The Japanese's artillery position instantly turned into a sea of fire. The two rounds of artillery bombardment caused the heavy artillery to be in a mess and completely misfiring.
Under the dazed gazes of the Japanese soldiers of the Eighth Brigade, the artillery position suffered a third round of bombardment. The rising flames could be clearly seen from 6,000 meters away. Then, a huge cloud of black smoke shot into the sky. The Japanese's ammunition depot had been detonated!
When the smoke dispersed, the entire artillery position had become a ruin.
Over a hundred cannons and five howitzers were blown into pieces before being overturned by the huge airwave.
The Japanese soldiers in the artillery positions suffered even more losses. They were swept away by the autumn wind like dead leaves.
The moment Kawashima Mitsuo heard the sound of heavy artillery, he quickly ran out of the command post and looked at the heavy artillery unit that was being bombarded. His face was as dark as water.
"Baka! Didn't the aerial unit already destroy the artillery position of the Thunder Leopard Brigade?
This bunch of trash actually misled us! They have to take full responsibility!" Kawashima Mitsuo roared to vent the anger in his heart.
If it wasn't for the fake information sent by the aviation unit, he wouldn't have let his heavy artillery unit be exposed.
With the heavy artillery unit destroyed, the 8th Brigade's combat environment would become even worse.
"Immediately inform the air forces to destroy the enemy's artillery positions!”Kawashima Mitsuo gritted his teeth as he ordered Masaka Tamen.
"Hey!"
Although the heavy artillery unit was finished, Kawashima Mitsuo didn't think that the battle was over. As long as the air force destroyed the enemy's artillery position, both sides would return to the initial game!
The Eighth Brigade would not lose to the Thunder Leopard Brigade!
"Brigade Leader, Taiyuan has already replied. They will send more bomber planes to support us.”Masayoshi Tamato quickly ran over and said.
"Order the troops to retreat, avoid the enemy's artillery, and wait for the arrival of the bomber group!”Kawashima Mitsuo immediately ordered.
By the time Kawashima Mio gave the order, the artillery fire had already landed on the 8th Brigade's position.
Seeing this, the Japanese quickly hid in the trenches and waited for the bombardment to end.
After the 8th Brigade suffered the first bombardment, their position had not been completely repaired, and the trenches were only one meter deep.
The heavy artillery shells were enough to overturn the entire trench!
As the artillery bombarded the Japanese soldiers, the loud sounds were heard by them.
A temporary command center of the squadron, which was made of wood and wood, was blown away by a cannonball. The huge explosion left a deep hole in the command center of the squadron. As for the Japanese in the command center, not even their bones were left.
Deep pits continued to appear on the Japanese's camp. Kawashima Mitsuo was anxious. If they were bombarded like this, even the permanent division would not be able to withstand it.
In the Thunder Leopard Brigade command post, Lan Yang was looking at the sand table map with a serious expression. Jiang Siwei, on the other hand, was relaxed.
The firepower of the artillery battalion was enough to make the Japanese suffer. He was now very confident in defending Anhua County!
However, seeing that Lan Yang did not relax at all, Jiang Si asked curiously,"Traveler, the Japanese's heavy artillery has been destroyed. Will there be any changes in this battle?
Even if the Japanese attack, we still have hidden anti-air weapons. It won't be a problem to take out those nine bomber planes!”
Hearing this, Lan Yang shook his head and said,"From the very beginning, I never worried about whether I could defend An Hua County.
But even if we can defeat the 8th Brigade this time, what will happen to the 7th and 9th Brigade that will come after us?”
Jiang Siwei didn't expect this. His expression turned serious as he asked,""Traveler, what do you think?"
"Right now, the Japanese are still focusing on the Battle of Wuhan. They probably want to concentrate their superior forces to destroy the national army's central hub. Therefore, not only will they send their troops to Shanxi to participate in the battle, but they will also need to send troops to all of North China.”
"But what does this have to do with our current battle?”Jiang Si was very confused. He really couldn't think of a connection between the two.
"If we can take down the Eighth Brigade in one go, the First Army will be in an awkward situation. Not only will they have to mobilize their troops to participate in the Battle of Wuhan, but they will also have to mobilize their troops to deal with us and stay behind to protect Taiyuan.
However, the First Army was not strong enough to support the deployment of the three armies. The 36th and 37th Divisions had already gone south to participate in the Battle of Wuhan, and the 4th Brigade was also prepared to go south at any time.
The entire First Army only had the 20th Division, the 108th Division, and the 3rd Mixed Brigade.”
Speaking up to this point, Lan Yang paused for a moment before continuing,"In the whole of Shanxi, our army is not the only one fighting, so the 108th and 20th divisions are stationed in Taiyuan and do not dare to act rashly.
As for the Japanese garrison troops and puppet troops in the various counties, they could still defend the city.
If we swallow the Eighth Brigade, how much capital will the First Army have to send over?”
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