Just as the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky came, a violent explosion rang out from the heavy machine gun position not far away.
The Major's expression changed, and he shouted out loud: "Baga, the Eighth Route Army still has mortars, we have been fooled!"
"The attacking troops should not stop and continue to attack the mountainside."
"Secure their mountainside position, even if they have artillery, they can't save the defeat!"
"The heavy machine gun squadron will retreat immediately and move its position!"
"The mortar squadron begins to counterattack. The opponent only has six mortars, and we have twelve. Let's fire and kill them."
Because he had been prepared in advance, the major's reaction speed was particularly fast.
A series of orders were issued, and the squadron commanders around him recovered from their shock, and then rushed out to execute the orders like the wind.
The heavy machine gun position was in chaos. Six artillery shells fell from the sky. Although only two hit, the fireball rising into the sky still enveloped the two machine gun positions instantly.
Two heavy machine guns and a dozen little Japs didn't even have a chance to dodge, and were blown over directly.
"Artillery attack, move quickly, bring the heavy machine gun and move immediately!" the leader of the Japanese heavy machine gun squadron ordered instinctively.
As soon as the machine gunners who were commanding some confusion raised the heavy machine gun, the second round of shells was already hitting them.
This time the bombardment was much more accurate. Three heavy machine guns and nearly twenty Japanese soldiers were blown over and fell to the ground dead or wounded.
The Japanese who had just put the machine gun on their shoulders subconsciously dropped the machine gun and lay on the ground again in order to avoid the gunfire.
"Everyone, get up, don't hide... take the heavy machine guns and evacuate here immediately. Only by leaving here can we survive!" the squadron leader shouted at the top of his lungs with a heartbroken look on his face.
In a position halfway up the mountain, twelve heavy machine guns suddenly stopped firing, and the heavy machine gun bullets flying overhead disappeared.
The pressure on Jiang Tianhong also eased, and he immediately ordered: "Comrades, the artillery battery is firing to support us!"
"The Japanese heavy machine gun squadron must have been blown away by them, and it's our turn next!"
"All riflemen, prepare grenades~ Follow my orders, throw..."
More than forty grenades were lined up in a row and flew out from a position eighty to ninety meters long.
Taking advantage of the condescending terrain, it easily flew fifty or sixty meters and landed in the middle of the Japanese attacking troops.
In the violent explosion, a cloud of black smoke mixed with a large number of fireballs rose up from an average of two to three meters from a position of 50 to 60 meters in front of the formation.
In this line of the explosion area, at least twenty Japs were blown over and fell scattered on the ground.
"The enemy's position is right in front. If we run past the grenades and intercept them, we will win. Kill them!" The Japanese squadron leader was also startled by the explosion, but he quickly reacted and shouted while holding up his command knife.
The devil is crazy.
Those who had rushed through the grenade explosion zone, and those who had not, were all inundated with blood, and rushed forward without risking their lives.
"Keep throwing grenades and throw out all the grenades we brought!" Jiang Tianhong ordered with a serious look.
"The machine gunner opened fire and hit the Japs at the front. We can't let them get closer to our position, otherwise they can also throw grenades at us!"
"The small artillery squad will fire immediately, hit the last Japanese grenadier and harass them!"
The grenades were thrown out as if they cost nothing, and soon the sound of explosions filled the battlefield.
The Japanese Major Captain frowned again and cursed loudly.
"Bageya Road, I didn't expect so many Eighth Route Army troops hidden on the mountainside. They are indeed a bunch of cunning foxes!"
"Abandon long-range shooting, take advantage of the terrain, use grenades to attack us from above, and block our attacking troops!"
"But this is too much to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the imperial army. Order the attacking troops to continue attacking forward!"
"We can't throw grenades into the Eighth Route Army's positions to counterattack, but we have grenades, which can help us shoot grenades into the opponent's positions and kill them!"
"Hi!" A second lieutenant communications officer immediately took the order and rushed to the battlefield.
As soon as the front foot left, a lieutenant followed behind.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's artillery attack has stopped, and our mortar squadron has also begun to counterattack...but the heavy machine gun squadron's losses are a bit heavy!"
"Only six of the twelve heavy machine guns were taken out, and more than half of the machine gunners were injured!"
The Japanese Major's face became even more ugly, and he ordered in a deep voice: "As long as we can kill these Eighth Route Army soldiers, all these losses will be worth it!"
"The heavy machine gun squadron reselects its position and fires as quickly as possible to provide fire cover for the attacking troops!"
"The mortar squadron must kill the Eighth Route Army artillery positions for me and avenge the warriors killed by the heavy machine gun squadron!"
"Woooooooo..."
Suddenly, a series of more ear-piercing screams came over.
It lasted for several seconds before the scream was replaced by an explosion.
Three fireballs soared into the sky at the artillery position. Because the distance was so close, the major himself could clearly feel the hot air waves generated by the explosion of the artillery shells sweeping towards him.
"It's a mountain artillery. The Eighth Route Army also has mountain artillery. How is that possible?"
This time, the major captain was also frightened, and it took him a long time to react.
You must know that even if it is the imperial army, only regiment-sized troops are eligible to be equipped with mountain cannons.
The Eighth Route Army in front of us, with a total strength of less than one battalion, was not only equipped with mountain artillery, but also three of them.
Shocked, the Major immediately ordered: "Counterattack quickly, order the mortar squadron to counterattack immediately and destroy these three mountain cannons!"
"The mortars have a fast rate of fire, are large in number, and can be easily transferred. They will definitely be able to kill them!"
The artillery staff member shook his head and replied: "Sir, the distance is too far!"
"The Eighth Route Army is very cunning. The mountain artillery is deployed on the high ground two kilometers away. Our mortars cannot reach them!"
"Order the mountain artillery squadron to counterattack. We have six mountain artillery, we can definitely kill them!" The major changed the order decisively.
"Rumble..."
A series of more violent explosions sounded from the artillery position.
The Major's face turned even paler and he shouted out loud: "It was the ammunition that exploded. It must have been the shells from the mountain artillery that detonated the mortar shells!"
"The mortar squadron will move immediately and get out of there!"
After saying that, the major raised his telescope again and looked at the attacking troops he had high hopes for.
On the battlefield, imperial troops were constantly killed by grenades falling from the sky, and grenades fired from grenade launchers also continued to smash into the Eighth Route Army positions, blowing up one Eighth Route Army soldier after another.
The major could clearly see that the offensive troops he sent had an advantage in strength and firepower, while the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside had a terrain advantage and had positions to hide inside.
Because of these advantages and explanations, the two armies fought directly and were deadlocked on the battlefield.
"Why hasn't the heavy machine gun squadron opened fire yet?" the major decided to break the balance and asked with a stern face.
"Sir, it's almost time... They have found a new machine gun position and can start shooting soon!" the subordinate quickly replied.
"Da da da……"
The heavy machine gun fire that the Major had been waiting for finally rang out, and a smile flashed across his solemn face involuntarily.
He was sure that the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside had already revealed all its trump cards. Six heavy machine guns suddenly joined the battle. It would definitely be the last straw for him to overwhelm the Eighth Route Army, and then kill them!
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