When the artillery regiment began to prepare for artillery fire, the brigade commander had already taken Wang Ye to the front-line observation post.

This frontier observation post was also chosen by Wei Dayong. It has to be said that for this battle, Wei Dayong's reconnaissance team made a lot of preparations, and even had to run thinner legs.

In short, the entire night last night, and the entire team did not rest for a moment.

Wei Dayong even wrinkled the uppers of the cloth shoes because he ran back and forth between the mountains and ridges, wrinkled the cloth shoes that had just been worn for a few days.

Standing at the forefront, looking down,

You can clearly see the entire Japanese camp outside the pig killing mouth.

But I saw that the entire Japanese camp had fallen into a sea of ​​fire.

The artillery regiment of Cao San Company was still nominally just an artillery regiment, but the number of artillery equipped had long exceeded one regiment, and it was enough to form an artillery brigade.

The Artillery Regiment now has four artillery battalions and sixteen artillery companies. Each artillery company is equipped with 4 75mm caliber mountain cannons. The entire regiment has a total of 28 American M1A1 75mm mountain cannons and 36 Japanese Siyishan 75mm caliber mountain cannons. The reason for unifying the caliber is to reduce the pressure of logistics support.

Some of these Japanese mountain cannons were newly restored by the arsenal.

After having an arsenal, it will be different. Just repairing guns and cannons can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

By the way, the batch of Meiji 38-year-old 75mm caliber field cannons seized from the Second Guards Division have also been repaired 12.

However, these 12 75mm field guns, together with the previous 4, also have 37mm caliber war defense guns and more than 20 92 infantry guns, were all assigned to three military sub-districts and deployed in the fortress.

Therefore, these three military subdivisions of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region are definitely the best-equipped military subdivisions in the Eighth Route Army.

If there was no such foundation, how could the brigade commander dared to let the three military sub-districts take over the elite Japanese divisions such as the 1st Division, the 28th Division and the 27th Division?

...

Get back to the point.

Even though the artillery regiment was only equipped with 75mm caliber mountain cannons, there were 64.

64 75mm caliber mountain cannons fired at the same time from artillery positions five kilometers away, pouring rows of shells into the barracks of the 28th Division of the Japanese Army at a rate of ten shots per minute.

It seems that Cao San Company took the brigade commander's words seriously.

Because at a rate of ten shots per minute, 64 cannons can kill 20,000 shots in half an hour!

In addition, in the later stage, the infantry regiments would be supported to clear the Japanese firepower points, so after this battle, there were probably only a few left of the 30,000 artillery shells carried by the army.

The brigade commander obviously didn't realize this.

This is how I still keep praising Cao Sanlian.

"Beautiful! Beautiful job! The artillery regiment is a good example!"

The brigade commander's hands, holding the telescope, were trembling slightly.

At this moment, the brigade commander felt a sigh of regret even though he died.

Before we knew it, our army actually had such powerful artillery firepower!

The weakest thing in our army has always been its firepower. Not to mention cannons and machine guns are seriously insufficient, and bullets have to be counted one by one. I am poor!

But now, the Northwest Shanxi Column can ravage the Japanese with artillery fire.

Finally, it was the Japanese who huddled in the military camp and were bombarded by our cannons!

Wang Ye turned his head and looked at the excited brigade commander, but his heart was a little sad.

I thought to myself, you must live a few more years in this world line. If you can live to ninety, your phobia will be completely cured.

Because by that time,

China's army firepower will be the only one in the world, unparalleled!

With a sigh, Wang Ye's eyes returned to the barracks of the 28th Division ahead.

It has to be said that the tactical qualities of the 28th Division are really good. Even if they were suddenly covered by the firepower of the artillery group composed of 64 mountain cannons, their artillery corps quickly organized a counterattack.

The 12 105mm caliber field guns and 36 75mm caliber field guns of the 28th Field Artillery Regiment turned the muzzle from the direction of the Zhukou to the direction of the artillery position of the Northwest Shanxi Column.

Ten minutes after the northwestern Shanxi column shelled the Japanese artillery completed the parameter calibration.

Then the Japanese artillery began to fight back. Although only half of the artillery were left at this time, the remaining Japanese artillery was not affected at all. They still fired artillery in an orderly manner and then fired artillery in strict accordance with the combat process.

However, this is futile. Not to mention that due to the lack of air observation, it is impossible to obtain the precise parameters of the Eighth Route Army artillery positions. Even if it can obtain the precise parameters, it is useless. Due to the limitation of ballistics, the Eighth Route Army artillery shells can hit the Japanese artillery, but it is difficult for the Japanese artillery to hit the Eighth Route Army.

After the artillery fires each other for about a quarter of an hour, the commander of the Japanese artillery finally realized this and immediately ordered the artillery to turn again and aim at the infantry of the Eighth Route Army that had appeared outside the military camp.

However, it was too late to turn at this time because there were very few Japanese artillery left.

The Japanese artillery positions were originally dense, and they were the key targets of the Eighth Route Army Artillery Regiment, so twenty minutes after the artillery attack, the artillery positions of the 28th Regiment of the Japanese Field Artillery were basically destroyed, and the 48 Meiji 38th-year-old field artillery equipped were basically blown up.

The Eighth Route Army's infantry artillery coordination is also good.

It was almost half an hour before the artillery fire coverage of the artillery regiment had just ended, and six regiments of the first and third detachments appeared on the east and south of the Japanese camp.

Then a fierce exchange of fire broke out.

...

“What’s the situation?”

Okamura Yanji walked into the combat hall quickly while buttoning.

Okamura Yasuji was just woken up by his adjutant. When he learned that the 28th Division outside the pig-killing mouth was attacked, Okamura Yasuji almost couldn't believe his ears.

"Your Excellency General." The three-pitched priests were the first to the first.

Okamura Yasuji waved his hand and said, "Your Masa, please tell me the key points directly."

"Hayi." Youmo Jing Sanyi paused and said, "About half an hour ago, at around 0:30, the main force of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the southeast of the Zhukoukou, and invested a large number of artillery groups to launch fierce artillery fire to cover the entire camp of the 28th Division!"

"A huge group of cannons?" Okamura Yasuji said sternly when he heard this.

"Yes." There are three sub-sophisticated artifacts, "Ligenchuan Jun estimated that the Eighth Route Army's number of cannons was at least fifty or sixty, and all of them were 75mm caliber cannons!"

After a pause, Aoshima said again: "Genius General, it seems that we have been deceived at the moment. The target of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is not the South Cluster, but the 28th Division. So after reaching Heifengkou, he did not continue to march east, but climbed south across Heiyun Mountain and rushing to the 28th Division that killed Zhukou."

"Haga!" Okamura's face muscles twitched violently.

"How is this possible? Heiyun Mountain is high and dangerous. Not to mention half a night, you can't get over it in one night, right?"

Youmo Jingsan shook his head and said, "Maybe there is an unknown path in Heiyun Mountain, who knows? Anyway, the main force of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has arrived at the Zhushoukou and is launching a fierce attack on the 28th Division. This is a fact."

"Damn it, it's so damn!" Okamura Nishi walked quickly to the edge of the sand table, holding the edge of the sand table with both hands and observing carefully.

While observing the deployment of enemy and our troops from the sand table, Okamura Yasuji asked Aoshimi San: "Aimojun, how is the current situation of the 28th Division?"

"The situation is not very good." You Miao Jing San said in a low voice.

"The artillery positions of the 28th Field Artillery Regiment have been basically destroyed."

"The 28th Regiment of the Bagship Army, the Division Headquarters, the Field Hospital and the 28th Search Army also suffered heavy losses."

"How could this happen?" Okamura Yasuji said incredibly, "Even if the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army can cross the Black Cloud Mountain in half a night, after they arrive at the Pig Killing Mouth, they always need time to prepare for combat, such as choosing a suitable artillery position and determining the artillery's shooting numbers, right?"

He paused and said, "It's impossible to be so fast anyway, right?"

Youmo Jingsan said: "Your Excellency, we may have overlooked a fact."

"What?" Okamura Niji frowned, "What have we ignored?"

"The Eighth Route Army has a special force." You Mo Jingsan said solemnly, "If I was not wrong, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army had probably used this special force to conduct detailed reconnaissance of the 28th Division, and even repeatedly reconnaissance of the terrain of the Pig Killing Mouth. Therefore, after the main force of the 386th Brigade arrived at the Pig Killing Mouth, there was no need to prepare at all. You could find a suitable artillery position as soon as possible and launch artillery fire coverage on the camp of the 28th Division."

"Special Force?" Okamura Nishi said sternly, "It's really possible."

There were three words of the Soul: "Great General, but there is also good news. The 3rd Infantry Regiment and the 30th Infantry Regiment have built a large number of trench fortifications and underground shelters, so there are few casualties. The 28th Infantry Regiment and the 36th Infantry Regiment, which are responsible for protecting the engineers, are even more unscathed."

"In this way, the situation will still be possible." Okamura Yanji quickly returned to his calmness.

The old Japanese are indeed powerful. Such a big change only made him panic for a few minutes. After a few minutes, he quickly regained his calmness and his brain regained his thinking ability.

Okamura Yasuji said in a deep voice: "Although the combat effectiveness of the 28th Division is very strong, especially the three infantry regiments under its jurisdiction are all elite regiments drawn from permanent divisions within the 10th. However, in the previous three days of battle, nearly one regiment's troops had been killed and killed, and this time it was suddenly attacked by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, so..."

Youmo Jingsan continued: "So if there is no external force intervention, the 28th Division is definitely not an opponent of the 386th Brigade."

Okamura Yasuji nodded slightly and continued: "The question now is to draw reinforcements from which direction? What kind of way should the rescue be carried out?"

"Please look at the general," Youmo Jing pointed to the sand table with three fingers, "The closest to the 28th Division is undoubtedly the two divisions of the South Cluster stationed in Hongniwan, with a straight line distance of less than fifty kilometers."

"But the problem is that there is no small road from Hongniwan to Zhushoukou." Okamura Niji frowned and said, "If you open the road in a mountain, you don't know how long it will take, and it may not be successful. Therefore, the Nancluster can only return to the Maguan stronghold and then follow the Tongdan Road to the north to reinforce Zhushoukou. However, the distance will be close to 120 kilometers."

There are three meditations: "Then you can only directly order the 4th Brigade in Taiyuan to go north. Although the straight line is far, almost 100 kilometers, you can move from the highway along the way, so you don't have to take a detour or find a way."

"The 4th Brigade?" Okamura Yasuji shook his head, "The 4th Brigade was hit by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. The weapons and equipment and veterans suffered serious losses. It has not been filled yet, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened. In addition, they have been defeated by the 386th Brigade many times, and they will inevitably feel afraid of fighting against the 386th Brigade. They can't even play a 6-point battle. Therefore, it is extremely unwise to pin their hopes on the 4th Brigade."

There are three ways of the last essence: "Then you can only draw the 36th Division or the 37th Division from southern Shanxi."

"The 36th Division and the 37th Division are also unreliable." Okamura Nishi shook his head, "One of the first, the Eighth Route Army in Taiyue Bandit Area and Taihang Bandit Area will never sit idly by. Second, these two divisions have been severely corrupted by the Imperial Army and their combat effectiveness is no longer as good as before, so it is stupid to expect them to rescue the 28th Division."

There are three meditations: "Otherwise, let the 110th Division rush to emergency assistance from Zhengding?"

"110th Division?" Okamura asked, "Do you think the 28th Division can last until the 110th Division arrives?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult." You Mo Jingsan calculated the time in his mind and said, "The 110th Division will take three days and nights from the time of assembly to transport to Taiyuan Railway Station through Zhengtai Road, and then reorganizing the team to head north along the Tongdan Road. If there is a little unexpected situation in the middle, it will take longer."

Speaking of this, Yi Jingsan said again: "But the 28th Division can only last for two days and nights at most."

"Two days and nights?" Okamura Yasuji said, "Amo Jun, you may have overestimated the 28th Division. In my opinion, the 28th Division will find it difficult to survive tonight!"
To be continued...