Chapter 33: The Attack of the Ohno United (Shameless Vote Request)
After taking a short rest, Ohno Heisao was about to order his troops to launch an all-out attack and capture Baihu Ridge within an hour.
Suddenly there was a whistling sound in the sky.
The Japanese easily recognized the sound of flying artillery shells and quickly looked for a place to hide.
The shell exploded in the Ohno Regiment, killing only two unlucky Japanese soldiers.
The other Japanese soldiers were not harmed because they dodged in time.
"Damn it, where is the cannon firing from?!"
Upon seeing the shell explode, Ohno Heissomatsu immediately asked his adjutant.
"Are there any Shanxi-Suiyuan troops coming?"
"Sir, from the sound of the artillery shells, it should be our Type 41 mountain artillery.
The headquarters said that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had already discussed it.
As long as we don't attack their territory, we won't send anyone to participate in this battle."
"Ask the artillerymen where the shells came from, and let them find the location of the shelling!"
"Yes!"
As soon as Ohno Heisao finished speaking, three more shells fell.
Soon the adjutant came back and said, "Captain, the artillery said the shells were fired from Baihu Ridge. The artillery on the other side is on the mountain, and our artillery can't reach them!"
"Baga, White Tiger Ridge?
How come the Tubalu have our Type 41 mountain guns?"
The adjutant said anxiously, "I heard that some of the people in the command post that were stationed here before were transferred from the Osaka Division..."
"Damn it, the Osaka Division is a bunch of bastards. They even dared to sell the Type 41 mountain cannon, a powerful weapon of the Empire, to the enemy!"
"Order the troops to stop resting and advance at full speed!"
"Take over White Tiger Ridge as quickly as possible!"
The enemy's artillery was at a high altitude, and their artillery simply couldn't fire that high.
If we allow the enemy to continue fighting like that, it will probably be a huge blow to the morale of the troops.
Especially those locust troops that followed them. If it weren’t for the fact that there were enough troops coming, these locust troops would not be willing to cooperate with them to attack Linyuan County.
If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to bombard, the Locust Association might cause trouble, which would cause a lot of trouble.
When I came here, Shinozuka Yoshio from Taiyuan specifically told me,
Soldiers in the army are not allowed to beat or scold the Locust Army, let alone force the Locust Army to die.
If you do, find a way to kill all those locust soldiers!
Therefore, instead of being bombed here, it is better to attack as quickly as possible.
To avoid any unexpected situations.
On the mountain, Li Erhu saw the Japanese troops marching out and quickly reported the situation to Qin Yangming.
Qin Yangming waved his hand and issued another hundred artillery shells, asking Li Erhu to bomb the Japanese marching route.
Anyway, we must not let the Japanese reach Baihuling safely.
Especially after the Japanese invaders entered Linyuan County,
The other three mountain cannons of the vanguard battalion also came into use and began to attack the Japanese marching route.
However, the Japanese were only eight kilometers away from Baihu Ridge at the beginning. They were advancing at full speed and were interfered by artillery fire.
The Japanese and the Locust Association also arrived at the foot of Baihuling Mountain an hour later.
……
"Sir, if you want to attack with a large force, you can only launch an attack from this canyon towards Baihu Ridge."
"The rest of the places are small paths, and the large army can't deploy at all!"
Behind a slope below Baihu Ridge.
The Japanese adjutant was pointing at the map and telling Ono Heissuo the attack route.
Ono Heissomatsu took a look at the terrain of Baihuling from the hillside.
I feel that this place may not be so easy to take down.
"Such a good place, why didn't the Linyuan County troops think of occupying it at the beginning?!"
"According to intelligence analysis, there used to be a group of bandits entrenched here. Linyuan County had already negotiated with the bandits to recruit them.
But later, the Eighth Route Army pretended to be the Locust Army and forcibly took over this place."
"Then Linyuan County was taken by the Eighth Route Army."
After taking a look at the terrain, Ono Heisao knew that the enemy had turned Baihu Ridge into a hedgehog.
There was no shelter at the bottom of the entire canyon, and there were signs of explosions in many places.
You can see with the naked eye that there are a lot of rubble piled up above the canyon.
After looking at the map, Ohno Heissomatsu gave the order decisively.
"Go to the nearby villages and capture a group of Chinese for me. Let our soldiers blend in with them and break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line."
When Ohno Heissomatsu realized that a strong attack would likely result in heavy casualties for the troops, he issued an order using a method often used by the Japanese.
Using civilians to break through the defenders' defenses has always been a tried and tested method.
If it weren't for the need to consider the stability of the garrison, the Japanese would have liked to use this method all the time.
"Yes!"
But soon the adjutant came back on horseback.
"Sir, I led the cavalry to the nearby village and found no one!"
"Do you want to capture someone from Shiquan County?"
"No, if we capture Chinese people from Shiquan County, I'm afraid the Locust Army in Shiquan County will immediately rebel."
"First, order the artillery to fire at the heights on both sides of the canyon and blow down all the rocks."
"Order the Murakami Battalion to go around the back of the ravine and attack from the bottom of the mountain.
After the Murakami Battalion launched the attack,
The Locust Army cooperated with the Underground Brigade to quickly charge towards the other side of the canyon.
Rush through the canyon at top speed!"
"Yes!"
……
Above the canyon is the Sixth Company of the Vanguard Battalion, which is responsible for guarding the canyon.
The company commander of the Sixth Company, who was once Captain Luo of the Duanjiaao District Squad, was also observing the Japanese with a telescope.
He is also responsible for the defense of this side of the canyon.
"Captain, you said the Japs are coming, why don't you launch an attack?"
The deputy company commander on the side looked at the Japanese soldiers in the distance and was a little puzzled as to why they stayed where they were.
If the Japanese were not two kilometers away, their machine gun platoon's Type 92 infantry guns and 60mm mortars would not have been able to penetrate.
They had already opened fire to force the Japanese to move.
Captain Luo, who was standing by, watched as the Japanese army split into two teams and went around Baihu Ridge to both sides. He immediately understood what the Japanese wanted to do.
"Hey, go around, go around, you little devil, you'll be in trouble when we get past you."
When building the defense line, Qin Yangming took into account the possibility of attacking from the top of the canyon by going around the back of the canyon.
Although there are not many roads to attack from the back of the canyon, Qin Yangming still made preparations.
Cliffs more than three meters high were dug directly in places where there were roads, and all the huge rocks under the cliffs that could serve as shelters were blown up.
As for the trees, all the trees in Baihu Ridge had been cut down long ago.
Qin Yangming doesn’t care about any environmental issues at all. Environment?
That is a problem to be considered after defeating the Japanese.
Anyway, Baihu Mountain is basically a rocky mountain, and there is little rain in the north, so there is no need to worry about mudslides or the like.
"Go call the first and second platoons, tell them the Japs are trying to get around us, tell them to be on guard!
I gave them all the grenade launchers in the company and the grenade launcher platoon that the battalion commander sent to support them."
"If the Japs come up from behind, I'll kill him!"
The signalman at the back received the order and immediately entered the anti-artillery cave to make a phone call.
"Captain Luo, it looks like the Japs are preparing to launch an artillery attack!"
The Sixth Company Commander looked at the Japanese setting up artillery positions in the distance and quickly spoke to Captain Luo.
"Quick, get everyone into the cannon shelter!"
Captain Luo took a look and quickly ordered the soldiers to enter the anti-artillery cave to avoid the artillery fire.
As soon as the soldiers entered the anti-artillery cave, the Japanese artillery shells fell from the sky.
The anti-gun cave built under Qin Yangming's order was reinforced with cement mixed with iron wire. Without heavy artillery, there was no way to blow it up.
The mountain artillery shells can still be blocked.
However, the head-sized rubble placed on the edge of the cliff could not stop it.
After being hit by the shells, the rocks fell directly down into the canyon.
The stones were originally used to hit the Japanese, but now they are just a waste of time.
However, Captain Luo didn't think it was a pity. Those stones were left over from the blasting of the boulder and were not necessary.
It's just that I'm missing some means, the worst that can happen is that I'll just have to use a few more bullets.
The vanguard camp lacks everything except bullets.
(End of this chapter)
