The expectation is that after the Eighth Route Army abandons its position, the offensive troops will be able to break through the front blocking position at the minimum cost and continue to reinforce Yixian.
But in this way, the dream of the attacking troops to annihilate all the Eighth Route Army here will not be realized. In the future, the chance of encountering this kind of positional battle with the annihilation of the opponent will definitely be extremely slim.
This is the so-called gain when there is a loss, and it is impossible for oneself to take advantage of everything.
If the remnants of the Eighth Route Army in the blocking position really escaped, there would be nothing he could do.
The attacking force's assault speed was very fast. In a blink of an eye, the front row of soldiers had already reached a position 100 meters in front of the formation.
The result was exactly as he predicted.
Apart from the smoke and rising smoke, there was still no movement at all on the blocking position, not even a sound of rifle fire.
The attacking troops seemed to realize that the Eighth Route Army had escaped, and the attack speed became faster and faster, intending to rush to the blocking position in one go.
He quickly rushed forward forty or fifty meters.
Many soldiers had already taken out grenades, ready to throw them out after rushing ten meters further.
At this moment, a scene appeared that Major General Miyazawa would never forget.
More than forty tongues of fire suddenly appeared from the deadly silent blocking position, which looked particularly dazzling under the cover of night.
More than half of the front row of attacking troops fell instantly. Before the other soldiers could react from the sudden blow, explosions sounded around them.
The area 40 to 60 meters in front of the formation was filled with splashing firelight and black smoke rising into the sky...
"Rumble..."
A more violent explosion sounded on the battlefield, and at least thirty subordinates fell into the splashing fire.
The smile on Colonel Miyazawa's face froze instantly, and he shouted out loud: "Bagya Road, we have been fooled..."
"The Eighth Route Army not only did not abandon its position, but also deployed a large number of ambushes in blocking positions."
"The heavy machine gun squadron and mortar squadron immediately counterattacked, suppressed the Eighth Route Army's blocking fire, and covered the offensive troops to continue their forward assault..."
Colonel Miyazawa reacted very quickly and had rich experience in commanding during battles. He made adjustments when he realized something was wrong.
But Huang Yu's reaction was faster.
Almost at the same moment, the Japanese mortar positions, heavy machine gun positions, flank guard positions... were attacked by a large number of artillery fire at the same time.
Although the Duer Regiment did not have many artillery shells in reserve, and every time it fired, it lost one, but it captured a lot of mortars, and they were rarely worn out.
Before Huang Yu attacked Peiping, each garrison regiment was equipped with more than ten guns.
After the trip to Peiping, they brought back more than thirty doors, totaling at least one hundred doors.
Excluding the mortars he had fought against the Japanese in advance, Huang Yu still held a total of forty-eight mortars and a lot of mountain artillery and infantry artillery.
Including the thunder cannons that can strike enemies at close range, there are a total of seventy artillery pieces of various types.
At one order, mortars, mine cannons, infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and field artillery all participated in the battle.
Various artillery shells rained down on the main force of the Japanese army.
Especially for mortars, which are famous for their fast rate of fire, the first round of shells has just exploded, and the second round of shells has already followed.
There were nothing but explosions in Colonel Miyazawa's ears.
The field of vision was filled with fire and black smoke from the explosion. The soldiers were like paper toys, blown away directly. More soldiers were blown to the ground, or were scurrying around in the gunfire...
The much-needed artillery support and machine gun support for the attacking troops were gone.
Faced with the sudden artillery attack, the heavy machine gun squadron and the mortar squadron were overwhelmed and rushed to move their positions without even having a chance to participate in the battle.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army that had already established its position suddenly increased to more than 2,000 people, and the offensive firepower was more than twice as strong. The security force suffered heavy losses and is about to lose its hold." A second lieutenant ran over to report with a look of panic on his face.
"Sir, the field artillery position has been attacked by an unknown enemy. The enemy is equipped with at least twenty artillery pieces of various types and is lurking next to the position. The second battalion has suffered heavy losses and is in urgent need of reinforcements." The operator reported sudden artillery fire.
"Sir, the attacking troops have suffered heavy losses and must retreat immediately, otherwise all three squadrons will be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in front of the blocking position..." the captain of the First Battalion hurriedly added.
"Then why are you standing still? Let them retreat quickly..." Colonel Miyazawa ordered with a heartbroken face as he looked at the attacking troops being slaughtered on the battlefield.
"The security position must be defended at all costs. No one can take a step back without my order."
"Immediately send a telegram to the Second Battalion and be sure to defend the field artillery brigade. If this is not possible, I will allow them to blow up the artillery and take all the gunners to retreat in the direction of the main force."
After issuing three orders in a row, Colonel Miyazawa analyzed with a calm face: "We underestimated the enemy."
"I feel that the Eighth Route Army has just completed its expansion and its combat effectiveness has declined instead of increasing. As long as we gather enough troops to reinforce Yi County, the Eighth Route Army's encirclement and reinforcements will turn into a trap, and we will finally be severely damaged in Peishan Mountain."
"In fact, their overall combat effectiveness is far beyond our imagination. Even if we concentrated three infantry brigades, they were no match. They also made a big mistake in dividing our troops on the battlefield, giving them every opportunity to defeat us."
"After the offensive troops retreated, they immediately moved closer to us. The entire army retreated five kilometers...sir..."
Before Colonel Miyazawa finished his order, another frightened report sounded in his ears.
"The right guard position was broken through by the Eighth Route Army, and at least one thousand Eighth Route Army troops came towards us..."
"They are very powerful in combat. They are not the new recruits we have encountered before..."
After hearing this, Colonel Miyazawa was even more shocked. He immediately doubled the retreat distance, turned around and started running away.
"The whole army retreats ten kilometers back and leaves now..."
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"Comrades, the little Japs have nothing to be afraid of. Come and kill them all..." Wei Dayong rushed to the front of the team like a murderer.
The submachine gun in his arms was like a death reaper. Wherever the bullets hit, the little Japs more than a hundred meters in front were shot and fell to the ground.
After a while, the machine gun stopped firing, and Wei Dayong's attention was immediately attracted by a crooked stick thrown by the Japanese on the roadside.
He decisively dropped the submachine gun in his arms on the ground, picked up the crooked handle that the little devil had discarded, loaded the bullet, and continued to fire forward.
Huang Yu smiled bitterly.
He had warned Wei Dayong more than once that as the battalion commander, he could no longer rush to the battlefield as soon as he heard the charge, but no matter how he warned him, he could not change his temper. He could only wait for the troops to stabilize and arrange a supervisor for the second battalion.
He lives with his instructor.
Colonel Miyazawa quickly retreated under the protection of the guard squadron, but there were too many Eighth Route Army troops attacking them around him. No matter where he ran, he could hear killing cries that frightened him.
In the eyes of the Japanese, the three garrison regiments in Yizhong Base are all small regiments, with a strength of just over a thousand.
In fact, each garrison regiment has more than 2,000 people, plus a main regiment of nearly 3,000 people, the total strength has exceeded 10,000 people.
In order to deal with emergencies, Kong Jie mobilized a total of 8,000 people to participate in the encirclement and reinforcements.
Two thousand people pretended to attack Yi County, two thousand people blocked the attack, and the remaining four thousand people were all in Huang Yu's hands as a commando team.
Although the vast majority of the troops are made up of new recruits with very poor combat effectiveness and can only take advantage of following the real commandos, they can still be used to shout slogans and scare the Japanese.
A total of six companies of troops, taking the company as a unit, were separated by five hundred meters from each other, and lurked in turn on the only way for the Japanese troops to retreat.
When the Japanese escaped and passed by, they suddenly came out of their hiding spot and opened fire with rifles and machine guns. The already low morale of the little Japanese became even more frightened. They instantly turned into a group of frightened rabbits, running faster than before, without any courage to fight.
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At the Japanese field artillery position, the battle went more smoothly than Deng Jingye imagined.
Mortars blast at the artillery positions. Their shells are weak and they mainly kill people with fragments.
As long as it does not hit the ammunition pile and detonates the field artillery shells on the position, it can cause maximum damage to the Japanese gunners while preserving the field artillery.
The mountain artillery and infantry artillery stared at the Japanese and blasted them. The first salvo knocked out the two heavy machine guns that the Japanese had set up on the high ground. The entire army launched an assault at the same time and quickly advanced the offensive position to the vicinity of the Japanese.
The Thunder Cannon Platoon immediately placed six Thunder Cannons right under the nose of the Japanese army.
Six explosive packets the size of millstones tumbled and smashed into the Japanese position. The explosion sounded like thunder, and an orange-red fireball shot into the sky, reaching a height of more than ten meters.
Centered on the impact point, all the little Japs within a thirty-meter radius were either dead or injured, and lost their combat effectiveness instantly.
More than half of the little Japanese who stood in front of Deng Jingye was blown up on the spot.
Although half of the Second Battalion was left to protect the field artillery positions, its total strength exceeded 500 men.
But these little devils need to be divided into four to defend the four directions of the position. There are at most 150 little devils blocking Deng Jingye.
The mountain artillery and infantry artillery knocked out two heavy machine gun groups, and the six flying thunder cannons killed another sixty or seventy Japs. There were at most forty or fifty Japs left in the front blocking position.
But he has more than a thousand people in his hands and a commando team of 400 veterans. One person can kill these defeated soldiers with just one smear.
Holding the box cannon, he stood up from his hiding spot: "Machine gun cover, attack with the whole army, let me sweep the little Japanese field artillery position, kill..."
The captain of the Japanese Second Battalion was lucky not to stand in front of Deng Jingye, otherwise he would have turned into a corpse by now.
But he did not let Deng Jingye rush into the field artillery position.
As soon as Deng Jingye confirmed the direction of his main attack, he led reinforcements over. However, Deng Jingye's attack speed was too fast. Halfway through, he saw the Eighth Route Army breaking through the blocking position, and like an unstoppable torrent, it quickly rushed towards the field artillery position.
The opponent has more than a thousand troops, with high morale, well-equipped equipment, and a large number of artillery.
I only have about 200 people around me.
The artillerymen were being bombarded by Eighth Route Army mortars and were too busy to think about anything to fight back.
Continuing to charge forward is like throwing an egg against a rock and seeking death.
Since the field artillery positions are destined to be undefeated, it is better to keep the soldiers around us and let them play a greater role in other battlefields.
Immediately ordered: "The Eighth Route Army's offensive is too fierce and cannot be stopped. Everyone turns around and enters the artillery position, breaks out and retreats with the surviving gunners, and blows up the field artillery that cannot be taken away. They must not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army."
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