One hundred and thirtieth eight chapters all out of ambush
"Order the 1st Infantry Squadron to coordinate with the 1st Company of the Imperial Army to launch an attack immediately and break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line! The heavy machine gun squad and artillery squad will provide cover!" the squadron leader immediately ordered.
The Japanese who were eager to reinforce the captain only saw the Eighth Route Army blocking the road, and the two hills with an altitude of less than 20 meters on both sides of the road had been reclaimed into wasteland, making it impossible to hide people at first glance.
, which did not attract the attention of the Japanese army.
When more than 50 Japanese soldiers drove more than 100 Imperial Army troops to attack, three mortars had already been set up.
Because more than a dozen gunners were killed in the attack by the reconnaissance platoon, the Japanese manipulating these three mortars are the grenade launchers temporarily transferred by the squadron leader. Although they are all artillerymen, it is their first time to operate a mortar.
Everyone was very nervous about the cannon fire.
"Fire, shoot!" A Japanese squad leader drew his command knife and ordered loudly.
"Everything..." As soon as three dull cannon shots rang out, three artillery shells flew out of the shells and flew toward the Eighth Route Army position with a scream.
Compared with the gunners who had been killed, their shooting accuracy was obviously much worse.
Only one of the three artillery shells that fell from the sky hit the target, but even so, the three mortars still fired ten rounds of shells. They did not stop until the Eighth Route Army blocking position was completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke. Then more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops were on the third
Rush forward under the cover of a heavy machine gun.
"Shoot!" Ma Qingyun, the first company commander of the third battalion, raised his pistol and killed the two puppet soldiers at the front, and then ordered loudly.
Amidst the crackling gunfire, puppet soldiers were constantly being killed.
At this time, many puppet troops were frightened and fearful, and wanted to stop or retreat directly. But the Japanese behind them did not regard their lives as human lives.
Several Imperial Army soldiers were just afraid of retreating, so their attack was a little slow. The Japanese behind them didn't show any politeness at all, they just stabbed their bayonets into their backs, and then threatened them with a murderous look on their faces.
"Keep going forward, whoever stops will be the winner!"
Faced with death at close range, the Imperial Army was forced to a dead end. Even if they knew that continuing to rush forward would lead to death, they could only bite the bullet and rush forward with their eyes closed.
Fortunately, the company in front of them did not kill them, otherwise, the casualties of more than a hundred Imperial Army troops would have been even greater.
When everyone's eyes and attention were focused on the road, on a hill not far away, the Second Company of the Third Battalion, which had been hiding on the other side of the hill, was quickly climbing up with a heavy machine gun and a rifle in hand.
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Once you reach the top of the hill, lie down on the ground and get ready to shoot.
Three Czech-made guns and one Type 92 were set up directly on the ground where the best shooting range was at the top of the mountain, aiming at the attacking Japanese and puppet troops on the road at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, all the puppet troops of more than a hundred days had entered the range of weapons in everyone's hands, especially the light and heavy machine guns. The dozens of Japanese soldiers following the Imperial Army were at their best range.
"Aim at the little Jaap behind the counterfeit, hit him hard and shoot!" Zhang Yunshan ordered decisively.
"Click, click, click, click, click, click..." The heavy machine gun and the crooked handle were the first to shout.
More than a hundred rifles also sounded the crackling sound of gunfire.
As soon as the second company opened fire, the third company lurking in another hill also opened fire, and all the bullets flew towards the Japanese.
The Japanese who followed the Imperial Alliance Army never thought that they would be attacked.
Therefore, when the comrades around him were knocked down one after another, everyone else was frightened.
However, the subconscious movements of the body were not affected. Shocked, they quickly fell to the ground.
The Imperial Army in front saw that many people were killed by the Japs behind them. Many of them showed a hint of joy on their faces. Then they breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the ground with the Japs, no longer rushing forward.
The Japanese squadron leader supervising the battle at the back also looked incredulous, and then ordered very anxiously: "Baga, why are the Eighth Route Army hiding in those two places? Quick, order our attacking troops to retreat immediately! The Eighth Route Army is condescending and equipped with heavy machine guns.
If you retreat too late, the attacking troops will die on the battlefield!"
"Woooo..." The order was given, but before it was passed on, two screams suddenly sounded that made the squadron leader change his mind instantly.
"It's a mortar. Everyone, take cover quickly and protect the squadron leader!" This time, before the squadron leader could speak, a squad leader next to him shouted loudly.
Then, the squadron leader was thrown to the ground by the guard next to him, and was eaten by a dog.
"Boom..." Two shells exploded, but not around them.
As soon as the squadron leader showed a happy smile on his face and was about to get up to command the troops to counterattack, a horrified cry reached his ears.
"Squadron leader, something happened. The artillery team was bombarded and suffered heavy losses. We are moving positions!"
"Boom..." Before he could finish his words, two more explosions reached the squadron leader's ears.
Although the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment was only equipped with two mortars, it was not a match for the Japanese army in terms of numbers.
However, because of the preemptive strike, it would take at least half a minute for the Japanese artillery to lock the position of the third battalion's artillery platoon and launch a counterattack, enough for the independent regiment to fire ten shells.
So many artillery shells gathered around the artillery squad and exploded, even a dozen gunners who were hard-hitting would be blown into pieces.
Therefore, as soon as the first two shells exploded at the artillery position, the artillery squad leader issued an order to move immediately.
The Japanese army responded very quickly, but they were a bunch of new recruits after all.
Facing the corpses that were directly blown into pieces, many people looked pale, and their actions of dismantling the mortars must have been affected. There were even cases where they were unable to dismantle the mortars for a long time due to nervousness.
The Eighth Route Army, which operated two mortars, didn't care about this. They fired two shells in one round as if they were free of charge, and they tried their best to hit the Japanese artillery positions.
In the end, only eight people from the artillery team escaped, and as for the mortar, only one mortar was rescued.
The artillery squad leader had a gloomy look on his face and wished he could rush directly to the Eighth Route Army artillery position and chop them into pieces with his command knife.
Because, along the way, he was really frustrated.
On the march, not even a shadow of the enemy was seen, and not a single cannonball was fired. The dozens of gunners under his command were almost completely lost.
Now we finally have the opportunity to fire artillery for revenge, but after just a few rounds of artillery shells, even the old artillery position was attacked by the enemy. As a squad leader, it is absolutely impossible not to feel aggrieved.
Although there was only one mortar left in hand at this time, the squad leader, who had thoughts of revenge, still decided to fight back.
Assemble and operate the mortar yourself, aiming at the artillery position just exposed by the Eighth Route Army.