Chapter 216

"Young guys, our arsenal has nothing good, we just use weapons and ammunition! Enough!~~" On the tense position of preparation, Director Li often greeted the soldiers of the secret service regiment and the arsenal guard company, as if they were generously entertaining the big table of fine wine and food, hoping that the guests would enjoy it.

Indeed, in the major base areas where weapons and ammunition are lacking, only Huang Yadong Arsenal dares to release unlimited ammunition with great wealth. The Eighth Route Army headquarters dares to face twice its elite Japanese army directly with a regiment of strength, so naturally they have a confident side.

In order to warmly welcome nearly 4,000 elite troops of the 222nd Regiment, which is known as the "Iron and Steel United Army", Huang Yadong First Arsenal generously set up a warm welcome lineup with super luxurious weapons and equipment in history by the Chinese Communist Party troops.

Most of the secret service regiments have one guard company, with a total of eight companies, each company equipped with three light machine guns on average. The first battalion of the secret service regiment on the main defensive position has extremely high machine gun positions with six Maxim heavy machine guns. The second and third battalions each have a heavy machine gun platoon with two Mayunqin. You should know that on average, one battalion of ordinary troops can afford a Maxim, which is already the main force. Moreover, the defensive formation is equipped with a mortar platoon, a Type 92 infantry artillery platoon, and many new weapons newly developed by the arsenal.

Compared with Huang Yadong's defensive power, nearly half of the weapons and equipment are extremely arrogant and powerful firepower weapons, which are extremely luxurious.

With unprecedentedly abundant weapons and ammunition, the soldiers of the secret service regiment and the guard company were all confident. It turned out that the only remaining tension disappeared after the position was completely arranged, and there were even some expectations. I hope the Japanese would appear earlier to try the powerful firepower feast they had prepared carefully.

"Oh, it would be great if the boss was here. If I saw this kind of field, I think he would jump up happily!" Zheng Tongfu, the new technical department director of Huangyadong First Arsenal, looked at the people working hard on the position with emotion, and his hands and feet were still constantly directing the soldiers to set up Type 92 infantry cannons, set up shell reserve boxes, and practice tactical actions.

The main technicians and equipment of the arsenal have been transferred to a safe place, and only some technical backbones are remaining to assist the soldiers in learning to use heavy weapons and at the same time arrange some special weapons and equipment.

Because the secret service regiment had spent a lot of energy to train defense capabilities, it was fully utilized on the defensive position in front of Huangya Cave. The soldiers were consolidating fortifications at every moment and seized the time to conduct emergency drills that encountered emergencies.

"Report! The valley entrance of the target site has been found in front of the target, and the suspension bridge has not been destroyed yet!" The scouts in front rode back to the report. After paying the price of minor injuries, the Japanese reconnaissance planes reconnaissed the terrain near the arsenal from afar.

"Notify all brigades to stop advancing and set up camps on the spot! Be careful to hide and continue to send people to reconnaissance." Colonel Naoyuki Kame ordered the stop advancing and let the soldiers prepare for pre-war preparations. Both sides of the enemy and us knew very well that it was inevitable that the huge arsenal equipment resources could not be transferred quickly. Multiple troops on both sides fought in the movements and combat of the Taihang Mountains with their respective high-level command capabilities.

Due to the continuous drought since the beginning of autumn in 1941 and the reduction of grain production after autumn, the Japanese and puppet troops and the military and civilians in the base areas all wanted to survive the winter smoothly and consume the other party's vitality as much as possible. This battle was inevitable.

The sun had set in the west, and the drizzle in the cold wind that kept blowing across the mountain monuments was carrying scattered snowflakes. I could not see my fingers around me. The cold waves were blown by Siberia. The mud surface was brittle and crunched by a large number of people.

In order to complete this combat mission, the Japanese North China Army rarely mobilized the 36th Division, the main combat unit of the Japanese Division, which belonged to the A-level division, to enter the anti-Japanese base of the Communist Party of China to participate in the mobilization battle. The 222nd Regiment, which is titled "Iron and Steel Brigade", is an elite force that is generally not easily mobilized. Generally, this type of mobilization task is handed over to the B-level division, and the mixed brigade or puppet army brigade. This time, Okamura Yasuji made such a big deal and could see that he was determined to win the Eighth Route Army Arsenal.

It is completely different from ordinary Japanese troops that the 222nd Regiment temporarily set up no bonfires were lit in the barracks of the 222nd Regiment, and there was no ignoring discipline and harassing the surrounding areas. Every soldier set up a simple shack in the cold wind, and sat neatly on the ground, silently distributing dry and hard bread to satisfy his hunger. Since entering the Taihang Mountain Base, life has suddenly become more difficult. Local civilians and armed forces have done a thorough job of clearing the walls and clearing the fields. They have just occupied a village and almost even the wells have been filled. They can only rely on some preparatory and ice water.

Looking at the luminous watch again, Colonel Naoyuki, who had just issued the combat order, was waiting anxiously for the battle time. At this moment, the sky was completely covered by dark clouds, and it was pitch black everywhere. The geographical advantage of Huangya Cave forced the captain of the Gemu regiment to take a sneak attack at night.

The soldiers of the 222nd Japanese Regiment were quietly waiting to enter the attack sequence. Also on the positions outside the Huangyadong Arsenal, the soldiers of the secret service regiment were also waiting quietly. Unlike the situation where the Japanese army dared not light a fire to keep warm, several large pots of pepper minced meat soup were steaming in the cave in Huangyadong. The soldiers of the guard company put them in small buckets to warm the stomachs and fill the hunger of the secret service soldiers who were holding their positions in the rain and snow. This was the old way for the Red Army to cross the Great Snow Mountain in the Long March. A large mouthful of hot and spicy hot soup was poured down. All the cold and hunger were gone. Soaking a piece of dry steamed bun, the cells in the body were emitting infinite energy.

The pointer with the luminous light was almost pointing at 12 o'clock, and the 7th Company of the Special Forces, guarding the 1st line of Nanshankou, suddenly opened fire. More than a dozen figures in front of the position suddenly rushed towards the position of the 7th Company. Suddenly, the quiet night was shrouded in the sound of gunfire like the sound of firecrackers.

The light and heavy machine gun pulled out its long tongue of flames and headed towards the positions of both sides of the enemy and us. The dim flames of the rifles burst from time to time in the dark brought out sharp screams and rushed towards objects that seemed to be human-shaped.

"The fight begins!" The leader of the spy regiment and Colonel Kame Naoyuki were shocked at the same time, and a confident smile appeared on his face.

"Coverage shooting!" The Japanese artillery positions near the outer suspension bridge of the south entrance sounded the shooting command. In almost the same loud bang, a group of artillery shells roared away, causing a fireball near the suspension bridge to soar into the air, but the suspension bridge was not damaged at all.

The first round of artillery did not seem to have hurt half of the Eighth Route Army's hair, but it swept a clear path through minefields and defense facilities. The anti-engineering mines produced by the Huangyadong Arsenal are almost famous in the Jin-Cha-Hebei War Zone. It is almost a fantasy to clear mines and mines in front of the arsenal. It is only so easy for the Japanese artillery to use artillery shells to quickly clear the thunder, and I don't know if it is cleaned up.

"In-depth coverage!" Seeing that his vanguard troops began to advance towards Nanshankou, the artillery positions re-tuned the shooting parameters.

The narrow valley entrance was almost a pass, and ten thousand men could not open. The valley entrance suspension bridge that had not been blown up in advance was playing an important role in attracting the enemy's attack route. The soldiers of the 7th Company on the Nanshankou position only needed to point their firepower to the suspension bridge and easily block the Japanese offensive. The enemy who had just sneaked over just rushed over the warning post was swept down a large area, and the rest were stepped into the minefield and torn into pieces. The Japanese army's sneak attack at night immediately turned into a blocking battle.

"Haha, these Japanese devils are having trouble! Everyone is more energetic!" The seventh company commander, who was sitting firmly on the fishing platform, leaned comfortably in the trenches and watched the Japanese soldiers rushing over. It only took a few light machine guns to block the suspension bridge. The minefields and muddy slopes in front of the position were not so easy to pass, and the solid fortifications were not so easy to be blown up.

Mine zones, machine gun cross-fire blockade, projectiles, rolling thunder, and trapped pits. Without the concern of ammunition consumption, the seventh company position at the mouth of the Nanshan Valley exerted all its combat power, almost suppressing the Japanese offensive. The two sides were stalemate near the suspension bridge and repeatedly competed for every inch of land.

The fierce sound of gunfire continued until the sky turned white. The biggest result of the Japanese army's fierce battle overnight was to occupy the suspension bridge.

"Huh?! What's the ending?!" The seventh company commander was a little surprised and suspicious and heard a cry of sheep coming to Feng's position. With the light of artillery fire and the light of dawn, he saw a group of black things ahead rushing across the suspension bridge.

After watching with a telescope for a while, the instructor of the 7th Company said, "It seems like a sheep?"

"Sheep?! What are the little Japanese driving the sheep here?!" The seventh company commander touched his head. Suddenly a landmine was detonated in front of the position, and a sheep corpse flew up. The scene of the sheep running around explained to the instructor!

"Haha! It's just that I'm full. Isn't this a midnight snack for us?! Find a few people to lead the sheep to the back, and there will be mutton at noon!" A technician at the arsenal watching the battle beside Cole tilted his mouth, "How can she rush to the thunder with the weight of the sheep? It's only two anti-engineering mines at most. OK, it's great, little Japanese has a great conscience." The soldiers around were drooling at the same time.

"How is the flock of sheep thunder? How is the progress of the engineers building bridges??" Seeing that the troops in front were ambushed and scratched by the Eighth Route Army, Colonel Gemu could not see any expression on his face.

"Report, the flock of sheep has entered the minefield!" A sergeant received the battle report just now from the communications soldier next to him, "but the effect was not very good. The soldiers who rushed up with the sheep were constantly killed and injured by landmines, and have only occupied the suspension bridge at present." The scouts in front watched helplessly as most of the flock passed through the positions safely and were accepted by the Eighth Route Army. However, the Japanese soldiers behind them still stepped on the mines and were blown up by the bombardment. Some of them were trapped in mud pits and were knocked into honeycombs by machine guns. The huge powerful bombs fired from the Eighth Route Army formation instantly swallowed more soldiers. The Japanese soldiers near the suspension bridge were gasping for air conditioning.

"Baga!" Seeing that Colonel Gemu, who had paid hundreds of soldiers without gains, was finally excited by this price, his face showed fierceness. As the elite troops of the main battle, they thought that this battle to deal with the Eighth Route Army should be easy to capture, but they did not expect that the Eighth Route Army's firepower would be so fierce that even the enhanced equipment of the 222nd Regiment was suppressed.
Chapter completed!