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Chapter 621 Shelling!
General Umezu Yoshijiro of the Kwantung Army soon received a telegram from Neiji Okamura.

Although Umezu Yoshijiro was extremely dissatisfied with Okamura Neiji because of the heavy losses of the Kwantung Army in Shanxi.

But Umezu Yoshijiro also knew very well that once the 5000 tons of combat supplies fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, it would be extremely detrimental to the Japanese army in North China.

and so.

Umezu Yoshijiro immediately ordered the Kwantung Army's air force stationed in Shenyang to dispatch five 5-type heavy-duty attack aircraft to bomb Datong Station.

As for bombing the infantry of the new regiment, dispatching a large-scale aviation unit, and reinforcing the North China Front Army, Umezu Yoshijiro never thought about it.

The anti-aircraft firepower of the Eighth Route Shinichi Regiment has long been famous, and even the commander, General Umezu Yoshijiro, knows it.

What's more, if Balu calls for air reinforcements again, the fleet he sent out will basically never return.

However, Umezu Yoshijiro gave the pilots a death order for the five 5-type heavy attack aircraft sent out this time. Even if it is a suicide attack, the combat materials in Datong Station must be destroyed.

The maximum cruising range of the Type 2500 heavy-duty attack aircraft is [-] kilometers.

The maximum speed is 432 kilometers per hour.

There are seven crew members, equipped with five 5mm heavy machine guns and one ton of aerial bombs.

The straight-line distance from Shenyang to Datong is about 900 kilometers.

It takes about 3 hours for the Devil bomber to take off from Shenyang, take off after receiving the order, and arrive in Datong to drop the bomb.

In addition, the 3st Infantry Battalion of the 1rd Brigade has received an order to return to Datong from Gaoyang County, preparing to counter-attack Datong Station.

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Datong.

Under the leadership of Wei Dayong, the Second Battalion of the Xinyi Regiment arrived outside the north city wall.

Although Wei Dayong was promoted from the deputy captain of the Sword Squadron to the battalion commander of the second battalion of the new regiment division.

But no one was dissatisfied, after all, Wei Dayong's military exploits were there.

Moreover, the Sword Squadron of Xinyi Regiment was established at the battalion level, and Wei Dayong was the deputy captain, so it was at the deputy battalion commander level.

It is reasonable to be promoted from deputy battalion commander to battalion commander.

After entering the Sword Squadron, Wei Dayong has a strong learning ability and is relatively diligent in his studies, and he has also learned to speak pure Japanese.

In that era, Chinese who could speak Japanese were welcome no matter where they were.

A solid intellectual.

Of course, Wei Dayong is still aggressive and rebellious.

However, he used this aggressiveness and rebelliousness in training and fighting.

He told the company commander and soldiers of the second battalion of the division that the second battalion of the division must strive for the first no matter whether it is training or fighting.

Wei Dayong's soldiers under his opponents are as close as brothers. If a soldier under his hands is bullied, he will directly bring someone to the door to ask for an explanation.

Although Wei Dayong's ability to manage 2000 people at once is a bit weak, but with the cooperation of the instructor and the deputy battalion commander.

Coupled with Wei Dayong's unique training method summed up from the Sword Squadron, the combat effectiveness of the second battalion of the division is second only to the four main battalions and the first battalion of the division.

at this time.

Under the leadership of Wei Dayong, the second battalion of the division has entered the attack position.

However, the tank battalion to cooperate with the second battalion of the division has not yet been in place.

Therefore, the battalion commander Wei Dayong called all the 10 company commanders of the Second Battalion to the front, and said with a stern look:
"Commander's order!"

"Which battalion enters the city first, kills the commander of the 3rd brigade and sees Yin Sanxiong again, which battalion will be the first!"

"The first victory in this battle, we have won the second battalion of the division!"

"Whoever loses the chain to the labor and management, let's see how the labor and management will deal with him!"

During the speech, Wei Dayong squeezed his casserole-sized fist, and there was a crackling bone sound like popping beans.

All the company commanders couldn't help shivering. The battalion commander was very kind to the soldiers, but the company commanders were not so nice to them.

If any company loses its chain during the battle, the company commander will definitely be beaten by the battalion commander.

With the strength of the battalion commander, the company commanders and their group may not necessarily be his opponents.

After studying special operations in the Sword Squadron and training in killer moves such as Black Dragon Eighteen Hands and Dagger Special Forces, Wei Dayong's strength is now more than two levels higher than in the original play.

The second company commander said: "Battlement commander, there are only 32 tank guns with a caliber of 75 mm to cooperate with us in attacking the northern city wall."

"Look at the first battalion of the main force. There are more than 30 150mm howitzers to cooperate with the attack. A few rounds of shelling can knock down the city wall."

"How do we compare with the main force of the first battalion?"

Another company commander also said: "The second battalion of the main force and the first battalion of the division also have more than 30 75mm mountain guns, and each has more than a dozen 10mm howitzers. We are too disadvantaged!"

This battle is different from the previous attack on the 10th Division.

上次进攻第10师团，2个炮兵营和1个重炮营打乱了建制，每个炮群都配备了10门重炮、10门105毫米榴弹炮和20多门72毫米山炮。

And the city walls of Datong are only stronger than those of ordinary county towns.

It can be collapsed with a 75mm mountain artillery or field artillery.

Therefore, in this battle, the artillery battalions were organized to cooperate with the infantry to attack the city, blasting the city wall to open the way for the infantry.

"You two still dare to complain?"

Wei Dayong stared at him suddenly, and the two company commanders quickly shut up, not daring to say anything.

With a hey smile, Wei Dayong showed his white teeth: "To build a city wall, a 75mm gun is enough!"

"What's more, I've analyzed it a long time ago. In this battle against Datong City, apart from the smaller caliber of our siege cannons, our battalion has two advantages."

The Second Company Commander hurriedly asked doubtfully, "Battalion Commander, what advantages do we have?"

Wei Dayong looked stern and sharp-eyed: "The first advantage is that the devil's headquarters is relatively close to the north city wall and far from the other city walls."

"The second advantage is that after the Second Battalion of our division enters the city, the brother tank battalion will cooperate with us to enter the city and fight against the devils."

"Do the other battalions have tanks for street fighting?"

All the company commanders were shocked when they heard what Wei Dayong said.

According to what the battalion commander said, our second battalion in the division really has a chance to win the first prize!

"Battalion Commander, the Tank Battalion is here!"

Wei Dayong's guards came to report to him.

Wei Dayong hurriedly raised his binoculars to look, only to see dozens of tanks from the Tank Battalion approaching 2 kilometers away.

The corners of Wei Dayong's mouth curled up slightly, and his white teeth were exposed again. He turned his head and looked at the company commanders:
"It's all gone!"

"After the shelling is over, attack immediately. This time, the second battalion of our sub-division will take the lead!"

"Yes!" All the company commanders responded in unison, and then dispersed, walking quickly towards their respective companies.

From the strides of the company leaders, Wei Dayong could see that these guys were full of fighting spirit, and his expression showed a touch of satisfaction.

The 32 tanks of the tank battalion, led by Sun Desheng, drove to a position about 800 meters away from the city wall.

32 tanks lined up, including 22 Leopard tanks and 10 Joffre tanks.

In addition, the tank battalion was also equipped with 13 Satan flame-breathing tanks, but they were not used because they were not needed for this battle.

On the city wall, you can vaguely see devils and puppet soldiers setting up light and heavy machine guns.

And devils and puppet soldiers ran past the crenels on the city wall carrying ammunition boxes.

Although the devil knew that the artillery firepower of the Xinyi Regiment was extremely fierce, the city walls were condescending after all, and it was impossible for the Xinyi Regiment to blow up all the city walls.

Therefore, the city wall is still the focus of the devil's defense.

But seeing Major General Yin Sanxiong again did not put all the soldiers on the city wall, but left some soldiers behind to fight street battles in the city.

Otherwise, once the city wall falls, it means the battle is over.

However, re-seeing that Yin Sanxiong's troops are not many, after deploying some troops on the city wall, there are not many troops capable of street fighting.

With the attacking four infantry battalions, three artillery battalions and tank battalions all moved into attacking positions.

Li Yunlong gave the order to attack without hesitation.

In the walkie-talkie, Sun Desheng heard Li Yunlong's roar of firing. After putting down the walkie-talkie, Sun Desheng yelled on the walkie-talkie channel of the tank battalion: "Fire the labor!"

Following Sun Desheng's order.

The gunners of 32 tanks fired almost simultaneously.

"Tom tom tom..."

As the tank vibrated suddenly, shells streaked across the air, and the trail was clearly visible in the air.

The next moment, the tank's 75mm high-explosive shell hit the city wall, and the explosion fireball and gunpowder smoke rose on the city wall.

Because the devils in the city don't even have a 1mm mountain gun or field gun.

Tank soldiers can drive their tanks to the front of the city wall to aim and shoot. At this distance, the target is so large, so almost all the shells hit the outer wall of Datong City Wall.

Datong City has a long history, and a large-scale city was built as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The current city of Datong was built after several dynasties during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. There are four main gates, namely Heyang Gate, Yongtai Gate, Qingyuan Gate and Wuding Gate in the southeast and northwest.

There is a moat outside the city and an urn inside the city, which is extremely strong for cold weapons, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It would be extremely difficult to capture this city without cannons.

However, the new regiment not only has cannons, but also a large number and a large caliber.

There is absolutely no problem in smashing down the city wall.

In the headquarters.

Li Yunlong held up the binoculars and looked at the heavy artillery position of the new regiment ahead.

The first battalion of the main force attacked Datong City from the southern city wall, and the heavy artillery battalion of the Xinyi regiment was responsible for providing artillery support to the first battalion of the main force.

Similarly, the Heavy Artillery Battalion also placed the artillery positions under the eyes of the devils, about 800 meters away from the city wall, almost aiming directly at the devil's city wall.

The power of the 150mm howitzer made the entire city of Datong tremble.