Each company of the third battalion was equipped with a small artillery squad and three grenades, which far exceeded the Japanese in number.
But compared with the well-trained gunners of the Japanese, the artillerymen who became monks in the Independence Regiment were obviously much worse.
After a round of grenades passed, only one hit the target, killing two Japanese grenade launchers.
The Japanese reacted quickly, adjusted their direction, and prepared to attack the newly exposed grenades of the Eighth Route Army.
Fortunately, Wang Ping has stricter regulations for grenade operators than mortar operators.
Wang Ping, who knew that the grenade launchers of the independent regiment might not be able to compete with the Japs even after half a year of training, did not want to see these newly trained gunners being blown up by the Japs as soon as they entered the battlefield.
In order to train a group of excellent gunners for the independent regiment, Wang Ping must ensure their survival rate on the battlefield. Therefore, it is specifically stipulated that they must move their position every time a grenade is fired. Anyway, grenades are more powerful than mortars.
It is convenient, can be carried by one person, and does not require disassembly and assembly.
It only took ten seconds for the Japanese grenade launcher to fire five grenades at the exposed grenade launcher position of the third battalion. In the violent explosion, the launch position was immediately filled with smoke.
The artillerymen of the Independent Regiment who had just been moved to the side had expressions of joy on their faces that they had survived the disaster.
Then it became dignified again. Just now, he also fired a round of grenades, and then looked at the round of grenades that the Japanese counterattacked. The huge performance gap made everyone realize that they still have a long way to go to become a qualified gunner.
The road needs to be walked.
Liu Kui, the deputy commander of the artillery platoon who commanded them, immediately ordered: "If you know the gap, give me a good fight and cherish every opportunity to go to the battlefield! Quickly aim at the Japanese grenade launch position, or one grenade per person, and retreat after the fight."
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The three small artillery squads stared at the Japanese grenade launchers, and the artillery platoon's two heavy machine guns stared at the Japanese heavy machine guns.
The firepower of the Japanese army covering the two highlands was gone in an instant, leaving only two crooked guns and dozens of sporadic bullets fired from the 38-gun.
"Comrades, the Japanese have begun to attack, charge forward and beat them back!" Battalion Commander Yan Song immediately seized the opportunity and ordered.
In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes this time, the attacking Japanese army did not all follow the puppet troops, but dispersed among the puppet troops and attacked together with them.
Not only can you use the puppet troops to block bullets for yourself, but you can also shoot at the Eighth Route Army on the position under their cover, killing multiple birds with one stone.
Under this situation, the first company commander Ma Qingyun could only order the troops to take deadly action. No matter whether they were Japanese soldiers or puppet troops, they would shoot whenever they attacked and never let them get close to the position.
In the dense and chaotic gunfire, people on both sides were constantly killed. But in general, the number of casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops was twice as many as in a row.
After all, the first company had a bunker that blocked most of its body, and the attacking Japanese and puppet troops were completely exposed to the guns of the first company.
But even so, Yi Company still could not stop the Japanese and puppet troops' offensive. Their attack distance was shortened from 100 meters to 60 meters in just one minute. As long as they rushed forward another 20 meters, the Japanese troops hiding among the puppet troops
You can throw grenades into the company's position.
Although a company can also use grenades to fight back, Ma Qingyun, who is aware of his own strength, knows that with recruits and captives accounting for most of the troops, it is a blessing among misfortunes that the army can persist until now. Once a grenade hits the middle of the position and explodes
, not to mention dozens, four or five are enough to throw the troops into chaos, and then directly collapse on the battlefield.
"Don't be afraid, keep shooting, block them... don't stop the machine guns, change all the guns to continuous fire mode, be sure to block them!" Ma Qingyun ordered anxiously while bending down and walking back and forth behind the bunker to avoid fire gaps in the position.
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The squad platoon leader also realized the seriousness of the matter. Many of them grabbed the machine guns directly from the hands of the recruits. While urging their recruits to continue shooting, they skillfully controlled the machine guns to shoot at the Japanese soldiers.
Ten meters! Even though everyone fought back desperately, the Japanese and puppet troops still pushed forward.
Facing the enemy so close at hand, although the encouraging voice of the platoon leader around him continued, many recruits still had panic expressions on their faces.
At this time, if the squad leader hadn't been lying beside them to supervise the formation, they would have turned around and run away.
At this critical moment, two companies hiding behind the high ground rushed up.
"What the hell, the little devil is trying his best, and the whole army is pressing down on him!" Yan Song, who rushed to the high ground with the troops, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the situation on the battlefield.
It turned out that the squadron leader supervising the battle behind the Japanese army saw that the troops were expected to break through the defense line, and the Eighth Route Army on the two highlands had not yet reacted, so he immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line.
So, without saying a word, he directly ordered all the remaining imperial troops and imperial association troops under his command to charge towards the Eighth Route Army's first company position.
More than 80 Japanese and puppet troops in front, and nearly a hundred elite Japanese soldiers in the back, rushed forward at the risk of their lives. A company that had already lost its comrades was definitely no match.
Therefore, as soon as he saw the battlefield situation clearly, Yan Song ordered: "Shoot, shoot immediately, block the enemy, and don't let them rush into the company's position!"
The six Czech-made and two heavy machine guns equipped by the two companies immediately opened fire, and the flying bullets instantly formed a bullet net in front of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese and puppet troops, who had been advancing continuously just now, seemed to have hit an iron wall and could no longer move forward.
Soon, dozens of corpses fell in front of them.
After the Japanese and puppet troops' offensive was contained, Yan Song immediately deployed some light and heavy machine guns to shoot at the Japanese troops behind them.
Facing the condescending crossfire, the Japanese who kept charging forward on the highway were destined to die no matter where they were hiding.
The squadron leader's face suddenly turned pale, especially after seeing the subordinates who were protecting him being killed one after another, a trace of despair appeared on the squadron leader's pale face.
"No, we can't let the warriors die here in vain!" At the critical moment, the Japanese squadron leader suddenly had this idea in his mind.
Then he ordered with a murderous look on his face: "Warriors, launch an attack on the high ground to the east. Everyone will die on the charge, kill them all!"
The squadron leader drew his command sword and swung it violently toward the east high ground, which was the high ground defended by the Second Company. Seventy or eighty Japanese soldiers still alive charged towards the high ground with their rifles in hand.
Yan Song, commander of the third battalion, happened to be at the second company position. Seventy or eighty Japanese soldiers rushed here. Although Yan Song was nervous, he was more excited and expectant.
Although the Second Company also lost a lot of men, it still had more troops than the Japanese, and it also had superior firepower and terrain advantages.
More importantly, the third company on the opposite high ground can also provide fire support with light and heavy machine guns.
Without thinking, he ordered: "Comrades, since the Japs want to be driven to death, then eat them! Shoot with all your strength and destroy them with the most intense firepower!"
The Japanese army also knew that they would definitely die today, so every Japanese soldier rushed forward with a desperate attitude. And whenever there was an opportunity, they would raise their rifles and shoot at the Eighth Route Army on the high ground, killing and wounding the Eighth Route Army and burying themselves with them.
As more and more Japanese soldiers were killed on the offensive road, the casualties of the Second Company on the highlands also continued to increase.
Fortunately, by this time, the four heavy machine guns equipped by the Third Company had already eliminated the Japanese and puppet troops on the road, and then they turned their guns and shot the Japanese in the back.
Many little Japs dodged bullets from the front, but not from the back.
