Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

The first to open fire were two 107 rocket regiments. Since the Second Corps had to cross the entire Greater Khingan Range, it was extremely inconvenient for heavy artillery and armored units to move in the mountains, and the 107 rockets made up for the Second Corps' lack of firepower.

More than 300 rockets were launched almost at the same time, and hundreds of "meteors" streaked across the night sky and flew towards the outer defense positions of Qiqihar.

On the city wall of Qiqihar.

The Japanese guards on patrol were chatting.

"I heard that the Chinese army attacked Manchuria and seemed to have reached Harbin!"

"Do you believe it? I don't believe it anyway. Our Kwantung Army is invincible!"

"The air battle some time ago..."

"Baga, that's because all our Kwantung Army planes were deployed to Siberia, so we failed. As long as our planes come back, we can..."

"Shui Youjun, and the rest of you, you've all just joined the Imperial Army. Remember, the Imperial Army is invincible. What you saw was nothing but false news the enemy is using to shake our morale!"

"The Empire's army is now..."

The old Japanese soldier kept scolding the new recruits beside him. The new recruits kept lowering their heads and dared not refute him.

At this moment, a new recruit pointed to the sky in the distance and said, "Captain, look over there, it looks like a flare!"

The recruits didn't need to remind them. The moment the flare exploded, a bright red light flashed and everyone in the entire city of Qiqihar could see it.

"Flare, quickly sound the alarm, I'm reporting to headquarters!"

Although the old Japanese soldier claimed that the Japanese were invincible, he had experienced the previous surprise attack on Qiqihar and was deeply impressed by the red flares. He quickly rushed to the top of the city wall, picked up the phone and started shaking it, ready to call the headquarters.

"what is that?"

At this moment, a dozen Japanese soldiers pointed to the distant sky and saw a "meteor" passing through the sky.

The Japanese squad leader turned around and his face turned pale instantly.

The 107 rocket has been around for about two years, and various horror legends about it have long been circulating among the Japanese.

For example, when you see a meteor streak across the sky, that is when you are closest to Amaterasu. If you see a meteor, you must run away quickly, because there is a high probability that it is not a meteor, but a bomb!

"Enemy attack!"

"Get into position!"

The Japanese squad leader roared, then without even bothering to call headquarters, he quickly rushed to the parapet wall and squatted down with his hands on his head. As for reporting to headquarters, once the explosion sounded, they would know what had happened without him having to report.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

More than 300 rockets fell on the outer positions of Qiqihar and the city walls.

These outer positions had been blown down once before by Xiao Wanshi and others, and the 4th Division did not repair them properly, but only made a symbolic repair with shoddy work. The new Type B Division did not inspect or reinforce them either.

After the rockets fell, these positions collapsed instantly, and all the seemingly solid fortifications became the devil's graves after the shells fell.

Amidst a series of explosions and flashes of fire, an infantry regiment stationed outside the city suffered a devastating blow. Their defensive positions or hiding places were clearly marked by the defensive deployment icons. Although the rockets couldn't accurately land where they were hiding, they landed nearby.

At this time, in Qiqihar City, the Japanese 116th Division Command Headquarters.

The 116th Division was reorganized into a Type A Division in May. The Japanese Type A Divisions were not fixed at 17. After the war began, some Type B Divisions were reorganized into Type A Divisions due to combat needs.

The 109th Division was originally the reserve division of the 120th Division. After the 133th Division was eliminated by Li Yunlong, it was reorganized into a Type A division, which was composed of the th, th and rd Regiments.

At this time, in the headquarters of the 116th Division, the division commander Shunjiro Takeuchi heard continuous explosions.

"What happened?"

"Report, a large number of armed personnel have appeared outside the city, and the defensive positions outside the city are under artillery fire. This should be the main force of the Chinese army attacking the city!"

Chapter 589: It’s okay if you can’t see the impact point!

"Notify all units to take up defensive positions. Send a telegram to headquarters: our unit is under attack from the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Hai!"

Takeuchi Shunjiro is very confident about defending Qiqihar.

The 116th Division had been reorganized this year, and its strength had been enhanced. It had previously been one of the more combat-capable Type B divisions, but now, as a Type A division, its strength had been further enhanced.

In terms of firepower, originally there was only one mountain artillery regiment, but now each regiment has an artillery squadron, each equipped with six field guns. In addition, the division's artillery regiment also has a heavy artillery squadron equipped with 150mm caliber heavy artillery.

In terms of personnel, the 116th Division also increased from more than 23,000 to more than 32,000, and each regiment added an infantry battalion.

Most importantly, it was equipped with two tank battalions, each equipped with more than 60 tanks.

"Li Yunlong's troops? I wasn't able to fight you before, so don't let me down this time!"

Takeuchi Shunjiro glanced at Qiqihar West and said with a sneer.

After Li Yunlong's troops captured Matsui Ishigeng, the Japanese immediately mobilized the 116th Division to the north to support the First Army.

The 116th Division began its march northward from Wuhan, but halfway through, it received orders to stop supporting the 1st Army and instead head for Sijiucheng. After resting for a while in Sijiucheng, it was incorporated into the Kwantung Army's operational sequence and reorganized into a Type A division.

Takeuchi Shunjiro was the division commander at the time. He had always wanted to fight with Li Yunlong, but he missed the opportunity, so he was always angry.

When stationed in Qiqihar, Takeuchi Shunjiro proposed to send troops to cross the Greater Khingan Mountains to attack Li Yunlong's troops, but unfortunately the proposal was rejected.

At this time, the shelling was still continuing in the outer positions of Qiqihar.

"Brigade Commander, I can't see the impact point!"

Lao Luo, deputy commander of the Second Corps, observed with a telescope for a long time, but could only see the flames and not the landing point of the shells.

"That's right, you can't see the impact point. It's a depression. Rocket artillery regiments one and two, concentrate your firepower and hit his first-line defense position. Li Yunlong told us not to save ammunition, so let's give it a good go!"

"Yes!"

Soon, the shells began to extend towards the walls of Qiqihar, falling around the walls of Qiqihar and inside the city.

The explosions continued, and the Japanese defense forces had no time to enter their defensive positions.

By the time the shelling ended, the two divisions of the Second Corps had already launched a charge and rushed towards the Japanese front-line positions.

"Report, the Japanese have dispatched armored forces, with over sixty tanks of various models!"

After hearing this, Ding Chengye, the commander of the 11th Division, picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Firepower Battalion, what are you doing? The Japanese tanks are out. Where are you? Go blow up the Japanese tanks!"

"Commander, we've overshot the enemy's defenses and destroyed several of their positions. We're almost at the city wall. The enemy tanks attacked from the side, and we didn't encounter them!"

"Keep blowing up the city walls!"

Ding Chengye finished speaking and quickly picked up the microphone, turning it: "The 29th Regiment? You will immediately join the attack, bring the rocket launchers, and destroy the Japanese tanks!"

"Yes!"

At this time, outside the city of Qiqihar, the Japanese defensive positions were broken through one after another, and the firepower points on the city walls were knocked down one after another.

The vanguard attack force arrived at the city of Qiqihar in less than half an hour.

Just as the vanguard troops were preparing to blow up the weak part of Qiqihar's city wall as instructed, they suddenly discovered that the city gate of Qiqihar was opened. A blue flare was launched into the air, followed by a green flare.

"We are our own people, hurry up and enter the city!"

"Yes!"

Soon, the vanguard troops rushed into Qiqihar City through the open city gate.

More than twenty minutes ago, at the Qiqihar Japanese command headquarters.

"Report, the 109th Regiment has sent a telegram: The Eighth Route Army's firepower is too strong, and the defensive positions outside the city have suffered a devastating blow. Contact has been lost!"

"Impossible! The defensive positions outside the city were reinforced by the Fourth Division. They are as solid as a rock. How could they be destroyed by one or two rounds of artillery fire? Let them maintain contact with the troops outside the city and continue to generate power!"

"Hai!"

"Report, the 1st and 2nd Tank Battalions are reporting in, they are ready for battle!"

"Order them to set off immediately!"

"Hai!"

"That's right. The Eighth Route Army has fierce frontal firepower. Let them attack from the flank, split the attacking Eighth Route Army troops in two, and eat up their vanguard!"

"Hai!"

"Report……"

At the headquarters of the Japanese 116th Division, Takeuchi Shunjiro was constantly processing telegrams from the frontline troops. There were a lot of telegrams, but Takeuchi Shunjiro handled them in an orderly manner.

He was different from those Japanese generals who were suddenly promoted from regiment commander to division commander due to military expansion. He graduated from the Army University and first served as a squadron leader, then as a battalion commander, regiment staff officer, regiment commander, brigade commander, and finally division commander, growing up step by step.

He has rich combat and command experience, so he can mobilize troops and formulate some counterattack plans at the same time.

At this time, there was chaos outside the headquarters of the Japanese 116th Division. There were Japanese signalmen who were delivering messages on horseback to some squadrons or battalions; some were military police; and some staff officers and local traitors from Qiqihar, or other people came to the headquarters to inquire about the situation.

At this moment, a group of people in police uniforms appeared not far away and ran towards the command center in a chaotic manner.

"What are you doing?"

A military police officer who was maintaining order saw this and stepped forward to stop the group of police officers.

"Excuse me, Madam, I need someone urgently. He's right over there!"

The leader nodded and bowed while handing over the cigarette in his hand.

"Just go ahead and the rest of you go into the city and maintain order!"

The Japanese military police took the cigarette and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Guo Han nodded, took out his dagger and stabbed it directly into the devil's chest: "Brothers, move on, the headquarters of the devil's 116th Division is ahead, charge in and capture the devil's division commander alive!"

"Yes!"

This group of people in police uniforms were the special forces soldiers who had sneaked into Qiqihar in advance.

Thanks to the fact that the 4th Division was stationed in Qiqihar, Li Yunlong arranged for a lot of weapons and ammunition to enter the city of Qiqihar when the 4th Division was stationed there, and they were all hidden in some warehouses.

Therefore, the weapons and equipment used by the special forces brigade soldiers lurking in Qiqihar City are exactly the same as those they use on a daily basis.

"kill!"