The garrison's months of training were not in vain.
After a brief panic, the troops regained order. The seven light machine guns equipped by the entire company, in groups of two, fought back against the bullets fired from the fire points.
The mortar squad and the grenade squad quickly set up their guns and then aimed and fired.
By this time, the smoke covering the battlefield had become much thinner.
It can be vaguely seen that the three machine gun flames fired by the Japanese army came from three different shooting holes in a bunker.
Although the bullets fired by the light machine gun were dense, most of them hit the bunker wall.
It looks like sparks are flying everywhere, which is very scary.
But apart from leaving white spots on the walls of the bunker, no other results were achieved.
Even if a bullet penetrates the shooting hole and hits the machine gunner behind the machine gun, the heavy machine gun named Zheng Huan will only stop for two or three seconds before restarting shooting.
In this case, the company commander could only pin his hopes on the mortars and grenades behind him.
"Boom boom..."
The sound of shelling rang out behind him. The company commander lay on the ground, staring at the bunker dozens of meters away, hoping to see the effect of the shelling immediately.
"Rumble..."
The shell accurately hit the bunker, and the moment the fire splashed, white smoke and black smoke rose from the explosion point.
Three heavy machine guns misfired at the same time and lost all movement.
The company commander looked happy and thought the mortars were useful. He was about to order the troops to continue the assault and took the opportunity to rush forward. The sound of machine gun fire that he least wanted to hear rang out again...
"If the mortars continue to fire, I don't believe that the Japanese bunker is really indestructible." The company commander punched the ground and ordered through gritted teeth.
This was the only way he could think of to destroy the bunker.
The garrison attacked the position. As soon as three machine gun flames emerged from the Japanese position, Li Hao's expression changed.
"No, there is still a bunker on the position that has not been destroyed."
"The attacking troops retreated immediately. The mortars and light and heavy machine guns they were equipped with could not hit the bunker. Only heavy artillery and explosive charges could destroy it."
"Heavy machine gun fire cover, the attacking troops will retreat immediately."
"Send out a company from the heavy artillery battalion and blow up the remaining bunker for me."
The firepower of the three light and heavy machine guns firing together was too fierce. The attacking troops were separated from the bunker and very close. A small accident could cause them to be hit by bullets whizzing overhead.
Ten minutes later, the attacking troops withdrew from the battlefield under the witness of Li Hao.
But at least twenty soldiers fell forever on the road of attack and retreat.
"Rumble..."
The angry heavy artillery shells steadily hit the bunker near the newly exposed position.
Under the splashing firelight, the true face of the bunker was completely exposed before Li Hao's eyes.
It is only two meters high and is completely covered with cement and stones. It looks very solid.
The four shooting holes scattered on the outer wall of the bunker were shaped into a diamond shape to maximize the firing range and protect the machine gunners inside.
From a distance, these black shooting holes looked like four big monsters with their bloody mouths open, swallowing up all the Eighth Route Army troops who wanted to attack them.
It took the four heavy guns three minutes to fire through sixty rounds of heavy artillery shells before they stopped.
"On the offensive troops, occupy the Japanese frontline positions in the shortest possible time." Li Hao held up his telescope and ordered with a serious look on his face.
There were no surprises in this attack.
"Commander, the troops have already rushed up. Do you want to continue to attack the top of the mountain?" Hong Linfeng's frown quickly relaxed and he asked with excitement.
"Continue to attack..." Li Hao replied.
"In addition to using strong strength to scare the Japanese in the stronghold, we also need to put constant pressure on them. Only then will they become anxious and keep asking nearby friendly troops for reinforcements?"
Five minutes later, the attacking troops re-formed their offensive formation.
The soldiers lined up in skirmish lines, holding guns, and continued to approach the top of the mountain.
Soon they crossed the front line without suffering any blows in the process.
After rushing forward for more than twenty meters, the familiar sound of machine gun fire rang out again.
Four tongues of flame of different thicknesses suddenly emerged from a bush less than fifty meters in front of the attacking troops.
Bullets flew towards everyone like a rain of bullets.
Nearly ten soldiers of the attacking force fell on the spot.
"Get down... take cover..." the leading company commander shouted while holding up the box cannon.
"Machine gun cover, mortars, and grenade fire. Knock out these four firepower points for me."
"Boom..." A group of two shells continued to hit near the fire point. Bushes and soil were blown up into the sky with splashing firelight, and then they were smashed everywhere like a goddess scattering flowers.
"With such fierce artillery fire, the Japanese machine gunner must have been blown to pieces!" The company commander thought to himself when he saw that all four firepower points dozens of meters away were misfiring.
He got up from the ground while squatting, held up the box cannon, waved forward vigorously and ordered: "The troops continue to attack forward."
"Comrades, kill me..." the nearest platoon leader roared and got up from the ground.
Dozens of soldiers followed closely behind, rushing towards the firepower point still filled with smoke like a hungry wolf, intending to tear the Japanese there into pieces and avenge the sacrifice of their comrades just now.
"Da da da……"
The sound of machine gun fire started again, and four tongues of flame emerged directly from the smoke.
Dozens of soldiers who had just gotten up were caught off guard and were killed and injured eight or nine times, including the platoon leader who rushed to the front.
A heavy machine gun bullet entered his chest and exited his chest, leaving a bloody hole the size of a fist on his body.
Without making a sound, he fell to the ground.
"Get down...get down quickly, the enemy's firepower is still there..." the company commander ordered with heartache and anxiety.
A pair of eyes stared red, and he played with his teeth and shouted: "The artillery continues to fire..."
"Stop firing!" the instructor not far away ordered.
Then he looked at the company commander and explained: "The year after next, there was a retreat signal, and our superiors ordered us to stop the attack and evacuate the battlefield..."
The company commander punched the ground and ordered in anger: "Machine gun cover, retreat..."
This time, the attacking force lost two entire infantry squads and more soldiers.
On the offensive position, the serious expression on Li Hao's face has been replaced by heaviness.
The attacking troops were attacked by enemy close-range fire twice in a row, resulting in heavy casualties. Even a fool could sense that this was unusual.
At this time, the heavy artillery battalion roared again.
Li Hao quickly raised his telescope. Under the firelight caused by the explosion, the bunker hidden in the bushes finally revealed its lineup, and then was blown into ruins under the attack of one shell after another.
"Captain, the bunker has been destroyed. Should the troops continue to attack the mountain?"
"Wait a minute!" Li Hao shook his head and replied.
Then he turned his attention to Zhou Liang, the communications platoon leader behind him who was playing with the radio.
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