Chapter 714: The First Battalion of Artillery Shoots
Sun Weiguo's guard squad and a force of more than 50 people composed of more than 30 people at the brigade headquarters immediately began to set off, and they went to the artillery position under the leadership of Sun Weiguo.
Fu Tao, deputy brigade commander, led the rest of the brigade headquarters and the medical team to quickly march towards Donghui Town, while Yue Wu, chief of the Operations Section of the General Staff Office, and Wang Kunyao, chief of the Intelligence Section, followed Sun Weiguo into action, and their task was to protect Sun Weiguo's safety.
The heavy artillery unit was going to stay and shoot at the Japanese troops, and Sun Weiguo planned to use this small force to protect the safety of the artillery positions.
According to the cleanup, Sun Weiguo is the brigade commander, he is the supreme commander of the first brigade, he should not do such a thing, but Sun Weiguo knows better that he will be the courage of the soldiers, hiding in the safest place to command the troops to fight, and the morale of the troops will inevitably be affected, and Sun Weiguo is more willing to fight with the officers and soldiers on the front line.
THE HEAVY ARTILLERY UNIT IS SET UP ON THE HIGH GROUND OUTSIDE THE COUNTY SEAT, BECAUSE THE FOUR 100MM HOWITZERS OF THE THIRD COMPANY OF THE FIRST ARTILLERY BATTALION ARE STRENGTHENED TO FIGHT THE SIXTH CAVALRY REGIMENT, AND AT PRESENT, THE FIRST ARTILLERY BATTALION HAS ONLY FOUR 105MM CANNONS AND FOUR 105MM FIELD GUNS, BUT THE RANGE OF THESE EIGHT GUNS IS MORE THAN 10,000 METERS.
On the way to the artillery position, Sun Weiguo and Wang Kunyao walked together, and Wang Kunyao was reporting the situation to Sun Weiguo softly.
Knowing that Wang Kunyao had passed on an important piece of information to Xu Ni through Luo Hongyi, Sun Weiguo had an expectant expression on his face.
This information, Sun Weiguo not only wanted to find out whether Xu Ni was a spy sent by the Japanese, but he also wanted to use this information to complete a larger tactical deception.
Emotionally speaking, Sun Weiguo did not believe that Xu Ni was a spy of the Japanese, but thinking of the powerful intelligence network of the Japanese, Sun Weiguo had to be cautious.
This is not a matter that concerns him alone, but a matter that concerns the lives of nearly 10,000 officers and men of the New Second Brigade.
"Boom, boom." Sun Weiguo and his party had not yet arrived at the artillery position, but the artillery unit had already begun to shoot.
The huge sound of artillery rang out, even if there was still some distance from the artillery position, Sun Weiguo could feel the deafening sound of the artillery.
The officers and soldiers who followed Sun Weiguo looked in the direction of the artillery position, and their faces showed proud expressions.
In the past, when they fought against the Japanese, they could only passively withstand the heavy artillery shelling of the Japanese troops, but now their own troops have the same heavy artillery.
Outside Zhixi Town, the regimental headquarters of the 114th Division of the Japanese Army.
The division commander Shigeharu Suematsu stood in front of the map with a cold face, his eyes glanced coldly at the location of Zhixi Town on the map, and then his gaze shifted to the two major generals of the 127th Brigade and the 128th Brigade.
The commander of the 127th Brigade, Major General Akiyama Kozaburo, lowered his head and did not dare to look at Shigeharu Suematsu, while the Major General Brigade Commander of the 128th Brigade, Obaoo, was about to say something.
"His Excellency Commander Umezu Mijiro asked us to conquer the town of Zhixi before two o'clock, but now the time is eight o'clock in the evening, and our troops have not yet captured the outer positions of the town of Donghui in China, you give me a reason, why is this, your two brigades have more than 10,000 troops, and the troops stationed in the town of Donghui are only more than 1,000 people at most, but the position has not been able to be conquered for a long time, which can only show that you are completely waste."
Shigeharu Suematsu looked at the two brigade commanders in front of him coldly, and he said in a cold tone, he was mercilessly reprimanding the two major general brigade commanders.
When Kozaburo Akiyama and Okubao heard Shigeharu Suematsu's reprimand, they straightened up and bowed respectfully, not daring to have any rebuttal.
"Your Excellency the division commander, please give our brigade a chance, I will immediately organize troops to attack Nanzhuang Village, our brigade will definitely conquer Nanzhuang Village, and after we conquer Nanzhuang Village, our brigade will immediately launch an attack on Zhixi Town, I promise to take Zhixi Town before dawn!"
Major General Brigade Commander Obaov of the 128 Brigade hurriedly said.
"Bagaya Road, a small Nanzhuang village is no longer important, we have suffered more than 400 casualties for this village, don't pay attention to Nanzhuang Village, your brigade will rest immediately, at one o'clock in the morning your brigade will attack from Zhixi Town, no matter how many casualties you encounter in this attack, you are not allowed to retreat, you must capture Zhixi Town for me!"
Shigeharu Suematsu's face turned pale, and he came to Obaofu and roared loudly.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Obaov immediately saluted and said.
"Your brigade strengthens ten Type 89 tanks and an artillery brigade, you immediately go to Suochun Town, according to the reconnaissance of the cavalry brigade, there is no Zhina troops stationed in the area of Suochun Town, and your brigade and regiment detoured from Suochun Town and directly entered the county seat of Pingding County. Kozaburo Akiyama, Obaofu, before dawn you must ensure that you conquer the county seat of Pingding County and the town of Zhixi, if you fail to do this, I think you are not suitable for your current position at all. ”
Shigeharu Suematsu was very angry this time, he looked at the two brigade commanders of his subordinates, and said in a cold tone.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The brigade commanders of the two major generals immediately replied.
It's just that as soon as their words fell, a huge explosion began to be heard outside!
The sound of explosions sounded, and the houses where the division headquarters were located began to shake, and Shigeharu Suematsu was immediately covered by the guards.
Huge explosions rang out incessantly, and as the shells exploded, the Japanese troops fell into a panic.
The shelling lasted for ten minutes, but the Japanese 114th Division paid a heavy price.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the quartermaster of the baggage wing has been blown up, and our food can only last for dinner tonight."
"Your Excellency Division Commander, an ammunition depot of the artillery wing has been blown up, and the number of shells left in the artillery is obviously insufficient to support the next operation."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 65th Infantry Wing Headquarters was shelled, the Captain of the Dazuo Wing was wounded, and the Wing Headquarters suffered more than 30 casualties."
All kinds of reports began to be transmitted to the division headquarters, and Liang Zerui had already begun to command eight heavy artillery pieces to launch an artillery bombardment.
The first target of the eight heavy guns was the Japanese 114th Division on the outskirts of Zhixi Town, and the eight heavy guns fired for ten minutes, and hundreds of shells were fired.
All units of the Japanese 114th Division suffered varying degrees of blows, and this shelling brought hundreds of casualties to the 114th Division.
And the destruction of some munitions and ammunition brought a great blow to the 114th Division.
After the eight heavy artillery pieces finished shelling the 114th Division, they successively began to shoot at the 3rd Brigade, the 21st Division, and the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army.