"Captain, do we want to go out and chase the little Japanese behind and beat him up!" the third battalion commander asked with an eager face.
"Of course we have to fight out..." Li Yunlong answered without hesitation.
"The reason why the Yamaguchi Regiment was not allowed to join the battle just now is because the Yamaguchi Regiment was ready to defend and hide in the fortifications to wait for work."
"The little devil in front of us retreats hastily. If we chase him out, he will become a lost dog and his combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."
"This is a good thing to take advantage of. If you don't fight, you won't fight in vain."
"If we don't pursue them now and let them successfully return to the circular position and re-establish their defense line, the difficulty of destroying them will definitely be more than doubled."
"Heavy machine guns continue to fire, light machine gunners, riflemen, prepare for counterattack."
"God has given us the only opportunity to make great achievements as a team, and we must not miss it."
"The bugler blew the charge bugle and all charged with me..."... Huang Yu also saw the main force of the Zhongcun brigade suddenly start to retreat from the enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and immediately sensed a good opportunity to deal with the remaining enemy at the minimum cost. Very happy to order.
"Launch the general attack signal flare."
"The other four regiments surrounding the main force of the Nakamura Brigade all launched attacks. We must not allow the Japanese to return to the circular position smoothly. I want to eliminate the Nakamura Brigade during the movement..."
"All the mountain artillery units fired..."
"Target...the enemy's retreating troops..."
"Blow up all the little devils who are gathered together. The explosion will cause chaos and they will not be able to gather together."
"The mortar units fought independently and attacked all hostile targets they considered valuable."......
"Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Their explosive power is much greater than that of mortar shells. When they explode into a large area, at least a hundred Japanese soldiers will lose their lives in an instant.
"Disperse... disperse to avoid artillery fire. We are being targeted by the Eighth Route Army artillery..." a battalion captain subconsciously ordered.
"Everyone disperse and retreat to the circular position, hurry up..." Major General Nakamura did not think there was anything wrong with this order, and added: "What do our field artillery brigade and heavy artillery brigade do?"
"We have been fighting for so long and we haven't killed the Eighth Route Army's Mountain Artillery Brigade. What do I want them to do?"
"Let them counterattack immediately and suppress the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery unit."
"If we can't eliminate our opponents, I will let them come to the frontline battlefield and be bombed together." The artillery staff member immediately showed a troubled expression on his face. He hesitated for several seconds before summoning the courage to report: "General, please calm down."
"According to the breakout order..."
"The field artillery brigade and the heavy artillery brigade have withdrawn from the artillery positions and are ready to break out..."
"Artillery positions must be rearranged to counterattack..."
"We will definitely not be able to suppress the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery units in a short period of time." Major General Nakamura was so angry that he wanted to curse again, but he swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips.
He had given the order to break out. Now that swearing was like a slap in the face, he could only bite the bullet and order: "I'll give them ten minutes to prepare."
"The artillery must be fired in ten minutes, otherwise military law will be imposed." After saying that, he quickly moved to the circular position surrounded by a group of guards.
Although the trenches there have not been dug yet, they are better than nothing here. Entering the circular position, the troops would at least have a hiding place, unlike now where they are completely exposed to artillery fire.
Little did he know that his order to divide the troops just now accelerated the pace of destruction of the Nakamura brigade. Huang Yu's purpose of dispatching mountain artillery was to disrupt the Zhongcun brigade and disperse them, making it easier for several main groups to defeat them one by one.
Nowadays, there is no need for artillery bombing in the mountains. The Japs themselves divide their troops. It is no different from the Eighth Route Army wielding a ghost-headed sword. The Japs put their necks to the edge of the knife and seek death.
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"Da da da... Comrades, rush..." As he was running, a burst of firefights and shouts of kill suddenly sounded from the east of Major General Nakamura.
Hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers followed a platoon of machine gunners to attack an infantry squad. More than a dozen machine guns fired at the same time, and the rain of bullets instantly killed the Japanese machine gunners, while simultaneously suppressing the Japanese riflemen to the ground.
The rifleman following the machine gunner was like a divine help, rushing to the Japanese within ten seconds. Instead of stepping forward to fight with bayonets, each person threw a hand grenade and a hand grenade away from his arms.
Many Japanese soldiers were attacked without firing a single bullet. Violent explosions rang in their ears, causing them to lose their lives.
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"Baga..." the Japanese chief of staff cried out.
"General, the other Eighth Route Army troops that besieged us have rushed up."
"They came together to attack us from all sides."
"The troops dispersed and retreated to avoid artillery fire, which gave the Eighth Route Army every opportunity to defeat us..."
"We were fooled..." As soon as he finished speaking, intensive firefights were heard from other directions on the battlefield.
"General, the field artillery brigade and the heavy artillery brigade are under attack..." Another exclamation suddenly sounded in the ears of Major General Nakamura.
The two artillery brigades were only four or five hundred meters away from Major General Nakamura. Even without the help of flares, Major General Nakamura could still clearly see what happened to them with just the explosion of shells and grenades.
An Eighth Route Army force of thousands of people quietly lurked near them and suddenly launched an attack. Dozens of light and heavy machine guns fired at the same time, leaving a group of gunners with poor melee capabilities vulnerable to a single blow, causing a large number of casualties in an instant.
The gunner who was lucky enough to escape the first round of fire was immediately thrown into confusion. Some people hid behind the artillery and counterattacked hastily, while others were scurrying around like headless flies in a panic.
Of course, the artillery cannot be blamed for this. Although the Kwantung Army is well-equipped and has no shortage of weapons, the artillery is a special branch. Equipping them with rifles will not only fail to increase their strength, but will instead become useless and affect their ability to operate artillery.
There are seven to eight hundred gunners in the two artillery brigades. In addition to the self-defense pistols equipped by the officers, the ordinary gunners are only equipped with more than a hundred 38 guns and only a handful of six light machine guns.
Even if they all escaped the first round of sudden fire attacks and successfully hid behind the artillery to counterattack, this little blocking fire would not be able to stop the attack of more than a thousand Eighth Route Army troops.
The bullets swept towards the artillery group like rain, passed through the gaps between the artillery pieces, and penetrated into the gunner's body. Death at close range further heightened the gunner's inner fear.
Those gunners who could still hold on to counterattack from behind multiple artillery pieces also began to panic, their minds were confused, and they were more likely to be killed.
Major General Nakamura quickly ordered to the chief of staff beside him: "Speed up and rush over to rescue the artillery brigade immediately."
"The dozen or so field guns and heavy artillery left in the artillery brigade must not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, otherwise we will not even have the trump card to wait for reinforcements. Hurry up..." The chief of staff did not move, looking at Major General Nakamura with a look of pity on his face. Could it be: "General, there is only one infantry squadron around us, and the other troops have dispersed. Even if we kill them in time, we will give the Eighth Route Army military exploits in vain and will not have any effect. Please think again."
