"Things all...boom, boom, boom..." Two small artillery squadrons with six grenades immediately opened fire. The more they became more skillful, they accurately drove the grenades into the Japanese heavy machine gun positions.
The grenade exploded and a heavy machine gun was knocked over and misfired on the spot.
"Order the heavy machine gun squadron to disperse, the more dispersed the better! Mortar squadron, counterattack immediately and destroy the Eighth Route Army grenades!" Qiu Shuizuo, who was on the battlefield in person, ordered with a gloomy face.
Although the sound of explosions continued to ring out on the battlefield, heavy machine guns were constantly bombed and machine gunners were killed.
However, after Qiu Shuizuo rearranged the equipment, the losses were significantly reduced.
Even if one or two of the heavy machine guns are attacked, the remaining heavy machine guns can continue to fire and provide fire support to the attacking troops.
"Captain, why didn't the Eighth Route Army respond? In the first two times, as soon as the troops rushed to 150 meters in front of the formation, the machine guns they equipped would fire!" Looking at the Eighth Route Army position that was still silent for several hundred meters, the deputy captain frowned.
He reminded Qiu Shuizuo.
They were all battle-hardened veterans, and they absolutely did not believe that the Eighth Route Army, which was so difficult to defeat just now, was all killed in just one plane bombing!
Major Qiu Shui held up his binoculars and searched the mountainside full of bomb craters for almost a minute before he reluctantly replied: "I don't know, I didn't see a single figure of the Eighth Route Army on the position!"
"Do you think the Eighth Route Army would have razed their positions to the ground because of the bombing just now? Because they had no position to defend, they took the initiative to retreat!" the deputy captain gave the most reasonable explanation~
"It's possible!" Qiu Shuizhuo replied.
"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. As far as I know, it will never use its disadvantages and our advantages to fight unless it is absolutely necessary!"
"Strong offensive firepower and aircraft bombing are our advantages. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army has built many blocking positions behind us waiting for us to attack, so it is not impossible to retreat proactively and preserve our strength!"
The vice-captain's eyes lit up and he immediately replied: "If that's true, then this attack will be much easier for us!"
"Maybe!" Qiushui Zuo wasn't so sure either.
Then the conversation changed and he continued: "However, the offensive troops cannot relax at all. After all, our opponents are too cunning. An infantry squadron has already died at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and I don't want to lose another infantry squadron.
, I cannot afford to lose this person!"
The deputy captain immediately replied: "Hi! I will immediately remind the attacking troops to pay attention and not to underestimate the enemy!"
One hundred meters away, there was still no movement from the Eighth Route Army position.
At this time, the two small artillery squads that had been firing also stopped firing under Yang Xiong's order.
The Japanese who had already suspected that the Eighth Route Army had retreated became even more suspicious at this time.
In their view, the grenade attack that suddenly stopped just now was more like a cover-up to cover the withdrawal of troops from their positions.
Although Qiu Shuizuo had ordered the attacking troops to increase their vigilance, they did so at first. But by this time, most of the officers had forgotten the order.
As veterans, they still have the most basic military qualities.
For the defenders, if they don't fire at this distance and wait for the offensive troops to continue rushing forward, as long as the offensive troops have enough strength, it is basically impossible for the defenders to stop the attacking troops if they fire again.
In this case, the Eighth Route Army in front of them must have seen that the situation was not good and fled.
A position without enemy defense is a huge temptation for every Japanese in the attacking force.
Even if no enemy is eliminated, as long as they charge forward, it is a military achievement. And the first Japanese soldier to charge forward is even more extraordinary, it is directly the first meritorious service.
"Warriors, keep charging forward, kill me!" Hundreds of Japanese soldiers wanted to get the first victory, charging forward with rifles in their hands and howling.
What was still a loose formation of skirmishers just now has become completely chaotic as they rush forward, becoming more and more concentrated.
"The little devil is so arrogant, he simply doesn't take us seriously!" the instructor scolded with anger and anticipation.
"If we weren't arrogant, we wouldn't have a chance to hit them hard!" Yang Xiong replied with a sneer.
Then he analyzed: "The Japanese must have thought that we had given up our position, so they dared to rush forward so arrogantly!"
"But I don't blame them. If it were me, I would be as arrogant as them. After all, the destructive power of aircraft bombing is not comparable to that of artillery bombardment. If it were not supported by three machine gun bunkers, I would have definitely asked the battalion commander for help.
Or give up the position. Otherwise, there is no possibility of continuing this blocking battle."
"Lao Yang, the Japs have already reached seventy meters, and they are getting more and more concentrated!" the instructor immediately reminded.
Yang Xiong's face quickly returned to seriousness and he ordered decisively.
"Hand grenades and hand grenades are all ready, ready to fire back!"
"shooting!"
More than a hundred heads suddenly appeared in the positions filled with craters, and then crackling gunshots rang out.
More than a dozen Japanese soldiers were caught off guard and were knocked down by volleys of rifles on the way to attack.
The first reaction of the Japanese was that the Eighth Route Army had some conspiracy and had fallen into a trap.
But several officers immediately reacted: "Warriors, keep charging forward! There is no one left in the Eighth Route Army, not even the machine guns. Rush to the position and destroy them!"
"The Eighth Route Army does not have machine guns. They must want to engage in close combat with us and weaken our firepower advantage. Charge up and destroy them with bayonets!"
The Japanese continued to charge forward with their rifles, while the machine guns accompanying the attacking team continued to fire, suppressing and killing the Eighth Route Army in front of them.
"Get grenades ready, machine gunners ready to shoot!" The Japs quickly rushed forward more than 20 meters, with only more than 20 casualties. But Yang Xiong was not nervous at all, staring at the battlefield and giving decisive orders.
"Throw out all the grenades, and the machine gunner will fire back!"
After throwing a white-smoking grenade at the Japanese with his own hands, Yang Xiong picked up the rifle beside him, aimed at the Japanese, and then shot.
More than a hundred black grenades fell from the sky and exploded. Although the Japanese offensive was set back, nearly an infantry squad was lost.
However, at the last moment, no one wanted to give up. After being stunned for a moment, they continued to rush forward with their rifles in hand.
There are also some people who already have grenades in their hands. As long as they rush forward seven or eight meters, they will throw the grenades at the Eighth Route Army and treat them the same way as others.
"Da da da!" At this moment, a very familiar sound of machine gun fire suddenly sounded in front and reached their ears.
Then I saw the soldiers rushing at the front being swept to the ground one by one.
Because of the cover of grenade smoke, they couldn't see the situation of the defenders' positions, so they didn't know where the machine gun bullets came from.
Therefore, driven by victory, we still continue to rush forward in the face of bullets.
