It seems that Captain Watanabe is very confident in his own strength and does not take the threat of the enemy into his eyes. He firmly believes that his squadron can hold on until reinforcements arrive.
Captain Watanabe immediately dispatched the signal troops and began to climb the steep hillside to seek help from the outside.
Due to terrain restrictions, the skirmisher line could not be deployed over a large area. The little devils started with the same old tactics, with infantry artillery taking the lead in firing to suppress them.
Then, under the cover of machine guns and grenade launchers, Lieutenant Tanabe's troops and the first squadron launched the first wave of charges in an echelon formation.
"Boom! Boom!..."
As soon as the infantry artillery fire stopped, Liu Bo raised his head, shook off the dirt on his hat, and said, "Let me go!"
The soldiers of Yi Company and Wang Chengzhu, who had been holding back for a long time, opened fire in full force.
Four 81mm mortars and six 60-mm mortars opened fire, "Boom! Boom! Boom...", the sound of gunfire filled the city.
A large number of mortar shells roared towards the little Japanese troops, "Boom! Boom! Boom..."
Violent explosions spread horizontally across the valley, and amid the smoke, Lieutenant Tanabe and the first team who launched the charge could only scream "cannon attack", lie down on the ground, and crawl forward with difficulty.
Not only was the mortar fire beyond the kid's expectation, but the rifle firepower and machine gun firepower of a company were also outrageously fierce. It didn't look like a company, but more like the firepower output of a battalion!
Under multiple firepower, the charging Japs suffered heavy losses.
The first company and the artillery company firmly withstood the Japs' attack, which caused Captain Watanabe's face to lose its original calmness and confidence, and became visibly gloomy.
The two wings could not penetrate at all due to the terrain, so they could only launch a frontal attack in the thirty to forty meter wide valley, which cast a shadow on Captain Watanabe's heart.
And thinking of the enemy reinforcements that might appear at any time behind him, Captain Watanabe no longer hesitated. He didn't have much time!
"Infantry artillery, Ha Ya Ku! Defeat the enemy's artillery firepower!"
"Second team, Lieutenant Xiyong, you launch an attack immediately and charge the whole army!"
Captain Watanabe understands that if he cannot defeat the enemy on the opposite side, his squadron behind him will be in danger, so even if it takes huge casualties to withstand the fierce firepower, he must rush into the enemy's position and initiate a close battle!
Behind the valley, before the Little Japanese infantry cannon could fire again, Li Yunlong suddenly raised his big hand and then dropped it, "Fire!!!"
The two Qiwu Mountain Cannons suddenly shook and roared. Before the shells fell, the artillery team quickly opened the breech, took out the shells, and put in the next shell.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
In an instant, the artillery shells flew through the air whistling and landed in front of the Little Japanese infantry artillery position.
"Boom! Boom!"
Under the violent explosion, a large amount of soil was splashed, and the kid in the artillery team immediately changed his expression, "Artillery! It's a heavy artillery!"
There was no need to wait for the order to be given. The little Japanese artillerymen immediately dragged the infantry artillery to move, and the little Japanese soldiers from the logistics team picked up the ammunition boxes and ran away.
Although the Qiwu Mountain Cannon did not fire very fast, its accuracy was very high when aiming directly. Just by adjusting the muzzle slightly, the second round of shells turned red.
An infantry cannon was hit directly, flames flew everywhere, and it turned into a pile of scrap metal. The little Japanese artillery howled miserably and flew in the air.
Although the other infantry cannon was not hit directly, it was also knocked down by the explosion at close range. The two little Japanese artillerymen fell to the ground with missing arms and legs, howling in pain.
Captain Watanabe heard the explosion behind him and looked back in panic. The worst situation had occurred. The enemy had heavy artillery and his own infantry artillery was disabled!
Captain Watanabe blushed and shouted at the top of his lungs, "How can it be repaired!!!"
Li Yunlong was delighted, "Hahaha, good fight! Keep bombing, I'll kill these sons of bitches!"
The Qiwu Mountain Cannon began to turn its muzzle, aimed at the defensive position of the third team of the Little Japanese, and opened fire with all its strength.
Without the threat of the Little Japanese infantry artillery, and with artillery cover on their side, the soldiers of the second and third companies, under the command of Zhang Dabiao and Huang Tianning, began to charge.
In just a few minutes, the second company's commandos had rushed to a distance of 100 meters in front of the third team's formation.
At this time, the second company's offensive formation already had a prototype of the three-three system. An infantry squad was divided into two combat groups, with submachine guns and several rifles at the front, and rifles and light machine guns at the rear as cover. The two groups quickly switched , leap forward in steps.
A squad leader and several soldiers rushed into a small mound and opened fire with their submachine guns to suppress the firepower of the little devils.
Then, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Old Liu, Old Liu!"
Another group not far behind them saw the opportunity and immediately jumped forward, passed the squad leader and the others, hid behind a boulder, set up a machine gun and started shooting.
Zhang Dabiao also took the lead, sticking to the other side of the valley and leading the combat team to make a leap forward, "Second squad leader, hurry up!"
Li Yunlong saw the wonderful charging formation of the Second Company and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Haha, good! This is a beautiful move!"
Li Yunlong immediately became interested in this. Unexpectedly, Zhang Dabiao showed his hand to me. I have to ask him to explain it to everyone when I get back.
Captain Watanabe, who was caught in the middle, knew that the third team could not hold out much longer, so he immediately roared and issued a new order, "Shrink the defense line! Hayaku!"
Captain Watanabe selected a recessed place on the side of the valley as the last position, backed by a steep hillside. The ground here was uneven, and there were many boulders rolled down from the mountain, which could serve as a bunker against direct artillery fire.
The second team and Lieutenant Nishi Naga's team, who were about to continue the attack on the first company, quickly reduced their forces after receiving the order and quickly built a triangular defensive position around Captain Watanabe's team headquarters.
Foxholes, machine gun bunkers, built quickly.
Lieutenant Tanabe and the first team, who had lost more than half of their strength, also retreated.
The entire Watanabe squadron, plus the teams of Lieutenant Tanabe and Lieutenant Nishinaga, totaled less than 300 people crowded into this triangular position covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters.
At this time, as the little devils tightened their defense line, a company of soldiers at the end of the valley, led by Liu Bo, jumped out of their positions, launched a charge, and took the lead in rushing to the vicinity of Watanabe Squadron's position.
On the other side, after the Second Company and the Third Company had eliminated the Third Team of the Little Japs at a certain amount of casualties, they also quickly rushed to the position not far away.
Both sides launched exploratory attacks at the same time. The resistance of the Japs was very fierce. Although the Japs suffered heavy casualties under the strong firepower, their good marksmanship and individual soldier quality also caused certain casualties to Li Yunlong's team. .
The ambush battle quickly turned into an offensive and defensive battle, but the previous roles were reversed. Those who were surrounded became the Japs, and those who had the superior firepower became the Eighth Route Army.
Captain Watanabe waved his command sword and roared to boost morale, "For the Empire of Japan, for His Majesty the Locust! The Locust is on board!"
The little devils were crying and howling for a while, but it did not affect the determination of the soldiers to destroy them at all.
Angry bullets and cannonballs kept hitting the little devils, sending them to see their Majesty the Locust!
