Chapter 795 The price of underestimating the enemy
Chapter 795 The price of underestimating the enemy (first update)
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Chapter 795 The price of underestimating the enemy (first update)
"Fight the little Japs, don't worry about the tanks and armored vehicles, kill as many as you can..." In the smoke-filled trench, the company commander who led the team was operating a crooked weapon, shouting at the Japs while holding fire.
"Da da da……"
The strong recoil of the crooked handle caused the butt of the gun to hit the shoulder hard, four or five bullets flew out in a fan shape, and the two Japanese soldiers eighty meters in front fell to the ground.
This was already the fifth kid shot dead by the company commander in just half a minute.
"Click..."
When he pulled the trigger again, the sound of an empty gunshot came directly from the barrel.
After taking a look around, I saw that the remaining six Japanese tanks had already reached a position fifty or sixty meters in front of the formation.
Bullets from the truck-mounted heavy machine gun flew close to the edge of the trench. Several soldiers had their heads blown off and died tragically in the trench.
The remaining soldiers were pinned down in the trench, unable to raise their heads to fight back.
The Japanese retreating force has been reduced from more than 200 people to 130 or 40 people. The fire interception just now killed at least one infantry squad.
The company commander decisively put away his tricks: "Machine gun cover, retreat..."
"Quickly enter the tunnel, don't get stuck by the retreating troops of the Japs..."
More than a minute later, the squadron leader and his men successfully recaptured the second line of defense.
In the trench below, except for a dozen bodies of Eighth Route Army soldiers who had not had time to take them away, not even a rifle was left.
The good mood of regaining the position suddenly disappeared.
The fool could also see that the position under their feet was abandoned by the Eighth Route Army on their own initiative, otherwise there would definitely be more than just these Eighth Route Army corpses in the trenches.
Qi returns to Qi, and when it’s time to retreat, we should retreat.
The Eighth Route Army has the strength to seize the second line of defense from the remaining troops, and it will certainly be able to seize the first line of defense.
The troops must seize every opportunity to withdraw from the battle, otherwise the troops' retreat may be blocked.
"Continue to withdraw... go faster... take cover with the tanks and evacuate the battlefield as quickly as possible." The squadron leader climbed out of the trench and rushed towards the first line of defense.
"Da da da……"
As a result, just after running forty or fifty meters, the sound of strafing fire sounded from the position in front of me.
A hail of bullets swept across the front, and the five or six men at the front of the team were instantly beaten into pieces.
Six tanks and armored vehicles immediately accelerated and fired at the position with vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns, suppressing the Eighth Route Army's blocking firepower.
"Baga..." The squadron leader was so angry that he started to curse.
"The first line of defense is occupied by the Eighth Route Army... They are so shameful. They know how to make sneak attacks and have the ability to fight us head-on in a decisive battle..."
"The chariots provide cover, and everyone else rushes forward to regain their positions."
"Otherwise we will all be left here by the Eighth Route Army and killed... bang bang..."
Before the squadron leader finished shouting the order, a violent explosion sounded in his ears.
Thick smoke billowed, soil splashed, a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and hot air waves swept towards him like a storm.
Even though he lay on the ground immediately, the huge shock wave still made his ears buzz.
Subconsciously, I raised my head and looked towards the impact point. A huge crater with a diameter of more than three meters appeared in the middle of the retreating troops.
With the crater as the center, at least twenty soldiers fell around in various postures, motionless.
"It's a flying thunder cannon..."
The squadron leader shouted with shock on his face.
When they first attacked the third line of defense of the Eighth Route Army, the attacking troops had just experienced the baptism of flying thunder cannons.
Dozens of explosive packets the size of millstones fell from the sky, and the three to four hundred elite Kwantung Army troops were blown up like paper toys in an instant.
Even tanks and armored vehicles wrapped in steel were not spared.
Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army also prepared flying thunder cannons here.
Fortunately, there is only one door. If there were a few more doors, the retreating troops would definitely be blown up completely.
Just as the squadron leader was secretly rejoicing, a violent explosion reached his ears again.
The impact point was closer than him. Even though he was lying on the ground, the strong air wave still knocked him over.
The shock wave hit at the same time, and then the whole person lost consciousness.
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"The flying thunder artillery squadron retreats..." Deng Jingye, leader of the Wangdu garrison, suddenly ordered.
Although the frontal blocking troops defending the third line of defense also came from the Wangdu garrison, Deng Jingye preferred to intercept the Japanese retreating troops here.
Taking back the first line of defense by surprise, blocking the Japanese's retreat, and destroying the Japanese retreating troops in the eyes of a pair of desperate eyes, bringing the entire battle to a perfect end.
According to Li Yunlong's plan, there was originally only one infantry company to attack the first convenience, using the remaining tunnel entrances and exits of the position to sneak attack on the retreating Kwantung Army troops, killing as many Japanese as possible.
Deng Jingye made temporary adjustments and transferred three flying thunder cannons from the flying thunder cannon platoon to join the battle.
Three explosive charges fell from the sky and hit the retreating troops of the Kwantung Army one after another.
After only one round of attacks, there were not many little Japs left on the position who could still move.
Two of the six tanks were also scrapped.
A bold idea suddenly came to Deng Jingye's mind, and he started to issue orders as soon as he had an idea.
"The first platoon continues to defend the position, pay attention to concealment, and wait until the remaining Japs get close before opening fire."
"The second and third platoons surrounded him from the tunnel, touched the little devil's side and launched an attack."
"Bring the Molotov cocktail, I'm going to annihilate all the little Japanese retreating troops."
The four tanks continued to charge forward, and the fifty or so Japanese soldiers who could still move on the position quickly moved closer and followed closely behind the tanks, hoping to rely on the powerful protective capabilities of the tanks to break through the first line of defense and evacuate the battlefield.
A minute passed, and no gunshots were heard from the trenches except for three flying mine cannons.
Many Japanese soldiers felt that the withdrawal of the Eighth Route Army was just like the second line of defense they had just recaptured, and they had no intention of holding on to their position and fighting them to the end.
"Da da da……"
When the Japanese were about to relax their vigilance, three crooked guns suddenly appeared from the trenches and started shooting at the tanks.
The rain of bullets hit the protective steel plate, sparks flew everywhere, and several Japanese soldiers who were not hiding were hit at the same time.
All the Japs' attention was attracted for a moment, and the machine guns and tank guns on the tanks also joined the battle, shooting wildly in an attempt to quickly destroy the three machine gun fire points and open the retreat channel.
"Comrades, rush... da da da..."
At this moment, sixty or seventy Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared behind the Japanese. Six light machine guns were hung on the chests of the machine gunners. They fired while charging, and bullets flew towards the Japanese's back as if they were free.
They fell to the ground in groups, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of the fifty or so Japanese soldiers were killed or injured.
The remaining twenty or so people quickly turned around and counterattacked, but they were completely exposed in front of the Wangdu garrison, without even a bunker.
He quickly turned around and just picked up the rifle, when the bullets flying towards him drilled several bloody holes in his chest.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several riflemen took the opportunity to lean behind the tank body, and one of them threw two Molotov cocktails. Soon the only four tanks left by the attacking force were engulfed in flames.
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