Before the battalion commander had time to rejoice, more than two thousand Japanese soldiers rushed toward the front line from the front.
The huge area is covered in darkness, giving people an unstoppable look.
"Enter the position and prepare to fight..."
The first battalion commander roared, bent down, picked up the crooked handle that the Japs had just used in the trench, and then took away several bullet boxes full of ammunition from the Japs. He placed a machine gun on the position and started loading bullets. .
Pull the bolt of the gun, quickly put a few Japs into the sight, and get ready to shoot.
The instructor's voice reached his ears at the same time: "Battalion Commander, the thunder artillery platoon is ready..."
"When the Japanese rush to a position 100 meters in front of the formation, shoot. After firing a round of explosives, we will retreat to the tunnel. No one can leave the tunnel without my order." The first battalion commander ordered while taking aim.
"We opened fire when the explosive package exploded. We fired freely. We stopped the Japanese offensive and defended our position at all costs."
"The guard platoon is watching behind us."
"If the Japanese offensive troops start to retreat, report to me immediately."
"Boom boom boom..."
An explosion soon sounded behind the battalion commander. More than a dozen flames spurted out from the gasoline barrels, pushing the explosive package the size of a millstone into the sky, rolling towards the Japanese attacking troops more than a hundred meters away.
When many little devils saw this scene, their faces suddenly turned pale with shock.
The Kwantung Army has been attacking all the way here, and many people have already seen the powerful lethality of the flying thunder cannon.
Seeing the explosive package rolling towards me, my first thought was to run away, as far away from where the explosive package landed as possible.
But the time left for them by the explosive pack was too short.
From the moment you see the explosive package, even if the explosive package flies very slowly, it will only take a second or two to land and explode.
No matter how fast the enemy reacts, he can only run out three or four meters.
For an explosive pack with a thirty-meter killing radius, this little transfer distance is of no use at all.
"Rumble..."
More than a dozen explosive packets exploded one after another.
A dozen plumes of black smoke suddenly rose among the densely packed devils, and orange-red flames rose at the same time, forming a huge mushroom cloud in the sky.
Centered on the landing point, all the Japanese within a radius of thirty meters were either dead or injured, and all fell to the ground.
All the Japanese, including Lieutenant General Sakuragi, were frightened by the scene before them.
In the blink of an eye, two infantry squadrons were destroyed.
He had been fighting for so many years, but he had never encountered this kind of battle, and his face was immediately replaced by anger.
He gritted his teeth and cursed: "What a cunning Eighth Route Army..."
"It took less than two minutes after occupying the front-line trenches to place the flying thunder cannons in place. It is simply incredible."
"Notify the artillery: Immediately cover the front line of trenches with artillery fire."
"I want to blow up all the Eighth Route Army who have just occupied the first-line trenches, and cover the Fifth and Sixth Battalions to successfully connect with the Fourth Battalion. We must be faster, and we must not let the Eighth Route Army hide in the tunnel from under our noses."
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"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
The shells quickly hit the first line of blocking positions with a scream.
In the splashing fire, many soldiers were blown away.
The air was filled with smoke and shell fragments flying everywhere.
The casualties of the first battalion began to increase sharply.
The Japanese's follow-up offensive troops took the opportunity to approach the blocking position, intending to follow the impact of the artillery shells and regain the front-line position.
"When the devils came up, I beat them all hard..."
A battalion commander climbed up from the ditch under the gunfire, crooked his hand to the position, aimed at a few little Japs, held fire, and ordered at the same time.
"Da da da……"
The blocking position with the roar of artillery immediately erupted into the sound of a large number of machine gun fires. Bullets flew out like rain, and the little devils in the first two rows were swept to the ground...
"Boom..." A cannonball happened to be near the first battalion commander, and the powerful air wave knocked him over on the spot.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and held his head immediately, otherwise he would have been blown to death.
But his head was still dizzy from the explosion, his ears were buzzing, and he didn't react for a long time.
"Pooh……"
The battalion commander shook his head and spit out the dirt that exploded into his mouth, and cursed in an embarrassed tone: "You damn little devils, I won't let you take back the blocking position even if I tell you today."
"I'll beat them all hard..."
"The rifleman prepares grenades..."
Perhaps thanks to God's blessing, the artillery shells hitting the blocking position finally began to move back.
The Japanese attacking troops accelerated their assault at the same time, intending to charge into the position at once, fight bayonets with the first battalion, and end the battle with hand-to-hand combat.
Of course, the first battalion commander did not give the Japanese a chance. He put his shoulder on the crooked butt of the gun and ordered: "Throw the grenade..." while holding the fire.
"Three for each person. Hurry up and blow back all the little Japs who are close to the position."
"The thunder artillery platoon will enter the position immediately."
"Each gun fires one round, all aiming at a position one hundred meters in front of the formation."
"After shooting the explosives, return to the tunnel."
"The Japanese offensive force has already lost six to seven hundred people. If we lose another three to four hundred people, more than half will be killed. The offensive momentum will definitely be frustrated, and our defensive pressure will be less."
"Hurry up, the little devil is coming."
"Boom boom boom..."
More than two hundred grenades hit the Japanese attacking troops one after another.
In the swirling explosions, people continued to be blown up, but many Japanese soldiers still broke through the grenade interception and rushed to the blocking position.
"Pa bang bang..."
The battalion commander suddenly dropped the crooked handle that had been drained of bullets, pulled out the box cannon, pointed it at the little devil in front of him, and pulled the trigger.
The bullets flew out of the barrel of the box cannon in a fan shape and swished into the Japanese body.
The company and platoon commanders in the team raised their pistols to fight back, killing the fish that escaped the net and were not killed by the grenades.
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of thunder cannon fire finally sounded behind the first battalion commander, and explosive bags the size of millstones rolled towards the Japanese attacking troops.
The Japanese soldiers who had already seen the powerful power of the flying thunder cannon were immediately confused.
When he saw the explosive pack coming towards him, he let out a sigh of relief and ran away with his legs.
"Rumble..."
A thunderous explosion soon sounded behind them, and a powerful impact hit him from the back, instantly pushing him to the ground and losing consciousness.
Some of the little Japs who were unlucky enough to hit the target were directly blown away, or even dismembered into pieces, which was horrific.
"Da da da……"
The first battalion commander took the opportunity to reload the crooked handle, pulled the bolt, loaded the bullet, and continued shooting at the Japanese in the smoke.
They were all stunned by the thunder cannon. As long as the bullet fired was not too far away, it could hit the Japanese.
If you're lucky, you might be able to use a gourd to kill two or three Japs in a row with one bullet.
…………
The Japanese army attacked the position, and Lieutenant General Sakuragi was about to go crazy.
The front-line blocking position has been plowed by artillery fire several times. Even if the enemy is made of iron, it should be blown into molten iron.
But contrary to expectations, the Eighth Route Army on the position was like an invincible Xiaoqiang, and once again used thunder cannons to severely damage the attacking troops.
In less than ten minutes, the more than 2,000 elite Kwantung Army troops lost more than 1,000 people, and more than half of them were casualties.
Judging from the firepower, there were at least two companies of the Eighth Route Army and more than a dozen flying thunder cannons in the blocking position.
(End of chapter)
