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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2492: Gunfire (Part 1)

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    "Boom - boom!" Groups of artillery shells, with a harsh scream, flew across the river and landed on the other side. Clusters of mushrooms suddenly surged up and suddenly turned into pillars of earth, accompanied by  Groups of firelight and huge explosions echoed across the wilderness, blowing away bushes and turning the lush grassland into mottled black pits. The morning sunshine in the central Liaodong Peninsula was shrouded in a layer of gunpowder smoke.  .

    The Japanese artillery bombardment was fierce and intensive. The broken wooden bridge on the river was the correction point for the bombardment target. The place where the entire infantry brigade of the Xinqiao Regiment was annihilated was the target of the Japanese artillery bombardment. The shells of the large-caliber artillery roared.  They kept flying in, as if venting the anger of the Japanese commander.

    Major General Kono, commander of the 21st Brigade of the 107th Division, is indeed full of anger. As the main brigade of the division, he is responsible for occupying Zhuanghe County and opening the passage to Lushunkou for the division.  , but as a result, they were attacked by the independent division troops on the north bank of the small river. One regiment suffered almost half of its casualties. Therefore, after Major General Kono arrived on the north bank of the river, the first thing he did was to kill those who had lost his face.  Colonel Shimbashi was dismissed from his post and sent to the baggage troop to serve as a captain.

    The grumpy Major General Kono punished Colonel Shimbashi in this way, which was unexpectedly lenient. Officers who are familiar with the brigade commander all know that Major General Kono is naturally bloodthirsty and has a bad temper. On the battlefield in the Southwest Pacific, he used his saber.  , personally chopped off the head of a captain who was unfavorable in the battle, so the fate of Colonel Shimbashi should also be miserable, but the result surprised the officers.  Just sent to the baggage army.

    This ending, let the officers of the 21st Brigade.  It was a big surprise, but Major General Kono didn't care about what the officers thought. He had his own plan. This guy Shimbashi was his most effective commander, and he also had a good personal relationship. When he was on the battlefield in the Southwest Pacific, this guy  With the strength of one regiment, they defeated an Allied American and Philippine division.  Having killed thousands of people, Major General Kono was reluctant to chop off the head of such a general.

    In the view of Major General Kono, the loss of the Shinbashi Regiment was the result of the lack of heavy fire support. If there were dozens of field guns to provide fire support and cover during the assault on the Hemu Bridge.  The independent division positions on the other side had long since collapsed. In the final analysis, it was not because of Xinqiao's incompetence.

    Therefore, the second thing Major General Kono did was to order the field artillery regiment of the brigade.  Completely go through the ambush area of ??the Independent Division just now with artillery shells. The 21st Brigade is the main force of the 107th Division, and its firepower is also very fierce. The artillery of a brigade is equipped.  More than double that of other brigades, except for one field artillery regiment.  There is also a mountain artillery regiment. With such strong artillery firepower, Major General Kono is full of confidence!

    The advancing front of the 21st Brigade is not only in the direction of Wulu Town on the south bank of the river, but also in the direction of Xuling to the north of Wulu Town. Under normal circumstances, the troops advancing in both directions will advance hand in hand, regardless of which route the troops cross.  Crossing that river can be considered as getting closer to Zhuanghe County.

    But Major General Kono held his breath in his heart and took Wulu Town on the south bank of the river as the main assault target. Wouldn't the New Bridge Regiment lose troops here if it doesn't? Well, then, just cross the river from here and attack the independent division on the other side.  The defenders were completely wiped out, not only the Nahe Bridge bridgehead, but also the small town not far away. Therefore, he ordered the troops in the direction of Xuling Town to suspend their advance, rest on the spot, and move all the troops  The artillery firepower is concentrated here. He wants to cross the river with a tough attitude!

    Major General Kono's decision was opposed by almost all the officers in the brigade headquarters. Such an order was both incomprehensible and unnecessary. If the independent division's blocking force only existed in the direction of Wulu Town, then Xu Ling  It would be a waste of time for the troops in the direction of the town to pause their advance. Moreover, after the troops cross the river, they can go back in a roundabout way. The defenders of the independent division in the direction of Wulu Town still cannot escape the fate of being surrounded and annihilated, so why bother in a  In terms of direction, what about wasting a large amount of troops and ammunition?

    Faced with the disapproval, Major General Kono fully showed his arbitrary side and shouted angrily: "That's enough! Shut up! The dignity of the Imperial Army of Japan is not allowed to be offended. The Shinbashi Alliance  It is a shame for our 21st Brigade to be ambushed by the Chinese army here. This is how I want to tell those Chinese people that the advance of the imperial army is unstoppable!"

    As a matter of fact, the enraged brigade commander will kill people. All the Japanese officers collectively shut up and remained silent. Therefore, on the more than ten kilometers wide front from Wulu Town to Xuling Town, only Wu  In the direction of Luzhen, artillery fire was raging, the ground was shaking, and it was a lively fight!

    Major General Chen Mengqiao, commander of the 1st Marine Corps Brigade at the Third Regiment Command Post in Xuling Town, listened to the continuous gunfire from the direction of Wulu Town, and then looked at the Japanese soldiers on the other side of the river, resting in place and eating rice dumplings.  I am confused and puzzled."It's strange. Why did the little devils in this direction stop advancing and start fighting in the direction of Wulu Town? Could it be that Wulu Town was used as a breakthrough?"

    Chen Mengqiao thought for a while and felt uneasy. He picked up the phone and prepared to talk to Meng Jianzhu to find out the situation. But after picking up the phone, he put it down again. He felt that when the Japanese troops were discovered on all the defense lines of the First Brigade, only  The Wulu Town position was attacked. It was most likely that the Japanese army retaliated after killing an infantry brigade of the Little Devils. Another possibility was that the Japanese army had not yet discovered the First Brigade troops in other directions.

    "Since the command of the first and second regiments has been handed over to Meng Jianzhu, don't interfere with him!" Chen Mengqiao thought like this and put down the phone. He just listened anxiously to the fierce artillery fire coming from the direction of Wulu Town.  Voice.

    "Good fellow Brigadier Meng, the little devil is quite ruthless. This formation has at least used a heavy artillery regiment with dozens of heavy artillery pieces. It's enough to look down on us!" Colonel Sun Zhiyuan, the leader of the first regiment, patted the dirt off his body and said to  Meng Jianzhu said.

    Meng Jianzhu withdrew his gaze to observe the Japanese shelling and said: "Commander Sun, our fortifications near the bridgehead of Nahe River must have been destroyed. Brigadier Chen's decision is wise. I think that if the little devils concentrate their firepower, they will definitely destroy it."  This is considered a breakthrough point. There is no movement in the direction of Xuling Town, so the pressure on us is great! "

    "This battle needs to be fought in a different way. When the Japs start to cross the river to attack, they need to adjust their counterattack deployment. The heavy artillery battalion attached to the brigade headquarters cannot show up for the time being. It is better to use mortars to fight back until the Japs' artillery fire extends.  At that time, the mortars were moved to the Nahe bridgehead area to catch them by surprise. We didn¡¯t expect that we would dare to enter the area after the Japanese bombardment. Then, the mortars quickly retreated, otherwise we would definitely be bombed!¡±

    Sun Zhiyuan's eyes lit up and he said: "Fight halfway across the border! Okay, Brigadier Meng, this move is high, it is easy for the mortar to set up positions, and it is also convenient for movement. If he kills this guy, we will run away immediately. I will give the order immediately!"  "

    Sun Zhiyuan went to make a phone call excitedly. Meng Jianzhu said to a staff officer: "Has the order been issued to the 1st Regiment of the Directly Affiliated Brigade?"

    The staff officer replied: "Report to Brigadier Meng that the order has been issued. The first regiment and the people in Wulu Town have withdrawn to the surrounding areas to hide!"

    Meng Jianzhu was relieved. Wulu Town was the only way to Zhuanghe County after crossing the river. The Japanese commander would not let this town pass by. He was very familiar with the range of Japanese artillery.  Meng Jianzhu knew that the range of the Japanese field artillery shelling could completely cover Wulu Town. If the first regiment of the direct brigade there and the people in the town were not moved out, they would be covered by Japanese artillery fire!

    A Japanese field artillery regiment and dozens of large-caliber artillery bombarded for more than 40 minutes. Tens of thousands of artillery shells were poured into the area around the bridgehead of the Nahe River. Major General Kono held up his telescope and looked at the effect of the bombardment with satisfaction, even though  No matter how strong the fortification is, it will be completely destroyed under such a fierce bombardment. "The artillery fire began to extend fiercely, completely covering Wulu Town on the south bank of the river. I don't want to see an intact building!" He said.  The command came in a calm tone.

    The road to Zhuanghe County must pass through Wulu Town. Such a key point will not fail to be sent by the commander of the independent division to defend it. If Wulu Town cannot become a key point to block the imperial army, the only way is to completely  Wipe it off the map, destroy a town that may become an obstacle, and also eliminate the independent division troops in the town. It kills two birds with one stone. Major General Kono is very happy to issue such an order!

    As the Japanese artillery fire extended, artillery shells fell like raindrops in Wulu Town on the south bank of the river. Houses collapsed and they were immediately plunged into smoke. The Japanese infantry on the north bank of the river began to move towards the river. Meng Jianzhu looked through the telescope  When they arrived, the Japanese soldiers dragged various tools that could cross the river and huddled together in a hurry, preparing to start crossing the river.

    Although the water in the river is not deep, it can go above the heads of the short Japanese soldiers. Otherwise, Major General Kono would have ordered the troops to wade across the river. In the eyes of the Japanese soldiers, such a fierce bombardment by the imperial artillery  Come on, there is no threat on the south bank of the river!

    "The little devil spent a lot of money. At least two regiments of troops were dispatched!" Meng Jianzhu said to himself. At the same time, he also saw teams carrying mortars along the traffic trenches that were blown beyond recognition.  , a group of soldiers carrying shell boxes, using the cover of the traffic ditch as much as possible, quickly approached the forward position, their movements were brisk and agile.

    On the north bank of the river, the Japanese soldiers began to cross the river using various tools. The dozens of meters wide river was filled with piles of Japanese soldiers. Fortunately, the water flow in the river was not fast. Otherwise, the Japanese soldiers would have used various tools to cross the river.  With no tools to cross the river, at least one-third of the people will be washed to the North Yellow Sea!

    (To be completed)?)
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