After firing three shots in a row, the Japanese soldier closest to the position was beaten into a sieve and fell at the last moment of victory.
The company commander didn't have time to see the results of the battle and quickly aimed at the second Japanese.
"Da da da……"
Just as he was about to pull the trigger, the long-lost sound of machine gun fire finally rang out behind him.
Two heavy machine guns from the fire platoon and six light machine guns from three fire squads were hiding in a bunker fifty meters behind the position. Seeing the Japanese troops charging closer and closer, all the machine gunners' hearts were in their throats.
There are their comrades on the battlefield, their platoon commander, and company commander.
If the Japanese troops were allowed to rush into the position, they would definitely die.
His finger kept touching the machine gun trigger, wanting to fire.
But without the battalion commander's order, no matter how nervous or anxious I felt, I could only endure it and watch the Japanese soldiers getting closer and closer. I could only be a bystander.
"Fire all firepower points..."
The long-lost order finally reached their ears.
The Japanese soldiers in the front row had already been caught in their crosshairs.
As soon as the light and heavy machine guns fired, these Japanese soldiers were in bad luck. Before they could react from the shock, they were swept to the ground one after another.
The captain of the Japanese forward brigade is a typical Japanese with bow legs. Although he is not tall like ordinary Japanese, he is very strong.
He held a command knife in his hand, and his eyes were like those of an eagle, with murderous intent that made everyone's scalp numb.
He remained silent throughout the entire attack.
Such a fierce artillery strike would blow a mouse into pieces, let alone an Eighth Route Army soldier.
The captain was confident that the Eighth Route Army on the position must have suffered heavy losses in the artillery fire.
Especially the light and heavy machine guns that are difficult to move will definitely be lost.
The situation at the beginning of the battle was exactly as the captain had judged.
The blocking position stretching for more than 200 meters only had more than 100 rifles to counterattack, and no light or heavy machine guns.
In this case, even if the more than one hundred riflemen had sufficient ammunition and were equipped with a large number of grenades and hand grenades, they would not be able to block the imperial army's attack.
He has full confidence in the offensive force and believes that the offensive force squadron leader can solve all problems that arise on the offensive road.
Until the smoke that shrouded the position dissipated, four firepower points suddenly appeared behind the blocking position.
Two firepower points are heavy machine guns, and two firepower points are light machine guns. There are eight light and heavy machine guns in total. Bullets are fired at the attacking troops for free.
"Baga! These light and heavy machine guns are hidden in the bunker!" the captain shouted with a stunned look on his face.
In just a few seconds, the attacking troops suffered nearly thirty casualties under the massacre of these machine gun fires.
At this time, although the captain was shocked and couldn't help cursing how cunning the Eighth Route Army was, he still didn't say anything and chose to believe his subordinates.
They are all elites who have experienced hundreds of battles, especially the officers, who have been on the battlefield for a long time and know the battlefield situation better than themselves, so they must be able to deal with these emergencies.
The six heavy machine guns that provided fire cover quickly adjusted their shooting targets and counterattacked against the bullets fired from the fire points.
The gunners of the mortar squadron were busy again, fine-tuning the muzzle height.
After a brief confirmation, he asked the ammunition hand for the cannonball. He held it with both hands and stuffed it into the barrel. As soon as he let go, he quickly covered his ears and lowered his body.
With a sound of "Pass...", the shell flew out of the barrel wrapped in a cloud of white smoke and flew towards the target in a parabola.
Eight mortars fired continuously, and the sound of explosions soon echoed around the fire point.
Mud and gravel were once again blown into the sky, quickly filling the air with gunpowder smoke, completely covering several fire points.
"Da da da..." The sound of gunfire from the firepower point has not stopped yet.
Bullets flew back and forth among the attacking troops, claiming the lives of soldiers one after another.
On the position, after the six heavy machine guns covering the attack moved their shooting targets, the pressure on the riflemen suddenly disappeared and they joined the battle together.
The garrison has had an unwritten rule since it formed an army.
When new recruits join the army and complete recruit training, the first thing they need to do is to practice marksmanship well.
Bayonet fighting and hand-to-hand combat require not only long-term training, but also a strong physique.
Due to lack of nutrition, the Chinese people's physical constitution is obviously lower than that of the Japanese army.
Therefore, if you want to defeat the Japanese army in hand-to-hand combat and bayonet fighting, you need a long period of training and accumulation.
What the Eighth Route Army lacks most is time. After the new recruits complete the recruit training to replenish the main force, they may join the battle the next day, and there is simply not that much time to train.
But the marksmanship is different.
As long as there are enough bullets and the supply is open, a new soldier can definitely be trained in a short time.
Although they are not as good as the Japanese, who are all sharpshooters, the exchange of fire between the enemy and ourselves is generally controlled within a hundred meters.
Even if the Japs were sharpshooters or snipers, they could still be killed by an ordinary gunner from the Eighth Route Army at this distance.
Therefore, practicing marksmanship has become the only way for the garrison to quickly defeat the Japs on the battlefield.
Of course, this quick success is also suitable for the garrison.
The garrison has an arsenal that can reload large quantities of bullets for troop training.
The same cannot be said for other Eighth Route Army units. Reloaded bullets are also treasures in their eyes. They are not enough to kill Japanese soldiers, and they can never be used for training.
Almost all the Japanese attacking troops rushed to one hundred meters in front of the formation. This distance is the most commonly used distance by a company of riflemen when firing live ammunition. Most soldiers can achieve a hit rate of more than 80%.
In addition, the Japanese were all exposed in front of the formation, with no cover, hiding in the trenches continuously, with only half of their heads exposed, and constantly changing their shooting positions.
The shots were exchanged back and forth, and the Japanese obviously suffered a disadvantage.
The captain finally became anxious, and the first one who couldn't hold it back was the adjutant: "Sir, mortars are useless against the Eighth Route Army's firepower!"
"Order the mountain artillery squadron to fire immediately and kill them!" the captain ordered with a stern face.
After seeing that the attacking troops were getting smaller and smaller, the captain continued to order: "The attacking troops will retreat immediately."
"Contact the aviation forces in the sky. As soon as the offensive troops withdraw, they will bomb the ground. I will level the garrison position."
The last few words were shouted by the captain through gritted teeth.
A confident attack ended in failure, and the attacking troops suffered heavy casualties.
To the captain, this was a slap in the face, and a very loud slap at that.
At No. 2 Position of the Third Battalion, Huang Sheng's tense nerves slowly relaxed.
The serious expression on his face also turned into a smile because large areas of the Japanese attacking troops were killed.
"Battal Commander, the Japs have begun to retreat. There is less than one squad left in an infantry squadron. Do you want to order a company to go out and counterattack, catch all the remaining Japs in one fell swoop, and make a round!" The deputy battalion commander was even more excited than Huang Sheng,
He suggested with a lively expression.
"No!" Huang Sheng's face returned to seriousness.
"The regiment commander gave a fatal order. We must not take credit for the victory on the battlefield. Moreover, as soon as the Japanese troops withdraw, we must also retreat."
"Exchange space for time and drag the Japanese here."
"Pass my order and the company will retreat immediately. Seize the time."
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