in2ebook Chapter 171 Wenxi Recovery
Chapter 171 Wenxi Recovery
Early the next morning, Yongji County welcomed its new master, the 386th Brigade's Jinnan Independent Column.
The sentries on the city gate tower and at the city gate were all replaced by Chinese people wearing colorful clothes.
The villagers were all surprised and looked at it from a distance, not daring to get close.
Wang Xikui had no choice but to be forced to stand on the city gate tower and start his "lame" speech.
"Fellow villagers, don't be afraid. We are the Jinnan Independent Column. Yesterday we killed all the Japanese who oppressed our compatriots. From now on, Yongji City belongs to us Chinese people!"
Wang Xikui's words gave the villagers some reassurance, but there were still some people who were afraid that the Japanese would fight back.
"Fellow villagers, you see the cannons and armored vehicles outside the city, they are all our equipment. You didn't see so many good things from the Japanese, did you? With these things, are we still afraid of the Japanese fighting back?"
After these words were spoken, the villagers were relieved, and Yongji County returned to its former vitality.
Wang Xikui walked down from the city gate tower, already sweating profusely.
"Damn it! Send a telegram to the political commissar immediately, telling them that Yongji has been liberated. Ask them to send political cadres to take over. I still have to keep fighting the devils!"
A battle to break the city was taking place in Wenxi County, a hundred kilometers away.
The chief of staff of the 227th Regiment who escaped back organized the remaining 227th Regiment's direct troops and garrison squadron, totaling more than people, to start a futile resistance.
The city was empty because the security corps had already fled yesterday after hearing the news of the Japanese defeat, and the ordinary people in the city also fled.
A mechanized infantry regiment, a tank regiment, a howitzer battalion and an anti-aircraft artillery battalion resolved the battle in half an hour.
Wenxi was liberated.
Li Yunlong, who had not slept all night, was staring at the war west of Pingshun County with red eyes.
"Commander, the Armored Division has sent a victory message. We have completely wiped out the 226th and 227th Regiments of the Japanese invaders and recovered Yongji County and Wenxi County!"
"Good job, send the message to the whole country. Also, let Lao Zhao arrange for political cadres to take over the urban area. I'm really worried about letting these rough guys manage the county town!"
After Wang Meng passed on the order, he returned to the sand table.
Li Yunlong stared at Yangjingdi Village west of Pingshun County. The final focus at present was on this small village.
The vanguard of Kei Miura Kenjiro's four infantry battalions had already engaged in a firefight with the Second Regiment.
Fortunately, thanks to the suppression of the artillery regiment, the Japanese did not gain the upper hand for a while.
In Xiaowen Village, eight kilometers west of Pingshun County, Wang Chengzhu was sweating profusely as high-explosive bombs fell on the heads of the Japanese.
"Brothers, make more efforts. If we fire one more shell, our brothers on the front line will not lose one life!"
Sixty howitzers turned Yangjingdi Village into a sea of fire, making it impossible for the Japanese 60th Regiment to move forward.
"Baga, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is too strong! Where is our First Flying Regiment?"
"General, according to the take-off time, we should be arriving in Pingshun County soon!"
Sure enough, in less than five minutes, more than a dozen light, heavy and light violent aircraft roared in, and dozens of planes flew in from the south.
"Yoshi, thank goodness General Shinozuka Yoshio has contacted the Second Flying Regiment for support!"
When Wang Meng saw dozens of planes, he immediately felt something was wrong.
"Notify Wang Huaibao and move immediately!"
Wang Huaibao looked at the dense mass of planes and felt panic in his heart. He quickly hung the howitzer on the back of the tractor and quickly moved towards the military fortress.
When the Japanese planes saw that the howitzers had moved, they had no intention of bombing and directly carried out carpet bombing on the Yangjing Village position.
Although the anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the artillery regiment and the anti-aircraft artillery company of the second regiment launched all-round sniping attacks on the Japanese planes, there were too many Japanese planes.
Ten anti-aircraft guns were lost, four planes were shot down, and aerial bombs were poured down on the positions of Yangjingdi Village.
After the "boom" sound of the explosion, a cloud of dust rose up from the position in Yangjingdi Village.
The hillside of the entire Yangjingdi Village position was cut down by one meter, and the soil on the hillside was as loose as if it had just been plowed.
Many anti-artillery holes and infantry gun bunkers were all collapsed by the earthquake.
Shen Quan looked at the plane in the sky and felt furious.
"Damn it, if only we had planes! Get all the guns out and prepare for battle! Even without the support of the artillery regiment, we have to hold off the Japs!"
After statistics, only two infantry guns were still usable.
The rest of the infantry guns were either destroyed by Japanese planes or buried deep in anti-gun holes and could not exert their combat effectiveness for a while.
In this artillery battle and air bombing, both sides won and lost.
The 60th Brigade suffered more than a thousand casualties, and the nd Regiment of the Independent Column also suffered more than casualties from aerial bombs.
Kenjiro Kei Miura looked at the destruction of the Eighth Independent Column's position with satisfaction and couldn't help feeling proud.
"Yoshi, the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army have been destroyed by us. The infantry battalion is charging! Kill them!"
Encouraged by the Japanese planes, the little Japanese soldiers in yellow dog-skin clothing, holding Type 38 rifles, marched to the effective range of light and heavy machine guns.
Without Shen Quan's command, light and heavy machine guns opened fire mercilessly.
Today's independent columns are no longer "poor" troops that let the Japanese invaders in to fight, but modernized armies that believe in firepower and range.
One inch long, one inch strong.
As long as my shooting range is longer than yours, I can kill you in the manure jar before you can hit me!
Hundreds of light and heavy machine guns in the entire regiment opened fire at the same time, forcing the Japanese offensive to be delayed to a distance of about 200 meters, making it impossible for them to move forward!
Kei Miura Kenjiro looked at the infantrymen lying on the ground, being smashed into pieces by mortars from time to time, and his mustache was shaking with anger.
"Baga, I didn't expect the firepower of the Eighth Route Army class to be so strong! Keep calling in the air force for bombing!"
"General, I must remind you that the Empire's soldiers are very close to the Eighth Route Army's positions, and those air forces are likely to drop bombs on their heads!"
How could Kenjiro Keiichiro Miura not know the danger?
However, if the infantry battalion that had charged to 200 meters was withdrawn, it would have to charge again after the bombing, and would still have to face the machine guns and mortars of the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, it is better to take a gamble and take advantage of the fact that the Eighth Route Army’s position has been overturned to immediately break into the position of Yangjingdi Village and engage in a bayonet fight!
In this way, the machine guns and mortars of the Eighth Route Army could not exert their power! As for bayonet fighting, the Japanese were experts!
"To win the war, you must sacrifice your blood and lives. The warriors of the empire died a worthy death!"
"Hayi!"
After five minutes, the puzzled airmen had to dive again, staying as far away from the Japanese infantry battalion as possible, and dropped the aerial bombs on the heads of the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, the effectiveness of the bomb is greatly reduced.
In a round of dive bombing, five light attack planes were shot down, but the only two remaining infantry guns of the 2nd Regiment of the Independent Column were also destroyed.
"Captain, this battle is so frustrating!"