"Captain, the kid has retreated..." the guard company commander wiped the gunpowder smoke from his face and said with a tired look.
At the same time, the regiment leader sat slumped in the trench, loading the crooked light machine gun in his hand and asked: "How many times has this attack been launched by the Japanese army against us?"
"The sixth time..." the guard company commander blurted out.
The regiment leader raised his head and looked at the corpses left by the Japanese troops on the battlefield before replying: "In the six attacks, we killed at least 1,100 little Japs. In addition to the lightly and seriously wounded they brought back, the Japanese and puppet troops
The direct losses must have exceeded 1,400 people."
"They have a total of more than 4,300 people. After subtracting 1,400 people, there are still 2,900 people left. After subtracting a few hundred artillery, there are still 2,500 little Japanese infantry who can really attack us.
"
"This battle is difficult to fight..."
The political commissar came over at some point and answered with a worried look on his face: "It's really difficult to fight..."
"I just made a count and found that including the heavy troops, agency personnel, and lightly wounded people, there are less than 600 comrades in the entire regiment who can still fight."
"If the Japanese army's next attack is the same as before, launching an assault on the blocking position at all costs, our troops will be able to repel their attack once at most."
The regiment leader just finished loading the crooked gun, slammed his clenched fist on the ditch beside him, and said with a murderous look on his face: "You kid won't let me go; I'll have an easy time, and we, the second battalion of the only regiment, won't let them have an easy time."
"They are not afraid of death, and we, the Eighth Route Army, are not afraid of death either. Let's see who can defeat whom."
"Let the artillery prepare for battle..."
"Join the fight the next time the Japanese attack."
"Having rested for so long, the Japanese must have thought that they were killed by the previous artillery fire and were unprepared..."
"When they launch an attack, suddenly join the battle and stare at the place where the Japs are crowded and explode..."
"Two mortars and one artillery position, fire five rounds rapidly, and then move after the attack."
"The Japanese are indeed equipped with more artillery than we are. A single salvo can cover a large area with artillery fire."
"But as long as the remaining six mortars in the artillery battery are dispersed enough, the Japs' artillery counterattack can at most kill two of our mortars at once, and the remaining four mortars can continue to attack the Japanese attacking troops with artillery fire.
Reduce the pressure on infantry from frontal blocking."
"Captain, the little Japs have charged up again, a whole infantry brigade..." Just as the regimental commander was about to continue speaking, an exclamation from the observation post suddenly rang in his ears.
He pulled the gun bolt decisively, put the crooked handle on the trench, and ordered at the same time: "Get ready to fight..."
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The captain of the Japanese army also realized that the Eighth Route Army on the blocking position could no longer hold out, and was full of confidence in the next attack. Otherwise, he would not have assembled a full infantry brigade from his precious troops to launch an attack at once.
However, he obviously did not expect that the only regiment was almost out of ammunition and food, and still held a trump card in his hand that could temporarily change the situation of the battle.
“Dong dong dong… da da da…”
The sound of fierce firefights soon sounded on the battlefield.
Although the gunfire on the blocking position was fierce, light and heavy machine guns were constantly destroyed by the targeted clearing of mortars and grenades.
Later, they were pinned down in the trench by the light and heavy machine guns equipped by the attacking troops, unable to raise their heads to fight back.
Although the attacking troops suffered heavy losses.
But it is moving forward steadily.
As long as there are no accidents in the next attack, I will definitely win the next battle.
Seeing this, the captain's nerves, which had been tense for more than an hour, finally relaxed, and his face became more and more beautiful.
"Boom boom boom..."
But at this moment, six clouds of black smoke suddenly rose from the center of the attacking troops, and violent explosions reached the commander's ears at the same time.
With the black smoke at the center, the surrounding soldiers all fell to the ground in various postures. Their lives and deaths were unknown, but they were definitely unable to continue the attack.
In the blink of an eye, twenty or thirty soldiers lost their fighting ability.
The anger in the captain's heart could not be described in words.
He immediately shouted: "The Eighth Route Army is so cunning, they actually hid six mortars and didn't join the war until now."
"But these struggles are in vain in front of the powerful imperial army."
"The artillery unit will launch a counterattack immediately. Kill the remaining artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army and completely destroy their hope."
"The offensive forces continue to advance."
"No one can take a step back unless the Eighth Route Army's blocking position is secured."
The captain seemed to have made up his mind to capture the only regiment position through this attack.
The battle that followed was exactly what he expected.
Under the targeted clearing of grenades and mortars, the number of light and heavy machine guns that can still shoot in blocking positions is constantly decreasing.
As our own artillery units began to counterattack, no more shells fell on the attacking troops.
The blocking positions of the attacking troops are getting closer and closer, and it seems that they can reach them with a forced assault.
"Boom boom boom..."
Both sides started throwing grenades and grenades at each other.
The Eighth Route Army had trenches that served as bunkers, and it also took advantage of the terrain, which gave it a lot of advantages.
But no matter what, there were still two infantry squadrons rushing to the blocking position to fight with the remnants of the Eighth Route Army with bayonets.
"Yoshi... we won..." The co-captain immediately removed a smile from his lips.
It can be clearly seen through the telescope that the Eighth Route Army's blocking force has fewer than 400 soldiers who can fight with bayonets. However, there are still two squadrons of the attacking force under its command.
The Imperial Army was already better at bayonet fighting than the Eighth Route Army.
There is not much difference in the strength of the two sides in the bayonet fight, so the result can be imagined.
Just as we were dreaming of the attacking troops successfully occupying the blocking position, a loud charge trumpet suddenly sounded from behind the blocking position.
The captain was so frightened that he quickly raised his binoculars.
Then the whole person froze on the spot, with his mouth open and his face full of shock.
A large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared two to three hundred meters behind the blocking position, holding rifles with bayonets in hand and charging towards the battlefield in a mighty manner.
The crowd was so dense that at a glance there were at least two camps.
"Baga...why did the Eighth Route Army reinforcements arrive so quickly? Didn't they go to block other attacking troops?" The commander of the regiment was filled with confusion.
But now is not the time to solve this problem.
The Eighth Route Army has rushed to the battlefield to ambush.
Originally, the forces of both sides were about the same when fighting with bayonets. Because the soldiers under his command were better at fighting with bayonets, the Eighth Route Army was completely overwhelmed on the battlefield.
If reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army arrive on the battlefield, the number of Eighth Route Army troops participating in the bayonet fight will be more than three times the number of attacking troops.
No matter how good the soldiers under his command were at bayonet fighting, they still wouldn't have so many opponents from the Eighth Route Army.
I was shocked and quickly ordered: "Inform the attacking troops to break away from the battle immediately and evacuate the battlefield. Don't be dragged by the Eighth Route Army to their blocking position."
"The artillery immediately covered the Eighth Route Army reinforcements with artillery fire and slowed down their march. Move faster, otherwise the attacking troops will be finished."
