"We really don't have many troops in our hands..." The company commander did not deny this fact.
Following the change of conversation, he continued: "But we have a lot of helpers..."
"In addition to local troops and guerrillas, there are also a large number of ordinary people supporting us from behind."
"My idea is to divide the army into two: the main force of the company and the local troops will get behind the little Japanese and launch an attack, and cooperate with the main force of the regiment to attack the little Japanese to reduce the defensive pressure on the main force of the regiment."
"Find a way to increase the momentum and make the Japanese mistakenly believe that we have a battalion of troops. We will scare them to death."
"The guerrillas took the common people to build blocking positions on the three paths that the Japanese troops had to pass through when evacuating the battlefield."
"In case the Japanese attack on the main force is frustrated and they want to escape, we will immediately retreat into the blocking position that the guerrillas and the common people helped us repair to block their retreat."
"The regimental commander gave us a very clear order: fight the little devils here at all costs and annihilate them all."
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"Boom boom boom..."
The explosion of artillery shells soon sounded on the high ground where the Independent Regiment was trapped, and mortars were attacked from several directions at the same time. In just half a minute, the Independent Regiment's position was enveloped by artillery fire.
The little Japs from four squadrons rushed toward the independent regiment's position at the same time, hoping to shorten the assault distance as much as possible under the cover of artillery fire.
This scene made the captain of the Japanese team very satisfied.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary troops would never dare to have so many troops.
As the troops advance under artillery fire, soldiers participating in the battle must have strong psychological quality and the ability to withstand pressure.
They also need to be well-trained, otherwise any mistakes may cause the attacking troops to be accidentally injured by artillery, and in the end they will lose both their wives and their troops.
The fact that his subordinates can do this shows that their combat effectiveness is still very strong and that his usual training is not in vain.
“Dong dong dong… da da da…”
The violent sound of gunfire soon replaced the sound of shell explosions and became the main sound of firefights on the battlefield.
The Eighth Route Army's blocking firepower was very fierce, with more light and heavy machine guns than in the previous round of attack.
This shows that they did not show all their strength in the previous battle.
If they hadn't sent four squadrons to attack together from different directions, they would probably have continued to hide.
Now that they have used all their trump cards, it shows that the Jinzhong Independent Regiment also feels tremendous pressure in this attack and has to do its best to fight this blocking battle.
The harder the Eighth Route Army fought, the more excited the Japanese commander became.
Because as long as he breaks through them and blocks them with all his strength, the main force of the Jinzhong Independent Regiment will be severely damaged, and then the entire line will collapse. The reinforcements under his command will be able to take advantage of the victory to pursue them and eliminate or defeat them.
"Sir, the third squadron attacking from the north seems to be about to break through!" the observation post on the side suddenly reminded.
The captain looked over quickly.
The Eighth Route Army there originally had 14 or 5 light and heavy machine guns, but perhaps due to being hit by grenades and mortars, only eight or nine light and heavy machine guns were left and could continue to fight.
This little firepower could not even suppress the offensive firepower of the third squadron, let alone allocate part of the firepower to block the attacking troops.
So the Third Squadron had an opportunity to take advantage of it.
He quickly moved toward the Eighth Route Army's blocking position, and when he was about to launch an attack with a grenade, an accident happened.
“Dong dong dong… da da da…”
The sound of machine gun fire on the Eighth Route Army's position suddenly became denser, and the number instantly recovered from seven or eight to fifteen.
The attacking troops obviously did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would hide its firepower even at this time. They were killed on the spot by surprise and nearly a squad was lost.
"Boom boom boom..."
Although this accident frustrated the attack of the Third Squadron, it also exposed all the Eighth Route Army's trump cards.
The mortars and grenade launchers were like crazy. They quickly adjusted their firing crews and continuously fired shells and grenades at the machine gun fire points. They soon blew up the fire points that suddenly appeared in the north.
But no matter what, the third squadron lost the opportunity to break through the independent regiment's defense line first.
The commander decisively turned his attention to other attacking troops, hoping that they could make a breakthrough there.
"Captain...the First Squadron is about to break through the southern blocking position of the Independent Regiment!" The observation post's exclamation reached the ears of the commander again.
Xun Sheng looked over and saw that their current situation was even better than what the Third Squadron had just faced.
As long as the attacking troops work harder, they can attack the Eighth Route Army with grenades.
But at this moment, a series of gunshots suddenly sounded behind the attacking troops. Several grenadier soldiers who were squatting on the ground to launch grenades fell to the ground. The last few soldiers of the attacking troops also fell to the ground.
Shot in the back?
The commander's face instantly turned pale, and he shouted out loud: "There is the Eighth Route Army behind the attacking troops... How could this happen? Where did they come from!"
"Could it be the Eighth Route Army that just reinforced the battlefield?" the brigade chief of staff explained with a frown.
"Don't they only have one company? How dare they take the initiative to attack us... if they are not afraid that they will be wiped out on the battlefield by one of our counterattacks!"
The chief of staff shook his head and said: "I don't know even if I am in a humble position..."
"But the First Squadron's offensive will definitely be affected after they appear!"
On many battlefields, grenades are an important weapon for the Japs to suppress the Eighth Route Army's firepower.
Now that the grenade unit is under attack, the firepower of the blocking force that was previously suppressed by the grenade can rejoin the battle. The first squadron's offensive is the same as that of the third squadron, which was blocked by the Eighth Route Army. It is impossible to make a breakthrough in a short time.
After a while, the Eighth Route Army appeared behind the four attacking troops.
Although they killed and wounded only a few attacking troops, they had a huge impact on the morale of the attacking troops and made them unable to attack the Eighth Route Army blocking positions with all their strength.
"Sir...it's clear..." A second lieutenant rushed to the captain with a shocked face.
"The Eighth Route Army attacking from behind were all from the reinforcements just now..."
"Although there are not many main troops, there are a large number of local troops cooperating in the operation. On average, each offensive force has sixty or seventy people and is equipped with at least one light machine gun..."
The chief of staff's last chance to eliminate the Jinzhong Independent Regiment was gone.
What he had to consider at this moment was no longer how to break through the independent regiment's defense line, but how to withdraw from under the independent regiment's nose.
This attack mobilized all the main force and firepower of the reinforcements, but the result was still not captured.
If we continue to fight, the next attack will definitely not be so fierce, and the possibility of breaking through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position is almost zero.
If you can't defeat them, then leave. Otherwise, when more and more Eighth Route Army troops come to kill you, you won't be able to escape even if you want to.
The chief of staff was a flexible and flexible commander. He insisted on gathering heavy troops to launch the last attack. When it was his turn to run away, he was the first to propose retreat.
