"You little devil, die for me!"
Li Mancang showed a stern expression as he pressed the weight and continued to fire.
Affected by the regiment leader Li Yunlong, the soldiers of the new regiment have a temperament that even the king of heaven and I would not accept, and they all like to call themselves Lao Tzu.
As the arc of the muzzle swings, whichever way the muzzle points, a dense rain of bullets will pour in that direction.
Soon, apart from the Japanese soldiers lying in a pool of blood, there were no longer any Japanese soldiers in formation.
The remaining Japanese soldiers had scattered, crawling behind the bunker, loading bullets into the chambers and shooting towards the bunker.
But this is completely in vain. The shooting hole of the bunker is specially designed to be in the shape of a bowl. Even if the marksmanship is accurate, it will be difficult to hit the machine gunner inside from the outside.
As for penetrating the wall of the bunker, it's even more impossible. Even the Japanese's 120mm howitzer can't penetrate it, let alone the Type 38 rifle?
Li Mancang started shooting, and he would shoot wherever the Japanese were shooting.
Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound sounded in the sky.
Twelve 82mm mortars in the anti-slope position began operations.
Dense artillery shells covered the area where the Japanese were crawling.
Although the Japs had bunkers to avoid side-firing machine gun attacks, they had no trenches or shell holes and could not avoid mortar shells.
The shells exploded in the area where the Japanese were crawling and hiding. Each shell carried a violent shock wave, and the high-speed flying shrapnel swept across the surrounding area dozens of meters.
The dense artillery fire composed of 12 82mm mortars gave the Japanese soldiers of the Class A Division what it means to be covered by artillery fire.
This is only an 82mm mortar. The new regiment's 75mm mountain artillery, 105mm howitzer and 150mm howitzer are always in a dormant state.
If the howitzer had taken action, the scene would have been even bloodier.
However... even if the enemy's skirmishers were stretched far apart and crawled behind the bunker, facing the density and killing range of 12 82mm mortars, the enemy could only take a beating.
What's more, the Japs had to face intensive side-firing machine gun fire.
As soon as the 82mm mortar shelling began, the Japanese were already in danger and became even more precarious.
The spear-fighting skills of the Japs in the Class A Division are not to be underestimated.
Although the stabbing skills of the main battalion soldiers are also strong points, if the Japs No. 400 wearing gas masks are really allowed to break into the position.
Even if the two parties exchange one for the other, it will still be a loss for the new group, and a loss-making transaction cannot be made.
Therefore, it is best to eliminate the Japs on the way to attack. The combined punch of side-firing machine gun fire and 82mm mortars will knock the Japs out of sight.
Through the sight of the artillery mirror, I saw two squadrons of soldiers wearing gas masks being suppressed halfway before they even approached the Eighth Route position, suffering heavy casualties.
Brigade leader Miura Saburo cursed angrily:
"idiot!"
Although the Japanese have 70mm infantry guns and 90mm mortars, the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions are located on the reverse slope of the mountain.
The Japanese infantry artillery and mortars simply could not hit the Eighth Route artillery positions.
The failure of this attack was inevitable. The attacking Japanese infantry, under attack from side fire and anti-slope mortars, could not get close to the Eighth Route Position.
The poison gas bombs are not unlimited. When the poison gas disperses, the soldiers on the Eighth Route Army will also join in shooting at the Japanese soldiers.
"idiot!"
"retreat!"
The two sides were in a stalemate for more than ten minutes, and the Japanese casualties were increasing. The Japanese squadron leader, who could no longer hold on, finally issued a retreat order.
The remaining Japanese soldiers got up from their bunkers and ran towards the direction they came from.
But this time it gave room for side fire.
"Want to run? No way!"
Li Mancang looked at the Japanese who were escaping in a hurry, sneered, and at the same time pressed the weight of the heavy machine gun again with his hand.
The heavy machine gun in front of him rang loudly again.
Two Japanese soldiers ran out from behind the bunker to pull their injured comrade who was lying on the ground and wailing.
Li Mancang deliberately did not shoot the wounded Japanese soldier, he was waiting for this moment.
The dazzling tongue of fire turned into a bullet chain and whipped towards the two Japs like a whip. The two Japs were immediately beaten into a sieve.
Subsequently.
The muzzle of the heavy machine gun was lowered, and the bullets fired sank into the soil, leaving a cloud of mud and mist.
The bullet marks extended from the wounded Japanese soldier, and the wounded Japanese soldier completely stopped moving.
Then Li Mancang quickly turned his gun and targeted the escaping Japanese soldiers. There were three Japanese soldiers in his field of vision who were about to come up to rescue their wounded comrades, but saw the fate of the first two Japanese soldiers.
The three Japs turned around and ran away. Li Mancang immediately targeted these Japs. Mud Mist and bullet marks caught up with one of the Japs in an instant...
The same scene was staged at several other bunker firepower points, three of which still had M2 heavy machine guns.
Four Browning heavy machine guns and three M2 heavy machine guns showed intensive firepower and amazing lethality.
In addition, 12 82mm mortars from the anti-slope position of the new regiment began to launch a barrage under the command of the observation post on the top of the mountain.
It was almost a one-sided massacre.
The Japs were beaten back without even touching the fur of the new group of soldiers.
…
In the brigade headquarters, Saburo Miura frowned and looked at the defeated soldiers, lost in thought.
To put it bluntly, offensive and defensive warfare are just a process of seeing one's tactics and taking advantage of them.
But every attack by the Locust Army gave Miura Saburo the feeling of punching cotton.
In the past, if the Eighth Route Army and the Locust Army were engaged in a positional battle, the Japanese commander would definitely be ecstatic.
The biggest headache for the Japanese commanders was the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare.
But now the Eighth Route Army is fighting a positional battle with the Locust Army, but this positional battle is different from what Miura Saburo imagined.
The Eighth Route Army's positional warfare was better than that of the most elite Japanese troops, and the three attacks only damaged the skin of the new regiment.
This new regiment is indeed difficult to deal with. No wonder the base camp dispatched the elite 10th Division to attack the new regiment.
But then again, if the new regiment was really that easy to deal with, it would have been wiped out by other Locust Army troops long ago. What about the 10th Division?
"Brigade commander, are you still attacking?"
The chief of staff on the side, Nobino Binfu, saw that Saburo Miura was motionless. Wouldn't the commander of the secret passage brigade be confused?
"Um?"
Miura Saburo came back from his thoughts, took a deep breath, and said in a cold tone: "Pause the attack and let Yamaguchi-kun count the casualties first."
As the order was issued, Colonel Tatsuharu Yamaguchi, commander of the 40th Regiment, walked in not long after.
He immediately reported to Miura Saburo: "Reporting to the brigade commander, more than 600 soldiers of the Locust Army were killed, and more than 400 people of the Imperial Alliance Army were killed."
Yamaguchi Tatsuharu's face looked a little ugly. The three attacks were all troops of the 40th Regiment. A total of 3 infantry squadrons and 1 infantry squad were sent to attack.
Almost every attack would result in more than half of the casualties. The Eighth Route Army's firepower was so intense that it was difficult for injured soldiers to retreat.
If there were not puppet troops serving as cannon fodder at the front, the Japanese casualties would be even greater.
Just now, Yamaguchi Tatsuharu was ridiculed by that guy Suzuki Eisuke, and he almost had sex with Suzuki Eisuke.
Miura Saburo asked coldly: "How many casualties were there on the Eighth Route Army?"
Yamaguchi Tatsuharu said tentatively: "How many tens?"
"Baga!" Miura Saburo resisted slapping Yamaguchi Tatsuharu and said angrily, "I'm asking you, and you're asking me in turn?"
"Hi!" Yamaguchi Tatsun looked serious, lowered his head and said in a positive tone, "There were dozens of casualties along the way!"
"Casualties 1 to 10?"
Taking a deep breath, Miura Saburo said in a cold tone: "The 10th Division has always fought 1 to 10 with the Chinese army, and it has never had such a record!"
Yamaguchi Tatsuharu and Miura Saburo bowed their heads and remained silent. This battle loss ratio was too exaggerated.
You must know that this is the 10th Division. It actually suffered more than 600 casualties before replacing dozens of people from the 8th Route. It is simply a shame for the 10th Division.
Miura Saburo looked at the sky and ordered sternly: "Prepare poison gas bombs and smoke bombs. This time the fire-breathing soldiers will attack together!"
"Besides, look..."
Ono Binfu and Yamaguchi Tatsuharu looked in the direction pointed by the brigade leader.
"There must be an Eighth Route Army observation post on the top of the mountain opposite. When the soldiers attack later, the artillery from the rear will continue to bombard the Eighth Route Army position."
"Until the soldiers enter the eight-way position."
"Yamaguchi-kun, your regiment's infantry artillery and mortars are responsible for suppressing the Eighth Route Observation Post on the top of the mountain."
Ono Binfu and Yamaguchi Tatsuharu looked stern.
This time the brigade commander was going to take action. All firepower was going out. In order to prevent accidental damage, the previous method was to charge the infantry after the artillery bombardment. This time, the infantry should charge while the artillery bombarded.
What was just an appetizer before was now a real meal.
"Hi!"
Yamaguchi Tatsun lowered his head, turned and left.
…
"Report to the regimental commander, the casualties of the first battalion have been calculated."
Zhang Dabiao answered the call on the walkie-talkie and reported to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong's eyes were calm and he asked: "How many casualties are there?"
Zhang Dabiao replied: "Thirty-one people were sacrificed and twenty-two were injured."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Dabiao looked at the corpses of the Japanese lying in the distance, and then said: "The Japanese have killed and injured at least several hundred people."
In the third wave of Japanese attacks, there were almost no casualties in the first battalion. The only few injured were poisoned because of insufficient protection. However, it was not a big problem. The poisoned soldiers had been carried down. Among the medicines supported by Boss Chen Special medicine for treating poisonous gas.
"Captain."
"The first battalion suffered so many casualties. Why don't we replace the first battalion and let us take up the second battalion?"
Seeing that the first battalion had achieved such great results, the commander of the second battalion, Zheng Yu, clenched his fists and sounded impatient.
"Old Zheng, you are being unreasonable. We have more than 2,000 men in a battalion. If we have more than 50 casualties, is it also called a heavy casualty?"
Zhang Dabiao immediately retorted: "Let me tell you, your second battalion simply doesn't need to go up. Let's watch our first battalion tear off the head of the old devil Miura Saburo opposite and use it as a chamber pot for the regimental commander."
Li Yunlong said: "Don't argue. This counter-mopping up has just begun. Everyone will have a chance in the future. Now the first battalion continues to defend the position. When it's time for your second battalion to go up, I will naturally send you!"
"yes!"
First Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao and Zheng Yu straightened their bodies and responded in unison.
As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp whistling sound sounded in the sky, and the artillery shell landed 50 meters away from the headquarters and exploded.
"Type 92 infantry artillery, the Japanese are going to bombard the top of the mountain, get out of here!"
Li Yunlong knew what kind of artillery the Japanese were using just by hearing the explosion.
After finishing speaking, he strode away with the guards and correspondents, followed closely by Zhang Dabiao and Zheng Yu.
The first artillery shell was just a test fire. It didn't take long for the Japanese artillery shells to fall towards the mountain, shrouding the top of the mountain in the smoke of artillery fire.
