The existence of the artillery battalion made it extremely difficult for the Japanese to attack the position. Whenever the Japanese rushed within 20 meters of Battalion Commander Zhang and others, they could no longer advance even half a step.

After trying five or six times to attack, the Japanese were unable to successfully break into the position and could only be beaten back again and again.

The Japanese commander looked ugly. He thought that even without the help of artillery, he could easily break through the Eighth Route Army's position. In the Japanese commander's impression, the Eighth Route Army's artillery might have a certain strength, but it could not compete with the Japanese.

Compared to the artillery of the Empire.

But now, seeing the attacks being repelled one after another, the Japanese commander realized that he was wrong. He mistakenly underestimated the combat effectiveness of Liu Gen and others, and that was why he fell into this situation.

"Order the 3rd Infantry Squadron to withdraw! The 5th Infantry Squadron goes up! We must not let these Tuba Road have any rest time." Seeing the heavy casualties of the charging Japanese Infantry Squadron, the Japanese commander frowned and said.

Soon, a new Japanese infantry squadron rushed towards the Eighth Route Army position, while the previous Japanese infantry squadron successfully withdrew.

The Japanese commander looked at the withdrawn infantry squadron, his face a little ugly. He could see that this infantry squadron did not have much combat effectiveness left. At most, only one and a half infantry squads still had combat effectiveness. Many Japanese soldiers were injured.

There is no way to successfully withdraw from the battlefield.

On the battlefield, for injured soldiers who cannot evacuate the battlefield unless the battle is over, there will only be one outcome.

The battle continued. The newly replaced Japanese infantry squadron was very smart. They did not choose to forcefully charge into the position defended by Battalion Commander Zhang and others. Instead, after finding a certain bunker, they hid behind the bunker and continued to attack Battalion Commander Zhang and others.

They started to shoot at each other. The Japanese soldiers' shooting skills were not weak, so it would be difficult for Battalion Commander Zhang and the others to gain much advantage in the shooting.

On the rear artillery battalion position, Liu Gen put down the telescope in his hand. He could see the changes that had taken place after the arrival of this new Japanese infantry squadron. Under the current situation, Battalion Commander Zhang and others would not feel comfortable if they continued to fight like this.

Just considering the ammunition consumption of the artillery battalion, Liu Gen cannot continue to bombard the Japanese. He still needs to leave a certain amount of artillery shells to deal with the Japanese's next attack. If the artillery battalion's shells are really used up all at once, then the artillery battalion will

There is no fighting ability left.

Even the soldiers in the artillery battalion can use guns to fight the Japanese, but why should they use guns when they can use artillery?

Commander He handed over the complete artillery battalion of the 120th Division to Liu Gen out of trust in Liu Gen. If possible, Liu Gen naturally hopes that he can take the artillery battalion back completely so that they can return to the 120th Division

middle.

Sacrifice is inevitable in battle, and all Liu Gen can do is to reduce the casualties of the soldiers as much as possible.

"Damn, these Japs are crazy." In the position, Battalion Commander Zhang took advantage of the gap between changing ammunition and cursed angrily.

This newly replaced Japanese infantry squadron chose to fight against the infantry battalion led by Battalion Commander Zhang. It was somewhat crazy. These Japs found some bunkers, but these bunkers were obviously unable to compete with the ones where Battalion Commander Zhang and others were.

Compared with the positions, it can be said that it is very unwise for the Japanese to choose to shoot at each other.

But Battalion Commander Zhang also knew that the Japs had the capital to do this. Firstly, the shooting skills of the Japs soldiers were much higher, and secondly, the Japs’ military strength also exceeded that of Battalion Commander Zhang and others. In the current situation of the Japs, even if they used this

Even if all the infantry squadrons are used up, they will still have sufficient combat effectiveness.

And what about the infantry battalion led by Battalion Commander Zhang? Obviously they cannot fight head-on with the Japanese.

But what makes Battalion Commander Zhang helpless is that he knows that he cannot fight head-on with the Japanese infantry squadron, but there is no way to change this situation. In the battle, even with the support of the artillery battalion, the initiative in the battle is still in the hands of the Japanese. Under the command of the Japanese

This battle will continue until the official changes his mind.

Time continued to pass in the battle, and the Japanese were willing to shoot at each other. Battalion Commander Zhang could not change and could only continue to shoot at the Japanese.

Fortunately, the Japanese do not have artillery in their hands, which means that the Japanese will not even think about a large-scale attack before they gain a large enough advantage. After all, the artillery fire displayed by the artillery battalion is not weak, and the Japanese commander obviously

I don't want to use the lives of a large number of Japanese soldiers to test the artillery fire of the artillery battalion.

Three hours later, the Japanese infantry squadron that was shooting at them was replaced, and a new Japanese squadron was added. Battalion Commander Zhang and others had no choice but to watch all this happen.

At this point in the battle, the Japs' intentions were already obvious. In the absence of artillery, the Japs decisively gave up the idea of ​​taking down the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions in one fell swoop. Instead, they wanted to win this battle by constantly firing at each other and consuming the energy of the Eighth Route Army soldiers.

The victory of the battle.

In fact, the Japs did achieve their goal. The soldiers of the infantry battalion in the position looked tired, and many soldiers' hands were shaking. After fighting for so long, it is already very impressive that the soldiers can persist until now. Such a battle

, leaving the soldiers with no time to even eat and rest.

The Japs seemed to be shooting at each other, but as long as they found any opportunity to launch an attack, they would rush forward without hesitation, trying to capture the position defended by Battalion Commander Zhang and others. There were several times when the Japs almost rushed to the defense.

position, it was only under the decisive shelling of the artillery battalion that the Japanese were successfully driven back.

On the artillery battalion position, Liu Gen was holding branches on the ground and kept calculating. After fighting until now, he knew what he needed to do to delay the Japanese for more time. The artillery battalion did not carry many artillery shells. Keep fighting.

The battalion's artillery shells will be quickly exhausted.

Without artillery shells, it will be much easier for the Japanese to rush into the defensive position. At that time, I am afraid they will have to fight tooth and nail to resist the Japanese attack. Before doing so, Liu Gen felt that he needed to think of something to do to delay the Japanese for more time.

Judging from the performance of the Japanese soldiers in the battle, Liu Gen knew that the Japanese commander on the opposite side should be a veteran, otherwise he would not have behaved so calmly. If it were a younger Japanese commander who encountered this situation, they would definitely

They would continuously launch charges and seize the positions defended by the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time.

Compared to a veteran among the Jaap commanders, Liu Gen hoped that the Japs commander opposite would be a young man, so that the battle would not develop to this level.

Liu Gen could see that the Japanese commander on the opposite side not only wanted to break through the defense of Liu Gen and others, but also wanted to annihilate Liu Gen and others. When the existence of the artillery battalion was exposed, the Japanese commander

It is normal to have such thoughts, not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the artillery battalion is not weak.

In order to avoid being annihilated by the Japanese, Liu Gen needs to break the current situation. In Liu Gen's opinion, there is only one way to break this situation, and that is to kill the Japanese commander! As long as the Japanese commander is killed, then

It will definitely change the current situation.

But it is not that simple to kill the Japs commander. Until now, Liu Gen has not been able to determine the specific location of the Japs commander.

The Japanese commander is very cunning and hides himself very well. Especially after the Japanese artillery is killed, in order to ensure his own safety, the Japanese commander will not show up easily at all. The specific location of the Japanese commander cannot be found, so what if he wants to

Killing the Japanese commander naturally became impossible.

"Captain Wang, I will leave the artillery battalion to you for the time being. I need to go to the front to take a look." Liu Gen threw away the wooden stick in his hand and stood up and said.

Battalion Commander Wang is the commander of the artillery battalion. After Liu Gen took over the artillery battalion, he was responsible for assisting Liu Gen in managing the artillery battalion. Battalion Commander Wang's ability is not weak. It is enough that Commander He can hand over the artillery battalion to him.

His ability. After Liu Gen took over the artillery battalion, Battalion Commander Wang had no complaints and has always been very cooperative with Liu Gen's command.

"Liu Gen informed me that the front is too dangerous. We killed the Japanese artillery, but the Japanese soldiers' marksmanship is not weak."

"Before we set off, the division commander told me seriously not to let you go to the front line easily and not to let you have any problems. If you really have problems on the front line, the division commander will definitely scold me to death when you return."

Camp Commander Wang said with a worried face.

Under Liu Gen's command, the artillery battalion played a great role, which was something that Battalion Commander Wang could not do. Battalion Commander Wang knew very well the importance of Liu Gen to the artillery battalion, not to mention the division commander's instructions.

I hope Liu Gen has any problems.

"Don't worry, with Battalion Commander Zhang and the others here, I won't have any problems."

"Captain Wang, you should be able to see the current situation. If we continue to fight, we will most likely be annihilated by the Japanese."

"This kind of battle cannot continue, we need to make changes! I went to the front line just to look for opportunities for change. Commander He handed you over to me, and I have the responsibility to take you all back!"

"..."

In the end, Battalion Commander Wang still failed to dispel Liu Gen's idea of ​​going to the front line to observe. He knew that Liu Gen was right. If the battle continued like this, casualties would continue to increase, including many casualties in the infantry battalion. If we continue, the infantry battalion's casualties would continue to increase.

The casualties will definitely reach an unbearable level. When the Japanese launch a general offensive, retreat will become impossible.

The only thing Battalion Commander Wang could do was to ask two soldiers to follow Liu Gen, hoping that these two soldiers could protect Liu Gen's safety.

After leaving the artillery battalion position, Liu Gen successfully arrived at the defensive position of the frontline infantry battalion and walked through the trenches with his body low. Along the way, Liu Gen could see many soldiers who had sacrificed their lives heroically. At the same time, Liu Gen could see many injured soldiers.

Without the option to withdraw from their position, they had no way to continue fighting, so they helped other soldiers load ammunition or carry supplies.

Liu Gen looked at the soldiers in the position, and his serious expression had long since become more serious. Even for these soldiers, Liu Gen had to kill the Japanese commander and change the current battle situation.

"get down"

Suddenly, a soldier who was following Liu Gen suddenly pressed Liu Gen under him. The next moment, a bullet hit the soldier's body, causing the soldier to let out a painful groan.

Liu Gen reacted, quickly stood up, hugged the soldier in his arms, stretched out his hand and pressed hard on the soldier's wound, but the blood still couldn't be stopped!

"Bandage! Give me a bandage!" Liu Gen shouted loudly.

The comrades around him quickly delivered the bandage to Liu Gen. Liu Gen took the bandage and quickly bandaged the injured soldier. However, the bandage that had just been tied was dyed red in less than a minute. This bullet was too deadly.

, Liu Gen was unable to help the injured soldier stop the bleeding.

"Military doctor! Military doctor! Where is the military doctor?" Liu Gen looked around, trying to find the doctors accompanying the army.

Many soldiers looked towards Liu Gen and saw the soldier held in Liu Gen's arms. However, due to the fighting, they quickly joined the battle again.

"Military doctor! Call the military doctor over here!" Liu Gen shouted loudly.

The next moment, a soldier took advantage of the gap between changing ammunition and turned to Liu Gen and said: "The military doctor has died long ago. We have no other military doctors."

Suddenly, Liu Gen was stunned. He looked towards the soldier who spoke and saw that the soldier's arm had been briefly bandaged. He could tell that the bandage was not standard. He must have bandaged it himself. Liu Gen said to

Looking at the other injured soldiers, I noticed that their wounds were not treated very standardly.

Liu Gen didn't consider this before. He saw that the soldiers' wounds were not treated in a very standard way, but he thought it was because the wounded were too far away and the military doctors were too busy. But now, Liu Gen understood. He understood why this happened. He

I understood why the injured soldiers stayed on the battlefield.

"Let's go! Let's keep moving forward!" After a moment of silence, Liu Gen put down the soldier in his arms. Without a military doctor, there was no way to treat the soldier. We could only see if the soldier could persevere on his own.

Liu Gen wanted to stay with this soldier, but he knew he couldn't do this. He needed to move forward and find the specific location of the Japanese commander. Soldiers had already sacrificed for him, and Liu Gen didn't want more.

Soldiers sacrificed, he could not waste any more time.

He continued to walk forward quickly, this time Liu Gen's body was bent even lower. The Japanese soldiers were not idiots. Once they found the opportunity to shoot, they would have to pay the price with their lives.

When he came to the front line of the infantry battalion battle, Liu Gen had no time to rest. He took out his binoculars and looked behind the Japanese soldiers. The binoculars were not raised high and were relatively hidden. Liu Gen scanned the Japanese soldiers in the rear and quickly remembered them in his mind.

Looking at the location of these Japanese soldiers, I calculated in my mind the location where the Japanese commander might be.

The sunlight fell, causing the telescope in Liu Gen's hand to reflect a bright light. Liu Gen's face changed drastically and he quickly lowered his head. The next moment, a bullet hit the telescope in Liu Gen's hand. The bullet quickly penetrated the telescope and passed over Liu Gen's head.

You can almost feel the heat of the bullet.
Chapter completed!