But the result was not ideal. Not only did they fail to break through the independent regiment's defense line, but an infantry squadron that participated in the attack was completely destroyed.
If brigade commander Ono wants to be held accountable, he will definitely not be able to escape the blame for improper command.
At this moment, Ono suddenly spoke and gave a direct order: "Chief of Staff, attack again using the same attack method just now. Also, contact the aviation force and prepare bombs. If the independent regiment builds a permanent firepower point on the position,
They will definitely use it in this attack."
The nervousness in the chief of staff's heart disappeared instantly.
If he continues to attack with the same attack method, it proves that Ono approved this attack method, even though the attack just now directly led to the destruction of an infantry squadron.
But one thing he didn't understand was why Ono was so sure that in the next attack, the independent regiment would use the secret permanent firepower point they built on the position.
He hesitated and asked Ono: "General, how did you judge it?"
"Military strength!" Ono explained directly.
"According to intelligence, although the Independent Regiment has grown rapidly, they have also suffered heavy losses. The total strength before the decisive battle with us should not exceed 4,000. This can also be seen from the attack that broke through the first line of defense of the Independent Regiment.
If we lose three to four hundred people on a line of defense, we have to use machine gun bunkers. And once the machine gun bunkers are destroyed by us, we have to abandon our position. What do you think this means?"
The chief of staff quickly recalled in his mind the scene he saw when the independent regiment broke through for the first attack.
Then he replied with a look of realization: "The Eighth Route Army is short of troops and does not have enough troops to fight with us!"
"I judge that the Eighth Route Army has deployed five to six hundred people on each line of defense, which is a reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army. As long as the losses of these troops are almost the same, they will have to use machine gun bunkers, and then abandon the position after the battle!"
"Yo Xi, that's what I mean!" Ono confirmed with satisfaction.
"Although we were defeated in the attack just now, and also lost an infantry squadron. But I carefully observed that because of the coordinated attack by the Imperial Alliance Army, the losses of the independent regiment on the opposite side will not be smaller than ours!"
"As long as more than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops are wiped out in this attack, they will not have enough troops on the ground to stop us."
"In order to block our attack, they can only use machine gun bunkers or deploy troops from the rear to reinforce their positions."
"No matter which path the Independent Regiment chooses, it will be beneficial to our imperial army!"
"Using the machine gun bunker, our bombers in the sky can quickly destroy it. If we mobilize reinforcements, we can also destroy the independent regiment's limited strength here in large numbers!"
"The general is wise and humble, and I will arrange it immediately!" The chief of staff was so impressed with Ono that he replied without thinking about it.
On the independent regiment's second line of defense, as soon as the artillery fire coverage from the mountain artillery ended, mortars and grenade shells came over.
Although the position was still full of dangers, and with the newly reinforced garrison company, nearly three hundred soldiers rushed to the position immediately and were ready for battle.
"Company commander, battalion commander is indeed right. The Japanese sent another company of puppet troops to block bullets for them. However, this time the Japanese and puppet troops' offensive formation seems to be more dispersed!" the instructor said with both joy and worry.
Fortunately, they had already determined the strength of the Japanese attacking force and took some countermeasures.
The worry is due to the more dispersed formation of the Japanese and puppet troops.
With the Japanese army having an absolute firepower advantage, it was very difficult for the defenders to fire out every bullet. And as these bullets were further dispersed in the Japanese offensive formation, the hit rate would definitely be greatly reduced. This means that Li Binshan wanted to
It is almost impossible to kill a large number of Japanese and puppet troops during their attack.
"We can't control that much anymore. The Japanese are really frightened. We can only fight with all our strength!" Li Binshan, with a flash of helplessness on his face, ordered decisively.
"Order the soldiers to prepare for battle, especially the newly arrived garrison companies, and be sure to prepare for artillery defense. If the veterans have experience, try to get a veteran to lead a garrison company of soldiers so that they can quickly adapt to the battlefield!"
While he was talking, the Japanese and puppet troops had already reached the machine gun range.
Without saying a word, Li Binshan directly gave the order: "Machine gunners, fight back with all your strength!"
"Alternate machine gunners, get ready. The machine gunner in front has died. You should replace him immediately. You must ensure that the machine gun firepower is not interrupted."
"Click, click, click..." A total of five crooked guns fired immediately. After firing a round of bullets, the machine gunner picked up the machine gun and moved to the side position without saying a word.
"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army has finally started to counterattack!" I saw that Imperial Army soldiers were being killed in front of the troops, and sometimes one or two unlucky Imperial troops would appear. But not only did the Japanese squadron leader's face show no trace of anything,
Instead of worrying, he put on an expression of long-awaited excitement.
Then he raised his command knife and shouted to the men around him: "Warriors, start counterattack and destroy all the Eighth Route Army's outcroppings!"
"The machine gunner suppressed the fire, and the grenade knocked out the Eighth Route Army's machine gun!"
"Three grenade launchers and a shooting team, shoot together to increase the hit rate!"
A total of six crooked handles were held in the hands of the Japanese soldiers and used as submachine guns. With the heavy machine guns behind them, the position was covered with whizzing bullets, making it airtight.
A group of three grenades are fired together, and three grenades can directly cover a position with a radius of ten meters.
As long as the machine gunner on the position moves a little slower, he will be injured immediately.
It didn't take long for three of the five machine guns to be blown up, and more machine gunners had to be replaced twice.
"The rifleman will shoot immediately. No matter the Japanese or the puppet troops, beat them hard!" Li Binshan stared at the battlefield with a pair of red eyes and ordered loudly.
The bullets fired by the machine gunners that the Japs had been staring at were immediately dispersed, and the casualties of the Japanese and puppet attacking troops also continued to increase.
But no matter how hard Li Binshan and his men tried, they could not stop the Japanese and puppet troops from attacking.
The Japanese and puppet troops continued to approach the position, and some defenders were killed and injured one after another, and then they were carried away by stretcher teams.
"Company Commander, there are still 70 or 80 meters left, can the machine gun bunker be moved?" the instructor with a smokey face reminded with a sullen face.
Li Binshan frowned and ordered: "Send a signal to the machine gun bunker on the left wing, and fire back immediately, and attack where there are many Japs!"
"Da da da..." In less than three seconds, a clear sound of machine gun fire sounded from the left wing of the position.
One heavy machine gun and two Czech-made guns, protected by their turtle shells, were able to fire bullets at the Japanese troops to their heart's content.
Because the bullet came from the flank, many Japanese soldiers did not expect it.
Caught off guard, more than a dozen Japanese were killed on the spot.
"Baga, the machine gun firepower is on the flanks, counterattack immediately, suppress and focus on them!" The leader of the left wing attack team responded immediately.
Two Czech-made rifles and dozens of rifles turned around and fired at the exposed machine gun bunker of the independent regiment.
But no matter how dense the bullets they fired, the firepower of the three machine guns in the bunker did not stop, and the whizzing bullets continued to kill the Japanese like a god of death.
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