A commanding height with a wide view, the headquarters of the new regiment.
Li Yunlong was staring at the map, and the scouts had already sent news. As expected, the main force of the Japanese 10th Division concentrated its forces to attack Dagu Town and Lijia Town.
Currently, more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops have gathered outside Dagu Town.
The first and second battalions of the New Regiment were defending Dagu Town, with a total of more than 4,000 people.
The two battalions of the 6th and 7th divisions have jumped to the outside lines in advance and are dormant, looking for opportunities to destroy the Japanese supply lines.
"Captain, the Japanese have begun to attack."
Zhang Dabiao's voice suddenly sounded.
Li Yunlong raised his head, with a stern look on his face, walked quickly to the artillery mirror, and looked forward through the field of view of the artillery mirror.
In the field of view of the telescope, about a company of puppet troops and a small group of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the first battalion position.
These puppet troops were all cannon fodder. Li Yunlong did not pay too much attention and directly focused his attention on the Japanese behind the puppet troops.
These Japs are very good thieves, they move with light steps and are very coquettish. They walk forward with their bodies hunched over, always ensuring that there are puppet troops directly in front of them to block bullets, and they try to get as close to a bunker as possible while moving.
Judging from the probing attack alone, this group of Japs is very different from the Japs from the second-line divisions we encountered before.
His tactical movements are very skillful, and his marksmanship is definitely accurate and terrifying.
Zhang Dabiao put down the telescope and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Commander, if you ask me to say that this A division is nothing, it is still the same old thing. As soon as it comes up, it will test the attack. After the test, the artillery will blast. After the artillery bombards the infantry, we will charge again later.
As soon as the regiment's firepower comes out, the little devils who are sure to hit are called ancestors. Is it okay to disrespect the ancestors?"
Li Yunlong sneered and asked, "Have the scouts found the Japanese artillery position?"
Zhang Dabiao replied: "According to the scout report, the Japs did not set up the artillery position where the 36th Division's artillery position was last time. The specific location has not been discovered yet. The defense around the Japs' artillery position is very tight, at least two
A squadron of cavalry and an infantry squadron are protecting the surrounding area, and even the sword squadron cannot get close."
The artillery position set up by the Japanese last time was within the range of the new regiment's 10mm heavy artillery.
And the shooting points were calibrated in advance. If the Japanese set the artillery position at the last location, the new regiment's heavy artillery position would be able to blow up the Japanese artillery position with just a few rounds of shelling.
Li Yunlong didn't feel it was a pity either. The Japs in this Class A Division were smarter than the Japs in the Second Line Division.
In front of the front slope position of the New Regiment, the vanguard of the puppet army had reached a distance of fifty meters from the forward position.
"Hit me!"
A company of the first battalion had already been prepared in the trenches, and followed the company commander's order.
The soldiers pulled the trigger, gunshots rang out, and a crackling sound like fried beans suddenly sounded from the new regiment's position.
The puppet soldiers fell instantly.
"Tong Tong Tong!"
"Da da da!"
The company's fire platoon's four 0mm machine guns, M heavy machine guns, and 60mm mortars fired simultaneously.
In an instant, a large group of puppet soldiers fell down again, and more than a dozen puppet soldiers were torn apart by 0mm artillery shells and M heavy machine guns.
Although the puppet soldiers were afraid of death, their combat literacy was impressive. They reacted the moment the gunshots were fired, but their movements were still not as fast as the Japanese soldiers.
At the next moment when the gunshots were fired, the Japanese soldiers crawled in different postures, rolled behind the bunker, then loaded the ammunition and raised their guns to shoot.
However, most of the bunkers outside the front sloping positions were buried with mines. These bunkers were deliberately left uncleared as a way to prevent the enemy.
Accompanied by a booming explosion, blood mist rose up along with the soil and gunpowder smoke.
The soldiers of the new regiment were not very interested in the puppet soldiers. After knocking down two rows of puppet soldiers, the puppet soldiers all prostrated on the ground and did not even dare to fire under the dense rain of bullets.
As a result, the New Regiment's firepower extended towards the Japs behind them. The Japs' marksmanship was very accurate and they had already killed three machine gunners and several riflemen of the New Regiment.
But as the rain of bullets spreads over, the remaining Japanese soldiers dare not show their heads at all, and the exposed heads will be beaten into sieves.
"Baga, retreat!"
The Japanese team leader shouted loudly from behind the bunker, turned around and fled, followed by the Japanese soldiers running wildly.
The puppet soldiers lay on the ground and did not dare to move. They were too close to the Eighth Route Army's forward positions. If they turned around and ran away, they would definitely be regarded as targets and shot on the spot. Pretending to be dead was the best option.
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Seeing that out of nearly 300 people, only less than 0 were defeated, Yamaguchi Tatsuharu looked gloomy.
These more than 100 puppet troops were cannon fodder, and the old Japanese didn't feel sorry for them at all. However, most of the more than 60 Japanese soldiers in a small group suffered casualties. This casualty rate was somewhat beyond his expectation.
If the fight continues like this, the 40th Infantry Regiment will probably suffer more than half of its casualties?
Taking a deep breath, Yamaguchi Tatsuharu calmed down and walked into the brigade headquarters.
Just when Tatsuharu Yamaguchi was about to speak, the brigade commander, Major General Saburo Miura, said coldly: "I have already seen it. After the artillery bombardment of the Locust Army, your 40th Regiment will attack again!"
"Brigade commander, how many troops will be invested this time?" Yamaguchi Tatsuharu asked.
"One battalion of the Locust Alliance Army, one squadron of the Locust Army!"
Miura Saburo said coldly:
"Those Locust Alliance troops are all people who are afraid of death. Such behavior is simply detrimental to the honor of the military."
"Order the artillery to conduct indiscriminate bombardment within 100 meters of the Eighth Route Army's forward positions to show those Locust Alliance troops what will happen if they don't cooperate honestly with the Locust Army."
As a battle-hardened veteran with a sharp eye, he could naturally tell that there were still some puppet troops pretending to be dead in the Eighth Route Army's forward positions.
"Hi!"
Yamaguchi Tatsumura sneered, turned and left.
“What’s going on on the left?”
Miura Saburo looked at the Chief of Staff Ohno Bino.
Chief of Staff Ye Binfu said: "Report to the brigade commander that the attack on the left wing is not going well. The path can indeed lead to Dagu Town, but the Eighth Route Army has laid many mines on that path, and even built thickened bunkers.
The attacking squadron suffered more than 40 casualties and has been withdrawn."
Miura Saburo narrowed his eyes and showed no expression on his face.
As the brigade headquarters issued the order, the muzzle of one of the mountain guns burst into flames on the Japanese artillery position 3 kilometers behind.
The artillery shell soared into the air, drew an arc in the air, and landed 0 meters away from the new regiment's forward position. It exploded into a dazzling red light and a large cloud of mud mist, sending the two puppet soldiers flying.
stand up.
Not long after, the second shell arrived and landed on the new regiment's position.
However, the soldiers of the new regiment have already hid in the tunnel, leaving only a few observation posts carrying walkie-talkies in safer locations.
"Boom boom boom!"
Immediately afterwards, a dense round of artillery shells fell on the new regiment's position, exploding into clouds of fire and smoke.
The Japanese's eight cannons began firing at full speed.
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New regiment headquarters.
Chen Feng, wearing a steel helmet on his head, walked into the headquarters under the protection of Yan Shuangying.
When Li Yunlong saw Chen Feng coming to the forward command post, he was shocked on the spot: "Brother Chen, no, Consultant Chen, it's too dangerous here. You'd better go back and watch."
Chen Feng was the father of the New Regiment and even the Eighth Route Army. Li Yunlong was really afraid that something would happen to him.
Maybe one of the enemy's artillery shells missed and landed at the headquarters, that would be cool.
There are too many unexpected situations on the battlefield.
"I'll just take a look." Chen Feng said, "I will never interfere with your command. Since you are all here, why should I be afraid?"
"Okay, but you must not go down." Li Yunlong could only nodded.
Li Yunlong also has nothing to do with Chen Feng. He can't let Zhang Dabiao fight Chen Feng.
If he did that, Chen Feng would definitely not cooperate with him, and then he, Li Yunlong, would become a sinner of the Eighth Route Army.
Chen Feng took the telescope from Yan Shuangying and looked through the field of view of the telescope.
The artillery shells continued to fall, and fierce explosion smoke rose on the front slope position. One artillery shell even exploded 100 meters away from the command post, scaring both Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao into cold sweats.
Naturally, the two of them are not afraid of the enemy's cannonballs, but Boss Chen is here. If something happens to them, Boss Chen must not let anything happen to them.
Seeing that Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao were nervous because of his arrival, Chen Feng had no choice but to leave.
Before leaving, Chen Feng told Li Yunlong that he would leave a few Japanese wounded soldiers behind and he would enjoy his life by killing the Japanese.
Li Yunlong naturally agreed: "Not to mention the wounded soldiers of a few Japanese soldiers, even if you want Yoshio Iwamatsu's life, I can still twist off the old Japanese soldier's head and use it as a chamber pot for you, brother. As for the price, it is easy to negotiate..."
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Chen Feng ignored him, turned around and left quickly with Yan Shuangying. All he could think about was doing business.
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The Japanese shelled continuously for about five minutes, blowing up the new group of civil engineering works and plowing 100 meters of the forward position with artillery shells.
Most of the puppet soldiers who pretended to be dead were killed.
Subsequently, nearly 600 troops from a battalion of the puppet army and a squadron of the Japanese army rushed towards the first battalion position.
This round of Japanese attack was defended by two companies of the first battalion. Under the intensive firepower, the Japanese and puppet troops fell in large numbers.
The main reason is that the firepower of the new regiment is too dense. Whether it is the puppet troops who are used as cannon fodder or the Japanese who are the main force behind, they are suppressed under the intensive firepower and cannot lift their heads.
The Japs in the Class A Division are very powerful. The soldiers' marksmanship is accurate, their tactical coordination is perfect, and the two wings coordinate their attacks.
But it was of no use. Even if the artillery blew up the puppet soldiers who were killed, under the intensive firepower, these puppet soldiers could only hold on for a moment before becoming chaotic.
As some bunkers of the New Regiment and the First Battalion joined the battle, the 8mm mortars on the anti-slope positions began to operate. The dense shells blasted the puppet troops and the Japanese soldiers of the A Division to the north.
Under the intensive rain of bullets and artillery fire, the way these Japanese soldiers of the Class A division died was no different from the Japanese soldiers of the puppet army and second-line divisions.
In less than twenty minutes, the Japanese and puppet troops were quickly defeated. The second attack was fruitless. The Japanese and puppet troops suffered more than 600 casualties, while the new regiment only suffered dozens of casualties.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander!"
In the Japanese command headquarters, Chief of Staff Osamu Nobuo said: "We cannot continue fighting like this. The Eighth Route Army uses a combination of reverse slopes and tunnels, and our artillery has almost no effect."
"Then how do you want to fight?"
Major General Saburo Miura's face looked a little ugly. If he continued to attack like this, he would just continue to take the lives of the Locust Army soldiers.
Ono Binfu said: "In response to the Eighth Route Army's tunnel and reverse slope tactics, Yamamoto Kazuki Ozuo proposed a counter-tactic, which was to let the engineers dig in using soil work to shorten the impact distance. As long as the Locust Army soldiers rushed into the Eighth Route Army position
On top, with superb stabbing skills, we can quickly capture the position."
Miura Saburo waved his hand and said: "No, use poison gas bombs first and then attack again!"
"Hi!"
Ohno Binfu had no choice but to nod his head helplessly.
The use of poison gas bombs in violation of international law during combat is nothing more than a common occurrence for the 10th Division.
