History’s Strongest Shopkeeper - Chapter 137

[137. Chapter 137 We are fighting fiercely]

“Master, there is a Japanese garrison in Ping’an County, about five hundred people, and a regiment of puppet troops. Our 12th Division only needs one wave of attacks to definitely capture Ping’an County.” Chu Yunfei pointed at Ping’an. County seat, self-confidence road.

Although the combat effectiveness of the 12th Division has not yet been gathered, the combat effectiveness of the 3rd and 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigades is definitely no less than that of the two Japanese brigades.

“A direct attack will cause too many casualties, and this is a training exercise. Ping’an County does not need to be captured so quickly. Let’s go see how the artillery brigade is prepared first?” Zhou Yang explained in the underground command room.

“Brigadier, how do you fire this cannon?” At this time, the commander of the howitzer regiment of the artillery brigade said helplessly. In the past, the artillery regiment did not even have a decent cannon, but now it is fine. The thinnest cannon in the entire artillery regiment, It’s a 105mm howitzer.

The whole regiment’s artillery can operate well, but they can’t fire accurately at all.

“Kong Jie, order the artillery regiment to start shelling the Japanese army in ten minutes.” Zhou Yang ordered.

“Commander, this artillery regiment is not accurate at all.” Kong Jie said with some embarrassment.

Artillery seems to be very simple to operate, load the shells, and then fire them out.

However, if the ballistic trajectory is not calculated, no matter how fierce the firepower is, it will be useless. It will not be able to hit the enemy’s position and may accidentally injure friendly forces.

“If you can shoot accurately, our 12th Division will come to attack a small Ping An County town.” Zhou Yang said, “The artillery regiment cannot determine the position in the distance, at least within a thousand meters. Can you shoot accurately? Give it to me. Move forward little by little, as long as the shells don’t hit the civilians.

“Commander, this will waste a lot of shells.” Wu Shan, the commander of the howitzer regiment, a middle-aged man in his forties, said with a smile on his face. He looks rough with stubble, but he is the top artillery commander in the entire 12th Division.

“If cannonballs can solve the problem, it won’t be a problem in the future, you know?” Zhou Yang said loudly.

“Yes!” Not only Wu Shan was in a daze, Kong Jie was in a daze, and Chu Yunfei was also in a state of indescribable emotion. I am afraid that this is the first teacher in China who has the confidence to say this.

“Start the bombardment. When can the artillery regiment stop shelling at a distance of 100 meters?” Zhou Yang said and continued to inspect the remaining regiments.

“Hurry up and fight.” Kong Jie ordered.

“Brothers, give me a hard blow. The master has an order, when will the running be accurate and when will the meal be served.” Wu Shan threatened.

The soldiers of these artillery regiments swallowed hard when they heard this.

“Don’t worry, regiment, we will definitely live up to the expectations of the division.” The soldiers of the Howitzer Regiment replied loudly, their white fat flesh looking like the New Year.

boom! boom! boom!

Sounds like thunderous shelling exploded near Ping’an County.

“Baga, where can we shoot?” Ping’an County Guard Captain, Murakami Yefu, hurriedly got up from the bed.

“Captain, just outside the county town.” An orderly replied quickly.

The villagers put on their clothes, sat on their motorcycles, and drove towards the east of the city.

“Captain, look at the cannonballs falling on the hill in front of you.” Shiro Ibebe, the captain of the Japanese squadron defending the city in the east of the city, said with a puzzled look.

“Nani?” Murashita said strangely.

Whoosh!

A shell landed directly on the city wall in the east of the city, blowing four or five Japanese soldiers to pieces.

“Quick, quick! The enemy is attacking, get into the attack position!” Murashita Noo shouted loudly.

But after three or four minutes passed, not a single shell landed in Ping’an County.

It’s just that the attack range of those shells has crossed the mountains and landed four to five hundred meters away from Ping’an County.

There were constant explosions outside the city, but there was not a single shell inside the city.

After fighting for half an hour, some old artillerymen occasionally were able to hit the cannonballs on the city wall.

“Ba-gayalu, what kind of work do these people do?” Murashita Yefu looked puzzled.

It looks like they are conducting artillery training, but the Japanese Empire cannot afford to waste such a wasteful method, let alone the impoverished China?

“Stop the shelling. Each battalion and company will exchange experiences with each other. In ten minutes, the next round of shelling will begin.” Kong Jie ordered the messenger to order.

The fighting continued like this until noon, and finally the artillery bombardment of the howitzer regiment was somewhat decent.

“I, Old Li, am completely convinced.” Li Yunlong sighed in the underground command room in Xicheng.

The three-hour artillery bombardment was just to train the artillery skills. I’m afraid it was the only one in the country.

“Isn’t that right? The little devil in the east of the city was unlucky. He was not killed by the shells, but he was also killed by the sound of the cannons.” Zhang Dabiao said with some gloating.

In the past, they were the ones who bore the fire of Little Japan, but now it was finally their turn to be unlucky.

“Chief of Staff, when will we attack?” The regimental commanders under Ding Wei were all from the Eighth Route Army and the Sichuan Army. They felt distressed.

In the past, they fired two shots and started fighting hand-to-hand. This artillery bombardment lasted three hours. It was their turn, right?

“There is no order from the division commander, so you just wait here.” Ding Wei said lightly. He was also very distressed. If these shells were given to the Eighth Route Army, a few of them would be enough for one or two years.

“Chu Yunfei ordered the four regiments around the city gate to launch a general movement and withdraw immediately if they encountered strong resistance.” Zhou Yang said.

“Yes.” Chu Yunfei immediately began to deploy a battle plan.

“The 358th Regiment? The division headquarters orders your troops to launch an attack to the north of the city immediately!”

“An independent regiment? The division headquarters orders your troops to immediately launch an attack to the south of the city!”

“The 357th regiment? The division headquarters orders your troops to immediately launch an attack to the west of the city!”

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“The captain is in trouble, the city There are a large number of enemy troops appearing all around.” Murashita Noo was sitting in the command room in the city when he heard the messenger saying hurriedly.

“Hurry up and report to the brigade commander that our unit is besieged by a corps of the Central Army and is carrying heavy artillery.” Murashita Noo ordered to the reporter on the side.

However, when Murashita Noo arrived on the east side of the city, he was completely dumbfounded. There was actually a regiment-sized tank heading toward the east of the city.

“Quickly, send a report to the brigade commander. Our unit may be under siege by Wei Lihuang’s command. Let the brigade commander rescue him quickly!”

The telegraph operator sent out the telegram with trembling fingers. Although Wei Lihuang led the The combat effectiveness of the Central Army is not as good as that of the Japanese army, but with more than 100,000 Central Army troops, it is still easy to crush a Ping An County garrison.

Boom boom boom!

The tanks roared angrily, and the nervous Japanese soldiers discovered that every tank hit the city wall.

As if it was time for shelling again, the armored regiment kept flying in the east of the city, changing formations. The same was true for several other city gates. More than an hour passed, and only a dozen Japanese soldiers and dozens of people were dead on each city wall. puppet army.

Murashita Yefu immediately calmed down, and the enemy was not afraid.

“Send a telegram that our village brigade is confident that we can hold on for another week.”

However, in the first theater, the 4th Brigade headquarters was in chaos.

Wei Lihuang’s Central Army actually attacked Ping’an County. The geographical location there was not important at all.

Moreover, they are hundreds of miles away from Ping’an County. Why are they attacking Ping’an County?

The commander of the Japanese First Theater was also confused at this time. Wei Lihuang’s Central Army and Shanxi Sui Army had been suppressed by the Japanese army in southern Shanxi. How could they escape the Japanese encirclement and run to Ping’an County.

However, the 4th Brigade soon received the second telegram from Murashita Noo.

“An armored regiment, a heavy artillery regiment, and a large-scale elite force?” The 4th Brigade, Brigade Commander Tanaka Santaro looked confused. None of the most elite German weapon divisions back then were so elite. Could this be a newly formed unit? force?

“How long has Murashita Noo been resisting?” Tanaka Santaro asked the staff officer on the side.

“It has been four hours, and our army has only suffered dozens of casualties,” the staff officer said.

“Nani? Are you trying to gather reinforcements?” Tanaka Santaro asked doubtfully.

“Report to the brigade commander, telegram from Ping’an County.” the telegraph operator reported.

“Read it.”

“Commander of the brigade, please rest assured. Our village brigade has started fighting with Wei Lihuang’s troops. The two sides have fought fiercely. Our army has repelled dozens of attacks by Wei Lihuang’s troops. Commander of the brigade, please Don’t worry, our Murakami team is still confident to hold on for another week.”

Tanaka Santaro frowned.

“Report to the brigade commander. The first commander is here to report that Wei Lihuang’s unit has been under the surveillance of our army and there is no sign of movement.”

“Baga, this stupid pig in the village, let him wake up and come back. “

Send a telegram.” Tanaka Santaro said with an ashen look on his face, the Central Army did not move, the Jinsui Army did not move, where did the elite army come from?

There was also a brutal battle, and to such an extent that he falsely reported his military exploits was really asking for death.

At the same time, at the 12th Division Headquarters, a professional talent recruited by Zhou Yang through Wanjie Tower had also arrived.

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Today, there was renovation nearby and the wireless network was actually removed. I had to run to a nearby Internet cafe to upload it early, okay!

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