Wang Ping was very happy at first when he saw that the Japanese attacked directly without waiting for the artillery.
But it only lasted less than ten seconds before his face became heavy.
Although the power of the grenade was not great, due to the short range and the fact that the grenade hand was a veteran, the grenades were fired very accurately. One of the two grenades must have hit the trench directly.
The third platoon of more than 40 people could only be forced to hide in the shell-proof hole and did not dare to come out.
But facing the Japanese who were getting closer and closer before the battle, Wang Ping knew one fact very well.
If they were allowed to rush into the position and fight bayonets with the third platoon, even though the third platoon had more people than them, they would still be no match.
Therefore, at this time, the third platoon had no choice but to fight the Japanese under artillery fire and prevent them from getting close to the trenches.
"Everyone rush out and spread out as much as possible. Just like the second platoon, use grenades and hand grenades to greet the Japanese. The machine gun team still deals with the Japanese grenades and knocks out the Japanese grenades at all costs to reduce troop casualties!"
The shooting accuracy of the Japanese grenade is really not something you can boast of.
As soon as the third platoon of more than 40 people rushed out of the shell-proof hole, someone was blown away by a grenade and fell to the trench covered in blood on the spot. Wang Ping was heartbroken, but he did not let the troops stop and continued to urge everyone to rush out of the gun-proof hole.
After losing more than ten people in a row, more than thirty Japanese soldiers finally rushed into the grenade killing range.
Wang Ping couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. This kind of waiting was too difficult for him. Every time a round of grenades fell, two or three soldiers were killed and injured.
Fortunately, he had good timing, and he was able to throw the grenade just after he withstood three rounds of Japanese grenades.
Without saying anything, he immediately asked his subordinates to throw grenades and grenades. He was not idle either. After throwing two delay grenades at the Japanese in succession, he immediately ordered his subordinates to retreat to the anti-cannon hole.
No, it is to retreat directly and give up the second line of defense!
Two rounds of more than sixty grenades or grenades will definitely cause heavy losses to more than thirty Japanese soldiers.
As long as a dozen or twenty Japs can be eliminated, the goal of building this line of defense will be achieved.
At this time, the seven Japanese who controlled the three grenade launchers were also unlucky, even though they had chosen a good position and were very wary of being targeted by the defenders' machine guns.
But after all, the third platoon had the advantage of being in a commanding position. Two crooked guns came down from above and beat them with firepower, but they still beat seven Japanese and one of them covered the ground with teeth. Five grenade soldiers were killed on the spot, and two lay on the ground.
Don't dare to move.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the third platoon decisively withdrew from its position.
After the main force of the Japanese troops arrived and fired twenty infantry artillery shells at the position, they occupied the position that had long been deserted.
At this time, the captain's face no longer showed any joy at finding the main force of the Eighth Route Army, but a gloomy look.
When the captain of the second team lowered his head and reported to him that the attack on the second team just lost 28 warriors, the captain could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He raised his right hand and rewarded the squad leader with a few loud mouths.
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And while whipping back, he cursed: "Baga, you are a stupid pig. Don't you know why the first team suffered so many casualties? You made the same mistake twice. You are simply stupid!"
In the highly hierarchical Japanese army, even though the squad leader is also holding back his anger, in front of the captain, even if he commits suicide by caesarean section on the spot, he can only remain a ninja.
Fortunately, the captain did not forget to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
After scolding for a minute, his anger subsided a lot, and then he ordered the third team to take the lead and continue to fight towards Luojiawan.
When Wang Ping rushed to the third line of defense, Zeng Quan was bringing one or two reinforced anti-gun holes.
Although he had not personally experienced the battle just now, Zeng Quan learned from the retreating second platoon that the trenches and anti-gun holes he had worked so hard to build could not withstand Japanese infantry artillery bombardment.
In order to reduce the casualties of the troops in the subsequent battle, Zeng Quan immediately thought of reinforcing the trenches.
Seeing Wang Ping retreating with the smoke in his face, the troops also brought many wounded and dead bodies of fallen soldiers. Zeng Quan hurriedly called for battle and said: "Company Commander, I have figured out your fighting style just now. I mean, the first
I will guard the three lines of defense. You go down and rest first. You will be on top at the critical moment!"
"No?" Wang Ping shook his head and refused.
Zeng Quan became anxious and asked quickly: "Company commander, you don't believe me!"
Wang Ping quickly explained: "You are an old Red Army soldier. I don't believe that anyone can disbelieve you! The reason why I disagree is because I didn't intend to defend this line of defense from the beginning!"
"If you don't keep it, then why do you practice it?" Zeng Quan asked in confusion.
"To paralyze the Japanese, make them let down their guard and look down on us. Only in this way will we have a chance!" Wang Ping gave an astonishing reply.
"We have killed sixty or seventy Japs in the first two lines of defense. Although the total remaining Japs strength is still around 200 people, the real fighting force must be around a hundred people. If we use the remaining three lines of defense to fight again,
If we eat fifty or sixty of them, even if they are equipped with infantry artillery and mortars, they will not dare to continue fighting us, otherwise they will run away!"
"What the commander and I want is to annihilate all these hundreds of Japs, so we must not let them escape. Besides, I have taken a fancy to the heavy machine guns, mortars, and infantry artillery equipped by the Japs. It's so fat."
I don’t want to spit out the meat again!”
"There is another reason. The Japs are too powerful, and the bigger they are, the more difficult they are to deal with. If we rely on blocking positions to fight head-on with the Japs, we will definitely suffer in the end. After all, our equipment and the quality of our soldiers are not as good as the Japs!"
Spending so much manpower and material resources to build three trenches and then just giving up. With Wang Ping's character of not taking any chances, there must be a bigger conspiracy against the Japanese hidden behind such a huge price.
Zeng Quan quickly put away the disappointment and incomprehension on his face, then stared at Wang Ping and asked with burning eyes: "Company Commander, what are your next thoughts?"
"Let the Japanese underestimate the enemy first. As long as the Japanese underestimate the enemy, they will not hesitate to attack Luojiawan!" Wang Ping did not hide the plan he had made long ago.
"Use Luojiawan to engage in street fighting with the Japanese, trying to kill one of their squads. Then all the main force will be sent out to surround the Japanese artillery and heavy machine gun squads. As long as we are fast enough and quickly eat the dozens of remaining Japanese infantry, the remaining
The machine gunners and infantrymen below are just a piece of meat in our mouths, we can eat them as much as we want!"
"It's a good way to show the enemy weakness. The Japanese will definitely be fooled. As long as they enter the village, the infantry guns, mortars, heavy machine guns and even grenade launchers they equip will become decorations!" Zeng Quan's eyes lit up!
