Twenty minutes later, two infantry squadrons and two companies of puppet troops rushed out of the offensive position, formed four skirmish lines, and rushed towards the blocking position like a wave.
The place has been blown up blindly, with large pits one or two meters deep everywhere. The trenches have also been blown up with gaps everywhere, and there are almost no traces left.
The only thing that confused Major General Fujita was that there was no Eighth Route Army corpse around the crater. This was so strange.
When the artillery fired, the Eighth Route Army was holding its position to attack the probing troops, and it would have been too late to retreat. It stands to reason that those Eighth Route Army would have been killed by the artillery fire just now, but it did not happen.
Despite the confusion, Major General Fujita's determination to seize the blocking position has not changed.
Moreover, he was very confident in the combat effectiveness of his troops. Even if the opponent really laid a trap in the blocking position, they would be 100% sure to capture it.
The attacking troops were getting closer and closer to the position, but the imaginary firefight did not appear. Not a single gunshot was heard until the attacking troops took over the blocking position.
"General, there is no Eighth Route Army in the position. Should we continue to attack the second line of defense..." the captain of the first brigade of the attacking force said with a happy face.
The attacking troops captured the Eighth Route Army's first blocking position without spending a single soldier. It was definitely an unexpected suffocation. I couldn't help but have some thoughts of underestimating the enemy. I felt that the Eighth Route Army in the wing was not as scary as the Baoding garrison reported.
If they were really powerful, how could they be defeated by a single round of artillery fire?
Major General Fujita could see what his subordinates were thinking. He was also a very arrogant person.
The Kwantung Army was known as the most powerful army in combat. With such an elite force in hand, it was hard for him not to be proud.
After confirming that the attacking troops had indeed captured the blocking position, the Eighth Route Army abandoned its position during the shelling. In their hearts, they despised the Eighth Route Army in the wing as much as their subordinates, and felt that they were just like that.
Looking at the battlefield, he replied arrogantly: "Of course we must continue the attack with all our strength..."
"The artillery immediately covered the Eighth Route Army's second blocking position with artillery fire for ten minutes. As soon as the bombardment ended, the infantry launched an attack, striving to conquer Taipingzhuang within two hours."
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At the Shunping Garrison Regiment Ground Command, seeing the Japanese and puppet troops occupying the first line of defense without firing a shot, Chief of Staff Wang Lin remembered sweating profusely. Looking at Huang Yu with a puzzled face, he asked: "Commander, 1st Battalion There were almost no losses in the artillery fire coverage just now, so why not let them enter the position to fight the Japanese, I can't figure it out."
"They are equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns. The total number of Japanese and puppet troops is only more than 500. If you put the enemy close and then open fire, you will definitely be able to repel them and defend your position."
"The position can indeed be defended, but our first battalion will also be finished in the battle." Huang Yu explained while staring at the battlefield.
"Impossible..." Wang Lin shook his head like a rattle and retorted firmly.
"As soon as the Japanese retreated, the first battalion hid in the tunnel. Even if the Japanese plane dropped all the aerial bombs it brought, it wouldn't hurt many of us. Are you worried too much?"
Huang Yu replied again: "What we are facing is the Kwantung Army, not the original garrison."
"Not only is he rich in combat experience and powerful in combat, he is also extremely ruthless in combat."
"When fighting against such an enemy, we must be very cautious and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of us."
"Do you still remember the battle where the first battalion raided the Japanese probing troops? There were dozens of Japanese and puppet troops on the battlefield, but the Japanese were covered in artillery fire at the drop of a hat, completely ignoring the safety of the dozens of soldiers in the probing troops. "
"If a battalion defends its position and holds on to the Japs' attack, and the artillery fire just now suddenly comes again, how many people do you think the battalion will have left?"
"Heavy casualties, almost losing combat effectiveness..." Wang Lin replied with a confused look on his face, obviously not considering this, and his face became particularly solemn at this moment.
After a few seconds of silence, he continued to ask: "What about the second, third, and fourth lines of defense?"
"If you are worried that the Japanese will launch a suicidal attack and dare not fight head-on, the following lines of defense will definitely be lost, and the next battle will be impossible to fight.
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Huang Yu is very confident: "The Japanese Kwantung Army has strong combat effectiveness and rich combat experience... These are all advantages. But they also have shortcomings. As long as we catch one of them, the troops can take the opportunity to launch a counterattack and give them a fatal attack."
Wang Lin frowned again: "Shortcomings? The Kwantung Army also has shortcomings, why didn't I notice..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Huang Yu was just about to answer the call when the explosion from the second blocking position reached his ears. He glanced at the intensity of the artillery fire on the battlefield and smiled.
"This artillery fire coverage is the little devil's shortcoming..."
"When our opportunity came, we ordered the first battalion to prepare for a counterattack immediately. When they saw the flare I fired into the sky, they got out of the artillery hole and cooperated with the second battalion to eliminate the Japanese and puppet attacking troops."
"The speed must be fast. Try to end the battle within one minute. After the fight is over, retreat without giving the enemy any time to react."
"Back to the tunnel fortifications, except for the secret tunnel entrances and exits, immediately blow up all the other tunnel entrances and exits connected to the first trench, so that the Japanese can't find their opponents if they want to take revenge."
In less than two minutes, the second blocking position was completely covered by artillery fire. The billowing smoke quickly filled the entire blocking position, making it impossible to see even one's fingers.
In order to reduce the losses of the troops on the offensive road, the Japanese and puppet troops will shorten the attack distance as much as possible when preparing for artillery fire.
The battle before us was no exception.
The two companies of puppet troops were the first to be driven out of the first-line position they had just occupied by the Japs. They bent down, holding their guns, and slowly moved toward the second-line position.
More than three hundred little devils followed closely behind, unaware of the threat coming from beneath their feet.
Huang Yu stared at the Japanese and puppet troops without blinking. As soon as the Japanese left the trench, three red flares were fired into the sky by Huang Yu.
Several tunnel entrances and exits hidden in the trenches that had not been destroyed by artillery fire were slowly opened. The machine gunner took the lead and drilled out of the tunnel with a loaded light machine gun. Then, with the help of the trench cover, he bent down and quickly dispersed to the Japanese attacking troops. behind.
The riflemen all held grenades with their fuses drawn out, ready to fire and throw them out at any time.
The sound of artillery covered all the movements of the first battalion, and soon more than two hundred soldiers were ready for an assault.
Battalion Commander Chen Jia mingled in the middle of the team, with a cannon full of bullets stuck in his waist and a swing full of bullets in his arms.
Gently open the safety of the machine gun, pull the bolt, and then slowly extend the muzzle of the machine gun out of the ditch and aim it at the back of the little Japanese who is close to Chi Chi.
The enemy was more than 20 meters away, bending down and carefully staring at the second-line blocking position that was covered by artillery fire. No Japanese noticed behind him.
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The reason why they didn't fly out of the trench at the same time was not because everyone didn't throw grenades in time, but because the new veterans had a technical gap in throwing grenades.
The recruits couldn't grasp the time when the grenade exploded. For safety's sake, they would throw it out after pulling the trigger. Although they were thrown very early, they all exploded on the ground. As long as the Japanese and puppet soldiers lay down with their heads in their hands, the damage caused by the grenades to them could be minimized.
Veterans have rich experience. After pulling the fire, they will hold it in their hands for two or three seconds before throwing it out.
The time to throw them out will be relatively late, but these grenades will basically explode in the air.
Fragments fell from the sky. No matter whether the Japanese and puppet troops were lying down or standing at the time, they could not escape, which could increase the grenade's lethality to the extreme.
Explosions kept ringing in front of our eyes, one after another. After all three rounds of more than 600 grenades exploded, the area where the Japanese and puppet troops were located had been completely surrounded by smoke, and there were screams everywhere.
And all this took less than twenty seconds.
Before the Japanese and puppet troops could react from the trap, the more than two hundred soldiers hiding in the trench had already begun to retreat, rushing towards the tunnel entrance nearest them as quickly as possible.
When all the soldiers entered the tunnel, the platoon leader at the rear took out two grenades, fired them, threw them at the entrance of the tunnel, took three steps at a time and then two steps at a time, and quickly got into the deepest part of the tunnel.
"Rumble..."
An explosion soon sounded behind him, and countless pieces of soil fell from the tunnel entrance, completely blocking the entrance and exit.
Even if the Japanese and puppet troops found this place, they would never have imagined that it was once a tunnel entrance and exit. There is a tunnel leading to Taipingzhuang hidden five or six meters below.
After the smoke cleared, the Japanese and puppet troops who were attacked were slowly exposed to both the enemy and ourselves.
The small battlefield was like a hell on earth, the entire ground was stained red with blood, and there were bombed corpses, broken flesh, and broken limbs everywhere.
There were many Japanese and puppet soldiers who were still alive and fell to the ground, letting out heart-rending screams every time their bodies squirmed.
More Japanese and puppet troops lay motionless here, apparently dead.
"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
The shrieking shells quickly hit the trench where the first battalion had just hidden, and soon the place became filled with smoke.
Major General Fujita clenched his fists, his eyes were red, and his whole face was replaced by anger. He stared at the front line of trenches covered by artillery fire, wishing to tear the Eighth Route Army that just appeared with his hands.
