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Chapter 559 You have to speak with your conscience!

Chapter 560 Two: You Have to Speak with Your Conscience!
Northwest Shanxi.

Independent regiment defense zone.

Although the Dajinggou tunnel position has been lost, the devils paid a price of more than 1600 people just for capturing Dajinggou.

Except for the very beginning, using tunnel tactics to kill a brigade of devils.

The devils captured the Dajinggou tunnel position and lost more than 600 people. In addition to the devils who were killed and injured by other offensive routes, the devils who attacked from the north road suffered more than 2000 casualties.

However, there is only one chance for Dajinggou to kill a brigade of devils at once.

The follow-up can only be done with the devil head-on.

In the past, the Eighth Route Army seldom fought positional and fortified battles with the devils, mainly due to poor equipment and insufficient ammunition.

If the Eighth Route Army and the devils had the same equipment and logistical supplies, it would be worthwhile for the Eighth Route Army to fight the devils.

But the equipment of the main force of the Eighth Route Army is much better than that of the devils, so it has a great advantage in fighting the devils.

Daling Mountain is in the direction of Datong, one of the main roads to enter the base of the Independence Regiment.

It was originally a horse road, but it was expanded into a road by the people organized by the independent group.

This is also the focus of the independent regiment's defense. After the devils captured Dajinggou, they attacked here soon.

Responsible for defending the Dajinggou position is the main force of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment, and the battalion commander is Shen Quan.

The devils attacked Dajinggou at any cost. After massacring the devils, Shen Quan, the commander of the Second Battalion, ordered the soldiers to retreat to the second line of defense and continue to fight the devils.

Today's independent regiment's battalions also have a four-four system, each battalion has more than 1000 troops and is equipped with all American equipment.

In addition, there are more than 4000 militiamen, equipped with weapons that have been eliminated from the main force, and their combat effectiveness is not bad.

Garand M1 semi-automatic rifle, M3 submachine gun, bazooka, M2 heavy machine gun, M1917 heavy machine gun, and other equipment such as Czech light machine guns.

within the headquarters.

Through the field of vision of the binoculars, Shen Quan looked at the Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Devil's 23rd Division, which blew up the second battalion's position into a sea of ​​flames, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up.

The devil's mountain artillery can only destroy earthworks, but cannot destroy tunnels and bunkers.

When the devils opened fire, the soldiers got into the tunnels and bunkers, and when the devils finished shelling, they came out of the tunnels and bunkers to enter the ambush position.

With this tactic, a company can block the attack of a Devils Alliance.

The devil's shelling ended soon, and the devil knew that this way of attack was a waste of shells.

After the shelling ended, the devils started their third attack today. About a squadron of devils and a company of puppet troops rushed towards the position.

The fifth company of the second battalion was defending the position. More than 180 people from the fifth company quickly entered the position after the devil's shelling was over.

In the first three attacks by the devils and puppet troops, the Second Battalion had a total casualty of more than 50 people, but eliminated hundreds of devils and puppet troops.

"Fire!" As soon as the devils and puppet troops entered the position 100 meters away from the forward position, the fifth company commander gave the order to fire.

"Da da da…"

Gunshots sounded like popping beans, and the puppet army at the front, which was regarded as artillery fire, fell down immediately.

The Eighth Route Army fought positional warfare and brought the devils and puppet troops closer to fight because the Eighth Route Army lacked ammunition and fought for one bullet to destroy an enemy.

But right now the Independent Regiment has very powerful firepower and sufficient ammunition, and they don't communicate with the devil's weapons and ammunition, so they can fire at a distance of 100 meters.

After the vanguards of the puppet army and devils were shot, they crawled into bomb craters or bunkers one after another, and shot at the Eighth Route Army soldiers in the position.

However, the devils and the puppet army are always in a state of being suppressed.

"Boom boom boom..."

The devil's mountain artillery unit started firing rapidly.

Swarms of shells fell on the position of the independent regiment, and the soldiers quickly retreated into the tunnel under the artillery fire.

Seeing this, the devils and the puppet soldiers stood up one after another, and rushed towards the independent regiment's position with their rifles in hand, with the machine gunner covering them with machine guns.

At this moment, the bunkers scattered all over opened fire, long tongues of flame spewed out from the shooting holes, and a dense rain of bullets poured towards the devils and puppet troops.

At the same time, more than 10 82mm mortars and more than 20 60mm mortars in the distance started firing rapidly at the devils and puppet troops.

The continuous mortar shells and machine gun shells formed a barrage interception zone in the forward position. More than half of the devils and puppet troops suffered casualties and retreated hastily.

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In the field of vision of the telescope, Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji, the commander of the 23rd Division, looked very ugly looking at the retreating devils and puppet troops.

He knew that the Eighth Route Army was difficult to deal with, but he never thought that the Eighth Route Army would be so difficult to deal with.

You must know that the 23rd Division is one of the elite divisions of the Kwantung Army. Although its combat effectiveness is not as strong as that of the 10th Division, the 23rd Division that has just passed the special performance is also a mechanized division.

Of course, because of the terrain, mechanized divisions are useless in Northwest Shanxi.

"Your Excellency, Division Chief, I don't think the Eight Routes will last long."

The chief of staff of the 23rd Division, Matsuda Yu, saw the expression on Nishihara Kanji's face, so he stepped forward and said.

"Oh?" Nishihara Kanji asked with an expression, "Why did Matsuda-kun say that? I think the firepower of the Eight Routes is very strong."

"The reason is very simple." Colonel Matsuda smiled slightly, "The fortifications of the Eighth Route are well organized and equipped with reasonable firepower. The locust army can only use refueling tactics to attack."

Refueling tactics are a taboo for military strategists, but Nishihara Kanji has no other way.

The tactic of Neiji Okamura ordering the excavation of earthworks was also used, but it failed.

When the Japanese army was attacking, the independent regiment had the firepower of an artillery wing, which blew up the Japanese army attacking along the trench and suffered heavy casualties.

Nishihara Kanji and Matsuda Dazuo never imagined that the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army also had the firepower of an artillery regiment.

Under the attack of two second-line elite divisions of the Locust Army, it is unbelievable that a main force of the Eighth Route Army could persist for so long.

Before the war, Nishihara Kanji, Matsuda Osamu and even Okamura Neiji never expected this result.

Now the devils finally knew that besides the New First Regiment, the combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army should not be underestimated.

Originally, Okamura Ningji wanted to pick a soft persimmon, and used the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army as a breakthrough. After defeating the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, the four divisions encircled the New First Regiment from the north and south wings.

But unexpectedly, none of the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi was easy to mess with.

Mr. Matsuda continued: "I have carefully observed that although the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment has strong firepower and a large number of machine guns and submachine guns, their ammunition consumption is very high. Light, the soldiers of the independent regiment who have no ammunition are holding fire sticks in their hands, and the locust army will easily defeat the independent regiment."

Nishihara Kanji had thought about all kinds of tactics, but it was useless at all.

Even the tactic of infantry charging while artillery bombarding had little effect.

Because once the artillery regiment fired, the infantry of the Eighth Route Army would get into the tunnel and fire from the mortars on the bunker and reverse slope instead.

The positions of the Eighth Route Army were plowed several times by shells, but the attacking troops did not even touch the front positions of the Eighth Route Army.

"Yo Xi!" Nishihara Kanji relaxed, nodded, and then ordered indifferently, "Order the 71st Infantry Regiment to continue the attack in place of the 64th Infantry Regiment!"

"Hi!"

Mr. Matsuda bowed his head, turned and left.

第23师团步兵下辖步兵第64联队、第71联队和72联队，另外还有搜索第23联队、野炮兵第13联队、工兵第13联队和辎重第13联队。

Immediately afterwards, the 23st Infantry Regiment of the 71rd Division took over the 64th Infantry Regiment and continued to attack.

The 64th Infantry Regiment has suffered more than half of its casualties, and the devil brigade that was wiped out in Dajinggou is the 64st Battalion of the 1th Infantry Regiment.

Although the offensive of the 71st Wing was fierce, it could only use refueling tactics.

After repelling the devil's attack twice.

The fire company commander ran into the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment, saluted Shen Quan and reported: "Report to the battalion commander, we are running out of shells."

Like the New Regiment, the Independent Regiment did not have a dedicated mortar battalion. Instead, each infantry battalion had a firepower company equipped with heavy firepower such as 20mm machine guns, 82mm mortars, and 60mm mortars.

"How many shells are there?" Shen Quan asked.

"Less than half of the base is left!" The fire company commander responded.

"How come there are only half of the shells with 5 base numbers left? Why don't you know how to use them sparingly?" Shen Quan frowned suddenly, cursing.

After the devil changed the tactic of bombarding with artillery and charging with infantry, the fire support of mortars became particularly important.

One ammunition base for each mortar is 100 rounds of mortar shells.

新一团有42门82毫米迫击炮，32门60毫米迫击炮，迫击炮弹的弹药储备是大约3万多发。

Some of these 82mm mortars were earned when they attacked the 36th Division of the Japanese Army. At that time, Kong Jie and Ding Wei replaced most of the machine guns they earned with 82mm mortars.

Later, the headquarters decided to severely damage the business of the 36th Regiment, that is, 1000 tons of weapons and ammunition, and take them out to refit the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment.

The weapons and ammunition include 82mm mortars and 60mm mortars.

In addition to not being robbed, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment can equip a mortar brigade just because of the number of mortars.

However, the 82mm and 60mm mortars also have a fast rate of fire.

If it is firing at full speed, the base of 5 ammunition can be fired in less than an hour, but the artillery will basically not shoot at full speed unless the barrel is no longer needed.

With such firepower, the combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment is naturally very high.

"Battalion Commander, you have to speak according to your conscience!" The fire company commander had a sad face, "I obeyed your order to fire, our fire company will fire if you tell us to fire, and our fire company will stop if you tell us to stop, but now Blame me?"

"Hey!" Shen Quan stared, "You still have emotions?"

After a pause, Shen Quan patted the commander of the firepower on the shoulder again, and said, "Don't worry, you boy. The commander called for an airdrop of supplies. By then, your firepower will not even be able to use up all the shells."

"Airdrop supply?" The fire company commander was dubious.

"Of course, I can still lie to you?" Shen Quan said with certainty. The second battalion has more rifle bullets, but the machine gun bullets are like mortar shells. It's about to stop.

During the Battle of Taiyuan, he knew that Captain Li had called for airdrops of supplies from dozens of cannons.

At this moment, there was a humming sound in the sky.

Shen Quan hurriedly raised the binoculars to look, and saw more than 10 large transport planes appearing in the sky, flying towards this side through the clouds.

Shen Quan was overjoyed: "Hurry up and fire the signal flare, ready to receive airdrop supplies!"

(End of this chapter)