"Kill..." The attacking troops seized the opportunity to launch a final assault.
Each warrior rushed forward like a tiger.
Soldiers continued to be killed by the remaining Japanese soldiers, but they had only one chance to shoot.
As soon as the gunfire exposed their position, the light machine guns held in the soldiers' arms began to fire.
Two or three light machine guns were aimed at a Japs and fired, and the airtight bullets flew past. Unless the Japs were blocked by a bunker in front of them, they would be beaten to death even if they were lying on the ground.
Lieutenant Colonel Kato witnessed the Eighth Route Army charging into the camp with his own eyes, with despair in his eyes.
He didn't expect the war situation to deteriorate so quickly.
Before he and his troops had time to react, the Eighth Route Army had already entered the station.
"Report to the commander: The Second and Third Squadrons suffered heavy casualties and were unable to stop the enemy's attack." A lieutenant ran over and reported, his face full of fear, and his usual composure was nowhere to be seen.
Lieutenant Colonel Kato also panicked and decided to change the combat order just now: "The artillery unit immediately changed its shooting target and ignored the Eighth Route Army artillery unit. It directly covered the Eighth Route Army entering the station with artillery fire and slowed down their assault speed."
"The 1st and 4th squadrons immediately gathered to reinforce the 2nd and 3rd squadrons, fight off the Eighth Route Army that rushed into the station, and then moved closer to me to form a circular defense line and wait for reinforcements."
"Telegraph operator, please send a telegram to the Chief of Staff now. Our unit has been attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They are equipped with a large number of mortars and torpedoes. The troops have suffered heavy casualties. We are requesting reinforcements."
After issuing three consecutive orders, Lieutenant Colonel Kato calmed down a lot and raised his telescope again to look at the battlefield.
The mood that had just calmed down suddenly became tense again.
The Eighth Route Army that entered the garrison did not stop to expand the victory, but continued to attack forward at a very fast speed.
The army's garrison is very large, but the depth of the garrison is very long.
Along the road, it stretches for seven to eight hundred meters.
The width is very small.
The center where the headquarters is located is a little wider, about two hundred meters, because of the presence of artillery.
An infantry squadron is stationed at each end, and the width is less than a hundred meters.
According to the current attack speed of the Eighth Route Army, in half a minute it will be possible to kill an enemy at the base and cut off the head and tail squadrons from the headquarters.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army did not have much reaction time left for itself, and it could even be calculated in seconds.
"The Eighth Route Army wants to separate the 1st and 4th squadrons!" the deputy saw Li Hao's intention and shouted with fear on his face.
Then he stared at Lieutenant Colonel Kato and reminded: "Captain, we must find a way to hold them back. Once the troops are divided, we will be swallowed up by them one by one."
Lieutenant Commander Kato was very aware of his subordinates' reminders, but time was limited and he didn't have much to do.
He answered with a sullen face and was helpless.
"It will take time for the No. 14 Squadron to assemble, and it will definitely be too late. We can't catch up even if we send troops there, so we have to rely on artillery!"
"As long as they fire artillery now to hold back the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops and buy two or three squadrons two or three minutes, we will still have a chance to turn defeat into victory."
Having said this, Kato immediately turned around and looked at the artillery position.
He was also anxious and even a little desperate, but he hid it well and didn't show it.
As a commander, he cannot show any expression that is detrimental to the morale of the troops.
Even if you lose, you still have to pretend to be calm.
Lieutenant Colonel Kato made another miscalculation.
As soon as the central assault team entered the station, Commander Zhou assigned half of his troops to attack the artillery position.
At the artillery position, the Japanese were busy manipulating the artillery and getting ready to fire quickly. No one noticed that more than two hundred Eighth Route Army troops were rushing towards them on the march.
The battlefield was too chaotic. Except for the area covered by artillery fire, everything was dark. Kato kept a close eye on the artillery positions, thinking only of them firing the artillery quickly, but he also did not notice the existence of this offensive force.
The artillery position suddenly flashed with several balls of fire, and the long-lost explosions were heard together.
"The artillery has fired, we still have a chance." Lieutenant Colonel Kato almost jumped with excitement, hope rekindled on his anxious face.
He quickly turned around and looked at the battlefield.
The artillery shell hit the heads of the Eighth Route Army to the east, and several Eighth Route Army soldiers were blown away in the splashing fire.
The other Eighth Route Army troops faced the artillery fire and subconsciously lay on the ground to avoid the artillery fire.
A little further away, the Fourth Squadron has begun to assemble.
It takes at most two minutes to rush to the battlefield and block the Eighth Route Army's intervening troops.
As long as the artillery can hold off the Eighth Route Army for two minutes and the Fourth Squadron kills it in time, he will definitely be able to switch from defense to offense and win the battle.
The expression on Lieutenant Commander Kato's face became more and more relaxed. It seemed that the balance of victory was tilted in his favor. He continued to order: "The remaining artillery must also seize the time to fire. The fiercer the artillery fire, the greater the chance of holding back the Eighth Route Army."
While all the Japs were staring at the Eighth Route Army troops being bombed, not far from Kato Lieutenant Colonel, more than two hundred Eighth Route Army troops continued to approach the artillery position.
This is the middle of the station, not a battlefield, and there are no security forces arranged around the artillery position.
The gunners were all firing out the shells as fast as they could, and no one was distracted from observing the surrounding situation.
This created an excellent opportunity for the two companies to raid the artillery position.
When we were still fifty meters away from the position, we could clearly see the flames shooting out of the muzzle.
More than two hundred Eighth Route Army troops quickly dispersed, holding guns in hand, forming a skirmish line and continuing to approach the position.
"Kill... da da da..."
I don’t know who fired the first shot, but the thirteen light machine guns equipped by the attacking troops roared together, and shouts of killing also rang out on the battlefield.
More than two hundred Eighth Route Army troops, like wolves, rushed into the artillery position from all directions.
Lieutenant Colonel Kato was confused by the sudden change. By the time he reacted, the Eighth Route Army had already entered the artillery position.
The gunners who were caught off guard were no match for them. Many of them did not even have self-defense weapons. They were killed in droves, and those who survived kept retreating.
In the blink of an eye, half of the artillery position was lost.
At this time, some gunners calmed down from their panic, and under the command of the officer, they hid behind the artillery and launched a counterattack.
I wanted to use my few rifles and self-defense pistols to block the oncoming Eighth Route Army and wait for reinforcements.
But in the face of the Eighth Route Army, which was equipped with a large number of light machine guns, their struggle was more like a mantis trying to defeat a chariot.
Bullets were flying between the artillery pieces like rain, airtight. Some hit the artillery pieces, causing sparks to fly everywhere, and some hit the Japanese soldiers, drilling bloody holes one after another.
In less than half a minute, all the gunners with guns were dead or wounded.
"kill……"
The attacking troops took the opportunity to launch an assault and occupied the remaining half of the artillery position.
Kato Zhongsa was so desperate that he subconsciously wanted to collapse on the ground.
Without artillery, the Eighth Route Army's intersecting troops would be unable to hold back. The 1st and 4th Squadrons, which had suffered almost no losses, would be separated and then defeated by the Eighth Route Army one by one.
The No. 2 and No. 3 Squadron next to the headquarters suffered heavy casualties and almost lost their combat effectiveness.
The artillery was also gone, leaving only one guard, one baggage train, and half a heavy machine gun squadron.
These people will certainly not be able to withstand the Eighth Route Army's wolf-like attack.
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