"Platoon leader, you're so awesome! Three rounds of artillery shells found the landing point exactly, that's awesome!" The soldiers all cast admiring glances.
In their opinion, Wen San's performance was completely at the level of a veteran. If it were them, it would probably take them a long time just to figure out how to use it.
"Leave three more shells for me, and move the rest to the hiding cave below." Wen San had his own idea. If a few shells were fired, the Japanese below would be scattered even if they were all dead. It is wishful thinking to counterattack this mountain in a short period of time.
The only thing they can do is to wait for the troops behind to come up. They have stronger mortars and even Type 92 infantry guns. Putting these shells on top of the mountain will have the opposite effect.
Three more shells were fired, but only two Japanese were hit, and the remaining Japanese soldiers scattered even further.
At this moment, it was no longer important how many Japs were eliminated. What was important was that through the practice of these six shells, Wen San had initially mastered the correct use of the grenade. This will be of great help to them.
He also has 16 cannonballs on hand. If used well at critical moments, they are sure to make the enemy's team blossom and have an unexpected deterrent effect.
If the Japanese wanted to pass below in an organized manner, they would have to ask Wen San if he would agree to the cannonball in his hand.
The soldiers moved very quickly, and quickly took the extra guns and ammunition to the hiding cave below, and then returned to the trench to rest.
"Platoon leader, the Japanese army is coming." Someone pointed in the distance, and a black shadow appeared in everyone's sight.
By now the sky was getting dark and the sun was about to set.
Ichiro Matsui quickly rushed forward with the remaining Japanese soldiers, and they soon joined together.
"Matsui-kun, didn't I ask you to occupy the high ground in front? How did it become like this?" Major Tenghara looked at Ichiro Matsui angrily. This is an elite team under his command that has fought many wonderful battles. Performance.
"There were Chinese troops stationed on that mountain for a long time. We were careless and fell into an ambush by the enemy." Matsui replied in a low voice, with a look of constipation on his face.
"Baga! How many enemies can there be on such a big hill? You are an elite in my hand, and you can't even take down such a small hill?" Major Tengyuan immediately became angry, and went up and gave Matsui a slap.
In his opinion, even if they were ambushed by the enemy, the imperial army should still be able to fight. Unless the enemy is several times your own, it is possible to block their attack.
Looking at Matsui's team, almost all important equipment has been lost, and the soldiers all look dejected. There is nowhere to look like an elite division.
"There is at least one battalion of troops up there, and there are many sharpshooters. They are also equipped with light machine guns, mortars and other heavy weapons..." Matsui Iriwala said a lot, just wanting to shirk the responsibility for his command errors. .
"Are there so many people? The so-called mortars are probably the grenades you threw away, right?" Teng Yuan slapped him again.
He's not that easy to fool. Before coming over, he had looked through the binoculars and found that there were no mortar craters on the ground at all.
"But the Chinese soldiers above are very powerful, and some people can use grenades. Doesn't this explain the problem?" Matsui said harshly. This was the only 'truth' he could insist on.
Major Tenghara had a sullen face and did not refute Matsui Ichiro's words this time. He also knew that it was unlikely that the national army's first-level company platoon would be able to find talents who could use grenade launchers.
"Calibrate the coordinates and immediately cover the hilltop with artillery fire. My brigade must pass here as quickly as possible to intercept the retreating main force of China." Major Tengyuan roared and immediately began to deploy artillery attacks.
Major Teng Yuan has a full brigade, numbering about 1,200 people. There is an artillery squad under his command, using the Type 92 infantry cannon.
The Type 92 infantry gun has a much longer range than the grenade, which means that the enemy's shells can hit the top of the mountain, but Wen San's grenade cannot hit the enemy.
"All retreat, go to the hiding cave below." Wen San heard the conversation between the two Japanese officers clearly.
There is only such a big place on the top of the mountain. If you stay in the position, you will definitely be exposed to Japanese artillery shells. After several rounds of bombardment, no one can guarantee how many people will survive.
Wen San has commanded well many times, and no one doubts his orders anymore. The soldiers took their own equipment and retreated to the Tibetan Soldier Cave behind the mountain in less than a minute.
As a result, within three minutes, the roar of artillery shells came over. The Japanese were not slow in firing. After the test firing, shells quickly landed on the top of the mountain.
For a time, smoke and dust were everywhere, mud was flying, and several trenches were collapsed. If anyone hides here, they will definitely be killed or injured!
Violent explosions continued one after another. According to his own expectations, Major Tengyuan found that there was a main battalion of troops on the mountain, and there must be people everywhere. Then the entire mountain top would need to be fully covered, and at least half of the people on the other side would be killed.
After the top of the mountain was washed away, the Japanese artillery fire extended forward, and several shells landed on and beside the boulders. If Wen's third choice position hadn't been good enough, I'm afraid it would have posed a certain threat.
"Lieutenant Matsui, I will give you another small team of troops. We must capture the stronghold on the top of the mountain as quickly as possible." Before the bombardment ended, Major Tenghara began to issue attack orders.
He is indeed eager to pass here. If he cannot complete the interception task, he will be severely criticized by his superiors.
"Thank you, Major, my subordinates will definitely complete the mission this time!" Matsui saluted with a military salute, and led dozens of people to quickly advance towards the hill in front.
He wanted to rush to the top of the mountain as soon as possible before the artillery fire stopped, a shame he felt before.
"Another round of mortar bombardment will buy Matsui's team some time." Major Tenghara gave the order to the artillery again. With such a big hilltop, a few shells could cover it once, and he could still afford the ammunition consumption.
The roar on the top of the mountain continued. Most of Wen San's soldiers lowered their heads, plugged their ears with their fingers, and opened their mouths to reduce the impact of the huge bombing sound on them.
Wen San was thinking about the number of Japanese artillery fire. Among the previous explosions, there was a brief pause after every five or six. If this counts as one round, the top of the mountain has been cleansed three times by the Japanese, and they are really ruthless.
If there really was a battalion of troops on the top of this mountain, more than half of them would have been killed or injured, or even more. Hundreds of people were placed in this narrow space. No matter how they avoided, they would be hit by the shells. Unless a bunker-type permanent fortification is built above.
After five more roars, Wen San opened his eyes fiercely and slapped his comrades beside him, "Hurry up and get to the trenches above. The Japanese bombing will probably stop."
