After Li Hao glanced at his watch, he decisively ordered: "Start attacking!"
"Yes, leader..." Hong Linfeng rushed out of the tent with excitement on his face.
"Da da da……"
The gunfire was first fired from the northeast of the battlefield. By the time it reached the headquarters, the sound of gunfire was already very faint, which showed how big the battlefield was.
Li Hao couldn't sit still, grabbed the binoculars and rushed out of the headquarters.
It is nearly five kilometers away from the Japanese and puppet army station. It is located high up and overlooks the entire battlefield.
Disappointingly, no matter how Li Hao observed, the battlefield was pitch black. Except for the sporadic sounds of crossfire, nothing else could be seen.
"Commander, there is movement at the Japanese and puppet army station." Hong Linfeng reminded.
The sound of gunshots alerted the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the camp. Piles of bonfires illuminated the place brightly. The Japs rushed out of the tent with weapons in hand. They first completed their assembly in the open space next to them, and then in small groups, carrying light and heavy weapons, they rushed towards the camp.
The area around the station is in good order.
"boom……"
Half an hour later, a shell suddenly exploded in the middle of the Japanese military station.
The moment the fireball rose into the sky along with black smoke from the impact point, the sound of the explosion also reached Li Hao's ears.
It was far away, but the explosion was very clear.
A smile quickly flashed across Li Hao's serious face, and then he shouted: "It's a heavy mortar. The artillery has already moved into place and started to attack."
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of four consecutive explosions came at the same time.
The impact point was nearly a hundred meters farther than before, but it hit exactly around the three finished tanks distributed in a zigzag pattern.
The shells did not hit the tanks directly. During the explosion, the three tanks remained motionless.
But the Japs scattered around the tank were miserable.
The powerful air wave instantly overturned them and then smashed them heavily to the ground, or directly hit the tank.
The shock wave hit them all at once, killing and injuring these Japs before they could react, and losing their combat effectiveness.
Although the gun fired was a heavy mortar, judging simply from the caliber, it belonged to the category of heavy artillery, but the rate of fire was not affected by the heavy artillery.
Only a few seconds after the explosion ended, the sound of shells streaking across the sky was heard.
"Boom boom boom..."
Soon, the second round of explosions came, deafening.
This time a tank was hit, and it was a light tank.
The moment the shell exploded and flames rose from the tank, a large hole appeared, and billowing black smoke came out of the hole like wolf smoke.
The Japanese army responded quickly, even beyond Li Hao's imagination.
As soon as the four heavy mortars fired four rounds of shells, they began to counterattack, and they were also heavy mortars, with twice the number.
A head-on confrontation with the Japanese artillery would definitely result in the total destruction of the entire army, so dozens of gunners hardly hesitated, staring at the shells that might hit them at any time, and used their best speed to dismantle the artillery and prepare to move.
Looking back at the Japanese army, the word "elite" is once again reflected in them.
More than a dozen artillery shells hit, but there was no sign of chaos in the station.
The remaining two tanks stared at the artillery fire and rushed out of the shelling area. The infantry also rushed out and formed a defensive formation around them.
Looking at the Japs stationed on the defense line, except for a few who were on guard with guns, the others were wielding engineering shovels, widening and deepening the positions under their feet, so that they could save their lives in the next battle without being affected by the explosion behind them.
They are all veterans, especially officers.
Even a small second lieutenant and squad leader has been battle-hardened for a long time.
Although the explosion behind him had nothing to do with him, the explosion was so loud that once he heard it, he knew it was an explosion made only by heavy artillery shells.
The Eighth Route Army even used heavy artillery, so tonight's attack must be extraordinary.
So they directly followed the standards of fighting a tough battle to prepare for the next battle that has not yet started.
"Boom boom boom..."
More artillerymen joined the battle.
This time the artillery shells hit the garrison's defense line directly.
In the blink of an eye, the defense line that was busy just now became quiet. Apart from the sound of explosions, there was not a single person.
"Commander, that's the direction of the independent battalion's attack. They must have already moved in place." Hong Linfeng reminded.
"Boom boom boom..."
As he spoke, the shells were dropped on the battlefield as if they were free of charge.
Not long after, the station defense line was enveloped in smoke and dust from the explosion.
"Boom boom boom..."
Ordinary mortars equipped by the Japanese army also joined the battle, chasing the exposed artillery positions of the independent battalion.
In order to preserve the artillery, the mortars equipped by the independent battalion had to move their artillery positions and engage in guerrilla warfare with the Japanese artillery.
However, their bombardment target has not changed, and they have always fired at the Japanese garrison.
"Woooooooo..."
A string of piercing screams suddenly reached Li Hao's ears, and he shouted as soon as his eyes lit up.
"It's mountain artillery. Our mountain artillery unit fired."
"Boom boom boom..."
The explosion then reached Li Hao's ears, and the fireball, accompanied by black smoke, rose from the Japanese and puppet army station and appeared in Li Hao's field of vision.
"Captain, that's a heavy mortar position that the Japanese have just exposed, and it's been targeted by our mountain artillery unit."
Li Hao nodded and affirmed: "I hope they can achieve something, preferably destroying those heavy mortars."
"Our mountain artillery positions are all arranged outside the effective range of mortars. If the Japanese want to threaten them, they can only use mountain artillery. But they are only equipped with a group of twelve guns, and they are definitely no match for us in terms of numbers. The next step is to
Let’s look at Yuan Qingfeng’s artillery camp.”
"As long as these twelve mountain cannons are killed, the remaining mortars will be suppressed by our mountain artillery troops because their range is too close, and the next battle will be much easier to fight."
In a tent in the center of the camp, the Japanese commander was very excited.
He was still asleep when the gunfire rang out, and he didn't pay much attention to it. He subconsciously regarded the gunshot as a general sneak attack.
After all, the sound of gunfire has been ringing in his ears for several days without interruption.
The moment the gunfire sounded, he realized something was wrong.
Especially after confirming that the opponent was using heavy mortars, he immediately concluded that this was a premeditated attack and not a sneak attack.
Then the whole person became excited.
The purpose of chasing and fighting here for three days is to find the main force of the garrison and then eliminate them.
It took no effort at all, but I didn't expect them to come forward and attack me on their own initiative.
This is simply risking death and giving yourself military exploits in vain.
The captain has arrogance.
Until now, he has more than 3,000 people under his command, 3,000 of whom are from the imperial army, and he is also equipped with a mountain artillery brigade, a heavy mortar squadron, and a tank squadron.
On the other hand, the garrison regiment has already been weakened by continuous battles.
Even if they still have many troops untouched, I am confident that I can kill them.
To put it bluntly, even if my appetite is not that big, there are still three supporting troops standing behind me. With their help, the imperial army will definitely win.
Regardless of whether you kill your opponent by yourself or with the help of reinforcements, the first attack will definitely be yours.
Therefore, the co-captain has no worries at all and is full of confidence.