It took less than a minute from the time the thunder cannons fired to the time the assault on the guard camp began.
In the rear area where the Japanese and puppet troops were stationed, Colonel Takahashi got up from his cot, put on his military uniform, and just rushed out of the tent when the loud charge bugle of the guard company sounded.
A subordinate rushed over in a panic: "Sir, the position was attacked by the garrison. They used a large number of thunder cannons. The front line position was bombarded with artillery fire. Nothing could be seen, and they could not be contacted by phone."
Another subordinate rushed over in a hurry, panting and reporting: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack our first line of defense. The strength is about one battalion."
"The second line of defense was also attacked. They used mortars to cross the first line of defense and attack the second line of defense. Not only ordinary mortars, but also heavy mortars."
Colonel Takahashi looked at the battlefield with the telescope handed over by the guard, his face became increasingly gloomy, and after a long time he spoke: "Baghaya Road, this is a premeditated counterattack by the Eighth Route Army, our first line of defense is over!
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"Order the mountain artillery troops to counterattack immediately, find the Eighth Route Army artillery positions, and kill them."
"Chief of Staff, order the Second Brigade to assemble immediately to reinforce the second line of defense and resolutely block the Eighth Route Army's counterattack."
The attack went exceptionally smoothly.
After forty explosive charges, there were not many Japanese soldiers left alive on the battlefield.
Dozens of huge bomb craters were distributed on both sides of the position, and Japanese soldiers fell nearby in various postures.
Many Japanese soldiers looked intact on the surface, as if they were asleep, but in fact their internal organs had been shattered by the shock wave.
There are also little devils who are still alive.
But the impact of the shock wave on them was too great. They were all dizzy and their ears were buzzing. They had no idea what was happening outside or that the Eighth Route Army was approaching them.
When they come to their senses and pick up weapons to fight back.
"Da da da……"
A barrage of machine gun bullets came right at them, leaving them unable to hide.
"Chichi..."
The sound of several bullets entering the flesh was heard, and the stinging sensation quickly spread from the chest to the whole body. Then, several blood holes appeared in the chest, and blood poured out like a fountain.
The devil's eyes widened rapidly, and he fell to the ground with despair and disbelief.
Nearly twenty machine gunners mingled among the attacking troops, firing while attacking. The flying bullets quickly wiped out all the Japanese who had few positions.
On the second line of defense of the Japanese army, the deputy captain who stayed here watched the front line position being submerged in artillery fire, and the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops were getting closer and closer, so he could only worry.
A group of nine mortar shells rained down on everyone around them, blowing up a lot of soil and logs. Many soldiers were also bloody and bloody in the explosion.
The deputy captain was very fortunate that the Eighth Route Army only had three heavy mortars. The others were all medium-sized mortars that relied on shell fragments to kill people and could not destroy the trenches.
As long as you hide in the trench, your luck is not too bad, and the shells don't hit you directly, your safety will be fine.
Of course, if you encounter heavy mortars, the outcome will be different.
Even if you are hiding in a trench, the powerful shock wave generated by the explosion can kill people alive.
But no matter what, hiding in the trenches can definitely minimize the casualties of the men.
If the troops break out of the trenches, reinforce the first line of defense, and are exposed to artillery fire, casualties will definitely rise sharply.
Perhaps before they even reached the first line of defense, the few troops under their command suffered heavy casualties in the shelling and lost their combat effectiveness.
Not only will the first line of defense be unable to be saved, the second line of defense will also be unable to defend due to insufficient troops, and the gain will outweigh the loss.
In order to avoid this happening, he could only hold on to his position and watch helplessly as the Eighth Route Army entered the first line of defense and occupied it.
"Woooooooo..."
A shrieking shell suddenly passed over their heads.
Immediately afterwards, there was a "bang, rumble..." from the Eighth Route Army's position. A series of explosions, flames flickered, and black smoke rose into the sky, which could be seen clearly from a distance.
"It's our artillery, they are firing!" the deputy squadron almost jumped up with excitement and shouted loudly to convey the good news to his subordinates.
The roaring explosions in my ears stopped all of a sudden, which must have been the work of the mountain artillery troops in the rear.
The deputy captain seized the moment and ordered: "Everyone repairs the fortifications and prepares for battle."
"The Eighth Route Army will definitely continue to attack us, otherwise it will not fire at us. Everyone must hold their positions."
"The mountain artillery units have fired, and the regiment commander must have sent us reinforcements."
After speaking, the deputy captain stuck his head out of the trench and observed the battle situation with the help of a telescope.
The gunfire from the front is getting weaker and weaker, and it must be that the garrison on the defensive line is about to be killed.
The nerves that had just been relaxed became tense again, and his brows were knitted into the Chinese character "Chuan" again.
The battle ended too quickly!
Although the combat effectiveness of the garrison was not as good as that of the field troops, there were four to five hundred people stationed there.
If you want heavy machine guns, you have heavy machine guns; if you want mortars, you have mortars.
If such a unit is placed on other battlefields, it can persist for at least an hour even when faced with a main force group siege.
But now, facing the counterattack of a battalion of the garrison, they were defeated after only holding on for five minutes.
The vice-captain had just been transferred here with the main force. It was the first time he fought against the legendary garrison, and it was the first time he truly felt the strong combat effectiveness of the garrison.
They are so powerful and well-equipped, even more powerful than the Imperial Army in some aspects.
Facing such a strong army, the deputy captain's confidence in holding the second line of defense was suddenly gone.
While praying for reinforcements to come quickly, I also prayed that the Eighth Route Army occupying the first line of defense would attack later.
"Quick, hurry up and set up artillery positions!"
The leader of the Flying Thunder Artillery Platoon personally carried a gun and rushed into the first line of defense that was full of craters. He placed the barrel made of gasoline barrels on the ground and started digging holes. He did not forget to urge his subordinates to speed up.
Four soldiers served a thunder cannon, digging pits and burying the cannon in an orderly manner.
In less than five minutes, twenty thunder cannons were erected in the new position.
Most of the gun body was buried in the soil, with the muzzle pointing upward and pointing diagonally toward the sky. Only a small hole for the fuse was left in the buried part.
"Load all propellants with a range of 300 meters. Start preparing now and shoot in half a minute." The platoon leader continued to order.
The guard camp not far away also began to shrink its troops and replenish ammunition.
The busiest person is the machine gunner, who skillfully presses bullets into the magazine.
During the attack, these light machine guns were used as submachine guns, charging and firing while suppressing the remaining enemies on the battlefield.
A magazine contains twenty rounds of ammunition, and it can be used up in a few seconds if fired at full power.
In the battle just now, nearly twenty machine guns attacked the team, and each light machine gun emptied at least five magazines.
The second attack will begin immediately. Machine guns are still the main force in the attack. In order to ensure that the offensive firepower is not interrupted, they must fill up all the empty magazines.
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