Because they did not know the specific structure of the machine gun bunker, the Japanese army could not guarantee that it could be destroyed with a single bombing.
Therefore, Ono specifically asked a bomber to retain half of its aerial bombs and continue to patrol the skies above the battle to prevent accidents.
For this reason, Ono only sent out an infantry squadron for this artillery attack.
If the Eighth Route Army position still has machine gun bunkers that have not been destroyed, the price the Imperial Army may pay can be minimized. Then it can quickly withdraw from the battlefield and wait for the cruising bombers to continue bombing, completely destroying any remaining firepower points in the Eighth Route Army position.
"Battal Commander, the engineer platoon is reporting that there is still a machine gun bunker that was destroyed but is still usable!" the instructor happily reported as soon as he put down the phone.
"It only takes one aerial bomb to blow this bunker into ruins!" Zhang Yunshan analyzed with a calm face.
"But as long as we have the chance to kill the Japanese, we can't give up!"
"Assemble three machine gun groups, all equipped with Czech-made equipment. The Czech-made ones have a fast rate of fire and are easy to change magazines and transfer. In addition, the machine gunner must wait for the enemy to reach fifty meters before firing, but as soon as the enemy retreats,
There can’t be any delay, the machine gun bunker must be evacuated immediately!”
"Order the engineer platoon to lay mines immediately and retreat after completing the mission!"
"Order the artillery platoon of the fire company to be ready for battle immediately. As soon as the Japanese retreat, fire artillery. Shoot at the place where the Japanese are crowded. Fire three times rapidly. After the attack, move away to cover the retreat of the machine gunners."
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers formed a loose line of skirmishers and rushed toward the flattened Eighth Route Army position.
Despite this, not one of the more than a hundred Japanese soldiers relaxed their vigilance.
Everyone was holding their rifles tightly, staring closely at the Eighth Route Army position getting closer and closer in front of them, ready to lie down or retreat at any time.
One hundred and fifty meters away, there was no movement from the Eighth Route Army position.
One hundred meters, still no movement.
Despite this, these devils are still very vigilant.
After finally rushing 50 meters in front of the formation, some Japanese soldiers began to take out grenades and were ready to throw them out at any time. The sound of machine gun fire that they were familiar with finally reached their ears.
Three Czech tanks opened fire at the same time. Even if the Japanese troops left early to prepare, seven or eight people were killed and wounded by surprise.
The well-trained Japanese soldiers all fell to the ground in one fell swoop.
Despite this, the three Czech-made tanks still stood high and continued to kill the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground.
"Retreat, retreat quickly, request air support!" The Japanese squadron leader shouted an order while his expression changed.
As soon as the Japs began to retreat, the squad leader who commanded the three machine gunners in the bunker followed suit and ordered: "Quick, let's retreat too and leave the bunker. The Japs' planes are coming to bomb!"
As soon as they exited the machine gun bunker and ran less than thirty meters along the traffic ditch, the huge scream caused by the dive of the bomber sounded behind them. Then, an explosion that shook the earth and the mountains went off.
Because they were too close to the bunker, the powerful shock wave generated by the bomb explosion directly overturned them.
"Don't stop, keep retreating!" the squad leader who got up from the ground shouted loudly, then helped a subordinate who seemed to have been injured by the explosion and retreated.
The first battalion headquarters, after having a panoramic view of the battlefield situation, frowned and ordered: "The artillery platoon will fire immediately, cover the three machine gun groups and retreat!"
Soon, a group of three mortar shells hit the retreating Japanese troops with a scream.
Many Japanese who tried their best to run back were blown away before they had time to react.
The sudden shelling not only shocked the squadron leader, but also Major General Ono.
He did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would dare to expose its artillery at this time.
Isn't he worried about the Imperial Army's artillery brigade and the planes flying in the sky?
But Ono's face was immediately shrouded in surprise.
Exposing artillery without any advantage is totally not the Eighth Route Army's combat style.
But since the Eighth Route Army did this, it means that the Eighth Route Army has reached a dangerous point where it has to use artillery.
In this case, I don't mind giving the Eighth Route Army a fatal attack at this time.
"The artillery brigade counterattacked immediately! The air force found the Eighth Route Army artillery position and blew it up. The offensive troops stopped retreating and continued the attack as soon as the bombardment stopped. The Eighth Route Army in front of us is at the end of its rope. This time, we will definitely be able to kill them!"
After a series of orders were issued from Major General Ono's mouth, the Japanese army responded quickly.
First the artillery fired, and then the bombers cruising in the air dropped a bomb on the bunker, and then immediately turned around to look for the disappeared Eighth Route Army artillery positions.
To the Japanese pilot's disappointment, no matter how hard he searched, the artillery positions exposed by the Eighth Route Army just now were empty.
"Baga!" Seeing that the plane was about to run out of fuel, the Japanese pilot couldn't help but shout out.
Then the two aerial bombs in the belly of the plane were smashed into the empty artillery position.
Not long after the plane left, the bombardment ended.
The Japanese, who had lost nearly an infantry squad, immediately turned around and rushed back.
This time, they rushed to the front of the formation thirty meters without being attacked.
Despite this, they still threw a round of grenades at the Eighth Route Army positions that were full of craters.
Amidst the violent explosions, after confirming that the Eighth Route Army position was no longer in danger, they rushed forward with their rifles without saying a word.
"Warriors, kill me!"
Soon, a Japanese soldier rushed into the position.
The tense face of the Japanese squadron leader finally showed a smile, and he happily ordered: "Report to the general immediately, we have successfully captured the Eighth Route Army position, and no defending Eighth Route Army troops have been found so far!"
"Boom!" Before he finished speaking, an explosion rang out not far away. Two of his subordinates were blown over. One was motionless and his life and death were unknown. The other was blown to pieces from the thigh down, and then he hugged the injured thigh and let out a blast.
A burst of heart-rending screams.
The squadron leader saw the reason at a glance. His face changed and he exclaimed loudly: "Don't move, the Eighth Route Army has laid mines on the position!"
"Boom, boom, boom..." This time, three explosions directly reached the squadron leader's ears.
As the explosions continued one after another, many subordinates subconsciously wanted to disperse and move. The position was too big, and the squadron leader's order to move everyone did not have time to spread. More and more landmines were detonated and then exploded.
When the explosion finally stopped, only one infantry squad was left among the Imperial Army on the position.
The remaining imperial troops were either killed or injured and fell to the ground screaming.
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