On the blockade, the Japanese captain looked very solemn.
Looking at the more than a hundred corpses lying on the battlefield, I felt like crying but without tears.
A few days ago, the Eighth Route Army attacked the blockade overnight and could not lose so many people.
In the battle before our eyes, so many people were lost in just a small blasting operation.
More importantly, the goal of destroying the trenches themselves was not achieved. This is equivalent to the loss of more than a hundred people who fell on the battlefield.
If you want to continue to destroy the trenches and disrupt the independent regiment's plot to shorten the assault distance, you must continue to send troops...
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"Captain, the Eighth Route Army ambushing behind the trenches is too far away from the blockade. The light and heavy machine guns we set up on the blockade can hardly threaten their safety!" The adjutant frowned and expressed his concern.
"Their troops are also very scattered, there are only a few people, and they are camouflaged. It is difficult to threaten them under the cover of artillery fire!"
"We must change our thinking to blast the independent regiment's offensive position!" The captain stared at the trench and analyzed.
"Since there is no way to kill the sharpshooters and machine gunners of the Independent Regiment lurking behind the trenches, then we must find a way to protect the demolition team so that those sharpshooters and machine gunners cannot threaten our safety!"
"Order: The artillery squadron uses all its reserves to cover the Eighth Route Army's hiding area with artillery fire. The impact points of the bombs should be spread out as much as possible. Use gunpowder smoke to block the enemy's view so that they cannot see the demolition team we sent!"
"After five minutes of shelling, dispatch an infantry squad and a company of the Imperial Army to raid the trench and destroy it with explosives!"
"Rumble..."
The explosion soon sounded on the battlefield, and the scattered smoke soon filled the entire hiding place of the sharpshooter, making it impossible to see his fingers.
More than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops took the opportunity to break out of the blockade.
Compared with just now, the Japanese and puppet troops this time were more dispersed. Almost all of them were led by one Japanese soldier and two puppet troops. Some were holding explosive packs, while others were carrying explosive packs. They broke out of the blocking position and rushed to the trenches.
The trenches and the blockade were separated by more than 300 meters. It was a barren slope without even a stone, and there was no way to hide.
Only by quickly rushing across this barren slope and entering the trenches could they avoid the attacks of the Eighth Route Army's sharpshooters and successfully destroy the trenches.
"Yo Xi... the bombardment is working, the demolition team's raid will speed up!" The Japanese captain was very satisfied with the attack in front of him and nodded as he watched.
The adjutant complimented smoothly: "Captain... The area where the gunshots were fired just now was completely covered by artillery fire... Even if the enemies hiding there have sharp eyes, they won't even think of seeing the demolition team..."
"The winner of this explosion is definitely us!"
The captain was very happy, but he didn't show it.
The Independent Regiment was different from the other Eighth Route Army. They used trenches to intimidate themselves when they took action. No one knew whether they would have other means in the future.
Before the final result comes out, no matter how good the odds are, I don’t dare to be complacent.
If an accident occurs, it will not only be embarrassing;
Continue to stare at the battlefield with a serious expression, expecting the demolition team to rush into the trenches quickly and destroy them!
"Boom boom boom..."
Three explosions suddenly reached the captain's ears. He looked up and saw three clouds of black smoke rising from the middle of the demolition team.
The captain's eyes quickly widened, showing an expression of stunned shock.
The three shells must have been fired by the Eighth Route Army, and they hit the three soldiers of the demolition team.
As soon as the explosion went off, the three men fell to the ground motionless...
"Boom boom..."
"Boom boom... boom boom..."
Before the captain could react from the shock, explosions continued to sound like firecrackers on the battlefield.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen balls of black smoke rose from the middle of the demolition team, and more than a dozen subordinates fell to the ground...
"Bageya Road...we were fooled again...forgot that the Eighth Route Army artillery can bypass the smoke and attack the demolition team from a long distance..." the captain shouted.
"Let the artillery squadron counterattack immediately...the aviation force will also participate in the battle..."
"Find the artillery position of the independent regiment, destroy it, and cover the demolition team to continue destroying the trenches..."
Explosions continued to ring out on the battlefield. There were artillery shells fired by the independent regiment, and also shells fired by the Japanese...
But no matter how the Japanese army counterattacked, the number of shells hitting the demolition teams did not decrease much, and they still continued to suffer casualties.
The only thing that makes the captain happy is that the demolition team, which lost more than thirty people, finally rushed into the trench...
"Rumble..."
In the violent explosion, the two trenches were destroyed one after another, and the communication trenches connecting the two trenches were not spared.
But no matter how hard the demolition team tried, no matter how many explosive packets were used, it was impossible to completely level the two trenches. The areas that were not blasted by explosives were still sections of trenches.
But in the eyes of the captain, this result is already very good.
As long as the trenches lose their offensive and troop transport functions, the independent regiment's hard work of digging trenches will be in vain, and the blockade will no longer be in danger of being conquered by the independent regiment.
But this good mood only lasted for two or three minutes and was broken by the subsequent artillery fire attack.
When the demolition team retreated, they suffered several rounds of artillery shells from the Independent Regiment and once again lost more than thirty men.
As a result, he lost 200 men in blasting the trenches, which was more than the number of troops lost by the New Second Regiment in attacking the blockade in one night.
If the fighting continues like this, the remaining garrison on the blockade may not be able to hold on for even ten days.
At the enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Xiao Yuanchang's face was already filled with joy.
Although the sharpshooters on the battlefield did not kill a few Japanese and puppet soldiers, the artillery was very effective. On average, one artillery shell could kill one Japanese and puppet soldier. "
Each main battalion carries two hundred artillery shells, adding up to a total of 800 artillery shells. If in the next battle, each artillery shell can kill more than one Japanese and puppet army, and the shelling alone can kill thousands of Japanese and puppet armies. If you want to take It would definitely be a lot easier to put down the blockade.
Huang Yu was also very satisfied with the result. Before Xiao Yuanchang could speak, he ordered first: "Starting from tomorrow, we will combine cold guns and cold artillery to attack the Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade!"
"Keep digging trenches tonight!"
"First repair all the trenches that were just destroyed by the Japanese and puppet troops. In the remaining time, try to dig another trench. Push the offensive position to 250 meters in front of the blockade and force them to come out and blast the trench!"
Three days passed. The trenches in front of the blockade were blasted and repaired, then dug and dug, and then bombed again... the cycle started over and over again.
But each night moved forward at the pace of a trench.
As of today, six trenches have been dug in front of the blockade, and the first trench is only 100 meters away from the blockade.
The instructor of the Fei Lei Battery of the Heavy Artillery Battalion stood beside Huang Yu, looking at the blockade in front of him, as if he was waving to him after seeing the battle achievements, his eyes were shining.
"Instructor Wang...you have been here for several days. How many machine gun bunkers have you found in total?" Huang Yu asked expectantly.
"There are thirty-six in total, all marked on the map!" Instructor Wang answered confidently.
"As long as Staff Huang gives the order, the thunder cannons I brought will definitely name them one by one and destroy them all..."
Huang Yu wanted this result, and immediately ordered: "I have long heard that instructor Wang has failed with the flying thunder cannon. How many Japanese and puppet troops we can kill in the next few days are all counting on you!"
"After dark, the troops immediately repaired the trenches that were blasted by the Japanese..."
"The flying thunder cannon battery will then enter the position, and prepare more than three firing positions for each flying thunder cannon!"
"Each position launches an explosive package, and after it is fired, move to the next launch position. The faster the better!"
"Japanese artillerymen are not vegetarians. You must not be targeted by them during the battle, otherwise you will definitely not be able to escape!"
Instructor Wang understood the message in his heart: "Don't worry, Staff Huang!"
"The way you said you're going to do this is just like the cold-blooded attack I used to do. I guarantee you'll complete the mission!"
In the Japanese enemy's headquarters, the captain was frowning and thinking about ways to break the situation.
The Eighth Route Army has advanced its offensive position to a position one hundred meters away from the blockade, which means that they can rush into the blockade twenty or thirty seconds after launching the attack.
This time is too short. If there is not strong enough blocking firepower, they will definitely not be able to stop their offensive.
He stared at the battlefield and considered for a while before making a decision: "The blocking firepower in the first-line bunker must be strengthened!"
"Immediately add all the light and heavy machine guns that defend the third-line bunkers to the first-tier bunkers, ensuring that each bunker has two light and heavy machine guns!"
"Gather all the grenades equipped by each squad and use them together..."
"Using the infantry squadron as a unit, keep an eye on the Eighth Route Army's offensive positions!"
"After dark, wherever the Eighth Route Army is digging trenches, launch grenades!"
"As long as we can kill those Eighth Route Army troops who want to continue digging trenches and prevent them from continuing to advance, ten grenades can kill an Eighth Route Army soldier without any loss!"
"All artillery units are on standby!"
Having said this, the captain's face suddenly became very serious, and he continued with a frown!
"They've been acting very poorly these days!"
"Having fought with the artillery of the Independent Regiment for so long, not only failed to kill the opponent, but three mortars were destroyed... It is simply a shame and humiliation for the Imperial Japanese Army..."
"Tell that to the mortar squadron leader!"
"I'll give him another chance!"
"The artillery unit of the Independent Regiment must be destroyed within three days, otherwise he will be sent to a military court by me!"
At eight o'clock in the evening, a large number of people appeared again in the independent regiment's offensive position.
A group of two or three soldiers, wielding shovels, repaired the trenches destroyed by the Japanese during the day.
"Rumble..."
Japanese grenade units soon joined the fight.
The grenades were thrown at the offensive positions as if they were free. Many soldiers were killed by the sudden artillery fire and fell over in the ditch.
But the Japanese's good luck did not last forever.
After escaping the first round of artillery fire, the remaining soldiers in the trenches all huddled in the trenches and bent over to repair the trenches...
The figures in the trench disappeared instantly, and the Japanese grenadier who was about to fire the second round of grenades was suddenly blinded on the spot.
I hold the grenade in my hand, and I don't know whether to fire it or not.
Without a shooting target, they can only shoot blindly. Only God knows how many results they can achieve.
"What are you all doing? Keep shooting..." the squadron leader commanding all the grenade launchers shouted loudly!
"Rumble..."
The explosion sounded again, and more than thirty grenades hit the trench together, but compared with just now, the results of this shooting were almost zero.
At one o'clock in the morning, all the trenches destroyed by the Japanese and puppet troops were repaired, and the troops hid in the trenches and moved back and forth without worrying about exposing their targets.
With the help of flares, the Japanese captain stared at the trenches ahead without blinking, for fear that the Eighth Route Army would continue to dig trenches towards the blockade...
"Boom boom boom..."
At this moment, a series of explosions suddenly sounded in the front trench of the Independent Regiment.
Nearly ten balls of orange-red flames shot out from the trench like fireworks.
Then I saw explosive packets the size of millstones rolling towards the blockade.
"Bagheya Road is a thunder cannon... the troops will take cover immediately!" the captain shouted.
"The artillery counterattack immediately and destroy the newly exposed flying thunder cannon of the Independent Regiment at all costs!"
"Rumble..."
Before the order was finished, nine mushroom cloud-like fireballs soared into the sky above the blockade, and violent explosions reached his ears like thunder.
The captain's attention subconsciously shifted to the point of impact, and his expression turned miserable.
Nine explosive charges, in groups of three, hit three machine gun bunkers.
In the splashing fire, the machine gun bunker was instantly blown to pieces. The machine gun team hiding in the bunker must also have been blown to pieces!
A machine gun bunker was stationed with two machine gun teams, a few riflemen to make up for the firepower gap, and about ten soldiers.
The three bunkers add up to thirty subordinates.
It means that I lost most of the team without doing anything.
The captain was enraged and instantly turned into an angry lion. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and ordered: "The artillery will fight back immediately and destroy the newly exposed flying thunder cannon of the Independent Regiment at all costs, otherwise military law will be imposed!"
"Rumble..."
The Japs reacted very quickly, firing the first round of shells in just half a minute.
After a while, the sections of trenches where the flames had just appeared were shrouded in artillery fire.
But the anger on the captain's face did not disappear.
The opponent is too cunning. Before receiving the exact information, he will definitely not think that the opponent has been killed by him just because of a single artillery fire.
"Sir..." A subordinate hurried over.
"In the firefight just now, three of our bunkers were completely destroyed...21 Imperial Army soldiers and 13 Imperial Alliance Army soldiers were killed, and two heavy machine guns and six light machine guns were lost!"
The captain waved his hand and said: "I understand, let the troops be on guard."
"The Independent Regiment has dug its offensive position right under our noses. It has just destroyed three of our bunkers and may launch a strong attack on us at any time!"
Ten minutes passed quickly, and there was still no movement in the trench a hundred meters away.
It stands to reason that if the independent regiment really plans to storm the blockade, it will definitely start as soon as the thunder cannon bombardment ends.
At that time, the blockade had just been severely damaged and the morale of the military was in chaos. It was the best time to break through.
Now that ten minutes have passed, even if the blockade garrison was severely damaged by thunder cannons, they have almost recovered and readjusted their deployment.
If the independent regiment launches an attack now, it will definitely be hit head-on by the blockade garrison and suffer heavy losses...
Therefore, if the independent group wants to seize the blockade, they will not launch an attack at this time.
The tense nerves finally showed signs of relaxing.
