In the end, only half of the more than 300 attacking troops retreated, and the rest fell on the attack path of more than 200 meters.
The chief of staff gritted his teeth with hatred and decisively decided to change the attack method: "Mortars and grenade launchers were all concentrated and fired at the high ground."
"The top is bare, it's just a small area. Nearly 380 Route Army troops are concentrated there. As long as the artillery shells hit it, it will definitely explode a large area."
"Other troops divided their forces to surround the high ground, and then gradually approached the top of the mountain to narrow the scope of activities of the Eighth Route Army. I want to trap them on top."
Behind the three highlands that the Japanese army wanted to occupy but gave up in the end, hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops climbed up to the top of the mountain like ghosts under the cover of night.
When they were about to enter the minefield, the engineers who had planted the mines immediately rushed to the front and took out the mines that had not been detonated by the Japanese and puppet troops.
After confirming that it was safe, the infantry continued to climb to the top of the mountain carrying guns and cannons.
At this moment, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers were moving to the foot of the mountain, preparing to attack the high ground defended by the company from this direction.
The second company commander immediately designated them as his first target for elimination.
"Have you seen the Japanese heavy machine gun position? The fire platoon must kill all the Japanese soldiers there as soon as possible to make the heavy machine gun useless." The second company commander pointed to a small mound at the foot of the mountain where two heavy machine guns were mounted and ordered.
"After killing them, the fire platoon immediately turned its guns to cover the infantry assault on the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain. They first knocked out all their light machine guns, and then attacked the infantry."
"Other troops are ready for an assault. The machine gunners move forward and the riflemen prepare grenades to follow."
"As soon as the bugler's charge bugle sounded, he immediately rushed out and attacked the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain from a high position."
"Don't stop the light machine gun fire. Cover the infantry as they approach the Japanese, then use grenades to greet them and blow them all back to their hometowns!"
"Boom boom..."
The Japanese bombardment began.
The remaining five mortars and nearly twenty grenade launchers fired artillery shells at the high ground at the same time.
Under the splashing firelight, the high ground was soon filled with smoke.
The Japanese who were blocked in front of the Second Company joined the battle at the right time. Their light and heavy machine guns fired at the high ground together. The infantry lined up in skirmish lines and slowly rushed up the high ground.
At this time, the backs of all the Japanese soldiers were exposed to the Second Company, without any precautions.
The company commander did not miss this opportunity and decisively ordered: "The fire platoon opens fire..."
"Click, click, click..." gunfire soon rang in my ears, and the black muzzle of the heavy machine gun quickly spurted three tongues of flame forward, which were a foot long. Under the cover of night, it looked particularly dazzling.
The company commander was in no mood to appreciate this.
He followed the flight path of the bullets and stared at the Japanese heavy machine gun positions.
The rate of fire of the heavy machine gun was very fast. Three heavy machine guns fired at the same time, and all three bullet plates were emptied in less than three seconds. The ammunition hand quickly replaced a new bullet plate and continued to fire.
The dense rain of bullets instantly enveloped the heavy machine gun position, leaving the Japanese squatting on the ground unable to hide.
Before they had time to react, fist-sized bloody holes had been drilled out of the backs of more than a dozen Japanese soldiers.
The living Japs threw themselves on the ground subconsciously, trying to escape the rain of bullets coming from behind.
If there was no high ground behind them and the bullets were fired flatly, their reaction would definitely save lives.
Unfortunately, the bullets flew from the top of a fifty-meter-high mountain, flying towards them from a high position, and even if they were lying on the ground, they would still burrow into their backs.
In less than ten seconds, nearly twenty Japs manning the two heavy machine guns were all killed.
"Turn the guns around and shoot the Japanese infantry... The bugler blows the charge bugle and everyone rushes out with me to wipe out the remaining little Japanese..." The company commander pulled out the box cannon and gave the order with excitement.
After saying that, he rushed to the front foot first.
As soon as the heavy machine gun fired, the Japanese infantry stopped attacking and turned around to shoot at the second company.
"Sir, the enemy's heavy machine guns are on the high ground, we can't hit them..." a second lieutenant shouted from a distance.
As soon as he finished speaking, the heavy machine gun, which had adjusted its firing angle, started shooting at them.
By chance, the second lieutenant happened to be targeted by a machine gunner, and the bullets were fired at his waist. Before the second lieutenant could say a second sentence, he screamed and fell to the ground. Then the squadron leader heard the screams of his subordinates.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army is rushing towards us on the top of the mountain!" the deputy captain shouted.
"The enemy's heavy machine gun is shooting from a high position. We have no way to hide and must leave here immediately!"
A large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared behind them, equipped with heavy machine guns.
The squadron leader was startled when he heard the gunshots and couldn't figure out where these Eighth Route Army troops came from.
He didn't react until the two heavy machine guns covering him were killed, and then he saw the scene of his soldiers being massacred by heavy machine guns.
As soon as the deputy captain finished speaking, he hurriedly ordered: "Transfer to the chief of staff immediately!"
"The Eighth Route Army has a terrain advantage, and only mortars can suppress their firepower."
"The mortars are all here, sir. Only by rushing over can we survive."
Erlian obviously wouldn't give them this chance.
Under heavy machine gun fire, you can't avoid the flying bullets even if you lie on the ground, and you can't even avoid them when moving...
During the transfer process, Japanese soldiers were constantly being beaten to death.
The infantrymen of the Second Company were not vegetarians. They rushed down from the top of the mountain like wild horses, and their speed became faster and faster...
In the Japanese artillery position, the gunner's attention was entirely focused on the artillery and the high ground in front. After one shell was fired, the second shell was fired immediately, and the most shells were fired in the shortest time to end the battle as soon as possible.
"Boom boom..."
Four consecutive explosions brought these gunners back to reality.
One mortar, two grenades, and more than a dozen gunners were simultaneously shrouded in the smoke from the explosion...
"What happened with the shelling just now? Where did the shells fly from?" the artillery lieutenant shouted in shock.
The nearby gunners looked at each other in shock. The bombardment came too suddenly. Although they were all very good gunners, they could not judge the specific location of the opponent's artillery position in just a few seconds.
"Boom boom..."
When the lieutenant was about to continue speaking, the explosion sounded again...
Another mortar was blown up along with the surrounding gunners, and the lieutenant became anxious.
Mortars are famous for their fast rate of fire. Although they only have a few cannons, they can fire dozens of shells at themselves in a short period of time.
There were only a few people left in the artillery squadron. Dozens of artillery shells would hit them, and they would lose a layer of skin even if they died, so the squadron leader immediately decided to move the artillery position.
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "Let's move fifty meters back, find the Eighth Route Army artillery position immediately, and then counterattack and kill them."
The mortar fire rate was too fast. Although the artillery lieutenant responded quickly and ordered the troops to move after the second round of shells hit, he still received nearly twenty shells in the end.
In the end, only two mortars and a dozen gunners were brought out.
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