The night was so dark that Taro Kishitani could not see anything. He felt that the Eighth Route Army's grenade position had been destroyed, so he decisively ordered the light and heavy machine guns to stop firing.
The captain left him enough ammunition to last for several hours, but it could not withstand the unlimited consumption of his subordinates.
If this is the Eighth Route Army's strategy, the purpose is to use up their ammunition. The more bullets the subordinates have just fired, the happier the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain will be.
As soon as the gunfire stopped, the battlefield returned to silence, as if the firefight just now had not happened.
Taro Kishitani stared at the foot of the mountain for a while without noticing anything strange. He really wanted to send someone to the grenade position just now to check whether the opponent was killed.
He swallowed the order as soon as it reached his lips.
He thought of the squadron leader, Captain Miyazaki, who was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army on the way to attack and lost his life.
There is only one combat unit at the top of the mountain. If the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain kills Captain Miyazaki and others, it will not be enough to put a gap in their teeth if they are all dispatched. Thinking again of the instructions from the battalion commander not to allow him to take the initiative before the troops were divided, Taro Kishitani decisively gave up the idea of sending people abroad and went straight to the artillery position that was under attack.
The explosive power of the grenade was limited, and the mortar stood intact on the ground. A small crater was blown next to it. Two gunners were killed on the spot and fell motionless on the ground. One gunner was injured and rolled on the ground. Scream...
Taro Kishitani was immediately furious. If the grenadier soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who had just attacked him were killed, he would feel better.
The most important thing was that the other party hadn't been killed, so the exchange of fire just now would have been a huge loss.
The only thing that made him fortunate was that there were seven people in the artillery team, three were casualties, and four were left to continue operating mortars.
The troops could not leave the mountain to attack, so Taro Kishitani had nothing else to do. After arranging the wounded, he returned to his previous position and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
"Boom..." The familiar sound of explosions reached Taro Kishitani's ears again.
The impact point was still the artillery position just now. When I opened my eyes, I saw an artilleryman being blown away in the light of fire...
"Sir, the enemy is in our one o'clock direction, about 350 meters away. I saw the flames when the grenade launched the grenade!" a wounded man not far away shouted.
"The light and heavy machine guns will fire immediately... We must kill them this time!" Taro Kishitani reacted much faster than before, and he opened his mouth and began to give orders.
"Tu tu tu tu..."
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
The light and heavy machine guns soon started firing, and several riflemen joined the battle. The fight was very lively.
After feeling that no one in the grenade position could escape the fire just now, Taro Kishitani decisively issued a ceasefire order, and the battlefield returned to tranquility.
As for whether the fire counterattack just now could kill the Eighth Route Army grenade team, only God knows.
"Sir, one gunner of the artillery unit was killed and another was injured. Only two people are left to continue fighting!" A soldier ran over to report.
Taro Kishitani was vaguely aware of the purpose of the Eighth Route Army's two attacks on the artillery detachment with grenades. His face sank and he began to give orders: "Move the artillery position immediately!"
"The Eighth Route Army attacking us must intend to destroy our long-range strike capabilities before launching an attack!"
At the foot of the mountain, Huang Yu was discussing the next attack target with several grenade soldiers.
At their feet was the third grenade position they were about to use. There were a large number of rocks in front of it, which was enough to cover their evacuation under Japanese light and heavy machine gun fire.
"Have you found out the specific location of the Japanese heavy machine gun position?" Huang Yu asked bluntly.
The leader of the grenade team, Zhang Haotian, is a veteran. He was able to operate grenade launchers when the independent regiment was first established. However, the independent regiment was equipped with too few grenade launchers and even less supporting ammunition. As a result, after a period of time, he had to serve as a grenade launcher. Return to your old profession, pick up a rifle and become a rifleman.
After the sneak attack team seized the grenade, Kong Jie was the first to think of him.
When it was necessary to keep the grenade team to cooperate with Huang Yu's rear, Kong Jie thought of him again, which shows how important Zhang Haotian is to the group leader.
Huang Yu has already seen Zhang Haotian's ability to operate a grenade: very strong.
With a shooting distance of more than 300 meters, he can hit wherever he points. His skills are comparable to those of grenade veterans among the Japanese soldiers.
As soon as Huang Yu asked the question, his eyes were fixed on Zhang Haotian. As long as he nods, there will definitely be no problem with the next shot.
"Captain, don't worry!" Zhang Haotian was very confident in his abilities and answered Huang Yu's eyes with certainty.
"I have already marked the position of the Japanese heavy machine gun, and I will definitely hit it with the first shot soon!"
Huang Yu laughed after hearing this: "It's still the old rule, retreat after the fight, lock the Japanese's new artillery position along the way, and put a grenade on them later!"
An explosion of "Boom..." soon sounded on the top of the mountain. Taro Kishitani was no longer in the mood to rest. He passed the time by patrolling the position. When the grenade exploded, he was standing more than ten meters away and could clearly feel the hot air wave generated by the explosion.
Looking up, he saw three machine gunners being blown over next to the crater, and the order to counterattack was issued.
"Baga, the enemy is targeting our heavy machine gun position, move immediately!"
"Light machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars, fight back immediately!"
"The Eighth Route Army is only equipped with one grenade. We can't kill him with all our heavy firepower. It's so embarrassing."
The Japanese gunner received two grenades for no apparent reason and was worried that he had no place to vent his anger. Taro Kishitani's counterattack order came and he immediately adjusted the mortar's firing angle and entered combat mode.
"Tum..."
A cannonball was pushed out of the barrel by the flames and flew towards the foot of the mountain in an arc.
Compared with grenades, mortar shells are several times more powerful.
"Rumble..."
The explosion sounded like thunder at the foot of the mountain, and orange-red flames rose into the sky, very dazzling, and instantly illuminated the surrounding area of more than ten meters.
Light machine guns and grenade launchers joined the battle together. The intensive firepower instantly razed the bushes to the ground, and several rocks were blown up everywhere, but no Eighth Route Army grenade launchers were seen.
Taro Kishitani was very disappointed. He did not expect that his opponent was so cunning that he could not even attack the mortar.
His face suddenly darkened, and he felt a hint of bad foreboding in his heart.
"boom……"
The familiar explosion sounded again, and the artillery position that had just stopped firing was hit by another grenade. The two remaining gunners were blown over at the same time, and even the heavy mortar was blown sideways and fell next to the crater.
"Retaliate immediately with light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. The Eighth Route Army's grenade launchers are too arrogant. We must kill him..." Taro Kishitani was so angry that he started to jump around. His eyes were red, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to order.
"boom……"
Not long after the light and heavy machine guns ceased firing, the familiar explosion sounded again.
The heavy machine gun position was hit by a shell, and the two machine gunners were blown over together. In an instant, only one of the six machine gunners operating the heavy machine gun was left.
Fortunately, the heavy machine gun is not complicated to operate. Taro Kishitani transferred three riflemen to join the heavy machine gun team to get it running temporarily.
"Boom..." Before Taro Kishitani had time to rejoice, the explosion sounded again.
A light machine gun team was attacked. The chief and deputy shooters were blown up together with the crooked gun, and they lost their combat effectiveness instantly.
