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Chapter 447 The role of heavy artillery

Seeing that the brigade commander finally gave up those unrealistic ideas, got back to the topic, and turned his attention to the train station, the chief of staff quickly seized the opportunity and asked: "Then how many troops should we send to reinforce the train station and how to reinforce it!"

Major General Honda thought for a moment and made a decision: "The First Battalion of the Honda United, the Field Artillery Squadron and Mountain Artillery Brigade directly under the brigade, immediately arrived on the train, and all troops boarded the train within half an hour, and then took the railway to reinforce the railway station."

"Chief of Staff, you lead the team yourself. After rushing to the train station, you will first drag the attacking troops of the National Salvation Army, and then find a way to heavy artillery and the artillery troops brought by the National Salvation Army, and finally counterattack..."

Outside the railway station, all the national rescue troops calculated by Major General Honda are here, surrounding the railway station like a railway.

The mixed artillery company moving forward, the mortar company, the mountain artillery company rushed over from behind, and the mortar squads under the two reinforcement companies, a total of eight mountain artillery, four infantry artillery, and sixteen mortars were all placed behind Zhou Cheng, holding his black muzzle high and pointing directly to the railway station.

"Report to the regiment commander, the artillery battalion is ready for combat and can fire artillery at any time!" Tan Wei rushed over from the artillery position, reporting with an uncontrollable excited smile.

Chen Zhengyu then reported: "The infantry is also ready and can fight out at any time..."

"The heavy machine gun troops and grenade launchers will move forward with the offensive troops to provide them with close fire support."

Zhou Cheng glanced at the watch: "It's 8:50 p.m. Now we will launch an attack at about 9 o'clock!"

The battlefield before the general attack was particularly quiet. Whether it was the National Salvation Army or the Japanese, every soldier held his breath and was waiting for the last moment to arrive.

"Didi..." The telegraph machine not far away suddenly rang out. Although the sound was not loud, because the battlefield was particularly quiet at this moment, the sound of sending and receiving telegrams attracted Zhou Cheng's gaze.

The signal light flashed quickly, and Deng Jinghua, wearing headphones, kept recording the telegram codes he received.

Two minutes later, the signal light stopped flashing, and Deng Jinghua spent another three minutes to translate the telegram and walked towards Zhou Cheng quickly.

"Captain, Deputy Commander Tang forwarded a telegram from Yangquan intelligence personnel."

"The above said that Yangquan garrison suddenly assembled an infantry brigade, a mountain artillery brigade, and a field artillery squadron rushed to the train station to board the train, and the destination was unknown!"

Chen Zhengyu judged as soon as he heard this: "Captain, I think this Japanese devils are coming to us."

"A infantry brigade and more than a dozen mountain cannons, the Japanese army really respects us. Why don't we eat them together?"

Zhou Cheng also wanted to do this, but after thinking about it, he still decided on this idea.

The troops here are limited, so it would be nice to be able to take the train station and kill more than a thousand Japanese here.

The reinforcements sent by Yangquan not only included more than a thousand Japanese, but also more than a dozen mountain artillery pieces. The overall combat effectiveness was stronger than the railway station garrison, so it was definitely not so easy to eat. Maybe it would trap the troops around him, and finally he lost his wife and his troops.

Shaking his head and refusing: "Are you not worried about suffocating yourself to death?"

"The Japanese reinforcements, Guangshan Field Cannons, have brought sixteen guns, and they can completely suppress our artillery battalion on the battlefield."

"Especially, the field artillery squadron they brought had an effective range of more than twice that of mountain artillery. If we were torch us outside the range of mountain artillery in our army, the artillery battalion company would not have a chance to fight back, and they would have to be blasted passively!"

"We are here to fight quickly and end the battle as quickly as possible, and do not fight head-on with the troops coming from Yangquan. But we can fight when they march, killing them a lot of life. If we can find a way to get back two mountain cannons or field cannons, then we will make a fortune!"

"Chief of Staff, do you still remember the two large-caliber mortars I brought back from Taiyuan? Although the power is no less than the field cannons brought by the Japanese, the shells are a little less, and we reduced the ones we used outside Taiyuan City, and there are still sixty rounds left."

"I will give you twenty shells and two large-caliber mortars, plus two cavalry platoons of the Third Company and the Cavalry Company that just captured the level. Let's set off now, advance along the railway, stop the Japanese soldiers' troops transporting troops, force them to give up the army, and rely on their two legs to reinforce the railway station."

"I launched an attack at 9 o'clock and strive to end the battle within five hours. So no Japanese troops could appear around the railway station before 2 o'clock in the morning!"

"As soon as my battle is over, you can organize troops to alternately cover the evacuation of the battlefield."

After hearing the order, Chen Zhengyu looked very serious and frowned and analyzed: "The Japanese run fast on the train. If we march normally, we can only destroy the railway five or six kilometers away, and then block them from the front. Not only will they suffer heavy casualties, but they may not be able to stop them."

"We can only let the cavalry set out first and compete with the Japanese who are advancing by train, so that we can have the opportunity to blow up the railway fifteen kilometers away, and then use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to slow down their marching speed, so that we can get the train station here to gain time!"

Zhou Cheng did not applaud Chen Zhengyu's thoughts: "Chief of Staff, I agree to dispatch cavalry to destroy the railway, but your playing style behind is too conservative."

"Although guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare can slow down the speed of the Japanese army's marching, the effect is too slow and it is difficult to cause a large amount of damage to the Japanese."

"If the Japanese reinforcements at all costs, your guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare will lose their effect!"

Chen Zhengyu frowned even deeper and wanted to refute, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it when he said that.

A large group of Japanese devils is not the dozens or hundreds of Japanese devils they usually encounter.

Sporadic casualties caused by guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare can cause dozens or hundreds of Japanese to get hurt, but in front of more than a thousand Japanese, the casualties are like tickling.

As long as the Japanese captain made up his mind, he could ignore the sneak attacks of the National Salvation Army, and then marched straight to the railway station.

The task assigned to him by the team leader will not be accomplished.

Chen Zhengyu felt that he was thinking too simply and immediately asked: "What do you mean by Commander?"

"You forgot something?" Zhou Cheng reminded!

Seeing that Chen Zhengyu had no idea what he meant at all, Zhou Cheng continued: "After the cavalry troops stopped the Japanese troops transporting troops, ordinary soldiers could continue to reinforce the railway stations after getting off the train, but their artillery troops were not good, especially the mountain artillery troops. If they left the train, they could not move on the railway."

"So if the Japanese want to bring the mountain artillery troops to reinforce the railway station, they must first find a way to send sixteen mountain artillery to the official road closest to the railway line, and march along the pipeline to reinforce the railway station."

"Otherwise they can only divide their troops, and the mountain artillery troops will continue to stay on the train, and wait for the railway to be restored before advancing. The infantry will advance lightly along the railway line."

"What you have to do is to stop the Japanese from dividing their troops and force them not to divide their troops."

"As long as they bring mountain cannons to reinforce the train station, they have to go through the pipeline."

"It takes time to transfer the mountain artillery mounted on the military line to the official road. If the stopping military line is very close to the official road, it will definitely take an hour. If the stopping military line is very far away from the official road, it may not be able to transfer it for two hours."

"The journey to reinforce the railway station by official road is definitely longer than taking the railway line. In addition, the Japanese march with sixteen mountain cannons. As long as you slightly destroy the Japanese's necessary path, it will be easy for them to walk for an extra hour or two on the road."

"This way we have time to attack the train station!"

Chen Zhengyu's frowning brows did not relax because of Zhou Cheng's words, and continued to ask: "The only blocking force you have given me is dissatisfied with the company and two cavalry platoons. The Japanese army has more than 1,000 infantrymen. Whether it is hard or sneak attack, we are not their opponents. How can we stop the Japanese from not separating the troops?"

Zhou Cheng explained: "It's the turn of two large-caliber mortars to the battlefield!"

"The two mortars are very powerful. On the field battlefield, if you hit a shot, the soldiers within 20 meters of the blasting point will be shaken to internal injuries by the shock wave."

"There is another important point, which is also the key to forcing the Japanese to keep their troops in a row: the effective range of the two mortars is far greater than that of ordinary mortars and mountain cannons, and only the field cannons brought by the Japanese cannons can be fought against them."

"If the Japanese army abandoned mountain artillery and went forward with light equipment to reinforce the railway station, they would be attacked by two large-caliber mortars on the way to reinforce the railway station."

"Even if you succeed in the train station, you will suffer heavy casualties."

"If the cavalry can stop the train, we will find a way to resist them, and let two large-caliber mortars give them a fierce attack. One shelling kills one or two hundred of them, so that they will fear these two cannons."

"No matter how arrogant the Japanese are, they will not dare to continue to move forward lightly."

Chen Zhengyu suddenly realized and shouted: "I understand. Without field artillery support, the Japanese infantry could only passively be beaten in front of two large-caliber mortars and had no chance to counterattack."

"As long as we have enough shells, the Japanese will not be able to blow up the troops once more."

"Although our shells are insufficient, the Japanese don't know that as long as we use two cannons to attack them, the Japanese will be full of concerns."

"One or two cannons will be given to them from time to time on the marching road behind, which will definitely further aggravate their concerns. If we dare not separate from the mountain cannons, then our goal will be achieved."

"Captain, time is tight. I will set out now and try to choose a position that is absolutely beneficial to us to stop the military."

"Boom boom boom..." As soon as nine o'clock arrived, dozens of artillery guns in the artillery battalion roared, especially mountain cannons and infantry cannons. The sound of firing was like thunder, which made everyone's ears buzz.

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Then a very harsh whistle sounded above everyone's heads.

A few seconds later, dozens of firelights of different sizes rose from the train station. After another two seconds, the violent explosion sounded to Zhou Cheng's ears.

Zhou Cheng quickly raised his telescope and waited less than five seconds before the second round of flames splashed out at the train station. Several Japanese were blown away, and some buildings collapsed and were blown into ruins because they could not withstand the powerful shock waves generated by the explosion of shells.
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