Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 381: Siege of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters 8

The already tense battlefield became increasingly chaotic as Ji Guangshun led his men to charge in from behind the Japanese, instantly disrupting the entire camp. The 770th Regiment also took the opportunity to stabilize its position.

"Comrades, reinforcements are coming, kill!"

When Zhang Caiqian heard the gunshots, he immediately became alert, especially when he saw the frightened expressions of the Japanese soldiers, he became even more certain that reinforcements had arrived on his side.

"Our reinforcements have arrived, kill them!"

The soldiers of the 770th Regiment on the battlefield roared, and their morale was completely boosted.

Behind the Japanese, flames from hundreds of Type 99 light rifles spread, and one Japanese soldier after another fell under the muzzles of their guns.

These weapons were originally transported to the headquarters by the 115th Division, but now they have become the powerful weapons of the Third Regiment where Ji Guangshun is located.

The following battle was easy. The firepower of the Third Regiment was fierce, and the Japanese were exhausted after fighting for a long time, so it was normal for them to be defeated.

While the soldiers were chasing and killing the remaining enemies, Ji Guangshun came directly to Zhang Caiqian.

"Lao Zhang, thank you for your hard work!"

The 115th Division and the 129th Division are not far from each other and are old acquaintances.

When Zhang Caiqian heard Ji Guangshun's words, his dark eyes suddenly turned red. The battle was so tragic that all the wealth he had worked so hard to build up was gone in this battle.

"Alas, brother, I am in trouble this time."

Ji Guangshun knew exactly what this meant. He walked over, patted Zhang Caiqian on the shoulder, and said comfortingly, "As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Once this crisis is over, we will have plenty of time to develop."

"Yeah." Zhang Caiqian nodded heavily.

"We are all family, so I won't say much. What is the current situation at headquarters?"

Zhang Caiqian said with a wry smile, "They should still be moving. The Japanese have too many mountain and field artillery. We can't break through the blockade at all. It's already a good thing that we can just hold on."

Upon hearing this, Ji Guangshun suddenly smiled and said, "That's perfect. I brought out the division's most powerful artillery, including four 150mm caliber heavy artillery pieces, just in case something like this happens."

In fact, he had anticipated this before he came out. If the headquarters had not moved yet, his role would be highlighted. It is indeed better to be prepared than not to be prepared. The current situation is just the time for them to take action.

When Zhang Caiqian heard this, he was overjoyed. The Japanese heavy artillery was no match for their field artillery. The two sides were not on the same level at all.

"Old Ji, quickly gather the troops and ignore the captured items for now. The most important thing is to support the headquarters first."

Ji Guangshun didn't say much, turned around and asked the soldiers to blow the assembly call.

They were all old brothers who had come through the Long March. At this critical moment, they didn't care about the equipment of the two battalions at all and just threw it away.

Half an hour later, on the mountain five kilometers away from Zhouzhuang, the scouts brought back the enemy information that Ji Guangshun urgently needed.

"Reporting to the regiment commander, the Japanese have deployed two regiments in Zhouzhuang, six infantry battalions in a V-shaped formation, completely blocking all roads to Zhouzhuang. They are currently reducing the encirclement."

"The 120th and 129th Divisions have deployed two regiments on each of the left and right flanks to block the enemy, and both sides have suffered heavy casualties."

When these words came out, Ji Guangshun's hair stood on end, and a thought came to his mind: "Headquarters is in danger"

"Comrades, the situation is now clear. The Japanese are too numerous. Our limited force is not enough. So, please set up the heavy artillery for me later. When the time is right, we will directly destroy the Japanese mountain and field artillery."

"As long as we destroy the Japanese mountain and field artillery group, we can directly break through the Japanese right flank and completely open up this road."

The Japanese field artillery caused too much damage to the Eighth Route Army. If they did not attack them first, no matter how strong their firepower was, they would still die in the Japanese artillery fire.

"Battalion Commander, let's just fight like this. The Japs don't know we're coming, so we can catch them off guard."

Sun Shiqi expressed his thoughts, and the others thought about it and nodded in agreement.

With heavy artillery, they have confidence. Otherwise, with just a few people like them, they would be useless under the siege of several Japanese regiments.

Seeing that most people had reached a consensus, Ji Guangshun began to arrange a specific battle plan. First, Sun Shiqi would lead the firepower battalion as the vanguard, directly attacking the enemy from the front, and then the first and second companies would attack from the left and right sides of the enemy...

On the unnamed hillside on the right wing of the Japanese army, there was the blocking position of the 120th Division Special Forces Regiment.

The commander of the special forces regiment, Qin Zhijin, could no longer remember how many times they had repelled the Japanese attacks. They had been holding on here for three or four days, and there were only 1200 people left.

Their situation was similar to Zhang Caiqian's. They all came back from the battlefield and then came to Mount Wutai to support the headquarters.

They were really tired, but the headquarters was still in danger. Qin Zhijin couldn't rest, and neither could the soldiers.

"Captain, the Japs are attacking again, and we're out of bullets."

"Comrades, put on your bayonets, let the Japs get closer, and fight them with your bayonets." Qin Zhijin roared with gritted teeth.

After Qin Zhijin finished speaking, he took off the bayonet from his body and attached it to the bayonet of the Type 38 rifle in his hand with a click. The others followed suit and attached their bayonets. Those who did not have bayonets pulled out the Japanese knives from their backs, ready to fight the Japanese for the last time.

Same choice, different fate.

On the slope west of Zhouzhuang, the Japanese field artillery group attacked again, covering all the positions with artillery fire.

Ji Guangshun's eyes lit up when he heard the sound of artillery fire, and he shouted to Wang Yuan, the commander of the artillery regiment, "I leave it to you."

The 115th Division only has this one artillery battalion, so this time they must have brought out their most elite personnel, and naturally the regiment commander Wang Yuan also came.

"Don't worry, comrades, target the Japanese mountain and field artillery group, shoot!"

At Wang Yuan's command, the artillerymen who had been prepared for a long time quickly began to adjust their positions. Two minutes later, the bombardment began...

Boom boom boom!

Four 150-caliber grenades whizzed out of the muzzle, drawing perfect arcs in the sky, and fell into the Japanese mountain artillery group after more than ten seconds.

Boom boom boom!

The violent explosion immediately caused heavy casualties to the Japanese artillery group.

The Japanese were too careless. They thought that the other side had no means to restrict them, so they clustered their mountain and field artillery together.

Of course, the cluster attack would definitely be effective, but this would become their doom.

The German 150-caliber heavy artillery fired 15 rounds per minute, and the Japanese had no time to move.

Moreover, with each artillery shell, at least four or five Japanese field guns were affected, and they had no time to move.

Things change, and the 106th Division, which used its artillery to overwhelm the enemy, finally suffered the consequences.

As Wang Yuan took action, Sun Shiqi, who broke in from the right wing, also arrived at the battlefield.

Da da da………

The dense bullets caused heavy casualties among the Japanese in an instant.

A sneak attack is indeed much more exciting than a head-on attack. You don't have to worry about so many things. After one round, hundreds of them were killed or injured on the slope, and the ground was filled with the wailing of the devils...