Horuchi Shengshen led the team to go around for nearly 30 miles before arriving to the north of Zhao Jiayu.
Relying on the sophisticated map, the time the Horuchi brigade designated the attack point was only half an hour off.
This was not a big problem. Soon, the radio communication was completed, and the Horiuchi Brigade took the lead in attacking the fortifications north of Zhao Jiayu with 4 Type 92 infantry guns and 4 Type 94 90mm mortars.
Almost at the same time, the Ishii Mori Brigade on the southern line also entered the south entrance of Zhaojiayu and began to attack.
However, only four 92 infantry artillery pieces accompanied Ishii Mori's battalion, and they aimed directly at the Zhao Jiayu fortifications they discovered.
Before the four light machine gun firepower point fortifications at the front of Zhaojiayu South Gate had time to fire, they were hit by several rounds from the 92 Infantry Artillery of the Little Japs, and then the thin fortifications were quickly flattened by the artillery shells!
Fortunately, the fortifications were connected to the trenches, and the rate of fire of the 92 Infantry Cannon was quite impressive. The distance between the fired shells was a bit wide, and the machine gunners were able to retreat from the fortifications and hide in the trenches before the second round of shelling began.
After unplugging the fortifications at the entrance of the independent regiment's village, Miura Ryohei, the first squadron of Ishii Mori's battalion, immediately commanded the first squad to occupy the first trench of the independent regiment.
Guarding the three connected trenches at the front of the south entrance was the second company of the third battalion. The three platoons dispersed into the trenches one after another. The machine gun fire was originally concentrated on the front line, preparing to teach the little devils a profound lesson in the pig-sudden charge.
Who knew that the little Japs didn't respect military ethics, so they used artillery from the very beginning. They aimed at the four machine gun firepower points and launched a fierce bombardment!
These simple fortifications are basically two layers of wooden boards sandwiching a 30 centimeter layer of soil. They can withstand the 92 Infantry Artillery for a while, but they will never be able to withstand a few rounds.
Therefore, as soon as the machine gunner saw the Japs launching an artillery attack, he voluntarily withdrew from the fortifications and hid in the trenches.
The first platoon of the second company was guarding the first trench. At this moment, the platoon leader Zhou Shicai secretly poked his head out to observe the little Japanese's movements.
The kid from the first team of the kid bent down and held his gun and advanced cautiously. Behind him, the kid Miura Ryohei had already commanded the 4 heavy machine guns assigned to his squadron to establish a temporary heavy machine gun position, and the 6 crooked machine guns from the other two teams. The machine gun also entered combat mode.
Behind the machine gun is the grenade group of the Japs. At this moment, they are staring at Zhao Jiayu's forward position. Once they find a firepower point, they will not hesitate to launch an artillery attack!
It was just a tentative attack by the little Japanese, but the firepower used was much stronger than a battalion of the New First Regiment or the New Second Regiment.
What's more, there are four 92 infantry cannons staring at the little Japs behind.
On a high point to the west of Zhao Jiayu, Zhao Gang overlooked the position and observed the little Japanese's every move with a telescope.
Surrounded by communication soldiers holding wires, this is the Japs field phone system captured by the Kwantung Army transport team that Gao Jianwu Ye Langyu used to annihilate the Japs. It happened to be used by Zhao Jiayu this time.
At this moment, Zhao Gang saw that after the Japs artillery pulled out the fortifications, dozens of Japs began to approach the first line of defense.
200 meters.
150 meters.
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Zhou Shicai is the backbone of the Eighth Route Army and has a very stable mentality. He is used to putting the enemy within the grenade attack range. He will wait for a wave of grenades first, and this time is no exception.
After waiting for the kid to come within 30 meters, Zhou Shicai shouted, "Hit!" After saying that, he threw a grenade at the crowd of kid.
In the first trench, more than a dozen grenades were thrown at the Japs along with Zhou Shicai. Even if the Japs dispersed their formation and were so frightened that they fell down immediately after seeing the grenades, but after this wave of grenades exploded, He also took away a dozen little devils at a time.
Of course, the power of the border attack was limited. Not many of these dozen little devils were killed directly. Most of them were missing arms and legs and were wailing.
Zhou Shicai and the others didn't care about the outcome of the grenade, they just tightened their grip on the triggers and fired machine guns, rifles and submachine guns at the same time. They called out the little devils lying on the ground one by one, and their little heads were sprayed with blood.
However, the Japs' machine guns and grenade launchers were not useless. When Zhou Shicai and others dropped the bombs and exposed themselves, the Japs' machine guns immediately spurted out tongues of flame. This caused a dozen soldiers in the row who stood up to shoot to be killed by the Japs. Intensive machine gun fire hit.
Next, the little Japanese's grenade also sent grenades one after another into the trenches, and several more soldiers were unable to dodge and died.
"Retreat!" Zhou Shicai, who had taken one shot and moved to another place, avoided the little Japanese's counterattack. But now the first trench could not be held.
Therefore, according to the previous deployment, Zhou Shicai decisively ordered a retreat.
At the same time, the grenades of the second company at the front of the position were aimed at the heavy machine gun of the little Japanese and began to counterattack!
Farther away, a mortar position was aiming at the Japs' artillery under the guidance of artillery observers.
The battle was about to break out. At the first contact, the little devil sacrificed a small team, and the independent regiment also sacrificed more than half of its platoon.
The battlefield of the position is so cruel. The little devils who have the advantage in firepower and the independent regiment who have the advantage of the location do not have much advantage.
The two Type 94 90mm mortar positions in the independent regiment were a little far away from the 92 Infantry Artillery of the Little Japs after the first round of attacks, more than ten meters away. They only damaged a few of the Little Japs' ammunition. hand.
As for the second grenade launcher, only one grenade from the three grenade launchers hit the Jaap's machine gun, and the other two grenades also missed.
But the little Japanese's grenade counterattack was like a shadow, and he immediately hit the grenade towards the grenade hand of the second company.
Fortunately, the grenade launcher of the second company insisted on the tactical requirement of moving his position as soon as he fired a round, so nothing happened this time.
However, as soon as the position is moved, the target of the machine gun facing the Japs must be re-aimed, with the current hit rate of these grenade launchers in the second company.
It is considered good if three shots can hit a target.
There was no way to effectively contain the little devil's firepower.
After testing out the basic firepower of the independent regiment's position, the Little Japs didn't stop at all and directly charged a whole squadron. This resulted in the second wave of the Little Japs' attacks on the Second Company's position being extremely ferocious.
The little Japanese used machine gun fire to suppress the three exposed trench lines, leaving three groups of grenade launchers to fight against the grenade launchers of the second company, and the rest began to intensively bomb the second trench.
A total of six grenades covered more than ten meters of trenches at once, making it impossible for the soldiers of the second company and second platoon of the independent regiment to dodge.
This time the little devil showed his fangs, and the defensive pressure of the second company was suddenly reduced to the limit.
"Order, the third and fourth mortar positions aim at the Japanese forward machine gun positions and grenade positions for suppressive artillery fire, and fire three consecutive rounds!" Zhao Gang saw that the momentum was wrong and began to direct the artillery to counterattack.
"Heavy machine gun positions No. 1 and No. 2 are preparing to provide fire reinforcements to the second company!"
According to the pre-war deployment, the heavy machine gun firepower would only be exposed when charging against a group of Japs.
If the second company can withstand it, then the heavy machine gun firepower will wait for the second company to retreat and the Japs swarm before opening fire. But now Zhao Gang sees that the situation is not right. If he does not suppress the Japs' attack.
I'm afraid that Erlian won't be able to withstand the first wave of attacks from the little devils.
The Japs' forward attack force with superior firepower of machine guns and grenade launchers, and the Second Company that defended the three front lines of trench defense, would either die together or retreat.
There is no third way.
But this is by no means the result that Zhao Gang wants to see.
So he had to show Zhao Jiayu's trump cards early.
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