"Throw the grenade..." Yang Ping ordered as soon as the Japanese rushed to the grenade throwing range.
Although the loess slope is a gentle slope, its height is only less than twenty meters.
The second platoon occupying the top of the slope does not have much height advantage. If the Japanese are allowed to rush closer, they can blow up the grenades and throw them back to the position on the top of the slope. Once grenades are thrown to each other, the second platoon will suffer heavy casualties.
More than thirty grenades fell from the sky, and the first seven or eight Japanese were instantly submerged in the fireball and black smoke produced by the grenade explosion.
Wang Ping seized the opportunity, decisively pulled the trigger and started to fire, shouting at the top of his lungs: "The machine gunner fired, the grenade fired...concentrated firepower to repel the Japanese and puppet attack...fire~"
"Da da da……"
With an order, a total of four light machine guns, including those controlled by himself, opened fire quickly.
The bullet whizzed through the thick smoke blocking the front and penetrated into the chest of the little devil behind.
In the blink of an eye, another dozen or so Japs were dead.
But the second row's good luck ended here.
The six heavy machine guns that were firing blindly were like hungry wolves smelling blood. They stared at the four light machine guns and began to fire back.
The two machine guns misfired on the spot. The machine gunner was beaten into a sieve because he could not avoid it, and the machine gun also fell in the trench.
Yang Ping quickly crouched down and dodged the incoming bullet.
The bullets flying above his head made him realize that there was no use here. He quickly bent down and squatted in the trench to move to the shooting position next to him, shouting loudly.
"Keep throwing grenades!"
"The machine gunner sacrificed his assistant gunner. The blocking fire of the four light machine guns cannot be interrupted! Keep shooting!"
Lieutenant Colonel Ida stood on the road a few hundred meters away, holding a telescope and staring at the battlefield motionless.
Instead of carrying out a probing attack, all the mortars were concentrated for a random bombardment, and then an infantry squad launched a massive assault.
This is the battle plan he formulated after arriving on the battlefield.
It was originally thought that the Eighth Route Army on the position would suffer heavy casualties from six mortars, and the attacking troops could easily reach the top of the slope.
To Ida's disappointment, the Eighth Route Army on the top of the slope was not in chaos, and even used grenades to catch the attacking troops off guard.
Immediately ordered: "Continue to cover and fire with the heavy machine gun!"
"The artillery fires now...send a signal to the attacking troops, retreat thirty meters, and continue the assault after the shelling is over!"
"The Eighth Route Army must have been hiding during the shelling just now, so they had no casualties. Now they are exposed on the ground and are exchanging fire with the attacking troops. If we fire the artillery now, we will definitely cause them the maximum casualties!"
The deputy immediately reminded: "Should we wait until the attacking troops retreat before firing? I'm worried that firing now will cause accidental damage!"
"Fire now!" Lieutenant Colonel Ida decided decisively.
"When the attacking troops withdrew, the Eighth Route Army on the position also hid. They are too cunning. Only by firing the artillery now, they will be exposed in the position, and the artillery bombardment can cause them maximum casualties!"
"If we can hit them hard with artillery shells, it won't be a problem to accidentally injure a few warriors!"
"Hi……"
"Woooooooo..."
Yang Ping had already moved to the third shooting position. Before he could fire, the scream of the shells streaking across the sky reached his ears.
"Artillery attack, the little devils are firing. Everyone, hurry up and take cover... Boom boom boom..."
Before the screams could be finished, a violent explosion rang out, and it was not far away.
The moment a soldier was blown out of the trench, the scorching air waves rushed towards him like a surging wave all night, almost blowing him down.
"If we fire now, aren't the Japanese afraid of accidentally injuring one of our own people?" Yang Ping exclaimed, both heartbroken and shocked.
The squad leader's cry explained the problem: "Platoon leader, the Japanese attacking troops have begun to retreat!"
"I understand!" Yang Ping replied with a look of realization.
"The attacking troops retreated and the artillery fired. The Japanese wanted to use artillery shells to consume us~"
"His goal was achieved. In the blink of an eye, one squad of our second platoon was killed or injured!"
"The Japanese offensive is too fierce. Our troops and firepower are no match. If we continue to fight hard, the entire second row will be blamed here!"
"The troops will retreat immediately... abandon their positions and retreat towards Hongquan Village. We will fight while retreating, using our best guerrilla warfare to attack them, slow down their attack speed, and buy time for the instructor to transfer the troops!"
After five rounds of artillery fire that lasted less than half a minute, the more than thirty Japanese soldiers who had just retreated resumed their attack.
Six heavy machine guns continued to fire, providing fire cover.
Even after rushing thirty meters in front of the formation, there was no movement at the top of the slope.
"Throw a grenade...kill them all and occupy the top of the slope!" the leader of the Japanese team ordered very cautiously.
"Boom boom boom..."
After a violent explosion sounded at the top of the slope, he raised his command knife, struck forward hard, and then led the troops forward.
The Japanese and puppet troops were in position to attack, and Lieutenant Commander Ida put down his telescope with great satisfaction.
The attacking force successfully occupied the top of the slope and opened the way for them to enter the independent company's station. Lieutenant Commander Ida's satisfied face could not help but reveal a smile.
"Yoshi, the first step of our plan is completed!"
"After taking down the forward position of the Eighth Route Army in Huangtupo, the next thing we can do is fight all the way to their base and eliminate them!"
"In order to prevent them from re-entering the mountains and making the encirclement and suppression more difficult, I decided to divide the raiding force into two."
"I will take command of the main force and attack their base of Hongquan Village head-on!"
"The second team of the third squadron, the third team, bring a heavy machine gun and a mortar. Set off now, take the small road directly to Hongquan Village, occupy it, and block the independent company's only way back to the mountain.
the road!"
The Hongquan Village Independent Company Headquarters has more than a hundred soldiers stationed here in order to deceive others.
The baggage platoons and the cavalry platoons that have no combat effectiveness are all stationed here.
Of course, there are more recruit platoons that have been overstretched by independent companies.
"Instructor, the Japs are attacking..." the correspondent gasped and reported when he found Liu Wenshan.
"Two squadrons of brats are attacking our second platoon position with a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns. It is estimated that the position has been lost now!"
"The platoon leader asked me to inform you to move the troops to the mountains immediately. He will find a way to buy you time!"
Liu Wenshan was frightened by the news. He rushed out of the company headquarters and shouted at the top of his lungs: "The communications team will assemble immediately!"
"Inform the cavalry platoon and baggage platoon to assemble immediately and rush to the company headquarters to assist the company headquarters in moving into the mountains!"
"Send a person to inform the company commander that two reinforced squadrons of the Japanese army are attacking our station and request support!"
"The recruit company must also assemble and prepare to enter the mountains!"
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