It's okay if the Japanese don't throw grenades. Once they throw grenades, their exact positions will be exposed.
"The Japanese are about to rush to the high ground..." Ma Dongyun made a quick judgment.
Then he ordered: "Stop, spread out on the spot, and throw grenades at the Japs on the other side of the high ground!"
The Japs, who were charging toward the high ground like crazy with their rifles, were about to rush onto the high ground and crush their victory. More than sixty grenades with white smoke suddenly crossed the high ground and appeared above their heads!
"Bagya Road, there are grenades, and there are Eighth Route Army troops on the high ground! Everyone, hurry up and take cover..." The face of the squadron leader led by the Japs changed and he shouted loudly.
Company Commander Ma Dongyun took less than fifteen seconds to throw all three grenades at the Japanese, and then ordered: "Retreat, retreat after throwing the grenades, and abandon the forward position!"
After the violent explosion ended, the Japanese who were blown away were stunned for several seconds before they reacted to the officer's roar, stood up again, and rushed to the high ground with their rifles in hand.
A few hundred meters away, Major General Kawaguchi's gloomy face finally showed a long-lost smile.
Then I saw a second lieutenant panting and rushing over: "General, we have occupied the Eighth Route Army's forward position, and a large number of corpses were found above that the Eighth Route Army had not had time to take away. They must have suffered heavy losses!"
"Yoshi, with this victory, the next attack will definitely be much easier!" Major General Kawaguchi was very satisfied with the result.
But soon, his brows furrowed: "However, those Imperial Alliance Army are too untrustworthy. From now on, any military operation cannot allow the puppet army to act alone! A company of Imperial Alliance Army must deploy a small team
Act together with the imperial army to prevent them from rebelling on the battlefield and directly surrender to the enemy!"
"Hey, I'm going to make arrangements now!" the chief of staff replied immediately.
After crossing the forward position, Major General Kawaguchi was not happy for long.
After walking less than a kilometer, a huge fortification group stood in front of the troops.
The entire fortification group consists of four trenches spaced 500 meters apart. The trenches are connected to several communication trenches and intertwined to form a huge fortification group.
Many Japanese were frightened by this scene.
With his big eyes wide open, he could hardly believe what he saw.
"General, there must be engineer talents in the Eighth Route Army. This is basically a huge three-dimensional defense fortification group. How did they do it!" The chief of staff was still shocked after reacting, staring at Major General Kawaguchi and sighing.
Major General Kawaguchi said nothing, and stared at the fortifications not far away with his binoculars, motionless.
It took a full five minutes for him to speak: "Don't be afraid. The fortifications in front of us look huge and scary, but they are actually not as scary as we thought!"
"Don't forget, everyone, we also brought infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and field artillery. If it doesn't work, we can also call for aviation support!"
"The reinforced concrete fortifications built by the Central Military of China cannot stop the offensive pace of the Imperial Japanese Army, let alone these purely civil fortifications!"
"Mountain artillery brigade, field artillery squadron, and infantry artillery squads of each brigade, set up all the artillery for me. I will raze the fortifications that the Eighth Route Army worked so hard to build to the ground, and let Tubal know that in the face of the powerful imperial army, they
The so-called resistance is in vain!”
Two kilometers away from the enemy headquarters of the New Regiment, after seeing every move of the Japanese in front of the fortification group, Zhong Chenggong couldn't help but exclaimed: "So many artillery pieces!"
"Captain, the Japanese have used a lot of artillery, at least twenty...don't they plan to launch a tentative attack and use artillery shells to level the fortifications we worked so hard to dig out?"
"A mountain artillery brigade, a field artillery squadron, five or six infantry artillery squads, a total of thirty infantry artillery and mountain field artillery!" Wang Ping answered with a frown.
However, in just a few seconds, a sneer flashed across his face: "These artillery pieces are indeed very powerful, but it is a delusion to use these artillery pieces to raze our position to the ground. The Japanese also underestimate our hard work."
It’s hard to prepare the fortifications for them..."
"Contact Second Battalion Commander Xiao Yunshan. Except for the observation post, all other troops will withdraw into the anti-gun cave!"
Zhong Chenggong was still worried. He frowned and reminded: "Commander, these are the trenches with roofs on the battlefield! Can they withstand the continuous bombardment of the Japanese mountain artillery?"
Wang Ping replied with confidence: "You will know after a while whether you can withstand it or not. But, I believe in the engineer platoon!"
"Woooooooo~ Boom boom boom..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the screams of dozens of artillery shells streaking across the sky sounded on the battlefield.
Different from ordinary mortar shells, these shells have a very harsh scream because of their high speed. Immediately afterwards, there is a violent explosion, like thunder, deafening!
"Contact Xiao Yunshan and ask if our anti-artillery fortifications can withstand the field artillery bombardment of Xiaoguishan!" Wang Ping did not put down the telescope, but in order to dispel Zhong Chenggong's worries, he ordered the staff behind him.
Soon, the voice of the combat staff sounded behind them.
"The regiment commander, chief of staff, and battalion commander Xiao report that all anti-artillery fortifications are intact and can withstand the attack of Guizishan field artillery, which reassures us!"
Zhong Chenggong was stunned for a moment and asked: "Commander, how did the engineer platoon do it?"
"The Japs use mountain artillery and infantry artillery. Half of the civil fortifications cannot even withstand mortar bombardment. How come these fortifications can even withstand the attack of mountain artillery!"
Wang Ping replied confidently: "That's because our fortification group has hidden secrets. I asked the engineer platoon to add materials inside..."
Zhong Chenggong frowned and asked, "What was added?"
"The rails and sleepers on the Tongpu Railway more than ten kilometers away..." Wang Ping answered readily without hesitation.
"A rail on the railway weighs one or two thousand kilograms. I put them side by side on the anti-artillery fortification, and also covered them with two layers of staggered layers, and then covered them with half a meter of soil. Not to mention the little devils firing now
Mountain artillery shells are aerial bombs dropped by planes. As long as they don't hit the target directly, they can't destroy those anti-gun fortifications!"
"As for the trenches and communication trenches in the fortification group, they have all been reinforced with sleepers. If they are hit by one or two artillery shells, they will definitely be able to withstand it. Just wait, I will make the Japanese pay a heavy price in front of this huge fortification group.
The price!”
Zhong Chenggong didn't know about these situations. Now after listening to Wang Ping's introduction, Zhong Chenggong immediately realized that this was the reason why Wang Ping sent the main force to fight with the Japs here, so that the Japs would come to train their troops.
"Boom boom boom..."
Violent explosions continued to reach the headquarters, and the Japanese bombardment still showed no sign of stopping.
At this time, half of the fortifications in the fortification group were covered by the thick smoke generated by the explosion of artillery shells, making it impossible to see even one's fingers.
The telescope Wang Ping held in his hand was the best move for the new regiment, but they still couldn't clearly see the situation of the fortifications covered by artillery fire.
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