The Japanese's artillery fire this time was more targeted, almost all hitting the exposed machine gun positions;
This round of artillery fire had been ready for about ten minutes. The Japanese felt that it must be effective, and the infantry began a serious attack.
This time, more than 80 people were invested at once, and the remaining members of the Hoshino team were also reinforced, followed by an infantry cannon;
The Japanese's formation was still with the riflemen in front, and the grenade launchers and infantry artillery behind them, especially the infantry artillery, which was more than 500 meters behind, so that the "bandits" could not hit them, while the Japanese could attack unilaterally from a distance...
When the Japanese infantry came within a distance of eighty or ninety meters, the two sides exchanged fire. The Japanese were very cunning. They induced the guerrillas to fire at this distance, and then fired their infantry cannons and grenade launchers at the guerrillas one by one. The firepower roll call;
After losing the firepower of a machine gun, Chen Hao discovered the Japs' intentions. The guerrillas were newly adapted from the bandits and lacked training. They could not beat the Japs with their marksmanship and could easily expose themselves.
He quickly made adjustments, no longer paying attention to the Japanese infantry, and ordered everyone to retreat into the trenches. He still wanted to bring the Japanese closer to fight;
Let the veterans of the 338th regiment specialize in fighting the Japanese grenadiers, and leave the infantry artillery to the artillery squad to deal with it.
The soldiers in the artillery squad were all excellent artillerymen selected from the main battalion. They had a lot of practical experience in the Liuzhen base area. After fighting for so long, it was time to lock in their positions.
As soon as Chen Hao retreated into the trench, the Japanese infantry lost their target. They could only continue to attack, and after advancing another twenty or thirty meters, they were only five or sixty meters away from the top of the chessboard...
It was still quiet on the position. Chen Hao only left an observation post. This time he had to move closer to attack. The slope of the top of the chessboard made it impossible for the Japanese to rush forward. Even if they were placed within thirty meters, they could still be controlled. He was determined to fight the Japanese in close combat;
The Japs had no choice but to continue rushing upward cautiously...
Forty meters!
"beat!"
A group of grenades were thrown over. This distance was so condescending that even a man could throw them;
"Bagayalu, grenade!"
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
After two consecutive rounds of grenades exploded, the Japanese howled like ghosts and fell down to avoid the rain of shrapnel. The guerrillas took the opportunity to show their heads and shoot at the Japanese. The Japanese suffered heavy casualties;
Lying on the ground and being restricted by the angle of elevation, he couldn't hit the defender at all, so he was passively beaten unilaterally!
Only the Japanese infantry artillery bombarded the guerrillas arrogantly from a few hundred meters away, causing some casualties to the defenders.
"Boom boom boom!"
Three mortar shells went straight towards the infantry artillery, accurately covering the Japanese infantry artillery. The combat artillery was instantly blown into parts, and the artillery crew of a detachment was also killed and injured...
After the infantry cannon was knocked out, the Japanese infantry finally couldn't hold it any longer and fled back in embarrassment, leaving dozens of corpses behind again.
After two rounds of attacks, the Japs had killed more than 80 people, almost half of the squadron, which made old Japs Yamagen very depressed;
I thought it wouldn't take much effort to defeat a few bandits, but now it seems that he underestimated the enemy!
He finally realized that the terrain restricted the imperial army too much, and they couldn't use their strength. It was clear that the marksmanship of those soldiers was very poor, but after a round of defeat, the imperial army suffered heavy casualties, and also lost an infantry unit. gun!
"Bagayalu, this bastard Noma really disgraced the imperial army. His squadron was completely wiped out by a group of bandits, and he also lost his mortar to the bandits!"
The old devil Yamane greeted the dead ghost's family countless times in his heart. It was precisely because of his incompetence that the bandits had artillery. Now the last remaining infantry cannon dare not approach the Chinese position for fear of being bombed again. .
Being too far away greatly reduced the threat to the Chinese. Even the mortar groups stayed far away for fear of being covered by the Chinese artillery fire.
Shangen Laoji organized several squadron leaders to hold a temporary summary meeting, listened to the reports of the two squad leaders, and came to a conclusion:
"The enemy's grenades are a very big threat. If there were no grenades, the imperial army could completely suppress the Chinese with their superb marksmanship."
"Yoshi, their grenades are also limited. First use a small-scale attack to consume all their grenades, and then invest heavily in troops to break through the Chinese defense line in one fell swoop!"
Major Yamane made the final decision and decided to change his tactics and use small and continuous assaults to consume the defenders' ammunition and strength.
I have to say that the Japanese habit of summarizing after the war is indeed very targeted, and it is also a reflection of the Japanese combat effectiveness. An army that is accustomed to summarizing after the war is very difficult to deal with.
The Japanese adjusted their tactics very quickly, and the attack continued. However, the Japanese became more slippery, and the skirmisher lines became more scattered, and they were focused on fighting against the guerrilla brigade;
The soldiers of the guerrilla brigade were still inexperienced. They fought at the rhythm of the Japanese and consumed ammunition very quickly. After fighting for a whole morning, all the grenades were used up, and the Japanese paid the price of more than 30 casualties.
After fighting all morning, Chen Hao's team and the platoon of the 338th regiment also suffered more than 30 casualties. Fortunately, more than half of them were wounded, and the initiative on the battlefield was in the hands of the guerrilla brigade, so the wounded could be rescued in time. Only the real sacrifices were made. 16 people;
Yan Haoyu took advantage of the gap between the Japs' attacks and replaced a group of people. He also asked Chen Hao to make a summary of the battle, summarizing the Japs' advantages and identifying his own shortcomings.
"Comrades, don't be discouraged. The Japs like to fight wars of attrition, so just fight with them. We have plenty of ammunition. Go up one team at a time and practice with the Japs!"
Yan Haoyu's joke made the atmosphere of the summary meeting more relaxed. The guerrilla brigade has three squadrons, each squadron has three squads, and a company with a main platoon. It is no problem to fight with the Japanese in a wheel battle.
"Battal Commander, there are only 4 mortar shells left!"
Zhao Dabao, the gun squad leader, reported.
After listening, Li Yuanzheng said:
"Battle Commander Yan, we still have two mortars. We originally had four, but two were lost when the Japanese attacked us. We don't have many shells, only six are left, and the others were lost."
Li Yuanzheng looked slightly embarrassed after finishing speaking.
"Battle Commander Li, it's not easy to bring back 2 cannons and 6 shells under such circumstances. Many troops lost the battle and threw away their guns!"
Yan Haoyu's words made Li Yuanzheng's face look better. At least their brothers had not been disgraced. The more than 300 people who had escaped were all fully equipped.
"Batalion Commander Li, let's use these 5 cannons and 10 rounds of artillery shells together and save them for critical moments. When our regiment commander comes over, we won't have to worry about running out of cannons!"
After Yan Haoyu finished speaking, he began to miss the "Wei Yixiao" artillery in the base area. The regiment leader promised to give them four guns, and then he would take care of the Japanese.
The second group to go up was the second team and another platoon from the 338th regiment. It can be said that they have strong soldiers and horses. It is useless to put more people on the top of the chessboard, and they can only fight in rounds.
After having lunch, Guizimian started a new attack...
