The Japs heading south from Heshun appeared in the sight of Liu Gen and others. These Japs were wearing khaki military uniforms and marching in neat steps. They must have gone through a lot of training on weekdays.
There are about 700 Japs in a brigade. These Japs are stationed in Heshun County and have a whole brigade. Generally speaking, the garrison in a Japs county is also a small team, and the county where a squadron is deployed is a county that the Japs pay special attention to.
.As for the fact that Heshun County can have a large group of reinforcements, it must be that the Japs from the strongholds around Heshun County were mobilized, otherwise there would be so many Japs.
Looking at these Japs from a distance, one can see that these Japs do not carry too many heavy weapons. In order to support Liao County as soon as possible, the Japs heading south from Heshun choose to travel lightly to ensure that they can support Liao County as quickly as possible.
county seat.
Noting this, Liu Gen breathed a sigh of relief. If these devils were still carrying a large number of heavy weapons, it would undoubtedly be impossible for the Independent Regiment and the 772nd Regiment to successfully resist these devils.
And judging from the Japs' equipment that we have seen now, it is still possible to resist the advance of these Japs.
"boom"
The advancing Japanese soldiers dispersed quickly, and an unlucky Japanese soldier stepped on a mine. The mine was not very lethal, but it brought some confusion to the Japanese soldiers. After careful observation, the Japanese soldiers could not find the enemy hiding behind the position.
The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had their positions disguised in order to be discovered by the Japanese as much as possible.
Unable to find traces of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese's light machine guns fired all around, hoping to find traces of the Eighth Route Army in this way, but after firing, they still couldn't find any abnormalities.
On the hillside behind the position, through the telescope, Liu Gen could see the Japs gathering and continuing to advance. Looking at the advancing Japs, Liu Gen waited for the sound of mine explosions to sound again. Did he know that in order to delay the Japs as much as possible, the 772nd Regiment
The soldiers buried all the mines a full five hundred meters away from the position.
Of course, since the 727th Regiment does not have many mines, the further away from the position, the fewer the mines laid. But no matter how few mines there are, if so many Japanese soldiers pass by, they will inevitably be detonated by the Japanese soldiers.
"boom"
The sound of landmine explosions sounded again, causing the Japs to stagnate. Once again they stepped on a landmine, making the Japs realize that these landmines were not a coincidence, which meant that these mines must have been planted by the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese had no idea of rushing up the hillsides on both sides. Firstly, they could not be sure whether the Eighth Route Army was on the hillsides on both sides. Secondly, because the hillsides were still a certain distance from the road, if they really wanted to rush up the hillsides on both sides, it would undoubtedly affect their support for the Liaoning Army.
County speed.
"Company commander, the Japs have started clearing mines." Zhang Qiang said with some worry when he saw the Japs sending out engineers to clear mines.
Liu Gen glanced at the Japs clearing mines and laughed, "Don't worry, if the Japs like to clear mines, just let them do it. We have enough time for them to clear mines."
Hearing Liu Gen's words, Zhang Qiang was slightly startled. He didn't understand why Liu Gen said this. But soon Zhang Qiang understood that this time they came to delay the progress of the devils, not to eliminate these devils, so naturally there was no need
Pay attention to the Japanese demining actions.
"Company commander, how long do you think it will take for these Japs to clear out the mines?" Zhang Qiang couldn't help but ask.
Liu Gen thought for a moment and said, "It will take at least two hours. Don't worry. Our artillery company will be the last to take action. We will wait until we find the Japanese artillery before we take action. Just wait patiently."
Zhang Qiang nodded. He said nothing and just kept staring at the Japanese who were clearing mines.
None of the other soldiers of the Independent Regiment or the 772nd Regiment had the idea of shooting. They all patiently watched the Japanese clearing mines. The soldiers were very willing to use mines to delay the Japanese's advance.
Both Li Yunlong and Commander Cheng looked dull and did not take the Japanese mine clearance at all. They wished that the Japanese could spend more time on mine clearance. With the Japanese's time to clear mines, the Independent Regiment and the 772nd Regiment
Soldiers can also rest for a while to restore their energy.
Time is passing slowly, and the Japanese are not clearing mines very quickly. The soldiers responsible for laying mines in the 772 Regiment are all good people. They know where to bury the mines where they are most difficult to find. It is also because of this that the Japanese are not clearing mines too fast.
"boom"
A Japanese demining engineer made a mistake, and the mine exploded, killing the Japanese engineer directly. Even the portable demining device he was carrying was blown off and could no longer be used. The loud explosion caused other Japanese demining engineers to rush.
Lie down on the ground to avoid being harmed by the mine explosion.
The Japanese engineers did not lie on the ground for too long before they were ordered by the Japanese captain behind them to continue clearing mines. This time, the Japanese engineers became more cautious and the speed of demining became slower.
"Damn it! How long will these Japs wait?" Li Yunlong raised his head and glanced at the sun in the sky, and said impatiently.
The monk glanced at Li Yunlong and said nothing. He didn't like this kind of battle very much. It was too unpleasant. If the monk had been allowed to direct the battle, he might have led the soldiers to fight with the Japanese.
"Captain, these Japs have been clearing mines for too long. How about I take the brothers and shoot them a few times?" the monk said.
Li Yunlong glared at the monk fiercely. Damn it, this is how the war is fought. It is not to eliminate these Japanese. Besides, with the current strength of the Independent Regiment and the 772nd Regiment, it is impossible to destroy this Japanese infantry brigade.
Maybe Li Yunlong is a little impatient, but he is not a fool and can control his emotions.
Where can I find such a good thing as being able to delay the advance of the Japanese without fighting? Li Yunlong knocked on the monk's shoulder and signaled him not to worry.
"Monk, don't worry. When the Japs come up, you will be indispensable in the battle." Seeing that the Monk was a little unhappy, Li Yunlong had no choice but to say this. This time the Monk smiled with satisfaction. He looked at the Japs with some expectation, hoping that the Japs would be able to quickly
Click on it.
Two hours later, the Japs discovered the position set up by the Eighth Route Army. It was normal that they were too far away to detect it before. Now that the Japs are less than 200 meters away from the position, how could they not discover the position of the Eighth Route Army? They just discovered the position of the Eighth Route Army.
, the Japanese decisively mobilized the grenades they carried and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army.
It's just that the Japanese artillery didn't take action, probably because they didn't carry many artillery shells and needed to use them sparingly. The Japanese grenade was still very good, but it wasn't very powerful. With the soldiers well prepared, the Japanese's grenades
The cartridges did not cause too many casualties to the soldiers.
Seeing that the grenades successfully suppressed the Eighth Route Army in the position, the Japanese captain decisively ordered a small group of Japanese to rush toward the Eighth Route Army position. The deployed heavy machine gun fired continuously to cover the attacking Japanese team. But the Japanese team had not yet
After rushing out a few steps, there was a sound of landmine explosion, and a Japanese soldier stepped on a landmine.
But even so, this Japanese team was still rushing forward crazily, trying to rush to the Eighth Route Army's position.
In the position, a soldier of the independent regiment pulled the rope, and the landmines that had been planted exploded around the Japs team. This time, it was a series of mine explosions, which successfully blew away more than a dozen Japs. When these Japs fell,
When the time came, there was no sound.
Faced with so many landmines, the attacking Japanese team could only choose to retreat. The distance they rushed out was not far, and they were still nearly a hundred meters away from the Eighth Route Army position. They didn't need to think about these Japanese soldiers to know that in front of the position, the Eighth Route Army had laid out
A lot of landmines.
"Baga! Baga!" Seeing that the infantry squad he sent failed to attack, the Japanese captain cursed angrily.
Soon, the Japanese captain thought of a way to crack the Eighth Route Army's mines. More than a dozen Japanese grenade launchers fired again, and the grenades landed in front of the Eighth Route Army's position and exploded. Under the baptism of the Japanese's shells, the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment laid mines in front of the position.
The formation was destroyed directly.
"Young Japs, you should react quickly. Monk, prepare yourself. The Japs will come for real next." Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and told the monk beside him.
The monk nodded vigorously and held a light machine gun in his hand. In battle, he still prefers weapons like the light machine gun. It is really fun to use this to kill Japanese! Being able to operate this light machine gun is also because the monk is in
The hit rate when shooting with a light machine gun is not low, otherwise no matter how powerful the monk is, Li Yunlong would not let him use the machine gun.
After all, a good machine gunner still has a big impact on the battle.
"Charge to the Tubal Army position! For His Majesty the Emperor! For the Empire of Japan!" The Japanese captain mobilized the Japanese soldiers' emotions, and soon an infantry squadron rushed directly towards the Eighth Route Army position.
The Japanese captain also knew that too much time was wasted here, and wanted to directly send an infantry squadron to seize the Eighth Route Army position, resolve the battle here as soon as possible, and then reinforce Liao County!