The first of the Japanese's three axes was fired quickly, and various artillery shells hit the third line of defense of the assault camp as if they were free.
Colonel Miyamoto was alarmed by the telegram from Ping'an County, and asked the artillery to fire for a full ten minutes before stopping.
Before the smoke on the battlefield had cleared, more than 500 Japanese and puppet troops appeared 100 meters in front of the battlefield. They rushed toward the Tusan Company position with guns in hand at very fast speeds.
"Da da da... bang bang bang... boom boom boom..."
The response of the Tusan Company was not slow. More than a hundred rifles, three light machine guns, and three grenade launchers immediately joined the battle. The Japanese and puppet troops who were gaining momentum were instantly mopped up by twenty or thirty people.
But these casualties did not affect the Japanese and puppet offensive at all.
Colonel Miyamoto gave them a fatal order to seize the blocking position. No one could take a step back before receiving the order to retreat.
The Japs are very strong in executing orders from their superiors. As long as they do not receive an order to retreat, even if they fight to the last man, they will rush forward without hesitation.
Although the puppet army's fighting will is not as good as that of the Japanese, they rush in front of the Japanese and serve as cannon fodder, while hundreds of rifles are pointed at them behind them.
If someone wants to be a deserter and retreat without authorization, the Japanese supervising the battle behind them will definitely beat them into pieces.
If you want to survive, you can only rush forward with your eyes closed.
"Kill me..."
The Japanese charged harder and harder, not paying any attention to the dead and injured colleagues in front of them. They held their guns, walked around their bodies, and continued to charge forward.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several explosions were quickly heard from Tu San Company's position, and two light machine guns called Zheng Huan immediately misfired. This was caused by Japanese grenade launchers.
The heavy machine guns behind them that provided fire cover also joined the battle one after another, firing heavy machine gun bullets at the Tusan Company position as if for free.
The blocking firepower on the position quickly weakened, and the Japanese and puppet troops took the opportunity to rush forward dozens of meters and reached a position less than fifty meters away from the blocking position.
"Prepare grenades..." Wang Minghua quickly inserted the box cannon into his holster, took out a grenade and ordered...
"Three grenades per person...throw them out as fast as possible and prepare to fight the enemy with bayonets..."
"Throw……"
"Boom boom boom..."
More than a hundred grenades fell from the sky, hitting the enemy like rain, and the densely packed grenade fragments quickly created a steel storm in the smoke.
Dozens of Japanese and puppet troops in the explosion zone were quickly blown over, either dead or injured and lying in a pool of blood...
"Boom boom boom..."
The second and third rounds of grenades were quickly thrown over, and dozens more Japanese and puppet troops fell in the explosion...
But more Japanese and puppet troops broke through the grenade interception, broke through the smoke, and appeared in front of the third company.
They took out grenades one after another, preparing to throw them out after taking a few steps forward, giving the Eighth Route Army on the position a taste of what it would be like to be bombed...
"Dong dong dong..."
The goddess of luck did not favor them. Two heavy aircraft and four light machine guns suddenly appeared in the blocking position. Six tongues of fire stared at them and swept past them. The first dozen Japanese and puppet soldiers were beaten into pieces before they could throw out the grenades.
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"It's a bunker... There is a machine gun bunker on the position... Immediately disperse and attack..." The squadron leader who led the Japs charge knew the Eighth Route Army's defensive strategy very well. As soon as the six light and heavy machine guns joined the battle, he shouted anxiously.
"Fire with a grenade... stare at the shooting hole, block the shooting hole with gunpowder smoke, and block the machine gunner's field of vision..."
"The troops continued to advance forward... first threw grenades, then fought with the Eighth Route Army with bayonets to seize the blocking position..."
"Kill me..."
"Comrades... all get on your bayonets, kill the little Japs' attacking troops, and come with me..." Wang Minghua shouted, raised his cannon and rushed out of the position, facing the Japanese and puppet troops...
Dozens of soldiers rushed a little slowly, and were drowned in the smoke caused by the grenade explosion before they could jump out of the blocking position.
But there were still more than a hundred soldiers rushing out of their positions, and the Japanese and puppet troops launched a counterattack!
The squadron leader leading the Japanese charge had been waiting for this scene for a long time.
If the Miyamoto Regiment has plenty of time to attack, the attacking troops will definitely retreat immediately to avoid close combat with the Eighth Route Army and try to use artillery fire to kill the Eighth Route Army's effective forces...
But what they lack most now is time.
When I saw the Eighth Route Army launching a counterattack, I rushed forward without hesitation...
"Pa bang bang..."
Wang Minghua fired several shots from the box cannon in his hand. The three Japanese soldiers in front were ready to fight him with their bayonets, but they were beaten into pieces without even touching them.
"Da da da……"
More than twenty submachine guns joined the battle at the same time, and the powerful assault firepower was no less than that of more than twenty light machine guns.
The Japanese in the two rows directly in front didn't even have a chance to lie down, so they were shot and fell to the ground.
The Japs from behind quickly came up to meet them, intending to take advantage of the time when the submachine gun was being replaced to replace the magazine with the Eighth Route Army, and engage in a real hand-to-hand fight.
But Wang Minghua didn't give them a chance.
The submachine gunner who ran out of bullets immediately stopped where he was to change the magazine.
More than thirty soldiers armed with Mauser pistols followed them, quickly passed the submachine gunners, and pulled the triggers on the little Japs who were close at hand, shattering their idea of fighting with bayonets in hand-to-hand combat.
By the time they emptied their magazines, the submachine gunners had already replaced them with new ones and continued to shoot at the Japanese and puppet troops...
During this process, the Japanese were not vegetarians and would not be passively beaten all the time.
Seeing that the intercepting firepower of the Eighth Route Army was too fierce, he did not give himself a chance to fight with the bayonet. He decisively pulled the bolt of the gun, loaded the bullet, raised the 38 cap and the crooked handle and fired with the Tusan Company.
Although their counterattack firepower is not as good as submachine guns and Mauser pistols, they are worse than them because of their large numbers and good marksmanship...
After a volley of fire, at least twenty soldiers were shot and fell to the ground...
The distance between the two sides was very close. As soon as the submachine gunner emptied his second magazine, the enemy and ourselves collided.
"Comrades... kill me..."
"Kill them...annihilate the Eighth Route Army and occupy the position..."
The sound of killing, the sound of metal hitting, and the screams... soon replaced the gunfire on the battlefield.
Huang Yu and Colonel Miyamoto are both paying attention to this fight that determines victory or defeat.
Colonel Miyamoto's expression was very relaxed at the beginning. When he saw about a hundred Eighth Route Army troops launching a countercharge against the attacking force of more than 300 people, he thought he was sure to win.
Even at the cost of human lives, the attacking troops can capture the Earth Temple.
As a result, reality played a big joke on him again.
The Eighth Route Army actually used a large number of submachine guns and Mauser pistols before fighting with bayonets...
Look at the men falling to the ground in pieces like cutting leeks. Although the Eighth Route Army also suffered losses, they were much smaller than those of the attacking troops.
The relaxed expression on his face was slowly replaced by heaviness.
After the shooting, I saw sixty or seventy Eighth Route Army troops and seventy or eighty attacking troops fighting together. The opponent was not suppressed and beaten due to lack of troops. Instead, he used pistols and submachine guns to slowly gain the advantage in hand-to-hand combat. His face immediately changed.
Gotta get gloomy.
Clenching fists, gnashing teeth, very angry...
"Sir, if we deploy another infantry squadron into the battle, we will definitely annihilate the defenders and capture the Earth Temple..." The captain on Miyamoto's side keenly sensed this was a good opportunity and quickly requested a fight.
"Faster!" Although Colonel Miyamoto was very angry, he did not lose his reason. He also realized this good opportunity to take advantage of the situation and ordered quickly.
At the enemy headquarters in front of the assault camp, Huang Yu's mood was exactly the opposite of that of Colonel Miyamoto.
Seeing the Japanese and puppet troops rushing forward desperately, with several times the strength advantage over the Third Company, my heart suddenly rose to my throat, for fear that Wang Minghua would not be able to hold his position.
Seeing Tu San Company using submachine guns and pistols to show off their prowess in hand-to-hand combat and quickly smoothing out the Japanese army's advantage, my anxious heart immediately relaxed, and at the same time I realized that Tu San Company was not far away from victory.
"Battal Commander, there's something going on..." Zhong Chengjun, who was standing at another lookout, suddenly shouted.
"The Japanese have sent another infantry squadron to participate in the battle... they are rushing towards the battlefield, hoping to capture the Tusan Company position in one go!"
Huang Yu made a decision at one glance: "Our counterattack must be in advance..."
"All the soldiers who are still able to move in the Assault Battalion have entered the position of the Third Assault Battalion and are preparing for a counterattack..."
"All the thunder cannons we brought are aimed at the position 150 meters in front of the formation..."
"When the Japanese reinforcements enter the range, they will throw explosive packets at me..."
"The remaining four bunkers in the blocking position will all participate in the battle to intercept the Japanese reinforcements..."
"As soon as the Japanese offensive troops retreat... we will counterattack across the board..."
"Ready the flare gun..."
"After the counterattack begins, fire three red flares at the cavalry company's hiding spot to notify them of a sudden attack on the Japanese and puppet artillery positions..."
"Go and prepare immediately..."
Huang Yu grabbed the armed belt on the table, tied it around his waist, took out the cannon box and rushed towards the third company position.
Zhong Chengjun followed closely behind, giving orders as he ran: "Follow the entire guard company to protect the battalion commander. No one from the former enemy headquarters will be left behind..."
When Huang Yu reached the blocking position of Tusan Company, the Japanese reinforcements were still more than 100 meters away from the melee battlefield...
It stands to reason that they had entered the range of the thunder cannon, but they did not fire.
Huang Yu saw it and was anxious in his heart.
If the Japanese reinforcements are allowed to enter the melee battlefield, the advantage Tusan Company finally gained will definitely be lost and it will be in danger again.
Although he can also send troops to reinforce the Third Company, the scale of hand-to-hand combat will become larger and larger.
The Japanese and puppet troops had an absolute advantage in strength. If the final decisive battle ended in hand-to-hand combat, even if one soldier from the assault battalion killed three or four Japs, the remaining troops in the assault battalion would not be a match.
If you want to turn defeat into victory and defeat the enemy, you must let the cavalry company and the flying thunder cannon join in, use their role to the extreme, defeat all the little Japs, and break their courage to continue fighting. The assault battalion will then break out of the position to counterattack.
Pursue the victory and expand the results!
"Boom boom boom..."
The long-lost explosion finally reached Huang Yu's ears. When he turned around, he saw a few firework-like fires appearing in the thunder cannon position. Six explosive packets the size of millstones rushed into the sky and flew towards the Japanese reinforcements at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Huang Yu's attention also shifted to the Japanese reinforcements along with the explosive packs in the sky!
