Of course, despite the sudden arrival of the guard company and the sudden burst of firepower, the Ishii regiment was caught off guard.
The Japanese also had a huge advantage - superiority in military strength.
This is an irreversible deficit at this point.
Even from the beginning of the big sweep, the Ishii regiment continued to suffer setbacks on the way to attack Zhangjiazhuang. The team suffered many casualties, but the skinny camel was bigger than the horse. After all, this was a Japanese regiment. Until now, the Japanese There are still more than a thousand people, and even if we don't include the seriously wounded who have lost their combat effectiveness, there are at least eight or nine hundred Japanese.
The guard company launching the raid at this moment only had more than a hundred soldiers.
The number of combatable personnel of the Japanese is six to seven times that of the guard company.
At the beginning of the assault operation in front of us, the soldiers of the guard company relied on the sudden attack, fierce firepower, and tacit cooperation of the tactical team to defeat the Japanese with almost no power to fight back.
But after more than a minute passed in the blink of an eye, the Japanese gradually gained a foothold by virtue of their superior strength, and gradually gained the ability to counterattack.
In the dark night, in the gaps between the third-line trench fortifications and the semi-underground machine gun fortification area dug by the Japanese, the enemy's light and heavy machine gun fire suddenly rang out, and the flying bullets mopped up many soldiers in the guard company.
The Japanese began to fight back, although the Japanese in the trenches were still being massacred by the tactical team.
When a battle breaks out, there is no need to remain silent.
Seeing the enemy's machine gun fire burst out, the monk shouted, "Fire team, shoot down the enemy's machine gun for me!"
"yes!"
Next to the monk, the two nearby grenademen from the fire team responded, and immediately raised the grenade launcher modified and produced by the repair shop, aiming the impact point at the machine gun fire point of the Japanese spitting flames in the dark night.
boom--
The rifle grenade hung on the grenade launcher flew out and accurately hit the Japanese machine gun fortifications that were blazing in the dark night. Amidst the violent explosions that followed, the Japanese machine gun fire suddenly stopped.
This rifle grenade is a treasure that Kong Jie has long wanted to tinker with.
The first batch of rifle grenades at the Independent Regiment Repair Institute were not homemade, but a batch of 28-year-old Republic of China rifle grenade launchers that Kong Jie obtained from the National Army through the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Yes, the equipment of the national army is not bad. Their arsenal has already made homemade weapons such as rifle grenades.
It's just that this 28-year-old grenade launcher still has too many disadvantages. It's a bit like a small Japanese grenade launcher. The difference is that this small-caliber launcher is installed on a rifle.
The performance displayed did not meet Kong Jie's requirements.
When firing, the operating soldier even has to place the end of the grenade-throwing monotube on the ground, making it impossible to shoot directly from various angles.
But at least he had samples. After Kong Jie handed these samples to the repair shop, he made his final request, hoping that it would be a modified weapon that could be as light as shooting a rifle.
You don't need a long range, just within two hundred meters. This rifle grenade can be used as a direct-firing small-caliber artillery, which can more easily hit important firepower points of the Japanese army at close range.
Later, according to the ideas suggested by Kong Jie, the armory institute modified the 28-year-old Republic of China rifle grenade launcher of the National Army.
There are also the grenade launchers currently used by the soldiers of the independent regiment.
In a close-range firefight, this grenade is very sharp. Within a range of twenty to two hundred meters, the direct-fire grenade can accurately strike the target at any time.
In the previous fire attacks of the Eighth Route Army, grenades could be used as a means of fire attack at a distance between zero and forty meters.
Excellent grenade throwers who have been trained can even throw grenades nearly fifty meters away.
As for the firepower after one hundred meters, you can use the 50 small artillery to make up for it. If the range is further, you can also use infantry artillery, mountain artillery or mortars.
But this still cannot make up for the firepower gap between forty meters and one hundred meters.
The emergence of rifle grenades can completely make up for this last firepower loophole.
Especially in the close-range firefight in front of us, and under the cover of night, rifle grenades are far better than the Japanese grenades in terms of ease of operation, accuracy and speed.
At this moment, as soon as the rifle grenades of several fire teams appeared, many of the Japanese machine gun fortifications were directly extinguished by the firepower of the rifle grenades.
"Well done!"
Even in the fierce confrontation, seeing the grenade shooters of the fire team succeed frequently and the enemy's machine gun fire points being quickly knocked out, the monk couldn't help but praise him.
Realizing that the Japanese had an absolute advantage in strength, the guard company launched a sudden surprise attack. The initial advantage gained was gradually equalized by the Japanese due to their numbers.
The monk who responded immediately made a decision and shouted: "The first and third platoons will take down the first line of fortifications first. The second platoon will immediately retreat from the right wing to cover the first platoon and fight with the second platoon!"
Of the three combat groups, the monk led the third platoon, which was responsible for the Japanese's first-line fortifications. The first platoon leader and the second platoon leader led the second and third largest groups respectively, and were responsible for the Japanese's second and third trench fortifications.
At this moment, the monk thought very clearly that the Japanese troops were much larger than the guard company, and it was impossible to directly capture the Japanese's three trench fortifications before the main force caught up.
Casualties are unavoidable.
At this time, the third platoon was on the back and side of the Japanese third trench fortification, the first platoon was on the front of the second trench fortification, and the third platoon was fighting on the front of the first trench fortification.
The monk's idea is that the Japanese troops deployed in the first line of trench fortifications are only about one-third. If the troops of the first and third platoons are concentrated, plus the cover of the second platoon, they can only target the first Japanese army. If there are line trench fortifications, it will be much less difficult to defeat them.
Then rely on the Japanese front-line fortifications to confront the Japanese on the second and third lines to cover the main force's attack.
The Japanese fortifications were in internal turmoil, and naturally they could not spare any effort to block the main offensive force of the independent regiment.
"yes!"
When the monk's roar came out, the three platoon commanders immediately understood their company commander's thoughts and immediately executed the order.
"Withdraw, cover fire! Throw out all the remaining grenades and incendiary bombs."
On the lower side of the Japanese army's third line of trench fortifications, the second platoon commander gave the order to retreat. The soldiers tore off the remaining grenades and incendiary bombs, pulled off the fuses, and threw them into the Japanese trenches.
Taking advantage of the flames burning, grenades exploding, and the Japs taking cover, the soldiers of the second platoon quickly evacuated to the right wing. At the same time, they suppressed the Japanese second-line trench fortifications with firepower and covered the actions of the first and third platoons to seize the first-line trench fortifications.
On the other side, as soon as the gunfire from the artillery battery stopped, gunfire and artillery fire rang out in the direction of the Ishii Regiment's position.
The three battalion commanders Shen Quan, Wang Leihu, and Wang Huaibao suddenly looked overjoyed.
"Great, that boy Monk succeeded! First Battalion Commander, Third Battalion Commander, we have to hurry up and support the guard company."
Chen Quan spoke loudly, his words mixed with excitement.
Wang Leihu's voice was like thunder, "Give me the order, the first battalion will launch an attack immediately, and ask the bugler to blow the charge horn for me, so that it will sound throughout the entire mountain forest!"
"yes!"
Chen Quan and Wang Leihu also issued charge orders to the second and third battalions at the same time.
Dududududududu——
The loud and clear Eighth Route Army Charge completely cut through the dead silence of the night, circling in the mountains and forests for a long time.
On the third line of Ishii United's fortifications, the final confrontation between the two sides turned out better than Monk expected.
Under the adroit command of the monk, the first and second platoons of the guard company successfully captured the Japanese's first-line defenses and eliminated the remaining Japanese in the first-line trench fortifications.
During the retreat of the third platoon, they captured the right half of the Japanese second-line trench fortifications.
With the help of the first-line trench fortifications and the right half of the second-line trench fortifications, the soldiers of the guard company continued to exchange fire with the remaining Japanese in the third-line trench fortifications and the left half of the second-line trench fortifications.
When the loud sound of the Charge broke through the dead silence around them, the morale of the soldiers in the guard company was greatly boosted.
On the other hand, the faces of the Japs in the Ishii Regiment changed dramatically.
The temporary headquarters of Japanese commander Ishii Haraichi was built in the left half of the third line of trench fortifications.
Previously, the guard company had made a surprise attack, and the soldiers of the second platoon were responsible for attacking the third-line trench fortifications. This temporary headquarters also suffered some damage.
The sudden attack, illuminated by burning flames, was mixed with intensive gunshots and constant explosions.
In order to protect the safety of the headquarters, the Japanese guards at the temporary headquarters worked hard and took the initiative to fight, resulting in heavy casualties.
Inside the temporary headquarters, officers such as Ishii Haraichi and the Japanese chief of staff hid in the Maoerdong fortification where the temporary headquarters was located in a hurry, not daring to show their faces at all.
This means that the soldiers in the second platoon don't know where the Japanese headquarters is hiding. Otherwise, Ishii Haraichi's headquarters may have been taken away in the previous raid.
Outside the Maoerdong artillery defense fortifications, the sound of fighting intensified.
Bad news came one after another.
The sudden Eighth Route Army troops, although small in number, were like divine soldiers descended from heaven. Their firepower was even more rapid and their striking methods were astonishing. Three trench fortifications were attacked at the same time, including incendiary bombs, hand grenades, shotguns, shell guns, machine guns, and rifle grenades.
The means of firepower attack are endless.
This raid made the Ishii regiment extremely embarrassed. The Japanese gradually turned the tide of the battle, relying on the on-the-spot command of low-level officers, who had nothing to do with the brigade commander Ishii Haraichi.
"I report to the brigade commander that we have successfully repulsed the Eighth Route Army outside the third line of trench fortifications. The Eighth Route Army is now retreating to the right section of the first line of trench fortifications and the second line of trench fortifications."
The situation calmed down a bit, and Ishii Haraichi had a chance to breathe.
"Instruct all the ministries to counterattack immediately. Before the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacks, destroy this small group of Eighth Route Army in front of you!"
"Hi!"
After the order was issued, Ishiihara then looked at the radio operator and asked: "How is the situation? Have you received a reply?"
The communications soldier quickly replied: "Sir, the situation is not very good. Several brigades on the outskirts of the Zhangjiazhuang mountainous area launched attacks one after another after receiving our emergency request for help. However, they were blocked by the Eighth Route Army troops lurking in the mountains and forests and were unable to support them."
Hearing this, Ishiihara stumbled two steps with a depressed expression.
He was aware of the crisis at hand. The surprise attack by a small group of Eighth Route Army troops must be to coordinate the attack of the main force.
The evil wolf of the Independent Regiment never gave up on his Ishii Regiment. Even though it was about to be forced to evacuate after dawn, it still chose to launch the final fierce attack in this late night.
But the reinforcements have not yet arrived, and nearly half of the trench fortifications have been captured by the surprise attack by the Eighth Route Army troops.
Looking at the time, it will take at least five or six hours until dawn. Can these precarious defenses be able to block the attack of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?
Under the worry, Ishii Haraichi was also a little confused.
The only thing he can hope for now is that the combat troops will successfully eliminate the small group of eight soldiers who invaded the fortifications.
Then quickly built fortifications to repel the attack of the main force of the independent regiment.
All military qualities and transcendent command can now only be pinned on the final battle situation of the most basic soldiers.
Not long after, the loud and familiar sound of the Charge of the Eighth Route Army reached the temporary headquarters.
This voice actually made Ishii Yuanichi's heart tremble.
The time of life and death has come...
The battle around the third-line fortification area where Ishii Regiment is located is in full swing.
The Japanese occupied the left end of the third-line trench fortifications and the second-line trench fortifications.
The guard company occupied the right end of the first-line trench fortifications and the second-line trench fortifications.
With the help of the cover of the trenches, it was difficult for the Japs in the third-line trenches and the soldiers of the guard company in the first-line trenches to harm each other.
Therefore, both sides focused on the second-line trench fortifications.
Whoever can completely control the second-line trench fortifications will have the next initiative.
At this moment, in the trenches on the second line, the confrontation between the second platoon soldiers of the guard company and the remaining Japanese was the most intense.
A circular trench of more than 200 meters, with the Japanese occupying the left half and the second row of soldiers occupying the right half.
What is the situation like in combat?
In addition to close encounters, the distance was more than thirty meters, the circular corners, and the intermittent cat-ear hole anti-artillery fortifications made it impossible for the infantry to engage in rifle fire exchanges.
The Japanese side relied more on grenades to bombard the right half of the second-line trench fortifications.
The second row is in some trouble now.
"Platoon leader, when we were providing fire cover for the evacuation, our comrades had all used up grenades and incendiary bombs, and only some rifle grenades were left!"
"Damn it, we didn't bring the 50 cannon in this battle."
Several squad leaders were anxious.
However, the second platoon leader remained calm in the face of danger and shouted: "Why are you panicking? We are hiding in the trenches now. We can't hit the Japanese, and the Japanese can't easily hit us."
"Our main force is about to attack. It's the little Japs who should be worried now."
"In this way, pass on the order, let the soldiers be smart and don't take risks. Have you seen the cat-ear hole anti-artillery fortifications everywhere in the trenches? Hide in, and beware of the Japanese in the third-line fortifications. Rush down from above.”
"As for the Japs in the left half of the trench, they moved forward with the cooperation of multiple tactical teams. The rifle grenadiers and machine gunners cooperated. In this narrow trench, the two sides met and directly put away the Japs with firepower."
"yes!"
The squad leaders' eyes lit up when they heard this. This tactic was absolutely feasible, and they quickly responded.
As the battle continued, the charge from the Eighth Route Army coming from down the mountain came closer and closer, like a life-threatening suona, making the Japanese soldiers even more depressed.
At the moment, the soldiers of the guard company could afford it, but the little devils couldn't afford it.
In the second-line trench fortifications, the Japs on the left half used grenade bombardment for a while towards the area where the second row of soldiers on the right half were. After that, the Japs' infantry advanced to the right half.
The circular trench fortification was only a curvilinear length of more than 200 meters. Soldiers from both sides soon encountered each other near the middle section.
What is at stake at this moment is naturally the reaction and firepower of the warriors on both sides.
The Japs' reflexes are not slow. As for firepower, they mainly rely on the machine guns at hand.
The soldiers in the second row were all elite and responded equally well. They also had machine guns and rifle grenades on hand.
At the first moment when the two sides suddenly encountered each other, the rifle grenade man directly pulled the trigger. The power of the fired grenade was not too great. It was almost the same as an ordinary hand grenade, but the important thing was that it had a longer range and a faster launch speed. It flew out at a nearly straight angle, in this narrow trench, and directly into the Maoerdong defense fortifications where the Japanese were hiding.
There was a loud bang, and the three Japanese soldiers in the Maoerdong fortification were blown into a puddle of flesh.
The superiority and inferiority of the firepower of both sides will be judged.
The soldiers in the second row who succeeded in the attack continued to advance, and then hid inside the next Maoerdong artillery fortification, quietly waiting for the Japanese to show up at the corner.
As long as the enemy shows up, just shoot a grenade to greet him, which is more direct and effective than any other means of attack.
The battle situation of the second-line fortifications was reported to the temporary headquarters.
Ishiihara was stunned. If this continues, the war situation will become even more unfavorable.
He gritted his teeth and issued an order, asking the Japanese from the third-line fortifications to charge directly, quickly rush to the right half of the second-line trench fortifications, and eliminate the Eighth Route Army hiding in it.
But the soldiers of the first and third platoons of the guard company hiding in the third-line trench fortifications were not vegetarians. They were already ready to cover the second platoon with fire at any time.
As soon as the Japanese climbed out of the third-line trenches, the machine guns that the soldiers had set up long ago opened fire.
Listening to the approaching HMS, the Japanese braved the firepower of the soldiers and quickly rushed thirty meters to the back of the second-line trench fortifications, trying to sneak attack the second-row soldiers in the trenches.
Some Japanese soldiers even jumped directly into the trenches, trying to start a close fight with the second row of soldiers.
But what's the difference between this and dying?
The Japanese were facing the elite of the pistol company at this moment.
In a close combat situation, can the Japanese's Sanba Gaier be better than the shell guns fired left and right by the soldiers?
The soldiers in the second row hid in the Maoerdong defense fortifications in advance. The Japanese jumped into the trench and fired a direct salvo of fire from both sides.
A little devil who jumped into the trench fell down, shaking all over, as if he had suddenly suffered from epilepsy.
Being beaten directly into a sieve by a machine gun was a tragedy.
The battle lasted until the fifth minute, and the sound of the Charge was almost in the ears of the Japanese. The soldiers of the independent regiment who launched the attack advanced to a distance of less than fifty meters from the Japanese frontline fortifications.
The Japanese's fire counterattack was quite sparse, which made Shen Quan and other three battalion commanders happy. It seemed that the comrades of the guard company had perfectly restrained the Japanese.
"kill--"
The shouts of killing rang out from three sides, shrouding the Japanese fortifications.
Then the main force arrived, and the monk directly gave the order to charge. The soldiers in the first and third platoons spoke in advance to identify themselves, and then rushed out of the trenches one after another.
"First battalion commander!"
"Monk, you are really good this time." Wang Leihu praised, and then asked: "Where is that old devil from Shijing? Where is he?"
The monk pointed to the third line of trench fortifications and said, "It's probably in the third line of trenches. I don't know the specific location."
"Hehe, let's go find him then. The Captain of the Japanese Army is also a captain. This is a big fish. If we can catch him alive, the Captain will definitely smile crookedly!"
Wang Leihu laughed.
Several pieces of news from the temporary headquarters and the communications corps had already made Ishiihara despair.
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, we failed to capture the second line of defenses, and our offensive troops suffered heavy casualties."
"Sir, according to the report from the forward observation post, the main offensive force of the Eighth Route Army is less than 100 meters away from the fortifications!"
"Sir, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has broken through the first-line fortifications and is advancing towards the second- and third-line trench fortifications!"
"Sir, the reinforcements have been blocked by the Eighth Route Army and cannot support them!"
"Sir..."
"Your Excellency, Captain!" the Japanese Chief of Staff spoke out with enthusiasm, "Now there is no escape, and it's time for us soldiers of the Empire of Japan to serve the Emperor. Please allow me, Your Excellency, Captain, to personally lead the troops into battle!"
Ishiihara glanced at the chief of staff and nodded dejectedly when he saw the Japanese chief of staff's firm eyes.
"Go!"
"Hi, your Excellency, Captain, take care of yourself!"
After that, the Japanese chief of staff led a team of Japanese soldiers to rush out, and then Ishiihara heard the sound of gunshots, which seemed to be mixed with the screams of the Japanese chief of staff before he died in battle.
"It's over, everything is over, the Independent Regiment...Kong Jie!"
Ishii Haraichi, who was in despair mixed with anger, gritted his teeth and said: "If there is an afterlife, I will not be a human being unless I take revenge for this!"
boom--
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