The smoke was still lingering at the Lion Gate. A total of more than 2,800 Japanese, under the supervision of Masao Iida, launched an aggressive attack.
The sound of mortar fire rang out again, followed by the sound of grenades breaking through the air, the sound of "empty", and the sound of "hoo". However, this time, there was no stupid "bandit" waiting to be bombed.
Listening to the sound to judge the flight trajectory of the grenade, and then either lying still or taking a diving leap, regardless of whether there were rocks in front of them that might hurt themselves, the mortar squadron of the 213th Wing bombarded the defenders on the top of the mountain. In five minutes, the result was only more than ten casualties to the third brigade and one regiment.
Five minutes later, as the Japanese army approached the top of the mountain, the grenades moved down the mountain. Since Iida concluded that the large defenders had escaped, he naturally wanted to use mortars to cause certain casualties to the fleeing enemy troops and hide them there. The trainees of the Second Regiment and the Third Regiment had long since absorbed the lessons learned from the First Regiment. They hid one by one behind rocks and big trees, and withstood the aimless bombardment of Japanese mortars without any risk.
After just a round of fighting, the mental endurance of the trainees on the mountain has increased a lot. After the Japanese artillery fire moved away from the target, except for the medical soldiers who ran around to take care of the wounded, the others lay quietly, waiting for the order to fire. ,
Chang Ning was determined to learn this kind of positional warfare from Zhang Quanyou. He lay down behind Zhang Quanyou and watched his every move silently. He could hear the sound of the kid's suede shoes rubbing against the rocks. He was very interested in Zhang Quanyou, a scholar-general. I also admired her more and more,
Zhang Quanyou was leaning against a rock, with his back to the Japs at the foot of the mountain. He was concentrating on wiping the assault rifle he had taken from a dead soldier. There was no fluctuation in his expression. He was calm and calm. It seems like I'm on the battlefield, but more like I'm in my own yard.
Zhang Quanyou usually talks very little. When Chang Ning talked to people before, he also defined him as an elephant with a green onion stuck in its trunk, pretending to be garlic. Now I realize that this is his true personality. "Mom, when will I do this?" It would be great if you could develop this kind of tolerance." Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw Zhang Quanyou moving.
Zhang Quanyou suddenly squatted down, pulled the gun bolt at the same time, and shouted: "Hit." The gun in his hand rang.
Many "bandits" could no longer restrain themselves and heard the footsteps of the little devils. How close must they be? What if a large number of devils rushed up and the two sides started fighting on the top of the mountain and lost the advantage of the terrain? Aren’t they suffering too much?
The nearest Japs from the top of the mountain were less than twenty meters away. If it were flat ground, they would probably jump over in seconds. Of course, it was precisely because it was a mountainous area that Zhang Quanyou dared to be so bold and put them so close.
On a battle line about two hundred meters wide, as the assault rifle in Zhang Quanyou's hand spit out tongues of fire, no less than two hundred assault rifles, submachine guns, and general-purpose machine guns opened fire at the same time. Amidst the gunfire like exploding beans, those at the front rushed to the front. The Japanese soldiers suddenly fell down in large pieces,
The Japanese army's counterattack was also timely. They had set up machine gun positions early and immediately began to fight back. "Duh-duh" gunshots rang out. A student was shot and was immediately dragged down by his comrades behind him.
The Japanese grenade launchers also began to join the battlefield. One grenade after another flew up to the top of the mountain in an arc. From time to time, cadets were engulfed by exploding fireballs. At the same time, more Japanese soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
The intensity of the firepower on the top of the mountain was beyond Iida's expectation, but he regarded it as the last difficulty that he had to overcome to capture the fruits of victory. He roared loudly: "Charge up, charge up, charge up and you will win."
Led by some officers, the little devils began to shout, as if this could speed up their advance and scare away the enemy. They shouted and rushed towards the top of the mountain, completely ignoring the rain of bullets raining down from the mountain.
More Japs fell down, but there were still countless Japs behind them who were shouting and charging.
The "bandits" used automatic weapons and never knew how to save ammunition. Among the ten people, at most one person was set to burst fire. With so many people using automatic fire at the same time, the shortcomings quickly became apparent. The battle lasted less than three minutes. , someone’s magazine was already empty, and five minutes into the process, at least half of the people were in this situation at the same time,
Half of the people stopped shooting at the same time, and the people behind them failed to catch up immediately. A defensive vacuum immediately appeared.
Hundreds of assault rifles fired at the same time, and its power was truly frightening. The rain of bullets it formed could not be described as anything more than a downpour. The Japanese were originally frightened by this density of shooting, but at this moment, The sound of gunfire became weaker, and in many places there was even no sound of gunfire. Now, the Japanese who thought they had seized the opportunity were immediately boosted in morale, and started running more cheerfully, howling and screaming.
Iida was originally surprised by the intensity of the defenders' counterattack. Just when he felt his scalp was numb, the gunshots of the defenders weakened. He realized that the enemy was changing magazines, and he couldn't help but feel lucky. The commander of the garrison seems to be an idiot. He doesn't even know how to formulate a counterattack order. God help me. "His Majesty's warriors, the opportunity is right in front of you. Move forward." He shouted excitedly, and his voice was so excited. They're all a little trembling,
If the "bandits" are not particularly dependent on grenades and just change the magazines in a regular manner, then this is really an opportunity for the 213th Regiment. And as long as one squadron of the more than 3,000 Japanese can rush to the top of the mountain, then the three brigades and one regiment They lost the opportunity to counterattack and were forced to engage in a bloody hand-to-hand battle. In the final result, there is no doubt that the 213th Wing could definitely take down the Lions Gate in one go and gain the commanding position to attack the 3rd Brigade and 2nd Regiment. , the opportunity of the third regiment. In that case, the third brigade will not only be completely defeated, but also the newly built county will not be protected. Next, the 213th Regiment can fight whether it goes north to block the retreat of the first division and the first brigade, the second brigade or directly attacks Nanchang. Chu Tiange was caught off guard. By then, Nanchang would definitely not be safe, and both the 1st and 3rd Divisions might be surrounded by Japanese troops.
And if Nanchang is lost, Ouyang Yun's plan to take the initiative to attack the 11th Army northward will be greatly affected. He may even be forced from active attack to passive defense, and be directly blocked in the Ganzhou area.
The "bandits"' previous behavior of throwing grenades paralyzed Iida. He did not realize that the defenders might temporarily give up using guns and instead use grenades to greet them.
In just five minutes of receiving fire, some students also threw grenades, but the number of those few grenades was completely different from the dozens and hundreds of grenades that were thrown at them before.
Originally, Iida felt vaguely uneasy when the defenders suddenly ceased fire. But now, he is more and more certain that the only ones left on the mountain should be the small troops of the defenders, while the large defenders have already retreated.
Soon, he paid the price for this. The regional ceasefire only lasted for more than ten seconds. Then, hundreds of grenades suddenly flew out of the defenders' position.