Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom boom!—"

The bombardment of armored trains continued, round after round.

The shells that fell continuously exploded one after another, directly blowing up the stronghold of the giant city into a sea of ​​flames, and the gun towers and bunkers collapsed one after another, turning them into ruins.

The devils and puppet troops in nearby trenches and foxholes were also affected one after another. Some were blown out directly, and others were buried or killed by collapsed gun towers and bunkers.

The wounded were even more numerous.

The rest of the surviving devils and puppet soldiers screamed and fled in all directions.

The military uniforms on some devils were set on fire, and then they rolled back and forth on the ground like a fire man. I don't know if they were injured too badly, or they wanted to use this to extinguish the fireworks.

"This……"

Xu Shengji stared blankly.

Cheng Xiazi had already seen the power of the armored train when he was in the flat base, so his expression didn't change much at the moment.

Li Yunlong even lit a cigarette leisurely and contentedly, sitting on the leather sofa and smoking leisurely, taking a sip from a teacup from time to time.

It didn't look like they were here for a war, but more like they were on vacation.

About 10 minutes later, the bombardment ended. All the gun towers and bunkers in the Jucheng stronghold were bombarded, and all collapsed into ruins. The devils and puppet troops inside were either directly killed or buried inside.

In addition to the gun towers and bunkers, the devils' trenches and foxholes, especially the positions of the machine gun fire points, were all shelled.

Of course, the four Type 4 road-rail dual-purpose armored vehicles were not spared. Under the attack of 75mm and above caliber artillery, their poor defensive armor was not even as good as paper.

Two of them were directly hit by shells and were blown apart, while the other two were overturned by the impact of the explosion...

Immediately, the Xinyi Regiment, 772 Regiment, and 771 Regiment launched a joint charge.

The rest of the battle was naturally without any suspense. All the devils in the Jucheng stronghold were wiped out, and all the surviving puppet troops put down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender.

Then, each of the three regiments left a company of soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the main force quickly marched towards Yangquan along the Zhengtai Railway and Zhengtai Highway.

Originally, Xu Shengji wanted the soldiers of the 771st Regiment to also take the train, but when he saw that the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment were also marching on foot, he gave up this idea.

In the commander's compartment, Cheng Xiazi was still a little worried about Li Yunlong's current commander-in-chief of the enemy. He said with a smile: "Old Li, you will be the commander of the division soon."

Li Yunlong: "Old Cheng, don't mess with me. What about the brigade commander? We think so, but there is no such condition."

Cheng Xiazi: "Why not? I think that when my 129th Division was first formed, there were only 4 regiments in total. When we returned to the stronghold in the east, we added the 769th Regiment to make a total of 4 regiments. By then, your old Li Isn't it the teacher?"

Xu Shengji: "It's not a big deal. Although Lao Li commanded 3 regiments just now, they are all from our 386 brigade after all. No matter what, he can only be regarded as a brigade commander, but the 769 regiment belongs to the 385 brigade.

Lao Li, this is a proper life for you as a division commander, and this total strength is only a lot more than a division of the national army. "

Li Yunlong was happy: "If you say this, it seems that this is really the case. At least it proves that our old Li has the ability to command a division."

"So, next time we fight together again, you still have to listen to us."

Cheng Xiazi's face suddenly changed: "Old Li, you think beautifully!"

Xu Shengji followed suit: "That's right, it's as if no one can command a division, just the battle just now, do you need someone to command?
Don't say it's you, Lao Li, even if it's the second idiot in our village. "

Cheng Xiazi: "If you do the math, you, Lao Li, are on the same level as the second idiot in Lao Xu's village."

Xu Shengji: "That's right, that's right."

Li Yunlong smiled: "Hahaha! So, if you listen to the words of the second idiot, isn't that worse than the second idiot?"

"..."

Cheng Xiazi was speechless for a moment.

"..."

Xu Shengji was also at a loss for words.

On the other hand, Li Yunlong laughed, and said in his heart: "Xiao Mian, are you two still arguing with our old Li?"

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In the east back to the stronghold.

The Donghui stronghold is about 35 kilometers away from Yangquan, and about 15 kilometers away from the Jucheng stronghold, which is about the same distance from Jucheng and Pingping.

There is a tunnel near the Donghui stronghold, and there are no coal mines or bridges, so the defense force is slightly insufficient compared to the flat and giant cities.

Only two ordinary devils and two companies of puppet troops were stationed, with a total strength of less than 800 people.

But even so, the 769 regiment in charge of the attack suffered a lot.

From 12:4 am to 30:769 am, the [-]th regiment had organized several consecutive attacks, but they were all easily defeated by the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold.

Although they filled the outer trenches and bulldozed the outer barbed wire, that was because the Japanese troops defending the Eastward Stronghold had received a death order and were not allowed to leave the stronghold.

In fact, the several attacks of the 769th regiment failed to even approach the hinterland of the Donghui stronghold, let alone destroy even a small bunker.

Speaking of it, the equipment gap between the enemy and us is too great.

The entire 769 regiment, just two 81mm caliber mortars, is not even a fraction of the new regiment, let alone be compared with the independent second regiment.

With the damage of 81mm caliber mortars, even the devil's small bunker cannot be destroyed, let alone the devil's big gun tower.

It has been less than 3 hours since the 3rd light, which means that the time left for the 769 regiment is less than 3 hours.

Chen Lian, the head of the 769 regiment, couldn't help becoming more impatient.

There is competition between the regiments of the 386th Brigade, and there is also competition among the brigades of the 129th Division.

Of course, what they are competing for is not promotion and wealth, but glory.

But it must be emphasized that in the competition between the Eighth Route Army, the two sides will not hinder each other, on the contrary, they will provide absolute help when necessary.

This is a kind of healthy competition, which can not only improve the cohesion of the troops, but also improve the combat effectiveness of each army, and the determination to yearn for victory and glory.

As early as 2 hours ago, the brigade headquarters of the 386th Brigade received a telegram from Wang Chengzhu from Yangquan County, and learned that the Second Independent Regiment had taken Yangquan County, and the New First Regiment had also taken Niangziguan.

Excited, the brigade commander reported the news to the division headquarters immediately.

When the division commander was happy, he not only reported the situation to the headquarters, but also notified the news to the brigade headquarters of the 129th Division.

Brigadier Wang of the 385th Brigade is also a face-saving person. Naturally, he was unwilling to let his 385th Brigade lag behind the 386th Brigade, so he immediately reported this information to the main force and ordered them to take it in the shortest possible time. task base.

So the pressure suddenly came to the heads of the main regiments...

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