Not only did the scouts who found the location of the howitzer position begin to snipe them mercilessly, but the officers and soldiers of the guard companies and infantry companies who had already rushed in also used pouring bullets to let them know that if they gathered around the cannon, they would die.

Of course, there are also successes.

Several mushroom clouds that burst in succession and loud bangs shocked the soldiers who were rushing up two hundred meters away to the ground.

There was even a team of Japanese troops who were fearless and threw their grenades into an ammunition point that stored 105 howitzers. At least 40 fireballs formed by the 20-kilogram 105 howitzers shells exploded and illuminated most of the above battlefield.

The loud noise caused most people's eardrums to hurt in the battlefield nearly one kilometer. Even the Chinese and Japanese armies on the front line of Niangziguan five or six kilometers away heard it.

Such a terrible explosion, not to mention that the Japanese soldiers who were only ten meters away from the center of the explosion were blown to ashes, even the 105 howitzer with a gun body weighing 1,900 kilograms dozens of meters away was overturned. If it weren't for the location of the howitzer being released in a valley and rocks on both sides, the power of the explosion of more than 300 kilograms of shells was minimized, not to mention howitzers made of steel would be destroyed, an infantry squad that was only 200 meters away from rushing to the place would have to finish all.

Even so, several people were injured by flying stones that were blown up, while seven or eight others were injured by shock waves formed by the explosion, and an infantry squad basically lost its combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, Pangda, not far from the side, led two scouts to arrive and established defensive positions directly around the wounded, until five minutes later, another infantry squad arrived with the health soldiers.

That was also the biggest loss suffered by the two companies in this battle. The soldiers injured were basically included in the category of severely injured.

By 6:20 a.m., fifty minutes after the entire battle broke out, it was already bright, and the figures from dozens of meters or even hundreds of meters away were clearly visible, and the battle had come to an end.

Except for a Japanese army who used the previous darkness to either escape into the mountains or follow the north side without gunshots, joining an infantry squad defenders and fleeing towards the direction of the old guard, the rest of the Japanese army were all annihilated on the positions of the 21st Artillery Regiment.

In the wilderness, Japanese corpses were lodging everywhere.

However, this time, no one was killed. As long as they kneel on their knees and surrender with both hands, they were not killed and were all sent to take care of them.

This is the suggestion of the Allied Army Lieutenant Kobayashi Mitsuichi. His original words were that he did not want to become a commander of the bare feet, but he was not a lieutenant at all. Of course, Tang Dao knew that this guy was in his heart, and he just hoped to save some of his compatriots. This is also human nature.

Considering that the 21st Division has only entered China for a short time and has not committed a heinous crime, with the precedent of Lieutenant Kobayashi Koichi, there must be many people who want to live, and especially the artillery technical troops, which are more useful than those who die. Even if they don’t want to help fight, they can be an instructor!

No matter how bad it is, it is okay to keep it with the North China Front Army of Japan as a bargaining chip. Tang Dao knew that there were many patriotic patriots in Pingbei City, and many of them were literary and artistic people who had some friendship with Lao Dantai.

In any era, don’t underestimate the power of scholars. They have no power to tie a chicken, but there is a lot of ink in their stomachs. They speak one by one, and the ability to “scam” is first-class.

Of course, for those who are unwilling to surrender, then let’s die!

Compared with other aliens in Japan, Tang Tuanzha prefers a little softer one.

If there were enough numbers, Tang Tuanzhao would not mind that after the Battle of Eastern Jin, these "soft and cute" short legs held flowers and pulled the banner "Long Live the Chinese nation" and walked around in front of the Niangzi Pass.

In the end, there were 197 Japanese soldiers captured, but more than 1,300 were killed. According to the size of an artillery corps of the Japanese army's horse-drawn division, there may be only a large part of them. With the guards, the total strength of the Japanese army here is about 2,100. The maximum number of Japanese troops that can escape is only 500. The captives and killings exceed 70%, which is basically considered to be completely wiped out.

However, for Tang Tuanzhao, who personally planned this night attack plan, killing the Japanese army was not the most important thing. What was important was how many artillery was seized. The Japanese did not say that they fled in sight. Many of them persisted until the end, and they did a lot of "evil" such as bombing cannons.

What happened to Xiaolizi? How could she attack the precious artillery? Every time the two company commanders Yang Xiaoshan and Qian Dazhu heard a violent explosion, they were heartbroken. Xiaolizi would not live now!

What was more painful than them were the 160 artillery soldiers who entered the battlefield in the end. Each of them only carried the Black Star pistol. If the cannon was gone, what would they do here? Carrying pistols and the little days who were about to pounce over, ‘biu~~~biu~~~biu’?

It can only be said that with the victory after victory since the establishment of the Four Lines Regiment, the enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment has become higher and higher. 500 people raided an artillery position and wiped out all the enemy's enemies, but they could no longer satisfy them.

In the past, now, it was basically the one who slapped his butt and carried the seized guns and ammunition back and happily drank the celebration wine. How could he slapped his thighs here and thought about how many intact cannons were seized?

Even if there is one, it’s so great that I can’t pull it away! It’s okay to say that the 75 mountain cannon weighing 700 or 800 kilograms is nearly two tons of large 105 howitzers can even be used to make dozens of cows, but they can’t pull it away, right?

Of course, Tang Tuanzuo didn't want to leave at all!

First, the purpose of snatching the Japanese artillery positions is not only to destroy the heavy firepower of the Japanese army, but also to play the role of "using barbarians to control barbarians"!

Relying on its 105 howitzers with a range of up to 10 kilometers, the 21st Division has been extremely arrogant this week. There are 105 large-caliber howitzers in the main position and the further flanking highlands, causing great damage to the infantry on the high ground of the Four Lines.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! According to statistics, more than 700 officers and soldiers were killed in battle this week, 800 seriously injured, and 1,500 battle losses, one-third of which were lost under the Japanese artillery fire! The 105 howitzer is the biggest accomplice of the 21st Division.

That's great, now, it's time for them to get blown up.

The Sixing Regiment Mountain Cannon Company and the Heavy Force Company have been prepared long ago and will respond together when the artillery group here begins to bombard the Japanese army. At that time, there will be 12 Bofos Mountain Cannons and 12 150 Heavy Mortars participating in the shelling.

The number of artillery guns that participated in the regiment to beat the Japanese army on the front line depends entirely on how many artillery guns can be seized in this battle.

Second, and most importantly, the artillery corps is located just between Jingxing and Niangzi Pass, and is only more than a thousand meters away from the only mountain road that can be opened to traffic, firmly locking the retreat route of the 21st Division to Jingxing County.

If the 21st Division with pack horses, carts, and various types of tanks wants to pass, it has to take this path, and there is no other path to go.

Yang Xiaoshan and Qian Dazhu have already received the order of Tang Dao. Except for the guard company, a platoon was left to be responsible for the security of the artillery positions that had just been occupied, the remaining five infantry platoons and a fire support platoon were all rushed to the highlands of the two wings near the mountain road to establish a blocking position!

This artillery group will become the iron gate bolt that blocks the 21st Division along with 500 infantrymen!

In fact, from the beginning, Tang Dao never thought that this battle in eastern Jin was just a simple defensive battle! What he wanted was not the heads of thousands of Japanese invaders, but the lives of tens of thousands of Japanese invaders.

This night attack was the most fatal blow to the 21st Division counterattack. It actually used its inferior forces to counterattack the 21st Division!

If Tang Dao did this when the 21st Division was in full swing, he would definitely seek death. The 21st Division, with a force of 19,000, only needs to distribute 5,000 people to block the main force of the Four Lines Regiment. The remaining more than 10,000 people can swallow these 500 elite soldiers in half a day, not even with cannons.

Unfortunately, even if the 21st Division is still a lion, it is still a lion with half blood. Not to mention fighting with the hyenas, the thorns may be able to beat it.

A week of hard defense only created an illusion for the Japanese commander, making him think that no matter how tenacious China is, it is just a hope to defend the defense line so as not to be wiped out by the opponent who has the advantage of troops.

The acting division leader of the 21st Division, Nagano Kameichiro, was completely deceived by Tang Dao!

What's even more terrible is that this week's tactical deception is not about playing the pulling battle between the enemy's advance and we retreat. The head-on defense battle has fought hard and consumed a lot of energy. The four-line team battle lost 1,500, but the 21st Division has consumed a lot of living power.

The remains and wounded people transported to Jingxing County and transferred to Shimen were already more than 4,000, which was not counted as many corpses that were blown into ashes and were not confined on the battlefield. The nine regular infantry brigades under the 21st Division had 6 of them disabled, and a 3,600-person baggage corps have been replenished to the front-line troops.

Tang Dao is so stingy. If the Japanese kill his brother, he must repay it with ten times his life! The three Japanese infantry regiments on the front line of Niangziguan will all die!

But the premise of all this is that the captured artillery is enough to resist the fierce counterattack of the Japanese army.

Tang Dao’s prediction was right. Nagano Kameichiro, who received the farewell message from Suhara Koming, became a 'crazy man' at that time!

He didn't have time to roar in the command center at all, and immediately picked up the phone to notify the two infantry corps leaders on the front line of Niangziguan. He immediately mobilized an infantry brigade to bring infantry artillery back to the 21 artillery corps where the division headquarters was located. At the same time, there was a chariot squad with 5 Type 94 and 2 Type 89 tanks accompanied.

This is the power that the wife can draw from when she does her best!

As a division commander-level commander, Nagano Kameichiro understood too much about what it means to lose his artillery position.

Not only did it lose most of the division's heavy firepower, but what was even more terrifying was that that area held the only way out of the 21st Division.

Even though he thought that the same weak four-line team, which had been fighting for a week, did not have the ability to surround him, putting the back lane in the hands of the opponent would undoubtedly be something that no commander could sleep peacefully.

Therefore, there is no reason for the failure of the 21st Division. Until now, Nagano Kameichiro didn't know how big his heart was against the Chinese commander.

Sometimes, greed can lead people to destruction, but if a commander who has reached the peak of his ability to control the battlefield is greedy, it may be 'how bold the man is and how rich the land is'.

After the two infantry brigades arrived with great momentum after the gunfire of the artillery gang had stopped for 30 minutes, they were blocked from the high ground on both wings of the mountain road.

Just as the two Japanese squadrons blushed and ordered their two infantry squadrons to try to eat hundreds of Chinese troops who did not improve their fortifications in one breath under the cover of all the tanks of the tank squadrons...

The sharp whistle "swish~~~swish~~swish" covered the entire sky.

Unfortunately, the 160 artillery soldiers from the Four Rangers who entered the occupied artillery positions had already picked up their most familiar "guns"!

The distance of more than a thousand meters is exactly the range of various types of howitzers!

The three intact 105 howitzers and 14 usable 75 mountain cannons were the final capture of this battle. That is, the overturned 105 howitzer is too heavy and cannot be repaired in a short period of time. Otherwise, the one who joined the artillery attack on the Japanese army this time should have been 4 105 heavy artillery.

Without these support, how could Tang Tuanzuo be willing to do the elites of his two companies to do such a life-and-death hindering work?

To make great sacrifices in exchange for final victory, it seems to be the commander's ruthlessness, but it is actually more of helplessness. If he can win at the lowest price, what will the commander be reluctant?

The 400 infantry, which had almost no fortifications on the high ground on both wings, were actually more just so-called. What really determined the direction of the battlefield were the seized artillery and the artillery shells that were about to flock.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The faces of the two Japanese Army masters quickly turned from red to white, especially when a shock wave formed by a 105 howitzer shell exploded, and the bodies of more than a dozen Japanese infantry who had already crawled on the ground were "blowing" apart like leaves before the hillside.

They all knew that it was over, everything was over!

Not only their two infantry brigades, but even the entire division!

Because the Chinese actually snatched 105 heavy artillery! Moreover, the Chinese themselves also had artillery, such Western-made artillery with extremely long range and high accuracy.

Then, the Chinese seemed to hear their thoughts, and the sharp whistle of the shells cutting through the sky came again. This wave came from behind them and belonged to the direction of the Niangziguan.

Yes, the Mountain Cannon Company of the Four-Road Regiment Artillery Battalion was ordered by the Tang Regiment to join the war!

In this small area, there are 3 105 howitzers and 26 75 mountain cannons to bombard the fire. These two Japanese infantry brigades are really worthy of being proud of.

It was already bright at this time, but what was even brighter was the entire ignited mountain country!

The mountains and forests exceeding 0.5 square kilometers are all within the range of shelling!

"Excellent, please withdraw, let me retreat!" As early as the 105th howitzer began to speak, the two originally brave Dalian commanders rolled and climbed to the back of the mountain.

Before leaving, the artillery platoon leader who led the team told the two of them embarrassedly that they had never operated the 105 howitzer, and the error was inevitable. They would try their best to go to the high ground in the first few shots, and once they fired at all, they would be unable to control it.

The real meaning is that anyway, that area will be gathered by artillery fire, so the infantry brothers, you are not needed!

As the saying goes, "Listen to others and have a full meal." When the artillery platoon leader claimed to be shooting forward, he was only 300 meters away from his high ground. God knew if they would hit the mountain with one shot, but the two big company commanders did not run away with their heads in their arms.

Brave is not used by Shakiba!

Seeing the green signal flares fired on the infantry high ground, Tang's troupe, standing in front of the field radio, naturally waved his hand and ordered: "All gun positions, two gun shell base, 30 minutes!"

That means that 1,500 shells will be poured out here.

War is also a part of life. Since you can't resist, then enjoy it! Even if you enjoy it only despair.

At this moment, the Japanese soldiers who were struggling in artillery fire finally realized what the Chinese soldiers they faced on the battlefield in North China that could only be covered by their artillery fire. It was probably the same as their extremely desperate mood at this time.

No matter how strong the fortress is, it is fragile in the face of the raging fire of artillery.

A year ago in Songhu, the Great Wall of Defense built by 750,000 Chinese soldiers with flesh and blood were thousands of casualties every day in front of the Japanese army's crazy naval cannons.

The failure to allow the Japanese invaders to destroy the whole of China within three months as he said, and he was not even able to make progress in Shanghai. That was the result of more than 300,000 officers and soldiers sprinkling blood on the battlefield.

It is a fortress built with flesh and blood, and a line of defense built with will.

The struggle of the two Japanese infantry brigades who had no cover in the mountains and fields at that moment had nothing to do with their will. They ran around just to survive this crazy shelling.

But unfortunately, it was futile. Whether brave or cowardly, they would be wiped out in this rain of shells!

In fact, it didn't take half an hour at all, and there were not many Japanese infantry who could still survive on the battlefield.

All the 94 tanks on the mountain road have long been overturned by the surging air waves. The two remaining Type 89 tanks are still staying alone on the mountain road because of their thick armor and big guys, or because of their good luck.

It’s not that they don’t want to run away, but that they can’t run away. Huge shell craters trapped two poor Type 89 tanks in the middle of the road.

When the infantrymen of the Four Lines returned to the battlefield, they couldn't help but feel happy when they saw these two tanks that were trapped in an isolated island.

The Japanese have captured them; they have snatched artillery; but they have never fired the tanks of their little lives, so I don’t know how they feel.

Now, the opportunity has come!
Chapter completed!