The explosion sounded on the mountainside a few hundred meters away, and a column of black smoke rose into the sky mixed with the fireball, which was particularly conspicuous.
The Japanese bombardment began, and the test shell exploded more than thirty meters away from the bunker.
The gunners were well-trained and reacted quickly, quickly adjusting the muzzle angle and preparing to fire again.
Soon, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky sounded again.
The three mortars fired together, and the three shells distributed in a glyph accurately hit the target and exploded next to the bunker.
"Boom boom boom..."
The more accurate the three mortars are, the better. The shells will hit the bunker as if they cost nothing.
Soon, the bunker was shrouded in dust and smoke from the explosion.
After firing fifteen consecutive rounds of artillery shells, this round of rapid artillery fire stopped.
"Da da da……"
Four heavy machine guns then started shooting. Under the control of the Japanese machine gunner, the bullets looked like they had eyes, and they all flew towards the bunker that was still shrouded in gunpowder smoke.
A company of puppet soldiers lined up in a skirmish line, holding rifles and rushing out of the position with a look of reluctance.
The officers' shouts and threats continued, coupled with the sound of gunfire, the mixture was quite lively.
Hong Linfeng was hiding in the second bunker. When the sound of heavy machine gun fire came over, his heart tightened and he felt that today's battle was not as easy to fight as he imagined.
Lying down at the shooting hole, he stared motionlessly at the first bunker still shrouded in gunpowder smoke.
A subordinate has been rushing over for half a minute, waiting for news.
If the bunker that you have worked so hard to build is destroyed by artillery shells without even killing a single enemy, it would be a waste.
From the bottom of his heart, he hoped that the bunker could still be used.
"Vice-captain, the bunker is still usable!" The excited voice of his subordinates finally sounded from the bunker in front.
Before he could be happy, his subordinate's next words made him nervous again.
"The enemy has begun to attack, and a company of puppet troops has already reached the foot of the mountain!"
"So fast!" Hong Linfeng was anxious and immediately ordered.
"The machine gun squad is following me. The platoon is resting on the spot and ready to go to the battlefield at any time!"
After rushing into the bunker, whose roof had been half blown off, Hong Linfeng saw the puppet troops that had already passed by.
More than ninety puppet troops rushed over in a mighty manner, moving faster and faster. The puppet troops at the front were only the last 40 meters away from the bunker.
The situation is very critical. Forty meters seems far away, but for the troops who attack quickly, they can rush over in ten seconds at most.
If I come here a little later, it will be too late.
Seeing that the three machine gunners had placed crooked handles on the shooting holes, Hong Linfeng did not hesitate at all and decisively ordered: "Shoot and kill these traitors who have even forgotten their ancestors!"
"Da da da……"
The gun fired, and three tongues of flame spurted out from the muzzle. The bullets flew out of the gun barrel wrapped in flames, broke through the smoke barrier, and flew toward the Japanese.
The five puppet soldiers in the front row were beaten into sieves on the spot and fell to the ground.
The puppet soldiers behind were stunned for a moment, and then they all fell to the ground, holding their heads and motionless, and did not raise their guns to fight back.
"Bastards! Get up and attack, charge forward!" The company commander became anxious and shouted while lying on the ground.
He also became angry when he saw that everyone was still motionless after calling him for a long time, as if he didn't exist.
He pulled the trigger on a squad leader not far away who was often against him. Box ran and shot him three times to kill him, and then continued shouting.
"Everyone get up and continue the attack, otherwise military law will be enacted. Squad Leader Wang will be an example of disobeying orders!"
"The regiment is watching from behind, and the guard company of the supervising team is also watching us. If anyone disobeys the command and disobeys orders on the battlefield, he will be the next to die!"
Under the threat of death, dozens of puppet soldiers had no choice but to get up from the ground despite their reluctance.
Rushing back to rushing, their speed was obviously much slower than at the beginning.
As soon as there are bullets fired at them, lie down on the ground immediately.
The firepower of three machine guns shooting together in the bunker was too strong. The attacking puppet troops were already very cautious and did not want to attack from the bottom of their hearts. However, some people were still killed and fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, an infantry company suffered casualties of nearly a platoon.
"The company commander was killed!"
Suddenly, a cry full of fear sounded among the attacking troops.
The puppet troops who did not want to attack all breathed a sigh of relief as if they were relieved.
Some puppet troops were more direct, turning around and retreating back, while withdrawing from the court: "If the company commander is dead, I will give you a haircut. Brothers retreat, it is not worthwhile to die for the Japanese, run away..."
"BaGeYa Road, a bunch of cowards~"
At the Japanese artillery position, when he saw the puppet troops retreating like bereaved dogs, the lieutenant who commanded the artillery and heavy machine gunners couldn't help but curse.
Just now they had rushed to a position more than thirty meters away from the Eighth Route Army position, and they could have thrown grenades at it. When they were about to win, the puppet troops actually retreated.
It's like the fat that has been bitten into your mouth suddenly slips away, everyone will be angry.
He frowned and ordered: "Nakamura-kun, please send thirty imperial soldiers to supervise the battle team. From now on, they can only attack and not retreat, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"
"The military expenses and equipment and supplies that the imperial army gives them every month cannot be wasted, they must be used!"
"Hi!" Nakamura, who held the rank of second lieutenant, replied with eyes shining.
As soon as Second Lieutenant Nakamura led the people away, the lieutenant continued to order: "The artillery will fire immediately and fire twenty rounds. This time, we must destroy the machine gun bunker on the mountainside no matter what. It poses too great a threat to us!"
"Boom boom boom..."
The explosion soon sounded on the battlefield, and Hong Linfeng led the machine gun squad to decisively withdraw from the bunker without any stop.
This time the bunker did not withstand the bombardment.
After the bombardment was over, it was also destroyed.
"Next, let's defend this bunker with the machine gun squad. We'll wait until the puppet troops get close and then we'll shoot. We'll shoot suddenly and catch them off guard!" Hong Linfeng ordered with a stern face.
This was the first time he felt the Japanese artillery fire head-on.
It is very powerful. If there is no bunker cover and only an ordinary trench, these shells alone can cause heavy losses to the guerrillas.
Thinking of this, Hong Linfeng couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
Li Hao's explanation before setting off also came to mind: The Japanese have guns, so we must treat this battle with caution, otherwise we will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Now it seems that the captain's explanation is correct.
The power of mortars and artillery is not comparable to grenades and the 60 small guns previously equipped by the Red Army.
The 81mm caliber mortars equipped by the Japanese have a longer range and greater power. They can not only kill people with fragments, but also cause some damage to fortifications.
The machine gun bunker built with logs and stones in front of you is the best proof.
A grenade grenade will cause almost no damage, but a dozen rounds of this kind of mortar will blow it into pieces.
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