Rumble!

Rumble!

As soon as the two shells were fired, a cloud of gunpowder smoke suddenly erupted in the Japs' position. Everyone quickly put away their mortars and ran to the right, regardless of whether they had knocked out the Japs' machine gun fire points.

The three mortars, like ghosts, knocked out three Japanese firepower points in just five minutes. The Japanese soldiers who were holding their positions were immediately frightened.

Only the main force of the Northeast Army is equipped with artillery. Where did the 37th Brigade get the mortars?

"Bagayalu! Damn it, they actually have mortars?!"

The captain of the Japanese regiment saw that one of his soldiers under the city was blown up and turned upside down. He immediately became angry and immediately ordered the artillery brigade to send an infantry cannon out of the city to meet the enemy, giving the enemy troops of the 37th Brigade some color!

Yang Zhihua was hiding behind the battlefield, holding a pair of brand-new binoculars, and had been observing the enemy's movements. Suddenly, he saw the city gate open, and dozens of little Japs came out pushing an infantry gun, and he immediately became excited.

stand up.

"Damn it, I've been waiting for you, and it's actually delivered to your door?! Get ready, bright guy!"

Compared to shooting cannons, Yang Zhihua really had no one to fear. Several soldiers hurriedly opened up the linen behind them. Under the linen, there was the Italian cannon!

After discovering the landmark, Yang Zhihua already had an idea in his mind based on the viewing direction and distance, combined with the map and the actual location, and said loudly without hesitation:

"Set up and shoot Zhuyuan, ruler xx, 0-40 to the right, one round of ammunition! Load!"

In less than five seconds, the artilleryman near the Italian gun shouted back, "Loading complete!"

"fire!"

"Hey, the damn Yanxia man actually dares to provoke us in front of our imperial army. Let's teach him how to behave now!"

Several Japanese artillerymen measured the enemy's data calmly. Just when the artilleryman loading ammunition had just raised a shell, he suddenly felt a tremor under his feet.

The Japanese soldiers did not take it seriously and immediately continued to load ammunition and were about to fire the shells. Suddenly, they suffered a disaster!

With a "bang", the Italian artillery shell accurately hit the area where the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun was located!

After an explosion, each of the Japanese artillerymen was blown into pieces, and even their infantry artillery turned into a pile of scrap metal!

"Hit the target! Well done! Hahaha!"

Yang Zhihua saw the Japanese artillerymen being annihilated by artillery fire, and even causing enemy artillery shells to explode. Now, even if they were iron men, they would go to hell.

Then he laughed and put down the telescope. Damn it, this is an infantry artillery piece with no concealment at all. If I don't do it, who will you do?

"Continue to reload! Send them two more shells! Reload... let go!"

Yang Zhihua did not hesitate and once again determined a bombardment location. One shell immediately took away dozens of Japanese soldiers hiding behind the bunker!

With the remaining artillery shells, Yang Zhihua naturally could not take advantage of ordinary Japanese soldiers, so he ordered the artillerymen to raise the muzzle and aim at the Japanese soldiers on the city wall.

"Baga! They... they..."

The captain of the Japanese regiment saw with his own eyes that one of his infantry guns was destroyed and nearly thirty soldiers were killed by the enemy's gunfire. He almost had a heart attack on the spot.

Just as he was jumping on the city wall and scolding the 37th Brigade for being shameless, the face of the Japanese captain who was observing the enemy's situation changed. He saw the enemy's cannon in the telescope, but the enemy's muzzle seemed to have been raised.

Got it!

"Your Excellency, Captain, retreat quickly, they..."

Before the Japanese captain finished his sentence, the next moment, a cannonball flew over their heads and hit the tower behind them!

"Boom"!

As the shells fell, the towers on the city wall instantly turned into ruins. When many Japanese soldiers heard the movement, they turned back and looked at the city wall. Their eyes widened, and they couldn't believe what was happening in front of them!

They are now in extreme fear. This force of the Northern Army is completely different from the enemy forces they encountered before!

Each of them has a rifle, which is more powerful and accurate than their 38-guns. They also have light and heavy machine guns, as well as mortars!

Now, with the addition of Italian artillery, many Japanese soldiers were horrified to discover that the enemy actually had long-range weapons that were no weaker than their Type 92 infantry cannon!

The sense of gap before and after, coupled with the deaths of surrounding friendly troops, instantly reduced the morale of the Japanese soldiers to the freezing point, and many Japanese soldiers began to become timid!

"Retreat, withdraw the troops into the city immediately!"

After a long time, the Japanese captain and the regiment leader were dug out from under the rubble by nearby soldiers. The Japanese captain was beaten to a bloody mess and immediately ordered the troops back to the city in a panic.

The Japanese captain on the side was also knocked unconscious by the shock wave, earth and rocks.

Unexpectedly, the enemy's firepower was so fierce, which suddenly disrupted the deployment of the Japanese officers, and they had no choice but to retreat to the county town.

Seeing the Japanese troops withdrawing into the city, Zhou Weiguo also wanted to take the opportunity to attack the city. However, as soon as he led the team to rush to the city, they encountered fierce fire from the enemies on the city wall, and had no choice but to retreat!

"The little Japs now know how powerful we are. First Battalion Commander, Second Battalion Commander, you two will send people in batches to harass the city and send troops to guard the surrounding roads. If the Japs' support troops do not march according to the route, we will give up immediately.

Attack the city and move closer to the friendly forces in Sangshan..."

Zhou Weiguo arranged the siege and set his sights on the distance. Now that the Japanese defenders were severely damaged, their plan was half successful!

The rest depends on whether Sangshan's two battalions can capture the Japanese reinforcements. Otherwise, even if these two battalions can capture Songshan County, they will never be able to hold it under the Japanese's frenzied offensive.

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An hour later, the Japanese captain finally woke up. Seeing that the captain was fine, the other Japanese officers also breathed a sigh of relief.

"How is the situation now?" The Japanese captain got up from the hospital bed and asked in a muffled voice, holding his forehead where there was severe pain.

"The enemy is attacking the city, but they won't be able to capture the city wall in a short time. We have a strong city defense!" the Japanese captain replied to the captain.

"It's just that if time goes on, our soldiers will be exhausted physically and mentally. Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, I suggest that the Second Infantry Brigade rush to the county town to help the enemy and attack the enemy with the defending troops!"

Other Japanese officers also agreed. After all, no matter how well-equipped the 37th Brigade is, there are only so many people. If there are other troops outside the city to coordinate the attack, the enemy will be vulnerable!

"Yo Xi! Immediately order the Second Brigade to gather troops and raid the rear of the 37th Brigade! I will take revenge!"

The Japanese captain issued an order angrily, "Let them come over as quickly as possible!"

"yes!"

The mobilization order soon arrived at the headquarters of the Japanese Second Battalion via radio. The captain learned that Songshan County was besieged by enemy troops and immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

"If the situation were not critical, Your Excellency, the commander, would never ask for help... Immediately assemble the troops and drive to Songshan County!"

The Japanese captain gave the order,

"If they want to reach Songshan County as quickly as possible to relieve the siege, they must pass through Sangshan."

Xu Tianlong, who has never appeared, has successfully arrived at Sangshan and personally directed the battle. He pointed to the mountain road in front of him and said that only one car could pass.

"Third Battalion Commander, order your soldiers to lay mines on the road. Take out all our anti-infantry mines and lay them on the road ahead. The Japanese will pay a heavy price if they want to pass through the minefield!"

"Yes, young marshal!"

The third battalion commander nodded, immediately walked out of the headquarters, sent soldiers, and carried anti-infantry mines to lay mines near Sangshan Mountain Road.

"Fourth Battalion Commander, you will send a company to take on the task of luring the enemy. They will ambush behind the minefield to show the enemy's weakness and use the Japanese's eagerness to support them to lure them to this area."

Xu Tianlong pointed to the area on the left and said,

"There are cliffs on both sides of the road here. Once the Japanese enter the encirclement, this will become their burial place!"

"My subordinate understands!"

The fourth battalion commander clenched his fists and couldn't help but admire the young marshal's arrangements. They were closely linked and pressed step by step. Not only could they kill all the Japanese in one fell swoop, but they could also greatly reduce the casualties of their soldiers.

Everyone made all preparations, and about three hours later, the Japanese convoy came into sight of the soldiers of the 37th Brigade.
Chapter completed!