Chapter four hundred and fifty first collective dumbfounded
"Baga, what did you do? Three tanks, an infantry squad of the Imperial Army, and a company of the Imperial Alliance Army were all gone, and they didn't even touch the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions!" He rushed over after hearing the news.
Major General Yoshino, when he saw the corpses scattered on the battlefield and the three tanks lying not far away, he got angry and cursed.
"Hi!" the forward captain replied with his head lowered.
In the Fourth Mixed Brigade, Major General Yoshino, as the only general, has absolute authority.
Faced with the strict hierarchy in the military, no one dares to provoke, especially during a war.
But this time, the captain of the forward brigade obviously miscalculated Major General Yoshino's idea. He lost a tank squadron, half an infantry brigade, and an Imperial Army battalion without even seeing the shadow of the Eighth Route Army. Now that he has lost so many troops, as this time
He was directly responsible for the action. Faced with two consecutive failures, he had only one idea in his mind, which was a bad start.
This is a very bad start for an army, which greatly affects the morale of the army.
At this time, Major General Yoshino urgently needed his subordinates to take the initiative to analyze the reasons and then help him win another battle. Instead of lowering their heads and enduring his own anger without saying a word.
Therefore, the more silent the forward captain was, the angrier Yoshino became.
"Bagh Yalu, are you mute? I want to know how the attack failed. And the tanks, what happened to the three tanks? The Eighth Route Army must not be equipped with anti-tank guns. How did they get there a hundred meters away?
Destroyed three of our tanks!"
The Major Captain finally came to his senses and immediately replied: "Your Majesty General, Tubal Road is indeed not equipped with special anti-tank weapons, but they are equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns!"
"The anti-aircraft machine gun is so powerful and powerful that it can penetrate the frontal armor of our light tanks from a hundred meters away!"
"Also, Tubal Road has built a large number of machine gun fire points at the mountain pass, as well as on the mountainside on both sides of the mountain pass. The blocking firepower is very powerful, and all kinds of crossfire are so airtight that our people cannot rush through at all!"
"Nani? Use anti-aircraft machine guns to shoot tanks! Bagya Road, the cunning Eighth Route Army, how did they think of it!" Major General Yoshino was stunned for a moment and then cursed again.
But this time he didn't scold for too long before calming down.
"The artillerymen will set up the mountain artillery immediately! I will use artillery shells to level the Eighth Route Army's blocking position at Yamakou and blow up their firepower points!"
"Boom!"
Not long after, a thunderous explosion sounded at the mountain pass.
Twelve mountain cannons and twelve field cannons fired shells at the mountain pass as if the shells were free of charge.
Amid the violent explosions, the mountain pass was once again shrouded in thick smoke, making it impossible to see even one's fingers.
After more than two hundred shells were dropped, Major General Yoshino was very satisfied and ordered: "Stop the bombardment! Forward troops, continue the attack, and try to capture the mountain pass in one attack!"
A tank brigade lost thirteen tanks without even touching the main force of the Eighth Route Army, including ten of the most powerful medium tanks.
The huge losses have made Major General Yoshino dare not use tank troops casually anymore, especially after knowing that the Eighth Route Army has anti-aircraft machine guns to deal with tanks.
The forward captain did not dare to neglect, and immediately organized an infantry squadron and a company of the Imperial Association Army, forming a loose line of skirmishers as much as possible, and charged towards the mountain pass that was still filled with smoke.
"Chief of Staff, the Japanese have begun to attack!" Hong Tao shouted excitedly.
The battle just now was very enjoyable for him. He used strong fortifications to easily eliminate more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops without losing a single person.
This kind of battle has never been encountered by Hong Tao since he became a soldier.
As soon as the battle ended, he hoped that the Japanese army would launch a second attack soon. In this case, he would have another chance to eliminate the attacking Japanese and puppet troops.
"I saw it, just follow the old rules, kill them!" Yang Xiong also looked excited. Whether it was the air defense company that easily destroyed three Japanese tanks, or the blocking force that just easily killed more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops, or the mountain pass defense
The fortifications had easily withstood the Japanese bombardment just now! This made him confident in the coming battle, and he was more confident when issuing orders.
"Chief of Staff, just keep an eye on it! There will definitely be no one left, kill them all!" Hong Tao also looked confident and answered without thinking.
Soon, harsh gunfire sounded at the mountain pass.
Major General Yoshino, who was watching the battle from behind, had a look of dumbfounded shock on his face. He stared at the battlefield with his mouth open, with a look of disbelief.
More than a dozen firepower points at different positions fired together, and bullets flying from all directions quickly intertwined to form an airtight curtain of bullets, blocking the attacking troops.
In the face of powerful firepower, whether it is the Imperial Army or the Imperial Alliance Army, as long as they collide, they will be beaten into a hornet's nest in an instant.
Yoshino, who was holding a telescope, could clearly see that several soldiers were hit in the head by bullets, and they were also heavy machine gun bullets. The whole head was directly exploded, and red and white brains were scattered everywhere, which was very tragic.
However, the attacking Japanese were not vegetarians either.
He did not retreat in the face of strong firepower.
Quickly lie down on the ground, or hide behind the tank wreckage, and shoot with a rifle or light machine gun.
However, because many of Yamaguchi's firepower points are placed halfway up the mountain, even if they lie on the ground, bullets flying from a high position can still easily penetrate into their backs!
Seeing the increasing losses of the attacking troops, at the Yamakou Eighth Route Army position, even if someone was killed by the attacking troops, the machine gun fire would only be interrupted for a few seconds before returning to normal.
As for the grenades that the attacking troops kept firing at the firepower point, the explosions kept ringing out, but the machine gun fire did not stop, and there was no interruption!
"Bageya Road, our shelling did not destroy the Eighth Route Army's firepower at all!" Major General Yoshino finally recovered from the shock and shouted with a gloomy face.
Then he ordered: "Retreat, the attacking troops will retreat immediately. The Eighth Route Army's firepower is too strong. This is not an attack at all, but a massacre!"
Because Yang Xiong and Hong Tao wanted to eat up the Japanese and puppet attacking troops, they deliberately released water when they attacked, letting them rush to a position more than 100 meters in front of the formation before firing.
But retreat is different. From 100 meters to the effective range of the heavy machine gun when withdrawing, there is more than 200 meters in between.
As long as a dozen heavy machine guns were staring at them, it would be impossible for them to retreat.
In the end, Major General Yoshino, who was gritting his teeth, witnessed with his own eyes the entire Imperial Army of his own infantry squadron being completely destroyed.
"Bageya Road, cunning Eighth Route Army, I will kill you all!" Major General Yoshino, who was instantly dumbfounded, cursed loudly.
Then he ordered without hesitation: "The artillery continues to fire. I don't believe that the machine gun fire points on Tubal Road are permanent fortifications. Fire, and the bombardment cannot stop without my order."
At this time, the chief of staff of the brigade reminded: "General, I humbly think that we can call for aviation support. Even if the firepower point on Tubal Road is a permanent fortification, it cannot withstand the attack of the imperial army's heavy aviation bombs!"
"Then why don't you send a telegram!" Major General Yoshino ordered angrily.
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