Chapter 325: Soldiers are coming to the city

The assault force of the Independent Regiment advanced quickly under the cover of their own fire, and more than an hour passed, and the eastern sky was already white, and the assault team gradually approached the vicinity of the earthen city wall that had been temporarily built after the Kuomintang occupied Yan'an. To read the latest chapters, please lock in Aishang Novel Network biquge.info

The earthen city wall, which had not been built for a long time, was not high, but it was a threat to the soldiers of the Northwest Field Army, who did not have much advantage in firepower and strength back then.

Li Yong, who had been keeping an eye on the progress of the troops, used a walkie-talkie to call through Gao Xiang and Wei Gang, telling the two of them that the most critical time had come, and they must suppress the enemy's firepower, defeat the enemy's counterattack, and prepare for the attack of the main force of the regiment.

In the city, the headquarters of the 17th Division was reorganized, and an officer ran in in a hurry: "Division, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good, the communist army is about to attack the city." ”

He Wending, who was taken aback, jumped like thunder: "He's it, can't you explain it clearly?" In which direction did the communist army attack the city? ”

Officer: "The division seat, in the south of the city, is the second column of the communist army. ”

He Wending: "Is it the army of Wang Zhen, a fierce general of the communist army?" Although the name is well deserved, come to the people, notify the reserves, move in the direction of the south of the city, and use all the reserves. ”

The officer replied with a little hesitation: "Master, have you forgotten?" Our reserves are gone, and they are running out long ago. ”

He Wending: "Nonsense, how could it be run out so quickly?" What do you eat? ”

"Division, not long after the start of the attack of the communist army, the various units kept asking for reinforcements, the reserves were dismantled a little bit in the east and a little in the west, and most of the rest were sent to the south of the city to fight with the communist army for almost a night, and there was not much left at this time."

As soon as this officer said He Wending, he immediately came to his senses, yes, since the communist army began to attack, it has been tight everywhere, especially in the south of the city, the attack of the second column of the communist army is very fierce, and most of the reserves have been sent out, and this time it is really a bit of a soldier to adjust.

It stands to reason that there are more than 40,000 defenders in the city, which is not a few, but He Wending can only command his own 17th division and some local miscellaneous security regiments, and the other two integrated divisions are not so obedient, people want to hear well, if they don't want to listen to themselves, they can't do it, they can usually call you a commander, but once it comes to their own interests, they are not so easy to speak, like this is the case now, if you want to transfer a unit from those two divisions to strengthen the defense of the south of the city, it is simply impossible.

He Wending, who gritted his teeth, said to the officer as if he had made up his mind: "Pull up my guard battalion and go out to fight with the communist army." ”

There are more than 500 people in the guard battalion of the 17th Division, these people are He Wending's absolute cronies, from the battalion commander to the soldiers, they are loyal to their commanders, He Wending is also anxious, and he has no way to pull his guard battalion up and fight with the PLA.

Just as the soldiers of this battalion were maneuvering in their cars in the direction of the south of the city, they heard a series of piercing screams coming from overhead.

Many of the soldiers in the Guards Battalion were veterans of many years, and when they heard the sound coming from above, they knew that the situation was not good.

A soldier shouted in horror: "Artillery fire, it's communist artillery fire, get out of the car quickly." Immediately, the soldiers in the car jumped down and took shelter in all directions.

But it's still a little late, a battalion of more than 500 people, the response may not be as fast as the veterans who first showed a bad situation, in addition, the PLA artillery fire is not a point bombing, but a large-face bombardment, even if you react quickly and jump out of the car, you may not be able to escape this catastrophe.

Swarms of shells fell like crows, followed by firelight and violent explosions, and the battalion of less than twenty large trucks of Kuomintang soldiers were enveloped in artillery fire.

Explosions and explosions, all flying in the sky were fragments of the steel shells of shells and stones that had crumbled from the ground, which kept hitting people's bodies and cars, and the screams of soldiers before they died, and the streets were covered with severed limbs and blood, and corpses.

It's over, it's over, the battalion commander lying in a dirt pit not far from the road kept muttering, he knew that this was the last strength that Master Shizuo could come up with, and it was a big blow to the morale of the troops to knock out such a unit that was very loyal to the commander.

The artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army lasted for about ten minutes, and then moved in other directions, and when the battalion commander got up to gather his troops, he even had the heart to cry.

A guard battalion of more than 500 people now has less than 200 people, that is to say, this artillery fire of the PLA has knocked out at least two-thirds of the combat effectiveness of this battalion.

And these 200 people are still a considerable number of people with injuries, this battalion commander is a henchman who has been with He Wending for many years, knowing that this is the most fatal moment, this guy sent a soldier back to send a letter to He Wending, and asked this soldier to report the situation of the troops encountering the communist artillery bombardment to the division commander, and he took the remaining 200 people to run in the direction of the attack of the People's Liberation Army in the south of the city.

I have to say that this battalion commander who has been with He Wending for many years is a ruthless man, and he still wants to fight with the People's Liberation Army after two-thirds of the troops have been defeated, but the building is about to collapse, how much of a problem can he solve with these 200 or so wounded soldiers alone?

Li Yong, the commander of the Independent Regiment, has been observing the attack of the troops with binoculars, and the soldiers with walkie-talkies on their backs are standing beside him, Li Yong keeps picking up the phone or the microphone of the walkie-talkie and shouting: "Artillery, Gao Xiang, pay attention to the enemy's follow-up reinforcements, and use your shells to block the road where the enemy wants reinforcements to come up." ”

"Wei Gang, did you hear it, go all out, don't be stingy with bullets, you must suppress the enemy's firepower, and victory will be ours in another ten minutes."

Gao Xiang, the old Eighth Road, understands that the battle has reached the most critical time, and every negligence may affect the success or failure of the battle.

The second column had a total of more than 80 mén howitzers, and Gao Xiang commanded these more than 80 mén artillery to rush one by one, hitting the front, depth, blockade, and the second echelon of follow-up reinforcements.

The second column attacked from three directions at the same time, but the 4th Brigade on the left and the 6th Brigade on the right were mainly feints and pinning, and the real main attack direction was still in the center of the independent regiment and the 5th Brigade.

At the beginning of the attack, for the sake of the enemy, Gao Xiang's artillery fire was carried out simultaneously in the direction of attack of the three brigades, but with the focus on the central part, at this time Gao Xiang had no scruples, and it was nonsense to fight with any intention of violence, and the tip of the bayonet of the independent regiment was about to reach the enemy's chest, and there was no need for concealment intentions.

The more than 80 mén artillery concentrated all the forces on the position where the most central independent regiment was about to break through, and the bombardment was like a burst, and the smoke and fire on the positions of the defending Kuomintang troops never stopped.

The high shè machine guns set up in the Laoshan position carried out non-stop shè fire under the command of the shell explosion point, and the long and short shè were combined, and the bullets were poured like rain.

The soldiers knew that their troops were about to start a general attack, and if they did not suppress the enemy's firepower, they would bring great casualties to their comrades in front.

Finally, under the gaze of Li Yong and the cadres and soldiers of the Fifth Brigade, the assault team of the Independent Regiment broke through the defensive positions set up by the Kuomintang outside the city and attacked not too far from the city wall.

"Quick, push all the artillery up, and aim straight at shè at close range." The command of the regiment commander Li Yong sounded at the same time beside the commanders of several infantry battalions.

More than 40 mountain artillery, field artillery and 92 infantry artillery, this is all the belongings of the second column except for the howitzers under the direct command of Gao Xiang, and success or failure is in one fell swoop.

The artillerymen followed behind their own covering firepower and pushed the artillery forward, so close that the cadres and soldiers of the Fifth Brigade who were watching the battle behind were constantly inhaling cold air.

This is what the independent regiment wants, that is, to make the enemy breathless, if Li Yong, an artilleryman of another unit, would not dare to do this, and the soldiers of other units are also good, if you are brave and not afraid of death, the independent regiment, a unit that has not been formed for a long time, may not be able to catch up, but when other troops are fighting, the accuracy of the shells is really incomparable with the independent regiment, and this has nothing to do with whether they are brave or not, it is a matter of training.

Gao Xiang's artillery Li Yong was still confident, even if the troops behind followed too closely and suffered a little casualties, it was much better than letting the enemy's defending troops react.

Closer, closer, already at the most powerful distance of the artillery, Li Yong shouted in a slightly urgent tone: "One minute to prepare, prepare for shè." ”

The soldiers gasped, their heads lowered and were busy, just now they pushed the artillery and followed the shells and ran wildly almost to eat nai, the military uniforms were soaked with sweat, at this time, regardless of whether there were bullets and shells coming, if you like it, you will be glorious, find the gun position, adjust the angle, and load the shells.

At the command of the regiment commander Li Yong, more than a dozen mén artillery pieces opened fire at the same time, and the disemboweled shells hit the earthen city wall in a ten, followed by an earth-shattering explosion.

Loading again and then continuing to fire, the shells hit again, reloading and shooting, constantly reloading and shooting, and there was no need to aim or not, the enemy's defensive position was right under his nose, as long as the shells could be shot out, the earthen walls trembled with the deafening explosion.