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Chapter 344 Are the reinforcements still being sent out?
Although the observers of the devils on the city wall could not see the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery and howitzer positions.

However, the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army were about 1.5 kilometers away from the city wall, so devil observers could see the mortar positions of the Eighth Route Army.

After calculating the azimuth and distance of the Eighth Route Army's mortar positions with the hands of the devil's observers.

Quickly pass the semaphore to the Devil Artillery, and the Devil Mountain Artillery Regiment set up all the mountain field artillery positions on the street.

After the Devil Artillery calculated the firing positions based on the distance and azimuth, they quickly opened fire to counter the Eighth Route Army's mortar positions.

However, the devil's observer can only provide an approximate distance and direction, so the first shell fired by the devil's artillery is a test shot, which is to provide a reference for the revision of the shooting elements before the official shelling.

"Old Kong, immediately order the mortar position to move!"

Li Yunlong shouted to Kong Jie when he saw a 75mm artillery shell falling and exploding near the mortar position.

"All mortar positions listen to my order, move immediately, move immediately!" Kong Jie shouted as he grabbed the low-power walkie-talkie.

Following Kong Jie's order, the artillerymen on the mortar position hurriedly packed up the mortars and moved the shells.

The weight of the M2 mortar is only 40 catties, and the base and the barrel are separated to make it lighter. It is very convenient to transfer. As soon as the artillerymen carry the mortar and the shell box, the shells are fired after the devil cannon is adjusted to shoot. Come here, shelling continuously, shrouded the previous eight-way mortar positions in gunpowder smoke.

"Donkey day, our mortars and artillery are almost finished."

The devil's artillery coverage in the binoculars made Kong Jie look horrified, as long as it was delayed by more than ten seconds, a lot of mortars and artillery would have to be lost.

Both mortars and artillery are treasures of the Eighth Route Army.

The quality of the devil's artillery is also extremely high, and it only takes more than [-] seconds before and after the test firing of the artillery shells before and after the artillery cover.

However, the devil's observer can only provide the devil's artillery with a rough azimuth and distance. They cannot, like Li Yunlong's observer, calculate all the shooting elements of the artillery directly according to the precise shooting method, and can also command the rear artillery group Carry out artillery fire extension, hit the Xu Jin barrage that makes the devils fear.

Kong Jie looked at the low-power walkie-talkie in his hand, his eyes were extremely fiery, this thing is simply a magic weapon.

If it weren't for using the walkie-talkie to order the mortar positions to move in time, the loss would have been great. The firepower of a devil artillery regiment should not be underestimated.

"Old Li, it seems that the artillery unit of the little devil is in the city. Let the artillery group directly cover the city with artillery fire." Kong Jie suggested.

Li Yunlong thought about it for a while, and then flatly refused: "No, there are still many ordinary people in the city, let's cover it with artillery fire, don't we kill the ordinary people together?"

"That's right, you can't cover the city with artillery fire." Kong Jie said quickly.

He was only thinking about killing the devil's mountain artillery unit, but he didn't think about the ordinary people in the city.

Kong Jie said in a worried tone, "However, the devil has an artillery unit in the city. When our infantry rush in later, I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties."

Mountain artillery and field artillery can not only shoot curved shots, but also aim and shoot directly. They are also extremely powerful in street fighting.

Li Yunlong snorted and said, "The devils have mountain artillery, we have bazookas, the number is much larger than the devil's mountain artillery, so we won't suffer from street fighting."

While speaking, the first wave of attacking troops ahead had rushed to the devil's position outside the city.

The running submachine guns and light machine guns fired at the same time, forming a dense fire net, and the devil's fortifications were beaten up under the dense bullet rain, and smoke and dust were everywhere.

On the city wall ahead, the devils and puppet troops are desperately firing.

The red light of muzzle flames emerged from the crenels of various city walls.

The dense bullets whizzed past, and the streamer of the bullets could still be vaguely seen.

It's just that there are not many firepower points on the city wall that has been attacked many times by mountain artillery, howitzers and mortars.

Instead, the commandos equipped with submachine guns stopped and fired intermittently, suppressing the firepower points of the devils on the city wall.

The Japanese soldiers who survived the shelling emerged from the fortifications, screaming and fighting back without fear.

The commandos of the Eighth Route Army kept falling, and the backup shooters behind quickly made up for it, and the battle became fierce from the beginning.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army rushing to the fortifications, the devils jumped out of the fortifications with bayonets in their hands, and countercharged against the rain of bullets, intending to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

It's just that times have changed.

Half of the soldiers in the first echelon were armed with submachine guns and light machine guns.

The commandos in front fell down, and the commandos in the back picked up their submachine guns and light machine guns and continued to charge forward while firing.

The dozens of devils who tried to countercharge were instantly beaten into a honeycomb.

Within one kilometer outside the city wall is the blind spot of the Devil's mountain artillery, and the Devil Artillery dare not push the mountain artillery to the city wall for direct fire.

Therefore, the commandos of the Eighth Route Army will not be hit by the devil artillery for the time being.

But the devil's reinforcements quickly climbed up the city wall, and the red light from the muzzle flames almost covered the entire city wall fortifications.

A dense rain of bullets poured down from the city wall, and in less than half a minute, at least 100 Eighth Route Army soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

But fortunately, the second commando had already attacked the devil's trench fortification, and jumped into the trench built by the devil's puppet army one after another, avoiding the condescending rain of bullets and harvesting.

In a short distance of tens of meters, all the machine gunners and submachine gunners of Kong Jie's first commando team died, and none of them survived. The second commando team also suffered a lot of casualties, and the battle was extremely tragic.

"Donkey day!" In the headquarters, Kong Jie watched this scene with a telescope. Although he was very angry, his eyes were extremely calm.

Like Li Yunlong, Kong Jie has experienced hundreds of battles. There are too many scenes of watching soldiers fall, and there are too many scenes to count.

This is not cold-blooded, but as a qualified commander, one should not spend so much time sympathizing with others.

As a qualified commander, you should always consider how to win the battle. As long as you win, you are a hero. Otherwise, are you shit?

Kong Jie's eyes were calm, he grabbed the high-power talkie, and shouted: "Attention 1st Artillery Battalion, attention 1st Artillery Battalion, shell the city wall immediately, shell the city wall immediately!"

Afterwards, Kong Jie grabbed the low-power walkie-talkie again and shouted: "Call the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment. When the shells sound, immediately press up and occupy the city wall immediately after the shelling stops!"

"Old Kong commanded well, that's how the cannon should be used."

Li Yunlong said: "The cannon is the king of war. If the cannon is used well, it can become a sharp knife that stabs the enemy's heart."

"This cannon is indeed a good thing." Kong Jie said, "There are many ways in it, not only the artillery, but our commanders also need to learn more."

While speaking, more than a dozen beams of light roared from a few kilometers away, and then fell on the city wall suddenly, and then exploded more than a dozen balls of dazzling flames on the city wall.

Regrettably, half of the shells fell outside or inside the walls, and only a few shells landed on the walls.

However, the observers of the Sharp Sword Squadron kept a close eye on the impact point and communicated the revised shooting parameters to each gun position one by one.

Immediately afterwards, the second row of artillery shells arrived as scheduled with a whistling sound, and most of the shells landed on the city wall accurately. Amid the rumbling explosions, the devils and puppet troops behind the crenel and the heavy machine guns were blown into the air. The third row of artillery shells fell on the city wall, and there were few remaining firepower points of the devils and puppet troops on the city wall, and the firepower suddenly became sparse.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the commandos hiding in the devil's fortification jumped up, and some soldiers continued to shoot to suppress the city wall.

Another part of the soldiers carried ladders, put them on the city wall, and climbed up.

The devils and puppet troops kept throwing grenades down, and the commandos were killed and injured in succession, but none of the soldiers flinched, and they continued to fight.

Kong Jie used the walkie-talkie to stop the mountain artillery and howitzers in the rear in time.

And use the walkie-talkie to convey the experience of infantry coordination to the head of the regiment who is responsible for attacking the city walls in the other three directions.

With the cooperation of infantry and artillery, the attacking troops quickly attacked the city wall, and fought fiercely with the devils and puppet troops for the city wall.

……

Inside Changzhi City.

Hirata Kenkichi and Ishida Kinzo listened to Shinozuka Yoshio's order and changed the headquarters to the home of a hardcore traitor.

The gunfire rumbled from the direction of the four walls, and Hirata Kenkichi and Ishida Kinzo's expressions became extremely ugly.

Ishida Kinzo said with a dark face: "What the hell are those idiots in the aviation army doing? They can't even find a target as big as the artillery position?"

Ishida Kinzo was already a little out of breath as he hoped that the air force would destroy the artillery position of the Eighth Route Army.

"Ishida-kun, don't get excited." Kenkichi Hirata waved his hand and said, "You shouldn't get angry now, but calm down and think about countermeasures."

Ishida Kinzo frowned and said, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, if the mountain artillery and howitzer positions of the Eighth Route cannot be destroyed, then the firepower points on the city wall will be easily destroyed. The Eighth Route should attack the city wall soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone in the headquarters rang.

Ishida Kinzo picked up the phone: "Moses, this is the division headquarters, Nani? I'll report to the division commander!"

After hanging up the phone, Ishida Kinzo turned around and reported to Hirata Kenkichi: "Division commander, Lieutenant Yano, the squadron leader guarding the northern city wall, reported that the Eighth Route Army has already attacked the city wall, and the imperial army is fighting for the city wall with the Eighth Route Army. Lieutenant Yano asked for tactical guidance. !"

Hirata Kenkichi said hurriedly: "Ishida-kun, immediately send a squadron to help the northern city wall."

"Hi!" Ishida Kinzo paused, turned around to dial the number, but before he put his hand on the phone, the phone rang again.

Ishida Kinzo picked it up and put the phone to his ear: "Moses, this is the Division Headquarters, Nani? The Eighth Route Army has rushed to the west city wall? Defend the city wall at all costs, and reinforcements will arrive soon!"

After hanging up the phone, Ishida Kinzo received two more calls. The west and south walls were also attacked by eight groups, and he asked for tactical guidance.

"Which direction is the main attack and which direction is the feint?" Ishida Kinzo's expression turned ugly.

"Li Yunlong has no rules in his battles. His siege tactics are probably all main attacks, not feints." Hirata Kenkichi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Division commander, are the reinforcements still being sent out?" Ishida Kinzo also took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)