Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 82: Bayonet the cannon and blast him (Subscribe)
Fifteen minutes ago.

Chu Yunfei made a phone call to the mountain artillery battalion’s position.

The command is very simple, there is only one.

Two mountain cannons were allocated for use as direct-fire artillery.

Push to the front line of the 1st Battalion, aim directly at the Japanese fortifications and fire, to provide maximum support to the main force of the 1st Battalion.

Liang Guoping did not hesitate. He chose to carry out Chu Yunfei's order without hesitation.

Less than six kilometers north of Jiuguan is Niangziguan.

Less than ten kilometers to the east is Jingxing City.

These places can be clearly seen on the battle map.

Chu Yunfei can fully grasp the battle situation.

That represents the combat badge of the 31st Division.

At this point, the green bar (representing organization, morale, etc.) has been halved, and the yellow bar (representing ammunition, logistical supplies, manpower, etc.) has reached the bottom.

As for the opponent, the 79th Infantry Regiment, the only difference was that the number of yellow bars was slightly reduced.

The green bar representing morale and organization is almost 100%.

There are also samurai sword cards representing the elite battle sequence of the Japanese army.

According to the strength gap and situation comparison between the two sides, there is not much time left for Chu Yunfei and the 358th Brigade.

In order to ensure that the Japanese troops in Jiuguan can be eliminated in a short period of time.

After Chu Yunfei gave Qian Bojun the combat order.

He even moved his command center to Qian Bojun.

After hanging up the phone, Qian Bojun looked at the people attending the meeting.

"Captain, what did the brigade commander say?"

"yes.."

"The commander has ordered the mountain artillery battalion to support us and set up the mountain artillery positions on the front line to fire directly at the enemy's firepower points and fortifications!"

"What?"

"What kind of fighting style is this? Is this the idea of ​​an artillery decisive battle?"

"It doesn't seem so. Didn't the commander criticize this style of fighting as useless when he was teaching us before?"

"But the brigade commander also said that we should adapt to local conditions and the times. If indirect fire cannot effectively kill the enemy fortifications, direct fire will definitely be more effective."

Qian Bojun cleared his throat and continued, "According to the intelligence we have so far, the defensive fortifications along the Jiuguan line are relatively old, and the power of our mountain artillery is enough to destroy most of them.

But we should not take it lightly. After all, this place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are only two or three mountain roads for attack. Two or three light machine guns can block an entire road. In this battle, we must be prepared for sacrifice. "

"Oh, Amitabha, Commander, tell me, how should we fight?"

"Follow the instructions of the brigade commander, take the lead in launching a tentative attack to confirm the location of the enemy's firepower point. The brigade commander will be here soon."

"Yes!"

Liu Wang, commander of the 8th Company of the 1st Battalion, stood in front of the soldiers of the 8th Company under his command and explained the key points of this combat mission.

"Brothers, this is a tentative attack, mainly to scout the deployment of the enemy's firepower points."

"Don't be stupid, don't rush in blindly, after marking, you must retreat!"

"Did you hear everything clearly?"

"Clear!"

Liu Wang nodded: "First Platoon Leader, you go first, the heavy mortar battalion will provide support immediately!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers formed a combat team of four and moved towards the old pass.

Previously, the Japanese army was on the offensive, intending to attack Niangzi Pass from both sides.

It was not until the fifth day of occupying the old pass that we began to think about repairing the fortifications.

This place is located in the hinterland of Niangzi Pass, and the supply line has been cut off.

Naturally, things like cement and steel bars cannot be transported in.

The Japanese troops could only use local materials to reinforce the trenches, and the fortifications were made from the remains of the previous infighting among the warlords of the Shanxi Army.

What made the Japanese troops even more uncomfortable was.

They didn’t have a radio (the radio assigned to the regiment was taken to Guangou by Li Dengxing and his team.)
The captain, Toshio Nakajima, also died in Guangou.

At this time, the person commanding the battle at the Jiuguan position was only a squadron leader.

"The Chinese Army is attacking!"

"Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle!"

Orders were continuously conveyed, and the Japanese soldiers entered the trenches and prepared for battle.

"Da da da~!"

The machine gunner who was providing cover fired bursts of fire in the direction of the Japanese position.

"Da da~!"

Seeing that the Japanese army had no reaction, Qian Bojun immediately ordered the Second Mortar Company to provide cover.

tong~! tong~!

Boom! Boom!
Continuous explosions sounded, and the Japanese positions suffered the most direct artillery fire.

But these little Japanese devils still kept their composure.

It was as if there were no more defenders on the hill.

There were many bodies of Third Army soldiers lying dead in front of the position.

The number of Japanese soldiers' bodies was relatively small.

Just looking at the battlefield environment.

The Third Army's offensive force fought for two days but did not seem to have caused many casualties to the Japanese invaders.

It is a consensus among everyone that the Japanese devils are not easy to deal with.

However, the fighters still maintained their mentality.

According to the attack formation we usually use, we moved forward.

Until they were less than a hundred meters away from the Japanese position.

“Snap~!”

"Da da!"

Under the command of the sergeant, the Japanese troops on the position launched concentrated fire on the frontline combat team.

"Boom~!"

“Da da da~!”

The support team of the 8th Company, which was responsible for providing cover, also immediately carried out fire suppression and reinforcement.

After the battle started, they met face to face.

The attacking force lost seven or eight people.

Several Japanese firing points were also exposed to the mortar company's field of vision.

Accompanied by an order from Ni Changsheng, the company commander of the 2nd Mortar Company.

One shell after another hit the Japanese positions.

After more than a dozen shells were fired, the Japanese heavy machine gun positions instantly fell silent.

Under Liu Wang's command, the second and third rows also launched a charge to support the attacking first row.

"Da da~!"

"Bang~!"

Although the number of bunkers was small, the number of attackers was also small.

The soldiers relied on the cover of rocks and trees, either lying down or lying down.

Engaged in fierce firefight with the enemy.

"Boom~!"

The Japanese grenade launcher shooters also counterattacked extremely quickly.

One grenade after another exploded at the attacking soldiers.

Less than ten minutes.

The Japanese army's main firepower points had not even been exposed.

One third of the soldiers in the Eighth Company had already been killed or wounded.

The second mortar company also fired more than a hundred shells.

Qian Bojun frowned slightly: "This battle is not easy to fight. These devils have plenty of combat experience, and the positions of their light and heavy machine guns can be moved very quickly."

"After all, they are the elite troops of the Japanese Army. I don't think it's that easy to annihilate them. Otherwise, the Third Army wouldn't have been unable to defeat them after fighting for so long."

"Yes!"

At this time, Qian Bojun had already thought of two solutions.

The stupidest way is also the one that will definitely annihilate all Japanese troops.

That is to organize a suicide squad and concentrate all the units to attack in turns.

Use grenades and pistols to fight them.

Completely saturate the Japanese invaders' firepower and logistical ammunition.

The second is the fighting style like the Eighth Company.

Continue the attack, using artillery fire as the main means of killing the enemy.

Concentrate machine guns and suppress enemy positions with firepower for a long time.

Try your best to reduce the enemy's counterattack firepower. This will naturally lead to victory in the battle, but it will take a lot of time.

What the 358th Brigade lacks most now is time.

The Japanese troops in the Jingxing direction are attacking Niangzi Pass with all their might. This is what Chu Yunfei told Qian Bojun.

If Niangzi Pass is lost, there will be no point in retaking the old pass.

It is also to ensure that the lady's pass is not lost.

It is necessary to wipe out the defenders inside the old pass in a short period of time and rush to support Niangzi Pass.

Just as Qian Bojun was preparing to adjust his tactics.

I heard the sound of horse hooves behind me.

Qian Bojun turned his head and looked over following the sound.

It turned out that it was Chu Yunfei who arrived on horseback.

After handing the whip in his hand to Sun Ming beside him, Chu Yunfei stepped forward.

Qian Bojun and others also greeted him: "Master."

Chu Yunfei nodded.

If he wanted to observe the terrain, he could have a panoramic view of the entire situation from his command post.

In an offensive battle, casualties will definitely not be low, so it is normal for morale to be damaged.

His main purpose of appearing here was to encourage the soldiers.

Of course, it can also be called supervising the battle.

I, Chu Yunfei, am here with my brothers.

The brigade commander is watching from behind, who dares to be sneaky during the attack?
Consciousness is immersed in the three-dimensional combat map
On the battlefield two kilometers away.

The 13th Company took over the offensive mission from the 7th Company.

The soldiers took turns to cover each other and moved forward, engaging in a firefight with the Japanese army.

At the same time, light and heavy machine guns launched suppressive fire on the Japanese positions.

When the Japanese light and heavy machine guns opened fire.

The heavy mortar battalion and the second mortar company will fire salvos immediately.

Make sure this firing point is destroyed.

However, the actual effect is not very good.

Chu Yunfei could clearly see that these Japanese devils were also aware of the powerful firepower of the attacking force.

The light machine gun only fired twenty to thirty rounds and then immediately moved its position.

The heavy machine guns were set up in the bunker, but their firepower did not last long.

Those set up outside the bunker are hidden using sandbags and other materials as cover.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, I guess they probably don't plan to use it.

The bunker is very strong.

The 82mm mortar shells only knocked off some dust.

To destroy it, direct fire from a 75mm mountain cannon is needed.

From Chu Yunfei's perspective, some of the bunkers on the mountain were difficult to destroy even with a 75mm mountain cannon.

When it was originally designed, Yan Laoxi required that it be able to withstand the bombardment of Fengtian's heavy artillery.
For such a bunker.

Chu Yunfei had no good solution either.

We could only clear out the sub-bunker and then send soldiers to destroy it with explosives.

Chu Yunfei believes that the troops' attack at this stage does not have much significance.

Chu Yunfei immediately called a halt: "Order the troops to stop the attack and wait for the support of the mountain artillery battalion to arrive."

"Yes!"

After returning to the frontier command post, Chu Yunfei found a map of the old pass.

He quickly marked the locations of several trenches on it and turned around and handed it to Sun Ming.

"Go, send them to the mountain artillery battalion and have them bombard the above locations."

"Yes!"

Qian Bojun, who had been standing next to Chu Yunfei, touched his chin and racked his brains but could not remember where these places were.

He was supervising the battle on the front line, mainly paying attention to the firepower and casualties of both sides.

Naturally, he could not be more familiar with the terrain than Chu Yunfei, who had the battle map.

"Travel seat..what are these?"

"Once the key node of the Japanese defense system is destroyed, their support route will be cut off."

"I see!"

Qian Bojun seemed to be thinking about something, but he didn't know what was going on.

He didn't understand.

Why did Chu Yun fly to the front line and take a look around.

We can find the key points of the Japanese defensive positions.
perhaps.

This is why Chu Yunfei is the brigade commander, and he can only be a regiment commander, right?
Compared with Chu Yunfei.

Qian Bojun just felt that he was a mediocre person, like a frog in a well looking at the sky.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Commander, how do you know for sure that the Japanese army defended in this way?"

Chu Yunfei smiled. He also wanted to remind Qian Bojun: "Put yourself in their shoes. Underestimate yourself and overestimate your enemy."

"If you were the enemy commander, the best defensive position in this terrain would most likely be the main defense location of the Japanese invaders."

"Although the Japanese army is arrogant and does not like to repair fortifications, and dares to launch attacks with weak forces, it does not mean that their fortifications are not well repaired and the defense system is not perfect."

"Overestimate the level of Japanese commanders as much as possible, and underestimate the combat effectiveness of your own soldiers as much as possible."

"With a rigorous operational plan, strict execution and adequate preparation, we can ensure that our army defeats the enemy with a greater advantage and reduces losses."

"This is called the doctrine of planned decisive battle."

"Through the previous attacks, we can obtain two key pieces of information from the battlefield situation."

"First, the Japanese army did not have enough ammunition, so they did not attack our army at a distance of 200 meters. They chose the most conservative way of fighting in order to gain more time to hold on and wait for support."

"Secondly, our army actually has an absolute advantage in firepower. Bullets and shells are actually relatively cheap compared to our elite soldiers."

"My order this time is to pour down artillery fire, destroy the enemy's fortifications, and replace the lives of soldiers with artillery shells."

"After we have cut through their defense system, the next step is to strike them in one blow."

Within the headquarters.

Qian Bojun, Zhang Fugui, Xue Jie, Bian Fucheng and others looked at each other, as if thinking about something.

Chu Yunfei naturally did not expect them to understand the core and key of these tactics at once.

"This tactical method seems to be similar to the theory of superior firepower that you mentioned earlier."

Chu Yunfei nodded and turned his head to look at Xue Jie: "Captain Xue is right."

"This is actually a strategic idea in the Continental Army theory."

"However, what we are discussing now is only the guiding ideology of a campaign or even a battle."

It wasn't long since Chu Yunfei finished speaking.

In the distance, the rumbling sounds of artillery fire and explosions were heard again from the Japanese positions.

The mountain artillery battalion launched an artillery bombardment.

Chu Yunfei stepped forward and stood beside the observation port, raised the telescope and looked into the distance.

Consciousness is immersed in the battle map.

The shelling was effective and the Japanese communication trenches were almost completely destroyed.

If the various units want to support each other, they need to jump out of the trenches.

Otherwise, you will need to dig again at night.

How could Chu Yunfei let this battle continue until tomorrow?

Another hour.

Two mountain cannons were transported to the front line of battle.

The soldiers were extremely surprised.

"Sir, what are you doing!?"

"Why did you pull the cannon over here? Damn it, isn't this just causing more trouble?"

Hu Shaoqing hurriedly pulled it back and urged them to hurry up. "Quick, quick, pull it back, pull it back, don't let the Japanese bomb it, they also have cannons!"

The messenger at the side was sharp-eyed and saw Liang Guoping's military rank. He reminded him in a low voice: "Company commander, that's Battalion Commander Liang!"

"Oh my god~!"

The third company commander Hu Shaoqing hurriedly explained: "Captain Liang, I didn't see you."

"It's ok!"

Liang Guoping waved his hand and didn't care.

"Captain Liang, what are you doing?"

After Liang Guoping raised the telescope, he confirmed that the bunkers were basically within the visible range.

He couldn't help but feel in a good mood, and explained with a smile: "According to the order of the brigade commander, put bayonets on the mountain cannons and fire them up!"

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