Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa once again regained his confidence and confidence, and sighed while admiring the artillery fire in front of him.
"Yo Xi, under such fierce artillery fire, even if the Eighth Route Army was made of iron, it was melted into molten iron by us... I don't believe they can stop our next round of attack!"
"Sir, do you want the artillery to stop... I'm afraid if the bombing continues, the attacking troops will only have to clean the battlefield!" A squadron leader suggested. He didn't want the artillery to lose the limelight. What happened after he had been preparing for so long?
I also want to gain some benefits.
"Confused!" Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa scolded him with a frown as he wanted to understand his subordinate's thoughts as soon as he heard this.
"As long as we can reduce troop casualties and clean the battlefield, we will clean the battlefield. What's the point!"
"What we lack most now is soldiers. As long as it can reduce the casualties of the troops, even if it can only reduce the loss of a few infantry, this artillery bombardment will be worthwhile!"
"Order the artillery to blast for another five minutes to completely destroy the independent regiment's blocking position!"
"The aviation troops should not be idle and throw six more bombs at the blocking position of the Independent Regiment... I will blow up all the Eighth Route Army troops on the position into pieces!"
In front of the enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie looked at the blocking position that had been covered by artillery fire for fifteen minutes, with a very heavy expression.
During the Japanese's first round of artillery preparations, although the 10th Company suffered very few casualties, the position was severely destroyed.
The artillery fire in front of us was even more intense than before, six aerial bombs were dropped, and the blocking position was bombarded with artillery fire... The damage caused to the position must have been more serious.
No one knows whether the artillery holes protecting the soldiers of the 10th Company can withstand such fierce artillery fire.
Moreover, judging from the enemy's posture, the artillery fire in front of them would have to continue for a long time before it could stop. The anti-gun holes protecting the 10th Company were even more dangerous.
"Captain, don't worry, the anti-gunfire hole can withstand the Japanese's first round of artillery fire coverage, and it will certainly be able to withstand their second round of artillery fire coverage..." Huang Yu comforted confidently.
You know, although the bombholes in front of you are from the War of Liberation, what really shines is the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea...
The U.S. military, which has the best equipment and the most powerful firepower in the world, can't help the volunteers hiding in the bomb holes, let alone the little devils whose firepower level is one level lower than that of the U.S. military.
Kong Jie did not answer the call.
Although he trusted Huang Yu's judgment, war was not a child's play, and any accident could cause heavy casualties to the troops participating in the war.
Before the final result came out, Huang Yu couldn't make him relax no matter how much he comforted him.
"Weng buzzing... booming..."
The Japanese planes soon began the second round of bombing, and several black mushroom clouds rose again from the Niutoushan blocking position...
Kong Jie's face became more worried...
Fortunately, once this round of bombing is over, the Japanese artillery attacks are also coming to an end...
More than two hundred Japanese and puppet troops broke away from the troops and approached the foot of the mountain under the cover of heavy machine guns, preparing to launch a second round of attack.
Kong Jie's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he stared at the blocking position halfway up the mountain with his binoculars, praying that the casualties suffered by the blocking troops would not be too great.
Unfortunately, it was filled with smoke and black smoke was everywhere, and nothing could be seen.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone at the headquarters suddenly rang. Chief of Staff Li Wensheng quickly grabbed the phone, put it down after listening for less than half a minute, and reported to Kong Jie with excitement: "Captain, Commander Guan Shanbei of the 10th Company is reporting!"
"Our artillery holes withstood the second round of Japanese artillery fire. Only two of the artillery holes were hit by artillery shells and aerial bombs. All the soldiers of the two infantry squads were killed. The other artillery holes were intact!"
"Excluding the losses in the first round of confrontation with the Japs, they still have more than 70 people left to continue fighting. They are 100% sure of repelling the Japs' second round of attack!"
"Great... Guan Shanbei fought well..." Kong Jie waved his fist and shouted.
"Immediately contact the Fourth Battalion Commander Yang Wanhe... After the 10th Company repelled the new round of Japanese and puppet attacks, they immediately arranged for troops to replace them, and at the same time transferred new recruits to fill their vacancies. After the troops broke through, they were marching and training.
Restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
As soon as Li Wensheng gave the order, intensive firefights erupted from the Niutoushan blocking position!
The light and heavy machine guns hiding in the bunker fired desperately at the Japanese soldiers. The rifleman pulled the trigger at the fastest rate of fire. In an instant, hundreds or even thousands of bullets flew towards the Japanese and puppet attacking troops.
Just like the previous battle, most of the bullets passed over the puppet soldiers' heads and penetrated into the little devil's body...
Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa was going crazy, his eyes were wide open, he couldn't believe what he saw.
Everyone believed that the blocking position of the Independent Regiment had been razed to the ground and the Eighth Route Army above had been blown to pieces, so there would be no resistance in the blocking position.
In the end, they only guessed half of them right.
The blocking position was indeed razed to the ground by artillery fire, but the Eighth Route Army guarding the position seemed to be harder than steel...
The steel had been melted into molten iron by the previous artillery fire. The Eighth Route Army was still alive and killed an infantry squad of its own.
Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa's dream of capturing Niutoushan was shattered again. He didn't bother to think about the reason, and began to give orders with a stern face: "The artillery continues to fire... I don't believe that we can't blow them into pieces... Fire now, while we can take advantage of the opportunity."
The Eighth Route Army is still exchanging fire with us on the surface, kill them!"
The adjutant thought he heard wrongly, and was stunned for several seconds and asked: "What should we do with the attacking troops? They are all within the range of the artillery shells... What if they are bombed?"
"An accidental injury is an accidental injury!" Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa answered, playing with his teeth.
"Compared with the small losses caused by accidental damage, the Eighth Route Army's casualties were greater!"
"They must have used some means to avoid our artillery fire. Now firing is the best chance to kill them from a long distance..."
"Hurry up and fire, it will be too late..."
The explosion of "Rumble..." soon sounded in the Niutoushan blocking position. The fierce exchange of fire was instantly suppressed by the sound of artillery, and several artillery shells exploded in the middle of the Japanese and puppet troops...
"What a cruel little devil, they actually want their offensive troops to perish together with our blocking troops... Immediately ask the 10th Company to withdraw to the artillery hole, and replace them with the follow-up troops as soon as the bombardment stops. Hurry..." Kong Jie was beaten by the Japanese.
Yishou was so angry that he jumped on his feet and ordered through gritted teeth.
"Captain, don't worry. Although the little devil's move is cruel enough, our soldiers are not vegetarians!" Huang Yu's face also darkened, but he still frowned to comfort him.
"There is an artillery-proof hole every twenty meters on the battlefield. Many soldiers stand beside the artillery-proof hole to stop the Japanese. They can get into the artillery-proof hole in the blink of an eye!"
"A sudden artillery strike can indeed cause a lot of casualties to the 10th Company, but the threat is not too great!"
"Perhaps the enemy's accidental damage will be greater than the casualties of the 10th Company..."
The artillery fire cover that almost wiped out the Japanese and puppet troops lasted only three minutes and ended.
The eighty or so Japs who survived the battlefield immediately got up from the ground, pointed their guns at the forty or fifty surviving puppet troops and continued their attack.
They thought that the next attack would not encounter any obstruction, but as soon as they rushed forward for more than 20 meters, they were knocked down again by the hail of bullets flying towards them...
"What's going on? Why is there still the Eighth Route Army in the blocking position..." Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa was about to despair, clenching his fists and shouting with a ferocious look on his face!
The adjutant was a little more rational, frowning and comforting: "Captain..."
"Although the Eighth Route Army on the blocking position was not completely wiped out, their blocking firepower was much weaker than before..."
"As long as we continue to use artillery fire to raid the blocking positions, we will definitely be able to kill the blocking troops and capture Niutoushan..."
Kagawa Lieutenant Colonel was cruel and ordered with clenched fists again.
"The artillery continued to fire, mortars fired ten rounds rapidly...Mountain artillery and infantry artillery fired five rounds rapidly...fired..."
The roaring sound of artillery enveloped the battlefield again, but at this moment, the Japanese and puppet troops were closer to the blocking position, and more artillery shells accidentally damaged them than before.
After the bombardment ended, the 10th Company lost two infantry squads, and the Japanese and puppet troops suffered more accidental casualties than the 10th Company, reaching an astonishing more than 30.
This is easy to understand. The casualties of the Tenth Company mainly occurred in the first round of Japanese artillery fire attack...
After the first round of artillery strikes, all the surviving soldiers of the 10th Company got into the artillery holes, and subsequent artillery strikes caused almost zero casualties to them.
All Japanese and puppet offensive troops lie in front of the blocking position. As long as artillery shells hit near them, casualties will occur...
When the 70 or 80 Japanese and puppet troops who survived the battlefield launched another attack, although the blocking force of the 10th Company was much reduced, the light and heavy machine guns hidden in the bunker were not affected and continued to shoot at the Japanese and puppet troops...
Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa couldn't figure it out again.
Obviously the Eighth Route Army on the position has suffered heavy casualties in the artillery attack, why has their blocking firepower not been weakened much, especially the light and heavy machine gun firepower...
"The artillery continues to fire, cover the retreat of the attacking troops..." the desperate Lieutenant Colonel Kagawa ordered with the last trace of reason.
"Until the Eighth Route Army's blocking firepower is destroyed, no matter how many troops we rush up to, they will kill them all..."
"Contact the aviation force immediately, and use aerial bombs to blow up all the Niutoushan blocking positions before the third round of attack..."
"If twelve aerial bombs are not enough, use twenty-four... If ordinary aerial bombs cannot destroy the target, use incendiary bombs... I don't believe that so many of our troops can't even break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position in one day!"
In front of the enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie's face was already filled with joy.
Judging from the blocking firepower, the 10th Company has not been replaced yet...
This means that the tenth company repelled two Japanese squadron-scale attacks in succession with the strength of one company. Each time, they severely damaged the Japanese and puppet troops, leaving the attacking troops unable to resist.
If I remember correctly, the Japanese artillery and aircraft were never idle during the two attacks just now... the various artillery shells fired must have exceeded a thousand, as well as a dozen heavy aerial bombs.
Not only was the 10th Company not defeated by the Japanese's unprecedented artillery fire, but the weak defeated the strong, held the position, and defeated the enemy's attacking troops... This is simply a miracle.
