LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 20
58 fighter planes raged over Xiaodonggou in Pingquan for nearly an hour. They reluctantly returned only after all their ammunition was used up.
Not even a single machine gun bullet was left.
The camp of the heavy artillery regiment has now become a ruin.
There are craters of all sizes everywhere.
The wreckage of the artillery and the bodies of the Japanese soldiers are scattered all over the ground. The smoke filled the entire Xiaodonggou.
This hour was a catastrophe for the 2nd Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery. Almost all of the 48 heavy artillery pieces of the two regiments were left here.
Only a few could be repaired and used.
The power of the 500-kilogram bomb was too great.
Many heavy artillery pieces were directly blown apart.
In addition to the heavy artillery, the personnel losses were also extremely heavy.
Most of the casualties were caused by the strafing of the aircraft machine guns.
They became targets of the machine guns as they ran back and forth.
More than half of the casualties in the two regiments were killed or wounded.
This was a devastating blow to the entire 2nd Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery.
The surviving Jiro Shirai and Division Commander Nishi Yoshiichi turned extremely pale when they saw the tragic scene.
Jiro Shirai's eyes were filled with despair.
An hour ago, he had made a bold statement that he would destroy the Red Alert's artillery and raze Chengde to the ground.
Now, his camp was razed to the ground and dozens of heavy artillery were burned.
This also means that his career as a brigade commander is over.
The most decent way is probably to commit suicide and apologize.
Otherwise, he will be tried by a military court.
Nishi Yoshiichi's heart is also filled with fear and confusion at this moment.
He really wants to know where the Chinese fighter planes came from. Is it really supported by the north?
Perhaps only they can do it.
"Damn polar bears, they will definitely pay the price."
Don't count on the heavy artillery now.
Fortunately, this Chinese army has a small number of troops.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to defeat the enemy without heavy artillery.
""I will make these Chinese pay a heavy price tomorrow when we set out."
Xi Yi said with gritted teeth.
He had already felt the threat deeply.
More than half an hour later, the Second Fighter Squadron of the Kwantung Army Air Force from Jinzhou arrived late.
Looking at the ruins below, the pilots of the Kwantung Army felt a chill in their hearts.
When this matter was reported to the Kwantung Army Headquarters,
General Hishikari Takashi was furious.
Two field heavy artillery regiments, more than 40 150mm heavy artillery.
This loss is really too great.
You know, they don't have many heavy artillery of this level.
Although a lot of heavy artillery was seized in the Northeast to supplement it.
But these are more than 40 guns, which are enough to make the entire army feel painful.
"Let that Shirai Jiro commit suicide by disembowelment, otherwise, I will personally send him to a military court.
Polar Bear is really going too far. Inform the headquarters and let the Ministry of Finance negotiate with them and ask them to stop this behavior."
Polar Bear once again took the blame for Jiang Fan.
Chengde is only a few dozen kilometers away from Pingquan.
But it still took a day to walk these dozens of kilometers.
This is mainly because the continuous heavy rains in the past few days caused landslides in many places on the road, making it difficult for the troops to advance.
Fortunately, the road is not muddy, otherwise it is estimated that this section of road will be enough to walk for two days.
This is why Jiang Fan did not replace the T-34 or Leopard tank.
The big guy weighing nearly 30 tons is enough to crush the road.
In the early morning of the day of the bombing, they finally arrived in the area of Qigou Town, about 20 kilometers away from Pingquan.
A few kilometers ahead is within the range of the Japanese patrol team.
"Rest in place, build camp, and launch an attack on Pingquan at 7 o'clock tomorrow."
The Japanese army had no idea about the situation here.
They could not imagine that Jiang Fan would dare to take the initiative to launch an attack.
And his troops were not less than theirs.
At dawn, Xie Ning's army began to move.
"Let the first brigade set out to capture the Japanese Beishan position.
Let our guns tell Xi Yiyi that we are here."
Beishan is one of the commanding heights of Pingquan.
If Beishan is captured, artillery can be set up to bombard the entire Pingquan.
Therefore, this place is particularly important. The Japanese army has also deployed an infantry battalion in Beishan.
Although the Kwantung Army is very arrogant and looks down on the Chinese troops, it has not yet reached the point of being conceited.
The necessary defenses are still there.
With Xie Ning's order.
The first brigade, with the first tank battalion as the vanguard, two infantry battalions followed closely behind, and the remaining battalion as a reserve, launched an attack on the Japanese Beishan position.
At this time, the heavy artillery brigade of the Red Alert First Division also began to act.
This heavy artillery brigade was built by Jiang Fan with a lot of money. Straight strategic artillery unit.
There are four artillery battalions under its jurisdiction.
Two field heavy howitzer battalions, equipped with a total of 24 Krupp 150mm howitzers.
One field heavy cannon battalion, equipped with 12 M1 155mm heavy cannons.
One rocket launcher battalion, equipped with 24 Katyusha rocket launchers.
Each brigade is equipped with a 105mm howitzer battalion, a total of 36 guns.
In total, there are 72 long-barreled guns above 105mm howitzers attacking.
This artillery force is enough to make the Japanese Eighth Division tremble.
On the artillery position, dozens of heavy artillery are neatly arranged, with the muzzles pointing far away at Hiraizumi.
"Target, Japanese Beishan position, open fire!"
Accompanied by an order.
Dozens of heavy artillery roared.
The Pingquan Campaign that shocked the whole country kicked off.
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