However, before this dream could be implemented, it was shattered by an exclamation from his subordinates.
"Sir, there is movement from the Eighth Route Army outside the village, and they seem to be digging trenches towards us again!"
Watanabe stood up from the ammunition box for a moment, and then rushed towards the earthen fence in front of him.
As a new flare was launched into the sky, he quickly observed every move of the Independence Battalion outside the village.
But after staring outside for several minutes, he couldn't figure out what the Independence Camp was doing.
But this doubt did not last long.
As the independent battalion's attack position approached the village, five trenches seven or eight meters long were dug, facing them diagonally.
The five trenches are getting longer and longer, extending towards the village little by little.
More and more Eighth Route Army troops began to enter these five trenches, sweating like rain and swinging shovels desperately to deepen and widen them.
Watanabe finally understood, and shouted with a look of enlightenment: "Baggeya Road, the Independent Battalion wants to use trench digging to continue to push the offensive position forward, and launch an attack directly under our noses to shorten their assault distance!"
"We must not let their plot succeed, otherwise the independent battalion will have already entered the village before the bunker we worked so hard to build comes into play!"
"All light and heavy machine guns fired immediately, targeting the trenches being dug forward to kill the Eighth Route Army hiding inside."
"Da da da……"
More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns fired rapidly, and bullets flew towards the trenches like rain.
To Watanabe's disappointment, these bullets were like pebbles thrown into the sea and did not cause any waves.
The soil was continuously thrown out of the trench with shovels, becoming deeper and wider. It did not stop at the starting point, and continued to extend towards the village.
The adjutant who came after hearing the news immediately reminded: "Sir, machine gun fire is useless!"
"The Eighth Route Army is hiding in the trenches, and bullets can't hit them at all!"
Major Watanabe ordered with a stern face: "Stop shooting the machine gun!"
"The armored squadron immediately gathered at the entrance of the village. The second squadron of the third squadron of the Imperial Army and the eighth company of the third battalion of the imperial association army were ready for battle. They went out with the armored squadron to counterattack the Eighth Route Army and dig them out with grenades.
The trenches were blown up..."
The adjutant hesitated and reminded: "Isn't this too dangerous?"
"The Eighth Route Army is definitely staring at us now and has prepared a large number of light and heavy machine guns to point at the entrance of the village!"
"As long as the troops leave the village, they will definitely be dealt a devastating blow by the independent battalion!"
Watanabe shook his head and comforted: "Don't be afraid!"
"Don't forget, we have three armored vehicles going out together. They can advance, attack, retreat or defend. As long as they are not too close to the trenches dug by the independent battalion, they will definitely be able to cover the attacking troops and retreat!"
The adjutant's face slowly showed a look of realization: "Sir, you are wise!"
"The independent battalion only has mortars and light and heavy machine guns. These weapons cannot damage our armored vehicles!"
"As long as they don't get close to the Independent Battalion's position and don't give them the opportunity to use landmines and explosives, the armored vehicles will definitely be able to return safely. I'll give the order now."
A few beams of lights suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village, which made Li Hao's eyes light up and he shouted excitedly: "Haha, the Japanese and puppet soldiers who are willing to die have come out!"
"Lao Hong: Order the mountain artillery battery and all light and heavy machine guns to be ready for battle."
"I want to leave all the Japanese and puppet troops who have fought out of the village outside the village!"
Three armored vehicles were the first to rush out of the village. After lining up at the entrance of the village, more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops came out one after another.
"Battal Commander, the Japanese and puppet troops are coming towards us!" Hong Linfeng shouted excitedly.
"Three armored vehicles, an infantry squad of Japanese soldiers, and a company of puppet troops. Kill them all, and Watanabe's strength will be reduced by at least 20%!"
Li Hao gave Hong Linfeng a calm look, and then reminded: "Don't be anxious, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. When the Japanese and puppet troops get close, we will open fire and won't give them a chance to retreat to the village!"
"Tell the artillery company Yuan Qingfeng that the Japanese have dispatched three armored vehicles. I asked him to aim two mountain cannons at one armored vehicle. After receiving the order, he will fire again, hoping to destroy all three armored vehicles in one shot!"
The Japanese and puppet troops, protected by armored vehicles, rushed faster and faster, and soon they all rushed out of the village.
Hong Linfeng and Peng Yunfeng both looked excited, each holding a crooked stick, ready to kill them all.
But Li Hao hadn't moved yet. He stared at them with his eyes and refused to give the order to shoot!
It wasn't until the first three armored vehicles were still thirty or forty meters away from the trenches and everyone's hearts were about to rise to their throats that Li Hao spoke!
"Fire all machine guns and kill the Japanese and puppet troops who come out!"
"Da da da……"
More than thirty light and heavy machine guns fired together, and the bullets flying past were very dense, intertwining like rain into a large airtight net, instantly covering the Japanese and puppet troops behind the armored vehicle!
The three armored vehicles stopped immediately, carrying heavy machine guns and vehicle-mounted artillery, and quickly launched a counterattack to suppress the machine gun firepower of the independent battalion.
"Hurry up and aim the mountain artillery battery. The Japs' armored vehicles have stopped. Try to destroy them all in one round of artillery fire!" Li Hao seizes the time and ordered.
A dozen gunners surrounded the six mountain cannons and quickly turned the cannons.
The distance from here to three armored vehicles is only a hundred meters, so there is almost no need to consider ballistic issues.
As long as the muzzle of the gun is pointed at the armored vehicle, the shell will fly over in one-fifth of a second at the exit speed, and it will hit the target 100% of the time.
"fire!"
Yuan Qingfeng shouted with excitement on his face.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
As soon as the dull sound of shelling rang in my ears, the sound of explosions came soon after.
Three indestructible armored vehicles erupted six fireballs mixed with a large amount of black smoke at the same time!
The vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns and vehicle-mounted artillery suddenly stopped moving.
One of the armored vehicles was hit on the front, which immediately burst into flames. There were explosions from time to time, and it didn't take long for the armored vehicle to be dismembered.
The carriages of the other two armored vehicles were directly blasted with two large holes by shells. Although they were not detonated on the spot, the soldiers inside the carriages must have been killed.
"well played!"
The mountain artillery battery's first hit hit Li Hao excitedly.
"Continue shooting with the light and heavy machine guns and kill all the Japanese and puppet troops behind the armored vehicles!"
Li Hao became more and more excited as he fought, but Major Watanabe who witnessed all this in the village was confused!
The three armored vehicles can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Regardless of defense or breakout under forced circumstances, he is a trump card in his hand and a support.
But now, in the blink of an eye, this reliance is gone.
However, he reacted quickly. When he saw that the attacking troops were being massacred, he hurriedly shouted: "Retreat, order the attacking troops to retreat immediately! Without the cover of armored vehicles, they will simply die outside and it is impossible to complete the mission!"
Then he stared at the surrounding subordinates and ordered: "Bageya Road, what are you doing here? Shoot immediately, cover the attacking troops and don't come back!"
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