Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 100: When you see the Eighth Route Army, raise your gun immediately

Early the next morning, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi led two infantry companies, one machine gun company, one artillery company and a puppet army guard battalion, a total of more than 2 people out of the city.

"Huang Sang, you, lead the guard team to clear the way in front!" Yamaguchi Kiyoshi ordered as soon as he walked out of the city gate.

"Yes!" Huang Jinbiao, captain of the Anqiu Security Team, didn't want to step on the landmine at all, but facing Yamaguchi Kiyoshi's request, he had no conditions to refuse and could only agree reluctantly.

Of course, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi was also very clear about the situation of the guard team. He did not put all his hopes on the guard team. He let the guard team go to the front just to step on mines and attract firepower.

Behind the guard team, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi dispatched two light machine gun teams to conduct fire reconnaissance along the way.

"Brother, if we just walk in front like this, will we be beaten by the Eighth Route Army?"

"What the hell are you talking about here?" Huang Jinbiao said unhappily, "We are traitors. If the Eighth Route Army doesn't attack us, who will they attack?"

"Ah? Then we are not in danger anymore!" said the security soldier on the side anxiously.

They didn't become traitors just to die.

"Don't be anxious. I've already understood this. The Eighth Route Army will not set us as its first target. The Japanese are still behind us. If they attack us, they won't be able to attack the Japanese, right?" Huang Jinbiao was not so anxious.

Huang Jinbiao knew very well that the Eighth Route Army's main target was Japan, and their security team was at best just trying to catch rabbits while hunting.

As long as the rabbit doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble, there won't be much danger.

As for what to do if you step on a landmine, you can only accept the consequences.

We are all brothers, and the eldest brother will definitely help you spend the money. We must never let the situation happen where the person dies and the money is not spent.

"Brother, if a fight really breaks out, what should we do?"

"Is there any need to ask? I tell you, when you see the Eighth Route Army, raise your gun immediately!" Huang Jinbiao said affirmatively.

"Raise your guns? Isn't this a bad idea? If we raise our guns, the Eighth Route Army will definitely attack us."

"Hey, what are you thinking about? What I mean by raising the gun is holding the gun with both hands and raising it above your head!" Huang Jinbiao said.

"Holding hands, big brother, isn't that surrender?"

"Nonsense, do you really want to fight the Eighth Route Army?" Huang Jinbiao asked back.

The Eighth Route Army is not someone to be trifled with. Ever since the Japanese entered Shanxi, the number of the Eighth Route Army has been increasing exponentially, and even the Japanese were defeated.

Oh, let the guards fight the Eighth Route Army? That's like looking for death.

"Of course, we can't surrender just because we see someone. If there are fewer people on the other side, we can still fight the Japanese and let them see how we can do it," Huang Jinbiao added.

It's impossible that the guards were captured by two Eighth Route Army soldiers? If the news got out, how would they survive in Anqiu?

"Don't worry, big brother. We brothers understand."

In Laoyagou, Xu Wu saw a figure appear in the distance and hurriedly said to Chen Chengxing, who was resting with his eyes closed, "Here they come, Captain, here they come."

Chen Chengxing stood up and raised his binoculars to see that two or three hundred puppet soldiers were sneaking along the road.

"Don't worry. These are puppet soldiers stepping on a mine. Let them pass and leave them to the guerrillas and the 12th Company. We will set our sights on the Japanese soldiers behind them," said Chen Chengxing.

Three guerrillas plus an infantry company, totaling nearly 3 people, it was easy to capture them.

Of course, Chen Chengxing arranged so many people not just for these puppet troops, they also had to take on the role of blocking the Japanese from breaking through.

Two minutes later, two sidecars carrying Type 2 light machine guns drove over.

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
Seeing that the Japanese were still conducting fire reconnaissance, Chen Chengxing quickly waved his hand to signal the soldiers to lower their heads.

The new recruits of the New Second Regiment have not fired many bullets during training. Faced with the situation of bullets flying around their heads, those with poor psychological abilities may be exposed.

This is also why later training had to be close to actual combat, with machine guns fired randomly over soldiers' heads. Soldiers who had not experienced machine gun fire would find it difficult to withstand the psychological pressure of possibly losing their lives at any time.

Fortunately, there are still many veterans in the New Second Regiment who have fought in several battles. At this time, they will keep an eye on the new recruits next to them.

After the Japanese tricycle passed by, a large Japanese force soon arrived.

"Captain, Commander! Look, the Japs have brought so many cannons!" Xu Wu said in surprise.

Although there were only six or seven hundred Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain, they were equipped with six infantry guns.

"What a good stuff." Chen Chengxing, who was standing by, was drooling as he looked at the squadron's infantry artillery through a telescope.

For the New Second Regiment, the role of infantry artillery is no weaker than that of Italian artillery.

As long as the New Second Regiment does not attack the county town or the reinforced concrete artillery towers, the Italian artillery will not be of much use. After all, they are too heavy and Chen Chengxing cannot easily drag them around.

When fighting guerrilla warfare or attacking brick and wood artillery towers, the power of infantry artillery is more than enough.

The Type 92 infantry gun weighs only 212 kilograms, and when there is no horse, people can pull it around.

Moreover, its height is very low, so the enemy cannot find it as long as it is slightly covered, and it can be fired at close range during a battle. Sometimes, after the battle, the enemy cannot even find where the cannon is.

This is why the Type 92 infantry gun is called a "ghost gun".

"Pass my order, install the bayonet." Chen Chengxing turned his head and ordered while looking down through the telescope.

Originally, Chen Chengxing wanted to use his firepower advantage to attack the Japanese, but now the Japanese have 6 infantry guns, so Chen Chengxing has to change his approach.

Otherwise, once the Japanese set up their artillery and launched indiscriminate bombardment on the positions of the New Second Regiment, there would be heavy casualties.

"Go on the bayonet!"

"Go on the bayonet!"

As the orders were conveyed, the soldiers took out their bayonets and pressed them to the muzzles of their guns, then waited for the latest orders.

After all the Japanese entered the ambush circle, Chen Chengxing decisively fired the first shot.

"boom!"

"Thump, thump, thump."
"Da da da".
"Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!".
"Boom!" "Boom!".
The soldiers of the New Second Regiment, who had been well prepared, immediately opened fire at full force.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

"Fight back! Fight back quickly!"

"Heavy machine guns immediately start suppressing fire! Artillery squadrons quickly counterattack!"

Kiyoshi Yamaguchi fell to the ground the moment he heard the gunshot.

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

"Da da da" "Da da da".
Although the Japs responded hastily, they reacted quickly.

Kiyoshi Yamaguchi was lying on the ground, but just from the sound of gunfire he could tell that there were at least two to three thousand people on the opposite side.

And now there are gunshots coming from the front.

It goes without saying that the guard team was attacked, and judging from the sound, there were at least nearly a thousand Eighth Route Army soldiers besieging the guard team.

Yamaguchi Kiyoshi was very clear about the capabilities of the security team. It would be better to hope for the locusts to appear than to rely on them to repel the Eighth Route Army and support him.

"Lieutenant Yasui! Take the first squadron to seize the commanding heights of Nanshan immediately! The artillery squadron will assist you!" Kiyoshi Yamaguchi shouted.

Just now, the telegraph soldier has sent a request for tactical guidance to his superiors. The reply from Taiyuan is that two planes were preparing to go to the Lijiachuan position, but have now urgently changed their routes and are flying this way.

Now the only way to turn defeat into victory is to take a commanding height and hold on to it while waiting for reinforcements.

Chen Chengxing had already predicted the Japs' response strategy. After all, the Japs' tactics have always been known to be rigid, and the methods they use are basically fixed depending on the situation.

"Is the mortar ready?" Chen Chengxing asked as he watched the movements of the Japanese.

"Report to the leader, preparations are complete!"

"Okay! Rapid shooting! Hit the Japanese infantry artillery squadron hard." Chen Chengxing ordered.

At this moment, he couldn't care whether the infantry artillery would be blown up or not. The important thing was to suppress the enemy.

Because the Japanese artillery squadron was ambushed, they had no chance to build artillery positions according to the standard. The distance between each gun was not large, which gave the New Second Regiment's mortar an opportunity.

"Yes!"

"3 rapid shots!"

"put!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The Japanese artillery squadron in the encirclement had just adjusted the firing angle and had not fired a few shots when three mortar shells fell from the sky.

The Japanese artillerymen were immediately knocked to the ground.

At the same time, the infantry artillery of the New Second Regiment was also desperately firing at the Japanese machine gun fire points, with shells firing from the muzzles one after another.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Chen Chengxing immediately ordered: "Blow the charge!"

Now that the Japanese are suddenly under heavy firepower, it is a time when they cannot focus on one thing while neglecting another. If they delay any longer, the Japanese will be able to adapt.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

"Comrades! Follow me!" Xu Wu picked up a big knife and led the team to rush down.

(End of this chapter)