newbobooks Chapter 356: Finding the Japanese Heavy Artillery Regiment
Chapter 356: Finding the Japanese Heavy Artillery Regiment
The Japanese are gathering their strength, and the special forces are not idle either.
After the returning team members pointed out the direction, the remaining more than 160 people quickly attacked and began to look for the Japanese artillery regiment.
At this time, the Japanese artillery regiment was located in a dense forest a few kilometers away from Sanchakou, with its back against a mountain several dozen meters high.
The position was a temporarily cleared area. An artillery position was not large, with a distance of only a dozen trees between them, and could accommodate about three cannons.
Kobayashi Ichizo's caution put their artillery positions in a relatively safe position. Both the terrain and the layout made the independent regiment feel like they had no idea where to start.
In order to prevent the artillery from being attacked by surprise, Kobayashi Ichizo also deployed two battalions of troops to guard the outskirts of the forest.
It can be said that as long as there is no large-scale encirclement and suppression, the Japanese artillerymen are still very safe.
At this time, more than one hundred special forces had infiltrated a high slope a few kilometers away from the Japanese artillery position. Two kilometers ahead was the Japanese's core security area. If the team members went any further, they would easily be discovered.
Chen Shi, the team leader this time, observed through a telescope for a while, frowned and said, "Damn it, the Japs have become very clever. With this arrangement, not even a bird can fly in."
"The Japanese are not pushovers. We learn from our mistakes. Fortunately, we have 107 rocket launchers with a range of more than 9 kilometers, so we can easily deal with the Japanese." Liu Dazhuang continued.
As another deputy captain of the Lone Wolf, Chen Yan did not dare to be arrogant in front of Liu Dazhuang. He turned around and looked at Liu Dazhuang behind him and said with a smile.
"We can't see what's going on inside, and our 107 is limited. We should contact the artillery battalion first."
"As soon as the devils move, we will be able to see the specific situation clearly, and then we can wait for the opportunity to take action."
This time they brought 107 rocket launchers and some grenade launchers. It would undoubtedly be difficult to destroy the Japanese in front.
Fortunately, Zhao Ziqing’s mission was to find the Japanese artillery positions, whether it was a heavy artillery regiment or a Japanese mountain artillery group.
In fact, Chen Shi already had a vague idea of the answer as to why the Japanese were so on guard.
Many of the Japanese mountain and field artillery groups were assigned to their various infantry regiments, and the rest were in Kobayashi Ichizo's hands. If support was needed, he could give orders at any time.
The heavy artillery group is different. They are seven or eight kilometers away from Kobayashi 13 Camp, and more than ten kilometers away from Huangtuling in a straight line, which is exactly the limit of artillery bombardment.
The Japanese heavy artillery are almost all 150mm howitzers with a firing range of kilometers.
At this time, the Japanese artillery and baggage soldiers were densely distributed in the mountains and forests, and thirty-four 150mm howitzers were standing quietly, waiting for the favor of the Japanese artillery.
Colonel Irie, commander of the heavy artillery regiment, was also waiting for orders from his superiors.
In the last battle, Tsukamoto Zentaro, the commander of the mountain artillery regiment, suffered a great misfortune, but Colonel Irie, the commander of the heavy artillery regiment, was unscathed and even awarded a merit by the division headquarters.
It can be said that many people were unlucky last time, but he was the only one who made a contribution.
"Old Chen, the enemy's attack on Huangtuling has stopped. We need to move faster. I'm afraid they'll make a big move."
The Independent Regiment Headquarters would send a copy of the Huangtuling battle situation to the Lone Wolf, letting them know the situation on the front line so that they could respond at any time.
The Japanese stopped their attack and must be preparing for the next wave of attack. It is normal for Liu Dazhuang to be a little worried.
Chen Shi nodded, looked at the platoon leader of the telecommunications team, and instructed, "Contact the artillery battalion and send them the location. Wait for notification when to fire."
He wanted to wait for the Japanese to take action first, otherwise he would not be clear about the situation inside and would easily alert the Japanese.
If the Japanese change their position and provide tighter defenses, we will be in trouble. Captain Zhao Ziqing had worked hard to get this opportunity, and he doesn't want to waste it.
Liu Dazhuang thought for a moment and said, "Old Chen, there are two Japanese squads on the slope two kilometers ahead. How about we go and take them out?"
The Japanese soldiers' alert area is quite large. There are hundreds of Japanese soldiers in front of the special forces. It is not a problem for the special forces personnel to take them out.
Liu Dazhuang wanted to solve it secretly first, and then see if he could find a chance to sneak in.
Hearing Liu Dazhuang's words, Chen Shi smiled and said, "Wait until the artillery battalion takes action, then we can take action against them."
Liu Dazhuang obviously meant the same thing, nodded and went to make the arrangements.
At the foot of a mountain about ten kilometers away from the Japanese artillery regiment, Lu Daya received news from the special forces and was immediately delighted.
Their artillery battalion had been here for five or six hours, firing a round of rockets. After that, they had been waiting for notification, and now finally there was good news.
"Lao Qi, it's our turn to go out. Aim at the enemy artillery position for me later."
Qi Desheng, the artillery battalion commander, was surprised to see his battalion commander so happy. He smiled and replied, "Commander, when has our artillery battalion ever failed to perform well? You'll see!"
Lu Daya nodded and said, "Heavy artillery attacks alone are not enough. The special forces have reported that there is a high probability that there is a Japanese heavy artillery regiment to our west."
Chen Shi did not hide his judgment. Sometimes he felt that this thing was very accurate and could better expand the results of the battle.
Hearing the battalion commander's words, Qi Desheng hesitantly asked, "Battalion commander, do you mean that the Katyushas should also be dispatched?"
"Well, let the soldiers in charge of the Katyusha rocket launchers go five kilometers to the west. This time we must cut off the Japanese's retreat." Lu Daya said in a deep voice.
He knew very well that with the presence of the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, the soldiers of Huangtuling would always be a threat. No matter how well the fortifications were dug, the Japanese would bombard them at all costs, and the casualties would definitely be the soldiers of the independent regiment.
The independent regiment relies on these veterans for its development. If one dies, one less will be lost. He doesn't want to miss the opportunity to completely destroy the Japanese heavy artillery regiment.
As long as they can get rid of the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, given the Japanese deployment in Laiyuan, they will have no support for this raid.
The combat effectiveness of the 26th Division without the heavy artillery regiment cannot be compared with that of the independent regiment. At that time, no matter how the battle is fought, both sides will fight hard.
"Yes, Captain, I will lead the team out myself."
Qi Desheng quickly understood the battalion commander's intention and immediately took the order seriously and left.
After Qi Desheng left, Lu Daya found another company commander of the artillery battalion, Zhong Guoliang, and asked him to explain the follow-up matters.
In the command post south of Huangtuling, Gu Changfeng also received news from the special forces, and learned that they had already reached the vicinity of the Japanese artillery regiment and that the artillery battalion was already preparing.
Seeing this situation, he was of course very happy. As long as they destroyed some of the Japanese heavy artillery or mountain artillery groups, it would be much easier for them to evacuate.
After thinking for a few minutes in the command center, Gu Changfeng decided to go out. His points were close to 30,000 at this time, so he had to solve the ammunition problem of each battalion.