After the Japanese were covered by heavy machine guns, they rushed forward for more than ten meters and had to stop again.
The 11th and 12th companies joined the battle together, and with their superior strength, they directly suppressed the Japanese counterattack.
As Rong Jun led the heavy machine gun platoon with six heavy machine guns to join the battle, the attacking Japanese were completely suppressed.
"Grenade cover, knock out the heavy machine guns on the eighth route, and cover the troops to retreat~" The Japanese squadron leader knew that it was impossible to recapture the security position. Although he was very reluctant, he still made a decisive decision to retreat.
"Batalion Commander, the Japanese have retreated!" Jin Kai reported with a sigh of relief.
"If you can't win, you want to run away! How can there be such a good thing: Comrades, the time for revenge has come. Heavy machine gun cover, troops press on, chase them behind and beat them, I will annihilate them all!" Rong Jun said with a vengeful spirit.
Fury ordered!
"Don't let the artillerymen sit idle. Watch them blow up for me and shoot out all the shells!"
At this time, the grenadier behind the Japs opened fire, a string of grenades came over, and two heavy machine guns were blown away on the spot.
Rong Jun became even more angry. He didn't expect that these Japanese soldiers could bite him before they died. He followed the order: "Intensify the firepower and kill the Japanese grenade launcher!"
Then he didn't forget to curse: "What do artillerymen do for food? Why don't you fire? Do you want to see these devils slip away from under our noses?"
Shells and bullets flew towards the Japanese as if they cost nothing.
As the Japanese were retreating, people were being beaten to death and fell on the retreating road.
The squadron leader was very heartbroken when he saw the sharp decrease in the number of troops under his command, but he had no choice but to order the troops to continue to retreat.
The firepower of the new regiment is too strong. If they stay, the losses of the troops will be even greater!
On the frontal battlefield, the Japanese guard positions were already covered with bomb craters. The shelling from mountain artillery continued, but it was hard to see the scenes of Japanese soldiers being blown away.
Wang Ping saw the crux of the problem at a glance, and then ordered: "The Japanese are all hiding. Order Xiong Changhe to lead a charge. All light and heavy machine guns will provide fire cover. If you can charge forward, charge forward. If you can't charge forward, retreat immediately. Artillerymen
Keep firing and force the Japanese hiding in the crater to come out and explode!"
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack!" Soon, the squadron leader who was hiding in the crater suddenly heard a reminder from his subordinates.
More than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops lined up in a skirmish line that he had never seen before, and they approached him very cautiously.
The squadron leader immediately had a very bad premonition, frowned and ordered: "All those who can still move, stand up, shoot, and block the eight-way attacking force. Even if the entire army is killed, we must hold our position!"
More than a hundred Japs suddenly appeared in the position where there had been no movement just now.
Relying on the shell craters everywhere, they fought back desperately.
The power of the three-three tactics was fully demonstrated here. The gunfire on the enemy's warning position was very intensive, but the casualties of the attacking troops were not very large.
More importantly, many soldiers can already attack and shoot at the same time.
Coupled with the dense bullets fired by the light and heavy machine guns behind them, the losses of the attacking troops were almost the same as those of the Japanese defenders. This can be said to be a miracle for the attacking troops.
However, Wang Ping was not satisfied with the result.
After coming out of the mountain, every victory of the New Regiment was caused by soldiers piling up corpses, and all three battalions were maimed. If the troops suffered heavy losses in this battle, the entire New Regiment would be disabled. As the regiment leader,
Wang Ping will never allow this to happen.
He decisively ordered: "The attacking troops will take cover on the spot, and the artillery will fire immediately. After the three-minute fire attack, the troops will continue to attack!"
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo where where the these thing thing thing thing thing thing thing thing thing thing.
Soon, the thick smoke from the shelling covered the battlefield.
Because the shelling came so suddenly, many Japanese soldiers did not have time to react before the shells fell.
Five minutes of artillery bombardment is not a long time, but for the Japanese who have no artillery counterattack and insufficient troops, these five minutes are extremely long and very difficult.
After the bombardment ended, the blocking battle began. The squadron leader tragically discovered that there were only more than fifty subordinates left on the position, and most of the light and heavy machine guns had been destroyed!
With this small amount of troops and firepower, it is impossible to stop the Eighth Route Army's attack.
Wang Ping also saw that the Japs were short of troops, and he ordered with excitement on his face: "Tell Xiong Changhe that the Japs have almost been bombed. This time, attack directly for me and occupy the Japs warning position!"
"The artillery continued to fire, firing 50 meters behind the Japanese security position. It seems that the Japanese were digging trenches there. We must not let them dig them. Otherwise, the cost of annihilating them will increase by at least 20%!"
"Boom..." The explosion exploded directly next to the trench where Qinggang Zhongzuo was close at hand.
A cannonball hit the trench, killing two Japanese soldiers wielding engineering shovels.
A mountain artillery shell exploded at close range also collapsed the half-dug trench, creating a hole nearly two meters wide.
"Baga, we have been discovered by the Japanese! The troops in front must be almost unable to withstand it. Everyone, hurry up and continue to deepen the trenches!" Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang shouted with a heavy face and a heavy tone.
Suddenly, the communications soldier of the third squadron rushed over: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army attacking from behind has occupied our warning position and is attacking inside our station to break through. We are resisting desperately, but the enemy has a large number of artillery, we do not, and the troops have suffered losses.
It’s so big that it definitely won’t hold up for a long time!”
Except for the more than 300 people who were digging trenches in front of him, Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang no longer had any extra subordinates in his hands.
Whether the circular trench in front of him can be successfully dug before the Eighth Route Army attacks will determine whether he can defend here until dawn.
Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, he could not send his subordinates who were digging trenches there.
Without thinking, he ordered: "Go back and tell your squadron leader that I have no reinforcements for her. However, from now on, the third squadron cannot take a step back!"
"Yes, sir!" The communications soldier turned around and rushed towards the battlefield not far away.
"Woooooooooooo...boom..."
He had just run less than twenty meters when a screaming mountain cannon shell hit him and blew him up into the sky.
Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang did not see this scene, and the Third Squadron did not receive the hold order.
Under the combined attack of light and heavy machine guns and artillery, they continued to retreat to the rear.
The Rong army led four battalions of hundreds of people, sticking closely behind them and killing them with bullets.
In less than five minutes, the bullets and artillery shells fired by the Fourth Battalion hit the area around Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang.
"Baga, who told the Third Squadron to retreat? I'm going to shoot their squadron leader!" Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang cried out.
A subordinate next to him gritted his teeth and asked for a fight: "Sir, I will lead a small team over to withstand their attack!"
"How to resist? The Eighth Route Army has all kinds of weapons, and we have a few light and heavy machine guns. If you go up now, not only will you not be able to resist, but you will die in vain!" Lieutenant Colonel Qinggang cursed loudly before losing his mind.
Then he ordered: "Stop digging trenches, everyone enter the trenches immediately and prepare to fight!"
"Contact the Third Squadron and retreat immediately to our circular fortification. Since you have retreated here, don't go outside and die!"
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