I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 659: The Sorrow of Zhongtiao Mountain (32) Bombardment of the Jigu Division

Fan Zhengting's intention in making such an arrangement was not to kill a large number of Japanese devils, but to cut off and stop the enemy.

When Fang Zhixiao gave the order, the twelve howitzers of their brigade fired one after another under the command of Fan Zhengtingyi.

It’s not that they don’t want to launch a salvo to test the effectiveness of these howitzers.

Mainly due to the terrain limitations of Heifengkou, these heavy artillery cannot be deployed.

Otherwise, in this terrain with a valley sandwiched between two mountains, a heavy artillery barrage would be launched.

It is hard to say whether the ravine will collapse or not, but their ears will probably be deafened.

The Japanese army's elite artillery could fire six to eight rounds per minute.

Fan Zhengting couldn't do this, as he had to calibrate all the heavy artillery by himself.

At the beginning, each heavy artillery could only fire one gun per minute.

After seeing this, Fang Zhixiao simply prepared a three-wheeled motorcycle for Fan Zhengting.

A soldier acted as his driver and took him between each howitzer.

Later, Fan Zhengting also came to his senses. Anyway, Commander Song’s main force had not caught up yet.

Even if he couldn't correct the coordinates of the howitzer's firing in time.

The shells would not deviate more than a few hundred meters, and there were Japanese soldiers everywhere, so they could bomb them as much as they wanted.

In this way, the firing rate of these twelve howitzers can finally reach two rounds per minute.

Their bombing immediately created a one-kilometer no-man's land between the Japanese ranks.

Immediately afterwards, twenty-four Type 75 field guns began to fire back from the position where Fan Zhengting's heavy artillery was bombarding.

The operators of these 75mm field guns are one squad operating one gun, so the firing rate is naturally faster than Fan Zhengting's.

They could fire eight shells per minute, which meant they fired a total of 192 shells in one minute.

It was only five minutes from the start of the shelling, and all 960 shells were fired.

The troops of the Jigu Division close to Heifengkou include a regiment and the Jigu Division Headquarters.

They still had about 6,000 people, but they were badly hit by the artillery bombardment of the reinforcement brigade.

This is not a positional war. You can dig very strong permanent fortifications in advance.

Even if your opponent fires ten shells, it may not kill ten people.

But here, while marching in the wild, they were bombarded by the Kuomintang artillery.

You can hide anywhere you want to avoid the bombardment, but this is in the wild and you can't hide anywhere.

All the Japanese soldiers lay on the ground and did not dare to stand up to meet the artillery fire from the reinforcement brigade.

Just when the Japanese soldiers who were bombed were in despair, something happened that made them even more desperate.

The division commander Yoshitani, whom they relied on, was also killed by the artillery of the supplementary brigade.

The Japanese army, whose organization had already been disrupted by the bombing, was suddenly hit even harder.

And at the back of the Japanese troops were two infantry regiments of the city system.

They were completely separated from the division headquarters by the heavy artillery shells fired by Fan Zhengting.

They didn't dare to rush forward and could only watch anxiously from behind.

It was mainly the heavy artillery fired by Fan Zhengting, which fired back and forth without any pattern at all.

They also tried and sent a large group of soldiers to attack the line of fire.

But perhaps it was God's will today, this large group of Japanese troops rushed up in batches in small groups.

They were all killed in that no-man's land by Fan Zhengting's two or three artillery shells.

The remaining Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they no longer dared to charge forward.

He could only desperately send a telegram to Division Commander Yoshitani, asking for his tactical guidance.

It’s just a pity for the commander of the Yoshitani Division whom they have been thinking about so much.

It had been divided into countless pieces of flesh, scattered all over the battlefield.

The troops led by Song Wenwan personally finally arrived at the battlefield here.

He was a little worried at the beginning and felt that he was a little careless.

Including the troops of the Heifengkou Supplementary Brigade, he had gathered at least 60,000 people.

But among these 60,000 troops, only half were from Gannan.

It is not impossible to defeat the Yoshitani Division in a field battle.

But the casualties are bound to be huge, and he simply can't bear to sacrifice their lives casually!

The reason why the Japanese are difficult to deal with is not because their tactics are so powerful.

It was because of the various types of artillery used by the Japanese that the national army was unable to raise its head.

I never expected that Fang Zhixiao is actually a lucky man.

He actually used a strategy to steal the birthday gift and captured the only heavy artillery unit of the Japanese in Shanxi.

In a field battle, with his semi-automatic rifle, he would be able to suppress the Japanese.

When they just came into contact with the Yoshitani Division.

Only then did I realize that these retreating Japanese soldiers had no sense of defense at all.

By the time the Japanese discovered them, the artillery marine brigade and the two divisions of the Sichuan Army were making rapid progress.

They were almost surrounding the Japanese rear guard regiment.

They took advantage of the Japanese launching flares and launched a direct attack.

Under siege on three sides, the main force of the Japanese did not turn back to rescue, but instead fled away.

At this time, Song Wenwan counted with his fingers and found that there were less than 20,000 people left in the boastful Yoshitani Division.

Wait until they destroy the Japanese rear guard regiment.

When they chased forward again, they heard the rumbling sound of cannons coming from the distance.

At this time, the supplementary brigade also received a telegram from the brigade commander.

"Reporting to Commander Song, my reinforcement brigade was launched twenty minutes ago.

The designed bomb killed a Japanese infantry battalion that entered the Heifengkou Pass.

And fifteen minutes ago, using the roadside bombs designed at Heifengkou, they wiped out two Japanese infantry battalions.

Now the artillery brigade of my supplementary brigade is using the captured Japanese heavy artillery.

A blocking artillery bombardment was carried out on the Japanese Yoshitani Division.

The troops of the Yoshitani Division have now been cut in half.

Our troops have been bombarding the Japanese troops for fifteen minutes since then.

There are only a few Japanese soldiers left now, Commander Song, please come quickly.

Otherwise, you won’t even be able to drink a sip of hot soup.”

Song Wenwan: "Hahaha, quickly notify General Deng and General Fan of the Sichuan Army.

The Japanese are almost wiped out by the reinforcement brigade. If we don't hurry up, we won't get any good stuff.

Hey, that's not right. What do you mean I can't even have a sip of hot soup?

You little bastard, don't think I don't know what you want me to eat.

It seems like you are getting too cocky. You are just a supplementary brigade.

Now I have assigned myself an artillery brigade, wait and see how I deal with you."

Well, you know it without asking, this Fang Zhixiao is also from Longnan, and was a young soldier under Song Wenwan back then.

Fang Zhixiao, who was on the Heifengkou Highlands, was holding a telescope in his hand.

He was anxiously looking at the battlefield below, which had already been thrown into chaos by his "artillery brigade".

"Commander, Commander Song sent a telegram saying they have approached the enemy and asked us to launch a general attack."

Fang Zhixiao glanced at a place ten kilometers away, where a big battle seemed to be breaking out.

Standing on a high place, he seemed to be able to see that the shells fired by the artillery on Commander Song's side were exploding on the Japanese side.

Fang Zhixiao asked the scouts hiding in the dark and learned that Song Wenwan was preparing for artillery fire.