"Higashishima-kun, I suspect that the Chinese army on the opposite side has deployed all its main forces in the south of the village." Nishino Heiji frowned.
After a pause, he turned to Dongdao Qingshan and said: "I suggest that while the main force of the Chinese Army is blocking the attack in the south of the village, we immediately dispatch four squadrons.
They launched attacks from the east and west of the village at the same time. The imperial army launched a fierce attack from three sides. The Chinese army will definitely not be able to withstand it, and it will be easy to capture Wangzhuang."
Dongdao Qingshan nodded slightly when he heard this: "Nishino-kun, you are right, just do what you said!"
Saying that, Higashishima Aoyama looked at the lieutenant behind him again and said sternly: "Immediately order the 1st Infantry Brigade and the 5th Infantry Squadron.
The 2nd Infantry Brigade, the 7th, 8th, and 9th Infantry Squadrons launched attacks from the east and west of the village respectively!"
"Hai!" The Japanese lieutenant stood up, nodded, and ran down quickly.
It didn't take long.
Then four infantry squadrons quietly left their rear positions and launched attacks in the east and west directions of Wangzhuang."
The 28th Regiment's forward observation post soon discovered that four Japanese squadrons wanted to attack from the east and west of the village.
The scout immediately reported the matter to Ding Wei.
now.
Ding Wei, who had been fighting for several hours, was sitting on a bullet box to rest.
Ding Wei was not surprised at all that the Japanese would change their fighting methods, and waved his hand to the scouts to continue observing the Japanese army's movements.
"If you want to take my position, I don't even have to see if you are qualified." Ding Wei sneered, and immediately ordered the dynasty to call Sun Yuanzhan, the commander of the machine gun company fighting on the front line.
"Captain, are you looking for me?" Sun Yuanzhan quickly ran to Ding Wei and wiped the dirt from his face.
Ding Wei nodded slightly, motioned for Sun Yuanzhan to sit down, and asked with a smile: "How about the machine gun damage?"
Sun Yuanzhan immediately replied: "Report to the commander, the whole company has a total of 60 machine guns. From the beginning of the war to now, there are still 52 machine guns left."
Speaking of this, Sun Yuanzhan's expression felt a little painful: "The little devil's hand with the grenade is too accurate. Once he cannot suppress it, the shells will hit him immediately."
Although they tried their best to ensure the firepower and protect the safety of the machine guns, losses still occurred.
Ding Wei was not surprised by this.
The little devil's individual combat capabilities are not something to be talked about casually.
Within the range of the grenade, it can be said that we can hit wherever we go. The loss of eight light machine guns is also reasonable.
Fortunately, there are still 52 troops left, and three positions are completely sufficient.
"Yuanzhan, just leave 20 machine guns in the south position of the village." Ding Wei thought for a moment and said: "The remaining 32 machine guns will be deployed in the east and west positions of the village to block incoming enemies."
"Yes, captain, I promise to complete the mission." Sun Yuanzhan stood up, saluted, and ran down quickly.
The heavy machine gun body is too bulky, and a heavy machine gun requires at least 10 people.
If the Japanese attack the heavy machine gun positions in a targeted manner, I am afraid that the heavy machine guns of the 28th Regiment will only be beaten passively.
The tunnel was crowded with people, and the machine gunners, holding their own machine guns, withdrew from their respective positions and moved towards the east and west directions of the village.
Ding Wei looked at Chao Chao again and ordered: "Xiao Wang, pass my order, the first battalion and the third battalion will immediately enter the east and west positions of the village to prepare for battle!"
"Yes!" Wang Chao stood up to accept the order and ran down quickly.
To the east and west of Wangzhuang is a road that runs through the village. Ding Wei had already ordered people to lay out booby traps on the way into the village.
So this is why Ding Wei has been trying his best to deal with the Japanese in the south of the village.
Under Ding Wei's order, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, who had been waiting for the battle in the village for a long time, immediately led their troops and quickly entered the combat position.
As soon as the 1st and 3rd Battalions entered the trenches, they noticed hundreds of little Japs holding rifles and rushing toward their positions.
Because they were worried about exposing their attack intentions, these little devils were very careful and did not shout any slogans.
Just when these little devils were feeling complacent, thinking that they could successfully attack the front position.
Suddenly, a series of explosions sounded from the two Japanese attacking teams.
"Boom~"
For a time, the road was filled with flames, smoke and dust, and the screams of the Japanese were heard.
The sudden explosion knocked down a large area of these Japanese soldiers. It turned out that they stepped on a booby trap on the road, which caused a series of explosions in the minefield.
"Nani?"
The sudden explosion made the two old devils, Higashishima Aoyama and Nishino Heiji, jump in their hearts.
The two old devils quickly raised their telescopes and looked in the east and west directions of the village.
Looking at the firelight covered by smoke and dust on the road, Dongdao Qingshan roared: "Asshole, these damn Chinese people actually set up minefields!"
Nishino Heiji's face was ashen. He originally thought that the defense in the east and west directions of the village would be weak, but who knew that they were actually well prepared.
The four infantry squadrons that had been scared to the ground on the road were getting up one after another at this moment.
But compared to the more than 800 people before, there were only more than 700 people left on the two roads now. In the explosion just now, the Japs actually killed more than 100 people.
Dongdao Qingshan felt his heart bleed.
But the soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Battalions were overjoyed. Watching the little devil crying for his father and mother after being bombed was more satisfying than anything else.
Seeing that they had been exposed, the remaining Japanese soldiers no longer concealed their steps. They held rifles in their hands, yelled, and rushed toward the two positions in the east and west of the village, pulling the triggers while they were running.
Although the first and third battalions were not together, their tactics were surprisingly consistent.
Hearing the gunshots that kept ringing in their ears, the soldiers of the first and third battalions did not panic at all. They hid in the trenches one after another.
When these little devils approached to a distance of 40 meters, the soldiers hiding in the trenches suddenly stood up and began to fight back.
More than a dozen light machine guns opened fire first, and the soldiers all threw grenades.
The ferocious firepower of the 1st and 3rd Battalions made the little Japanese howl like ghosts and wolves, resulting in heavy casualties.
This group of Japanese soldiers did not even touch the edge of the position, abandoned more than 300 corpses, and retreated hastily.
"Baga, Baga!"
Seeing the four squadrons that had fled back, the old Japanese soldiers Higashishima Aoyama and Nishino Heiji were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and yelled.
But what makes them angry is much more than that.
At this time, news of the defeat on the battlefield in the south of the village also came back. There were more than 400 soldiers in the two squadrons, but only about 50 people escaped in the end.
This is also because most of the light machine guns are arranged in the east and west positions of the village, otherwise none of these little devils will be able to escape.
Moreover, since the beginning of the war, Ding Wei has not dispatched heavy machine guns or artillery platoons at all!
"Trash, losers, a bunch of stupid pigs!" Dongdao Qingshan looked at the defeated soldiers, and suddenly became furious.
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the number of casualties in the army is close to that of a brigade. We'd better go first..." the lieutenant behind Dong Dao Qingshan said cautiously.