"Kitahara-kun, if you heard me correctly, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire lasted for six rounds. This should be the most violent artillery fire they could unleash!"
"Your Majesty General, everything is as you expected. The Eighth Route Army's counterattack was very fierce. No less than eight Imperial 92 heavy machine guns were used. This is the heavy firepower of a machine gun squadron. No less than 500 troops were used to hear the shouts of killing. , this is already an all-out effort, do you really not consider launching a counter-attack on the other side?"
Beiyuan is still a little tender and is already eager to try.
Ushijima just shook his head like a fox, with an expression that showed he had a lot of wisdom in his mind, and educated Kitahara again:
"Kitahara-kun, Chu Xiong is already making a desperate move. This shows that they can no longer afford to fight such a positional battle. They are fooling around in vain. Why does the imperial army accompany them to take risks?"
"Let him be beaten by the wind and rain, I will stand still! The more anxious Chu Xiong is, it means that our tactics are effective. We only need to drive them away tonight! Tomorrow, we will first carry out three rounds of squadron-sized attacks, and then consume the Eighth Route Army With great vigor, he struck hard in the fourth round and defeated all eight groups in one fell swoop!"
"Kitahara-kun, just keep an eye on me, I'll take a nap first!"
After Ushijima finished speaking, he deliberately yawned, and then went back to the camp bed to sleep. Stars popped up in the eyes of the old Japanese soldier Kitahara - the demeanor of a famous general!
An hour later, just as Ushijima had expected, the Eighth Route Army's night attack failed. Apart from consuming a large amount of ammunition, it achieved nothing and only caused dozens of casualties to the Imperial Army.
After the Eighth Route Army withdrew, there was no further disturbance. Both sides had a good sleep. When the rising sun rose again in the cold winter, a new day of fighting was about to begin again!
In the day's battle, the initiative returned to the Japs. After recuperating all night, the Japs sent out a new force to take over the attack of the first brigade, which suffered greater casualties.
In order to test the firepower of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese Second Battalion invested one and a half squadrons in the first attack. This time it was no longer limited to 80 meters away, but gave the leader Fukui squadron the power to attack independently.
The fourth company's forward position, today's defense was still completed by the fourth company. Chu Xiong's instructions to them were to pretend to be weak, and then retreat to the second line of defense, leaving the first line of defense to the Japanese.
"Company Commander, the Japs are attacking. There are at least 300 Japs. The Japs are betting big!"
"Old Ma, have the bombs been planted? You have to check it yourself, but you can't go out on a business trip!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Dayuan quickly patted his chest and promised:
"Company Commander, just keep your heart in mind. The five artillery pieces have been buried, and I personally connected the lines. I guarantee that the Japanese will be able to get on the plane."
Tan Tao immediately felt relieved upon hearing this and signaled Ma Dayuan to lead two platoons to withdraw to the second line of defense.
The distance between the second line of defense and the first line of defense is 120 meters. This distance is important. The first line of defense is dug into holes. If we organize troops to attack the second line of defense, this starting position will make the Japanese very uncomfortable. It's not easy to deploy troops.
The Eighth Route Army guarding the second line of defense was condescending, and the 120-meter distance was just enough to unleash the power of all weapons.
"Company commander, how about you go down and I play with the Japanese?"
"Old Ma, the Japanese are coming soon, execute the order!"
Seeing the company commander's insistence, Ma Dayuan said no more and led a platoon through the traffic trench to withdraw to the second line of defense. At the same time, a platoon of the fifth company also withdrew. The two of them set up machine guns on the second line of defense. , to prevent the Japanese from catching up.
Captain Fukui is a man with ideas. With three hundred warriors, he still wants to make meritorious deeds!
At least the first line of defense of the Eighth Route Army must be captured and the brigade commander can see his bravery. If so many squadron leaders want to stand out, they must show dazzling military exploits.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Having already entered within 80 meters of the first line of defense on the Eighth Route, Fukui had no intention of stopping;
Tan Tao also decisively gave the order to fire. Since two platoons were withdrawn, the firepower was obviously much weaker.
The change in the Eighth Route Army's firepower was keenly felt by Old Man Fukui. Fukui was overjoyed and secretly said:
"Yo Xi, as expected, the Eighth Route Army has no ammunition. This is a good opportunity."
Thinking of this, Fukui once again issued the order to advance.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
"Bah hook bah hook!"
Only the sound of rifle fire was heard, and machine guns rarely fired...
The Fukui Squadron became more and more courageous as they fought, and soon they advanced another twenty or thirty meters!
"Grenade!"
Following Tan Tao's order, dozens of grenades were thrown at the Japanese. As soon as Fukui saw it, he immediately fell down, his movements were very professional.
"Boom boom boom!"
Taking advantage of the smoke generated by the grenade explosion, Tan Tao led the remaining two platoons to quickly retreat to the second line of defense. In order to confuse the Japanese, they did not take the traffic trench, but bent back directly from the position.
The distance of more than 100 meters was only a matter of ten or twenty seconds. Before the Japanese could react, they had already retreated to the second line of defense.
"Kill, give, give"
As soon as Fukui saw that the Eighth Route Army had retreated, he led his 300 warriors to chase them all the way. Soon they broke through the first line of defense and wanted to take advantage of the victory and pursue them to the second line of defense.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!"
The machine guns of Ma Dayuan's platoon and the fifth company's first platoon rang out, quickly blocking the path of the Japanese's pursuit. If old Japanese Fukui hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been responsible for this.
"Bagayalu, cunning and cunning one, retreat to the trenches!"
Fukui's idea was to occupy the first trench first.
The Japanese retreated like a tide into the trenches of the first line of defense. Ma Dayuan in the distance showed a cruel smile on his face:
"You bastard little devils, grandpa invites you to take a plane!"
After saying that, he pressed the electromagnetic detonation switch hard...
Boom boom boom!
Before the Japs could gain a foothold, several huge explosions rang out among the Japs. Each bomb contained 15 kilograms of bitter explosives, which gave the old Japs from Fukui a huge surprise.
More than 300 Japanese soldiers were shrouded in the light smoke produced by the explosion, and their broken limbs were flying in the sky...
The old Japanese from Fukui had better luck. His internal organs were shattered, but at least one whole corpse was left intact. Amaterasu would still take care of him!
"Bagaya road!"
After Ushijima finished cursing, he closed his eyes in pain. He was really sad and happy at the same time.
One second they were secretly rejoicing that the Imperial Army had finally made progress and captured the first line of defense, but the next second they fell into the Eighth Route Army's trick and lost hundreds of elite warriors!
"Bagaya road!"
Ushijima secretly warned himself in his heart that victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. The imperial army could only afford a small defeat. With 300 warriors, the imperial army could still afford the loss!
It was not without gain. After this explosion, the Eighth Route Army's first line of defense was completely leveled. A small tactical victory could not change the strategic situation.
"Kitahara-kun, continue the attack!"
After thinking about this, Ushijima felt a little better. He didn't believe there were so many explosives.
"Chu Xiong, I want to see how many more conspiracies you have!"
