South Korea Village blocking position, Huang Yu is doing a final inspection along the trench.
Chen Jia, Wei Dayong, and Huang Yong all followed Huang Yu with eager expressions, all wanting to be the first to fight the Japanese.
As a result, Huang Yu didn't give them a chance to fight. He opened his mouth and started giving orders: "I have already thought of the specific battle plan!"
"The troops are coming in order. The company brought by Chen Jia will go first to defend the first trench!"
"Wei Dayong defends the second line of defense, Huang Yong defends the third trench!"
"The Japs will arrive here in an hour. There are still three hours until dark... If we hold on to each trench for an hour, we can hold the Japs back in South Korea Village!"
"After the battle begins, no one can fight against the Japanese unless it is absolutely necessary. They must hold the position at the minimum cost and withdraw from the battle after an hour. There is no need to stay for more than a minute!"
"The decisive battle between us and the Japanese really begins after dark!"
"Whoever's troops suffer the most casualties in the daytime battle will serve as reserves for tonight's counterattack..."
"Hurry down and prepare... Let the soldiers remember every tunnel entrance and exit in the trenches. If they are bombarded, they will get into the tunnels to avoid the artillery fire. As soon as the Japanese bombardment is over, they will get out of the tunnels and join the battle!"
"A tunnel entrance was collapsed by a shell. Immediately enter and exit from the tunnel entrance next to it. You must be fast and don't give the Japanese any opportunity to take advantage!"
"The Japanese have an absolute advantage in artillery fire, and they also have aircraft to help them!"
"Our artillery strength is limited, and we will never let artillery participate in the battle unless absolutely necessary!"
"After the battle starts, try to rely on yourself when encountering problems, and don't think about artillery support!"
An hour later, the mighty puppet army of more than 3,000 days arrived on the battlefield. When Huang Yu observed them, Lieutenant Colonel Takeuchi was already surrounded by two captains and moved to the front line. At the same time, he held a telescope to observe the blocking position.
"Chief of Staff... The Eighth Route Army's defensive position consists of three trenches. It looks ordinary and has nothing special about it. If the opponent is really the prestigious Northwestern Shanxi Independent Regiment, it will be too disappointing!" Infantry No. 1 The captain of the brigade was observing and analyzing, and his words were full of ridicule towards his opponents.
"Don't underestimate the enemy!" Lieutenant Colonel Takeuchi didn't want any accidents to happen to this attack. He shook his head and answered calmly.
"The merits of the Northwest Shanxi Independent Regiment are there. There must be a reason why they are strong, but we haven't discovered it yet!"
"On the surface, the forward blocking position is indeed unremarkable!"
"But no one knows if there is anything hidden in the position... Immediately dispatch a company from the Imperial Association Army, and then dispatch an infantry squad from the First Battalion, and immediately launch an attack to test the opponent's strength!"
"The mortar squadron and heavy machine gun squadron of the First Battalion provide fire cover..."
"The mountain artillery squadron and infantry artillery squad are on standby!"
"If the blocking position is as simple as we see on the surface, there is no need for them to join the war!"
"If there is no Qiankun in the blocking position, they will immediately set up an artillery position and use artillery fire to blow up all their plots!"
While his subordinates were preparing, Lieutenant Colonel Takeuchi called for the telegraph operator: "Have the aviation and intelligence departments sent us a telegram?"
"Hai!" the operator nodded and reported.
"They were ordered to monitor Shunping County... The Eighth Route Army defending there has not made any changes so far!"
Lieutenant Colonel Takeuchi was very satisfied with the order: "No movement is the best result!"
"As long as they stay in Shunping, we have a chance to fight them and eliminate them in Shunping City!"
"If they abandon Shunping County and escape!"
"Although we can retake Shunping without spending a single soldier, it will be difficult to find a good opportunity for a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army. It will be difficult to destroy them..."
"Immediately contact the aviation and intelligence departments, continue to monitor every move of the Eighth Route Army in Shunping City, and report any news immediately... Dong Dong Dong..."
Just when Lieutenant Commander Takeuchi was about to continue speaking, the sound of heavy machine gun fire suddenly sounded, and more than a hundred probing troops rushed to the battlefield.
Four heavy machine guns were placed on their sides and rear, forming a cross fire attack on the blocking position to cover the probing troops...
All twelve mortars have been deployed, and the two rows of black muzzles point directly at the blocking position. The gunner squats next to it, looking straight ahead, ready to cover it with artillery fire at any time.
"Da da da……"
When the probing troops were only sixty or seventy meters away from the first position, a row of human heads and a row of gun barrels suddenly appeared in the silent trench.
There were at least six light machine guns inside, spraying flames as if bullets were free.
The first two rows of puppet soldiers didn't even have a chance to lie down. They all fell on the offensive road. Each of them had at least two bloody holes drilled by bullets...
More than a hundred rifles were specially designed to shoot down the little Japanese hiding behind the puppet troops.
Almost all of them were veterans, and their shooting accuracy was very high, and the targets were basically within a hundred meters. After a round of gunfire, nearly twenty of the fifty or so little Japs fell directly, and almost half of them were killed or injured.
The heavy casualties of the test troops made Lieutenant Colonel Takeuchi very heartbroken, but after the heartache, he was excited.
Ba looked forward to the order: "The Eighth Route Army hiding in the trenches to fight against the probing troops shows that the blocking position is not as complicated as we thought. We worry too much!"
"The testing troops retreated immediately...the mortar squadron opened fire, covering the blocking position with artillery fire and severely damaging the Eighth Route Army that was just exposed!"
Ten minutes later, the Japanese launched a new round of attack.
In order to win in one battle, they dispatched two companies of puppet troops and a squadron of puppet troops, a total of more than 400 people, accounting for more than 10% of the total force.
"Bahba...bang bang bang..."
When the attacking troops rushed to more than 100 meters, sporadic gunshots began to be heard from the blocking position.
This little firepower obviously couldn't stop the Japanese and puppet troops' offensive pace. They only lost more than 20 people and rushed forward 30 to 40 meters...
This scene made Lieutenant Commander Takeuchi very satisfied. He felt that the shelling just now was very effective. The Eighth Route Army must have suffered heavy casualties in the artillery fire, and numerous light machine guns were also lost in the shelling. Otherwise, they should have used it to block the attacking troops, instead Watching the attacking troops fight their way to the front of the formation sixty or seventy meters away!
This is a very dangerous distance.
If the attacking troops advance another twenty meters, they can throw grenades into the blocking position, causing secondary damage to the Eighth Route Army and severely damaging them.
When the time comes, even the heavenly soldiers cannot save them.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the blocking force still has strength, the attacking force will not be allowed to advance to the current dangerous distance.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he smiled unconsciously, and said happily: "We won this attack!"
"The Northwestern Shanxi Independent Regiment is indeed not as difficult to fight as we thought!"
"Northwestern Shanxi has more mountains and less plains; the center of Shanxi has more plains and less mountains... The terrain is different, so the tactics and methods used are naturally different!"
"They should be unfamiliar with plains combat methods, so they can't bring out their powerful combat effectiveness!"
The Japanese in the middle of the attacking force were from the First Battalion. They successfully captured the blocking position. The captain of the First Battalion also had a bright face and immediately complimented: "The Chief of Staff is wise!"
"If we can really inflict heavy losses on the Northwest Shanxi Independent Regiment, and even wipe out the three battalions they sent to the wing... everyone here will become heroes of the North China Front!"
"Baga... the Eighth Route Army has hidden its strength, and the attacking troops are in danger!" the captain of the second brigade suddenly shouted, startling the excited Takeuchi Shaodou.
“Dong dong dong… da da da…”
Before he could even raise his head, the familiar sound of light and heavy machine gun fire rang out from the blocking position.
Takeuchi Lieutenant Colonel was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened at the same time, showing a dumbfounded and shocked expression.
His face also turned red at this moment.
The slap in the face came too quickly. I was so complacent that the shelling effect just now was very good, and I had already begun to accept the praise from my subordinates.
The Eighth Route Army immediately used light and heavy machine guns to tell themselves that the artillery fire coverage just now was far from effective. Not only were light machine guns in the blocking position, but this time even heavy machine guns were dispatched.
The rain of bullets was even denser than before. Not only were the first two rows of puppet troops caught off guard and all fell on the attack path, but more than half of the third row of puppet troops were also injured...
Even the little devils in the fourth row suffered many casualties, and this was just the beginning.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several explosions suddenly sounded among the attacking troops, mainly concentrated in the Japs gathering area. At least ten Japs were blown up.
Although the heavy machine gun squadron fired desperately at the blocking position in an attempt to suppress the Eighth Route Army's blocking firepower, the effect was very limited.
