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The advance of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade was blocked, so it changed direction to avoid the minefield.

Three patrolling soldiers were killed, and the angry Japanese began to fire machine guns again every time they advanced a certain distance.

They used light machine guns to fire at the dense weeds around them.

I was afraid that there might be Eighth Route Army scouts hiding inside and shooting me from behind.

The enemy's guns have a longer range and can hit targets at 400 to meters. The Type rifles in the hands of the Japanese only have an effective range of meters. They have a natural disadvantage in shooting.

Send out multiple times the number of troops to circle the forests and mountains with the scouts.

The main force of the troops approached Hongdao Town.

Sun Desheng's cavalry battalion fought in the south, confronting the Japanese gendarmerie and puppet troops.

A wave of accurate volleys killed and wounded a large number of Japanese soldiers. Seeing that the situation was not good, the puppet army retreated in chaos.

The combat effectiveness of the gendarmerie is at a third-rate level, and the combat effectiveness of the puppet army is less than third-rate. When the two are mixed together, the level is 1+1=0.2.

Asking the puppet army to cooperate in the battle is simply a sign of tiredness of living.

The cavalry charged at the puppet army, and the group scattered like birds and beasts, leaving their flank open.

Sun Desheng commanded two cavalry companies, encircled the enemy from both sides, set up light machine guns and fired bursts of fire, killing the Japanese military police to the ground.

Bullets were fired from all directions. Even if the Japanese wanted to fight desperately, they didn't know which direction to rush.

The defeated troops fell back, but pursuit was the cavalry's forte.

The infantry and cavalry made full use of their ability in mobile fighting, chasing after the Japanese and puppet troops and shooting at their backs.

The enemies who had been shot were lying on the ground in all directions, with blood soaking through their clothes.

The cavalryman came galloping over, hooked his carbine on the ground, and seized the rifle into his arms.

The brothers behind did the same. Some hooked their rifles, some hooked their bullet belts, and some clamped their legs around their horses, lay sideways, and took out the supplies they wanted from the corpses.

During the pursuit, they cleaned up the battlefield.

"It's so satisfying. It's so satisfying to kill."

Sun Desheng raised his carbine and killed five people in a row. He shouted with pleasure while reloading the bullets.

The Japanese signalman quickly reported the situation in Hongdao Town. A group of cavalrymen were operating on the flank and defeated the local security forces.

Saburo Yamada doesn't have any cavalry.

Some independent mixed brigades are equipped with a cavalry unit, but the 3rd Mixed Brigade does not.

Otherwise, they would not have had to borrow cavalry from the Kuroshima Morita Regiment.

Kuroshima Morita suffered a great loss, with more than half of his troops killed and hundreds of war horses lost. He is currently recuperating in the north.

At this time, if you ask Colonel Kuroda to come and deal with Sun Desheng, it will be like distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, and no one will be willing to take action.

The extremely precious cavalry are being used by you as cannon fodder?

Kuroshima was born into a royal aristocracy and was confident. When he got angry, he simply ignored Major General Yamada.

The conservative suggestion is to deploy an infantry battalion to drive away Sun Desheng's cavalry battalion.

We have already arrived at Hongdao Town, which is very close to Ding Wei's Fourth Military Sub-district, so splitting up a battalion will not have any impact.

Major General Yamada ordered the independent infantry battalion, with a full strength of 810 people, to go to the combat site and drive out the Eighth Route Army's cavalry battalion.

Then, move closer to the brigade headquarters.

The remaining three infantry battalions, with more than 2400 combat personnel, 170 engineering corps, 170 communications corps, and 620 artillery battalion, followed the brigade headquarters to Hongdao Town.

Speaking of the artillery battalion, you have to understand that Ding Wei had just robbed the artillery squadron and the rapid-fire artillery squadron some time ago.

Together with brother units, they divided up infantry guns, mountain guns, and rapid-fire guns.

Afterwards, they caused a great disturbance in Gang County and swept away all the supplies in the combat warehouse.

The North China Expeditionary Army was always short of artillery, and could not get any extra infantry guns or artillery. They only gave Saburo Yamada an artillery squadron with four Type 41 mountain guns.

The so-called artillery battalion only had 4 artillery pieces and 4 70mm mortars. The rest were light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, with grenade launchers being used as artillery pieces for the time being.

The landlords have no surplus food, so why do these garrison troops need so many artillery pieces?

The Type A divisions on the front line are still complaining every day that there are not enough artillery.

The two sides lined up in Hongdao Town and Dongye Town. I really don't know where Saburo Yamada got the courage from.

The Type 41 mountain gun has inherent disadvantages. Its maximum range is only 6300 meters. Even with the grenades of the Type 94 mountain gun, it can only reach 7100 meters.

It is far inferior to other 75mm guns, most of which can reach a range of about 8000 meters.

Like the Bofors mountain gun, it can reach a maximum range of 9150 meters.

When artillery fires at each other, the farther you shoot, the more you can suppress the enemy's firepower.

The artillery, mortars, and grenade launchers in Ding Wei's hands were definitely superior to those of the Japanese brigade. The only advantage the Japanese felt was that they had more abundant artillery shells.

Obviously Major General Yamada doesn't understand the situation. If Ding Wei can cheat, how can he have less shells?

After the Japanese arrived at Hongdao Town, they immediately launched an offensive, measured the distance, and calculated the shooting parameters.

They wanted to take advantage of the quality of their artillery and gain an advantage in firepower.

Ding Wei confirmed repeatedly with the scouts and signalmen.

"We have investigated carefully and found out that only this group of devils came to die?"

The Japanese invaders only dispatched the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade to actively attack the mountainous area where he was entrenched.

Not only that, an independent infantry battalion was also sent out to drive away Sun Desheng's cavalry battalion.

Hey, Ding Wei is happy.

"The old man ate arsenic and brought it upon himself."

"Then why are you hesitating? Take the initiative and attack his headquarters."

There was no need to think too many tricks. We just aimed directly at the Japanese invaders and fired artillery to provide cover.

This tactic made the Japanese major general confused.

"The gunners of the Chinese Eighth Route Army were the first to expose their positions, which was a way to their own death, allowing our artillery to aim at their positions and attack the Chinese army."

Then I felt something was wrong.

The main forces of the New 1st and New 3rd Regiments advanced westward.

The mortars that followed the army arrived at the firing position first, and more than a dozen mortars were pulled out in one breath.

The shells were fired with a bang, and a hail of mortar shells fell above the Japanese camp.

The accuracy of the mortar may not be that high, but the rapid fire coverage is enough to turn an area into a sea of ​​gunfire.

The vanguard troops who bore the brunt of the explosion were badly hurt.

Soldiers from both sides were fighting on the plains, and they had no time to dig trenches or fortifications, let alone effective means of defense against artillery fire.

It all depends on who has stronger firepower and who has stronger soldiers.

"How dare the Eighth Route Army take the initiative to attack?"

Saburo Yamada had just made preparations for the attack, but his deployment was disrupted by the sudden artillery attack. Should he fight or retreat?

What is the intention of the commander of this group of Eighth Route Army?

intention?

What intention could there be? He simply wants to wipe out your headquarters.

The two regiments attacked with great momentum, under the cover of mortars.

Wang Chengzhu's mountain artillery was urged forward, pushed as close as possible, and aimed directly at his command post.

Ding Wei went all in.

It's like two people sitting down to play Texas Hold'em, and they see an A. They immediately adopt a gambler's mentality and go all in.

The most effective tactic is to be direct, provide fire cover, and close infantry attack to attack his headquarters.

One shell after another fell into the Japanese military camp.

The three infantry battalions had prepared for the attack but encountered a counterattack by the Eighth Route Army without firing a single shot.