Chapter 696: Chinese Heavy Artillery
Heavy equipment crosses the river, and deals with the Chinese with mud legs on a plain, it is undoubtedly a one-sided killing.
This is why Kenji Doihara chose to use Dongkou as a breakthrough point.
First, we can take care of each other with the Japanese army in Jining (this is no longer realistic), and the Luxi Plain is really suitable for the development of his mechanized corps.
The front is four or five kilometers and the road is pushed over.
Chinese people have never seen such a scene, so they might be scared to death.
But the facts gave him a blow. The Chinese not only did not be scared, but instead gave him a blow. Before the mechanized equipment crossed the river, a brigade was killed and forced to commit suicide by cesarean section.
When he saw the body of Aoyama, he was in a bad mood and wanted to find someone to slash him, but he held back. He was not the angry Akago Nakajima who was so cruel and easy to kill.
Next, Takashi Sakai's mistake made the Chinese seize the opportunity and attacked a night attack. As a result, all the advantages gained in one day turned into ashes.
Kenji Doihara knew very well that the Honorary First Division was difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult to deal with. This is not the main force of the Honorary First Division.
He was sure that this honorary first division in Juancheng was only part of it, and it was raided from a long distance and did not carry too many heavy weapons.
This should have been an excellent fighter, but it still made the idiot Sakai slip away.
After two days of fighting, nearly two thousand elite soldiers of the empire were injured and killed before they advanced to the city of Juancheng, but the opponent had no intention of collapse.
Still underestimating the enemy.
Sakai Takashi personally found Kenji Dohihara and made a self-examination. Kenji Dohihara did not blame him and did not fight with the Honor Division. He would not know how terrible this army was.
If the "Devil" troops were not that scary, would the base camp issue such a ban?
Although the ban prevented the spread of this panic, it also caused some misleading to the generals of the empire and did not pay enough attention to this force.
Therefore, Takashi Sakai suffered a great loss. As the commander of the division, he should have had the responsibility to remind him, but he did not do enough, so he was also responsible.
In fact, Kenji Doihara himself was helpless. If he reminded too much, it would make his subordinates rebellious, and it would probably be worse at that time.
Tolerant, Kenji Doihara can only tolerate it, and only by letting his subordinates recognize it themselves.
It's just that the price is a little too high.
Fortunately, Takashi Sakai realized that he no longer looked down on his opponent, and he played steadily and was not impatient. He finally forced his opponent to retreat continuously.
"Saki Kun, tomorrow morning, I will give you another tank squadron to cooperate with your attack, take down Juancheng and eliminate this Chinese GJ team. Is there any problem?"
"Hay, please rest assured the division commander."
"Although Juancheng is small, it is an important military town in western Shandong. Although it was bombarded by me, relying on the remaining fortifications, they still have the power to fight. You must not be careless. Has the other party's commander found out?" Kenji Doihara asked.
"I found out that it was the 37th Brigade of the New Honorary First Division of the China Army, and the brigade commander was Liao Sen. However, the battlefield commander was not him, but a deputy brigade commander named Xie Chengrui."
"Xie Chengrui, I seem to have heard of this name. I should not be an unknown person." Kenji Doihara frowned slightly. He was a person who worked in intelligence and was very interested in Chinese people and things, and his memory was also very good.
"Yes, this person once served as the leader of the elite Chinese army teaching corps. He should have been from Huangpu or had overseas study experience."
"I think this person has a flexible tactics and a changeable tactics, and is a very strong opponent."
"Yes, this person is good at attacking and defending, and is rare in the Chinese army. He is a strong enemy."
"Then you have to be careful. Will he use the same trick again tonight and give him another night attack?" Kenji Doihara reminded.
"I don't think that in the battle today, they are not under our army, and their purpose is to hold us back to the south. There is no need to fight against us. Now we are prepared and use the same trick again, that would be stupid."
"Well, what you said makes sense, just deploy as you wish."
"Hayi!"
Under the kerosene lamp, Leng Feng held a big sea bowl in one hand and a magnifying glass in the other hand and watched carefully on the map, while restoring the terrain presented on the map in his mind.
"Master, you are all called a lump on this side. If you don't eat it, it will be cold."
"It's okay, the dough is better." Leng Feng glanced at the noodles in the bowl and smiled, "How is it, is there any good news?"
"There is no good news, but there is one bad news."
“What bad news?”
"Si Shui lost its contact, Cao Leshan lost contact." Long Yingqin said.
Leng Feng's face changed slightly when he heard this. Sishui was lost. This surprised him. More than 4,000 people in Caoleshan could not defend a Sishui county town?
At best, the Japanese army had only one brigade, with 1,800 people. Even if the weapons were more advanced, they would not have been lost so quickly, right?
When Sishui is lost, the right wing of Yanzhou is in danger. This has increased a lot of pressure for Zhang Zhongling, who is guarding Yanzhou. Of course, the situation has not deteriorated to that extent.
Zhang Zhongling is not Cao Leshan, and the 39th Brigade is not the 29th Division.
"Tele to Zhang Zhongling, don't just think about defending. In our creed of Honor Division 1, offense is the best defense. The more we defend, the more flaws we make, the more likely we are to be exploited by the Japanese army and hurt their ten fingers. It is better to cut off one finger than to understand this principle." Leng Feng said.
"Yes, teacher!"
"Go, and at the same time, let Liao Sen be alert to the Japanese army in the direction of Teng County. Our army is about to attack, so we must prevent the Japanese army from jumping over the wall in a hurry." Leng Feng thought for a moment and ordered again.
"Master, do you have any other instructions?"
"No more, go." Leng Feng paused, picked up the chopsticks, and continued to finish the noodles in the bowl.
"Captain Zhang, look at this place, is it feasible to be an artillery position for you?" After a night of rapid march, he went around a big circle. At around 2 o'clock in the second half of the night, the 17th Heavy Artillery Regiment finally arrived at his destination.
A place called Xishuang Temple.
A new 37 battalion confronts the Japanese army here, and the Japanese army's camp is not far away. At this moment, the bonfire in the camp has already been extinguished, but with the stars, you can still see the outline of the Japanese camp.
"Let me take a look. We have a total of sixteen guns, and we need a large area to open..."
"There is a glutinous yard at the east end of the village. The terrain is relatively high and the foundation is relatively explained. It happens to be a position for you!" Cheng Gang, who has been demoted to the first battalion commander, said.
"Okay." Zhang Yingqi nodded. The recoil of this heavy artillery was very strong. If the ground was too soft, if it could not withstand the impact force, it would be able to overturn the cannon itself.
Before Zhang Yingqi came, Cheng Gang had already conducted a field investigation and the basic artillery position had been set, it depends on how he arranged it.
Cheng Gang took Zhang Yingqi around for a while, and he was very satisfied. Even some artillery positions had been reserved in advance, and the preparations were very sufficient, saving a lot of time.
In this way, the artillery can be immediately placed in the artillery position and then leave more time for debugging, which undoubtedly provides additional guarantees for the success of this plan.
"Captain Zhang, just fight. The task of our camp is to ensure your safety."
"Then thank you Battalion Commander Cheng."
"You're welcome, it's all for fighting the Japanese." After Cheng Gang handed over the position to Zhang Yingqi, he went to arrange his own blocking mission.
Two hours later, all the artillery entered the position and everything was ready.
Xishuangmiao is about four kilometers away from Dongkou. Within the range of the Liao Type 14 artillery, the first battalion's advance reconnaissance was added to the number of valuable targets, and then the shelling targets of each artillery position were adjusted respectively.
Everyone knows that this mission is likely to be gone forever. Under the eyes and nose of the Japanese army, what will happen if the Japanese army reacts.
The darkness before dawn passed quickly and the sky gradually became brighter.
"Captain Zhang, you can start!" Cheng Gang stood beside Zhang Yingqi and reminded softly that they were too close to the Japanese army. Once they were seen and alert, they would not achieve unexpected results.
"Start!" Zhang Yingqi knew that once he issued this order, the fate of the 17th Cannon Regiment would be frozen.
Bang!
With a loud bang, everyone in the command center was about to crack.
These old cannons that have been used for almost twenty years have finally ushered in their most brilliant and brilliant curtain show. These weapons actually have life. They are not willing to send them back to the furnace to rebuild after rusting, but instead wield their last light and heat on the battlefield.
What sound?
Kenji Doihara suddenly sat up, and he felt like he was telepathic, and suddenly felt an extreme danger coming.
Did you have a nightmare again?
Just as he was about to get out of bed, a violent explosion sounded, and a strong vibration was as if some monster was drilling out from under the ground.
His body fell to the side, and Kenji Doihara was overturned by this huge force and got out of bed again!
Before he could get up from the ground, another loud bang came, and the ground was shaken, leading his body in another direction again, and his forehead hit the wooden edge of the tatami.
This time, Kenji Doihara felt that his eyes were black, like a star appeared. He stretched out his hand and his hands were covered in blood red.
Boom...
What's going on?
Kenji Doihara didn't care about the big gap that had been opened on his forehead, and stumbled open the tent, rushed out, and opened his eyes and became dumbfounded.
There were fires everywhere, explosions everywhere, soldiers without clothes were running around with their heads in their arms, and the panicked officer...
Chaos, too messy!
The tank was blown up, and the car loaded with gasoline instantly ignited a fire and spread, instantly turning the surroundings into a sea of fire. The distance was too close to dodge.
"Secretary Commander, lie down!"
Kenji Doihara was rushed to the ground by the adjutant from behind, and then he didn't know anything.
How could they have heavy artillery from the Chinese...
Chapter completed!