The defensive front of the unknown slope of Qinglong Village is more than 300 meters wide, which just blocks the passage up the mountain. It gets wider further up. As long as the Japanese break through the blocking position, the guerrilla brigade will have no choice but to withdraw to the mountain stronghold!
The cottage looks easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is not;
A small village, with no reinforcements from outside and no retreat from within, was sitting on nothing. How many days could it last in such a desperate situation?
Even if the Japanese don't need artillery shelling, they can still be surrounded to death!
Therefore, Yan Haoyu and others had no way out and could only defend the slope.
Since there is an offensive front of more than 300 meters, the Japanese troops are much easier to deploy, and it is still possible to invest one squadron at a time.
After the artillery fire was ready to stop, the Japanese directly dispatched a squadron, hoping to capture it in one go;
The leader of the team is Captain Masatoshi Nanbu. After the previous battle, his squadron still has more than 140 people able to join the battle, including some lightly wounded. The Japanese are only slightly injured and cannot leave the firing line.
The Japanese's attack formation was still divided into three waves. Dozens of riflemen rushed in front. Each of them was two to three meters apart, and they rushed upward in coordination with each other;
Three to forty meters apart are several machine gun groups and some infantry cover;
Finally, the grenade team, two heavy machine guns and the mortar team provide fire support a few hundred meters away. The combination of long, medium and close is very reasonable, and each Japanese soldier is very skilled in his tactical movements;
Japanese charges rarely follow a straight line. They either make a "zigzag" leap, or they take an S-shaped path, with their waist hunched over, ready to lie down at any time.
The person responsible for the defense of the first trench on the guerrilla brigade is Chen Hao, the first squadron leader stays in the second trench, and the deputy captain Hu Shuangquan stays in the third trench;
Yan Haoyu and Li Yuanzheng stayed under the slope behind the third trench, ready to support at any time.
When the Japanese forward entered the 100-meter range, the machine guns in the second trench opened fire...
"Ta-ta-ta!"
As soon as the Japanese heard the sound of gunshots, they quickly fell down and exchanged fire with the defenders while lying on the ground;
The Japanese heavy machine guns also began to suppress fire, and grenades and mortars were also looking for opportunities. The fight between the two sides was very lively.
The Japanese infantry were all lying down, so the casualties were not large, and they were conducting exploratory attacks;
The Japanese were fighting steadily, and the guerrilla brigade was not impatient. They were all wasting ammunition, and their hits depended purely on luck.
The guerrillas arranged a dozen veterans with good marksmanship and grenadiers who specialized in fighting the Japanese. After losing a few grenadiers, the Japanese became more honest and only wandered a hundred meters away.
The machine guns on the guerrilla side only fire two or three bursts and then change places. The Japanese mortar group also has very little ammunition left. The only infantry gun is of little use in the field. The Japanese have to save it to attack the stronghold. timely use.
So both sides are basically fighting for their marksmanship. The Japs' marksmanship is much better, but the guerrillas have bunkers and each has their own advantages. If the fight continues like this, let alone taking down the position before dark, the Japs won't be able to do it for another two days!
After fighting for a while, the Japanese finally chose to retreat and suffered more than 20 casualties. They retreated very calmly and even carried the corpses back.
The guerrilla brigade suffered slightly fewer casualties, but there were still more than a dozen casualties. The Japs' marksmanship was too accurate, and the guerrillas had just been reorganized, so their military literacy was far behind the Japs.
The ability to achieve this exchange ratio is entirely due to the ring fortifications. In positional battles, when the opponent does not have heavy firepower, the attacker still suffers a lot.
After the first tentative attack, the Japanese began to summarize again;
Captain Tetsuda was the commander designated by the group captain. Together with the other three squadron captains and group staff officer Captain Honda, they gathered in a circle and began to sum up experience and study new attack plans;
After half an hour of discussion, they finally reached a consensus that they must increase their offensive intensity in the next round. If they continue to fight slowly like this, their logistics will be overwhelmed!
The second round of attack was still conducted by the Southern Squadron. Tengtian Squadron followed up and invested nearly 300 people from two squadrons at once, dividing them into five waves to continuously attack the defenders' defense line...
The devils are really starting to come!
"Boom boom boom!"
The Japanese artillery team started bombarding again. This time they took a lot of time to prepare, which was to cover the infantry charge;
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Captain Nannan held a command sword in his hand and rushed to the front very coquettishly, completely ignoring the defenders!
Chen Hao put down the box gun in his hand, picked up a 38-gauge with high shooting accuracy, adjusted the 200-meter scale, and aimed at the Japanese from a distance...
He knew these Japanese officers very well. Even though he was pretending to be fierce now, it was because he was far away and he was confident that the bandits could not hit him. Once they entered the 150-meter range, they would let the soldiers rush in front of them;
"Warriors, onboard!"
"Bagou!"
The moment the old Japanese stopped and raised his command knife, Chen Hao's gun rang...
A rifle bullet accurately hit his brain, sending him back to the arms of Amaterasu!
After dealing with the old devils from the south, Chen Hao spit on the ground and said:
"You fucking bitch!"
As soon as Chen Hao's gun fired, several machine guns on the position began to fire. The distance of about 150 meters was almost a waste of bullets for the rifle, but it was just right for the machine gun;
The Japs invested too many troops this time, and Chen Hao didn't dare to put them too close. If he couldn't hold them back, it would cause big trouble!
This time the Japanese did not lie down as soon as they heard the sound of gunfire. Instead, they bent down and continued to charge. This is the price that must be borne by the attack.
After the Japs killed more than a dozen people, they rushed close enough to fight back. As the Japs fought back, the defenders also began to suffer casualties...
The guerrilla brigade was firing on all cylinders, and there was no sign of ammunition shortage at all. Old Japanese Tengtian who was commanding the battle also noticed it;
"Baga Ya Lu, you are cunning and cunning, do you think you can hold the position by luring the imperial army up the mountain?"
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
The Japanese began to use all their strength to attack the guerrilla brigade's defense line. Wave after wave, the pressure on the defense increased several times in an instant, and the casualties on both sides also doubled. It depends on who can't withstand it first.
The Japanese mortars continued to provide fire support to the infantry. At least two machine guns were knocked out by the Japanese mortars, and two members of the machine gun crew were sacrificed. The defender's firepower was instantly weakened.
"Boom boom boom!"
The defender's mortars also fired, destroying two Japanese mortars and using up the last three shells.
The Japanese rushed so close that they were only about 30 meters away from the first trench. Hu Shuangquan decisively led more than 100 people from the third trench to reinforce them;
After receiving reinforcements from fresh troops, the first trench was stabilized again. Both sides used their full strength, and the barrels of the machine guns were red...
"Grenade!"
Both sides chose to throw grenades at each other
Boom boom boom...
Another group of enemies and ourselves fell. The terrain advantage of the guerrillas was reflected. Most of the Japanese grenades were not thrown into the trenches, so the casualties on the defender's side were much less.
"Battle Commander Yan, send your brothers up, the front can't hold it anymore!"
Li Yuanzheng was so anxious that he almost went up with his knife, but Yan Haoyu still held on to the last 300 or so reserves and refused to send them up.
"Captain Li, I believe Hu Shuangquan and the others can withstand it. We have to defend for another day and the reserve team cannot be sent in yet!"
