The sound of gunfire breaks the tranquility of the battlefield!
The Japanese and puppet troops fired first to prevent the garrison from approaching the stronghold!
"boom……"
A flare exploded into the air, instantly illuminating the battlefield like daylight!
Major Fujino took the time to look around!
You don't know if you don't look at it, but when you see it, your anger becomes even stronger, and you open your mouth and curse!
"Bageya Road, these Eighth Route Army are so arrogant, they actually only sent one main battalion to attack us!"
"I, Fujino, have been on the battlefield for so long, and I have never been so humiliated before!"
"This is definitely a great humiliation in my military career! The troops were ordered to strengthen their vigilance, and all gun towers and bunkers were set up with machine guns. Resolutely repel the enemy's attack, inflict heavy damage on them, and then counterattack!"
"I want to kill all the Eighth Route Army troops outside and wash away the shame they have brought to me!"
"Hi!" The adjutant immediately went to give the order!
"Boom boom boom..."
An explosion suddenly sounded in the position outside the bunker. The rising fireball directly knocked over the two Japanese soldiers on the position and threw them into the sky. When they landed, they had turned into corpses!
"Sir, the mortars equipped by the garrison have fired, and there are only three of them!" the artillery staff reminded!
"I heard!"
Fujino replied solemnly, and then began to issue orders: "The mortar squadron will send out three mortars to counterattack, and kill them resolutely!"
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as the order was issued, more dense explosions came one after another!
"Sir, both the east and west sides of the stronghold were attacked by Eighth Route Army mortars, and there were three mortars!" the subordinate reported anxiously.
"Why are you panicking!" Major Fujino frowned and cursed!
"Isn't it just a few mortars? Although it can cause some casualties to the troops on the position, it cannot damage the gun towers and bunkers! As long as they are intact, no matter how many troops the garrison dispatches, they will not be able to penetrate the stronghold!"
"The remaining three mortars of the mortar squadron counterattack the Eighth Route Army artillery in the east, and the mountain artillery squadron counterattacks the artillery in the west!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Nearly twenty mortars and mountain cannons were roaring on the battlefield!
The Japanese are now wiser and know that the garrison has integrated guerrilla warfare into artillery battles. They have also begun to constantly move artillery positions during the battle, not giving their opponents a chance to lock themselves in!
So don’t look at the artillery shells going back and forth on the battlefield. The fighting is very lively, but the results are minimal!
"Da da da……"
Under the cover of artillery fire, Major Fujino’s long-lost heavy machine gun fire finally rang out!
Bullets flew towards the stronghold, trying to suppress the sniper firepower of his subordinates!
"Sir, the garrison has begun to attack!" a subordinate next to him reported!
As soon as the words were spoken, dozens of black shadows appeared in the telescope!
Not only was Fujino not nervous, but he was very excited. He shouted loudly: "Set up the flares and the first-line bunker will shoot immediately. Kill them and teach the garrison a lesson!"
"boom……"
The illumination bomb quickly took off and exploded, and the battlefield shrouded in night instantly became like daylight. Everything was displayed in front of both the enemy and ourselves!
"Da da da……"
Directly opposite the Seventh Company were four machine gun bunkers and a turret, which quickly spurted out six tongues of flame!
On two of those days, flames emerged from the third floor of the gun tower, attacking the attacking troops of the Seventh Company from a high position!
"Get down!"
The platoon leader of the seventh company leading the attack shouted in time, and then he fell to the ground at his feet!
But the Japanese counterattack was too powerful!
No matter how fast everyone reacted, the bullets could not fly faster. Nearly ten soldiers in the front row were beaten into sieves and fell to the ground without making a sound!"
Major Fujino was very happy to see this scene before him!
However, before he could even smile, a picture appeared that made him feel uneasy!
"Sir, the offensive troops of the garrison seem to be standing still digging trenches!" A lieutenant next to him also realized something was wrong and quickly reminded him!
Major Fujino is well-informed and can see his opponent's purpose at a glance!
His face darkened at that time: "They want to shorten the attack distance by building trenches!"
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army. They knew that they could not break through the machine gun interception in our bunkers and gun towers and rush into our positions. Then they dug trenches to shorten the attack distance and reduce their own casualties during the assault!"
"Order the artillery to fire immediately, target the Eighth Route Army who are digging trenches, and kill them!"
The lieutenant did not move. He hesitated and reminded: "Sir, the artillery is having an artillery battle with the artillery of the garrison. It is very fierce. I am afraid that the artillery cannot be used to reinforce the infantry!"
"Bageya Road, they are a bunch of stupid pigs! It has taken so long and they haven't killed the artillery unit of the garrison!" Major Fujino cursed loudly!
The anger is also rising!
Unexpectedly, the whole battle had just begun, and something unexpected happened on the battlefield!
After taking a deep breath and forcing himself to calm down, he continued the order: "Give the order directly to the front-line troops and ask them to concentrate all grenades for counterattack!"
"The Eighth Route Army digging trenches is about 300 meters away from the first-line position, which is exactly within the effective range of the grenade!"
"Yes, sir!"
The grenade launched from the grenade mainly kills the enemy with fragments, and has strong lethality against moving targets and fixed fire points. On the Chinese battlefield, many Chinese soldiers died in the hands of this weapon!
However, for targets lying motionless on the ground, unless hit directly, the damage will be very limited!
Grenades kept hitting the crowd and exploding, sending up a lot of mud and smoke!
"Sir, the power of grenades is limited and only causes very small casualties to the enemy. Most of the Eighth Route Army is still digging trenches!" the adjutant who returned to the headquarters reminded!
Fujino's face turned even more ugly, and he replied in a deep voice: "Order the front-line troops not to waste grenades, stop firing, and let the Eighth Route Army dig them up!"
"Even if they advance their offensive positions there, they are still 300 meters away from our front-line position, with a two-meter-wide trench separated in the middle!"
"If they had a regiment of troops and launched an assault on us at all costs, I might still be worried!"
"But they only have one battalion. As long as they dare to attack, I will turn the three hundred meters in front of the offensive position into their tomb!"
For the next three hours, the battlefield was surprisingly calm!
The garrison did not attack, and the Japanese army did not waste ammunition in counterattack!
Everyone is staring at the trenches that are taking shape on the battlefield!
"Company Commander, it's done!" the instructor rushed over and reported, with a heartbroken look on his face!
In order to advance the offensive position fifty meters and dig the trench under their feet, the Seventh Company lost more than thirty people!
The first row to rush up almost lost its combat effectiveness!
Zhang Cheng patted the instructor's shoulder and consoled him: "Don't worry, instructor, as long as there is this trench, I promise to make life difficult for the little devils on the opposite side. To fight tooth for tooth, kill them and avenge the sacrificed comrades!"
After saying that, Zhang Chengcheng turned his attention to Platoon Leader Zhou!
Before Zhang Cheng could speak, Platoon Leader Zhou replied with understanding: "Don't worry, Captain Zhang, the soldiers who died just now will not die in vain. Next, we will use flying thunder cannons to avenge them!"
"Everyone, follow me and set up your position!"
"Each thunder cannon throws an explosive packet and then moves!"
"The enemy camp on the opposite side is too big. Even if we throw two rounds of explosives over there, it's impossible to kill all the enemy soldiers inside!"
"They will definitely fight back with grenade launchers then!"
"In order to protect these two thunder cannons, throw more explosive packets and kill more little devils!"
"Everyone must throw out a packet of explosives and move the position once, so that the little devil's grenade cannot lock on us!"
"start to act!"
Inside the stronghold, Major Fujino's face became more and more serious!
The offensive position of the garrison has been repaired, and there is only less than five hours until dawn!
According to my understanding of the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely retreat after dawn!
Therefore, the next five hours will be the only chance for the defense group to capture themselves. They will definitely attack themselves at all costs!
Thinking of this, Major Fujino decisively ordered: "All front-line troops enter the position, strengthen their alert, and prepare for battle!"
"The artillery continues to fire illumination bombs every five minutes to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks!"
After giving the order, Major Fujino raised his telescope and, with the help of flares, stared at the battlefield with his eyes motionless!
"Boom boom..."
Suddenly, two balls of flame spurted out from a thick muzzle of the garrison's offensive position, which was particularly dazzling!
Then two dull explosions reached Fujino’s ears!
He frowned and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What is that? Could it be that the garrison used him to capture our three peripheral strongholds!"
"Rumble..."
Before his subordinates could speak, two earth-shaking explosions sounded at the front line less than a hundred meters away from them!
A fireball mixed with a lot of black smoke rose into the sky, almost as high as a turret!
The confusion on Fujino's face was instantly replaced by shock, with his mouth open and his face looking stunned!
The subordinates were no exception, they were all frightened by the two explosions at close range!
The adjutant was the first to react and shouted: "Sir, the artillery shells were ejected from the Eighth Route Army's offensive position, and flames were sprayed from the muzzle!"
"The secret weapon of the garrison must be a super-caliber heavy mortar with a caliber of at least 200 millimeters!"
"Only mortars fire projectiles by projectile!"
Major Fujino also reacted, confirmed the adjutant's judgment, and gave the order in a hurry!
"Why are you still stunned? If you continue to be stunned, all the troops on the front line will die!"
"Didn't you see that the garrison deployed mortars in the offensive position? This is our only chance!"
"It must be destroyed immediately, otherwise our soldiers will be killed by the shock wave generated by the shells even if they are hiding in the gun tower!"
"Now I finally understand why the three peripheral strongholds were lost so quickly!"
"In the face of such a large-caliber mortar, with just one shell, they will lose their combat effectiveness and not even have a chance to resist?"
"Immediately order the frontline troops to counterattack, fire all grenades, and destroy their super-large-caliber mortars, otherwise all of us will die!"
"Order the artillerymen to ignore the Eighth Route Army mortars, concentrate all artillery fire, and destroy these two super-large-caliber mortars first!"