Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 491 Grenade Defense War

Xiangyue Qingji, who personally directed the attack on Niangzi Pass, did not feel that the reduction in troops would have any impact on the expected results. The North China Expeditionary Army had its own intelligence system, and a Japanese agent was able to sneak into Niangzi Pass defended by two second-rate Jin military divisions.

, it’s as simple as visiting relatives, not to mention, the 97th Division is still responsible for the security within the pass.

Such troops and combat effectiveness did not worry Xiangyue Qingsi at all. His only worry was that the ** Division troops would retreat into the Taihang Mountains to reinforce the Niangziguan front line. If so, this battle would be difficult to fight. The ** Division

The combat effectiveness and firepower of the Japanese troops in North China have never suffered.

Starting from launching a full-line offensive on November 5, his main purpose was to seize Niangzi Pass and open the east gate to Shanxi. Unfortunately, Tang Qiuli's troops blocked the Shijiazhuang area for six days.

For a long time, what he was most worried about during this period was that Yan Xishan discovered the loopholes in his defense and sent a large number of troops to reinforce Niangzi Pass.

Time, what he needed was time. After six days of fierce fighting, he finally repulsed Tang Qiuli's troops and captured Shijiazhuang. The next day, he began to deploy and attack Niangziguan, but he didn't know that two soldiers of the Japanese Army emerged from there.

A brigade of cavalry caused chaos in the rear areas of Baoding. The convoys transporting ammunition and supplies were attacked by the cavalry of the ** Division in the area of ​​Boling and Qingfengdian.

A large group of soldiers escorting a transport convoy were all killed. Even the ammunition and supplies in the vehicle mysteriously disappeared. When the rescue Japanese troops arrived, they only saw headless corpses of Japanese soldiers lying on the ground, screaming sadly on the dead trees.

There were jackdaws, a cold wind was blowing, and the surrounding cemetery was as quiet as death. The Japanese soldiers looked at each other and felt a cold wind on the back of their necks.

After hearing the news, Xiangyue Qingji was furious. The supplies had been robbed. The troops on the front line only had three days' worth of food, artillery shells, and bullets, but they couldn't be used as food. He originally wanted to set out overnight to attack Niangzi.

Xiangyue Qingsi of Guan Dynasty had to adjust his deployment and separate two divisions from the attacking troops to deal with the whirlwind-like cavalry troops of the ** Division.

After such a torment, watching the sky light up, the precious night slipped away like this. Feng Jiwu's troops to reinforce Niangziguan used one night to march quickly, rushing in front of the Japanese army and arriving at Niangziguan. The situation on the battlefield instantly changed.

Things were changing. Because of Feng Jiwu's arrival, Niangzi Pass was safe. Xiangyue Qingsi didn't know that the tens of thousands of troops of the Japanese Army had already arrived at Niangzi Pass. He still followed the original attack plan and bombarded the two sides of Niangzi Pass on a large scale.

Side high ground.

This is an old routine of the Japanese army. Before attacking, they would first use fierce artillery fire to inflict heavy damage to the defenders, and then use their superior force to violently attack the defenders' positions, one after another, without giving the defenders a chance to breathe.

After being blocked, he continued to bombard him, and repeated this process several times. On the defensive position,

, there are basically few soldiers who can breathe. During the Anti-Japanese War, the garrison strength of a regiment was often reduced. After several attempts, there were very few soldiers left. How could the remaining soldiers withstand the impact of the Japanese army?

The fierce artillery fire caused the Japanese troops to suffer greatly.

The bombardment lasted an hour longer than the original plan, and the intensity was also increased a lot. More than a dozen heavy artillery were used to attack the high ground on both sides of Niangzi Guan. The blast caused rubble to fly into the air and filled the air with gunpowder smoke. Hundreds of shells were fired even on the upper floors of the Guan Guan.

, the Niangziguan City Tower with a history of more than a thousand years was destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire.

Xiangyue Qingsi had his own tactical intentions. With such fierce artillery fire, half of the second-rate Jin army was not only killed but also scared away. The following problem is simple. The infantry rushed up and attacked the pass from a high position. Niangzi Pass was easily accessible.

, he didn’t want to waste his troops here. The vast Shanxi Province needed more troops to occupy.

He had carefully observed that there were no decent fortifications on the hills on both sides of the Niangziguan barrier, especially on the hilltop on the right. There were no traces of fortifications. Such a Chinese army was vulnerable to attack by the Central Army.

Firepower, attacking such a unit is a way of giving face to the Ashina people.

After the bombardment, two regiments of troops were deployed on the left and right sides of the mountain. Japanese soldiers swarmed up the hillside like goats. When they were more than halfway up the mountain, there was no sound of retaliatory gunfire. The originally cautious Japanese soldiers were relieved.

Come, straighten your back, and don’t take any tactical actions, just as relaxed as a casual tourist.

Seeing that the soldiers were about to attack the top of the mountain, and the Chinese defenders showed no signs of blocking, Xiangyue Qingji's face became peaceful, and he stroked his raised mustache with his right hand, feeling deeply proud that his tactics were successful.

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The Japanese soldiers who were about to climb to the top of the mountain looked at the slope in front of them in surprise. With this slope, the steep mountain was no longer an obstacle. The Japanese soldiers in front stopped and looked up. There were people behind.

They followed us, but because there were no bullets fired, they all relaxed their vigilance. Soon, many Japanese troops gathered in front of the slope.

I don’t know what the guy with a great sense of humor said: "If you want to go to the west, China is the largest country. Knowing the great hardships of the Imperial Army in climbing the mountain, they have built the road in advance and welcome the arrival of the Japanese Imperial Army." What this guy said

, causing the Japanese soldiers to burst into laughter and applaud.

Suddenly I felt something was wrong. I rolled down the slope of the dirt road. "Chichi!" The smoking grenade was rolling, somersaulting, and jumping. Like countless small watermelon eggs, it fell into the hands of the Japanese soldiers in the blink of an eye.

In a crowd.

"Hani? The Chinese have an ambush, hand cannons are working! Lie down!" The clever Japanese soldiers discovered the danger and shouted quickly. With a shout, the Japanese soldiers lay down in a large area. It can be seen that they have been strictly trained and can take the following measures.

His tactical movements were not very good, and his brain was turned into paste. When he fell down, he happened to be lying on the grenade.

There was a loud bang like a barrage of cannons, the ground shook and the mountains shook. Tens of thousands of grenades exploded almost at the same time. What a spectacular scene it was. In front of the slope of the hilltop position, a long earth dragon suddenly rose up, with its limbs broken and its arms broken.

Steel helmets were flying all over the sky, and pieces of military uniforms were falling up and down.

At this moment, there was a regiment of Japanese soldiers on the hills on both sides. At least a quarter of them were lying at the foot of the mountain, with countless broken corpses. Even collecting the corpses was difficult.

The sudden change shocked Xiangyue Qingji, who was still immersed in pride. He opened his mouth wide and looked at the earth-shattering scene. He could not react for a while. What was even more annoying was that up to now, there was only the shadow of a Chinese soldier.

I didn’t see any, so the grenade came out of the ground?

The remaining Japanese soldiers quickly set up their light and heavy machine guns, and a rain of bullets poured over them, causing clouds of dust to rise from the top of the hill. After fighting for a while, there was no movement at all on the top of the hill. The Japanese machine gunners stopped shooting suspiciously.

I don’t understand what’s going on? The Japanese soldiers lying on the ground also stared blankly at the top of the mountain.

A Japanese commander who was directing the attack couldn't bear it anymore. He drew out his command knife and pointed the tip of the knife at the top of the mountain. "Give me the opportunity to kill!" He ordered a charge. The light and heavy machine guns responsible for covering fire roared again. This time, the Japanese soldiers

Be extra vigilant, for fear of fatal bullets coming from above.

Climbing to the foot of the mountain, there was no movement. Halfway up the mountain, there was movement. Countless grenades were still rolling down with ominous white smoke, and there was another violent explosion. The Japanese soldiers were rolling and crawling, and were surrounded by dense

The grenade exploded back to the starting point of the attack, leaving the wounded soldiers missing arms and legs, wailing in pain halfway up the mountain.

After several attempts, less than half of the four regiments of Japanese soldiers were left. They attacked again and were bombed back. So far, the Chinese defenders on the top of the mountain have not fired a single shot, but only used endless grenades.

Hello, this style of play gave the Japanese commander a huge headache.

After the last attack, after being bombed back, the Japanese attacking troops retreated far away, as if they were afraid that the grenades on the top of the mountain, hundreds of meters away, could be thrown overhead. The Army soldiers in the trenches suddenly pulled

The Jin soldiers beside him said, "Run!" The stunned Jin soldiers didn't understand what was going on and followed him to the opposite slope in confusion.

As soon as I got into the artillery cave, the position behind me was covered by Japanese artillery fire. The artillery fire was so fierce that my buttocks in the artillery cave felt like I was sitting on a bumpy carriage, as if the whole mountain was shaking.

Only then did the soldiers understand what was going on. In this battle, even the Japanese knew when they were attacking. This saved his life.

If no one had reminded me, I would still be bombing in the trenches right now! I quickly bowed my hands to the soldiers of the ** division who greeted me to express my gratitude. The soldiers patted their shoulders, smiled, and said nothing. As **

The veteran soldiers of the division have long been familiar with the Japanese tactics. Their infantry retreated far away for fear of being accidentally injured by their own artillery fire.

After the more ferocious bombardment, Kozuki Kiyoshi replaced four new infantry regiments and drove the tanks and armored vehicles to the foot of the mountain to cover the infantry charge with direct firepower. He wanted to destroy the firepower points on the mountain, but there were no firepower points.

, the Chinese soldiers didn’t show their heads at all, and they didn’t even fire their guns. They only had endless grenades. The Japanese soldiers rushed forward and were bombed back. This battle was depressing and strange. Where did the Chinese defenders get so many grenades?

By the afternoon of the battle, in addition to leaving nearly 10,000 corpses and wasting tens of thousands of artillery shells, the Japanese army had not even occupied half of the mountain. They had to give up and adjust their deployment. The Niangziguan front line temporarily calmed down.

Zhou Zhenhui was dumbfounded by this purely defensive battle with grenades. How could anyone fight like this? Without firing a single shot, the Japanese troops would rush up and explode with grenades. However, he also saw a way around it. The advantage of fighting this way was to maximize the

In order to avoid casualties among soldiers, the Japanese army's light and heavy machine gun firepower would be ineffective if their heads were not exposed.

As for the Japanese infantry charge, the gentle slope on the mountainside was a must-pass area. Only now did he understand the beauty of the gentle slope for the soldiers of the ** division. They hid in the trenches, where bullets could not hurt them, and there were observation posts watching the Japanese movements.

, telephone calls were sent to every company on the front line to direct the defensive battles everywhere.

At the cost of less than 1,000 casualties, he achieved the result of killing nearly 10,000 Japanese troops, and most of the casualties were Jin soldiers. This battle was amazing! Zhou Zhenhui had a strong impulse to see Feng as soon as possible.

Jiwu, discuss tactical issues with him.

(To be continued)