Chapter 29 Retreat!
Okazaki stood at the foot of the mountain and watched the attacking troops get bombed halfway up the mountain, and there was no way to do anything except to worry.
The hillside where the attacking troops were located was very steep, and the village protection team fought condescendingly. The attacking troops wanted to throw grenades to the top of the mountain, and they had to rush to at least twenty meters in front of their formation.
However, the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain could easily throw grenades for 40 meters.
The attacking troops rushed to the front of the formation thirty meters and were completely in the grenade killing radius.
Faced with rounds of grenade rain, they had no other means of counterattack except lying on the ground and praying that the grenade would not hit them.
"Shoot the grenade launcher immediately, suppress the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain, and cover the offensive troops to continue attacking forward!" This is the only way Okazaki can imagine to break the situation.
The grenade launcher was waiting for the order, and as soon as Okazaki spoke, they fired the first round of grenades.
The accurate head was very high, just at the top of the mountain, and then I saw two black smoke rising into the air.
"The grenade launcher continues to shoot, I want to blow up all the Eighth Route Army on the mountain!" These two black smoke made Okazaki breathe a sigh of relief and continue to order.
Then he raised his telescope and looked at the attacking troops.
They were so miserable that many people were blown up and motionless on the ground.
In particular, the Imperial Army was obviously taken seriously by the Eighth Route Army, and several grenades flew towards them specifically.
The explosion point is very close to them, and it is useless to lie on the ground!
"Retreat and let the offensive troops retreat immediately." Okazaki decided to suspend the attack and gritted his teeth and ordered.
Looking at the posture of the Eighth Route Army on the mountain, it seems that it will be willing to give up after blowing up the attacking troops.
Instead of letting the attacking troops be killed by grenades, it is better to retreat and wait until the grenade launcher kills some of the Eighth Route Army before attacking again.
Cao Chang, who was commanding the offensive troops, was shot to death by Zhou Cheng. The only remaining military officer took over the command and retreated in a panic with the offensive troops.
At this moment, he was lowering his head and reporting to Okazaki about the previous battle loss: "Sir, there are four of the eleven imperial troops participating in the attack, and Chief Cao died in battle."
"The Imperial Army lost thirteen people and 17 people were retreated."
"Baga!" Okazaki punched a stone beside him, looking ferocious.
Looking at the top of the mountain filled with smoke, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Continue shooting, blowing up all the Eighth Route Army above."
"Continue the attack in two minutes, and all the troops will be dispatched. I will attack and take down the top of the mountain and kill the Eighth Route Army above."
Another Chief Cao hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Sir, is it too risky to fight like this?"
"Before the Eighth Route Army garrison was killed, the entire army was dispatched. If any accident happened, we would have no troops to continue attacking their garrison."
"Didn't you see that the troops on the mountain are the main force of the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains?" Okazaki explained with a calm face.
"Listen to the gunshots, there are at least ten Eighth Route Army troops on the mountain, and there are less than twenty Eighth Route Army troops hiding in the mountain. If they are reduced, there will be no one at the base."
"Just follow my order."
"Concentrate all the troops and firepower to wipe out the Eighth Route Army on the mountain, and we will win the battle if we kill them."
On the ridge, when the Japanese and puppet troops were retreating, the grenades from grenade launchers continued to explode around. Zhou Cheng said with a serious command: "You can't stay here anymore. Everyone retreats. Let's go to the second line of defense to continue fighting!"
"Boom..." The two grenade launchers did not stop because one squad began to retreat, and two sets of grenades continued to smash onto the top of the mountain.
"Ah..." A scream rang out not far from Zhoucheng.
A soldier was injured when he crawled out of the individual bunker and fell to the ground and screamed.
"Go and carry the wounded and continue to retreat!" Zhou Cheng quickly ordered.
After thinking for a while, I was still worried and rushed over to command: "You two people carrying the wounded, I will cover you, leave here immediately..."
At the foot of the mountain, Okazaki pulled out his command knife again and pointed at the top of the mountain with a murderous command: "The troops continue to attack."
"This time you must take the top of the mountain, otherwise you officers will not come back and will apologize to His Majesty the Emperor directly on the top of the mountain."
Okazaki was furious and anxious, and even said something that threatened his subordinates, without any concerns.
"Hi..." Zhang Fugui, the company commander of the puppet army, and one commander Cao and three commanders left in the Japanese army, all of whom were ashamed.
They could hear that Okazaki's order just now had no intention of joking with everyone, and he must have done what he said.
Hurry up and go back to your own troops, add the commands just now, and then turn them to the ears of each soldier.
One minute later, more than 60 Japanese and puppet troops began to attack.
The puppet army was in front and the Japanese army was behind, and they lined up into three scattered lines and slowly approached the top of the mountain.
The three light machine guns also took action, followed the offensive troops, and stopped at any time to provide them with close fire support.
When they reached forty or fifty meters in front of the formation, all the Japanese and puppet troops became nervous.
Okazaki was no exception, holding a commanding knife in one hand and a telescope in the other, staring at the top of the mountain.
In the battle just now, the Eighth Route Army began to block the Imperial Army at this distance, and they had to be careful.
Surprisingly, no gunshot came from the top of the mountain...
The offensive captain breathed a sigh of relief and continued to rush forward with a gun.
When they were thirty meters away from the top of the mountain, their nerves tensed up again, staring at the front with caution, ready to lie down at any time.
This is the best distance for the Eighth Route Army to throw grenades at the offensive forces. As long as the Eighth Route Army is alive on the mountain, we will definitely not miss this opportunity to use grenades to severely damage everyone.
The offensive troops were very glad that the expected grenade attack did not appear.
"Yoxi, the Eighth Route Army on the mountain must have been killed by a grenade launcher!" The leader of the Japanese devil, Chief Cao, made a very bold judgment.
Zhang Fugui also had this idea, and his eyes began to shine out on the spot.
If the Eighth Route Army on the mountain was really killed by the bombing, the subsequent attack would definitely not be in danger.
If he led the team to the first rush to the Yamaguchi, he would definitely be admired by the Japanese, and Okazaki would also pay more attention to him.
He raised the box cannon and shouted: "The Eighth Route Army on the mountain is dead. This is the military merit you have received... Brothers rushed up to me, and the first person to rush to the top of the mountain to reward five oceans, kill one Eighth Route Army to reward ten oceans... Kill..."
Chapter completed!