Although the Japanese soldiers looked a little bloated in their cotton-padded clothes, it did not affect their charging speed at all. Even as they ran, mud and water splashed in the shallow puddles.
"The 1st Infantry Division launched an attack on the left wing, with machine gun cover!"
"Frontal assault by the 2nd Infantry Division!"
"Third Infantry Division right wing deploy!"
In the middle of the entire defense line, the Japanese deployed a full infantry squadron's attack force.
The more than fifty Japs in the first attack echelon kept spreading out while running, and the attack front was actually as wide as two hundred meters.
If the thick smoke of gunpowder and smoke bombs hadn't obscured their sight, the defenders would have looked around and saw Japanese soldiers swooping forward everywhere in the river ditch and in the wilderness.
The visual effect of such a charge is extremely shocking, giving people the feeling of thousands of troops rushing towards them. Moreover, because the distance between the Japanese soldiers is very wide, they are all flying forward, giving the brothers of the guerrilla corps a chance to take aim.
This brought a lot of pressure. Ordinary recruits would often be so nervous that the Japanese would rush forward without being able to hit any of them.
About two hundred meters behind the first Japanese attack echelon was the second Japanese attack echelon. There were two teams of more than a hundred Japanese, and they were also advancing forward.
The Japanese attack echelons surged forward like surging waves, their shining and shaking bayonets shining brightly in the sun.
"Bang! Bang!"
The dull sound of gunfire rang out, and the sniper teams of the guerrilla corps who were lying in foxholes on both sides of the defense line opened fire without waiting for orders from their superiors.
Although these snipers are still a little immature, most of them are experts in marksmanship selected from the army. They cannot be said to be perfect, but at least their shooting accuracy is much higher than that of ordinary brothers.
Because they were placed in foxholes on both wings of this position, the smoke and smoke bombs had less impact on them, and their line of sight was relatively open.
"Puff!"
As the sniper teams on both wings opened fire sporadically, the Japanese soldiers carrying the sun flag were shot and fell down one after another. Screams rang out one after another, and fountains of blood flew up.
These Japanese soldiers who can hang the sun flag on their gun heads are elite veterans of the Japanese soldiers. Many of them are corps commanders. They are the core strength of the army, and the sun flag hanging on their gun heads is a strong motivation.
effect.
Even if the Japanese soldiers are scattered on the chaotic battlefield, these flag-holding veterans are still alive. The Japanese soldiers who dispersed will automatically move closer to these flag-holding Japanese soldiers, so these flag-holding Japanese soldiers play an important role in the Japanese army.
Its role is not only to boost morale, but also to quickly gather troops.
Now the brothers in the sniper team who were the first to open fire were focused on taking care of the flag-holding Japs who were rushing forward. With the dull gunshots, the flag-holding Japs were killed one after another.
These flag-carrying Japanese soldiers are all brave veterans and have high prestige in the Pingshan brigade, which mainly consists of supplementary troops.
Now that they were killed one after another, the Japanese soldiers who were charging forward were also frightened and their pace could not help but slow down.
When the charging Japanese commanders at all levels saw the momentum of the charge slowing down, they raised their pistols high and shouted without hesitation: "Kill Gai Gai!"
The screams of the Japanese officers rang out one after another, and the Japanese soldiers who slowed down once again pounced forward fiercely.
"kill……"
A Japanese officer held a gun in his hand and shouted to charge. Before he could finish his words, a bullet penetrated his chest, and his shouting suddenly stopped.
The Japanese officer paused, looked down at the transparent hole in his chest that was penetrated by bullets and was bleeding out. He swayed and fell unwillingly into a pool of blood.
The brothers in the sniper team were freely shooting at the Japanese flag bearers and officers. Before the Japanese could rush to their positions, many of them were shot and fell to the ground.
Although the brothers in the sniper team have tried their best, the number of people is limited after all, and they are attacking fast-moving targets, which is a great challenge for them.
The brothers in the sniper team did not stop the Japanese soldiers' charging momentum, and soon the Japanese soldiers rushed to a distance of more than 100 meters in front of the position.
"beat!"
The person in charge of the command here was Zhang Hao, commander of the 3rd Battalion and 4th Company. Seeing the shadowy figure of the Japanese running in the smoke, he gave the order to open fire without hesitation.
Dense and dull gunshots rang out, and the hot bullets rushed out of the muzzle of the gun, got into the smoke, and swept towards the Japanese who were rushing towards them.
"Da da da……"
"Puff puff!"
Due to lack of training, the brothers' marksmanship was poor, so they could only lie down together to increase the density of firepower. The sound of a series of bullets entering the flesh was heard, and the Japanese who appeared in the field of vision fell in various postures.
The veterans with rich combat experience dispersed, aiming and shooting at their respective fighting positions, and gunshots rang out one after another from both sides.
The Japanese who rushed to the front suffered many casualties under the first round of fire, and the Japanese who rushed up from behind took cover on the spot to fight back.
"Ta-ta-ta! Ta-ta-ta!"
The Japanese light machine gunners quickly fell down on the spot, lying on the ground in a large position, and fired back at the place ahead where the gunfire was shining in the smoke, and began to cover the infantry charge.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The Japanese grenadiers team also followed, squatting on the ground and started firing.
Fifty-millimeter grenades rained down on the guerrilla regiment's machine gun firepower point.
"Bang! Bang!"
Clouds of black smoke were exploded, and the two machine gun groups of the guerrillas who had no time to move were blown over in the blink of an eye. The machine gunner and ammunition hand rolled to the ground covered in green smoke, and the machine guns suddenly misfired.
"ah!"
The machine guns of the guerrilla army were removed, and the Japanese infantrymen who were lying on the ground screamed strangely and pressed forward with their bows.
Although these Japanese soldiers were composed of supplementary troops and heavy baggage troops, their marksmanship was accurate and their tactics were in place. When charging, they constantly made various movements to avoid bullets, making it difficult for the lack of training guerrilla brothers to aim.
Company Commander Zhang Hao was so crushed by the bullets that he could not raise his head. When he raised his head, he could already see the ferocious face of the Japanese.
"Da da da da da da..."
Company Commander Zhang Hao picked up the light machine gun next to him where the machine gunner had been killed, and fired a long burst at the oncoming Japs. The bullets swept across a fan like raindrops.
The five Japanese who rushed forward trembled and fell down, but the Japanese behind them paused for a while and then rushed forward with their bayonets drawn.
"Grenade hello!" Zhang Haozai shouted.
Those brothers who were nervous and constantly aiming to shoot grabbed the grenades placed in convenient places, pulled the fuse and threw them out.
"Boom! Boom!"
Flames soared in the black smoke, and grenades exploded one after another. The Japanese who rushed forward were immediately blown up by the flying shrapnel and knocked over by the shock wave, and the momentum of the charge was curbed.
Taking advantage of the time gained by the explosion of the grenade, the machine gunners who had been relocated and set up again fired in unison. Like locusts, the bullets intertwined into a fire net, knocking down all the Japanese who rushed forward.