Chapter 167: The Stance Can Be Changed, but the Existence Cannot Be Changed!

The attack by the artillery company of the New Second Regiment had been going on for a full five minutes.

After seeing with their own eyes that the airport they were guarding almost suffered a devastating blow, the young people showed amazing execution ability and completed the assembly of all personnel in just five minutes.

They were made a little angry by the sudden attack. Each of their eyes looked scarlet, as if they were going to skin the enemy on the opposite side alive.

The three Japanese squadron leaders stood at the front of the team. They pulled out their command swords, pointed the blades directly at the position of the New Second Regiment, and then shouted: "To tsu ge ki!"

Under the leadership of their captain, hundreds of young men carried their bayonets with their waists held in their hands. They charged towards the front position where artillery fire was still being fired, with a vague aura of victory.

The beasts were worthy of their origins in the Class B division and did not lose their minds due to anger.

During the charge, they strictly followed the "Drills and Regulations" and maintained the skirmish line.

After all, the "Jinsui Army" in front has strong firepower, and rushing forward in a group will only lead to death.

Looking at the menacing enemy, Le Zhengdou retracted his body into the simple trench. He picked up the portable communicator in his hand and reported:

"Captain, the little devils are coming! It looks like there should be more than 400 people!"

At this time, Li Yunlong was moving positions with the artillery company. The destruction of the airport was basically completed, so there was no need to continue fighting against Xiaoli.

As long as the group of chasing enemies can be eliminated, the New Second Regiment can retreat according to the original plan.

The preset second artillery position was more than 600 meters behind. The woods there did not affect the artillery fire. Wang Chengzhu had already led his soldiers to prepare for support.

Although the accuracy of the mortar is very average, its maneuverability is much better than that of the barrel gun, which is very suitable for the current combat habits of the Eighth Route Army.

After hearing the information provided by his third battalion commander, he took a moment to pick up the telescope hanging around his neck and looked at the battlefield in the distance, and then asked in a solemn tone:

"Is the minefield laid out alright?"

"Don't worry, captain, I have arranged all the mines we brought out this time. These little treasures are definitely enough for the Japanese to drink. When the time comes, our battalion will rush in to clean up the mess, and we will definitely be able to defeat them quickly."

Landmines, a cheap defensive weapon, are best used when the enemy's attack route is known.

The shooting pit dug by Wang Chengzhu is two kilometers away from Taiyuan Airport, while the Japs' warning circle is only 1.5 kilometers. This 500 meters is also the comfort zone of the Japs' grenadier soldiers.

Although Takeshi Fujimoto deployed patrols on the periphery, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment took advantage of the opponent's patrol distance and empiricism to create a fifty-meter minefield without anyone noticing.

Using the chaos created by this minefield, the comrades can end the battle before the enemy's grenade can take effect.

At this moment, the Japanese squadron leader who was rushing to the front showed a murderous smile.

The area around Taiyuan Airport is almost entirely open, with almost no cover except for the woods in front of it.

The three squadrons only need to hold back those "Jinsui Army", and it won't take long for mobile troops to arrive from the city to support them. By then, the enemy will be 100% unable to fly, and total annihilation will be a matter of time.

Even if their merits and demerits cannot be balanced, they can still be considered as making up for the situation.

The enemy's large-caliber mortars are indeed very intimidating, but continuous shelling for so long has reached its limit.

As long as we advance another hundred meters, it will be our artillery's turn. Although there are no infantry guns or mortars, and they lack large-caliber support weapons, their three squadrons have a total of 27 grenade launchers.

It's time to make your enemies feel the pain!

Just when the Japanese Lieutenant was making his wishful thinking, a lucky man behind him stepped on a landmine. The aftermath of the explosion and shrapnel instantly incapacitated those nearby.

The Japanese squadron leader was lying on the ground with his eyes wide open. Before he died, he didn't even think about one thing. How on earth could the "Jinsui Army" operate under the patrol's nose and lay landmines?

The mines, which were full of materials, were triggered one after another. A small number of the infantrymen of the three squadrons were killed and most of them were injured.

After the smoke from the explosion, the battlefield was filled with wails and flesh and blood.

For the airport's garrison, this position is now awkward.

Although they were about to enter the effective range of the grenade, our infantry did suffer heavy casualties and even the formation was messed up, making it difficult to protect the artillery.

If they stop moving forward, the "Jinsui Army" will most likely run away in front of them. No one can accept such consequences.

Just when the Japanese were still hesitating, the commander of the third battalion, Le Zhengdou, led the soldiers to descend from the sky with magic weapons.

Considering the special nature of this mission, the brigade commander specially transferred 80 MAS-38 submachine guns to the New Second Regiment.

After climbing out of the simple trench, the commandos sprinted with all their strength to within the range of the submachine guns. This reversal of offensive and defensive roles has simply shocked the little ones all year long.

And how come the promised "Jinsui Army" turned into the Eighth Route Army? This dress is the wrong color! We are obviously the attacking party, why don't you follow the routine and charge back in the open?

Because of the mines, the light machine guns and grenade launchers of the three squadrons were not ready. Eighty submachine guns plus a dozen shell guns VS 38 guns, times have changed.

"Hit me!"

Da da da.

The sound of gunshots sounded like fried beans, and the compact melee weapons exploded with astonishing power.

At this distance, the soldiers don't need to aim carefully to hit the devils.

Soldiers like Heshang and Duan Peng, who have a lot of shooting training and excellent physical fitness, have a high hit rate even when marching.

In the rain of bullets woven by French infantry light weapons, the enemy fell down in an orderly row after row like leeks encountering sharp sickles.

Eighty submachine guns and several light machine guns on the side positions cooperated perfectly, and the devil infantry had no ability to resist at all. Blood mist splashed on their bodies, and they were shot into sieves by pistol bullets alive.

Just one wave of attack brought a large number of casualties to the devils.

At the airport sentry post, the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides made Fujimoto Tsuyoshi's eyebrows jump wildly. He touched his chin and couldn't help saying: "Such dense firepower, is this really the Eighth Route Army?"

The specific number of the opponent cannot be determined at present.

But just now, the enemy only used more than a hundred people to suppress his three squadrons. This kind of fighting style reminded him of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army four years ago.

At that time, the enemy's grassroots firepower was so fierce, and submachine guns were used very frequently. The warriors of the brother country were often suppressed by the opponent's submachine gun firepower during the charge.

According to statistics, in the Xinkou Campaign of that year, the Shanxi Suiyuan Army actually consumed 2.9 million submachine gun bullets.

In the later Taiyuan Battle, the opponent's troops suffered heavy losses and the number of people dropped sharply, but they still used 680,000 submachine gun bullets.

Now, more than half of his three squadrons were lost as soon as they engaged in fire, which made Fujimoto Tsuyoshi firmly believe that the opponent was the disguised Shanxi Suiyuan Army.

The enemy must have relied on the Eighth Route Army's Hundred Regiments Campaign as a cover to achieve their own secrets.

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"Masaka!"

Just when they were holding a combat meeting, Yoshio Shinozuka and his staff were interrupted by the explosion.

After receiving the news from the city defense troops, this old devil spoke one of the few Japanese in the book! He was even reluctant to accept this bloody reality.

The situation in Shanxi Province is really too bad now, and the security war is almost a complete failure.

As the commander of the First Army, he has not had a good rest since the Eighth Route Army's Hundred Regiments Campaign began.

Not only does he have to face Tada Shun's scolding every day, but he also has to be on edge all the time, fearing that the Eighth Route Army will make some more noise.

At this time, he was holding his command knife, sitting in the center of the brightly lit combat hall with a gloomy face. The staff around him stopped their actions and dared not disturb their generals to think about the problem.

Shanxi Suiyuan Army?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Could it be that the legendary words said by the commander of the Second War Zone are true?

Pro-Japanese, for the sake of existence, pro-Communist, for the sake of existence. The position can be changed, but existence cannot be changed! Just a Hundred Regiments Campaign shook the stability of the West Mountain?

As for whether the people below lied about the military intelligence, Shinozuka Yoshio did not think that his direct subordinates would joke about such a critical matter.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army did not have the ability to attack the First Army's airport. Although they received assistance from some international organizations, large-caliber mortars were not among them.

Moreover, infantry and artillery attack in one wave is the correct way of fighting of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!

The five airports near Taiyuan are all heavily guarded. As the only air force under his command, he often inspects the defense arrangements there.

The 1.5-kilometer warning circle and the garrison of three squadrons alone, plus the permanent fortifications that meet the requirements of division-level combat, can be called an absolute defense circle.

Shinozuka Yoshio frowned, and his old face flushed.

"Call Fujimoto Tsuyoshi and Asakawa Masaharu immediately and ask him about the losses of the 29th Independent Flying Squadron and the airport?"

Only three minutes later, a staff officer brought a folder into the combat meeting room. He stood at attention and began to report the loss report he had just received.

Li Yunlong was really good at seizing opportunities. At that time, the ground crew had just completed the preparation work and the pilots had not boarded the plane. Faced with the sudden bombardment, the devils had no shelter to avoid the bombardment.

This resulted in eight of the 22 Type 97 fighters being directly blown up, and there was no possibility of repair.

Another fourteen planes were seriously damaged by the scattered shrapnel and could not take off. With the materials available in the First Army, it is impossible to repair them in a short time.

The most important thing is that many pilots were lost. Major Asakawa Masaharu of the Army Aviation is still in a coma. Seven of the remaining twenty-one were executed on the spot, and fourteen were seriously injured.

Although the pilots of Japan were still sufficient at this point in 1940, the Army Aviation had a competitor in the Navy Aviation.

Most of the pilots who just graduated from the aviation school were snatched away by the Navy. Losing so many people at one time is probably more difficult than replenishing aircraft.

The 29th Independent Flying Squadron has been crippled and completely lost its combat effectiveness.

The damage to the apron and runway is also serious, but these can be repaired.

As for the loss of ground staff, it is acceptable. Although it is more troublesome to train this thing, at least it has left a seed. It's just that this is a profession that is easy to get started but difficult to master, and the future maintenance efficiency will definitely be affected.

This degree of loss has exceeded the limit that Yoshio Shinozuka can accept. The old devil covered his heart, it hurts! It was too painful!

Not to mention the unknown life and death of his new favorite general, the twenty-two planes alone were painful enough.

Judging from the resources of the fraternal country, unless the Kwantung Army was liberated, this gap could not be filled in a short time.

Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio couldn't hold back his anger. He pulled out his command knife and cleaned up the desk again, then yelled at the staff officer:

"Tell the pursuit troops! We must see the bodies alive and dead! If they let the enemy run away, they won't come back!"

After his lieutenant general recovered a little, the staff officer opened the folder and continued:

"The city defense troops found a large number of pistol shells at the scene, and they have sent cavalry to pursue them."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded, he opened the window and looked in the direction of the airport.

From a distance, you can see the raging fire in the direction of the airport, and from time to time there are explosions, as if the fuel has been ignited again.

Over the years, the attitude of the North China Front Army towards the Shanxi faction has always been to induce surrender, trying to establish a government similar to Wang Wang Wang. In this way, some troops can be freed up to continue to invade other areas.

The Second War Zone did not participate in the Hundred Regiments Campaign to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army before, which made Shinozuka Yoshio very relieved.

But now the Jinsui Army suddenly disguised itself to attack Taiyuan, which made the old devils more vigilant and questioned whether the previous ambiguous period with the Jin faction was true or false.

"Contact Commander Tada Shun immediately, the situation has changed!"

Thanks to the book friends who gave me suggestions. I didn't delete the paragraph comment. The system swallowed it after I changed the details.