There will be casualties in war. Ma Dongyun still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army in the field, and also overestimated the role of the trenches when facing the Japanese.
A barrage of artillery shells and grenades fell, and the 10th Company, which had already suffered heavy losses, was almost wiped out.
Fortunately, these recruits from the 10th Company were all veterans of the Anti-Japanese War, and they knew that being captured by the Japanese would not lead to any good results. Therefore, in the face of heavy casualties, no one chose to retreat or surrender, and they all gritted their teeth and persisted.
"Company commander, there are more than 20 soldiers left in the whole company!" As soon as the Japanese artillery fire stopped, the platoon leader reported with a stern face.
"Let everyone prepare for battle, gather all the grenades together, and fight as before. Use the shortest time to throw the grenades out. After throwing the grenades, we will retreat. If we don't stay here for one more minute, our mission is completed!"
The platoon leader couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as they retreat, the few remaining people in the company can survive, and the entire platoon will not be wiped out on the battlefield.
More than a hundred Japs, layer upon layer, rushed toward the mountainside like waves.
The Japs were equipped with six heavy machine guns and a dozen light machine guns, firing bullets towards the mountainside as if they were free of charge. The whizzing bullets intertwined an airtight net of bullets above the heads of the 10th Company, so heavy that no one even had a chance to show their heads.
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"Prepare grenades!" Ma Dongyun ordered when the Japanese were still more than 40 meters away from the defense line.
"So fast?" a platoon leader couldn't help but remind him.
"Company Commander, if you throw the grenade out now, you won't be able to blow up the Japanese at all!"
"Our troops are not half as strong as before. If we wait until the Japanese are approaching and then throw them away, we will not even have a chance to retreat. And our current round of blocking is not to kill many Japanese." Ma Dongyun explained with a frown.
In fact, there was still a sentence in his heart that he had not said out loud.
Throwing grenades now can form a fire belt of grenade fragments in front of the enemy, blocking all the enemy in this line, allowing them to gather together and maximize the power of the heavy machine gun.
Because time was limited, he did not explain in detail and let his subordinates learn during the battle.
"Throw the grenades! Throw all the grenades out, and then retreat!" Ma Dongyun ordered decisively, and threw the grenades in his hand.
"Boom boom boom..."
A violent explosion quickly sounded in front of the position.
Not to be outdone, the Japanese fired mortars and grenades into the trenches desperately.
Although the attacking Japanese were in a hurry, they were not stupid enough to keep charging forward even though they knew they were facing death.
Everyone stopped outside the grenade explosion area, waiting for the artillery and grenade launchers to blow up the exposed Eighth Route Army in the trench, and then continued to rush forward and captured the Eighth Route Army position in one go.
At the foot of the mountain, all the Japanese and puppet troops were staring at the battlefield, especially Major Ida, who stared at the battlefield without blinking.
Whether he can block the Eighth Route Army before they slip away again depends on the attack in front of him. If he can't break through here, he will at least stay here for at least twenty minutes. This is definitely not what Major Ida wants to see.
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"Sir, the number of grenades thrown by the Eighth Route Army seems to have decreased!" the adjutant next to him shouted with excitement on his face.
"Order the troops to prepare for the attack. This time we must seize the Eighth Route Army blocking position in front of us no matter what. We can't delay here any longer!" A rare smile appeared on Major Ida's tense face, and then he gritted his teeth and ordered.
At this moment, Major Ida suddenly saw the attacking troops blocked halfway up the mountain lying on the ground in pieces.
Because the entire battlefield was filled with the sounds of Japanese gunfire, the heavy machine guns of the Second Battalion on the top of the mountain suddenly joined the battle and did not attract too many people's attention.
It wasn't until more and more Japs were killed that the Japs followed the direction of the bullets and found these three heavy machine guns.
"Baga, the cunning Chinese people actually hid a heavy machine gun on the top of the mountain! The heavy machine gun troops immediately counterattacked, suppressed their machine gun firepower, and covered the troops to rush up and kill them!" The shocked Major Ida felt that he was being tricked.
, and instantly turned into an angry lion, cursing and giving orders.
Then he did not forget to add: "The artillery also counterattacked and destroyed the Eighth Route Army's heavy machine gun position on the top of the mountain."
Xiao Yunshan had no intention of using three heavy machine guns to fight against the Japanese. That would be to risk his death.
After the three heavy machine guns opened fire, the gunfire never stopped. Bullets flew towards the Japanese like rain.
After firing all the hundreds of rounds of bullets they brought in the shortest possible time, regardless of whether the enemy started to counterattack or not, a group of several machine gunners, carrying heavy machine guns, began to retreat!
"Sir, the Tubal Road blocking us has retreated!" A few minutes later, the captain of the first squadron in charge of the attack hurried over and answered with his head lowered, his face looking very ugly.
Major Ida can't take care of that much. Although he still doesn't know the casualties of the 1st Squadron, he has seen the battle just now, and the casualties must be huge.
The troops have paid such heavy casualties, and if the Eighth Route Army is allowed to happen under their noses, then they will suffer a big loss.
Without thinking, he ordered: "Keep moving forward, march forward in a hurry, fight to the Eighth Route Army station first, block them and then talk about other things!"
"Hi!" the squadron leader replied with a sigh of relief.
The Japanese and puppet troops, who had lost nearly a hundred people, continued to charge forward with murderous intent.
"Sir, there is still a little more than one kilometer to the Eighth Route Army grenade station!" After walking for almost an hour, the adjutant reminded him with excitement on his face.
Victory or defeat is at hand! Major Ida thought to himself, a pair of eyes quickly shot out two rays of light, and then ordered.
"The troops are ready for battle~ If the Eighth Route Army has not moved yet, there will definitely be a tough battle waiting for us next!"
"Have you contacted the command center for air support?"
The adjutant quickly replied: "Hi! The brigade headquarters called back. If we need it, the aviation force will arrive in an hour and a half at the latest!"
"Yoshi!" Major Ida's eyes became even hotter.
Decisively ordered: "The contact with the brigade headquarters cannot be broken. As long as we block the main force of the Eighth Route Army, we will call for air support immediately!"
"The troops continue to advance. As soon as the infantry artillery team arrives at the village, they will choose a location outside the village to set up artillery positions. The mortar troops and heavy machine gun troops will attack with the team and strive to directly enter the village!"
Major Ida, who was full of confidence, continued to charge forward with his troops. When the forward troops could already see the village entrance, a burst of gunfire suddenly rang out from the high ground next to the village entrance.
"There are troops blocking the entrance to the village. The Eighth Route Army in the village must not have completely retreated yet!" The sudden appearance of the blocking troops not only did not disappoint or worry Major Ida, but also dispelled his worries about whether the Eighth Route Army had escaped.
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He frowned and ordered: "Artillery, concentrate your firepower and blow up that high ground for me!"
"The second squadron, the heavy machine gun squad, is preparing to attack and rush directly into the village."
"The Imperial Association Army will follow up later, and the First Squadron will supervise the battle from the rear. All Imperial Association Army troops can only advance but not retreat, otherwise military law will be enforced!"
Six mortars and two infantry guns were divided into two artillery positions. The shells hit the high ground as if they were free.
Not long after, the high ground was covered by the thick smoke produced by the explosion of artillery shells. Fires mixed with a large amount of black smoke continued to rise, and dust was flying!
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