The Japanese's artillery preparations this time were very targeted. Almost all the exposed fire points on the Eighth Route were plowed by them. Unfortunately, Liu Dazhuang and others had already withdrawn to the second line of defense 300 meters away. With such a line of defense, the Fourth Company was ready After five passes, the Japanese were allowed to attack one by one.
The second line of defense is street fighting. Many houses are intact, and the Japanese do not have so many artillery shells to bomb each house;
After the first round of fighting, the Japanese also realized their lack of firepower, so this time they strengthened an infantry cannon specifically used to knock down the Eighth Route Army's machine gun positions.
This time the troops invested by the Japanese increased to a squadron. After a tentative attack, they began to take action.
The first platoon was also under pressure. Seeing the Japanese launching infantry artillery, Ma Dayuan immediately applied for the support of two mortars from the machine gun company. This was quite a bit of a golden target.
The squadron that the Japanese invested this time was not full, which was Ueda Squadron where Yagi squad was located. Yagi squad had more than 30 people killed in the previous round of attack, so Ueda squadron only had more than 140 people left, plus a strengthened infantry gun. , with a total strength of about 150 people;
As for the fourth company and one platoon, they also suffered 9 casualties in the previous round. With the reinforcement of the two mortar groups, there were still exactly 80 people;
The Japanese had the advantage in strength, and the Fourth Company had the advantage in terrain. The two sides fought evenly, suffering casualties on each other.
The Japanese infantry artillery poses the greatest threat to a platoon. Be it machine guns or rifles, they have to change positions as soon as they are exposed. The Japanese infantry artillery hits accurately and hard.
The two sides have been fighting for more than an hour, and two machine guns have been fired by infantry artillery, but the mortar team has not yet locked onto them.
Shuanzi also learned his lesson, always changing positions after two bursts of fire to avoid being bitten by the Japanese infantry artillery.
Second Lieutenant Yagi's luck was also surprisingly good. He once again dodged Shuanzi's machine gun. After firing a burst, Shuanzi spat hard and secretly said:
"Damn it, I still didn't hit him!"
After a while, three more Japs came into Shuanzi's field of vision. They were two in front and one behind, alternately covering the ground and rushing forward. They jumped from one corner to the other. They never walked in a straight path, and they specifically looked for dead spots for shooting... …
Shuanzi has been looking for the pattern of their advance, predicting his next route, counting silently in his heart:
"3-2-1"
Just after counting "1", he fired a short burst into an open area. Almost at the same time, a Japanese soldier rushed into that position, as if the two had made an appointment to cooperate. The Japanese soldier was hit by two bullets and fell down unwillingly.
After Shuanzi fired a shuttle bullet, his sixth sense suddenly told him that he was in danger. He didn't care about his beloved machine gun anymore. He rolled over and was a few meters away from the shooting position.
"boom!"
A shell hit his original position, and his beloved machine gun was destroyed without any suspense!
"Boom! Boom"
The two mortar shells flew towards the Japanese infantry cannon, accurately hitting the emplacement, and the infantry cannon was blown up.
"Beautiful! Credit to the artillery brothers!"
A stone weighing on Ma Dayuan's heart was finally removed. Including the machine gun Shuanzi, three machine guns had been destroyed by the infantry cannon, causing 5 casualties.
Without the infantry artillery, the Japanese attack was much less threatening, and the casualties were also much higher. The casualty ratio between the two sides was basically three to one. In the street fighting, the attacker still suffered a lot.
Ma Biao hit another Japanese sergeant. This was his seventh target today. In street fighting, an excellent sniper can even suppress a small team. A total of 9 bullets were consumed, and 2 were wasted. The bullets were all wasted on a Japanese commander.
Damn it, this made Ma Biao, who had always missed his shots, very depressed. This was the first time that he had missed two shots in a row. Ma Biao was very unwilling. This was a huge blow to his situation!
"Damn it, I don't believe I can't catch you!"
Ma Biao secretly felt cruel in his heart.
After being targeted by the vengeful Ma Biao, Yagi didn't have any low-key awareness at all. He was still a coquettish guy when he should be, holding up a standard command knife, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was an officer.
There are generally two types of command knives used by Japanese officers. One is the standard mass-market product, which is produced on the assembly line and is distributed free of charge to officers above the warrant officer level;
One is the one that comes with you. Most of these knives are inherited from ancestors, handmade and of very good quality. This is a symbol of the samurai class and a sign of aristocratic status.
For a miner like Yagi, he can only use the standard command knife, and that's enough for him to be popular!
Yagi held a command knife in one hand and a southern pistol in the other, commanding several Japanese soldiers to rush forward. He himself also jumped from a ruin to an earth wall, and then used gestures to command the machine gun team to follow;
His movements are smooth and fluid, and he has rich combat experience. Being able to survive every battle is not just about luck.
Shuanzi no longer has his beloved machine gun, so he can only pick up a Sanba Gai and continue fighting. His deputy shooter has died. He wants to avenge his brother and "daughter-in-law"!
He also kept an eye on Yagi and the others, because these Japs were too coquettish, and their cooperative fighting was dazzling. They rushed forward dozens of meters, and two comrades died under their guns.
Shuanzi had been looking for the pattern of their movements. He had developed this habit while shooting machine guns, and he knew everything about shooting.
Yagi jumped forward again. Ma Biao was waiting for this moment. He pulled the trigger without hesitation!
"Bah!"
It was really a twist of fate that at the critical moment, a Japanese soldier who was dissatisfied with his longevity suddenly rushed out between Yagi and Ma Biao, and blocked Ma Biao's fatal bullet for Yamu.
Some people are just born with luck!
Yagi was only one step away from the obstacle he was looking for. Shuanzi's gun fired. He had already calculated the lead and judged that the Japanese officer's target was the obstacle.
"puff!"
The sound of a bullet entering the human body at high speed, the bullet fired by the bolt accurately hit Yagi, making Yagi's body stunned, and the bullet passed through his body;
Penetrating bullet!
Yagi felt almost nothing, except that his body was stagnant for a few tenths of a second, and these few tenths of a second consumed all his life's good luck.
Almost at the moment when he stopped——
Another bullet from Ma Biao also flew over and hit Second Lieutenant Yagi directly between the eyebrows.
His good luck finally ran out!
