"Your Excellency General, the Eighth Route Army must have built a large number of artillery-proof holes on their positions. Our shelling can destroy their positions, but it cannot destroy the artillery-proof holes where they hide, so they block our attacks time and time again!" At the critical moment, Staff Sgt.
The chief stood up and analyzed.
"If shelling can't destroy it, then send out planes and blow it up with bombs!" Ono finally spoke, his words full of murderous intent.
"Chief of Staff, contact the military headquarters, request aviation reinforcements, bomb the Eighth Route Army positions in front of us, and raze all their positions to the ground!"
This retaliatory bombardment lasted only five minutes before the Japanese stopped, and no troops were sent to launch an attack.
The artillery bombardment did not threaten the Eighth Route Army hiding in the artillery holes, so firing more artillery shells would be a waste.
At the first battalion headquarters, everyone frowned at the Japanese army's unusual behavior.
"Battal Commander, the little devil doesn't fire 7 shots, and he doesn't attack. Is there any new conspiracy?" Instructor Wang Liang asked with a frown.
Zhang Yunshan shook his head and replied: "Don't forget, in addition to cannons, the Japs also have aircraft. If nothing else, the Japs must be waiting for air support!"
After analyzing it, he asked Wang Liang: "In the battle just now, how many people were carried down from the front!"
"There are no specific statistics yet, but a hundred people are definitely indispensable!" Wang Liang replied with a heartbroken look on his face.
Including the casualties in the first blocking battle, in just over an hour, the troops suffered more than 200 casualties. Although many of them were only injured and could be rescued, the battle was so brutal that the proportion of casualties must be inevitable.
Zhang Yunshan was also heartbroken, but he quickly calmed down and analyzed in a heavy tone: "In other words, Yang Xiong has less than a company of troops left in his hands!"
Wang Liang frowned and said: "The equipment was also damaged a lot. One heavy machine gun and four machine guns that I saw were bombed. There must be others that I didn't see!"
"The other ones are grenades and hand grenades. There was a burst of smashing and at least 300 were thrown out. He must not have many grenades in his hand!"
Fight as large a battle as you have the capital. This is the idea that leader Wang Ping has always instilled in them.
Now I don't have much money that can be used on the first line of defense, but the Japanese attacks will definitely become more and more fierce, and I have to hold on for another hour, so I must be careful. Otherwise, the next battle will be fought.
Can't go down.
After thinking for a full two minutes, Zhang Yunshan made a decision: "Instructor, before the Japanese plane arrives, send all the remaining troops of the first garrison company up!"
"In addition, give Yang Xiong another two hundred grenades and fifty special grenade grenades!"
"In the first attack after the bombing, the Japs will fight fiercely. Tell Yang Xiong that as long as the Japs attacking force exceeds two squadrons, I will allow him to choose the right opportunity to use the heavy machine guns of the three machine gun bunkers. But there is one requirement.
, three heavy machine guns must help me eliminate a squadron of Japanese!"
"The Japanese attack force will not exceed two squadrons. He must defend his position. At critical moments, I will ask the artillery platoon to provide him with artillery support!"
Among all the company-level cadres of the Independent Regiment, Yang Xiong's commanding ability is definitely one of the best.
Before entering the position, he specially drilled through three machine gun bunkers, and also asked the machine gunner to fire some bullets for test firing to determine the optimal enemy-killing distance of the three machine gun fire points, so that he could put the Japanese at this distance and block the enemy.
Hold him, and then use the crossfire formed by three heavy machine guns to slaughter them to your heart's content.
After hearing that the battalion commander allowed him to use three machine gun bunkers, Yang Xiong suddenly had a very bold idea in his mind.
"Use three machine gun bunkers to fight the Japanese attacking troops in a battle of annihilation!"
Less than twenty minutes after the rumbling artillery stopped, a faint "buzzing..." sound reached everyone's ears on the battlefield.
Yang Xiong's expression changed and he shouted out loud: "Plane, the little devil's plane is coming. Contact all the troops you can contact and take cover immediately!"
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo foro, boom, rumbling..." As soon as I finished speaking, an aerial bomb with a screaming sound was built from the sky, hit the position and exploded.
The violent explosion, like thunder, reached everyone's ears. The ground beneath everyone's feet began to tremble at the sound of the explosion.
At this time, not only the recruits were frightened to death, but many veterans' faces turned pale.
There is no doubt that they were also frightened by the violent explosion.
After an explosion, a total of three bombers began to take turns bombing the company's position.
Aerial bombs falling from the sky continued to explode on the mountainside, and then created huge craters with a depth of more than two meters.
In the face of such a powerful aerial bomb, the bomb-proof cavern built on the mountain and supported only by logs could not withstand it.
As long as an aerial bomb hits directly above the shell-proof hole, it only takes one bomb to destroy the gun-proof hole.
After all, the aerial bombs carried by the bombers were limited. In less than five minutes, the three bombers flew away in a show of force.
Major General Ono, who had been staring at the battlefield, immediately ordered: "The artillery brigade will fire immediately!"
"Qiu Shuijun, send all your people out. After five minutes of artillery fire coverage, start the attack. This time, I will use an unprecedented offensive to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line in one fell swoop."
"Remember, we have already been defeated twice. This time, we must not fail again no matter what. Otherwise, the morale of the soldiers will definitely be affected!"
"Hi!"
Qiushui Zuo also held back his anger. Without saying anything, he went directly to command the troops.
When the shelling ended, Yang Xiong was the first to rush out of the shell-proof hole.
At this time, there were no signs of trenches on the position, and there were craters everywhere, each one bigger than the last.
At this time, Yang Xiong also received news that made him extremely heartbroken.
Two anti-gun holes were destroyed in the bombing, and nearly thirty soldiers died without even seeing the shadow of the Japanese, including a platoon leader and a deputy platoon leader.
"You bastard little devil, sooner or later you will have to pay with blood!" Yang Xiong, who was heartbroken and angry, cursed loudly regardless of his identity.
After scolding, he ordered: "All machine gunners must enter the machine gun bunker and wait for my order before firing!"
"The others dispersed and hid in the crater. Follow my orders to use grenades to greet the Japanese!"
"The small artillery squad fires freely and picks the enemy's important targets to bomb!"
Including what Zhang Yunshan added, Yang Xiong still had four machine guns left in his hand.
In order to fight the Japanese in a battle of annihilation, Yang Xiong tried his best to increase the firepower of the machine gun bunker to the strongest level.
There are four crooked handles, two of which are concentrated in the front machine gun bunkers, and two are concentrated in the side machine gun bunkers.
In this way, after the battle begins, the three machine gun bunkers can fire seven continuous lines of firepower to harvest the lives of the Japanese!
