"Da Da Da ......"

Under the cover of nearly twenty heavy machine guns, the first round of the Japanese offensive began.

There was no movement in the smoky blocking position, and it was not until they rushed to a position seventy or eighty meters in front of the formation that sporadic gunfire rang out.

"Division commander, there are not many Eighth Route Army on the position!" The chief of staff said happily.

But soon, those smiles solidified on his face.

"Bang ......"

When the attacking troops were less than fifty meters from the position, the gunfire on the position suddenly became denser, and bullets flew like rain.

In just a few seconds, the casualties of the Imperial Army exceeded the losses of the attack in the previous two minutes.

"Eight Grid Yalu, it must be the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army who are killing it!" The chief of staff replied with a calm face.

Then he immediately ordered: "The attacking troops retreat fifty meters, the artillery continues to fire, and another two minutes of artillery fire will be fired!" ”

The losses of the troops are too great, and if they continue to lose, the troops will be consumed before they reach Taiyue. So, Fujino had to find a way to mitigate the casualties!

"Boom Boom Boom~"

Soon, the explosion regained its dominance on the battlefield.

But it came quickly and ended very quickly.

As soon as the blocking position was covered by gunsmoke, Fujino ordered with a calm face: "The troops continue to attack and assault with all their might...... This time, no one can take a step back without my orders! ”

"The grenadiers equipped by each squad should be used in a centralized manner, without artillery support, those grenadiers are their best support firepower!"

Obviously, the artillery fire that had just been under fire for the first two minutes had worked!

The troops rushed thirty or forty meters in front of the formation, and the fire from the positions was still sparse......

"Division commander, the troops rushed up!" Soon, a lieutenant in front rushed over with excitement.

A smile quickly flashed on Fujino's tense face, and then he ordered: "The follow-up attack force will follow immediately~"

"The troops set off immediately, passed through the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army, and continued north!"

But I didn't rejoice for long, and the gunfire that had just stopped came again.

A lieutenant rushed over panting, the expression on his face was very complicated, and when he found Fujino, he reported: "Division commander, there is another position behind the blocking position, which has just been built by the Eighth Route Army, and the attacking troops are assaulting!" ”

"Yaga! How can they be so fast! Fujino yelled.

Then he ordered: "The follow-up troops, two heavy machine gun squadrons, immediately follow, strengthen the firepower of the attacking troops, and strive for a quick breakthrough to the position!" ”

After saying that, Fujino rushed forward with the guards.

Less than ten minutes after he walked, a voice that made him change color sounded above his head.

His face turned white with a brush, and then he shouted, "Yaga! It's shelling, everyone quickly hide~"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As soon as he finished speaking, an explosion sounded from the position less than two hundred meters ahead.

Balls of fire, mixed with a large amount of black smoke, rose into the air, and under the light of the fire, the image of the soldier being blown away clearly appeared in his field of vision.

Fujino was glad that he was not in the shelling area, otherwise under such heavy artillery fire, even if he had more guards to protect him, he would have been torn to shreds.

"Division commander, the Eighth Route Army has used at least thirty mountain artillery and infantry artillery, as well as nearly twenty mortars!" The chief of staff looked at everything in front of him and shouted with his mouth open in shock.

"Where did they get so many artillery, there were more than 20 artillery pieces when they raided us with armored forces just now, and now more artillery is coming out, and the number of artillery pieces is more than that of the imperial army, is this still the Eighth Route Army we know?"

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army has rushed out and wants to cut off the connection between us and the attacking troops!" A frightened voice suddenly came out of the mouth of the combat staff officer next to him.

"Yaga!" Fujino finally reacted from his heart palpitations.

"They want to eat our attacking troops, Chief of Staff, how many troops crossed the blocking position that the Eighth Route Army is counterattacking just now!"

The chief of staff replied with a frown: "Two infantry brigades...... One brigade for the attacking troops, one brigade for the follow-up troops! ”

"The purpose of the Eighth Route Army's current counteroffensive position must be to divide those two brigades and then kill them!"

"We must not let their purpose succeed, contact them immediately and retreat!"

"The artillery fires, and another infantry brigade will go up, block in front of their attacking troops, hold the gap, and be sure to rescue the two infantry brigades in front of me!"

"There aren't many people in the army anymore, and if we lose two more infantry brigades, even if we go to Taiyue, it won't make much difference!"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The devil artillery reacted quickly, and it took less than a minute to open fire.

But their remaining shells were enough to fight for three minutes, and the devils of an infantry brigade rushed forward.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

"Division commander, the Eighth Route Army wants to block our receiving troops with artillery fire!" Seeing the hill once again covered by artillery fire, the chief of staff reminded with a worried face.

Fujino's already frowning brow furrowed even deeper at this time.

Seeing the receiving troops being bombed, there was nothing he could do.

"Boom...... Dadada......"

At this moment, a familiar and worried roar sounded behind Fujino, followed by the sound of gunshots.

"Division commander, the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army are chasing and killing!" A lieutenant rushed over and reported with fear.

"So fast!" The chief of staff next to him exclaimed.

Lieutenant General Fujino forced himself to calm down, and ordered with a frown: "The Guards Brigade will block the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army on the spot...... Don't we still have a squadron of rapid-fire guns in our hands? Immediately send reinforcements over and resolutely block their armored forces! ”

"The receiving troops have also withdrawn, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is too fierce, there is no difference between rashly attacking and sending them to death!"

"Order the two infantry brigades that were divided by the Eighth Route Army not to retreat the same way, and find a way to bypass the interception force of the Eighth Route Army to break through and come back!"

"Without the advantage of artillery fire, it is too difficult to break through the interception of the Eighth Route Army through a strong attack, and the casualties are very large, so it is not cost-effective. Therefore, we will not leave tonight, stick to the spot, and continue to go north after dawn under the cover of aviation! ”

At the temporary headquarters of the Eighth Route Army on the front line, Rong Jun and Yan Song were very excited.

The regiment commander Wang Ping's method was so good that it took less than an hour to split two infantry brigades from the main force of the devils.

The next thing the two battalion commanders need to think about is how to kill these little devils before dawn with minimal casualties.

"Lao Yan, the devil's response troops have retreated, and they are putting on a stubborn posture. This will allow us to draw all our main forces to participate in the next siege and annihilation battle! ”

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