January 11, 1939, Laiyang County, outside the city.
At this moment, Zhou Weiguo had already surrounded Laiyang County.
There were four infantry battalions, three artillery battalions, and Zhou Weiguo's own guard battalion. In fact, there were five infantry battalions and three artillery battalions, totaling more than 4,000 people.
Zhou Weiguo had surrounded Laiyang County, so the Japanese army was naturally not afraid. Hideki also pulled all his troops to the position outside the city.
At this time, Zhou Weiguo was holding a pair of binoculars and slowly looking at the Japanese position. After a while, he put down the binoculars in his hand.
"About a month ago, the Japanese army launched an attack. More than 3,800 Japanese soldiers surrounded Clear Wind Stronghold. They were so powerful at that time that everyone in Laiyang County thought that our destruction was only a matter of time. Who would have thought that we would surround Laiyang County a month later?”
Zhou Weiguo put down the binoculars in his hand and said in a deep voice. This time, he had brought more than 3,000 soldiers with him. Most of them were clone soldiers. Those new recruits were still in the training camp.
As for the human soldiers, they were all survivors of the previous battle. Perhaps their training wasn't sufficient, but that was secondary. After participating in a battle, their combat skills had greatly improved. This was the benefit of surviving on the battlefield.
As long as he had experienced a bloody battle, his combat skills would be far superior to those soldiers who only knew how to train.
"Brother, if we take down Laiyang County, you and I will become famous in this area!”
Zhu Ziming said with a smile.
"Famous? Haha! If we recover Laiyang County, we will become famous in China, and we will be the first to recover our land.”
Zhou Weiguo said sternly. No one disliked the title of being the first person to recover the country.
"Report! The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Artillery Battalions sent news that they had already set up their artillery positions and were ready to fire at any time!”
At this moment, a soldier ran over and shouted.
"Very good! Tell them to immediately bombard the Japanese positions. At the same time, tell the Malay 4th Battalion to press forward. Li Wu's 1st Battalion and Sun Fugui's 2nd Battalion will follow behind the 4th Battalion. Remember, don't act recklessly and listen to my commands!”
There was a reason why Zhou Weiguo let the Malay 4th Battalion go. Almost all of the Malay 4th Battalion were clone soldiers.
This time, the attack was coordinated with the infantry cannons. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions all had many human soldiers, and they could not perfectly coordinate with the infantry cannons. Currently, Zhou Weiguo only had the 4th and 5th battalions that could coordinate with the infantry and artillery. These two battalions were all clone soldiers, and their combat skills were not something that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions could compare to.
"Yes, sir!"
The soldier went to relay the order, and the 75 75mm field cannons of the three artillery battalions were already raised.
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"Looking at their appearance, they are preparing to attack. Order all the teams to prepare for defense. When they get close, we'll attack and defeat these bandits in one fell swoop!”
The guard put down the binoculars in his hand and stood in the front line command post outside the city.
The Japanese army learned from the German army, and they inherited many things from the German army.
For example, the Japanese army had always been attacking. Their slogan was: Offense was the best defense.
Attack! Continue to attack. This was their philosophy.
Although Zhou Weiguo's troops had already surrounded him, he still wanted to attack. There was no such thing as defending.
"Ha ~ Yi ~
A staff officer at the side turned around and went to pass on the Imperial Guard's order. At this moment, a voice came from afar.
"Woo ~"
"Woo ~"
"Woo ~"
.....
A sharp voice entered the guard's ears.
"This is…"
Konebun frowned. He suddenly remembered that it was the sound of a cannonball rubbing against the air.
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
...
The next moment, a violent explosion sounded in the Japanese camp.
"Cannon! Why do they have cannons?"
Wei Guowen's expression instantly turned gloomy. He dared to pull all his troops out of the city to fight Zhou Weiguo because Zhou Weiguo did not have any cannons and Zhou Weiguo's troops were not strong.
However, if Zhou Weiguo had artillery in his hands, and there were quite a number of them, would he still dare to pull out of the city to fight?
After all, his team was a local garrison exploration team, not an elite exploration team. Generally, the elite brigade of the Japanese army would have artillery.
The artillery here did not refer to the Type 92 infantry cannon, but to the 75mm field artillery. For example, the Japanese Third Division had two exploration teams under its jurisdiction. One of them had a field artillery team, and the other had a mountain artillery team. This was the elite division of the Japanese army.
Even the other divisions, such as the Sixteenth Division and the Tenth Division, did not have a Field Artillery Regiment or a Mountain Artillery Regiment under them. However, the infantry regiments under these exploration teams usually had an artillery squadron or even an artillery brigade. However, he was a local garrison exploration team.
He did not have a field artillery regiment, a mountain artillery regiment, or even an artillery squadron.
The only cannon he had was the Type 92 Infantry Cannon. The Type 92 Infantry Cannon was a very powerful cannon for the Tiger Head Mountain Independent Regiment. However, in a regular army battle, this kind of cannon was a close combat support cannon on the battlefield. It was not useful in artillery battles.
It was just that it was too late for Keimei to find out. At this moment, the 75 75mm field cannons in Zhou Weiguo's hands continuously fired shells at the Japanese army's position.
Clouds of black smoke rolled up from the Japanese army's position. One by one, the Japanese soldiers were thrown into the air before falling heavily.
While the three artillery battalions were firing non-stop, the Malay 4th Battalion was already pressing forward.
It was very difficult for the other armies in China to coordinate their infantry and artillery. The reason was very simple. How could a country that needed to import 75mm field artillery carry out coordinated combat?
Time slowly passed, and the Malay 4th Battalion had already pressed down on the Japanese position about 80 meters away. This was the closest distance they could press. If they were any closer, there might be accidental injuries.
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