Chapter 171 Guerrilla Shelling
Listening to the fierce gunfire sounds in the city, Hu Biao, who was still at the Presidential Palace, knew that the fifth regiment that broke through had a fire with the Japanese army. As for whether they could successfully break through, Hu Biao was not sure, so he could only pray that they could break through safely.
When he learned that a large number of defending troops broke through the siege outside the Presidential Palace, the 18th Japanese Division, which was responsible for attacking the Presidential Palace, quickly mobilized heavy troops to launch a siege. Even the remaining troops entering the city who were cooperating with the cooperation were also in a rapid blocking and interception.
Standing at the presidential palace listening to the gunshots and feeling that the time was ripe, Hu Biao immediately said: "Er Shuan, go and inform Sandao and the others, you can set off! In addition, let the mortar platoon and the Japanese at the front of the position launch the artillery bombardment!"
"Yes, captain!"
When Huang Ershuan conveyed the order, Xu Sandao, who had already changed his clothes, also said unexpectedly: "Where is the captain?"
"On the rooftop! He said he wouldn't come to see you off! I hope you take care of it! After the cannon platoon is bombarded, you will break through!"
Whether Liu Guotong or Xu Sandao, Hu Biao, who hates farewell the most, doesn't like this atmosphere. Because every time he bids farewell, it means that some people may never see it. Thinking of these, Hu Biao felt panicked.
As if guessing why Hu Biao didn't come to see me off, Xu Sandao finally said: "Er Shuan, you and Lao Qin must protect the captain. If something happens to the captain, don't come to see me alive, do you remember?"
Both brothers who came out of the lonely military camp, the relationship between them was self-evident. But if you really want to say who is indispensable, then it must be Hu Biao. In the eyes of Xu Sandao and others, as long as Hu Biao is alive, the people's hearts in the team will not disperse.
Faced with Xu Sandao's advice, Huang Ershuan also smiled and said, "Don't worry! As long as I am alive, I will definitely not let the captain get into trouble!"
The meaning of this sentence is undoubtedly clearly told Xu Sandao and others. Unless he dies, he will definitely protect Hu Biao. Even in terms of ability to fight, no one of them is as good as Hu Biao. But Huang Ershuan knows very well that Hu Biao is the pillar of the team!
"Don't be fooled, you kid, pay attention to your own safety! Remember, we had agreed earlier that we would go back to Shanghai to see the company commander and the team leader! I hope that when I return to Shanghai, there will be a lot of people!"
"Well, remember! You guys should take care of themselves, I'm going to convey the order!"
After chatting with Xu Sandao and others with a smile, Huang Ershuan ran to the area where the mortar platoon was on standby. Hearing that the shelling was carried out again, the mortar platoon set up mortars again, and hit the Japanese army in the front positions with another round of shells.
The mountain artillery brigade, which had already stopped shelling, seemed a little surprised to see the defenders' mortars firing again. They had already counterattacked twice before, but these mortars should have been destroyed.
But now it seems that the other party is still alive, and they still fail to destroy the other party. On the other hand, they have moved their positions and are still on standby. They are waiting for Hu Biao to give orders to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army again!
Seeing the five rounds of shells hit, they soon stopped briefly. The artillery captain in charge of observation suddenly said: "These Chinese artillery soldiers are very cunning. They fire not many shells each time, and they are very fast.
When we prepare for the artillery counterattack, we are afraid that they have already moved their positions. In this way, the shells we fired cannot harm them at all. Compared to moving mountain cannons, it is too easy to move mortars."
"Captain, then do we need to launch a fire counterattack?"
"No need! Keep waiting! I found that the artillery position used by this group of artillery this time should be the same place as the position we used to counterattack before. Order the troops to wait. Once the opponent shoots again, they will immediately launch an artillery counterattack."
"Hi!"
Adjusting the angle of the artillery and firing the shells will inevitably take some time. This time difference is often enough for the mortar to transfer positions. This kind of artillery counterattack will only waste not many shells.
If the opponent's artillery position could be locked in advance, and then launch an artillery counterattack at the moment the opponent's artillery bombardment began, the captain of the mountain artillery brigade felt that the opponent would definitely not have time to evacuate and would inevitably be severely injured by them.
After withdrawing the shop again, the artillery platoons were waiting quietly. After waiting for a while, they found that the anticipated Japanese artillery fire counterattack did not sound, so the artillery soldiers said with some wonder: "Well, why didn't Japanese attacks counterattack?"
"Can the Japanese have no shells? They fired so happily before, probably all the shells were exhausted?"
"Who knows! I guess there is any conspiracy?"
Only the platoon leader of the artillery platoon said thoughtfully: "No matter what conspiracy the Japanese have, this artillery position cannot be used anymore. We have used this position twice, and it is estimated that the Japanese must have set their sights on it. Fire again will inevitably lead to a counterattack on artillery fire.
Wait for a while, if the Japanese don’t fight back, we will move our positions. Anyway, we have many temporary positions, and we will launch shellings in rotation every time. I don’t believe that those Japanese can keep holding on and not fight back!"
Listening to the discussion of the artillery platoon officers and soldiers, Huang Ershuan also said in time: "Transfer the position first! I will go back and talk to the battalion commander. Anyway, we still have a lot of shells. Let's take a break and send some shells to the Japanese!"
"Okay! We are all willing to do this!"
Compared to the past, bombardment of Japanese devils often quickly attracted Japanese artillery fire to counterattack, and these artillery soldiers felt cowardly and frustrated. But this guerrilla artillery bombardment tonight made these artillery soldiers very happy.
Not only is there enough shell tubes, there is no need to worry about the Japanese artillery fire counterattack. Although they have to carry the mortar to change places from time to time, they are better than those who are destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire. It is better to bomb the Japanese than those who are bombed by the Japanese!
When the artillery platoon was launching artillery bombardment, Xu Sandao and his party had already launched a surprise attack at night. The Japanese army, who were preparing to attack at the forefront, seemed somewhat surprised when facing the sudden artillery bombardment.
Originally, when he heard gunfire from the rear of the Presidential Palace, the Japanese who were responsible for attacking here felt that the defenders were likely to retreat. The Japanese officer in charge of command originally wanted to send troops to test it, but was shot like this.
Not only did the Japanese officers feel cowardly when they were killed and injured by the bomb again, but the Japanese officers also felt cowardly. When this situation was reported to the outside of the city, they were suspected of the death camp breaking through at night. They also felt very confused and did not know what conspiracy was there.
"What conspiracy is being planned by the commander of the defenders? Are the troops who are breaking through the siege their main force?"
Faced with the confusion raised by Sadao Niujima, the chief of staff of the division who was responsible for making suggestions thought for a while and said, "Secretary Commander, is it the Chinese army that we are encircling it, so we took the risk of breaking through at night?"
"What's the reason for the troops that blocked us?"
"Take this to confuse us and create opportunities for their main force to break through! Division Commander, I think it is necessary to let our front-line troops launch a full-scale attack. Whether the opponent's main force is still there should be a test through this attack."
The Japanese army, who fought with the Kuomintang army many times on the battlefield, knew very well that when the main force of the Kuomintang army retreated, they would often leave some troops behind the palace. In addition to blocking the Japanese pursuers, they also confused the Japanese army's attention and made the Japanese army mistakenly think that its main force is still there.
Sadao Niujima, who suffered this kind of loss, immediately moved his heart: "Yu! This possibility still exists! Order the infantry brigade to attack the opponent's blocking position with all his strength. I want to know how many defenders are there in the blocking position!"
"Hi!"
In order to confirm whether the main force of the Jinling Death Soldiers Camp was really still there, Sadao Niudao finally decided to send an infantry brigade to launch a strong attack, thereby forcing out the firepower and number of defenders. The infantry brigade that received the order immediately attacked everywhere and started a strong attack.
The guards who were originally in the rotation and resting company saw the Japanese gathering heavy troops again to attack their defensive positions. The rest of the officers and soldiers who were resting also quickly entered the positions and fought fiercely with the attacking Japanese troops.
Hu Biao, who was staying in the Presidential Palace, heard the gunshots coming from the frontline positions and immediately said: "Old Qin, bring the Second Company with me!"
"yes!"
Not long after, Hu Biao, who rushed out of the Presidential Palace again, pulled a combat company resting in the Presidential Palace to the front line. Looking at the Japanese who were attacking desperately, Hu Biao immediately ordered the troops to fight back with all their might.
Seeing that the defenders received reinforcements again, the Japanese infantry captain who was responsible for commanding the attack said helplessly: "Baga! How many troops do these damn guys have? Why are the troops fighting more and more?"
According to their previous observations and statistics, there should be as many as hundreds of defenders responsible for blocking them. But now judging from the gunfire, it seems that it has doubled. Faced with such firepower, it is difficult for the Japanese army to break through the defense line.
What made the infantry captain even more depressed was that during this process, the artillery guards who had previously shelled them opened fire again. Looking at the attacking troops shrouded in artillery fire, he could only say helplessly: "Order the troops to retreat!"
The Japanese mountain artillery brigade, which also paid attention to the frontier situation, seemed a little helpless and crazy when he saw the mortar platoon that had changed its positions. It was still the same as before, after a brief shelling, the sound of artillery suddenly stopped.
"Bageya Road! How many temporary positions did these damn artillery soldiers actually build?"
"The captain, the Chinese army uses mortars, which are very convenient for them to move. As long as the terrain is relatively flat, they can use it as a temporary artillery position. It will be very difficult for us to lock them!"
"Wait! After dawn, our reconnaissance planes will take off to see when they can hide!"
The Japanese army could not use artillery to destroy their opponents, so the best way to deal with such mobile artillery was to use fighter jets to carry out air strikes. With the help of air superiority, the artillery of the defenders could not hide.
But for the Japanese army responsible for the encirclement at this moment, the blocking forces were successively subjected to special bomb attacks, which also made Sadao Niujima and the other Japanese troops worried. No one would have thought that the defenders who broke through the siege actually owned the special bombs they produced.
Chapter completed!