"Fire artillery..." Li Hao ordered from behind the artillery position.
All the artillery pieces equipped by the third battalion plus the artillery pieces drawn from various units by the regiment headquarters, a total of twenty, roared at the same time.
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers wearing pig-nosed gas masks are still charging towards the level.
There are still more than 20 meters to go before they will step on them. Behind the gas masks, everyone has a smile on their face, as if victory is just around the corner.
"Woooooooo..." A series of slight screams suddenly reached everyone's ears.
Several Japanese with keen sense of smell subconsciously looked to the sky.
The shells were flying so fast that they couldn't see anything.
At this moment, artillery shells fell from the sky and hit the ground.
"Rumble..."
A cannonball hit right next to the squadron leader. In the violent explosion, the squadron leader and the orderlies around him were blown away.
It turned into a corpse when it hit the ground, and it didn't even have time to scream.
The firing crews of the artillery were all measured in advance, and the twenty cannonballs were fired so accurately that they almost killed people.
The moment black smoke rose from the ground, almost half of the team was knocked to the ground.
"Bagheya Road, there is a sudden artillery fire attack, everyone lies down..." the deputy captain decisively took over the command of the troops and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Rumble..."
The rate of fire of the mortar was too fast. Before the deputy captain finished his order, the second round of shells was already roaring in.
Many Japanese soldiers lay down on the ground unconsciously, but they could not bear the weight of the shells falling on their heads.
In the violent explosion, more than a dozen soldiers were killed and injured.
After the second round of explosions came the third round of shells, which continued to fall from the sky like rain.
In less than half a minute, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers gathered in front of the checkpoint were enveloped in artillery fire.
The shelling continued and the explosions became louder and louder.
The attacking Japanese army finally couldn't hold on any longer and began to retreat with their weapons in hand. No, they were running for their lives... They were as embarrassed as a bereaved dog.
Upon learning that the Japanese had begun to retreat, Li Hao immediately ordered: "The artillery should stop firing and move immediately..."
"Ninth Company, First Company of the Air Defense Battalion, put on your gas masks and enter the position immediately."
When the Japanese army attacked the position, the commander of the regiment was confused by the sudden surprise on the battlefield. It took him a long time to react, and then his whole person was enveloped in anger.
Pulling out the command knife and pointing it in the direction of the checkpoint, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "All artillery fire, destroy the artillery positions arranged by the garrison behind the checkpoint."
"Order Mr. Haruta to continue firing and fire thirty more poison gas bombs into the level."
Ten minutes later, a new infantry squadron attacked the level, each wearing a gas mask on their face.
"Captain, the Japs are coming!" Hong Linfeng, wearing a gas mask at the commanding heights of the level, warned anxiously.
They stood at the lookout of a permanent firepower point, overlooking the entire battlefield.
Li Hao nodded and replied: "I saw it."
"Order the troops in the level to prepare for battle."
"The Japs were wearing gas masks and were slow to react. We could have brought them closer and then opened fire."
"Light and heavy machine guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns, must wait until the enemy rushes thirty meters in front of the formation before they can fire. I want to keep all the little devils who attack us."
After giving the order, Li Hao put down his telescope and turned to give orders to the liaison officer sent by the heavy artillery battalion behind him.
"Send a telegram to your battalion commander."
"All heavy artillery is aimed at the road two hundred to one thousand meters in front of the checkpoint, ready to fire at any time."
Hong Linfeng reminded: "Commander, it's still daytime, let the heavy artillery battalion join the battle. If the Japanese call for aircraft reinforcements, the heavy artillery position will definitely suffer a devastating blow."
Li Hao glanced at his watch and comforted him: "Don't worry, chief of staff, I won't give the Japanese this chance."
Seeing Hong Linfeng's confused look, Li Hao quickly explained: "If I remember correctly, since the Japanese and puppet troops entered our base area, there have been no annoying aircraft in the sky in the base area."
When Hong Linfeng thought about it seriously, he realized it instantly when he thought of the poison gas bombs being used by the Japanese army on the battlefield.
"The Japs deliberately didn't send planes. They must have deliberately lured us out to fight with them, and then used gas bombs to severely injure us during the firefight. This was much more damaging to us than if they sent out planes."
Having said this, Hong Linfeng's face quickly flashed with joy.
"Fortunately, we were not fooled and only carried out a night attack. An ambush during the day would have caused greater losses to the troops."
Li Hao said: "I think so too."
"Since there is no aircraft cover above the Japs, they can only call for air support again after being shelled."
"It takes time to transmit telegrams, time to give orders to the Japanese army, time to take off planes from the airport, and time to rush to the battlefield to search for heavy artillery positions."
"The total amount will definitely not be less than an hour and a half."
"The heavy artillery battalion fired for ten minutes, leaving one hour and twenty minutes for transfer."
"By the time the plane arrived on the battlefield, the heavy artillery battalion had already moved more than ten kilometers away to camouflage it."
"Even if the plane flies close to the ground, it is impossible to find them."
"Sixteen heavy artillery can fire 800 shells in ten minutes. One heavy artillery shell killed two Japanese and puppet troops, and the Japanese and puppet troops outside the checkpoint were also destroyed."
"The encircling troops took advantage of the shelling to approach the battlefield."
"The attack will be launched after the shelling, and the battle will definitely be over within half an hour."
"Clean the battlefield in half an hour and retreat in 20 minutes. By the time the Japanese plane arrives, there will be no one of our own on the battlefield."
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers continued to approach the checkpoint, and the fastest one was already 70 meters outside the checkpoint.
The poison gas has shrouded the checkpoint so tightly that the devils can see it from a distance.
"Boom boom boom..."
The artillery position behind them was still firing. The shells passed over everyone's heads and the checkpoint, and hit the back of the checkpoint like rain, and there were bursts of explosions.
This is the artillery unit's next attack on the artillery position of the garrison to cover everyone's attack. Otherwise, everyone will be blown into pieces by the sudden rain of shells like in the first round of attack.
Therefore, the rumbling sound of artillery was like a stimulant to them, making them confident in the next attack without any worries.
Inside the level, there is strong poisonous gas everywhere.
The soldier wore a gas mask and still felt very uncomfortable.
Falling in the face of life and death, everyone persisted, forcing themselves to remain still, holding guns and light and heavy machine guns, staring at the Japanese in front through the crosshairs and poison gas.
The most eye-catching thing among them are the six anti-aircraft machine guns.
The long barrel extends through the shooting hole, and the bipod is fixed on the sandbag to offset the strong recoil generated when shooting.
The machine gunner squatted on the ground, put his shoulder on the butt of the gun, and aimed his eyes forward through the crosshair.
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