Chapter 939: Defend again
Six mountain cannons, infantry cannons, and three mortars fired more than one hundred and fifty shells into the village in five minutes.
A circle of stone walls outside the village used to fight bandits and beasts were directly bombed with gaps everywhere.
As for the dozens of rising black smoke in the village... they all told the Japanese that their shelling just now had a devastating blow to the village.
"Sir, the village is not big, there are less than eighty households. As long as this person even hides in the village for losses, even if the shelling just now did not blow up all of them, they would have caused them to suffer heavy losses..." The captain of the mountain cannon squadron replied confidently.
He has the capital of arrogance. Compared with mortars and infantry cannons, he is definitely not on the same level.
If a shell is smashed down, the brick and stone houses can be easily blown up, let alone the earth and stone houses in the village.
The captain believed in this result, and ordered with excitement on his face: "The heavy machine gun team covers, the first squadron attacks... and strives to enter the village in an assault and kill the remaining Eighth Route Army in the village!"
The Japanese judged that more than half of the houses in the village were razed to the ground in the explosion just now.
However, the situation of the Eighth Route Army guarding the village was completely opposite to their judgment. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but there were almost no casualties.
As soon as the Japanese bombardment stopped, the quiet village became lively.
The floor glue entrances and exits of several ordinary people at the entrance of the village were pushed open directly from the inside, and the Eighth Route Army carried weapons and drilled out of the cellar.
"The Japanese attack is about to begin. Enter the position immediately and prepare for battle... The position was bombed so much that it was found by itself. Without my orders, no one could shoot!"
Behind the stone wall that had become ruins, a row of fully armed Eighth Route Army appeared in less than two minutes. Some were squatting, some were lying on their verge, and the black barrels stretched out of the earth wall, waiting for the order to fire.
The Japanese didn't know all this, but the long-term training made them stay alert at all times.
Three infantry squads, one divided into three, one attacked from the front, and the remaining two squads attacked from both wings, dispersing the frontal defensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army, the most common offensive method used by the Japanese.
"Battery Commander, the Japanese have rushed to a hundred meters away. Do you want to shoot?" the instructor of the newly compiled first battalion reminded.
The troops guarding the village all came from the newly formed first battalion. As a main force adapted from the garrison troops, the battle in front of him was the first time that the newly formed battalion fought head-on with the Japanese. No one knew whether the soldiers around him could stabilize in the exchange of fire and fight like usual training.
"Wait a little longer..." Jiang Chao shook his head and replied.
"Although the closer the Japanese rush, the more pressure the soldiers put on. But the Japanese still have heavy machine guns in their hands. If the three heavy machine guns are fired, the threat to us will be too great. The new soldiers are afraid of artillery and the veterans are afraid of bullets. We dodge them. Next, we fight against the bullets shot by the Japanese. Therefore, if we can prevent the three heavy machine guns from firing, we will not let them shoot. We have the advantage of terrain and attack the Japanese from a high position. We can use grenades to fight them in close combat, so we can weaken the Japanese firepower advantage to the lowest!"
Fifty meters... When everyone could clearly see the Japanese's facial expressions, Jiang Chao moved.
Exposing his head from behind the stone wall, raising his pistol and sweeping the Japanese in front.
"Comrades, I'll beat you hard and kill the Japanese outside..."
Seven light machine guns, three on the front and two on the flanks. In addition to rifles and submachine guns, the crackling sound of gunfire immediately sounded on the battlefield.
The Japanese were very cautious, but they did not expect that there were so many Eighth Route Army troops in the village.
Caught off guard, more than a dozen people were knocked down instantly.
"There are so many people on Bageya Road, Tujiao Road, which is so unexpected... Warriors, victory is right in front of you, kill the village, kill them, and kill them..." The squadron leader was not scared, and raised his command knife and shouted loudly.
The dense Japanese were holding guns and bent down, changing various tactical movements while approaching the village.
At the same time, many Japanese rushing in front had already touched the grenades they hung on their armed belts and were ready to throw them out at any time.
"Take a grenade, three per person, smash it all out..." Jiang Chao seized the opportunity and ordered decisively.
Nearly a hundred grenades and grenades emitting white smoke flew towards the Japanese like rain.
"Boom boom boom..."
In an instant, a violent and dense explosion rang out in front of them.
The Japanese were stunned. There were too many grenades and grenades falling from the sky, and there were many grenades that exploded directly in the air.
The battlefield was full of explosions and flying fragments, which made them unable to hide.
"Continue to assault, rush over, and counterattack with grenade..." The squadron leader was still unwilling to fail, and continued to shout with his red eyes.
Many Japanese, holding rifles in one hand and grenades in the other, rushed forward without any chance...
However, even if a few lucky people rushed past the grenade to intercept them, the machine guns and submachine guns that kept the guns kept making noises did not let them go.
A string of bullets shot over and then they were beaten into a sieve and fell to the ground!
The Japanese attack continued, and the gunshots and grenade explosions of the newly compiled first battalion did not mean to stop.
The captain of the major looked at the lively battlefield in front of him, and was shocked, his mind was quickly filled with anger. He frowned and ordered: "The artillery continued to fire the artillery, and blow up all the Eighth Route Army in the village..."
"Machine gun cover, the offensive troops retreat immediately!"
"Our artillery attack just now didn't work at all. The Eighth Route Army that just fought back our Eighth Route Army was still an infantry company... Bageya Road~" The squadron leader of the mountain cannon squadron, who was full of confidence was slapped in the face. When he heard the order, he stared and shouted: "Bageya Road, Tujia Road, Tujia Road is too cunning... All artillery fired, I want to razed the village to the ground, so that Tujia Road has no place to hide, and blow them up..."
"Boom..."
Soon, the explosion rang out in the village. The Japanese attacking troops took the opportunity to get out of the battle and carried the wounded to retreat in a panic!
At the front command of the first battalion, Xiong Changhe didn't know when he left the command center and climbed up to a high ground with the guards.
Although it is very dangerous and may be discovered by the Japanese at any time. However, lying here, Xiong Changhe can look down at the entire battlefield from a high place.
"Good fight... Jiang Chao fought well, and killed nearly a hundred Japanese soldiers in one blockade..." Xiong Changhe shouted excitedly when he saw that the Japanese retreated only had more than one team of troops.
Then he analyzed: "At this consumption speed... as long as Jiang Chao defeated the Japanese attack one more time, we can dispatch and encircle and annihilate the remaining Japanese..."
Liang Cheng frowned and reminded: "If you guard it again, the casualties of the newly-built group will definitely be small!"
Xiong Changhe gritted his teeth and replied: "This time we must guard..."
"It will be dark less than two hours. As long as Jiang Chao guards again, the Japanese plane will not have the chance to come and reinforce. At that time, all the main forces of the battalion will be dispatched to encircle and annihilate them. Without the plane, the Japanese can't fly out of our encirclement even if they put on wings."
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