Ando Daizuo didn't pay much attention to the blocking position in front of him, and still regarded him as the blocking position he encountered before.
I felt that as soon as the artillery fire coverage ended, the Eighth Route Army on the position would either be scared away or be blown to pieces. It would only take an infantry assault to take it down.
"Start the attack, seize the blocking position as quickly as possible, and go straight to Baipogou!" As soon as the artillery fire stopped, Ando Daizuo gave the order with a calm face.
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers immediately rushed out of the offensive position, armed with guns, and formed a skirmish line and rushed towards the position.
On the surface it looks very vigilant, but the actual situation is completely the opposite.
In the past few days, they had conquered no less than ten blocking positions.
Except for the first few positions, which were defended by the Eighth Route Army, they caused a lot of losses to the attacking troops.
Not even an Eighth Route Army figure could be seen in the blocking position behind them.
In the eyes of the more than a hundred Japanese soldiers on the battlefield, there was definitely no Eighth Route Army in the front blocking position. Their attack was more like a formality to gain military exploits.
Although they had rifles in their hands, many of them did not even open the safety or pull the bolt.
There were also many Japanese soldiers chatting with the soldiers around them as they advanced. It was not clear that they were attacking their opponents.
When the two sides were a hundred meters apart, there was no movement except the rising smoke from the blocking position!
The Japanese attacking troops were not very vigilant to begin with, but now they became more relaxed.
Little did he know that black gun barrels were slowly protruding from the trenches...
The seven light machine guns equipped in a company were also set up one after another, aiming at the Japanese who were getting closer and closer, ready to fire at any time.
More soldiers took out grenades and grenades, pulled out the leads, and placed them in front of them...
"Kill..." The Japanese squadron leader waved his command knife, shouted and ordered his subordinates to speed up the assault, rushed through the last few dozen meters in one go, and secured the blocking position.
"Get ready for grenades!" the first company commander ordered in a low voice, put the box cannon aside, picked up a wooden-handled grenade, and got ready to throw it.
More than a hundred Japanese screamed and rushed forward, quickly crossing the fifty-meter line in front of the formation and heading straight for the blocking position.
"Grenade greeting, throw it out..." the first company commander ordered decisively.
At the same time, pull off the fuse of the grenade. After the white-smoking grenade stays in your hand for three seconds, throw it out with all your strength!
At this time, dozens of grenades had already flown out of the blocking position and landed beside them under the stunned gaze of the Japanese...
"Baga, there is the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield..." a second lieutenant shouted, and fell to the ground, holding his head with both hands...
"boom……"
The grenade that hit his feet exploded, with fire flying and smoke filling the air.
He fell down in time, and the flying fragments did not hurt him, but he was shaken by the air wave generated by the grenade explosion.
But this does not affect the movements of his hands.
He quickly got up from the ground and continued to attack, shouting as he rushed: "Disperse the attack... prepare the grenades... rush forward for more than ten meters and throw them out..."
"Kill me..."
After giving the order, he did not forget to shout a signature slogan of the Japanese.
"Da da da……"
Seven crooked weapons suddenly joined the battle. As soon as the second lieutenant and team leader rushed forward five or six steps, a string of bullets flew over from the front and swished into his body...
"Baga..." The second lieutenant's eyes widened quickly. He only had time to shout out these two words before he fell on his back and died...
The first battalion's former enemy command post.
The corners of Shen Quan's mouth suddenly turned up, and a smile flashed across his serious face. He punched the log pillar next to him again, and was very happy: "Well done!"
"Shura Martial God"
"The first company is indeed the main company of our first battalion. When we lost more than half of the platoon, we killed most of the Japanese squad... The soldiers who died in the artillery fire just now can rest in peace!"
"Let the artillery platoon fire as planned immediately to destroy the Japanese heavy machine gun positions, disrupt their offensive rhythm, and reduce the defensive pressure on the company!"
Japanese offensive position.
Ando Daizuo was completely confused.
Looking at the sudden battle scene in front of him, his face was full of disbelief, and he murmured to himself.
"How is it possible...shouldn't the Eighth Route Army on the position be frightened away by the artillery fire? How come there is still such strong blocking firepower!"
"Captain... there is at least one company of troops in the blocking position!" the adjutant made his judgment with a stern face.
The exchange of fire on the battlefield became more and more intense, and all the heavy machine guns that provided fire cover for the attacking troops joined the battle!
Under the wild fire of six heavy machine guns, the blocking firepower on the position was obviously weakened.
Seeing this, Ando Daizuo's face looked much better.
But before he had time to be happy, four "rumbling..." explosions suddenly sounded in the heavy machine gun position, and his mood fell to the bottom again...
A heavy machine gun misfired instantly, and several machine gunners were blown up along with it.
Although the remaining five heavy machine guns were not hit by the shells, the explosion point was near them, and no one could guarantee whether the next round of artillery fire would hit them.
Each one of them was like a frightened rabbit, carrying a crane gun and starting to move.
"Rumble..."
The second round of shells came down quickly...
A machine gun team that had just raised the heavy machine gun was hit by a shell. In the splashing fire, several machine gunners fell to the ground, and the machine gun hit the ground at the same time.
Without the heavy machine guns to cause trouble, the blocking firepower that had just been suppressed was strengthened again.
A few Japanese soldiers finally got over the grenade interception net, but before they had time to take a breath, the bullets from seven light machine guns were already sweeping towards them...
It's like a piece of ripe wheat being cut to the ground one after another.
Only then did Ando Dazuo react from the blindness. He stared at the battlefield and ordered urgently: "The attacking troops will retreat immediately..."
"We ignored a big problem and made the big mistake of underestimating the enemy..."
"This is our last blocking position in the attack on Baipo Valley. Once we take it, there will be no danger behind it, and the attacking troops will be able to attack Baipo Valley directly with overwhelming force!"
"If the independent regiment wants to defend Baipogou and buy enough time for their regiment to move, they will definitely fight to the death to stop us here!"
"We underestimated the enemy too much and ignored that Baipogou, the headquarters of the independent regiment, was in front of us. Taking the blocking position was equivalent to taking Baipogou..."
"The artillery continues to fire...contact the aviation force and ask them to immediately send aircraft to bomb the blocking position. After the artillery fire preparations are completed, they will launch a new round of attack..."
"At least two companies of the Imperial Alliance Army and two infantry squadrons must be assembled for this attack...to gather five hundred people to attack together..."
"After seizing the blocking position, the attacking troops should not stop, continue to attack forward, and directly capture Baipogou!"
The Japanese troops quickly retreated, leaving more than 70 corpses in front of the blocking position.
Chen Quan was guarding the command post. Before he could shout out, the explosion of artillery shells had already sounded in the blocking position!
"Weng buzz..."
A plane came to the battlefield at the same time, hovered in the sky and suddenly began to dominate.
Like a falcon that has been spotting its prey, it pounces on the blocking position.
"Woooooooooooo...boom..."
When there were still one or two hundred meters from the ground, the fuselage suddenly lifted up, and the two aerial bombs broke free from the restraints of the fuselage at the same time, and continued to fly towards the blocking position under the action of inertia...
The violent explosion sound spread throughout the battlefield like thunder.
Flames mixed with a large amount of black smoke soared from the ground, forming a huge mushroom cloud more than ten meters high...
The smile on Chen Quan's face was replaced by solemnity again, and he said with a serious expression: "Aerial bombs are several times more powerful than heavy artillery shells. The Japanese artillery fire must have covered it for longer than just now. The defensive pressure of the company is very high!"
After speaking, he ordered the correspondent on the side: "Let the Second Company prepare for battle!"
"Replace the first company when the bombardment is over!"
"After the artillery platoon entered the new position, it immediately aimed at the Japanese's new heavy machine gun position..."
"The mission is the same as before. After receiving the bombardment order, each gun fires four rounds rapidly. After the firing is completed, move away!"
In front of the enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie's face also changed from sunny to gloomy, and he instantly sank when he saw that the Japanese had begun to cover the blocking position with artillery fire.
"The Japs reacted very quickly. Knowing that they had suffered the loss of underestimating the enemy, they immediately cut their losses, stopped attacking, and switched to using artillery and aircraft to attack the remaining positions, giving full play to their firepower advantage!"
"If the attacking troops had withdrawn two minutes later, one battalion would have killed twenty or thirty more Japanese!"
Chief of Staff Li Wensheng walked over with a sullen face: "The first battalion's resistance is under great pressure!"
"I just received a report from the instructor of the first battalion: In the first round of artillery fire coverage, the battalion and company lost more than half of the infantry platoon and a heavy machine gun!"
"The enemy's artillery fire coverage is even greater this time, and there are also planes participating in the battle, so the losses will definitely be greater!"
"The damage caused to the fortifications is also more serious. We must be mentally prepared in advance for heavy casualties in the first battalion!"
Kong Jie was silent for a moment and replied: "When the assault battalion was blocking the attack at Tutu Temple, the Japanese and puppet troops were only equipped with six large-caliber mortars. As a result, the troops were almost wiped out!"
"The Japanese attacking the first battalion were not only equipped with large-caliber mortars, but also heavy artillery and field artillery. You can imagine the pressure!"
After saying that, he turned back to the map and analyzed with a serious face: "If you want to reduce the pressure on the first battalion and save them a few casualties, the outflanking troops must move into place as soon as possible!"
"As long as they launch an attack, the Japanese and puppet troops will be surrounded by enemies on all sides and will not be able to concentrate all their efforts on attacking the first battalion!"
"If the artillery and cavalry cooperate properly and successfully capture the Japanese artillery position..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement will turn into a tiger without fangs, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. They will be easily divided and surrounded by us and eaten bit by bit!"
Li Wensheng understood in his heart, pointed at the map and said: "Four main battalions and twelve main companies are rushing to the scheduled battlefield!"
"But there were Japanese planes watching from the sky, and many troops had to take detours to avoid exposing their targets!"
"According to the analysis of the latest battle report I received, they will all be in place in twenty minutes!"
"Where is the Sixth Battalion responsible for the censorship?" Kong Jie stared at the map and continued to ask.
"The movement has been put in place and the fortifications are being repaired..."
"Also because of the Japanese plane, the progress is twenty minutes slower than planned!"
