Under the strict order of the wing commander, the mortar squadron established its position in less than two minutes. Similarly, the first squadron of the first battalion also reached the attack position in the shortest time. There was an explosion.
There was a sound from behind the position. "No, the Japs are testing artillery shells at this time. The Japs are preparing to shell, so they are hiding." Company Commander Wang Da shouted quickly when he heard the explosion.
So, when the explosion sounded, under the orders of cadres and veterans, the soldiers squatted in the trenches, preparing to avoid the Japanese shelling. Sure enough, in less than ten seconds, the first round of Japanese shells came over.
More than a dozen rounds of artillery shells instantly enveloped the entire position. The violent explosion almost collapsed the trench, and the piled up soil continued to slide down into pieces.
Since Wang Da considered the Japanese bombing when he dug the trench, the entire trench was not a straight line, but winding. Even if a shell happened to land in the trench, it would not cause much damage.
The injuries were serious, so the veterans squatted peacefully in the trenches, covering their ears with their hands, waiting for the bombardment to end.
And the new recruits are not as calm as the veterans. As the saying goes, new recruits are afraid of artillery shells, and veterans are afraid of heavy machine guns. With the explosion of artillery shells, and the constant shaking of the earth...the new soldiers squatting in the trenches began to become unsteady.
Some even wanted to stand up and flee to the rear. However, under the strict restraint of the veterans, no soldiers finally died.
In order to succeed in an attack, the Japanese artillery squadron fired more than 300 artillery shells at this position less than 200 meters away. As the artillery shells stopped, the 12 heavy machine guns of the first brigade then opened fire. Intense bullets were everywhere on the position.
The flying weapons suppressed the soldiers so much that they couldn't even lift their heads. Just now, several recruits were hit in the brow as soon as they poked their heads out and fell into a pool of blood.
Company Commander Wang Da quietly found a blind spot for shooting and put out his binoculars to observe the enemy's situation. He saw that a Japanese attacking squadron had reached less than 200 meters in front of the position under the cover of 12 heavy machine guns. "Damn it," he said.
The enemy's firepower is so powerful that the soldiers can't even lift their heads," Wang Da said depressedly.
"Tell the soldiers not to fight back yet. The enemy's firepower is too strong. Let them taste the power of the mines first." Wang Da thought for a while and then said.
Without the obstruction of the Eighth Route Army, the attacking Japanese squadron immediately walked to the edge of the mine. A violent explosion sounded in the attacking Japanese formation, and the Japanese fell to the ground together like a conditioned reflex. "
Baga, it's a landmine, keep moving forward." The squadron leader looked at the explosion point and saw two short legs in the center of the explosion point, and several seriously injured soldiers wailing beside them.
After receiving the order, the Japanese soldiers stood up and continued to advance, ignoring the wailing soldiers on the ground. "Boom, boom, boom..." Then, several more explosions sounded in the middle of the team, causing a rain of blood. At this time, the remaining soldiers
When the Japanese troops at the bottom saw several large craters in the middle of the formation and the corpses and wounded around the explosion point, they no longer had the courage to move forward. Even the squadron leader who had been clamoring for a charge stopped talking.
Because a Japanese soldier had just stepped on a group of serial mines laid by the militia company. Six mines exploded at once, taking away almost a squad of Japanese soldiers. "Quickly, retreat, report to the brigade leader, and ask for engineer support."
The captain finally reacted and shouted orders to the troops.
As a result, a full Japanese squadron once again abandoned dozens of corpses in the mine array and retreated in despair.
"Nani, the Eighth Route Army actually planted a large number of landmines in front of the position, and lost almost a squad of imperial soldiers, and they didn't even see the shadow of the Eighth Route Army. Baga, your stupidity..."
After listening to the report, the squadron leader cursed loudly, and at the same time, he slapped the squadron leader of the first squadron who came to report a few times on the face.
After slapping the captain, he fell into deep thought quietly. In the previous attack, he had spent a full ten minutes, and now it was less than 20 minutes away from the time specified by the captain. It was obviously not possible to let the engineers go up and clear the mines.
, that is a distance of nearly 100 meters, and within half an hour, the engineering team simply cannot complete the task. It seems that the only option is to request support from the artillery squadron.
Soon, the mortar squadron, which had stopped for less than five minutes, opened fire again. However, this time the target of the Japanese army was not the position that the company was holding, but the mine array more than 100 meters in front of the position. In order to completely clear the position in front of the position, the mortar squadron opened fire again.
The mine and mortar squadron bombarded for ten minutes before blasting a safe passage with a width of more than 20 meters in front of the position.
The soldiers on the position have been lying in the trenches. Without the threat of Japanese artillery fire and heavy machine guns, many soldiers looked like free fireworks. "No, instructor, without mines, we can't hold on at all, Japanese soldiers."
The firepower was so intense that the soldiers could not even lift their heads," the company commander said to the instructor beside him.
"Well, it seems that our forward position is no longer useful. Let's give up. We have to hold on for at least an hour and a half, so we must leave enough troops to deal with the Japanese in the tunnel. We cannot waste time on this position.
It's a waste of troops. Company commander, give the order!" The instructor also saw that continuing to hold on would do more harm than good, and immediately suggested this to the company commander Wang Da.
"Okay, order the troops to withdraw from their positions immediately and retreat to the village. First have a street fight with the Japanese and then enter the tunnel." Wang Da made up his mind and immediately ordered.
Shortly after the soldiers withdrew from their positions, the Japanese heavy machine guns covering the attack opened fire. In order to capture the opposite Chinese position at once, the captain used two squadrons of troops this time. Under the cover of the heavy machine guns, the Japanese troops bombed along the
Exit the safe passage and slowly approach the position.
Due to the temporary retreat of the soldiers, the Japanese army occupied the soldiers' position without destroying it. However, this position was an undefended position. "Report to the captain, the eight-way people on the opposite side have abandoned their position and are missing.
The attack squadron has occupied the Eighth Route Position and is requesting the next battle plan."
"Yo Xi, it seems that no Eighth Route Army can stop the Imperial Army of Japan. Order the two squadrons to continue moving forward, clear out the remaining enemies in the village, and clear the way for the main regiment. Send this message to the commander of the regiment, Your Excellency
Report. We have successfully repelled the blockade of eight people and are searching for the remaining enemies." The captain ordered to the chief of staff behind him.
So, the Japanese troops of the two squadrons who had just won received the order and entered the village with their heads held high. However, what happened next surprised the Japanese troops. They originally thought that there were only some remnants of the Eighth Route Army left in the village, and the soldiers of the two squadrons would
It was cleared quickly, but the situation exceeded everyone's expectations.
As the Japanese army entered, the soldiers emerged from the corners, eaves... and some hidden places, and fired precise bullets at the Japanese soldiers who were close at hand. Due to the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, after the battle,
Gun warriors often retreat when enemy search troops arrive.
Therefore, in this sparse gunfire, the soldiers of the two squadrons of the Japanese army were like headless flies, running around everywhere. They could only be passively beaten. Soon, under such scattered attacks, the number of Japanese casualties increased sharply.
.The two squadron leaders leading the troops also became anxious.
"Quick, don't disperse, gather immediately, concentrate the troops..." the squadron leader shouted loudly. However, just after he finished speaking, a bullet hit his head, and half of his head was cut off by the bullet.
Brains splattered all over the floor.
The squadron leader died, and the Japanese troops in this squadron became even more chaotic. Wang Da looked at the Japanese troops running around, and immediately seized the opportunity, concentrated a company's troops and rushed towards the squadron that was already in chaos, causing them again
They suffered heavy casualties. Finally, with the help of another squadron, they slowly stabilized their formation.
However, at this time, the casualty data of the two squadrons was almost close to that of the two squadrons. However, the gunfire around them continued, and with a gunshot, at least one imperial soldier was injured. Finally, under the order of another squadron leader,
, the Japanese slowly evacuated the village with the wounded.
When the captain heard the chaotic gunfire in the village, he originally thought that his own men were wiping out the remaining enemies. However, he did not expect to be greeted by two squadrons carrying wounded soldiers and suffering heavy casualties.
"Baga, what's going on?" the captain yelled at the squadron leader whose face was filled with smoke.
"Report to the captain, the Eighth Route Army did not retreat. They relied on the buildings in the village to fight with us in the streets. Since we were not familiar with the terrain, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The captain of the first squadron was already broken." The captain of the second squadron endured the burning on his face.
In pain, he raised his head and answered.
"Baga, you bastards, you damn Eighth Route Army, artillerymen, artillerymen, fire immediately, flatten Zhouzhuang in front of me, I will cut the Eighth Route Army people inside into pieces." The captain pulled out the command knife from his waist and shouted loudly.
road.
Although the Japanese army launched a fierce bombardment on Zhouzhuang, the soldiers at this time had already taken the captured loot and hid in the tunnel, allowing the fierce artillery fire to explode above their heads.
"Company commander, in the street battle just now, the two companies lost a total of 26 soldiers and injured 38, and some weapons were seized." The instructor came to the company commander with a face filled with smoke and said.
"Well, instructor, some combat-experienced soldiers from the militia company will be transferred to the two companies. It's still a long time. We must ensure that the combat effectiveness of the two companies is not affected. Let them replenish the weapons and ammunition they just captured and spread them out.
Arrange them in each row and ask the veterans to look after them so that they don't end up on the battlefield as deserters." Company Commander Wang Da nodded after listening to the instructor's words.
After saying that, the company commander walked to a lookout to observe the enemy's situation. At this time, the Japanese shelling was still continuing. Many places in the village were already on fire, and there were only a few intact houses left.
"Damn, the little devil is really crazy. Fortunately, it's not winter now. Otherwise, so many houses were destroyed. What would the people do?" The instructor next to him said with emotion as he looked at the village in flames.
"Instructor, after the Japs attack, I will take a company out and struggle with the Japs for a while, then hide in the tunnels and fight the Japs in the tunnels."
The instructor looked at Wang Da's back, said nothing, and nodded.