Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 320 Destroy the Heavy Artillery Regiment
The Japanese heavy artillery regiment was indeed not to be underestimated. When rows of heavy artillery shells fell, the defenders were completely silent and huddled in the anti-artillery holes to take the brunt of the bombing.

Those who are unlucky will be killed by shattered internal organs if shells land nearby. Only those with a strong constitution can survive.

No one knows how many casualties there are, and no one cares about others. As long as they are still alive, they will continue to fight;

This is a contest of willpower. Only those armies that are not afraid of life and death and have strong will can persevere. Undoubtedly, the guerrilla column is such an iron-blooded army that can't be defeated, can't be dragged down, and will never give up.

Although nearly half of them were killed or wounded, they held on. The heavy artillery regiment of the Japanese had a blast, but it also exposed their position to those who wanted to take advantage of it, such as the scouts of a certain squadron of the reconnaissance battalion. They reported the enemy situation they had gathered to the squadron leader, Captain Lu Xiaolin.

Because of his outstanding achievements in the special operation of attacking Kunshan City, team leader Lu Xiaolin has been promoted to captain and squadron leader. He was appointed by battalion commander Jiang Shaoying to lead the team to complete the task of destroying the enemy's heavy artillery positions.

The organization of the reconnaissance battalion is different from that of other battalions. It adopts a small organization, with battalions, squadrons, platoons, classes and groups under it.

Each team consists of 27 people, including two squads and one team leader, and is able to independently complete tactical combat missions;
The squadrons and above are all "three-three system", with a squadron plus the squadron leader, deputy squadron leader, and a two-person communications team, totaling 2 people;
1个大队加上13人大队部计268人，1个营3个大队约780人。

These people were all selected from tens of thousands of soldiers. Each of them had a unique skill. With Yue Qianli's investment and training at all costs, this was a special force that was ahead of its time.
In fact, the guerrilla column has more than just this special forces unit. There is also one in the training camp, with a strength of about 500 people, trained personally by Zhao Tianci.

Yue Qianli also intended to let them compete in a healthy way. Now the Training Corps has become a reserve officer corps for the guerrilla column, and all the detachments are vying for the soldiers released.
This time, each detachment was allocated 200 people, and they were highly valued by the detachment leaders. They were all appointed as deputy platoon leaders and could become platoon leaders after fighting a few battles.

吕小林摸清敌情后就把3个小队长召集起来部署作战任务，这次他们带来了2门12管107火箭炮，以及72枚火箭弹，为此他们还携带了6匹骡马协同作战（2匹驮运火箭炮、4匹驮运炮弹，不够的由队员背运）。

“Brothers, the Japanese artillery positions are divided into three parts, all within the range of the rocket launchers;

The first and second squads are responsible for guarding the two wings, and the third squad is responsible for assisting the artillery brothers. One gun is responsible for destroying one artillery position and firing two rounds of shells. We will never leave a single artillery piece left for the Japanese. Let's get started!"

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, so Lu Xiaolin's deployment was very simple and clear, all of which were long-range strikes. The Japanese would not set a cordon for the artillery unit more than 3 kilometers away;

It was not difficult for the reconnaissance battalion to penetrate into the 3-kilometer periphery of the Japanese artillery positions in the battle area. This kind of fighting style was the combat method of the Middle East guerrillas in later generations. Even the Americans could not defend against it, let alone the Japanese today.

The 1st and 2nd teams followed the order and left. Their alert area was generally one kilometer. The noise of rocket launchers was very loud and could easily attract the Japanese.
The Third Battalion assisted the two artillery squads of the artillery battalion in assembling rocket launchers, loading shells, etc., and was also responsible for the inner line security and protection. Their security circle was 2 meters.

Soon the two rocket launchers were assembled, with their muzzles pointed directly at the enemy's artillery positions;

Since the scouts have already obtained the coordinate parameters of the artillery position, the artillery crew only needs to calculate the shooting elements.

Seeing the two artillery squad leaders looking at him inquiringly, Lu Xiaolin calmed down his excitement and shouted coldly:
"fire!"

Rows of rockets flew out of the guns, whizzing towards the Japanese artillery positions, while Lu Xiaolin observed the effects of the shelling with great interest through a telescope and assisted the artillery in correcting the shooting parameters.

Lu Xiaolin showed an unconcealable smile, and it was obvious that the bombardment was effective;
Through his telescope, the Japanese artillery positions were covered by artillery shells. Each round of 12 107mm rockets was enough to cover the area where a battalion of 12 heavy artillery pieces were located.

Since the enemy's artillery positions were constantly under fire, the ground was full of shells that had been set to fire, which could easily cause explosions under the heavy artillery, causing greater damage. The first position was luckier, as it did not explode until the second round of coverage, which saved a few artillerymen, but all 12 150mm heavy artillery pieces were turned into scrap metal;

The second 105mm artillery battalion was destroyed by the explosion in the first round of shelling, and the second round of rockets was completely wasted.

Then the two artillery pieces adjusted their firing positions, preparing to destroy the third artillery position. The three artillery positions of the Japanese were arranged in a V-shape, less than 500 meters apart, and all within the strike range of the rocket launchers.

The news of the major incident at the heavy artillery position soon reached the 59th Regiment Field Command Post. When Ban Xiyi heard the noise, he rushed out of the command post and immediately found the location where the explosion came from. His face turned pale with fear and he stammered:
"Bagayalu--heavy artillery position!"

"Bakayalu, what kind of work is this?"

Senior staff officer Major Yukihiro Kurokawa was unable to give him an answer, as this was beyond his comprehension. But one thing was certain, the heavy artillery regiment had suffered a surprise attack and suffered heavy losses!

Faced with the soul-searching question from the brigade commander, Major Kurokawa blurted out some nonsense in a hurry:
"The Chinese used artillery to launch a surprise attack on the heavy artillery regiment—"

Colonel Itanishi was so angry that he slapped him in the face. He was just talking nonsense that everyone could see. Wasn't he asking for a beating?

Major Kurokawa just uttered a "hmm" because his head was a mess and this was all the information he could infer.

"Bakayalu——rubbish!"

"Boom boom boom..."

"Boom boom boom boom..."

This time the noise was even louder, with at least 20 shells heading straight for the third artillery position. Colonel Itanishi closed his eyes in pain, thinking that if he hadn't looked, he wouldn't have been hit...

"Sir, the last artillery position has not been saved. The position of the Chinese artillery is--"

Major Kurokawa's words were once again stopped by a few slaps. Colonel Itanishi's roar made his head buzz:

"Bakayalu, why don't you send someone to kill them—quickly!"

Major Kurokawa acted as if he had been pardoned, and fired his artillery in a panic, which resulted in him getting slapped several times. This damn Chinese artillery must be eliminated.

After leaving the command post, Major Kurokawa led a squadron of soldiers and headed straight for the location of Lu Xiaolin and others;

As a staff officer, his judgment of the direction was very professional. He estimated that it was only 3 kilometers away, and he could reach the destination within minutes by running at high speed. Normally, a heavy artillery position would be difficult to move in such a short time, so he still had a great chance.

(End of this chapter)