Chapter seven hundred and fifty first courting death
Xiao Yunshan decided to block the Japanese escape route, and Major Ida guessed it.
Block them here, blow them up with artillery shells, and weaken them as much as possible. Then launch an attack before the Japanese planes arrive, and fight with the Japanese with bayonets, making the Japanese planes from afar useless.
However, the only thing that Major Ida miscalculated was the Eighth Route Army troops blocking his path.
They are not bluffing, but the real main force.
Although there are not many troops, the equipment is very good. Each highland is reinforced with a heavy machine gun platoon and three heavy machine guns.
When chasing the Japanese mortars, constantly adjusting the turrets and smashing the shells into the middle of the Japanese and puppet troops, the adjutant took less than five minutes to organize two infantry squads and two companies of the puppet troops to cooperate with each other.
Launch an attack on the high ground occupied by the Eighth Route Army.
The six heavy machine guns equipped by the two squadrons of the heavy machine gun squadron were divided into two to provide fire cover for the attacking troops.
"Company commander, the Japanese and puppet troops are charging forward. The puppet troops are in the lead, and the Japanese are behind. There are three heavy machine guns, four or five light machine guns, and three grenade launchers to provide fire cover! Do you want to fire back immediately to stop them?"
On a hilltop, the instructor of the fifth company frowned and reminded him with a worried look on his face.
"No rush, just wait a moment. Don't look at the little Japanese heavy machine guns roaring happily now, it's because our artillery didn't keep an eye on them. As long as the mortars fire, the three heavy machine guns will be blown into scrap metal immediately. By then,
, we can deal with the attacking troops at the foot of the mountain however we want!" the fifth company commander replied confidently and arrogantly.
Eighty meters, the company commander has no intention of shooting...
Sixty meters away, the company commander has not yet given the order to fire...
Fifty meters away, the soldiers lying on the top of the mountain could already see the expressions of the puppet soldiers at the front, and when the hands holding the rifles began to sweat, the screams of artillery shells streaking across the sky finally reached everyone's ears.
"Boom, boom..." Three artillery shells fell from the sky and exploded directly around three Japanese heavy machine guns. One of the heavy machine guns misfired on the spot. Three or four machine gunners nearby were blown away. Their lives and deaths are unknown.
The remaining two Japs in the machine gun group were stunned for a moment, then they picked up the machine guns and moved to the side. As for the order to cover the infantry attack, it was obviously not as important as saving their lives.
The bullets flying overhead disappeared all of a sudden, and the company commander's order also reached everyone's ears at this time.
"Comrades, beat me hard and kill the Japanese and puppet troops in front of us... First fight the Japanese, then the puppet troops!"
"Da da da……"
Three heavy machine guns opened fire first, firing an airtight barrage of bullets directly at the Japanese and puppet troops who were just around the corner.
The puppet soldiers who rushed at the front were caught off guard and were killed and wounded more than ten people in one fell swoop.
The remaining puppet soldiers had a look of fear on their faces and lay on the ground, motionless as bullets flew above their heads.
The Japs supervising the battle at the rear were obviously not willing to let their offensive be blocked by the Eighth Route Army, and constantly threatened the puppet troops around them to continue their attack.
However, the puppet soldiers are not stupid. If they attack forward under the fire of three heavy machine guns, even if they are made of steel, they will be beaten into a sieve, not to mention that they are only flesh and blood.
Faced with the Japanese threat, their response was to avoid them.
As a result, although more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops were lying on the ground, the Japanese troops were invisibly exposed.
The heavy machine guns, light machine guns, and rifles on the top of the mountain all stared at them and fired at them as if they had agreed.
The puppet army was also happy to have a leisurely life. Seeing that the Eighth Route Army did not attack them, the fool also understood the meaning of the Eighth Route Army. As long as they did not move, the bullets would not come to find them. Therefore, the puppet army, which had no intention of counterattack, became even more immobile at this time.
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"Retreat, order the troops to retreat immediately!" The powerful firepower exposed by the Eighth Route Army on the high ground frightened Major Ida. As soon as he recovered from the shock, he shouted to his subordinates.
The adjutant replied with an embarrassed look on his face: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army's firepower is too fierce. It shoots at our attacking troops from a high position, and the attacking troops are close to the top of the mountain. If you stand up and retreat now, you will die faster!"
"Then we will just watch two squads of imperial troops being used as live targets by the Eighth Route Army!" Major Ida shouted with a look of reluctance.
The adjutant immediately reminded: "Infantry artillery, we can use infantry artillery to bombard the mountain tops!"
Before Major Ida could speak, the captain of the mortar squadron next to him, who was lucky enough to save his life, retorted: "No..."
"The Eighth Route Army's mortars were set up around us and were staring at us! If it hadn't been for the separation of the infantry artillery position and the mortar position just now, due to the rapid transfer speed, the two infantry cannons would have been gone!"
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is looking down at us. As long as we set up two infantry cannons, the Eighth Route Army will definitely cover our artillery positions with mortars. Please think twice, sir! Now that there are no mortars, the infantry cannons are our main defense against the Eighth Route Army.
The only heavy weapon!"
The adjutant still insisted on his opinion. He looked at Ida who was already hesitating and analyzed: "Sir, I have something to say in this humble position!"
"If the troops are gone, what's the use of two infantry cannons? And without infantry protection, the two infantry cannons will eventually be captured by the Eighth Route Army!"
The hesitation on Major Ida's face was quickly replaced by determination, and he frowned and replied: "You are right, without troops, no matter how many heavy weapons you have, they are just a pile of scrap metal!"
"Immediately set up the infantry artillery and fire at the two highlands to cover the retreat of the attacking troops!"
Xiao Yunshan's eyes were fixed on the battlefield from beginning to end, condescendingly observing every move of the Japanese and puppet troops.
As soon as the two infantry cannons appeared, he ordered: "Let the artillerymen take out two platoons and kill the remaining two infantry cannons of the Japanese!"
"Also, the Japanese attacking troops are definitely about to retreat. Send them a signal. When the Japanese retreat, they will directly counterattack and chase them. Before their planes arrive, we can compress their living space as much as possible and use our firepower advantage to consume them.
them!"
"Boom boom..."
The two infantry cannons fired one after another, and the first hit hit them. Several soldiers were blown away in the explosion.
In addition to the three heavy machine guns that were shouting happily, they were blown up and misfired on the spot, and the remaining two also stopped for a while.
The Japanese soldiers, who had suffered more than half of their casualties, did not miss this opportunity and retreated with their legs raised.
As for the puppet troops in front, except for a few die-hard traitors who saw their masters running away and retreated with them, the remaining puppet troops seemed to have not heard the order to retreat and continued to lie motionless on the spot.
"Comrades, if the Japanese are trying to escape, come with me and kill them!" The company commander who was guarding the top of the two mountains waved his hand and led his men towards the foot of the mountain.
Seeing many puppet soldiers lying on the ground motionless, neither running nor fighting back, the company commander immediately understood what they were thinking and shouted accordingly.
"Those who surrender and remain motionless will avoid death; those who resist and flee will be killed. Comrades, charge at me!"
"It's over!" A bold idea popped up in Major Ida's mind.
The troops were not rescued, but instead provided the Eighth Route Army with an opportunity to launch a counterattack. Wouldn't this mean that they themselves died in battle?
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