After two rounds of shelling towards the top of the mountain.
The Japanese and puppet troops are preparing to launch their fourth attack on the outskirts of Dagu Town.
The puppet troops are still in front and the Japanese are behind.
The difference is that the Japanese soldiers wore gas masks and the puppet soldiers did not wear gas masks.
However, the Japanese did not give the puppet soldiers a way to survive. If the puppet soldiers wanted to put on gas masks, they could only attack the third wave of wounded Japanese and pick off the gas masks from the corpses of the Japanese.
This time, the puppet troops dispatched one battalion, and the Japanese dispatched two infantry squadrons.
Gas bombs, conventional artillery shells and smoke bombs all poured towards the new group's position.
"See you at Kudanzaka!"
"See you at Kudanzaka!"
Several Japanese soldiers gathered together with stern expressions and firm eyes to encourage each other.
The Yasukuni Shrine is located at Kudanzaka in Tokyo. When many Japanese soldiers are in trouble, they will say "see you at Kudanzaka" to each other.
It means that they are enshrined together in the Jingguo Shrine.
In the first three attacks, most of the attacking troops suffered casualties each time. There is a high probability that this group of Japanese will never come back.
"Prepare!"
The Japanese squadron leader drew out his command saber with a swipe.
Upon seeing this, one of the Japanese soldiers quickly put away his wife's photo, put his helmet on his head, and picked up the 38-type rifle next to him.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
The Japanese squadron leader pointed his sword forward.
The puppet troops took the lead in attacking with rifles, while the Japanese dispersed in a skirmish line from behind and rushed toward the new regiment's position.
This time, the Japanese also used flamethrowers. One infantry squadron was equipped with 4 flamethrowers, and the two squadrons had a total of 8 flamethrowers.
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"The Japanese fired smoke bombs and gas bombs at the side fire bunker?"
At the new regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong received the situation reported from the forward headquarters.
The command post located there was withdrawn after the Japanese began shelling the top of the mountain.
Even if Li Yunlong didn't come down, Zhao Gang would bring someone to help him down. Others wouldn't dare, but Zhao Gang would not coddle Li Yunlong.
At this time, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, Wang Dehou and Chen Feng were all present in the headquarters.
"Are the Japanese using our tactics to deal with us?"
Xing Zhiguo guessed the Japanese's tactical intention immediately.
"Among the enemies in this attack are Japanese soldiers carrying flamethrowers."
The observation post on the top of the mountain, which was facing Japanese artillery fire, used a walkie-talkie to transmit the latest news.
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly: "Ask Zhang Dabiao to withdraw the firepower from the flanking bunker."
Although this tactic was summed up by the New Regiment in actual combat, it was obviously learned by the Japanese, who in turn used this tactic to deal with the New Regiment.
If the soldiers in the flanking bunkers are not removed, they will probably be burned to charcoal by the Japanese flamethrowers.
After all, the new group is on the defensive side this time.
Although the total strength of the new regiment is not much different from that of the 10th Division.
But multi-line defense is needed to prevent the Japanese from entering the base area.
Defense and offense have their own advantages and disadvantages. Although heavy combat is generally beneficial to the defending side, defense requires the spread of troops.
The attacker can often concentrate superior forces to attack your weak points.
For example, in the Battle of Xingkou, the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army combined numbered hundreds of thousands of people, but the Japanese army broke in from the weak point of the Niangziguan line, and then the defense line of hundreds of thousands of people collapsed.
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As Li Yunlong's order was issued.
The new regiment and battalion of soldiers in the bunker retreated into the tunnel along the tunnel.
On the battlefield.
The Japs' attack force soon arrived at the location where the third wave of Japs was attacked by flanking fire and shelling.
Although the 82mm mortars of the new regiment had been firing, smoke bombs obscured the view of the observers on the top of the mountain, and the shelling effect was not ideal.
The quality of the Japs' smoke grenades was much worse than the smoke grenades provided by Boss Chen, but the Japs fired a sufficient amount this time.
The Japanese fire-breathing soldiers touched the side of the bunker, and then sprayed flames at the new group of bunkers.
The flamethrower used by the Japanese is called the Baishi Flamethrower. The spray distance is only 25 meters, and it can only spray once, and the spray time is 10 to 15 seconds.
The fire dragon instantly rushed into the bunker, but did not emit the screams of the Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Then some Japanese soldiers came over and threw a few grenades into the bunker.
There were several loud explosions, and smoke and fire suddenly spewed out from the bunker's shooting holes.
After doing all this, the Japanese and puppet soldiers could continue their attack with confidence.
Although the bunker was designed without a door and was connected to a tunnel, the Japanese used flamethrowers, which filled the bunker with fire and made it impossible for the machine gunners to re-enter the bunker for the time being.
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"The Japs are 150 meters away from the forward position."
Soon, the observation post on the top of the mountain reported the latest situation to the regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong thought for three seconds and then said with a hard expression: "Give me the order to have the 1st Artillery Battalion carry out interception bombardment on the 1st Battalion's forward position 150 meters away!"
"yes!"
Wang Dehou responded, then picked up a high-power walkie-talkie and called:
"Is this the 1st Artillery Battalion? This is the regiment headquarters. Immediately launch an interception bombardment 150 meters from the 1st Battalion's forward position!"
Soon, Wang Chengzhu's excited roar came to his ears: "Yes, carry out interception bombardment 150 meters from the forward position!"
After hanging up the call, the telegraph operator next to him put down his earphones and handed a message to Wang Dehou.
Wang Dehou picked up the telegram, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Lijia Town also fought very well. The third battalion has repelled three Japanese attacks, annihilating more than 700 Japanese and puppet troops, and the third battalion suffered less than 100 casualties."
Although the terrain over Lijia Town is not as good as Dagu Town.
But the defensive positions were also carefully selected, with tunnels dug, bunkers built and mines buried in strategic locations.
Xing Zhiguo smiled and said: "I think the Japs in the 10th Division are not much better than the Japs in the Second Line Division. Even in a frontal field battle, our new regiment is unlikely to lose."
"Be bold and get rid of the shame."
Li Yunlong sounded confident: "With the strength and equipment of our new regiment, we can naturally defeat the 10th Division, but a dead camel is bigger than a horse. If we attack frontally now, we will definitely be able to defeat the 10th Division." regiment, but our regiment is estimated to have suffered more than half casualties. We cannot engage in a loss-making business. Once the 10th Division’s effective strength is almost exhausted, we will punch out again and completely defeat the 10th Division!”
Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou all had expressions of expectation on their faces.
If the 10th Division was defeated, Neji Okamura's expression would be very exciting.
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About 4 kilometers away from the 1st Battalion position, there is a huge flat land next to the road.
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Twelve 105mm howitzers and 28 75mm mountain guns were arranged in three columns. The gun barrels protruded from the camouflage net and pointed directly in the direction of the distant battlefield.
Even though the Japanese no longer have fighter jets and bombers, they still have a camouflage net on the artillery position.
Behind the gun emplacement were piles of ammunition boxes and 40 artillery squads standing ready.
The 1st Artillery Battalion and the 2nd Artillery Battalion are equipped with 12 105mm mountain guns and 28 75mm mountain guns. Their firepower is more powerful than the Japanese mountain artillery regiment.
The 2nd Artillery Battalion was placed on the Lijia Town side to coordinate with the 3rd and 4th Battalions to defend the Japanese 33rd Brigade.
Long before the war started, the 1st Artillery Battalion had tested the shooting elements in advance and even conducted pre-test firings.
"Target, 150 meters in front of the 1st Battalion's position, intercept the artillery fire!"
"Prepare!"
"put!"
As the battalion commander Wang Chengzhu issued the order, the gunners who had finished adjusting the gun positions for shooting Zhu Yuan pulled the traction match almost at the same time.
Boom boom boom…
Forty fireworks exploded from the muzzle, and the scorching wind swept by, immediately raising a large plume of smoke and dust.
As the first shell rushed out of the barrel, the loader picked up the second shell.
There are also many types of artillery bombardment tactics. For example, the Japanese firing artillery shells at the new regiment's position is called destructive artillery bombardment.
Intercepting bombardment can not only block a certain defensive width and use barrage to kill the attacking Japanese infantry, but also block the follow-up echelon of the Japanese.
This kind of gameplay requires a large number of artillery shells and logistical supply support to play successfully, because many artillery shells may not hit anyone.
However, now the new regiment has 5 base shells, and there is no shortage of shells due to wartime airdrops, so Li Yunlong has also unlocked a new tactic.
Li Yunlong's idea was very simple, that is, to prevent the Japanese from entering the position to fight with the new group of soldiers.
Although in terms of assassination, the soldiers of the New Regiment are not afraid of the Japs of the Type A Division, there are ways to reduce the casualties of the New Regiment soldiers and increase the casualties of the Japs and puppet troops, and only fools will not use them.
The shells were as bright as silk, roaring with a sharp whistling sound and heading towards the position 150 meters away from the forward position.
Not long after, the rumble of artillery shell explosions came from behind the mountain.
At this time, the vanguard of the puppet army entered within 100 meters of the new regiment.
Wherever the shell landed, it became red, and the Japanese and puppet troops at the explosion site disappeared without a trace.
The 40 cannons of the 1st Artillery Battalion fired 15 volleys without any respite, forming a wall of fire in front of the position. The Japanese and puppet troops who entered the wall of fire were all killed or wounded, and the Japanese in the subsequent echelons did not dare to take a step forward.
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At the 8th Brigade headquarters.
Major General Saburo Miura, who saw this scene in the artillery mirror, angrily ordered an intensive artillery bombardment of the new regiment's position.
However, seeing that the Japanese did not rush to the position, after the Japanese shelling began, the soldiers on the position re-entered the tunnel.
Looking at the retreating soldiers, Miura Saburo's face turned livid.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, this is an interception bombardment consisting of a 105mm howitzer and a 75mm mountain gun!"
"The firepower is about the same as that of an artillery regiment. The artillerymen of the Eighth Route Army are extremely qualified. They actually intercepted the artillery attack 150 meters from the forward position!"
"And it can be seen that there should be a lot of artillery shells on the Eighth Route..."
Binfu Ohno, who was an artilleryman, saw the tactics of the Eighth Route Army artillery.
With more than 1,000 casualties in just one afternoon, how could we fight this battle?
Miura Saburo looked at the sky. The sunset was beautiful, but he was in a bad mood. At this moment, he wanted to kill someone. He took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart:
"Ohno-kun, immediately report the battle situation to the division commander, and also request the division headquarters to dispatch an engineering team to carry out soil work!"
"Hi!" Ohno Binfu nodded.
