"Boom..." In the violent explosion, a fireball mixed with a large amount of thick smoke soared into the sky from the Japanese position more than 100 meters away. A machine gun was blown over together with several Japanese and puppet soldiers around it, and the machine gun was directly blown up.
It's broken into parts and can't be reused.
Wang Ping, who personally controlled the artillery, quickly ejected the bullet casings from the barrel and then adjusted the muzzle.
More than a minute later, he decisively ordered: "Load the bomb and continue shooting..."
"Boom..." Another violent explosion sounded in the Japanese position.
Unfortunately, this shell missed slightly. Although there were results, the machine gun targeted by Wang Ping was still intact.
Faced with the explosion that was so close at hand, the Japanese machine gunner immediately realized the danger. After firing a bunch of bullets, he immediately moved the machine gun position.
After seeing all this, Wang Ping immediately frowned: "No, we can't fight like this. It's too slow. We may not be able to kill the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold in one night. And the artillery shells in our hands are
They all come from seizures. The quantity is limited. Every time you shoot, you lose one. It cannot withstand such a huge consumption!"
If we put it in the past, when the New Regiment was at its peak, facing this situation, the New Regiment's solution would be to fill it with human lives and waste it with the Japanese in the attack.
But the new regiment in front of them only had more than a hundred people, and their strength was less than 20% of the original strength. They didn't even have the chance to fight the Japanese for their lives or waste their lives.
Seeing Wang Ping's frown, Xiao Yunshan and Xiong Changhe were also anxious, but they couldn't think of any solution!
At this moment, a string of bullets from the Japanese army caused Wang Ping to take a break.
After the powerful heavy machine gun bullet hit the ground, there was no dust flying, but it penetrated directly into the soil.
"The soil beneath your feet must be very soft!" Wang Ping made a judgment in his own mind.
Then, with several pairs of puzzled eyes watching, he pulled out the bayonet from the waist of the guard next to him, and then plunged it into the ground beneath his feet.
The entire length of the bayonet, which was about thirty centimeters long, was inserted into the ground by Wang Ping, leaving only the handle.
Faced with this result, Wang Ping's frown suddenly relaxed, and his eyes shot out two rays of light. Then he began to give orders.
"If you have a leader, Xiao Yunshan, prepare the tools to dig trenches immediately. The more the better, if not enough, buy them from the homes of nearby people, but the speed must be fast!"
As soon as Xiao Yunshan left, Xiong Changhe asked: "Dig trenches, commander, do you want to continue to confront the Japanese?"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "I'm not that stupid. The little devils have planes, and a long-term confrontation with them is no different from committing suicide!"
Then he pointed at the stronghold with constant gunfire not far away and analyzed: "After the Japanese gun towers were blown up by us, they lost their height advantage. Because the terrain around the stronghold is flat and their firepower is strong, they can stop us."
"If we dig two trenches from here at the same time, diagonally and deeper, will the bullets fired by the Japanese still hit our soldiers hiding in the trenches?"
Seeing the direction of the trench drawn by Wang Ping on the ground with his bayonet, Xiong Changhe's eyes lit up and he affirmed: "The bullets fired by the Japanese cannot turn, so they will definitely not be able to hit us!"
"Then we can move through the trenches right under the enemy's noses, use grenades to hit them with a hail of grenades, and then kill them. In this case, our casualties will definitely be much smaller!"
"Captain, this method is absolutely feasible!"
"Captain, there is movement on Tubal Road outside the stronghold. It seems like they are digging trenches again! Are they planning to surround us with trenches and have a long-term confrontation with us?" A squad leader on the front line hurriedly ran to the squadron leader and reported.
The squadron leader immediately raised his telescope to take a closer look.
Soon, his brows turned into a big frown.
"Baga, this is not about digging trenches to confront us at all. They want to approach us through the trenches and shorten the attack distance!" The squadron leader saw through Wang Ping's purpose at a glance.
"The commanders of the Eighth Route Army are so cunning that they even use excavation methods for civil engineering work. Aren't they all born in mud? Why do they all know such methods? Bagya Road!"
The team leader reacted immediately: "In this case, the Eighth Route Army's attack distance can be directly shortened to more than thirty meters!"
"We cannot let them achieve their goal. After the attack distance is shortened, our firepower advantage cannot be used at all. By then, the Eighth Route Army will be able to break into our defense line with a single charge!"
The squadron leader reacted quickly and analyzed with a frown: "It is impossible to completely stop it. We can only find ways to slow down the progress of their civil work!"
"The brigade commander called just now. An infantry brigade of imperial troops is coming from the edge of the mountain. The general asked us to hold off the Eighth Route Army for at least four hours. In this case, the reinforcements can surround and attack our Tubal Road!"
"Immediately concentrate all grenade launchers and launch grenades at the Eighth Route Army who are doing civil engineering work to slow down their excavation progress!"
Grenades fall from the sky and soldiers may be killed even if they are hiding in the trenches.
During the violent explosion, the soldiers had to put down their engineering shovels and lie down in the trench with their heads in their hands to wait for the shelling to end.
Wang Ping, who was staring at the battlefield from behind, immediately reacted: "Infantry artillery, fire immediately to kill the Japanese grenades!"
"In addition, just send more soldiers to dig trenches and leave the machine gunners to block the enemy stronghold. Let's dig a few more trenches to disperse the enemy's firepower and make them unable to defend themselves!"
Soon, four trenches that were constantly digging forward appeared in front of the Japanese.
"Boom, boom..." Two explosions were heard soon after, also on the stronghold's defense line. Several Japanese soldiers and puppet troops were blown away by infantry artillery shells falling from the sky, including a grenade group.
The Japanese squadron leader frowned again.
"The grenades will be moved immediately to disperse the attack on the Eighth Route Army who are doing civil engineering work!"
The effect of Wang Ping's counterattack appeared immediately.
Because grenade launchers are limited, on average each trench can be assigned one grenade launcher. In addition, they also have to guard against infantry artillery shells that fall from overhead from time to time. Although grenades continue to fly into the trenches and explode,
It only takes a few seconds for a grenade to fly over. After the grenade explodes, should everyone dig trenches or continue digging trenches?
The soil was loose, and each trench had dozens or twenty soldiers taking turns digging. Two hours later, the four winding trenches finally extended to the vicinity of the Japanese defense line.
"Stop, dig forward, and the Japanese grenades can be thrown in!" Wang Ping ordered decisively.
"Xiong Changhe, your company is the first to launch the assault. I will give you all the machine gunners in the whole regiment. When the attack comes, the machine guns will take the lead. All machine gun fire cannot be stopped. Use the shortest possible time to get into the Japanese position!"
"Also, although our new regiment only has two companies, it is equipped with many pistols. The two companies have more than 20 pistols in total. I will give them all to you. After you enter the enemy's position, don't give them to me.
To fight with the Japanese on the bayonet, use pistols and bullets. When the pistol bullets are used up, use the rifle, and when the rifle bullets are used up, you can fight with the bayonet!"
"The Japanese are too powerful with their bayonets. We have only a few people and cannot withstand the consumption!"
"Xiao Yunshan, gather all the wooden handle grenades in the whole regiment together. Throw the wooden handle grenades far away. Before the attack, smash them all into the Japanese defense line, blow them up, and then attack again to end the battle as quickly as possible.
Don't give the Japanese any time to react."
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