After an uneventful night, the Japanese attacked again after breakfast the next day, with significantly greater intensity;
In the past, we would not attack forward until we were seven or eighty meters away. Even if we attacked, we would only let one unit rush to the front, while the others would cover behind. It was a very rough fight.
The defenders, on the other hand, would not let go of the rabbits. If a dozen Japs came forward, they would not even use their machine guns. They would just let a dozen or so good marksmen fight coldly, and both sides would fight lukewarmly.
Today the Japanese launched a squadron-sized attack as soon as they came up, and also used infantry artillery and mortars;
The defenders were obviously unable to withstand this, and managed to repulse the Japanese attack by using mortars. However, the mortar shells only fired three rounds. Later, even if the Japanese took the risk of using infantry artillery, the defenders' mortars did not fire again;
"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army is out of artillery shells! Attack one more round to consume the defenders' ammunition, and then launch a general attack in the third round!"
The old devil Shangen said confidently.
Several squadron leaders took the order and left, and a new round of attacks continued. This time the Japanese invested two squads, with the clear purpose of consuming the defenders' ammunition.
The commander at the top of the chessboard was replaced by Hu Shuangquan, who also strengthened his troops. Two guerrilla squads and a Jinsui Army platoon were deployed, with more than 100 people, just to let the Japanese see that they were running out of ammunition and had to make up the numbers.
The Japanese's attacks became more like thieves' attacks, they basically lay down and fired cold shots from a distance;
Seeing that the defenders ignored them, they sent one or two detachments to break out. When they reached three or four meters, the defenders opened fire and drove the Japanese away.
As soon as the defenders opened fire, the Japanese grenades came, and the two sides fought vigorously for a while. Then the small Japanese army left ten or eight corpses and evacuated.
This small-scale gangster-style battle lasted for more than an hour, and the Japanese evacuated when the fire was almost ready. It was past eleven o'clock in the morning;
The Japanese soldiers began to rest, giving the impression that they were tired from the fighting and were about to have lunch...
At three quarters of noon, the Japanese suddenly launched a fierce attack, and all the mortars launched a fierce attack on the top position of the chessboard;
The Japanese infantry almost stepped on the artillery points to attack, and the infantry and artillery coordinated their tactics very well. This was their true strength.
The infantry was covered by waves of attacks, and grenade launchers followed the infantry all the way. As soon as the defender's machine gun showed up, it would only be able to fire a few bursts of fire, and it would be attacked by a few stray bullets;
The Type 92 heavy machine gun crazily suppressed the position at the top of the chessboard. The defenders could not raise their heads at all, and finally began to collapse...
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Seeing from the telescope that the bandits finally retreated, the old Japs Yamagen issued a general attack order. The Japs screamed and rushed to the top of the chessboard, while the defenders were defeated and fled towards the top of the mountain.
"Bagaya Road, attack up the mountain and kill them all!"
As Yamane issued the general attack order, the Japanese left only a small team to protect the group headquarters, except for the brigade headquarters and the baggage squadron. The others took advantage of the victory and went up the mountain.
Seeing the large troops charging up the mountain, Major Yamane finally showed a winner's smile...
His brigade is not in a hurry to go up the mountain yet. The burning, killing and looting is left to the warriors. There must be a lot of good things in the bandits' den, and maybe there is even a flower girl!
He is not worried at all that he will lose his share. Even if there is a flower girl, several squadron leaders will be very sensible and send it to him to enjoy;
After working hard for more than a day, it’s time to enjoy it.
"Yo Xi, the bravery of the imperial warriors is great!"
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Bagou, Bagou"
"Boom boom boom..."
It is said that great joy brings sorrow. When the old devil Shan Gen was lusting after the beautiful girl at the foot of the mountain, there was a sudden fierce sound of gunfire on the mountain. To be precise, it was the sound of a large number of grenades exploding. The firepower was very fierce...
Shan Gen's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself:
"Isn't it possible that I fell into the trap of cunning bandits again?"
"Bagayalu, what kind of work?"
Shangen asked loudly, and the others were also confused, not knowing what happened.
Ten minutes later, a signal soldier came down from the mountain and ran over in a hurry to report:
"Your Excellency, Captain, the bandits on the mountain still have a line of defense. There are at least several hundred people. They have built civil fortifications and are resisting. Captain Tengtian is destroying the enemy and is requesting artillery support!"
After hearing this, the old devil Shan Gen said disapprovingly:
"Yo Xi, the trapped beast is still working hard, order Tengtian to strengthen the offensive, and wipe out all the bandits before dark!"
After finishing speaking, he turned to the staff officer beside him and said:
"Honda-kun, your artillery team is going up the mountain to support us!"
"Hey!"
The captain's staff took the order and left!
After the large army of bandits appeared, Old Devil Shangen felt a lot more at ease.
As the saying goes, unknown danger is the biggest danger. According to intelligence, there are thousands of bandits. Coupled with the defeated troops of the 338th Regiment, the number of troops on the mountain is at least 1,200;
After fighting for a day and a half, the imperial army suffered more than 200 casualties, and the bandits suffered at least 500 casualties. There were at least several hundred more people who never showed up, which made him worried about whether the bandits had a conspiracy;
Now that everything was fine, everything was exposed. He stayed on the second line of defense, without the natural danger at the top of the chessboard. In a positional battle, he was confident that he would crush this ragtag group of people into scum.
Because he understood these things, Yamane became more confident in wiping out the bandits in one go. He stayed in the headquarters and patiently waited for the warriors of the imperial army to bring him the good news of victory.
In the blocking position of Qinglong Mountain, the battle between the two sides started again. Yan Haoyu personally directed the battle. The two sides were inseparable, and no one could do anything to the other.
The Japanese suffered a small loss when they pursued, killing and wounding more than 30 people. The main force also retreated two hundred meters, and the two sides broke away from contact;
The Japs did not dare to attack rashly before they figured out the strength of the defenders. They were waiting for the artillery to catch up and engage in positional warfare. Without artillery, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties, and the Japs were not stupid.
Yan Haoyu, on the other hand, only wanted to fight the Japs away. He was not in a hurry to pursue them. Instead, he stayed in the trenches and concentrated on preparing for a positional battle with the Japs.
After a night of hard work by hundreds of people from the guerrilla brigade and the 1st Battalion of the 338th Regiment, a ring of three horizontal and four vertical fortifications appeared on the hillside leading to Qinglong Village, blocking the enemy's path.
If they want to attack Qinglong Village, this line of defense is the hurdle that the Japanese must cross!
The squad and platoon leaders of the guerrilla brigade are all veterans of the fourth battalion and one company. They are comfortable fighting defensive battles and are familiar with building fortifications;
They are very skilled in transportation trenches, anti-gun holes, light and heavy firepower allocation, etc. The soldiers below only need to follow them.
When Li Yuanzheng saw the ring fortifications built by the guerrilla brigade, he was completely glad that he no longer had to fight with this group of groundhogs like the Independent Regiment. Link after link, let alone his own battalion, he just pulled the whole group over. It doesn’t even take any advantage!
Yan Haoyu placed more than 80 people in the first trench, several machine gun groups in the second trench, and more than 100 people in the third trench. The others were hiding under the specially dug reverse slope as a reserve team, ready to go at any time. Can support the main position.
"Boom boom boom!"
After more than an hour of silence, the Japanese artillery squad began to launch fierce shelling on the guerrilla brigade's position, and a new battle began...
