Yang Chen brought the militia to a high ground and quickly deployed the artillery.
Two 65mm mountain cannons were the main weapons, and there were also two mortars and two machine guns to cover them.
This high ground was six kilometers away from the main battlefield of Ashen Cloud Ridge. At this time, the Sakata Regiment and the New Regiment were in the midst of a fierce battle, so they did not notice this place at all.
Yang Chen arranged for Sun Xiu to be in charge of directing the deployment while he led Zhou Baoguo and a few other militiamen to deploy mines in the vicinity.
Fifty S-type mines were scattered on the roads near the high ground. After doing all this, Yang Chen took out the cannon scope.
The cannon scope was composed of a binoculars periscope consisting of two monocular tubes, a direction angle measuring mechanism, a height angle measuring mechanism, and a tripod.
This was an essential magic weapon for the artillery. With an artillery team, the artillery could effectively observe the battlefield, search for targets, investigate the terrain, observe the shooting effect, and determine the deviation of the explosion point. They could also directly determine the coordinates of the enemy artillery positions, observation posts, and other institutions.
Through the cannon scope, Yang Chen quickly locked onto a few important targets.
In the Sakata United's headquarters, there were six artillery cannons and twelve heavy machine guns. Of course, the four rapid-fire cannons did not escape Chen Yang's observation. However, these four rapid-fire cannons kept changing positions and were not easy to fight.
"Sun Xiu, have you seen the Japanese's regiment? We'll destroy their regiment first, then we'll attack the artillery position!”
Yang Chen called Sun Xiu, the only artillery soldier in the militia, over and ordered.
Sun Xiu observed through the artillery team and nodded. Yang Chen quickly measured the coordinates.
Soon, the Militia's artillery position was set up. Yang Chen began to tell them the coordinates.
Yang Chen and Sun Xiu each controlled a mountain cannon and quickly adjusted the angle of the cannon.
Zhou Baoguo and Hu Dali brought people to prepare the artillery shells. The militia team of more than ten people would mainly control the two mountain cannons to shoot.
Yang Chen was very smart. The two mountain cannons rewarded by the system were Italian cannons. They were very light and had a range of more than six thousand meters.
On the other hand, the Japanese's 92 Infantry Cannon had a range of less than 3,000 meters. With the distance between the two sides, only Yang Chen could hit the Japanese. The Japanese could not reach them.
Of course, after Yang Chen fired, it would definitely attract the Japanese army to attack. Therefore, the two mortars and two machine guns with a range of more than 2,000 would provide cover.
The two cannons quickly adjusted their angles and two brand new grenades were loaded.
Yang Chen and Sun Xiu looked at each other, nodded, and started shooting!
At this moment, on the main battlefield of the Gray Cloud Ridge, in a new formation.
Li Yunlong, the regiment commander, was personally commanding the battle at the frontlines with his shell gun.
The Japanese's attacks were fierce. The six cannons suppressed them from a distance, and the new regiment could only defend passively. The four rapid-fire cannons charged together with the infantrymen. The light and heavy machine guns that the new regiment revealed would be quickly knocked out by the armor-piercing bullets fired by the rapid-fire cannons.
The defensive position lost its machine gun fire, and the Japanese's attacks were much smoother.
Especially the heavy machine gun positions set up by the Japanese army. The 12 heavy machine guns weaved a net of fire without blind spots, completely strangling the new regiment's counter-charge.
The casualties of the new regiment increased. Li Yunlong's eyes widened as he cursed.
"Regiment commander, the casualties are getting higher and higher. It's almost impossible to break out of the encirclement head-on. We should follow the instructions of the headquarters and break out of the encirclement in the direction of Yujialing. There are militiamen there to support us. They are familiar with the terrain. As long as we break out, we can easily shake off the Japanese.”
Zhang Dabiao, the first battalion commander, came to Li Yun Long with a big saber on his back. He said with an anxious expression.
"Nonsense, Yujialing is indeed the weak point of the Japanese, but once we retreat, that old Japanese Sakata will come over. With their current firepower, they will be wiped out before they even reach Yujialing. Wang Chengzhu, come here."
Li Yunlong shouted at the top of his lungs. The gunner Wang Chengzhu, whose face was covered in smoke, ran over.
"Zhu Zi, do you see that? Can we hit the Japanese's regiment?”Li Yunlong pointed at Sakata's command center and asked directly.
Wang Chengzhu stretched out his thumb to measure it. He shook his head."The distance is too far.”
Hearing Wang Chengzhu's words, Li Yunlong's expression instantly turned solemn.
With the firepower that the Japanese were currently unleashing, it was already very difficult for the new group to defend. It was simply a fool's dream to push forward.
"Regiment commander, let our 1st Battalion go up." Zhang Dabiao saw that Li Yunlong was in a difficult position and immediately asked for a fight.
"Nonsense, this isn't how you fight in a tough battle. The Japanese have very strong firepower. If you charge back now, it's no different from sending yourself to your death.”
Li Yunlong waved his hand. The Japanese infantry had ten rapid-fire cannons and twelve heavy machine guns. Their firepower was too strong.
This was not counting the light machine guns and grenade launchers of the four Japanese infantry squadrons. It was simply impossible for the new regiment to rush out now.
"Damn it, that old devil Sakata is really not easy to deal with.”Li Yun Long muttered to himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of cannons came from afar.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two 65mm mountain cannons started firing under Yang Chen and Sun Xiu's control.
The grenade flew at a speed of more than 300 meters per second and quickly hit the Japanese regiment.
A loud explosion sounded and smoke filled the air. Li Yunlong raised his binoculars excitedly when he heard the noise.
On the militia's side, after the grenade was fired, Yang Chen immediately observed the impact point through the cannon.
After some slight adjustments, the two mountain cannons fired again.
Grenades were fired one after another. The two mountain cannons fired a total of 20 grenades.
The command center of the Sakata United Army was destroyed in an instant. As for the commander of the Daisuke United Army, Nobutetsu Sakata, not even a complete corpse was left behind.
"Hahaha, the heavens are really helping me. Zhang Dabiao, prepare to break out of the encirclement head-on.”
Li Yunlong, who had a worried expression just a moment ago, was instantly overjoyed. He hurriedly shouted.
Zhang Dabiao immediately agreed, and the new regiment began to prepare.
On the Japanese's side, after the regiment was destroyed, the Japanese army went through a short period of panic. The captain of the second brigade quickly took over the command.
After all, these Japanese had undergone thorough training and had rich combat experience.
The senior captain of the artillery squadron quickly locked onto the position of the militia.
"Bagaya Lu, counterattack quickly and destroy their artillery positions!”After the major captain received the report, he pulled out his commanding sword and shouted fiercely.
"Captain, the enemy is about six kilometers away from us. The Type 92 infantry cannon only has a range of 2,800 meters…"
The senior captain was very embarrassed and hurriedly explained.
"What?" When the major captain heard the report, he was stunned.
At this moment, the sound of cannon fire rang out again.
This time, Yang Chen commanded two mountain cannons to fire directly at the artillery position formed by the Japanese army's six infantry cannons.
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