Seeing that there were only a few dozen Japs left on the nearly 100-meter-wide road below, sparsely fighting back, and there were no heavy weapons, Sun Xingbang immediately realized that the time had come to attack.
"Bullhorn, blow the charge horn." Sun Xingbang shouted to the bugler behind him.
"Tick-tock-tock..." The loud charge horn sounded, and immediately, bursts of shouts of killing were heard, "Charge... Comrades, charge..." Two teams were seen rushing out of the hills on both sides of the road.
All nine light machine guns opened the way. When the machine gunner in front fell, the machine gunners in the back took over. In short, the firepower of the nine light machine guns never stopped.
"Ta-ta-ta..." The dense rain of bullets swept towards the remaining dozens of Japs on the road. As soon as the Japs lying on the ground raised their heads to fight back, they were shot to death one after another and fell into a pool of blood.
"The first battalion and one company will continue to charge forward, and the second battalion and four companies will move back. Don't interrupt the machine gun fire. The rest will build trenches immediately, quickly..." the regiment leader Sun Xingbang shouted loudly to the two battalion commanders who rushed onto the road.
Dao. In fact, there is no need for orders from the regiment commander, because these tactics and tactics have been arranged before the war.
After the troops of the two battalions merged, the nine light machine guns of each battalion did not make any stop. They followed the Japanese soldiers who were retreating back and forth towards the road and swept towards them crazily. The two companies that had been arranged in advance also quickly
They broke away from the main force and followed the machine guns closely with their bayonets drawn.
"Come on...ta da da..." The soldiers' shouts of killing and the roar of machine guns almost covered up everything on the position. The Japanese troops who had just been bombarded by mortars and their formations were in chaos before they could react, were
Dozens of Japanese soldiers carried back from both sides disrupted the formation again, and then a dense rain of bullets swept towards them.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack." Some Japanese squad leaders reacted and shouted loudly, trying to stop the chaotic Japanese army. However, their shouts were completely covered by the sound of nine light machine guns firing, and they seemed so powerless.
The formation continued to be chaotic, and some Japanese troops had even turned around and retreated again.
The soldiers desperately pulled the triggers of the machine guns, without any intention of saving ammunition, and crazily tilted the ammunition towards the Japanese. The infantry behind them were not idle either, constantly passing the machine gunners, throwing grenades forward, providing the machine gunners with ammunition.
A barrier of smoke. The riflemen kept using the bayonets in their hands to harvest the wounded Japanese soldiers who were still breathing at their feet. There was no ambiguity or mercy in the whole process.
"Baga." The squad leader looked at the chaotic Japanese army and finally couldn't help it. He whipped out his command knife and slashed at a Japanese soldier in front of him who was about to retreat. "Baga, if you still retreat, you will die."
Yes, resist on the spot immediately." The squad leader raised the samurai sword dripping with blood in his hand and shouted loudly at the confused soldiers around him.
Maybe it was because of the corpses on the ground, or maybe he was frightened by the samurai sword in the squad leader's hand... In short, after the squad leader killed a retreating soldier, the Japanese army's chaotic formation immediately began to become orderly.
Under the leadership of the leader, the soldiers lay down on the ground and fought back. Immediately afterwards, light machine guns and grenade launchers also came to help.
"Ta-ta-ta..." Half of the nine machine gunners who were charging at the front fell down. Suddenly, the firepower density of the soldiers was reduced by half. "Stop advancing and defend on the spot." The first company commander said to the man behind him.
The soldier shouted loudly, "Machine gunners provide fire cover, hurry up." The company commander then shouted to the machine gunner at the front of the team. Immediately, the several light machine guns that ceased fire roared again after adding several candidate shooters.
As the smoke in front of the position slowly dissipated, the company commander found that the number of Japs in front of him had increased to a full squadron of Japs. Looking behind him, he saw that he and his company had already run 200 meters away from the position.
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"Boom!" A grenade fired from a Japanese grenade exploded among the soldiers. None of the soldiers shouted, and they lay quietly on the ground and died. "Quick, grenade," the company commander said to the soldiers behind him.
She shouted loudly, knowing that although she could temporarily block the Japanese with a company in her hands, she would also pay a heavy price.
"Boom, boom, boom..." A batch of grenades were thrown out by the soldiers. Suddenly, the front of the position was once again shrouded in smoke from the explosion of grenades. "Machine gun cover, the first company will retreat immediately," as the sound of grenades exploding continued, the company commander followed
commanded. Immediately, the soldiers carried the wounded and began to retreat in an orderly manner, while the nine machine gunners retreated while suppressing fire. Under the intensive fire suppression of the nine machine guns, the Japanese on the opposite side always kept at bay with the soldiers.
There is a distance of 200 meters and I dare not move forward.
Finally, the first company retreated to its position, and at this time, the first battalion had dug a trench in the direction of the main Japanese regiment and was conducting further excavations.
Looking at the two companies carrying the wounded back, the regiment leader Sun Xingbang had no time to ask about the situation, and immediately ordered: "The one and two platoons of the artillery will conduct indiscriminate shelling on the area two hundred meters in front of the Japanese main force's defense line.
The platoon carried out indiscriminate artillery fire on a location 200 meters away from the Japs' logistics direction. The first and fourth companies built fortifications on the spot to cover the main force and continue to dig trenches."
After receiving the order, the mortar company immediately set up a position on the spot. In less than a minute, 12 mortars roared. "Boom, boom, boom..." 8 shells landed in the Japanese formation that was preparing to attack.
The two Japanese troops that had just been organized were once again pinned to the ground by eight mortars and were unable to move.
At this time, the Japanese army finally experienced the feeling of being bombed. The squadron leader who organized the Japanese attack heard the shells exploding around him and couldn't help but cursed. "Baga, when did the Eighth Route Army have such fierce artillery fire?"
, quickly, report to the commander of the regiment that the Eighth Route Army has cut off our connection with the logistics and logistics corps. Now the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is too fierce and we cannot stop the attack. Request the commander of the regiment to provide artillery support and open up the connection with the logistics corps.
." The squadron leader shouted loudly to the communications officer beside him.
"Your Excellency, the commander of the squadron, our communication with the logistics and transport group was cut off by the Eighth Route Army. The artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army was very fierce. The squadron leader requested artillery support." The correspondent dodged the flying shells and came to Okamoto's side and said.
"Nani, Baga, the baggage corps must have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Quick, the whole army retreats, we must rescue the baggage corps." After hearing the news, Captain Okamoto said angrily, and at the same time he was also worried about his own fate.
When I became worried, I had to know that all the ammunition reserves of my regiment were in the baggage corps. If something happened to the baggage corps, how would the entire regiment's ammunition be dealt with?
"Hi," the chief of staff next to him immediately replied. Just as he was about to convey the order, a loud sound of the charge bugle came over.
Captain "Nani" looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw several heavy machine guns suddenly appearing on the hills where the Imperial Army soldiers were attacking, spitting out tongues of fire. Some Imperial Army soldiers who could not reach them were fired upon.
They swept across, and then, under the cover of heavy machine guns, countless Eighth Route Army soldiers rushed out from the three hilltops.
"Baga, we have fallen into a trap. Hurry, let the soldiers retreat quickly, shrink your troops immediately, and stand firm to wait for reinforcements." Captain Okamoto reacted immediately when he saw the imperial soldiers who were constantly being shot and falling.
The imperial soldiers who received the order to retreat concentrated on their commanders and no longer blocked the Chinese soldiers rushing down the hill.
Taking advantage of the gap when the Japanese army was shrinking its troops, the soldiers of the three battalions were like tigers descending the mountain, unstoppable. And the nine light machine guns at the front of each battalion were like harvesters, harvesting the lives in front of them. Three battalions, three
He quickly inserted the sharp knife into the chaotic formation of the Japanese and quickly divided it. Before the Japanese could react, the entire Japanese army was cut into four large pieces by three battalions.
"Reporting to your Excellency, the Wing Commander, the main force of our wing was divided into four large groups by eight groups of people. The Wing Headquarters and the First Brigade are at the front, the Second Brigade is sandwiched in the middle, and the Third Brigade has also lost contact with the baggage brigades."
The chief of staff was frustrated and told the commander of the unit about the situation of the troops in front of him.
"Baga, the despicable Eighth Route Army will only do sneak attacks. Order the Second Battalion to move closer to the wing immediately and make sure to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line. The Third Battalion will quickly reinforce the baggage brigade. We order the vanguard squadron to occupy it immediately.
In the village in front, stand firm and wait for reinforcements. Several other reinforcements from the empire will quickly surround the Eighth Route soldiers in front of us. By then, our center will bloom and we will be able to annihilate all the Eighth Route soldiers. Also, send a report to the headquarters to request aircraft support.
." The captain immediately clarified his thoughts and ordered.
At this time, the divided third brigade had a battalion of the second regiment in front and a battalion of the regiment behind it. It was basically surrounded. The brigade captain looked at the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were building positions in front and behind, and was very anxious and anxious.
Waiting for the commander's order to break out in which direction.
Soon, the commander's order came to rescue the baggage brigades. "Hey, the baggage brigades carry a lot of supplies. When the time comes, after our round with the baggage brigades, we will have enough ammunition for defense. The baggage brigades must not fall.
In the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the order was given, and the mortar squadron immediately set up a position and bombarded the Eighth Route Army position. Then, the First Squadron immediately launched an attack, and the Fourth Squadron was here to block the Eighth Route Soldiers behind the group." After reading the letter sent by the commander of the regiment in his hand.
Telegram, the captain ordered excitedly.
At this time, Sun Xingbang, the commander of the first regiment, was lying in the trench that had just been dug, counting the casualties caused by the assault just now. In the assault just now, each company basically lost nearly a squad of troops, especially,
Machine gunners, almost every machine gun has been replaced by at least two machine gunners.
"The army has lost nearly two platoons of troops before the battle even started, and we have to hold on for at least an hour. This battle is really difficult to fight!" the regiment leader sighed to the political commissar beside him.