the Japanese army's strength would exceed 5000, and there was also a squadron of armored vehicles.

Facing such a Japanese army, not to mention the seriously downsized independent battalion, Wang Chengzhu was not sure of defeating it even when it was full.

Especially in frontal encounters.

Once the two sides collide, the loser will definitely be the independent battalion.

And if you want to defeat it, you can only use the favorable terrain...

(End of this chapter)